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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-18
SCIENTIST ASCENDS
MORE Than 1OMILES
NTOSTRATOSPHERE
Radio Messages Sent From
Sealed Aluminium Ball Tell
of Experiences
EXTREME COLD REPORTED
Crowd Estimated at 10000
Watches Take.off of
Unusual Flight

Dubendorf, Switzerland. Aug. lS.-
P1-Prof. Auguste Picard, the con-
queror Of the shakespeare. establish
ed new worlds altitude record Thurs
day by rising $500 meters (more
than 10 miles,. above the earth In
the aluminium air tight ball attached
to his shakespeare balloon.
He took off from the airdrome here
at sos o'clock this morning ll:06
p. m, Wednesday. E. S. T. - after
weeks Of waiting for suitable weather
conditions and at noon Thursday his
headquarters in Zurich received Z
radio message saying he had smashed
his previous altitude mark.
The balloon came down at 5 D. m.
at Edolo. Italy. Is miles from Brescia,
after almost IL hours in the upper at
mosphere.
Picard smiled broadly as he stepped
from the gondola and said that was
profitable trip but refused to COM
ment further until he had superin-
tended deflation of the balloon.
On previous trip into the strato-
phere, Picard assembled $500 feet,
the former worlds record.
The radio messages sent by Dr.. Pic.
card Thursday were the first ever re.
ceived from the stratosphere.
In his message at noon he said:
I'VE have crossed the Engadins
Mountains at an altitude Of $500
meters"
Ad,,iree from ,,or,o,, oh.o.,,.t,.,.
posts in this vicinity throughout the
forenoon indicated that DR.. Picard
had equalled his previous record
shortly after his takeoff. He was
sighted frequently from Zurich to
Sangans and then the balloon took
la more southerly course. toward Italy.
and was reported from Davos. ST.
Moritz and other points.
Another message received shortly
after noon reported the professor
and his companion. Max Cosyn. had
crossed the Engadine to the east Of
Samaden. near St. Moritz.
Report Extreme Cod
1--WE are both we'll. the message
said. but it is very cold and We plan
to descend soon. We wish to avoid
descending into the Adriatic. We are
now in sight Of Lake Garda."
Everything aboard is all right, but
the temperature Is very cold"
At noon the great balloon. q mere
speck in the sky. was reported sighted
over Mount Ortler in northern italy.
It lowered over the mountain for
awhile, then drifted southwark. cross
ing the Italian frontier near Livignon.
among the Alps.
In view Of his message that he in
tended to descend soon to avoid drop
ping into the Adriatic Sea, prepare
tions we're made to receive him at
Trento, in the Adige valley, II he
should decide to land there.
A crowd estimated at 10000 persons
was jammed around the airdrome a.
the balloon rose. at first slowly. and
then with increasing rapidly. Ex-
cursion trains brought the great
crowd to what 1t considered q sport
ing event. something quite different
than it appeared to the hero himself.
whose mind was all on the scientific
results.
The professors last words were adj
Continued on Page Seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-18
NCORM|CKS HOLD
BEDSIDE REUNION
AS DEATH HOVERS
Condition Of Society Dowager
Reported Grave After
Turn For Worse

Chicago, Aug. 18.-P)-Her recov-
cry reported to be impossible, Mrs
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick was re-
united with her former husband and
her three estranged children Thurs
day for the first time in a decade.
Her physicians announced her con-
dition was very grave" that she had
become suddenly and seriously worse
more so than at any time during her
illness of the past month.
The arrival of Mrs. Max Oser from
Switzerland completed the family Cir
Gle for the first time since Mrs. Nc
Cormick obtained a divorce from,
Harold F. Mccormick. president OF
the International Harvester company
in 1921.
Her daughter, Muriel, became es-
tranged from her mother by that de-
cree and went to live with her father
later leaving him after his marriage
to Mime. Gamma Walslka.
But Muriel. now Mrs. Elisha Dyer
Hubbard, was at her mothers side
Thursday. as we'll as Mr.. Mccormick
who has remained friendly to his for
mer wife. especially since his divorce
from Nine. Walska. Polish songster
and Partisan shop-keeper, last year
So was Fowler Mccormick. who like
his sisters married without his moth.
er.s consent, but stood reunited with
them as all despaired Of her life.
Only Mrs. McCormick's father
John D. Rockefeller, her brother John
D. Jr., and her sister, Mrs. e. Parma
lee Prentice, all Of New York. werz
absent. Mrs. Prentice came here las!
week when physicians first an
nounced their patient could not re-
cover, but she left two days ago wher
danger receded temporarily.
There was no announcement OF an,
word from the aged oil magnate ant
financier who had not seen hi
daughter since her divorce II year
iago.
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dency to easterly winds which would
be in his favor. Very little fog was
reported.
Mollison is plotting a tiny plane,
weighing little more than a ton.
similar to the one the Prince Of Wales
uses for sport.
The plane, however. has been con-
verified virtually into flying gaso-
line tank.
He said he hoped his round trip
across the Att. ntic would not require
more than IL days. If the plane
needs overhauling he will try to
snatch eight hours sleep in New York.
The plane, 1.-THE Hearts Content"
has the name painted in black script
on the glittering silver fuselage.
Additional gasoline tanks built In
to the plane bring the total gasoline
supply up to 162 gallons which gives
an estimated cruising radius Of $3.50
miles. The cruising speed Of the
plane is 10 miles an hour. He hoped
to reach Harbor Grace in about %
hours. The direct distance is 1900
miles but Mollison's course will be
uVv1C AOIlSCA.
Others Have Succeeded
Other men have dared the ocean
crossing in similar light planes. Bert
Hinkler crossed the south Atlantic
from Brazil to Africa In one last Nov
embcr. a hop of about 1000 miles.
-Four years ago Lieutenant Comman-
der H. c. Macdonald took off from
Ireland for the west in one and was
lost. In July, 1880. G. s. Wynne-Ey-
ton started to hop from Harbor Grace
on a west-east flight in one but the
ship crashed and burned.
Just before he entered the cock
pit Of his plane. Mollison kissed his
wife goodbye. The crowd, which had
been cheering, fell silent as the two
whispered together.
A young woman pressed forward
and placed q religious token In Mrs.
Mollisons hand. The flier's wife
smiled and thanked her, then brush
ed away the tears which flooded her
eyes.
With professional discernment, she
followed the ship until 1t disappeared
in the west.
"A fine startt anyhow" she was
heard to remark
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MINNEAPOLIS MEN
HEAR WILLIS PLAN
Dollar Wheat Proponent Told
Members of Grain Trade
Favor His Aims

Minneapolis. Aug. 18. = (R - The
originator Of the plan for a farm holi-
day on wheat, Dell E. Willis of Tolna
N. D., was in Minneapolis Wednesday
and talked with members of the grain
trade at the Chamber Of Commerce
regarding his proposal.
Willis is undertaking to have north
west farmers agree to keep their
wheat off the market until such time
as the price meets the price at Win
nipeg. plus the ~ cents tariff and
transportation costs from Winnipeg
to Chicago.
Members Of the grain trade told
Willis they were In sympathy with
his aim to obtain more equitable
prices for the farmer--but expressed
no opinion in regard to the plan he
proposes.
Willis was told interests Of the
grain trade and the farmers are
identical. In that better business for
one Is better business for the other:
that grain business men are as much
interested In higher prices Of wheat
as are the farmers.
Under the Willis plan the farmers
would get 81 for every bushels Of his
wheat. Willis Is making q speaking
tour Of Minnesota to interest farmers
Of this state In his proposal. He al
ready has done organization work at
Wadena and Red Lake Falls.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-18
WALKERS ATTORNEY
ASKS DISMISSAL OF
SEABURY'S CHARGES
Asserts Record Presented to
Roosevelt Does Not
Justify Removal

Executive Chamber, Albany, N. Y.
Aug. 18.-(R-As counsel for Mayor
Walker argued Thursday for dismis-
sal Of the custer charges, co-counsel
obtained from supreme court justice
an order demanding that Governor
F. D. Roosevelt show cause why he
should not be restrained from remov-
ing Mayor Walker from office ana
continuing the hearing.
The governor was called upon to
defend his action before Supreme
Court Justice Ellis Staley Friday. The
order was obtained from Justice j.
T. Loughran at Kingston. j. j. Cur
tin, the mayors chief attorney, ar
gued before the governor for dismis-
sal.
Red of face and emphatic Of tone,
Curtin asserted the evidence did not
sustain the charges
Curtin, moving rapidly through the
charges, said there was nothing to
show that Walker was "cut In" on the
Cosden oil pool in return for favors
to taxicab interests.
He said a bill increasing taxi rates
was passed by the board of aldermen
and sent to the mayor in April, 1890.
or 1881.
I'm any event that was his chance
to do something for this taxicah
man." Curtin added, and what did
he do but veto that bill.
HE vetoed that bill and by that
veto. 1t is asserted and not denied
that at least 100000 extra money
was taken away from the Parmalee
company, which was supposed to be
the company affected most in revenue
per year.
IT there was anything insidious
about the Cosden oil transactions. or
anything sinister about 1t, then OF
course that would be the time to show
some sign"
Curtin said the board of taxican
control was above suspicion and that
the board regulated taxis.
He argued further there was moth
ing suspicious about the payments
Russell r. fA,rwood. missing &C.
|countant, made to members Of Mayo,
Walkers family. He pointed out tina,
checks drawn on the account were
replaced with money or checks fur.
lnished by the mayor.
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Cannon CAST|GATES
HOOVER SURRENDER
ON DRY LAW issue
Says Presidents Declaration Is
Startling Declaration OF
HeIpIessness'

Geneva, Aug. l8.-(P-President
Hoover was charged Thursday by
Bishop James Cannon. Jr.. Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. South,
with having surrendered ito the
spcakeasies. bootleggers, and nullifiers
of the constitution" In his speech Of
acceptance ..........
1.-The outstanding. indeed the over
shadowing part of Hoover's prohibi-
ton statement" he said in his criti-
cism, statement which ran to con-
siderable length. lis the startling de-
claration by president of the United
States Of the helplessness Of his adj
ninistration In its warfare against
lawlessness. in its efforts to control
what Hoover denominates the intoler-
able speakeasies and bootlegging' and
to prevent practical notification OF
the constitution
But is not the president himself
responsible If his administration IS as
helpless as he now so suddenly de-
clares In the very face Of that most
significant and encouraging official
statement recently submitted to con-
gress that consumption OF intoxicants
had diminished over 60 per cent since
1912"
Had President Hoover in March,
1929, declared his purpose to enforce
vigorously and efficiently the Volstead
Act and asked congress to furnish
whatever men and money were neces-
sary congress would have provided
them, he said.
Suddenly Surrcnders'
sand now. without having first ap-
pealed to congress for money and men
to aid him to prevent notification Of
the constitution, Hoover suddenly sur
renders and declares the helplessness
Of his administration to enforce the
constitution which he has sworn to
uphold and defend.
"And now to remedy the intoler-
able conditions which he declares hts
administration cannot control, Hoo
yer makes an indefinite. illogical and
impracticable proposal that new
amendment be adopted, which amend
ment will permit the states to legalize
the manufacture and sale Of intoXi-
cants but which will contain a guar
antee that the federal government
will prevent the return Of the saloon
and violation of the laws OF dry
states.
Until Hoover specifically formu-
lates a provision whereby he proposes
to prevent the return of the saloon
his proposal Is simply an indefinite
and glittering generality. How will
he define where the legal hotel or
restaurant or drinking parlor ends
and the illegal saloon begins?"
Really preventing the return of the
saloon or its equivalent will be far
more difficult, he said, than it has
been to enforce the eighteenth amend
ment.
Meanwhile" he added, emphasis
must be placed upon the election Of
senators and congressman opposed to
submission and repeal. Political plat
forms and presidents are temporary"
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ELECTION WINNER
TO VISIT FAMOUS
SOUTHERN SCENES
Frances SIattery Again Takes
Lead; Ruby Jacobson Is
Close Second
ALICE LEE IN THIRD PLACE
Four Trips Will Be Given to
Winning Candidates in
Merchants Election


One of the many world famous
sights that may be seen by Miss Bis
marck, winner of the popularity cleo
ton being conducted here by Bis
marck merchants. is the evening
catch" Of fish brought IN each eve
ming by Miami fishing boats.
She will see the Wahoo. feroctous
fighter: the Marlin Swordf!sh. the
Gulf Streams greatest prize: the
silvery tarpon: the dolphin, one OF
the seas fastest swimmers: the bar
racuda, tiger of the sea: sail fish;
the amber-jack king fish; and NUT
ton-fiSh.
The rare Africano will be of inter-
est as we'll as the Jewish which
weighs as much as 800 pounds. Other
fish brought into Miami are the
bonefish, grunt, red snapper, and
bonito. Perhaps the most unique are
the seallorse. trigger-fiSh, telescope
carp. toad-fis and unicorn fish.
Beautiful royal palms with SYM
metrical. cement-like trunks will line
the streets as Miss Bismarck strolls
towards her Miami headquarters, the
Hotel Everglades.
Will Take Trip
During her stay In the Florida
metropolis. the popularity election
winner will take a unique sight-see-
ing trip to Coral Gables with stop
there at the beautiful Venetian SWIM
ming pool.
On her way south she will make an
, ocean trip with stop-offs at Jack
sonville and Savannah. -.-
Three other prizes will be awarded
to leaders In the election. After the
grand prize winner has been deter
mined, trip to Chicago will be In
store for the young woman who gets
the most votes in Bismarck, as we'll
as for the leader among contestants
from Mandan and the leader from
the territory adjacent to Bismarck.
Ballcting Wednesday again saw
Frances Slattery in the lead with
total of 126,500 votes.
Close Behind Leader
Only 100 votes behind her was
Ruby Jacobson with l26.400. while
Alice Lee in third place had l25.600
votes.
Others. who were threatening Miss
Slattery's lead were Ernestine Caru-
fe' with l24,200 votes, and Catherine
Andrist with 121 100.
Esther Watson, Mckenzie, con-
! tinued to lead contestants from out
Of the city with $500 votes.
| Other leaders were Betty Leach,
Bismarck. 1890; Alice Marsh. Bis
marck, $1,000: Ethel Fisher, Bis
| marck. $4,000; Luella Tollefson. Men
oxen. $4,000: Veronica Werstlein, Bis
marck, 47.400; Marian Yeater. Bis
marck, 46,400: Madeline Schmidt,
Richardton. 36,400; June Boardman,
Bismarck. 36.l00: Betty Haagenson,
Bismarck, $4,000; Jessie Phillips, Bis
marck, 24,800; Irene Brittin, Bis
marck, 24,500; Clarice Belk, Bis
narck, 24,200; Elsie Nelson, Bis
marck, 22,500: Katherine Brown, Bis
Continued on page two,
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Grand Forks Pioneer
Succumbs in Tacoma

Grand Forks, N D.. Aug. l8.-(F-
Mrs. Mary E. Adams, 81, pioneer resi-
dent Of Grand Forks. died Tuesday
at her home in Tacoma. Wash, &C.
cording to word received here by rela-
tiveS.
She left here in 1912, following the
death Of her husband. an early hotel
operator here. The body Is being
brought to Grand Forks for funeral
services Monday.
Mrs. Adams was the mother -in-law
of Mrs. Maude M. Adams, Grand
Forks county register Of Deeds
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Loses $39,5OO as
Fire Burns Shack

Salisbury. Md, Aug. 18.-tF-
Americas Baker, who saved $40
600 from his earnings and real
estate deals during his 80 years,
II --sday had only $500 left.
That amount was grabbed BY
his granddaughter as his one
room shack near Nelsonia, Va,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday.
An overheated stove, which he
had left for few minutes, was
blamed for the fire.
Baker said he had his $4,000
stored In tobacco cans about the
shack. After 80 fire, the cans
we're found but all they contained
were ashes.
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PREDICTS DEBT REVISION

New York, Aug. l8.-lF1-Arthur
Reynolds, formerly chairman Of the
board OF the Continental Bank and
Trust Co., Of Chicago, upon his re-
turn from Europe Thursday. predicted
that with the presidential election out
Of the way the United States win Join
with Europe In some plan for revision
Of war debts and reparations.
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Auto Theft Suspects
Nabbed at MObridge

Mobridge, 8. D., Aug. 18.-(R)-Two
men suspected Of having robbed Q. r.
Hughes, st. Paul, and w. J. Bunden.
Minneapolis. are In the Walworth
county jail at 5elby awaiting hearing
on charges Of highway robbery and
theft Of an automobile.
They gave their names as Jack
Embry and Harry Bottorsf, but have
not revealed their addresses.
The pair was arrested while asleep
IN the stolen car. They had parked It
for the night In . farm yard near
Gopher.
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Sighted by Liner
$50 Miles at Sea

London. Aug. 18.-(F-The Cum
ard liner Ascania Thursday re-
ported Captain j. A. Mollison. fly
ing from Ireland to Newfoundland,
passed that vessel at 400 p. m.
$1,000 a. M. G. S. To at 52.22 north
longitude. 2O.32 west latitude.
He seemed to be going we'll.
There was a light northerly wind,
and fine, clear weather. The posi-
ton reported by the Ascania Is
about $50 miles west of Galway.
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LIE SUEUR, MIMI, BANK
Is HELD lip RY TRIO

LIE Sueur, Mimi, Aug. 18-(P)-
Timing their movements when all
employees but one were away for
lunch, three gunner invaded the
First National Bank of lie Sueur at
noon today tied the assistant cashier
with rope and fled with between
$500 and $4,000.
lie Sueur is about SIS miles south
of the Twin Cities.
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WISCONSIN ROBBERS
OBTAIN $4,000 IN
BEL0IT BANK RAID
Kidnap Six Girls and Use Them
as Shields to Save Selves
From Gunfire
OFFICERS ARE HELPLESS
Watch as Seven Drive Away
With Women on Running
Board of Their Car

Beloit, Wis, Aug. 18.-P)-Seyen
bank robbers. who used six frighten-
ed girls as shields against gunfire of
police, Thursday held up the Second
National Bank of Beloit and escaped
with between $4,000 and $4,000.
For three blocks the girls were
forced to ride through busy down.
town streets on the running boards
of the robbers automobile. The chief
of police and other officers, pistols
in hand. watched helplessly as the
car left the bank.
Three blocks away the robbers jab-
bed the young women with pistols
and made them Jump from the NOV
ing car. ',-..
In the bank. the robbers, armed
with pistols and two submachire
guns, slueged B. P. Eldred. president,
and Henry Coke, a customer. The
robbers stuffed into two laundry bags
the currency with which the bank
was to meet several large payrolls.
The robbers parked their sedan In
all alley back of the bank and storm
cd into rear and front doors.
Coke, a customer, was hit over the
head with a pistol when he was slow
about lying on the floor with bank
employees and other customers.
A telephone call to police brought
sergeant, who was promptly held
up and forced to join the group on
the floor.
Chief of Police j. F. Kietz arrived
Just as the robbers were leaving. He
fired several shots. but could not tell
whether he hit any one.
The girls from the bank. witnesses
said, were used to ward off possible
fire from pursuers. They were taken
only short distance and forced from
the machine.
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SPARED SIXTH TIME

Chicago. Aug. l6.-(P)-For the
sixth time. Harold G. Bonham, con-
victed slayer of q restaurant owner,
was spared execution Thursday.
A stay until Aug. as was granted to
test Bcnham's sanity. Hearing was
set for August "a. He was to have
died In the electric chair tomorrow.
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FIGHTING IN GRAN CHACO

Asuncion, Paraguay, Aug. l8.-lR1-
A Bolivian lieutenant and six men
were killed In a series of clashes at
the observation post Of Caraya in the
Gran Chaco region during which the
post changed hands twice II, two days,
the ministry Of war announced Thurs-
day.
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The Weather

Generally fair and somewhat warmer
tonight and Friday.
Evening star., 1932-02-04

The 27th anniversary of DR.. Abram
Simon as rabbi Of Washington Hebrew
Congregation will be observed Friday
evning with special services at the
Washington Hebrew Temple.
DR.. Simon came here from Omaha,
Nebr. During his service in Washing
ton the local Reform Congregation has
trebled in membership and has become
one Of the most influential in this coun-
try. DR.. Simon holds the following de-
grees: Phi. D. from the George Washing
ton University and doctor of Hebrew
laws from the Hebrew Union College Of
Cincinnati. He has been active in the
civic and educational life Of Washing
ton. He was recently reelected presi-
dent of the Board Of Education after
his retirement from the board eight
years ago. Five years ago he served as
president of Columbia Hospital and is
now active on its board of directors.
He is a member Of the governing boards
of the Travellers Aid, Social Hygiene
Society and the Jewish Community
Chest.
In 1927 he organized and was the
first chairman of the Synagogue Council
Of America and Is serving as an official
delegate of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations. He is actively
identified with the Conference on Good
Will Between Christians and Jews and
is local chairman Of the Fellowship Of
Faiths.
Evening star., 1932-02-04
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National -" The Band Wagon" at
800 pm.
BeIasco- Blessed Event" at 23o and
$50 pm.
Gayety-"Girls from the Follies," at
ais and 8:15 pm.
Columbia-"Dr. Jekyll and MIR. Hyde"
Csecond week., at 1870 am, 80, $50
$50, 7:30 and $50 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Prestige," at 1920
am, 12:46, 3:12, 5:38, 8:04 and 1890
pm. Stage shows at 1913 am, 2:04,
<:30, 6:55 and 1922 pm.
PaIace-"Lovers Courageous" at 1870
am, 2:05, 4:40, 7:05 and $40 pm
Stage shows at 1:20, 4, SIS and pm
Metropolitan-"The Speckled Band
and Tulane VS.. Southern California, u
at IL, l:49 am. 1888, l AZ, 2:56, 3:45
4:54, SAB, $50, 7:48, 9:05 and 954 pm,
Riaito-"Unexpected Father" at H.
2:03, f:05, 5;52, 1854 and 9:58 pm.
EarIe-"Two Kinds OF Women" at
1l:15 am, 40, ABS, 730 and 1905
pm. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:35, 6:25
and e:05 pm.
Fox-"Rainbow Trail" at 1871 am,
1:45, 4:31, TIT and 1908 pm. Stage
shows, with James Dunn in person, at
1881, 3:37, 6:23 and 9:09 pm.
Tivoli-"S "Sooky," at 2:25, Ais, 7:45
and 935 pm.
Central-"The Cheat, II am. to
IL pm.
Ambassador-"Po at 6:15, 8
and $50 pm.