The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 20, 1930, Page 1

fy \y North Dakota's Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday Not quite so cold Tuesday \ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1930 Cit Cold REIGN THREE WEEKS, WEATHER MEN STATE Temperature Expected to Drop to 20 Degrees Above Dur- ing Night BLIZZARD HITS NEW YORK| Traffic Is Hampered, Autoists Marooned, and Grapes Hurt in East Though the mercury will drop low again tonight, a gradual warming up in the Northwest will begin tomorrow, it was forecast today by O. W. Rob- erts, federal meteorologist here. ‘Temperature probably will be in the neighborhood of 20 degrees above zero during the night, but the sun is expected to bring general warmth Tuesday to snap the sub-freezing streak which today had reached its fifth consecutive 24-hour period. Though the Missouri river 1s carry- ing a great quantity of frozen ice, Mr. Roberts said, it has not begun to freeze yet despite the unseasonable cold spell. With warmth coming to- morrow, he does not expect the river to freeze earlier than the record time for the last 56-year period. The earliest date for freezing was Oct. 27, 1919, he explained. Prediction that this area wil have at least three weeks of “nice fall weather” before winter comes to stay was reiterated at the federal station today. The northwest is subjected to sub- freezing temperatures only, while New York and Pennsylvania were struck with a severe blizzard which marooned autoists on farms, cisrupted traffic, and damaged while Crookston reported snow. Hu- ron, Pierre, and Rapid City, 8. D., each had 24 above. Havre, with a 12 degree reading, was the coldest Mon- tana locality. 2 Forecaster W. F. Day, of tle U. 8. weather bureau in Chicago, said yes- terday’s mean of 31 was the coldest for an October day up to and includ- ing the 19th for six decades. Hundreds of homeless tramped Chicago streets in the cold without (Continued on page sieven) BISMARCK ELKS ARE PLANNING NEW HOME Will Raise Money by Disposing of Farm and Selling Former Hall on Main Avenue Preliminary plans for a commodi- ous new Elks home are being put un- der way by the Bismarck lodge No. 1199. One of the steps will be disposal of an 80-acre pasture farm, all fenced, .eight miles from Solen. probably will be sale of the former hall on Main avenue. proceeds will be announced later. Meanwhile the lodge is planning to give a free dance to members and their ladies at the Dome on Hallow- een night. Sam Kontos’ orchestra has been engaged for the event. Three Are Killed as Gasoline Tank Bursts | ‘lo trop ’ Cure Is | .| Blamed for Death | — Paulson had a pain in the stomach. His wife applied a hot tron 'n an effort to ease his conditiov. He was burned so badly that he died yest-- * day at the hospital to xuict he was taken. * Spell to B ‘NCE WEATHER Wii Towan Sa PRICE FIVE CENTS sreak Tuesda ys Drough y Prepares For Co y, Forecast RRR OD {Enjoin His Companies) | i ww) CHARLES VY. BOB New York, Oct. 20.—(AP)—An injunction to restrain two companies of Charles V. Bob from further stock sales was sought by the state today after Watson Washburn, assistant attorney general, said investors face @ possible loss of $12,000,000. Bob disappeared 10 days ago after leaving his private airplane at the municipal aii in Chicago. He has been sought by officials of the state board of securities for ques- tioning in an investigation of Metal and Mining Shares, Inc., and Rain- bow Luminous Products, Inc. Washburn said about $6,000,000 of the loss will probably be account- ed for by the collapse of Metal and Mining Shares, an investment trust of which Bob is president. He said although Rainbow Lumin- ous Products, Inc.. in which Bob is a director,’ is believed to be solvent, ably ‘berareater thay that caused by ably that caus y Metal and Mining Shares, Inc. ‘DRY AGENT MYSTERY === : Find Auto of Missing Prohibi- tion Man Two Months After His Disappearance Raton, N. M., Oct, 20.—()—Clews to the apparent slaying of a federal Prohibition agent unearthed almost two months after his disappearance, today spurred government and state authorities to hunt for his body and evidence that might throw some light on the identity of his assailant. Ray Sutton, onsthe trail of boot- leggers in this section of New Mexico, dropped from sight August 23. No trace could be found of either him or his car, although hundreds of men combed the mountain fastnesses for countryside. Last night the reason for their fail- ure became apparent. His car had been hidden carefully in an arroya between two pinon trees and covered j with brush. The rear seat bore His body remained to be found, and authorities today planned to continue the dragging of a lake near Taylor, N. M.. in the belief that it might have been thrown there. Perry Caldwell, former federal pro- hibition agent, was held under bond on a charge of an expense voucher of Sutton by forging his en- dorsement, using Sutton’s initialed ring and a Masonic emblem of his to discuss the case. He was dismissed from the force in 1925 when the gov- ernment was reducing its number of field men. Two Die as Planes Collide in Midair Trenton, N. J., Oct. 20.—(7)—George ing the planes. Louisiana Is Shaken By Earthquake Sunday New Orleans, Oct. 20.—(?)}—South- eastern Louisiana, ina dash for exits. DEMOCRATS AIRING TROUBLES IN SUIT BEFORE HIGH COURT Hellstrom Charges Fraud Prac- ticed in Naming Judges at Primary Election HEAR MANDAMUS ARGUMENT Action Seeks to Place Demo- cratic Legislative Candidates on November Ballt Charges that Republicans were named “falsely and fraudently” to act as Democratic judges of election in a number of precincts in Burleigh county were matie by F. O. Hellstrom in arguments before the state su- preme court today on mandamus pro- ceedings brought to compel the secre- tary of state to place on the Novem- ber election ballot the names of three days and an airplane scoured the | tion. for identification. Caldwell refused | Chris men as Democratic candidates for the lower house of the legislature in this district. Charles Simon, assistant attorney general, appeared for Secretary of State Robert Byrne in the action which was brought by O. C. Uhde, Regan; W. E. Doty, Bismarck, and Julius Meyers, Baldwin, who seek to have their names placed on the ballot. Hellstrom claimed that, due to a conspiracy, the election boards “failed, neglected and refused” to count votes cast for nominations. on the Demo- cratic ticket for the office of repre- sentative for the 27th legislative dis- trict, and that for this reason a vi exists. He called attention of the court to the statute providing for the nomi- nation of candidates by the central @ vacancy has three. plaintifis— fom! mittee in Burleigh county. ‘No Vacancy’ Is Raling ‘The secretary of state claims that mo vacancy exists and that the cen- tral committee therefore had no right to nominate candidates. On the re- fustl of the secretary of state to ac- cept the nominafions, mandamus pro- ceedings were started in the supreme court and today’s arguments were on the court's order to have Byrne show cause why a peremptory writ of man- damus should not be issued. Simon attacked the petition as in- sufficient and asked that the pro- be dismissed. Simon contended further that no vacancy exists. He told the court that there was a default of omis- sion to nominate on the part of the Democrats. ‘The nominations made by the pur- ported Democratic committee, Simon said, are original nominations which can only be made by the proper convention or at the primary elec- . A vacancy, he argued, may be filled by the county Democratic cen- tral committee, but that the plaintiffs showed no proof of the existence of @ vacancy. Simon declared that the committee which - amed the three men as Dem- ocratic nominees is not the’ regular county committee, but that another committee already existed previous to the organization of the committee which selected the three men. Hell- strom is secretary and Meyers chair- man of the committee which is sup- porting the mandamus action. Recites Democratic History Hellstrom declared that in 1928, Bertsch was elected chairman of the Democratic county central committee and assumed to act as the chairman of the group. but that in March, 1930, Bertsch caused his name to be registered as a voter Geers with the Rey party publican district. Hellstrom claimed that the first mamed county Democratic central committee is not the legal committee and that the group, of which Meyers is chairman, is the “real” acting com- mittee. ‘The court took the matter under advisement. BOARD POSTPONES MEETING Grand Forks, N ").. Oct. 20.- (A1— 1A meeting of the state board of ad- ‘The quake occurred ‘at Pilot Towi./ministrition tc adopt a budget for at the mouth of the Mississippi river the University of North Dakota was Sleeping residents satd they were | postponed as only two members were | shaken out of bed. present. ,| Prairie. Minn. Swanville, Minn. | Elopes With Tennis Star | MRS, GEORGE LOTT tennis star, won when he and Miss from Philadelphia and were married They're honeymooning in Virginia that he is withdrawing SCRIPPS SUIT IS High Tribunal Throws Out Ac- tion Involving $6,000,000 Claim Against Estate Washington, Oct. 20.—()—The su- Preme court today refused to review @ $6,000,000 suit against the estate of the late Edward W. Scripps, newspa- Per publisher, brought by the widow of his son, James G. Scripps. The money was claimed by Jose- phine 8. Scripps, the widow, as com- Pensation for the management of the | newspaper properties by her husband from 1908: until the summer of 1920. She contended that the father, Ed- ward W. Scripps, had entered into an agreement with his two sons James and John under which they were to receive one half of the actual increase in the profits from the properties during @heir management. Robert P. Scripps, as executor of the estate of Edward W. Scripps, con- tested the claim, and the sixth cir- cuit court of appeals held the com- pensation agreement between the father and his two sons was not a | binding contract, enforcible at law, | but that under it the father had re- | Served the right to change it at his pleasure. Wisconsin Makers of Cheese Take Honors Cleveland, Oct. 20.—()— Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio cheese and but- ter makers carried off major honors in the exhibition contests of the In- ternational Dairy Industries*exposi- tion yesterday. Minnesota had a field day in the contest of the National Creamery ‘| Butter Makers’ association, winning 14 out of 23 awards, including grand sweepstakes and second place honors. ‘W. 8. Clemenceau, Clarissa, Minn.. was named international champion butter maker. F. E. Bolin, Madelia, Minn., won second place and A. Cas- well, Hull, Iowa, third. Gold medal winners in the inter- ion | national contest for butter making Blooming Erickson, went to W. 8. Borgen, and -John Shelter Boy Shot in Trying | ‘o Protect His Dog | o- ° Spokane, Wash. Oct. 20.—P/—Roy Sims, 10, stepped protectingly be- tween his dog and the muzzle of @ gun yesterday and was shot in the shoulder. Police were told that Mike Perry, 14, nettled by taunts from a group of boys because he had refused to shoot | Roy's dog, leveled his gun at the ani- | mal. rj Roy intervened in time to receive the bullet. The wound, physicians said, was not dangerous Young Perry was taken to a juventle deten- tion ward. > DENIED BY COURT It was a surprise match that George Martin Lott, 23-year-old Davis Cup Abigail Stapleford Allen, above, eloped in Elkton, Md, But there was no par- ental censure for the bride, who is 21 and popular in Philadelphia society. ‘and Lott has been quoted as saying from tennis competition, VICTORY IN NOVEMBER BALLOT | |Spokesmen for Both Parties Predict They Will Control | Lower House of Congress | | Washington, Oct. 20.—(4)—Spokes- men for both major. parties were out | today with flat predictions they would ; control the house after the November | election. " | Jouett Shouse, chairman of the ; Democratic national executive com- | mittee, for the first time yesterday placed, his formal declaration beside the optimistic pronouncements of other members of his party. | “A dispassionate summary of the | facts, allowing full consideration for over-optimism in some of our re- | ports,” led to the conclusion, he said. Representative Will R. Wood of indiana, chairman of the Republican congressional committee, immediately replied: “The next house of represen- tatives ndt only will be Republican, but safely Republican.” | Shouse predicted a minimum gain jof 60 seats and added he firmly be- lieved the overturn would be closer |to 70. He counted at least seven | Seats in New England, at least 15 in e Delaware, Maryland and West Vir- ginia, and all districts lost in south- ern states two years ago. To these he added 30 seats in the middle west from Ohio to Kansas. “This may seem excessive,” he suid, ‘but. when it is realized that at pres- ent we have only three seats in In- diana, three in Ohio, six in Ilinols, ity of the delegations in most of these is no exaggeration.” ‘Wood replied: “The Republican landslide of 1928 is not going to be followed by a land- slide in the opposite direction Nov. 4. “Generally we will hold our own in the November elections: We also will capture a few districts now repre- sented by Democrats. Democratic forecasts of today mean no more than the forecasts of two years ago.” Touching on the senate situation, Shouse said the Democrats might gain a majority of one in that body if the party's candidates won in three cut of five states he classed as doubt- ful—linois, Minnesota, South Da- kota, Colorado, and Wyoming. But, he said, the issue was too close in too many states to justify prediction of a Democratic majority in the senate. Loot Badger Bank; Cashier Is Wounded Cashton, Wis. Oct. 20.—(?)—Two men who bound and gagged Harold Larson, assistant cashier of the Parm- ers Exchange bank here anc took $5.337 of the bank’s funds were being sought today by Monroe county au- thorities. Larson was Yound unconscious in the bank yesterday by his father. who had started a search when his son failed to come home. Larson said he was working alone in the bank late Saturday wher the two men entered and attacked nim They fled after placirg Larson in th: yault and taking all the currency the institution. GIVES REPORT AT MEETING OF STATE AGRICULTURE HEADS \Parts of Missouri and Kansas Only Regions in North Cen- tral Area Hard Hit OUTLOOK FOR STATES GIVEN Says t Damage Small in West 1g fat ——_-———¢ Famous Sculptor ; Dies in Virginia ——— Many Sections Report Produc- tion of Some Crops Was Above Average Yield Washington, Oct. 20.—(#)—The drought failed to affect Iowa, Minne- sota, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota seriously, Mark G. Thorn- burg, Iowa’s secretary of agriculture, reported today to the national asso- ciation of agriculture commissioners. Parts of Missouri and Kansas were | the only portions of the association's sixth district, Thornburg said, that received heavy damage from the lack of rain. Crops in the other states, however, were somewhat reduced, he added, “The general impression I have gathered from the various reports of the state agriculture commissioners to me, with the exception of possibly Missouri,” Thornburg said, “is that the production of the agricultural crops was quite satisfactory, but the disappointing feature is the low price of agricultural vroducts.” Thornburg read reports from seven states, which included the following comments: Better Than Average Towa: Small hay and grain above five year average, but corn 85,000,000 bushels lower than 1929. Iowa will ‘not have normal amount of corn for sale, -Meeders: purchasing’ cz%thy. cau- tiously. General farm conditions better than year ago. Kansas: Wheat crop 25,000,000 bu- shels above the average for 1924-26. Large crops of oats, barley and flax. Corn crop somewhat below the four- year average. Grain sorghum crop below average. Southwestern part, danfaged most by drought, has many farmers buying grain for livestock. Fall wheat seeding delayed because of dry soil and Hessian fly. no EDWARD V. VALENTINE Richmond, Va., Oct. 20.—()—Ed- ward Virginius Valentine, 91, famous sculptor, known principally for his recumbent statue of Robert E. Lee, died at his home here Sunday. In the chapel of Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Va., lies the marble figure of a sleeping sol- dier, the right arm resting across the chest while the fingers of the left hand lie where they have fallen on the hilt of a sword. It is the recum- jbent statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the work of art for which Bdward Vir- ginius Valentine gained world - wide fame. So life-like is the statue that art critics have said the visitor speaks softly as though afraid of awakening him who has “lain down to pleasant dreams.” Probably no other work of Edward Valentine is so well known, although (Continued op page Eleven) BIGHT-PERGORS DIE INN. W. ACCIDENTS 12-Year-Old Boy Is in Critical Condition After Shoot- ing Himself Nebraska: Corn crop about 7,000,- 000 bushels above five-year average. Wheat 16,000,000 bushels above aver- age. Will have surplus of other grain for sale also. Usual number of live- stock being marketed. South Dakote: Small grain crop of excellent quality and larger than five-year average. Estimated 90,- 000,000 bushels of corn will be husked and cribbed, compared to 115,000,000 bushels last year. “General farming conditions seem to be improving,” says Secretary of Agriculture Krieb. Outlook Is Held Good North Dakota: Drought a serious factor in only a few localities. About 100,000 head of feeder lambs brought into state this fall, a larger number than eevr before. Dry weather has hindered fall work, although relieved by recent rains. “The fundamental long-time outlook for farming North Dakota is sound,” says Com- missioner Kitchen. Minnesota: Small grain yield, ex- |New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,| cept barley, exceeded the five-year |y, average. Corn crop is expected to be only slightly below average, with po- tatoes only crop very much pelow. Minnesota is in a much better posi- tion from productive standpoint than most middle western states, accord- ing to Commissioner Holmberg. Plenty of feed is available. Missouri; Missouri was damaged good yield and quality. Sufficient carry livestock through winter. Corn crop around 60 per cent of last year. C. F. Merry Will Go On Trial Thursday Stanley, N. D., Oct. 20.—7)—Trial of C. F. Merry, Dickinson, on a charge of violating the state securi- ties law by selling stock in @ proposed railway company, will begin in Moun- trail county district court here ‘Thursday. Attorney General James Morris will assist State's Attorney C. N. Cot- tingham in the prosecution. Merry is alleged to have sold stock which would have run from Portal, N. D., to Rapid City, 8. D. It is claimed by the state that Merry sold stock in the company without obtaining permission to do so from the state securities commission. He waived preliminary hearing and Is now at liberty on bond. t Wyoming Lady Is | Determined Golfer ° e ° Rawlins, Wyoming. Oct. 20.—(7)— Mrs, W. S. Urban of Paco is a deter- mined lady. She and two other wom- en started with men in a seven-mile- sagebrush golf tournament. that ts. hitting a golf ball all the way from Parco to Rawlins. She alone of ber sex finished. Her score was 244 Les- ter Gopp of Parco, won with 96. % in a proposed interstate railway St. Paul, Oct. 20.—(AP)—Eight persons are dead and a 12-year-old boy is in critical condition today as the result of hunting, automobile and other mishaps in the northwest dur- ing the week-end. ; The boy is in an Eveleth hospital after a walk of a half mile after he was shot in the stomach. He is Carl Hellstone. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hellstone of Forbes. fi The gun discharged as he used it to test the thickness of ice on the St. Louis river, striking the butt against the ice. Seized with cramps while swim- ming toward two ducks he shot, Clyde, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mobley of Albert Lea, drowned Sunday in Pickerel lake, two miles southwest of his home. - Omar Thonghe, 22, was killed while hunting near his farm home. His rifle was discharged as he dragged it behind him while crawl- ing over plowed ground. While hunting near Herman, W. Rethwill, 25, editor and publisher of the Hastings Herald, weekly newspaper, drowned Saturday. Two companions hunting in separate boats, found Rethwill’s overturned craft. Paul Dreistadt, 23, Clay City, Ind., died at a hospitai at Valley City, N. D., ‘ .urday night of injuries suf- fered when he fell under a moving three in Kentucky and six in Mis-|more by drought than any other i it is | ed souri, whereas we will have a major- | state in the district. Small ‘grain of Bie bekteet easy bis Fred Legerstrom, Askov, Pine states this time, it will be seen there | forage crops in most localities to|county sheriff, was killed Saturday night when his automobile crashed into a milk truck and then plunged into a ditch. His widow and 10 chil- dren survive. Louis D. Belland, 49, died in a St. Paul hospital Saturday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Hugo. He was a resident of New Canada. ts Charles Benson, 67, Minneapolis, died Surday night of injuries suf- fered in & sewer cave-in in that city. Eugene Burbach, two and one-half- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Burbach, living two miles north of Rollingstone, died Sunday of burns received when he fell in a tub of boiling water Saturday. His mother was preparing to wash clothes. The lad fell in the water when she had her back turned. Kaiser Denies That He Helped Fascists Doorn, Holland, Oct. 20.—(7)}—The {former Kaiser, through an official spokesman, told The Associated Press today that neither he nor any of his sons had contributed funds to the fascist campaign chest. The tormer Kaiser’s statement was in denial of statements printed last week. | | VRTERAN ACTOR WEDS Yuma, Ariz.. Oct. 20.—(#)—Lewis S. Stone, veteran character actor of the st«ge and screen. and Hazel flizabeth Woof. of Playa del Rey. Calif. were honermooning here today They were married yesterday. The marriage was 2@ surprise. rn Show MEMORIAL BUILDING TOBE TRANSFORMED INTO A GORN PALACE King Corn to Rule Bismarck Wednesday, Thursday, Fri- . day and Saturday EXHIBIT RECORD EXPECTED Congressman Burtness and Dr, J. H. Shepperd Will Speak During Banquet Bismarck today was buzzing with excitement while it made prepara- tions for the yearly visit of His Ma- jJesty King Corn, who will preside over the eighth annual state corn show Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Predictions made several weesk |that this would be North Dakote's greatest corn show in history have {been proved justifiable by a record array of early entries from all parts of the state. Though the Red River Valley had not sent many entries to Bismarck today, H. P. Goddard, show secretary, was confident that eastern growers would have their exhibits in the Cap- ital City tomorrow, which is the usual day for most of the entries to arrive. Hammers and saws were pounding and buzzing this morning and after- noon in the city’s and county's new $200,000 World War memorial build- ing as workmen began the task of turning the huge auditorium into a corn palace. Show Is Diversified ‘Though corn will be the big feature of the exposition, sweet clover and alfalfa also will come in for a great share of attention. Though the show originally was planned for adults, junior growers and their exhibits will make up a bigger part of the show than ever before. In conjunction with the show will be the Association of Commerce's poultry show. The Association last spring distributed baby chicks to 4-H junior club members in the Bismarck district. These chickens, now grown, will be entered ‘in separate contests and Willy" on display tsp gajcyetion ~ with the corn show: Junior club members also will have exhibits in the cereals and flax, pota- toes, collection of weed seeds and dis- eased grain, and collections of potato diseases contests. Congressman O. B. Burtness and Dr. J. H. Shepperd, president of the North Dakota Agricultural college, | will be the featured speakers at the annual exhibitors’ banquet at the | Patterson hotel at 6:30 o'clock Thurs- day evening. All interested sre in- vited to attend this affair, acording to Mr. Goddard. George F. Will, président of the show since its estab- (Continuea on page eleven) BRAZILIAN REBELS BESIEGING SEAPORT Seek to Take Florianopolis, Last Federal Stronghold in Southern Brazil Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Oct. 20.—(?)—The rebel siege about Florianopolis, sole federal stronghold in southern Brazil, pressed so hard’ today that troops withdrew from the mainland across the bridge to the island on which the city is located. Revolutionary forces under Gen- erals Waldrozro Lima and Ptolomeo Assis Brazil, Sunday morning occu- pied Estreito, on a mainland point oposite Florianopolis and obtained control of the power lines which sup- ply the city. The power was shut off, a rebel communique said, and in its absence the city was dark last night. Osvaldo Aranha, temporary president of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, said an attempt would be made to mine the Florianapolis and the mainland so as to bottle up federal warships using it as a base and prevent their bom- barding the rebel coast towns. Florianapolis is a city of about 40,- 000 population and is ‘the capital of the state of Santa Catharina. The | border from Paraguay. | Rome, Oct. 20.—(P)—Advices from ; Russia received here today by way of Berlin said two Roman Catholic priests had been executed there. | Their names were given as Monsignor \John Roth Dean. and Jakob Wolff jdorn tn Odessa in 1891, BY channel of Santa Catharina, between ~