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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-14


building with cuts and bruises.
while 8 or 10 others, trapped IN
the basement, were believed 20
have ben drowned BY the water
rushing in from broken mains IN
the street. Firemen were
pumping out the basement n IN
effort to locate additional
bodies.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 1l.-R,-More
than score Of persons were known
to have been killed and several hum
dred injured here today when :
mammoth gas storage tank ex-
ploded, spreading death and de-
struction throughout the lower
north side district.
Harapered in the work Of rescue
by wrecked buildings, streets flood
ed by broken water mains, and
dangling electric wires, policemen
and firemen finally penetrated =
part Of the destroyed area. They
recovered seven bodies within . few
minutes, and Newspaper men 1t the
scene saiG they had counted ct least
20 dead in the streets and the
wrecked houses. The tank contain.
ing 100000 cubic feet Of natural
gas, let loose with one of the most
terrific blasts in Pittsburxh's his
tori. Practically every building in
the immediate vicinity was wreck
ed, and windows over . wide area
were shattered, including some in
downtown department stores and
offices.
When me tank burst, 4 ball Of
fire, higher than the adjacent tin
Of Mount Washington, shot into the
air, spreading out in . fan shape.
Many Trapped in Buildings
Firemen and police volunteer
workers expressed the belief that
scores Of persons, in their homes
and in factories Of the region, had
been trapped when the buildings
collapsed.
Every hospital in the city was
crowded with injured.
Hospitals summoned Ill available
doctor. to assist in treating the in
jured. ~he Presbyterian hospital
reported that more than 100 per-
sons had been given treatment Tor
cuts and other wounds there
The first warning tho city had Of
the disaster was the terrific shock.
At first it was believed IN earth
quake had visited this district.
Firemen, not knowing just what
had occurred, started the motors Of
fire apparatus and stood ready to
respond~at the first alarm. When
a fire box near the scene was
sounded, the first company dashed
for the district and, when the dis
trict captain saw what had hap
pened, he sounded q general alarm.
Firemen said that when they
reached the scene they found scores
Of men, women and children, ter.
rified, running about the streets.
All Policemen Summeaed
The scene Of the disaster was one
Of wild confusion. Residents Of the
thickly settled districts rushed
about the streets % II mad. Women
sought their children while men dug
into the debris Of their homes in IN
effort to bring out some loved ono
trapped in the wreckage.
The force Of the blast ripped
down all telephone and light wifes.
knocked over poles and caused
houses to tumble down. Streets in
the ill-fated region bulged, breaking
sewer and water pipes.
Every policeman in the city Was
ordered to duty. eThey rope@ m
area one mile square 70 keep back
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-14
Scores Are
Killed by
Explosion
All Buildings In Vicinity Of
Storage Tank Wrecked When
1t Blows Up
HUNDREDS ARE INJURED
All Employees Of Nearby Fac
tories Hurt-Death List
Mounts Hourly
HUNDREDS ARE INJURED

Pittsburgh. Nov. 1l-(AP)-
FOurteen persons were knowW to
have met death and more than
500. were injured, some serious.
". here today when Z Riant
natural gas storage tank at the
Manchester works of the Equit.
able Gas company exploded,
spreading death and destruction
over an area Of one square mile.
Firemen, police and volunteer
rescuers were digging into the
ruins Of scores 0f b0ildin4s IN
the belief that others had been
killed and their bodies baried
in the debris.
Indications that the death toll
would increase was found IN
one wrecked building alono-the
plant Of the Pittsbugh Clay
Pottery cOmpsny. One hundred
and fifty pen escaped frem the
building with cuts and bruises,
while 8 or 10 others, trapped IN
the basement, were believed to
have ben drowned BY the water
rushing in from broken mains a
the street. Firemen were
pumping out the basement II an
effort to locate additional
bodies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-14

Snow probable tonight and 1uo1s
day. Continued cold.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
BODY OF NOTED
W / L l.
B E CREMATED

NICE, France, Sept. Is dP--The body
of Isadora Duncan, whose beauty of
movement in the classical dances en-
raptured thousands, lay motionleSs in
death in her studio in Nice today, sur
rounded by hundreds of bouquets and
great masses of flowers. Every stage
of social life along the Riviera, and in
many capitals of the world, which
recognized her as an idea exponent of
the dance, was represented by those
who sent tokens Of sympathy. The
chauffeur who usually drove Miss
Duncan's car, brought a vast bouquet
that to him represented the earnings
OF a month.
The noted dancer was strangled
yesterday when one end of a silk scarf
she was wearing around her neck, be-
came entangled in the front wheel of
her moving automobile.
1t is planned to send the body to
Paris tomorrow evening, a local magis-
trate having decided this afternoon
to waive legal formalities which would
have necessitated a visit by the Rus
sian soviet consul and his permission
for removal. Mrs. Edesta, who resided
with Mis.LDuncan, in Nice, has taken
charge of the body which probably
will be cremated in Paris and the
ashes placed beside her two children,
who also died i'll an automobile acci-
dent
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
CHICAGO MAYOR
GIVES SUCCESS
SECRET TO CAL.

LOS ANGELES, Sept IS OWL
liam Hale Thompson, Chicago's cow
boy mayor, rode into the good graces
of southern California today with a
host of compliments and optimistic
predictions for development of the
southwest.
In characteristic impulsive style, he
started a busy day as he stepped off
the train and scattered handshakes
among former Chicagoans by telling
q representative reception committee
and gang of newspapermen that the
west and middlewest could control
congress if they stuck together and get
what they wanted.
Colorado river development legisla-
ton and Mississippi valley flood con-
troll work would be forthcoming, he
declared, through cooperation of the
areas affected.
big Bill" as he is familiarly known
in the middle west city, came here at
the head of a party of prominent men
touring the country in flood control
conference work.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
D. R. CRISSENCER
RESIGNS F R 0 N
RESERVE BOARD

WASHINGTON Sept. Is P9-The
resignation of Daniel r. Crissinger
as governor of the federal reserve
board was announced late today by
Secretary Mellon.
Mr. Crissinger, who was appointed
comptroller Of the currency i'll 1921
and later to the reserve board by
President Harding, will become chair
man of the executive committee of
the F. H. Smith company, Wash
ington investment banking mouse, to-
morrow
He is said to have been planning
to resign for some time ana at the
treasury it was stated definitely that
: his resignation had no connection,
with the recent differences of opinion
between the board and the Chicago
federal reserve bank over that inStl-
tutior1's rediscount rate.
President Coolidge had accepted
Mr., Crissinger's resignation and is
understood to have determined on a
successor, but his name has not been
disclosed
Those mentioned for the position:
include Edward H. Cunningham, of
Iowa, a member of the board, and
Vice Governor Edmund. Platt, who
opposed the discount rate reduction
for the Chicago bank. The possibility
also was recognized that the president
might go outside the poar0 Tor a
successor.
CriSsinger, whose home is in Marion,
Ohio, was appointed to the federal
reserve board in 1923 by President
Harding, his fellow townsman. He
was designated successfully by Mr.
Harding ard President Coolidge as
head of the federal reserve system
He was one of number of Marion
democrats who supported Harding for
the presidency.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

house, American Charge p Affaires
who with Raymond G. Miller as
sistant commercial attache, called at
the economic division of the foreign
office by appointment NJ Arnal, a
high official Of the economic de-
partment, addressed his callers ON the
French tariff policy, explaining that
France had been giving certain ad
yantages to the United States in
1910. and 1921, which she no longer
could extend.
The government, however, would
be very much pleased he said, to en-
ter on a reciprocal trade agreement
resting on the principle of fayors
given for those received.
M. Arnal remarked that tariff re-
lations between France and America
had not been on contractual basis
heretofore. His remarks were in sub
stance paraphrase of the paper
lying before him which he later
handed to Mr.. Whitehouse. This, he
said, was the form in which the
government wished its reply TO be
transmitted to Washington, with the
mutual understanding that the text
would not be made public either in
Paris or Washington for the pres
ent.
The reply was telegraphed to
washington with such promptness by
the American embassy that it was
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
j. S. NETCHBORS
ARE ELECTED TO
LEAGUE COUNCIL

GENEVA, Sept. IS, P)-Canada
and Cuba, two of the United States
next door neighbors, were elected to-
night to the League OF Nations
council. Three seats were to be fill
ed, and Finland got the third
| Canada Cuba and Finland will
sit for three years on the council,
which now is composed of ID mem
bers Theother members are Great
| Britain, France, italy, Japan and
Germany which hold permanent
seats in perpetuity, and China, Col
ombia, Chile, Rumania, Poland and
Holland, which are non-permanent
members.
Thenew lineup means that the
council contains four countries rep
| resenting the American continents. 1t
has created special interest among
many delegates because of the par
ticularly friendly relations existing
! among Canada, Cuba and the Unit
ed States.
From another standpoint the cleo
ton caused interest of an equally
absorbing nature Canada is a mem
Der of the British empire; tience i'll
the view of numerous delegates. the
Importance of the British empire on
the council is increased, although
the general impression exists that
Canada will act absolutely inde-
pendently, insisting on her sovereign
rights as an independent member OF
the League of Nations.
The three new members will take
office Immediately, replacing Czecho-
Slovakia, Salvador and Belgium,
whose terms expired today. Belgium
was candidate for reelection. but
it was declared not eligible at spec
ial morning session of the assem-
bly,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Father Stfangles Son
But Tells Police He
Doesn't Know Why

LOS ANGELES, Sept. Is GA half
hour after Matt Minarich, 48, went
for walk with his IL year old son,
Johnny, tonight, he came stumbling
back to his home and told his daugh-
ter Pauline, according to her story to
the police, that he had strangled his
son and left the body at the bottom
of an arroyo, or small wash.
When the daughter refused to be-
lieve him, he called a neighbor, took
him to the arroyo and showed him the
body. Then he returned to his home
and quietly awaited the coming of the
police. ~
81 don't know why I did it," he told
the officers. 81 was in fury. I
must have been out of my mind at
the Time"
He sobbed as he stood with the Of
ficers beside the body of his son and
told how the boy, gasping, had pleaded
for his life.
The officers were told that Minarich
had been ill since coming to California
three months ago Minarich was book
ed on a charge of murder.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
French Veto
CONTINUED nom Page one)

the French government is not expect
ed to satisfy Washington was made
today by France.
France proposed to accord Ameri-
can commodities fifty percent re-
duction of the general tariff now
effective. This general tariff is four
times the minimum rate and thus
American products would have to
pay twice the amount assessed in
imports from Germany and other
countries with which France has
commercial treaties.
The proposed reduction would be
effective during negotiations with
the United States looking toward a
commercial treaty.
Until reply from the United
States saying that government is
ready to begin discussions the pres
ent high rates will prevail.
This note, which was not made
public, was handed to Sheldon White
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

probably on the desk of the Secre-
tary of State Kellogg and Secretary
of Commerce Hoover by 10 O'Clock
this morning, allowing for the diff
ference in time between the two
capitals.
The American business commun-
ity in Paris is much dissatisfied with
the reply it was indicated this af-
ternoon in their protests to the
American commercial attaches Of
flee, especially after word had been
spread around that the minimum
tariff which already was regarded as
high, was to be doubled in the case
of American goods while German
and British competitors would be
favored by it,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Woman Breaks Sitting
Record on Flag Pole;
Stays AIoft Il Days

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 R)-Miss
Bobby Mack, whose flagpole sIJGing
has caused several campaigns for a
city ordinance against this form Of
marathon competition, today descend
ed from her lofty perch, having
established what was claimed TO be
a new worlds record, 81 days and 20
minutes.
The woman sitting champion start
ed to leave her position at the ex-
piration of the 81 days, but the
ropes jamrned and caused the addt-
tional 20 minutes aloft while the fire
department assisted in her descent.
The previous flagpole sitting rec
ord, held by a man, was said by
Miss Macl1's managers to have been
slightly more than 20 days.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Texas Bandits Rob
Bank, Shoot Three
and Escape; | Hurt

PLANO, Texas, Sept. Is R)-Three
young unmasked bandits who robbed
the Plano National Bank here today
of $1091, were engaged in gun bat
tie before they escaped, leaving three
wounded citizens behind them and TAX
ing wounded comrade with them in
an automobile.
Q. S. Watts, a farmer, who engaged
the bandits in the fight was wounded,
and two women, Miss Alice Belle Hud-
son. and Mrs. Rice Brown, were slight
ly wounded A trail of blood several
yards long indicated that one of the
bandits was wounded
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Modest Man

CONTINUED from Page one)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
WASHINGTON Is HOT

WASHINGTON Sept. IS R-Ap-
parently waiting for the return Of
President Coolidge to the city, hot
weather came down upon Washington
with a vengeance today and as the
mercury scared to 1Q2 degrees at ine
White House the president took the
afternoon off.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
MOODY PROTESTS FORECAST

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept Is (R-Gov-
erEor Moody tonight sent telegram
to President Coolidge and the secre-
tary of agriculture protesting the re-
lease of statement purporting to
come from the department of agricul-
ture today predicting mill activity and
a consequent decline in cotton prices.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Missionaries in China
CONTINUED from rage one)

Continued fyom rage One)
Nicaragua was reported to the state
department by the legation at
Managua. The marine patrol made
an all night forced march and sur
prised the band near Sanoto. The
leader of the band was said to have
been "the Hondulan bandit, Santos
Lopo."
mo Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
CONTINUE AvIAToRs HUNT

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. I5 H7--
The government coastal steamer
Kyle, apparently abandoning plans
to return at once to St. Johns with
wreckage of the trans Atlantic mono
plane Old Glory, which she picked
up, last Monday, wirelessed today
that she was continuing the search
for the three missing members Of
the planes crew.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

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netized rail suggestion, point out that
it would necessitate no extra high
way equipment or men whereas the
initial cost of the Yellowstone Park
equipment as we'll as the cost of
operating are high. The only upkeep
cost in connection with the mag
netized rails would be an occasional
recharging.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-08
DEFENDANTS IN
JULIAN OIL ROW
GRANTED DELAY

Los ANGELES, Sept. s.-Argu-
ments on a motion for continuance
of the first of Il series of trials.
growing out of. the crash of the
Julian Petroleum Corporation, will
be heard next Monday, Superior
Judge stephens ruled today.
The proceeding: were continued
until the first of next week when
the first group of defendants in
Guiding S. G. Lewis, former presi-
dent of the defunct oil company
and other officials of the concern
appeared for trial.
This action was taken in view of
the fact that Judge Stephens is
now engaged with another trial and
on the motion for continuance filed
by Attorney Silverberg. setting
forth that the defendants are not
ready for trial.
The motion was made in behalf
Of 8. {. Lewis, f. II. Rosenberg, r.
NJ. Reese, Charles Reese, Louis Ber-
man, William @. Eotterman, r. P.
Conroy, II. F. Campbell and /. l..
Rouse, all Of whom are charged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses and violating the state Sc
curities act.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-08
Several Arraigned
In Superior Court

Several prisoners, charged with
felonies, were brought before Judge
j. S. Larew in superior court. de-
partment one. this morning and one
plea of guilty was entered.
Juan De Leiva, charged with for
gerry, was the one to admit his
guilt. The plea was entered through
his attorney, William +. North, who
asked that the prisoner be given 4
hearing on an application for parole
The hearing was granted and set to
be held on September %.
ID. j. Joiner, former Brawley po-
lieeman, was arraigned on a charge
of having a deadly weapon in his
possession when placed under ar
rest. l.. j. Powers was appointed
bv the court as his attorney and the
case was continued until Saturday
morning for plea.
Juan Padillo, who has had copsid-
erable difficulty in obtqin'n2 ~
attorney, again appeared in court
without counsel and Ray Johnson
was named by the court to represent
him. He entered plea of not
guilty to a charge Of escaping from
IN officer while in cusodv and his
trial was se down for October 3.
Benigno Felix, charged with man
ufacturing Illicit liquors, was ar
raiened. G. l.. Brown was appointed
as his attorney and the case was
continued until Saturday for plea.
Jose Morales was arraigned on a
charge Of failure to support his
wife and child and entered a plea OF
not guilty. The ease was continued
until October for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-08
ONE CALIFORNIAN
LEFT IN STATE
GOLF TOURNEY
Hy United Press Leased Wire

DEL MONTE. Cal, Sept. s-Don
ald Moe and Frank Dolp Of Port
land. and j. J. McHugh Of San
Francisco STAYED in the running
for the California amateur golf
championship here TODAY bv winning
their matches in easv fashion.
Moe. who provided the big upset
yesterday when he defeated George
Won Elm, beat Francis Brown, Hon
olulu. 4 and 3.
Dolp defeated Gilbert Eckles, 3
and .. and McHugh won from W. c.
O. Smith, Los Angeles, 5 and 1.
Charles D. Hunter, Tacoma, shot
the most perfect golf Of the tourna-
ment on the first nine holes. His
81 was five under par and he was
six up on Stanton Haight, San
Francisco. at the turn.
Jack Neville, Los Angeles. was
two up on Roy Moe, Portland, n
the fourteenth hole. II. Chandler
Egan, Medfora. Ore, winner Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-08
JACOBSON JURY
EXPECTED TO BE-
COMPLETE TODAY

Los ANGELES, Sept s. 4 jury
that is expected to be composed al
most entirely of women, probably
will BE- completed today to try
Councilman Carl /. jacobson, reform
leader. charged with violation of the
morals code.
An occasional hint of the sensa
tionm revelations promised by tn,
trial Was disclosed as opposing
counsel slowly selected the jury, thu
defense rfsorting to q hypothetical
question to dismiss undesirable tai
ismen.
Subpoena to appear before the
ether investigation probably will be
disregarded by Attorney @. y. Hill
ton. representing jacobson. Judge
" W.llis. who is hearing the ease on
trial supported Hilton in his con-
tention that his first duty was to
his client.
The defense Indicated that they
would seek to prove that jacobson
was beaten into submission the
night raiding officers entered tho
home Of Mrs. tallie Grimes and
charged they found the councilman
H. the woman g bed room.
The state game commission AN
nounces that 4 new game farm will
be built Immediately in the south
end of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-08
FIRST SIGNS OF
POLITICAL ROW
SEEN IN DAKOTA
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publican factions could unite to
swing the state for former Governor
Frank o. Lowden, leading proponent
Of MaeNary Haugen legislation.
Lowden has been considered the
leading opponent Of the president.
These two developments were Civ.
en- added importance by the fact
that since Mr.. Coolidge g arrival in
the Black Hills, three months ago
for his summer vacation. all the po
litieal leaders Of the state have
been keeping quiet.
Fireworks Expected
The statements are the first OF
the season and tend to confirm the
predictions Of experienced state 20
litical writers who maintain that az
soon as Mr.. Coolidge reaches Wash
ington not Sunday there will be
plenty of political fireworks in this
state ove' the farm issue. 1t has
been held back thus far, they say,
because people here did not desire,
as hosts +" the president, to seem
discOurteous.
MacNlaster has declined to com
ment on the situation all summer
but as he started back to Washing,
ton he authorized the statement
that the NcNary Haugen bin would
be passed next session; that senti-
ment for it has grown stronger
since Mr.. Coolidge s veto and that
sunshine and rain and a good crop
do not eyre the evil that holds apri-
culture in its devastating grip
If this is the beginning Of the
forecasted storm. events in this
farm state after the president de-
parture NAV have 4 significant ef-
feet upon the race for the Repub
lican presidential nomination.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-08

III IHo blSlIlCI COulI VI Iuc Oi4lIcu
States, III and for the Southern
District Of California,
Southern Division
United States of America, Libelant,
VS.:
One Hudson Sedan, Engine No.
456399, its tools and appurten-
ances, Respondent.
WHEREAS on the goth day of
August, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred twenty
seven, q Libel was filed in the Dis
trict Court of the United States
for the Southern District of Cali
fornia, Southern Division, FOR and
on behalf of the United States Of
America, b. Samuel ". McN-tbb,
United States Attorney for the said
Southern District of California,
against On" Hudson Sedan. Engine
No. 456-399, its tools and appur-
tenances, iii ii cause Of seizure, CON
demnation ard sale; and
WHEREAS, by virtue Of the pro-
cess and form Of law to me directed
returnable on the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1927, at the hour of 10
o clock a. m. of said dav, have
seized and taken the above dtscr'h
ed Hudson, ct al, and have them il.
my custody.
Now, Therefore, Notice is Hereby
Given that a session of the Districr
Court for the Southern District a.
California, Southern Division, wit
he held at the court room of The
Honorable Wm. P. James, Judge of
the said United States District
Court in the Federal Building, in
the city Of Los Angeles, in the
State of California. on the 10th day
of September, 1927, at the hour of
10 o clock. a. m, of said dav, if
that he day Of jurisdiction. if not {.
on the next day of jurisdiction
thereafter, for the hearing of said
cause and the trial of said premises.
and the owner or owners and All
persons who NAV have or claim to
have any any interest in and to the
said Hudson. ct al, or in anv part
thereof, are hereby cited to be and
apnear at the time and place aforo
said in the said court room 70 show
cause, if any cause there be. whv
final decree should not he entered
as prayed for in the said libel here
tofore filed in said cause.
A. c. SITTFL,
E 1s United States Marshal.