The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1929, Page 6

i + he ‘Home to Washington AT PENNEY’S ESTATE ‘Will Not Return Until March 4; Will Prenare Inaugura- tion Address Washington, Jan. 21.—(7)—Presi- dent-elect Hoover left this morning for Florida, where he wil remain un- til his return bere for the March 4, ineuguration. He is going to Bell Isle, near Mi- ami, where he will reside at the J. C. Penney estate. His special train is scheduled to reach Miami tomorrow afternoon. Although he has completed since | his return from South America a busy two weeks of study of the questions facing his administration, Mr. Hoover has another task preparatory to his induction into office—the writing of his inaugura) address. While he is understood to have drafted most of his time during the Florida visit. For their stay in the southern state, Mr. and Mrs. Hoover will be guests at the J. C. Penny estate at Belle Island. Traveling from Washington on a special train, they will be wel- | comed upon their arrival at Miami tomorrow afternoon by Governor also will accompany them to the Penny estate. The president-elect’s party included Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican national committee. who will accompany him to Florida, Mis: Janet Large of Los Angeles, and Lawrence Richey, his personal assistant, and Mrs. counsel of the national committee in the campaign, also was invited to make the journey but will stop off at Palm Beach to spend a few weeks | A corps of newspaper corre- | there. spondents and photographers were members of the party. also president-elect on his last day churel) and in the afternoon went for an automobile ride, visiting the nearby ®Ghenandosh National park in Vir- ginia where they toured scveral spots of scenic beauty in the Blue Ridge mountains. In the evening a few friends were entertained at dinner at thelr S street home. SENATE CONFIRMS WEST NOMINATION Senator Nye’s Attack Against Chicago Man's Appointment as Secretary Is Futile Washington. Jan. 21—(AP)—Roy ©. West of Chicago was confirmed today by the senate as secretary of interior. Confirmation followed three days of senate discussion of executive session. Opposition to the nominee was voiced by Republican independ- ents who complained particularly of Mr. West’s former holding of stock et Ned Samuel Insull utility inter- ests, Chairman Nye, of the lands commit- tee, which recommended his confirm- ation by a vote of 9 to 4 along with Senator Norris of Nebraska. Senators Deneen and Cilenn, Ite- publicans, of Mlinois, defended the ‘ cabinet Pgiga joined by several Democrats. ‘The vote for West was 54 to 27. ‘The senate then took a votc to deter. mine whether the roll call on confir- mation should be made public. State Budget Seeks $2,000,000 in Bill ‘The house Saturday received an appropriation bill for approximately ,000,000: for the general budget of {the state government. This amount ;dneludes the budget, for the depart- ‘ment of public instruction and state aid for schools which is $734,180 or more than one-third of the general budget. : » Ranking next in amount is the por- , tion set. aside for the supreme and + district courts, namely. $235.900. ‘This | is divided between the two with $140,- ; for the district courts and $95,900 for ihe supreme’ court. ‘The sum of $117.140 is set aside for the state duditor and state treasurer offices, $67,100 for the auditor and » $50,040 for the state treasurer. The state securities commission and the State tax commissioner total is $7,530 ith $66,480 for the tax commissioner i $0.05) for the securities commis- For the department of state $61,000 Agger including $27,100 for pub- printing. The total for the at- raf aig el Office is $88,700 and 2 at. aC ed administration : for the state 4s $120,580 and for the ex- A sear fie nt the licutenant Mark Flies on the second lap of her beets ted peiendige D hopped off from the mu- ‘here at 7:44 a. m. today Texes. ship OF ST. PAUL LAND Doyle and other state officials who | a niece | Richey, James | Francis Burke of Pittsburgh, general | A quiet SabLath was spent by the | in} Washington. He and Mrs. Hoover at- | tended the Iriving street Friends | | The attack on West was led by Satur | He sue » it was | man Frank Milhollan a year ago. FORMER OFFICIALS BANK ARE INDICTED Paul A. Preus and Thomas 0. Ofsthun Charged With Misappropriation St. Paul, Jan. 21).—i)—Paul A. Preus and Thomas ©. Ofsthun, for- mer treasurer and assistant treasurer, respectively, of the Federal Land bank here, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of criminally conspiring to misappropri- ate more than $50,000 of the bank's funds. Indictments against the men, which were returned secretly Saturday were revealed today when Preus, a brother of former Governor J. A. O. Preus, surrendered to the United States marshal and Ofsthun informed ‘fed- eral officials he would give himself up. Ofsthun resigned as assistant treas- jurer of the bank in April 1923. He Was not connected with the institu- tion when the alleged defalcations took place. Preus resigned as treas- urer in July, 1926, Preus came here from Cleveland to appear before United States Judge John B. Sanborn. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $10,000 bond. The indictments against Preus and Ofsthun cite a number of overt acts through which they are alleged to have carried out their conspiracy be- tween Sept. 9, 1925 and May 8.. 1926, resulting in misappropriations totaling $52,828.50. Administration of the land bank's affairs by its present officials is in ho way connected with the investi- gation or the indictments against the former officials. : Masonic Body Plans Meeting for Fargo Pargo, Jan. 21.—()—The 40th an- nual convocation of the grand chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons of North Dakota, will be held here Tuesday and Wednesday and a one day ses- sion of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters will be held Thursday, it was announced today by Walter L. Stockwell, Fargo, grand secretary, : Between 125 and 150 members, representing 27 chapters of the grand chapter in the state, are expected to be present. || There are about 4,000 Royal Arch Masons in the state. Scandinavian Author Dies After Illness Minneapolis, Jan. 21.—()—Berner Loftfield, 68, a Norwegian author and well known to Scandinavians through- out the northwest, is dead following a short illness. Mr, Loftfield had come to the Uni- ted States 40 years ago and was for a time county surveyor at, Madison, Minn., in recent years he was a clérk in the state game inspector's office. He is survived by his widow, five sons and four daughters. | 2, °. City-County Briefs ——_——_-—____.4 B. C. Marks, grand master of the A. O. U. W., Fargo, returned to “his home Saturday after spending the week in Bismarck on business, George W. Gregg, Garrison, re- turned to his home Saturday after receiving medical treatment. in Bis- marek. Walter R. Reed, inspector general !of the Scottish Rite of Masonry for North Dakota, is here from Fargo on private business today. Judge Fred Jansonius Saturday re- turned to Bismarck from Jamestown where he presided over the January term of Stutsman county fourth dis- Evelyn Gorman, teacher in the Sib- ley school, was Bismarck visitor Saturday. ian 1 |DELAYED jC. W. McDonnell was named chair- | deciding other questions that prom- }man of the state railroad board at \ise considerable debate. a meeting of board members held | announced today. | the session with its customary equa- eds Fay Harding, who has | simi its major points, this speech'’s prep- | been chairman of the commission that body have contributed to clear ation probably will ovcupy much of | since the resignation of former Chair- {sailing for avpropriations bill and . | FOR RET Para | confirmation of Roy 0. West.to be PROGRAM WORRIES CONGRESS AT HALFWAY MARK |Cruiser Bill, Which Is Yet to Be Decided, Will Take Much Time City of Bi North Daketa. Notice is hereby yee, that a spe- clal assessmet for t cost of street G Ed Work on Thirteenth Stre from) Avenue B to Avenue E, im Ave- nus © from Twelfth Street to Thir- feenth Street, on Avonue D from Twelfth Street to Thirteouth Street, and on Avenue EK from Twelfth Stre to Thirteenth Street, all tn Improve- ment Dis Number Seven, City of Bismarck, North Dakota, has: been levied against the lots und tracts of laud especially benefited by such im- provement, in the sums set opposite the resp . Iptions of such marek, Flannery & Wetherby Addition, Washington, Jan. 21—(AP)—At Bisex [the half-way mark of the session, leaders in congress started off this \week showing some concern over the i legislative situation which is begin- {ning to threaten the program orig: jinally intended to be completed be- fore March 4. { Although the fifteen cruiser bill jremains before the senate as its first order of business, the time it will [reach a vote is in doubt because of {the hours that may be consumed in Lot Amount Number oy Amount Benefited Axséssed $249 $ 1.66 i Flannery & Wether Bk The house faced the last half of} since the stricter rules of other legislation. : The senate had sct itself to dis- posing of one of its problems today ecretary of the interior—and with that done. it will turn again to its debate on the deficiency bill with its | proposal for a $25,000,000 increase in the prohibition enforcement fund. The prohibition question is on the senate calendar for discussion imme- diatcly after the nomination of Sec- retary West is disposed of. Then the senate is due for another debate on an item in the deficiency bill appro- priating $75,000.000 for tax refunds. Th addition, the senate has more than half of the annual batch of sup- ply bills still to consider. Meanwhile Chairman Hale of the senate naval affairs committee ex- pects to use every opportunity to forge ahcad with debate on the cruis- WORRIS SPEAKS AT ELECTRICIAN MEET Chief Engineer of Railroad Com- mission Here Speaker at Minneapolis E. H. Morris, Bismarck, chief engl- | heer of the North Dakota railroad commission, was one of the principal speakers at the opening session to- day of the a two-day convention of the North Central Electric associa- tion at Minneapolis. Light and power companies of the northwest spent nearly $12,000,000 for hew cotistruction “and replacements during 1928, John. Lapham, secretary- manager of the association, told SMARCK TRIBUNK Ts f y 1 as cp _ FIVE SENATORS WILL |? Senator Crocker GOON COAL SPECIAL|| Renovated Voi —____. Senator W. G. Crocker, of back and it probably mittee So Senators Draw [before long in. debate. Lots for Mine Trip quietest man in the upper cham! and around the Grand Pacific. Five senators will join Lieutenant : voice razazle, whis- Governor John W. Carr and a group | per, ea ea ime ap hegins official inspection of the Lehigh|the Indian sign , having Briqueting company’s plant at Lehigh eo to Minnesota to teach 50 years i An invitation received by the sen- ine the solemn Ojibway motions ate Saturday was referred to that|through. which he ordered . his | Renovated. Voice Carr Declines to Appoint Com. |'s himself aggin. His voice For three days, the senator was had <:.Zfered a touch of cold-and his of North Dakota businessmen in an} ‘The senator knows something of on January 27. So he had recourse to this, but body for action. The company asked |Schmorbraten mit gedaempite ANUARY 19, 192 Second ‘and Worse Flu Wave Feared i j ! he ia 3 ai 5 i BH Heid $9 Fa the presiding officer of the senate and five senators to make the trip as its knoedein or his pate de foi gras. When the sign language failed, he would: raise and whisper into their guests. ears. “Behave yourself,” he was li- When Lieutenant Governor Carr ss to ipa aS a asked to be relieved of the task of | Se tate embarrassing appointing the committee, lots. were | ®bout the lobby. Other members had drawn to ascertain who should 8 habit of: looking suspiciously when the assignments. They fell to Sena- we into the cars of their tos Patten, Mountrail county; Thor- - son of Hettinger county; Brostuen| But the unkindest touch of all he of McKenzie county; Steel of Stuts- |SaYS was when a stranger drew him man county and Hoople of Walsh |{nto a corner and confidentially asked county. Senator Patten asked Sena- {him what he had on his hip. “I see tor Fine of Benson county to substi- /YOU are a speakeasy,” the stranger tute for him. and Senator Thorson |€xPlained. substituted Senator . Matthacl of| Finally Senator Frank Hyland, of ‘Wells county. Deyils Lake, came to his rescue and “Senate Passes Bill / spoke his messages for him. Espe- The first bill of the present session |Clally when they had to go over the was passed by the senate Saturday. | telephone to Lisbon. It was a bill by Senator Bond, Ward| The senator has had journalistic county, permitting cities to’ issue | experience and it occurred to him to bonds to retire public - improvement |Put his feelings into rhyme. So he warrants. The vote was 42 to 0. sat down in an equally quiet corner The bill to permit holding associa-|of the lobby and scrawled on the tions at, state institutions to issue |back of an old envelope, these lines: bonds ‘to"build dormitories ran into a snag Saturday. It had been recom- | “Some men smile at the face of doom, mended for passage by the judiciary | Others grow cold and numb, more than 100 delegates this morn- ing. Mr. Lapham said that enlargement of northwest plants was the result of increased demand by the public for electrical service. Plans for studying various engi- neering problems were presented be- fore the morning session of the meet- int by J. A. Colvin, Minneapolis, of the Northern States Power company, chairman of the engineering confer- ence. The first day’s activities will b* closed with a dinner this evening. A welcoming address will be given 'y L. M. Pharis of Duluth, president of the association, and an address by L. W. W. Morrow of New York City, editor of the Electrical World. 20,78 id Addition, 41.56 19.95 6.65 ic Serond Additivna, lock 40 Booth’s Injunction | Action Is Adjourned| : London, Jan. 21.— 1 ti McKensic & Coffin’ eeetines “brought Oe Oe auraiga sp Bramwell Booth were adjourned un- til Friday when they came up in chancery court this morning. The temporary injunction which restrained the high council of the Salvation Army from electing a suc- cessor to General Booth will continue in effect until the next hearing. Chain Radio Program Hearing Is Postponed Washington, Jan. 21.—()— The a radio commission today postponed 99 until March 1 the application of its Ate general order curtailing the broad- ty] casting of chain programs on clear- “64 ed channels to stations that are at 120.78 least 300 miles from each other. State of North Dakota, County of The postponement was ordered on the motion of Commissioner Lafount, who said the engineering division had been unable to establish whether {some parts of the country would be ; entirely deprived of programs which the listening public wanted and could not otherwise get. Commissioners one and Pickard dissented from the ruling. Political Observers Puzzled Over Solons Observers of things politic in North Dakota are somewhat puzzled. Tradi- tion isn’t being observed at the. pres- ent legislative session and they are wondering why. The body which is creating the comment is.no less august an assemb- lage than: the state senate. In the palmy days of not so long ago men were men in Nerih Dakota and lative fights were things to cuzdle the blood and raise the hair. “But things are apparently different now. With the North Dakota senate going listeners have yet burlegh, City of Bismarck.—ss. ‘The undersigned, J. N. Roherty, Carl R. Kusitzky, und it. 8. Wevb, consli- tuting, the Special Assessment Com- mussion of the City. of Sismarck, hereby certify that the. toreguing is # complete list of’ the particular: Jots and parcels of Jand, which in the opmiui of such Commission are espe- cially “benetited by Street Grading Work un ‘Thirteenth Street from Ave. nue B to Avenue 4, on Avenue C from ‘welfth Street to Thirteenth strect, on Avenue LD from Twelfth Street: to ‘thirteenth Street, and on Avenue b. from. ‘fwelfth Street to Thirteenth Street, ull in Improvement District Number Seven of such Cit forth the amount each lot benefited by such improv the cost assessed agamst each; that tho, same is a‘true and currect asgess- ment vf the pi aysessment are as fi Contract cost Engineering vision .. Advertisi $2,019.) 100,98 into its third w fc Pees Peat } vote on any subr women Pao Ga eere Builder Will ‘Weight,’ rested Saturday on charges of engag-| 'e ing in the liquor traffic have been bound over to district. court. H.C. Holmes. committec but’ was sent back to that} But-the man werthwhile, committee for some further doctoring | Is the one who will smile at the request of Senator Matthaei| When his voice has gone plumb of Wells county. dumb.” \ A a gta And such holding companies was two years ago but ion tenia ee held the law Wallace Sentenced to unconstitutional. The present bill is an attempt to remedy the de- Formally to Prison fects of the 1927 law. Committee tee oe members want to be sure it is in}, Minot, Jan. 21—(AP)—Formal proper form before the senate votes | imposition of.a 12-year penite ry on it. senterice on Bert Wallace of Willis- An additional petition for repeal of |ton for manslaughter in the first de- the Ten Commandments law was re- | tee was made in district court here ceived Saturday bringing the number | this forenoon. ; of such petitions into the ‘teens. The sentence had previously been Seeks Malt Ban set by a jury which convicted him Mrs. R. E. Krog, Lakota, also pre- |0f the slaying of John Prosser near sented a petition asking enactment | Williston on December 23. of a law forbidding the sale of malt ri syrup. The petition was presented on} Amanullah Rescinds behalf of the Women’s Christian ° 5 Temperance Union of Lakota. Afghan Abdication The ee alleged that malt aise, Syrup was being used in violation of —(P)—, the prohibition law and said that the PRclrecalvommtory arcainiian aber, prohibition law is being badly abused.|who now is at Kandahar, has offi. The petition also asked a ban on|cially rescinded his abdication and household extracts, saying they are assumed supreme power, now that his useless for cooking purposes and are|elder brother, Inayatuliah, to whom commonly used as a beverage. he turned over the throne of Afghan- Five bills were reported by senate | istan last week, has been driven out committees Saturday and will be on | of Kakul. the calendar today. oa Sage ues ‘a4 yap dal bridge across NOTICE TO CREDITORS e Missouri river al rt Yates was penne: re the senate highway committee | ehce kare Bane Meee Re eat the in but some of the members were mate iechene byl iven cay cin Notice is v - absent and further consideration of dersigned, Le RR. Baled, Bisrtant Le the measure was postponed until to- North Dakota, as Receiver of First Gay. State Bank, Regan. North Dakota, to the creditors of said insolvent Bank id to all persons claims 2 an = M against said insolvent , to ex- Bismarck en Face hibit them Let file ha edge oyeld FY necessary vouchers, wi! je under- Liquor Law Charge] nici. cen ta the under: marck, within four months after the first publication of this Notice. If said claims are not so filed, they will barred from any participation in | any dividends which may be paid bv | the Receiver from the assets of said insolvent. Bank. Dated January 21. 1929. * L. R. BAIRD, Receiver. Bonds for each of them were set| First pitblication on the 21 at $500 in a preliminary hearing by} J#"uary, 1929. 4 Anton Beer, -justicc of the peace. Two Bismarck men who were ar- Thev are James Perkins, negro, and 2ist day of (21028; 2/4-11 convicted of first degree the shooting of Willard Smith, a drug store clerk, indicated an appeal for | $5.50 a day a new trial will be made before Judge | Cutor sai a 2. Thomas. who presided at the ieeperd of th Here is Robert Haab, the new Swiss president for 1929. He was chosen in the recent elections. George Harsh Might Carry on Fight to Escape Chair Death Atlanta, Ga, Jan, 21—( to sign after congress adjourhed its last session. = Philadelphia Cops . ’ Made Fat Salaries, Monaghan Declares Philadelphia, Jan. 21.—()—Resum- ing active participation in the special grand jury investigation of bootleg- ging and police corruption today, Dis- trict Attorney John Monaghan de- clared that the inquiry had tevealed Harsh’s fight to escape the electric | that jobs on the old police liquor chair to which he was sentenced Sat- | raiding squad, urday, may: be carried to the state | were “worth Supreme court. Attorneys of the youth who was| Members of the unit, murder for | banded when known as unit No. 1, from $6,500 to $25,000 a year on the side.” assumed. office city. The prose- fairs of every unit had been exam- ed, and with this work about ended £ If this move-fails, the case may be | the grand jury would renew its inves- carrier to the supreme court. Harsh was convicted of shooting Smith to death during a holdup last October 16. if Supreme Court Will Pass on Validity of Pocket Vetoes Made! Washington, Jan. 21—(AP)—The supreme court today consented to|50 much to get married, after all, pass on the validity Se “pocket” ve-|not if yo let Squire George L. Zim- toes by the president. Although the question reached the tigation of the liquor traffic and gang murders. 3 “A job on the unit was worth any. where from $6,500 to $25,000 a year, the district attorney said. Not every man made $25,000, but some did. “We unearthed a number of amaz- ing ‘things, which we will act upon later.” : FREE WEDDING PARSON Waynesburg, Pa.—It doesn’t. cost merman, of Morrisville, do it. “In- stead of paying me,” he recently court in_a case brought by the Oka-|said, “those whom I marry can take nogan, Colivile and other Indians in|the fee and use it for their homes Washington state, it is considered to|0F other essentials. It will be a day: be of importance also in determining |and night service, for I will answer the status of Muscle Shoals legisla-|telephone calls or perform the cere- tion which President Coolidge failed|mony any hour of the 24. COLDS MAY DEVELOP INTO FLU Conghs from Fla Sieg Weeken Your System tion; it soothes and heals the inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. Of all known drugs Holmes is at liberty, his bonds hav- ing been furnished, but Perkins is in the county jail in lieu of bonds. ous Trouble jobs, used Use the Tribune Want- Ads. 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