The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1930, Page 3

C MERGER OF 6.4 4 a NP. RAILROADS GETS * PERMISSION OF 1. ¢.¢. Great Northern Pacific Is Di- vorced From ,Burlington Property, However Washington, Feb. 21.—()—Acquisi- lion by the Great Northern Pacific Railwey company of control of the Great Northern railway arid the Northern Pacific Railway was ap- proved teday by the interstate com- merce commission.. Under the order the Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy railroad, now owned jointly by the two roads but assigned by the interstate commerce commission in its consolidated plan &s head of a Trunk(Aine system of its own, would be divorced from the un- ee of the two northwest sys- ‘ems, Control of the Great Northern and f. the Northern Pacific by the newly fermed Great Northern Pacific com- pany would be obtained by lease and stock ownership. The new company Was authorized: by the commission to issue its common capital stock for the purpose of acquiring the two voads. Gets Washington Road The Great Northern Pacific com- pany also was authorized to acquire the Spokane, Portland and Seattle vailway. In ordering the roads to divorce; themselves from ownership of the Burlington, the commission held that * question had been disposed of by the consolidation plan. In awarding the Spokanc, Port- lend Scattie to the unified system, the commission said suitable assur- arice must be given that the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific rail- yoad will have access from Spokane to Portland over this short line. Arizona Noose Severs | Head Off First Woman Executed (Continues from par” one) ounce bottle of a “deadly poison.” Florence drug store. Wright said the woman apparently intended to commit suicide, but was prevented from taking the poison by the vigilance of guards. An investi- gation was started to learn the source Of the poison. Plays Whist in Cell The 52-year-old housekeeper, who | was convicted of the murder of Mathis, her employer, in January, 1927, 1 order to gain possession of his prop- erty, spent the hours preceding her execution in the company of the pris- on chaplain and a few friends. Until after midnight she sat at a card table and played whist with two ‘women friends and a woman prisoner, while outside her cell the death watch paced back and forth. Occasionally she reached out to caress a telegram which lay on the table—a farewell messag@ from her daughter, Mrs, Cecil Loveless. During the course of the game, Mrs. Dugan requested that her “guests” be served with orangeade. Severel min- utes passed before the drink was served, and the condemned woman called to a guard: “Please bring on the orangeade. I want it now. To- morrow will be too late.” Smokes, Jokes, Laughs, Sings Since early evening the sky had been overcast, and a light rain was pattering on the graveled pathway as {he woman wes led from her cell in the prison proper across an open space to the death cell. She smoked a cigarette and joked with guards as she marched along, and as they neared the gallows house she laughed and sang “I don’t know where I'm going, but I’m on my way.” Mrs. Dugan kissed two of the guards who left her at the door of the death house and said: . “I love ned by “Jeck” as- was not guilty of the \ ‘i Arguing that the proposed motor truck line between Devils Lake and Carrington is an invasion by Grand Forks of territory which naturally be- longs to Jamestown, representatives of the Jamestown Chamber of Com- merce today entcred objections to the Proposed line at a hearing being held here by the state railroad board. that the new motor bus truck line be- tween Devils Lake and Carrington, would put Grand Forks in James- town's natural territory as created by | the railroad lines. Mr. Richardson | teams here and at Cogswell Thurs- sentatives of their local communities. | mentioned Mr. Townley for this, after | day.. The question was on the abol- | ishing of the jury system in criminal cases. . | People’s Forum ASKS EDITORS, WHY? | Editor, Tribune: | In considering the explanation pub- jto their statement to Congress three ‘things stand out very distinct. First, the editors try to explain by saying that they said something different \second, that they did not mean the things they said, and third, that those | securing |for the farmers from their statement. | Now my experience with newspaper {editors as a whole show them to be terests of their community according jt ag best information and judg- ment. Unfortunately most of the editors are too busily engaged with the me- {chanical side of jclosely examine the facts and evi dence on ‘both ‘sides of important economic questions like the policies of one or other of the j@teat political parties, and are in- jclined to follow and reiterate the its of the arguments advanced. In the present instance they fol- of the Minne- facing very disagreeable exposures relative to their lobbyist activities, Bnd ae Someta commas eee lic. ‘The progressive senators from the agricultural sections of the country sterious ‘abuses ghurled upon them but pro- ceeded to demand justice and fair| Very truly yours, JAMES M. WITHEROW. —— SOME TOWNLEY RISTORY Raub, N. Dak. Editor, Tribune: It is my conviction that A. C. third district of North Dakota; and |lished by the various editors relative also from dry Nonpartisans, because | Socialist speech, but it was a Non- Of the popular belief that he origi- | Rated the Nonpartisan League idea, ; Planned and launched the League— j after the delegation of farmers met from what they really did say, and; up at the legislative session in 1915, | | @nd asked the legislature to build a ; State elevator, but .were told by a Ee peed hag ration gard to | seen how many of his former political | letter ihe published in the Socialist county district court jury today dis- | Opponents, end Nonpartisans as well | Will forget the various schemes Promoted or aided to all of their hard earned savings. For many of them trusted him with their money because they believed in the myth that Mr. Townley planned the { League; that he was their most un- | selfish friend—which myth he per- | aistently kept alive in the Leagu Publications (controlled by him), and "| Siving 1914. In reply to this letter a Alexandria, Minn., re- play for their constituents and re- | 8! |for this condit was to progresstve senators at deavor to discredit them |the idea that the & a 2 i vie [ begé es s REESE eae | 1 had asked him if he knew a suit. |able farmer. He told me of Mr. | Townley’s big farming, and I asked | m , | him if he was the Flax King, down at |tectimony have been taken’ in the MINOT WHEAT PRICE Quotations Based on Loan Value the fact that wheat futures in Min- neapolis today closed at approx‘ mately the same price as yesterday, pricés in Minot were advanced 8 and 4 cents over the quotations of Thurs- lay. | Sell-Miller Milling company, explained that the $1.06 quotation in Minot to- | day for No. 1 hard, No. 1 dark north- {ern and No. 1 northern spring wheat | tioned by the Farmers National Grain | corporation, | Poration’s prite basis for the pu chase of wheat in Minot were re- ceived from Russell-Miller officials in Minneapolis today, McLean said. chasing wheat in Minot reported that | they are following the lead of the milling company in offering $1.06 for | wheat today. The ordinary differenti- | ation between Minot and Minneapolis | Wheat prices is 19 eents. | Se ‘Jamestown Objects to gument that motor freight trucks in- jure improved highways without any compensating |commissioners of Eddy and Foster PET ie APE PAS SAS PE OT EAE, ES NNT TONE ES ; The bottle, he said, bore the label of ® | teams continued their unbroken string | ‘statement” went to the Old Guard | that the League should have a farmer |ount#es sxmusd agains: the proposed of victories by defeating Cogswell |of the east instead of to the repe-| for its president. ee eenaical} M. Springer, traffic commissioner of ADVNAGHD 8-9 CENTS Sanctioned by Farm Board Agency Minot, N. D., Feb. 21.—(/?)—Despite C. C. McLean, manager of the Rus- is based on the $1.25 loan value sanc- Instructions to use the grain cor. Elevators and other concerns pur-j Proposed Bus Service Devils Lake, N. D., Feb. 21.—(7)— Cc. E. Murphy, Jamestown, stated Basing their opposition on the ar- contribution, county The principal witness this after- oon against the truck routes was G. | sidewalk. The jury deliberated an hour and 50 minutes before returning its verdict before Judge George Moellring. Braun charged that his wife died early in 1928 following an operation and treatment by Dr. Stone. He con- tended the physician had not used proper care and caution in treating her. Dr. Stone testified that his serv- dered and performed. | North Dakota Chess | Players Gather for Fargo, N. D., Feb. 21.—(4)—Chess | players from many points in North Dakota are expected to gather here for the annual chess tournament opening here Saturday morning, ac- cording to George Hoencken, Fargo, state secretary. W. J. Murray, Fargo, 1909 state champion, will defend his title. Three Are Injured in | Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 21.—(?)— | shaken up and a baby escaped injury | Thursday night and this morning. Harvey Mokfer, 21, broke both wrists when he fell from a refriger- ator car in the Great Northern yards. Mrs, Lillian Olson broke two bones in her leg when she fell on a slippery Mrs. James Crosby was slightly injured and L. E. Parks was bruised and shaken when a Great Northern passenger train struck a car driven by Parks near Levant, six miles north of Grand Forks Thursday eve- ning. Mrs. Crosby's baby was un- hurt. 3 All of those injured are expected to recover. Question of Payment Of School Tuition Is Before Court in Cass Fargo, N. D., Feb. 21.—()—Legal action has been begun in the Cass county district court to determine whether common school districts may pay more than the $5 per year tui- tion permitted by state law for pupils sent to high schools in other districts or whether the parents of the pupils must pay the difference between that amount and the actual tuition | charged. | An action involving this question is | the Jamestown Chamber of Com- ‘Thus far over 500 pages of | Beach. | I never talked about this organiza- | | fon to him at anv other time. Al- | ception of those sponsoring the bus|0f pupils will be affected by the rul- lines and one witness from Rolla, have | ing, it was said. opposed the motor freight lines be- cause of damage done to highways by trucks and because of the fear of re- tailiation by railroads which might ye {be detrimental to continuous all year fter my plan. Then when some }frelght service. | though son after that Mr. Richardson | came and asked me for the use of the | |church I was preaching in, for Mr. | Bowen, for what I presumed was a | Partisan speech in reality. He had | already begun to organize the Leag ja jchurch people objected to the use of | the church for a Socialist speech 1} rescinded by promise for the the church but I promised, in a letter to Mr. Richardson, that I would pay. | myself, for the use of the hall. This! use ot | | paper The Iconoclast under the head- ing Church Ethics. We did not meet | ved , after that, as far as I remember. Nor | against Dr. did I know of the League organization | until the paper came out (I had then ;taken up a homestead); and for a long time I thought that Townley's mind and mine traveled in the same channel, for I had forgotten the name of the person Mr. Richardson men- e| tioned for president of the League. | But when I heard that Mr. Townley | ., Was the flax king I knew that the this | Claim for him that he planned the | | League is only a MYTH. | ‘Thérefore it remains to be seen if, Mr. Townley will receive any further | support from the Nonpartisans—wet or dry. I am for Mr. Sinclair for con gressman because he is honest, able Townley and his schemes. Sincere! A farmer of McLean County. CUT INTEREST RATE | Omaha, Neb. Feb. 21—(#)—The Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha today announced a reduction of from 5's to 5 per cent in its in- terest rate. The bank serves states of Nebraska, Iowa, South Da- STRIKERS ATTACK WORKERS Boston, Feb. 21.—(#)—A crowd of | approximately 20 striking garment | workers today invaded the work ronn | of the Imperial Dress company and; Ne; | and stay tired. attacked the working employes. One| added. Spee man was slashed across the necl: vith | j hearing, which concludes tomorrow. Most of the witnesses with the ex- Jury Dismisses Suit ‘Against Minot Doctor being heard in Cass county district court today and probably will be car- ried to the state supreme court for final decision. | Hundreds of school districts) throughout the state and thousands ‘The question arose here as the re- sult of pupils from the West Fargo district attending Fargo high school at which tuition is $102 per pupil por year. : In @ case in which the Williston high school was involved several years | ago, the supreme court held that high jgchools are not limited to the $54 a lyear tuition but may charge a rea- 'sonable fee for outside pupils. Minot, N. D.; Feb. 21.—()—A Ward missed a $50.038 damage action brought by Ben Braun, Drake farmer, E. C. Stone of this city. GET WASTE OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM Banish Constipation at the Start with Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN Look out when a wake up tired aches, unpleasant breath. These are usually first symptoms of stipation. 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Grand Forks Mishaps | Fargo will close the two-day program. Three persons were injured, one Was ' and county authorities took steps to- | a in accidents in and near Grand Forks | louse ph Mephomllet arte d stores. Internal revenuc bureau of- fictals said they had been informed that the tickets were smuggled into the United States in violation of the tariff law. ; New Merrifield Hall Dedication Features Two-Day Program at U Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 21,—(?}— iedication of the new liberal arts Hall in honor of Web- institution. The annual Carney ie ee held Saturday morning. Judge Svein- professor of laws at the University of Illinois and legal alumnus of the local school. Other features will be the unveiling of a portrait of Vernon P. Squires, A basketball game Saturday night between the university team and that from the State Agricultural college at RUN LOTTERY TICKETS | Omaha, Neb., Feb. 21.—()—Federal ; in G. N. SEEKS RULING St. Paul, Feb. 21.—()—Unofficial indications were given in railway circles here today that the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific would attempt to gain some modifi- cation ‘of the interstate commerce ! commission's ruling relative to dis- posal of the Burlington road in con- nection with the proposed merger of the two Northerns. CAPABLE WORKERS GET JOBS EASILY So well known is the thorough- ness of training at Dakota Business College, Fargo, that students are snapped up’’ quickly as they grad- uate. Mable Steele was employed by the General Electric Co., Twin Lakes, Wisc., the day she finished her course. J. E. Hailey was en- gaged as promptly by the Fargo Loan Agency. Watch results of ACTUAL BUSINESS training (copyrighted— at D.B.C. only). **Follow the Suc~ ceB$ful.”? Save time. Enroll for Early Spring Term, March 3-10. ‘Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St., Fargo. 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