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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
Gopher Congressman,
Cuts Capers Flying
Plane Over Capitol

Washington. June 1.-lPp-Repre-
sentative Melvin j. Mas. of Minne-
sofa. reserve army aviator. has been
warned by Major General Fechet.
chief of the army air corps. not to
fly too low over downtown Washing
ton.
The warning was issued as a result
Of the commerce department making
a verbal complaint to the war depart
ment that Mas recently had flown
over some government buildings be.
ing constructed on the western end of
Pennsylvania avenue, startling the
workers.
General Fechet said he had invcsti-
gated the complaint, but found there
was no hazard in the representative
flying. He added. however. that he
had called Mas attention to the
complaint.
It was said at Mas office at the
capitol that he was out Of the city
today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
10 Drown as Floods Sweep Texas
T0rrentia1 Rains Swell Streams
Legion Appreciates
Service Of Tribune

An expression Of gratitude to
The Bismarck Tribune for Its
service In the campaign which
resulted In the success Of the
Community Memorial Building
proposal has been made by r. ].
Kamplin, campaign manager.
A letter from the manager to
The Bismarck Tribune follows:
"Mr. George ID. Mann,
Publisher,
Bismarck Tribune,
Bismarck, No. Oak.
MY dear Mr.. Mann:
"At this time. or behalf Of tho
American Legion Campaign Com
mittee, permit me to thank you
and The Tribune for the splendid
cooperation and support which
you have given us in this COM
munity endcavor.
Through the columns of The
Tribune, and its advertising
pages, the people of Bismarck
were advised Of the facts per-
tanning to the memorial COM
munity building. The vote yes
tcrday speaks for itself.
I'VE hope that the memorial
community building will, when
constructed, render in its own
peculiar way, the same sort Of
service to the community as It
obtains through the services OF
a progressive newspaper such as
The Tribune.
Sincerely yours.
RHEINHART j. KANIPLIN,
Campaign Manager"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
Hip Flask T0ter Is
Freed i'm Wisconsin

Beloit, Wis, June 1.-(F-Richard
Everhart is the first man to profit by
the repeal Of the state dry law in
Wisconsin.
Arrested by a chief Of police In .
village near here for having pint
Of liquor on his hip, Everhart was
brought before the municipal court
Judge.
plead guilty to what?" asked Judge
Chester Christensen.
Possession Of an intoxicating bev.
erage. with alcohol content In excess
Of one-half Of one percent" said the
officer.
"But that's not an offense against
Wisconsin law" said the Judge. point
ing out that the state court has no
Jurisdiction.
Everhart returned home free man.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
Labor Victory Causes Parliament Stalet1,ate
NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS ARE
SHOWING BIG DIVERSlFlCATION
Bismarck Boy Bets
Boots on BuniOns

Anthony Faber Of Bismarck has
been nursing his dogs" the last few
days.
Faber, be it known, is not manager
Of kennel but q student at the state
agricultural college at Fargo and the
dogs" in question would be known in
other than fraternity college circles
as feet.
Faber's care Of his pedal append
ages resulted from a 80 mile jaunt
which he took last Thursday.
The boys in Faber's fraternity
house were testing their vocal chords
when the Bismarck youth offered to
bet SIS that he could walk TO Hills
boro and back in "a hours. The
round trip is 90 miles.
The wager was accepted, Faber
had no alternative but to make the
effort or lose the money. He steamed
into Fargo Thursday morning with
80 minutes to spare, tired but richer
by SIS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
bOLDEST CANGSTER
ESCAPES JAIL Cell

Chicago, June 1-lF)-Frank Nc
Erlane. known as gangland's boldest
gunman, sidestepped the fate OF Al
Capone. gang chieftain. jailed in
Philadelphia for gun-toting, when he
was acquitted by jury today on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons
McErlane, surrounded by Is of his
cronies. politely thanked the jurors
and walked out of court leaving the
police holding three As caliber auto
matte pistols.
Defense Attorney James j. Nc
Dermott said the jury had the word
Of only one witness. Policeman James
Stockover, that McErlane carried a
pistol in his belt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
BISMARCK Lions
Third IN CLUB TEST
San Angelo, Tex, Takes Lead
in Sponsoring New organ-
izations, Minot Next

Bismarck Lions club placed third
In the club-spo lsoring contest. telc-
gram from headquarters to DR.. F. B..
Strauss announced today. The club
at San Angelo, Texas, sprung sur
prise. evidently holding back reports
on clubs instituted under its auspices,
as it finished at the close Of the COM
petition with 1853 FONTS to its credit.
Minot, by putting i'll club at
Sherwood, while Wilton. Napoleon
and Washburn hcsitated in this area,
established Itself in second place. with
narrow margin, scoring 1854 points.
Bismarck rolled up 1883.
These clubs were followed by Port
land. Maine. With 1904 points and
Houston, Texas. 959.
Bismarck gets the same prize that
San Angelo and Mino, do. free trip
for = delegate to the international
convention at Louisville.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
STANFORD CLlNCHES
TRACK, FIELD TITLE
Pile Up 353s Points in Eight
Events Of IS in Sensation.
al Attack on Marks

Franklin Field. Philadelphia. June
l-(P)-With eight Of the fifteen
events completed. Stanford Univer-
sity had clinched its third successive
intercollegiate track and field cham
pionslaip today. The Cardinals had
piled up the sensational total of 35
3-8 points while their nearest rival.
Pennsylvania, had only II 7-8 points.
Stanford, the team favorite, got off
to nine point lead at the start
when Harlow Rothert and ERIC Krenz
'fintsancd oile~tWo In the shot.put.
Rothert's new meet record. SO feet
inches. made yesterday, withstood
further attacks. His teammate. Krcnz
although losing the title, rallied to
take second nlacc with 2 toss OF SO
feet 5-8 inches.
Stanford took its second straight
event when Leo Kibby won the jaw
elm with throw Of 204 feet z inches,
the mark he made in the Qualifying
trials yesterday. Emory Curtice. Cali
fornia captain. got off a heave of
203 feet 2 IA inches. to take second
place. The javelin was clean sweep
for the far west.
John Collier. the Brown ace, whip
ped Ross Nichols. Stanford captain
and defending champion. in the first
semifinal Of the l20-yard high hur-
dies. Collier won by a good four
yards in the spectacular time of Il
Clio seconds. only one-fifth second
short Of the worlds record held by
Earl Thomson.
Stanford also received a setback in
the second semifinal when Ward
EdmondS fell and was eliminated
while up with the leaders. The heat
was won in IS $40 seconds by Mccoy
Of Pennsylvania.
The second record to be tumbled
during the meet and first today went
to the credit Of Jimmy Reid, Harvard
captain, who raced his famous Penn
State rival, Bill Cox. into the ground
In the stretch to break the tape In 9
minutes % seconds for the two mile
run. In successfully defending the
title he won last year. Reid broke the
I. G. A. A. A. A. mark Of 0:22 Us
made by Ivan Dresser Of Cornell IL
1919.
Jesse Hill. of Southern California
cracked the /. g. A. A. A. A. record
In the running broad jump with 9
lead Of IS feet 7-8 inch. This cclipsed
the former mark of "a feet 10 ST.
inches set by Alfred Bates, Of Penr
State, last year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
EXPERT MARKSMAN,
CRAZED WITHDRINK,
WIELDS DEADLY GUN
Maniac Drops Two Policemen
Coming to Arrest Him for
Threatening wife
BLIND MAN ESCAPES SHOTS
Stays Nsighbor, Curses Dead,
Rushes Wildly Away to
Die Under Wheels

Chicaro, June 1.-[P)-Fcrdinand
Preuss, the maniac who shot three
men dead and wounded four others
while in a drunken fury yesterday,
was decapitated today by Chicago
and Northwestern railroad train. A
body found on the right of way was
positively identified by a fishing
license issued to Preuss, and police
believe the man, sobercd overnight,
realized the tragedy of yesterday
and committed suicide.
The position Of Prcuss' body indi-
Gated he had lain on the track and
waited for the train to run over him,
police said.
Preuss, a war veteran and expert
marksman, killed two policemen and
q civilian yesterday and wounded
two policemen and two civilians with
a pump shotgun. The policemen
were members Of a squad sent to
arrest him after neighbors heard
him threaten to kill his wife.
Detective Falls First
John Lee Conley, leader Of the de-
tective squad, was the first to fall
before the madman's onslaught.
Conley was approaching the rear
door at the time. After mortally
wounding him, Preuss swung around
and fired at Policeman Herbert Hag-
berg, who. WAS coming. in ths. front
way. Hagberg whirled, screamed,
took a dozen steps and fell dead.
Policeman Joseph ]. Murphy, Con-
ley's chauffeur who had remained
in the car, seized shotgun and
started TO the help of the other
policemen. He had taken less than
q dozen steps when Preuss' pump
gun blazed through front window
and Murphy fell badly wounded.
NeighbOr Shot Dead
A second later Gus karos, who
lived three doors away from the
Preuss home. and John Chorazak,
another neighbor, both attracted by
the shooting, met where Murphy had
fallen. Karos had rushed out to
meet his blind brother law, Ru-
dolph Kruschc.
Another shot and Chorazak, who
was standing not 10 feet from the
window, fell dead. karos jumped to
shield with his body his brother-in-
law who was just passing the house.
As he did so the fifth shell in Preuss'
gun was discharged and struck him
in the back.
Preuss, in = fury, pressed the
trigger again and the hammer fell
on an empty chamber. Police be-
lieve that is the only reason krusche.
the blind man, was not numbered
among the victims.
Curses Dead Body
The slayer q second later rushed
out of the rear door Of his home,
stood cursing the bodies Of Conley
and Hagberg, and then fled into an
alley after taking the policeman's
shotgun and, it is believed, his re-
volver.
In the alley. Prcuss met Frank
vodicka, who was running toward
the scene of the shooting. Vodicka
turned and ran into narrow pas
sageway when he saw Preuss. foam
ing at the mouth and aiming the
shotgun point blank at him. Preuss
fired one shell, then threw the
weapon at Vodicka as the latter fled.
The drink crazed man was seen to
take q pistol from his belt. wave it
wildly, and run down the alley. That
was the last seen Of him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
T|LDEN IS BEATEN
BY RENE LACOSTE

Roland Garros Stadium. Paris, June
1.-(P)-Rene LaCoste conquered Bill
Tilden, today, in one of the greatest
Of their series of Franco-American
tennis battles, winning the semifinal
round duel in the French champion
ships by scores Of 6-l, so. 4-7. SIS.
Big Bill, who always gives hts fol-
lowers a real run for their money.
thrilled the thousands In the stand by
miraculous rally in the third set.
LaCoste had outplayed him by q wide
margin In smashing through the first
two sets and had gained = lead Of
5-3 In the third when Tilden flashed
four games Of the tennis that made
him q champion Of champions five or
six years ago to run out the set.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
4 PRISONERS ESCAPE
IN NDAR|NC JAIL BREAK
Saw Way Through Everything
But Brick Walls in. Remark
able Getaway

Louisville. June 1.-fR)-Four pris-
oners staged a remarkable break and
escaped from the jefferson county
jail in downtown Louisville late last
night or carly this morning, it was
discovered today
Those who escaped we're Tom
Crawford. under sentence of q years
for manslaughter; Smithy Waters,
under five-year grand LARCENY SEN
tence, Foreman Price, who was being
held for Bourbon county. Kentucky.
authorities. and Theodore Turner,
also held for Bourbon authorities.
The prisoners sawed three bars
from two cell doors: cut through a
steel ventilator; sawed an inch-sQuare
tumblcr from a door lock: cut one
bar from a window: sawed one end
Of another bar and bent it; forced
out heavy wire window screen; low
cred themselves to the Jail yard on
a rope of bed sheets and went over a
30-foot wall with the aid OF a paint
ers scaffold
Jailer Thomas Dover declared he
was stunned" that so much could
have been accomplished by the pris-
oners without discovery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
ARCHIE CON|PST0NI IS
VICTIM OF THE HAIC'

Blackwell Park, Birmingham, Eng,
June l.-(R}-Walter Hagen defeated
Archie Compston, one up, in q IS hole
golf match today. coming from be-
hind to win after Compston had won
. 36 holes match from him yesterday
at Moor Park, seven and eight.
Hagen gave big gallery from mid
land cities great thrill when he de-
feated Compston at the seth hole. It
was one Of the most sensational vic.
tories Of his remarkable career. Beat
en- to . fraxzle by the big Englishman
ct Moor park, yesterday. the Amer
ican seemed disgusted and there were
reports that he might cancel the
Birmingham engagement. Instead he
had . good time Ia London until the
early hours Of this morning and ar-
rived at Blackwell not only on time
but . quarter Of an. hour ahead Of
time. Hagen usually Is late for his
matches in England.
-Four down after nine holes, '.The
Haig" came back TO square the match
ct the 18th. He went one up for the
first time In two days play ct the
20th hole but after n holes WAS again
one down. Ee squared the match
again, however, AM went on to win.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
RAMSAY MACDONALD
MAY have TO FORM
LABOR GOVERNMENT
Premier Has Two Alternatives,
Resign or Reconstruct
Stricken Ministry
LIBERALS HOLD SOLUTION
Lacking Absolute Majority, la
borites May Face chal-
lenge Vote for Power

London, June 1.-(P)-Faced Win
the defeat Of his party and stale
mate in parliament, Premier Stanley
baldwin went to his country home at
Cheu,ers for the weekend where II
Is expected he will confer with lead
ing members Of his party.
Next week he will meet the cabinet
and decide upon the course the gov
ernment will take. With the ad-
.ministration defeated at the polls IN
Thursday's general election and the
Labor party the largest in the next
house, although lacking IN absolute
majority, the prime minister has two
alternatives.
He may place his resignation in the
hands of the king and leave to RAM
saw Macdonald, the Labor leader. the
duty OF forming Labor government,
or he may reconstruct his stricken
ministry. meet parliament and place
on the Liberals the decision of either
supporting him or putting Labor into
office.
Laborites Lead Tories
with Is constituencies out OF 65l
still unreported, the lineup that now
confronts the prime minister Is as
follows:
Labor 207.
Conservatives 253.
Liberals 81.
Others 8.
In all, eight ministers were de.
feated. although of these Sir Arthur
Steel-Maitland minister Of labor. was
the only member Of the cabinet. The
other cabinet vacancies remain to be
filled.
Conservatives Divided
Conservatives as to Mr.. BaldWins
course are divided but there is q
strong wing urging him to challenge
q vote in parliament. They argue
that while the Labor party Is the
strongest 1t has no clear majority
and that in about SO constituencies
won by Labor the Conservative ane
Liberal vote together was greater
than that polled by Labor.
Other Conservatives think it would
be more dignified to resign at once
Following the indecisive election Of
1928. Mr.. Baldwin met parliament
and was defeated on an address II
reply to the speech from the throne
by q combined vote Of the Labor and
Liberal parties. But MIR. Baldwin
then occupied position similar tc
that now occupied by the Labor party
He had the largest representation but
not an absolute majority, and Con-
servatives who favor resi- nation hold
=
in 1923 should not ,,e taken as 9
precedent. The prime minister
should, therefore. so the argue, &C.
cept the decision Of the polls and give
Labor an opportunity to present thu
kings speech at the opening Of the
new parliament.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
WHEAT PRICE PROBE
ASKED OF CONGRESS

washington. June 1.-(R>-lnvesti-
cation into the decline Of the price Of
wheat since February /. 1870. would
be authorized under . resolution In
troduced today by Representative
Palmer, Republican, Missouri
He said the inquiry would be con-
Quoted by the secretary Of agricul-
ture, and would Ie directed into
whether manipulations by foreign or
domestic SPECTATORS was responsible.
A report would be made to congress
as soon as practicable.
Declaring that the decline was not
attributable to the 355. 600 900 bushels
surplus from last years crop. Palmer
said he believed Il was caused ~
speculatoes. /,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
KNIFE ROW
ENDS WITH Staying

Cleveland. Ohio. June l.-(R)-As-
sertions of Mrs. Anna 6zeman. q
maid, that she killed her employer,
Mrs. Dorothy Marsh Snyder. promt-
nent society nlatron. In struggle
with kitchen knives after the servant
threatened embarrassing explosives
were under investigation today. The
Staying occurred yesterday at the
Snyders' palatal home. Mrs. Snyder,
who was q, was found dead with
knife wounds in he. shoulder and
chest. The maid Is charged with first
degree murder.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
DOCTOR THREATENED
TO KILL LIEUTENANT

st. Paul, June INSTRUMENTATION
OF reports that DR.. william H. Hirst
had visited Fort Smelling and threat.
ened to kill Lieut.. Walter H. Miller
was started, today, by Colonel w. G.
Sweeney. fort compnandant.
Lieut.. Miller val shot ana seriously
wounded IN = gun duel Thursday
night with DR.. Hirst over the favor
Of . woman, Miss Nan Ferguson. The
shooting took place In front Of her
home.
Miss Ferguson. released after being
questioned BY police, was reported to
have told authorities Hirst Also threat.
ened both her and, Miller II they did
not discontinue their friendship.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
GRAFTON BANK Shut
AFTER STEADY run

Grafton, June 1.-lP)-The Scandi-
navian American bank closed here,
today. The institution closed after
Is minutes Of operation this morning,
during which $500 in deposits was
withdrawn. g. w. Eoogman is pres
ident Of the bank: A. Midgarden. vice
president. and A. G. Tverberg, CASH
Ter. The closing leaves Grafton with
only one bank. the First National
having closed in 1927.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
Robbers Wound Cop;
Take $3,O 900 Payroll

Chicago. June l.-(R-Five robbers
early today wounded and disarmed 4
policeman and stole 5000 payroll
he was guarding. The policeman,
Robert Mccormick. was shot in the
arm. The payroll messenger dropped
the satchel containing the money In
his flight. The satchel contained
$500 cash and $500 in checks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
HEAT DEATHS total
49, ARE DROWNED

New York, June 1.-lP,-Dcaths
from the extreme heat which has
blistcred the north Atlantic states
four days neared the half hundred
mark today.
Nineteen persons died from the
heat yesterday and three were
drowned
With the temperature in the New
York City area reaching a maximum
Of 30 degrees. the highest thus far
this season, nine persons succumbed
and II were prostrated.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
5000, 900 Fire Sweeps
Sheboygan Factories

sheboygan. Wis, June l.-@-
Damage from the disastrous fire
which visited Sheboygan's factory dis
trict late Friday was estimated by
authorities today 1t between 100000
and 4o0o. 900. The Sheboygan fire de-
partment stu was pouring water Into
the snouldering ruins Of the factory
buildings today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
CHUCK KLEIN CRACKS
OUT 18TH HOME RUN

Pittsburgh. Pa, June 1.-(P)-
Chuck Klein. sensational newcomer
to the Philadelphia outfield, hit his
18th home run of the season here to-
day in the second inning of the Phila-
delphia- Pirate game retaining the
interleague lead over Ruth and other
sluggers. Jess Petty was in the box
for Pittsburgh. The Philadelpl1ians
led by to 2 at the end Of the fifth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
Northwestern Part
OF State Gets Rain

Rain fell only in northwestern
North Dakota last night and yester-
day according to reports received here
by the federal weather bureau. Crosby
recorded Q heavy precipitation Of .o6
inches. Portal reported - and VIII
Iiston II.
No precipitation Was recorded at
other points. Drake and Dunn Cen
ter failed to report to the bureau.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
WinistOn Is Darkened
As Power Plant Burns

Williston, N. D.. June l.--(P)-The
power plant Of the Montana Power
company was destroyed by fire last
night, depriying the city Of light and
power for several hours.
The ftre was caused BY lightning,
which struck the srnokestsck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
Corn, Barley, Alfalfa, Sweet
Clover and Flax Acreaqes
Greatest in History
DROUGHT DAMAGE lessons
Alleged Drift Of Business From
Small Towns to Cities Not
as Great as Believed

Farming operations In North Da-
kota show more diversification this
year than ever before, according 70
the monthly economic review made
by p. w. Clemens. president Of the
Northern and Dakota Trust company
Fargo. for the Associated Press and
its member papers. Review follows:
Increased acreages Of corn, barley
alfalfa, sweet clover and flax, all i'm
portant items in the diversified farm
ing program, are reported from prac-
tically every part Of North Dakota
during the past week. and even in
greater quantity than was forecast In
the May review.
General rains throughout western
North Dakota have given the ground
a thorough soaking. alleviating for
some time any danger Of drought
damage, and the warm weather dur
ing the past week has gone far toward
making up for the cool weather prior
to that time, which gave crops late
start.
Heavy Debit Increase
Factors in q comparison of the
business volume for April with tina,
of q year ago include q very heavy
increase in the debts to individual
accounts, larger lumber sales. little
change in retail sales. an increase ir
building permits, and . decrease II
life insurance sales.
A special study has been made By
this institution in an attempt to Sc.
cure some definite figures on ths
alleged drift Of business away from
the small towns OF the state to tn
larger centers Of population, and thu
facts thus far divulged would indi.
cate that this drift Is not nearly st
great as Is commonly supposed.
Figures on volume of business art
CONTINUED on page eleven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
BABE RUTH HITS 10th
HOME RUN OF SEASON

j, New York, June l.-(P-Babe Ruth
hit his 10th home run OF the season
,in the eighth inning Of today's game
between the Yankees and the White
Box. Lou 0etrig was on base and
Grady Adkins was in the box. The
blow gave the Yanks . lead Of six to
nothtng.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
YOUTH SERIOUSLY HURr

Devils Lake, June l.-F1-Emil
Farsted. n, Is in . serious condition In
& local hospital here as result OF hav-
ing been hit BY m automobile late
Thursday night. The car was driven
BY Frank 6charf, against whom no
chaSge5 have set been made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-01
The weather

Cloudy tonight and Sunday, show.
ers probable. Rising temnnglture.