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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-10

the seal campaign is also creating
much interest. The title is "The
Weakling of Tomorrow" and the
story is to be based upon a picture
OF that name. The following are the
rules of the contest:
Competitors must be in the fifth.
sixth, seventh or eighth grades.
Essays must be neatly written in
ink.
Only one side Of the paper may be
used.
The number Of words is limited to
500. Z.
Essays are dur Monday, December
1S, at o'clock.
Essays must be headed correctly.
The judges will be townspeople.
They will judge each essay on its
originality, interest and grammatical
construction. The winners name
and the winning essay will be pub
lished in the Tribune.
The booth sales held last Saturday
in the interest Of the Chfistmas seal
campaign will be resumed this Sat-
urday. The booths will again be
conducted in the Grand Pacific and
Mckenzie hotels and in the post
office.
Eeals have also been loft in charge
Of the secretary Of the North Dakota
penitentiary for sale there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-10
MORE MONEY IS
REQUIRED FOR
WAR PENSIONS
Interior Department Appro.
priatiOn Bill Carries Total
of $259,386.O 900

Washington, Dec. 1O-(P)-Carry-
ing total of $a59, 1856, 900, of which
mere than four-fifths is for Civil and
Spanish war pensions, the bill ap-
prOpriating funds for the interior
department for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l was reported to the
house today.
The bills total, including $222, ,7O8,-
900 for the pension bureau, represent
cd an increase Of $32, ,O63, 900 over the
current appropriations but a decrease
Of $l,l5l 900 below the budget esti-
mate. The appropriations committee,
in reporting the measure, said most Of
the advance was made necessary by
pension increases authorized by con-
gress last winter, raising the bureaus
total $28, ,787 900 in the present bill.
For reclamation work on western
projects $l1 ,681 900 was provided, an
increase Of AGO.. 900 over funds now
available. OF this $45O,OOO was allot-
ted for the Baker project in Oregon.
Other appropriations were as fol-
lows:
Indian bureau, $12,599, 900, a de-
crease of $301,O under current
funds: national park service, $780,
600, decrease $336.00O; general land
office, $2,297 900, decrease $4,000;
geological survey, $l,S07 900, decrease
$11 900; government in territories and
Alaska railroad, $l,620. 900, decrease
$375, 900; and for continuing construc-
tion of the Coolidge dam in Arizona,
$75O,OOO.
Special reclamation appropriations
include: Lower Yellowstone, Montana
North Dakota, $lOO.OOO; Bellefourche,
South Dakota, $4,000.
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0RMISTON IS
SILENT ABOUT
MRS. MCPHERSON
Former Angel,s Temple Ra.
dio Operator Declines In
Answer Questions
FATHER WILL AID HIM
OrmistOn Relieves He Would
Still Be Free IL He Had
Stayed in New York

Chicago, Dec. 10 LP) Kenneth G..
Ormiston, elusive radio operator of
Angelus Temple. Los Angeles, be-
licves he never would have been
found if he had stayed on Broadway.
Il roamed the gay white way for
months, this summer and laughed to
see my picture IN the paper" he told
a reported for the Chicago Herald
and Examiner, who interviewed him
ut Harrisburg. Pa, Wednesday night.
"in spite Of my limp no one recog-
nzed me. Ny only disguise was a
little sandy mustachc," copyright
ed story quoted him as saying.
Ormiston talked on many subjects
during an automobile trip "some-
whore in Pennsylvania"-the first
leg of his journey to Chicago in
company with detectives and news
paper men, but he declined to an
swer any question concerning Aimee
Semple MCPHERSON, Los Angeles
evangelist with whom his name had
been linked by west coast authori-
ties.
Father Offers Help
The finding of the radio man, who
had lived in Harrisburg several
months under the name Of Erred
Lininger," unloOsed flood of new
statements from persons interested
in the Mcpherson kidnapping case, in
cluding Il declaration by Omissions
father, W. G. Ormiston, that he was
coming to the aid Of his son.
'I've stayed out of this case for
six months but now I'm in it," the
elder Ormiston said in San Fran
cisco. Il don't want them planting
any more evidence on Kenneth" He
expressed faith that his son had not
lied, "yet if he has, he has he'd. like
q man.
From Mrs. Mcpherson came the
statement that "the arrest Of Ken
meth Ormiston means nothing what
ever to me. l have repeated endless
ly that know nothing Of Ormiston.' -
May Fight Exradition
Ormiston, accompanied by Charles
Elwood and Harry Connolly, Chicago
detectives, left Harrisburg yesterday
in an automobile. Although tickets
to Chicago were purchased and there
were reports that the party had
boarded train. the Herald and FIX
aminer said the first part of the
journey was made by automobile.
The time Of arrival here was uncer-
tain. Intimation that Ormiston
would fight extradition to California
when he arrives here were met by
statements from District Attorney
Keyes. who is in Washington. that
he would make fight to send the
radioman to the coast. OrmistOn is
charged with conspiracy to defeat
Justice.
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Industry Is Entitled to AS
sistance From Other Groups
of the Community and
From the Nation, He States
mo New Plan of Farm
Relief Advanced, However

Washington, Dec. lO.-tP)--Apri
culture is unquestionably on the up.
ward grade, as result in u large
measure of the intelligence, energy,
and determination Of the farmers
themselves Secretary Jardine said
today in his annual report.
Everything necessary for recon-
struction on a sound footing cannot
be done by the farmers themselves
though. Mr.. Jardine declared, and
the industry is entitled to assistance
from other groups Of the community
and from the nation. He advanced
no new plan for farm relief.
Further moderate Improvement in
the agricultural situation as 4 whole
has taken place during the last
year." said the secretary. Seer
tain regions have suffered reverses,
notably the cotton states, whose
principal crop, produced in excep-
tionai abundance, is selling at very
low prices. Parts Of the spring
wheat states have harvested a poor
crop. Generally speaking, however,
the position Of agriculture is better
now than it has been in any year
since 1920. Livestock raisers, dairy
men, and winter-wheat growers have
earned good returns, and underlying
conditions in the corn belt have i'm
proved. Since the depression period
of 192O-21 every agricultural section
Of the country and every branch Of
agriculture have made progress.
Unfortunately, the recent slump in
cotton prices make it doubtful
whether the crop year of l026-27 will
carry forward the story Of improve
ment at the rate established in the
last few years. It is also true that
oyer much of the country farmers
are still struggling with burden of
debt and reduced buying power.
Readjustments Made
Farmers are getting results from
the steps they took, following the
depression Of 1921, to curtain over
production and to bring their lead
ing enterprises into profitable bal
ance. Last year, however, it became
apparent that in most lines Cotton
being an outstanding exception)
practical readjustments in production
had largely been made"
Turning to the surplus problems.
Mr.. Jardine said he was convinced
that through organised and we'll
directed efforts much more can be
done than had hitherto bee9 done to
eliminate the recurring SURPRISES
that prove 20 detrimental to the
farming industry. Better control Of
the movment Of agricultural prod
ucts into consumptive channels g.
needed through adequate marketing,
storage, and credit facilities, and or
Ranization Of producers for market
ing operations. Farmer-controllcd
(Continusd On page six.)
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WOODROW WILSON AWARD
PRESENTED TO ELIHU ROOT

New York, Dec. 1O.-tP)-Elihu
Root, noted American statesman and
lawyer, has been awarded the Wood
row Wilson foundation peace prize
for 1926, and Charles G. Dawes, vice
president of the United States, will
share with Sir Austen Chamberlain,
Great Britain's foreign secretary, the
Nobel peace prize for 1925.
The Woodrow Wilson honor has
been accorded to Mr.. Root because
# his efforts toward founding the
World court of international justice.
Mr.. Dawes has been honored with the
Nobel prize for his activities as head
pf the international commission,
which, after laborious efforts, framed
the famous "Dawes Plan" Under
his plan Germany was able to put
her financial house in order Ind to
,egin making progressive reparatiop
payments to the allied and associat-
ed powers for claims growing out Of
the world war.
Second Wilson Award
Only one previous peace award has
been made by the Woodrow Wilson
foundation prior to that to Mr.. Root
The other was to Visc0unt Cecil Of
Chelwood, Great Britain's chief rep
resentative on the League of Nations,
in 1924.
Three times previously the Nobel
peace award has come to the United
States. The recipients were Theo-
dore Roosevelt, for his efforts in
ending the Russo-Japanese war: Mr..
Root for distinguished services in be-
half Of peace and Woodrow Wilson,
for his efforts to bring to an end
the world war.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-10
ONE KILLEDBY !.
EXPLOSION IN
MIXING PLANT
Seven Injured. Including
Plant Superint endent-
Building Is Wrecked

Hammond. Ind, Dec. lO.-tR =
One man was killed and seven injur-
ed by an explosion in the mixing
plant of the Central Railway Signal
company here today. Henry Franks,
who was mixing explosives for the
manufacture of railway torpedoes,
was blown 400 feet out of a building
and the plant wrecked.
Among the injured was H. O. Benz
isderfer, the plant superintendent.
The other injured we're also in the
mixing plant, one-stOry brick
building which was reduced to debris.
Five other buildings of the company
were damaged.
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FIVE BODIES
STILL REMAIN
IN WORKINGS
Two Located, But Not lIe-
moved-Three Other Men
Are Unacc0unted For
% MEN IN HOSPITALS
28 Known to Have Been Killed
Cause Of Explosions
Undetermined
% MEN IN HOSPITALS

Princeton. Ind. Dec. lo-(AP)
Another explosion occurred In
the Francisco coal mine No. ,
this morning. but ~ no rescue
workers were In u 1t the time.
mo further casualties resulted.
The mine wan ordered sealed I'm.
medtately. leaving within &.
workings the three men unac.
counted for and the bodies of
two others which were located
early today.
The death toll Of yesterdays
explosion now stands at %. In.
cluding the five bodies sealed In
the burning mine. Twenty.ope
bodies were recovered yesterday
and two Of the injured taken from
the shaft died today In q hospi-
tai.
Twenty-eight miners Injured In
the blast are receiving treatment
In the hospital.
Princeton. Ind, Dec. 1O.-LPD--Res-
cue workers. undaunted by the added
hazard of fire, today combed the
subterranean passages Of the Fran
cisco Coal Company's No. mine at
Francisco. seven miles from here, in
tent on finding the five men who re-
mained in the workings after the ex-
plosion Thursday which killed 2S
men.
The pitchy odor Of smoulde ring
pine drove the rescuers from the
shaft last night after they had ac-
counted for 66 of the n men who
were caught by the explosion as they
went to work yesterday.
Their first duty was to locate and
determine the extent of the fire,
suspected to exist in the portion Of
the mine to which the five missing
men might have repaired after the
explosion. Their skepticism that
their comrades had survived the
terrific explosion and the fire l2
hours later was scarcely concealed.
Many Homes In Mourning
Crepe marked the doors of nearly
a score of the modest dwellings near
the mine mouth today while in the
rest the survivors of the disaster
rested from the shock Of it and their
arduous rescue efforts made before
the work was taken over by trained
teams from adjacent mining CON-
munities.
Thirty victims, five of them criti-
cally injured, remained in local hos
pitfalls today. All of them had been
burned and some suffered broken
homes when the impact Of the explo-
sion threw them against timbers and
mine walls.
Mine officials were at q loss to de-
termine its cause.
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Storms Do Damage
in Imperial Valley

Los Aneeles. Dec. N.-te9 Storms,
little known in southern California.
brought trouble to the Imperial VAL
ley today after sweeping the coast
ares Wsdnesdax night and Thursday
and moving inlaud.
Reports q crop damage uers
nsOunting hourly. whtle vaaheats,
flooded irrigation 1itehes and I'm
passabls roeds pasalysed meteor sgaf-
3ic and slowed txsin sehadules.
The 1eeeuee cropa bafley poeta1ss
and unpieked GOTTEN werS tAs nost
seriously damaged by the Seino vhteh
drsnched the entire vailey.
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FARMERS THEMSELVES ARE PUTTING
AGRICULTURE ON UPWARD GRADE, SAYS
SEC. JARDINE in HIS ANNUAL REPORT
COulee Bank Pays 30
Per Cent Dividend

A 30 per cent dividend will be paid
Ia ync GepOsitOrs or the COulcc Dairy
Bank Of Coulee, il was announced at
the office Of the state receiver of
banks today. Payment will be made
Immediately through j. =. Reeve, dis
trict manager for the receiver, nj
Burlington.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-10
DAWES GIVEN
NOBEL PEACE
PRIZE AWARD
Vice President Honored For
Activities in Framing Fa-
nous Dawes Plan
WILSON AWARD TO ROOT
Noted Statesman Accorded
Honor For Efforts in Found
ing World Court

Oslo, Norway, Dec. lO.-R-The
Nobel peace prize for 1925 has been
awarded to Charles G. Dawes, vice
president Of the United States, and
Sir Austen Chamberlain, British Sec
retary for foreign affairs. This an
nouncement was made today at a
meeting Of the Nobel Institute by
Prof. Stang.
1t was also announced that the
1926 peace prize had been awarded
to Aristide BRAND, French minister
of foreign affairs, and to DR.. Gustav
Stresemann, Germany's foreign min
ister
DR.. Fritjof Nansen, in a speech,
recalled the feeling Of helplessness Of
Europe during the post war days. He
said the first light shed on the dark
ness was by the adoption Of the
Dawes plan, which permitted Ger
many to rehabilitate her finances and
commence payment of reparations.
The United States, he said, stretch
ed a helping hand when the darkness
was thickest.
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Condition of Gopher
GridirOn Coach Good

Rochester, Mimi, Dec. lOt
The condition Of DR.. Clarence spears.
head Of the University of Ninn6sota
football coachtng stSff. fkas reported
as "very good" BY ST. Mary's hos
pital attendants early today. DR..
spears was operated ssAu Wednesday
for the removal NJ gali stsnet.
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Last Minute
News Bulletins

Canton, Ohio. Dec. lO-(AP)-
Twelve persons were chosen to
try Patrick Eugene McDermott
for the murder Of Don r. Mellett,
Canton publisher. shortly after
court convened this afternoon.
st. Louis. Dec. l0-(AP)-C. N.
Whitehead. 48. president Of the
Misaouri.k Kansas. Texas railreaA.
who suffered . nervous break
down last October. died in . hos
pital here today.
Grand Forks. N. D., Dec. lo-
(AP)-N0bles Of the Mystic
Shrine from North Dakota and
Minnesota were here today for
the fall ceremonial Of Ken Tem-
pie, which opened this afternoon.
Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. lo-
(AP)-Twenty.nine aliens who
entered the United States illeg-
ally were sent east today On .
Great Northern train for depor-
tation. Three were tskem On
hoard at Minot, 10 Z { Grand
Forks and seven at Duluth.
Clear Lake. s. D., Dee. H.
(AP)-Charles Ebal. Portland
township farmer, who has been
held In jail here since August -
for the death Of his wife. whem
he shse following IN estrange-
ment. pleaded guilty to first de-
gree nsnslsughter In circult
court here yesterday. He will
be sentenced Tuesday.
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Bismarck to Have
3 State Meetings
During Next Month

Bismarck will be host to three con-
ventions Of statewide organizations
during January, it was announced by
the Association Of Commerce today.
The North Dakota Press association
will convene here January II and 10,
the State Well Drillers' association
will meet January Is, 10 and 20, and
the State Undertakers' association IL
scheduled to convene here January
26, 26 and e.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-10
JURY FAVORS
DEFENDANT IN
DAMAGE SUIT
Returns Verdict in Less Than
an Hour-Another Damage
Case Being Tried

With less than an hours delibera-
tion, q jury in district court here
late yesterday returned verdict in
favor Of the defendant in the case Of
Mrs. Marguerite Durand VS.. Harry
Schonert, a $4,000 damage suit. Mrs.
Durand sought damages for personal
injuries sustained in an accident on
the highway north Of Bismarck last
spring when an automobile in which
she was a passenger collided with q
truck being driven by Schonert.
The case was tried at the June term
Of court but the jury failed to reach
an agreement. Evidence presented by
the defense was to the effect that
Schonert was driving very slowly, as
he was turning into the driveway at
his farm, and that his truck was half
way over on the private driveway
when the cars collided. Witnesses al
so testified that the passenger car
was travelling at an excessive rate Of
speed. /.
Fread Case on Trial
The court today 10. engaged in try
ing the case Of Mrs. Anna ]. Fread
W. the A. O. U. w. grand lodge. Mrs.
Fread seeks $4,000 damages for i'm
juries sustained when she fell down
the stairway Of the Workmen lodge
hall in Mandan last March, breaking
her arm and inflicting painful
bruises. The plaintiff claims the
stairway was improperly lighted.
Tho case Of Phillip Hemmerick W.
Farmers Elevator and Mercantile COM
pany, which Wa scheduled 70 follow
the Durand-Schonert case. Was SCI
tied out Of court and dismisssd by
agreement Of counsel.
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Mine SEALED after SECOND ExPL 0SI0N
News Boys Heroes
of Des MOines Fire

Des Moines, Dec. 1O.-LP)--Fire Of
unknown origin early today destroy
ed the three-story bailding housing
the Graben-Cavender dry goods COM
pany.
About twenty persons, asleep upon
upper floors. were aroused by pass
engers from a Street car.
Arden Mills, Associated Press office
boy. and Roy Paul, Register Tribune
news boy. entere1 an adjoining
smoke-filled building and dragged q
mother and her six-year-old child to
safety.
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Weather conditions At NORTH Ia
kota points for the "a hours ending
at 8 q. m. today.
Temperature at Z a. m. .......... %
Highest yesterday .............. So
Lowest last night ............... 28
Precipitation to z a. m. .......... 0
Highest wind velocity ........ 2l-N
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly
fair tonight and Saturday. Not much
change in temperature.
For North Dakota: Mostly fair to-
might and Saturday. Colder tonight
southeast portion.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
A low pressure area is centered
over Minnesota and Manitoba while q
high pressure area is central over
Nevada. Temperatures are low from
Kansas and Nebraska westward to
Nevada while moderate temperatures
prevail in all other sections. Scat
tered precipitation occurred over the
northern Rocky. Mountain region
while elsewhere the weather is mostly
fsir.
oRRIs W. ROBERTS.
Official in charge.
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FIND OLD BONES

Jerome, ,Aris.-Ancient artifacts and
. sheadless body. almost petrified BY
the salts, have been found in the
sulphate near Camp Verde. Hundreds
Of stone hammers, handles, rush
mating and other evidences Of an
early culture were found nearby.
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W.
zes to the
school selling the
most seals. The
c 0 m p e t ! tion is
keen, each school
attempting to sur
SIS the w i'll
school, which is
now in the lead.
The essay con-
test being held in
rnnnorkson a., :kL
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Fread Case on Trial

IS Power generated by . 6O,000-kil-
watt turbine constructed by IN east
erh company will do the work Of
100000 men.
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OVER SALE OF
SEALS IS KEEN
Each School DESTROYS or Win.
ming Prize BD0ks-Essay
Contest Announced

The Christmas seal sale campaign
is in progress in the schools Of the
city and each school is desirous Of
winning the two story hooks which
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ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official in charge.

Air forms 40 to 30 per cent Of the
content Of ice cream.
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Weather Report

Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
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Mostly fair tonight and Satur-
day. Not much change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-22
One of Lenine's
Right Hand Men
Dies in City Moscow

Moscow. July 21-(P)-Felix z.
Dzerzhinsky. long one of the trusted
lieutenants of the late Nikola Lenine,
president of the council of Commi-
sars, died suddenly last night of heart
disease.
DZerzhinsky at the time of his
death was chairman of the supreme
council of National Economy in the
Soviet government and considered
one of the most powerful figures in
Soviet Russia. His body will lie IN
state in Parliament House until the
day of the funeral which has not yet
been announced. 1t is expected that
the funeral will take the nature of a
great public demonstration in honor
of the dead man who probably was
best known while head of the Rus
sian Secret service.
Enemies of the soviet republic re-
ceiyed no mercy at the hands of this
mild hammered man of dreamy tenn
permanent when he was the head of
the "Cheka." 1t was his duty, .
once said neither to judge nor
pardon but to attack every one who
is on the other side OF the barri-
cade." At another time Dzerzhinsky
declared in this desperate struggle
of two worlds, there is no third way.
Those who are not with us are
against u.s.
The Russian government has issued
a formal announcement of the death
of DzerZhinsky, in which it pays high
tribute to the dead man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-22
Says Credit Norge
Flight Should Go
To Road Amundsen

New York, July 21.-(P)-The con-
troversy between Lincoln Ellsworth
and General Umberto Mobile, designer
of the tranS-Polar airship Norge, over
responsibility for the directing of the
ship, is a matter of mere detail ac-
cording to Captain Anton Heinen, dir
igihle expert.
IF special credit is to be given In
the trans-Polar fight of the Norge
this credit should go to Roald Amund-
General Umberto Mobile" he said to-
day.
Amundsen, he said. had spent most
of his life and brain power to bring
about the completion of all factors
towards the ultimate success of the
flight"
General Mobile. who left for Boston
today, authorized the following state
ment:
II have read Mr.. Ellsworth's second
statement but l do not want to eX-
press any opinion on it.
Il am a guest in the United States
and am enjoying an hospitality for
which I am very grateful. Being a
guest, I do not want to enter into q
polemic with an American citizen on
questions which are of no Importance
in the preparation or conduct of the
expedition, but rather are matter or
gossip. Rather than giving to the
press personal incidents which occur
red among us l prefer to leave the
Judgment to the public of this coun-
try"