The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 28, 1928, Page 10

FRANK GONTKA TO TAKE PART _ ININEZ’S TRIAL Brother of Murdered Man Has Not Decided Which Side He Sparta, Wit: brother of Charles Gontka, who murdered at Hazelton Labor Day, has arrived in North Dakota to take ‘Iron Horse’ and ‘Iron Cow’ Keep Princes Fit Prince of Wales and His Broth- er Reach East Africa for Big Game Hunt Mombasa, Kenya Colony, East Af- rica, Sept. 28—(#)—The prince of Wales and his brother, the duke of Gloucester, arrived today on the steamship Malwa, beginning a good- will tour of the British African col- onies. It is the duke of Gloucester’s first visit to Africa, and on the tour he will have his first experience at hunting big game. sed parricide, at Napoleon during « December term. + William Langer, Bismarck at- who has been retained to de- the giri, today doesn’t know r the brother of the murdered will line up with the prose- cutor or the defendant. Frank Gontka has been here rbout a week, Langer said, and yes- terday, after an all-afternoon ses- sion in Bismarck with the brother, the local attorney could not decide how the “man stood on the coming trial.” Hasn't Decided Yet After making a thorough investi- gation of the facts, Gontka expects to decide in favor of the girl or the murdered man and take an active part in the trial. Another element, in_the person of a star witness from Fergus Falls, Minn., will be brought to the De- cember trial, Langer said. The star witness is expected to be a great aid to the girl’s defense. Charles Henry Gontka, the mur- dered man, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Gontka, and was born at Cataract, Wis., April 9, 1866, being 62 years of age at the time of his death, according to the brother. He was educated in the rural pub- lic schools. and when a young man came to Eureka, S. D., where he taught school for a time. Came to Emmons in 1902 During 1902 he came to Emmons county and located on a homestead in Gayton townshiv, where he has since resided. On the 30th of March, 1903, he was married to Miss Lena Preszier at Eureka. He is survived by Mrs. Gontka, four sons and five daughters, as fol- jows: Mrs. Byrle Kicfer of Denham townshin; Charles, on the home farm; Velma of Lansing, Ia.; and Inez. Fred, Eula, Floyd, Lynn, and Adeline. One son, Llewellyn, died at the age of 6. There is one brother, Frank, who lives at the o'd home at Cataract, Wis. and a sister, Mrs. Amelia Smith, who Sparta, Wis. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church at Hazelton Sunday, Sept. 9. MILITARY RITES FOR 2 WAR VETS resides at Odd Fellows Will Also Pay Tribute to A. K. Scharnow- ski Sunday A solemn volley of rifle shots Sun- day afternoon will mark the close of one of the most colorful careers of any two war soldier of the Missouri 0) The volley will be fired at final rites for Acolph H. Scharnowski, who died at his home, 314 Fifteenth street, after an illness of only a few eas ie funeral services will take All the ships in the harbor were gay with bunting as the ship ar- rived at Kilindini, across a bridge trom Mombasa, where a large crowd assembled to greet the royal trav- jers. They will stay at the government house here for two days as the guests of Governor and Lady Grigg. A ball and a garden party will be held in their honor. Rode ‘Iron Horse” An “iron horse” and an “iron cow,, aboard the Malwa helped to keep the princes physically fit on| the voyage from Egypt. The “iron horse” is the usual steed found in a ship’s gymnasium, a ma- chine similar to that used several years ago by President Coolidge for exercise at the white house. The “iron cow” is a more unusual animal to the ordinary landsman. It is housed in a special room, or stall, aft, near the storerooms and refrigerators. ‘Iron Cow’ Produces In tropical climates the creature is fed with milk powder, hot water and butter, which it mixes in a large drum. The mixture is then forced through an “emulsifier,” which is a sort of metal mushroom-head revolv- ing very fast in a metal cup, with a clearance of only a few thou- sandths of an inch. The resultant fluid is sprayed and collected in a cooler. The milk from a ship’s iron cow varies according to mixture, but often is richer than the milk of an ordinary meat cow. HIGHWAY BIDS ARE REJECTED Contracts Totaling $629,557.62 Let at Commission Meet- ing Thursday All bids on the graveling of 11.74 miles state highway No. 18 north of Casselton, Cass county, were re- jected by the state highway com- mission today. The reason assigned for the action was the location of a new gravel pit which will enable contractors to do the work for less money. Bids were presented on the basis of a longer haul for the gravel than will be the case with the new pit. The job will be readvertised for letting in October. Contracts let today include grav- eling of 17.8 miles on state route No. 32 north of Finley, Steele coun- ty, let to Win Coman, Goodrich, on his bid of $33,401.60. W. E. Bartholow and Son, Spen- cer, S. D., were awarded the con- tract for graveling 11.68 miles on state route No. 45 from the Griggs county line south, on their bid of $14,908.02. Contracts totaling $629,557.68 were let at the meeting of the high- way commission Thursday. Awards made yesterday, together afternoon in the Odd j, and will be in charge of the Rev. G. W. Stewart, pastor of the Mandan Presbyterian church. Adolph H. Scharnowski at the age of 17 years became a member of the First regiment of the United States iy wad Army during the campaign in Porto Rico. The regiment re- turned to the United States in Sey tember, 1898. During this siege Mr. rnowski as well as many of the other soldiers who escaped the M: ser bullets, contracted typhoid malaria fever. The regiment, brok- en in health and greatly reduced in numbers was quartered at Anniston, Alabama, for the winter. Mr. Scharnowski, however, con- tinued in the service of the govern- Early in the 1900’s fe was to Fort Lincoln, and when his time expired he became a clerk at the postoffice here, a po: tion he held until the time of his death, with the exception of about four rs. years. His service with the Army was not completed when his enlistment ex- ira here and when the United ites_entered the World War, Scharnowski cnlisted. This was in 1916. He was stationed on the Mexi- can border for a time where he was 'g& sergeant in Co ny A. In 1917 he was commissi second lieuten- gnt and a year later he was made a _ @econd lieutenant. He served a year | way commit with the successful bidder and the cost follows: Contracts totaling $629,557.62 were awarded Thursday by the state highway commission, including a contract for a bridge across the Red river at Grand Forks to cost $318,431. Contracts on additional improve- ments will be a’ cartes by the high- y- The contracts let Thursday, to- ther with the successful bidder id the cost follow: Gravel surfacing 6.9 miles on U. S. Route No. 2 from Larimore east, Grand Forks county, M. D. Butler, Grand Forks $12,274.21. Gravel surfacing 22.3 miles on state route No. 32 north of Oriska, Barnes coun:y;' W. H. Noel Co., Jamestown, $36,855.38. Gravel surfacing 9.9 miles on state route No. 15 west of Milner, Sargent county, Martin Joyce, Brandon, S. D., $16,075.59. Gravel surfacing 15.5 miles on state route No. 6, north and south of Max, McLean county, W. H. Noel company, $29,915.25. Gravel surfacing 25.8 mil state route No. 4, south of Jal town in Stutsman and La Moure counties, W. H. Noel company, $32,686.43. Earth grading 10.6 miles on state on s- months in France. He was also affiliated with num- il organizations. ‘yas an Odd Fellow for many rs, rising to rank in the North the He| route No. 5 west of Mohall, Renvii Paul, $44,355.65. Gravel surfacing 12 miles on state fount, Gravel Win. Coman, “surfacing 52 miles on route No. 5 from Fortuna west in! Divide county, Stevens Brothers, St.; Hoover-Curtis Men Will Meet at Minot Fargo, N. D., Sept. 28.—(AP)— A conference of Hoover-Curtis workers in the northwest counties of North Dakota will be held at Minot Saturday to formulate cam- paign plans, according to Fred J. Graham, national committeeman, and A. W. Fowler, managers of the state campaign, who leave tonight for Minot. NORTH DAKOTA | BANKER DEAD James Edward Hyde, 74, Pio- neer Teacher and Financier, Succumbs to Illness Fargo, N. D., Sept. 28—(AP)— James Edward Hyde, 74, a picneer banker and farmer of North Da- kota, died today after a lingering illness at his home here. Mr. Hyde came to Hillsboro, N. D.. in 1881, and was the first male school teacher in that village. A year later he became connected with the Plummer and Hanson Bank of Hillsboro, which shortly was na- tionalized as the First National Bank of Hillsboro. Actin: as its cashier he was prominent in the civic life of the community. Later he opened the ‘Hillsboro banking company and continued there until 1896 when he came to Fargo, being conn with the Red River Valley National Bank as cashier. In 1902 he went to New Rockford, where he opened the First National Bank. At that time he was connected with the T. L. Beiseker company, which purchased the old Eddy County Bank at New Rock- ferd. This he reopened as the First National. A short time later he opened the First National Bank at Abercrombie and returned to Fargo in 1909, becoming connected with the Scandinavian American Bank. In recent years he had been looking after farming interests in the vicin- ity of Fargo, Hillsboro and New { Rockford. Hughes Bakery Has Doubled Capacity Hughes Brothers bakery, 115 Fifth street, has just completed the in- stallation of new equipment and ad- ditions to their plant. E. D. Hughes and D. J. Hughes are the owners and operators. The new improvements have doubled the floor space and capacity, said E. D. Hughes, manager. A new oven with 3 capacity of 250 loaves of bread per hour is included in the new equipment. The bakery now has two such ovens in operation. With the new equipment the Hughes Brothers bakery is rated as one of the most modern and up-to- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE JACKSON BANK ROBBERY NETS YEGGS $6,000 From $30,000 to $40,000 in Bonds Seized This After- noon in Minnesota Jackson, Minn. Sept. 28.—()— Five bandits ente: the Brown National bank here, forced seven ea bebe and patrons of the bank to lie on the floor and escaped with $6,000 in cash and between $30,000 and $40,000 in bonds, shortly before 2 p. m. today. The bulk of the bonds were not registered, accord- ing to A. R. Albertus, assistant cashier. Three men entered the bank with drawn pistols and while one ap- proached Albertus, the other two covered employes and — several patrons. Two men, according to witnesses, waited in an automobile parked in front of the bank. “You're being robbed; throw up your hands,” one of the bandits, ap- parently the leader, told Albertu: As Albertus threw his hands u the other two robbers forced L. O. Tiegen, president of the bank, Mar- tin Macek, bookkeeper, and four customers to lie on th. floor. CHECKER GAME DELAYS SMITH Al Losing Early Advantage Comes Back ot. Beat Disabled World War Veteran St. Paul, ifinn,, Sept. 23—(P)— bid “oles e) a aus, trying to mingle politic religion. Mr. Robins yn also hit upon the Republican farm record and de- clared all that the party sought was “another lease on power” and that all its standard-bearer, Herbert Hoover, had promised was to call another conference. “Why, that’s what Presidents Harding and Coolidge did,” he de- clared. “What we want is action, and Al Smith has promised that.” 1,345 Students Have Registered at N. D. Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 28.—() Thirteen hundred and forty-five stu- dents have registered at the Uni- versity of North Dakota this year, R. 0. Wilson, registrar, announced today. Classification of the enrollment follows: Liberal arts 605, education 337, engineering 155, law 44, medi- cine 50, university high school 43, and graduate students 9. Of the entire enrollment 830 were men and 515 were women. The work of registering the students was fa- cilitated this year by tel the freshmen enter at a separate build- ing, thus eliminating much of the usual congestion. Prospective Citizens Will Hear Speakers Sixteen foreign born citizens from various sections of Burleigh count; tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock will be subjected to a naturalizations ex- amination here. 4 Naturalization Examiner Welch, of the Washington office, who has been conducting examinations throughout the state this month, will hear the applicants before Judge Fred-Jansonius of the Fourth Judicial district. “ In connection with the hearings here a oli has been arranged for the benefit of the applicants. At the conclusion of the hearings a pa- Governor Smith, Democratic presi- dential nominee, held up departure of his special train today to play a game of checkers with a war veter- an at the veterans’ hospital near Fort Snelling. Before departing at noon for Mil- waukee, where he speaks tomorrow night, the governor visited patients at the hospital, and there espied Patrick Meehan and Charles Mickel deep in a game of checkers. After watching the latter win, the gover- nor said: “Get out. You lost, Pat. I'll play ideal “pet an vents /-edvastags ickel got an early advantage, capturing three of the governor’s men, including a king, in one move, while his distinguished opponent voice his disgust in his own playing. But in a few minutes the governor had turned the tables, did some even more effective jumping himself while cameras clicked, and wound up vic- tor when his four remaining men cornered Mickel’s single survivor. While Governor Smith was visit- ing the veterans, Mrs, Smith called on R. T. O'Connor at St. Joseph’s hospital, where the cnce national fi in Democratic politics has lain ill for nearly three years. She brought an autographed portrait of the governor. date in the state. { Additional Markets | ——— | e WHEAT MOVING SLOWLY TODAY Minneapolis, Sept. 28.— (P) — Wheat was slow moving and irregu- lar today, prices holding within a narrow range. Close was %c to %c down for the day. Oats were slow and firm. Rye started weak, but later was rela- tively firmer than wheat. Barley futures were firm and quiet. Firm- ness and quiet prevailed in flax- seed futures. Cash wheat offerings. were large and demand was listless. The tone was easy at yesterday’s late decline, Duluth congestion closed that outlet, and local mill buying was apathetic. Winter wheat was easy, with of- ferings moderate and demand quiet. Milling quality durum was strong, and off-quality offerings slow and draggy. ~ Corn was in fair demand, and of- ferings continued light. Oats of poor weight and quality were slow, with choice in fair to Bood demand. Rye was steady, with a better de- mand for milling quality. Barley was steady at yesterday’s soft close. Range was bbc to 68c. Flaxseed offerings were larger, but demand was brisk,and premiums were firm. BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, Sept. 28 1No. 1 dark northern . (No. 1 northern .. iNo. 1 amber du-um No. 1 mixed durum No. 1 red durum lo. 1 flax No. 2 flax No. 1 rye iS) “Tell the governor I'll see him in Washington,” said Mr. O’Connor. “He'll win by a landslide, and by that I mean the northwest, too. I’m not excluding North Dakota and Minne- sota either.” JOE ROBINSON RAPS PASTORS Robinson Special Car, en Route to Kansas City, Sept. 28.— () —Em- barking upon one of the most ex- tensive campaign tours ever under- taken by a vice presidential nominee, Senator Joe Robinson, in his first appeal to the west, hit home upon the same issues that he thumped upon time after time in his recent drive through southern states. .The senator moved on to Kansas City today for the second of his speeches in Missouri, after opening his program in the state at Spring- field last night by taking repeated thrusts at the eight-year record of Republicanism in Washington and denouncing in plain English preach- __—— See = triotic play will be put on by a group of high school students. There will also be'a speaker from the American Legion who will talk briefly and Jvdge Jansonius will de- liver an address dealing with pa- SHAFER MOVES AGAINST YBGGS Urges Organization of Citizens Into Community Protective Associations Effort to organize the state against further depredations by bank robbers was launched here to- en Attorney General George F. Shafer. In a circulat letter to sheriffs and state’s attorneys Shafer suggested that the local officers organize the citizens of each community into a protective association with careful and secret plans for dealing with transient criminals. The sheriffs and state’s attorneys were urged to form such organizations in each city and village in their county. Full co- operation of the attorney general’s office is promised the movement. “In his lett€r Shafer pointed out that five bank robberies have been | staged in North Dakota during the rounding states. Most of the crimes are committed by transient crim- inals who come here by automobile during the harvest season and who, find the automobile an easy means “of making their escape. , Secrecy in preparing for the visits of bank robbers is essential, Shafer said, in order that the crim- inals may not be advised of plans for giving them a warm reception ‘ang thus enabled to avoid them. Thomas Families Believed Reunited Fargo, N. D., Sept. 28.— (4) — That the H. W. Thomas family of Detroit, separated from the W. E. Thomas family of the same city somewhere between Dawson and Fargo pene may have found each other and now in Duluth, was indicated today. Northwest of- ficials cooperated with each party to help them “find themselves” since they accidentally separated while traveling. triotism, and what it means to be a citizen of the United States. A local garage man today in- formed the Fargo Chamber of Com- LAN PHER HATS Tuere’s a tang of football weather in the air. You feel like stepping out in a new hat. Lanpher’s are finished by hand. Soft, smooth, and full of style. The smart fall shades will harmonize with your cos- tume. ‘Look them over at the Lanpher dealer's. Popularly priced at five to ten dollars Dahl’s Clothing Store BISMARCK CITY AUDITORIUM Monday Evening, October 1st ~ Prices - $2.00, $1.50, $1.00, and : All Seats Reserved Including the Gallery Curtai: it 8:30 GOLDEN JUBILES CONCERT Jon Punip Sousa, Conouctor state ae No. 5 from Cavalier mbina county, M. D. Butler, Gravel $14,700.58. Earth grading 6.2 miles on state ing 7.6 miles on U. 8. saute Nor Si rte of Hillsboro, Traill county, W. H. Noel company, Notice to Canton Members, all officers and Chev. are re- quested to be present at I. 0. 0. F. hall at 2:30 p. m., Sunday captain. route No.7 weet of Portland, Trail by order of Lecur-Coumancen ' A AATIONAL ‘INSTITUTION USED CAR BARGAINS 1928 Whippet Coupe _ 1927 Buick Master Sedan 1928 Willys-Knight Great Six 1926 Buick Standard Coupe 1926 Hupmobile Six Sedan \ that steeped at esday. He said the Keri a of the party tallied with that Detroit family, and ad talked of going to Duluth. last few weeks, with others in sur-|° driven ” having garage for repairs BER | 288, OM RE SAVING the: one? j ided that they Sesberestunnt > oem eetacO: REMARKABLE NEW RADIO DISCOVERY ee SPARTON EQUASONNE N entirely new and cruly circuit! The “AC hum”, interference BISMARCK ACCESSORY & TIRE CO. * Ludvig Quanrud, Prop, BISMARCK, , NORTH DAKOTA Phone 944 SPARTON, RADIO "The Pathfinder of the the” Hoover for President The Republican Central Committee announces Radio Campaign Talks over KFYR every Tuesday and Friday noon at 12:15 from September 25th to Nov- ember 5th ; d by. 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