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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16
HUNT JAMES LOOT

Kansas City-An influx Of search
ers is reviving interest in the hunt
for s65 900 in gold supposed to have
been buried BY the James boys east
Of this city I'm the '70s. A farmer,
who died recently, used to say that
the money was hidden under a
boulder near q large tree, but could
give no further details.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16

WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly
cloudy and cooler tonight; Thursday
generally fair.
For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy
tonight; cooler east and central por-
tions. Thursday generally fair:
slightly warmer extreme west pOr-
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
A we'll defined low pressure area
is centered over Kansas this morning
and general precipitation : occurred
over the northern Plains States and
northern Rocky Mountain region. The
rainfall was heavy in eastern North
Dakota and in parts of South Dakota
and Nebraska. High pressure, ac-
companied by generally fair weather
prevails west Of the Rockies. The
cool weather continues throughout
the northern states.
North Dakota Corn and Wheat
Region Summary
For the week ending June Is, 1926.
Considerable deterioration in small
grains occurred during the week
throughout the State. While local
rains in various sections greatly inn
proved conditions. general rains are
needed in practically all sections.
Spring wheat and oats were dainax-
ed by. high winds and drought, and
rains must occur within ten days to
avoid serious loss. Corn continues
good to excellent in all parts Of the
State. Flax is generally good but
rain is badly needed in some Sec
tions. Pastures. ranges and neadows
are becoming dry. Highways are
excellent. s...-s
Official In Chasee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16
Jury Disagrees
in Perjury Trial

New York, June l6-1P}-The jury
in the perjury trial of Charles H.
Duell, former president of Inspira-
tion Pictures. Inc., reported inability
to agree this morning and was dis
charged.
Duell was indicted for perjury aft
restrain Lillian Gish. motion picture
star. from working for anyone but
jury was given the case yesterday
afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16
LEAGUE CIRCLES EXCITED
BY DISPATCHES FROM BRAZIL

Geneva, Switzerland, June 1G---[49--
League of Nations circles were stir
red today by dispatch from Rio
Janeiro saying the American ambas-
sador had congratulated President
Bernardes upon Brazils attitude to
the League of Nations.
The dispatch has revived and given
strength to reports here that tho
United States government has been
influencing Brazil to adopt a strong
policy for attainment Of a permanent
seat on the league council These
reports were circulated in Geneva
during the March session of the
league assembly, when Brazil threat
ened to veto the election Of Germany,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16
Weather Report

Temperature at a. m. ........ 81
Highest yesterday .......... 67
Lowest last night ......... Sc
Precipitation to Z a. m. ........ .Os
Highest wind velocity :..... 16
Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
at a. nj. today:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16
NORTHWESTERN PART OF
STATE GREATLY BENEFITED

MinOt. N. D., June 16-(AP)-Evcry
county in northwestern North Dakota
received thorough soaking in rain
which fell late yesterday, materially
benefiting early as we'll as late crops,
it was revealed today in a telephone
survey made by the Minot Daily
News.
Some counties needed the rain bad
ly, while others which have received
,reccnt precipitation were in no i'm
mediate need Of the moisture. y.
The survey covered the counties Of
Ward. ,McHcnry, Pierce. Bottineap
Burke, Divide, Williams, Mckenzie
Mclean and Mountrail.
Reports received from Mountrail
Burke, and Divide counties state that
the crops are in excellent condition
including many fields Of rye, which
in other counties has been consider
ABLY damaged by lack Of moisture.
The most pessimistic report came
from McHenry county. where yester.
days rain was the first to be received
in several weeks. The crops in tha,
county already show recuperation
however. as result Of the rain 01
yesterday, it was stated.
The rain averaged between 0ne-half
and three-quarters of an inch
throughout the entire northwest part
of the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16
GENERAL RAIN
BIG BENEFIT
T0ALLCR0PS
Last Nights D0wnpOur Heav.
lest Where Most Needed,
Local Observers Say
WILL OVERCOMEDAMAGE
LOG Inches of Rain ut Grand
Forks-All Points Report
Some Moisture

Crop prospects throughout North
Dakota were materially improved by
the general rain yesterday and last
night.
In the opinion Of observers at the
local weather bureau the downpour
was heaviest at the points where il
was most needed, except several
counties along the southern border
of the state which still report de-
ficicncy in moisture.
State officials expressed the opjn-
ion that, although the rain was bad
ly needed in some sections, the Tad-
ditional moisture would more than
overcome the damage done during
' the last two weeks.
Yesterday was the first time this
year that each of the l8 government
weather reporting stations in the
state recorded rainfall.
Heaviest at Grand Forks
Grand Forks led with 1.96 inches.
The rain was lightcst in the western
part Of the state. That section, how
ever, was in good shape as the re-
suit Of rains last week.
Bismarck received only .O6 of an
inch of moisture during last night,
hut other points reported as follows /:
Armenia IL; Bottincau IA; Devils
Lake SO; Dickinson .O2; Dunn Cen
ter .OG; Glendale ~; Fesscndcn 81; !;
Grand Forks 1896; Jamestown .15;
Langdon go; Larimorc 100; Lisbon
IL; Minot .76; Napoleon so; Penn
bina so; Wiiliston .68; Moorhcad .O8
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-16

"et'- cloudy and cooler to.
night; ThuEaas enst11y fair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
Fitty-One Killed
in Last State Disaster

worst in the entire history OF Indi-
ana coal mining. 1t was caused by
a spark from an electric motor ig-
hitting a pocket Of gas.
There were 135 men at the mine,
when the explosion ccurred shortly
before noon. Eighty-four men,
bleeding at the nose and with
blackened faces, crawled from the
shattered shaft alive and exhausted.
The remainder we're trapped.
Weeping wives and mother gath
cred about the pit to spend long
hours Of waiting, in which hope for
their loved ones reaching the top
alive, grew DINNER and DINNER.
Rescue parties worked like mad
men, hours upon hours, fighting the
poisonous gases back in an effort to
penetrate into the locked chambers,
where the men weer buried. Many
fell exhausted, but when revived re-
fused to quit the shaft and continued
to carry on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
MOVE TO REWARD
c. 0. P. WORKER
MAY Be HALTED
Plan of Senators to Give
George NJ. Poland Gus
toms lob Is Blocked.
BY Roscoe II. Fleming,
Tlftnca Ctnff

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Efforts
of Senators James Z. Watson and
Arthur r. Robinson to reward
George NJ. Foland Of Crown Point,
Ind, Tenth district Republican
chairman, may be thwarted by an
intangible boundary line, it was in
dicated today.
The Tenth district includes Lake
County, whose 1850 Republican
majority in the last election wiped
out an anti-Watson majority in the
rest of Indiana and reelected the
senior Ssnator. Charges have been
made of Irregularities in the county.
p Watson and Robinson have been
seeking to reward Poland by max.
ing him customs collector of Indi.
ana, with offices at indianapolis, to
succeed John A. Royse. who has re-
signed, effective Jan. 1.
They have been told, however
that the customs collector must be
a resident of his district, and the
northern line of the Indiana Gus
toms district runs across the State
about at Delphi, excluding Crown
Point.
This would make Foland ieligible
and lose him a nice fat job as 6
reward for his sterling Republican
leadership. The Senators today are
seeing what they can do about 1t.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
Times Linotype Operator
Separated From His
'0Id Friend

A friendship Of man and machine
which has endured for thirty long
years came to an end in The Indian
apolis Times composing room today.
For Willis c. Mann, the veteran
OF Times printers, parted with his
beloved linotype machine.
The worn old mechanism, dinky
compared with the modern type.
was rolled out and replaced with
one Of five latest type linotypes
which The Times is installing.
Bill Mann became a printer on
The old Indianapolis Sun in 1898.
For three years he set type by
hand, then the machine pictured
above was fhstallsd in the old Sun
Bldg, in T.. Oh,J st. Bill learned
how to operate it. He stuck with
it until today. TO other operator
ever was permitted to defle the sa'
cred contraption by having a steady
job on it.
Bill and that machine stuck to-
gether when the Sun moved to the
Murphy Bldg. in e. Georgia st.
They went together to the Indiana
Daily Times Bldg, which stood on
the site OF the Banner Furniture
store at Meridian and Pearl Sts To
gether they came to the present In
dianapolis Times Bldg, in w. Mary
land st.
Bins hand has worn the steel
operating lever down an eighth OF
On inch in these thirty years. His
foot has worn the foot rest off a
quarter of an inch.
Averaging 1900 lines a day 1t is
estimated Bill has set more than
IL 900, 900 lines of type on his old
machine.
Deaths of three Presidents, two
wars the big sporting events
of three decades, murders, mar
riages, fires, tornadoes, mine dis
asters. all the big news of thirty
Years has flowed into cold type
through Bin's fingers nlmbly playing
over the worn keys.
Mann is married, has three chill
dren and lives at 926 Congress Ave.
He is a member Of Typographical
Union No. 1, North Park Masonic
lodge, knights and Pythias and the
Red Men.
Pioneering doesn't appeal much to
Bill. He bought one Of the first
automobiles in Indianapolis, a one
.vlindar Cadillac steered by /
'tiller." He stuck by it until 1t
almost fell apart.
He isn't much on getting off," He
hasn't missed many days for Illness.
The union thought some Of holding
a meeting to observe the event.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
Of
AIMEE CASE
in CUSTODY
Harrisburg (Pa.) Officers
Start Back to California
With Man.
LENGTHY SEARCH ENDS
Fugitive Hunted Over Entire
Country.

BIZ United Press
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 9.-Ken-
meth G.. Ormiston, the long-hunted
radio operator in the Aimee Semple
Mcpherson kidnapping case, was
found here during the night, arrest
ed. and today started back to Call
fornia, where he is wanted as a
fugitive from justice.
Ormiston was traced for weeks
over the country. From one place
to another. Finally last night Of
ficers caught up with him here in
a modest apartment, where he said
he had been living for some time,
under an assumed name, but MAX
ing practically no other effort to
cover his identity.
He had moved about this and
other cities; rubbed elbows with de-
tectives-even to the extent of be.
ing in an Atlantic City, N. j., hotel
while a detectives convention was
being held; passed the Harrisburg
police station almost daily, but never
had been recognized.
When first arrested it was under
stood he refused to waive extradi-
ton, but later changed his mind
and a few hours after being taken
into custody boarded a train with
detectives and started back for Cali
fornia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
List of Rescued
Is GiUen

BB United Press
FRANCISCO, Ind, Dec. 9.-Up to
noon today the following men had
been taken from the wrecked Fran
cisco No. 2 mine:
Harry Swan, Mack Fields, Abe
Young, Jess Clark, Willis Furman.
Marvin Scott, Albert A}ouyer,
Charles Powers, Avis Heap, Ed
Pancake.
John Wilson, George Bristol,
George Coomer, Waite Scales, Vie
Haley.
Manford Selby, Charles All, Basil.
Rudford, Fred DANES, Rudford
King.
Roy Atkinson. jess James, Barry
Singleton, p. e. Wilson, Eugene
Case.
Roe Hugh. Albert Feldman, Bur.
ley Reel, Jake Shafer.
NJ. j. Shafer, Verd Hooker, Jess
Williams, John COnley, Rupert Stein
hall, Oscar Reinhart.
Those known to be still in the
mine were:
w. l.. Phillips, Lloyd Jenkins, Lee
Whitman, w. M. Slater.
William James dead, Wess Lewis.
Rex Renby, w. II. McCannon dead,
j II. Tenner, Alley Roll.
John Lehman, w. j. Cassidy Sr.,
j. S. Gates, S. j. Roll, Claude
Wright.
j. II. Greek, w. p. Ratliff, Charles
Cooper. Emory West. Earl Gates.
Harry Slater. Claude Some, Vic
Hubert, Clifford Ball, Watt Thomas.
Orvil Slater, Louis Bailey, Frank
Helsley, John ireland, Milo DOssett.
w. r. Barr, Everett SaddIer and
Roy Shaw.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09

Awakening to the public rebellion
against the bad condition of city
streets, in progress for many months,
Mayor Duvall today called Assistant
City Engineer Arthur F. Hauf1er on
the green carpet and ordered inn
mediate repairs.
HE told me plenty" Haufier sail
Haufler called Edward Rochet, su
perintendent of city yards, into con-
ference and announced that repair
ing of improved streets will be re-
sumed Friday with the celebrated
crushed stone and tar compound as
the piece de resistance.
The crushed stone is sold by
Lawrence Cartwright. member of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09

STATE VOTE
SORRY SHOW,
SA VS. WISE

Disappointment in Indiana's re.
fusal to unseat Senator James e
Watson and reactionism in the last
election; doubt as to whether or not
the votes were honestly counted, and
crocodile tear for the political pass
ing of Clyde Walb were registered
by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, New York
City, spokesman for American lib
eralism, in an interview with The
Times Wednesday night.
DR.. Wise was in Indianapolis to
address ladies night gathering and
Kiwanis Club dinner at the Columbia
Club, where he spoke on the sub
ject, "Is Life Worth Living?"
Many of u.s." DIR. Wise told The
Times reporter. "were deeply disap.
pointed in the outcome of the cleo
ton, so far as Indiana is concerned.
Democrats generally, and Liberals of
all parties,' had hoped, and even con-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09

The first big-hearted folks to call
in and ask for a family were Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Maloff, 1864 Columbia Ave.
They selected family No. to make
happy Christmas day. This was the
family, you remember, whose father
has heart condition which will not
permit him t. work. The mother
does what she can to help along.
To Cheer Boy
II want to take care Of that fam.
tly because they have the little g.
year-old boy" said Mrs. Maloff. 1--WE
shall make up basket Of groceries
and include little suit and toys for
the child"
That's fine" we were remarking
when the telephone rang again and
Mrs. c. r. Lydick, 2247 N. La Sale
St., asked to have the name of fam
ly No. Z. "I'll get som hing pretty
for the little twin girls to wear"
Mrs. Lydick said. "And l have a lot
OF canned fruit, so I'll make up a
basket Of real good Christmas food. :"
The Sunshine Club. of which Mrs
Edward Rothkopf 1912 Tabor St.,
is president, will take care of family
No. 6. The club members will give
a Christmas party at Mrs. Roth
kopf's house, Dec. 1S, and the club
members will bring canned fruit and
other contributions. They will fill
big basket with good things to make
glad the heart Of an invalid woman
whose support is a husband with
failing eyesight. In this family
there is also little child. 4, and he
will have toys from the Sunshine
Club.
Aid for Aged
Mrs. s. H. JOY. $50 Bell Ave.
will take family No. 8. "As this is
an old couple, / think they will en-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
REED WILL PROBE
INDIANA ELECTION
Plans to Be Made Also for
a Quiz on Other States.

Br Unfted Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ode
termination of the course to be
pursued in probing senatorial elec-
tions in Indiana, Illinois, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts and Maine,
will.be settled tomorrow by the Reed
special Senate investigating com.
mittee No decision was reached at
a meeting of the committee today.
The corrupt elections issue was
thrown before the Senate today
when Senator Bill Demo), Washing.
ton, introduced a resolution to bar
Senator elect William S. Ware Rep0
Pennsylvania, and in speech, at
tackled Wares expenditure Of $500, 900
in the primary.
Dill's resolution would declare
Ware disqualified as a Senator" F"
and prevent him or any one else
from presenting his credentials of
election.
The resolution is couched in the
same words used in the resolution
adopted by the Senate several years
ago in condemning expenditures of
100000 by Senator Truman New
berry. Republican, Michigan.
Resolution to bar Senators-elect
William S. Ware. Rep) Pennsylva
MIA, and Frank L. Smith Rep.), Illi-
nois, were introduced today By
Senator Dill Oem), Washington
Dill attacked Vare's expenditure Of
$800,000 and smiths of 100000 in
their primary campaigns, and also
assailed Smith for accepting 1925, 900
from Samuel insult, public utilities
magnate, for his campaign fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
OLSON EMPLOYE
FACES GRILLING
Farm Hand of Erdman's
Father to Be Quizzed.

Bu United Press
PRAIRIE DU CHEN. Wis, Dec.
9.-Edwin Knutson. hired man on
the farm owned by Erdman Olson's
father. will be brought here today to
be questioned concerning the murder
of Clara Olson, according to an
nouncement made by Sheriff Harry
Sherwood.
The sheriff said he wishes to de-
ternine whether or not Knutson Is
the mysterious stranger" who was
seen with Erdman at a dance at
Seneca a few hours before the latter
is alleged to have killed his sweet
heart.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
Opportunities

Here is the first list of needy
families for The Times Santa Claus
Club to care for this year.
No. 1. Colored boy, IA, whose
father is recovering from an accident
needs new suit. He will gradu.
ate from grade school in January.
The mother takes in washing and
has been the sole support of the
little family for several months
Girl, 13, would appreciate any gift.
Christmas baskets recommended
also.
No. 2: An aged couple. brother
and sister. who are very proud but
needy, would like nice basket. a
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09

joy good substantial food and that is
what l win put in my basket" re-
marked Mrs. JOY.
From now until Christmas, the
Times daily will publish lists of needy
families. If you want to have the
happiest kind of Christmas for your
self, by making one Tor more, if you
wish Of these families happy, just
call The Times Santa Claus editor,
Main $500. or cal! at The Times Of
flee and ask for your family by mum
ber.
You then will obtain the name and
address Of the family whose needs
have appealed to you and you will
have all the joy and satisfactions of
being sure-enough Santa Claus to
folks who might otherwise have a
bleak and cheerless day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
News for
Desperate
Daddies

There comes a time in
the best regulated families
when father, comfortably
settled for an after dinner
session of the shot stove
league" or more sedate
perusal of the editorial
columns, tOsSes his paper
high in the air, grips a
handful Of hair and ejacu-
lates in desperation:
"Won't you kids ever
stop that racket"
Hearken ye desperate
daddies! You hold in your
hand-or did before you
tossed it in the air-the
solution to the problem.
Get the kids interested
in the Tinymites-the lat.
est addition to The Times
Family. Just now the Tiny
mites are visiting Santa
land. There's a story in
rhyme and a picture to be
colored each)day.
Turn to Page s, give the
youngsters that page and
settle back to blissful peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
Jury Again Filled
at McDern1ott Trial

BH Untfca Press
CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 9.-Just be-
fore the court adjourned for the
noon recess today another full jury
had been tentatively selected to hear
the evidence against Patrick Nc
Dermott, on trial here for the mur'
der Of a Canton newspaper editor,
Don R.-Mellett, who was shot down
on the night of last July 16 by un-
derworld assassins.
With the seating of the twelfth
tentative talesman. seventy-eight
prospective jurors had been called
in. There were five women in the
box when court adjourned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09

PRINCETON, Ind, Dec 9-Death toll Of the explosion
which trapped seventyOn miners in Francisco mine No.
near here this morning mounted rapidly today
workers penetrated debris that checked the shaft
Five dead.
Two others are not expected live All live i'll Princeton
Although mine officials first said only sxtyeght men
were IN the mine at the time of the blast an official list showed
thirty taken out and thrythree still in the mine In
the list only two names OF the five dead appeared Confusion
was such that the discrepancy could not be checked
Work of bringing the injured to the surface was rushed
lhe dead were left below until others who appeared
chance for recovery given medical attention
Officials said they not certain whether gas or dust was
responsible for the blast but the theory that gas pocket ex
Poded most favored by those knew conditions at the
mine.
The mine was known particularly for the dangerous pockets
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
Borah Suggests
NeuU World Court
BB United Press

Bu United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a new
international court with a new inter
national code of laws was suggested
in resolution introduced in the SEN
ate today by Chairman Borah of the
Foreign Relations Committee. The
resolution also would outlaw war,
providing for settlement of interna-
tional disputes through his new tri-
bunal.
The Trammell resolution to re-
scind American adherence to the
World Court was referred to the For
eign Relations Committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
Plan Body's Florida
Junket Expense Paid

A breath from sunny Florida
waited over the city hall today when
Mayor Duvall signed an ordinance
to transfer $1,S00 to the city plan
commission to defray costs of a jun
ket the commission enjoyed to the
national plan convention in Miami.
City Controller William c. Buser
had withheld payment of members
expenses for many months. but city
council celebrated its burial of the
hatchet with the plan body Monday
night by adopting an ordinance for
the transfer.
Duvall signed seven other minor
transfer ordinances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
But the Foam in Tub
Was Minus the Kick

"Oh, boy, jest you look at them
suds; amt they creamy and nice?'
A Negro janitor today thus ruml-
mated over a suspicious looking tub
on the first floor of the city hall.
But disillusionment came when he
stirred up the suds with his pencil
and found not beer, but only soaped
water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-09
CLUB CONCERT DEC. 20
Harvard Organization Scheduled TO
Present Program Here.

The Harvard University Instru.
mental Clubs, composed of fifty musi
clans of the undergraduates body of
Harvard University, is scheduled to
appear in Indianapolis Dec. 30.
The Harvard Instrumental Clubs
are made up of four separate organ
izations, the Banjo and Mandolin
Club, the Vocal Club. made up of
thirty trained voices. and the Gold
Coast dance orchestra. The differ
ent classes of talent which make UP
these clubs makes for a well-bal
anced program.