The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1932, Page 1

W N * 5 ~f North Dakota’s Oldest: Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 ? BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY MARCH 29, 1932 Bigge $50,000 IN GASH AND $125,000 SECURITIES TAKEN BY RAIDERS At Least $25,000 More Left as Collateral For Loans Snatched Also MACHINE GUNS ARE USED 24 Persons in Branch of North- western National Bank During Robbery Minneapolis, March 29.—()—Seven | bandits, four carrying sub-machine guns, Tuesday held up 24 persons in an outlying bank and escaped with $50,000 in cash, $125,000 in securities left for safe-keeping and at least $25,- \ 000 more left as collateral for loans. One customer was slugged as the North American branch of the} Northwestertt National Bank sere | looted of the largest amount taken by bank robbers in Minnesota his-} tory. E, W. Decker, president of the| Northwestern National, announced the loss. \ Eighteen officials’ and employes and six customers were forced to lie on the floor after the bandits threatened to shoot them unless J. A. Kunz, manager, opened the vault. ‘They cleared the vault of virtually all the cash and negotiable securities, and also took non-negotiables. They fled in an automobile after using one car as a decoy to attract the atten- tion of a policeman ona nearby cor- ner. Drove Through Sign This car drove through a traffic stop sign and as the policeman at- tempted to halt it, the second, with the robbers, drove up to the bank, one of the largest financial institu- tions outside, the downtown district. Decker explained the $125,000 in safe-keeping was not in safe deposit boxes but comprised bonds or other securities left with the bank by cus- tomers. He said he didn't know what of this would be negotiable but was of the opinion some would be. “The bank is fully protected against all losses,” Decker said. As the bandits were; leaving, one| of them; apparently the leader, turn- ed to the group of victims and sneer- ingly said: “Go down to police headquarters. You'll find our pictures down there. ‘Take a good look at them—because it won't do you any good.” Search in St. Paul The search for the bandits con- centrated in St. Paul after police re ceived a report that the bandit car was seen speeding out Larpenteur avenue, Rome B. Gross, assistant manager of the institution, was seated at his; desk and Kunz, manager, was in the washroom when two men entered. One stepped up to Gross’ desk, thrust the muzzle of an automatic Pistol against his side. “Get down on that floor, you—,” he barked. Gross’ hand was on the alarm buz- zer but he was thrust away suddenly. He lay on the floor. Three other bandits trooped through the front door. Others fol- lowed. So many things happened simultaneously, witnesses said, there was no coherent account of the af- fair from any one person. Employes looked up as the mob en- tered, They were corffronted with an array of weapons. Bandits Curse Loudly Snarling their commands and curs- ing loudly, the bandits ordered the employes from their desks, cages and tables and herded them to the rear of the banking room. One bandit pointed a pistol at the telephone oper- ator and ordered her away from the switchboard. An open line buazed throughout the holdup. Six customers were forced to join employes on the floor. Kunz came out of the washroom. A gunman thrust the muzzle of a sub-machine gun against his side. “Lie down there with the rest of the rats,” the bandit ordered. Next the gunman pointed out one of the number on the floor and told him to get the janitor, who was in the basement. y “Get him and get that back door open,” the bandit shouted. The roar of a motor was heard out- side the bank in the alley. “We want that vault open. Who's got the. combination?” demanded the leader, pointing a gun at Edward A. Perlich, teller. Perlich said he didn’t know the combination and the bandit picked Kunz from the floor and fore- |e ed him to open the vault. Meanwhile, the cash vault, separ- ate from the safety deposit vault, had been looted. ‘ Full Crew Measure Offered in Congress|pisnea. senger and freight trains, was in- ‘Tuesday ced ‘Monday by Representative /the western ode ~f ‘Among |held'at Chicago April 20. ‘The hear- [ment expentitures| and’ balance hallenberger, (Dem., Neb.). other provisions it would forbid in interstate commerce any trains of less than five cars unless it carried one engineer, one fireman, one conductor, one brakeman, and| -Antequera, ings passenger{open April 5. Shafer Announces | Senate Associated Press Photo Col. Zack Miller. (above), one of “.2 owners of the 101 ranch near Marland, Okla. barricaded himi in his home and fied officer: enter as preparations were un 0 auction off prenerty on the ranch to catlefy creditors. DRY LEADER ISSUES CALL 10 ARMS FOR SUPPORTERS OF LAW Urges: Prohibitionists to Let Congressmen Know Where They Stand Chicago, March 29.—(7)—A call to arms for prohibition workers" was sounded Tuesday at a conference of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It_came from Mrs. Anna Marden De Yo, secretary of the W. C. T. U., who said: “It is not so much ‘what's the mat- ter with congress’ as it is, ‘what's the matter with the rank and file of their dry supporters.’ “In other words, does your con- gressman know where you stand on resubmission and repeal? Have you kept him informed since he became your representative of what you ex- pected of him? 1 know of at least one man with a dry.record who stat- ed he was hearing only from his wet constituents. How do you hope to hold the line if you allow this condi- tion togoon? ... “We need to remember we are bat- tling against a high-powered wet or- ganization with millionaire backing and without a conscience. As if this were not enough, we have the pow- erful influence of, the interpational wine office at Paris super-imposed upon us.* You have read the reports of-the international wine congress meeting recently in Paris in which 30 nations united in opposition to the prohibition movement. . . . “The supporters of prohibition have fought their way for long weary years through the liquor jungle. We are not going back’ into that jungle. We shall hold the line.” The speaker said she wondered “in the face of the wet propaganda we are forced to hear and sec all about us, if the people have forgotten that in spite of the wet gains in congress which have been heralded far and wide, both house and senate étill re- main 70 per cent dry, and our seven- ty-second congress has more dry members in both branches than had the congress which passed the Vol- stead Act in 1919.” Unemployed Planning National Convention Pittsburgh, March 29.—(?)—Pre- Iminary details for what promises to eonvention, were announced Tuesday by the Rev. James R. Cox, who said “a million unemployed” will March on St. Louis in August. The convention of the jobless par- ty, which he founded and of which will be the president to the Missouri of the country, Rev. Commissi announced that hearings in rate case would be were scheduled STRIKERS DISTURB SPAIN » Spain, March 29.—(#).- wounded: would forbid any freight train of less|One man was killed, three d than 50 cars without one engineer./and 20 arrested in a series of clashes ductor and twolbetween civil ¢ and Communist! said one fireman, one conduct H Sse rakes \ hy brakemen. Defies Officers | if j independent convention give me the Candidacy Governor Adds His Bit to Whirl- ing Kaleidoscope of State Politics TWICHELL HERE ON ‘VISIT’ Says He Didn't Know Carr Was Il or Intended Not to Run For Governor Announcement by Governor George F. Shafer that he will be candidate for the United States senate was the latest bit of color added to the whirl- ing political kaleidoscope Tuesday. The announcement was no surprise. In fact it was hardly news, but it served to confirm the general belief as to the lines upon which the I. V. A. battlefront will be drawn. Contained in the governor's state- jment was more than a hint that he jhad either been considering running for governor again or, more probably, had.been asked to seek re-election to his present position. “The first sen- tence of his statement, issued at his Office, was: “I am not a candidate for re-election as governor.” And then, having stated what he will not do, he added: “Should the honor of an endorsement for United States senator I shall file as a can- didate for thé Republican nomination for that office.” That he will get the endorsement is regarded as certain, so the net re- sult of the announcement is to throw the I. V. A’s into a wide open battle John W. Carr, Jamestown, having an- nounced Monday that he cannot run because of ill health. Locally, Attorney General - James Morris is mentioned as the probable {candidate, although Morris doesn’t want it. He would prefer to wait two years and try his luck in a campaign against Lynn J. Frazier for the Unit- ed States Senate. That is what Shaf- er wanted to do four years ago but he was drafted for the governorship. Morris may encounter the same trou- ble. Twichell Arrived Monday The same talk of Morris for gover- nor links the name of Thomas Burke, assistant attorney general, as, a can- didate for Morris’ present job. He is the son of John Burke, judge of the supreme court and North Dakota's only three-time governor but, unlike his father, he is a Republican. It may be only a coincidence but ;Shafer's announcement Tuesday fol- lowed the arrival here Monday of L. ler, guiding genius of the so-called “Real” Republicans and Mrs. John Cooley, Joan of Arc of the Twichell legions. The men are from Fargo and Mrs. Cooley from Minot. Commenting on Carr's announce- ment, Twichell said Tuesday he be- came aware only a few days ago that the lieutenant governo: was ill, Replying to a question of whether or not Carr has been indoors most of the winter, the Fargo man said he did not know of Carr's illness until last week-end, when he stopped in Jamestown for a short visit. Since Carr's illness has been gen- erally known to local political lead- ers dying the last winter, the lieut- enant governor's withdrawal did not come as a surprise here. His with- drawal had been anticipated in local political circles for weeks. Some I. V. A. opponents are in- clined to believe Carr is sacrificing his gubernatorial chances for ° the good of the party. Carr was promised the gubernatorial indorsement two years ago and only by his graceful withdrawal could the I. V. A. indorse another candidate for the race this year. Announcement Followed Visit It also was considered significant that Carr did not make his statement jSearch For Detroit ‘Purple for the gubernatorial endorsement, | cecs, L. Twichel, I. V. A. boss, A. W. Fow-* HOPES FOR RETURN OF LINDBERGH BABY ARE EBBING SLOWLY Virginia Clergyman Expects to Confer With Colonel Second Time VISIT CLOAKED IN SECRECY Gangster’ Continued By N. J. Officials Hopewell, N. J., March 29.—()}— Hope that the Lindbergh baby would be serft home before the month’s end ebbed Tuesday. The Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock of Norfolk, Va., who risked his lifé Mon- day for an hour's talk with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, said afterward he would probably confer again with the flying colonel in three or four days. This statement by one of three Norfolk intermediaries, who are try- ing to get the kidnaped child back, was interpreted by newspapers as meaning his immediate release was not expected. Dean Dobson-Peacock reiterated. however, he and the other two, Rear Admiral Guy H. Burbage and John H. Curtis, boat builder, were optimis- tie. Also, Admiral Burbage, at Norfolk, said the three were still hopeful the service they are attempting to do for the Lindberghs “will meet with suc- Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, head if the state police, said again “Col. Lindbergh does not believe the in- formation obtained at Norfolk to be of specific significance in this case.” What the Norfolk dean told the famous airman was kept closely ded, although he did say the conference resulted from a “contact” with the kidnapers. ‘ The clergyman, clad in windbreak- er and heavy overcoat and carrying a shiny new brief ease, flew with a navy pilot from Norfolk to Philadel- phia despite buffeting winds and rain and snow. From Philadelphia, he motored to Hopewell, where state Police kept him waiting before ad- mitting him to the Lindbergh home. Emerging, he said, in answer to} reporters, that he had not brought ‘portions of the baby’s clothes with} him, that he was taking back no ran-| som money. “Did Col. Lindbergh receive your information with optimism?” he was ‘asked. » “I cannot .speak for Col. Lind- bergh,” he séid, as his teeth chat-} tered from the cold rain. “All I can say is that we are optimistic.” He did not say whether the con- tact with the kidnapers was made on| a mysterious week-end airplane trip| which Curtis took. The three. men have been approached by some one they believe is acting for the crim- inals. Col. Schwarzkopf continued to search. for Harry Fleischer, reputed member of Detroit's “Purple gang,” and Abie Wagner, small-time New York racketeer. He wants them to account for their time about March 1, when the baby was stolen. Rev. Dobson-Peacock left for Vir- ginia by airplane. “I feel that as a result of this pub- licity,” said the dean before hopping off, “that the happy ending may be delayed a little while, but I am con- fident there will be a happy ending.” “I am quite aware,” he said, “that Colonel Schwarzkopf has discounted our story somewhat. In my estima- tion, however, that was to be ex- pected, for the colonel has been re- ceiving thousands of crank letters and false clues.” until after the week-end visit paid him by Twichell and State Senator Fowler. Denying that he and Fowler had any specific object in their west- «Continued on page Seven) HOOVER WILL VETO BONUS LEGISLATION President Says Passage of Pro- posals Would Undo Gov- ernment Efforts ’ ‘Washington. March 29.—(?}—Pres!- ident Hoover announced formally emphasis, would undo “every effort, that is being made to reduce govern- words in reading a prepared ; ment held pas a by he Coneluding statement; sal, it . Claims Mosquitoes Halted Golf Game arama at — > icago, March 29.—(7}—It’s a little early in the season, but the mosquitoes are getting off to a head start. In fact they're so tough they forced Police Captain . Richard Gill and two companions to quit a golf course, Gill said. “I know you won't believe me,” he added, “but we didn’t have a drop to drink. I never saw ‘em so big or so, many in my life. They drove us back to our locker rooms and we called off the game.” | | | ° In Divorce Action (Top photo by Paul Stoae-Raymor) (From A. ted Press) Mrs. Mary Alexander Dahlberg (above) was charged with deser. tlon in a divorce suit brought In Chicago by Bror G. Dahlberg (below), sugar magnate. MICHIGAN FAMILY WIPED OUT WHEN STOVE EXPLODES Blast Demolishes Interior of Building; Walls Are Left | Standing Detroit, March 29.—()—Explosion | of a home-made heater in the garage- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE st Minnesota Bank Robbery Is Staged 15 Known Dead _ Following Storm Cee es NY | Is Seriously Northern New England Speck- led With Automobiles Stalled in Snow MANY POINTS ARE ISOLATED Tornadic Winds Rip Down Buildings in Three Towns Near Richmond, Va. New York, March 29.—()—Post- Easter storms that shrieked up and down the north Atlantic states Mon- day took at least 15 lives and caused widespread damage. Northern New England was speck- led with automobiles stalled in snow several feet deep. There and in up- state New York and Pennsylvania many communities were isolated. Schools didn't keep, telephone Poles toppled, blue birds met death in freezing winds, snow and rain. High waves gnashed at the Maine coast. At Harrisburg, Pa. a mur- derer got two and a half hours extra life when the current to the electric chair failed. Transportation was a mess. Mail piled up in postoffices, New York state police advised mo- torists to stay at home. A tornadic wind ripped down build- ings in three towns near Richmond, Va., doing $100,000 damage. Leslie Dishman, 8, was killed when his home was shattered at Lorreto. Va. Gov. Roosevelt was “snowbound” fat Hyde Park, N. Y., and snow turn- ing to rain undermined a@ five-story building at Peekskill and it col- lapsed. Cold rain kept all but 11,000 young- sters from the cegg-rolling on the white house lawn. Last year there were 30,000, At Bedford, N. Y., four Persons drowned when an automo- bile, its driver blinded by sleet, plunged into a lake. At Centerville, bocce} the town hall lost part of its jroof, TWO BANK LEADERS Minneapolitan and Easterner Say Measure Would Ruin | home of Oliver Stewart, 45, in Lin- coln Park early Tuesday caused his! death and that of his wife and their! tw Ny . The blast wrecked the y,; | wo children. e blast ee err (Warning of danger to small country! tors expressed belief that sniping interior of the small structure but left its walls standing. {bill is enacted now and in its The four members of the family were sleeping in three beds in a room off the kitchen. Chief Adolph Fer- nelius of the Lincoln Park fire de- partment said none of them had a chance to escape. Stewart, a gasoline station attend- ant, had manufactured a heater which utilized oll drawn from auto-! mobiles in the station. He had placed Country Banks | Washington, March 29. — (#)— A! banks ofthe Glass banking revision! i Present | form was given a senate committee | Tuesday by an eastern and a middle! western banker—W. K. Payne, of Au- ;burn, N. Y., and L. E. Wakefield, Min- neapols. Payne said that to enact the bill; junder existing conditions would af- |fect security values and mean failure! of many-small country institutions, | { a tank near the roof and fed the fuel, : .,, speaking in “vague generalties.” through a tube, into the kitchen stove, ; which burned coal. The oil supply was adjusted to feed slowly, dropping on the coal. Chief Fernelius said he believed the oil dripped into the stove too rapidly. forming a gas deposit which blew up when Stewart started the heater this morning. He was not sure whether the explosion or the gas killed the family. None of the bodies was badly burned. a Faces Murder Charge For Slaying of Chum St. Ignace, Mich, March 2.—P)— Leonard Minor, 25, was in jail Tues- day, facing a murder charge for the Bulkley is a proponent of the bill , framed by a sub-committee headed by Senator Glass (D., Va.), and intended to prevent use of federal reserve fa- jellities for stock market speculation. A provision increasing national ibank reserve requirements, Wakefield said, would “crucify the country banks in the northwestern states.” For Montana, North and South Da- kota and Minnesota, he explained. LOCAL GOLF COURSE slaying of a boyhood chum and the 14-year-old girl for whose affections they were rivals. Two officers found Minor asleep in a barn near Gould City Monday night. Beside him was a rifle, bor- rowed a few days ago from the father of Lennie Selby, the girl he is. ac- cused of killing. In his pocket was a revolver. Miss Se}by and Harold Martindale, 25, were killed Sunday night as they sat in front of an organ in the home TO BE MADE PUBLIC Decision Is Reached at Meeting of Bismarck Country Club Members Decision to throw the Bismarck Country Club’s golf course open to the public during the coming season was made at a meeting of Country of Jeff Davis, near Rexton, singing-|ciyh members Monday afternoon. Martindale lived long enough to tell Details of the plan to be followed members of the Davis household it}remain to be worked out, Eric A. was Minor who broke window with|horberg, president of the organiza- the rifle and opened fire without/tion, said following the meeting. warning. Georgia Lake Goes A. W. 0. L. But Returns Again Filled With Fis Thomasville, Ga., March 29.— (Big Jackson, husky brother | of a triumvirate of fresh water | lakes, is visiting unknown parts again, He has a habit of going A. W. O. L. suddenly and then return- ing to his bed in a most, amazing manner. Big Jackson is about 10 miles long and four miles wide, - hen feeling good and full, and this is the second time this year he and left only mud in ‘his bed to explain his truancy. Jackson, Miccosukee and Ia- “monia form a of big lakes and have a partnership in the disappearing act. Each does the trick at. intervals every few years, but Jackson is the most proficient. Last January. Jack- Roughly, the plan involves the is- of seasonal memberships to all who desire them and a schedule of fees for occasional play. Tom O'Leary, professional of the club for several years, will be re- ee. in that capacity, Thorberg Since its organization, the Country Club has been operated as a private club and use of its nine-hole course has been restricted to members and | didacy. their out-of-town guests. » James Trimble is vice president of the club and A. A. Mayer secretary- treasurer, Members of the board of directors are Dr. J, O. Arnson, A. W. Mundy and E. B. Cox. P. REPORTS DEFICIT February, compared a deficit of $151,602 for the same | with intestinal trouble, was reported ATTACK GLASS BILL Senator Bulkley (D., Ohio), said he} reserves would be increased by $17,-! 842,000. | {trying to avoid responsibility on the ——¢ me | if SENATOR WM. J. HARRIS Washington, March 29.—()—Sen- | ator Harris of Georgia, seriously ill) Tuesday to be slightly stronger. The improvement followed a blood trans- fusion Monday. CHINESE AND JAPS HOP FIRST HURDLE IN PEACE ATTEMPT Nipponese, However, Accuse Quo Tai-Chi With Imped- ing Progress Shanghai, March 29.—()—The first of the major obstacles which have confronted the negotiators for a Sino- Japanese truce was cleared away Tuesday when a definite agreement was reached.on.the section of the pro- Posals dealings with cessation of hos- tilities. But in spite of this ‘achievement, reached just before the conference adjourned until Thursday, the nego- tiators appeared to be practically as far apart as ever. ‘We have made no headway on the important issues,” Quo Tai-Chi, chief of the, Chinese delegation, said after the conference. The sniping problem was one of the hurdles that had to be leaped in achieving the agreement on ending hostilities, however, and the negotia- would subside as soon as a truce agreement is signed. Some hope was held that the settlement of this mat- jter might make the rest of the task jeasier, but the general feeling seemed jto be things stood just about where | they were. i Withdrawal of the Japanese troops, j the great stumbling block to all peace efforts heretofore, was no nearer set- tlement. |The adjournment was taken to give {an opportunity to both sides again to |refer matters to their respective gov- jernments. | A new rupture in the negotiations | Was threatened Tuesday with issuance \of a statement from the Japanese jconsulate ascribing repeated delays in jthe conference to “the fact that no jChinese delegate seems to be in a position or to be willing to assume re-| sponsibility.” The statement, described as coming from a “Japanese spokesman,” ac- cused Quo Tai-Chi of attempting to terminate the negotiations “with the |intention of charging Japan with re- {sponsibility for breaking up the con- i ference.” “Mr. Quo,” the statement said, “has unnecessarily opposed the Japanese proposals of a military nature, there- by greatly impairing the progress of the conference. We woner if he is not pretext of opposition to the Japanese propsals from the Chinese people.” The proposals to which this state- ment referred were those regarding the method of withdrawing troops of both sides still in the field. Roosevelt Puzzled By Smith Attitude Boston, March 29.—(P)—Governor the failure of Alfred E. Smith to sup- port his presidential campaign, ac- rallies Monday the younger Roosevelt reviewed the friendship ex- isting for many years between father and Smith, and said: Franklin D. Roosevelt is puzzled by|¢, ‘ The Weather Snow tonight, moderate cold wave; strong northerly ‘winds, talr Wed. PRICE FIVE CENTS ag SUBSTITUTE PLAN FOR SALES TAX IS OUTLINED INHOUSE House Begins to Accept New Proposals One By One in Their Order GARNER ASKS FOR PASSAGE | Special Levies on Luxuries and Selected Manufactures to Be Taxed . Washington, March 29.—(?)—Re- ‘sponding to a call from the leaders of all factions, house members Tuesday rallied behind the ways and means committee substitute for the sales tax and voted a series of special levies on luxuries and selected manufactures. First was adopted a 10 per cent sales tax on cosmetics, a similar tax on jewelry, furs, sporting goods and cameras followed. Then came a 5 per cent sales tax on chewing gum and candy, as the house accepted one by one the committee proposals, The house then voted a manufac- turing levy on automobiles, motor- cycles, trucks and accessories to yield $57,000,000. A three per cent tax was imposed on automobiles and motorcycles, two per cent on trucks and one per cent cn accessories. Earlier in response to appeals by Speaker Garner and Republican and Insurgent leaders, the house pledged itself to the passage of a non-partisan bill to balance the budget. In addition to a one-cent boost in first class postage, the taxes recom- mended by the committee and their estimated yield included: Inconie Tax New surtax bracket to be lowered to $6,000—$7,000,000. Reduce corporation exemption on Profit to $1,000—$6,000,000. Administrative Repeal of net losses for year 1931 to 1933—$20,000,000. Readjustment of depletion allow. ances—$12,000,000. Sales of stocks one-fourth of oné Per cent but not less than four cents Per share—$75,000,000. Bonds, transfers of, one-eighth of one per cent—$13,000,000. Capital stocks and bonds, issues of (10 cents per $100) $13,000,000. Real estate conveyances, 50 cents on all over $500—$10,000,000, Sales of produce on exchanges (five cents per $100)—$6,000,000. Admissions over 45 cents (one cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof) ,000,000. Excise Taxes Cosmetics 10 per cent—$25,000,000. Furs, 10 per cent—$20,000,000. Jewelry, 10 per cent—$15,000,000. Sporting goods and cameras, 10 per Beverages (1921 act rates) nuisance levy—$11,000,000. Matches (four cents per thousand) $11,000,000. Chewing gum, five per cent—$3,- ,000. Radios, phonographs, five per cent $11,000,000. Mechanical refrigerators, five per cent—$4,500,000. Automobiles, three per cent, trucks two per cent, accessories one per cent, $57,000,000. Yachts, motor boats, etc. 10 per cent—$500, Proposals Legislative and administrative changes—$27,500,000. Increase first class rates one cent except drop letters where no delivery service—$135,000,000. In addition the committee proposed. an increase of one per cent in the corporate income tax of corporations and their subsidiaries which desire to continue filing consolidated and af- fillated returns. This brings that rate to 15 per cent, with the additional one per cent over the 13 per cent already approved, es- timated to bring in $9,000,000. ‘The committee also proposed a five per cent levy on candy to bring in $12,000,000 and a 10 per cent levy on safety deposit boxes to bring in $1,- 000, Favor Applications For Free U. S. Wheat , March 29.—(#)—Ap- | to be ground into enough flour to feed 3,696,000 persons have been ap- the Red Cross. ‘These applications came from 907 local chapters and call for 681,670 barrels of flour. This will care for 821,334 families for 90 days. Red Cross chapters also have re- quisitioned 49,324 tons of wheat for distribution. in 169 communities to