The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1930, Page 1

Nortl Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ' ests _ ESTABLISHED 1878 TIONS OF BISMARCK TONE URGE PHELAN AS MOE SUCCESSOR Will Urge Shafer to Appoint : Representative of South- western Part of State : Dickinson Meeting Enters Pro- test Against Proposed Rail- road Consolidation By J. H. GIBBONS Needs of the isolated southern and said, FORM AREA ORGANIZATION SS REGENT Ea ene { BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1930 TALBOTT CHALLENGES KUHRT TO DEBATE ON ‘FAVORITISM’ f Centenarian Ends Michigan Migration PE cote ° Northwestern Grain Association Manager Refuses North Dakotan’s Defy HUFF ACTS AS PEACEMAKER jects tc Rumors Disparag- ing Organization NORTHWESTERN ND. Minneapolis, May 1.—(/>)—Relations Farmers Union President Ob-; between two major regional coopera- strained today with a chal- . J. Kuhrt, general man- Northwest Grain associa- debate C. C. Talbott, chair- the national board of direc- the Farmers Union, on state- 3 : s 3 POPULATION GAINING Increase of 787 in 172 Districts Out of 600 Is Shown by Federal Census g itty Rese ite Wednesday it. Sara pe i or " #8 ; f & i i aya tee 8 : g : e g i creat 4 motion of Emil Krauth, Hebron, by ‘appointment of Dugald Stewart, Bowman banker, chairman, , as and Paul Mann, Dickinson, and Michael . ‘Tschida, Glen Ullin banker. Roky Dabcryapbedtin yy commis- = eas sion was but one item of the biggest, it g aii E 3 Ki i E 8 g Z i ' z . E A 4 ec Ey g a aM Schedule for Church . Services at Glencoe, Stewartsdale Drawn ‘The schedule follows: : service — Glencoe, 10 10:30 Union Terminal the Cooperative Farmers Northwest Grain association late today to con- sider a the favored marketing setup of the federal farm board and the Farmers tional Grain corporation.” But there will be no debate as far as Mr. Kuhrt is concerned, he declar- ed today when informed of the chal- rT lenge. “I am too busy to take the time for a tk debate,” he declared. Mr. Talbott, of also is president of the North Dako- crane Pr The population totals for 1930 and 1920 of the 313 districts are.41,638 and 40,851, respectively. ‘ ‘ Figures for % cities’ and villages are included in those announced to- day. The populations of the cities and villages follow, the 1920 figure being listed first: 200-108; Grenore, sparse ao ot 262; Spring-| result’ of “misinformation or intent 3 Noonan, Siggy te mislead,” ae 120; |, 387-367; ‘blank-140; Sherwood, 423-451; 332-515; "Lignite, 214-217; 244-344; Des 188-230; Tarte 396-618; A hail across highway 463-488; Max, 473-500; Plase, 345-406; | wo, 10 in a path a mile wide, 15 miles ‘Tagus, 183-135; Granville, 394-450; | east of Dickinson, W Ip Oke and Velva, : tending far south and north, Heavy rains also fell in various parts of the Dickinson country. From Hebron to Glen Ullin the rain took on the character of showers. TWO FARMERS FACE 6 and 7, according to tentative gram announced today by Dr. E C. ficer. @rominent doctors ‘many northwest cities will deliver addresses. | one Real Horse Power Chalks Up Pair of Victories Over Artificial Articles of Mr. F i i & ek rf 8 z Jamestown, N. D., | town, Final Feature of State Conven- Dr. R. A. Ogilvie, Grand Forks, was work in ansesthesia. AS ‘The operative section morning | srother put on several practical operations | Mother, by Drs. R. W. Pote, H. H. Ewy, A. L. : x He A i i } Hi ' Grand Forks Fires an: Hires Two Policemen the enumerator has not called upo! address. If you are NOT a Bismarck ri of the Missouri river, fill out the attached blank and mail it to Charles S. Buck, Jr., Jamestown, N. Dak. the census enumera- e need resent his or to be counted, don’t All information requested by tor is held confidential and no on her asking questions. You want. you? PRONG ap doews's cdarcdeniae es: Street and No. Has the Census Taker Seen You? If you are a Bismarck resident and if you know n Hed or if you have anv doubt, please telephone 140 lea’ ing your name and esident and live east ‘MOTHER JONES’ STILL FIGHTS FOR LABOR ON 100TH BIRTHDAY tion Will Be Sharing in Health Day Rally HE also | which g Ff fey il a : E gibtg5 Le a y r ag 3 a: i y Eg g g 2 § ate, FE gf E li iF Minot Py Lignite rT i if Silver Springs, Maryland, in surroundings sharp! with the turbulent life she BeEeE : ler i , in the seclusion [ i jolted out of this solicitude by a during a debate over tion yesterday ing : sl FG 2 M. Other officers elected Devils Lake, N. 1 | i < & z a Spends Twilight of Life on Peaceful Farm Millionaire or ‘Bum,’ She En- joys Chats With Whoever _ Passes Her Door , 1— Jones, lifelong tighter in the cause of labor, is today celebrat- ing her one-hundredth birthday. has reached the century mark ly contrasted voice surpri “cuss,” too, with the same fluency used to sway men where tears gess tried to prevai} on Mother Jones to remain in Washington last winter, she would be more comfor- than in an isolated farm house firmly: “Dam- and leave me I'll you.” of the country Jones has lived all winter, tenaciously to the thread has been wearing very to live until my one-hun- birthday,” she told Mrs. Bur- it when it seemed her be empty when May 1 determination which the conference room . Rockefeller Jr. following the in Colorado has mentally though she to her bed most of Ridicules Men men have tip-toed into irs room, only to i wit or ridicule Williem Green, or President of y = i +8 Minnesota Massacre Revenge Witness Dies D, May 1—>)— 82, who came to &@ government larmer here since Dearie last it St. Peter, hanging of 39 Minn., following | ae [ | i cl g g Youthful Flyer Safe After Night in Desert El Paso, Texas, May 1.—()—Frank :| John Lawrence, 55, a resident of tri- | ~ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ° The Weather =~ Mostly unsettled tonight, fair Friday. Not couch charge tx tamperktatee PRICE FIVE CENTS Hoover Sends Pact To Sena Slope Area Wants Highway Commissioner OMAHA ALCOHOL ‘BARON’ SHOT Five Persons at Assassination Scene Held for Question- ing by Police CAME TO FLAT INTOXICATED Escaped Death on Street When Bullets Riddling His Sedan Failed to Touch Him Omaha, May 1—(#)—An assassin early today ended abruptly the reign of Gene Livingston, reputed “baron” among local alcohol dealers and gamblers. Shot down in the apartment of a woman fired at 4 a. m. in the midst of revelry, Livingston died a half hour later at @ local hospital. Five per- sons in the apartment whén the shooting occurred are under arrest for questioning. Livingston was recently acquitted in district court of a charge of hav- ing criminally libeled Detective Ser- geant Joe Patach, ‘since deposed as head of the police morals squad. ‘Parlors’ Raided In a fit of rage when Patach raided his cigar store and billiard parlor on DEAD IN WOMAN’S APARTMENT Largest Village Is Outside Milwaukee Shorewood, Wis, May 1—(7)—In view of 1930 census figures riving a Population of 13,385, the village of Shorewood, just outside Milwaukee, to- day laid claim to being one of the largest villages in the United States. Since 1920, the village gained 10,375 inhabitants, an increase of 405 per cent. While the village pushes its boundaries against those of Milwau- kee, all attempts to incorpoate it have failed. Shorewood is recognized as the “Gold Coast” of Milwaukee coun- ty and is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. In 1920, the popula- tion was 2,650, ANAMOOSE SLAYER REFUSES FREEDOM Anna Kummer Insists on Re- maining in Jail When She Can Be Out on Bond Minot, N. D., May 1—(?)—Efforts @ gambling charge, Livingston had accused Patach of having accepted “protection” money from him over a! period of years. Criminal libel charges, brought by county officials, were quashed when a jury acquitted the gang leader. Stories related by occupants of the apartment in which Livingston was shot, varied in important details as told to police. Mrs. Margaret Mack, who lives in the apartment, said Liv- ingston came to her place in an in- toxicated condition and asked per- mission to stay there the remainder of the night. She consented, she told Police. As the pair walked into the kitchen to obtain a drink, a volley of shots ctashed through the kitchen window, (Continued on page nine) EBGGE REITERATES ~ Will Match His Pennies in Con- tributing to Proposed Ag- culture Foundation Washington, May 1.—(#)—Chair- man Legge of the federal farm board said today his challenge to wealthy members of the chamber of commerce of the United States to match him dollar for dollar in contributing to an agricultural foundation “still holds “Some of those men up there at the chamber have got dollars to my pen- nies but I am willing and ready to .match, individually not collectively, the donations of any of those kings of industry,” he said. Legge added that a national agri- cultural foundation, as recommended by the naval commission, would be establjshed eventually and would be of “real useful service to the farm- ers.” Such a foundation supported and directed by a board composed of busi- ness men and farmers, he said, should have a $10,000,000 endowment for classifying the nation’s land resources and studying the industrial utilization of farm products. ‘The farm board chairman made his for an agricultural founda- board policies at the chamber of com- merce. Legge said the board had recently reviewed reports to the effect that the grain stabilization corporation was “dumping” grain abroad. “There is absolutely no truth in those reports,” he said. Farmer Near Lawton Killed by Lightning Devils Lake, N. D., May 1—(2)— umph township, west of Lawton, for more than 30 years, was instantly killed when struck by lightning dur- ing a thunder storm at 10 a. m. today. ‘Word of his death was received by A. E. Toomey, county coroner. Lawrence was struck while standing in his yard. He had resided on a farm which he homesteaded in 1899. He leaves his widow. DOLLAR CHALLENG will be made today to induce Anna Marie Kummer, 21, held in the Mc- Henry county jail on a charge of the first-degree murder of her father last Monday, to accept her release on bond, F. J. Funke, Minot, the girl's attorney, said today. Funke said the $10,000 bond fixed when the girl was arraigned, could be raised easily but that Miss Kum- mer has insisted that she remain in jail for the present at least. Mrs. James Scholl, wife of the Mc- Henry county sheriff and matron of the county jail at Towner, reported today that the girl appeared to be much more com than at any time since she was brought to the jail Monday night. Yesterday, Miss Kum- mer assisted the sheriff's wife in do- ing a washing and today she was voluntarily assisting in various du- ties about the Scholl household. today, that he plans to enter into a detailed discussion of the case with the young woman, so that he can be- Pp first degree murder charge. It will be the defense contention that the slaying was justifiable homi- cide, Funke indicated, the young woman having declared that she shot her father, Theodore Kummer, 66, because of threats he had made against her mother, and because of @ long period of alleged mistreatment of his family, SHAFER PROGLAIMS NAY 9S ARBORDAY Friday, May 9, has been proclaimed Arbor Day by Governor George F. Shafer, who urges instructors and pupils in schools, public officials, and all other persons in North Dakota observe the day by planting trees and shrubs in the school yards, public parks, about the homes, on the farms, and elsewhere. Burleigh Bar Takes Notice of Williams’ “Death in Resolution A resolution taking notice of the death of the late General Erastus A. Williams, who was the oldest mem- ber of the bar in this county, was adopted at the last meeting of the Burleigh County Bar association. The resolution briefly tells of work accomplished by the pioneer. Women’s Clubs Open Convention in Velva Velva, N. D., May 1.—(/)—Sixty delegates and visitors are here today for the annual convention of the third district of the State Federation of Women’s clubs. Mrs. Albert E. Jones, Lisbon, state federation presi- s dent, and Mrs. E. C. Haagenson, Grand Forks, vice president, are speakers today. Mrs. P. P. Campbell, Ray, district president, is concluding two terms and retiring at this meeting. Her successor is to be named Friday. Minot Teachers college students will give the annual endowment fund concert this evening at the Velva high school auditorium. Fur Robbery Started Five Years Ago Chicago, May 1.—(M—After five years, a robber last night finally fin- ished what he started—the theft of two fur coats from Joseph Gottlieb. ‘The robbery began in 1925 when a man posing as a customer for a fur coat chose two garments priced at $950 for the two, and made a $100 return in a few days with cash for the balance. Last night the customer returned, with a companion and said he was |laid the foundation for {ready to.pay the amount due and ywas. gone, foo. Finished by ‘Customer’ and His Ally |: take the coats. Gottlieb told him that in the long interim, the value of the coats had increased, and that $900 was necessary to finish payment. The man paid it and left the store, Promising to return soon. He did, with a man in a police- man’s uniform. The latter walked di- rectly to Gottlieb and struck him deposit on each one. He promised to/down with a night stick. When Gott- lieb regained consciousness, the furs were gone, and also the $900 the man ‘The few days stretched into years. had paid. And the man who five years ago robbery t skid; before leaving Minot te DRAFTS TERSE NOTE REQUESTING SPEEDY APPROVAL BY NATION Anxious That American Govern- ment Be First to Ratify Naval Agreement BORAH FAVORS ENDORSING Robinson Urges Building United States Navy to Strength Permitted by Pact Washington, May 1.—(%)—Anxious that the American government be the first to approve the naval treaty of London, President Hoover ordered the Pact submitted to the senate today within 24 hours after it was Placed bo hands by the returning dele- at In asking for senate ratification, isilgoey ee short letter the wor! e delegation wi Tepre- <> Borah of the for lations committee, to which ri ie goes as a matter of course, said every effort would be made for action at this session. Borah has indicated he favors rati- fication but it is apparent that ap- Proval will not be ‘given without @ contest, and considerable delay, Sent at Noon 0; The president ordered the treaty Sent to the opening of the senate ses- sion at noon, one of the white house messengers being entrusted with pre- senting it formally to the senators. with ‘ordinaty ‘communications sre ary. commu! hain actretng house. the long-established tice, the messenger had the Tight of recognition as soon as he entered reels to deliver to the senate “a message from the President of the United States, in ig e The actual reading of the letter of transmittal was left to senate clerks. Hoover’s Letter Short President Hoover's letter was one of the shortest of such public docu- aa poled ie sentence of less than ‘words follows: _ “To the senate: - “I transmit. herewith a treaty of the limitation and reduction of naval armament, signed at London on April 22, 1930, by the plenipotentiaries of her defense to aj the president of the United States of America, the president of the French republic, his majesty the king of Great Britain, Ireland and the British dominions beyond the seas, emperor of India, his majesty the king of Italy and his majesty the emperor of Japan, to the ratification of which I ask the advice and consent of ' the senate, Signed, Herbert Hoover.” Simultaneously, Senator Joseph ‘T. Robinson of Arkansas, also a member of the delegation, in an interview with newspapermen, urged that the United States build up its navy to the point permited by the treaty. VOTE ON PARKER EXPECTED MONDAY tion of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina to the supreme court was unlikely be- fore Monday. Ruth McCormick Spent $252,500 for Campaign Washington, 1.—()—Informed May “| today by Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor- mick that she spent $252,500 from her senate campaign funds fone fred am) committee said ‘We will investigate this thoroughly.” The committee held a lengthy closed fied. ‘sie OR In connection with his subsequent announcement Chairman Nye indi- cated the commission would go to Tilinois to make its inquiry “after we have digested” the detailed statement submitted by Mrs. McCormick, Bandits Capture Van Loaded with ‘Smokes’ New Albany, Ind, May 1.—(%)— Bandits took of a moving van loaded with cigarettes valued at $18,000 on the way from Louisville to Fargo Gets Season’s _ First Thunder Shower Fargo, N. D., May Lae got its first thunder of year just after noon » A heavy fall of rain was by a brilliant display of START FUNFSAL HOME Jamestown, N. P.. May 2:—()—Hik- cavation work wes started: a iro-atory | Sa . “4 erected by t! . pany for uscves # funeral Remae ro