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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
SENATORS BINGHAM
! AND Walsh BATTLE
VERBALLY IN PROBE
Connecticut Solon Takes Full
Responsibility for Hiring
Paid Lobbyist
BECAUSE ROLLS MONTAMAM
Propagandist Was Employed by
Manufacturers to Act as
Tariff Adviser
BECAUSE ROLLS MONTANAM

Washington, Oct. l7.-(AP)-One
verbal clash after another developed
between Senator Bingham, Republi-
can. Connecticut. and members Of
the senate lobby committee as the
former related his employment Of
Charles L. Eyanson. an officer Of the
Connecticut Manufacturers associa-
tlon. to assist him on tariff matters
at tho time the tariff bill was be-
fcre the senate finance committee.
Several times committee members
insisted on "yes' and mo" answers.
The Connecticut senator at one jurc-
turc told Senator Walsh. Democrat.
Montana. that if he would mot be
SO sarcastic" he would appreciate it.
Walsh estimated the 'people of
America will contribute BY tariff
taxes to the prosperity Of Connecti-
cut $632, 100000" under the pend
ing bill compared with $500, 900 200
under existing law.
The answer to that. Bingham said,
was that Connecticut contributed
mere to the upkecp Of the govern
ment in federal taxes than many
western states.
The verbal exchanges between
Bingham and tho committee contin-
(Continued on page elevenI
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
heroic ACT FAILS TO
Save GIRL FROM FIRE
Tot Left IN Blazing Home -
Aunt Loses Balance and
Falls Through Window

Alden, Minn., Oct. 17.-(AP)-A
five year old girl was burned to
death and four persons suffered
burns and injuries as fire destroyed
the Anton Nielsen farm home one
ard one half miles south Of Alden
carly today.
Climbing into her bed again after
an aunt, seeking to rescue her. had
fsllen from q second story window,
the granddaughter Of Nielsen, Shir.
ley, lost her life.
Nielsen was cut badly about one
ankle a he kicked the glass from q
second story window from which be
escaped. Chester, q, = son, was
burned about the body, while the
aunt, Bernadine Nielsen, suffered
burns ard injuries as she fell from,
the window. Mrs. Nielsen was slight.
" burned.
The five were asleep on the up.
per floor Of the story and : hall
house. the aunt awoke to discover
the fire. and after arousing other
members Of the family, went to the
bed Of the little girl and took her IN
her arms.
Miss Nielsen made her way to 4
window, and Is she broke the glass
lost her balance. The child fell back
on the floor Of the room. while the
aunt plunged 70 the ground. The
body Of the child was found in the
ruins Of the bed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
MORE INFORMATION
/ IN highway Bridge
| TRAGEDY IS sought
Kennedy, Connolly and Handt.
mann Are Investigating All
Angles Of Death Ride
DOZEN WITNESSES CALLED
Will Hear Anybody Who Knows
Anything About the Crash
That Cost Two Lives

Morton county officials want more
information regarding the automobile
accident on the "hearse" highway
bridge which took the lives Of two
young men Sunday.
This was announced this morning
by Coroner j. K. Kennedy, States
Attorney Louis H. Connolly. and
Sheriff Henry Handtmann as they
made preparations for the coroner's
inquest at the Morton county court
house at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
AT present 1t appears that there
will be only about q dozen witnesses
at the inquest tomorrow" Kennedy
says, "and 1t seems that none Of them
knows much about the causes Of the
crash. We desire to hear everybody
tomorrow morning who knows any
thing about the crash or its causes.
Those who received fatal injuries
Sunday were Lloyd ]. DeLong. 81
Bismarck, and Phillip J. Koch, "a
Mandan. Harold J. DeLong, broth.
er Of the dead man. and Joe Ferderer
driver Of the automobile. received mi
nor injuries as the car struck stee
truss. somersaulted. and was pan
caked as It struck the pavement up
side down.
Several bottles of home brew werl
taken from the wreckage shortly ate
the crash by officials.
The body Of Koch, who died carl!
yesterday morning after being uncon
scious for more than 60 hours. wa
taken to Napoleon this morning b!
the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip ]
Koch, sr. Funeral arrangements cal
for services at the German Evangeli
cal church at the Logan county city
probably tomorrow afternoon. Burfa
will be made ct Napoleon, the boy
hood home Of the victim. Koch wa
employed as chef at the Lewis AM
Clark hotel, Mandan, ct the time Q
the crash and had previously worke'
ct O'Brien's Cafe and the Grand Pa
cific hotel. Bismarck. and also \
Wishek.
DeLong was buried at jamestown
his former home. yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
SEATTLE Hotel FIRE
SUFFOCATES GUESTS;
FIREMAN IS INJURED
Flames Sweep Through Build.
ing Operated by Japanese,
Trapping Laborers
SMOKE 0vERC0MEs THREE
Man Who Turned in Alarm Saw
Blaze on Stairway; Cause
Is Undetermined

Seattle. Wash. Oct. l7.-tF,--
Trapped by flames. seven persons lost
their lives and IL others were burned
or otherwise injured In a fire that
swept through the Portland hotel
here early today.
Firemcn believed all bodies had
been recovered from the smouldering
ruins. Several of the injured were
III critical condition and some we're
not expected TO live.
The cause of the blaze was unde-
termined. Firemcn said the seven
who perished probably had suffocated
while they slept. None could be idcn-
titled at once. The building was an
old brick structure
John Fitzhenry. who turned in the
alarm. said he saw the fire through
window of the hotel. He added that
II looked like it was burning Oh d
stairway.
Dead Are All White
The hotel was operated by K. May.
eda. a Japanese. The dead were Ill
white persons.
Reports that several Japanese were
burned TO death in the living GUAR.
ters OF the proprietors were being in.
vestigated by firemen.
The fire broke out about 5 4. m.
and in All hour the old brick building.
was in ruins.
The cause Of the fire could not be
ascertained Immediately.
Virtually all of the guests OF the ho.
tel were laborers living in the Pacific
northwest.
Proprietor's Wife Hurt
The wife of the Japanese proprie-
tor of the hotel was the first to be
brought to the hospital. Panic strick-
en- and choked by smoke she opened
a window on the third floor Of the
hotel and leaped to the street. An
awning broke her fall but she suf-
fered broken leg and other injuries.
Three firemen were overcome by
smoke. There was very little blaze
but the dense smoke made fire fight
ing difficult.
Firemen succeeded in extinguishing
the flames in less than half an hour.
The old building was said by police
to be fire trap.
Joe McNamee. . fireman who was
the most seriously hurt. fell through
a skylight.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
OSTER wins HAZEN'S
SWEEPSTAKESPRIZE
More Than 1000 Attend Oliver.
Mercer Corn Show, Eat
Wienies and kraut
Tribune Special Seryicel

Hazen, N. Dak.. Oct. l7.-Benjamin
Oster, Hazen. won the $40 sweepstakes
prize In the corn exhibits OF the first
annual Mercer-O Oliver County Farm
ers' Corn Show and Sauerkraut day
conducted here yesterday.
Joe Otnes. also of Hazen. won Sec
ond prize of $40. Oster exhibited Min
nesota l3 while Otnes had Northwest
ern Dent varieties.
More than 1000 visited the show
and partook of the free weenic and
Sauerkraut luncheon served by the
Hazen Community club at noon, 1t Is
announced by r. ]. Sailer. secretary.
Judges of the corn were r. G. New
conner. Morton county agricultural
agent, and J. T. Sarbis. agronomist
at the Northern Great Plains Field
station. Mandan. Corn exhibits
numbered IS.
Talks were given In the afternoon
by the judges and G. B. Heinemeyer
Beulah. gave a short history Of corr
growing in Mercer county. A FREE
show and dance were on the program
Another corn show is planned next
year.
First prizes of 81 each in the var.
ious varieties were awarded as fol.
lows:
Yellow Dent-Vern Tysver. Hazen
White F1int-Frank Karges. Hazen
Falconer-C. b. Heinemeyer, Beu.
lah.
Rainbow F1int-Martin Schwartz
Hazen.
Golden Glue Dent-Walter Cahoon
Stanton.
Yellow Flint-Joe Otnes. Hazen.
Heinemeyer Flint-Jack Gallagher
Hazen.
Mixed Flint-Walter Cahoon. Stan,
ton.
squaw Corn-Em. Loeffelbcin, Haz'
en-.
Russell White Dent-H. schramm
Haxen.
Blue Fodder-Mrs. c. w. Stephens
| Haxen.
Pioneer White Dent. A. Morris
tiasen.
0ehu Flint-Ed Foss, Hazen.
| Red Flint-John Horning, Stanton
Strawberry Flint -Orville Cahoon
Stanton.
White Rice Pop Corn-Edwin oster
Ha1en.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
PAUL KVALE CHOSEN
TO SUCCEED FATHER
Two-to-one Majority Sweeps
33.Year-old Man Into the
House Of Representatives

Willmar. Minn., Oct. 17.-(APD---
After winning the special seventh
district congressional election yester-
day BY q margin Of more than two
to one, Paul ]. Kvale, of Benson,
went duck hunting today.
He said he would 60 to Washing
ton in about two weeks. As audit
ors OF the IA western Minnesota
counties In the district received re-
turns today. Kvale's margin over
James C. Morrison, newspaper pub
Usher Of Morris, continued TO mount
Running rs Farmer.Labortte
kyale received 21,15l votes in 500
Of the $50 precincts In the district,
while Morrison. Republican, received
$500.
The returns today indicated Kvale
had carried every county. His father
achieved this record last year.
The Kvale margin WAS smallest
in Stevens county, the home Of Nor.
rieon. Here unofficial totals gave
Kvale ESQ votes 70 02l for Morrison,
The new CONGRESSMAN Will serve
until March. 1881. He had been his
father's secretary and campaign man.
aeer eyer since Rev. Ksale VA
elected IN lo22. Before that he had
been editor of the Swift County News
at Benson. Young Kva1e u = World
war veteran. having served "a France
with tl1e A. =. !.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
Rogue Elephant Who Killed Woman
Taken for Ride BY Own Herd Mates

Kennedy. Texas. Oct. l7.-M-
Taken for q ride" by his own herd
mates and put on the spot" BY his
human friends Of the circus lot.
Black Diamond. rogue elephant who
Saturday killed woman ct Corsl-
cana, Texas. was executed yesterday.
Machine guns were employed BY his
executioners.
with Black Diamonds death the
circus lost between ten and fifteen
| thousand dollars. but rid itself Of m
animal which. according TO It's former
trainer. had killed three people.
saturday the elephant, with no ap-
parent provocation. seized anc
|crushed to death Mrs. Eva Donohoe
q spectator.
4 grave had been pfepaSfd u
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
Police Annoy Him;
He AnnOyS Police


Chicago. Oct. l7.-(P,-Mr. Rocco
Maggie. who was once convicted of
murder and who has been accused Of
some other things. including extor-
ton and blackhanding. has gone to
court to keep from getting arrested.
The police have come right back at
him with q document which demands
that he stop annoying them.
Maggie. petitioning for an injunc
ton against casual arrest. contends
that he can hardly step outdoors for
q bit Of exercise without being picked
up by policeman.
The police department, opposing the
injunction. replied yesterday that
Maggie has been wilfully. maliciously
and all that. telephoning policemen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
FORT Yates INDIANS
PROTEST CONDUCT OF
RESERVATION PROBE
Petition Charges Wheeler-Fra-
zier Hearing in July Was
a 'Travesty'
(Tribunc Special Scrvice)

Fort Yates. N. D.. Oct. l7.--Pro-
test against the manner in which
Senators Lynn J. Frazier, North Da.
kcta, and Burton X. Wheeler. Mon
tana. conducted their investigation
Into the affairs of the Standing Rock
reservation last summer has beer
signed by $50 Indians and sent to
The United States senate at Wash.
ington, it was disclosed here today
The prOtcstants claim Frazier anC
Wheeler made no attempt to deter.
mine the actual status Of the In.
dians on the reservation and callet
as witnesses only those Indians wht
were opposed to the manner in which
+. ID. Mossman, Indian agent, han
led reservation affairs.
signatures July %, alleges that thu
hearing held on July Is was dis
grace and a travesty in that tn,
senators clearly were attempting t
place in the record only matter:
which would reflect discrcdit upol
the federal Indian bureau and thu
reservation administration.
The letter quoted Representative.
businessmen as saying that the hear
ing was much the same as woult
prevail in city if only knowr
crooks. bootlcggers, prostitutes ant
never do wells were called to Civ,
testimony regarding civic conditions
Most of the Indian witnesses heart
by the senator's were either cx-con
victs or men who never did day.
work in their lives. the letter stated
1t further asserted that when Rct
Tomahawk, chief of the tribe, Of
fered testimony in defense of tn,
Indian bureau. he was browbeatel
and severely cross-cxamined becaus,
the investigating senators "did no
want to hear the truth"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
SURPRISE ATTACK ON
GIGANTIC SYNDICATE
MADE BY DRY FORCE.
Simultaneous Raids Staged on
32 Bases After Six Months
Of Preparation
FIND HIDDEN RADIO STATION
'Million.Dollar Outfit Operated
Fleet Of Six Ships and
Ten Speed Boats
FIND HIDDEN RADIO STATION

New York Oct. l7.-lF-A fortified
arsenal equipped with cmplacements
for its battery of machine guns ana
used as headquarters for a 81 900 600
rum smuggling syndicate was In the
hands of federal agents today after q
surprise attack on the syndicate ex-
tending over q 200 mile front along
the Atlantic coast from here to At
lantic City. N. ].
A mile from the armed base OF
operations at Highlands, N. j.. the
raiders captured hidden radio sta
tion from which orders in code were
sent to the fleet Of liquor ships and
speed boats operated by the syndicate.
A force Of 100 special treasury
agents. deputy y. S. marshals ana
New Jersey state police. going into
action simultaneously made 80 raids.
arrested 80 men and seized quantities
OF imported liquor. The raids were
based on secret indictments returned
by federal grand jury at Trenton.
N. j.
Planned Raids 6 Months
Preparations for the raids began
six months ago, when All intercepted
message was decoded. From that ana
other messages information was
cleaned which led to the raids.
The arsenal was located in q man.
sion formerly owned by Oscar
Hammersteiu, Jr. Its 20 rooms were
fitted like club. In the basement
the raider4 found tunnels leading %
underground vaults In which liquor
was stored and where q number o.
machine guns and q quantity Of small
arms were hidden.
The cupola on top OF the mansion
was equipped with telescopes ana was
apparently used as lookout tower
from where the smugglers could
watch for their craft.
Million Dollar Outfit
One Of the raids was made on what
the agents said was the New YORK
headquarters Of the syndicate In west
43rd street. The other raids were on
landing stations, storage houses ana
distribution points. william J. Cal
houn, prohibition administrator Tor
New Jersey. who was In charge OF
the raids In hts state, said the syndl-
cate was q million dollar outfit
which operated fleet Of six ships
between st. Pierre and Bermuda and
an auxiliary fleet Of 10 speed boats.
The ships passing close insnorc
along the New Jersey coast were met
by the speedboats. which took OF
car9oes OF liquor and ran them
ashore. Unofficial estimates placed
the amount Of liquor brought IN ct
10000 cases q week.
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cow pasture about two miles from,
town and three Of his herd mates
were yoked to him with chains. A
queue Of circus people and curious
townspeople followed him In his lum-
bertng death march. Many Of his old
friends had tears IN their eyes.
The 3l-year -old bull was chained
to three trees near the grave. Tho
first burst Of lead fired into the hocy
Of the nine-ton pachyderm seemed r.
puzzle the animal Another blirsl
made him groggy. He rolled oveI
slowly and took another fusillade u
the body. The executioner then gavt
Ilack Diamond the coup de grace
single we'll directed shot IN tn
brain, and the circus had done witl
him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
TTOFOOTBALL BATTLE
SAYS SHE'S LIKE PEPPY COED
Bars Do Not Make
Prison for Bandit

st. Cloud, Minn., Oct. 17.--(AP)-
Thirty minutes of freedom in the
corridor and the escape proof
Stearns county jail wouldn't mean
thing in his life. Leo c. Humbcrt,
captured bank robber, told Earl Fo-
ley, Of st. Paul, state Jail inspector.
"I'll bet you can't make q Sec
ond break from this Jail like you
did Saturday." said Foley after in
specting the building.
"Give me 80 minutes in the corri-
dor and I'll take that bet" Humbert
retorted. "I'll have my feet on the
ground in few minutes"
Foley rejected the dare.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
farm BOARD OKAYED
AND EMPOWERED TO
START RELIEF task
Most Democrats Join With Ad-
n,inistration in Approving
Hoover Nominees

washington. Oct. l7.-Rl-The
eight men appointed to the federal
farm board BY President Hoover to-
day were formally and fully cmpow.
cred to 60 ahead with their task Of
bringing prosperity to the American
farmer.
All were approved early last night
after the senate had discussed their
respective merits and qualifications.
Opposition to three Of Mr.. Hoover's
Observation-Disclosures H. Legge, rep
resenting the field Of finance and
business, Samuel r. McKelvie, spokes-
man for the wheat growing industry,
and Carl Williams, cotton representa-
tive-developed but was unable to
block their confirmation.
Democratic members for the most
part joined with the administration
Republican group In supporting the
Hoover appointees. Senator Robin
son. OF Arkansas, the Democratic
leader, voted for all Of them. and ex-
pressed the attitude Of his party col
leagues with an assertion that RE-
sponsibility must rest where It be-
longs" and the president be given the
men he had asked to administer the
act which he had sponsored.
The group Of Independent Western
Republican senators. on the other
hand, was divided In its attitude to-
ward the chief executives nominees.
The greater part Of the opposition
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
Scotch Girl Knew Rules Per.
fectly Despite Fact II Was
Her First Game
LIKED ORGANIZED ROOFING
Fell So Hard for Rudy valee'.
Singing She Played One
Record Nine Times
By HORTENSE SAUNDERS

New York, Oct. l7.-(NEA)-"She's
very much like an American college
girl-sort Of serious but interested in
everything. and intelligent-good
company. knows her stuff, and always
looks nice but doesn't seem to be
thinking about herself or how she
looks
That was the impression Ishbel
Macdonald made OH Columbia col
lege student, Horace E. Anderson.
whose privilege it was to date Bri-
tain's Second Lady to a football game.
and to dance with her at the ball Civ
en- in her honor by the Henry Street
Settlement. with which he also is con-
nected.
"Ihe outstanding thing about her
Is her intense interest in social work" :"
he said. ION our way up to Baker
Field for the game. which she always
called q match she was asking ques-
tions, and taking notes about our
methods Of social service
True Football Fan
AT the game she was interested in
the crowds, and in the spectacle gen.
orally. - we'll as the play. She sat
bareheaded, completely absorbed. fol-
lowing every move alertly. Though
she had seen few football matches,
she knew the rules perfectly. ana
thought It much easier to follow than
rugby. the English equivalent.
Nothing delighted her more than
the cheer leaders. Organized roofing
was new to her. because. she said. In
England, though everyone shouts and
yells. there Is no directed and staged
enthusiasm.
"she expressed her regret that she
would not be able to see one of the
big league baseball games. When she
was over here before. she became very
much interested In indoor baseball,
and played 1t several times herself,
and she could visualize what 4 star
like Babe Ruth could do on dia-
u1oud."
she's No Wall Flower
Miss Macdonald is a charming
dancing partner. and q decided sue
cess In the ball room, according to
Anderson.
"ehe is an excellent dancer, and
seems to be enjoying herself every
minute" he said. There Is q vivid
ness about her that makes her dis
tinctive. Yet she Is not In the least
frivolous Or artificial.
"What impressed me particularly
about her was her adaptability. and
the range Of her interests She could
BE- interested In . game one moment
and IN two little settlement house kids
the next. She was always poised, but
utterly devoid Of pose"
Miss Macdonald. he said. side
steppcd motors every chance She
could, and always wanted to know Il
one couldn't walk TO given destina.
tion.
Enjoyed Fall Weather
After . round Of diplomatic ant
social affairs. Miss Macdonald wa.
delighted to spend her last full da,
| In America quietly, . guest 1t thl
Westport estate Of Miss Lillian Wald
who Is head Of the Henry Street Set
tlemAllt.
A drive through the Connection
Hills, resplendent In russet and gold
and = canoe ride when she and he
| father each worked . paddle and GO
the boat stuck II the mud-and ,
tramp through the woods were . par
Of the days entertainment.
/ Later In the day, negro singer
lContlna1oo . p0oo o1evo1D
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
HAZELTON BOY wins
JUDGING TITLE
Wayne w. Weiser, N. D. 4. c..
Is First in judging cuern-
sey Cattle

Wayne ". Weiser, Hazelton. q
member of the North Dakota aRri-
cultural college stock Judging team,
today held the Judging championship
in the Guernsey class of the National
Dairy Show being conducted at st.
Louis. Mo.
lie won the individual contest for
judging Guernseys yesterday in the
students national dairy cattle judge
ing competition.
Included in number Of awards
carried off today by Northwest ex-
l.lbltors in the poultry show was
that presented w. H. Davenport,
Devils Lake, who won first place in
tie cock and hen, White Holland
turkey class.
Norman J. Rada. 20. Chippewa
Falls. Wis, and Miss Bertha Cain,
10, Montgomery county, Ohio, were
CHOSEN from 600 members Of the All
clubs attending the National Dairy
Show as the typical" All club
boy and girl last night. Rada. six
years in club work, has realized 4
! net profit of $1,000 on his projects,
while Miss Cain, with 10 years ex-
Lcrience. has cleared $500 and real
lied 5000 in premium money At dairy
shows.
The Missouri college Of aericul-
tLre's dairy judging team captured
firsts in judging Guernsey and Hol-
stein breeds and third in Ayrshires
to become sweepstakes winner Of the
students national dairy contests.
However. two members Of the team.
| verane l.. Gregg and Kenneth L.
Turk. finished behind w. F. Carpen-
ter. University of Tennessee, for in
dlvidual sweepstake honors. Tbs
third member Of the Missouri teanl
was Robert Head. Twenty-seven
agricultural colleges in the United
States and one in Canada had en-.
tries.
| Ohio State University carried off
honors in judging GARY products
through its team Of willard G. Boy
e1. Gale r. Kastler, and Luther
Mindling.
Judging Of the Jersey and Hol-
stein breeds begins today with The
Guernsey entries to be finished. 1xs
Caddy. winner Of the grand natiol.-
q. championship at the Medi1.a
Square Horse show ii New Yor)k,
IVES crowned champion Of five-gaitef
geldings at the st. Louis Nationat
Horse show last night. Ten Caady
won $500 for Mrs. r. ]. Goodna6
Bluemonts Va, his owner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-17
Moose bangles in Vain:
Condemned Reprieved

Denver, Colo, oct. l7.-tR)-Because
ne feared further trouble 1t the Colo
rado state prison In Canon City.
where IS men recently lost their lives
In . convict riot. Gov. W. \. Adams
has granted . reprieve . Eddie Ives.
condemned to hang this week for a
murder IN Denver. Warden +. +
Crawford told the governor serious
consequences might result from IN
execution In the prison now.