The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1931, Page 7

CONGRATULATES RED CROSS FOR TTS WORK Says Organization’s Far-Sight- ed Action Solved Problem of 2,000,000 Wwe dent Hoover Monday told the Red * Cross it ‘had helped to preserve the “great ideal’ of voluntary ald by avoiding a “step on the pathway of government doles.” Opening’ the annual, convention of the relief organization, Mr. Hoover, its president, said its “far-sighted ac- fashington, April 13.—(?)—Presi- |° ‘“tlon” “hed solved the “problem of |: famine for over 2,000,000 people” and * saved theni‘from “infinite suffering.” He devoted his, address entirely to the Red Cross drought relief work. He congratulated the sotiety on its ; “momentous decision” in refusing sto ; accept @ $25,000,000: federal appropri- ition which a coalition of Democrats | and Republican indepéndents got through tiie senate last session but which the house rejected. “If your officers had yielded on this occasion,” he said, “the Red Cross would have been rendered impotent in the face of every future national emergency, for it would have been in- evitable to turn to the government and the taxpayer} it would have meant , the destruction of the spirit.of the * ‘Red Cross and it would have been the destruction of something even greater , than voluntary service—it would have Anjured the spiritual responses of the American people. It would have been @ step on the pathway of gov- ernment doles. “You have proved yourselves not ; Only @ practical instrument of mercy and relief,” he added, “but have re- neweti and invigorated the spiritual life of the nation.” His address follows in. part: + Pat to Severe Test “During this last year this great mutual institution of the whole people has been put again to severe tests, not only as to its practical ability to meet national disaster but a test in- volving its whole moral and spiritual purpose. You have, under most dif- ficut handicaps, again demonstrated that it can meet and relieve human suffering in any national disaster. “The drought presented a new type of problem for the Red Cross—the problem of famine in over two mil- lions of people. Your leaders began as early as last August to mobilize to meet the inevitable burden. It was that far-sighted action and that early action which enabled the saving of this multitude of people from infinite suffering. “Unfortunately, men less familiar with the resources and the ability and the courage of the American people in mutual action under their own Red Cross, were skeptical of your abilities and the forces which give it strength, and were insistent that the Red Cross Should. abandon its voluntary char- acter, should abandon its independ- ence and its foundations in service which are part of the spiritual life of our country, and become in effect a government bureau through federal appropriations as the source of its funds. They did not realize that the Red Cross represents a vital and precious’ force in our people—their ability and strength in voluntary ac- tion and their sense of service and of moral responsibility. For the Red Cross springs. from the people; it is of the people—it 1s a part of their spiritual expression. Refused Easiest pose “Tt was a momentous decision Whith confronted you, to refuse the easy course that.was proposed, and it has been due to you, officers and mem: bers of the*Red ‘Cross in every city and hamlet of the United States, to your courage, your resolution, and devotion, that it has been possible even in a time of extreme economic difficulty to prove your strength and ability to meet \natibnal emergencies, by finding from your members the financial resources on the one hand and the ability and the sense of serv- ice for distribution on the other. “If your officers had yielded on this occasion the Red Cross would have been rendered impotent in the face of every future nat emer- SCOURGE OF GNATS _ APPARENTLY OVER Pest Damage of $100,000 Fol- lows. on: Heels: of 1930 Drought in South Clarksdale, Miss. April 13—(7)— The death-dealing scourge of Buffalo gnats that descended last week -on ‘Delta communities still stricken by last year’s drought apperently had passed on Monday, leaving approxi- mately $100,000 damage in its wake. The plague was the worst of its kind in many years, but no loss-of human lives has been as is recorded in.accounts of the visitation of 1884 around Helena, Ark. Of that year Pro?, Glenn W. Herrick, Cornell’ university, in his book on “Insects in- Jurous. to: the household” quotes C. V. Rily, who wrote in-1886, as follows: ‘In 1884 several persons were killed by Buffalo gnats. H. A. Winter, from near Helena, Ark., while ona hunt- ing trip was attacked by them one and a half miles from home while passing’ some low ground. Running toward the‘house, he was seen to fall dead. Another man was killed near Qynne’ Station,‘ Ark. on’ the Iron Mountain railroad. Only ifvestock, chiefly mules, fell before the swarms of gnats that have tavaged large areas of Mississippi, Arkansas, anid Louisiana’ during the last few days. Deaths among mules, estimated to number more than 1,000, ‘were-Caused both by the sting of the gnats and pneumonia that followed breathing of the pests into the lungs. APRIL CONDITION OF RYE BELOW AVERAGE Pasture Condition ‘Also Below Average, Agricultural Sta- tistician Says Condition. of the rye crop in North Dakota April 1 was estimated at 74 dition of the crop April a year ago. The 10-year average condition of rye is 80.6 per cent. Winter killing and abandonment of acreage is likely to be above’ normal ’ to re- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1981 PRESDENT: HOOVER If *taetetabirnies | UNCLE, MAJOR L. J. MILES, ‘DEAD INOKLAROMA Hoover Spent Year in-Relative’s Home When Latter Was indian Agent Pawhusks, Okla. April 13.—()— President Hoover's “Uncle Laban,” Maj. L. J. Miles, : Major Miles, 87, e 0 agent who opened his home: to the fatherless Herbert Hoover, here 43 years ago, succumbed Sunday. Both the president and Vice Presi- ‘les Curtis_were “his boys.” Mr. Hoover, following the death of his father in West Branch, Ia., spent a year in the Big Stone residence from which the Osage Indians were ruled. Mr. Curtis, on the rolls of the Kaw tribe as a youth, was under the guardianship of Major Miles. Major Miles, a Quaker whose title was one of courtesy, was the brother- in-law of the president’s mother, Huldah Minthorn Hoover. His wife, Agnes Minthorn Miles, who preceded him in death four years ago, was her They sought ‘to relieve the burden on the widow.in persuading her to Permit the 14-year-old future presi- dent to live with them, The journey was made by train to Coffeyville, Kas. From there the party traveled by mule-drawn buckboard ‘and back. Hoover ‘was welcomed into the Quaker family. The mutual regard of the boy and the Miles family con- tinued, but Mrs, Miles ordered abate- tment of the easy familiarity of youth as public honors were won by Mr. Hoover. 4 at When he became national food ad- ministrator in the World war his Aunt Agnes called a family confer- ence at the ranch home near Paw- huska. =~ “Our nephew and cousin,” she said, “now is one of the great men of the country and of the world. I do not Delieve it proper to do anything or say anything that would imply fam- iliarity. So I ask thee all never to refer to him again as Bert. He is to be Mr. Hoover or Herbert Hoover.” Major Miles rode with Mr. Hopver on a special train from West Branch to Kansas Oity in the campaign of 1928. President Hoover invited the major to attend his inauguration, but ill health prevented. In office and out, Major Miles worked for the Osages and won their esteem. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday morning and burial will be at Arkansas City, Kans, 100,000 EXPECTED TO WORK ON ROADS Greatest Highway Building Pro- gram in History Will Be Launched Soon Wahington, April 13.—()— The greatest highway construction pro- gram in the. nation’s history is mov- ing forward to provide jobs: for: the idle. : ‘With warmer. weather: making pos- sible the beginning of work, more than 100,000 men soon are expected to be plying picks and shovels on new networks of roads. Projects are being approved dafly and preliminary surveys speeded to get as many men as possible: at work this month. The bureau sanctioned federal aid projects totaling, $63,719,- 612 during the: first: three. months: of this year compared with $24,391,562 last year. i 5 ‘The states in this period obligated $47,884,789 of the $80,000,000 cmerg- ency money voted by congress to per- mit them to take up a‘larger percent- age of the federal aid highway fund.) which was increased from $75,000,000 to $125,000,000:-' ‘ Total mileage ‘states will build is to exceed by'far the.” 1930 and the 1929 total of 25,071 miles of surfacing and 7,451 miles of grading. During the first quarter of the year the total of regular federal aid and emergency: funds was $121,604 401. Six states — Connecticut, Deiaware, Towa, Maine, Massachusetts, South Carolina—have obligated all of theis shares of the $80,000,000 emerg- ency fund. Eight Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia—have obligated virtully all: Victim of Accident Said Bismarck Man and | bt Harding Letters to ‘Jim’ Mention _ Woman Suspected as German Spy to President Harding, written at the time he was a member of the sen- ate and mentioning a woman were placed on exhibition In New York Monday. They are a pert of @ collection of historical docu- ments assembled by Dr. A..S. W. collector. cerned almost entirely with ex- pressions of anxiety over a wom- an called “Carrie.” There is no internal evidence to identify the woman, and since the envelopes are missing the identity of “Jim” algo. is a mystery. Dr. Rosenbach declined to disclose the name of the person who sold the letters to him and said he had no informa- tion other than that which ap- peared on the surface. Written on the stationery of the United States senate, the let- ters emphasize the necessity for Carrie’s remaining away ‘rom Washington when. “feelings grow intenser and prejudices are more pronounced as the casualty list grows.” “She forgets,” one letter states, “We are in war—hellish war — and she forgets how Germany treats those who are against the government.”, * The other letter remarks that “most of the stuff- said about MANDAN NEWS LIVESTOCK GROUP OPENS OFFICE IN ‘BISMARCK MONDAY Will Use Northern Pacific Stock- —-yards in Bismarck; Martin | Whitmer Is Manager Because of a change-in ralroad tar- iffs March 23, the Farmers’ Union Livestock Marketing association is opening a branch office in Bismarck, according to R. P. Rippel, Mandan, general manager of the organization. The sub-station, which Is a sub- sidiary of the Mandan concentration plant, will buy or ship all classes of livestock. The association will use j Carrie is all rot” and that “I know she is no German informer —couldn’t be.” “Yet,” the letter goes on, ‘these things have been reported. I have never doubted her ability to square herself with a reasoning government agent, but I haven't wished her to undetgo the annoy- ance of such a visit. The great peril is some unheeding, impas- sioned, self-appointed sponsors of justice and patriotism, who might humiliate or hatm her.‘ It is a pity there can be such danger, but war is hell and sanity does not always prevail.” Later the same letter adds: “Now, about Washington. I must not, cannot say it to Carrie, and I had rather she did not know I am saying it to you, because she could misconstrue it, but she and Isobelle ought not come to Wash- ington now. Nor ought they go to New York. I had some inquiry made about things said, and the Washington trip last year led to suspicion about acting as infcrm- er (ridiculous, of course!) and the suspicion was confirmed ‘by the long stay at Port Jefferson.” Only one surname is mentioned in the letters—that of an uniden- tifled “Judge Monser,” who was to be asked to help in a “hcstess appointment” for Carrie. The letters are considered valu- able to a collector not because of their contents but because Presi- dent Harding wrote few letteis in longhand. gained headway, according to Handt- mann, Campbell:to Speak on Jefferson Over KGCU Speaking on “Thomas Jefferson and the Revolution,” J. E. Campbell, Mandan police magistrate, will give the principal address over radio sta- tion KGCU Monday night, commem- orating the anniversary of the author of the Declaration of Independence. Services celebrating Jefferson's birthday will begin at 6:30 p. m. (M. 8. T.) and continue for approxi- mately an hour, according to Mor- ton K. Weibers, announcer. Thieves Break Into Mandan Oil Station Entering through a window, thieves early Monday morning robbed the Texaco ‘service station at the corner of Sixth Avenue, northwest, and Main St., Mandan, of between $3 and $4 in currency, and one-half carton of the Northern Pacific .stockyards in | “igarettes. oe as the concentration plant ere, Martin Whitmer, who will be in charge of the station, will operate under the directions of Rippel. Live- stock, purchased for eastern markets, will be shipped to the Farmers’ Union terminal at South St. Paul, where they will be concentrated for eastern shipment, Rippel states, ~~~ “The new plant will allow ea greater buying power and will be more con- venient to our eastern patrons. We expect'to increase our purchases by more than 40 per cent,” Ripel de- clared. Mandan Farmer Dies Of Chronic Nephritis John R. Vogel, 60, farmer living 20 miles northwest of Mandan, died at his farm home at 4 a. m. Monday morning from chronic nephritis. . He leaves his wife, four sons and ea dauighters, all living near Man- Funeral services will be conducted St. Vincent's church, 15 ‘miles northwest of Mandan, Wednesday at 10 a. m. Pallbearers have not been selected. Hebron Garage Fire . Does Little Damage Little damage was effected by fire which started in-the Lawrence gar- age at Hebron at 5:35 sg olonk, Mon- day morning, according Handtmann, Morton county deputy sheriff, who was there on county jusiness. ‘The fire was believed to have been. fire department the by using chemicals ‘before toned H. R,/ The thieves broke the window to gain access and broke open the safe, according to James Buckley, Man- dan night patrolman. Buckley dis- covered the robbery at 4 a. m. Mon- day morning. Steve Valdor is in charge of the station. ‘Arthur to Return from Annapolis on Furlough Ensign William Arthur, former Mandan high school student and a | graduate of the Naval academy at | Anapolis in 1929, will arrive in Man- }dan Sunday for a furlough of 38 days, according to his mother, Mrs. S. E. Arthur, 710 Fifth St., northwest, en route to the Pacific Coast. Arthur, who was appointed to the naval academy five years ago, has completed an additional course in aviation and will leave for-San Diego, Calif., on the completion of his fur- lough. He has been ordered to join the aircraft squadron of the U. 8S. battle fleet, stationed there. ARE MANDAN VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Gilbertson, Self- ridge, were Sunday guests at the homeé of Mr. and Mrs, A. C. Rausch, LEAVES FOR FARGO Mrs, Willian Freistad, Mandan, left. Sunday for Fargo where her son is seriously ill. : DAUGHTER IS BORN Mr. and Mrs, James Kottsick, Man- dan, are parents of a daughter born Sunday in the Bismarck hospital. Felixa Tabaka, Gascoyne, were mar- ried Saturday afternoon by Judge B. W. Shaw, in the county judge's cham- bers in the Morton county courthouse. Attendants were Golde Staypon and Frank Tabaka. CERMAK ENDS REIGN OF ‘BIG BILL’ ‘| Insurance HAVE GOVERNMENT STEER PRICE ON GASOLINE == Idaho, Republican. Senator] or. Traces Rise in Price and Talls of Profits Bes a age im government to do it. In a statement Sunday he indicated he would approve legislation to make the petroleum industry subject to government regulations similar to those applied public utilities. He did not say what steps he contemplated in that direction, but asserted: “We certainly will not consent to, St. Paul, April 18.—(#)—Dr. Gilbert Moorhead, has been ap- production being controlled without| ¢ controlling the price the public must pay.” ae ‘The Idaho Republican took this posi- tion toward administration moves: seeking limitation of production and imports as a means of relieving the oil industry’s depression, He chal- lenged a plan discussed last week by the oil states advisory committee to restrict domeatic production as well as) the agreement between big companies to reduce It was believed Borah might oppose federal legislation giving necessary congressional sanction to the proposed interstate compact restricting domes- tic production unless provision were made to protect consumers against the consequent expected increase in prices. Borah traced the rise of gasoline prices from an average of 18.09 cents @ gallon in February, 1926, to 18.39 in January, 1929. The Idahoan cited statistics which he said showed 20 companies con- trolled 80 per cent of the $12,000,000,000 oil industry. The 10 Standard com- panies, dissolved in 1911, he added, since then have paid $1,918,000,000 in cash dividends, $1,544,000,000 in stock dividends and “plowed back into sets something like four billion dol- Jars of earned profits.” Well-Kyown Credit icial Is Dead| Minneapolis, April 13.—(#)—James | F. Jordan, 75, secretary, treasurer and credit manager of Wyman, Partridge | and company, and a nationally- known figure in credit circles, died early Sunday at his-home. Mr. Jordan's death resulted from a cold which a week ago developed in- to pneumonia. Mr. Jordan leaves four daughters and two sons. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY GUARANTEED oles or spiral permanent waves, $5.00. Lustrous, natural looking waves given by ex- perienced operators. The Califor- nia Wave Nook, 102 Third street, Bismarck. Phone %62. 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NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDERS OF THE WESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MIDWEST MUTUAL LIFE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You are hereby notified that the Western Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany of Fargo, North Dakota, and the Midwest Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany of Fargo, North Dakota, both being corporations organized ‘under the laws of the State of North Da- kota, engaged in the life insu business under the laws of such have filed with the Commission Insurance of the State of North Da- kota, @ petition praying for an order to be issued by the Commissioner as provided for under the provisions of Section 4891, Compiled Laws of North Alvin Btaypon, New Salem, and | Pan: Dakota for 1913, authorizing the con- solidation of . said, Western Mutual Life Insurance Company with and transfer of all of the assets, of said Western Mutual Life Insurance Com- to the said Midwest Mutual Life insurance Company and the said ‘Western Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany and the said Midwest Mutual Life Insurance Company have presented to the Commissioner of Insurance of th State of North Dakota a contract si ting forth the terms and conditio: proposed consolidation and pro- by the sald pany of the life jnsurance bued by the, sald Western Mutual Lite Insurance Company, a Providing further that upon the ap- | roval of said merger the name of the 'idwest Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany shall be changed to Life Insurance Co: and ‘are further notified that the kota, in the city .of of North Dakota, time pli st f North Dakota, (or in th his eae to act, some competent person resident of the:State. to a pointed: by the Governor), the Atten- ney General and the Coromisioher of the State of North Day a, and you are. further notified any, Dollgyholder of the “anid Muti a iildwest Mat oaid ee, Comat on at thet designated ai he te to such‘ consolidati A, OLSNESS, 8. ara a feelin Tr-18-20-1-32-35080-3 an: ite which position he was elected at a joint session of the legislature several weeks ago. Increased Potato Youthful Extortionist Says Thal Hels Glad Affair Has Been Cleaned Up. Gordon A, Bjornaon, Wahpetoy youth who pleaded guilty to extortin $25,000 from ©, A. Leach, banke Rates Postponed ° Announcement that the Interstate Commerce commission has postponed until June 19 the effective date of an increase in freight rates on potatoes, Proposed by the railroads, was made Monday by the state railroad board. The increased rates wer? published by the railroads to become effective Mafch 19, 1929 but, upon protest, were suspended until October 19 and were again further postponed to various dates, the. latest being to June. Carrot and pea acreage was in- ereased 3,120 acres in California this year as compared to the 1930 total of 9,430. Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed The eye is an organ you can’t afford to neglect. Dr. H. J. Wagner Optometrist Offices. Opposite the G. P. Hotel since 1914 Phone 533 Bismarck, N. Dak, Sunday, the officer said. 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