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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-14
OTHERS
ARE WOUNDED
AT LA CROSSE
Hubert ID. Staatz. Deputy
Sheriff and County Clerk,
Is Victim
RING LEADER CAPTURED
COnfesSes He Was Offered
$1,000 to Free Man Held
For Robbery
RING LEADER CAPTURED

La Crosse. Wis. Sept. l4.-(Py-
, deputy sheriff was killed and two
other men were wounded in an at.
tempted Jail delivery at the La Crosse
county jail here shortly before mid
night last night
The affair ended in tragedy for
Hubert =. Staatz, county clerk and
deputy sheriff, who was shot and
killed By another officer who mis-
took him for an attacker.
Lawrence Allen, who led the al
legged Jail attackers, was shot in the
right arm and later captured in a
corn field. d. l. Klunder, deputy
sheriff. also was shot in the right
arm and he said he believes the bull
let was fired by Allen. Both men
will recover.
Allen Confesses
Allen is said to have confessed
after his capture that he and his
companions had gone to the iail in
un effort to free Robert Holt, held
for trial in connection with an oil
station robbery. Allen declared he
had been offered $1,000 to get Holt
out.
A guard had been stationed in and
about the Jail after Sheriff Walter
kice had received telephone call
that federal agents were bringing
three prisoners for confine ncnt. Tho
call aroused Sheriff Rice's suspi-
cions and he notified the city police.
The police sent outs five men
armed with pistols and sawed off
shot guns and three deputies were
placed inside the Jail. About ll:15
p. M, two automobiles loaded with
men drew up to the Jail and q man
wearing a mask asked for the turn
key.
Wilcox Opens Fire
A. the masked man, later iden-
titled as Allen, stepped into the cor
ridor. Under Sheriff Harry Wilcox
opened fire. Allen returned the fire
and then fled. Meantime, the auto
mobiles had disappeared.
As the shooting started, Staatz ran
from the jail. He refused to halt
when commanded to do So by Herman
Rick. Il policeman who was in the iail.
and then later. fired. Staatz fell,
fatally wounded.
klunder. also across the street.
was hit by bullet.
Allen was found lister in corn
field near the jail He had been
released from jail September 5, after
being held on a minor theft charge.
Royal Colburn Of La Crosse was ar
rested after Allen had told his story,
and will be held for questioning in
connection with the plot Allen said
Coiburn was one Of the men who
helped hm.
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STATE IS HIT
by. HEAT WAVE
TOrrid Weather Sends Mer.
curry to 81 Here Tuesday
Drops After Rain

Torrid weather descended on
North Dakota Tuesday and sent the
mercury here up to 90, equaling the
prevous high mark for the season
established August 5.
Rains Tuesday evening brought
relief to sweltering citizens. and to-
day the temperature was moderate,
with brisk breeze blowing. "A total
Of AZ of an inch Of rain fell here
in the evening. Further return to
fall weather was indicated by the
forecast Of the federal weather bu-
reau. which predicts for tonight and
Thursday: "Unsettled, with prob
ably showers; cooler"
Bismarck, however. was cool when
compared to such places as Amenia
and Lisbon. The mercury went to 81
ut Armenia and Sc at Lisbon. Minot
had q maximum Of 95; Fessenden,
Jamestown. Larimore and Napoleon.
ga; Grand Forks, 90; Bismarck
Devils Lake. Glendale and Pembina
90. and Moorhead, Minn., and Lang
don, 80.
Bismarck Has Heaviest Rain
Bismarck had the heaviest rainfall
Of any reporting point in the state.
but Bottineau, with total fall Of 40
of an inch was close hind. Crosby
had q total Of 20; Dickinson, 81;
Dunn Center, .22; Fessenden, 40;
Minot. .l2; Napoleon. .O3, and Will
liston. 10. =
Rumors that cloudbursts had again
done damage in the Bad Lands, wash
ing out newly repaired bridges, were
definitely spiked. Trains w. late
today, but this was due to congestion
Of equipment farther west, It was
said at the railroad offices here.
The grade through the Bad Lands
has been repaired and is passable.
while all bridges have been fixed,
station officials reported.
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BENSON MURDER CASE

CHAPTER l

Friday, June IA; $50 a. n.y.
1t happened that, the morning of the monentous
June the fourteenth when the discovery of the murdered
BODY OF Alvin H Benson created sensation which, this
day has not entirely died away had breakfasted with
thllo Vance in his apartment. It unusual
to share Vance uncheons and dinners but have break
fast with him something Of occasion He was late
riser and his habit to remain incommunicado until
his midday meal.
The for his early meeting was matter of busi-
nessor rather of aesthetics On the afternoon of the
previous day Vance had attended preyew Voards COL
lection OF Cezanne wateroors at the Kessr Galleries. and
having several pictures he particularly wanted he had
invited me to early breakfast to give me instructions
regarding their purchase.
word concerning my relationship with Vance is
to clarity role of narrator in this chronicle The
legal tradition is deeply imbedded in my family and when
preparatoryschoo days over was sent almost
matter OF course to Harvard to study law It there
met Vance, reserved cynical and caustc freshman who
the bane of his professors the fear of his fellow
cassmen Why he should have chosen me- of all the stu
dents At the university for his association
for Vance simply explained: he fascinated and inter-
ested and supplied with novel kind Of intellectual
diversion.
Upon graduation entered my fathers law firm-van
Dine and Davand after five years of dull apprenticeship
taken into the firm the junior partner At present
the second Van Dine Of Van Dine Davis and Van Dine
with Offices at 120 Broadway At about the time my
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SEVERAL THOUSAND
PEOPLE MISSING

London. Sept. 14.--(F-The FIX
change Telegraph Tokyo correspond
ent says official reports from various
prefectural headquarters throughout
the island of Kiushiu tell of the dew
astating Of coast villages from yes
terdays typhoon, tidal waves and
floods which. while not unparalleled
are, nevertheless. catastrophical, in
volving the death Of 900 persons.
Nexrly all communication was in
terrupted throughout the night, the
correspondent said. adding that gov
ernment wires were beginning to
function bringing in reliable reports
which led to the conclusion that first
reports concerning the loss Of life
had been considerably exaggerated.
The entire loss Of life could be not
fairly estimated at present. the dis,
patch continied,- tut it way knowfl
that there are several thousand miss
ing and tens Of thousands homeless.
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WANT
BOY BABY AND
GO TO COURT
-
Claim Mixup in Rabies at
Hospital - Boy Born to
Them, But They Get Girl

Cleveland, Ohio. Sept. l4.-tP)-
The alleged shuttle of Smith babies
at. Fairview hospital, Which has re-
suited in habeas corpus court ac-
tion by Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Smith to
force the hospital to give them a
baby boy instead of the girl they
now have, today promised further
complications in case they win their
suit.
For. in addition to Mrs. Sam
Smiths child. three other babies
were born at the hospital about the
same time, two of them having the
parental name Of Smith.
And the mothers Of all three Of
these babies said today they are
satisfied they have their own off
spring and will 'never, never give
them up"
They Want . Boy
The little infant which Mrs. Sam
Smith nurses at the hospital is
known only in the records by the
label "Baby Smith, female"
But neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Sam
Smith have perennial inclinations
toward Baby Smith, female" nor
do they want her.
~'sSsSNt SssSy 0AC eSAAAA& SAAS AbVo~
pital authorities for "Baby George
Smith," who they claim was born to
them. Mr.. Smith said the attend
ing physician. told him the baby was
q boy and made out q birth certificate
giving the male sex. -
Mrs. Smith said the nurses talked
to her continually about her boy"
Then, suddenly, "Baby George" be-
came Baby Smith, female"
Mixup in Records
It was due to y mixup in records,
for the. Sam Smiths never had q
Baby George" hospital officials
declared.
Common Pleas Judge Carl v. Wey-
gent is the modern Solomon who
must decide the parentage Of the in
fant girl. He said he will order
blood tests, If necessary.
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Temperature and
Road Conditions

mercury readineD 1t Z .. m.)
Bismarck-Cloudy, Ga: roads good.
st. Cloud-Clear, ~; roads good.
Minot Threatening, 81; roads
good
Mankato--Clear. 7s: roads good.
Kochester-CQear, 79; roads good.
Winona--Clear, 68; roads good.
Jamestown-Clear. 76: roads good.
Duluth--FogRy, 60: roads good.
Hibbing-Clear. 65; roads good
Mandan--Partly cloudy. so: roads
good.
Devils Lake-Clear. 72; roads ghod.
Grand Forks--Clear. IS: roads
rood.
Crookston-Clear. 20: roads rood.
Fargo-Clear. Is; roads good.
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Bentley Farmer Gets
Yield Of 26 Bushels

Mott, n. D., Sep. 14.-Twenty-six
bushels to the acre on 22O acres Of
Canadian Marquis wheat weighing
81 pounds. or a total Of $3.50 bush 8
was threshed by Jacob Reichert, of
bentley. N. D., who with his three
sons farms about a thousand acres
IN southeastern Hettinger county.
This is the best yield and heaviest
wheat so far reported in this coun-
ty. It was grown from Marquis wheat
shipped in from Canada this spring
for seed and will be saved and sold
for seed purposes.
II is being tested for protein and
will probably show high average
and bring premium for milling.
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Windy City Has Maximum Of
95-Beaches ThrCnged Tn
Ill Late at Night-Heat
Causes Closing Of Schools
in Midwest States-Little
Relief in Sight

Chicago. Sept. l4.-tPl--The mid
west looked in vain today for relief
from the three-day heat wave which
the weather bureau has predicted
will continue through Thursday.
Reports of many deaths and Of ris-
ing temperatures which are making
this month the hottest September in
weather bureau history, came from
all parts Of the west central states.
Only fOuv cities renOrted their tenn
peratures as under 80 DEGREES.
Eight deaths were reported here.
where the mercury touched 95 de-
grees, equaling the all-time record
for September. established in 1900.
The reading was 80 degrees at 10
o'clock last night, and beaches were
thronPed until after nightfall.
Many Illinois, Indiana, and Mis-
sOuri schools were closed due to the
intense heat.
100 Above IN Texas
Abilene, Texas, was the hottest
spot in the United States yesterday,
the mercury rising to an even 100 de-
grees. st. Louis and Nashville suf-
fered under 98-degree heat.
Federal weather bureau reports
forecast rain for the western edges
of the great plains tomorrow night,
but this relief Is not expected to al
leviate suffering in the lower region
Of the Great Lakes before Friday.
Henry j. Cox, government metcr0l-
ogist here, said the excessive and
unseasonal heat is due to stagnat-
ed condition Of atmosphere over the
central valleys - an area from, the
Rockies almost to the Atlantic.
Great For Corn Crop
The wave Of heat, however, has
brought jubilation to farmers and
bankers Of the midwest, because of
its value to the ripening corn crop.
"But, if they could see what see."
Professor Cox said, 'they would be
praying for rain. | see at least three
more days Of this heat. and no relief
in sight"
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ChlCACO'S ALL time heat RECORD
FOR SEPTEMBER BROKEN YESTERDAY
Soldiers Coming
From Ft. LawtOn

Washington, Sept. 14.-(AP)-
Orders transferring the third
battalion. fourth infantry. from
Fort Lawton, WASH, to Fort
Lincoln. N. d., by rail, were IL.
sued today by the war depart
ment In order to make the best
use Of department barracks.
Buildings At Fort Lincoln, which
has been unOccupled for some
time, together with post utilities
are said tO be In good condition
10 accommodate the battall..n Ut
the fourth infantry now Or
dered to that station.
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Nogales, Arizona, Sept. 14.-4R-
The collapse of communication both
by telegraph and railway .today kept
from the world details Of the whole
sale death and destruction believed
to have been dealt out by storm
which for three days last week lashed
~ thousand miles of the west coast
of Mexico.
Officials Of the Southern Pacific
of Mexico railroad last night reported
that no train connect tions with Mex
lco City or southern coast roints
x"euld be made today. Guaymas,
main seaport of the west coast ot
Mexico, is the north coast point on
the Southern Pacific Of Mexico. Be-
low that point communication was
virtually impossible. a
Enormous Death Toll
Neager reports said that death toll
in Sallna Cruz and ManzanillO, both
important west coast seaports, was
enormous.
Salina Cruz, port town Of the state
of Oaxaca, according to dispatches
from Guaymas, felt the full fury Of
the hurricane The town was said
to be in ruins and it was believed
that the loss Of life might run into
hundreds.
Two ships of the National line. the
Jalisco and the Navajoa, were re-
ported missing and there were fears
for the safety Of the fishing fleet
which put out from Mazatlan. Sina-
lao.
. Latest reports from Mazatlan. a
city of 10000, were than it had
escaped great property damage. One
death was reported, a child having
been swept over the sea wall.
Yavaros. port Of Sonora, was said
to have been hard hit.
Guaymas Streets Flooded
At Guaymas, the streets We're
flooded and there was damage due to
wind. No loss of life was reported
in the vicinity. The force which the
storm evidently attained was shown
in the report Of the Guaymas me-
neurological station at that point.
where It had lost much Of its fury,
Continued on page thres)
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WEATHER FORECASTS
For Bismarck and vicinity: I'm
settled tonight and Thursday with
probably showers. Cooler.
For North Dakota: Unsettled to-
night and Thursday with probably
showers. Cooler.
GENERAL WEATHE2 CONDITIONS
The barometric disturbance is NOV
ing slowly eastward and showers oc-
Cured at most places from the nor
thern Plains States westward to the
3orth Pacific coast region. It is still
raining this morning At many Of the
western Canadian stations. Temper
atures are high from the Plains
States eastward but cooler weather
prevails over the Northwest.
North Dak0ta Corn and Wheat
Regiea summary
For the week ending Sept. IL, 1927.
Excellent proGross WAS made In
farm work although wind bothered
considerably. Flax harvest and corn
cutting is well advanced, much Of
latter in silos. Most corn IL advanced
beyond frost danger, and promises
better crop than expected. Yields Of
spring wheat, barley and spslts are
good to excellent. oats generally
light. Potato digging II under way.
Yields fair to good. Pastures, ranges
and livestock are excellent. Some
fall plowing 10 under way.
oRRIS ". ROBERTS,
.drn~,. Official In charge.
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Ship Keeps
Up Search
for Flyers
COllapsible Rubber Beat Car.
ried by Transatlantic Fly
ers Not Found in Wreckage
of Old Glory-Shipping Men
Believe Continued Search
Is Useless

London. Sept. ll-(AP)-Air
ministry experts. who have ex-
amined the wreckage Of an air
plane found several days ago on.
the bench ut Newquay. arc under
stood to have decided that Il In
mot that Of any Of the missing
Transatlantic planes. says q Dis
patch from Newquay to the Eve
ming News. A private message
from NewQuay says that the
wrtckaee has been identified as
that Of a glider.
New York. Sept. l4.--(E)-Only the
faint hope that small collapsible
rntter bOat with three daring air
had survived the storm
tossed Atlantic since last Wednes-
day today remained to searchcrs for
the occupants of the mon0plane Old
Glory, after discovery Of the wrecked
hulk Of the giant craft GOO miles
off Newfoundland.
With detailed description of the
recovered wreckage, the steamer
Kyle wirelesscd that it would con-
tinue the search. There was no trace
Of the boat in the wreckage.
The Kyle indicated the steel fusel-
age Of Old Glory was shattered
either by the force of it's fall or
the blows cf the waves.
Evidence of Bad Weather
"The ships undercarriage and left
wheel are fairly complete" said the
dispatch received by the New York
Daily Mirror, owned by William r.
Hearst, hacker Of the flight. from
Douglas Muir. its corresponden mt
aboard the Kyle. "But the wings
and supports are a tangled mass of
stays. giving evidence of boisterous
weather in this vicinity, which may
s"ntinmed On page three,
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q new and somewhat unusual relation
ship between us. Vance had strong
distaste for any kind Of business
transaction. and in time ! became the
csatciian Of all his monetary inter.
esta and his agent at large. found
that his affairs were various enough
te occupy ~ much of my. time as I
(Coatinued q pags tAfss.)
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Construction Work
on Little Missouri
Bridge Is Started

Construction work has started on
the bridge across the Little Missouri
river at Chaloner's Ferry in Nc
kenxie county, according to informa-
tion received at the state highway
department. The contractors expect
TO work as much as possible during
the winter and to complete the bridge
BY June of next year.
r. N. Van Patten. who had charge
Oft, 81 the !. work , on the Williston bridge
been assigned by the highway depart
ment 40 resident engineer supervis-
ing the work.
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Verona Robbery
Suspect Is Held

Fargo. N. D., Sept. l4.-(P,NL
X. Walden. cashier Of the Farm
ers and Merchants hank It Yer.
ona. N. D.. robbed ! week ago,
and Jack Aldrich. proprietor Of Z
TAXI cab line at Valley City. from
wnom the trio of bandits which
robbed the bank stnle the car IN
which they made their escape.
are In Aberdeen. 8. D., today It.
tempting TO identify Wifliam
Sthumack. Minneapolis. @ one of
the bandits.
Schumack. arrested In Minne-
apollo and taken to Aberdeen
Tuesday, also Il believed 10 have
been implicated in the robbery
Of bank In . amall South Da-
lo:a town near Ahe1deen.
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PEN REPAYs BANK MONEY

Frofits made By the twine plant
at the state penitentiary this year
have enabled the institution to pay
the Bank Of North Dakota 500, ,509 $50,
principle and interest on Q loan
granted early in tho year.
The loan was made necessary be-
catse the twine plant had to carry
large stock Of manufactured material
over from last year and ran short
Of ready cash.
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Experiments conducted by two
German physiologists show that II
sSs md mtns. a1ss' tie they van viii "Si;i ysd ~n
creased quantities of milk.
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SCKLEE and BROCK PLAN TOFLY
HALFWAY ACROSS PACIFIC FRIDAY
Quake Along Black
Sea Is Disastrous

Moscow. Sept. l4-(AP1-I.ate
reports tell Of further deaths in
the earthquake along the Black
sea coast. Thirteen perishcd at
NaIta. 358 were injured and many
houses were destroyed.
A falling wall killed three nj
MiskhOr. where also the tower of
famous villa called "The l.arkN
Nest" on the summit Of q rocky
height, tOppled into the sea.
Sh0cks continued at Yalta, Se-
bastapOl and SimferOpOl.
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DEATH TOLL
ENORMOUS ON
W EST COAST
Collapse Of Rail and Tele-
graph Communication Keeps
Details From World
TRAINS UNABLE TO RUN
Thousand Miles of Mexican
Coast Lashed by Storm
For 3 Days Last Week

Noaalee, Arizona, Sept. a.
(AP)-Advices to the NOgales
Herald today said that thou
sands Of refugees were COVER.
ing ON high ground overlooking
2,AVO miles Of MexicO's coast lire,
whence they fled the middle of
last week from the worst hur.
ricane and tidal waves In many
years,
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Weather Report

Weather conditions at North IDa-
kota points for the - hours ending
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WEATHER FORECASTS

Unsettled tonight and Thursday
with probably showers. Cooler.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
ROMAN QUESTION
 NEAR SETTLEMENT
Pope Soon Will Be 'Liberatd0 :,
 MuSSolini's Brother Says

Rome, Feb. 1 (UP) = Solution of the Roman question. when "the pope will be liberated from his present prison in the vatican." is near, Arnaldo Mussolini. brother of the premier. said today at the con- clusion of an article in Popolo D'Italia regardin gthe political ac- ton of Catholics and fascists.
 "The political action of Catholics in Italy as we'll as such action of the fascist regime" wrote Arnaldo Mussolini, "can only be a severe interpretation of national disci- pline.
 The church until now has been unable to liberate itself from the contentious of political forces. If 1t is easy to strike at heretics and schismatics, it Is not easy to com- pei people to abide by a doctrine that rebels against the social or der. Fascism tends to unify by sup pressing through Its conception Of the state as a whole those men who wish to overcome the state.
 There is a need for religious spirit to permeate the masses, not in an attack against imaginary. in- tornal enemies, but in harmony with the proud. war-like spirit or the race. The moral re-birth throughout Italy of laws and nor als will profoundly aid the work of the church.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-04

the firemen & chance to prevent its spread to the upper floors.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
One Cent Postage Stamp Apiece
 for Creditors Of John ?. Keogh
Bremen in the Dark Concerning New Company

Although the promotions and ap- pointments in the fire department, required by the opening of No. ' house on Stanley street, February 14, are scheduled to be made at the meeting of the fire board next Tues day evening. no word has been given as to the choice of the commission CTS. The situation is unusual in that no advance indication Of the selec- tions can be observed.
 If the commissioners fill the exist ing vacancies in the ranks, of which there are two, they will make ten appointments from the substitute force, as the new company will have eight men for the two shifts. If a lieutenant Is promoted to captain, which is probable, two men In the ranks will be promoted, one to this lieutenancy and one to the new !ieutenancy.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
About SS,0O0 Available to Meet Claims of Several Hundred Thousand Dol lars, Lawyer Says.

"'The creditors will receive a one cent postage stamp apiece" said Attorney Harry Ginsburg, counsel for the local creditors of John P. keogh, insolvenL today in discuss ing the case. In the course of his talk he brought out the fact that about sS,000 is available to meet claims totalling several hundred thousands of dollars. A meeting of creditors was held yesterday at the United States district court in New York city and 1t was decided that the admlnistrat ton expenses be al- lowed, meaning that these expenses will be taken out of the estate, val ued at s10,o0O. These claims will be met before any others are paid. 1t is expected.
 lost it's place on the consolidated stock exchange for failure to meet a clearing house balance. have just about given up hope of realizing anything. It is estimated that New Britain people had about S50,000 in vested through the concern, one man having been in for s25.00G. Out of about Is local claims, only one has been admitted as a prefer red claim, the others being placed under the heading of common claims
 Administration claims are for s2,- o00 these expenses being for trus- tee, referee, appraisers and attor- neys for the trustee. Attorney Gins burg did not attend the meeting yesterday and he stated today that his railroad fare to New York and return would have amounted to all most as much as local creditors will receive.