The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1930, Page 1

ry : North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Increasing cloudines tonight, unset- ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1930 © PRICE FIVE CENTS America Patchin Burleigh Livestock Men to Favor Advertising NINE-FOOT CHANNEL Human Shape Bundle in Car POR MISSISSIPPI IS |EXcites Horror, Curiosity BCONOWIG PARLEY PROPOSES FUND 10 SUPPORT PUBLICITY |2ss.""* Recommend 25 Cents per Car Shipment, or Cent a Head, to Back Meat Board “PAUSE IS URGED ON SHEEP Various Committee Reports to Be Codified as Program of Farm Activities Liveriock raisers are looking to ad- into effect at the earliest possible date. Favor Commission Selling Burleigh county beef raisers believe that the outlook for their business is that it will still be profitable for sev- erel years to come, although the 1930 farm outlook is for lower prices. One of the features of the beef cat- tle committee round table was an ex- pression in favor of through commisson houses, instead of selling direct on the farm. The direct (Continued on page eleven) DAIRY EXPERIMENT AT MANDAN PLANNED Federal Station Leases’ State- Owned Land; Extensive Grazing Planned i f Ra 3m i a I SEEE a Bae file ai a | i ; —_— Ghosts Show in Photo| Of Swenson’s Office | In Old Court House | courthouse phiet which the advocates of that * ba gb Pa crag The photogra| ghost man leaning over the aj figure of a myirdered woman on prance | table along the wall, while still closer man, H é i F al - BAPTIST MINGTE NINSTERS INSTITUTE TO OPEN ON MONDAY EVENING: Four North Dakota Pastors and Three National Figures Will Be Here Opening of the annual institute for North Dakota Baptist ministers here | the first three days of next week is! scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Mon- day. ~ At the meeting will be three rel- gious figures of national prominence. Four North eee ooo will Stockton, moose. ¢ | ‘The complete program follows: | 9:15—1 tional: Presa 7 . 0. = qpcchrer. village church con- Rev. Edwin Sundt. ‘he Country Church Srutedas: ary Challen re, Rural Pastors and People.” 10:; eee character-building: A of the Biblical and | Belentitle Principles: Rev. | Arthur Schade. ‘Tuesday—“'! Elements. of Chris | tian Character” (Biblical state- | ment). ‘Wednesday—“Character-Build- ing Iystitutions.” to} Tau ulding Pr Principles, ‘Charac' 11:15—The second discussion: Rev. G. 3 urvey, study and Clifford presiding. Book re’ Splendor of God, “Rev. pel: “The Secret of, Living, “Rev. L. D. P Wednest Y. Continent of Europe,” me Jackson: “Quict’ Talks to Pastors,” Rev. G. miesday-—Rey. Albert Alf, bo ais pea adi J. H. Fla Tikareday—Rev. O. M. Jorgen- | son. 2:15—Second survey: ne Cress. fere: . Schade. ‘Rural’ Pastor he Problem of the Country :00-—— ¥— Convention grou with Rev. Stockton; German ‘Sroup meets with Rev. Wednesary Ent ire group meets witl na. | ‘Stockto1 (Continued on Seeks Higher Higher Pay for | Evanston Professors' URGED BY ENGINEE in Report to Department for ble ss lela | Cites Savings Possible to Grain, bet when th® passenger. Coal, Ore and Oil Inter- ests by System Washington, Feb. 15.—(7)—A recommendation that after completion of the survey now in progress by a special beard of army engineers was channel depth of nine feet at low water on the Mississippi river between. | the Missouri river and Minneapolis. Major General Brown also recom- mended that all permanent struc- tures on the upper Mississippi which be constructed under the existing project be built with a view to having an ultimate channel depth of nine feet. ‘ The report was made to the secre- tary of war on a partial survey of the river for transmission to congress. The chief of army engineers sug- gested that after the completion of the survey now in progress complete | plans for a nine foot project from the mouth of the Missouri to St. Paul and Min Six Feet Not Practicable The report said that reliable and éconontical navigation ‘was not prace ticable at a depth of six feet but would be assured by a depth of nine feet. General Brown told Secretary ‘kel. | Hurley the improvement of the main Stem of the Mississippi river as far north as the Twin Cities went. logi- cally with the recently completed nine foot project on the Ohio river to} Pittsburgh and the ultimate opening | of the Missouri to the featest feasi- ble depth. In furtherancé of previous eco- nomic studies, it was stated by the board that establishment of an attractive service, preferably operated by private interests immedi- ately concérned, might result in a movement of 4,500,000 tons of grain, with a possible saving of $4,000,000 in trans) costs; 4,000,000 tons of coal with possible savings of 50 cents to $1 Oe ton; 500,000 tons of iron ore; and considerable quantities of gasoline and other commodities. Shivers Running Up Middle West Spine Chicago, Feb. 15. 16. @® Chills are again ‘running up the middle west's back, j and mercury after several days in the | Mrs. higher altitude of thermometers, is slinking down toward the ball at the The government forecast here saw zero for many sections of this terri- ‘tory by tonight, and there were sub | zero readings in the northwest. But cold wave was in sight. Duluth with an 18 belay ae: about the most frigid spot in this area. Zero had been predicted for Chi- cago early today, but it was 12 de- grees away at sunup. "|To Broadcast Reed’s Speech from London David from London, will address a {aes ‘at ca the naval conference, the Colum- bia Broadcasting company Guilt or Innocence of Liquor Buyer ~ WillBe Tested Again by Dry Agea which United States Attorney David A. Hart announced the woman would be prosecuted under the Jones Chicago, Feb. 15.—(?)—This is the story of the curtained cab that rolled Fogg bs gana town capt back Sher ld of Passenger and | ape inte he ekrriod ot of eae six | ed. Army Chief Recommends Depth ful we mén with pistols; and of the beauti- | ‘woman of stone. ‘The men surrounded the cab as the | cabby slowly raised his hands. One of the six yanked open the car door. “Whatta ya got there?” he growl- “I am not used to answering ques- tions at the point of pistols,” replied The journey began late last night | the passenger. from the mouth of an alley on the| “Uncover that buridle,” ordered the Gold coast. The trip to Milwaukee | man. Hal avenue was punctuated by the fre- quent entreaties of the passenger to the driver to “be careful! Please be careful! Didn't I tell you to be care- SS eres naar | i SIX FEET NOT PRACTICABLE wT The cab, barely crawling, and Liege d every possible pavement mp, had nearly reached its destin- holding carefully to the bundle wrapped in green cloth, leaned forward and | spoke to the driver, excitedly: “Turn around! We must go back. T have forgotten something!” ‘They were almost back where they i had started when a curtained touring car dropped in behind them. The cab ger sat silent, his arms fondly hold- ing the bundle. The touring car had drawn up be- hind. Six men leaped from it. The yellow light from a dirty street lamp gleamed upon barrels of six revolvers. stopped. For a moment the passen- | The passenger, who was Oskar J. W. Hansen, winner of many art Prizes, slowly pulled away the green cloth. The six men, whose gyn muz- jzles made a menacing semi-circle, leaned forward to see. For a moment they studied the object, then drew away, jamming their guns back into holsters under their coats. Hanson slowly replaced the green cloth around his “The Madonna,” a \ | Study in stone which won the Shafer Prize at the art institute two years ago. “Back to Milwaukee avenue,” he | told the cabby. “And be careful. Do, |Please, be careful! And let us hope ‘we are not bothered any more by po- licemen. Did you notice? One of coe guns was pointed squarely at | her.” as the cab slid gently away into the night. exis BISMARCK CHEMIST SAYS POISON DIDN'T CAUSE DOG DEATHS; Fargo Mystery Deepened by| Analysis; To Pursue Re- search for Rare Drugs Chemists at the state regulatory | department here today injected a new | element of mystery into the already Log! ened “dog poisoning mystery” at ‘The surprise which they offered was that the dogs apparently did not die {from poison at all but. from some other cause. ~** Cc. 8. Ladd, in charge of the regu- latory department analytical labor- ; atory, said examination of viscera of | several dogs which were supposed to {have been poisoned, showed no trace | of lethal drugs. He will not make a formal report, however, until he has j Techecked his findings. j satisfactory, Ladd said, in that they did not give the chemists much to j work upon. He also regretted the absence of any information regarding clinical observations of the dead ani- | mals, saying that most of the stand- ard poisons could be detected by com- petent diagnosis of the sitk animal. rradd admitted that some rare form of poison or one of the ordinary poisons may have been overlooked in his examination and the re-check was being made to eliminate that possi- bility. Dickinson Youth in Critical Condition; Hurt Spleen in Game Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 15.—Clarence oar 19, youngest son of Major and J. Osborn, is in very serious tondltion | “at the local hospital due to an injury received in a basketball game two weeks ago. An operation was performed for the removal of a badly torn spleen and he is given pl a “fifty-fifty” chance for re- oaorn. playing on the local Co. K team with the Lions club team, col- ded with one of his team mates and was at first though to have suffered a broken rib. X-ray and other exam- inations revealed a condition thought to be from a slight tear in the dia- phragm, and he was treated for this for about 10 days, growing worse until operated upon. It was then found that the torn spleen had caused a serious condition with steady hem- orrhage. Former Senator Dies On His 71st Birthday | tist birthday yesterday ‘will be brought here for 1. He had been in St. Petersburg Jax. 18. 12 years’ service as a judge of Bs rere Se ease ronte ot epee at Boston. As 8 Democrat he represeneted Maine in the United tates senate from tol to-1917, Chain Store Magnate Is Charged Bankrupt poston, Beh, 15ers of seman trot New Halnpanire ' The samples submitted were un- | | iia stiarcrastasiaceliciliigy {| Woman Attorney to ‘| Seek Governorship et Los Angeles, Feb. 15.—(#)—Mrs. \Clare Shortridge Foltz, attorney, to- day was laying plans to seek the Re- publican nomination for governor.: She is the first woman ever to enter the race in California. | Mrs, Foltz, sister of Samuel Short- ridge, United States senator from California, announced her candidacy yesterday with a statement that she | 8aw no reason why @ qualified woman freer not seek the office. She cited rhe of experience as a lawyer, lana eee as the affairs joe the aie as Me as qualifications 9 CHILDREN BURNED “TO DEATH AT HOME Racine, Wis., Feb, 15.—()—Three children were burned to death and thelr parents and one other child were burned seriously in a fire which oe their home here this morn- The dead: Phyllis Christensen, 4, her eee Bonnie, 2, and Edna, 10 months. | ‘The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur | Christensen and arena daughter. Irene, 6, escaped, but burned. T, senna ei pets: oe ;ed to live. Harry Borgwardt, 18, Be- loit, Wis., Mrs. Christensen’s brother was injured. 0 me i| Bulletin News a a 3| fy i s 5 He held “The Madonna” tenderly |. SIR HUBERT WILKINS |f LEAVING ANTARCTIC, BYRD BREAKS CANE: Famous South Polar Region Ex- plorers Quit Most Intensive Studies of Unknown HEAR LITTLE AMERICA RADIO | Long Absence of News From| Eielson’s Partner Explained by Battle With Seas New York, Feb. 15.—(?)—After sub- Jecting the Antarctic region to the | most intensive study it ever has re- | ceived, one expedition was headed for Mudgett on Job g Parley Rift ASK DINO GRANDI 10 COMPROMISE WITH +) FRANCE FOR PARITY Meeting Between French and , Italian Leaders Is Hope for Solution of Problem SITUATION IS COMPLICATED The Bank of North Dakota today has | @ new manager and director general. ' i \Tardieu May Reduce Tonnage Demands if His Parliament | Will Approve Step By DEWITT MACKENZIE | London, Feb. 15.—()—Already faced with the problem of helping to ;reconcile the. French naval program with the positions taken by the other Powers at the naval conference, the American naval delegation took up efforts today to aid in an understand- | Colonel C. F. Mudgett, state pioneer | ing between France and It on the |banker and businessman of Valley | difficult parity problem fA in it- home today, while another was pre- | City. Officially took up the financial | self may threaten complete success of Paring to leave. Indications the expedition headed | by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd was | breaking camp at Little America were given in a radio conversation “| night between the SEE os hid operator and the operator at t! search station of the peed institute of technology at South Dart- mouth, Mass. After the nightly exchange of mes- | sages, ti.e operator at Little America | said, “This is the last time we will | talk to you from Little America.” He | added that the entire party was sleeping in tents and that the tem- perature was 10 degrees below zero. The New York American, sponsor | of the Antarctic expedition headed | by Sir Hubert Wilkins, said today Sir Hubert has completed his work for | the year and that he and his person- | nel had left Deception island, his base, for Montevideo on the steam- ship Henrik Ibsen. Captain Wilkins’ return to his base was made in the whaler William Scoresby after a terrific battle with mountainous’seas. He had been in the Antarctic ice three weeks, during two of which he had been lost to radio communication. Captain Wilkins sailed last Sep- tember to continue a study of con- ditions in that region started the previous year. The Byrd expedition reached the Antarctic in December, 1928. Rear Admiral Byrd and the various scien- tists with the expedition carried on extensive research work, while Byrd ;made a pact Maint ag over the south pole. BUTLER CANDIDATE FOR SENATE HONOR’ Boston, Feb. 15.—(#)—William B. Butler, former chairman of the Re- publican national committee and | United States senator, is a candidate :|for the Republican senatorial nomin- gs in the primaries next Septem- | aah chairman of the Republican na- tional committee he directed Calvin Coniier campaign for the presi- lency. Prepare Gallows for Housekeeper Slayer | Phoenix, Ariz, Feb. Feb, 15—(?)—Fur- | jther attempts to save from the gal- \lows, Mrs. Eva Dugan, 25-year-old housekeeper, were under way today. Mrs. Dugan, convicted of the murder of A. J. Mathis, Tucson recluse, is junder sentence to hang Friday. | Two Killed, One Hurt In Plane Dive Crash Chicago, Calif., Feb. 15.—(}—James Elfendahl, 21, pilot, and Percy Little, are dead and Clifford Squires, 22, seriously Q pioneer Minneapolis family wie eer ‘Wells, business and cific leader, died her home on the site of the home- ‘stead settled by her parents more. than 75 years ago. She was 82 years old. Mrs. Wells lived for 20 years at leral days. | reins of the institution, dropped when death called C. R. Green. COLONEL MUDGETT TAKES NEW JOB AS N.D. BANK MANAGER [Successor of Late ©. F of Late C. R. Green Announces No Changes in Policy Are Planned _ Col. C. F. Mudgett, Valley City, to- day was “on the job” as manager and director general of the Bank of North Dakota. Representatives of the state ex- aminers office were checking over the affairs of the institution and it is ex- pected that the work will require sev- The main of the examination is to show that the as- sets of the bank were intact at the time Mudgett’s administration began. This is the practice when new men assume state fiscal offices. Few if any changes from the poli- cies of the late C. R. Green, former bank manager, will be inaugurated |. by him, Col. Mudgett said. He point-i ed out that the Green policies seem- ed to be generally satisfactory and that the board of directors of the | bank, designated by law as the mem- | bers of the state industrial commis- | | sion, remains unchanged. —_O_"* j Jovial Undertakers | |; Ponder Pocketbooks Chicago, Feb. 15.—(?)—A gloomy dilemna was pondered with profes- sional lugubriousness today by mem- bers of the Chicago Undertakers asso- ciation. . It concerned dying, and also the empty city treasury. The department of health has run out of the special paper used in mak- ing photostatic copies of death cer- | tifleates. It can buy no more, having imo money. Without such photostatic ‘ copies, insurance companies are loath | to pay insurance. Without insurance money, under- takers have to wait, sometimes, on | their pay. The undertakers who paradoxically are jovial souls, presented the prob- lem in a gay way. They urged Chi- ans to refuse to succumb until the city straightens out its finances. Bert Acosta Is Sent to Jail for Abandonment Mineola, N. ¥., Feb. 15.—(#)—Bert Acosta, who flew to France with Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd three years ago, today was sentenced to six months in the Nassau county jail for abandonment of his wife and two children. Acosta pleaded guilty. TAFT RESTING QUIETLY Washington, Feb. 15.—()—William | Howard Taft ‘was said by his ph¢st- . | clans to be resting quietly today and that there had been no material change in his condition. KING DISSOLVES ASSEMBLY today signed @ decree definitely dis- solving the national assembly, which Jamestown, N. D. Cancer Victims Flock to Frisco to vi i i i 2 sistent itself a cure, whieh d E i LE | ee il J the conference. Dwight W. Morrow, American am- bassador to Mexico, and member of the American delegation, went into conference this»morning with Dino Grandi, chief of the Italian delega- tion and Premier Mussolini’s right j hand man. The meeting was at Mr. Morrow's hotel. nee va bt first developments of is wi will by ie, lunes cot ae Tallan statement outlining Rome's naval re- nanbasoortint It was said this state- ment will again present Italy’s desire for a Tadleal reduction of armaments} but at the same time will make clear she insists on having the right to! equip herself with naval armament’ equal to that of any other continental power. | Parity Hopes Brighter | Another important event of next | Week will likely be a meeting between Foreign Minister Grandi and Premier Tardieu of France. The possibility of this meeting has somewhat strength- ened hopes that a solution may be found for the parity problem. The conciliators in hing this Franco-Italian problem, are tak- ing into consideration the whole range of subjects involved and are exploring the possibilities of a poli- tical compromise. Such a political agreement might take the form of a Pact of security of some sort. It might even deal with adjustment of (Continued on page eleven) Dickinson Woman to Claim $180,000 Left By Hungarian Mother | Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 15—Mr. and ; Mrs. Tony Wendling, of this city, have gone to iepeseia to claim.a for- tune of $180,000, to years ago. The money has only re- cently been deposited in a bank for her. It is one-fourth of the estate she shares with three sisters, who came with her to this country shortly after the World war. The local couple were married in Milwaukee four years ago and have lived here since, Mr. Wendling work- ing as a laborer. They have three children whom they took with them to Chicago. They will return here, they told friends on leaving. Elihu Root Honored On His 85th Birthday New York, Feb, 15— {b- Sait Baee, administra- every toward international peace. American Death Rate Over Age of 37 Grows New York, Feb. 15.-(#)-Dr. civilized countries show at improve- ment at every period of life. Two Brothers Killed In Sightseeing Plane Jena, La, Feb. 15.—()—Lamar ‘Whatley, 19, a Grady Whatley, 22, brothers are dead as the result