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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
$4,000 LOSS
CREDITED MAN
American Representative of
British Cotton Firm Is
Sought

New York, July 24.-P)-Police
today announced they are seeking
William H. Pilkington, local repre-
sentative of a British cotton con-
verting firm, who was indicted last
week in connection with the disap-
peararce Of $152,0O0. He was last
reported in Vancouver, B. c.
Pilkingtoa. who was employed by
Joshua Hoyle and Sons, Ltd, Of
Birmingham, Eng, disappeared or
June 13. He was last reported in
Vancouver, B. c., week ago when
he, his wife and two small sons
with whom he formerly lived in
Yonkers, checked out of a hotel
Detectives said they had learned that
the family's destination was pre-
sumably Japan.
The shortage in the firms ac-
counts was discovered early in June
Pilkington, who had started on his
vacation, visited the office on june
13, but on seeing accountants at
work on the books he left hastily
the police said.
A visit to the Pilkington home in
Yonkers showed that the furniture
had been removed. Some had been
sold to neirhbors.
Pilkington is % years old. He
was indicted last week by the New
York county grand jury.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
Turtle Lake Mans
st. Paul Welcome
Costs S27 in Cash

st. Paul, July 24.-(AP)-A.
]. Hallan of Turtle Lake. N. D.,
was welcomed to St. Paul by an
unofficial pair Monday night
and the welcome cost him $27.
He was bound home from
Rochester, where he had gone
for a medical examination and
between trains went out for a
walk.
A sedan drove up to the side
walk alongside him and two men
jumped out to accost him. The
entire hold up was staged with
dispatch and speed while two
women watched the proceedings
from the interior of the bandits
sedan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
BOMB BURSTS
DESPITE COP

Kenosha, Wis, July 24.-@ p
While . deputy sheriff sat on the
front porch as guard, the rear Of
the Herman Mielke home here was
demolished by q bomb early this
morning. No one was injured
Mielke and his wife were out OF
town.
Mielke is an employe of the Allen
A company.
The bomb, consisting Of a stick
Of dynamite placed in q milk bottle
was inserted in the railk containel
at the back Of the bun-alow. Dam.
age was estimated at $1,000.
Mielke and his wife are now IN
northern Wisconsin on their. vaca.
tion. and no way has been found ia
reach them.
Two months ago a crowd gathered
at the place 1t night and bricks were
hurled through al ten windows On
three other occasions, police said, the
front window was broken at night
by bricks.
The bombing is the third to occur
here in recent months. The first was
at the, home Of District Attorney
Lewis Powell. The other was ct Lily
Lake, Kenosha county. where . cot
tage owned By Brian Butcher was
bombed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
MOTOR CAUSES
FLIGHT DELAY
French Plane, La Frigate, Held
at Azores For Slight
Overhauling

Horta, Island Of Fayal, Azores,
July 24.-lF)-The French crew of
the seaplane La Fregate which ar
rived at Horta early yesterday on
. flight from France to the United
States, hope to continue their trans
atlantic voyage tomorrow.
One Of the planes engines failed
to work on the latter part Of the
flight from Brest to Horta, but the
plane was hoisted on the breakwater
immediately for repairs. One Of the
floats also was found to be leaking
and this was repaired.
I'VE had . good flight to Horta,
the machine behaving splendidly ex-
cept for the latter part when one of
the engines was not working" Lieut..
Paulin Paris, In command Of the
trip, told the Associated Press to-
day. AT present we are repairing
this and also one Of the floats. We
hope to leave tomorrow. Meteoro-
logical conditions will decide wheth-
er we 60 to Bermuda or Halifax"
Lieutenant Paris said that he was
delighted to meet Captain Frank +.
Courtney, British airman, who also
is in Horta today to take off for
America by way Of New Foundland.
Captain Courtney's plane does not
cary as much gasoline as the French
machine and he has been waiting for
good weather conditions before max
ing the long hop.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
GALS COUSIN IN
PLANE ECRACKUP

Chippewa Falls; Wis, July, July
24.-P)-Leon Coolidge Of Chip
pewa Falls, cousin Of President
Coolidge. narrowly escaped death at
Bloomer, this county, when his air.
plane suddenly took q nose dive and
crashed to the ground Sunday, it
became known today. Coolidge es-
capped with only . bad cut on the lip,
but his plane was badly damaged.
Coolidge, an experienced pilot,
was in company with Louis Brink
man Of this city when he hoped off
to a.flying field near Bloomer, where
he expected to take up passengers.
The pair landed safely when Cool
idge alone took the plane up for .
trial flight.
A strong northwest wind was
blowing, according to Coolidge, and
% the plane shot out in the open the
wind caught it and turned the plane
over. He endeavored to operate the
controls but they had no effect and
the craft .3ok Z nose dive Of 200
feet, landing in ! field ! short dis
tance away.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
CURTIS HEADS
| COP. SPEAKERS
Republican Vice Presidential
Nominee Will Use Orator
ical Offensive

Washington, July z4.-(AP)-Re-
publicans are organizing a mobile
speaking squad to be used on a mo-
nent's notice wherever the firing
is heaviest, Representative Newton
of Minn., is director of the party's
speaking bureau and has been in
conference here for several days out
lining his program.
Aside from an occasional address
over the radio, the party is not ex-
pecting it's leader Herbert Hoover
to take much of part in the speak
ing campaign For this reason
party chieftains are rounding up
their heaviest oratorical guns to off
set the expected fire from Governor
Smith, the Democratic nominee.
Under the present plans, Senator
Curtis, of Kansas, Republican vice
presidential candidate, will be used
in the oratorical offensive on both
the eastern and middle western
fronts. Cabinet officers and others
high in the Republican organization
are enlisting also, for duty in the
September and October drives.
At 2 confer nee yesterday. Sen
ator Curtis informed Mr.. Newton
ne had invitations to make speeches
in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
York, North Dakota. South Dakota
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and
Oklahoma. It was indicated that all
Of these states probably would be
visited by the candidate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
TRANSPACIFIC
FLYER COMING
HERE AUG. Is
Martin Jensen, Oakland to
Honolulu Flight Winner,
Plans Visit
PILOTS FAMOUS aloha
On Tour of United States
Arousing Interest in Com.
mercial Aviation

Martin Jensen, noted Oakland-to-
Honolulu flyer. will be in this city
for three days starting August Is.
Jensen, accompanied by his wife,
who is also a licensed pilot and a
skillful flyer, is now on an air tour
that started in San Francisco and
will end in New York city late in
October. En- route the flyers are
gathering data on flying fields.
While here. the people Of this city
will be given an opportunity not only
to see the famous monoplane Aloha,
in which Mr.. Jensen made his his
toric flight to Hawaii, but all who
wish will be taken up for a flight.
A charge sufficient to cover ex-
penses only is made for this flight,
since it is the aim of the flyer to get
as many people to fly as possible
In this way traffic in the air will be
come popularized. it is believed. and
greater progress in the industry will
be made.
The Aloha is the identical shin
that made the famous transpacific
flight in August. 1927. Jensen
placed second in this race, and re-
ceived the second prize of $4,000
The only change made in the plane
is that the huge gasoline tanks back
OF the pilots seat have been re.
moved to make room for the easy
chairs which comfortably accommo-
date four passengers.
Jensen is regarded as one Of the
most capable and careful pilots in
the United States today. He has
had great deal of experience
which includes, besides his historic
flight to Hawaii, several hundred
hours in the air as mail pilot. a
great deal of other commercial fly
ing, and several months as instructor
in flying schools. The Aloha was
built especially for Martin Jensen
the Hawaiian entrant in the Dole
transpacific air race, August, 1927
With Captain Paul Schluter a
navigator, Jensen piloted the Alohh
from Oakland airport to Wheeler
field, Honolulu, a distance Of 21O(
nautical or 2490 statute (or land)
miles, in 28 hours 16 minutes. This
feat won him second price in the
race.
The Aloha's dimensions and equip.
ment are: Wing spread, Al feet;
length over all, 27 feet; Wright
Whirlwind motor of 22O horsepower;
cruising speed, fully loaded, 10O
miles per hour; tank capacity suf-
ficient for 6 hours cruising; weight
when empty, 1000 pounds.
The Aloha will be at the local air
port for three days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
RELIGIOUS BODY
MEMBERSHIP IS
SWELLING FAST
Roman Catholics Increase AL
most 20 Per Cent Since
1916 Census
r E TURNS INCOMPLETE
Protestant Churches Reduced
by Unions While Men,
bership Grows

Washington. July "a @ The
membership of the Roman Catholic
church in the United States totaled
1S,6O4,S50 persons in 1926. an in
crease Of nearly 20 per cent over
the total membership of 10 years
before. which was reported at 49,
721,S15. The figures were made pub
lie today by the census bureau as a
part of its regular decennial count
Of religious body membership.
Catholic churches in 1926 num-
bered 1899, as compared with
1875 in 1916.
Census returns for a number of
the larger Protestant denominations
have been announced by the bureau
for 1926 but are still incomplete,
and such large groupings as the
Southern Baptist convention have
yet to be enumerated.
A total membership Of 4,OSO,777
was reported for the Methodist
Episcopal church for 1926, with
26,130 churches, as compared with
29.315 churches and 3,717,7S5 men,
bers in 1916. The Methodist Episco-
pal Church South had 1906
churches and 2,4S7,694 members in
1926, as compared with 1884
churches and 2,114,479 members in
1916.
The Northern Baptist convention
in 1926 had 1872 churches and
1,290,438 members, against 8,148
churches and 1,232,135 members in
1916.
The Protestant Episcopal church
for 1926 reported 1899 churches
with 1,s58,966 members, while in
1916 it was credited with 7,345
churches and 1,092,821 members.
The Presbyterian church in the
United States Of America for 1926
reported 8,947 churches and 1894, 4,O30
members. against 9,639 churches
and 1,611,251 members in 1916.
There were 5,257 Congregation
al churches with 9O1,846 members
in 1926, against $3.50 churches and
791,274 members in 1916.
The negro Baptist church in
1926 had 22,082 churches and $780,
1928 members, while in 1915 it had
2l,071 churches and 2,938,579 men,
bers.
The Disciples Of Christ had 7,646
churches and 1,377,595 members in
1926. against 1872 church total of
1896 with 1,226,O28 members.
All of the Protestant denomina-
tions, the burea, explained, have a
number Of federated churches in
which two or more denominations
are associated.
All figures for 1926 were an
nounced as preliminary and subject
RI correction
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
Two Bismarck Youths
Raise Truck to Earn
Way Through School
Fertile Missouri River Soil
Pays Erlenmeyer Brothers
for Labor

A five and one-half acre tract of
land on the outskirts of Bismarck is
proving the means of educating two
Bismarck youths.
For more than nine years the lads,
William Erlenmeyer, 16, and his
brother, Harvey, 1S, have produced
from the land enough money to pay
for their education, with some left
over to pay their living expenses
and help support their younger
brother.
For the last few years their
truck garden has been So profitable
that the boys have saved enough to
purchase an additional tract of land
on Sibley Island, in the Missouri
river. They plan to clear the land
of stumps and trees in their spare
time this fall and to plant garden
truck on it next spring.
With continued success from the
present patch which the boys rent,
and with the help of the tract pur-
chased on the island, both of the
lads intend to attend the University
of North Dakota.
Besides making the garden profit
able the boys are keeping in trim
for the high school football team
this fall. Bronze.skinned and broad
shouldered from day after day Of
toll in the garden, they should be
welcome additions to any eleven.
"We've grown truck on this patch
for so long that it is business with
u.s." said Bill, ''but it still doesn't
seem like work. During the hot sum-
mer months we spend a great many
hours out in the blazing sun, but the
personal satisfaction of knowing
that we are supporting ourselves is
enough alone to make it worth
while.
"Most years we have been excep-
tionally lucky with the truck. Last
year a hail storm ruined good part
Of the plants but we were able to re-
plant the space with quickly matur-
ing truck and still make a good
profit.
''Indications are that this will be
our biggest year. This spring we
planted nearly 1000 cabbages, all of
WuICI are COHiIilk dloIIS nicely. OuI
carrots were drowned out early this
spring, but with plenty of hoeing
they have come back and show good
promise. The rest Of the vege-
tables art growing wonderfully.
Late last fall, just when we were
getting ready to harvest, some fell
low drove up during the night with
a truck and stole half the water
melons and all of the muskmelons.
Now our watermelons this year -
but I guess l better not talk about
that. Anyhow, if he comes out there
again this year, he's going to come
to sad end quickly"
The boys have proven themselves
so reliable and honest that mer-
chants throughout Bismarck are
eager to handle as much Of the farm
truck as they can. However, when
the local stores prove inadequate as
q market, the boys ship the harder
products to Minnesota, Montana and
South Dakota, where they have open
markets.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
ARCTICC0MBED
FOR AMUNDSEN
Search for Noted Explorer and
Companions Turns to
Greenland

Oslo, July 2l..-tF9-Search along
the east coast Of Greenland for Roald
Amundsen and his five companions,
missing in q French seaplane since
June 18. was being organized today.
The director Of the meteorological
institute at Tromsoe, who supplied
all the polar expeditions with wealth
er forecasts, has calculated the prob
able whereabouts of the plane on
the assumption that it came down
somewhere near Bear island, midway
between Norway and Spitzbergen,
and allowing for it's drift.
To put the theory to q test Me-
teorologist Devoid and five fishermen
are going to the eastern coast of
Greenland to visit all food depots
there. They will travel by the mo-
torship Terningen and put in first
at Moucheron bay.
The French vessel Pourquoi Pas,
with DR.. Jean Charcot aboard, left
Tromsoe last night on a westerly
course. It will also skirt the coast
Of Greenland and along the great ice
barrier.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24

New York. July 24.-tP-John J.
Raskob, chairman of the national
Democratic committee, has resigned
as chairman of the General Motors
corporation finance committee. II
was learned today from authorita-
tive sources.
Mr.. Raskob will remain as vice
president Of the motor company and
will resume his position as head of
the finance committee at the close
OF Governor Smiths campaign for
the presidency, it was learned.
Mr.. Raskob, it said. had found the
duties of managing Governor
Smiths campaign too arduous to
permit of his remaining as chairman
Of the finance committee of General
Motors.
Mr.. Raskob, who FOR many years
was member Of the staunchly Re-
publican Union League Club of Phil
adelphia has been proposed for
membership in the national Demo-
cratic club of New York. Although
listed in Who's Who as a Republican.
Mr.. Raskob said at the time of his
election to the Democratic national
craftsmanship that he had always
been independent in politics.
He offered to resign from the
Union League club if his political af-
filiations prove Embarrassing" to
the members.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
Infantry Chief Will
Inspect Fort Lincoln

Major General Hupert T. Allen,
chief of infantry, Washington, D. c.,
will arrive ct Fort Lincoln August
II to inspect the third battalion, 4th
infantry, according to announcement
made today.
General Allen has been making q
tour of the posts in the central west
during tht last month. Prior to the
inspection here he will visit the mil
itary headquarters at Missoula
Mont. After spending 4 day here he
will leave for Fort Smelling, MINI.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
CLERGY AIDING
MEXICO POLICE
Chief Says Church Is Co.
operating in Obregon Slay-
ing Investigation

Mexico City, July @-A
statement by Police Chief General
Antonio Riox Zertuche was regarded
in some quarters today as possibly
paving the way for an official state
ment withdrawing the sting Of the
recent assertion that the Catholic
clergy were to blame for the assas-
sination of General Alvaro Obregon.
The statement said that the clergy
were cooperating in investigation of
the Staying. Last week General Ter
tuche. announced that responsibility
for the crime lies with the Catholic
clergy" It was thought today that
this first assertion might be modi-
fled to apply to some individual or
group instead Of the clergy as q
whole.
The latest police statement served
to further lessen the tension in Mex
leo City. In religious circles a feel
ing of optimism concerning the fu-
ture was manifest.
General Zertuche also stated that
Jose de Deon Toral, the art student
who killed Obr .gon, had made q
~OsssPAOVS SOAA4OoOSVAe OAV SAS 0A0 4SOt
reveal it's contents.
Police were investigating q rumor
that Luis Morones, former minister
Of labor, against whose life threats
had been made, was concealed in
Mexico City. Morones resigned after
agrarian supporters Of Obregon had
demanded his withdrawal from the
government, charging that he was
one Of the Psychological authors
Of the crime, paving the way for it
by fiery speeches against Obregon,
Morones' political enemy. Feeling
against Morones ran high week
ago. when Obregon was slain, and
he has been under constant guard.
General Zertuche said that he was
now reported to have gone into
hiding.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
RUTH ELDERS
PILOT LEADS
George w. Haldeman Heads
Reliability Air Tour Into
St. Paul From Fargo

St. Paul, Mimi, July 24.-CR-
With Pilot George w. Haldeman
showing the way, planes Of the ma
tlonal reliability air tour landed at
the St. Paul municipal airport
shortly before noon today.
Most Of the planes made the 218-
mile leg from Fargo in about two
hours. Haldeman, who was Ruth
Elders pilot on her Atlantic flight.
was third out Of the North Dakota
city.
Fourth to arrive here was John P.
Wood of Wausau, Wis, whose lead
on points for the tour is so for
midable that only the complete fail
ure Of his plane could prevent him
from taking first place, tour officials
said.
Second into the airport here was
Pilot L. F. Schoenhair. who had fol-
lowed Haldeman out of Fargo and
held to that position all the way
down. Haldeman landed at 1850
q. M, unofficial time, and Schoen-
hair three minutes later.
Wood, flying Waco biplane, left
Fargo with q lead Of $500 points,
and apparently had improved this
advantage in the hop from Fargo.
which he made in one hour and
forty-five minutes, according to his
own clocking.
"Not bit Of trouble 50 far" was
Woods reply to an inquiry. "Unless
the motor drops out Of the ship we'll
have the winning margin when We
hit Detroit Saturday at the end Of
the tour"
% Planes Arrive
Twenty three planes had been
checked in here before noon. The
twenty-fourth plane, completing the
list still in the tour, was unable to
get away from Fargo on time, due
to motor trouble. It is Entry No. =
piloted by Dan Robertson.
Haldeman's time for the fliehk
from Fargo was hour 40 minutes.
unofficial time. Official compila-
tion Of elapsed time and point stand
ing Of the contestants had not been
completed IN hour after the planes
arrived.
Pilots and passengers, a3 wsll =
officials Of the tour, we're taken in
(Centinned ~ p4GA t1el =.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
TWO INJURED IN
SKIDDING AUTO
Federal Soil Surveyors Strike
Loose Gravel Near
Redfield, S. D.

Redfield. S. D., July 24.-(P)-Dr.
c. F. Marbut, 64, chief of soil sur
vey of the department of agriculture
at Washington. is in local hospital
suffering from severe injuries re
ceived when an automobile in which
he was riding struck some loose
gravel and skidded into the ditch
nine miles south of here last night.
Thomas D. Rice. also of the soil
survey, driver Of the car, was slight
ly injured. DR.. Marbut was en- route
to the west coast on official busi-
ness, while Rice was to have accom-
panied him as far as western Mon
tanan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
Colonel AlfOnte Is
New Fort Commander

Transferred to Fort Lincoln as
commanding officer when Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Norton leaves, Lieuten-
ant-Colonel William A. Alfonte ar
rived here yesterday. His first task
will be to aid in managing tht Cit
liens Military Training camp.
Lieutenant Colonel Alfonte was
formerly a member of the war de-
partment general staff at Washing
ton, D. c. He will take command of
the fort about August l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
WANTED1-WOMAN FLYER

New York, July 24.-(AP)-
Wanted rich woman ambitions to
fly the Atlantic in = dirigible. Bert
Campbell, who came over on the
Cedric Is = night watchman, says
he is m Australian aviator with an
airship ready and everything ar
ranged except the signing up Of !
woman able and willing to pay hand
somely Tor the privilege Qf the trip.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
MONEY nEAT. pROpEn

Des Moines, Ia, July 24.-(AP)-
Validity Of financial dealings
amounting to about $7OO 900 by Of
ficers Of Central Life Insurance
company is involved ct hearing to be
held here Monday by Ray Yenter.
Iowa insurance commissioner. Com
missioners from South Dakota are
expected to attend.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
EXPERIMENTS, WITH WINTER

7. A. Milum. farmer five and .
half miles south and one mile west
Of Mckenzie, plans to spend the
winter in California. He is selling
his property at Z public auction and
plans to purchase I new farm when
he returns next spring. Milum has
resided since 1915 ct Hazelton. Brit
tin. and Mckenzie.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-24
AIS CAMPAIGN
SOLE INTEREST
TO AUTO GIANT
Quits as Finance Chairman Of
Corporation Under Polit.
ical Stress
RETAINS ONE POST
Listed as Republican, Demo-
cratic Chairman States
He Is Independent

Albany, N. Y, July 24.-(AP)
Governor Smith will be notified
of his nomination Wednesday
evening. August %. The cere-
mony. which will take place on
the east steps of the state capt.
tol here, and will be broadcast
by a nationwide network of
radio stations, will begin ut z
p. m. eastern daylight time,
and is expected to last about one
hour and a half.
New York. July 24.[(AP)-
John J. Raskob. chairman of the
Democratic national committee.
has resigned the two committee
posts he has held with the Gen.
eral Motors corporation and will
devote his time to the political
campaign.
The designations. which have
been accepted by the company.
and announced today. covered
the craftsmanship of the finance
committee and membership in
the General Motors executive
committee. They were rendered
in a letter sent by Mr.. Raskob
yesterday to Alfred p. Sloan.
jr.. president of the corporation.
1t is understood that he will
resume his duties with General
Motors after the November elec-
tion. Meanwhile. he will remain
as vice president and a member
of the board of directors.