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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27

MARATHON IS
TO BE HELD
$25,O0O Prize Will Go to Win.
ner of Race From Los An
geles to New York

Los Angeles, April 27.--(P)-C. G.
sional sports, has announced u Los
Angeles New York marathon foot
race to be held in February, 1928,
with $4,000 prize to the winner,
probably as much more in nine 9TH
er awards and with a world wide en-
try list.
The marathon is expected to take
three months to complete.
The $4,000 first money will be
posted by Pyle. but he expects the
additional nine prizes beginning with
$4,000 as second place award to
be advanced by cities along the 5000
mile route.
No one is barred from the mara
thon. and Pyle predicts an entry list
Of more than q hundred runners.
The Tarahumara Indians from the
Chihuahua Sierras Of Northern Mex
leo, one of whom set q new worlds
record last week in winning the Law.
renee Kansas City race, have signed
several entries.
An Arab, whose 90 mile run as q
messenger during the Riff uprising
inspired Pyle to hold the trans con-
tinental race, has been entered.
The runners will follow no sched-
ule. They can run when they like
and rest when they like, but each
will have . Judge or grepp Of
judges with them. These will Be sup
piled by the cities passed through.
Pyle estimated that the winner would
have to average 3c miles . day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
NO AGREEMENT
ISREACHED BY
co M MISSION
Preparatory Dis armament
Body AdjOurns After Five
Weeks OF Study
MEANS A YEARS DELAY
Successful Disarmament Con.
ference Assured, President
l.OudOn Declares
MEANS A YEARS DELAY

Geneva. April 27.-1P,-After strug-
Cling with armament reduction prob
lens for five weeks, the members
of the preparatory disarmament COM
mission scattered today without hav-
ing reached an agreement. This
means that the proposed international
disarmament conference will not be-
come an accomplished fact until next
year at the earliest.
When the commission adjourned
las. night, with the prospect Of meet.
ing again about November |, the
president. NJ. Loudon. declared that
d successful disarmament conference
was virtually assured, but that the
destiny Of disarmament now definite
ly depended on public opinion and
the willingness Of the governments to
reach agreements on the principal
issues
In addition to the deadlock on a
method Of limiting naval armaments.
the main problems on which the
commission failed to find agreement
in preparing draft disarmament
treaty were the creation of u system
Of international control and a system
of general limitation Of armaments
by curtailing national military and
naval expenditures. The draft was
dotted with reservations by various
countries. Count Won Bernstorff of
Germany said the session proved that
governments had little zeal for dis
armament.
The general opinion in Geneva to-
day was that, despite failure of the
commission to elaborate Il text sat
isfactory to all. the disarmament pro-
gram would be pushed vigorously, no
tably by public pressure. at the Sep
tember session of the League Of Ma
tions assembly.
Plans are under way for a three
power naval conference of the> Unit
| ed States, Great Britain and Japan.
as suggested BY President Coolidge.
The indications are that. il will opt u
| ut League of Nations headquarters
. about June 20. Reports have already
been circulated that Great Britain
may propose abolition of large sea
| going submarines.
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HANK0W WILL
BE SCENE OF
NEXT ATTACK
NCrthcrncrS Gather All Avail.
able Forces 10 Oppose
Radical Cantonese
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
Exact Number Of II. s. Sail.
Ors Wounded Aboard Pen.
guin Not Yet Known

Shanghai, April 27.-(R-All avail.
able forces are heing gathered by
the nOrtherners, il is learned here,
for the purpose Of attacking the rad
ical Cantonese stronghold, Hankow.
Skeleton forces are being left tenn
porarily to defend the northern posi-
tions elsewhere. Hankow, where 4
serious situation has prevailed for
some days, is reported to be more dis
turbed than ever and Japanese fami.
lies unable to leave are flocking into
the French concession to seek refuge
there.
The battle between the Cantonese
entrenched at Marking and the nor
therners on the other side of the
Yangtze at Ppkow was still in pro-
gress today. There was firing be-
tween Cantonese gunboats anchored
off Hankow and the northern field
batteries at Pukow. One hundred
wounded Cantonese have arrived here
from Marking.
The United States auxiliary ship
Penguin, which was fired on heavily
Mondav near Kiangyin, on the Tang
tie, has arrived at Chinkiang. The
United States naval authorities here
do not know the exact number of men
wounded in the firing, although it is
known the vessel suffered the heay-
lest casualties of any attack on Amer
lean warships since they arrived in
Chinese waters. One Of the men was
shot through the lung, but it is a
clean wound, and he is said to be i'm
proving.
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For Bismarck and vicinity: Prob
ably local showers tonight and Thurs
day. Warmer tonight.
showers tonight and Thursday.
Warmer tonight and extreme east
portion Thursday.
The low pressure area over the Da-
kotas yesterday morning has moved
southeastward to the lower Great
Lakes region and precipitation occur
red in that section. Another low
pressure area. accompanied by unset
tied weather, has appeared over the
extreme northern Rocky Mountain
region. It was raining this morning
i'm the north Pacific coast states.
High pressure, accompanied by gen.
orally fair weather prevails over the
Plains States and Mississippi Valley.
Temperatures are moderate in all sec-
tions.
North Dakota Corn and Wheat Re-
giOn SEMINARY
For the week ending April 26, 1927.
Freezing temperatures prevailed in
all sections during the fore part Of
the week greatly delaying farm work
due to frozen ground, although no
damage to spring whsat has been re-
rorted. Farm work made fair pro-
ereas Saturday and Monday. Pas
lures and ranges 0re coming nicely.
affording much, feed. Much road
work Is being done and highways
ara generally in good condition.
ORRIS ~. ROBERTS.
II 61zleiAl In charge.
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GUNS OF A5 BOATS
TRAINED IN HANKOW

Shanghai. April 27.-(R-Forty-
five gunboats were stationed in the
Yangtze, today with their guns train
ed on Hankow. While on the surface
Hankow is quiet, there is much ten
sion and rumors persist that the
British are planning to retake the
concession.
A great deal Of looting isl re- 20 rt ed.
It is stated that ut Hankow. as we'll
as at Marking, field pieces are being
moved to selected positions outside
the native city.
Vast crowds in Hankow are listen
ing to street corner speeches BY
radical leaders. Although the author.
tiles reiterate there rs no desire to
attack foreigners, there is fear,
nevertheless. that the coolies, satur
ated with radical doctrines about
imperialism" will fail to contain
thems in critical moments.
Advices from Hankow say that
Feng Yu-Hsiane, formerly known as
the Christian general" has been of
fered commandership Of the Hankow
armies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
PUBLIC URGED
TO HEAR TALK
BY G.. E. WORKER
DR.. Landrith of Chicago
Widely Known For Lecture
on Law Enforcement

Local Christian Endeavor leaders
are hoping that the city auditorium
will be packed Monday evening when
DR.. Ira Landrith, ID. d.. IL. d.. of
Chicago. will deliver his lecture on
the subject of law enforcement and
world peace. He will also touch on
the worldwide extension Of the
Christian EndeavOr society, which is
now found in nearly every country
on the globe and has over $4,000 So
cieties and 100000 members. There
will be no admission charge and
everyone 10 -iayited..,7.
Newepnsef reports of DR.. l4andrith's S
talks Tin other cities are highly com
j llim entary. ."The moment ,Dns Land
rith began to speak the. audience
responded and realized that master
of wit and oratory was addressing
the crowd" says the Warren, Ohio.
Tribune. He is one of the hest
speakers ever listened to by a War
rem audience"
The Bangor. Maine. Daily News
said of DR.. Landrith's address, there:
"Dr. Landrith is Il brilliant orator
no question about it. His address
glittered with smart sayings and was
rich in simile, in metaphor, and in
word painting. He has il gift Of
humor, and. like all true humorists,
can be t0uchingly earnest and elo-
quent when occasion demands. In
fact, few more entertaining men ever
stood upon the platform Of City
Hail."
@sf. Tyn(cal Statements
typical a. DR.. Landrith's pungent
statelnents are the following:
"All prejudice is the child of sin
and ignorance"
Better be right than regular,
decent than democratic, respectable
than republican, and it is hard to be
both all the time"
"Bc fit to live and fit to live WITH
"A man ought not to belong to a
political party; he should merely be
| member of it,"
"The church is Gods organized
omnipotence on earth; and it could
do what it would If it would do what
it could.p
"The five prcjudices that must die
before America can be first for the
veal of the woodland they are
rapidly dying-are sectional, sectar-
ian, partisan, racial. and national
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
DAVIS AWARE
HIS AIRPLANE
WAS NOT SAFE
Told Friend Craft Had Been
Made Half Ton Over Weight
Specified in Plans

New York. April 27-LR Lieuten-
ant Commander Noel Davis. who was
killed in the crash Of his airplane.
the American Legion. yesterday.
greatly deplored the fact that his
craft weighed about half ton more
than the plans called for. according
to Edwin Wildman of New York. a
personal friend, in Washington dis
patch to the New York Times today
Davis was greatly disappointed
when he found that the plane weighed
1850 pounds more than was planned
due to detail of construction, Wild
man said. He explained that the over
weight was not a matter for which
anyone WAS to blame, but that it was
one of the things entering into the
development Of flying machines.
Mr.. Wildman said he himself was
to have gone to Langley field to be
taken up by Davis, but that the lat
ter insisted he would not jeopardize
the life of anyone but himself or his
aide until he had satisfied himself
of the ability Of hs machine to go
aloft with full load.
II know perfectly WE'LL" he added.
shat he would not have told me if
it had not been the truth. That is
the tragedy of the whole thing
that he should have kept going on
trying to make the plane meet the
cxigencies Of construction
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
A, J. BEVERIDGE
INDIANA SOL0N,
DIES SUDDENLY
Health Had Not Been Of the
Rest, but Condition Was
Not Thought Serious
SERVED IN u. s. SENATE
Retired From That Position
in 1911 and Was Later
Twice Defeated
SERVED IN u. S. SENATE

indianapolis, Ind, April 27.-tP)-
Albert Jeremiah Bcveridgc, former
United States senator from Indiana,
died suddenly here today.
Mr.. Bcveridge was twice elected to
the senate from Indiana. He retired
from the senate in 1911 ana twice
sought to return but was defeated in
1914 as the progressive party candi-
date and in 1922 was defeated by
Samuel NJ. Ralston, Democrat.
He has been working here for
some time upon his latest book, the
life Of Abraham Lincoln, but his
work was only half completed.
Death Was Unexpected
The former senator's health had
not been the best for several months
but his condition was not regarded
as serious. His death occurred at
6:1O this morning, and came rs a
shock to close associates VINO said
there was no intimation yesterday
that his condition was ~ any way
critical.
Mr.. Beveridge's death was caused
by heart disease. The heart ailnent
had caused some concern to ;mmeGi-
ate members of his family during the
last two weeks and DR.. William
Thayer Of Johns Hopkins Univers ty
was called here. Both DR.. Thayer
and DR.. Charles p. EmersCL Of In
dianapolis were hopeful, howe or, Of
Mr.. Beveridge's recovery.
The former senator had not been
confined to his bed hut on orders If
his physician had been living quietly
while undergoing treatment. He was
"a years old. :.
Mr.. Beveridge will be buried in
Crown Hill cemetery at indianapolis.
The date Of the fu-eral has not yet
been set. Mrs. Reveridge, son and
n. daughter, survive.
Favored Direct Election
One Of the pioneer exponents of
the direct election of all public Of
ficials, Albert Jeremiah Beveridge,
consistently was unsuccessful as a
candidate under the system.
Twice he attained. membership in
the United States senate from In.
diana through election by the state
Legislature, and twice he was rejected
as an aspirant for the same place by
popular referendum.
80 When Theodore Roosevelt bolted
the Republican party in 1912, Bcvcr-
Moose convention in Chicago, the
Hoosier, as temporary chairman, ut.
tered the principles upon which the
pr0grcssivcs relied for success.
Through the irony Of circumstances
the measures which the progressives
espoused and helped to enact were
deterrants to the ambitions Of Bevcr-
idge.
Since his retirement from the
senate in 1911 Beveridge twice
sought to return. In 1914, he was
defeated as q progressive candidate
CONTINUED on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
PLANE DEATHS
NOT TO STOP
OTHER FLYERS
Seven Expeditions Said More
Determined to Make Oceanic
Flight After Mishap

New York. April 27.---(ED Death of
four members Of two ParisNew York
aerial expeditions since last fall made
seven other expeditions more deter
mined than ever today to accomplish
the feat.
The deaths Of Commander Noel
Davis and his alternate pilot, Lieut..
Stanton Hall Wooster. at Messick,
Va. yesterday, are the latest tolls
exacted bya accident that have stalk
ed the proposed flight since the ac-
cident at Roosevelt field. Long Island,
last September. when Charles W.
Clavier and Jacob Islamoff, were kill
ed in the crash Of the Sikorsky plane
in which Captain Rene Fonck and
his crew were setting forth for Paris.
Despite tragedies, the hackers Of
the Bellanca plane, which recently
established new worlds endurance
record, announced they are practical
ly ready to hop off.
Bellanca Plane IL Ready
This plane, in which Clarence D..
Chamberlin and Bert Acosta stayed
in the air almost SO hours, is the
most serious contender in the race.
The accident to the Davis machine
has not slowed up preparations for
its flight. 1t will be ready to fly
again today.
Other remaining contenders are:
Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd,
first to fly over the north pole,
whose plane was badly damaged in
a test flight recently and who prob
ably will not get away before mid
summer: Captain Fonck, who was to
arrive in this country today to plan
for a second attempt; Lieut.. Winston
H. Ehrgott, Of the New York National
Guard, whose plans are somewhat
veiled in mystery; Captain Charles
Lindbergh, airmaif pilot Of st. Louis,
whose plans also are generally un-
known; Captain Charles Nungesser,
French war ace. who is expected to
take off shortly from Paris, and NJ.
Drouhin, former holder Of the dura-
tion record who also plans to hop
off from Paris.
The spirit animating those plan
ming the Paris trip was expressed
in tribute to yesterdays victims
by Porter Adams, president of the
Aeronautical Association:
"Great as is this loss it will serve
only to inspire other pioneers Of
American aviation to carry on and
complete the argosy Of their ambi-
tion."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
GIVE ANSWERS
TO QUESTIONS
ON CHEST PLAN
Inquiries Answered Explain
ing Aims Of Project-PrOve
Its Value to Bismarck

Since announcement that a Com
munity Chest campaign will be con-
Quoted here Friday and Saturday,
much interest has been shown in the
plan and queries have been made Of
those in charge.
In setting forth some of these
queries. Judge A. NJ. Christianson,
president of the local Chest group,
has set forth answers showing why
the Chest plan has supplanted the
old system in many Of the up-to-date
cities Of the nation. Some Of the
questions, together with answers,
Q-"What is the Community
chest?"
Att is the treasury Of 10 well
fare and character-building agencies.
It has this one campaign instead of
10 separate drives.
Q-"What are the agencies?"
A-"Boy Scouts. Salvation Army.
Women's Community Council, Juven-
lie Band. Campfire Girls, Boys Wei
fare Work, Red Cross, Society for
the Friendless, North Dakota Chi
dren's Home and Florence Critten-
ton Home"
Q-"Are all of these agencies to
benefit from this weeks driver"
A-"An Of them except the Red
Cross, which has already held its
campaign and has raised the neces-
sary funds to carry it over to the
projected fall Chest campaign"
Q-"How is the amount of money
needed BY each agency decided up
on?"
A-"Each organization has furnish
ed an itemized statement of its ex-
penses for the past two years and
its proposed budget for the six
months ending September 30 and
also for the IL months following. to
the budget committee. This CONF
mittee, made up Of seven level
headed business men Of Bismarck,
has gone carefully over these fig,
ures and established the lowest pos
sible operating cost for each agency
which will permit it to function and
serve the community" X.
Q-"Can individual agencies be
designated to receive gifts?"
A-"Each agency is doing its own
worthwhile work and all must be
supported alike, but any contributor.
il he wishes, may designate which
agency or agencies are to receive
his donation"
Q-"Has any outside agency been
engaged to put on the campaign
here? What will be the expenses Of
this campaign"
A-"No outside agency has been
engaged. Although other cities, in
Guiding Grand Forks, engaged out
side workers to put the drive across,
all the work here has been done and
will be done BY Bismarck people
only. There is not . cent Of ,ex-
pense connected with this campaign.
Every cent you give will 60 directly
into the chest. to be divided among
the participating agencies.
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nor O. II. Simpson, Mayor Arthur q.
keefe, and President Guy L. Deano,
of the New Orleans levce board, in
signing q resolution to this effect.
Friday Noon IL Time Limit =.
Meanwhile officers of the two par.
ishes were warning inhabitants to
flee after the issuance Of 4 procla-
nation by Governor Simpson setting
noon Friday as the time for the
crevasse to be cut.
Approximately 1000 persons must
be moved out Of the area before the
crevasse is made and reparations will
be settled upon by q committee Of
five persons constituted by two sp-
pointees Of Governor Simpson, two
persons named by the New Orleans
city council and one member desig-
mated by the board of levee commits
sioners of the Lake Bsrgne districs.
Hundreds Of persons formed the
seemingly endless caravan which
streamed out Of the doomed area.
Battered automobiles, trucks, wagons
and even push carts trundled through
the gravel toward New Orleans where
they will be cared for until the wa
ters recede from their homes. All
movable belongings were included in
Continued on page thresl
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Flood at a Glance
By The Associated Pres

By The Associated Press)
To protect New Orleans from
the mighty flood rolling down
the Mississippi, u long break in
the levee south Of that city
has been ordered for Friday noon.
The Louisiana National Guard
has been mobilised for any emer-
gency and soldiers now stand
guard over long stretches Of the
levee ~. ~.
A general exodus of the. rexir
dents Of the two parishes has he-
gun with the roads to New Or
leans crowded with automobiles
and wagons piled high with
household goods and. other pos
sessions n.
With the crest Of the flood ap-
proaching inundated Arkansas
City, Ark. additional towns in
that state and Mississippi nre in
danger.
The great army of homeless,
now estimated at more than l00..
600. is hourly increasing as the
flood waters move across Ark
ansas and northern Louisiana.
To rescue the marooned, the
Red Cross has requisitioned 100
small craft from the coast guard.
Additional seaplxnes for use
over the 10000 miles Of inundat-
ed territory in seeking out the
isolated refugees have been call
ed for by the organised relief
forces.
Secretary Hoover completed in
spection trip down the Mississippi
and will return to Memphis to
arrange with Red Cross officials
there more extensive plan Of
relief. rescue and rehabilitation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
CREVASSE TO
BE OPENED IN
LEVEE FRIDAY
Two Southern Louisiana Par.
ishes Being Evacuated BE.
fore Dixie Is Opened
PREPARATIONS PROMISED
Leading Financiers and Busi-
ness Men of New Orleans
to Pay Damages

New Orleans. La. April 27.-R1--
The tramp Of national guardsmen
echoed along lcvees today as two
southern Louisiana parishes were be-
ing evacuated preparatory to sur
rendering them to the waters Of the
Mississippi that the south's largest
city might be saved from the on
slaught of the flood.
Vigorous protest by citizens Of the
two parishes, st. Bernard and Pia-
quemines. which often have wit
messed the withering fire Of guns in
the perennial trappers' warfare, was
registered as the residents continued
to patrol the levces.
Assurance that the property own
ers Of the Poydras area would be re-
imburscd for damages came from 50
leading financiers and business men
of New Orleans, who Joined Cover
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
PARTY
EVIDENCE TO BE
USED IN TRIAL
Stage Actress Said 10 Have
Been Drinking While Hus-
band Lay Dying

Los Angeles. April 27.-7-tP)-Gin
fizzes. said to have been imbibed by
Dorothy MacKaye. stage actress, in
the apartment Of Paul Kelly, while
her husband, Ray Raymond. musical
comedy star. lay dying in hospital,
became an element for the prosecu-
tion today as the district attorneys
office prepared its murder case
against Kelly
Deputy District Attorney Forest
Murray yesterday disclosed he was
in possession Of evidence that Miss
Mackaye and her friend, Miss Helen
Wilkinson. left the hospital in the
early morning of April 10 upon being
notified that Raymond was about to
die. They went to Kelly's apart
inert where the drinks were served.
Murray, who is in charge of the
prosecution Of Kelly, announced that
the evidence Of the drinking party
would be presented at the murder
trial. Kelly was indicted following
his admission that he engaged in a
fist fight with Raymond in a quarrel
over the actors wife. Miss MacKaye
and DR.. Walter J. Sullivan were in
dicted as accessories after the fact,
accused of concealing evidence bear
ing upon the death of Raymond.
Raymond was buried yesterday.
Miss Mackaye, wearing widow
veil, added dramatic touch to the
funeral when she swOoned as she
knelt beside the casket and placed q
baby shoe in the dead actors hand.
The tiny footgear was one of the
first worn by the Raymone's four
year-old daughter.
The actors mother. Mrs. A. r.
Cedarbloom of Forest Hills. N. Y,
collapsed at the funeral.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
Bombing Laid to
Labor Troubles

Chicago, April 27.-tP)-Labor
troubles are blamed for the bombing
early today of two-story building
owned by James Burke, brother of
Judge Joseph Burke of the municipal
court. The bomb was exploded ut
the rear of the building. endangering
the lives Of family Of six living on
the second floor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-27
BANDIT SLAYER DIES

Coffeyville, Kan. : John Joseph
Kloehr, who became famous in 1892
when he shot and killed three men,
bers Of the notorious Dalton gang
Of bank robbers, has died Of old age.
When the Dalton gang raided the
two banks Of the city, Kloehr es-
tablished himself behind a fence and
sniped away at the bandits until he
had killed three and the rest had
fled. .