The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1930, Page 1

North DaKota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, ‘TH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1930 French Flyers Cross Atlantic Dr. Fridtjof N ansen, DEATH CUTS SHORT PLANS TO EXPLORE POLE BY ZEPPELIN, Infection, Inducing Heart Weak-| ness, Claims Famed Sci- entist Suddenly SAVED MANY LIVES IN WAR First Attracted Worldwide Fame by Drifting Across Arctic in Ship Oslo, May 13—()—Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, famous Norwegian arctic ex- plorer, humanitarian and author, died with dramatic suddenness today at the age of 68 while in the midst of plans for a dirigible flight over the north pole next year. His death was so sudden and un- expected that he was alone when he died, neither his relatives nor a doc- tor being present. For some time he had been con- fined to his bed by an attack of phlebitis, or. inflammation of the veins, in one of his legs. During the past few weeks, however, he felt bet- ter and was able to get up again. Shortly after noon today he was suddenly attacked by paralysis of the heart and died in comparatively few Postponed Flight . Nansen had been planning to his North Pole-trip this year but because of the unfavorable economic situation and the impossiblity of con- cluding insurance arrangements for 1930, the project was cancelled with bt expectation of making it in ‘The famous explorer was widely known in the United States where he frequently lectured, his last visit being in 1929 when he outlined his Plans for the North Pole flight which was being by the Aero Dies All Alone One of the famous citizens of Nor- ‘way, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, had a dis- tinguished career as an explorer, z0- ologist, diplomat, humanitarian and author, and while he achieved notable successes in all these fields, he was perhaps best known for his (Continued on page nine) RAINFALL DRENCHES ALL PARTS OF STATE Bismarck Gets 1.79 Inches in Last Seven Days; Larimore Gets Four Inches Every part of North Dakota re- ceived a general drenching during the last seven days, with as much as ioe inches reported from one sec- according to a report compiled re the federal weather bureau here tt ‘was the heaviest week's rainfall of the season. Larimore reported four inches, while Pembina received 3.70 for the week. At Grand Forks a fall of 3.16 occurred during the week, while Devils Lake received 2.90. The precipitation was a great bene- tit to crops throughout the state. Precipitation in inehes reported from weather stations for the seven CITIZENS’ SEWER COMMITTEE NAMED BY CITY COMMISSION | Life Adventure Ends | ceo irhe hethande SSOCIATED MIRESS OO: »FRIDTIOF NANSI World famous explorer, humanitarian and ‘scientist, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, 68, died suddenly today at Oslo, Norway, before the last of his dreams for high adventure, a trip over the North Pole in ‘the Graf Zeppelin, had come to fruition. Nansen first gained fame more than 40 years ago for his ex- Plorations in Greenland. 03 LOCAL STUDENTS IN MAY CONFERENCE CONTESTS AT FORKS Bismarck High School Repre- sented in Athletics, Music and Typing Fifty-three Bismarck high school | students tomorrow will begin e trek to. Grand Forks where they will par- ticipate in the May Conference con- tests at the University of North Da- kota, it was announced this morning by high school authorities. Leading the parade will be mem- bers of the girls and boys glee clubs, who depart early tomorrow morning for Grand Forks in automobiles. Leaving tomorrow also will be those | entered in the instrumental and vocal | solo contests. Entrants in the athletic events, in- cluding girls and boys tennis, track and field, and golf, will leave ‘Thurs- day while three entrants in the typ- ing affair will not go until Friday. A list of the students who will rep- resent the Capital City follows: Boys glee club—Dale Brown, Wal- ter Ulmer, Russell Saxvik, Gilbert Benzon, George Moses, Leo Benser, Myron Benser, Woodrow Shepard, Carvel Johnson, and Claude Turner. Cornet solo—Marlen Loehrke Clarinet solo—Merle Schwantes. Golf — John Zuger and Elwood Knutson. Piano solo—Anette Leibole. Contralto solo—Thurley Snell. Soprano solo—Ethel Sandin. Girls glee club—Marjorie Acker- man, Margaret Bornhofer, Ernestine Dobler, Ruth Freiss, Genevive Hal- verson, Isabelle Humphreys, Rachel Johnson, Bernice Klein, Marian Mel- ville, Ione Noggle. Ruth Paulson. Alice Schwartz, Ethel Sandin, Arlene | Loehrke, Lucille Lewis, Nina Melville, Frances -Macovos, Lila Olson, Thurley Snell, and Patty Whittey. Track and field—John O'Hare, Ted days ending at 8 a. m. today are: Meinhover, John Spriggs, Wallace BISMARCK 79 Green, Wade Green, Harold Tait, Amenia |Gilbert Benzon, Leo Benser, Lester Beach 82 Dohn, Walfred Hultberg, Frank Pot- Bottineau .. ter, Lloyd Murphy, Lucas Harmsen, Carrington . and Dale Brown. Crosby .. Girls tennis—Jule Walz and Doro- Devils Lake Petron. Dickinson ‘Boys ‘tennis—John O'Hare, John Drake Jansonius, Paul Faber, Marlen euice: |Loehrke, and George Moses. ing — Fouemaen Typing Mary Miller, Arlene 1.95 3.70 1.88 Moorhead, Minn. Ole Eielson Seeking Seat in State Senate Hatton, May 13.—Ole Fielson, Traill county resident for 45 years and father of the late Carl Ben Elel- son, premier Northwest airman, will seek the nomination of state senator from Traill county at the primary election. Mr. Eielson is an Independent who also has received the endorsement of Nonpartisans. He will seek the en- dorsement of the Republican party with which he has been affiliated curing his residence here. Never before a candidate for public office, the pioneer nevertheless has taken a lead in party work. He was chairman of the Traill county Repub- lican committee for several years. At Loehrke, and Helen Ulsrud. Fargo Invites Hoover To Speak on Vacation Washington, May 13.—(/P)—Presi- 2.06 |dent Hoover has received more than 2.54/a score of invitations to make ad- dresses and visits to cities all over the west since it was announced he intended spending August on a visit to the national parks of the Rocky mountains. Fargo, N. D., Omaha, Billings, Min- neapolis, St. Paul, and Kansas City, have sent invitations to the presi- dent. He has not’ charted an itinerary yet except his tentative plan to pass through Minneapolis. HONOR ST. AUGUSTINE Bone, Algeria, May 13.—()—St. Augustine of Hippone, described by the pope in an encyclical last month as “one of the great fathers of the church,” was honored here toaay by the commemoration of his: fifteenth centenary. MINOT MAN PROMOTED Minot, N. D., May 13.—()—Alton | Jacobson, Minot. assistant manager | of the Ward Mercantile company here, has been promoted to the man-| agership of the Yankton Grocery company of Yankton, S. D. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson expect to leave in price of copper a quarter of a cent to | legislative present he is precinct committeeman. jabout two weeks for Yankton. .jall accumulated jury cases will be} South Side Surface Drainage Problem Too Ticklish for City Fathers Alone THREAT OF ANOTHER SUIT | weit Louis Garske Appears to Warn Administration He May Re- | peat Action He Won \ Solution of the south side surface | Water sewerage problem was passed j over to @ committee of citizens and | taxpayers by the city commission, Monday evening, As an advisory committee to -act with the commis- sion in reaching some plan of action in the face of threatened law suits for damages, R. B. Webb, John Peter- son, H. J. Duemeland, F. L. Conklin and N. O. Ramstad were named. The commission had reached the point where plan after plan had re- sulted in reducing cost of proposed relief from nearly $200,000 to about $70,000, unless it be decided to con- struct a mere open ditch. The com- mission has not felt like going ahead at such an expense and making the improvement that will divert uptown surface flow of rain water to the Missouri river, thereby to avoid flooding the Will nursery, the Garske farm and other bottom properties. Taxpayers Are Objecting Besides, objections of taxpayers have come to the ears of the commis- sion. The matter had come to the point, last night, where nobody on the commission seemed to know what to do. Commissioner Wachter pro- posed that the slate be wiped clean of what has been done so far and that a new start be made. ‘What has been done has been to create an improvement district of the entire city and to have eight plans for relief drawn. These plans in- volve new sewer additions between Third and Eighth streets on Bowen avenue, proposals of impounding dams of 25 acres south-of Bowen avenue between Third and Sixth streets, another impounding dam of ten acres west of the baseball park to connect with the Jackman coulee and a pipe line to the river, or the | alternative of draining the surface j Waters into the sanitary sewer out | there. City Attorney C. L. Young report- in an opinion as to the law that e city could acquire land as a dis- charge site for sewerage. Section | 3,697, compiled laws of 1913, he said, | includes authority for purchase or | condemnation, the cost of such land |to be distributed to the entire city by inclusion in the general cost of the sewer system and by levy of spe- cial assessments. Having this power, Attorney Young held that the city has implied power to acquire one or more outlets. Another Threat of Suit ‘The city has received two commun- ications so far from the Oscar Will Seed company, warning that suits for damages will be brought if there ;be further damage to the company’s nursery at the foot of Seventh street on the bottoms by surface flow floods from uptown. Last night another threat of suit was added to the list, by Louis Garske, who appeared be fore the commission and announced that he might have to repeat his legal action of last year, when he won damages in district court on a com- plaint about surface water from the city flooding his property. He said he would not take such action if the city proceeded to do something now. Jury Call for June Term Is Ordered by Judge F. Jansonius Judge Fred Jansonius today made an order for drawing of a jury venire | for a June term of court, at which jeligible for trial. The jury list will be 42. Judge Jansonius will sit at this term. | One case came before the court this morning, that of Dr. W. P. Thelan, Wilton, against Jack Haluzak, a dis- puted account involving garnishment and refunding. The suit was com- promised and, on settlement being announced to the court, Judge Jan- sonius dismissed the case. Slope Legionnaires in Dickinson Convention Dickinson, N. D., May 13.—Ameri- can Legion posts of the southwestern section of North Dakota are staging a conference here tonight with the Matthew Brew post of Dickinson act- ing as host. Harry Hart, Ray, state commander, Jack Williams, Fargo, state adjutant, and T. O. Kraabel, Fargo, state vet- erans service commissioner, will be the featured speakers. Sioux County Play Day Will Be Staged Friday Fort Yates, N. D., May 13.—School children of Sioux county will svage their annual Play Day here Fria y, May 16. The Play Day is bei: ¢ sponsored this year by the America ‘ The Weather ‘Unsettled tonight, temperature near freezing. Wednesday cloudy and cold. PRICE FIVE CENTS Their Engagement Rumored Possibility of marriage of Archduke Otto of Austria and -Princess Maria, | youngest daughter of the Italian royal family, has been Tumored in Vienna Aeeoctated’ Press Photo political circles. FORECAST PHILIPPINE LIBERTY QUESTION AS CAMPAIG ISSUE ESTE T INIA Stanton Boy Tames Wild Mourning Dove Stanton, N. D., May 13—Edwin Kilber, Stanton boy, has tamed one of the most timid birds known to} man. Catching two mourning dove chicks about a year ago, Edwin took them to his home. One of the birds died. The other, fed cracked wheat by hand, survived. Edwin needs no cage for his pet. During the day, the mourning dove is free to fly where it will. Each eve- ning it returns to be fed its ration of cracked wheat. After singing a con- cert for his master, the bird permits Edwin to carry him to a chicken house where he spends the night. In the morning his master frees’ him. SIX MILK SOURCES SHUT OFF IN APRI Bacteriologist Reports Too Large Amounts of Bacteria in Some Supplies Bismarck milk supplies in part have been running too high in bacterial content, Dr. A. W. Ecklund, state bacteriologist here, reported to the city commission in His April state- ment as to the work of the labora- tory on milk and water samples. ‘The bacteriologist reported that as &@ consequence of this, six sources of supply were condemned as totally un- satisfactory for the production of milk to be used in the city and were barred from selling here. One, how- ever, asked for a retest and on this the milk from his dairy proved very satisfactory. cleaned up after the first discrediting test. Insistence on cleanliness by Dr. A. ‘W. Munson, the dairy inspector for | the city, is getting results, said the bacterlologist's report. There has been a noticeable decrease in bacter- ja in milk and in the cleanliness of the supply, Dr. Ecklund reported. He added: The dairy had been; “Taken as a whole I would say that | the milk was not in a very good con- dition during the month. Seven samples out of the 47 had bacterial counts up in the millions. Due to this fact, the pasteurized milk on sev- eral occasions had a count higher than 50,000 bacteria per c. c. Since all these sources of milk having high count have been eliminated, I hope to see the counts drop materially dur- ing the month.” In the grading of the milk, grade A raw and pasteurized, shall not con- tain more than 50,000 bacteria per c. c.; grade B, raw and pasteurized, not more than 100,000 per c.c. Raw supply of milk that is to be sold shall not contain more than 200,000 bac- teria per c.c. The butter fat shall not be less than 3% per cent. ‘The bacteriologist’s report on milk conditions is published as a legal no- tice in another column and shows whose milk is good, bacterial or dirty. Killdeer Group Bank Meeting 1 Postponed Fargo,.N. D., “May 13.—()—Group bank esis: oetee at pve: Lidgerwood anc ave Ine definitely postponed because of bad roads, W. C. Macfadden, secretary of the State Bankers association, an- nounced today. ‘The Valley City district meeting scheduled for Thursday. will be held. Independents Endorse Hodge as Postmaster Jamestown, ND. D., May 13.—(P)}— Chester R. Hodge was’ endorsed for postmaster at Jamestown by the I. V. A. Stutsman county campaign com- mittee at a meeting here Monday. Legion posts of the county. COPPER ADVANCES AGAIN as favoring the election of the entire} | Farmers will Rally to Independ- ence Party, Minnesotan Declares | ‘Retention of Islands Adversely Affects Agriculture and Labor Washington, May 13.—(?}—A pre- diction that unless. some action on the Philippine independence ques- tion is taken at this: session of con- gress, “the question will be one of the Paramount issues in the 1932 | campaign,” was made in the house ‘today by Representative Knutson, geet Minnesota: agricultural sections of the | | outer will rally to the support of {the party that comes out unequivo- peseae ies the hpi independence of ds, said the Minnesotan, who is glare ofa posers ry to grant the | Pilipinos their freedom. Knutson added he had served no- i tee on the insular committee, to | which his measure was referred, that | unless it is acted upon and referred to the house, he will invoke the rules to take the resolution from the com- mittee and bring it direct to the floor of the house for consideration. Based on Economics Basing his argument largely upon the economic phase of the question the Minnesotan said: “I am in favor of the immediate independence of the Philippine Islands because their retention ad- versely affects American agriculture and labor, Last year we imported something like seven hundred million pounds of vegetable oils from the Islands. This enormous quantity of oil was used in the manufacture of butter substitutes and soaps and therefore entered into direct compe- tition with our dairy interests and swine raisers. I have no doubt but that the present low price in butter and lard is due largely to this enor- mous importation of vegetable oils. Farmer Pays Bill “The Philippine Islands also ex- Ported to the United States between | grown beet and cane sugar. | as the Islands can continue to export | | American farmer continue to pay the bill for their occupation? “Not only does the Philippine farmer compete with the American farmer, but the Filipino who comes to the United States to work is a keen and serious competitor for the American laboring man. “In addition to affecting us ad- versely from the economic angle, they are also an ever present menace to our peace.” Famous Indian Rider Returns from Japan Fort Yates, N. D. May 13.—Asa Redcloud, well known Sioux Indian rider of the Standing Rock reserva- tion, has returned.to his native coun- try after an absence of several years. Redcloud returned from Japan where he resigned as performer there with an Australian circus. Redcloud has been a featured rider and marks- man with wild west shows of many craves and has traveled all over the Martin Connolly to Marry Regent Woman Fargo, N. D., May 13.—()—Martin J. Connolly, publisher of the Het- tinger County Herald at New Eng- land, will be married here Saturday to Miss Helen H. Hayes, Fargo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hayes of Regent, N. D. The wedding cere- mony will take place at 8 a. m. in St. Mary’s cathedral with Rev. Father} .|The committee also went on record /Thomas Egan, pastor, officiating. | THREATENS FLOOR ACTION, 500 and 600 million tons of sugar, dis- | ran. placing an equal amount of American | So long | | to the United States, vegetable oil | and sugar duty free, how long will the | aS Army Football Star Made Mairi- monial Touchdown in De- fiance of Rule Years Ago During Furlough From West Point New Orleans, May _13.—()—Rec- ords in the court at Gretna, Jeffer- son Parish, Louisiana, today revealed ‘DOWNED BY LOUISIANA MAID: Played Wedding Game Two! Arctic Explorer, Dies RED CAGLE TACKLED BY CUPID; UNCLESAM TO BENCH GRID ACE, |Jean Mermoz and Two Compan- pila sete ‘ Cupid Stops Cagle | ped aL tee hota that Christian Keener Cagle, the “red head” army football star, and Miss Marion Munford Haile, a pretty auburn haired girl of New Roads, La., were married on August 25, 1928. The marriage was performed by George J. Trauth, justice of the peace of Gretna, who went back through his records of the past seven | years and located the certificate. Each gave their age as 23-years. Cagle gave his address as New Orleans and his bride's address as Baton Rouge. The marriage certificate shows the bride's father is deceased. Her moth- er is Mrs. Valentine Herbert Haile. Mrs. Cagle left yesterday on a visit to New York. RESIGNS AFTER AP UNCOVERS HIS MARRIAGE West Point, N. Y., May 13.—(#)— Cadet Christian Keener Cagle resign- ed today from the United States mili- | tary academy after presenting a cer- | tificate saying that he was married. |The resignation was requested by Major General William R. Smith, su- Perintendent of the academy, and was forwarded at once to the war de- partment at Washington. Informed today by the Associated Press that records in Gretna, La., in- dicated Cagle was married, General made by Colonel M. A. Shockley, post surgeon, in charge of the cadet, hos- pital where Cagle 1s convalescing from a tonsil operation. Cagle. informed of the situation, | gave Colonel Shockley a certificate affirming his marriage, and as soon | as. this was brought to his attention General Smith requested the cadet to resign. He did so at once. Marriage by any cadet is strictly (Continued from on ho ees One) BISMARCK TRIBUNE | GETS STATE ORDER \Five State Printing Contracts Awarded Local Firm on Lowest Bids Contracts for the state's printing requirements have been let by the state printing commission to The Bismarck Tribune company. Two classes of printing provide for the publication of legislative bills and journals; the third class provides for publication of reports of state depart- ments and pamphlets issued by state institutions; the fourth class includes printing of the 1931 session laws and the fifth class includes miscellaneous printing, blanks, letterheads and sim- ilar supplies. The contracts operate for a two- year period. In legislative years the | state's printing bill totals about $115,- cording to State Printer James Cur- | etree printing firms bid on the work. | Members of the printing commis- sion are C. W. McDonnell. member of the state railroad board, chairman; J. A. Kitchen, commissioner of agri- ; culture and labor, and Robert Byrne, | secretary of state. | | Shrine Club to Meet And Hear Potentate On ‘Covered Wagon’ | A full meeting of the Bismarck Shrine club is desired at 9:30 o'clock this evening, after the Scottish Rite ceremonies, at the temple. Howard H. Ellsworth, potentate of El Zagal temple, Fargo, and A. J. Arvold, rep- resenting the same body, will be pres- ent to take up matters in connection with the coming “Covered Wagon” pageant at Fargo, May 23. Charles Dawson, assistant chief rabban, and Fulton Burnett, high priest and prophet, also wired today to attend the conference. Varsity Tennis Meet Postponed Due Rains Grand Forks, N. D., May 13.—(7)— The annual state interscholastic ten- nis tournament for boys and girls, Scheduled to open here Thursday morning at the university, has been called off because of rain. C. A. West, director of athletics at the Univer- sity of North Dakota, said this morn- ing that it would be impossible to put the courts in condition for play even if the weather clears soon. The tennis tournament was sched- uled in conjunction with the state jtrack meet and golf tournament. | West stated 25 schools had entered New York, May 13.—(#—Copper\I° V. A. ticket as endorsed at the! will be attendants. Mr. Connolly and! which will be run off Friday and Sat- Exports, | 13.30, C. 1. F. European base ports. ticket, pledging ane ardent” support of both Inc., today advanced thé |Grand Forks convention and the local his bride will return to New England urday afternoons. “united Saturday and will make their home tickets. i there. | tule for matches Saturday. Smith directed an investigation be | | 000; in “off” years about $80,000, ac-| Associated Pregs Christian Keener Cagle, for four years scintillating football star for the U. 8. Military academy at West Point, today faces dismissal from the army for violating the rule forbidding marriage of cadets. Examination of court records at Gretna, Louisiana, reveal that “Red” was married there in 1928, ‘ECONOMY CHANGES | MADEIN COMMUNITY BUILDING MATERIAL Cost to Be Kept Within Funds at City-County Disposal; May Finish Pool, Too Alternate changes in materials to be used in the memorial community building, according to the bids sub- mitted by all contractors at the time of letting the contract, were sanc- | tioned by the city commission, Mon- day evening, on recommendation of Architect Liebenberg, so as to bring ; the structure within the $209,000 at | the disposal of the city and county. | The idea also is to find means for finishing the balcony and swimming pool at the same time as the remain- der of the building, instead of later. The American Legion has offered | $1,000 as a donation for these latter purposes. As calculated by City Auditor M. H. | Atkinson, the change in materials will jcut the price of Contractor A. J. Weinberger by $5,462 and the price of Frank Grambs in plumbing by $1,138. With the $24,000 paid for the lots, the cost of the building will be kept to $207,522.55, leaving approximately $2,500 for the portion supposed to be left_ unfinished. The demand of R. L. Gray for $131 damages for injuries sustained in running into a rope stretched by city workmen across Main avenue at Seventh street, recenury. was rejected, on an opinion by City Attorney C. L. Young that the city was not liable, as it had exercised all due caution. There was a feeling of sympathy, however, for Gray, whose nose was severely ripped by the rope, while his car engine and windshield were dam- aged, and some commissioners felt that if there was a way, so as not to | set a precedent, Gray's expenses | should be paid. His excuse for ap- Parent carelessness was that the sun was shining in his eyes at the time and the red flag on the rope had been wrapped about it by the wind. The police magistrate’s report for | April showed fines of $237 collected in cash, with $173.85 still to be paid on installments. Shafer and McKinnon Saskatchewan Bound To Discuss Highways Minot, N. D., May 13.—(?)—Gover- nor George F. Shafer, accompanied by A. D. McKinnon, state highway Project engineer, and two Divide county men, left Minot today for Re- gina, Sask., to discuss with Saskatche- wan highway officials the proposition of building an international highway which would pass through Crosby, Divide county. C. F. Bissonnette, Divide county commissioner, and Attorney Olaf Braatelien, Crosby, were the other two members of the party which is making the trip by train. Militia Bureau Chief Will Visit Bismarck Major General William G. Everson, of Washington, D. C., chief of the army militia bureau, will arrive in Bismarck by airplane at 5:15 p. m. Friday, according to information re- ceived today by the adjutant general's office. General Everson will leave for Santa Fe, N. M., Saturday morning, according to present plans. An effort will be made by North Dakota Na- | tional Guard officials, however, to in- duce him to fly to Devils Lake to in- | spect the state National Guard camp | Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bond, Fargo, 175 athletes to date for track events | there. While in Bismarck General Eversot TRANSPORT AIR MALL ‘FOR SOUTH AMERICA IN 4,700-MILE FLIGHT ions Land Hydroplane at Na- tal on the Brazil Coast RAIN DRENCHES THEIR CABIN Inauguration of Paris-Rio Ja- neiro Line Marks Ninth Successful Sea Hop Rio Janeiro, May 13.—(#)—Bring- ing with them the first transatlantic air mail to South America, Jean Mermoz, French aviator, and two companions landed at 6:12 a. m. (4:12 a. m. E. 8. T.) today at Natal, near Oe northeastern tip of the conti- neni The landing completed a flight of about 1,700 miles from 8t. Louis, Senegal, near the far eastern tip of Africa. It took 21 hours and 12 minutes, more than an hour longer than the aviators had expected. The plane, a postal hydro-airplane, left Perpignan, France, May 2 for St. Louis. Wften departing at noon yes- terday for Natal it picked up airmail which had been brought Saturday night from Paris, by plane and took it across the Atlantic, This lap of the Europe-South American airmail heres tofore has been made in fast dee stroyers, Rain Fills Cabin All was not easy flying for the Plane. The first part of its trip was easy, but once near the middle of the journey the aviators radioed the cabin of their plan> was nearly filled with rain which fell during a storm through which they had just passed, They passed over Fernado Do Nore onha, where there is a Brazilian pen- al colony at 5:45 a, m. G. M. T. (12:45 a.m. E. 8. T.), but needed nearly two hours and a half to negotiate the re- maining 125 miles or more of their journey. Aboard the plane with Mermoz are: M. D’Abry, navigator, and M. Guimie radio operator. Several flyers already have flown the short southern course of 1,700 miles from the Atlantic African coast to the southwestern tip of South Amerida. This flight was the ninth made suc- cessfully across the south Atlantic. The pioneers over the route were Captain Sacadur; id Captain Cou- tinho, Portuguese lyers, who flew from Lisbon to Rio Janeiro by way of the Canary islands in 1922. SEAPLANE DISTANCE RECORD is ESTABLISHED Paris, May 13.—(?)—Laurent Eynac, French minister’ of the air, today cabled official congratulations to Jean Mermoz, French aviator, who landed this morning at Natal, Brasil, after a transatlantic flight from St. Louis, Senegal. M. Eynac informed M. Mermos and his two companions that they had broken the world seaplane distance record in traveling 3,200 kilo- meters (1,987 miles) in 21 hours 10 minutes, JANSONIUS TO HEAR MINOT RECALL ROW Affidavit of Prejudice Filed Against Lowe Is Cause of Appointment District Judge Fred Jansonius has been named by the state supreme court to hear a case in the Ward county district court involving the proposal to hold an election in Minot to recall four of the five Minot city commissioners. Jansonius was appointed after City Auditor G. 8. Reishus, defendant in the case, had filed an affidavit of | Prejudice against District Judge John . Lowe. Lowe issued an alternative writ of mandamus directing Reishus to call a city election, as asked in certain Petitions filed with him by Minot voters, or to show cause why he should not do so. Lowe's action was taken on petition by Thomas E. Dunn, John F. McGrann and George E. Campbell, who are interested in the recall movement in Minot. Information as to the date on which hearing in the case will be held was not available here, Regent Boy Recovers From Football Injury Regent, N. D., May 13.—Stanley Bjorum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bjorum of Regent, has completely re- covered from injuries sustained in a football game last fall. Stanley has returned from a Min- neapolis hospital where he under- went special treatments after removal from a Bismarck hospital where he had received emergency surgical at- tention. VIENNA CONDUCTOR RESIGNS Vienna, May 13.—(P)—Dr. Wilhelm Furtwaengler, conductor of the Vien- na Philharmonic orchestra, resigned that post today, creating a sensation in musical circles. His action was most unexpected and was unex- plained. FARGO PIONEER DEAD Fargo, N. D., May 13.—()}—William . Meek, 71, Fargo resident for 50 ears, was found dead in his home |is expected to confer with National from gas poisoning, resulting when Thirty golfers from 14 schools have | Guard officials and to inspect the | food cooking on a stove botled over, { guard offices here. extinguishing the flames.