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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
HOPES TO PAY BACK
MONEY FRIENDS LOST

indianapolis, Aug. 31.-(P)-"I am
coming back" former Governor War
rem T. McCray Of Indiana said when
he entered the federal prison at At
lanta on May l, 1924, to start 10.
year sentence imposed for use of the
ails In furtherance of q scheme to
defraud.
He asked the Indiana public to
have faith in him, hoped for an op-
portunity to vindicate himself and
to pay back every cent lost by friends
and associates in his financial
collapse, and declared tha: if he had
an opportunity he would prove that
he had no intent to defraud any one.
Once = Millionaire
Known as a millionaire and an
astute business man with no bad
habits when he became governor Of
Indiana in 1921, McCray was caught
in the deflation of farm land values
which soon wiped out his fortune. On
the witness stand in his trial he
admitted signing names of other
persons to notes, but disclaimed any
intent Of forgery or wrongdoing. At
one time he was one Of Indiana's
largest landholders.
From grocery clerk to wealth and
recognition as one Of the middle
vests greatest Hereford cattle breed
ers, McCray came shortly after the
end Of the war to look yearningly ct
the Indiana executive chair. Beaten
by James P. Goodrich for the re-
publican nomination in 1915, he won
in 1920.
Hardly was he acquainted with
his duties when rumors Of his finan-
cial condition gained circulation, but
his real status was not learned until
August, 1928, when he quit the presi-
dency Of the Kentland. Ind, Discount
and Deposit bank.
/ Friends Help Him
Political and personal friends
formed pool" to pay back $l55. 900
he had borrowed from the KentIand
bank and a similar amount borrowed
from the state board Of agriculture.
Meeting with creditors here he in-
sisted thst he had assets Of 1922, 900
and listed liabilities Of $2,65O,OOO. 4
Marion county trndianapolis) grand
jury indicted him, however, on
charges Of forgery, embexzlement,
and larceny. A jury disagreed and
after he was tried In federal court
the county writ-was dismissed.
McCray refused 20 listen TO- pleas
that he resign ~ governor, withhold
ing that action until the day he was
found guilty in federal court, on
April e. 1924. He was sentenced to
10 ysars in prison and fined $4,000.
Land i Gone L.
His Thousands Of acres Of farm
land over the country are gone to
satisfy his creditors. Scattered also
is tue herd Of more than 600 Here
ford cattle. once called the finest In
the country. Only his family home
ct Kentland, and II Is understood, :
summer homo IN Michigan are left
TO MIN.
.Crsv avs. 81 in 1927. His ply
eica1 condition was reported poor
sv-.. AAter n.s c0ntinement, but be
was widely respected by prison off,
cials and inmates. He edited the
prison newspaper and taught . SUM
day class.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
Histories Used in
Schools of Chicago
Grossly Distorted

Chicago, Aug. 31.--{P)-American
histories used in Chicago public
schools were indicted as "anti-Amer-
lean, pro- British and grossly dis
torted," in an exhaustive report filed
with Mayor Thompson today.
John J. German, former congress-
man, who was commissioned by the
mayor to investigate the text books,
said he found they 'omit facts and
distnrt and minimize many Of the
real characters, events and ideals
hitherto held sacred to American his
tory"
The report came fast on the heels
of the suspension, under charges Of
insubordination, Of William Mean
drew, superintendent Of schools,
whom Mayor Thompson has assailed
rs the "stool pigeon Of King George"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
CROP YIELDS
ESTIMATED BY
: FIELD AGENTS
~
Small Grain Crop 80 Per Cent
/ Harvested in Missouri
/ Slope Area
YIELDS FAIRLY GOOD
is Bushels Per Acre Will Be
General Wheat Average,
Leutz Reports
YIELDS FAIRLY GOOD

81 Most of the crop throughout North
NDakota now is harvested and the
Sh,ain thing still to be determined is
sAhe actual yield as shown by thresh-
3lEy reports, according to reports by
tield agents to the Bank Of North
Dakota. ,EfNS
sT H. Leutz, reporting for western
Morton and eastern Stark county said
Nhat threshing reports to date show
Nm average wheat yield Of more than
315 bushels an acre. One farmer av-
erages 33 bushels from 80 acres, "a
bushels from another 80 acres and %
bushels from SO acres. The balance
(0f his crop will run about Is bushels
and Leutz expresses belief that this
Twill be the average in the territory
&covered in his report.
The small grain crop IL 80 per cent
D harvested in this district and the only
thing remaining to be cut is flax.
I Grasshoppers are doing some damage
to the latter crop, he said. For the
/ Territory he estimates Is bushels of
wheat per acre, 80 bushels of oats, 80
bushels Of barley, 12 bushels Of rye
asand 10 bushels of flax.
~ In Minot Territory
~ In thee Minot territory harvesting
is mere than Is per cent completed
4, but !.Jrth and northwest of that city
: the crop is later and only little
more than half harvested, according
-. H. NJ. Erickson. He estimates
4heat IL bushels, oats 80 to IS, bar
|. ley 25. rye Is and flax IA. Rust has
caused heavy damage north of Minot
where the crop was planted late and
some fields show light bundles with
the kernels badly shrunk. The saw
fly has caused some damage by
d crinkling the straw.
In the Williston area harvesting is
d except north Of the Great Northern
railroad between Epping and White
Earth, where the crop Is late. Corn
II throughout the area has made won.
se derful progress during the last two
weeks and en,ny mature, according g
r. E. Charlson. An unIfxned ffdSett
has cut down some grain and tbs
grasshoppers have caused light dam
|. 3ee, he said. He estimates The small
grain yield at wheat IL to 22 bushel,
with some fields averaging higher
barley 26 to 40, rye IL to 28 and fla,
! eight to Is. Not enough wheat thresh
ing has been done to fix an average
and some of the late fields will b
very poor and will cut down the av
crage, he said
Harvesting Finished
Reporting from Jamestown, X. NJ
Rishworth said harvesting in tn,
southwestern part Of the state is don,
but in Stutsman and counties north
west of it harvesting has been de-
layed by heavy rains. Not enough
threshing has been done to enabl,
CONTINUED on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
WORLD FLYERS
REACH TURKEY
THIS MORNING
Brock and Schlec Successfully
Negotiate 5OO-Mile Trip
From Belgrade

Constantinople. Aug. 3l.--(49-The
American round-the world monoplane.
Pride Of Detroit, piloted by William
H. Brock and Edward F. Schlce. ar
rived here from Belgrade, Jugo
Slrvia. Mt :45 this morning.
The flyers will remain here tonight
and hope to resume their round the
world trip tomorrow morning.
From the time they started their
round-th world flight at Harbor
Grace, Newfoundland Saturday morn
ing, until they reached Belgrade, the
capital of Jugo Slavia. shortly after
noon yesterday (Tuesday) Schlee and
Brock covered $3.50 miles in little
less than SO flying hours. The hop
from Belgrade to ConstantinOple add
cd 500 miles to the distance covered,
leaving them with about 1910 miles
still to 60 before they complete the
circle Of the g.VDe at Harbor urace.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
ENTHUSIASTIC FAN

Springfield. O.-Yod don't have =
have. eyes to enjoy baseball esne,
says Clarence Hawkes., sightless pct,
nature-study writer and ardent laoo-
ball fan. His sense az hearings xDsoa
perfect that he unconsciepsly inter
prets the Language. gnlnkS and Helie
~ tha crNsvd into = yNental pictufe G
whst's going On. He knows wAese
Dsen hit and whether Il y likely ~
be ea0xAt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
Reports That Airplane Had
Been Sighted over Orin-.
eco River Delta in Vene.
zuela Last Saturday Par
TALLY Confirmed-Gas Sup
ply Must Have Been Nearly
Exhausted

Washington. Aug. 31.-(AP)-
4 report received by the state
dcpa ri ment today from Minister
Cook at Caracas, Venezuela. told
again Of an unidentified airplane
having been reported seen last
Sunday in the OrinOcO delta,
which 1t that time aroused the
hope that ii was the Rrunswick-
Brazil plane piloted by Paul Red
fern.
That part Of Venezuela has
very few inhabitants" the mes
sage said. All government au-
thorities in that region have hcen
instructed to telegraph all in
formation available ON it.
Brunswick, Ga, Aug. 3l.-lP)AThe
slender thread of hope that has sus-
tanned watchers here in the belief
that Paul Rcdfcrn is safe, was
today with partial con-
Of reports that an airplanc
had been sighted last Saturday over
the Orinoco river delta in Venezuela
some distance off the route Of his
flight to Brazil.
The first report received from Car
acas Monday, that natives had sight
ed plane flying southeasterly over
the Orinoco delta, was substantiated
to some extent by another report
from the government telegraph oper-
ator at Cuidad, Bolivar, that plane
had been seen flying over the village
Of Macaricto the same afternoon.
Gas Supply Nearly Gone
: Both reports placed the time OF
sighting the plane at about 3 o'clock
in which case RedfIcn's gasoline sup.
ply, estimated to last not more than
SIS hours, would have been nearly ex.
and he would have beer
forced to land within a short time
At o'clock Saturday afternoon he
would have been in the air So hours
The aviator took off from Glynr
Isle beach here at 12:46 p. m
Thursday, and SINCE his big greer
and gold fnon0plane faded against the
horizon five minutes late, no definite
word has been had from him. More
than five days have elapsed, and il
to the Caracas reports, only
nm unconfirmed report from an un
named vessel that he was sighted
late Thursday 800 miles off the Ba.
hamas has been received.
Mrs. Redfern continues to maintain
that her husband will be found safe
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
FIRST PLANNED OCEAN
FLIGHT FIVE, YEARS AGO
BY JAMES p. HOWE

Associated Press Staff Correspondent
London, Aug. 3D. @- For five
long years Charles A. Levine, Ameri-
can aviation enthusiast, looked for
ward to flying across the Atlantic
and flying back again; it was one of
his cherished hopes, conceived when
he began to take an interest in avia-
tion, which came with prosperity.
He divulged this in the course of
q talk with a correspondent of the
Associated Press in his elaborate
suite at the Hotel Savoy.
Even his wife did not know of his
thoughts and his aims, which he kept
(Continued ON page thIoo)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
FLYERS HAVE ONE WORLDS
RECORD To THEIR CREDIT

Belgrade, Jugo Slavia, Aug. 3D.
@-With one worlds record to their
credit - from Harbor Grace, New
foundland, to Belgrade in four days
the American aviators, William
Brock and Edward F. Schlee hoped
off for Constantinople this morning
in their globe circling venture.
The start was made ut 4:3O and
there was no official farewell but
the plane, the Pride Of Detroit, was
accompanied for some distance by an
escort Of three Jugo Slav military
machines.
After covering the 500 miles to
Constantinople, their route will take
them to Alepho, Syria, Bagdad. Irak
and thence to Bender, Abbas, Persia,
on the way to India.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
NO MORE PUNCTUREa

Brookings, S. D.-Tourists on the
main highways soon will be free from
worry shout punctures. A giant
magnet 7-feet wide has been hung on
q state highway truck which drives
over the roads and picks up every
scrap Of metal. On . recent 2O-mile
run, more than 800 pounds OF steel
and iron scraps were picked up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
NEWS BULLETINS FROM
ALONG FLYERS ROUTE

Belfast, Ireland. Aug. 81 Pt--The
chief superintendent of the civic
guard at New Ross. County Wexford,
Irish free state, telegraphs:
"Minchin and Hamilton passed
New Ross. going west, at 1920 this
morning."
Later the commander of the civic
guard at Thurlcs, Tippersry. report
ed that the plane passed over that
town ut 10:4O a. M, flying low and
apparently headed northwest toward
Galway.
The above dispatch indicates that
the flyers at the time given were
about to leave and begin the actual
overseas part of their journey. From
upavon to the Galway coast is slight
~ under 400 miles in a straight line.
Apparently, however, the flyers de-
waited slightly to the south, success
sive reports showing them to have
reached the Irish coast at County
Wexford, thence bearing NORTHWEST
through County Tipperary to Galway.
The elapsed time from their hop
off at Upavon to the reported passage
over Inveran is four hours, So MIN
utes, indicating maintenance Of q
speed close to 100 miles.
Belfast ireland. Aug. 3l.1F1-The
transatlantic plane Of Captain Leslie
Hamilton and Colonel F. F. Minchin
as reported from Galway to havs
passed over Inveran, near the coast
Of Galway bay, at 1910 p. M, pro-
ceeding due west.
The weather was clear, fine and
sunny
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
PRINCESS WHO
FINANCES TRIP
is PASSENGER
MOn0plane st. Raphel Leaves
This Morning With "A.
Hour Fuel Supply
TO SEEK $4,000 PRIZE
Capt. Hamilton and Lieut..
Col. Minchin Hope To Make
Trip in 81 Hours
TO SEEK $4,000 PRIZE
(By The Associated prcss,

ny Inc Associated PrcSs)
Late this afternoon, eight
hours after leaving Ireland west
bound over the Atlantic. the
plane St. Raphael was unreported
by any Of the numerous steamers
which the Associated Press asked
to watch. At that time. II main.
tanning its known speed In paas-
ing out Of sight Of liant, ~ III
Raphael would be HearinE MAS}
atlantic. Its expected course was
no far north Of the August steam
ship lire that chances for any
one to sight II were not 80 good.
Upavon. England. aug. 31.-tP)-
After waiting at the army airdrome
here for 10 days for favorable wealth
er. Captain Leslie Hamilton and
Lieutenant Colonel r. f. Minchin,
with Princess Lowcnstein Worthim
as u passenger. left here at 1882 this
morning in monoplane, the St.
Raphael, in an attempt to fly to Cam
ada.
They had fuel for a 44-hour flight
but expected to reach Ottawa in 81
hours. After landing at Ottawa they
hope later to go on to London, On
tario, to claim the prize of $4,000
for flight from London, England to
London. Ontario.
They made a beautiful take-off aft
er running about three-quarters of q
mile. Rain was falling and it was
very misty. so the plane was lost to
sight of the numerous watchers at
most Of the time.
Nearly Hit Roof OF Hangar
At the cast end of the field the
flyers narrowly missed hitting the
roof of u hangar.
Minchin had the wheel at the start.
but Hamilton expected to do most Of
the flying.
When the Princess, who is financ-
ing the flight, entered the plane she
took off her cloak, revealing she was
wearing a purple leather flying out
Tit of knee breeches and jacket, black
stockings and brown leather boots
with black fur around the tops. She
carried her own supply Of food in =
leather hat box and wicker basket.
Decides to Go at Last Minute
She came on the field while tho
airmen were preparing to leave. but
said she had decided not to accom-
pany them. She became so interested
in the preparations and prospects.
however, that she announced that she
had suddenly altered her mind and
would go after all. With her on her
arrival at the field was the most Rev.
Francis Mostyn, Roman Catholic
archbishop Of Cardiff. Wales, who
blessed the plane, bade the flyers
godspeed and said he wished he might
jon them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31

Log of Captain
Hamilt0n's Trip
fRy The As,ociated Press

(By The Associated Press)
Left Upavon, northwest OF
Southampton. England, for Ot-
tawa, Ont. = distance Of about
500 miles At 1882 q. m. English
tine August 81 (2:32 q. m. East.
ern daylight time).
Reported sighted over st.
Anne's Head. on the Pembroke
coast Of Wales. $50 miles away
At $3.50 (4:20, E. D. T.l.
Passed over New Ross, County
Wexford, Irish Free State. ESQ
miles from start at 1890 =. m.
(5:20. f. ID. IT,.
Passed over Thurles, Tipperary,
290 miles from start, at 10:40. ..
m. (5:4o E. d. IT,.
Passed over s1nveran. Galway.
on the western coast Of Ireland.
80 miles from start, 1t 1910 p.
m. (7:l0 E. u. T.).
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31

8 The first years salary Of an early
3fickiGaEl circuit rider consisted Of
hay. oats, socks. mittens and cash to
~ sxtent of $llS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31

Though unresponsive, as : rule. to
natural beauty, Napoleon showed :
marked preference Tor violets.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
HaryestinR Finished
Weather Report

Weather conditions ct North Da-
kota points for the q hours ending
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-31
& a"eer ~uD-s~
WEATHER FORECASTS

Mostly fair toniGht
day. Cooler tod
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13

Of the cottager if he Is willing to sell
it. A line of sob stuff is handed to
the eager inquirer on the sentiment
tai value of the article and when a
good price is offered. usually six
times the real value, the deal is COM
pleted.
Not giving a thought to the gen
uineness of the purchase, the tourist
continues his journey while friends
innkeeper and cottager congratulate
themselves on the deal and prompt
ly wire to Mr.. Faker: Business still
booming, send another duplicate as
soon as possible"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13

blood ia nearly pure, some traces
of the mixed ancestry can be no.
ticed. The legs Of the basset are
short. heavily-boned and usually
very crooked. For all that he covers
the ground like flash and has been
used in Europe in hunting deer, wild
boar, wolf, hares, foxes and quail.
The fact that he is qualified to
take the place of the spaniel makes
the basset a particular favorite for
hunting. His working qualities
make him particularly useful to
hunters who can afford only one or
two dogs.
First introduced as a novelty, the
breed now is being sponsored by
three Of the leading American ken
nels.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
Machinery Cheaper

Motor-driven machinery is almost
all cheaper than it was before the
war, according to figures compiled
by the departments Of rural eco
Monies at the Ohio State University
and the Ohio Experiment Station
during the past six years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
BASSET
HOUND
POPULAR
Dog Admired in France
Gaining Favor in
America.
BIZ NEA Serrice

BIZ NEA Serrice
NEW YORK, May 13.-There is a
new star in dogdom that threatens
to outshine any breed that has been
introduced in America within the
past generation. 1t is the basset
hound, still a novelty in this couns
try, but a recognized sports cham
pion in Europe for three centuries.
The basset rose to it's greatest
fame in France in the middle of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
DEALERS IN FAKE:
ANTIQUES AWAIT
L TOURIST BUYERS
Americans Separated From
Money in Villages of
England.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LONDON, May 13.-Antique fur
niture takers are looking forward to
the coming of Americas army of
tourists whom they regard as easy
victims.
1t is well known to the takers that
the average American collectors
eagerness to purchase a seventeenth
century clock or bureau, in order to
boast of it to Mr.. and Mrs. Neighbor
on return to the home town, over
rules saner judgment.
Bugs Have Jobs
: Chemicals and even wood beetles
are resorted to by the skillful copyist
of antique furniture to give the ar
ticle a very ancient appearance and
it requires a clever expert to distin-
guish the genuine article. The COM
pleted article is planted in a pictur.
esque old village frequented by
American tourists.
The sWindle is usually carried out
by three persons-the faker, an inn
keeper, and the owner of a pretty
matched roof cottage of the sort that
abounds in many of Britain's historic
old villages.
Visiting these districts, tourists
lunch at one of the numerous old
inns and usually find an old clock
or bureau displayed to attract their
attention.
Told of Duplicate
Mine host of the inn is approached
by the tourist and asked regarding
the possibility of buying the admired
piece. In most cases they receive a
polite refusal, but if the innkeerer
is in league with faker he informs
the would-be purchaser that a vii
lager possesses a piece which is al
most a duplicate of the one desired
and might be persuaded to sell.
The tourist is taken to the cottage
where theduplicate is and inquiries
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
Dirt Spells Milk

"The thing that spoils more milk,
cream and butter than anything else
is just plain dirt that gets into the
milk in a hundred different ways"
reports the Oregon Agricultural
College.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
: THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
"No Thoroughfare,"
Says Russia

mo { h orc u 6 h
far e" s a / d the
Soviet gov e + n
ment when Rear
Admiral Mark L.
Bristol, u. S. High
Commissioner in
Turkey, asked per-
mission to traverse
Russia to assume
command Of Amer
lean naval forces
in Chinese waters.
Moscow thus re-
taliated for Amer
lean denial of hos
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13

seventeenth century. Some time
during his early history bloodhound
strain was introduced into the spe-
cies and now although the basset
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pitality to three of its voyaging of
ficials.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-22
GREETINGS BOB

MT. and Mrs. Robert H Romig, prom inent Anchorage residents, afe spend. ing few days in town. MT. Romig, one of the leading business men of the Inlet metropolis, is a former resi- dent of Seward and has a swarm of friends here. Mrs. J. P. Hannon is a sister to Mr. Romig. Dr. Romig, MT. and Mrs. R. H. Romig, are guests of the Hannons during their stay.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-22
STOPS RHEUMATISM

Nuvo quickly banishes Rheumatism. Neuritis, Lumbago, Sciatica and Gout. Complete treatment s35O. Money back guarantee if not satisfied. Nuvo Lab oratories, 35 Tulsa, Okla.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-22

pr. Schwartz, in charge of the gov ernment hospital at Anchorage, arriv- ed yesterday and is remaining over a few days caring for a few local cases.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-22

New, sanitary and modern refrige- ration of all meat, poultry, butter, eggs and cheese at the FRYE BRUHN market.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-22

The Mack Vaudeville Company left for Fairbanks today where they will be the feature attraction of the Fair banks Fair entertainment.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-22

Start the day right-order the best meat which is FRYEs's BABY BEEF.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-22

Seward (local) strawberries 25 cents per box at the Seward Trading Company.