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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18

Weather conditions at North Da.
kota points for the 20 hours ending
at 8 q. m. today.
Temperature at a. m. ..... Is
Highest yesterday .............. 0
Lowest last night ....... 10
Precipitation to a. M. ......... %
Highest wind velocity .... Ia
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Unset
tied tonight and Saturday. Not so
cold tonight.
For North Dakota: Unsettled to-
night and Saturday. Not so cold to-
night and east portion Saturday.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
The high pressure area extends
from the sAlthern Plains States
northeastward over the Mississippi
Valley and fair, cold weather prevails
throughout the north-central states.
A we'll defined low pressure area is
centered off the north Pacific coast
and precipitation occurred at all sta
tions from the western Rocky Noun
tain slope to the Pacific coast. Precip-
itation also occurred in the southern
Plains States.. lower Mississippi VAL
ley and lower Great Lakes region. The
tempe erature is rising quite rapidly
over the Northwest
ORRIS W. ROBERTS.
official in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
DEAD FROM
SEVERE STORM
IN CALIFORNIA
Property Loss Estimated at
$2.5OO, O,OO0-StOrm Abates
in Southern Part

Los Angeles, Feb. l8.-LP) South
ern California today was practically
eliminated from the theatrcN Of
danger as the five-day storm abated.
leaving 90 dead and property loss
unofficially estimated at $500 900,
but Imperial Valley points along the
Colorado river were threatened with
flood conditions and northern Cali
fornia coast cities awaited an APP
preaching storm center from the
Pacific.
Dense fog added new peril last
night when the Standard Oil tanker
+. H. Hillman, with AZ men aboard
and bound for San Francisco from
London, went on the reef at San Nj
colas Islands, 20 miles southwest OF
San Pedro. After radi0ing frantic
sos calls and being aground for
more than an hour, the distressed
vessel succeeded in putting off un-
der her own power.
Farmers and citrus growers pre-
dict that benefit to crops by the
soaking rains will overshadow the
property damage in their area.
Highway Traffic. Halted
!. Although rail commitment ion. with
few exceptions, had been restored,
highway traffic continued in Il snar,
as crews of workmen set out to re-
pair roads, rebuild bridges and re-
move iandslides.
San Diego, isolated since Wednes-
day, remained cut off from rail and
highway communication. Hemet ana
San Jacinto, in San Jacinto Valley
last night were isolated by flood
water which inundated bottom lands.
Reports Of the flood situation re-
ceived last night stated the entire
San Pasquale valley, east Of Escon
dido, was flooded and many ranches
washed out. Delmar, SOlano Beach,
Cardiff and Encincitas, were virtual
~ isolated following Il record break
ing rainfall which flooded the San
Dieguito valley.
Palm Springs suffered heavy flood
damage.
River Changes Channel
Newport Beach was temporarily
cut off when the Santa Ana river
charged through new channel be-
tween there and Huntington Beach
carrying with it about 800 feet OF
highway and 1000 feet of Pacific
Electric railway tracks.
Thermal was flooded with four feet
of water and Coachella was threaten
ed with inundation when raging
flood swept down from Whitewater,
Washington.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
CANTONESE
IN CONTROL
OF HANGCH0W
Defeated Northern Army fQf
Marshal Sun in Full Re.
treat Toward Shanghai

Shanghai, Feb. 18.-(FD-The de-
feated northern army of Marshal Sun
Chuan-Fang was in full retreat to-
ward Shanghai today while TIE vic
torious Cantonese war machine roll
ed into Hangchow, picturesque key
city to the defense system of the
lower Yangtzc valley, without resist
ance.
All communication between Shang-
hal and Han9chow has been severed.
At present there are 10000 of Mar
shall Suns troops at various points
on the Hangchow-Shanghai railway
between Kashing and Sungkiang, in
dicating the Shanghai warlord will
make no further stand in Chekiang
province, of which Hangchow is the
. carital.
1. Capture of Hangchow by the Can
tonese gives them a great leverage
in their struggle toward Shanghai.
It gives the nationalists control Of
the southern terminus Of the grand
ranal which runs the full length OF
Kiangsu province and 1000 miles
northward to Tientsin. It also gives
4 the southerners stronghold only
l13 miles away. and a sea outlet
near to Shanghai.
City Looted and Burned
Cantonese sources at Hangchow re-
ported the city had been looted and
a partly burned by .retreating north
erners.
With the increasing threat of a
b battle for possession Of Shanghai,
foreign powers continue to increase
\ their forces. a battalion of the Sec
ond Suffolk regiment, which was
.sstationed temporarily at, Hongkong,
left for Shanghai this morning. The
American transport Chaumont, en-
route to Guam with 1900. marines,
was ordered to proceed directly
here. Twenty-one warships of five
foreign nations, the United States,
', Eneland. JaDan, France and Italy.
.swing at anchor in the river here.
On the northern front. the Man
&churian troops. of Marshal Chang
d TsorLin. generalissmo Of the north
sssScrn alliance. were reported to have
u ARRIVED at ChenRchow. important rail
NJ eenter Of northern Honan, where
Sskhey will be Joined shortly by their
the Shangtunese, advancing
II from the east. The combined forces
Twill sweep sopthward IN an often
Snivc on the nationals ontrolled
angtxe river valley.
ss It also was indicated that Marshal
HNWu Pci-Fu. Independent nilitarist,
smight have decided to Join Chang in
the southern campaign.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
HUNTERS FROM
SIBERIA HAVE
PERIL0US TRIP
Swept 800 Miles Across Ber.
ing Sea in Open Skin Ca
noe BY Arctic Storm

Sevoonga, st. Lawrence Island,
Alaska, Feb. lS.-(By Radio WXY at
Nome to the Associated Press J.
Swept in an open skin canoe for 300
miles across Bering Sea from Siberia
to this island under the lash of an
Arctic storm, six survivors of party
of eight walrus hunters today were
recounting story of hardship, peril,
and tragic disaster.
Their arms and legs frozen, their
eyes distcnded and swollen, and their
scanty clothing in tatters, the six
men finally reached the Eskimo vii
lage of Gambell, on the northern
part of the island, from where the
story of their ill-fated battle with
the elements has reached Seyoonga
by radio.
Driven by approaching starvation
to seek food, eight men left village
on Little Max Bay, Siberia, February
2, to hunt walrus. Venturing far out
on the icy sea, the party in the frail
kayak was caught by the full fury
of an Arctic gale.
On Floating Ice Pack
After being lashed about on the
waters for, several days, the hunters
pulled their canoe onto floating ice
pack. There, suffering cold and
without food and fire, the little band
spent the fourth night while the
storm ragged unabated.
The next day, the drifting ice floe
carried them to shore on. St. Law
renee Island, although they did not
know their location. Camping on
the northern shore Of the windswept
island, the hunters dug their beds
for the night in the snow. The next
morning, two Of the party went
foragin9 for food and failed to re-
turn. They have not since been seen.
Five Of the surviving group finally
struggled into Gambell. After 4
search, the sixth member>of the par
Ity vas found. nssrly dead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
Mate Gets Reprievei
as Negro Is Hanged

Chicago, Feb. l8.-lP) Two hours
after he had witnessed the arrival of
q reprieve for his death-cell mate,
Sam Washington, who was to have
been executed with him, Oscar
Quarles. negro slayer, was hanged at
Z o'clock this morning.
Washington, sentenced to die for
Staying his common law wife. was de-
MED an appeal by Governor Small,
but at the eleventh hour his attorneys
obtained from Judge Harry B. Miller
a stay Of a week in which to prepare
an appeal, on plea Of error the
conviction.
Quarles was convicted Of killing a
holdup victim.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18

How to Tell When
a Person Is Drunk

London, Feb. 1S.--(P)-The
question when is a man drunk"
was answered by the report Of
an expert committee published
today.
The answer is when the per-
son lis SO much under the in.
fiuence of alcohol AZ to have
lost control Of his faculties to
such an extent as to render him
unable to execute safely the Oc-
cupatiOn in which he il engaged"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
KELSCH CLAIMS
ARNOLD THIELE
WAS COACHED
LANCER Told Defendant to Say
4 Don't Remember the
States Attorney Says
LANCER DENIES CHARGE
Attorneys Making Pleas to
Jury Today-Case May BE
Completed BY Night

Instruction to the Jury In the
Thitle murder trial will be given
ut ] p. m. this evening, Judge
Fred JansOnius said this after.
4 noon. Closing pleas for the de-
Tense were being made by Will
liam LANCER Thiele's attorney.
and G. F. kelsch, states attor-
ney. late this afternoon, with
definite amount of time allotted
to each speaker. kelsch's plea
was to be completed at $3.50.
Charges that William LANCER, de.
fense counsel, had coached" Arnold
Thiele, alleged murderer Of Nels Rom
er, Mandan police chief, to say 81
don't remember to all pertinent ques.
tions relating to the Staying were
made on the witness stand today by
{. F. Kelsch, states attorney of Nor.
ton county. ft*s
Kelsch. who has conducted thu
prosecution. took the witness stant
today as the aftermath Of an incident
yesterday when LANCER took the stand
to deny that he has solicited the job
of conducting the defense.
In his testimony Kelsch said hi
talled at Langer's office to discuss
the case and that the defense attorne,
told him 81 told that fellow no mat
ter if YOU guys or the authorities
called him up 20 or 30 times to say:
Il don't remember BY golly that's
ono time the defendant stayed coach
ed"
Statement Surprised Him
kelsch said he RENE bered the
statement well because it surprised
him. Cross-examination by Langel
failed to change his testimony.
In his testimony yesterday LANCER
specifically denied having made such
a statement. The official record OF
testimony with LANCER on the stant
shows:
Kelsch: "Let me ask you this ques
tion and l want you to answer it yes
or no. Did you not state to me al
that time. while l was in your office
alone with the doors closed--Did yot
not state to me that this is one time
the fellow stays fixed. l told him il
the officials called him up 30 times
to say Il don't remember"
LANCER: $50 help me God. l sa,
no. Never told anything of thai
kind and you know it,"
a Kelsch: THAT is all. Mr.. LANCER
y Sensational Event Of Trial
Kelsch's action in taking the stant
came as a surprise and was one OF The
most sensational events of the trial
Continued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18

Washington Feb l8-(AP)-The McNary-IIauge,
farm relief bill today is squarey President Coolidge
Three years from its inception congress- the measure
with its widely debated equalization fee provision for price
stabzaton now must be passed upon by the nations chief
executive
Final action at the capitol last night when the
mouse by vote OF 2l4 to 17S approved the bill in exactly
the form passed the senate and the white
TOR either enactment into law or flat rejection
Previously approved by the senate, AZ to 80 or eight
votes to the good the house gave the bill margin of only
50 votes more than needed and cnef,ans in the McNary
Haugen camp made no effort to deny the contention Of ol
pOentS that strength, least the house chamber would
De lacking to muster the twohirds necessary to pass the
bill presidential veto
Opinion Divided as o Coodges Position
Congressional opinion divided in closing hours of
debate over what position Mr. Coolidge would take In the
absence OF any definite expression, each member held his
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18

THREE INDEPENDENTS STRAY FROM
FOLD AND JOIN N0NPARTlSANS TO
DEFEAT HAIL INSURANCE MEASURE
T0day's Program
in Legislature

House meets at /; senate at ..
House to vote on bill combining
secrctaryship of securities COM
mission with that Of industrial
commission.
Attempt to revive bill to bud
get hail insurance department
expenses planned in house.
Senate to renew fight on re-
peal Of flat hail insurance tax.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
Pneumonia Causes
Death Of Canine
Rescued From Cave

Woodruff, s. c.. Feb. 1S.---Lp)-
Ring" the prixed fox-hound taken
from q cave here yesterday after the
whole countryside had worked day
and night as rescuers. died today Of
pneumonia brought about by his no.
hour Imprisonment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
NONP ARTISANS Use FILIBUSTER TO
BLOCK VOTE ON BILL ELIMINATING
FLAT one CENT AN ACRE HAIL TAX
Today's DOings in
Nations Capital

Congress convcncs at noon.
House tackles minor bills.
Ford tax recovery suit con
tinues.
Senate considers public build
ings bill.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
Farm Relief Bill Placed
Squarely Up to Coolidge

Final Action at Capitol Taken Late Thursday Night When
House Passes Senate Bill Without Change 2ll to 17S-
President Has 10 Days in Which to Veto Sign Meas
ure-He Is Expected to Confer With Jardne and Other
Cabinet Members Before Acting
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
Weather Report

Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the - hours ending
af n m fndax
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18

Unsettled tonight and Saturday.
Not so cold tonight.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Fe,U Illusions Left
in Euening of Life

The life of individual man is of
mixed nature. In part he submits to
the free-will impulses of himself and
others, in part he is under the mex.
orable dominion of law. He insen.
sibly changes his estimate of the rela.
tive power of each of these influences
as he passes through successive
stages. In the confidence of youth he
imagines that very much Is under his
control, In the disappointment of old
age very little. As time wears on, and
the decisions of early imagination
wear away, he learns to correct his
sanguine views, and prescribes a mar.
rover boundary for the things he ex.
poets to obtain. The realities of life
undece,ve him at last, and there steals
over the evening Of his days an un.
welcome conviction of the vanity of
human hopes. The things he has Sc
cured are not the things he has ex.
pected. He sees that Supreme Pow.
er has been using him for unknown
ends, that he was brought into the
world without his own knowledge, and
Is departing from 1t against his will.
-. W. Draper.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
DEATHS
Baby Girl Harris

The 4 days old daughter of City
Fireman and Mrs. Joseph T. Harris,
S7S Marion Street, died at Ancker
hospital, May FL. Services and in
terment at Forest cemetery, May 81.
A. ]. McGavock, funeral director.
Baby Dorothy Randall
Baby Dorothy Randall, age 5
months, died at Minneapolis General
hospital, May 81. Daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Randall residing at
422 Dupont Ave. No. Services at
Neal Chapel, May %, Rev. C. B.
Burton officiated. Burial at Crystal
Lake cemetery. w. Squire Neal,
funeral director.
Robert George Ramsey
Robert George Ramsey, age 35
years, died at U. S. Veterans hospi-
tai, Minneapolis, May %. Husband
of Mary Ramsey and brother of Mrs.
Effie Posey. Resided at ia w.
Lake st. Services at Neal Chapel
May 25. Burial at Crystal Lake
cemetery. Rev. H. G. Parsons Off
ciated. w. Squire Neal, funeral di-
rector.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Odd Po,uer Attributed
to Wearing of RIMS

The ring Is an article Of jewelry
round which clusters innumerable
legends and superstitions, belief in
some Of which still survives. From the
very earliest times rings have been
linked with good and bad luck. King
Solr non believed that a certain ring
aided him in forming judgments, and
he would never give decision in mat
tiers Of law unless he was wearing IL.
Pliny records that jet rings were sup
posed to have the power Of driving
away serpents, belief that persisted
In the East until recent times. Rings
Of gold, ornamented with certain
stones, were thought capable Of ward
ing off death by poisoning. That rings
have curative powers in certain illness
Is still fairly widely believed. In the
London Medical Journal for 1915 It
Is noted that silver ring worn con-
stantly by a victim of epilepsy effected
a cure. There are still large numbers
of women who regard 1t as a portent
Of a broken engagement to lose or
even misplace the rings given them by
their fiances. Sailors, again, often
wear q ring ornamented with an Gle.
plants head az q charm against 81
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Heroisr,1 Not Shared

During a campaign in Egyp: Ger
ssS..-- colonel drove up to an outpost in
the desert, relates Maj. Gen. Sir G. E.
Callwell in "Stray Recollections," and
after complimenting the officer in
command, declared:
"But understand thisl You are In
a position Of grave responsibility here.
I have every confidence in you and
your men. But remember this, all of
you. You have got to stop here and
die, If necessary"
Saying which he whisked his horse
around and was off in cloud Of sand.
The little party was still recovering
from the shock of the visit, when the
effect Of the TRADE was destroyed by
a gunner, who inquired:
"But amt the old blighter going to
stop and die with us?"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Why Do You Don't?

Shirley Is q youDgster who has q
,enchant for inventing expressions RI.
valing that which Lloyd George coined
when he said, "That is something for
which I have nothing but the very
slightest use."
Her latest took place In this man
ner.
She and her adored older sister were
discussing the latter's reluctance to
take q walk at the time her fiance was
to call.
"But," persisted Shirley, why do
you don't want to for2"-L0s Angeles
Timaa
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Cat and Nine Liues

The origin Of the saying that "a cat
has nine lives" is obscure, but It is
generally supposed to have originated
In ancient Egypt where cats were OBJ
jects of worship. Pasht was the cat
headed goddess of the Egyptians. Ac.
cording to one writer on mythology.
this goddess was supposed to have
nine lives and probably gave rise to
the common expression about cats
having nine lives.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
ELKS CABARET ACT
ENTERTAINS HUNDREDS

Another theater night at the Elks
Cabaret on Thursday night, May rs,
found Joyner and Foster of the Or
pheum Circuit and the Four Covans
on Pantages time, doing their stage
stuff for the folk on the dance floor.
Joyner and Foster Of the Orpheum
are in black face comedy dance
and song act. While the Four Gov
ans are at the Pantages in a dancing
act featuring Russian and tap dane
ing. The Covans are brothers and
sisters. Mrs. Babe Harmon our own
St. Paul entertainer gave a number.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Synthesis of a Bore

The following recipe for compound
ing a bore appeared recently in the
Atlantic Monthly: take mass of
unleavened egotism. Chop a cupful OF
trite conversational chestnuts, shells
and all. Add a quart Of dry facts,
from which all the juice of humor has
been extracted, and cupful Of dates
stuffed with statistics. Stir in, very
slowly, a pint Of personal anecdotes
from which all I'M: gination has been
strained. Flavor with the essence Of
complete Indifference to anybody's
taste but your own. Pour into mold
stamped with your own image and
turn onto a platter garnished with
nlenty of thyme. Boston Transcript
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Toleration's Great Value

Tolerance is the most lovable quail
lty men and women can possess. IT.
vision enables them to see things from
others viewpoints. Its generosity con
cedes to others right to their OWL
opinions. Its very bigness wishes 9th
ers to be happy in their own way
Grit.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28
Famous Iron Crouun |
Many Centuries Old

The historic iron crown of Italy has
played a romantic part in the history
of the peninsula. 1t was made in the
year 594 by the command, it is said,
OF TheOdOlinda, the widow Of a Lom-
bard king, on the occasion of her
marriage to a duke of Turin.
The crown is Of iron, overlaid with
gilt, and its significance was supposed
to lay in the fact that the weight Of
royalty could never be nghtened by its
splendid exterior. The iron of the in
ner portion was traditionally held to
be one of the long nails used at the
Crucifixion.
For long time the crown was In
the keeping of the famous monastery
at Monza. In TIA it was brought forth
to be placed upon the head Of
Charlemagne as king of the Lom-
bards," and on later occasions It fig.
ured In the triumphs Of Frederic Nv
and Charles V. Finally, in the pres
ence OF all the representatives Of state,
the foreign ENJOYS and princes and
officers, Napoleon Bonaparte solemnly
united 1t to the crown of France.
The crown belongs to the state and
the custodian of it is the legitimate
representative of the basilica of Mon.
"a. The title of grand custodian"
however, pertains to the head of the
Order Of Cavaliers.
Spread of Education
Compulsory education in the United
States occurred first in Massachusetts,
As far back as 1912 the selectmen
were enjoined to compel parents to
teach their children themselves or pro-
cure teaching for them. The follow
ing list shows the dates at which the
several states enacted compulsory
education: Massachusetts,, 1852; Dis.
trict of Columbia, 1864; Vermont,
1867; New Hampshire, Michigan,
Washington, 1871; Connecticut, New
Mexico, 1872; Nevada, 1873; New
York, Kansas, California, 1874; Maine,
New Jersey, 1875; Wyoming, 1875;
Ohio, 1877; Wisconsin, 1879; Rhode
Island, Illinois, DakOtas, Montana,
1888; Minnesota, Nebraska, Idaho,
Colorado, Oregon, Utah, 1SS5-1S90; by
1908 almost all states.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-05-28

Why there many traffic accidents Sunday?
Because there people out driving the nat
ural answer.
Quite But automobile authority analysing the thing
little further that because the Sunday driver out
force.
This is the fellow who drives little not at all during the
week. and then takes his family out for spin Sunday This
is natural and praseworty thing for him to do but has
fortunate results.
Such driver because he drives little usually has less skill
and less knowledge of his than those who the time
his
Look into Sunday accident and likely not you will find
the aforesaid authority that caused speeder
or lawbreaker but by perfectly respectable citizen who
his brakes steering tires bad condition. who
didn't know what to do when sudden emergency
What's the remedy? More mechanical consciousness
haps in the Sunday driver Or else less Sunday driving
together.
1t would help considerably the Sunday driving could be
taggred through the week. and that everybody might
have better time-Winona Republican Herald