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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
CARR NAMED
CHAIRMAN OF
CON YENT'I0N
Prospect Of Fight Over Com.
mitteeman, Apparent Last
Night, Disappears
SPALDlNG GIVES TALK
Says Real Republicans Have
Fine Chance to Win State
and National Election

John w. Carr, jamestown. Vas
named chairman Of the Independ.
ent Republican state convention
here today. H. F. Horner, Farxo,
and A. L. Netcher, Fessenden, were
named secretaries.
About ESQ persons were present
when the convention was called to
order by B. F. Spalding. Fargo,
chairman Of the Independent Re.
publican state central committee.
Counties farthest removed from Bis
marck were represented. in many
instances, by only . few men who
held proxies for the remainder Of
the county delegations named At
county conventions.
The convention was slow IN eet,
ting under way. the call to order
coming more than an hour after
the time set.
Indications were that harmony
would be the prevailing note ct tho
convention, although this was not
apparent last night when some
prospect existed Of an attempt TO
defeat Harrison Garnett. ST.
Thomas. for reelection as national
committeeman. Names mentioned
last night as possible opponents Of
Garnett were Judge Spalding, W.
II. Stutsman. Morton county, and
Mrs. Fred p. Mann, Devils Lake,
Party leaders said this morning,
however. that Carnett probably
would receive = unanimous endorse
Ment
Best Chance in II Years
In his address opening the con.
vention. Spalding said that the
Real Republicans, a. distinguished
from the Nonpartisan Republicans,
have the best chance Of winning the
state and national election in North
Dakota that has existed for u
years and urged that personal and
sectional ambitions be cast aside in
order to obtain . complete victory.
"This convention represents 4
cause and not m yoppertuaity.ss to
further individual ambition" Spald-
ing said. "The cause is more inn
portant to the people Of the state
than the personal ambitions or de-
sires Of any individual. This con-
vention should strive to place =
ticket in the field which will 30 in
spire confidence in the voters that
there will be no excuse for its fail
ure. BY following out this idea we
will have q harmonious and sue
cessful convention and q successful
campaign"
The purpose of the convention is
to endorse q candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for the presi.
(Contirue ~ -ege two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
Cities Must Keep
Contracts as Well
as Private Parties

Cities as we'll as individuals must
keep their contracts, the supreme
court has held in the case Of Stark
county W. the City Of Dickinson,
appealed BY the county to tho su-
preme court when its case was
thrown out Of the district court on
technical grounds.
Under the terms Of m agreement
between the county and city, the
former advanced money for the
constructlen Of municip: iriprove-
ment and the city agreed to repay
to the county its share OF the cost
when the improve naent war COM
pleted.
when tie job was finished The
city refused to nay its share under
the agreement, conteudin.' that i
Ind not entere into : vail. contract
respecting tho work.
The district sustained the city'a
contentions hut was reversed By The
supreme cpurt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
COMP PANI0NATE
DIVORCE ENDS
HARMONIOUSLY
Cleveland Couple Finds Old.
fashioned Matrimony Is
Best After All

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 25.-(AP)-
"Companionate DIVORCE" m innova-
tion In domestic relations invented
by Mr.. and Mrs. Florian L. Hummer
OF Cleveland to fit their special
problems, stod derricked in favor. OF
old-fashioned matrimony today be.
cause the Hummers decided their
differences weren't 50 different att
Or all.
The Hummers experimental 30
days with their "companionate d.
vOrce," Z tentative decree which re.
moved the responsibilities Of hus.
band and wife, but allowed them to
live together in their $4,000 home
Yesterday, . however, they found
their disagreements unimportaat
and asked to be reunited in matri-
mony. Then they found that Com
mon PleAs Court Judge Ewing, coz
fident Of their eventual reconcilia.
tion, had neglected to enter their
divorce" on the court Journal and
50 the formality Of remarriage was
unnecessary.
Under their "companionate d.
vprce," granted after Mrs. Hummer
brought suit on the grounds Of
cruelty, Mr.. Hummer was tile
managing finsncier," who paid tho
bills and Boarded" in his own
homo. Mrs. Hummer, ths .'manAg-
ing housekeeper." attended to meals
and house duties.
They wanted to remain ct the
same home. they said. g both could
b with their three children, Estelle,
Is: May, Is, and Rae, Il.
Mr.. Hummer, 4 railway mail
clsrk. left on his regular run Tor
Syracuse last. night, pusxled over
the istsst quirk In hiS domestic ef-
lairA Mrs. Hummer admitted sh<
would never have tried to set > d.
vorce had he apologised tor Z
squshble nearly two years ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
CURTIS FAY0RS
DRY PLANK IN
COP. PLATFORM
Kansas Presidential Candidate
Believes in Strict Law
Enforcement
AGAINST REPEAL OF LAW
Opposes Policy of Allowing
States to Determine Alec.
holic Content
AGAINST REPEAL OF LAW

Washington, Jan. 25.-F-Sen-
ator Curtis of Kansas, who is a can
didate for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination, declared today for
y plank in the next party platform
pledging strict enforcement Of the
prohibition laws.
He also announced his opposition
to the states determining what alco.
holic content should be permitted
and said he was against repeal Of
either the 18th appointment or the
Volstead act.
His views were stated in q letter
to Senator Borah Of Idaho, who is
questioning all Republican presiden.
tial candidates on the wet and dry
issue.
"Whilc have no desire to dictate
what shall be in the next Republi-
can national PLATFORM" Curtis
wrote, II. personally, favor a plank
referring to the 18th amendment and
the laws enacted to carry it into ef-
feet, and favor a plank pledging
the nominee to a fair, vigorous and
faithful enforcement Of them.
'In my opinion it is the greatest
moral issue Of all ages, and public
sentiment demands that both of the
political parties declare themselves
unequivocally upon it. Should I be
nominated and elected president,
favor meeting the issue squarely anc
believe in the strict and energetic
enforcement Of the laws to carry out
the constitutional amendment.
II am opposed to a policy which
will allow any state to determine
Tor itself the alcoholic conten. .,
beverages to bd ,nanufactured,s : soie
and transported throughout tn,
country, but / believe the state,
should join with the officers of the
United States in enforcing the laws
Of congress, as was contemplated BY
the constitutional amendment.
ri believe in meeting the issue
squarely and am heartily in favor
Of faithfully enforcing all our laws
and I am opposed to the repeal oi
the 18th amendment or the Volstead
act"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
Sen. Frazier Wants
u. S. Officials to
Show Bond Holdings

Washington, Jan. 25.-R-All
government officials, elective or
appointive, with q salary of $4,000
or more, would be required to make
public a list Of their stock and bond
holdings, under . bill introduced by
Senator Frazier, Republican, North
Dakota.
This, Mr.. Frazier explained,
would apply to the president and
members Of congress, and would
make it possible to determine how
much personal interests were in
fluencing their decisions on public
questions.
Under the measure, officials
would be required also to make
known their business connections or
employment over . two-year period
prior TO their entering the govern
ment service.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
MARINES OCCUPY STRONGHOLD WHICH
SANDING CONSIDERED IMPROBABLE
Col. Louis Mason Gulick Says
Sandino Was Wounded in
Raid of January IA, But It
Is Not known How Serious
ly-Marines Ready to Take
Field Against Rebel General

Managua, Jan. 25.-(AP)-Amer-
ican marines were installed today
on the slope Of Ell Chipote noun
tain, the stronghold which the rebel
General Augustine Sandino consid.
cred impregnable. This was the
second rebel headquarters to fall
before the marine idvance in which
Sandino Is believed by marines 70
have hecn wounded
The Sandino headquarters at
Quilali was seized by the marines
on December 20, after battle in
which five marines were killed.
Sandino then withdrew t. Ell Chi
pote and cntrenched himself on the
mountain. On January II, Amerj-
can marine planes flew over the
mountain, bombing and raking the
rebels with machine gun fire. They
brought back reports that 40 gueril-
las had been slain in this attack.
Seeking to verify reports that
Sandino had been killed in the en-
counter, marine planes flew over
Ell Chipote last week. They noted
no activity there, only signs "f
death and evacuation being evident.
Marine patrols proceeded carefully
through the mountainous jungle to-
ward the stronghold.
Yesterday, Maj. Archibald Young,
commander Of the marines in the
affected section, advised headquar-
ters that a column of marines had
established itself ON the slopes OF
Ell Chip0te.
Region Is Quiet
Patrols operating in the vicinity
have killed between six and 10 reb-
els in the past few days, but the
region itself has been extremely
quiet recently.
Col. Louis Mason Culick, in COM
mand OF operations, said 1t was
fairly we'll established that SANDING
was wounded in the raid on January
IA. 1t was not known how seri-
Ously.
Latest adyices were that SANDING
had a small group Of followers with
him. The main body OF rebels is
understood to have broken up into
smaller bands and scattered through
eastern Nueva Segovia.
One thousand marines OF the It'll
regiment are marching into the dis
trict to take the field against San
dino intent on stamping out the
rebel movement in all towns and
villages. They will replace detach.
ments Of the Fifth regiment, which
have been on duty in Nueya Segoy!a
for six months.
The occupation of the towns and
villages is intended to force rebels
out OF the district. 1t is hoped also
to halt the depredations OF band.
OF guerillas who have been operat.
ing Independently, taking advan'
tage OF unsettled conditions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
S. 900 Worth of
Ambergris Found
by Clam Diggers

AstDria, Ore, Jan. c5.-P,-
Sands Of Sunset Beach proved gol-
den sands for two clam diggers
here.
When James Garner and Harry
Brown found 4 ball Of wax-like sub
stance weighing between four and
five pounds on the beach near here,
theZ did not know at first they held
;.y;or worth hs,,,s1 q .%ossss: fSs :b.t.nce
might Be worth something, they
brought II TO Astoria. No one
could estimate it, value. Finally,
thev sent some o. it TO Los Angeles.
There II was identified as amber
girls. worth from $40 to 500 an
ounce.
The ambergris found by Garner
and Brown II said TO be the first
discovered nesr here in 20 years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
Gen. Chen Shu-C Chang
and 4 Aides Executed

Pelking, Jan. 25.-(AP)-Execu-
tion Of General Chen Shu-C Chang.
chief inspector OF the Peking gen.
dsrmes, and four Of his officets,
was announced officially today.
Chen was arrested recently on
charges OF blackmailing wealthy cit
isens by arresting them on fa!se
charges and offering to release
them on payment Of large sums.
He and his four subordinates
were executed Sunday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
STORM SWEEPS
OVER BIG AREA
In TENNESSEE
Fifth Pupil Probably Fatally
Injured-Other Members
OF Class Escape
ANOTHER SCHOOL RAzED
2l Pupils and Teacher Crawl
From Wreckage Of Ken.
lucky Building Unhurt

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 25.-(AP)-
The storm which swept in great
semi-circle south of Nashville
through D half dozen or more coun.
ties yesterday afternoon reached the
climax Of It's destructiveness in De.
kalh county, where rural district
school on Holmes creek was blown
over and four children killed and an
other probably fatally injured.
The dead are !:
Edward Atnip, 8; Harvey Cripps,
5; George W. Smith, Il, and Ruby
Hayes, 6.
Aubrey Smith, IA, Is expected to
die from internal injuries.
Storm Descends Suddenly
Houston Webb, q bus driver who
arrived late last night from . noun.
tain trip, said the storm descended
suddenly while a class was in ses-
sion in the little mountain school,
and that the building. was shattered.
Some Of the class escaped uninjured,
Webb said, but many were caught
under the crashing debris. No COM
munication by wire or telephone had
been established with the settlement
early today.
Confirmation Of the bus drivers
story was obtained through rail.
road dispatcher who said q rural
mail carrier in the storm-swept area
said that several children had. been
killed when the school collapsed.
Have Marrow Escape
Twentv.One children and their
teacher barely escaped death or &c.
rious injury when twister demol-
ished q one-story frame schoolhouse
near Lang. KY, yesterday, while
classes were in session. The build
ing overturned but one side was torn
loose and the children, ranging IN
age from 6 to II, and their teafhex,
managed n crawl from The wrerk-
age.
An infant daughter Of A. Trice, q
farmer near Gage, KY, was crushed
beneath the wreckage of q brick
chimney when the Tice home was
demolished by the winds. The storm
left ruined homes at Wickliffe,
Kcvil, Gage, Lamont, and Paducah,
all western Kentucky river towns,
and then dipped into Illinois in the
direction Of Caseyville.
At Franklin, Columbia and MUIR
freesboro, all in central Tennessee,
houses were unroofed. A school
building at Columbia was destroyed
and the walls Of several brick build
ings were blown down. Automo-
biles were piled against each other
by the tornado in several places.
Crosses Into Illinois
The storm apparently dipped into
eastern Tennessee and then swept
down into the central part Of the
state, bearing directly west. Al
the extreme western corner the
winds bore northward into Ken.
tucky and after striking several
river towns, crossed the Ohio river
into Illinois.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
Tilt Occurs at
Flood Control
Hearing Today

Washington, Jan. 26.-ln-A{tey
+. 4 tilt at the house flood control
hearing today, Major General Ed
gar Jadwin, chief Of army en-
gineers, was excused from the wit
ness stand by Chairman Reid until
he was prepared to "answer COM
mittee questions"
The exchange began when Cen
eral Jadwin asked for more time "a
answer some Of Reid's questions.
which were based on brief sent
to the committee by Governor
Sampson Of Kentucky, sttaclinG
the administration flood control
plan. Jadwin said repeatedly he
Was not prepared 10 answer. but
Reid pressed him to reply. Finally
Reid directed the general TO ct ont
,of the witness chair, and Jadwin
not only did 90 but left the room.
During Raids questioning q the
army engineer chief, Representa-
tive Kopp at Iowa, . Republican
member Of the COMMITTEES, charged
that Jadwin WAS being treated IN
fairly"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
3 WHO ESCAPED
FROM DETROIT
JAILCAPTURED
10 Of 81 Who Made Successful
Getaway Yesterday Morn.
ing Still at Large

Detroit, Jan. 25-(R-EighteeA
Of 81 prisoners who escaped yester-
day from the. Elmwood avenue
branch Of the Wayne county Jail
here still were At liberty today rs
city, state and federal authorities
continued their search for them.
Two were recaptured yesterday
and . third, James Dwyer, was re-
captured early today 1T Fordson.
The other two ip custody again are
Robert ]. WAitA and William Trud-
~A4 M tafSe Sr6 3Ga<f1l prisonets
awaiting trial on charges Of violat-
in9 tho narcotic net. All but one
Of those who escaped were held on
federal charges.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
FORD FIIVVER' PLANE IS FORCED DOWN
BY STORMY WEATHER AT ASnEVlILE, N. c
Pilot Brooks More Confident
Than Ever Of Tiny Crafts
Ability, Saying Il Per.
formed Wonderfully'-Cov
cred 100 Miles on 20 Gallons
of Gas

Asheville, N. c., Jan. 25.-R-
Forced down here by stormy weath-
er on his attempted nonstop Detroit
Miami flight in the Ford '.1livver"
plane, Harry J. Brooks prepared to-
day to return home, moro confident
than ever Of the tiny crafts abil.
ity. He said le would make snoth-
er attempt to reach the Florida city
a. soon % weather permits.
Brooks planned to break hin re-
turn trip with an overnight stop in
Washington.
After encountering terrible
weather. Ill the way down from
Detroit and struggling ny his
baby ship across the last remaining
ribs .eS tie Blue Ridge mountains,
BroeAy brought the plane down On
A~hilfnins AShexillA ssaAusba aherkly
AFTER 4:3O yesfetd1y = g(t3Jeen.
Heavy headwiIAds and -. forming
on the wings at stdeh attitudes and
fog snl,elola6ss &t low levels forced
him tdht6e ground he said.
Praises Plane
Brooks had great praise TOR his
machine, declaring It performed
wonderfully" "FlyinS . plane like
this" he said. "is no more difficult
than flying . larger machine, ex-
cept that in this plane the pilot has
to think q little faster"
The pilot said enough gas re-
mained when he landed to take him
to Miami. He estimated that % Of
the 48 gallons taken aboard 1t De-
troit remained. On those figures
Brooks said he flew ebout 100 miles
to Asheville on 20 gallons Of gas.
roughly an average Of S9h miles to
the gallon.
Perched on the hillock where It
came to rest, the craft was 4 mag
net that drew hundreds Of persons.
Guards were thrown around it to
protect it from souvenir hunters.
Some persons who got close enough
to look into the cockpit said that 80
far as they could see it contained
only three ARTICLES small screw
driver, . roll Of tire tape and . map
Of the United States.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
Man Shoots Wife,
Wounds Companion,
Commits Suicide

Adrian, Mich, Jan. 25.-R-
Theodore Blaskie and his wife are
dead and Elliott F. Mclean is SER
iously wounded as q result Of a
shooting early today at the Blaskie
home at Springville.
McLean's version Of the affair,
as given the police, was that he had
been out riding with Mrs. Blaskie
last night and that when they re-
turned Blaskie appeared, killed his
wife with shot gun, wounded Nc
Lean and then ended his own life.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
Man Who Crashed
Gate at Prison
is Out on Parole

Towner. N. D., Jan. 25.-1ust
NJ. Rudnick, convicted cattle thief,
who escaped from the custody Of
local Officers to whom he had been
paroled, and f. led TO "break" into
the state penitentiary to serve his
sentence, has been freed from priS-
on and has aeturned to this city.
After fleeing. s-om th, sheriff's
farm near Yer .drye where be was
working under parole, Rudnick We. t
to Bismarck ans.. asked to - admitted
to prison 70 serve his sentence. OF
ficials granted his wish. and he
spent aevsral months IN the peniten-
tiary.
FINDS FOSSIL BONE IN COAL
Watfofd Ctty-Axel Larson Of
near SlAar found the fossil serte6ra
Of some prehistorfc enimal imbedded
deep IN Ignite coal. The vertebra
Il more than an inch u diameter,
darkenAd by coal and we'll preserved.
ler. Larsen. wf.o has mined coal for
70 years, Has neyor found Q fossil
bone o& this- typs betors.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25
Weather Report

Temperature ct Z .. m. :.........-.... 3
Highest yesterday ...........-.............. u
Lowest last night acknowledgements. 9
Precipitation to Z .. m. ................ q
HIGHEST wind velocity ................. 20
WEATHER FORECAST
For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly
fair tonight and Thursday. Colder
tonight.
For North Dakota: Mostly fair
tonight and Thursday. Colder to-
night. Moderate cold wave tonight
northeast portion. Slightly warm-
er Thursday afternoon extreme
northwest portion.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
A low pressure aree y centered
over the upper Great Lakes region
and precipitation occurred through
out that section. Precipitation also
occurred over the extreme north
west, but high pressure area cen-
tered over the Rocky Mountain ~
eion Il accompanied BY generally
1air weather from tho 4iasissippi
valley westward TO the eastern
4ocky Mountain slope. 6easonable
temperatures prevail IN al sections.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-25

8o0tIy 4atr tonieht An0 IhuIos
day. Colder tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-27


CIotkcs nv ~ mats ~ nan. bat judging ~ -
- potuts GrovtRs - new DRESSING - t1oiF pro1uets
~ - ezpoets4 = ~ nueb - ~ w e nakinG :
bstter "a bigger plaee fer ~ humble @spudr = -
market of today.
The az We, ~ eernsr Coesr stnek - undsr-
sizsd potato - ~ nossIe e ~ ksRosoas "a. = teep
the contents from sp1lins. m 1sng pest, "a = would
seen. also, that tie time when ~pots*ess = p~etatees."
r~ssardlsss q size, bhsps, y equality, q rsDidIy dzav-
Ing 70 : close.
Convinced that - cannot any longer rely morally
upon The superiority q hs product, but thst resort
must b had 70 modern ne<hcds q attracting s~ttention
and securing eustomers, the Ccvsr u today hss IN
stalled machines for grading the potatoes not only Tor
quality, but for size and shape - veil. Clad No longer
in = rough, burlsp bar. the potatoes are now sent 60
the consuming market in clean pasteboard cartons. con
tanning Z peek. and wooden boxes holding : bushel.
These new containers hear : notntisn % the effect
that the contents are ~Hsnd Selected. Dex Protected.
Medium Bakers"
For the housewife. intent upon securing the best
the market offers. and also for the grower. Who has
the ability to foreses that. BY dressing up hs ~spuds"
in fancy attire. and sending them forth in bexes that
each the eye. he causes = greater demand for his pro-
duct, this method Of packing should prove : boon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-27
World and All



Our government at Warrington suits me very well.
It is easy to complain about representatives In con-
eress who talk too much, but, after al, that's what the
Representatives are there for. ! have no objection 70
their talking and printing their talk in the Congres-
sional Record. ] rather hope they will broadcast all
the business Of both houses Of congress in the near
future.
We shouldn't expect our representative In con-
Rress to keep still when they have no mighty phrases,
dripping with wisdom and statesmanship, to utter.
We're not 50 weighty in most of our talk ourselves,
are wei
But / have . good many sore spots that have been
made by the postoffice department. ! believe many Of
my countrymen have similar sore spots. The letter
carriers are AL right, but there's something wrong
higher up.
The postoffies department Is getting 30 efficient"
that it's not 80 much good any more.
Well, take the postage stamps, for instance. ! hope
nobody in America is ignorant Of the circumstances that
postage stamps no longer will stick to envelopes, except
you put them on with careful licking and then put them
under the dictionary for half an hour before mailing.
/ presume the gum that won't stick IL cheaper gum
than gum that will stick, and the postoffice depart
ment is saving money for the budget or something
like that.
Recently have had many Of the little cards that
notify me that q letter addressed to me Is held at this
or that ~postoffice for lack of postage. 1 sepd the
postage, and the letter comes on-having had postage
paid on it twice. The stamp affixed BY the sender fell
off because it hadn't sticky gum on it.
hear much of this kind Of thing from my friends.
Doubtless the same situation is being felt, more or
less. BY at least fifty per cent of all our citizens.
Stamps are SO brittle now that they break easily.
and thus make money for the efficient postoffice de-
partment, because the stamp user often throws away
the broken stamp and buys another.
Letters properly addressed. but without . street
number, are constantly returned to senders, because
the ~postoffice is too efficient to look in the directory
for the address. This isn't service. The government
is fine, but it needs more service and less efficiency"
in the p~ostoffice department.