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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
CREW TELLS
OF SCENES ON
THE C0MANCHE
Stories Concerning Negro
Members of Crew Denied
BY Second Steward
JAZZ AND PRAYERS MIX
Dcnic& That Women Passen
gers | d Been Pulled From
LIE Bats

New York. Get 23.-fP) Dramatic
che when fire broke out Sunday. off
the Florida coast, were-describcd to-
day by members Of the crew re-
turning to this port.
Women praying in the salon as
they put on life belts, an orchastra
Of three musicians playing jazz to
keep up morale, men passengers
"meddling with the officers" work
and playing cavaliers instead of
men Of help, invasion Of the boat
deck by men and women passengers
before the lifeboats were ready
these were some of the episodes de-
scribed' by the returning crew men,
bcrs. The only passenger from the
Comanche arriving on the Cherokee,
Miss Christine B. Roberts Of Bloom
field, N. j.. said she did not witness
any cowardice on the part of negro
members of the crew, as other pass
engers charged.
Denies Charges
James G. Wilkie, second steward
on the Comanche, told Of happenings
from the moment the fire was dis
covered amidship. Wilkie emphati-
cally denied that any women passen-
gers had been pulled from lifeboats
by negro members of the crew. Re-
lating to the incident Of women
praying in the salon while putting
on their lifebelts Wilkie said he
gave orders to the orchestra to
'play something jazzy." This seemed
to help, he asserted, until the lights
went out from burned fuse. and
the musicians could not longer read
their music.
He denied that any order was given
for passengers to go to the boat deck
instead of remaining on the main
deck to board the life boats.
"They followed the crew. "ilkie
said, land, if am not mistaken, they
were led into this by some OF the
men passengers, who always try to
run things when they ought to be
minding their own business.
IF they had given more time to
being men Of help instead Of being
cavaliers, it would have gene a long
er way in doing something"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
NEST0S PARTY
RECALLS0NE
FOR HANNA
Minot Homecoming May BE
in Nature of a Senatorial q
Preliminary

Politicians are specializing rs to
whether the homecoming to be given
K. A. Nestos is not in the nature Of a
senatorial preliminary. That he is a
ing. He is fresh from a European
trip, has studied some of the old
world problems and is doubtless ready
to announce himself as soon as his
friends advise him to do so.
In this connection will be remem-
bered the return of l.. b. Hanna from
Norway where he went on an official
mission while still governor Bis
marck put on a little impromptu re-
ception of it's own. fireworks, red
lights, band and all the fanfare of
enthusiasm that goes with the returs
of state executive after being hon
ored in European centers.
1t was not so long after this that
Gov. Hanna became an active candi.
date for United States senator. He
toured the state with pictures OF
Norway and gave most interesting
lecture upon his impressions Of the
Old World.
1t was after this trip that he faced
Nestos in three cornered fight fol-
the United States senatorship ir
which McCumber won and Nestos was
runner up and Hanna third.
Will History Repeat?
That history may repeat itself ant
these three men contest for the same
honors again is not beyond the realm
of possibilities. There are strong
rumors that Porter J. McCumber will
enter the list. 1t is known thai
Hanna is receptive but hopes for /
clear field.
There is some demand among the
Republicans of the state for state
wide convention to limit the numbe
of candidates. That the Nonpartisar
League will have a candidate goes
without saying. Just who it will be
is still matter of speculation. Gov
Sorlie keeps his own counsel on that
matter. Some of his friends have
urged him to seek the Republican
nomination. He has made many new
friends while in office and they arc
in many of the factions of the Re-
publican party. That he would be 4
strong contender for the place is un.
disputed. His public appearances il,
the state have made friends for hin
and those who have observed his ad
ministration know that he has none
of the radical tendencies that char
acterized former league regimes.
With Nestos returning and the sen,
timent crystallizing on the senatorial
situation some interesting develop.
ments will come in the course of the
next few months.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
Luther Burbank
Elected to Receive
High Masonic Degree

Washington, Oct. 23.-R)-Luther
Burbank of Santa Rosa, California,
naturalist of international note, was
awarded the honor Of being elected
to receive the 33rd Masonic degree
by the Supreme Council, Scottish
Rite southern jurisdiction Of the
United States. in recognition Of his
general benefieient labors in behalf
Of humanity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
Railway Must
Install Automatic
Control Device

Washington, Oct 23.-(P)-The In
terstate Commerce commission today
ordered the Great Northern Railway
Company to install an automatic
train control device on the 1Q6 miles
Of it's line between Williston. N. D.,
and Wolf Point. in Montana. In spite
of petition by the railroad asking
to be relieved of the expenditure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
Livestock Sale
Raises Half of
Mortgage Fund

Crookston, Mimi, Oct. 23.-(4>--
Donated livestock on sale at auction
here Thursday brought half of the
$4,000 mortgage on the buildings
and equipment of the Red River
Valley Livestock association.
The stock was donated by farmers
of the valley to raise the mortgage.
The sum of $4,000 was realized from
the sale. Snow and slush cut down
the attendance materially, officials
said
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
LODGE TELLS
OF STRUGGLE
OVER LEAGUE
Woodrow Wilson Not a Very
Great Man, Lodge Writes
in His Last Book

Washington. Oct. 23.-LP)-H o W
Republican leaders in the League of
Nations fight escaped what they con-
sidered a trap to commit them before
hand to support of the covenant is
an incident of the historic struggle
disclosed for the first time by the
late Henry Cabot Lodge, one of its
dominant figures, in book written
month before his death and given
to the public today.
Entitled "The Senate and the
League of Nations" the volume is, in
the main, record for posterity of
the already known history of the bit
ter-end struggle between Woodrow
Wilson and the senate opposition. But
the opposition leader is outspoken
in his personal charactcrizations of
the war president, upon whom he
lays full responsibility, in his un-
bending attitude, for the leagues de-
feat.
Disavowing any personal animos-
ity, he vows Mr.. Wilson had been
actuated throughout by an "over-
whelming thought of SELF" again as
"devoured by the desire for power"
and. in another passage, thinking
first of himself in dealing with every
great question:" He could not, Mr..
Lodge thought, rightly be called "a
very great man."
Leaders Escaped Net
In setting down his record of the
stormy period of league debate, much
of it traced in speeches, statements
and other data taken from the con-
gressional record, Mr.. Lodge discloses
how the Republican leaders in March,
1919, escaped what they thought was
a trap to commit themselves before
hand to support the league by de-
clining an invitation to advise the
Wilson peace commission in Paris
what changes in the covenant would
satisfy the senate. On the advice of
Elihu Root, Philander c. Knox, and
others, Mr.. Lodge replied instead that
the only practicable means by which
the president could obtain the SEN
ate's views would be by calling it into
session.
He quotes this from the advice he
received from Mr.. Root.
"The net is spread in plain sight of
the bird, and you are the bird"
League Has Failed, Lodge Says
Although he had worked and voted
for ratification of the league with
reservations, in the end, Mr.. Lodge
says, he was thankful that it had
been defeated. He views the league
as having in practice thus far proved
futile for the ostensible purpose Of
its creation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
REDUCING PROBLEM

New York.-A diet-determining de-
vice has caused co-eds at Columbia
University to bring the reducing
problem again foremost in their
mind. This device, by means of re-
gistering the heat units. indicates
the number Of calories each person
needs to sustain lite.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
MEETING SET
FOR MONDAY TO
PROBE CLAIMS
Charges Fail TO Establish
Whether Greece or Bull
garia Is to Blame
FIGHTING GOING ON
Neighboring Capitals Alarm
cd-SituatiOn Considered
Most Delicate

Paris. Oct. 23.-P-The ma
chlnery of the League of Nations
was set in motion today in an eff
fort to prevent another Balkan war.
NJ. BRAND, as the presiding Off
Ger, has summoned the league coun-
Gil to meet here next Monday and
investigate the cause of the dispute
which suddenly flared up between
Greece and Bulgaria early this
week
The fighting started on Monday
in the frontier region Of Demirhis-
sar but the mass of official and
emanated since from Sofia and Ath-
side was responsible.
The fact remains that hostile
forces are facing each other in the
valley Of the Struma river, which
flows southward across the inter
national boundary and into the
Aegean Sea, that villages and towns
have been bombarded, and that
blood has been spilled.
Greeks Occupy Petrich
Advices from trustworthy sources
indicate that the town Of Petrich,
in Bulgarian territory. has been oc-
cupied and that a number of other
towns in the Struma Valley have
been at least menaced by Greek
troops.
A Greek official communique ad-.
mits the entry of Greek troops into
Bulgarian territory but says the
move was Of strategic necessity
to prevent further incursions OF
Bulgarians on Greek soil.
&;.,lnu., U'..l
From Sofia comeo the word that
kilometre front on both banks vI
the Struma and that in addition to
the use of artillery, airplanes have
bombed the bridges, barracks, roads
and stations.
Adviccs reaching Vienna declare
Petrich, Il Bulgarian villa crowd
ed with Macedonian refugees, has
finally been abandoned in flames
and that other towns, including
Maresc ostinovo and Marnople, are
under bomb rdment.
NcighbOring Capitals Alarmed
The capitals of neighboring coun-
tries display gravest concern over
the outcome. A cabinet meeting
was called in Belgrade, the Jugo-
Slavian capital, and at its conclu-
sion the situation was described as
most delicate and calculated to
cause "a terrible conflagration" if
the Greek advance continued.
An Athens dispatch this morning
said the Greek government had or
dered its forces to halt their ad-
vance and to make no further move
against the Bulgarians unless there
was fresh attempt to attack them.
The Bulgarians were said to have
evacuated the positions they held on
Greek territory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23

The state of North Dakota is
represented at the ways and means
committee hearing at Washington
by T. II. n. Thoresen. state tax
commissioner, who is the personal
representative of Governor A. G..
Sorlie. Governor Sorlic was Un-
able to attend the hearing and
sent Mr.. Thoresen because of the
latter's familiarity with the qucs-
tion Of taxes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23

Half dozen state executives came
to the capital to present personally
to the committee their views in sup
port of Secretary Melons suggestion
that the federal levy be repealed and
estate taxes be left entirely as a
source of revenue for state govern
ments. In addition, state officials
representing the governors of IL
other states were on hand to present
their support of the movement for
repeal of the federal levy, which last
year was increased
Many Executives Support Plan
Governor Walker of Georgia, one
of the half dozen state executives
allotted time for hearing today and
who initiated the canvass of senti
ment among them on the question,
stated that in addition to the II
governors here or reported. he has
received indication of support in the
movement from Is others.
Others allotted time by the COM
mittee included Lieutenant Governor
Nolan of Minnesota.
The present federal estate tax al
lows an exemption of $4,000. Upon
the amount of net estate in excess OF
$4,000 and not exceeding 100000, a
levy of one per cent is imposed, the
rate then graduating up to max
imum of 40 per cent. Applying on
the amount of an estate in excess Of
S1,OOO.OO0 the law also permits a
credit up to 25 per cent Of the total
amount of any levy paid on an estate
to state government.
Chairman Green has indicated he
favors amendment of the law to per-
nit full credit to estate taxpayers if
the state government levies rate
equal to the federal tax.
Such an amendment also is favor
ed by Representative Garner Of Tex
as, ranking Democrat on the commit
tee
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
STATE HEADS
GIVE VIEWS IN
TAX HEARINGS
Many Governors Favor Repeal
of Federal Inheritance
Tax Provisions

Washington, Oct. 23.-(P)-Statc
governors brought their case for re-
peal of the federal inheritance tax
before the house ways and means
committee today in it's hearing on
tax reduction and reform.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
Scottish Rite
MasOns Pick Omaha
For 1926 Meeting

Omaha, Neb., was selected by the
supreme council Of the Scottish Rite
Masons of the southern jurisdiction
today as their 1926 meeting place.
The date for next years meeting
was set at October Is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
WHOPPER FOR HIS AGE

Smithsgrove, Ky.-The Ewing
Brothers here have the champion
The hog IS but one year old and
weighs 800 pounds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
HOSTILlTlES ENDED
FOR THE TINE BEING

Athens, Oct. 23.-(P)-H -Hostilties
between the Greeks and Bulgarians
near the Macedonian frontier appar-
emily have ended, for the time be-
ing at least
The Bulgarians are said to have
evacuated the positions they held
on Greek territory, and the Greek
government has issued orders to its
forces to stop their advance and to
make no further move against the
Bulgarians unless there is fresh
attempt to attack them.
The Greek troops will not retreat
from the positions to which they
have advanced until Bulgaria has
given definite and favorable an
swer to Greece's demand for repair
alton and an apology for having
started the hostilities.
A semi official statement says:
"The government wishes 1t under
stood that it's note to Bulgaria was
not an ultimatum, and that the gov
ernment always has been ready for
peaceful solution of the situation,
| provided it's demands for just repair
alton from Bulgaria were conceded.
The Bulgarian representative mas
been informed that all discussion
is useless until the terms OF the
Greek note are accepted anu the
| Bulgarian troops have evacuated
| Greek frontier posts
The commander Of the Greek
troops in Macedonia has sent a tele-
gram to the war office saying that
as the Bulgarians yesterday contin-
| ued to occupy territory in the neigh
| borhood of Demirhissar, it was ne
cessary, in order to avoid frontal
attack in the mountainous country
and also on strategical ground. to
advance as far as Petrich. This
movement, the telegram adds, forced
the Bulgarians to withdraw from
| Greek territory. In the fighting
! around Petrich the Bulgarians Of
fered stubborn resistance with
| fresh reinforcements they had re-
ceived from Demir-kapu. The Greek
| lorsos voro said IN have hpen slight,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
GREEKS INVADE
BULGARIAN SOIL

Sveti-Vratch, on the Bulgarian
frontier, Oct. 23.-[P9-(Delayed)-
Greek troops, without declaration
of war, this morning invaded Bull
garian soil, bombarding the. frontier
Continued on page g.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23
GREEKS HAVE FOUR
KILLED z WOUNDED

London, Oct. 23.-(4O-A dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph company
from Athens says that the Greeks
had four killed and eight wounded.
one of the latter a captain. during
the fighting yesterday which ended
in the Greeks sre-occupying Post 50
and Demir-kapu.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23

Experts predict that 10 million ra-
dio sets will be in operation by 1880.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23

Steel brackets are rapidly replac-
ing wooden scaffolds in construction
work.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-23

: For Bismarck and vicinity: Most
ly fair tonight and Saturday.
Evening star., 1925-08-02
CAMP GOOD WILL
AGAIN FILLED Up
Many NationaIities Repre-
sented in Group Arriving for
TWo-Week Stay.

Camp Good Will has become
veritable melting pot with the ar
rival of a new contingent of needy
mothers and children who will spend
two weeks at the camp building up
health while they are enjoying the
outing. The group has representa-
tives of the German, French. Polish
Italian. Greek, Dutch and American
nationalities, all living, eating and
playing together in perfect harmony.
DIR. Joseph A. Murphy, chief medical
and sanitary inspector of the public
schools, assisted by Drs. John r. Dull
d. S. Hatfield, w. f. Greaney. c.
b. Conklin, Thomas Linville, Z. c.
Wilson, q. II. Heitmuller and the
following school nurses: Miss Eliza
beth Dillon, Miss f. B. Flynn. Miss
B. NJ. Ohr. Miss Marjorie Woodsell
and Mrs. Grace Heinecke.
Swimming lessons are being given
daily by Miss Virginia Lorraine, who
Is one of the workers of the Women's
Life Saving Corps of the Red Cross
Motion pictures were presented Fri
day night by Leroy Marks
Camp Pleasant held an athletic meet
Friday, when boys of the camp under
the direction of John Burr contested
with picked group from the Dean
wood Fairgrounds. led by Capt Lowell
Warmley.
Both camps are full and applications
for entrance still are coming to the
headquarters here. Continuance of
the camps, officials say, depends upon
the generosity of the public
Evening star., 1925-08-02
500 Tank Used as Auto Seat
CIeUerly Conceals so Gallons

AS he approached the car Rowen
says he smelt, a strong odor or
liquor. but, after futile search,
was preparing to leave when he
happened to place his hand on the
seat of the car and noticed its hard
construction.
On being questioned, Peters said
the whisky was down in Mary
land" but this did not sound feast
BILE to the officer, who proceeded to
investigate and found the tank.
Examination showed the tank to
be a specially constructed affair of
copper and shaped exactly like the
seat. When In place and covered
with the upholstering It's existence
could not be detected. 1t had a
spigot at the bottom and an open
ing in the top to. facilitate the
handling of the liquor.
The tank has a capacity of so
gallons. and was nearly full when
the arrest was made. The police
say 1t cost over 500 to make the
tank, and that the copper in ii
alone was worth $50. AT present
1t is in the custody Of police at
No. IL precinct.
Peters was arraigned on the
charges against him yesterday.
According to the police he has been
convicted twice before on similar
charges, and has just finished serv-
ing a sentence of 100 days. He
pleaded not guilty and was held for
the grand jury on 50, 500 bail
Evening star., 1925-08-02
DENIES STATE POLICE
u. S. DRY LAW POWERS
Rhode Island Judge Says Act Does
Not Impose Positive En-
forcement Duty.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, r. T., August l.
Granting the motion of -Jushua Tru.
man Dodge and William E. Dodge
State pilots, to dismiss the Govern
ment's libel action against the rum.
running motor boat Ray OF Block
Island. Federal Judge Arthur l..
Brown today held that the national
prohibition act does not impose q
positive duty on State officers to en-
force the Federal liquor law.
The vessel, owned by the two Dodge
brothers, was seized by the Providence
police on the night of April Is.
The defendants opposed the con
demnation of the boat on the ground
that the police had unloaded the liquor
before turning the boat over to Fed
eral prohibition officers. They con
tended that police officers could not
enforce the Federal prohibition act,
because such authority was not grant
ed to them by the act.
Judge Brown in his opinion said.
while a statute of the United
States may provide that action may
be taken by State officers in aid OF a
Federal statute. it is doubtful IL a
Federal statute can impose upon a
Evening star., 1925-08-02
'QUEEN OF HOLLAND" HAS
VALUE OF $500, 900
President Doumergue of France
meets" Largest Cut Diamond in
World at Exposition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, August President Dou-
mergue received one of the greatest
surprises of his long official career
during a recent visit to the Decorative
Arts Exposition. One of his suite
halted the presidential party in front
of the most elaborate pavilions and
said: IN. President, kindly step
in here and l will introduce you to the
Queen of Holland" The President
had not been officially advised regard
ing contemplated visit by the ruler
of the Netherlands; neither was he
aware that the Queen was in Paris
incognito. He demurred at the con-
ventional manner in which his aide de-
sired him to meet royalty from a
friendly state, but the wide smiles of
his encourage intrigued him and he
finally entered the building.
The Queen of Holland" proved to
be the largest cut diamond in the
world, weighing 1856 karats and ad-
mirably cut without a flaw. Diamond
experts explained to the President
that 1t had transparent light sky
blue color hitherto unknown in the
realm of precious stones. 1T was
found ten years ago in Cape Colony
and belongs to an American firm on
Fifth avenue, New York" they told
the President mo one but an Amer.
lean could own such treasure"
How much is this little rock
worth?' asked the President, taking
the diamond in his hand
1T is valued at between 20 and 80
million francs" (about S15O0,O00 at
the present rate of exchanged, was
the reply.
"A poor functionary like me would
have to work 20 years to become the
owner of this little bauble," NJ. Dou-
mergue volunteered
The president of the French Re-
public receives a salary of a million
francs yearly.
Evening star., 1925-08-02

storing waters are foreigners, Of
whom at least rs per cent are Amer
leans. -
Hotels. shops and private homes
and automobiles display more Amer
lean flags than German. On the
streets American" is heard quite as
much as the native language. Ac-
cording to DIR. Hans Waag, manager
of Baden -Baden's theaters, Amer
leans patronize the productions lib
orally, even though the plays and
operas are in German. as they are
anxious to increase their knowledge
and understanding of the German
language. From August IA to 80
there is to be a series of Mozart per-
Evening star., 1925-08-02
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
20 the Health Department within the past "a
Florence E. Stevens 6S 706 9TH st. s.w.
Preston Jenkins. A., Gallinger Hospital
pital.
Infant, Of wilford H and Emily Dunn.
hour. Sibley Hospital.
Carrie Driver. ~, I345 wylie ct. ne.
Efnaabeth fdIaab hu Johnson so; Il12 st,
George Berkeley, 72. 210 St
Sadie L. Patterson, ! 8. 3OS St Sc
I.ettie Smallwood 55. 442 1st st. sw
g., Jessie Williams. 35. on Conduit rd.. near
Carrie Wells so. I411 Monroe st.
Freddie Williams. g. Children's Hospital
Willie White. 3 months ~ Myrtle 81 ne
Evening star., 1925-08-02
Noted Insurance Man Dies.

HARTFORD, Conn, August l CP).
Charles Edwin Gilbert, secretary of
the Aetna Life Insurance Co. since
1905. died at his home today in his
88th year. Mr.. Gilbert, who was Of
Gilberts, was one of the original 80
members Of the famous Wide Awakes
in 1851.
Evening star., 1925-08-02
Woman Freed in Death.

CHICAGO. August / LR-Afiss
Freda Uhl of Parkersburg, w. Va, was
freed today by the police when a
coroner's jury found that Thomas
Toner, an actor. had died of apoplexy
She had been detained as a witness,
having been with Toner when he was
taken i'll. Toner'S wife. Ruth, from
whom he had been separated a year,
at the inquest.