The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 27, 1931, Page 7

_ mit manufacture and sale of light LABOR COMMITTEE EXPECTS DRY LAW MODIFICATION SOON ‘Group Asserts There Are Only 60 \'Die-Hard’ Prohibition- ists in Congress Philadelphia, April 27.—(P)—Modi- fication of the prohibition law to per- wines and beer is seen as a possi- bility at the next session of congress by labor's national committee for modification of the Volstead Act. A report of the committee, based -on @ congressional survey, asserts there are only 17 “die-hard” prohibi- tionists in the senate and 43 in the |~ house of representatives and that “victory ‘s in sight if those who have voluntarily enlisted in this cause: will «make their wishes known to thé sen- -ators and congressmen from their states.” Report Is Submitted The report was prepared by Mat- *hew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, and -I. M. Ornburn, president of the Cigar- makers’ International Union, for sub- mission Monday to the national con- ference of organized labor's anti-pro- hibition group. “Of the 96 members of the United States senate,” the report states, “34 are willing to vote for the modifica- tion of the Volstead Act permitting the lawful manufacture and sale of beer and light wines; 15 believe that beer js non-intoxicating; but claim they are not justified in voting to change the present legislation; 12 admit that a majority of the people of their states are producers or con- sumers of illicit liquors, but claim that the organized church vote is of so much importance that they do not feel it good personal policy to oppose it; 10 feel that both the Volstead Act and the 18th amendment should be repealed and the entire matter left to each state for the people of the state to decide what they want to do; and eigh refused to state their views. 144 For Modification “Our survey of the house shows ‘that there are 144 members who are ready to vote to modify the Volstead Act; that 54 believe the act should ‘be modified permitting the consump- tion of beer and light wines in the homes and each family limited as to the amount that may be purchas- ed each month; that 35 congressmen admit the majority of their consti- tuents are producers and consumers of illicit liquors, but are fearful that the organized dry influence, while in a minority, are so well organized that its demands cannot be openly flout- ed; that 55 members, mostly from grain and fruit producing areas, are unwilling to vote to modify the laws: That 34 others fear that with modi- fication would come racial troubles in their districts, and 67 members refuse to indicate how they feel on the question at this time.” Bismarck-Mandan Banks Have New Collection Plan (Continued from page one) ‘business is with these points and the banks had no wish to impose such a charge upon persons receiving checks for grain and livestock and similar sales at these points. Time Is Factor Four-day points are all those in North Dakota with the exception of those listed as three-day points; all in Illinois except Chicago; all in In- diana, Iowa, Michigan and Wiscon- sin, New York City, and all in Min- nesota with the exception of the three major cities listed in the “no- charge” class. The five-day list includes Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Ohio and South Dakota. Six-day points are Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York adopt the “float charge” system, as- serting that Fargo banks began the new system four years nat A lean read major points following at Members of the ieaace i ‘aanden Clearing House association are the First National and the Dakota Nat- jonal Bank and Trust company of Bismarck; the First National and the Farmers’ State bank of Mandan. ‘The new “float charge” system will become effective May 1. 3 PIONEER WOMEN OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DIE Mrs. Cecelia Nelson, Lansford, One of Victims, Was 101 Years Old Minot, N. D., April 27—()—Three pioneer women, one of whom was 101 years old last Feb. 25, are dead in northwestern North Dakota. Mrs. Cecelia Nelson, who was born. in Norway in 1830, died Saturday night at the home of a son near Lansford. Mrs, William Waterman Ward, 19, who as a young mother came to Da- kota territory in 1877 with her hus- band, traveling in a covered wagon, died shortly before midnight Sunday in_a hospital here, Mrs. Karen Thompson, 68, for 43 years a resident of Ward county, died at her home Saturday night, death being due to cancer. Mrs. Nelson was more than 70 years old when she homesteaded near Lans- ford with her husband, who then had been blind for many years, and in her earlier life pioneering at Newburg, N. D., and Fort Dodge, Ia. had been her lot. Twice married to Civil war veterans, both Mrs. Nelson's husbands precede her in death. . Before Mrs. Ward was brought to @ hospital here on March 3, she fell at her home and fractured her hip. Her health had been declining her husband said, since November 18, 1929, when she was injured in an auto ac- cident which occurred near Longview, ‘Wash. Fargo was a village with muddy streets, into the mud of which wagon wheels sank half way to the hubs when Mr. and Mrs. Ward and their baby son came there in July 54 years ago. The son, Roy O. Ward, now a farm- er near Sanish, is himself a grand- father now. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1931 ks WICKERSHAM FINDS ~ FEDERAL BUREAUS USE BEST FIGURES Reports Methods of Getting Statistics Sometimes Are “Serious Abuses’ Washington, April 27.—(?)—The Wickersham commission has found that some government bureaus use as a basis for criminality statistics things that will help them make the “most favorable showing possible” when they ask congress for money. This assertion was included in the commission’s third report to President Hoover since it began work two years ago. The present methods of. com- piling statistics on criminality were jcondemned as inadequate, often non- existent and sometimes involving a “serious abuse.” All 11 commission members signed the 200-page document, prepared un- der direction of Dean Roscoe Pound, of the Harvard law school. It in- cluded lengthy studies by two com- mission experts, Sam B. Warner and Morris Ploscowe. One government report which drew strong criticism was that published monthly by the, justice department's investigation bufeau. “It requires no great study of these reports,” the commission said, “to perceive a number of weaknesses which should impose a more cautious promulgating of them. The basic re- ports are made by persons and under conditions which involve varying de- grees of guarantee of their accuracy and reliability.” Because of the widespread use of these statements to advertise frec- dom of cities from crime, the commis- sion asserted “it is not only important to provide criminal statistics; it is quite as important to see to it that misleading information is not sent out under official auspices and with the imprimatur of the government. “It takes but little experience of such criminal statistics as we have,” the report added, “in order to con- vince that a serious abuse exists in compiling them as a basis for re- questing appropriations or for justify- ing the existence of or urging ex- panded powers and equipment for the agency in question rather than for the purposes which criminal statis- tics are designed to further. “The source of difficulty, when the matter is looked into, almost always ae proves to be desire of the bureau in Shafer Confident question to make for itself the most favorable showing possible, and hence N, D. Acreage Cut the choice of a basis of compilation To Be Substantial (Continued from page on Present. In fact there will te little demand for elevator loans at present price levels. Feed Grain Profitable “The production of more feed grains to be used for production of livestock is the most profitable busi- ness in North Dakota at present. Not so large a proportion of the prices Paid for livestock go into transporta- tion costs as in the shipment of grain. Farmers can make a better income by producing livestock with present low feed prices than in selling grain. With present low feed prices, farmers are making a fair profit from the sale of cream and butterfat, even witi pres- ent low butterfat prices. “Business conditions in North Da- kota are not good. The sityation is better in the eastern half of the state than elsewhere, particularly in the northeast, where there was a fair in- ‘come from potato production.” Defendant Takes Stand in McCurdy Damage Litigation (Continued from page one) the prosecution of the Patterson tax case and that McCurdy had contended it would be necessary to wait six months, or until the time for taking (except New York City), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania Rhode Island, Tennes- see, Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming, District of Columbia, Maryland, Mas- sachusetts and Nebraska. Seven-day points are California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, * Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, ‘Washington and West Virginia. Two states are in the eight-day class. They’ are Arizona and Nevada. For three-day points, checks of -from $1 to $25 will incur a five-cent “float” charge; checks from $25 to $100 will be 10 cents; from $100 to $200 and from $200 to $300, it will be 15 cents; from $300 to $1,000, the charge advances at the rate of. five cents per $100. Thus the charge for a check of from $900 to $1,000 will be 50 an appeal from a supreme court deci- sion had expired, before he could take further action. Hughes contended that this constituted deliberate pro- crastination on McCurdy’s part. He said these conversations occurred at a time when he was “keeping after” McCurdy to make sure there was no “lay down” in the Patterson case. At that time Hughes was a mem- ber of a committee of taxpayers which was attempting to enforce collection of taxes owed by Patterson, for many years & member of the board of coun- ty commissioners. delinquent and the case involving them resulted from Patterson's effort to obtain a settlement for a reduced amount. -McOurdy’s approval of a settlement preceded Hughes’ action The taxes were /®" Di! which furthers that desire instead of one indicated for general purposes.” EXPECT THOUSAND AT SPRING GAMES Agricultural College Preparing for Influx of Visitors May 7,8 and 9 Fargo, N. D., April 27—In anticipa- tion of more than a thousand young men and women representing North Dakota and western Minnesota high schools, Agricultural college officials are making final preparations for the 24th annual inter-high school May festival, Thursday, Friday and Satur- day, May 7, 8, and 9. The contests, which are open to all bona-fide high school students, have been divided into three distinct groups —athletic, industrial and literary. The athletic contests are arranged for men and women in two separate groups. Fourteen different field and track events are listed for the entries of high school athletes, and silver cups and individual medals will go to the winners. The industrial contests will be in the nature of demonstrations and ex- hibits of the work done in the high schools in art, cooking and sewing. Contests in stock, crops and poultry judging will be among the many feat- ures of the industrial groups. A declamatory contest, an oratorical contest, a dramatic,contest, a present- ation of a one-act play, a “character make-up” contest, an extempore speech contest, a story telling con- test, an exhibit of miniature stage settings, and a newspaper and an- nual contest will comprise the literary Besides the contests, the industrial arts exposition, and a Smith-Hughes teachers’ conference, there will be several programs of entertainment for the general public. cents. ‘The charge on four-day points is at the rate of 67 cents per thou- sand. Rates to other points which are farther away by mail, are pro- Portionately higher, reaching a maxi- mum of $1.33 a thousand for eight-day points. Some Charge Exchange __In addition to this charge, the clear- ing house group warns, some banks in North Dakota and other states make an exchange charge on their own checks cashed outside their own city which is five cents for checks of $5 or less and 10 cents for checks above that amount, the standard rate being 10 cents per $100 or fraction thereof. For township or school warrants. other than those issued in Burleigh or Morton counties, the charge will be 10 cents for warrants of $25 or less and 25 cents for all warrants over $25. The reason for this, it was ex- Plained, is the lapse of time which Trequently occurs’ between the time a warrant is issued and the time a check is issued upon presentation of | | the warrant. A charge also will be made on all items taken for collection outside of Bismarck and Mandan, this being .a 25-cent minimum with a rate of 10 cents per $100 for all items over $250. Drafts, bills or exchange and pro- tested checks offered for collection come in this class, of discounting each check ‘upon which a “float” charge is made, the banks expect to list them and render @ bill to their regular custo- mers with. each month's statement. Persons not having regular accounts, however, will pay the charge when the check is cashed. Members of the clearing house as- sociation, in announcing the new system, emphasized the fact that Bis- marck and Mandan are the last major points in the Northwest to in seeking to have him disbarred. ‘Legs’ Diamond Is Seriously Injured By Gangland Guns (Continued from: page one) and dragged him out of the line of fire. Was Third Time Diamond's history contains the of- ficial record of one previous shooting and the report that a still earlier in- cident had placed lead in his body. On Oct. 12, 1930, the man who at one time was reputed to be the bodyguard of Arnold Rothstein was shot by two Montana Man Dies Here Sunday Night Leonard Carlson, 49, Circle, Mont., died at a local hospital Sunday night. He had beerr in the city since last ‘Thursday receiving medical treat- ment. 9 Death came as the result of com- Plications following a cancer opera- tion last fall. Carlson came to this country from Sweden in 1894. He settled in Chi- cago, where he lived for three years before coming to North Dakota in 1897. In 1901 he moved to Crom- well township in Burleigh county men who entered his New York city hotel room. With his recovery, Dia- mond moved into a house. near Acra, 18 miles west of this village. His name appeared in Green county news from time to time until a week ago, when he flashed into front page ce with his indictment by a grand jury. The nt was based on the alleged beating by Dia- mond and a companion, Jim Dalton, of a Cairo truck driver who said he had been stopped by the men and tortured because he refused to ac: count satisfactorily {or a load of Pioneer Resident Of Grafton Buried] ssiawin Grafton, N. April 27.—(P)— Private funeral services were to be held Monday afternoon for William eg sagt Grafton resident for more than 50 years and first post- master. Burial will be, in Crescent ceme- tery. James McDonald willbe in charge of Masonic burial services. where he was engaged in farming un- til seven years ago. At that time he moved to the state of Washington, living there until three years ago when he moved to Montana. In 1908 he married Lela Nixon at Bismarck. - Besides his widow he leaves three sons, two daughters and one brother, Oscar Carlson, who lives in Sweden: His children are Milton, 15, Alfred, 11, of Circle, Mont., and Melvin, 6, . | Leonora, 14, and Margery, 9, of Wash- ington. A niece, Alice Swanson, lives at Baldwin. Puneral arrangements will be com- pleted as soon as word is received from relatives. Both funeral and burial will be at TRUCK BILL VETOED St. Paul, April 27.—(#)—Gov. Floyd = ine declined to sign the bill passed by the recent legislature pro- viding for certain regulation of mo- tor. truck freight transportation. He said it was @ measure to, “force the [common cartier trucks out of busi- a of the Sherman County Jour- Coupe Loaded With Alcohol Is Seized Fargo, April 27.—(?)—A small coupe containing 141 gallons of alco- hol was seized by Fargo police early Monday and a man giving the name of Bill Parker was placed under ar- rest charged with transportation of diquor. Parker denied the liquor was his and was not with the car when two Police officers seized it while it was parked near a Fargo garage. Police are gttempting to locate the owner of the machine through the motor nunjber and car tags. GREATER NEED FOR WORKERS EXPECTED FOR COMING MONTH Federal Expert Reports Unex- pected Recession in March Lignite Mining Constderable farm labor is drifting into this state, but the present de- mand is not sufficient to absorb the supply, according to a monthly report issued Thursday by Richard T. Jones, Minneapolis, North Dakota director, United States department of labor. Indications are that the usual spring requirements for this class will reach the peak this month. “Lignite coal mining showed expect- ed recessions during March on ac- count of exceptionally mild weather,” Mr. Jones said. “Spring activity in automobile accessory plants, city im- provements, brick and tile, and the building industry, should materially increase the demand for general la- bor during the next month. “In spite of low prices for dairy products, reductions in employment in this industry are not expected dur- ing the spring and summer moitths. “This is the usual dull period in flour milling and there is little pros- pect for an increase in employment in this industry until the new wheat crop is ready for the market. Award Highway Contracts “The state highway department has awarded contracts for approximately 300 miles of grading and 250 miles of gravel, giving assurance of a material increase in general activity and em- ployment in this line during the en- suing 30 days,” the report said. For Fargo the report said: “Build- ing operations are expected to give in- creased employment to craftsmen dur- ing April, but indications are that the resident supply of this class of labor will be sufficient to meet the season's requirements. : “Gains are expected during April in automobile accessory plants, print- ing and publishing. Reductions took place during March in meat-packing houses, for which seasonal influences were responsible. “Flour mills are operating with re- duced forces with no material im- provement anticipated before the fall months. City work, farm require- ments, and railroad maintenance will call for a considerable volume of un- skilled labor about April 15.” ‘ Grand Forks: “The month of April will bring renewed activity in road | building and agricultural operations, jand unemployment among resident unskilled labor should then be reduced to a minimum. Many Builders Available “The supply of building-trades men still is much in excess of the demand, but conditions respecting these work- ers should show some improvement during the ensuing month. “Printing plants look for increased business during the spring with nor- mal employment resulting. No sub- stantial change in working schedules is anticipated in the flour milling in- dustry until July or August.” The resumption of lake navigation some weeks earlier than the average season resulted in a renewal of activ- ity in a number of industries in Min- nesota, particularly iron mining, the report continues. Recent state legislation providing a bond issue of $15,000,000 for highway construction will furnish employment to approximately 5,000 additional workers during the biennium, while seasonal influences have caused ex- pected recessions in flour mills and meat-packing houses. “Public and private construction projects; including a number of schools, are expected to start during the next 30 days. Building-trades, ing the previous winter months, but the supply still is in excess of -re- quirements. “Public improvements in many cit- ies and towns of the state will utilize additional workers during April and May,” the report said. For Minneapolis the report said: “Unskilled labor was in much better demand due to the fact that favor- able weather enabled farmers in this vicinity to proceed with customary spring work. Indications are that there will be no shortage of this class of workers during the usual season. “Flour mills are operating with cur- tailed forces. Contracts for erection of new school buildings, amounting to more than’ $600,000, were let during the month, but indications are that requirements for craftsmen can be filled locally.” St. Paul: “Favorable weather con- ditions stimulated building construc- tion and projects underway include a bank structure, women’s club, addition to the city auditorium, and a crippled children’s school. Work on the new city hall, to cost several million dol- lars, is about to begin and prospects are fair for adequate employment for resident building-trades men during the open season.” Veteran Banker of St. Thomas Is Dead St. Thomas, N. D., April 27.—(P)— According io tentative arrangements, Masonic funeral ‘services will be held Tuesday for E. F. Thompson, business man here since 1882. He was president of the First Na- tional bank and had been city treas- urer and a member of the school board for 20 years. Boy Killed When Dragged. by Horse Moro, Ore., April 21 27.—(?)}—A horse dragged. 11-year-old Clinton French, to his death through the Main street when the animal's tether become en- tangled about the boy's waist. He was the son of Giles L, French, COLD WAVE HALTS From Western to Eastern Part of N. D. Noted By 0. A. STEVENS (North Dakota Agricultural College) Continued warm and unusually windy weather was followed by a cold wave April 20 which sent the temper- ature below freezing. A shower of rain April 19 seemed to be a favorable time for birds to be seen but scarcely any appeared. Song sparrows in- creased in numbers but were by no means abundant. They were noted at Lisbon, Valley City and Fargo April 12, Minot April 13, Jamestown April 11. Further reports on mourning doves are: Arengard April 12, Maple- ton April 17 and Jamestown April 18. Ruby-crowned kinglets were noted at Minot April 12, Fargo April 13, Wil- ton April 14. Glenn Berner at Jamestown saw a Say’s phoebe on April 13. These birds are quite common in the western half of the state but are rearely seen as far east as Jamestown. Anyone who is familiar with the common phoebe would recognize this western hird by its similar behavior and appearance though it is decidedly darker in color, especially on the under parts. It also is a noisier bird. Mr. Berner suggest- ed that its call sounded like an at- tempt to imitate a killdeer. Last Sear fox sparrows were quite common about April 19 and 20. This year the writer saw two Apri! 13 but none since and they have not been noted elsewhere. Usually they are not common, though fairly so some years during either the spring or fall migrations. They are among the largest of the sparrows and are read- ily recognized by their russet brown backs. They are found in the woods and thickets. Vesper sparrows and savanna sparrows are field birds and the writer found both common April 19, The chestnut collared longspur was noted at Minot April 12 and {Jamestown April 15. This is a com- jmon prairie bird over most of the state but is rarely seen at Fargo. Flickers seem to have been a little slow in appearing this year. They were seen at Fargo April 12, Fair- mount April 13, Mapleton April 14, Valley City and Minot April 15. One of their nesting places which the writer has been watching was in a dead maple tree which was not much larger than necessary for the nest. This had been in use for three years and last winter's storms broke off the tree where it was weakened by the excavation. On April 20 the birde were noted beginning a uew hole just below where the old one had Leen. Many robins were observed about April 15 and again April 19. Robins live especially about dwellings and when considerable numbers of them are seen in the woods or fields, those are regarded as migrating croups. The local birds are well started with nest building. On April 20 the writer caught two robins which hz had banded last spring. It seemed likely that they represented a pair snd they now are marked with colored bands so that they can be watched more readily. Rev. Bierens at Fairmount recently captured a robin which he had banded last year, and Mr. Berner at Jamestown caught one which he banded in 1928. This one was adult lin 1928 so it is now at least fow years old. Such a record is only rarely ob- tained. Mr. W. E. Brentzel of “argo, who received his banding permit only a few weeks ago, captured his first bird April 22. It was a robin handed by the writer on May 1, 1930, less than two city blocks distant, and makes the fourth one known to have returned this year. Division in Ranks of Doukhobors Develops Nelson, B. C., April 27.—(#?)—Per- sonal belongings of the Sons of Free- dom, radical faction of the Douk- hobors, have been seized by officers of the main sect following the bomb- ing last Friday of “King” Peter Veri- ben's tomb. Members of the group, blamed by authorities for various bombings and the burning of school houses, have not been forcibly ejected, but the moving of their property was taken as a warning for them to vacate their men were better employed than dur-|P00 0°" ane families have refused to leaye. Illinois Man Killed When Struck by Auto Chicago, April 27.—()—Police ar- rested Frank Hall, 34, to await an in- quest into the seg, of George W. Johnson, 73, former state representa- tive and Moline, Ill, merchant, who was killed Sunday night when run down by an automobile which did not stop. Police said they believed Hall was driving the automobile. Johnson had left a party in a north side hotel at which the wedding of his niece, Lucille Ardelle Hansen, Chica- go, and E. M. Arndt, Milwaukee, was ARRIVAL OF BIRDS Mandan Teachers Will Movement of Say’s Phoebes | MANDAN NEWS Hold Meeting Monday Teachers in the Mandan high schoo) will neet Monday night to make Lng} jfor spring registration, according to rune ia Mandan high scl Plans also will be made at the meet- ing for various activities of the teach- ers during the last month of the school year. Methods of increasing student interest in oratory and réad- ing will be discussed, Thompson said. spi cape ue wae the eee cs gs One Crow to Cost Rotary Men $128 One crow will cost 24 Mandan Rotarians $128. Two teams of Rotarians were picked at a recent meeting to stage a crow hunt Sunday. Each team was composed of 24 mem- bers, The losers were to buy the winners a $2 dinner. Each crow shot was to give the hunter 20 points and each magpie shot was worth 25 points. Following the hunt Sunday, the Army team, captained by John Bowers, had 365 points to their opponents 350, or a 15 point mar- gin of victory. According to computations the 15 points rep- resented three-fourths of a crow. The total cost of the dinner will be $96 for 48 men, or the value of three-fourths of a crow. The whole crow, following the compu- tations, then would equal $128. T. G. C. Kennelly was high point man with 14 crows and two mag- pies, Mandan Kittenball Meeting Postponed Members of the Mandan kittenball league will not meet Monday, accord- ing to John Pennington, president. The meeting was postponed be- cause of the cold weather and be- cause of the inability of the teams to gather their players, Pennington said. The group will meet next Monday in the Mandan Chamber of Commerce rooms. Mandan Youth Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Alphonse Ressler, Mandan youth, was in the Mandan Deaconess hos- pital Monday recovering from injuries received in an automobile-motorcycle accident at Mandan late Saturday afternoon. Ressler, driving a motorcycle de- livery rig, crashed into the rear of a machine driven by Mrs. E. E. Ricker, 214 Avenue C West, Bismarck. Mrs. Ricker stopped her auto. Running back, she found him unconfcious and ran to a nearby residence to tele- phone a doctor, Charles and Stephen Kidd, pedes- trians, saw the boy in the mean- time, hailed a passing car and took Ressler to the hospital. When Mrs. Ricker returned, the injured man was gone. She informed police. Courier to Sponsor Mandan High Program Members of the Courier, Mandan high school paper, are to sponsor an entertainment program for members of the lower grades ine aes ee Monday evening, according jeorge Murphy, Mandan high school instruc- tor and Courier advisor. The program will consist of several one-act comedies, a style show and trombone solos by Vernon Pavlik, Mandan high school soloist. Fred Bjornson, senior, who had the juvenile lead in the Mandan senior class play last Friday, will give a reading, Mur- phy said. The staff will repeat the program ‘Thursday afternoon for the benefit of the members of the high school. Dorothy Seitz is editor of the paper and Jeanette Stewart is business man- ager. Two Mandan Accident Victims Discharged ‘Two victims of accidents last Thurs- day have been discharged from the Mandan hospital and steady improve- ment is noted in three other patients at the hospital, according to physi- cians. Tom Bakken, who was burned in a gas explosion at the Golden West laundry laboratory Thursday, was discharged from the Mandan Dea- coness hospital Monday. L. C. Glarum, who also was inured in the accident, is showing marked improvement and may be discharged in a few days, at- tendants said. E. H. Graham, Lane, Mont., who was injured in an auto collision last Wednesday, is still in a critical condi- tion although some slight improve- ment is being shown in his condition, his physician said. | | 8. W. Gibb, Winnipeg, driver os the machine which crashed into ham’s auto, was hospital last week. 5 Laundry comp&ny'’s plant on Front Minot, where they had been on bust- ness. They left Mandan Saturday m LAUNDRY FIRM IS HOST 70 CLUBMEN Lions Are Entertained by W. B. Couch at Luncheon in Place of Business Members of the Bismarck Lions club {were entertained Monday noon by W. B. Couch at the Capital Steam atreet. Couch, a member of the club and an executive of the laundry firm, was host, assisted by B. O. Ward, also an executive in the company. Mrs. Couch and Mrs. Ward superintended the cooking and serving of the lunch- eon and were given a vote of thanks by the clubmen. Mrs, A. A. Whittemore was the speaker of the day, discussing the an- nual observance of May Day and Child Health day. The ancient idea of May Day, Mrs. Whittemore said, is represented by Tennyson's poem which has as its re- train, “For I'm to be queen of the may, Mother. I'm to be queen of the May.” The modern May Day slogan, she said, is every American boy ind every girl & queen on May Day and every other day. The essentials of admission to the ranks of childhood’s royalty, she said, are well-rounded physical, mental and spiritual development. Quoting Mr. Hoover, Mrs. Whitte- | more said with just one cena of “properly born, trained, educated | and healthy children a thousand oth- eo of government would van- ish.” Halverson were named ona cluy nominating committee to nominat officers for the next year. Ayres was named to represent thq tee which wil sponsor the appearance here, early next month, of the club, a musical organization from the Uni- versity of North Dakota. Guests were J. L. Greitl, president of the Napoleon Lions club, Andy Boland and B, E. Hitchcock, Bis: marck, and Mike Walsh, Mandan. Retired Attorney Succumbs in Mino‘ Minot, N. D., April 27.—()—Wil. liam A. Goldsthmidt, 65, retired at. torney who had practiced law atj Westhope and Omemee for several years shortly after 1900, died earl: Sunday at his home here. Death resulted from paralysis. He had been an invalid the last ee| years. GATHERED AT WAHPETON Fargo, April 27.—(#)—Persons from many towns and cities in southeast: ern North Dakota and several fron neighboring states gathered at Wah peton Sunday for the 50th anniver. sary of the founding of the. Congre: gational church there, Dr. R. A Beard, Fargo, the principal speaker; said here Monda; REACHES 100TH BIRTHDAY Columbus, Ga., April 27.—(4)—Mrs| A. O. Blackmar has attained hey king) 100th birthday. Two years ago shq and Mr, Blackmar were found by tha Kansas City Star to be the oldes married couple in the United States, England and France. They had beet married 78 years. Mr. Blackmar died a year ago. Almost as many box seats were sold to St. Louis Browns fans before thi season opened this year as during a of 1930. North Dakota has had, since 1897, @ statute requiring physicial educa: tion in the schools, Mrs. Whittemore | sald, but it has amounted to little be-' cause teachers had no special train- ing in the value of play activities and in methods of corrective physical ed- ucation. Now, however, she said, a definite plan for corrective physical training in all schools has been work- | ed out and is being put into effect. | Teacher-training institutions are giv- ing special courses in this work and |, are preparing teachers who will be able to do their part in the move-, ment. | The speaker called attention to the! work done by the division of infancy | and maternity of the state health de- partment which in 1929 examined | nearly 7,000 children less than six years of age in pre-school clinics. | Most of these children were given cor- | rective treatment and entered school in good health, she said. Asserting that the child with phy- sical defects cannot do good school work, Mrs. Whittemore asserted that | mental and spiritual growth depend, to a large extent, upon physical de- | velopment. ‘The club voted to send a delegation | to Minot May 5 to meet with the | Minot Lions club. W. B. Couch, W. S. Ayres, Obert | Olson, Archie Johnson and Henry BAKING POWDER SAME Pea ind 25 40 veers “OG | MILLIONS OF POUNDS USED BY OUR COVERNMENT New Now .... ae Pe | In narrow widths ... Ladies’ Hats New sheer hair-braids in . $3.95 BISMARCK’S LOWEST That is what we are offering in the new ladies’ dresses — unpacked this very morning. the same quality of garments. sizes and regulars. Special Dresses A fine group of crepes and chiffons at ....... “Star Brand” Shoes A new shipment of straps and pumps. S&LCo. Newest Styles— At Popular Prices! York Styles AT PRICES! New prices, too, on Half $9.75 $4.95 Girls’ Coats Received today, nicely tail- ored and serviceable tals... $2.98 ur 316 Main being celebrated. He was knocked by Mrs, George Bingenheimer, Man- one, automobile into the path of an- other driven by Liston Lange, 35, of Winnietka, Ill. Lange rushed Johnson: to the hos- pital where it was discovered the aged merchant was dead. Hall was traced by his license number. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY GUARANTEED croq permanent waves, Lustro' natural looking waves given by ex- perienced operators. The Califor- nia Wave Nook, 102 Third street, Bismarck. Phone 762. FOR RENT—Furnished leeping room. Call at 314 Ninth pss or FOR RENT—Large sleeping ith clothes closet in modern home. Phone 1606-Wor call at 614 Eighth sl dan, who also suffered injuries in an automobile crash last week, spent @ restful night, her physician said Mon- day. RETURNS TO MANDAN C. V. Kaddell, Mandan, returned | Sunday from Fort Yates and Self- ridge where he had been transacting | ¢ business. 2 LEAVES HO8 HOSPITAL ott, Harmon brocmery Mandan, ‘Mandan according to her hospital attendants, RETURNS TO HOME Joe Fredig, Center, who was severe- ly injured when kicked by a horse last week, was discharged from the Man- dan Deaconess hospital late Monday. PATIENT LEAVES HOSPITAL tten, Ah Handmarn iat ister Monday morning for Glen Ullin on a short business trip. RETURN TO MANDAN A. Ripley and A.C. Reusch, returned Sunday night from 1 *. Sizes 11 to 44 Open at 8:30 Modernistic Tuesday and Wednesday April 28 and 29 Latest Prints and Plain Crepes Deaconess mnospital But pate iat Each $7. 95 or two for $15 Sport Coats at reduced prices. Brassieres - 50 cents Corner of Broadway and Fifth Street Dress Shop