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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-18
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

Washington, Feb. 18.-A hundred
years ago American ships carried
about 80 per cent of Americas for
eign trade.
Today the figure is slightly over
30 per cent, and dropping.
But if there had been no World
War, the American flag very likely
would have disappeared from the
high seas.
The high point was 1880. BY 1860
our own ships were carrying but 66.5
per cent of our trade, and in the next
20 years it came down to 17.4.
In 1910 only 81 per cent of our
imports and exports were carried on
American bottoms.
The World War brought a big
change and we were forced into a
three billion-dollar shipping program
because we had no ships Of our own.
Some European shipping was being
sunk and the rest of it was tied up
for war purposes. Our own exports
began to pile up at the docks at an
appalling rate. Shipbuilding was
stimulated. The need for ships called
for heroic measures. We seized the
splendid German ships we had in
termed and then proceeded to build
new ones in an orgy of building
which everyone still remembers.
When we came out of the war the
government had some $500 ships, of
which 1000 were operating and
carrying 42.7 per cent of our trade
by 1920.
By 1926 the percentage had
dropped to 1922, less than third.
These are some Of the main facts
and figures behind the present senti-
ment for a government merchant
marine. American shipping interests
haven't been able to maintain an
adequate merchant marine without
government aid, and it has proved
impossible to obtain subsidy from
Congress. It costs more, for various
reasons, to build and operate Amer
lean ships.
One menace is the fact that more
than two-thirds of ships entering
and leaving American pc ts are Of
foreign registry and that they carry
more than two-thirds of our cargoes,
coming and going, is explained by
Vice Chairman Edward C. Plummer
of the Shipping Board, who says Of
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 18.-"Killers" no
longer operate from the seamy side
streets Of Manhattan. The agents
of thuggery and the boys Of the
blackjack brigade may still be re-
cruited from the city's dank spots,
but they report to generals quartered
in eminently respectable buildings.
They go to their offices as law
yers, doctors, theatrical managers
and bootleggers 60 to their offices.
They walk through the fancy ia
cades to the elevators and they welk
into doors that flaunt gold and black
lettering on their frosted gIss
windows.
Once inside the offices they i've
conferences on such little social
matters as the stick-up Of . jewelry
store, the dumping off" Of someone
or-otker for . price Of the supplying
of . crew Of skull crushers as strike
breakers.
II Is this last Hourishirz industry
that keeps the tills Of the thug
generals we'll filled. Supplying
though guys" for labor wars is .
profitable business. It has been
responsible for most Of the gang
feuds. gang killings and gang for
tunes. In between little jobs Of
strike breaking. the ganesters can
b kept busy selling out for such
private enterprises a. slugging
somebody's enemy, "for . price,"
or engaging in . hold-up Or two.
The other. night ! policeman Was
slain 81 Brooklyn while defending !
store against half dozen stick-up
|men. When detectiv1s set forth on
their roundup, Il was not to the
dark corners 81 the tenderloin they
went, but To the lobby IT one Of the
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Sunday, Feb. 10
9:30.1O:30 a. m.-Music and COM
plete weather forecast.
1O:3O-12:00AChurch services.
Presbyterian church.
100000 p. Unpopular request
program.
100000 p. m.-McCabe Metho-
dist church services.
Monday, Feb. 20
9:30-11:00 q. m.-Music and COM
plete weather forecast.
12:30-1:00 p. Mold time pro-
gram.
1:OO-1:15 p. m.-Weather, mar
kets and news.
1:15-1:30 p. m.-Aunt Sammy's
household chat.
6:3O-7:30 p. m. - Instrumental
group.
7:SO-8:30 p. m.-Ray-O-Vac Twins.
$50 p. m.-Ray.O.Vac Twins,
popular request program.
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Drifting" Miss Marion Sandin and
Miss Ramona Boepple will favor us
with duet and Mrs. Stanley Smith
will sing for us "When I Get to the
End of the Way" by Parks. Organ
music: In the Starlight-Kohlmann.
Litany-Schubert. Pax Vobiscum--
Schubert. Church college night and
prayer services Wednesday at 1880
p. m. The choir will broadcast a
church service over KFYR on Sum
day afternoon from 2 to 3 o'clock.
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST

Corner Fourth Street and Avenue G..
Sunday service 1t 1900 .. m.
Subject: "Mind."
Sunday school ct 9:l5 q. m.
Wednesday evening testimonial
meeting 1t s o'clock.
A reading room is 0r.n in the
church building every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, except legal
holidays, from 2 to 4 p. m.
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TRINITY ENGLISH LUTHERAN
CHURCH

Avenue c and Seventh Street
]. G. Monson. Pastor
Services Sunday morning at 10:45.
Topic: "Who Was Jesus?"
Sunday school at IL. All classes.
Superintendent, John HUSKY.
Evening services at 1880. AS an
nounced before, this service will be
in Norwegian by request of number
who still like to hear, off and on,
the Gospel in their mother tongue.
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will appear Monday.
Darling Mother:
Well, / asked Alan what he
thought about settling down to fire
side and slippers and you should
have heard what he said. It was
sufficiently scorching to decide me
not to undertake his training.
Anyway, what woman wants a
trained husband these days? We
prefer that men remain just as they
were when we married them. Being
able to take our time about it with
out fear Of becoming old maids, why,
we have q better break in getting
what we want in marriage. It's
just because they do sometimes
change afterwards that some of US
decide on little detour to Paris or
Reno.
And as for losing our freshness,
we know where to get it back.
Sleeping late mornings restores my
youthful bloom quite successfully
and there are always the perfectly
marvellous beauty parlors to make
us blossom like dandelions after a
rain. We don't have to slave as
women did before the age of elec-
tricity.
Alan refused to come home to
lunch. He said he hadn't time. ]
don't think it would have worked
out anyhow because I'd have been
rushed like mad to get it ready fol-
him.
As it is I've planned to drop in
the office about noon occasionally
and 60 to lunch with him 80 he won't
have to put up with the company
Of girls like that one ! saw him with,
To be frank, she looked impossible
to me and ! don't think that kind OF
association would do Alan any good,
He hasn't said who she was.
Yesterday ! had q surprise visit
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A POOR EXCUSE

Housewife: Why, Mary! What
DO you mean by looking through that
keyhole?
Maid: Well, I<-er-er-was dust.
Ing, and / thought I'd look and see
Il there WAS any cobwebs in It, mum.
Answers.
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A Thought

What soever thy hand findeth to
do, do it with thy might.-Eccl.
9:1O.
Our grand business undoubtedly
is, lot to see what lies dimly at q
distance, but to do what lies clearly
at hand.-Carlyle.
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zlCN LUTHERAN CHURCH

Missouri Synod
Fourth Street and Avenue A.
j. Y. Richert, Pastor
$3.50 a. M. Sunday school in
charge of Miss Ella Brelje, SUPER
intendent.
Owing to the absence of the pastor
there will be no services.
$50 p. m. Bible Hour in charge
Of Walther League.
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ANOTHER FISH

ANOTHER FISH
$50 you really want me to visit
you?"
eyes, you must look in. I've
been terribly lonesome since my
goldfish died" ANSWERS.
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FIRST EVANGELICAL CHURCH

EI8ST EVANG ELlCAL CHUKCH
Cor. of Seventh st. and Rosser.
c. r. Frankhauser, pastor.
1000 morning worship, subject:
The Watchman's Tower"
11:0O Sunday school, B. c. Larkin,
superintendent.
7:45 Evening service. The thought
of the evening will be: Are the
Teachings Of Jesus Up to Date?"
Wednesday evening prayer service.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Fourth Street and Avenue B
C.. A. StAnhens. Minister

Corner Fourth Street and Avenue B
C. A. Stephens, Minister
1890 The morning message will
be: "What Shall the Preacher
Preach?"
1900 Sunday school, Fred Miller,
superintendent.
$500 Junior B. Y. P.U.
6:30 Senior and intermediate
B. Y. p. U.
1880 Evening sermon, "What has
the Teaching Of Evolution Done for
America ?"
1880 Wednesday evening prayer
meeting. Timothy. the first
chapter.
800 Thursday afternoon, the aid
will meet at the home Of Mrs. r. D.
Hoskins, Mrs. D. B. Shaw will assist
in entertaining.
Keep in mind the meeting on Fri
day evening, March 9. of Rev. John
Selander with his stereopticon lecture
about the missionary work in Assam.
We have secured wonderful set
of stereopticon slides showing 1.-THE
Fight for Character in the Japanese
Cities" They will be shown Sunday
evening, March IL.
Friday afternoon, February "a, has
been set apart as a day of prayer
for missions. The meeting will be
held at the Presbyterian church.
Every lady of our church is urged
to attend.
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ST. GEORGES EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

Corner Third and Thayer
Rev. F. H. Davenport Rector.
514 Mandan St.
Quinquagesima Sunday.
9 a. m. Holy Communion.
Corporate communion for women
Of parish.
1880 a. mi Morning prayer and
sermon. Y;
IL noon. Church school.
Services will be held at St.
Georges Episcopal church on Ash
Wednesday, Feb. %. The time of
the services will be announced later.
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m RUTH DEWEY GROVES

This is the sixth of . series
of intimate letters exchanged
by q modern daughter-MARYE
and her ''0ld.fashiOned"
mother-"MOM"-to be printed
daily in The Tribune. Another
will appear Monday.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Second and Thayer Streets
n~s.l e YIY~3-AL

FAul >. wright
Morning worship 1880. Broad
cast KFYR, Hoskins- Meyer.
Prelude: "Sortie Sestive". .Boslet
Mrs. r. E. Morris
Anthem: Blessed Are the Pure
in Heart ............. Huerter
Presbyterian Church Quartette
Offertory: "Melodie" ). .Engelman
Mrs. Morris
Anthem: 20 Jerusalem that
Bringest Good Tidings". 49,.
Presbyterian Church Quartette
Sermon: Worship of God by Our
Offerings"
Paul S. Wright
Postlude: Ave N-aris Stella. .Grieg
Evening worship 1880.
Prelude: Meditation" -. Hosmer
0ffertory: ALTAR Flowers. -.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Woodland
Postlude: "Allegro Pomposo" p.
Mrs. +. =. Morris
Sermon: 1.-THE Only Name"
Paul s. Wright
Special selection by Choir: choir.
/ 3mmediately following the eve
hing service the young people of the
ehurch extend 3 hearty invit tion
scY m our Of fellowship in the
thurch parlors.
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loeCABE METHODIST CHURCH
Walter e. Water, Pastor

pivine service win b. conducted
lfnoexoW . follows:
1e:1o Morning worship. The
tCotoR viii preach on the subject:
fl1eimg the Inevitable" The choir
u otng the anthem Enough to
oM - Ross and the male quar-
Nm sing *Guide Ne, o Thou
Roesra March IA + fiat
neea. Sunday school.
~ =. 1pnior League.
-. 1ntex11o1iazo an6 ~.
1G11o. xopie ~WritjnG Our
~ !! I6adss. Miss
;:: - s j Z! nh Il
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Undernourished children may ben
eft by an exclusive milk diet. /
will be glad to send instructions to
Dr.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet, addressed to him. care Of
the Tribune.
Enclose stamped addressed
envelope for reply.

any mother who wishes to write to
me in care of this newspaper. Just
send a large, stamped, addressed
envelope for the reply.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
OFFICERS TAKE
RUM RUNNERS
AFTER BATTLE
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22.-Two
alleged rum runners were captured
and 160 eases of liquor We're con-
fiscated by Deputy Sheriffs today
after a gun battle on the coast near
Castle Rock.
Allen C. Smith, 90, and Alvey
Crist, 27, both of Los Angeles, were
taken into custody after hot chase
when they attempted to escape in
Il dory which was said to have been
landing liquor from a speed boat.
Acting on a tip, deputy sheriffs
lay in wait at Castle Rock all night.
Early today a dory deposited its
liquor cargo on shore and put out
to the speed boat riding at anchor,
according to the officers report.
When the dory made its second
landing the deputy sheriffs attemp-
ted to seize the craft and its oc-
cupants, but were repulsed by
machine gun fire. The officers took
to cover and gun battle ensued.
The speed boat escaped. When the
dory attempted to put to sea the
officers commandeered a boat and
ON erhauled it. capturing Smith,
Crist and 100 cases of liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
TO DISCONTINUE
WATER BALLAST
ON FERRY BOATS
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-Dis-
continuance of the use of water bal
last in tanks on Key system ferry
boats was ordered today by the
United States steamboat inspection
service.
The ferry company was also in
structed to move hold-back lines on
ferry aprons back 40 feet to keep
passengers near the center of the
boats.
These orders were intended to
eliminate the possibility of another
accident like that to the ferry Per
alta last Friday when more than n
score of persons were swept over
board as the vessel shipped heavy
wave on the forward deck.
The question of whether mishand-
ling of the ballast tanks caused the
forward part of the vessel to ride
low was one of the issues at the
federal hearing on the accident.
Use of the ballast tanks will be
discontinued at once. The order re-
quiring passengers to remain nearer
the center of the ships will make
use of the ballast tanks unnecessary
it is believed.
Inspectors Joseph P. Dolan and
Frank Turner denied they had
reached a decision generating Key
system employees of responsibility
for the accident.
They said testimony of 10 persons
who were rescued from the bay aft
cr being swept overheard from the
Pcralta is yet to be taken and that
a report cannot be made until this
evidence is in.
Five persons were still listed as
missing today in the Peralta acci-
dent. They were Miss Isabelle Rob
crtson, 10, Oakland; Mrs. Evelyn
Kraft, Negro maid, Berkeley; Hugh
Findlay, Berkeley; Daniel Petker,
Oakland, and j. w. Collins, Oak
land
Police boats continued their
search of the bay for bodies of those
believed to have perished, but nc
bodies had yet been found.
a small black hat picked up on
the Alameda shore was found not to
have been the one worn by Miss
Robertson when last seen.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Australian Sets
New Flying Mark
BY United Press Leased Wire

PORT DARWIN, Australia, Feb
22.-Anothcr air record fell today
when Captain Bert Hinkler, Austral-
ian flyer, set his small Avro airplane
down here, thus completing 4 flight
from London to Australia in Is
days.
The tiny machine and its single
occupant had broken the record
made by Sir Keith and Sir Ross
Smith in 1919 when they flew to
Australia from London in 2S days.
The flight also established another
record. 1t was the longest single
flight ever made by one pilot. Hink-
Ter already, held this record as
when he landed at Singapore Mon
day he had completed about a
1000 mile flight.
Today s landing brought the tot
al of his flight to slightly more
than II, 600 miles and this probably
will be enlarged as Hinkler intend
ed to continue on to his home in
Queensland.
The flight today was from Bima,
Sumbawa, approximately 1000 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
'AlbatrOsS" Will ]
Try Tomorrow To
Set New Record

The Albatross' will seek to
take-off again tomorrow morning at
$3.50 O'Clock from Imperial County
field, west of Imperial, in its eff
fort to set a new worlds endurance
record. 9.
The huge Zenith Aircraft Corpor-
alton monoplane returned to the
field yesterday afternoon and is re-
ported in fit shape for the next
take-off. 81
The pilots reported that the big
ship had run smoothly on the re-
turn from the Salton Sea district
and that it had not been harmed
in any way by the recent failure.
"'We just simply had some hard
luck" " said one of the pilots, "next
time we will know better than to
risk the hazards of flying over the
sea area with its dangerous air
pockets and currents. -
The plans are being completed to-
day for the take-off ceremonies
which will be held at the field at
6:30 o'clock in the morning. The
mechanics are spending today over
the motors to keep them in tip top
shape and the Officials are conf
dent that this time the ship will
stay up until the endurance record
falls.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
ANTI-AMERICAN
DEMONSTRATION
in MEXICO CITY
by United Press Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22-Stud-
cnts today were blamed for the
anti-American demonstration staged
along the Avenida Juarez last night
by a crowd estimated at more than
1000 persons.
Fireworks were exploded, insults
were east at Americans and there
were mingled Nivas for Genera!
Augustine Sandino, the Nicaraguan
rebel leader.
1t was harmless demonstration,
although some of the celebrators
invaded hotels and dining rooms
where Americans were and denounc-
ed the visitors.
"Niva Sandino.' was a frequent
shout, while occasionally the shouts
of "kill the Gringocs could be
heard.
At the Hotel Regis where there
were a number of tourists many
Americans retreatcd to the lobby as
the crowd approached. Other stood
in front of the hotel and listened
to the taunts and jeers of the
crowd.
At Sanborn 8 restaurant, one Of
the main eating houses of the city.
number of Americans were having
It late meal when Il small group Of
demonstrators entered. They shouted
their denunciations of the Americans
and exploded fireworks in the res
taurant.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
.COnvicts Returned
To Folsom Prison
For Life Terms
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRA AMENTO, Feb. 22-Five of
the six Thanksgiving Day riot lead
ears today were back in Folsom
prison to. serve life sentences for
the Staying of Guard Ray Singleton
during the uprising.
Albert Stewart, 1.-The Squealer, -
who turned on his pals and told
from the witness stand the story of
the prison revolt in which 13 lives
were lost, will be sentenced Friday.
a jury composed of nine men and
three women late yesterday return
ed verdict of guilty of first de-
gree murder against the six ring
leaders Of the mutiny and included
a recommendation for life imprison-
men in each case.
This decision was reached after
the jurors had been considering the
evidence for more than % hours.
Severity of the penalty was said
to have occupied most of the jury 8
deliberations, the question of guilt
having been disposed of in the early
balloting.
Immediately following receipt of
the verdict, Superior Judge John f.
Pullen carried out its terms by
sentencing five of the accused con-
victs to Folsom State prison for
life and granted Stewards plea for
two day delay before sentence
was pronounced.
Those receiving the life terms
were:
Anthony Brown, San Francisco
burglar, and riot ringleader; Walter
E. Burke, Sacramento theater rob-
ber; James II. Gregg, Fresno MUIR
derer; Roy f. Stokes, Los Angeles
burglar, and James Gleason, alias
Crosby, Alameda, robber.
At the time the convicts staged
their revolt last Thanksgiving day
Gregg was serving a life sentence :;
Burke, Stokes and Gleason each
were serving five years to life,
while Brown and Stewart were un-
der Is year sentences.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
SENATE CALLS
FOUR BANKERS
in OIL SCANDAL
Seeks Data on Affairs of
National T Republican
Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-Cash-
icrs of two New York, one Chicago
and one Boston bank were summoned
by the Senate Teapot Dome com
mittce today to produce records of
transactions of the Republican Nat
ional committee.
The four summoned were:
William II. Gilks, assistant casn-
icr of the Continental National
Bank and Trust company Of Chi
cago.
John Prentice, assistant cashier
Chase National Bank, New York.
i. d. Blaisdell, cashier First Nat
icnal Bank, Boston.
n. G. Lenfestcy, cashier National
City Bank. New York.
They were directed to bring all
books and papers relative to Repub-
lican campaign deposits and disburs-
ements.
The new move of the committee
was made as a result of evidence
ilIcduN ulSclOStu IldI NeUdIOF II'
Coleman Dupont cashed $4,000 of
T Continental Trading company bonds
"llcgcdly to pay off the debt of
the national committee. Senator
Walsh of Montana desires to asccr
! tain whether any of the four banks
whose cashiers have been summoned
handled any other Continental bonds
The committee also called fol
Graham Youngs, Blair company
New York, and Harold w. Kenwell
secretary of the Hyva Corporation
personal holding company Of the
family of Harry +. Sinclair, indict
ed oil magnate.
Youngs and Kenwell were called
to disclose whether any Of the Con
tinental bonds went to Sinclair ,:
private holding company.
Myron F. Blackmer of Denver, sol
of Harry NJ. Blackmer, oil man who
fled to Europe after the Continenta
deal was disclosed, will be hearC
Saturday along with Robert Rae
officer of the Dominion Bank O
Canada, which handled Continenta
| bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
BOOM FOR
DAWES ON
up GRADE
Vice-President Gaining
Strength Despite His
Remuneration.
FAVORS LOW DE N
Anti-HOOver Leaders See
Desirable Candidate in
Hell and Maria"
By PAUL R. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Behind
all the open political maneuvers
rromoted for individual candidates
here, the underlying campaign of
friends of Vice President Dawes is
now gaining added recognition from
Republican congressional leaders.
While Dawes has renounced the
movement in his behalf and pro-
claimed himself for former Govern
or Lowden of Illinois, he is amass-
ing a ''second choice' strength
which many Republican leaders in
Washington admit will place him
foremost, in case of prolonged bal
loting at Kansas City.
The Watson, Curtis and Willis
favorite son candidates of Indiana,
Kansas and Ohio, respectively,
would have their cohorts go to
Dawes if they cannot be nominated,
the United Press was informed to-
day by reliable authority. Much of
the other opposition to the candi-
dacy of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover has let it be known in vari-
Gus ways that Dawes is acceptable.
The Dawes embryonic movement
may never grow into open proper
tions until convention time, his
friends say. They place their faith
upon the supposition that Hoover
may be stopped by Lowden and that
then Dawes may be thrown in to
get all of Lowden s strength, the
congressional favorite son support
and even some of the Hoover votes.
Dawes and Lowden are close
friends. A confident of theirs has.
said that they could sit down on
opposite sides of table and in
purely friendly feeling determine
between themselves which is best
suited and accessible for the nomi-
nation.
Dawes dispelled rumors that he
was the prospective inheritor of the
Lowden boom in December when
he said he would not be a candidate
and that he would support Lowden.
The matter was permitted to rest
there until some of the administers
ton supporters in the senate Went
to the Independents and promised
to support ga man who would sane
ton the MeNary Haugen farm res
lief bill' if the Independents would
oppose Hoover. Then both sides
began talking Dawes again.