The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 17, 1930, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930 The Weather Fair tonight and probably Sunday, Rising temperature, PRICE i Soe CENTS Youthful Bank Bandit Is Slain —__— ‘Farmers Cor Corporation Buys Huge Grain Outlet KANSAS CITY FIRN BOUGHT; REPORTED PRICE IS $3,000,000 Give Cooperative Branches in Oklahoma and Kansas Six Million Bushels Storage OPERATE UNDER OLD NAME aay | Huff Says Transaction Indicates | Changed Attitude Toward Cooperative Chicago, May 17.—(#)—The Farm- ers National Grain corporation today possessed an export outlet for the Couthwestern territory with its’ ac- quisition of one of the leading grain concerns in the nation. The corporation has taken over the Hall-Baker Grain company of Kansas City, Mo., at a reported price of about three million dollars. The deal where- by the corporation bought the firm | with its branches at Wichita, Kan., and Enid, Okla., includes leases on nearly six million bushels of elevator space in the Kansas City terminal. ‘The grain corporation takes over all the capital stock of the Hall-Baker company, which handles between 30,- 000,000 and 40,000,000 bushels of grain annually. ‘The intention of the corporation {s to continue operation under the name of “Hall-Baker Grain company, owned and operated by the Farmers’ National Grain Corporation.” C. E. Huff of Salina, Kansas, presi- | dent of the Farmers’ National Cor- poration, in announcing the purchase yesterday, said: “This transaction indicates the great change which has | already taken place in the grain trade | and in the co-operative movement. | Many of the best grain firms recog- | nize the absolute right of the farmer to market his own product and are convinced that the present movement is quite certain to succeed. They are willing to withdraw from the field and, in some instances, even to aid the co-operative George S. Milnor of Alton, Ill... gen- eral manager of the corporation, said: “The purchase of the Hall-Baker Grain company, the largest and one of the oldest export and domestic grain firms in the southwest, is the first step in securing important facili- ties in large terminal markets.” CHANGE OF VENUE SOUGHT BY OSTER Defendant in Emmons Murder! Case Says He Cannot Get ;massacre of seven George [Hubby Loses Suit for Her Love __| GOOPERSTOWN HIGH Light Rain and Overcast Is a wife's love worth $50,000? been alleged. | SCHOOL IS WINNER IN JOURNALISM CONTEST | Carrington Places Second and Fargo Third in Competi- tion at Grand Forks RECOGNITION TO BISMARCK Second Place for Its Annual ‘Prairie Breezes’ Grand Forks, N. D., Méy 17.—(P)}— Scoring seven points in publications and five in declamation finals this morning, Fargo high school took the {lead in the North Dakota interscho- | lastic sweepstakes. The school is ex- | pected to score heavily in track com- petition this afternoon, making it a favorite to repeat its sweepstakes victory in 1929. | Leaders in points for sweepstakes | trophies stood in the following order at noon today: Fargo 61, Grand | Forks 54, Valley City 44, Hillsboro 31, | Larimore 30, Mandan 20, Jamestown | 18%, Hazelton 18, Cooperstown 161s, St. James academy 16, Leeds 13, New | Rockford 13, Bottineau 10 and Cassel- ton 10. |Capital City School Awarded| | Bluegrass region, and Louisville, as of William J. Kunkel, New York fruit broker, | thought so when he filed an alienation of affections suit for that amount | against William B. Quigley, Denver attorney, in whose apartment he charged |the best high school newspaper in he found his Russian wife, “Princess” Marie Alimova. Mrs. Kunkel is pic-|the state in a North Dakota publi- tured above as she testified for the defense at the trial in Denver. lost his suit. She admitted on the stand that she was not a princess, as had eee Laer Racky at the University of North Dakota. Kunkel RESPECTED BUSINESS MAN IS EXPOSED AS PETTY HOODLUM : Chicago, May --17. —(#)—Hitherto; uncut. pages in the life story of Frank J. Parker were slit open yesterday by | Canadain customs officials. In Chicago, Parker was in the po-/ lice record as a petty hoodlum, confi- dence man, automobile thief, burglar, ex-convict, and well-to-do aviator- bootlegger His name even came into the in- vestigation of the St. Valentine's day (Bugs) Moran gangsters. In Montreal, Canada, there was an- other Frank J. Parker, president of, the Dominion Distilleries, Ltd., known | as a shrewd business man and a lead- ing citizen.. Yesterday, P. A. Martineau, Cana- {dian customs official, identified the} jand fingerprints. After the Dominion Distilleries be- came bankrupt, an \yesterday on perjury chargeS-and for ; liquors, run in by five airplanes. In drawn whiskey to evade paying taxes, lartineau said, and he was jailed attempting to bribe excise officers. Chicago police estimated Parker was formerly worth at least $5,000,000 and that he had supplied a select local clientele with choice Canadian 1926, Parker was named in a parole “mill” investigation. The same year, a federal grand jury indicted him but he evaded arrest; also the same year, | federal operatives raided an alcohol plant estimated to net profits of} $99,000 weekly which they said was owned by Parker. of less than 150. Grand Forks, N. D., May 17.—(?)— The Cooper High Record, Coopers- |town, today was awarded a cup for cation contest held in connection with The trophy for second place went to the Carrington High Sentinel, Car- rington. Third place winner was the | Cynosure Weekly, Fargo. The Cynosure. will receive a cup for the best annual in the state. Second jand third places were awarded to \Prairie Breezes, Bismarck; and the Sheyenne, Valley City, respectively. The trophy for the-best-magazire in the state was won by Rose, of St. James Academy, Grand Forks. In division one of the newspaper contest, in which 15 publications from jschools having an enrollment of 150 jor more students were enterea, the Cooper High Record placed Carrington High Sentinel, and Cynosure Weekly third. The Yellow Jacket Journal of Mo- hall placed first of the 23 papers en- |tered in the second division, which includes schools having an enrollment Second and third | In 1914, Parker was sentenced to/in this division went to the Shy Hi the Illinois state prison for duglary | cry, and was paroled the following year. At the time of the massacre inves- | his name because of the adverse pub- | Sheyenne; | Times, Kenmare, respectively. In Class A, regular printed TS, two as the same through photographs tigation, the Montreal distiller asked! cognerstown won first place, Car the Canadian parliament to change| rington second and Fargo, third. Shy Hi Cry, Sheyenne, won first in Class investigation | licty given the Chicagoan, Martineau | 5 pity ee for mimeographed pa- and the Wild first, second, the Kay Hi showed Parker had secretly with-! said. | pers, with the Orange and the Black, T Skies Greet Leustile, Ky. May 17. maddest light rain and overcast skies greeted | the thousands of visitors who poured | into Churchill Downs today where fourteen colts and one filly were ready for the fifty-sixth running of the Kentucky derby. The rain was | misty and light but the clouds for a| time hid the sun. But, rain or no rain, today was | i Derby day. Times may have changed, more | citing scenes may have ushered in previous Kentucky classic of the turf | higher fevers of wagering may have been manifest in more prosperous | times, but today at least the thor- oughbred once again was king in the old, seethed with the turbulent spirit, the thrill and hubbub of the most spectacular of American horse races. So today found the captains of in- dustry, the steersmen of state, and the Earl of Derby himself, here from | England for the first time, mingling with the proverbial beauty and chiv- alry of the old south, the “boys” from the big cities of east and west, and the hardboots from Ol’ Kaintuck, Sande Dominates Scene They came to see the fifty-sixth running of the Kentucky derby, at one mile and a quarter, with $50,000 | added, a gold trophy to the winning owner and a horseshoe of roses to the | thoroughbred crowned monarch of his class, They came to see whether Earl Sande would fulfil! popular ex- | pectations and ride the eastern fa- vorite, Gallant Fox, to victory over such hopes of the west as Tannery, Gallant Knight and Buckeye Poet. These thousands came to rub el-| bows, wager, cheer and feel the} throbbing thrill in a whirl of horse- | flesh around the picturesque oval of Churchill Downs, lasting scarcely more than two minutes. It is only a flash of color, a mad dash and a full- throated roar, this Kentucky derby, but in its tradition and glamorous setting it has become one of the Greatest classics of American sport. This one has furnished a compar- and @ small field could not diminish. Taxi drivers and even hotel-keepers, selling lodging at $20 a day, have complained business-is*nut up-to the level of former years. Famillar Faces Missing Fewer special trains have brought their throngs of the faithful. Many familiar faces are missing. Even the Earl of Derby has been indisposed for two days, unable to fulfill many of | his engagements because of a severe {cold, but his lordship fully expected to watch his first American derby and present the famous trophy to the | owner of the victorious thoroughbred. 800 LINE POLICEMAN ACQUITTED BY JURY Talesmen Deliberate 20 Hours atively calm and peaceful prelude to! the excitement that even hard times | Derby Throng ‘TWONORTH DAKOTA CHILDREN KILLED IN FALLS FROM HORSES Killdeer Youth Found Dead * Father; Girl's Tumble Re- sults in Blood Poisoning Two North Dakota children were dead today from injuries received when they fell from horses in separ- | ate accidents. At Adrian, N. D., Dorothy, 10-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard Brandt, died 36 hours after she fell from a horse while on her way home from school. She suffered a broken leg, in which blood poisoning developed. The Brandts are farmers near Atrian, | Carl, the nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fabe, died Thursday after being throww’from a horse in a cow pasture eight miles northwest of Killdecr. The horse slipped, throwing Carl! against some stones. The body was! found by the father, who went in| search of the boy when Carl stayed away longer than usual. Funeral services will be held from the English Lutheran church here | Sunday. AURORAL LIGHTS ARE VISIBLE IN BISMARCK, Weather Observer Says Demon-; stration May Be Due to Aus- | rails, Not Borealis It was a brilliant ndleciag of one of jnature’s wonders for the rest of Bis- |marck, but for Weather Observer O. W. Roberts it was a technical ques- tion. Between 10:30 and 11:10 o'clock Friday night, all who looked at the Northern sky saw one of the most re- markable demonstrations of Northern lights visible here in years. But were they Northern lights? That is the question which interested Roberts today. He said that, since the beam ap- | Peared in the east-southeast and |traveled toward the west-northwest, |the light may have been the Aurora | Australis or Southern Lights. Commenting on his technical obser- vation, Roberts said: “The beam ap- peared to be about one degree in width at each horizon, widening to two degrees at the zenith. The beam ‘was not steady, but appeared to travel {Clarence A. Dykstra, | pag 's New Boss ; —J -—te) above, Los An- geles college professor, is Cincinnati's | new boss. He has been named city manager at $25,000 a year to succeed Colonel C. O. Sherrill, who resigned to become vice president of a grocery chain, ‘OLD POLITICAL FEUD HOLDING INTEREST IN MINNESOTA PRIMARY eau and Christianson Stage Fight for Senatorial Nomination St. Paul, Minn., May 17.—(P}—An old political feud between Senator Thomas D. Schall and Gov. Theodore | Christianson of Minnesota has been revived in the contest for the Re- publican nomination for the senate. The two have been openly at odds since they were elected to their! | Present posts in 1924, pweyrr. eltiiers 25 wietor Sfces & nex hegard whjeh threateds csually safe Republican majorities. The Farmer-Labor party and the Democrats have perfected what may result in a working agreement for mutual help. There will be an inter- change of support and opposition candidates are expected to be with- drawn by each after the primary, as @ practical means of gaining victory. Democrats have been out of power for years in the state. Farmer- Laborites reached the peak of their power in 1923 when both Minnesota senators, Henrik Shipstead and Magnus Johnson, as well as three members of the house wore the party label. Senator Schall, a blind man, leveled an attack on Governor Christianson’s administration as his first campaign step. He has pledged to continue support of the insurgent Republican bloc. MINNESOTA BA BANKER THWARTS HOLDUP BY | USING SIX-SHOOTE! Takes Chance on Old-Style Weapon When Stickup Man | Orders Him to Vault $2,000 IN ROBBER’S POCKETS 'Youth Came to St. Paul From South Dakota, Police Are Told Hamel, Minn., May 17.—(P)—A 21. year-old bank bandit was dead today | because an old style six-shooter could | still be fired, and because H. J, Dor- weiler, cashier, took a chance and won, The bandit, later identified as Gun- jae Jacobson, St. Paul, walked into the Farmers State bank of Hamel yesterday toward closing time, snapped the door lock on the inside and shouted “hands up.” Dorweiler and Mabel Larson, asstst« [eae cashier, obeyed then laid on the floor at the intruder’s command. | _ After stuffing what money he found into his pockets, the robber herded the two bank employes into the vault, | He closed one side of a double inner door and behind this closed portion was Dorweiler. He snatched the gun on a nearby shelf and fired. Jacobson was killed outright. In his pockets was found a | little less than $2,000. | Jacobson came to St. Paul from | Centerville, S. D., and for the last | five weeks had lived with Harry Niel- sen, the latter told police. | Jacobson was reported today to be | the nephew of a North Dakota farm< er. John Anderson, keeper of the | Hennepin county morgue, said a man | Who refused to give his name had told him he had a communication from the uncle at Starkweather. The caller said the letter directed that the youth be buried at the coun- ty’s expense, the uncle refusing to finance the funeral because of the circumstances. | JACOBSON HAD. GGOD | REPUTATION AT Home | Cunterville, S. D., way 17. —(P)-- Gunnar Jacobson, 21. killed at Hamet Minn., last Friday, was considered a law abiding and respected citizen during the year he spent here, friends said today. Jacobson left Centerville last sum- mer to visit an uncle in North Da- kota, and according to friends has not been here since. He was employed by Anton Soren- son, paint and wallpaper dealer, as a painter. Sorenson said he was @ faithful and dependable worker. WORKED ON FARMS NEAR DEVILS LAKE Devils Lake, N. D., May 17.) Gunnar Jacobson, killed at Hamel, Minn., Friday while robbing a bank, came to the United States from Den- mark three years ago and worked on farms in this vicinity. He has am uncle who is a farmer near Starke weather. Governor Christianson, claiming Northwood, second, and the Mayville in waves. It was brightest at 10:45 } i ! Fair Trial There \ A change in venue was sought to- day by Jacob Oster, of Hazelton, who is scheduled to be tried for first de-; gree murder in Emmons county dis- | trict court Tuesday. Oster field an affidavit of prejudice | with the state supreme court, which | designated Judge Thomas H. Pugh of | Dickinson to pass on the application for a change of venue. The affidavit charged that a fair trial could not be had in the Emmons county district court at Linton, before Judge W. H. Hutchinson of La Moure, because of publicity and prejudice in the county. Oster was charged with murder following the killing of John J. Peter- sen, Hazelton farmer last March. Ac- cording to authorities, Oster has ad- mitted the shooting, claiming Peter- sen interferred with his domestic af- fairs, William L. Langer, Bismarck attorney, will defend Oster. The Oster case is on the Emmons county court calendar along with 12 other crimjnal and 23 civil actions. Oster is charged with the murder of John Petersen, a neighboring farmer and a life-long friend. Oster, who admitted his guilt to of- ficers March 22, the day after the shooting, will make a plea of tem- porary insanity. \ METHODIST RIFT ON 7 TEMPERANCE INTED * Pronouncement on Liquor Ques- tion in Committee Report | Causes Disagreement | Dallas, Tex., May 17.—(P)—A re-| aes ees re Prohibition Repeal | Leads in Bismarck | er Five hundred and ninety-seven Bis- | marck persons have voted in the Lit- | erary Digest’s Prohibition Poll ac- cording to a second incomplete an-| alysis. announced today. These returns show those favoring | | Forks, placed first in Division Two repeal of prohibition well in the lead | with -modificattonists second and | those voting for prohibition law en- | forcement third. The tally announced today follows: Hi-Times, Mayville, third. In Class C, sections of town papers, Yellow Jacket Journal, Mohall, won first and Lone Wolf Howls, Watford City, second. In division one of the annuals con- test Cynosure, Fargo, placed first; Prairie Breezes, Bismarck, second, and Sheyenne, Valley City, third. Flick- ertail, University High School, Grand ‘and Flicker, Leeds, second. | Thirty-eight publications were en- tered in the contest, 31 newspapers, |six annuals, and one magazine. F. E. Bump, Jr., head of the department of ported rift in the ranks of the tem-' ror enforcement, 150; for modifica | journalism at the University of North perance committee of the quadrennial | convention of the Methodist Episco- pal church, South, headed by Jose- phus Daniels, former secretary of the navy, today promised new problems| for the delegates. Exact differences between members of the committee have not been an- nounced, It was learned, disagree- ment is current over the body's re- port, however, which, when submit- ted, will be a pronouncement on the liquor question, written by Daniels, plus a large part of the report of! Bishop James Canrion, Jr., secretary | of the temperance board of the church, Some members of the committee today expressed belief Daniels him-/ tion, 186; for repeal 261. ALLEGED PLOT 10 ALTER ELECTION man Nye of the senate campaign funds investigating committee today | sylvania counties that “well grounded RETURNS PROBED ‘Washington, May 17.—(#)—Chair- | telegraphed attorneys in three Penn-| | Dakota was in*charge. a mie age Veteran ‘Soup’ Man | Raps Modern Crooks -—--—_————,__— Chicago, May 17.—(P)—Joe (Big | Charley) Burgess believes the burg- |Jary business, and allied arts, have | come upon evil days—much more evil than ever. The 64-year-old man, who once rat- ed. himself one of the most expert “soup” men in the safe cracking in- dustry, reminisces as he sits in his cell awaiting the action of Canadian | authorities who have hunted him 18 Before Deciding Lisbon Manslaughter Case Lisbon, N. D., May 17.—(P)—After deliberating 20 hours, a jury today acquitted S. F. Ford, Soo Line police officer, of a charge of manslaughter in connection with the shooting of | James Drew, transient. Ford pleaded self defense for the killing of Drew at Enderlin last March. The jury, composed of 10 men and two women, was instructed by Judge | George McKenna to return one of} three verdicts—first or second degree | manslaughter, or acquittal. Ford! pleaded self defense. | ADVOCATES OF NAVAL, PACT ARE CONFIDENT Washington, May 17.—(/P)—Despite objection of the navy general board to terms of, the London treaty—pro- ponents of the pact in the senate re- mained confident today early ratifi- cation lay ahead. Too low a poportion of eight-inch | gun cruisers in the American fleet, ‘ABDUCTION CHARGED |Chicago Couple Receives Note Pp. m. and faded out shortly after 11:10 p.m. The sky back of the beam was unusually dark and clear and stars were visible throughout tne en- tire length of the beam.” He would appreciate reports from other persons who witnessed the phenomena. TO "MOTHER HUNGER’ | | | Saying Young Woman Will Return Child Chicago, May 17.—()—The Mich- ael Moroneys, who sought relief from straightened circumstances by ap- Pealing to the “help for the needy” column of a newspaper, have receiv- ed a note signed by the young woman who abducted their two-year-old baby, Mary Agnes, Thursday. “Don't worry about the baby,” the note said. “I am taking her to Cali- fornia. You can spare her for two months. I'll take good care of her, tax reduction, economy, and reor- ganization of the state's government as fruits of his administration, has centered his appeal on a pledge to work for upward revision of tariffs | on farm produce. Democrats have selected Einar Hoidale, Minneapolis attorney, as their senatorial nominee, and Far- |mer-Laborites have nominated Floyd |B, Olson for governor. Leaders of the minority parties have agreed on an interchange of support for the; two. GRAF ZEPPELIN 10 MAKE LONG LIGHT Giant Dirigible to Start Sunday! on First Flight Below Equator Friedrichshafen, Germany, May 17.! —(#)—Tomorrow, weather permitting, the Graf Zeppelin, giant dirigible| which has crossed the Atlantic five) times and flown around the world! once, will begin its first trip to the| SIX PERSONS KILLED BY BLAST IN QUARRY Two Workmen, Three Children and Water Boy Die in West Virginia Explosion Union, W. Va., May 17—(P)}—814 ; Persons, two workmen, a youth and three children, were killed today by an explosion of dynamite at a rock quarry near here. Six cases of dynamite in a black smith shop used for road construce tion work on the Seneca trail explod- jed. The two workmen, Paul Shires of Union, and Oscar Johnson of Jacks ‘ills, were in the shop. Their bodies vere blown to fragments. The bodies of the three children of | Mrs. Bella Wiseman, a widow living near the quarry, were found near the buildings. A son of Frank Weile, of Sulphur Springs, who was employed as a water boy in the road construce tion, was the other victim. He lived for a few minute after the blast. hyears for the robbery at New West-|too high a ratio for Japan and ab-|and will help you, too, with money | south of the equator. | oy. conleenien Orie gheresd| pelt sight nee ee oe mploclbe | ane ae. Rut iee ininster, B.C. J sence of parity with Great Britain are | while we are away.” An Beata stop will be made at Support for State that his wi! S a two children report and would support @ minority | day's senatorial primary. ‘After a laudatory word for the old-|seen in the treaty by Admiral Mark| The note, wrapped around a $5 Sevile Monday and Tuesday morning Corn Show Is Voiced gone to live with Petersen. resolution which George 8. Jones, of Nye requested the returns be for-| timers, Big Charley poured forth L. Bristol and Hilary P. Jones of the | banknote, was mailed to the Moroneys the Graf will take off on its sixth) = Georgia, said he planned to offer. |. tea to his committee by Wednes-| bitter words against the present day |general board. They have insisted| last night. It was signed by “Julia | atiantic crossing, to Pernambuco, and | Mrs. Tobias D. Casey The matter of Cannon's probable law violator. “He's worse than ani-|that through the divergence between | Otis,” which was the name given by | Rio Janeiro, Brazil. Minot, N. D., May 17.—(P}—A pro- Is Dead at Dickinson (Special To The Tribune) Dickinson, N. D., May 17.—Mrs. ‘Tobias D. Casey. wife of a promin- ent Dickinson attorney, died here this morning. She had been ill for sev- eral months. She leaves her husband and one on, Tobias Jr. Q Mrs. Casey was a_ sister of Mr. Casey’s first wife, who died here about 12 years ago. She formerly lived at La Crosse, Wis. ‘The Caseys came here from Graf- ton about 1915. GUSHER GOES WILD Oklahoma City, May 17.—P)—| Workmen hoped today to curb the/ rampant Sigmon gusher which pre- | MINNESOTAN TAKES OWN LIFE. above news trial for stock market speculation was held in abeyance today pending an- other meeting of the episcopacy com- | mittee tonight, at which definite ac-| tion was expected. Fire Burns Creamery at Garrison; Loss is $3,000; Will Rebuild Fire destroyed the Farmers cream- ery at Garrison, at 5 o'clock this morning, according to word received at the Soo Line offices here. day night. The telegrams were addressed to the county attorneys at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and Scranton. Maddened Texas Mob -Burns Body of Negro Honey Grove, Tex., May 17.—(P}— Usual quiet today reigned in this sec- tion of northern Texas where yester- day the second mob to form within a week burned the body of a negro who previously had slain E. F. Fortenber- ry, 50, a land owner. Apparently the flames were caused ered by insurance. The owners will rebuild the creamery, a cooperative plant. Martial law still is in force at Sher- county courthouse, and destroyed poperty in the negro quarter. The Fortenberry mentioned in the tory is Enoch: F. Forten- mals,” said Big Charley, referring to the machine gun killers. “Even a rattlesnake gives a warning. These modern vipers shoot without giving their victims a chance.” Freezing Weather Reported in State ‘Temperatures were considerably be- low freezing during the night in eastern and central North Dakota, according to the report issued today by the Federal Weather Bureau. A high pressure area, with its ac- NEW ENGINE FOR PLANE Fred M. Roberts has received from Detroit a double OX-6 engine for in- | the lowest on the state weather map. | the board's idea of minimum safe naval strength and terms of the treaty lay in three eight-inch gun jeruisers, this difference was “vital.” ‘They are not through with the ex: | pression of their views, but a week-| end lull intervened between yester- | day's warm sessions and resumption of hearings on Monday. WILL SPEAK ON PROHIBITION Thomas W. Gales will make two talks on prohibition in Bismarck, Sunday. He will speak on “Prohibi- tion-Prosperity Not a Myth” at Mc- Cabe Methodist church, Sunday morning, and in the evening he will RILEY TO SPEAK AT DRISCOLL | J. W. Riley, justice of the peace, will address the Parent-Teacher as- the subject of thrift. | baby, the 22-year-old woman who carried the baby away Thursday. “Julia Otis” visited the Moroney | home following the notice in the news- paper. Thursday she left with the explaining she was going to buy her a new outfit. That was the last seen of them. The police believed mother hunger prompted the abluction. Local Marksmen Place in National Tourney Third place in the nation-wide .22- | caliber pistol team telegraphic match word received here today. | ‘The five members of the team, who | Only a temporary stop will be made at Rio Janeiro before the dirigible will head northwestward, flying to Lakehurst. Time of arrival over New York is} uncertain, but between four and five) days probably will be consumed be- tween Seville and Rio Janeiro and as| many more between Rio Janeiro and | Lakehurst. The ship will return here around the first of June. Vote on Prohibition Is Sought in Illinois May 17—(?)—Anton. J.) election a movemont for a statewide referendum on prohibition. received bronze medals emblematic ‘sociation at Driscoll this evening on| of their placing, are Captain R. R.|board of county commissioners. said Cermak, who is president of the | gram of activities to be sponsorec during the ensuing year by the North Dakota crop improvement associa- tion, and dates for the second annual North Dakota state seed grain and potato show were arranged at meet- ings of officers of the two organiza- tions in Minot Thursday. The seed grain and potato show will be held in Minot on February 24, 25 and 26, 1931. Eight major activities are listed on the program of the improvement association, including sponsoring and holding the state seed grain and po- tato show in Minot and support of, the state corn show at Bismarck. Mr. Casey represented Walsh coun- | by a defective boiler. Nothing could man, Tex., 50 miles distant, where a| companying fair, cold weather, covers | speak to the Trinity Lutheran con-! for military companies sponsored by | _ Chicago, Puree ngs ay ,4 ty in the state legislature from 1904/ be done toward saving the building, week ago a mob killed George) the state this morning, the report} gregation. He is field man of the|the National Rifle association has | Cermak, chairman of the Cook coun-| Santo Domingans Urg¢ to 1908 and is prominent in North! for lack of fire-fighting facilities. | Hughes, confessed negro attacker of | said. Lisbon reported a minimum| Anti-Saloon league. | been captured by Company M, Fourth |ty Democratic central committee, yes- | Old-fashi d M Dakota Democratic circles. The loss will be about $3,000, cov- a white woman, burned the Grayson | temperature of 21 degrees above zero, \infantry, Fort Lincoln, according to|terday injected into the November ashione oney, Santo Domingo, May 17.—(P--= Uncle Sam's paper dollar, the old- style big size, is the principal unit of Until recently, | Tourtillot, coach and Captain; Ser- ‘petitions would be circulated next) money used in this country. Most of sented a new fire menace tn\\the! fly, Minn.. Mey 1 Welter berry, a cousin of Jock J. Forten- stallation in his airplane. It is fitted Judge Riley was state chairman on geant Harvey §. Allen, Corporals week to obtain the 350,000 signatures the bills are worn and torn, yet they, South Oklahoma City oil field. The| titva’ 30, farmer at White Iron, berry, of The Tribune supply depart- with double iznition devices and thrift for the Parent-Teacher or- Peter Rombach and Earl 1 Bushous- mecescary before the referendum can are preferred to dominican silves well went wild at noon yesterday. {committed suicide by shooting. ment staff. pater valve action. jsenizetion, yea, and Private William B. Clancy, yee placed on the ballot. icurrency, 4