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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
BISMARCKANS
MAY TALK TO
LONDON SOON
Trans ;. Atlantic Telephony
Will Be Extended to Include
North Dakota Saturday

The people of Bismarck will be
able to talk by telephone to all points
in England. Scotland and Wales be-
ginning Saturday, February 19, ac-
cording to Frank Snyder, manager Of
the Northwestern Bell Telephone
company here.
The use of transatlantic teleph-
ony will be extended that day to
include the five states Of the North
western Bell company's territory
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota.
The charge Of this service will be
$S1 for the first three minutes and
$27 for each additional minute there
after. II particular person 10 call
ed for and his telephone is reached
but he himself Is not available. there
will be report charge Of SO. For
the present, the time Of each conver-
sation will be limited to IL minutes
and the service will be available
from 1880 q. m. until noon which
corresponds to 1880 p. m. and 6 p. m.
The service will be opened to the
Northwestern Bell company's terri
tory Saturday morning at 1880 by
President w. B. +. Belt of that COM
pany speaking from Omaha to Col.
Herbert E. Shreeve In London.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
REGISTRATION
AT PRIMARIES
IS VOTED DOWN
Senate Passes Bill Repeating
Requirement That Voters
Designate Party

Eight bills were passed. and eight
others were killed through commit
tee reports hy the state senate We'd
nesday.
Among the measures passed was
one that would repeal the law requir
ing party registrations at primaries.
The vote. % to %, was practically on
straight party lines, with lndepend-
en.s favoring the bill.
Considerable discussion of consoli-
dated schools and TRANSFORMATION of
children to the schools was held be-
fore a senate bill, providing that
written consent Of Is per cent of the
parents Of school children must be
obtained before a school can be
closed in an unplatted town located
on a railroad where the consolidated
school may be inland, was passed
80 to Is.
FITS Specific Case
Senator T.. q Sathre, Steele coun-
ty, who introduced the bill, said that
it is designed to fit specific case
in the northern part of the state
where children in small town on a
railroad are required to attend CON
solidaied school six miles from town
The bill would not affect any other
schools, he said.
This aroused the ire of Senator C.
". Fine, Benson county, who said
that it is no worse than farm chill
dren being transported several miles
to consolidated schools.
Senator j. +. Stevens. Ramsey
county, remarked that in his opinion
the formation Of consolidated schools
was one Of the greatest crimes even
committed in North Dakota, stating
that it is an injustice to require farm
children to be taken several miles
to school.
Senator ID. H. Hamilton, McIicnry
county, opposed the measure with the
contention that hundreds of farm
children have to 20 six and eight
miles to attend consolidated schools
and that there was no necessity fol
legisl slation for the one school.
Senator Ole Ettcstad, also of Nc.
Henry county, said that he did not
oppose the bill, but said that wher
farm children are transported from
the farms to schools there is no OBJ
lection. but when town children have
to go some distance to school there
are many objections.
Patterson Assails Bill
The bill was assailed by Senator G
Patterson, Renville county, who said
lC0ntinued On mage three.l
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Working at top speed the house
Wednesday again disposed Of 30
bills and legislative leaders are
hopeful that it will be unnecessary to
hold night sessions in order to get
the house bills to the senate with
in the time limit set by the consti-
tuition.
Amoung house bills passed were
one to permit the nomination Of
presidential electors, national party
committeeman and delegates to ma
tional party conventions by party
primaries; one requiring governing
boards Of municipalities and coun-
ties and the state highway. commits
sion to obtain bids on all types of
paving used in any three cities in
receiving bids for paving work and
bill repeating the statutory freight
rates on Ignite coal and authoriz-
ing the state railroad board to insti-
tute an investigation Of all freight
rates on fuel.
A bill which would prohibit mill
tary training at any school or uni
versity supported by state funds was
defeated in the committee Of the
whole, 80 to 81.
Of the 80 bills disposed Of, Is
were passed and Is were killed.
Majority Wins Out
Among the latter was the mca-
sure offered by the Nonpartisan
faction authorizing the Bank Of
North Dakota to advance the money
to pay tax certificates on land which
the state has taken over on mort
gage foreclosure but on which delin-
qucnt taxes have not been paid.
Two bills sponsored by the Inde-
pcndents, one to pay the tax ccrtif-
icate holders with money raised by
tax levy and one declaring mora
torium on payment by the state Of
tax certificates held by counties,
were approved by the committee Of
the whole and placed on the calendar
for tomorrow.
Speaker Carr again urged the
house forward Wednesday, shutting
off debate when it threatened to
grow lengthy.
The fight on the tax tangle bill
resulted when the minority attempt.
~ to force passage after the COM
Continued on page thrse.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
DOWNFALL OF
HANGCHOW IS
THOUGHT NEAR
NatiOnalists Claim City Has
Been Taken, But Reports
Are Not Confirmed

Shanghai. Feb. l7.-(AP)-
Hangchow, regarded ~ the gate
way to Shanghai, was believed
tonight to have fallen into the
hands of the Cantonese invaders.
The troops of Marshal Sun Chua-
Fang, ruler Of the province Of
Kiangsu of which Shanghai is
the chief city. were reported
defeat BY the Cantonese.
Fighting was taking place in
the outskirts of Hankchow, city
Of Seo. 900 population. ~ early ~
last night. said . foreigner who
arrived here by train. The SOL
diers Of Sun were falling back
then. demoralizcd, before the
Cantonese onslaught.
Shanghai, Feb. 17.--R- National
list claims of the capture Of Hang.
chow had not been confirmed here to.
night, but railway officials of the
Hangchow- Shanghai line said there
was the utmost confusion in that cit,
because Of trains standing by there
to evacuate the headquarters Of Mar.
shall Sun Churan-Fang's defending
army.
Cantonese forces were only 10 miles
from Hangchow this morning, press.
ing hard on the retreating northern
army. Confirmation of the city's fall
was expected momentarily, as it ma,
already have fallen.
Northern Army COllapses
1t is clear that the northern army
in Chekiang province, of which Hang.
chow is the capital, has collapsed
but whether disintegration is SO com
plete as to prevent further effective
resistance to an attack on Shanghai
Is uncertain. Hangchow is but II:
miles from here.
Foreign authorities here believe
Marshal Sun has finally lost Chekianl
province unless he receives reinforce
ments from the Shantung northern
army. No Shantung support has b>er
forthcoming up to the present.
For some time Marshal Sun has
been paying General Chang Tsunl
Chang. Shantung commander, 5000,
600 a month on the condition that
the latter would aid the Shanghai
defender when called upon. ;
Sun Calls For Help
Two days ago Marshal Sun ISSUED
call for help.
General Chang Tsung Chang.
failure to move in this direction was
regarded as an indication that he in.
tends to wait until Marshal Suns
retreat becomes a collapse and ther
he will be able to take Shanghai fol
himself. Marshal Sun drove Genera
Chang from Shanghai in 1925.
Meanwhile it was learned that the
transport Chaumont. now en- route te
China from Honolulu with l2OO mar
ines from San Diego aboard, has beer
ordered to proceed directly to Shang
hal. They are due here February "a
This will make the number Of Ameri
can troops aboard ships here tota
$500 for shore duty in case Of emer
gency.
At present there are 2l warcraft II
the harbor here, five Of which are
American. There are six British
craft. Japan has five, France four
and Italy onV
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17

least 20 cities had been. partly or
wholly deluged. seven Of them badly.
Damage to bridges alone in Los An
geles was estimated at $1,OOO,OOO.
Floods Threaten San Diego
San Diego stood in imminent dan
ger of catastrophe flood for several
hours last night and early today, but
the waters finally recedcd to below
the danger point. No estimate of
the San Diego losses could be made
early today.
A survey Of damage at Taft, which
is out of the southern flood area,
where q windstorm toppled over near
1y 100 oil derricks, indicated loss
there would run to $250,000 or more.
San Francisco shippers claimed loss
of 100000 due to the weather.
Is Killed in Sn0wslidc
Untold damage was caused to crops,
orchards, highways and homes in San
Fernando valley, where several towns
were inundated. The death toll in the
snowslide in the mountains above
Fresno reached 13 last night when
coroners' reports had been checked.
Two avalancheg struck the camp of
the Southern California Edison COM
pany there, causing the greatest
tragedy Of the storm. Twenty-four
persons caught in the slide still are
In hospitals, many seriously injured.
Other Points Affected
Besides San Diego and Los Angc-
les, badly flooded cities include Long
Beach, where some $500 persons
were driven from their homes by
high water and GA city blocks hav-
ing been flooded; Venice, where 600
or more were forced to flee; Ana
helm, with 20 blocks inundated. and
Fullerton, where 40 blocks we're un-
der water.
At Anaheim an oil tank, under
mined by flood waters, toppled and
added its $4,000 barrels Of petroleum
to the flood. covering the surface Of
the water with a greasy mixture: At
Escondido, one of the show places
CONTINUED on page three.)
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STORM IN TABLOID
BY The Associated Press)
ca1ifnpnip


Southern part of state flood
bound as result of four days of
unprecedented rain and snow.
Five thousand persons home
less after fleeing from high
water in Venice, Long Beach,
Anaheim, Fullerton, Los Angeles.
San Diego and smaller towns near
the southern metropolis.
Death list reached Il as toll in
snowslides near Fresno swcllcd
to 13.
Property damage untold. Total
probably will reach several mill
lions.
Nearly 100 oil derricks blown
down by violent winds at Taft.
Nearly every railroad and
highway in flood district blocked.
Limited train service started
from Los Angeles east.
Continued rain promised for
today and other storm approach
ing from the Pacific ocean.
Flood conditions prevailed in
at least 90 cities, with seven of
them badly inundated.
Utah
Three dead; five injured. as
snow slides strike northern
state mining camps, crippling
traffic facilities.
Heavy damage to highways in
southern Utah following cloud
burst.
Arizona
Many streams at flood stage
Highways and railroad tracks
undermined.
Prescott reported virtually
isolated due to weakened rail
road trestle and flooded high
ways.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17

T'h housands
Hon1elessIn
e aIifornia

San Francisco. Feb. l7.-R)--
Despite confusion and roar Of high
water, flood stricken southern Cali
fornia today turned an eye toward
growing totals of death and destruc-
tiOn as the result of the worst storm
in its history, while thousands Of its
bcsiegsd citizens sought refuge from
menace still undated.
With the known death toll stand
ing at 21, property losses from rain,
snow and wind which has bcsct the
southland with unprecedented vio-
lcncc for four days probably will to-
tai several million dollars. Up to
early today, 5000 persons had been
driven from their homes.
A survey late last night, made up
from reports received over limited
lines Of communication. showed ut
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
THlELE CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING
OF CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING
SHOOTING OF MANDAN POLICE CHIEF
'Meanest Thief
Steals Cripple's
Artificial Leg

Minneapolis. Feb. II. (4) A thief.
who stole eripple's artificial leg.
was being hunted today.
While the owner. Charles Clark. II
years old. was asleep in his room last
night, the thief entered his room by
way Of a fire escape. and took the
leg and the sleeper's trousers
Clark told the police his leg was
worth $3.50. and that he had $50 in
the pockets Of his stolen trousers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
CAMPAIGN TO
INCREASE FEED
CROP ACREAGE
G.N.D.A. Officers. Meeting
Here, Plan Series of Meet
ings in Slope Area

An intensive campaign under the
direction Of the agricultural devel-
spment committee of the Greater
North Dakota Association to increase
the acreage Of feed crops in south
west North Dakota this year was
planned at conference held here
yesterday and today by officers Of
the state association. The confer
ence was called by b. f. Groom,
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee. and was attended by Charles {.
Eastgate, director of the association
and district extension agent at
Dickinson. f. H. Johnston of Center,
director of the association, H. S.
Russell Of Mandan, county chairman
of Morton county. and G. +. Daniel
son of Mnot, president Of the g. N.
ID. A.
"Thc extension department of the
agricultural college has recommend
ed that our committee direct its at
tention to feed crop campaign in
the southwest corner of the state. y
Mr.. Groom declared today. "ln CO.
operation with representatives Of
the college and the agricultural de-
partmcnt of the Northern Pacific
Ky., we are going to carry OH an
intensive campaign to increase the
acreage of feed crops. We have just
completed u pure bred sire campaign
in Cavalier county and have been as
sisting in alfalfa and sweet clover
campaigns elsewhere in the state.
Beginning March and extending
through the greater part of the
month, the committee will devote its
energies to southwest North Dako
ta."
The campaign will take the form
Of a series Of educational meetings
to be addressed by Mr.. Groom. John
w. Haw, general agricultural agent
Of the North Pacific Railway, A. K.
Keoh. farm economist, Oswego, ILL.,.
and Charles S. COLLISION, agricul-
tural editor of The Minneapolis Tri-
bune. The last two speakers are
furnished by The Minneapolis Tri-
bune as "a part Of it's cooperation in
the work of the Greater North Da-
kOta association.
! Mr.. Kroh and Mr.. COLLISION will
be the principal speakers at the
meetings with Mr.. Groom and Mr..
Haw, as well as county agents, as
sisting.
The Schedule
The following j s the schedule
of meetings worked out at the con-
ference here:
March 1, Flasher; March 2, Car
son; March 3, Mott; March 4, Het-
finger; March 5, Bowman; March Z,
Amidon; March 8, New England; !;
March 9, New Salem and Killdeer;
March 10, Hebron and Halliday;
March IL, Glen Ullin and Beulah;
March 12, Richardton: March IA,
Bismarck; March Is. Beach and
Stanton; March l6, Dickinson and
Center; March II, Mandan.
After March II a series of meet
ings will be held in Burleigh coun-
ty and the corps Of speakers will
then swing through Mclean county
into Northwest North Dakota.
Mr.. Kroh speaks at the North Da-
kota Retail Merchants Association in
Grand Forks March 8 and will also
speak at the annual meeting Of the
Mandan Chamber of Commerce on
the evening Of March IA.
Officers of the association express
ed themselves as we'll pleased with
the progress being made by the
agricultural committee, Mr.. Daniel
son stated.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
FARM RELIEF
BILL VOTE MAY
COME TODAY
House Rejects Aswell and
Curtis-Crisp Measures, Of
fered as Substitutes
VOTE FRIDAY AT LATEST
Friends of McNary-Haugen
Bill See Tokens of Victory
in Today's Test

Washington, Feb. l7.-(AP-
Advocates Of the McNary- -Haugen
farm relief bill will attempt to
force vote late today, and ii
their move is unsuccessful they
believe the final roll call on the
measure will be taken not later
than p. m. tomorrow.
Chairman Haugen of the agri.
cultural committee, In charge of
the bill, said that while there had
been numerous requests by
house members for time to air
their views. the great bulk Of the
house appeared ready to vote.
Washington, Feb. R)-Rushing
towards final vote on the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill, the house to-
day rejected in rapid order the Aswell
and Curtis Crisp measures which were
offered as substitutes.
The vote against the Aswell bill
was 100 to 144. while that against the
Crisp measure was 1T to 1856. Neither
was roll call vote and both bills
can be offered later as substitutes,
although friends Of the McNary- Hau-
gen bill professed to see in today's
test the tokens of the victory which
they claim.
The house then rejected 10 to 81
a move to substitute the debenture
farm relief bill framed by Representa-
tive Jones, Democrat, Texas.
On Il viva voce vote the house
turned down a motion by Representa-
tive Hill, Republican, Maryland, to
substitute the Curtis Aswell national
commodity marketing bill rejected
last year.
SAYS ENACTMENT WOULD BE
STRIDE TOWARDS SOVIETlSM
Washington, Feb. 17.--LP)-Legis-
lation such as proposed in the Nc
CONTINUED on page three.)
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kidnapping Charge Is
Dropped When Father
Marries 'Kidnaper'

Chicago, Feb. l6. LP). The disap-
"nararce Of little Brunhilda Koellner
II, few days ago, became a closed
incident when her father. Frank
kocllner, contractor, and Miss Lii
lian Hochstrasser, whom he had
charged with kidnaning. were married
last night. The kidnapping charge will
be dismissed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
Fengler Breaks
Engagement and
Will Enter Race

Culver City, Calif., Feb. 17.-t9-
Harlan Fengler, who retired from au.
to racing two years ago at the behest
Of his fiancee, Miss Shirley Mason,
screen star, will return to the "roar-
Ing road" in the 260-mile champion
ship classic on Culyer City bowl here
March 6. The youthful pilot, who
recently announced his engagement
to the motion picture actress had been
broken. said today he has entered the
rece.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
SuitOr Kills Girl
Who Rejects Him

Toronto. Feb. IT, Lp Because
Kathleen Lalingo, II, rejected him
Joseph Piccadaii, 10, shot her dead
on the street last night and fired two
bullets into his own body. He has 9
chance for recovery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
Today's Program
in Legislature

House meets at 1: senate at 9.
Senate to vote on bill repeating
flat hail tax.
House to vote on bills designed
to solve delinquent tax muddle
caused by foreclosure Of state
farm loans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
RAILROAD BOARD MEMBERS
SURPRISED AT DECISION

Members of the North Dakota
state railroad board expressed sur
prise today when informed of the de-
cision of the Interstate Commerce
commission in the Minneapolis and
st. Louis and 500 Line grain rate
case.
Chairman Frank Milhollan, who at
tended the hearings, said he felt that
the railroads seeking to cut the rates
had Il made very good case and he
had anticipated that the reduction
would be permitted.
The position Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission that the re-
duction would not benefit the farm
cr, he said. is not well taken. The
board feels that the reduction pro-
posed would have been of substantial
benefit to North Dakota grain men,
he said.
Had the reduction been allowed
Milhollan said, the combined rail
water route via Duluth would still
be eight cents lower than the all-rail
rate, the present spread between the
rail and water and all-rail rates be-
ing II cents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
Today's D0ings in
Nations Capital

Congress meets At noon.
Senate takes up radio control
bill.
House tackles farm relief
bill.
Suit for recovery OF Ford
taxes continues.
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HOUSE ACTS
ON 80 BILLS
WEDNESDAY
Legislators Hope Night Ses-
sions to Complete Work
Will Not Be Necessary
Is PASSED, Is KILLED
Independents Win Out on
Bills to Clear Up Foreclosed
Land Tax Mixup
Is PASSED, Is KILLED

The senate flour label bill,
carrying provisions asked by the
governor. today was recommend
ed for indefinite postponement
BY the house state affairs com.
mittee.
When Il was discovered. how.
ever, that the senate already had
postponed the flour label bill
passed by the house and carry
ing amendments opposed by the
governor, the senate bill was re-
ferred to the state Affairs COM
mittec.
Chairman L. L. Twichell of the
state affairs committee said the
purpose in sending It back was
to put the senate bill in the same
shape rs the measure passed by
the house.
II Twichell's plan Is carried
out, the bill would then go to
conference committee of house
and senate members.
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SAYS ACTION
WOULD DISRUPT
RATE BASIS
Permission to Make Reduc-
tiOn Asked BY Nj. & st. l..
and 500 Lines
FOUR MEMBERS DISSENT
North Dakota Rail Board
Members Surprised at Ac-
tiOn of Commission

Washington. Feb. 17.--tP)-Thc In
day denied the application of the
Minnesota and St. Louis and 500
Line railroads to cut the grain rates
from Minneapolis to the east by six
cents per hundred pounds.
Rates involved in the Minneapolis
and st. Louis application were de-
signed to make the rail haul from
the Twin Cities to the principal
eastern markets lower than the rail
and water haul to the same destina-
tions Val Duluth. When the rail
roads filed the new schedules last
August, protests came in from IL wide
territory, and shipping interests
from Duluth to the Missouri river
declared that the proposed reduction
would adversely affect their bust
ness.
Eastern railroads likewise opposed
the cut as did carriers participating
in the Great Lakes haulage.
The Ommission suspended the
I0HIOuu pIOpVsdIs uulII MdTCu
and today denied them completely.
ordering the new schedules Cancelled
and present rates maintained.
Would Disrupt Rate Structure
approval of these rates would
lean to disruption Of the rate struc-
ture," the majority Of the commits
sion said, "would have marked ef-
feet over n wide area and
would impair the revenues
Of the carriers. Should the re-
duction be made. carriers serving
other centers would be forced to
meet the competition by cuts, and
Minneapolis would find itself eventu-
ally in no better situation.
1T is not probable that the reduc-
tion would be passed back to the
farmer by any increase Of grain
prices "on the farm. ;" ss4s 's-sHs-ss =.
Chairman Esch, and Commission
ers Campbell, Lewis and McManamy
dissented, Commissioner Campbell
adding separate opinion to the ef-
J feet that the railroads proposed to
take the step. and that the iaajority
was not justified in ASSERTING that
there were no possible benefits to
| the Minneapolis grain industry and
the flour milling industry and the
agricultural area.
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dlghest WIND velocity ........... "a
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair
tonight and Friday. Colder tonight
Not so cold Friday afternoon.
For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Friday. Colder tonight south
portion. Not SO cold Friday after
noon.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
The pressure is low over the south
ern Plains States this morning and
moderate temperatures prevail over
the South. A high pressure area is
centered over eastern Montana and
much colder weather prevails over
the northern Rocky Mountain region
and northern Plains. Precipitation
occurred from the northern Plains
States southwestward to the middle
and southern Pacific coast. but skies
are clearing rapidly over the North
west.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,
Official in charge.
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Weather Report

Weather conditions at North Da-
kota points for the "a hours ending
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Friday. Colder
tonight. Not so cold Friday p. m.