The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1931, Page 1

wt "that from 7 2. m., the North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather mostly fair and iiwias eottan ESTABLISHED 1873. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS Holocaust Claims 5th Victim Ebbing Heat Wave Leaves 70 Déad in Wake STORMS, SHOWERS BRING RELIEF 10 CENTRAL SECTION Wind ‘and Electrical Disturb- ances Claim Lives in Wide- ly Scattered Areas DETROIT, MICH., HARD HIT Lightning. Kills Four, Seven Drown, Many Prostrated as Mercury Mounts (By The Associated Press) hh Showers and storms in some sec- tions brought relief from summer's blistering heat to much of the central | States area I. Heat deaths for the current wave in the central states exceeded 170.) ~ ' ‘Wind and electrical storms in Penn- sylvania, Ohio and Tennessee claimed | the lives of 12 Friday. A freak storm brought momentary relief to Chicago and showers were bringing relief to other states. At Detroit, Mich. persons Prostrations urday as the aftérmath of s 100-de- gree temperature and a severe elec- trical storm which lashed that vi- | Lake 80, By 11 o'clock the mercury | at Bismarck had risen to 90 degrees, risen 22 degrees by 10:30. Friday’s maximum temperature in the state generally were reported a5 degree mark and Crosby 79. CROP PROSPECTS IN CANADA ARE POORER Further Deterioration Shown as Compared With Two Weeks Ago, Says Report Winnipeg, Man. July 18—()— Crop. ts in western Canada on July 15 show @ slight deterioration compared with two weeks ago, says per cent on cent on Jhly 15, 1930. pelley. Appoint New Officers For Reservation Jobs bd Washington, July 18—(#)—Secre- tary Wilbur of ‘the interior has an- the appointment as super- i Entries in the 1981 national’ are pictured here. 1 and 2 are balloon; 3 and 4, Prank Trotter John Reicher and L. P. ‘Make-Deal Chancellor Bruening Optimistic. for New Era in Relations of Two Nations Berlin, July 18.—(@)—The hopes and fears’ of the Fatherland went with her statesmen to Paris Saturday to convince France that unless fi- nancial aid is forthcoming Germany's crisis may become Europe's catastro- phe. Millions of Germans were noping such Sti unacceptable to the Reich. - | optimistic that his parley with Premier Laval would inaugurate a new era. in Franco-Ger- man relations. “The foreign minister and 1. are Paris,” he said, “with 3 5 I : fe balloon race which starts from Akron, Bushnell and Lieutenant T. Blair, Goodyear-Zeppelin team that won the 1930 race; 5 and 6, . Furculow, making their first race; 7 and 8, E. J. Hill and Arthur Schlosser, Detroit team. The U. 8. Army has also entered two balloons. German Envoys Hope to With French DICKINSON MAN IS HELD IN STABBING [Sam ‘Podolanchuk Accused of Wounding Joe Steffin; Is Released on Bond Dickinson, N. D., July 18—()— Sam Podolanchuk, 42, was arrested and charged with the stabbing of Joe! Steffin, 37. He was released on $1,000 bond and will be given a hearing! when Steffin is released from the hospital. Attending physicians said they be- leved Steffin would recover from the nine stab wounds he received during an argument with Podolanchuk They are neighboring farmers ten miles northwest of here. Rosebud, Montana, Damaged by Flames! Rosebud, Mont., July. 18.—(?)—This town was virtually without # business Ores Se # result ot oe hen the rezed a store, a 5 » the community hall and three residences. The loss was esti- mated unofficially at $30,000, a par' of which was covered by insurgnce. Jack Kearns Sued By ‘New York Woman July _18—VP)—Papers court revealed New York, E Hi i ist # ‘ i fi ; a 7 if i jattorney fees. » Sunday efternoon, July 19, oO. G. W. Settle, flying a Pittsburgh it, AM KENNEDY SAYS SHE 1S THROUGH T0 RESUME OLD NAME. Woman Evangelist, Her Ro- mance Shattered, Seeks to Annul Marriage Los Angeles, July 18—(#)—Mrs. Minnie Kennedy - Hudson, one time Angelus Temple leader and the moth- er of Almee Semple-McPherson, Sat-| urday lopped off her name at the/ what she hadj ‘added just 20 days ago when she be- {came a June bride in a moonlit, mid- hypen. She night marriage to the Rev. G. Edward Hudson in Longview, Wash. “I'm through,” she said. ‘used to be.” Their romance shattered by a di- vorce action filed Firday by Mrs. L.; Margaret Newton-Hudson and the announcement by County Prosecutor Cecil C. Hallin at Longview that he was preparing to ask the extradition of Mr. Hudson for alleged bigamy, the bride and bridegroom became | quite matter of fact. “I'm glad to know Mrs. Newton Places a fairly high price on Mr. Hud- son,” said Mrs. » comment- Kennedy, ing on the other Mrs. Hudson’s peti-; tion for 6200 2 month temporary ali-| mony, $5,000 final aljmony and $500 “Needless to say there will be no me. be- “y! “Mrs. Kennedy knew fore we were married,” told her‘everything.” ' “I've been around a bit in my life. What of it? Every man has met and known women. None of can say they went into anything eyes shut.” “That's a problem,” he said, refer- ring to the proposed bigamy action. Rabject, na saad cet cane at Soa > : A desertion, misconduct’ with another about me ‘he said. i “I have; my own live to live. From now on; I'm the old ‘mother’ Kennedy that) these omen | V with WAR OF BROGES | BRING FOUGHT ON OKLAHOMA BORDER Two States Disagree Regard-' ing Use of New Structure Over Red River BOTH ENDS ARE BLOCKED Texans Bar One Side and Sooners the Other; Missing Judge Is Sought Denison, Tex. July 18—(P)—A dusty detour, an absent judge and a/ tractor were the principal factors of! interest in a “war of the bridges” | Saturday along the Red river front separating Oklahoma and Texas. the question of whether a free bridge newly built) or a toll bridge should be used be- tween this city and Durant, Okla., remained unanswered. Of the latter structures, the toll bridge was open on the Texas side, but blocaded on the Oklahoma; the free bridge was open at the Okla- homa end, but barricaded and guard- ed by Texas Rangers on this side of the river. Officials of the Red River Bridge) company, operators of the toll span, were expected to continue their search for District Judge Porter Newman, at Durant, who was reported “out of his office” all Friday afternoon while they sought to remove, by court ac- tion, the blocade placed by Oklahoma, highway employes. The tractor was called by the highway crews when they learned) they could not “tear up the roadbed” to the toll bridge in accordance with orders of Governor W. H. Murray of) paign to rid the two states of the toll bridge. Construction of the free pay spans proved not feasible. HOPPERS PROVING MENACE T0 CROPS |Reports Show Bad Conditions in Pembina and M’Lean; Complaints General |" Based on reports of county agents, | Seg, reas cemsceneene cures In Meeker Adams—Rey W. + it: Moderately abundant. in local fields over county. La Moure—Wayne Weiser, agent: Prevalent in vicinity of Verona where hoppers are mainly on damage ttinger— Burleigh—H. itnam, a6:at: Moderately abundant on grain and grass in vicinity of ‘Menoken. —Charles Eastgate, agent: Me tely abundant near Dickinson. bridges came after purchase of the; Grasshoppers are making inroeds) E : 5 i i a 8 sees! TROOPS AT FORT 10 City Expenditures Listed in Budget How Bismarck Proposes to Spend Tax Money During Next; Fiscal Year Disclosed by Figures; Public Hearing Set for July 22 Expenditures by the city of Bismarck during the fiscal year ending nexv June 30 are estimated at $146,000 in the budget which will be offered to the citizens at a public hearing July 22 at 8 p. m., a check of the proposed fig- ures shows. The fund set aside for maintenance, operation and capital betterment is Placed at $138,445 but in addition to this are levies for the bond interest and sinking fund and for the retirement of $19,500 in “other indebtedness.” ‘Total liabilities in the operating budget are listed at $216,627.33 but from this sum is deducted $104,829 in present resources and anticipated collections from sources other than taxation, leaving $111,797.59 necessary to be obtained by direct property taxation. Figures Show Situation ‘The figures contained in the budget, which is subject to revision and cor- rection before it is finally approved, are given below. Maintenance Capital and and Operation Betterment, $121,095.00 $ 17,350.00 69,488. Proposed expenditure for fiscal year ending June 30 Ind ired . 488.92 7,895.82 190,583.92 Total Nabilities .... 25,245.82 RESOURCES (to be deducted) Unincumbered cash 36,381.51 15,934.57 Uncollected taxes (less 5 per cent of original levies) .. 26,702.41 4,222.45, ; Estimated collections from sources other than direct Property taxes .. «+ — 17,500.00 —_ 3,068.80 Total resources $ 80,583.92 23,245.82 Amount required to levy under budget estimates . 110,000.00 2,000.00 Indebtedness. Costs More In addition to this, levies of $12,500 are to be made for bond interest and sinking fund and $19,500 for the retirement of other indebtedness. Of the levies for purposes other than operating expenses, $2,500 ar> for interest on principal on World War'memorial bonds and $19,500 to make up deficiencies in special assessment collections. The statement of the outstanding indebtedness shows: Funding bonds, $38,000; water works, $372,000; world war memorial $125,000; certificates of Horley $53,000; a total of $588,000 and a reduction of $36,000 during the year. Special assessment warrants outstanding at the beginning of the current year totalled $1,019,280.78 and an additional $157,910.45 was issued during the year while $132,504.17 were retired, leaving the total outstanding July 1 at $1,044,687. Obligations Are $1,632,687 ‘The grand totals show that, at the beginning of last year, total obligations ‘were $1,643,280.78; while at the beginning of this year they were $1,0s2,687.00. ‘The city’s cash account shows $36,381.51 in the maintenance and operation fund and $15,954.57 in the capital and betterment fund. ‘Until last year, the city’s collection of taxes has been above the average. In estimating receipts from levies, the state :..ows a deduction of five per (Continued on Back Page) Sat dere cate’ Game Chiefs to Ask for Shorter Hunting Season === Formal Action to Be Taken at Meeting Here After Tele- phone Conference ‘MUSSOLINI ORDERS EDITORS 10 TRIAL Newspapermen Accused of Writing and Distributing Pamphlet Against Pope Representatives of conservation commissions of the two Dakotas, Min- neseta, Montana and Manitoba, at a conference here Saturday, informally expressed themselves as favoring the shortening of the season for hunting migratory birds to 30 days in the United States and Canada. Formal action on the proposal was to be taken Saturday afternoon after the group communicates by long dis- tance telephone with a meeting of Canadian game and fish officials at Edmonton, Alberta. The two meet- Rome, July 18—(?)—Premier Mus- solini today ordered trial by a spe- cial tribunal of five newspaper editors accused of writing and“ distributing a| Pamphlet entitled “Away With the Vai ” which was offensive to the See. Their pamphlet suggested that the Pope be arrested and tried before a) tribunal for the defense of the state. It is said the premier was par- ticularly angry that they should have signed the pamphlet “Faithful to the Fascist Oath” although two of the defendants have been expelled from the Fascist party. an international hook-up by tele- phone is planned to coordinate their action. The meeting also favored unani- mously that the bag limit for ducks be set at 10, and the possession limit at 20. The formal action of the group will be embodied in a resolution to be before President Hoover and tary Hyde with the view of urg- that an executive order be issued to shorten the open season. Maurek, North Dakota game fish commissioner, urged the to adopt a resolution calling for season, but the sentiment of was that such a move- TAKE 125-MILE HIKE s opposition. A. Johnson, director of game Will Camp at Lake Isabelle and|8n4 fish for, South Dekota, suber Pursian Lake During Two received the unanimous Weeks’ Trip cause of favorable weather condi- tions in that section. Maurek stated that the season in the southern and east Atlantic states lasts from 75 to 90 days, while weather conditions Umit hunting in the north-central states to an average of 45 days. Young Man Takes- ‘ ail ‘an- nual -Pine-to-Palm tournament here. Saturday. i shot a 36 against Bolstad’s 37. i; if E if i ut whe eve Py i é i bonds; $6,250 for interest and $3,750 for retirement of) Own Life at Kief RAUB FARMER DIES IN MINOT HOSPITAL; IS BURIED SATURDAY sina Service Is Held at Under- wood for Dead Members of Liebel Family THREE OF EIGHT REMAIN Wife and Two Small Children Are Only Survivors of Trag- edy at Farm Home Fire which caused four deaths near Raub Thursday night, claimed a fifth victim late Friday, Frank Liebel, 39, father of the four dead children, succumbing in a Minot hospital, ac- cording to Associated Press dis- patches. The small child who Liebel rescued from the blazing farm home, was re- leased from the hospital at about the same time her father died. Charred remnants of the bodies of the four children were recovered Friday. Dr. Ernest Larson of Onder- wood, McLean county coroner, di- rected the recovery while the ruins of the home still smouldered. Funeral services for the five mem- bers of the family were held at the Catholic church in Underwood at 11 made at the Underwood cemetery. Florence, 12, Margie, nine, seven and Delores, six, were the chil- |dren buried beside the body of their father. Mrs. Liebel is one of the three members of the family who escaped with their lives in the disaster. lcarried her youngest son, Jean, |to safety and stood helplessly she heard the screams of the who fell into the cellar of the as the kitchen floor callepsed. Coroner Larson said no inquest linto the fire deaths was necessary. | Liebel was a member of the Amer- ican Legion and Raub, Raseglen and ed the rites at the this forenoon and burial services. | & grap i Legionnaires of Parshall attend- Underwood church in the LOAN ASSOCIATION | MEN MEET IN CITY E. E. Thwing, of Federal Land Bank, Describes Function of Farm Loan Act Functions of the national farm loan |associations were described to about 145 members of associations in this district by E. E. Thwing, assistant secretary of the St. Paul Federal Land Bank, at a meeting in the World War Memori building Saturday fore- noon. Associations represented were those of Bismarck, Baldwin, Wilton, Regan. Wing, Tuttle, and Sterling. Following The group attended a luncheon at the memorial building during the noon hour . The Bismarck meeting was one of i according , secretary- treasurer of the Bismarck association. Under the federal loan act, the sys- ment funds, as many suppose, from the sale of bonds, mortgages of the association members. “The bank must meet the interest on these bonds Ag said, “and it has no source of revenue which to make these payments except as interest is repaid by its bor- rowers. | He said the Federal Land Bank