The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 Two Die THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1931 The Weather Cloudy and dightly warmer Set. night. Sunday probably showers, PRICE FIVE CENTS Bismarck Boy Breaks Record at Track Meet LLOYD MURPHY WINS POLE-VAULT HONORS WITH -F0OT LEAP Finals in Other Events Are Scheduled for This After- noon at Hughes Field BISMARCK-FARGO QUALIFY 15 o>——_ Wales Aids Her | Ashley Keeps in Running by Putting 10 in Finals; Man- dan, Steele Six Each Fargo and Bismarck were hav- ing a nip-and-tuck battle for honors in the Capital City Track pleted, the Midgets had scored 16% points to ee es the De- mons. Napoleon chalked up Fessen- Potter, and Fargo. 28 seconds (this tied the meet record). 100-yard dash—Benzon, Bis- marck; Christianson, Fargo; Chase, Gar- set by Mike 1930 at 10 feet ‘This was the only event in which the finals had been run off at noon Finals in other this afternoon, be- m. Pargo, took second place in the pole vault with a leap of 10 feet 11 inches. Lester Dohn, Bis- marck, and Frank Meyers, Fargo, tied for third. Fargo and Bismarck tied in the number of entrants qualified for Flaces in the finals with 15 each. Ash- Jey entries qualified in 10, Fessenden 9, Mandan and Steele 6 each, Den- hoff, Garrison, Nepoleon and Hazel- ton, three each, St. Marys of Bis- marck, Selfridge and Heaton, two each. Although Garrison had only one man entered, he qualified in each of the three events in which he com- peted. Washburn had one man en- tered but he failed to get through to the finals. Phil Wooledge, Fargo, won the singles title in the tennis tournament held in connection with the meet. The (Continued on page six) IS MURDERED AT WILLMAR, MINN. W. F. Burns Dies of Crushing Blows to Head; Assailant Is Sought Willmar, Minn., May 16—(?)—His head crushed by blows from a heavy instrument, a man believed to be W. F. Burns, a switchman, died in » hos- pital early Saturday. His assailant, descrip- Toad, of whom officers have a good tion, escaped. Kandiyohi county officers are hold- ing two material witnesses. They are J. W. Cassidy, Owatonna, and Edward Schaffer, Tracy. On a card found in the dead man’s pocket was written “W. F. Burns, Leaf Lodge, Switchman The name of the town was Inquest Scheduled at James- town to Determine Cause of Fatal Auto Mishap stages | Sather, C. F. Martin, tracts were offered for appearances in London and Paris. RACE 70 COMPLETE PREMIER SURFACED ROAD ACROSS STATE Builders of U. S. No. 10 and S..R. No. 5 Participate in Novel Skirmish faced from one boundary to the other. Paving, graveling, and oil mix con- struction are included in the numerous projects under way. On completion of the projects on highway No. 10. there will be 86 miles of hard-surfaced road, with the re- mainder graveled. The hard surfaced stretches are 12 miles of paving out of Fargo, 20 miles out of Ji » 36 faced across Burleigh ith the exception of oe approaching Missouri river, 12 2 3 i a i) Hi H a rae ate rf sha Hl § g F | ef? BE pelea he s Pes He 5 F BISMARCK ELKS T0 SPONSOR BASEBALL TEAM THIS SEASON Strictly Amateur Organization for Season Is Planned by Capital City Lodge PLAYERS TO MEET SUNDAY All Persons Who Wish to Try for Places on Nine Invited to Participate Plans for giving Bismarck a base- ball team were announced Saturday by @ committee of the Elks lodge following approval of the scheme by the membership of the fraternal or- ganization Friday night. A committee of five will represent the lodge while two members will represent the players on the strictly amateur organization which it is pro- posed to build. Members representing the lodge are D. E. Shipley, Walter G. L. Spear and Joseph Clifford, while Dr. H. B. Love Want Other Teams To Ask for Games Request that managers of oth- er teams in the Missouri Slope area write to the secretary of the local club for games in order that a schedule may be arranged quickly was made Saturday by the management of the proposed Elks No games have been arranged for as yet but the management is hopeful of arranging a complete schedule of contests in the near future, according to C. F. Martin, member of the executive commit- and Louis Lenaburg will represent the players. } 4 This group will select a manager in whose hands all details incident to practices, the playing of games and the selection of players will be placed. All persons who wish to try for Places on the team are welcome to compete, it was announced Saturday. They are asked to meet Sunday aft- ernoon at the city baseball park for an initial practice. county, | of The baseball committee will meet soon, according to Martin, to select efficers. These will consist of a chair- man to supervise all activities, a com- bination secretary-business manager to keep all records, arrange the sched- ule, provide for tickets and handle other clerical and executive details; and a superintendent to have charge of the grounds, take care of equip- ment, provide ticket-takers and su- P all work in connection with the playing field except the selling tickets. To Appropriate $200 ‘The lodge voted an appropriation of $200 to finance the work and to meet early expenses and adopted the and | rule that there will be no patd players. Any compensation to be received by the latter will come from receipts to (Continned on page Six) BRIAND AND GERMAN CLASH ON PROPOSAL Frenchman Says Proposed Austro-German Customs Ac- cord Means ‘Trouble’ Geneva, May 16.—(?)—Julius Cur- tius, German foreign minister, and Aristide Briand clashed Saturday the proposed Austro-German customs accord as the or. European federation resumed its sessions. The German minister, in a general Giscussion of the economic situation in Europe, praised bilateral and re- agreements as the for the prevailing econo- Briand declared that course. At any tempt what it is forbidden to at- Briand concluded with the asser- to| tion that he could not agree to the Austro-German proposal. secretary | Minnesotan Found Guilty y of Larceny Madison, Wis., May 16.—(7)—A jury court convicted Martin They're Hoovers, too—are Charlotte Anne left above, and Ellen Hoover who have just moved from Iowa to Washington with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hoover. Their daddy is a second cousin of the presi- dent and now Herbert Hoover's grandchildren, Peggy Ann and Herbert Hoover III, will have some new playmates. Favored Equipoise Wili Not Run in Annual Derby WHEAT SURPLUS IN FOUR COUNTRIES 18 BIGGER THAN USUAL Estimated at 703,000,000 Bushels Compared to 611,- 000,000 Last Year carry-over in the four principal ex- porting countries of the world on May ~ is estimated by the agricul- ture department at 703,000,000 bushels. The rplus on that date last year was 611,000,000 bushels and in 1929, 701,000,000. ‘The department said that on this basis there would be an abundant supply for next year despite some in- dications of decreased acreage in the four countries—United States, Can- ada, Australia and Argentina. “Requirements of importing coun- tries,” the department said, “during May and June are expected to be considerably larger than last year, and perhaps as great as in 1929. However, it also is to be expected that some supplies will still be forthcoming from Russia, which was not an ex- porter in the spring of 1929. While their curplus appears to be smaller it is likely that exports from the Dan- ube countries may be somewhat larg- er than the spring of 1929. Conse- quently, present conditions point to a world carry-over on July 1, 1931, about as large as that of July 1, 1929; somewhat larger stocks in non-Euro- pean exporting countries being likely to be offset by smaller stocks in Eu- The United States carry-over has been estimated at between 275,000,000 and 290,000,000 bushels on July 1. ‘The department said that new do- mestic wheat may be expected to sell at lower levels than those now pre- vailing for old wheat. Relatively smaller supplies of hard spring wheat, it was said, however, may result in smaller price changes being necessary in the adjustment from a supported to a non-supported market after the grain stabilization corporation stops its purchases. BISMARCK WOMAN Champion Two-Year-Old of Last Year Has Quarter Crack in Fore Foot Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., May 16—(%)— Equipoise, one-time favorite and champion two-year-old money winner last year, was de- clared out of the 57th running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday by his trainer, Freddie Hopkins. ‘The actual scratching was delayed sae the arrival of the Colt’s owner, jus “Vanderbilt Whitney, but. Hopkins said the ery of a quarter-crack ‘ definitely eliminated the son of Pennant-Swinging. ‘The failure of Equipoise to come around in shape for the rich Ken- tucky race mar! fortunes for the colt that was the apple of the late Harry Payne Whit- ney’s eye as a juvenile. After an impressive start as a three-year-old, Equipoise went wrong while racing in Maryland and suffer- ed two successive defeats, although finishing fourth in the Preakness de- spite some bad racing luck. Hopkins brought the horse to Churchill Downs hopeful he would round into form but the colt’s workouts never impressed the railbirds. The prospects were that no more than 12 three-year-olds will go to the post some time around 5 o'clock (C.8.T.) In addition to Equipoise, the chances were that Up, owned by Mrs. J. N. Crofton, and R. W. Collins’ Don Leon, both partial to the mud, also would be scratched. the climax of mis-; MINNESOTAN WARNS | AGAINST 100 LARGE SPRING WHEAT CUTS Head of Railroad Commission , Says There Has Been Over- production But Once NORTH DAKOTA MAN AGREES Dan O'Connor, New Rockford, Says Farm Board Is Endeav- oring to Be Fair St. Paul, Minn., May 16—(?)—Any plan which would contemplate a re- duction in acreage of spring wheat larger than a proposed cut in winter wheat output would be economically unsound in the opinion of O. P. B. Jacobson, chairman of the Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission. “Except possibly for the freakish crop of 1930, there never has been & surplus of spring wheat, which is produced in the northwest,” Mr. Jacobson said in commenting on in- dications the federal farm “card might favor a greater curtailment of wheat production in the spring wheat area than in the winter wheat terri- tory of the southwest. “The 1930 crop throughout the na- tion was of exceptionally high protein content, so that there was not @ nor- mal demand for the spring wheat of North Dakota, Montana and Min- nesota for blending purposes. “With anything like a normal crop, there is not sufficient spring wheat to mix and blend with other wheat for a high quality flour. In past years there have been premiums paid, ranging to more than 50 cents a bushel, for good spring wheat, and’ when production of the bread grain in the southwest is large, and of nor- ;mal ‘quality, it improves the demand Dan O'Connor, New Rockford, N. D., president of the Farmers’ Union Ter- minal association of St. Paul, ex- pressed the view that the federal farm board does not desire to favor any one section of the country over another or to encourage a greater curtailment of spring wheat produc- tion than of winter wheat. “I agree with Mr. Jacobson that there is not sufficient spring wneat to mix with the winter wheat of the southwest in years of norma! wheat quality. One of the principles which has been stressed by the farm board is to raise quality grains and other farm products and to curtail quanti- ty. The spring wheat area is geogra- phically located so that better quality wheat can be raised, than in other territories, even though lower quality wheat may possibly be produced more cheaply in the southwest.” 18 ESCAPE DEATH Derby Day went the whole way in shaking off the bad weather jinx. It was mid-summer, blazing heat that greeted the advance guard of a crowd expected to number 60,000 spectators. It gave an opportunity for gay-color- ed frocks, straw hats and shirt sleeves to form a background that for the (Continned on page Six) FOUR ARE KILLED IN SPANISH DISORDE 10 Others Injured as Residents Try to Defend Church Against Incendiarism SUCCUMBS FRIDAY asses Mrs. Sam Sprecker, 49, Had Been Seriously Ill of Cancer Only One Day Mrs, Sam Sprecker, 49, died here at 3 p. m. Friday, a victim of cancer. , who has been in WHEN PLANE BURNS Big Craft, Passengers Scam- per to Safety; Wing and Fuselage Damaged Aberdeen, Maryland, May 16—(7)}— Aircraft experts Saturday sought the cause of a fire aboard an eastern air transport plane that made a forced landing at Edgewood arsenal with smoke pouring from the cabin con- taining 18 passengers, none of whom was injured. As the craft touched the fiying at an altitude of 1,500 feet, when the pilot, A. C. Komdat, observ- ea smoke filling the control room. Five miles away he saw the field at Edgewood and nosed the big Plane down. The co-pilot, G. J. Mac- the | Donald, tried to get at the flames HE i 8 i i 3 ait} i ate! with an extinguisher but was unsuc- cessful. The damage was confined to the fuselage and a wing. {Late News Briefs | a LE RT ET r Classiest d o Not only the “best looking” but the “most typical” girl at Wellesley Col- lege, Wellesley, Mass. is smiling Betty Granger, above, of New Roch- elle, N. Y. That's how classmates “classed” her in a recent contest. POLICE INVESTIGATE SUICIDE CLUB WITH 96 LIVING MENBERS| Spinster Relates Weird Tale After Being Indicted for Murder of Brother New York, May 16.—()}—Acting on @ spinster’s tale of a “suicide club” with 26 living members, the law ma- chinery of two Long Island counties was set in motion Saturday to avert the possibilfty in the mints of some} detectives, of a series of suicides. District Attorneys Edwards of Nas- sau and Blue of Suffolk, with a score of detectives, investigated a theory that three members of the cult of eld- erly, ailing persons already had killed themselves in accordance with a ritual. ‘The supposed cult was described Friday by Miss Louise Schwarz, 59, in telling of the death of her brother, Edward, 55, who was found shot in his home last Wednesday. She has been indicted in connection with the shooting. “Eyery Sunday night,” she said, “we met at the home of a member to pray that one of us would be cured of our feebleness. There were 30 members. Four of them are dead. “If the member we prayed for was in North Dakota Fires PLAZA FARM WOMAN, SLOPE COUNTY MAN, VICTIMS OF FLANES Use of Kerosene in Starting Kitchen Fires Is Blamed for Both Disasters WATCHES BODY DISAPPEAR Husband Fails to Rescue Wife and Sees Blazing Remains Drop to Basement burned to death late Friday in a fire which destroyed her farm home. Harry Purcell, 26, living between Bowman and Amidon, was being buried today following his death ttc ren at Bowman from ims rece! Tuesday 5 home also was (che Ha ee Mrs. was alone in her home at the time of the which caused her death but neigh- bors were of the opinion that the use nd kerosene was responsible for the jaze. Mr. Farding, working with a hi man a mile and a half away, saw house afire and hurried home to the body of his wife lying on kitchen floor and surrounded fiames. While he was trying to her the floor collapsed and the dropped out of sight into the base- ment. It was late Friday night be- fore the charred remains could be recovered from the debris, Neighbors assisted Farding and the hired man in preventing spread of Mi — to other farm rs. ‘ding was physically handi- capped by rheumatism and “nis fact is believed to have prevented her escape from the blazing house. Funeral services will be held at 2 P. m, Monday from the home of Mrs. T. Thunsella, a sister of the dead woman, and also from the Trin- ity church, northwest of Plaza. Burial ~ (Continned on. page Six) PROFESSOR DROWNS IN WISCONSIN LAKE English Teacher Dies While Briton Lecturer Is Saved After Canoe Tips Madison, Wis, May 16.—(%) Sterling A. Leonard, 43, associate pro- fessor of English at the Universtiy of Wisconsin, drowned in Lake Mendota Friday night and his companior. L A. Richards, 38, critic, lecturer ard pro- fessor at Magdalene college of Cam- not receptive to our prayers, he was bound to commit suicide. If he failed to end his own life before the next: meeting, he was to be slain by a chosen member of the cult. “On April 26 we met at the home of George Breitenbach, 59, who lived. pian us. mae ics ee receptive.” e ni y the body of Breitenbach, was found Parente the celler of his home, authorities said. They would not disclose any other names of alleged members of the cult, living or dead. Last Sunday, Miss Schwarz was quoted as saying, the club met and prayed for her brother. Medical ex- aminers said the location of wounds on the brother’s head indicated he could not have fired the shots which killed him and so Miss Schwarz has been charged with the slaying. Miss Schawrz pleaded not guilty when arraigned Saturday on a charge of murder in the second degree. eooe| ALLEGED KILLER OF TEACHERS ARRESTED Manhunt Which Began Last Dec. 28 in Oklahoma Is Ended in Omaha, Neb. Kansas City, May 16.—(7}—A man- hunt that began two school-f shooting Jessie Griffith, 24, the latter of whom saulted, was arrested in Omaha, Neb., bridge university, England, was res- cued. Richards, here for a lecture engage- ment, said their canoe overturned in the waves and they clung to the gun- wale two hours awaiting help. Fi- nally Leonard became exhausted and sank. Richards said he made an un- successful attempt to reach him. Richards righted the craft but was unable to get ashore. Don Tracy, boathouse owner, spotted the drifting ‘canoe and rescued Richards. He was suffering shock and exposure. Both men were recognized in their fields. Leonard had written several books and edited collections of prose and poetry and Richards is the au- thor of monographs and books. EXPECT 10 ARREST UNDERWORLD KILLER Witness Says George Tatalinos Killed Jim Speros in Self Defense Ohio, May 1 6.—UP)—A. man who police said admitted dri the automobile used by the