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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-20
AUGUSTANA
SYNOD MEETS
AT RED WING
Question of Dividing the
Large Conference Will
BE Discussed

Red Wing, Mimi, April 20.-tAo) =
From four northwest states pastors
and laymen gathered here today for
the 6Sth annual convention of the
Minnesota Conference of the August
ana Synod, which will formally open
tonight.
Delegates began arriving this
morning from all sections of Mime
sofa, North Dakota and South Dako-
Ia, and part of Wisconsin. The Min
ncsota conference is the largest
church body of the Augustana Synod
BY toni"ht it is expected l75 pas
tors and 200 lay delegates will have
arrived. The Minnesota conference
comprises approximately $4,000 mem
bers and 35S congregations.
The question of dividing the con.
ference, which is now considered too
large and bulky, and the acceptance
Of Il new constitution that will con
troll Gustavus Adolphus college a
st. Peter and Minnesota college in
Minneapolis under one joint board
are two Of the outstanding subjects
to be taken up at this meeting.
The convention is expected To end
about April &c.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-20

With music. speeches and appro-
pirate exercises. the North Dakota
memorial stone WAS placed IN the
Washington monument at the nations
capital at , O'Clock tins afternoon.
The stone was purchased with funds
raised throughout the state By the
Daughters Of the American Revolu
ton. and was suitably engraved by
Hynek Rybnicek of Mandan. Before
being shipped east the beautiful
stone. a piece Of rose colored granite
taken from the northern part OF Nor
ton county. near Stanton. was dis
played in store windows in Mandan
and Bismarck and was also exhibited
at the various school buildings in the
two cities.
Mrs. +. A. Thorbcrg Of Bismarck!
Washington today attending the eXer-
cises. The program provided music
by the Marine band. singing led by
Miss Nancy FeatherStone, and short
addresses by Secretary Of War Davis.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook. president
general Of the National Society
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton; Mrs. Geo. VI. Young. vice pres
ident general from North Dakota;
Mrs. Rhett Goode. chaplain genera!
d. A. r.. and Mrs Thorberg.
The principal address at the dvdi-
catory services was delivered by Con
gresham O. Il. Burtress of Grand
Forks. The North Dakota represent
ative said IN part:
"On February -. 1872, Abraham
lincoln said, TO add brightness 70
the sun or glory 10 the name Of
Washington is impossible. Let none
attempt it,.
statement made by the 'Prcser.er OF
the Union concerning the Father Of
his Country "a years ago has parti-
cularly appealed to HE since ! was
asked by the State Regent of the
North Dakota National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revo'u-
ton to speak for a few moments on
this occasion. realize full well my
inability to express IN words the
feelings Of the people of our beloved
state as they are permitted today to
add one stone to this beautiful mon
ument erected by the grateful people
of this Republic to the memory OF
George Washington. Nothing that
could say would do justice to the
theme or properly portray his ac-
complishments and his contribution
to our country.
In all stages Of civilizati on there
seems to have been Il desire on the
part Of all peoples to erect something
that can be seen. something more or
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-20
TINCHER BILL
WILL NOT SOLVE
FARM PROBLEM
Farm Bureau Federation Sec.
rotary Tells House Agri-
culture Committee

Washington, April 20 (AP)-C on
tnt!ation of hearings on farm rel.ci
measures. especially on the Tnchcr
biA which was endorsed yesterday by
Secretary Jardine. was requested o.
the house agricultural committee to
day bs Chester II. Gray, secretary Of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
lion.
Mr.. Gray said that several organ
izations, for and against the bal.
want To be heard.
The Tincher bill. he said. has some
merit but ii does not 20 far enough
in that II does not provide for an
equalization fee on agricultural com
modtics to market SURPRISES.
The system Of government financial
aid TO cooperative marketing organ
iZations provided in the Tinrher bill.
he said, would not alone solve the
problem
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-20
Many Fishermen
Reported Missing
Following Storm

Tokyo. April 20-tP) More than
100 fishermen are reported missing
as result of a severe storm in the
Japan Sea. Considerable damage has
been done and there have been cas-
ualties on the Island of Pokkaido and
on the kurile Islands. A destroyer is
aiding in the rescue work.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-20
HOUSE TO VOTE ON Roth
HAIfGEN AND TI\CUEk RII.lS

Washington. April 20. tHD-The
house agriculture committee decided
today to give the house an onpor-
tunity to vote on both the iiaueen
and Tincher farm relief bills.
The Haugen bill is an amended
form of the corn belt plan and would
stabilize prices b. lcvying an equal
ization fee on wheat, corn, cattle and
swine The Tinchcr measure, sup
ported by the administration, would
set up IA revolving fund of 500. 000,-
600 to extend credit to farmers CO.
operative associations. The commit
tee as a whole did not form definite
alignment today on either bill. but
the supporters of each voted To al
low both to reach the floor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-20
Student Nurse Dies
at Mandan HOSPITAL

Mandan, \. D., April 20.-tP-Miss
Augusta Skorpen. p. student nurse
in the Mandan Deaconess hospital.
died early this morning of septicemia
She had been i'll since late in De-
cember. Miss Skorpen was the daugn-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Skorpen of
Hatton. N. D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
GETS IS MONTHS
FOR SHOOT|NGFR
Bahaman Sentenced for At
tack on -SWeetheart-0th-
erS Are PenaIiZed.

Justice Hoehling in Criminal Divi-
sion 1 today sent to the penitentiary
| for Is months Alfred E. Fountain
| colored, a native of the. Bahamas.
Fountain shot his sweetheart, Ruth
Rustin, April last in a jealous rage
and then turned the pistol on himself.
Both have recovered.
Frank Roberts, colored, an employe
of the race track at Benning, was
sentenced to serve one year and one
day in the penitentiary for grand
larceny. He admitted that he took
/ $500 from the pocket of John w.
Riley, another employe at the track,
June 10.
Norman Hughes will serve one year
and one day in the penitentiary. He
pleaded guilty to two charges OF
| larceny after trust. The sentence
was the same in each case, but the
court permitted them to run concur.
rently. Hughes used 500 which had
been intrusted to him by Lillian l..
| Thomas as a deposit on purchase of
real estate August 10, 1925. He also
kept 500 belonging to Hendy Hodge
May 8, 1925. which had been intrust'
ed to him for similar investment.
| Clarence J. Johnson, colored, II
| years old, was given term of one
|
for housebreaking. There were two
charges against him, but the court al
| lowed the sentences to be served at
the same time. He entered an apart
ment at 1912 X street April q and
| stole a quantity of jewelry and on
June stole wearing apparel from the
4 room of Arlenne E. Spangler, at 800
/ Eighteenth street.
Columbus Johnson, colored, will also
serve one year and one day in the
penitentary on two charges Of house
| breaking, the sentences to run con-
currently. He broke into the Office of
the Ralph Oil Co. June 10, but secured
no loot. On the same day he took a
quantity of lard from a freight car
of the B. & o. r. r. Co.
Alfred 0. McGraW was sent to Oc-
coquan for six months for joy-riding
Albert Il. Savage, colored, to Deco
guam for five months for housebreak-
ing, and Earl j. Seffee will serve three
months In Jail for stealing an auto
mobile.
| Probation was extended to Clyde
Biddle, IT, under suspended sentence
of one year for stealing an automobile
and to Luther f. Firing for similar
term on a charge of forgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
INTERNAL REVENUE
BUREAU DROPS @
Board Approves Dismissal
Because of Reduction of
Appropriations.

The personnel classification board
today approved the dismissal of 95
persons from the Treasury Depart
ment.
This action follows the cutting of
the appropriations of the Internal
Revenue Bureau for this fiscal year
by about $750,000, the reduction in
personnel was necessary to keep
within the appropriations.
The Treasury sent to the personnel
classification board, June /, a list of
| 293 names for separation from the
rolls, but this number has since been
reduced through designations and
transfers to other parts Of the Gov
eminent service, both here and in the
field.
These disrnissals, it was emphasized
today by Chairman Warwick of the
personnel classification board, should
not be considered as separation on
account of inefficiency. Inc reduc-
| ton in force was necessary merely on
account of smaller appropriations, he
explained.
Letters will be sent directly from the
| board to the individuals themselves
as well as to the departments con-
| cerned. The dismissals will be effec.
| tive upon the expiration of leave.
Some employees nave already dDs>ofDeO
much of their leave, 1t was understood,
on account of looking for new posi-
| tions, while others still have a con
siderable number of days coming to
| them.
The action was taken today by the
board only after careful considera-
ton of all the factors concerned, and
the final vote was unanimous.
Although officials concerned have
| not as yet committed themselves,
there was a report that the Internal
Revenue Bureau personnel might
have to be cut still further later on
| in order to keep within its appropria-
| tions. This, however, depended, it
was explained in some quarters,
upon the progress of work and ex-
| penditure of funds under the, new
revenue bill.
The separations made today by the
| board are in addition to 100 more
approved in June for the Treasury
| Department in the office of register
| of the Treasury, making a total Of
225 dismissals from the department
I at the end of the fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
STRIKE WILL CLOSE
| HEATER ALL WEEK
Deadlock at Howard May
Last Longoi-Threatened
Movie WaIkout Doubted.

Howard Theater, Seventh and T
streets, which was forced to close last
night when the threatened strike of
union musicians travelling with re-
vue company appearing there went
into effect, will remain closed the re-
mainder of this week and unless the
present deadlock over the demands or
union officials is compromised, the en-
forced closing may be prolonged, IL
appeared today.
The strike was called by Frank
Weber, New York union head,
through Sylvester Thomas, local rep
resentative of the colored musicians
union. They are demanding that
union orchestra be employed at the
Howard at regular union wages,
which would mean a considerable in
crease in the musicians pay at the
house.
E. B. Saunders. manager of the
Howard. acting for the owners, re-
tected the unions demands.
An attempt by the Howard man
agement to conduct the production
last night, using the resident. orches-
ira of six non-union musicians in
stead of the 10 union men, failed.
Other threatened strikes of theater
men over the demands of the motion
picture operators for shorter hours
and a $10-a-week boost in pay will not
materialize in September, and if they
should, the theaters will not be closed
Julian A. Brylawski, acting chairman
of the wage scale committee of the To-
cal Theater Managers Association, de-
clared today. He made his claim in
reply to the threat of the Motion Pic
ture Operators Union that all Wash
ington cinema houses would be closed
unless the demands were acceded to.
Should the union operators strike,
he said, non-union men who had been
trained for the work would take their
places. He discounted the statement
that other stage workers would go out
on sympathy strike
About 500 theater workers, includ-
ing operators, stage hands, musicians
and electricians, would be involved in
the contemplated walkout. it is said.
The movie houses are said to be vir.
tually 100 per cent unionized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23

novelist's plight, Harry Thirkell of
this place and Miss Trotter of
Philadelphia.
According to the story told at the
Harrington house today, the Zantu,
Tarkington's motor boat, was Grip
pied by fire before he succeeded in
distinguishing the flames. He suf-
fered slight burns.
A few minutes later the storm,
which had been sweeping east,
struck Kennebunkport. and then
raced outsover the ocean, where it
kicked UP formidable sea. The
Zantu drifted before the gale, but
help was near just as the predica-
ment Of the three seemed partic-
ularly dangerous.
Other boaters who sighted the
Harrington boat came to the res
cue and the author and his COM
panions were taken aboard and the
motor boat in tow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
VIDE AREAS SWEPT
BY DANUBE FLOODS
Seven Villages Are Destroyed
and Crops Damaged to
s5o,ooo,o00.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, July 23.-Seven vii
lagos have been destroyed through
the bursting of dams in the region of
Batchka, due to the flood in the
Danube River, which has now lasted
for three weeks. Great damage has
been caused to crops and property at
various places. The ministry OF agri-
culture estimates the loss up to the
present at $50, 900 900.
Novisad, a commercial center, is
flooded and the lower parts OF Bel
grade are inundated. The plains OF
the Save River and Of the Danube
near Belgrade are completely flooded.
The situation is aggravated by heavy
transforms.
1t is said thousands OF houses have
been destroyed in the affected regions
and that much live stock has been
drowned. The damage to crops Is
great, but it is declared to be well or
set by excellent prospects in other re-
gions of the kingdom.
The King is considering reconven-
ing Parliament for the enactment of
legislative measures to aid the people
of the stricken regions. BY direction
of the minister of war an army corps
has been detailed for relief work. The
! King and several Of the cabinet min
listers have visited the distressed
areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
EXCURSION SUCCESS
Business Mems Association Plans
to Make Outing Annual Event.
Athletic Events Staged.

The success of the outing of the
Columbia Heights Business Men S
Association and the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association yester-
day means that the event will be
an annual Summer affair, according
to those who were in charge of the
excursion to Marshall Hail.
Several hundred merchants and
residents of the Columbia Heights
section of the city took part in the
outing, which started in the after
noon and ended at 8 o'clock in the
evening. Practically all of those who
made the trip went by boat.
There was program of athletics
In which the business mems tug-of-
war team, captained by w. F. Scott,
defeated the citizens association
team, headed by w. f. Swanton. Miss
Marie Tsangares won first prize in
the beauty contest.
The winners of the other events
were: Relay race, Carroll Dodson:
50-yard dash for boys, Carroll Dod-
son, NJ. Sarhood; 100-yard dash for
boys, Frank Ford, Thomas Jones:
50yard dash for girls, Miss Agnes
Shanahan and Miss Mary F. Shan
ahan; running race for association
members, Jerry Wolf and B. A. Levi
tan; 30-yard dash for women, Mrs.
B. Lurton and Mrs. c. Thoroe. Frank
). Sobotka was chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of the outing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
MRS. GERTRUDE.PACK DIES
Wife of I. c. C. Inspector Will Be
Buried Tomorrow Afternoon.

Mrs. Gertrude Pack, II years old,
the wife of Alonzo G. Pack, chief in.
spector of locomotives for the Inter
state Commerce Commission, died sud-
denly at Sibley Hospital yesterday
morning. She had been a resident of
Washington for about Is years, for
merly residing at Denver, Colo. She
had been active in the Eastern Star
and was a past matrOn of a Denver
chapter.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence, 3511 Ordway street.
at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Interment will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery. Members of the local
Eastern Star and the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers will attend the services.
Mrs. Pack leaves her husband and
six children and number of other
relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
STEVENS GIVES BOND.
Defendant in Arlington County
BigamY Case Released.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, July 23.-Fur
nishing bond of $4,000, William Stew.
ems of S26 Varnum street northwest,
Washington, D. c., held for the action
OF the Arlington County grand jury
on a charge of bigamy, was released
by Judge Harry r. Thomas.
Stevens was arrested Tuesday night
by Deputy Sheriff James East and
Washington detectives on complaint
of the father of Thelma T. Berkeley
of 319 d street southeast, Washing
ton, whom, it is alleged, he married
on July 10 at Clarendon when he al
ready had a. wife living at GOT Bates
street northwest, Washington When
arraigned before Judge Thomas Wed
nesday, bond was fixed at $4,000, but
was later reduced to $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
Willard Louis, Actor. Dies.

GLENDALE, Calf, July % OP).---
Willard Louis, 40, motioU picture
actor, died at his. home here yester
day after brief illness. The actor
was stricken with typhoid fever sew
eral days ago and pneumonia devel
oped. Louis, who had been In motion
pictures for the last IL years. first
attained prominence when he was
cast in a leading role with Johr
Barrymore in Beau Brummel." He
had feature roles in Rabbit" 1.-THE
Door Mat" His Secretary" and
other pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
COURT UPHOLDS SESQUI
OPERATIONS ON SUNDAY
Judge Refuses to Grant Injunction
Asked by Methodists to Enforce
Sabbath Closing.
Ry the Assocfated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-Com
mon Pleas Court has refused to grant
an injunction restraining the Sesqui
centennial Exposition from operating
on Sundays.
Before the court announced its de-
cision, it was made known that the
amusements operated along the glad
way and other exhibits would be free
to the public hereafter on Sunday.
The SO cents admission to the EXPOSE
ton grounds, however, will remain in
force.
The injunction was asked for by
members of the Methodists Mems
Committee of 100.
Judge Thomas D. Finletter, in dis
missing the injunction application,
said that, sitting as court Of equity,
he had no jurisdiction to enforce the
law of 1894.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
DEATH LAID TO HEAT.
Joseph S. Webster, "a, Of Clarendon
Victim of Heart Attack.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, July 23.-The
intense heat of yesterday is held
chiefly responsible for the death OF
Joseph S. Webster, "a years old, of
314 Moore avenue. Mr.. Webster, a
carpenter, had been i'll 10 days, but
not confined to his bed. He was
about the house yesterday morning
with his family when stricken by a
heart attack, believed superinduced by
the heat. He died a few minutes
later.
Funeral services will be held at
his residence tomorrow at $3.50 pm.
with Rev. E. w. Smelling, pastor of
the Clarendon Presbyterian Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery. His widow and
two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Stafford
and Mrs. Evelyn Fielden Of Claren-
don, survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
Roberts Is Named.

The Commissioners today appointed
George M. Roberts, superintendent Of
weights and measures. to represent
the municipal government in consulta-
ton with park and city planning OFF,
Gals in the task OF selecting new To-
cation for the Farmers Produce Mar
ket, which will have to be moved from
its present location, near Tenth and
B streets, to make way for the new
Federal building program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
British Rum Cargo Released.

NEW LONDON. Conn, July % Up.
Under an order from Washington,
the Coast Guard officers here have re-
leased the British schooner Fannie
Powell II of Halifax, Nova Scotia,
and had her escorted to sea. The YES
sci was seized recently off Block Is
land. On board were $500 cases of
Scotch whisky. The vessels papers
showed clearance from st. Pierre,
Miquelon, for Nassau, Bahama Is
lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
u. S. Relieves Water Famine.

San Juan, Porto Rico, recently suf-
fered a shortage of drinking water,
and the situation became SO serious
that the Inhabitants were practically
dependent on the water supply at
the Army post occupied by the 65th
United States Infantry. Relief meas
ures were instituted promptly by Col.
G. III. Estes, commanding the regi-
ment, and for two weeks Is big Army
trucks, fitted with water tanks. were
in continuous operation in the streets
of the city dealing out water in buck
cts to the famished inhabitants. Col
Estes and his men were thanked by
the people and the press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23

QellgntSu I II e
readers Of "Pen-
rod" or Seven
teen"
w h e n h | s
m tor BIO a t
caught fire 10
miles off the
coast last night,
the India ma au-
thor was success
sively burned by
the flames, swept
to sea before a
hurricane 6 a g
and then, as in
all good story
books, rescued in
the nick of time.
Two compan-
f1na eharaa %ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
GEORGIA BANKS REOPEN.
Two of Chain Had Suspended
Activities Week Ago.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA July 23,--Two small
banks in Georgia which closed week
ago, after the bankruptcy proceedings
against the Bankers Trust Co., opened
for business yesterday. Only one OF.
them, however, was a member OF the
Bankers Trust Co. chain. of which
more than 80 stopped activities after
the suspension OF business by their
fiscal agent.
Meanwhile two Investigations OF
the Bankers Trust Co.'S affairs moved
forward, one by q Fulton grand jury
and the other by Investigators Of So
licitor John A. Boykins' department.
The two banks which reopened
were the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Gordon, Ga. and Lakewood
Bank, Atlanta suburban institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
BULB BURST BY HEAT.
Thermometer In Sun Breaks Hern.
don Temperature Record.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, July 23.-One
hundred and twenty degrees Fahren-
heit, and that's ali the bulb would
stand.
While several citizens were look,
ing on the mercury crashed through
the top Of the thermometer in front
Of Chamberlin's Pharmacy. This was
at IL o'clock yesterday morning, when
the sunshine was pouring directly
upon the glass. In the shade at that
hour the temperature was around 100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
Brings Lion Fur Coat.

PHILADELPHIA, July % CP).-A
medical missionary in Abyssinia has
returned with the latest In fur coats.
It comprises the woven names of sew
eral lions. literally bedecked with pre-
cious stones, and is valued at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
Double Murderer Hanged.

BALTIMORE, July % R).-Isaac
Benson, negro, was hanged in Mary
land Penitentiary just after midnight
for the murder of his common law
wife and another negro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
Booth Harrington
Rescued i'm Storm
After Boat Burns
Inv the Associated press.

Z
KENNEBUNKPoRT, Me-, July
23.-Booth Harrington, author, was
recovering today from an adven!
ture as exciting as any that has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23

Airplane passenger rates from Hell
singfors to London has been fixed al
$780,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23

Mexico is holding its automobile
show this Summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
05DRESSES 30
SIS and Sc
DRESSES 90

Linen, imported Swiss. woven It's
sue, Butterheld's Normandy wolfe,
ETC., in quite a number of styles
and colors. Sizes 10 to 10.