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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-01
AUTHORITIES
HUNT PISTOL
IN CEMETERY
Burial. Plot of Willis Beach,
Fugitive, Partly Dug Up
Work Continues
BOYS STORY DISCOUNTED
Youth Who Said He Saw Ne.
grOes Kill Doctor Lillien.
dahl Is Released

Hammonton, N. j., Oct. 1.-(P)
Search in a graveyard to deter
mine whether pistol was buried
today occupied the attention of
authorities investigating the slay-
ing Of DR.. Lilliendahl, who was
shot while motoring with his wife.
The burial plot in Oak Grove
cemetery, OWED by Willis Beach,
fugitive accused of abetting in the
staying, yielded no trace Of a pistol
when partly dug up yesterday and
the diggers were ordered to con-
tinue their work.
Albert Langbeim, harbor youth
who claimed to have seen two
negroes. kill DR.. Lilliendahl, and
whose story corroborated that told
by Mrs. Lilliendahl. has been re-
leased. Detectives decided his
story was an invention. Mrs. Lii
liendahl is under $4,000 bail as a
material witness.
Letter Received
A letter in which the writer "con-
fcssed" to killing DR.. Lilliendahl
because he refused to sell narcotics,
has been received by Hedges. It
was postmarked New .ork. Detec-
tives had little hope it would aid
them in solving the case.
Another letter, received by Cap
tain William Carter. of the state po-
lice, mailed in Vinland, suggested
that the police make an investigat-
ing Of "what became Of Beach's
sick rich friends on his trip to Flor
ida five years ago."
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FLICKERTAILS
ARE BATTLING
WITH G0PHERS
Coach Rockwell Believes 1927
Team Will Make Better
Showing Than Year Ago

Minneapolis, Oct. 1.-(AP)-Prc-
scnting a courageous if not formid-
able front, the North Dakota foot
ball team, traditional opening oppo-
nent for Minnesota, arrived here
early today to do battle with the
Gophers in the curtain raising foot
ball engagement at the Memorial
stadium.
Still hopeful that the worm that
has been travelling in one direction
for Is years will turn, the Flicker
tails made ready for the fray with
a sense of well-being that comes
from having nothing to lose and ev-
crything to gain. OF one thing they
felt certain, their Coach, Tod Rock
well, said, that the 1927 edition of
the North Dakota team will make a
better showing than did last years
outfit, which was beaten by 81 to
0 score.
GestOn Out of Game
All was not rosy, however, with
the Flickertails this morning. Cap
tain Geston, end, had to be left at
Grand Forks because Of injury; Lee,
the other regular end, is aling but
may start. Gordon Moore, the Herb
Jocsting" Of last years North Da-
kota team, did not return to school
and Westerdahl, halfback, is unable
to render full time service.
"Despite the loss Of Moore and
the inroads made by INJURIES "
Rockwell said, II feel confident that
this years team is a superior aggre-
cation to the one Minnesota fans
saw in action last fall. The boys are
scrappers, even though several of
them are pretty light.
1T would be foolhardy to say that
we have even a notion that we might
come out victorious. Nevertheless
Minnesota will know it has engaged
in a football game and l am certain
the North Dakota boys will be fight
ing until the last minute, irrespec-
tive of the trend OF BATTLE"
Rooters With Team
a small band ii rcoters accom-
panied the Flickertails from Grand
Forks for the contest, which prom.
ised to bring out a crowd of $4,000.
With the exception of Bonke Ma
gurski, big end, who is still suffer
ing from a groin injury, the start
ing Minnesota lineup appeared set
tied upon. If Nagurski does not
start, his position at right wing it
probably will be filled by Tanner or
Blustin.
The game was scheduled to start
at 2:30 p. M.
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CROSS RIVER
GRID RIVALS
MEET TODAY
Mandan and Bismarck High
School Elevens Playing on
Hughes Field

Bismarck and Mandan are meet
ing this afternoon in the high school
gridiron classic of the season for
this section of the state. Fans from
both cities are predicting victory for
their teams.
Injuries have bothered the coaches
in getting their men in shape but
the traditional rivalry between the
two schools is such that cripples be-
come well and blind men recover
their sight to play in this game.
Hank Brown, the last man on the
Demon casualty list, has been round
into shape the last few days and will
see service today. There is still
some doubt whether Heidi, Mandan
star. will be able to play.
Bismarck boasts the heavier line
and is expecting to stop Mandan's
experienced backfield with an i'm
pregnable forward wall and at the
same time crash through the Braves
light line and circle the ends with
light but speedy backfield men.
Neither mentor had made definite
selections for positions before the
game started, but Coach Mcleod Of
Bismarck stated that he had two or
three men as likely candidates for
each past. Hedstrum, Slattery and
York are end possibilities, Klipstein,
Meinhover and Adam Brown.
tackles; Lee. Paris and Roberts,
guards; and Cervinsky, Benser and
Nicola, centers.
In the backfield Hoffman and
O'Hare, fullbacks; jacobson and Fay
Brown, quarterbacks, and dollhouse,
Hank Brown, Spriggs and Landers.
halfbacks, will probably all see serv-
ice.
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MinnesOta's Effort
to Get Lester Barge
to Be Opposed Here

Any attempt by Minnesota author
tiles to extradite Lester Barge from
Mlnot to answer a murder charge
there will meet with failure, it was
said at the executive office here to-
day.
No request for the extradition had
been received today but county au-
thorities at Williston had wired both
the governor and attorney general
asking that Barge be held for trial
on charge Of numbering H. N. Pc
terson, Wheelock bank cashier.
Both Governor Sorlie. and Attor-
ney General Shafer have indicated
that Barge should be dealt with un-
der the North Dakota law before ex-
tradition to Minnesota is considered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-01
September Unusually
Dry at Devils Lake

Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. 1.-F-
The month of September this year
was the driest here since 1869, with
the exception of September, 1897,
according to Martin R. Hovde, local
weather observer. The precipita-
ton for the month in this vicinity
this year was only IL of an inch,
Mr.. Hovde reports, against a normal
of 1.39> inches. In 1897 there was
only trace Of precipitation.
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MAN AND WIFE
BADLY BURNED
IN EXPLOSION
Oil Heater Explodes After St
Paul Man Primes It With
Wood Alcohol

st. Paul, Oct. L. -(AP) John
Mair, "a, died and his wife is near
death today from burns suffered yes
terday when an oil heater exploded
as Mair attempted to light it after
priming it with wood alcohol.
The full force of the blast caught
Mair as he bent over the stove,
hurled him against a wall and set
fire to the room. Blinded by the
explosion and with his clothes in
flames. Mair ran from the room
screaming for help.
Mrs. Mair, in another room, was
trapped by the fire that followed the
explosion, and was forced to run
through the flames to escape. Her
clothing was aflame when she
reached the outside.
Physicians said that both Mair
and his wife suffered first, second
and third degree burns.
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Weather Report

Temperature at q. m. ........ AZ
Highest yesterday ............. 81
Lowest last night ............. So
Precipitation to z q. m. ........ q
Highest wind velocity ........ 1O
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly
cloudy tonight and Sunday. Not
much change in temperature.
For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy
tonight and Sunday. Possibly show.
ers extreme east portion. Slightly
cooler tonight extreme northwest
portion.
WEATHER CONDITION
A low pressure area is centered
over the southern Plains States and
precipitation occurred at most places
from the eastern Rocky Mountain
slope to the Great Lakes region. The
precipitation was heavy In parts Of
illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Wyoming but only light, widely
scattered showers occurred in the
northern Plains states and upper
Mississippi Valley. Temperatures
are moderate east Of the Rocky
Mountains but high pressure and
cooler weather prevail west Of the
oRRIs W. ROBERTS.
Official In charge
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East-end Taxpayers
Form Organization

Formation of a permanent organ
ization under the name Of the East
end Community Association was
perfected Friday night by taxpay-
ers residing east of Sixth street at
a meeting held in St. Mary's audi
torium. Louis Benser was elected
president, ID. I. Owens was named
vice president, r. II. Crane was
elected secretary and Ben Woehle
was named treasurer.
The organization will meet the
first Monday night in each month,
and all residents of the east part of
the city are urged to become men,
bers. No other business was trans
acted at the initial meeting.
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REPLY
TO U. S. NOTE ON
TARIFF Isl READY
Will Be Forwarded to Wash.
ingt0n Today, But Will Not
Be Public Until Monday

Paris, Oct. 1.-(AP) = Frances
reply to the latest American men,
orandum regarding the tariff ques-
ton has been handed to Sheldon
Whitehouse, the charge d'affaires.
and will be forwarded to Washing
ton today.
The agreement was that nothing
would be allowed to reach the pub
lie as to the character of the reply
until it has been received in Wash
ington.
Translation Of the reply had not
been completed at noon today and
the process Of coding it was still to
be carried out. Consequently it is
expected that the note will hardly be
available at the state department in
Washington before Monday morning.
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SEVERE RAIN
IS ADDING TO
DISCOMFORT
Water POurs Into UnroOfed
Houses and Damages Un-
protected Furnishings
DEATH LIST NUMBERS SO
More Than 1000 Were Injured
in Storm-Property Damage
Estimates Vary !

ST Louis, Oct. 1.--(P)-Nearly
1000 relief workers, enlisted under
the Red Cross, today started
a systematic program for aiding
1920 families in 1876 blocks shown
by survey to have been affecte.
by Thursdays tornado which killed
So persons and injured mo than
1000 III St. Louis and vicinity.
Revisions of the death list showed
several Implications. Jesse Roberts,
one Of those reported killed, was
found to be alive. .
Shelter Provided j
The Red Cross survey revealed
approximately 1000 persons were,
in need Of Immediate shelter, which;
was provided. The section most ins
need Of relief was shown to be thea
district between Easton avenue asI
far north as Playground park, the
district between Whittier street on
the west and Grano boulevard on
the east, and another section north,l
and east of Fairg4 ound park, ex-r'
tending through the Hyde park area. I
Over 800 in Hospitals
More than 500 injured were still
in hospital today and more than
500 others have received medicala'
treatment. n
Estimates Of the property loss,
still varieI widely. but Z. f. Chris,
topher, building commissioner I
placed the minimum at $4,000, ,00O.1
\ heavy rain today increased theE.
discomfort Of many families, whoi
because of Tie mild weather, had
chosen to remain in their shattered
homes temporarily
The water poured into unroofed
houses and did further damage to
unprotected furniture and bedding.
Il Five Thousand rations, consisting,
ss,f ssndvsys. = ssffea ard =. =, ~. 81
distributed last night II Sysnaayinp
canteons. A base Of food supply has
been established ia the basement oi
Aoo.ah temple.
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Business of Commercial lnsti-
tutiOns in North Dakota
Generally Satisfactory; Corn
Crop Is Developing Favor.
ably-Good Yield Is Pro-
noting Diversification

Fargo, N. D., Oct. 1.-tP,-In-
creased stability of North Dakota
banks and slowing up in collec-
tions due to drop in the price Of
wheat were the outstanding develop
ments of the business situation in
North Dakota during September,
according to the monthly business
review prepared for the Associated
Press by p. w. Clemens, president
of the Northern and Dakota Trust
company.
The review follows:
BY p. w. Clemens
Increased stability Of North Da-
kota banks, slowing up of collec-
tions due to the recent drops in the
price Of wheat, very favorable de-
velopment of the corn crop and gen.
eral satisfaction with business Of
commercial institutions are the out
standing developments of the month
in North Dakota. A most signif-
icant statement is that from Gilbert
Semingson of Bismarck, state bank
examiner.
ut is oyer two months since we
have had a closed bank. A long
time has elapsed since the state ex-
aminer's department has been re-
quested to approve a state banks
application to borrow money. The
natural conclusion from these two
facts is that the banking situation
is manifesting a large degree Of
stability"
One Of the largest wholesale
grocery firms reports:
"Our volum. Of sales for the week
ending Sept. II was the largest
single weeks business tina, we have
done in any similar period since
1920"
money is decidedly easier, and
the amount Of cash business Wh.cl
we are receiving daily is beyond
our expectations" is the statement
from a farm implement concern.
Production Of a good crop Of
wheat and fairly good crop Of
corn is the unusual experience for
North Dakota which has occurred
this year, due to freakish weather
conditions. All early forecasts were
to the effect that there was no pos
sibility of producing q corn crop
this year due to the cool weather
during the summer months.
This weather, ideal for the wheat
crop, is not conducive to the produc-
tion Of corn. None Of the crop ex-
perts anticipated that the hottest
week of the season would come in
September. however, and when this
occurred, q large amount 0f corn
reached maturity and several mil
lion bushels were added to the pros
pective corn crop. Experiences Of
past years in general show that
good wheat weather results In q
poor corn crop and vice versa.
Price Drops Slow Collections
Severe drops in the price of
wheat during the mon. Of Septem-
Der have slowed up fall collections
to a marked degree. Farmers eener-
ally are storing wheat wherever
facilities are avilable and the likeli-
hood. is that the period Of debt
will be more gradual and
prolonged, extending into the spring
and early summer months, rather
than q general discharge Of obliga-
tions during the fall. Should the
price Of wheat come Lack to ths lew
els Of late August and early Sep
tember, much wheat would move
.(Continued on Page 81
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Ruth Elder P0stp0nes
Ocean Flight Again

Roosevelt Field. N. Y, Oct. L.
@-Another postponement Of the
start Of their proposed nonstop
flight to Paris was decided upon
today by Ruth Elder, Lakeland,
Fla, aviatrix. and George Halde.
man. her co-pilot and navigator,
after they had groomed their mono
plane American Girl for . take-oft
about 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Miss Elder said that adverse
weather conditions over the At
lantic. where storms have been rag
ing for sveral days, caused the
postponement.
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BISHOP SMITH
TOPRESIDE
NJ, F, MEETING
MethCdistS From All Parts OF
State Will BE in Bis
marck Next Week

Bishop II. Lester Smith. d. d.,
LII. d., Helena. Mont, will preside
at the forty-second session Of the
North Dakota Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church WHICH
will be held here October 4 to 3. in
McCabe Methodist Episcopal church.
Conference examinations will be
held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock.
At 2 o'clock there will be a meeting
of the conference board of instruc-
tors. Tuesday evening there will be
addresses Of welcome by Mayor Len
hart for the city, Rev. +. II. Daven-
port, president Of Ministerial asso-
citation, for the churches, and J. p.
Jackson for the local church, to
which Rev. +. C. Parish, Fargo. N.
d., will respond. Bishop Smith will
give an address, which will be fol-
lowed by a reception to the bishop,
r'ir;s.ci pod their wives.
Wednesda.,
Bishop Smith will preside at the
opening Of the conference session
Wednesday morning at $3.50 and adj
minister the Sacrament OF the Lords
Supper. At 2 y. M. Miss Lulu
Krcpps, national field secretary. will
speak at the anniversary If the
Women's Home Missionary Society
At 3 o'clock DR.. l.. i. Lovejoy, Chi
cago, Ill, stewardship secretary,
world service commission, Will give
an address on "Stcwardship.' At i
p. m. DR.. A. G. Bowen, president Of
Marking University, representing
the board of foreign missions, viii
speak. At o'clock Wednesday eve
ming DR.. Lincoln A. Ferris. Ontario,
Calf, will speak.
Thursday
Bishop Smith will conduct devo-
tions at S:3O Thursday morning.
Thursday afternoon at o'clock The
Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will have its anniversary and
Mrs. II. Lester Smith will be the
principal speaker. DR.. w. l.. Nc
Dowell, Philadelphia, Pa, represent
ing the board Of home missions and
church extension, will give an adj
dress at 3 p. m. At A O'Clock DR..
George Mecklenburg, Washington,
D. c., field secretary, board Of tenn
pS1cISS, p4oIAIGIlloil ulIN PuollG liiol
ais, will speak. Thursday evening
at 1880 at the city auditorium, DR..
Lincoln A. Ferris will give his mas
terful lecture entitled 'Some Men Of
the Hills"
Friday
Devotions will be conducted by
Bishop Smith at $3.50 Friday morn
ing. At p. M. DR.. N. +. Davis,
Chicago, corresponding secretary,
board of hospitals, homes and dea-
coness work, will give an address.
At 3 o'clock at a joint session of
ministers and laymen, DR.. O. D.
Cannon, representing the board Of
pensions and relief, will speak.
Saturday
Bishop Smith will preside at de-
votions Saturday morning at $3.50.
Saturday evening DR.. Ferris will be
the principal speaker at 1880.
Sunday
The conference love feast will be
at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Bishop
Smith will preach the conference
sermon Sunday morning at 1880,
and conduct the ordination service
at 2 p. M. The memorial service at
3 o'clock will be in charge Of Rev.
H. P. Cooper, Enderlin, N. D. Sun
day evening at 6 o'clock the Ep-
worth League service will be in
charge Of state president Rev. j. D.
Smith. At the evening service at
1880 DR.. Ferris will preach and
Bishop Smith will read the appoint
ments of ministers.
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Two Well Known Men
of Stutsman Co. Die

jamestown, N. D., Oct. 1.-(H)-
Two we'll known men Of Stutsman
county died at local hospital here
last night within a few minutes of
each other and of similar complaints,
heart trouble. They were Peter
Christianson, Sc, farmer for over
80 years in the Cleveland neighbor-
hood and a former county commits
sioner, and John T. Curry, 4S, an in
surance man Of Jamestown and 8
resident Of the city for over &c
years.
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REC II EGh INCREASES
Nj NEER OF INJURED

s.. Louis, Oct. Hospital
lists Of tornado victims, reehecked
today, Indicated the number OF
injured would almost double yes
s. da9's figures and reacl LISP
he dead numbered S3, with ths
certainty that this number, too
would mount higher, DRAWN its in
crease from the injured list, ant
possibly from the debris yet to be
searched.
House to house canvasses gave
$500 as the approximate number oil
buildings destroyed or damagedS
II was thi., large number that gav@!
pause to the counters who las
night computed the injured bes3
tween $50 and Geo. Collapse oil
that many buildings, it was pointed
out, would indicate a sreater num-
bcr Of victims.
That more than a million dollaryj
worth Of automobiles were de
stroyco was another reason fo
checking earlier hospital lists. \
Houses Suffer Most b.
Survey of the entire storm are
showed the bulk of serious storr
damage was done residenc, houses
apartment buildings, small stores
small factories and churches. H. M
Bixby, president of the st. Loui1
chamber Of commerce, EXPIRE ;ed TIL
opinion that the total loss would b>
close to S10O,OO000O.
Calm, upon all members o. hi
organization to respond to the Re
Cross appeal, President Bixby sal.
st. LOuii would meet the emera>
encv without outside help.
Ten gangs Of wreckers urder til
building commissioner, started wor
this morning tearing dow danger
Gus parts Of damaged building3
Overhanging walls were the prir
cipal menace. Six hundred mor<
men and 60 additional trucks wer !
added to the army of me sent b
the department Of streets and sew
ers to restore streets for traffic.
All last night. members of
sixth infantry, United States arm
'etachment, a contingent Of til
Missouri national guard and tt
American Legion, supplemental
the St. Louis police force ratrolle1
the storm section, in darkness. TIL
storm had splintered poles. snappd
standards ant: shattered $50, cd
worth of stree lights. They wei
prepared to shoot marauder
but evidently Zone was seen
Frame Buildings Splintered
SUBSTANTIAL buildings in the mai
of the tornado withsts I'd it. fcrc..
in most cases with little dar
age. Frame houses We're sp.lnterd
but the stone and bricI structurI
suffered only the loss of roofs
collapse OF inner walls
A study Of the ruins where hus
dreds of houses were found wit
one wall blown cleanly out, demo
strated the action Of tornadi: VI:
uum. common to all :wisters.
was pointed out that the air Il,
suddenly removed from around
houses and the inner p ses ure, g
ing relief, forced out the walls
lifted roofs. In many cases cid
ing hanging on the inner walls
unmoved.
Churche Of all Ienominatiosj
suffered. Twelve of them wez3
enumerated b, DR.. A. H. Arr
strong, secretary OF the st. Lou
church federation, in estinatis
their total loss at one million d.
liars.
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BANKS SHOWING INCREASED STABILITY.
COLLECTIONS SLOWING UP BECAUSE OF
DROP in PRICE OF WHEAT, Is REPORT
DIR. III. Hill AbandOns
Plan to Hold Autopsy

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-(AP)-
Baked in his attempt to hold a
secret post mortem over the body of
his wife, Mrs. Eliza Hill, murdered
Streator woman, when newspaper
men discovered his intentions yes
terday, DR.. H. c. Hill, Streator spe-
cialist. abandoned his plan to hold
an autopsy this morning, and order
ed the body reinterred in the grave
in Old Ridge cemetery.
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Will Renew Search
For Pacific Flyers

Washington, Oct. 1.-(E-The
sending Of q naval vessel to johnson
island, 750 miles southwest Of the
Hawaiian islands, to renew the
search for the Golden Eagle, one Of
the planes lost in the Dole San
Francisco to Honolulu air derby, was
authorized today by President Cool
idge. A seagoing tug probably will
beT used.
San Francisco, Oct. 1.-(H-Be
cause they wanted to exhaust every
chance Of finding Jack Frost, pilot,
and Gordon Scott, navigator Of the
Golden Eagle plane, lost in the Dole
flight, members Of Frost's family
obtained the use Of = naval vessel
to search in the vicinity Of johnson
island, George Hearst, publisher Of
the San Francisco Examiner, who
entered the plane in the race, de-
clared today.
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ADLEMAN'S RETURN ASKED
Papers asking the return from
Wisconsin to Cass county, North Da.
kota, Of Roy G. Alderman were issued
Friday at the governors office. Ad.
leman is charged with embezzling
$50 from the Greenshields company
Of Fargo.
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Stockton COmml nded

Resolved that we express our
keen appreciation Of the fine states
manlike vision and work Of our gen.
eral superintend mt and executive
secretary, DR.. Fred E. Stockton, and
that we express our appreciation and
tContinued on Page 81
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WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sun.
day. Not much change.