The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-18
AMERICAN STOCKS
ARE RAGE IN EUROPE,
BELL FOUND ON TRIP
Bismarck Banker Tells Rotari.
!. ans Of Summer Travel; En-.
sign Narrates Cruise

Travel talks occupied the noon
luncheon Of the Rotary club, today,
when Francis Nuesslc. midshipman
in the U. S. navy. described his
Mediterranean cruise of this sum-
mer and J.. Leonard Bell narrated
the incidents Of his European trip
into England, Holland, Switzerland,
Italy and France.
The club took UP the matter Of at
tendance and arranged for the days
- abscntces to attend the luncheon
mt Mandan Thursday. N. @. Church.
i'll will furnish cars, and the custody
of the ~absentecs was assigned II
other members, who are to see that
the culprits rcctify their record.
Midshipman Nuesslc told of An
napolis naval academy system before
entering on a recital Of his cruise,
which was a part Of the routine, two
classes being sent IN cruises each
summer vacation. On his cruise
Ensign Nuessle visited Barcelona,
Naples. Rome, Gibraltar and Wey-
mouth before the ships, the Utah,
Florida and Arkansas, returned to
Norfolk for battle maneuvcrs then
to end the cruise mt the academy.
He spoke humorously Of the Italian
propensity to charge out of reason
unless the tourist has the gift Of
talking down their demands for
services or souvenirs.
Building Boom in England
Mr.. Bell spoke Of the building
boom in England, where the neglect
Of years has returned to fcverish
erection of new structures. till the
old London threatens to disappear
in the rush Of making over the city.
He described the quaintness Of
southern Holland and said he had
been amazed by the kcenncss Of the
Dutch to invest in American stocks.
He tried to learn something Of bank
ing practices in Holland, but the
manager Of a bank with whom he
talked turned the conversation on to
such topics as Anaconda Copper,
Utilities, Bethlehem Steel and the
Ike. He said the Dutch investing
heavily in American securities was
in part responsible for boosting the
YAtSCo III VdII SlTVcls
Mr.. Bell also spoke Of conditions
~ Italy, where there is an immense
development Of electrical power UNI
der way. All the water power is
being turned into electricity BY the
installation Of power plants. As to
politics, it is net good to discuss
them in Italy. he said.
Whi1C af Iutor1aEop NJ, Rails
room reservation was changed. ow-
ing to the unexpected arrival Of
King Albert Of Belgium. He re-
tered to Switzerland in the words
Of Booth Harrington, "a land of
boarding houses infested by noun
tnins," and described his view Of the
Mattcrhorn.
Sailed With Boy Scouts
Instead Of going TO Rome, Mr..
Bell said he had to cut his trip short.
SO he returned westward by way of
the Riviera and visited Paris, now
relieved Of its after-war dinginess.
He sailed from Cherbourg on the
Lapland, the former favorite boat Of
the late j. Pierpont Morgan.
On his start from Montreal. Mr..
Bell said he found himself i'm the
thick Of a party OF boy scouts. His
luggage not having arrived he had
to leave the Cunarder Aurania at
Quebec and be transferred to the
Antonio, on which the scouts were
travelling. Thus he mixed with the
boys and saw the review given them
by the governor general of Canada,
Lord Wellington.
Guests of the luncheon included
II. S. Russell, Otto Bauer and r. A.
C~ountryman, Mandan; Albert Slor-
by, Minot, and Ensign Nuessle.