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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
LINCOLN FIELD.
Is DESIGNATED
FOR AIR DERBY
Planes in Race to Land on
Fort Grounds; Big Cele-
bration Is Planned

Planes taking part in the National
Air Derby from New York to Spo-
kane will land here on the Fort Linz
coin field, it was announced today by
H. P. Goddard, secretary of the As
sociation Of Commerce.
A letter from F. Trubee Davidson,
assistant secretary of war, to Mr.,
Goddard, said that General H. A.
Smith OF Fort Omaha, Men,, COM
manding general Of this corps area.
had been authorized to grant use OF
portion Of the grounds for the
landing field.
Plans for making September 20,
the day the planes land here, one Of
Bismarck's "Red Letter Days" are
now under way. A committee is work.
ing out details Of big celebration
for "Derby Day." About so planei
are expected to come in during the
day.
Committee Named #
Arrangements for preparing the
field and managing the landing OF
the planes are in the hands of q
committee headed by o. w. Roberts.
Other members are ]. L. George. P.
]. Meyer, G. L. Spear and N. H. At
kinson.
Because Of the fact that the planes
must be in Glendive before dark, it
is expected they will come in during
the afternoon. Any late comers who
cannot reach Glendive before dark
will be required TO make the over
night stop here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
STATE Is NOT
HIT BY FROST
Dunn Center, jamestown Re-
port Minimums of IS, So;
Minnesota Affected

No frost, killing or otherwise, oc-
Cured in North Dakota last night,
according to reports to he federal
weather bureau here. The lowest
temperatures recorded in the state
were 35 at jamestown and S6 at
Dunn Center.
) Lisbon, Bottineau and Crosby re-
ported minimums of 81, Fessenden
80, Armenia, Langdon and Minot 80.
All other reporting stations had
minimums above 10.
Minnesota Hit
8 Light frost settled in number of
Minnesota districts last night with
damage to crops in some sections, ac-
cording to Associated Press reports
today.
lin the vicinity Of Albert Lea frost
extended over q wide area, damaging
many fields Of corn in the lowlands
quite badly, farmers reported today.
Damage to garden truck was heavy.
Argyle, in the extreme northwest
section Of the state, reported min
imum Of 81 above zero during the
night. with some fields nipped by
frost but damage not extensive.
Tonight will be warmer in Mime
tota By six or eight degrees, accord
jnK to the government weather fore
cast. Pair wather Wednesday Is
Looked fer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
13 AVIAT0RS
LEFT IN RACE;
2 WITHD
Flight From Pacific Coast to
Honolulu Scheduled to
Start Friday
$4,000 PRIZE OFFERED
Flyers in Other Parts of Coun.
try Ready to Blaze New
Always
$s5, 1000 PRIZE OFFERED

San Francisco, Aug. 9.-<P)-The
$35, 900 Dole prize air race to Homo
lulu next Friday held the beacon
light of interest on the Pacific cOas.
today, while aviators in other sec
tions of the country prepared their
planes for take-offs to South America
and to shorten the record travelling
time around the world.
With places in the starting line
fixed by drawings here in which Ben
nett Griffin, an Oklahoma entry.
came off with first place assigned to
his Traveller monoplane, the Doyle
flyers reached the wsrm.up stage to-
day. /.
Over night the list Of entrants was
cut from Is to 13 when Frank l..
Clark, Hollywood flyer, and Robert
Fowler. pioneer San Francisco air,
man, withdrew. Clark has small
monoplane and Fowler was unable to
purchase or build a plane before the
start Friday.
OF the Is left in the race, seven
were at starting fields in the San
Francisco Bay area, ready for navi-
CATION and half load tests, two bar
riers set up by the department Of
commerce which the entrants must
hurdle before they will be permitted
to take off. The remaining six were
stru-g along the airways OF the west
planning belated dashes to the start
ing point.
Drawing Results
The drawing yesterday placed the
starters in the following take-0ff or
der ut the field Indicated:
Bennett Griffin. Oklahoma City
Oakland Airport. .s..4
Norman Goddard, San Diego
Oakland Airport.
3-Charles w. rarkhurst, Lomax
ILL.,, Oakland Airport.
A-John A. Pedlar, Detroit, Mich.
Oakland Airport.
5-Captain William P. Erwin. Dal
las. Tex, Oakland Airport.
6-Frederick A. Giles, Detroit
Mich, Oakland Airport. @
Major Livingston Irving, Berk
eley, Mills Field.
S-Captain James L. Griffin, mn
decided.
s--Art Goebel. Hollywood. Mills
Field.
lo-Martin Jensen. Honolulu. an
decided. :.
ll-Lieutenant George d. Covell
San Diego, undecided.
12 - Arthur v. Rodgers. Loaf
Beach, Oakland.
l3-Jack Frost, San Francisco
Mills Field.
To Blaze New Routes
In other sections Of the countr!
aviators were preparing to blaze nev
airways. At Brunswick, Ga, Pau
~Redfern was making teSt flights il
his Stinson Detroiter monoplan'
which he plans to fly from Bruins
wick to Brazil within the next few
days.
Edward F. Schlee, Detroit business
man. flew from New York to Wash
ington yesterday. testing out hi
plane for flight to start from New
Fonudland soon, with q view Of cut
ting the roupd-the-world flying
time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
EXTENSIVE STRIKES II
THROUGHOUT NATION
(By The Associated Press)


The situation arising from the
worldwide campaign Of labor and
radical elements to avert execution
of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van-
zetti headed for double crisis to-
day.
As the decision Of Judge Webster
Thayer at Dedham, Mass, upon the
last of the three court appeals was
awaited, orders for extensive strikes
here and abroad went into effect.
In point Of numbers, New York
City led with up to 10000 workers
asserted by labor leaders to be ready
to become voluntarily idle for the tlay.
Thirty meetings were scheduled in
the metropolis, the Largest 1t Uaion
Square. where 1000 specially equip
ped police were ordered held in read
mess.
Fourteen thousand policemen,
armoured cars and emergency wtg-
ons equipped with machine guns and
tear-gas bombs we're ready Tor in
slant service.
Baildings Under Heavy Guasa
Public buildings and the homes e3
heavy police guard at Doston. =
Governor Avian I. Fsilsr, wiaA kli5ls
an appeal IL afay 81 ,eaI1eneS HsI
been 4Iled, ana about ~ y & -
trial jN1ee h ~ 60. 'ss n. .ss
May arfoets' aIlooSlr nS1a h .u.Iiii liH
1aa61 tkrS9eaoat M SIiuxsTs ~ + ~ y.
uestion NifA dl1tn1A Aaneoo. 1SJS 1isS Z
WSsG Ayfeo IA ok Ueaea. ~ & @s 11toS
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Frost Reports Send
Grain Prices Upward

Chicago, Aug. 9.-P-The extent
Of the cold snap and accompanying
frost over sections Of the Canadian
grain belt today was being watched
with anxiety as reports of more frost
were received.
The effect Of the unreasonable
weather Won the grain situation was
refleeted on the markets where grain
prices SCARED, especially on wheat
which was worse hurt by the cold.
Prices advanced approximately five
cents q bushelf Other grains went
up in sympathy more than because
Of crop injury.
The cold wave sent the mercury
down to ~ low as 22 in parts Of
SaskatchewaD, virtually running the
grain crops throughout that area -
FAR ~ commercial purposes were
concerned, and adding millions /. Of
dollars to the financial outlook Of
American grain farmers.
No. frost Wae Feported In the corn
belt. hut the forecast was for cooler
weather. !
Grain crops in Alberta were not
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
BOULDER DAM
PROJECT WILL
BE DISCUSSED
Secretary Work VIII Be Pres
ident's Guest in Black
Hills Today

- Rapid CITY. fs: .p,aApe. s.-R,-
Plans for prolpeA kHl Action on the
Boulder Canyon H4rk project in con-
gress this winter N34ew President
Coolidge's attention today with the
arrival in the Black Hills of Secre-
tary Work, who has predicted enact
ment Of Colorado river power mea-
sure.
Congressional leaders who preced-
ed Mr.. Work at the summer White
House have expressed the opinion
that the power bill would be passed
in the next congress and there was
q feeling that the western states most
concerned would iron out difficulties
which interfered to some extent in
bringing the proposition to the front
In the last session.
Secretary Work was due at the
summer Whits House this afternoon,
having reached the Black Hills from
the Yellowstone National Park by au-
tomobile. With him were Governor
Fisher fpf Pennsylvania and . party
Of railroad officials.
Motor TSip Planned
!. Tomorrow viii prove q break in 9
busy week for Mr. Coolidge. He will
motor about 3GJ miles TO Rushmore
mountain, to speak ct the beginning
Of work on Gutson Borglum's memor-
.ial to ,Washineton. Jefferson, Lin
coin and Roosevelt.
Rushmcrn y several miles up .
phone ana teicfrsDk stAtien and soms
- NJ rrnleAes1t~ el.SE -
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Wheat Harvest Starts
In BurIeigh County
Cutting Is General in South.
ern Half Of County and Will
Begin Soon in Northern
Half, County Agent Miesen
States-Rust Affect e d
Grain Should Be Allowed
TO Ripen

Cutting Of wheat in the southern
half Of Burleigh county II general
now and should begin In week or
10 days in the northern halt, A. B.
Miesen, county. agent, said today.
Barley is being cut quite general
ly over the county, while some early
oats and a little rye is being cut.
The cutting Of wheat II going on
mainly in the territory lying south
Of line drawn from east to west
across the county about six miles
north OF here. Mr.. Miesen said.
Rusted Grain Should Rlpen
In reply to requests about when
rusted grain should be cut, Mr.. Mie-
sen gave out Z statement from the
department of agronomN state agri-
cultural college.
Results Of experiments by the col
lege indicate clearly that grain
should be allowed to ripen thorough
~. the statement said. 1.-The grain
fills better and the quality is i'm
proved by delayed cutting" it con-
tinues. "Of course. if the stems are
greatly weakened by the rust and
show q tendency to break over, there
is an excuse to cut ut once"
Threshing of rye should begin in
about week or 10 days, officials OF
the Russell Miller elevator here said
today.
Wheat Cutting to Start Soon
Wheat cutting will be in full swing
the latter part of this week dh the
North and South 500 Line branches.
division offices here. said today.
Practically all early wheat on the
Bismarck Wishek branch is beyond
danger Of rust, while there is pos
sibility late wheat will show some
shrinkage, it is reported. Cutting Of
rye is nearly completed on the Bis
marck- Max branch. with. some wheat
being cut.
I! The rye harvest is well under way
on the Drake-Sanish branch and some
wheat is being cut in the vicinity Of
Drake and Kief. aFrem Mex to Butte
some wheat i q xpected To- be cut thu
middle Of the week, while from Doug
las to Sanish there will not be, much
!. cutting until later in the week.
Cutting Begins Near venturia
From Ventura to Pollock, s. D.
cutting of wheat IL In full swing
while from Ashley to Wishek, it will
begin later in the week. Most whea,
| in the Ashley Wishek territory is be-
yond danger Of rust although the latt
wheat may show . small shrinkage
the railroad officials report.
/, Lidgerwood was the. first station OF
the 500 to ship . car Of new grair
Saturday, with threshing reports q.
follows: Rye averaged 22 bushels
j and So pounds to the bushel; barle,
averaged SO bushels, test 48 pounds
, to the bushel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
S0RLIE ASKS
COMMITTEE TO-
MEET AUG. "a
Members of Fact Finding
Body Requested to C0nveno
+. at Grand Forks

In telegrams to members of the
mill fact finding committee appointed
by the state senate last winter, Gov
ernor A. &. Sorlie today asked them
to come to Grand Forks August q
for a conference on the affairs Of
the mill.
In a statement to the Associated
Press Governor SOrlie said he is aak-
ing the members Of the fact finding
committee to come to Grand FOrkl
in order that they may see for them
selves the manner in which he has
complied with the suggestions whick
they made to him last winter.
Reports Are Filled
The fact finding committee wal
appointed at the last legislative com.
mittee and filed report just before
the close of the session.
In addition the members filed q
special report to the governor which
is said to have been more explicit In
its suggestions for improvements il
operating the state mill and eleva'
tor than was the report which wal
given to the public.
| Two weeks ago another report wal
filed with the governor which has
not been made public. Governor Sor
! lie said today that he has received 1
letter from Senator Walter Schlosser
Grand Forks, committee member
suggesting that the latest report b
kept secret for the time being q,
least.
| ! Under the law the governor is tn,
manager Of the state mill and eleva
tor. 81
| Members of the committee, in addi
tion to Schlosser, are Senators D. j
Hamilton, Eckman, McHenry county
!. and L. o. Fredrickson, Pekin, Nelsol
county. Hamilton and Fredricksol
! are Nonpartisans, as is the governor
Schlosser is an Independent and ,
J member of the Republican faction op
posed to the Nonpartisans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
POSTS WITH HOSPITAL DUES UNPAID
DENIED REPRE ENTATION AT LEGION
MEET AT HlBBINC- C-PARADE TONIGHT
Solution to Parking
Congestion Suggested

Because of congested parking con-
.ditions in the downtown district, bus
iness and professional men today
were urged by directors of the AS
sociation of Commerce to park their
cars on vacant lots and back streets.
In this way. it was said, more park
ing space would be given for cars Of
visitors to the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-09
Governor Theodore Christian
son One of Speakers Today
Sharp Fights Expected
Over Election of C0mman-
der and Selection of Next
Meeting Place

Hibbing, Mimi, Aug. 9.-{P-
Adopting stern measures to enforce
a long abused rule, the Minnesota
American Legion convention today
refused convention privileges to
delegates from 80 posts which had
failed to pay their hospital dues.
About 100 delegates are affected by
the decision.
The action was taken on recon-
mendation of the credentials com
mittee which reported that disclipi-
nary tactics would have to be re-
tored to ito convince the delinquent
posts of the seriousness Of the
thing"
The hospital dues, a minor Legion
assessment, are Is cents per member
year, the proceeds to 20 toward
supporting the departments hospitals
for the disabled at Rochester.
Many Hurried Caucnses
Announcement Of the convention's
decision caused mild sensation and
there were many hurried post can
cuses among the unSeated delegates
Post treasurers were busy arranging
their finances in an endeavor to -.
gain convention privileges by payina
delinquent dues by 3. n. tOnikAi
to qualify for the final Iday's session
The convention was proceeding 3Nll
speed today with several of the ~
committees having shaped report1
for presentation at the AfteTnoor
ssession. The morning meeting was
kGontinpe9 - pa9ostAyNol
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DEFENSE CONTINUES FIGHT
TO SAVE MEN FROM DEATH

Boston, Aug. 9.--lR,-Their hope
that Judge Webster Thayer in SUPER
ion court might revoke the death sem
tence or grant Z stay Of execution
for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
vanxetti having faded with the
judges denial today. counsel for the
condemned men are continuing the
battle to save the two anarchists
from death in the electric chair
Thursday morning.
Forseeing the possibility Of an ad-
verse decision. the defense had pre-
pared to fight to the very end in the
less than 40 hours remaining to
them.
Exceptions to Judge Thayer's re-
fusal Of q new trial yesterday have
been prepared and will be rushed to
the state supreme court; another ap-
peal for a writ Of habeas corpus
may be made to the federal courts
and as last desperate effort. q
further respite may be sought of
Governor Allen T. Fuller.
Case Considered Closed
Those closely in touch with the
situation at the state house, however.
were inclined to minimize the possi-
bility of Intervention by the execu-
tive. 1t was said the governors Of
flee considered the case closed,
While the court proceedings were
continuing with increasing dramatic
intensity, preparations were going
steadily forward ut Charlestown pris-
on for carrying out the sentences.
Notices were sent to the official
witnesses; a deadline. barring all
traffic several blocks from the insti-
tuition Wednesday night, was arrang-
ed, and provisions checked for the
elaborate system of guards withil(
and without the walls.
Large Crowd Expected
A large crowd was expected ia
gather in the vicinity in answer to
the notice sent out by the defense
committee asking mobilization there
of all sympathizers.
Judge Thayer's refusal of q new
trial was based on lack of jurisdic,
tion, the court citing statute and su-
preme court decisions to show that
he was barred from entertaining any
such motion.
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REVOCATION
OF SENTENCE
is REFUSED
Defense Counsel Prepares to
Continue Fight as Long
as Possible
EXECUTION PLANS MADE
II All Efforts of Defense Fail,
Men Will Go TO Chair
Thursday A. M.
EXECUTION PLANS MADE

Dedham. Mass. Aug. 9.-lR,-
Judge Webster Thayer of the super
ior court today denied motions by
the defense counsel for revocation
OF the death sentence and for stay
of execution for Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanxetti. Their respite
expires at midnight Wednesday.
The judges decision was made
known here in the form of n tele-
phone call from Judge Thayer, ut his
home in Worcester, to the clerk Of
the Norfolk county court
The text of the decision, as writ
ten by Judge Thayer at his home.
was brought to Dedham in the hands
Of deputy sheriff when the clerk
annouced that he had been notified
Of II by the judge.
The complete text of Judge Thay-
er's decision follows:
THE motion for revocation OF SEN
tence and stay of execution il here
by denied. To the denial of This mo-
ton, the defendants duly saved all
rights to which they are entitled as
a matter Of law, whether by excep-
tions, appeal or otherwise
Lawyers explained that by the
second sentence of his decision the
judge left the way open to the de-
tense counsel for an appeal to the
Massachusetts, supreme court. This
sentence preserved for the con-
demned man any right to take excep-
tions that their counsel might have
had, had the decision been announced
in open court.
Counsel for the defense men were
expected to proceed immediasoly In
an effort to bring an appeal from
Judge Thayer's decisions denying u
new trial, a stay Of execution and
revocation of sentence, before the
supreme court
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Weather Report

Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for tAs = heurs ending
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Mostly fair tonight and Wednes-
day. Warmer.
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the Missouri river here was dedi-
Gated and christened today, with
tribute being PAID to one OF the most
knightly figures in the history of
American exploration - Pierre Gaul-
tier dc la Nerendrye. who with his
expedition was the first white man
to set foot on what Is now the soil
Of North Dakota.
To the top OF what is now known
as Crow High Butte, few hundred
yards from the new bridge, vercn-
drye is believed to have climbed to
look down upon the swirling river
waters, and to scan the western sky
line for trace Of the much sought
waters of the Pacific.
Exact Cost Given
Four 273-fcet truss spans and a
55-foot girdcr combine, to give the
bridge total length of 1857 feet,
the exact total cost Of which was
$429 ,609.70, according to Clifford
Johnson, bridge engineer Of the
state highway department, who pre-
pared the plans Tor the structure.
With the completion of the Sanish
bridge the second structure across
the Missouri to be dedicated in North
Dakota this summer bridge AT
W iitiStOH having pCcU uCuOatCu Ou
July Improvements amounting to
more than million dollars have been
received by the three counties of
Mckenzie. Williams and Mountrail
Heretofore the only means Of cross
ing the Missouri here and at Willis
ton has been by ferries and boats
and the new bridges not only will
develop business and farming inter-
ests, it is believed, but also will act
as an inducemcnt to tourist travel
into the beautiful Badlands regions
Of the state.
Jaffray Talks
c. 7. Jaffray, president Of the 500
Line, in an address this morning
told the assembled thousands Of the
great interest taken by the 500 rail
way in the development of eastern
Mckenzie county, declaring that
prosperity of the region tributary to
Sanish assisted in the welfare Of the
railroad.
J. J. Ermatingcr, secretary Of the
state highway commission, who pre-
sided at the program, introduced
Clifford Johnson, engineer Of bridges
for the commission; F.. f. Frcdccn of
Ryder, one of the earliest supporters
Of the project; George Shafer, attor-
ney general; and c. A. Fisher, state
treasurer.
A banquet held last evening served
as preliminary event to today's
dedication ceremony.
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Thursday, Governor A. G. Sorlie said
today.
Although the governor, only. few
hours previously, had announced that
ne Will not run again for governor in
!92S, no mention was. made Of that
tact to Senator Frazier and the two
gust visited" the executive said.
In the ranks of his political oppo-
nents here the impression gained
strength today that Soriie's an
nounccmcnt merely paves the way for
nm to make bid for the. Repub-
i,can senatorial nomination, despite
the fact that Senator Frazier is
technically a member of his own po-
i'tlcal faction and is ambitious to
win another. term.
IN Nonpartisah ranks IL appe AIRED
to be the general belief that the gov
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today that counsel tomorrow would
go before the Norfolk county super
Tor court at Dedham ard ask for a
new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolcomeo Vanzctti, condemned to
death for murder. on the ground OF
newly discovered evidence. The COM
mittce will seek stay Of execution.
The alleged new evidence is the
discovery, made while Governor Full
er's investigation into the case was
in progress, Of an American Express
company receipt for barrel Of live
cells shipped from Bosom to Vanzetti
in Plymouth or December 20, 1919.
That was Saturday. 1t is the
contention Of the defense committee
that the cells did not reach vanzctti
for two days and that on December
"a, the day Of the attempted holdup
in Bridgewater. for which he was
sentenced to the state prison for u
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SaccO-V anZetti Case
Will Be Appealed To
u. S. Supreme Court
CONTINUED from page one)

Continued from page one)
ceipt in Argentina of the news of
Governor Fullcr's decision not to ex-
tend executive clemency to Sacco and
Eanzetti.
Adviccs fro Rosario say that sew
eral American firms have asked po-
lice protection as consequence Of
disorders there yesterday, during
which the windows of some trade es-
Establishments were broken. Several
arrests were made. The afternoon
newspaper of Rosario did not appear.
A general strike lasting 48 hours
was called to begin today by the
Syndical Union of Argentina. the
most important labor organization. as
a protest against Governor Fuller's
decision. The regional federation
workers of Argentina, a communist
organization, also ISSUED a strike
call for an indefinite period. This
organization is composed of metal
workers and chauffeurs.
DEFENSE COMMITTEE
TO SEEK NEW TRIAL.
Boston, Aug. 5.-(F-Sacco-va Van
zetti defense committee announced
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ernor actually wants to retire to
private life. A few, however, inter-
preted the statement as meaning that
the governor is tired only of being
governor and would welcome promo
ton to the senate. None cared to
talk for publication, at least for a
while, until they have had oppor-
tunity to assay the situation result
ing from the governors announce
mcnt.