The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 8, 1929, Page 2

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1929 Olsness Defends His Method of Buying State Reinsurance as Legal [sibs GLANGES-- - By George Ciark_|/BURLEIGH COUNTY'S I 4 FIRE POLICIES GAN BEPLACED CHEAPER SAYS COMMISSIONER Plan Fought in District Court by | Agents Federation Would Save $50,000, He Holds $400,000 WASTED SO FAR Head of Department Asserts He Is Acting to Economize on Lawmakers’ Neglect Contending that there is no breach of law, order or ethics involved in the plan of the state insurance de- partment to allocate reinsurance on Public buildings to three private com- panies, Insurance Commissioner S. A. Olsness today issued an explanation of the plan which he has inaugurated The idea of the insurance depart- ment to award this business to the three companies in return for a re- duction, or “deviation” from the reg- ular insurance rate on such property, hhas been attacked by the Insurance Federation of North Dakota and a hearing will be held July 22 in the Burleigh county district court. In- surance agents, in an injunction ac- tion, contended that the proposed plan is illegal and unfair to them. “The primary principle involved is ~-that of getting the most value for the taxpayer's dollar,” Olsness said. “We feel that if we can save money for the people of North Dakota by re- ducing the cost of insuring their pub- lic buildings it is our duty to do so. “The impression which has been given out in press reports that we in- tend to place this insurance in viola- tion of the law is erroneous. The three insurance companies with which we have contracted are strong, re- liable and fully capable of carrying - this reinsurance according to law. They have a large agency force through which the business will be written in full compliance with statu- tory requirements. Gets Reduced Rates “If these companies can give the state fund the benefit of a deviation ~ from board rates, even though partly — at a sacrifice to themselves and partly | Weather Report ae OTTO I Seren. ew ween to their agents, we fail to see why the department should not accept. * Neither do we understand why there should be such a furore about it. “The experience of the state insur- ance fund during the last ten years warrants this deviation in rates, and the companies involved recognize a good business proposition when they see it. Their agents likewise appre- ciate that they get a large volume of business handed to them without so- citation, so why shouldn't they be willing to accept a reduced commis- sion? “There is no breach of law, nor order, nor ethics involved in this proposition. It is simply the applica- tion of the recognized wholesale or brokerage principle to business on a large scale. “The state board of administration buys direct from wholesalers and manufacturers through its supply de- partment and the retail dealers make * no protest. We are attempting to ob- tain for the taxpayers the benefits of the same system applied to the in- surance of public buildings. “Another thing to be remembered is this: The law prescribes that rein- surance on public buildings shall be “ placed through local agents in the in which the property is lo- may be either the regular commis- of 25 per cent or any other fig- to nothing.” down Seeks $2,000,000 Surplus insurance placed by the state fire insurance fund with private com- was evolved by Olsness after legislature refused, last winter, to Highest wind velocity |.......... 16 Temperature |Precipi- ‘State of weather tation BSRRS SSLSSSSSSSASSSSSSSSSSSSSLYE |Lowest { | | ACROSS | 1. Largest eon tinent 3. Plan totes | 13, Somth Ameri can edible tuber stom Strong adhe. slves 2. Soaked with motstare . The common frog permit the fund to carry all risks without reinsurance. He contends that the state has paid insurance compan- ies huge sums in premiums and has received little benefit from the rein- surance carried. Had the reinsurance system never been adopted, he con- tends, the state fund would be ap- proximately $400,000 richer as the re- sult of a favorable loss experience during the last ten years. Although the reinsurance will be obtained at a reduced rete if Olsness’s plan works out and the courts do not interfere, the tax-districts may not immediately receive the benefit. The state fund now charges the same rate as private insurance companies and adds the difference between income and losses paid to its surplus. Olsness has fixed $2,000,000 as the goal for this surplus, which passed the million mark more than a year ago. When it reaches that figure, he told the legis- lature last winter, he expects the in- terest from the surplus to pay all losses, and insurance on all public buildings’ would be carried without the payment of premiums. His new plan, he says, will add from $40,000 to $50,000 to the fund cach year. | AT THE MOVIES | Pree eo CAPITOL THEATRE “Father and Son,” a Columbia pro- duction synchronized with dialogue and music scheduled to play at the Capitol Theatre tonight, marks Jack Holt’s 69th starring vehicle. Recall- ing Holt’s early life of adventure and his frequent and varied changes in | occupations it seems that Holt must be very enthusiastic about his work ; to remain at it so long. His first job was with the Pennsyl- vania Railroad as a Civil Engineer. Engineering bored him, so he left to go to Alaska to represent an explora- tion company. Eventually he drifted Solution of Yesterday's Puzzte | Daily Cross-word Puzzle | | 1%, Pleee of sawed timber Rin sant Different par les anited for esires, 3% Chareh digni- ta French writer 5. Cardinat arm: point #2, Market 4. Insect 44. Finished ai. Layer 45. Distant pows 48. Tarn to the Jett 43. Employ 48 Play on words 43. Short for Arther 8%. Note of the Scale Deed %. Father 3 & Extreme pains back to the United States and became in turn packer, freighter, government. mail carrier, legitimate actor, movie stunt man and finally screen star. A chance stunt performance for a west- ern picture was the beginning of a spectacular film career for Holt. PALACE THEATRE, MANDAN “A rollicking, fluffy bit of bright- ness” was the description that came from Hollywood regarding May Mc- Avoy’s new Warner Bros.’ starring vehicle, “Stolen Kisses,” which is now showing at the Palace Theatre, Man- dan, tonight and Tuesday night. There is much gayety to the pic- ture, which has a notable cast em- bracing Reed Howes, Hallam Cooley, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Hoyt, Edna Murphy, Agnes Franey and Phyllis Crane. Ray Enright directed. Registrar to Card Index Motor Vehicle Data Against Fire W. S. Graham, automobile regis- |trar, doesn't propose to be embar- |rassed by fire. Under the law requiring each mo- tor vehicle owner to have a certificate of title, Graham has accumulated a will be safe in case of fire. files. In the event the | | GOLD BULLETS By CHARLES G. BOOTH Synopsis: Marked cards in a gamble for a human life! Alex Peterson learns from Furie that Joe Lundy had used marked cards in the poker game which held the life of Peterson's brother as its stake. He returns to Lundy’s office and accuses him. Lundy's bullet misses but Peterson shoots Lundy in the head. In the uproar of the sa- loon, the shots are not heard and Peterson escapes unseen. He rushes to his mine intending to flee with Jerry, his brother. Jerry docs not answer his calls and in the tunnel Peterson stum. bles over his brother's body. CHAPTER 41 THE FINAL GESTURE 1 had expected some such climax as this; and as Jerry’s voice faded cut again we found ourselves look- ing at one another with melancholy eyes. He began again. “Dad found a bit of candle in one of his pockets. He struck another match and lighted the candle. As the match touched the ground fire spurted up and sizzled for a mo- ment. Dad said he supposed a little powder had been spilled by one of the mine hands. “Holding the candle, dad knelt by the body. Uncle Jerry's face had a fierce, intent look on it. The wound was around the heart. Dad's other gold-mounted pistol lay beside the body. Near it was a copy of the Torridity newspaper. “Dad turned the cylinder of the revolver. One cartridge had been discharged. He went to the door with the light. The key he had pushed under the door was where he had left it. He was ls sure what had happened. Uncle lerry had concluded dad wouldn’t be able to do anything for him and killed himself. His despondency had been natural, but it hadn't occurred to dad that he'd take his own life. “Uncle Jerry was nearer to him than any one else—he hadn’t any one else, then. Those few minutes by Uncle Jerry in that tunnel be- came the keystone of the life he'd yet to live. He talked to the body as if Uncle Jerry were listening. “‘Why did you do it son? ... Didn't I tell you I'd get you out?’ Dad blamed himself for taking Uncle Jerry to To: ‘It wasn’t any place for a kid like you. I failed you all along. ... I’m through, son. I'm pulling out tonight. Maybe some day I'll feel you've forgiven me.’ “He began to think about giving Uncle Jerry decent burial. But where should he put him? He could never bring himself to work the mine again and as Uncle Jerry had chosen to die in it why not make it his tomb? If Lundy’s heirs found the transfer, he'd negotiate for the pronerty. “Dad had started to get up when the light flashed on the small blade of Uncle Jerry’s knife. There was a stub of indelible pencil beside it. The pencil suggested a note and he picked up the newspaper. There wasn’t any writing on it, but he no- ticed that po of the top of the back sheet had been torn off. Dad went through Uncle Jerry’s pockets, fully expecting to find the missing scrap of paper with some word for him on it. _ “There was no scrap of writing either on the body or near it. Bit- terly disappointed, he placed the knife, the pencil and the other trifles on the newspaper. “Dad got up, thinking of Dillon. Queer, his going off like that, he re- flected. There was another queer thing, too, that wound in Jerry’s chest. Suicides usually fired ‘at their heads, “Dismissing these thoughts, dad mass of valuable records, but he has/ hurried outside. To do what he had ino place to store them where they!in mind would take some little time and he hadn’t a moment to spare, To meet this situation and for ease|The town was still quiet. Dad | in handling the routine work of the/up at the overhang. ag tered office, he is installing a card index }200 feet high, dad said, 1000 fect system which will be kept in fireproot | wide, and 30 k at the m. The It was some thic! bottom of the fissure was 30 feet original copies bf titles. are destroyed he still will! above the top of the mine door and have the data necessary to answer|it was fairly accessible by a rough the numerous questions recelved by | trail. his office. Stripes were abolished in Colo-|Wwas plenty of dynamite. He “Dad went into the wder house and lighted a carbide lamp. There began to rado prisons 20 years ago, but an|trundle the stuff to the foot of the especially dangerous prisoner still|fissure trail, and then carried it is so garbed. NO-AYE NO CAN DRIFE- into the fissure, a case at a time. | OUTOUR WAY By Williams | WELL THATS THE SAME SWATION WE HANE HERE BUT-A-A-COLLONT DE Buss HEES So\ WE PUSH ITOUT ? FRAIT DE TROOCIY HEES GaT BUST UP HE'NO LAT NOBODY ELSE DAIFE EET. €O AYE NO GAT DE WH yer pie GET GRAY THE Ni GOSH , PALL FANT! we OASSENT SIT CROOMED IN IT SM nee, “The last case carried into the fissure, dad rushed back to the powder house and gathered electric fuses, copper wire, a battery box, a screw driver, a hammer, and a | pais of wire cutters and returned to the fissure. He forced the cases |open, stuck fuses into two cartridges in each case, and attached copper j wire to each fuse. He then shoved |the dynamite into old drillings and lerevices at strategic points and packed it down with carth and rub- tte, The lengths of copper wire | which stuck out of each pocket of amite he connected to his main | “He hurried down the trail, paying Tout the wires. Picking up the bat- ltery box, he raced to a point about 1150 yards north of the overhang. + The coils ran out there, and he con- nected them to the battery box. “He cut back to the building and looked in at the bunkhouse. None of his men were in and he made for the stable. Gunpowder, the. gray, whinnied to him but he saw nothing of Bluebell, the mare. Dad watered and saddled the gray and led it out- side. “He then drove out the six mules. | Diving into his cabin, he wiped the |sweat off his body, got into a clean shirt, clapped on an old Stetson, and picked up a_half-filled water can- teen. He said he couldn’t go without another look at Uncle Jerry. | “Dad had just got to the mine door when he heard shouting off towards Torridity. Turning, he saw lights. The lights grew brighter, the shcut- ing eee Then he went in to Uncle Jerry. “‘I'm here to tell you good-by, son,’ he said. ‘I’m giving you one grand funeral. It's all I can do. reckon they'll not bother you. You can lie here forever. ... Can you hear me, son?’ “He dropped to his knees and re- peated the Lord’s prayer. “The shouting began to boom in the tunnel. Dad picked up the gold- mounted gun. But as he slid the gun into his holster a thought struck him and he drew it out again and placed it beside the body. It was just another of Dad’s impulses. A good soldier had a right to be buried with his weapons. se “A last look and he was racing for Gunpowder. He picked up the box and peered off towards Torridity. He could just see a fan-sha| shadow sweeping across the burned- out plain. They were after blood. “The shadow swept on towards the mine. Dad shoved the plunger down. Gunpowder shot forward. “Nothing fg esl for a split sec- ond or so, then Hell broke loose. He thought his eardrums would burst beneath the roar of the explosion. A fearful grinding, crunching, crashing sound followed the roar. Gravel and pebbles showered upon him and as they pelted Gunpowder’s haunches the gray went on like a cannon ball... . “It was just dawn when dad got to the top of Pitchfork. As he |looked down over the Skull he felt as if he were tearing its fingers from his throat. He swung the gray around and faced the west. It was then that the name he had been look. ing for came to him. ‘Andrew Og- den.’ It was a good name... . “That's the Torridity story, Uncle John.” (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) Andrew Ogden’s murder is still unsolved. The story of “Gold Bullets” continues with tomorrow’s chapter. ‘isceiaieeiaeacibe meena [Additional Sports lecliimeeds At Indian Meet W. H. Vallancey Attend; Hanley at Home Three of four Bismarck and Man- dan men who are members of the Sioux Indian Tribe, trapshooting or- Ganization, today are at Stony Point, Lake Kampeska, near Watertown, 8. Dak., competing in the seventh an- nual tournament and pow wow of the organization. They are George Ebert and Ray V. ‘Stair, Bismarck, and W. H. Vallancey, Mandan. The fourth member of the organization, who is not As J. M. Hanley, Mandan. In the organization, Ebert is known as Thunder, Hanley as Blue “The rooms are quieter than you'd think; if the music gets a little loud, I can always drown it out with my radio.” MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES $830,824 FOR SECOND QUARTER THIS YEAR of the state motor vehicle registrar's department totaled Receipts $830,824.75 during the second quarter W. 8. Graham shows. of this year, a report by Registrar Of this amount $196,457.50 was deducted for bridge construction and other purposes designated by the legislature and the remainder was divided equally between the state highway department and the counties, distribution to the counties being made on the basis of the amount paid as license fees by residents of each county. By counties these figures are: Amount State Highway and County— Receipts Deducted County Share Adams . $9,020.75 $ 2,133.14 $ 3,443.81 Barnes . « 22,714.50 5,371.15 8,671.67 Benson 16,044.30 3,793.99 6,125.16 Bil 3,743.65, 885.23 1,429.21 Bottineat 18,215.45, 4,307.13 6,954.16 Bowma! 8,385.20 1,982.85 3,201.17 Burke 11,636.20 2,751.58 4,442.31 Burleig! 20,532.35 4,855.05 7,838.65 Cass . 71,657.40 16,944.07 27,356.67 Cavalie 18,391.75 4,348.98 7,021.38 Dickey 11,399.55 2,695.59 4,351.98 Divide 11,524.75 2,725.26 4,399.75 Dunn 10,343.80 2,445.90 3,948.95 Eddy 7,023.60 1,660.85 2,681.37 Emmons . 8,657.40 2,047.09 3,305.16 Foster .. 7,956.45 1,881.47 3,037.49 Golden Valley 6,682.60 1,580.11 2,551.24 Grand Forks . 50,054.85 11,936.17, 19,109.34 Grant 11,622.70 2,748.24 4,437.23 Griggs 7,183.20 1,840.41 2,971.40 Hettinge: 13,561.95 3,206.78 5,177.58 Kidder 6,080.25 1,437.68 2,321.29 La Moure 10,801.70 2,554.14 4,123.78 Logan 6,458.30 1,527.06 2,465.62 McHenry 15,098.80 3,570.22 5,764.29 McIntosh 8,872.55 2,097.97 McKenzie 12,444.35 2,942.54 McLean 17,948.30 4,244.07 Mercer . 9,067.10 2,143.94 Morton 22,466.35 5,312.41 Mountrai 18,974.20 4,486.70 Nelson 14,815.25 3,503.23 Oliver . 4,106.45 971.90 Pembina 16,016.95 3,787.31 Pierce 10,441.95, 2,469.08 Ramsey 26,684.60 6,309.82 Ransom 11,884.00 2,810.13 Renville 9,645.65 2,280.87 Richland 24,191.60 5,720.25 Rolette 9,485.35 2,242.96 it 10,681.50 2,525.66 5, 1,320.98 Sioux 3,955.70 935.33 Slope 6,725.70 1,590.32 20,632.90 4,878.83 9,843.55 2,327.63 30,317.65 7,168.93 12,434.85 2,940.38 21,631.40 $830,826.75 DROP IRON EXPERT FROM ROAD STARFS Statistical Machine Was an Ir- ritant With Its Data on Highway Costs Gone from the offices of the high- if. The excellent tonic. 201.26 5,114.77 $196,457.50 of the engineers and that they dis- liked it for that reason. The engineers, on their side, con- RIGHTH GRADE GRAD ROSTER TOTALS 415 Bismarck Schools Not Included; 1,328 Examination Pa. pers Are Corrected Eighth grade graduates in Burleigh county, outside of Bismarck, num- bered 115 this year, it is announced at the offices of Miss Madge Runey, county superintendent of schools, Students taking completion exam. inations throughout the county dur- ing May numbered 401. Miss Runey and her assistant. Mrs. Nellie G, Evarts, corrected 1,328 examination papers. The list of cighth grade graduates follows: Regan — Ray Brenneise, Willie Ehmes, Ella Schilling, Marvin Rupp, Frances Fitzgerald, and Milton Mar- covitz. Grass Lake—Russell Johnson. Wilson—Herda Berg. Pleasant View—Herbert Zelmer, Canfield— Conrad Wilkinson, Ira McCoy, Clarice Howe, Ollie Cook, Clarence Walker. Trygg — Margaret Rue, Ella Trygg, Mabel Magnus. Painted Woods — Hazel Peterson, Noreen Hanefeld, Mae Anstrom, and Caroline Johnson. Ecklund—Thomas Fisher, Harry Holden, Edwin Johnson, Anna John- son, and Katherine Krush. Ghylin—Margaret Davis, Ivan Alm, oa Anderson, and Donald Shel- ion. Schrunk— Agnes Novy, Elizabeth Novy, Margaret Marchant, and Irene Marchant, Phoenix — Reinhart Brose, George Brose. Florence Lake— Hamil Lytle, Leo Nieters, Albert Nieters. Thelma—Mabel Morton. Glenview —Ruth Larson, Mariorie Erstrom, Emelia Spitzer, Harold Lar- son, and Anette Anderson. Christiania —Dorthy Wilton and Lyle Wilton. Lyman—Florence Waiste, Saima Pihlaja, Severt Gylden, Sadie Gylden. Richmond — Rodney Williams and Frank Farley. Clear Lake—Hannah Dronen, Har- old Dronen, and Erling Olson. Burnt Creek—Gilbert Andahl. Naughton—Vernon Satter. Linden (Wing) — Edward Banttari, Lela Davis, Gertrude Kavonius, Elmie Erickson, Lillie Mueller. Everyl Piep- korn, Clara Weber, Lila Boss, and Fern Glanville. Lein — Annie Regier and Ruth Johnson. Baldwin — Florence Rupp, Martha Engelmann, Lillian McCullough, Lee Fricke, Janet Lewis, Miles Lewis, Walter Rupp, William Poole, and Herman White. Arena—Gordon Olson, Edna Bere, Ingevald Eide, Elizabeth Mehilhoff, Robert Mehlhot Hay Creek— Gre®. © Menoken—Roberta Craven, Norma Halvorson, Meriwyn Bak¢ Sterling — Lawrence Schmidkunz, Henry Schaper, Adelaide Hall, Rod- erick Chenoweth. Driscoll — Josephine Johnson, Franklin Hanson, Laura Ward, Esther Tompt, Edith Olson, Laura Meyer. Lincoln—Aileen Peterson. Apple Creek—Evaline Warren. ‘White—Helen Swindling and Bus- ter Baeth. Estherville—George Johnson, Verna Strand, Elsie Ghylin, Leonard Lund- berg, Glynn Wheeler. Morton—Naomi Young. Long Lake (Moffit)—Luella Coder. Violet Larson, Eld Ft. Yates Bridge Site Will Be Sounded When Missouri Freezes Up for the North Dakota highway de- partment, and an engineer for the federal bureau of public roads have - selected a tentative site for the bridge to be constructed over the Missourt river south of Bismarck. The site on which on eninge will_be made is north of Fort Yates. The soundings will be made next winter, since the department’ tended that the machine, while un- | ce. doubtedly accurate, did not present a true picture of the situation which the engineering staff was called upon to meet and that the figures taken i it were, in many instances, un- fair, Pembina Bridge I Bids To Be Opened July 26 Bids on the bridge which will aetna ane ment, July 26, ae ne ‘The structure, which is estimated to cost $50,000 will be built under the direction of the state highway depart- ment as a necessary part of the state highway system. Since it is not on ene an ce anon © DEE was lor - ines oat at toons Oil workers seldom suffer from dandruf: crude oil acts as an hearing on the application of the Tri-City Motor company for permission to extend its motor freight line to include San- Sern. Spiritwood ad Jamestown, was announced the state railroad board. The hear- ing was originally set for July 9. Clifford Johnson, bridge engineer | » ae a