The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1931, Page 1

North Dakofa’s Oldest Newspaper, ESTABLISHED 1873 ’ RQUALIZATION FEE GET CONSIDERATION New Chairman and American _ Farm Bureau Federation. Favor Debenture BIG PRICE DROP PREDICTED Board Announced It Will Not Continue Price-Lifting Plan After May Washington, March 23.—(?)—Pre- diction that optional use of the ex- port debenture and the equalization fee would be substituted for stabil- ization operations came Monday from. Chester H. Gray, of the American Farm Bureau federation. Gray, Washington representative of the organization, pointed to abandon- ment by the farm board of stabiliza- tion operations :in wheat as the fore- runner of a congressional move to) 41) strip the board of this power and substitute the two points of conten- Wheat Sags Three Cents a Bushel BUSINESS SECTION OF GRANVILLE HIT BY DAMAGING FIRE Ten Establishments in McHenry County Community Are Razed by Flames to low ground unknown since 1895 Monday, sagging three to four cents a bushel. The crash followed announce- ment by the farm board that it will not attempt to maintain prices by stabilization operations beyond the month of May. Ac- tion of the market was contrary to the expressed opinion of George 8. Milnor, president of the Grain Stabilization corpora- tion, that the news constituted a bullish factor in the market. July’ wheat, representing con- tracts on the new crop unprotect- ed by stabilization buying, col- lapsed from Saturday's closing figure of 62% to % cents a bushel to sround 59% cents, the lowest in 36 years. June delivery, in which there is little trading, dropped 11 cents. Minot, N. D., March 23.—(?)—Ten| business places were déstroyed and all except one building on one side of the principal business block in Granville, 24 miles east: of Minot, were de- stroyed by fire discovered at 2 a. m. Monday. The damage was estimated at between $50,000 and $60,000. First. discovered in a shed at the rear of the Leavy confectionery store, the flames swept southward in ‘the block until halted by the two-story stone building of the First State bank. the I campaign for farm Heavies eam Hn Buildings containing the postoffice relief. *. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE = i S , MARCH 23, 1931 Capitol Commi Farm Board Will Abandon Stabilization EXPORT DEBENTURE, |{2-Defend Dawehier)|NATIONAL OFFICERS |Wahpeton ONN. D. LEGION AND AUXILIARY PROGRAM Child Welfare Committeeman and Vice Commander Speak in Kenmare 300 EXPECTED TO ATTEND Lloyd Spetz Report Describes Bismarck's ‘Open Your Heart’ Drive ization. ‘The principal ‘speakers on Monday's Program cna ry &. McConnell, national child welfare committee member, and Dr. Neal 8. Williams, national vice commander. They were to give addresses Monday afternoon. e joint session is being held in the spacious auditorium of the new ‘Ward county memoria! building, ded- feated last year. 300 Are Expected ‘An attendance of 300 is expected before nightfall with others arriving for the second and final day of the conference Tuesday. Prominent among the post and unit officers present are delegations from North- western North Dakota. the Legion race with the Auxiliary by having reached first 100 per cent of last year’s figures, and also reported vic tory_over South Dakota in the mer bershipeace between the.two states, Sunday evening at a banquet to state. officers at which the Donny- hosts, Commander Kamplin quoted fig- ures to show that the strength of the Legion lies in the smaller communi- ties. He showed that in the 10 larg- est North Dakota cities but 3 per cent of the total population is enlisted in the Legion, while in 10 small com- munities, chosen at random,-9 per (Continued on page seven) The Weather Partly cloudy and slightly colder Matix Gay night. Tuesday generally fatr. PRICE FIVE CENTS sion Is Named } FORKS AND FARGO MEN ARE MEMBERS Shafer Appoints Fred Conklin, George A. Bangs and G. Angus Fraser WILL SERVE WITHOUT PAY, Continues [AW APPARENTLY [S |[_o= Commission} To Lead Police on Chase! TIGHTENING GRIP ON CHICAGO GANGSTERS | > William Neimoth Convicted for Youth’ Thought to Be Bjornson * Arrested In Minneapolis but Released ATTORNEY FAILS IN SEARCH Though she’s only 20 weighs just 100 pounds and barely 4 feet 11 inches tal DATES FOR ANNUAL FT. UNCOLN: CAMP ARE MADE PUBLIC Candidates for C. M. T. C. Will Be Trained There FromSune 98 8 duly 15 4Officials, Believing Fugitive Is in Minneapolis, Inten- sify Efforts Operatives of a private detective | Agency failed to identify him. traveling home in day the not re- relative’s automobile. Sheriff Frank Trende and Chief of ] Nikolai, Chaska, picked up the pair Saturday night when one tesembled a picture of Bjornson printed in Twin Cities newspapers. Meanwhile, peace officers through- ‘out the northwest, agents of the Min- nesota bureau of criminal apprehen- sion, and airport officials are cooper- ating with the private detectives in the hunt for Bjornson. An attorney of Wahpeton who came to the Twin Cities over the week-end in an effort to get in touch with the youth failed to find him after an ex- tensive search and returned to his AUSTRO-GORNAN pt PROTESTED Participation in Payroll Robbery AL CAPONE IS, APPEALING New Flareup of Gangland Guns Expected to Follow Ge- naro Slaying , March 23—(P)—The law Chicago, mn |appears to be tightening its grip on| Chicago's “pufllic enemies.” One by one the men so classified by authorities have been stacking their wits against agencies of the law—and have lost. ‘The latest to feel the attack is Wil- iam Neimoth, whose conviction for participation in a $47,000 payroll rob- bery in Baltimore in 1926 has been upheld by the court of appeals at An- napolis. Niemoth was sentenced to 10 years. Attorneys said his chances for @ rehearing were slim. Neimoth’s appgrent failure to es- cape punishment followed closely the conviction of No. 1 on the list of 28 enemies—Alphonse Capone, sentenced to six months for contempt of federal court in The charge grew out of his failure to respond to a sum- mons from the grand jury. He is try- ing to avoid the penalty by an appeal. Meanwhile Chicago police said they would not be surprised to see a new flareup of gangland guns as a result’ of the slaying Saturday night of Johnny Genaro, known as a Capone henchman, and a brother of Joseph “Pepe” Genaro, a “public enemy.” ‘Two Originals Killed ‘Two on the original list have been walked gun ambush last fall, and Jack Zuta, slain last At at Delafield, Wis., a' GEORGE A. BANGS George A. Bangs, Grand Forks at- torney pictured above, is one of the three men named on the capitol commission by Governor George F. Shafer Monday. The others are Fred L. Conklin, Bismarck, and G. Angus Fraser, Fargo and Bismarck. The three will have charge of the con- struction of a new North Dakota cap- itol building. AUTOMOBILE SHOW Bla SUCCESS SAY LOCAL MOTOR MEN Exhibit for Next Year; At- tendance Is Large Bismarck’s first annual auto show was a pleasant memory Monday. Motor dealers participsting in the at approximately 5,000, most of whom Paid the nominal fee.of 25 cents ade mission. f Three Men Will Have Charge of a trip to Jamestown, di Fraser for many years has been — | Construction of New Cap- itol Building Appointments designating the: members of the capitol pi hs coaie were announced Monday by F. Shafer following luring which he consulted with I. V. A. party leaders Pees to the appointments and the uation created by a by J recent demand that no Partisans brs be taken until an election in Conklin is general Provident Life manager of the here and secretary of the Bismarck Building and Loan association. Bangs is an attorney been @ close, personal friend of Governor Shafe and has long and political er. Predict Even Bigger and Better Probably one of the first acts of commission, under the terms of sod law creating it, will be to select a executive officer ‘of the "are 228 of of event estimated the total attendance | will ed st draw a salary of not to éxceed $4,000 @ year. ‘The three men have given-the gove “This will be done by friends of the act; not its enemies,” he said. Sam H. Thompson, newest. member of the farm board, was president of the American Farm Bureau federa- tion until his appointment by Presi- dent Hoover last week to fill the vac- ancy caused by the resignation of Alexander Legge. Thompson Favors ~ au ‘Thompson long was an advocat the equalization fee. No word had been received Monday as to when he would assume his new duties. Gray predicted 50-cent wheat as a result of the board's announcement of Sunday. “The action of the board,” Gray) (Continued on page three) and Armour’s cream station, to the north of the confectionery store, also were destroyed, the postoffice struc- ture, with a covering of metal, being the last to burn. Other. businesses which were burn- ed were: Gutterman’s pool room, Ba- con and Burr Implement company, Bacon and Burr Hardware store, Gansz Furniture store, O. Ehart barber shop, and Brady Thomas’ cof- fee shop. _ Most of the businesses to suffer losses were protected by insurance, with the exception of the Gansz fur- niture store which had no insurance ‘on building or contents . The: Ottertail Power company and the Northwestern Bell Telephone SANISH MAN DROWNS IN MISSOURI RIVER Silas Johnson, 41, Breaks Through Ice as He Dips for Pail of Water Sanish, N. D., March 23.—(7)—The body of Silas Johnson, 41, who was drowned in the Missouri river ‘on the month after te had been questioned in connection with the slaying of Al- ernor assurance that the appointments. — 3 Although the exhibit was far and France, Italy and Czechoslo- been fred Lingle, the Tribune reporter. away the best ever held in North| Under house bill 79, which creates ag ine 16 to July 15 has been selected) = vakia Fear Possible The status of the other public| Dakota, dealers who sponsored. it|the commission and makes available military training camp at Fort Lin- ‘Mitteleuropa’ enemies Monday was: said they plan a show next year which |funds for the new capitol coln, according to an announcement ite! P Ralph Capone, brother of Alphonse| Will be even bigger and better. the members must file an oath of of- “With the facilities and opportun- ities available we are confident that the Bismarck Automobile show will more than retain its place as the Premier event in North Dakota auto- motive circles annually,” said Theo- dore Quanrud, show chairman. “All of us are more than pleased at the interest shown by the public and ex- tend our hearty thanks for the fine spirit of cooperation on the part of Bismarck business houses and in- dividuals who helped make the show @ success. We also wish to thank —Facing three years for income tax) evasions. Tony “Mops” Volpe—Fighting de- portation, with extension granted Pending an appeal. Frankie Rio, a Capone bodygus Serving jail sentence for cai (Continued on page seven) fice within 10 days. After done, ppd will convene for chips Pose of organizing and will choose chairman. i i The first duty of the commission expected to take the form of a surves of the space requirements of the va< (ex State offices and departments, secretary will be chosen - ganization meeting. ee The law requires that the be constructed on the capitol grounds, @ 160-acre plot on which stood the old structure, destroyed by fire last Dec. the public for its interest and patron-|28. The commission is authorized to age.” Place the struct Forecasting an enormous vogue for | thi ds wile mine Pajamas this season, the A. W. Lucas company’s style show emphasized pa- jama garments for wear during every hour of the day. In evidence were at the headquarters of the army —— seventh corps area, Omaha, Neb. Vienna, March 23—(?)—Quick to In line with the custom establish- | resent a collaboration which they feel ed last year, and to meet conditions | may bear the seed of a dread “Mittel- Feculiar to North Dakota, the Fort | europa,” France, Italy and Czecho- Lincoln camp will be the first to open | slovakia have made formal protest at in this area. The dates of other|a projected Austro-German treaty of camps are: July 2 to July 31, Camp | customs union. Pike, Ark.; July 7 to August 5, Jef-| Diplomatic representatives of the ferson Barracks, Mo.; July 30 to Aug- | three countries in a Sunday call upon | Dr. Johann Schober, foreign minister, informed him that their governments SSS cmclemtieneoee| WAIREATRUGBY Moines, Ia.; Fort Crook, Neb. and conclusion of such a union would in- 3-Year-Old and 7-Year-Old Vic- PAppronlmately 5,900 didates pI imately candidat fringe on the Geneva protocol of Oct. 4, 1922, tims Youngest in Family of Nine from the states of Minnesota, North This protocol is that in which Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebras- Austria, obtaining # loan from the ka, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas are expected at the various camps. former allied countries, reiterated its of the treaty of Saint The object of the camps, accord- i “4 agreement Germain, between Austria and the ings to Major General sseanen: Ha” good, corps area command, le- allies, to preserve and guard zealously its independence. velop the manhood of the nation by Dr. Schober is understood to have bringing together young men of high type from all walks of life, in the same furnished the three diplomats with explanations of the projected pact jorial building, The north wing of the old bu iiding still remains on the grounds and is under repair. It will be used in hous- ing some of the state departments, ft pont quartered in downtown and other cate colors and fabrics and garments for beach and street wear. Rugby, N. D., March 23.—(#)—Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keller, living four miles north of uniform, on a common basis of equal- ity, and under the ® most favorable company also sustained damage to titi and poles near the conflagra- Most of the postoffice records, lock- ed in a vault, were saved from dam-. age by the flames and temporary quarters are being opened Monday in the basement of the bank building. While plans remained indefinite Monday, it was expected that a num- ber of the business establishments ‘would -be: rebuilt. All of the buildings destroyed were frame structures. Choose Design for Memorial to ‘T. R,’ ° Washington, March 23—(P)— ‘The design of a 60-foot granite obelisk was selected by the National Fine Arts commis- ‘sion for the memorial on the con- tinental divide in Montana to 0, A. VESPERMAN DIES HERE SUNDAY Western Union Employe Had Been in State for More Than 40 Years Oscar A, Vesperman, 46, a resident of North Dakota since 1888, died here at 9:30 a.m. Sunday following a ge : ffered from s general suffe! breakdown in health, death coming as @ result of a combination of ail- moved to Grafton with his parents in 1888 and came to Bismarck in 1903. He had been in-the employ of the ‘Western Union since 1915 and prior to that time had worked for both the Northern Pacific and Soo railroads. On Dec, 22, 1920, he married Bessie Beatrice Clarke. his widow he leaves two e ee H i geeee Tokyo, Japan, March 23.—(By the Canadian Press)—Mile, Alex- andra Tolstoy, daughter of the McKenzie county side opposite here Sunday afternoon, had not been re- covered Monday. Johnson broke thin ice on the river as he stooped to dip a pail of water. ‘The water was to have been used for washing dishes at the John Cloon home where he was a guest. Reported to have been a capable swimmer, Johnson, according to a companion who witnessed the trage- dy, swam for nearly 50 yards along conditions of outdoor life, to teach them the privileges, duties, and re- between Germany and Austria, at- tempting to show them that it in no Rugby, were suffocated to death Sat- urday night when fire destroyed the Evening gowns were mostly in pale shades and distinctly more feminine than for several seasons past; street suits were dark with frilly lingerie blouses, and each evening and after- noon frock had its matching jacket. Sports wear featured loose-worn ma- terials and knitted fabrics. With each costume were hats, compromised the protecol and aid not impair Austrian independ- ence. The Demarche of the three govern- was in some circles sponsibilities of. American citizenship; to inculcate self-discipline and obed- ience, and to develop’ these young men physically, mentally, and mor- ally. All applicants are examined physi- cally and those who meet the re- quirements will be accepted for one of the training camps mentioned. farm home. Diminick, three, and Theresa, sev- en, the youngest members of a fam- ily of-nine children, were those who rished. A coroner's jury Sunday ~ |xide poisoning. The two were the an airhole in the ice before he dis- appeared underneath the ice. Johnsén had lived here at inter- vals for the last 10 years. Among Johnson's relatives left are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans John- son, Appam, N. D., with whom he had been making his home recently, and seven brothers and two sisters. North Dakota A. C. Will Graduate Six mo; and Ernest Walter, Hebron. SES [Sts oo ond Ta | Leo Tolstoy’s Daughter Won’t Return [°c o many « ct of vss To Russia Despite Order From Soviet Travel expenses to the camps will be refunded by paying candidates, upon arrival at camp, the travel allow- ance of five cents per mile for the distance from their homes to the nearest camp. The same allowance will. be paid for the: return travel, the day the candidates leave camp. All necessary expenses at the camp ‘will be paid by the government. Food, uniforms, lodging, athletic equipment, laundry service, and medical care will be furnished without expense to the candidate. No. obligation for future military service of any kind is incurred by those who attend these camps. FARGO MAN DIES Fargo, N. D., March 23—(7}—Ill with penumonia, Peter'O. Paulson, Fargo, died here Sunday. He leaves Lis widow and five children. R Klein, Jensen, Catherine Brown, Jule Walz, Mary Fortune, Leota Hartke, Cath- erine Monroe, Lois Brightville, and Mmes. G. Kaline, Winifred Dohn, Thelma Shipley and R. A. Mason. _jerable headway before its discovery by the mother of the children, is be- lived to have started from a defec- an of cont was union with red. her proposed. save Germany with an invitation fo.cuner Mr. Keller, who was not at home European, countries to Join them in | when the fire started, saw the house in flames upon his return from Rug- by,.and arrived shortly after the dis- covery by his wife. All but the two poems fragments of sentiment sa in the upstairs room, Mr. Keller 2 long-felt want. It is conven- in entering by a window and removed them. The children had lost consciousness and a life- less. Hoping that they might be re- suscitated, Mr. Keller rushed them at once to the Rugby hospital. Ef- forts to revive them proved unavall- HGS ing. Bismarck Gets .97 of an Inch;| Funeral services for the two chil- dren held at the Rugby Catholic | Happy; Ground Soaked to a Depth chureh Monday Peggy Bergeson, 4 enue. Beverly Bauer and Jane Betty Lee Orr gave a clever solo feng cpril nagtoriggiag agehnrgh Coghland forenoon and burial |robatic feature; and Peggy (Continued on page three) ‘Metalized Milk’ Treatment Is Said Beneficial for Victims of Anemia ‘was made here. successful _ crop bright- Emory University, Se. Mae 140 workers showed a big increase hope . in the percentage of hemoglobin, ne eerie cnirents | the coloring matter of the red with “metalized milk.” corpuscles, from the treatment. Dr. J. L. MeGhee, head of the ‘The “metalized milk” is simply department .of bio-chem'stry, raw milk in which an alloy of avoids using the word “curs” in | copper and iron has been soaked his report on the progress of the until small quantities have dis- “metalized milk” treatment, orig- | solved. po igeticw Adige ago, but “he says virtually all determine the most effective anemis victims have shown strik- amount. of the metals for the ing improvement efter drinking treatment, and also to discover if the fluid. any other combination of metals ‘fiocegle Cotton maul aa cae ‘would ‘be superior to fron apd . | i : A