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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
DEMOCRATS TO
HAVE MEET AT
VALLEY CITY
State Convention Will BE
Held April 10, Commit
tee Chairman Says
TO NAME FULL TICKET
Purpose Is to Insure SOlidar.
ity of Party, According
to Hughes

Dickinson. N. D., March 26.--lp9-
Announcement that he had called =
state Democratic convention to be
held at Valley City April 10 was made
here today BY E. J. Hughes, Chairman
Of the state Democratic central COM
mittec. The convention will nominate
candidates for state offices and insure
complete Democratic ticket for pre-
sentation to the voters at the primary
in June, Hughes said.
The maximum number Of delegates
will be lat, three to be chosen from
each legislative district. The dele
gates will be selected by district COM
mittces composed Of the district state
committeeman, county and central
committee chairmcn and county cxccu-
tive committee chairmcn.
The purpose of the convention is
not to interfere with the agreement
reached between Democrats and IVA
Republicans at Devils Lake, where a
fusion ticket was nominated to run in
the Republican column ut the pri-
mary, but to insure the solidarity of
the Democratic party, Hughes said.
Tie explained that there are many
Democrats who refuse to vote at a
Republican primary and that Dem
ocTatlc stdtc tIckeC Will give tHcH az
opportunity to cast Democratic pri-
mary ballots and thus help keep the
party organization alive.
Many Listed as Republicans
In recent years North Dakota DEM
ocrats have voted at the Republican
primaries, either in support CT or in
opposition TO the Nonpartisan i.eagu-.
'lne result is that thousands Of voters
who support the Democratic national
ticket now are officially listed as Re-
publicans.
The Valley City convention Will not
consider nominations for senator or
congressman, vanttiaates for those of
iices having been SELECTED BY a COM
mittce. appointed by Hughes for the
purpose, which met hare recently.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
DRY AGEN 7 IS.
SHOT THRU RM'
DURING A RAID.
Shooting Occurs Near Orr.
Mmn.-TWO Men Held in
Jail Without Charge

Virginia, Mimi. March * N' H..
&. Nelson. federal prohibition agent,
was shot through the arm last night
during II raid on farm in the vicln-
ity Of Orr. near here. He was
brought to local hospital where his
condition is. not believed To be seri-
Gus.
Edward and Daniel llorrigan, broth
ers, said to be the operators of the
farm on which Still was seized, were
held at the Jail here without charge,
pending further action by federal au
thorities.
BELL. RINGER 81 YEARS
Enfield. Eng. Charles Plume re-
Gently celebrated his s0th birthday
and his Glst anniversary AS bell
ringer at the Enfield Parish church.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
TODAY
LET TIE STATE DECIDE
u BILLIONS! CHEAP.
SOCIALISM DEFINED.
SCIENCE COUNTS.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE

(COpvrlRnt, lJ1OJ
MIR. Buckn6f. United States Attor-
ney in New York, who knows about
prohibition, its enforcement being
his impossible job, talks sense TO this
effect:
Let each state decide for itself
what drinks may be sold within its
territory, how much alcohol they may
contain.
To let the different states make
their own experiments, in accordance
with the will Of the minority might
be sane. Each state is allowed to
make its own laws for divorce, to
regulate punishment for horse
thieves and different ways of putting
criminals to death. To let each state
make its own prohibition law. sub.
ject to the eighteenth amendment
forbidding intoxication might be wis
dom.
The Bureau Of Industrial techno.
logy says it costs the United States
fourteen billions a. year to buy auto
mobiles and keep them running.
That's more than the amount lent
to Europe during the war and it is
also better investment than the
war loan. From Europe for our ten
billions we get criticism, the accusa-
tion Of ineanness.
From the automobile for our four
teen billions we get national health.
saving of time, much pleasure, mill
lions of families united. AT fourteen
billions year the automobile is o
bargain.
II you haven't got yours yet, get it
now. with the opening OF spring.
To use public moneys for the COM
fort Of the prosperous class is
"sound conservatism" To use it for
the unprosperous class, their wives
and children is socialism.
We spend thousands on a fine
bride path in great park, supplying
soft footing for the horses for the
well-to-do, that's we'll.
But when the governor of New York
suggests using public moneys to
solve the housing problem for the
poor. providing decent living quar-
ters at reasonable rentals, that is
denounced by indignant landlords as
crank socialism"
The Rev. pr. Thomas, president Of
Rutgers University, says all our pro-
gress is due to reliSion--"this mar
ton forges ahead through its faith
in God. Science and education have
been negligible factors inA the pro-
gress of America.
. The founder Of Christianity said:
"Rcnder therefore unto Caesar the
things which nre Cacsar's."
He would have rendered unto
science and education all credit due
to science and education. The radio
carrying sermons, including the mar
velous sermon on the mount, to mil,
lions unseen by the speaker, would
have interested him and the modern
methods of protecting mothers and
, prolonging the lives ofs children
would have delighted the heart Of
women.
Religion is the Rreatest thing in
the world b6t4ust. 10 E.4e1M with the
Confined on paSe four.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
Baird Has Paid Out
Many Thousands of
Dollars Recently

Thousands of dollars in dividends
to creditors of defunct state banks
recently have been sent out by the
office of l.. r. Baird, state receiver
of closed banks.
Because of the numerous operations
required by law preliminary to the
actual writing Of the checks, each
individual check costs about 40 cents
to place in the mails, Baird said.
In several recent eases Baird mas
turned over to the state guaranty fund
single checks foi thousands of dollars.
This money was used by the guaranty
fund 20 pay a special dividend to
depositors in banks where the deposits
have been accepted by the fund as
guaranteed claims under the state
law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
Weather Report

Temperature az 7 a. m: $500. II
Highest yesterday .............. 80
Lowest last night ............... 16
Precipitation to a. M. ...... Trace
Highest. wind velocity ..... 36
Weather Forecast
For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and continued cpld tonight
and Friday.
For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
and continued cold tonight and Fri
Weather Conditions
A large high pressure area. acc0nlt
panied by much colder weather. pre-
walls from the Mississippi Valley to
the yRbcky Mountain. region. Temper
atufcs dropped from 10 to Is de-
grccs during the past "a hours hut
no sub-zcro temperatures were re-
ported. Light precipitation occurred
ut most places in the northern states
from the Great Lakes region to the
eastern Rocky Mountain slope and
fair weather prevails over the ex-
oRRIs -w--R0BsRTs,,
= Official in Charge,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
LOCAL COLOR Will BE- ADDED TO
Will ROGERS MONOLOCUES HERE

Will Rogers, nationally known hum
orist of Ziegfield FOllies and motion
picture fame, arrived in Bismarck to-
day and will be the feature attrac-
tion at the city auditorium this even
ing.
Bismarck will probably come in for
share Of attention in Rogers
monologues, because it is habit to in
sert a little local color wherever he
happens to be. Likewise it is habit
to purchase his gum wherever he is
giving program, SO his famous wad
tonight will be purchased at some To-
cal store. Although Rogers has sew
eral mOnolOgues, among the best be-
ing "Other Famous People Have Met
at the Stage Door," and "All I Know
is What Read in the Newspapers
he never says the same thing twice,
and each monologue is different each
time he gives it.
As headliner with the Ziegfield
Follies, and as an after dinner speak
err Rogers has become famous the
world over during the last several
years, and everybody has been read
ing about him, or reading what he
says. He chews gum, does roping
stunts, and talks about everything
under the sun. Even chronic crouch
mclts before the wit and philosophy
of this Oklahoma cowboy.
Has Method Of His Own
Like all successful men, Rogers has
his own method of work. Everyday
he studies the newspapers from all
over the country. reading first the
front pages and then the editorials.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25

MAN SHOT TO
DEATH WHILE
HE 1c ASLEEP
Murder Thought Result Of
Victims Expose of Rob
bers' Hiding Place

Chicago, March 25 tAo) Robert
Lafferty, 2i. suspected of revealing
to police the hiding place Of VIM. j.
White and Thomas Shupf, held as
alleged members Of a robber band.
was shot to death while he lay asleep
early today.
The murder was committed by two
men who gained admittance to the
basement apartment by posing as po-
licemen when Lafferty's father an
swered their knock on the door. A
dozen bullets were fired into Latter
tvs body and the slayers escaped be-
fore the father could interfere.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
kITCHEN STOVE TOO,

London. on.--Gramaph0nes driven by
electricity, wireless receiver, and a
collapsible writing table are to be
fitted into motor car being built
for a well-known composer Of music.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25

Almost unknown and. unmarked for
many years, the birthplace of Ad-
miral Robert H. Pcary. discovcrcr Of
the north pole, now bids fair to be
made into shrine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25

The "brass BRAIN" device that
can predict what the tides will be in
any port in the world at any time, is
in constant use in the laboratory Of
the coast and gcodetic survey, Wash
ingtOn, d. G.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
SIZES WEII. CIOTHED

Dover, Eng.-A woman found to be
wearing nine suits Of silk underwear
at present holds the record for daring
in attempting to evade the customs
regulations. Since the new rulings
went into effect the authorities have
coined q new phrase: "the six stock
ing look. Women put on that many
peirs. sxy vffieiais, but Usually Ahsis
faces betray them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
TO-DAY lN WASHINGTON

Farm relief hearing continues
Legislative appropriation Dill
occupies house.
Italian debt settlement Is con
sidered in senate
House receives judiciary com
mittee report on Judge English
Impeachment.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
LEwES-CAPE MAY FERRY PLANS
Lewes Town Council Grants Right to
Pier Site on the Lewes Beach

Interest in this section in Lewes-
Cape May ferry has been revived by
the announcement that the Town
Council of Lewes has granted to Jesse
Rosenfeld, of the National Navigation
Company, the right to construct a
pier on the Lewes Beach. 1t is stated
the company has leased him the land
and the privilege of building the term
inal The original plans called for
the purchase of the William Collins
pier and to remodel this SO it would
be suitable for ferry purposes, but the
location and the depth of water az this
point have been considered inadequate.
Surveys and soundings have been in
progress with the result that another
point of the shore for a landing was
advised by the engineers. The new
location was found to be under the
jurisdiction of the town Of Lewes, and
the matter of constructing the new
pier was laid before that council last
week. 1t is stated that committee
appointed made favorable report and
promised the ferry company their CO.
operation.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
LIGHTNING HITS AT TOWNSEND
Home of John ]. COnaway Struck and
Set Fire. Is Completely Destroyed

Townsend, Aug. 17.-Lightning
struck the dwelling of John ]. Coma
way near Townsend, Saturday eve
ming, completely destroying it, to-
gether with all the household furni-
ture and clothing. Mr. Conaway went
to the second floor of the building to
fight the fire and the flames spread to
the stairway, cutting off his escape.
He fell through the flames to the first
floor and was rescued by George H.
Ivory. Mr.. Conaway was badly burn
ed about the face, arms and body. He
was treated by DR.. ]. D. Niles and af-
terward taken to the Delaware Hos
pital by Mrs. w. Harman Reynolds
Mr.. Conaway's loss will be about ST.
000 partly covered by insurance.
Lightning also hit and tore the
shingles from the roof of the home of
Edward Reynolds, a farmer of be-
tween Townsend and CHM Corner, at
about $50 o'clock Monday night, dur
ing a heavy storm. The bolt travelled
along the roof, wrecking a chimney
and blew the fuses from the private
lighting plant in Reynolds cellar.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
THREE ESCAPE INJURY WHEN
A|RPLANE CRASHES TO EARTH
EDW. MILLER, PILOT, AND MIR.
AND Mr.. EDWARD BLACKWELL
Many See Accident at Hare's Corner
When Plane Does the Nose Dive
and Sticks in the Mud Sunday

Striking an air pocket while flying
at height of approximately forty
feet, Edward L. Miller, of Newark,
owner and pilot of an airplane used
for pleasure flights at Hare's Corner
was unable to control the machine
about o'clock Sunday night, and the
plane plunged to the ground on the
farm of Edward Megginson on the
State Highway. In the machine at
the time were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Blackwell, of 81 Market street, Will
mington, who with the pilot, escaped
serious injury. Mrs. Blackwell suf-
fered bruise on the forehead and
other than the fright to the occupants
of the plane, this was the only casual
ty. Miller, who formerly lived in
West Chester, is now located at New
ark and all day Sunday was engaged
in carrying passengers on short flights
He explained the cause of the crash
as being due to encountering an air
pocket on account Of flying at such
low altitude. Spectators say that as
the plane crossed the road it barely
missed striking the wires on the tele-
phone poles. AS he struck the air
pocket the pilot made frantic attempts
to regain control of the plane, but de-
spite all his efforts the machine crash
ed in a nose dive to the ground The
nose of the fuselage was buried in the
mud of the field and the landing gear,
wings and propeller were wrecked.
The damage to the plane is estimated
at about $1,000. There were several
hundred persons on the field at the
time and hundreds were passing in
automobiles. As the plane fell to the
ground the automobiles halted and all
made a dash to find the occupants
dead or badly injured. Instead they
found them apparently unhurt and
they clambered from the fuselage
without aid In a few minutes there
We're more than 1900 persons on the
scene and some of them at once began
to strip the machine of parts to carry
away as souvenir. This was quickly
halted by State Policemen Cole and
Zeiggler, who arrived in a short time.
The policemen were also forced to un-
tangle the line Of congested traffic
which resulted from the stopping of
automobiles all along the roadway.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
WHOLE NO. 3751
TOWNSEND DEMOCRATS MEET
Fourteenth Representative District
Holds Stormy Session at Townsend
Over Delegates to the Convention.

Over Delegates to the Convention.
Townsend, Aug. 17.-Delegates to
the Democratic State Convention to
be held in Dover on August 81, from
the Fourteenth Representative Dis
trict comprising Appoquinimink Hun
dred, were named at a meeting of the
Appoquinimink Hundred Democratic
Committee Monday night The meet
ing, though an enthusiastic one, was
rather stormy owing to the intense
rivalry manifested between leaders of
the various factions. George F F.Reihm,
Clarence A. Greenwood and w. Har-
vey Reynolds were named as delegates
from the first election district, and
Charles w. Jones, William C.Deakyne
and Charles D. Wells from the second
election district. Each delegate will
have the privilege of electing his own
alternate delegate, whose name must
be filed before the ticket is made up.
These delegates, if selected, wHl eau
Gus with those elected from the Fif-
teenth Representative District COM
prising Black bird Hundred for the pur-
pose of selecting a member of the
State Committee to succeed William
A. Scott It is believed that the mo-
tive for this is an attempt to gain con
troll of the state committee, a strong
fight for which is being made by lead
erS Of the various political factions.
This newly-elected committee will
manage the affairs of the coming
campaign, and most likely will be in
volved in the 1928 campaign when
the national convention will convene,
and when a member of the Demo-
cratic National Convention from Del
aware will be elected. The name of
Elwood F. Nelson, a Wilmington at
torney, is favorably considered in this
section as the Democratic candidate
for Congressman. Reports are also
current that an entire new ticket viii
be filed. The meeting was called to
order by former Senator Edward Hart.
Walter Lee was elected chairman of
the meeting, and Allen Hart was
elected secretary.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
HEAVY REGISTRATION IN KENT
First District, Including Smyrna, Now
Has 11O3 Names-Activity Due to
Fight of the Primary Candidates

In the First district Of the First
Representative district of Kent coun-
ty, which comprises half of the town
Of Smyrna, 24O We're registered Sat
urday, making a total of 495 in the
district. In the Second district of the
First Representative district, the
other half of the town, 259 registered
bringing the total for that district to
sos, and the total for the First Dis
tary to Senator Thomas F. Bayard,
was the leading spirit on the Demo-
cratic side, and ]. L. Bradley, com
mitteeman of the district, was the
chief worker on the Republican side in
getting the voters to register. In the
first election district of the Second
Representative district 1874 registered
making a total Of over 500 and in the
Second election dictrict, which includ-
es part Of Dover, 208 registered,
bringing the total to $50. In the Sec
ond election district of the Third Rep
resentative district, which includes
Clayton, 215 registered, bringing the
IOIdl " OOO. lI6 T IOuIlH DcpIGSGH-
tative district, which includes all of
West Dover, brought out a registra-
tion of 374, making the total to date
579. In the Fifth Representative dis
trict, which includes the greater part
of Dover, 16O registered in the First
district; lat in the Second, and Isl in
the Third, making total of about
1860. In the Seventh Representative
district, 262 registered, making a to-
tai of 463. In the Third, which in
cludes Wyoming, 105 were registered,
making a total of 375 In the district
which includes Bowers Beach the reg
istration was exceedingly heavy on the
third day, 234 registering, bringing
the total to 500 Reports from the
Ninth and Tenth Representative dis
tricts in lower Kent county, indicate a
heavy registration. The registration
throughout the entire county is keep
ing pace with that of four years ago
when about $4,000 voters registered
for the general election. Wilmington
and New Castle County show a put
ting on of voters with an enrolment
under two years ago.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
LEVY COURT SHORT OF FUNDS
Kent County Finances, General Fund,
at Present, Seems to be Depleted

Kent County Levy Court finds itself
financially embarrassed, as indicated
at the weekly meeting when the court
failed to pay the current bills due to
lack of funds. They were held over
until some future date. When County
Comptroller w. H. Poore, presented
his weekly report, he also reported
that the general fund was depleted
and that some action would be neces-
sary to procure funds before the bills
coud be paid. The Levy Court al
redy has borrowed S55,000 which will
have to be paid back as soon as the
revenue from taxes is received. At
the present time there are outstanding
bills amounting to $4,000 and the
weekly bills to be presented will in
crease this amount each week. Owe;
100000 Is required this year to pay
interest and redeem bonds.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
NEW LAW VOTING PROBLEM
Can Persons Who Register After Aug
ust Vote at Primaries Hereafter7

"Will a person who fails to regis
ter the first three registration days
this year be entitled to vote at any
primay elections held in future year,"
This question has placed politicians
and attorneys affiliated with both ma
jor political parties Of the state, in a
quandary. Several men active in both
parties who were questioned frankly
admitted that the law as they inter
pret it indicates that those who fail to
register on one Of the first three reg
istration days Of the present year can
never vote at any primary elections.
1t is probable, from what is learned,
that the question may come before
the 1926 State Legislature which con-
venes IN Dover next January. 1t is
also probable that certain amend
nsents to the permanent registration
law which is now in operation, and the
primary law win be made to clear
matters up. One Of the most pronin-
ent members of the Republican party
frankly admitted that the question of
how persons not registering the first
three days this ya&r would qualify to
vote at primaries to be held in future
years." has me guessing. Under the
law as it now stands, it was pointed
out, a person cannot vote at pri-
mary election unless he or she regis
ters on one of the three registration
days preceding the primary.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
$4,000 BARN FIRE UP THE STATE
Property of George Jones, Near New
Castle, Prey of Flames on Sunday


A fire which destroyed approx
mately $4,000 worth of property oc-
Cured Sunday morning about 6
o'clock when a blaze of undetermined
origin destroyed the barn on the farm
owned by the late Ezekiel Cooper on
the State Highway near New Castle,
now tenanted by George Jones. The
blaze was first noticed by a passing
motorist who aroused the occupants of
the house and call was sent to the
Good Will Fire Company Of New Cas-
tie which responded promptly but due
to the fact that it was impossible to
secure a sufficient water supply, the
barn was burned and in addition about
100 tons of straw and ton of hay,
one Ford touring car and Ford trac-
tor, in addition to numerous farm i'm
plements and harness. The live stock
was out at pasture at the time of the
fire. The loss is partially covered by
insurance.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-18
FALLING BRANCH WRECKS CAR
Arthur StaytOn Near Milford, Suffers
FEATURED Skull; Wife Painfully Hurt


Arthur Stayton, of near Milford was
fatally injured from fractured skull
and his wife painfully cut about face
and arms and suffering from shock as
the result of an unusual accident Sat
urday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Stayton
were shopping at Milford when ter
rife electrical storm, accompanied by
an unusually high wind, broke over
this section. The four smah children
were home alone and the couple cut
their shopping trip short and started
for their home, five miles southwest of
Milford. AS they were passing the
Balsey farm the wind tore a large
limb from a tree along the highway.
The limb crashed down on the top of
the automobile, demolishing the top
and the windshield and striking Mr..
Stayton on the head. Mrs. Stayton
attempted to, defect the limb but
without success. She then seized the
steering wheel as her husband col
lapsed in his seat, but she was too late
to gain control of the machine which
crashed into an abutment with great
force, hurting both Mr.. and Mrs.
Stayton to the ground. The automo-
bile was wrecked. The plight of the
man and woman was discovered by
passing motorist who placed them in
his automobile and hurried with them
to the Milford Emergency hospital.
Mr.. Stayton fingered until Monday
when he died. Mrs. Stayton, it is said
will recover.