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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
BOY HURT WHEN
HE SLIDES IN
FRONT OF AUTO
Arm of Earl LangfOrd Broken
in Accident; Is Taken
4. To Hospital
OTHER CAR SMASHUPS

A small boy injured by an automo-
bile and other auto smashes which
did not result in serious injuries re
corded in Bismarck's list of accidents
on Christmas day.
Earl Langford, aged IL, PA Second
street, slid'in front of an automobile
on his sled, suffered broken arm
and other injuries and was taken to
u hospital. police reports said. The
accident occurred at Second and
Broadway about 7:45 o'clock last
night.
The car which struck the youth
was driven by w. f. Walker Of lO9
Fourth avenue Northwest, Mandan,
with r. A. Johnson, 204 Tenth ave-
nue. Northwest. ,.Mandan. as a passen-
ger. They took the boy home and
then to a hospital.
An automobile driven by Ole Olson,
belonging to Jack PasnO, on the
"drive your own car" plan, was
wrecked when it struck the water
tank at the intersection of Broadway
and Seventh streets about S:45
o'clock last night Three others
were in the car at the time. The car
was almost totally wrecked, but the
occupants are said to have escaped
serious injury.
A car driven by r. A. Alsbury
farmer living east of the city, struck
one of the light poles at the end of
the viaduct on the Mandan road at
the end of Main street, few nights
ago. The car was badly damaged and
the light wrecked. Occupants were
not seriously hurt. it is understood
Other minor accidents were report
ed. Several automobile accidents oc-
curing in the last week because of
slippery pavements have not been re-
ported to the police, and arrests may
follow for failure to report the ac-
cidents. Reports on all auto acci-
dents are sought by police.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
HALF MILLION
CATCH MADE
British Rum Schooner, Seven
Prisoners, Taken

New York. Dec. 26.-Coast guard
officials Christmas Eve captured 10
prisoners, British schooner, three
motor boats and liquor valued at
more than s5OO,OOO here. The Brit
ish schooner Patara with z prisoners
and 5000 cases of alleged champaign,
liquors and whiskies was among the
vessels brought to the barge office.
The seven prisoners on the Patara,
two master, were captured after .
40 mile chase by the coast guard
cutters Maritan and Seneca. The
prisoners were held without bail and
kept under heavy guard in the
quarters of their ship, which was
docked at the battery.
For the past two years, the Patara
has been listed as subject rum rum
ner by customs authorities, they
said.
The Dick, a 42-knot motorboat
was captured alongside the Patara
10 miles off Jones inlet, on Tues
day. Six prisoners with 1872 cases
of liquor were seized with the boat.
The prisoners are held under 81 900
bail each.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
PEALS
ARE HALTED BY
SCHOOL TRAGEDY

Hobart, Oklahoma. Dec. 26.-l By
pealed joyOusly for the wedding of
Claude Bolding and >Gladys Clements
yesterday will today toll lugubrious-
ly as the body of the bride be is
laid in its final resting place in the
Hobart cemetery.
Miss Clements was one of three
sisters who perished with 30 other
persons in the fire which destroyed
the Babb's Switch school house.
Bolding was badly burned in a futile
attempt to save his sweetheart, but
is expected to recover.
One of Miss Clements sisters
came here with her three year-Old
daughter from Michigan to attend
the wedding. Today the bodies Of
mother and child lay side by side in
Il local mOrgue, together with that
of Miss Clements other sister, who
was to have acted as bridesmaid Ro-
nance again bowed to tragedy in the
case of Aubrey Cofey and Vesta j.
Ackson, who were to have been mar
ried next spring. Both perished in
the fire
Dies Trying Rescue
j. F.. Eden, carried through the
doorway of the building on the tide
of hysterical humans fighting their
way to safety, sought to force his
way back into the inferno for his
three-year-O daughter but he was
unable to gain an entrance and the
child burned to death.
Mrs. George BoIding lost three
children in the fire. One of them,
Edward, 8 years old, she had managed
to get out of the building with her,
but once outside the boy remembered
his toys he had left behind and dash
ed back after them. He never came
out.
Families Broken
Several families lost two or more
members in the fire.
At two previous Christmas Eve cell
ebrations at the school. Christmas
trees caught fire. but were eXtin-
guished without serious damage. Last
Christmas William Curtis, who lost
his life in the fire, played the role
Of Santa Claus and during the distri-
button of gifts his white beard caught
fire but he quickly extinguished it.
Babb's Switch is a prosperous
farming community located seven
miles south of Hobart. Cotton and
wheat are the principal products
raised. The population is about 25O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
OF
P0ST0FFICEIS IS
DOUBLE 1923
Assistant Postmaster Says
This Christmas Far Out
strips Last Years
SOME LATE MAILERS

Christmas business i'm the Bismarck
pOstotfice was double that of last
year, according to an estimate today
by Harry Larson, Assistant Postmas-
ter.
While accurate figures Of receipts
were not available, because rush of
Christmas business had halted or
dinary office work, the estimate of 4
hundred percent increase was be-
lieved accurate. The Christmas bus
mess is expected to boost the post
Office receipts. beyond the $16O,OO0
mark, Keeping Bismarck in second
rank among postotfices i'm the state.
Last year we used our regular
truck and an extra truck four days,
to handle Christmas PACKAGES said
Mr.. Larson. This year we used two
trucks steadily for 10 days and a
sled for three days"
There were two extra clerks en-
ployed and regular clerks worked
overtime. The force was able to
clean up each days business the fol-
lowing day, and had cleared the
postotfice almost entirely yesterday
morning. However, there were many
who didn't heed the mail early cry,
for yesterday afternoon and last
night hundreds of packages were re-
ceived on the trains, too late for
Christmas. The cold weather, de-
laying train service, made the bur-
den of handling Christmas business,
an exceedingly heavy one.
Day Is Quiet
Christmas day dawned beautifully
in the city, and continued that way
throughout the day, the mercury ris-
ing as high as 27 degrees above zero.
With bright sun shining, hundreds
of automobilists spent part of
Christmas day on the highways.
Although firemen usually spend an
apprehensive Christmas day, because
many fires are started from Christ
mas tree lights, there was no fire
call in Bismarck over the holiday.
The police department reported two
arrests, both for intoxication, the
result of little too much celebra-
ton. Several automobile accidents,
I Services Held
Christmas services were held in
the Catholic and many other churches
in the city, although the celebrations
revolved chiefly about the homes in
the city.
The Knights Templar held their re-
gular Christmas morning service at
the Masonic Temple, with Command
er Roland M. Gross of Tancred Com
mandery No. l presiding. E. J. Tay-
lor gave Christmas observance talk.
A quartet composed of Mrs. Barnes,
Mrs. Scheffer, Mr.. Halverson and Mr..
Humphreys sang, with Mrs. Morris
as accompanist. There was a good
attendance, with knights in full uni
form.
Final report showed that the Com
munity Christmas activities had been
successful. Many "Good Fellows" de-
livered packages in person to many
homes in the city. The program or
Wednesday afternoon at the Auditor
ium was a success. Twenty youngs-
ters were made happy Christmas da!
by Jason E. Wait, organist at the
Eltinge theater, who entertained
them at dinner at the Grand Paci-
fic Hotel./ A table was set especial
ly for them and big Christmas
dinner was served. Mr.. Wait TO,
several years had made it custom
TO give dinner Christmas to score
of needy youngsters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

Hobart Okla. Dec 26-(By the A. P.)--Havng COM
peed the difficult task of identifying all of the 81 victims
of the fire which destroyed the school house during Christ
Eve entertainment the people of Babbs Switch settle
men today about the sad work of buryng their DEAR
Plans for placing the unknown dead in common grave
first considered when appeared Identification of all bodies
would be impossible because of their chared condition,
abandoned last night when identity of the last victm-a
little girl of 11-was established.
Joint funeral for B of the dead for this
afternoon followed by burial in separate graves The Rev.
George W. Estes pastor of the Presbyterian church,
named conduct the services with ministers from all
nominations participating The remaining victims the
fire probably will be buried tomorrow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
JUDGMENT IN
CASE GIVEN

Grand Forks, N. d., Dec. 90
Judgment for the defendant has
been handed down by District Judge
C. M. Cooley in the action instituted
by the United States National Bank
of Superior. Wisconsin, against the
estate Of the late S. S. Titus OF
Grand Forks, in which the bank
sought to recover about 100000 on
a guaranty alleged to have been sign
ed by Mr.. Titus in December, 1919, in
connection with the affairs Of the
Stinson Tractor Company. The dis
missal of the complaint is ordered
by Judge Cooley.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
13 KNOWN DEAD
IN FLOOD FROM
BREAKING DAM
Lime and Muck Released
When Dam Freaks Tears
Down Houses in Valley
MORE MAY BE DEAD
Search Being Continued For
Several Persons Missing
In the Flood
LIST IS INCREASED


Richmond, Va. Dec. 26.-FOur
more bodies were found today in
the muck from the. dam that
broke on Wednesday night and
flooded the lower sections Of
Saltville, bringing the known
death list to 13. Seven persons
still are missing.
The bodies found today were
those Of children. ranging in
age from 3 to 10 years. They
were from one family.
Saltville, Va. Dec. 26-(By
the A. P.)-With nine bodies
thus far recovered and six or
seven persons still missing
the search for victims con-
tinued today in the area of
the Holston river valley, laid
waste by the flood of lime
muck released by the break
ing of the dam Wednesday
night at the Mathieson Ak
alai works.
While more than a score of
injured lay in an improvised
hospital here, searchers con-
tinued to fight their way
through the.stretches of lime
whited mud, deposited by the
torrent which virtually
swept aWaX.t the little settle
ment of. workers below the
dam. Four or five of the in
jured are not expected to
live and many are suffering
from pneumonia resulting
from their immersion in the
icy waters and from burns
caused by the alkalai.
Many rescuers have also
been treated for burns.
Several bodies recovered had been
carried six miles below the dam in
Tumbling creek. Belief that some of
the missing still lay buried under
the avalanche Of muck, standing
waist high in places. kept the search
ers at their tasks after more than 36
hours of work The river valley to-
day. with its deep layer of lime mud.
had the appearance of an ice gorge.
Houses rushed over and crushed by
the weight of the reservoir mixture
and automobiles covered almost to
their tops by it, presented Il scene
of DISSOLUTION.
Attending Party
Most of the victims, whose bodies
have been recovered were attending
a Christmas Eve party at the home
nearest the dam. With only min
ute's roaring of deafening roar as
the dam broke the merry makers
were trapped without a chance to
save themselves as the house was
engulfed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

"a, the number of deaths in the
city from poison liquor during the
month. The number of drunks yes
terday and on Christmas Eve was as
great as at any time prior to pro-
hibition, according to police. Off
cials at Bellevue hospital said the
tide of deaths due to poison liquor
has been steadily rising since the
first prohibition Christmas in 1920.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
BleWett
Seriously iii

jamestown, N. D., Dec. 26.-Coun-
ty Auditor Andrew Blewett. oldest
county auditor of the state in point
of service, has been critically i'll
in Trinity hospital since Wednesday
when he was taken with severe
spell of kidney trouble and heart
dilation. He was reported somewhat
improved this morning over his
Thursday morning condition, which
was very serious.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
BANK OF N. D. '7"a ,-p.
TAKES $35O,OOO
MILLING BONDS

The Bank of North Dakota has TAX
en- $35O,OOO of 5 3-4 percent milling
bonds issued for the state-owned
flour mill at Grand Forks, secured by
flour and wheat purchased by the
mill, it was announced today. Funds
provided by the bond issue are used
in the mills operation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
DEATHS DUE TO POISON LIQUOR
RISE TO 81 IN CITY OF new YORK

New York, Dec. 26.-Three men
are dead, 81 others are i'll in Belle
vue hospital and the police calendars
are crowded as result of liquor
drinking yesterday in celebration of
Christmas. In addition to the
dead, sixty persons are in the acci-
dent wards due to injuries sustained
in fights.
Yesterdays fatalities increased to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
Merry Removal
Case Decision
Comes Jan. )

Judge H. L. Berry, after hearing
the case in which removal of Lyall
B. Merry. receiver Of the Farmers
Insurance Company OF Dickinson,
took the case under advisement and
will render Il decision on January 5,
it was said today by John Thorpe,
first assistant-attorney general, who
returned from Dickinso on. Merry's
removal was asked by Mr.. Thorpe for
the state insurance department. Two
stockholders, +. T. Burke and j.
Buchanan, joined he said. Mr.. Merry
resisted the efforts for removal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

FORCED OFF OF
MOVING TRAIN.
GIVEN $4,000

st. Paul. Dec. 26. Thomas
LeoncZak, who was compelled to
alight from Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Rail
way train while it was in motion
at Pine Tree spur. October IL.
1877. was awarded $l5,u0O dam
ages for injuries by the supreme
court today. which affirmed the
Cassi county district court.
LeoncZak alleged that officials
in charge of the train refused
to make the stop and told him
there was no danger in alight-
ing while the train was in mo-
tion. but it was dark and instead
of alighting on the platform he
struck the ground, suffering in
juries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
FAVOR DRAB WOMEN

Cairo, Dec. 26.-Women Of the
"Voxli Society," new Mohamme-
dan religious sect, must abandon the
wearing of any bright colors and
must not be Seen in public unless
dressed and veiled in black and white.
The new sect believes that the attrac-
ton of bright colors is responsible
for most Of the evil in the world.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
Rye For Next Year


,sX The total cultivated acreage of
= forth Daokta for 1924 is placed at
Es47, TOE, 900 as compared to l7,553,OOO
IIsthe year previous. Regarding winter
ktye, for 1925, the statistician says:
"The acreage sown to winter rye
IN North Dakota this fall is approx
mately 1,l29,0OO acres. This is
bout $4,000 acres increase above
be 1928 sowing of rye or ia per-
int. The very favorable soil con-
tions which prevailed over much
the state throughout September
id October together with the very
14eat increase in the market value
this crop caused the increase in
Shis acreage. Since the crop was
\eown conditions have continued very
and the prospect is very
pRd. The presence of considerable
0w is also a favorable feature"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
Continuance
In Oil Case
Is Granted

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 26.-Judge
T. B. Kennedy this morning granted
continuance until March 9 of the
trial of the governments suit in
equity for annulment of the NAM
moth Oil Company's lease on the
Teapot Dome reserve.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
CASH WHEAT AT
NEW. FIGURE

Minneapolis, Dec. 26.-Cash wheat
sold at $2.1S1a today on the grain
exchange, 3k cents over the previ-
Gus high record of December 10.
Wheat, flax and rye futures also
went to new high records for the
postwar period.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

Crops in the United States as
whole were more valuable than those
OF 1928, but North Dakotas percent
age of increase was remarked as
compared to the rest of the country.
While the value of national produc-
tion this year is S.63 percent greater
han the total value Of the national
irops Of 1923, the grand total of
irops grown in North Dakota in 1924
approximately $339 9,236,0O0 while
,e crop in 1928 was worth approx
lately $l52,7l6,OOO, the 1924 crop
ling about 1O9.O3 percent greater
/ value than the production of 1928.
! The average yield Of spring wheat
ser acre in the state for the present
oar is estimated at 1915 bushels, as
,mpared to "a bushels per acre
.st year.
Most Yields Larger
There is shown an increase in
production per acre of all crops ex-
cept corn and wild hay. The corn
yield per acre is placed at 20 bush
els in the present year as compared
to 33.5 bushels per acre last year.
This situation, however, according to
experts, is not true Of southwestern
North Dakota, where corn yield per
acre ran high this year.
North Dakota produced almost
one-half Of the entire spring wheat
yield of the United States. This
state yielded 134,6lS,OOO bushels Of
spring wheat as compared to 282,-
$4,000 for the United States. as a
whole. The state also produced al
MIST one-half Of the flaxseed, the
production for the state being A.
$4,000 bushels as compared to 3d.
l73,OOO bushels for the entire United
States.
Tabulated Figures
Acreage and production figures for
North Dakota, as compiled by the
statistician of the U. s.. Department
of Agriculture, figures in thousands,
j. e. 900 omitted, follow:
Crop Acres Yld. Pro-
due
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
GET $538 IN
DAYLIGHT HAUL

Minneapolis, Dec. 26.--In day
light holdup in the dry goods and
grocery store of Sebastian Park
northeast of Minneapolis, an armed
man took $53S and escaped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

A movement to establish an inter-
national standard of liquid measure
has been started by the Association
of British Chambers of Commerce.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
OKLAHOMA TOWN BEGINS TASK OF
BURYING DEAD IN TRAGEDY OF
CHRISTMAS EVE ENTERTAINMENT

Joint Funeral Services For Is of Those Who Perished in
School House Fire Planned by Townspeople- Monument
To Memory of Those Who Perished Is To BE Started
Netting Over Windows Made Escape Through Them
Impossible and Caused Panic
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

! IThe British Mission to Lepers So
!. .tiety has just completed SO years Of
Grelief work in China, Indis and 9TH
- Asiatic countries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
Weather Report

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly
ercast tonight and Saturday. COLD
AVE tonight, with temperature 10
Is below zero.
For North Dakota: Partly overcast
hight and Saturday. COLD WAVE
hight, with temperature 10 to Is
oRRIS W. ROBERTS,
Meteorologist
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

The 1924 crops of North Dakota 1O903 per cent
valuable than the crops in 1928 according revised
summary of estimates of production and values for the
years. issued by H O. Hebrandson agricultural statstcian
United States Department of Agriculture Grand Forks
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26
PRODUCTION 109 PER CENT MORE
THAN IN 1923, FIGURES SHOW;
RAISE HALF US. SPRING WHEAT

North Dakotas Gain in 1924 Crop Production Is Far Above
That of the Rest Of the United States Tables For Last
Two Years Show - Cash Value of Crops Worth $152.
10000 More Than Last Year
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-26

r WEATHER FORECAST
Partly overcast tonight and Sat-
day. COLD WAVE tonight,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-16
WILLING WORKERS HAVING
A SUCCESSFUL SEASON

The Willing Workers of the New
Jersey Children's Home is having a
successful season in providing needed
things for the Trenton institution.
The card party held last Satur-
day evening at the home of Mrs.
John f. Schenck, the president, was
well attended, and proved popular
event. Prizes were donated by t.
J. Walker, Miss Alice Hoffman, II.
f. VanHorn, Paul Jarrett, Raymond
Stout, Helms Hardware Store, Will
lam Hunt, S. W. Cochran & Co.,
Readings Garage, and George R.
Kline.
Donations recently forwarded to
the Home at Trenton included ten
gingham dresses, eight outing flan-
mel nightdresses, eight outing flan-
mel boomers, twelve boys waists,
twelve boys trousers, twelve grey
blankets. Fruits and jellies were
also contributed by Centenary M.
f. Church.
AT the present time two of the
fifty-four children at the insti-
tuition are from Lambertville.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-10-16
FREEHOLDERS MEET

The Board of Freeholders met in
regular session ut 10 q. m. Present:
Dilts. Haynes and Robinson. Minutes
of the last meeting were read and
approved,
The County Treasurer was author
lied to borrow $4,000 from the Hun
terdon County National Bank to
meet current bills now due.
The County Treasurer was also
authorized to renew Capital Ac-
count Note in the amount of $21,-
266.77 pending the arrival of a
check from the State for payment
on the Whitehouse- Flemington road.
A delegation of citizens of the
Boro of Bloomsbury presented a Pc
tition to the Board of Freeholders
signed by Approximately gao citi-
gens and property owners request
ing that Route No. of the State
Highway be constructed thru the
Boro as it is now laid out and being
travelled. The Freeholders voiced
their approval of the proposition as
being to the best interest of the
Boro of Bloomsbury and the county
and resolution was offered by
Freebooter Haynes and unanimously
adopted requesting the State High
way Commission to construct Route
No. of the State Highway thru
The Boro of Bloomsbury as 1t is
now laid out and being Travelled.
The Clerk was directed to forward
copy of this resolution to the
State Highway Commission at once.
At II o'clock, as previously adj
vertised, bids were opened and read
for the construction Of new bridge
across the South Branch OF the
Raritan River at Crestmoor. Nine
bids were received and after the
Board had arranged to finance the
construction Of this bridge by is
suing four Bridge Improvement
Notes of $4,000 each over period
Of four years, this being the amount
Of the County's share as the state
will aid in the proposition, contract
was awarded to J. w. Rogers, Sue
casunna, N. j., at his bid price OF
$50, 538.70 same being subject To
the approval Of the State Highway
Commission.
A joint meeting Of Warren and
lfunterdon Boards of Freeholderi
was held October 9th at the inter
county bridge at Imlaydale at which
time bids were opened and read fol
the construction Of a new bridge
across the Musconetcong at thai
point. Four bids were received ant
the contract awarded to the loves
bider, G. A. Bryan, Washington, N
j., at his bid price of $2,38500.
Current bills totalling $5,349.1'
were ordered paid and the Boar
adjourned.
f. l. DINEEN, Clerk