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The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
LEADERS FROM
MANY STATES
AT 2-DAY MEET
Gathering, Called by Former
Governor Donaghey, Is Vir-
tually Unheralded u
ACTION NON.POLITICAE
Those on Program Known to
Favor McNary.Haugen Farm |
Aid Plan, However ~

st. Louis, Nov. 1.-(AP)-An ims
promptu farm relief meeting Of
formidable proportions sprang up
here today as representatives Of ag-
riculture and business from nearly .
score of states arrived.
Virtually unheralded by announce.
ments, and called almost secretly by
former Governor George w. Dona-
ghey of Arkansas, an avowed cotton
representative, the corn kings, the
wheat barons and others Of the AZ
ricultural clan in the south, west and
north were here to add their weight
to the movement for farm relief.
Will Be Non.political
Reluctant to discuss the particular
measures to be advocated, former
Governor Donaghey said:
"Wc are here for two days to dis.
cuss agricultural relief and give i'm.
petus to legislation necessary to
carry it into effect.
But it is our purpose" he said
pointedly, ito be non-political in ev-,
cry act that we take"
It was pointed out, however. that
the leaders of the meeting who were
on today's program had previous rec.
ords for upholding the provisions Of
the McNary-Haugen bill and it Is
expected the meeting will swing into.
harmony with them.
On the program were former Gov.
ernor Donaghey. Governor McMullen
Of Nebraska, Senator Capper Of
Kansas, Senator Arthur r. Robinson
of Indiana, Congressman Hampton
?. Fullmer of South Carolina end
other national political figures.
Others were the heads of farm
bureaus in q number Of states. aRri.
cultural experts, business men, farm
editors and the executive COMMITTEES
Of the Southern Cotton Cooperatives.
Among those who arriv~ d last
night were William Hirth, Columbia.
Mo-, chairman of the corn belt com.
mittee; w. H. Settle of Indiana.
president Of the state farm bureau:
Charles l. Stengel Of New York.
farm editor; George N. Peek of Mo-
line. ILL.,, chairman Of q committee
of % which favored the McNary-
Haugen bill; c. B. Stewart, general
secretary of the Nebraska farm bu.
reau; Ralph Snyder of the Kansas
farm bureau, and others from south.
ern and western states.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
FOR
MITCHELLS IS
HELD TODAY
All Street Car Traffic in Chi.
cagO Comes TO Standstill
For One Minute

Chicago, Nov. 1.--(AP)-Chicago
head was bowed today at the bier OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Mitchell, killed
in an automobile accident Saturday.
The time OF the double funeral
was one-half hour after banking
hours this afternoon, when every
street car in Chicago was to come
to a standstill for one minute. st.
James Episcopal church, not far
from the great banking houses of
La Sale street, was the place chos-
en- for the services.
Directors of the Chicago board OF
trade arranged a brief meeting, aft
er which they were to go to the
church.
The Chicago Association OF Com
merce appointed a committee of
members to pay its respects to a
past member.
Honorary pallbearers included Ijhe
leaders of every line of business and
industry and Chicago. Vice Presi-
dent Charles G. Dawes, Marshall
Field III, J. r. Morgan. Stephen A.
Blair, David r. Forgan, Cyrus H.
Mccormick, Charles II. Marksam,
Edward l.. Ryerson, James Simpson,
Edward f. Swift and William Wrig-
ley, Jr.. were among them.
Six vice presidents Of the Illinois
Merchants Trust company, which
Mr.. Mitchell headed as chairman OF
tho board, were active pallbearers.
Burial was to be in Graceland ceme-
terry.
Bishop Page Prcsides
Bishop Herman Page OF Michigan,
former pastor OF st. Paul's here,
who baptized three OF the Mitchells'
five children, was summoned from
Detroit to conduct the services, as
sisted by Rev. Duncan Browne, rec
tor OF st. James.
All of the children except Mrs.
John p. Kellogg. a daughter, now
on her honeymoon in Europe, were
here for the funeral of their father
and mother. Mrs. kellogg and her
husband were notified of the TRACE
dy, and will sail for New York to-
morrow on the Leviathan.
Operations Of the Illinois Mer-
chants Trust, built up by Mr.. Nit
chell from a near failure after the
panic OF 1873, were too extensive
to permit its closing in honor of its
head. Memorial services are to be
held tonight by the employees.
Fortune Comparatively Small
The Herald and Examiner said TO-
day that, although he controlled the
destiny of companies whose aggre.
gate worth was estimated at $780,.
100000, Mr.. Mitchell's own fortune
was q comparatively small one, ap.
proximatipg $10,000,000.
His will, drawn q year ago, ex.
cept for minor bequests to EN-.
ployes, the paper said, turns over
his estate to his five children, John
J., Jr., Clarence, william, Mrs. John
P. Kellogg and Mrs. Robert E
Hunter.
Mrs. Mitchell's personal estate
the Herald and Examiner said, wal
estimated at $2,O00,O00.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
Jauregui's Fate Up to
President Of Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 1.-fR)-The
president of Bolivia has before him
today a plea to save Alfredo Jaure-
gui from facing q firing squad to
which death lottery condemned
him.
Jauregui, one Of four men con-
victed Of the murder 10 years ago Of
former President Jose Manuel PAN
do. is sentenced to be executed Fri
day.
A delegation Of SO women visited
President fernando Siles, beseech-
ing him to pardon Jauregui. The
president refused at first to inter-
vene but later took their plea under
advisement, saying he would see
what could be done to revise the
sentence.
A petition requesting pardon bear
ing thousands Of signatures has
been presented to the president.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
WEIRDST0RIES
TOLD OF STORM
ON IRISH COAST
Fishermen Tell of Phantom
Ship Which Warned of
Impending Disaster
PLANES HUNT FOR BODIES
Ll0yds Have Posted II Ships
as Casualties and List MAY
Grow Larger

London, Nov. 1.-R-Airplanes
were engaged today in the sorrow
ful task Of searching along the west
coast of Ireland for the bodies of
those fishermen who fell victims to
the angry seas.
Along the coasts Of Galway and
Mayo. weird tales of that storm,
which claimed from 60 to 20 lives,
were told.
One night last week. one of the
tales said, a phantom ship followed
a fishing boat from lnishbofin, Gal
way. The wrath vessel refused to
answer any hail but remained by the
seamen throughout the night. This
the crew interpreted as a warning of
All impending disaster and declined
to set forth again. Other similar
stories were current among the su-
perstitious folk.
Warning Comes Too Late
One actual warning. however.
came too late. Father Quinn, parish
priest of Lackan, one of the stricken
villages in County Mayo, listening to
his radio. heard a warning Of the
coming storm. He rushed to the
shore to warn the fishermen. It
was too late. they had already set
sail.
Virtually every breadwinner in
Lackan was drowned. Too poor to
buy more modern equipment, most
fishermen along these coasts use
craft considered a poor refuge in a
raging, sea.
Many Of the impoverished fisher
men sacrificed their lives in vain at
tempts to save their nets.
Priests pronounced conditional
absolution for those who would new
er return to their mourning families.
About IS Of these ill-fated fisher
men were overtaken by the sudden
gale and dashed to death in sight
Of their homes as their wailing wives
and children watched helplessly
from the shore.
Three fleets Of boats were thus
overwhelmed.
At Least II Ships Lost
In London, Lloyds have posted no
fewer than II ships as casualties
and it was feared that the count of
these shipping losses was still in
complete.
Another place which the gale hit
hard was Fleetwood, although the
loss of life there was far less SER
ious than in Ireland. This Lam
cashire town was cut off by the
storm and the floods which followed
it. It is without light, owing to the
flooding of the electrical works.
Business is at standstill. Food
supplies were obtained under the
greatest of difficulties, as no trains
have been able to reach. within four
miles Of the town and no tram or
omnibus can move in the streets. The
flood water~ are not expected to re-
cede for many days and boats are
the only means of transport.
The 1900 houses were damaged
there. Six persons lost their lives
and hundreds of people in the low
lying districts were driven from
their homes.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
Heroes, Heroines
Are Recognized


Pittsburgh, Nov. 1.-R)-Forty.
six heroic acts, In the commission
Of which one heroine and 17Nheroes
lost their lives, were recognized to.
day By the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission st its fall meeting. The
Commission awarded four silver and
42 bronze medals, and In Il cases
the dependents Of heroes who sacri-
ficed their lives IN efforts to save
others, were given yearly pensions
ranging from $500 to t5,460. A
disabled hero was eWarded $4,000.
In eight other cases, awards aggre-
eating $l2,600 for educational and
other needs, were approved. and in
II cases the sum Of 81, 500 was Civ.
en- for Qthsr worthy purposes
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
Mail Liner Picks Up
Fishing Craft With
Two Dead Men in Bow

Seattle. Wash, Nov. 1.-lP)-At-
tempt to piece together the story Of
a strange voyage across the Pacific
ocean were being made aboard the
American mail liner, Margaret Dol
lar, today, as she towed . mys-
tsrious fishing smack toward Sc
attic.
The fishing craft war found by
the Margaret Dollar off Cape Flat
terry yesterday. Her crew was two
dead men-Japant.se fishermen
whose bodies were propped in the
bow Of the boat.
The bodies were removed to the
Margaret Dollar.
An empty water cask, an empty
food locker and . broken engine
told . silent story Of starvation.
Inspection indicated the motor had
broken and that desperate efforts
had been made to repair it. A
broken valve lay near the engine.
Tools were strewl. about.
Whether the japanese were the
only victims was not apparent, but
the ship is I craft Of about 100 tons.
On her bow was 4 name In japanese
characters. The men had been dead
tor weeks.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
IRREGULARS
LOSE MANY IN
BRISK BATTLE
Dissension Breaks Out Among
Bandit Parties Operating
in Segovia
ACTIVITIES HAMPERED
No Casualties Among Marines
and Guardsmen in Latest
Engagement

Managua, Nicaragua. Nov. 1.-P)
United States marines have bested
Nicaraguan irregulars in another
encounter and, because Of the pres
ence Of the marines. dissension has
broken out among the bandits oper-
ating in the department Of Segovia.
The bandits have been hampered
in their activities because marines
and the national constabulary. in
patrolling the district, l.a> kept the
bandit leaders away from the larger
villages. Thus the bandits have
been prevented from looting and
sacking.
20 Bandits killeG
More than 20 bandits were killed
in an engagement between two
bandit gangs of different political
tendencies, near the Honduras. bor-
der, according to advices received
by marine headquarters here.
The liberal bandit leader, Jose
Leon Diaz, with 200. followers, was
reported to have attacked the con-
servative bandit. Anastasio Her
nandez, and so Of his men north Of
Ocotal, close to the border. Her
nandez was said have escaped
after q five-hour engagement during
which q severe battle ragged. Two
of his lieutenants, Jose Leon Sando-
val and Joe Tor1ez, and 20 Of his
men were killed, the marine head
quarters learned. Diaz was report
ed to have lost few men.
No Casualties Among Marines
In the latest engagement between
marines and Nicaraguan guerillas.
supposed to have been followers Of
the rebel General, Augusta Sandino,
five bandits were killed and several
wounded. There were no casualties
among the marines or the national
guardsmen who joined with them in
the encounter.
The marine patrol was attacked
by the bandits near Ell Chipote,
where the marine aviators, Second
Lieutenant E. A. Thomas and Serg.
Frank Dodwell, crashed and dis
appeared after bombing followers of
General Sandino early in october.
The combat patrol was supported
by airplanes and later in the fight,
which lasted three hours, cavalry
unit under Lieutenant Moses j.
Gold Joined them. The patrol was
commanded by Lieutenant Clarence
J. Chappell, Jr., United States Ma
rine corps.
The attacking guerillas numbered
IT'S.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
LAX ENFORCEMENT OF DRY LAWS IN
COOK COUNTY Held RESPONSIBLE FOR
INCREASED CRIME BY JUDGE BRUCE
Former Chief Justice of North
Dakota Supreme Court Says
Prohibition Is Not to Blame
For Present Conditions
Makes Statement to w. C..
+. u.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-R)-Lax en-
forcement Of the dry laws in Cook
county is responsible for increased
crime and the needs for larger
prison accommodations rather than
prohibition itself in the opinion of
Judge Andrew A. Bruce, member of
the law faculty Of Northwestern uni
versity and former chief justice of
the North Dakota supreme court.
Judge Bruce expressed this be-
lief in statement to the Women's S
Christian Temperance Union in an
swer to charge made recently by
Anton J. Cermak, president of the
Cook county board of commission
crs, that prohibition is responsible.
"The figures given by Mr.. Ccrmak
arc not due SO much to prohibition
as to lax enforcement Or the part Of
officials. The statistics showed q
% per cent increase in criminal in
dictments over 1918, as compared
to a 10 per cent increase in popu-
lation," Judge Bruce said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
Soldier Deserts to
Get Away From Wife

Damascus. Syria, Nov. 1.-R-
Louis du Pont, decorated with the
Croix de Guerre, was hailed before .
court martial % . deserter.
"Your conduct against the Druses
and rebels proves that you are not
. coward, why did you desert :"
asked the presiding colonel.
"Colonel, he didn't run away as .
soldier but he deserted ac . gen.
darme in Lyons, 50 as to join the
army in Syria" the prosecuting Of
ficer volunteered.
Dn Pont then explained:
Eyes, mon, Colonel, my wife used
to be at me something terrible
"That's the reason l left. In Syria
against the Druses, we get man!
lard knocks but one has = chanc'
to fight back ~~.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
ROAD BOARD TO
REDUCE COSTS
Use of State Automobiles to
Be Ended-Employes to Be
Paid on Mileage Rate

Decision to adopt a new system Of
handling the cost OF transporting
its engineers and other employees
about the state has been tentatively
arrived ct By the state highway COM
mission.
Under the proposed system each
highway employe needing the use
Of IN automobile on state business
would furnish his own machine and
the state would reimburse him at q
stated rate per mile. The rate
would depend upon the type Of car
used and the distance Travelled.
This Arrangement would supplant
the present system whereby the
highway department furnishes its
employees with automobiles and
keeps them IN repair. The idea is
70 work into the new system grad
ually; It was said at the highway
department.
A rapidly o. state-owned ma
chimes become unfit for further
service the employe using It will be
required 70 furnish his own machine
and begin operation on . mileage
basis. The mileage reports will
show the distance travelled and the
nature Of the business requiring the
trip.
Practical agreement to adopt the
new system was reached after Z
survey showed that many neighbor-
lng states already have adopted It.
Although details have not been
worked out, It II probable that the
system adopted here will be similar
to that IN effect In South Dakota.
In that state q highway employe OPP
eating car costing more than $l,-
900 receives 30 cents > mile. Men
operating cars costing less than $1,-
100 recelve nine cents . mile. Men
travelling more than $4,000 miles .
year receive one cent less than the
STATED rate per mile.
The new system, L was said by
meuabers ot tAe highway commits
sion, viii cost the state no more
for travel than the present system,
viii permit highway employees 70
have their machines for pleasure -
we'll - business purpoges and there.
By reljevo some oe them Of the ne
cessity Of keeping both : privately
owned and highway commission
car and will relieve the commission
of al criticism relative to car puy.
ehaeas anA maintenepGls
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
FRASER'S RISE
Is INTERESTING
Adjutant General Started IN
N. d. National Guard n
Private So Years Ago

Adjutant General G.. A. Fraser.
who was elected president of the
National Guard Association Of the
United States at its annual meeting
in st. Paul Friday, is . man who has
risen from the rank Of private in the
North Dakota national guard to the
second highest military Office in
the state.
General Fraser's steady promotion
has come through his interest and
ability in military matters and
especially through his efforts to
build up into a first class military
organization the 164th Infantry
North Dakota national guard.
He served with troops in the Span,
ish-American war, the Philippine in.
surrection and during the Mexican
border trouble in 1915 and q adju.
tant general Of the state during tho
world war.
Enlisting in the First North Da.
kota Infantry rs Z private, Sept. 8,
1891, General Fraser remained with
the regiment until 1897, when he
was honorably discharged with the
rank Of corporal.
May /. 1898, he enlisted in the
First North Dakota volunteers for
federal service. He was mustered
out II months later and reenlisted
as q sergeant in the First North d.
kota volunteers May !, 1901. His
service was then continuous with
the regiment until he was appointed
adjutant general July I, 1917, BY
Gov. Lynn ]. Frazier.
He was appointed . second lieu.
tenant in 1906 and promoted to the
rank Of captain January Z. 1907.
Commanding Co. B Of Fargo. BE-
held this rank until October 10.
1916. He was then promoted to the
rank Of major.
During the world war he held the
rank Of captain in the regular army
and has since been promoted to the
rank Of colonel
As adjutant general at the time
of the world war, General Fraser
was instrumental In estabHShiug
North Dakota's record Of having tho
lowest per capita cost a. administers
ing the draft Of any state IN TIE
union.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01

a group or students at Bismarck
high school who thought it would be
clever to barricade the high school
steps with miscellaneous material, in
line with the Halloween spirit, had
q chance to work off their surplus
energy today.
Under direction Of Supt. H. O.
Saxvik, they removed all the mate
rial from the grounds this morning,
and did . very good job Of it, Mr..
Saxvik commented.
Halloween generally was quiet
here. Soaping Of windows, erecting
Of tick-tacks and all the other ira
ditional things were done. but in
most cases little actual damage was
caused. Parties and entertainments
occupied the evening for many.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
EARL NELSON
ONCE INMATE
OF AN ASYLUM
Defense Counsel Pleads Insan.
ity in Trial of Accused
Strangler Murderer

Winnipeg, Nov. 1.-(AP)-Records
showing that Earl Nelson, charged
with the murder by strangulation of
a woman and a 14-year-old girl, had
been an inmate Of California asy-
lum, today were in the hands OF
the defense counsel to substantiate
a plea before the court that the &C.
cused man is insane.
The specific charges against Mel
son at the opening Of his trial were
the outgrowth OF the Staying Of Mrs.
Emily Patterson, q, aud Lola Cow
an. school girl, here last June,
although he is accused Of strangling
to death more than a half dozen
women in the United States and
Canada.
Murders Were I'm June
The body Of Mrs. Patterson was
found under bed in her homo
June 8. The next day tho body of
the girl was found under a bed in
a downtown rOoming house.
A week later a suspect was ar
rested at Wakopa, Manitoba, a few
miles from the international boun-
dary, but shortly after he was placed
In Jail at Killarney, he escaped by
picking the jail locks with a boken
nail file.
On June 16, a posse of citizens
surrounded the little town of Kill
larney and, after a special train
OF police arrived from Winnipeg,
Nelson was arrested.
Accused Of Other Strangllngs
Subsequently Nelson was accused
OF chain OF stranglings that ex-
tended from the west coast of the
United States to the eastern states.
The first to be reported was the
murder OF Mrs. Florence Monks at
Seattle in 1926. The next were re-
ported from Portland, Ore: Bur-
lingame, Calf, and San Fancisco.
Others were reported from Chicago
and In all OF them the manner Of
committing crimes and disposal OF
bodies was the same.
Nelson has declined to discuss
the crimes with which he is charged,
other than to say that 1T Is all a
terrible mistake" His wife and an
aunt, Mrs. Lillian Fabian, Of Palo
Alto. Caltf.. were here for the trial.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
Mrs. Catherine Carroll
Dies Here Saturday

Mrs. Catherine T. Carroll, 65. Of
Bismarck died Saturday at q local
hospital as the result Of pneumonia.
Mrs. Carroll, who has made her
home IN this city for the past six
months. came lere from jamestown
where she has made her home for
many years. She leaves eight chill
dren and nine grandchildren. The
John and Leonard Carroll Of
Sheridan, Wyo.; Joseph A. Of Okla
homa City, Okla; Laurence E. Of
Winnebago, Wis: James 2. Of Cas-
Per, Wyo.; Benedict F. Of Pendleton,
Ore; Catherine and Helen Of Bis
marck.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday morning 1t Q o'clock at the
Catholic church ct Wimbledon
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
CHICAGO HAS
MUCH TROUBLE
ON HALLOWEEN
Two Boys and Woman Shot and
Policeman Stabbed During
Celebration
MANY FALSE FIRE CALLS
800 Boys Arrested and Re-
leased to Parents on Promise
to Stay at Home
MANY FALSE FIRE CALLS

Minneapolis. Nov. 1.-(AP)-
Holloween pronks we're blamed
today for the death Of Frank
SheFmsn, So year old grocer.
who collapsed and died last
night after chasing . crowd of
boys away from his store.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-(AP)-Elabor-
ate plans for q safe and sane HAL
loween in Chicago went askew last
night, and the celebration. was de-
clared the most tumultuous in years.
Two boys and a woman were shot,
4 policeman was stabbed, street car
service interrupted, and the city fire
department was flooded with false
alarms.
Three hundred boys were arrested
during the night in an attempt by
the police to stem the tide Of youth
full spirits. They were released to
their parents upon promises to re-
main at home during the balance Of
the night.
The woman and q boy were shot,
and the policeman stabbed when the
officer mistook the feminine reveler
for q housebreaker. She stabbed
him, inflicting q minor wound, when
the officer tried to arrest her. The
policeman then fired three shots, two
Of them wounding the woman, and
the third striking the boy. Both
wounds were slight.
The third Of the nights shootings
occurred when Irwin Schneegas, l8,
using q revolver as . noise maker,
accidentally shot himself in the foot.
Between 8 and 1880 last night,
72 fire alarms were turned in-most
Of them false.
The Bismarck tribune., 1927-11-01
Grant County Corn
Show Incorporated

Articles OF Incorporation for the
Grant County Corn Show. . non
profit-making organisation. have
been filed with the secretary Of
state. Incorporators are A. 3.
Thompson, Elgin: Mattel Dvoracek,
Pretty Rock; C. J. DietS, Gust Muel.
Ter and Christ Sick, Elgin; Peter
Ferguson, Raleigh: William Nc
Gregor, Mcintosh, s. D; Theodore
Lorenzen, New Leipzig; Ed Hernoy,
Glen Ullin: Frank Markow. Pretty
Rock, and Anon G. johnson. Al
mont ~~~~~-~