The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931 Fair Eri The Weather iday night and Saturday; not much change in temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS Referendum Issue Is Defended Launc POST ABANDONMENT HERE ATTACKED BY LOCAL COMMITTEE, Bismarck Citizens See Breach of Faith in Proposed Abandonment SECRETARY OF WAR WRITES Frayne Baker Representing Lo- cal Interests Before War Department Notice chat it is the intention of the federal government to abandon Fort Lincoln here and a charge by a local committee that abandonment will mean a breach of faith by the government and violation of a con- tract with the people of Bismarck! Friday enlivened the effort of local citizens to keep the post occupied by troops. Friday, at Washington, Frayne Baker, representing Bismarck inter- ests, was presenting to the war de- partment the arguments advanced by the local committee for retaining a garrison at the fort. They were con- tained in a brief written by the com- mittee and released for publication here at about the same time they were offered to the war department. Definite announcement of the in- tention to abandon the fort was made by Patrick J Hurley, secretary of war, in a letter to H. P. Goddard, secretary of the association of commerce. Re- plying to a letter in which Goddard asked that iocal citizens be given the privilege to presenting reasons why Fort Lincoln should remain occupied, Hurley said in part: “A study of this general subject has been made by the war department and a tentative decision in the in- terests of efficiency and economy has been reached that Fort Lincoln should be abandoned. However, it cannot be stated at th‘s time when the troops wiles moved or where they will be This was regarded as definite evi- dence that it will be necessary to in- duce the war department to reverse a decision already made if the fort is to remain occupied. In addition to the brief, Baker presented to the depart- ment a series of photographs illus- trating the work done at Fort Lin- coln. He was assisted in preparing the brief by C. F. Mudgett, 5. 5. Boise, F. M. Davis, R. B. Webb and A. W. Mundy, other members of the committee appointed to lead the fight to retain the fort as an active army Post. Recites Post History The brief recites the history of the post. from the time it was designated by congress in 1895 until the present and summarizes the reasons why it should not be abandoned as follows: 1. It is well located on 787 acres of land donated by Bismarck citizens for the in the center of an ‘area com| 150, square miles and having a population of 1,250,000. Acceptance of the land by the gov- ernment and construction of the post Bn He ere! i contract pevyers, the citizens and the governme! - tain a military S08 at Fort Lincoln. ‘The post cannot*be abandoned with- out a breach of faith by the govern- ment. " cost and these, $750:000 ire the expen: . uire the ° diture of approximately $1,000,000 at pee post to ide quarters for (Continued on page nine) MRS, STILLMAN IS GRANTED DIVORCE Final Decree Is Entered Thurs- day by Supreme Court Jus- tice in New York Poughkeepsie, N. ¥., June 5.—(7)— A final decree of divorce in the mari- tal difficulties of Mrs. Anna Urqhart Stillman and James A. Stillman has been granted Mrs. Stillman by Su- preme Court Justice Joseph Mor- schauser. The decree was entered Thursday. ‘The action follows an interlocutory decree granted last February. Mrs. Stillman is permitted to re- sume her maiden name, Anne Urq- hart Potter, known as “Fifi.” No ali- mony is involved. ‘The decree records that Stillman, former president of the National City Bank of New York, declared he was the father of four children by Mrs. Stillman, and included Guy, now 12 years old, whose legitimacy St!liman questionéd in @ counter sult in 1921 After his wife had begun action for a divorce. ‘The other children are Ance Da- vison, wife of Henry P. Davisou, New York; James, 26, who married the daughter of a Three-Rivers, Quebec, Alexander, 19. ‘> te - — —__________. Will Visit Here | | > 'R. J. Hodgins, Chicago, founder and director general of the Cosmopolitan iclub, will be in Bismarck June 12 to aid in the installation of a chapter jof his organization here. He is pic- tured above. ‘NEW SERVICE CLUB | WILL BE INSTALLED IN CITY NEXT FRIDAY 50 Business Men Will Be Char- ter Members of Bismarck Cosmopolitan Club Bismarck soon will have a fourth service organization. A chapter of the Cosmopolitan club, jsimilar to the Rotary, Kiwanis, and {Lions organizations, which are active here, will be installed here Friday {evening, June 12, at a banquet meet- ling in ‘the Grand Pacific hotel be- {ginning at 6:30 o'clock. About 50 Bismarck men will become charter members of the new group, it is announced. Members of the Cos- mopolitan club, as. in-the other serv- jice organizations, are selected on a | business representative basis. R. J. Hodgins, Chicago, founder and director general of the organization, and H. O. Chapman, Sioux Falls, 8. D., international president, will be present for the installation services here. Officers of the new club will ‘be elected at its inaugural meeting. Chapters of the Cosmopolitan club already have been installed in Fargo j;and Minot and a fourth North Da- kota group will be installed in Grand Forks later. PROHIBITION FORCES TO STAGE CAMPAIGN Demand for Dry Candidates and Enforcement Planks Will Be Made | Washington; June 5.—(P)—A de- mand for dry candidates and enforce- {ment planks is to be presented to the |Democratic and Republican national conventions next year by the allied |forces for prohibition. Dr. Daniel A. Poling, New York, jchairman, announced the new organ- lization’s ultimate goal was to retain the 18th amendment, and its im- mediate objective to secure dry com- mitments in the political conventions. The organization plans to open its ‘campaign in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 8, land to carry on three-day drives in major cities for several weeks. Pol- ing said Senator Sheppard, Demo- crat, Texas, co-author of the 18th jamendment, and Senator Borah of Idaho, Republican, would be two of the prominent speakers to carry the prohibition campaign to the people. The chairman said his organization expected to have more than a mil- lion pledged votes to submit with their demands for dry candidates. After the conventions, he said, the forces would be reorganized for the presidential campaign. Mrs. Rushmore Patterson, New York and Washington, named Thurs- women’s branch, said in a statement she believed the 18th amendment should have a better opportunity to Prove its value. Walton Delegates Selected in Fargo Fargo, N. D., June 5.—(?)—Fargo will send a delegation of at least 25 to the annual convention of the North Dakota division of the Issak Walton League of America at Valley 1 SUBMARINE ON WAY TO EUROPE FOR ITS UNDER-ICE VOYAGE Nautilus, Carrying Sir Hubert Wilkins and His Crew, Leaves America TRAVELS AT 11-KNOT SPEED Member of Expedition Says Ex- plorer Must Hurry to Avoid Postponement Provincetown, Mass., June 5.—(?)—: The submarine Nautilus was plowing through the North Atlantic Friday on her way to test the feasibiuty of reaching the north pole under arctic ice. Carrying Sir Hubert Wilkins, ex-; plorer in charge of the expedition, and a crew of 18, the Nautilus left’ here Thursday, bound for London, |! England, her first port of call. She was conveyed by the United States; coast guard cutter Ponchatrain,! which will keep her company as far as the Newfoundland banks. In speed tests Thursday the sub- marine proved itself efficient at 11; knots speed which will take her to London in 20 days. From England Sir Hubert plans to go to Spitsbergen, Norway, where the voyage through and under the polar ice will start. The route will take) the Nautilus across the pole to Alaska. Before starting, Sir Hubert said he hoped to be at the pole in time to keep a rendezvous with the German Girigible Graf Zeppelin, which also plans a polar trip this summer. i ‘The Nautilus is equipped wtih radio | an@ apperatus for making tests and observations in the polar region. Admiral Gaga Couthino of the Portuguese navy, said the journey was made. without untoward in- cidents. She carries food supplies for 18 months and sufficient fuel and oil for a cruise of 4,000 miles. Captain Sloan Danenhower is in command. Other officers include Lieutenant Commander Isaac Schloss- back and Chief Engineer Ralph D. Shaw. WILKINS MUST NOT DELAY ADVENTURE Oslo, Norway, June 5.—(?)—Pro- fessor Harold Sverdrup, a member of the expedition, said Friday that Sir Hubert Wilkins’ submarine Nautilus must proceed without delay in order to leave Svalbard by July 10, the lat- est suitable date, on its undersea; Journey to the North Pole. Professor Sverdrup said he thought that possibly the project should be postponed until next summer inas-j much as it was necessary to test the; craft at the Svalbard base for tech- nical and scientific reasons. MINNEAPOLIS BOMB day by Poling as chairman of the| Porting PLOT IS FRUSTRATED ‘Pineapple’ Thrown From Porch to Vacant Lot by Mrs. George Leach Minneapolis, June 5.=(7)—An un- successful attempt was made Thurs- day night to bomb the home of George E. Leach, former mayor, and @ candidate for that office in next Monday’s election. The bomb was discovered on the porch of the Leach home by Mrs. Leach, who tossed, it into a vacant lot just before it exploded. Mrs. Leach was slightly burned on one She found the missile when she went to investigate a thud on the Porch. ‘Mr. Leach was not at home at the William A. Anderson, candidate for mayor, charged “some of the gunmen and racketeers that are activeiy sup- my opponent” were respon- sible for the Re Placed at the Leach home Friday to guard against another such attack while detectives sought clues to the /' terrorists who planted the dynamite bomb. Leach said he had received several threats recently. | votes. 4 Wins Tourney 4 TOMMY ARMOUR GUSSNER LEADING CONTESTANTS IN POPULARITY RACE Polls 123 Votes Thursday to Make Advance; Richard Schmidt Is Second Robert John Gussner jumped into the lead Friday in the Boy Scout popularity contest with a total of 129 He had only six votes Thurs- day but a poll of 123 ballots Thurs- | day night sent his total upward Richard Schmidt went inic second place with 97 votes and Duncan Wal- lace, leader Thursday, dropped to third. with 54. Clarence Finlayson: had 43 voted and Raivh Rend 2. No» votes had been cast for the other “Candidates but several aré known to be hard at work and are expected to come in with a roar when they do start recording their ballots. The prize in the contest is a free vacation irip to the Yellowstone Na- tional Park, offered by The Tribune and the Paramount Theatre and the only way in which ballots may be ob- tained is by clipping them from the Tribune cach day. The ‘ast hallot will be printed June 9 and the »allot box at the Paramount Theater will be closed at midnight on that day. The winner will be ann :unced as soon thereafter as the votes can be counted by a disinterested committee. Use the ballot below to vote for your favorite in this interesting con- | test. You may cast it yourself or give it to your preferred candidate to be cast. BOY SCOUT BALLOT (Vote for one name only) Howard Byrne \......... Ralph Rand ........00 Clarence Finlayson ....... Robert Griffin ........... Robert John Gussner .... Jack Mayo .........000. Robert McCurdy ........ Richard Schmidt . Duncan ‘Vallace......... LAURA INGALLS 70 GET AIRPLANE SOON | render either late Friday or Saturday Black Scot, American Open Champion in 1927, Finishes With 296 Score ARGENTINE GOES TO PIECES Gene Sarazen and Horton Smith Make Valiant Efforts in Last 18 Holes Carnoustie, Scotland, June 5.—(?) —Tommy Arfhour, American open champion in 1927, Friday won the) British open golf championship after Joe Jurado, the Argentine star, tossed away a great chance for victory on the last nine. Armour’s score was) 296 for 72 holes. Armour, known as the “Black Scot finished with a par—cracking 71 af- ter previous rounds of 73-75-77. He was five strokes back of Jurado at the start of the final round and four strokes back at the end of the first nine but when he came in par, Jurado went to pieces. Armour, the former Scotch ama- teur champion, succeeds Bobby Jones as the British open king, making it 10 out of the last 11 years the title has come to the United States. Jurado had a 77 to finish in second Place with 297. Gene Sarazen and Percy Alliss, the British-bred Berlin pro, were tied for third with 298 and Johnny Farrell, also a former American open king, and Macdonald Smith, the Car- noustie born American, tied for fifth with 299. Other finishers in order were: Marco Churio, Argentina 300; Henry Cotton and Arthur Havers, British professionals 302; Abe Mitchell, Hor- ton Smith, the Missourian, and To- masco Genta, the Argentine open champion, 303. Starting out bravely on the last nine, Jurado ran into trouble almost from the start, which came to a cli- max with a six at the long 17th or “Jsland Hole.” i After a rather shaky 38 going ‘out Farrell came home in 37, one over Par, but it was not good enough to catch the fighting Armour. Kirkwood went completely to pieces on the last nine, taking a 42 for a final total of 308. Sarazen, like Armour, made a brave finish with a par 73 but it was good enough for only third place. Horton Smith made a valiant ef- fort to overtake the leaders and blazed his way around the final round in par 72 for a total of 303, but his/| was a lost cause. Archie Compston, | (Continued on page nine) CAPONE INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION} Chicago Gang Leader Owes) Government $215,864, Prosecutors Claim | Chicago, June 5.— (4) — Alphonse | Capone, the scarfaced leader of Chi- cago gangdom, was indicted by a fed- eral grand jury Friday for viioating the income tax laws. ‘The government's claim, based on an investigation that lasted two years, was that Capone owed $215,864 on aj gross income of $1,038,654 for the) years 1924 to 1929 inclusive. The indictment was returned be- fore Federal Judge John P. Branes and bond was fixed at $50,000. It was reported that Capone might sur- to give bond. MUSSOLINI MAKES CONCILIATORY MOVE Offers to Allow Clubs for New York Girl Flier Will At- tempt Atlantic Flight With- out Radio, Pontoons Los Angeles, June 5.—(#)—Laura Ingalls, diminutive New York girl flier, soon will take delivery of a big monoplane in which she hopes to be the first woman to pilot a ship across the Atlantic, a projected flight she Women and Girls to Re- open; Pope Refuses Rome, June 5.—(#)—Premier Mus- solint made a gesture of conciliation in the controversy between his gov- ernment and the church Friday, of- fering to permit re-opening of Cath- olic clubs for women and girls. The | white house any decision had been LUTHERANS ELECT FARGO MINISTER AT MEBTING HERE: Rt. Rev. David Stoeve Is Presi-| dent of North Dakota Dis- trict of Church 300 DELEGATES ARE HERE Maddock and Esmond Men Re- elected Vice President and Secretary of Body Rt. Rev. David Stoeve, Fargo, was| re-elected president of the North Da-! kota District of the Norwegian Luth- eran church by delegates to the an- nual convention at a meeting held here Thursday morning. Rev. G. R. Estrem, Maddock, was; renamed as vice president and H. M. Aanestad, Esmond was re-elected sec- retary. State Senator C. N. Bruns- dale, Traill county, was elected to serve a8 @ member of the church! council. All will serve for a three year Period. Advancement of Christian ideals in the home ard home missions as a bulwark on which the rest of the church will stand was urged by Rev. Stoeve, in reading the annual report to approximately 300 delegates who attended the opening session of the convention Thursday afternoon. Stoeve Makes Plea Rev. Stoeve made a plea against making the church the first object of financial curtailment in times of de- Pression and stressed the importance of properly instructing children in Christian doctrines. The principal concern of the dele- gates at Thursday's session was the election of a nominating committee, according to officers of the conven- tion. Those elected to the committee were Rev. J. M. Moe, Fargo; Ole Tue- ten, Reynolds; Rev. A. O. Nassett, | Leeds; Rev. H. S. Frailand, Mayville; John Huseby, Finley;. Rev. EB. C. Tol- lefson, Watford City; Lars Foss, Dris- coll; G. P. Melaas, Van Hook; and Sander Nestegard. Mayor A. P. Lenhart welcomed the delegates to Bismarck. Rev. Stoeve responded. Grewth Is Noted Growth of the church in North; Dakota has been extremely gratifying, Rev. Stoeve said, with 14 churches dedicated during the year and 14 new pastors installed in various parts of the state. Rev. J. J. Salhus, Minneapolis, spoke on finances of the church. Dr. C. J. Fylling, who has been do- ing work at the penitentiary, train- ing school and insane asylum, made a plea for support of institutional work. Over 700 persons attended the mass meeting of the Womans Missionary Federation held at the church Thurs- day evening. A varied musical pro- | (Continued on page nine) TWO NEW MEN FOR FARM BOARD SOUGHT Hoover Seeking Men to Re- ‘ place Commissioners Teague | and M'Kelvie Washington, June 5.—(#)-—Presi- dent Hoover has turned his atiention | to the task of finding two new farm/ board members to succeed Cemmis-| sioners Teague and McKelvie, both of | whom have resigned. He conferred Friday with Chair- man Stone of the board. Stone did not discuss the meeting afterward and there was no indication from the reached. There is a possibility the president will not make the appointments until after his trip to Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, which begins June 14, al- though there were indications Teague's successor, at least, would be named before that time. Teague already has left Washing- ton for his California home, but Mc- Kelvie has not officially severed his connection. His term expires June 15 and he has asked to be releived before that time. Prominent. among those mentioned to succeed McKelvie is O. O. Wolf Ottawa, Kansas. He is identified with various farm organizations and is a farmer. President and Adams To Discuss Economy ary and other naval officials Saturday at his an camp. Secretary Adams is prepared to in- form the chief executive a saving of ce Rea a ay aR UL Convention Speaker | pi a eal | zh DR. T. F. GULLIXSON Dr. T. F. Gullixson, President of Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, and former Minot pastor, was the principal speaker at the Friday afternoon session of the state conven- tion of the Norwegian wutheran Church of America which is meeting here. MNAMARA WILL BE IN COMMAND ATG. M. 1, CAMP Fort Lincoln Man to Direct Ac- tivities of Boys and Re- serve Officers Announcement: that Lt. Col. Wal- the Citizens Military Training camp to be held there from June 16 to July 15 was made Friday at the fort. Candidates already ordered to re- port here number 371 and the total is expected to be above 400. They will come from the Dakotas, Minne- sota, Missouri and Nebraska. Nine regular army officers have been ordered to report for staff duty at the camp, among them two medical officers and one dental officer. Candidates at the camp will be trained by two groups of reserve of- ficers of the 352nd infantry, one body conducting the first two weeks of the camp and enother the Jast two weeks. Authorities at the fort are prepar- ing for the enrollment and care of civilians entered in the camp and are completing a new camp mess hall for use by reserve officers. ’ ‘The candidates will be housed in 80 Pyramidal army tents and will have their own dining hall as heretofore. The meals will be prepared by expert army cooks. Regular army officers ordered here for the camp are: Major C. M. Walson, Medical Corps, Omaha, Neb.; Major M. B. Dunning, Medical Corps, Ft. Robin- son, Neb.; Major. H. A. Hale, Dental Corps, Ft. Meade, S. D.: Captain G. A. Jackson, Infantry, Fargo, N. D.; Captain W. A. Ellis, Infantry, Minne- apolis, Minn.; Captain E. Krause, In- fantry, Minneapolis, Minn.; Captain L. E. McGraw, Infantry, Grand Forks, fantry, Minneapolis, Minn.; Ist Lt, H. (Continued on page nine) FIRE DAMAGES TWO GRAIN ELEVATORS Stockyards Damaged and. Bulk Oil Plant Threatened by Wildrose Flames — Wildrose, N. D., June 5.—(#)—Two grain elevator buildings, one owned by the Imperial company of Minne- apolis and the other by the Farmers’ company of Wildrose, were destroyed by fire Thursday night which also burned the Great Northern stock- Pany bulk plant. The fire started in the Imperial el- evator, following an explosion be- lieved to have been due to grain dust accumulation. Nothing was saved from the Imperial elevator, but some furniture and about 600 sacks of flour 5 ed by naval officials to impair de- partmental efficiency. iy N. D.; Captain W. G. Walker, In-; { | { ' were carried out of the Farmers’ ele- | _ LEMKE REPRESENTS h Fight to Keep Troops at Fort Lincoln Tommy Armour Is British Open Winner FACTION OPPOSING FOUR-CENT GAS TAX Former Attorney General Is Author of Initiative, Refer- endum Laws SAYS PETITIONS ARE LEGAL Refutes Arguments of Judge H. G. Fuller in Letter to Robert Byrne Fargo, June 5.—(#)—Claiming he Tepresents not only the petitioning committee cf five which Tuesday filed petitions at Bismarck asking @ referendum on the state’s 1931 four- cent gasoline tax law, but also “75 per cent of the voters and taxpayers of North Dakota,” William Lemke Thursday tvok up defense of the petitions against the charges of legal insufficiency which had been lodged against then. Mr. Lemke, one-time Attorney Gen- eral of North Dakota during the Non- partisan league heyday, is author of the initiative and referendum laws which will prevail in the case and claims the issue which supporters of the four-cent gas tax would make is “all wet.” He claims the petitions are legal in “every sense of the word.” As a result of the controversy which arises out of the diffeyenges of opin- ions of Farg2 attorneys, the question of ultimate acceptance or rejection of the petitions undoubtedly rests with the state supreme court. It is the contention of Judge H. G. Puller of the law firm of Lawrence, Murphy, Fuller and Powers, that the “ballot title” of the proposed referen- dum does not “clearly and fairly pre- sent the subject to be voted on” as ie required by the state constitution. In return, Mr. Lemke answers that lace McNamara, commanding officer! there is only one question at issue— at Fort Lincoln, also will command | that is that entitled the plea under a blanket caption as an act to refer Senate Bill 100 of the last legislative session is enough. Judge Fuller claims it is not—thas senate bill No. 100 is not only an enactment in itself, but also amends and re-enacts and expands measures of sessions prior to 1931; that as a result, the voter, to be properly in« formed, must in the “ballot title” be informed of the acts which went be- fore, and which will continue if the referendum is successful, If the petitions are accepted, and the matter held to a vote in March, 1932, then the three-cent gas tax con- tinues. Road and highway author< ities see in such a move a serious cur- tailment of the highway program which had been promised on the four-cent gas tax. Mr. Lemke took issue with Judge Fuller in the form of a letter Friday addressed to Secretary of State Rob- ert Byrne at Bismarck, as had the (Continued on page nine) ABERDEEN, 8. D,, IS. 00 YEARS OLD Colorful Background Is Laid for Celebration of City’s Birthday Aberdeen, S. D., June 5.—@)— Bearded replicas of Aberdeen’s fron- tiersmen, lounging about old stage coaches and an early-day wood burn- er locomotive of the Great North- ern railway, furnished a colorful background Thursday as representa- tives of.sister cities of the northwest arrived to take part in the celebra- tion commemorating the city’s 50tn birthday. The golden jubilee activities will continue through Sunday. Streets of the business section were closed to traffic and a half dozen bands paraded about. Pioneers who have remained here since the city consisted of three sod shanties are among old-timers cele- brating at the birthday party. They were to be introduced from numerous improvised stages in Aberdeen’s “downtown” Friday. More than 1,000 Brown county resi- dents took part in a pageant depict- ing the county's history, and will re- peat the performance tonight and Saturday. A parade of eight sections was ta be the big attraction today.