The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1932, Page 1

f | e \" wii of. Y | a bs ‘ | | i ode North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 EN Te THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1932 The Weather Generally fair tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer tonight. PRICE FIVE CENTS Alice Lee Wins Popularity Race State Tax Levy for 1932 Set $3,876,207 WILL BE RAISED FOR EXPENSE OF N. D. GOVERNMENT Total Is Over Half Million Above That of Last Year; Must Meet Interest ! INITIATED MEASURE FELT Reduction in Taxable Valuation Has Effect of Shoving } Levy Rate Upward 1? The state tax levy for 1932 was fixed by the state board of equalization Fri- day at 6.83 mills to raise $3,876,207 for general expense of the state govern- ment and for interest on the state debt. The levy is $545,326.75 ab6ve the 1931 levy of $3,330,980.25, The board levied four mills, the maximum possible under the constitu- tional limitation, for general state Purposes, which includes a one-tenth mill levy for the capitol building fund, but was still $351,000 short of the es- timated amount required to meet leg- islative appropriations made in 1931. ‘The levy for interest on the state debt was fixed at 2.83 mills. On account of an initiated law adopted at the June primary, pro- viding for reducing the general prop- erty tax base from 75 per cent to 50 Per cent of the assessed valuation, and because of a decrease in the as- sessed valuation of personal and rail- road property, the taxable valuation of property was reduced from $880,- 608,202 in 1931 to $567,526,588 this year, a reduction of $313,081,614 or 35.55 per cent. ‘The initiated law was responsible for 33 1-3 per cent of this decrease. ‘ A 3.90 mill levy for general expense of the state government was fixed to bring $2,213,354, one-tenth mill for the capitol building fund levy to raise $56,753, and 2.83 mills to pay $1,606,- 100 in interest on the state debt. Valuation Forces Change The state rate of 6.83 mills com- pares with a rate of 3.78 mills last year when the tax base was 75 per cent of the assessed valuation. The amount levied for the general expense of the state government de- creased $650,986 as compared with the 1931 levy; the capitol building levy de- creased $31,299 while the levy to pay interest on the state debt increased $1,227,512. The levy of $1,606,100 for interest on the state debt compares with $378,- 588.33 a year ago. The levy of $2,213,354 for general expenses of the state government com- pares with $2,865,362 in 1931. It is $351,000 short of the amounts appro- priated after taking into considera- tion an estimated reduction in 1933 legislative appropriations and a cut of $460,000 made by the board of ad- ministration in the budgets of state educational, penal and charitable in- stitutions for the current fiscal year, starting July 1, 1932. State Tax Commissioner Iver A. Acker estimated that legis- lative appropriations for the bien- nial period, July 1, 1933, to June 30, 1935, with present sources of state revenue, cannot exceed $6,330,000 with- out requiring a levy exceeding the constitutional limitation of four mills for general state expense. ‘The 1931 legislative assembly ap- propriated $8,568,434 from the gen- eral fund, consequently, a reduction in appropriations of $2,238,434 for the biennium will be required, Acker said. Changing the tax base from 75 per cent to 50 per cent of the assessed valuation hes made it mandatory to reduce general state expenses about $1,120,000 per year or approximately (Continued on page eieven) JURY 1S CALLED FOR :temporaneous speech at a dinner in at 6.83 Mills + SF New Legion Chief | ? LOUIS A. JOHNSON Portland, Ore. Sept. 16—(AP)— Louis A. Johnson, attorney of Clarks- | burg, W. Va., was elected national commander of the American Legion| at the close of the convention here| Thursday. He succeeds Henry L.j Stevens, Jr., of North Carolina, whose term will expire in November. REDUCED EXPENSE | IN GOVERNMENT IS ROOSEVELT AIM Says Party Appeals to Voters, With Caliber Rather Than Dollars Roosevelt Special, Sept. 16.—(AP) —Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt,| Democratic presidential candidate,| continued his trip through the west} Friday after having told 110 leading ;Colorado Democrats in’ Denver; over the control of the legislative and executive branches. of the na-; tional government next March we; shall have the opportunity to revise the executive branch of the govern- ment along lines sounder, less ex- travagant and designed for the greater good of the greater number.” The New York governor, in an ex- Denver, said the government of New York state during 12 of the last 14 years had been in the hands of the; Democrats “because under the lead- | ership of Alfred E. Smith in the first instance its government was for the! welfare of the average citizen.” | “The Democratic party,” said Roosevelt, “has had in the past to appeal to voters with caliber and not dollars. That is true this time. We are about to enter a new period of liberalism in the United States. Peo- ple have been going back in these| last three years into fundamentals} and are giving serious thought to the; form of our government. Must Have Intelligence “If our representative form of! government is to live, it must be based on an intelligent vote. A con-; tinuation of representative govern- | ment along the lines laid down by the original founders is the only} thing that will keep it going. Other-) wise we shall come to some other form of government. “If we get the young liberals in this campaign we are going to keep them for a generation. “These seeds have been sown. Go through and reap the crop—and, be- lieve me, the price will be greater than that which is now being re- ceived for farm products.” The Democratic nominee said he felt “very confident of the result this fall.” “I have been runnning for public office, or in politics, for a long time,” he added, “and I have got be- yond the stage of going out and claiming everything in sight. “T hold there is a great element of people who believe the time has come WILTON DEATH CASE Inquest Will Not Be Held Until Later, However; Probe Is Continued Investigation into the death of Mike Donaluk, 60-year-old coal miner, was continued by Burleigh county authorities when a coroner's went to Wilton Friday forenoon to view the body. The formal inquest into the Wil- ton man’s death, however, will not be conducted until later, Coroner W. E. Perry announced, y The three jurors, Frank Paris, L. Van Hook and J. W. Riley, all of Bis- marck, motored to Wilton with Perry Sheriff J. L, Kelley and State's At- torney George 8. Register did not ac- company the coroner's party, but Kelley planned to question certain persons in the Wilton vicinity regard-| of waitit ing the incident some time during the day. ‘ Donaluk died Wednesday forenoon for a change. Of course that’s purely a negative vote, but there is a very definite change in the think- ing of men and women.” Governor Roosevelt also made an- other, shorter, extemporaneous talk in ver. Soon after he arrived at his hotel, he appeared on a Mezza- nine balcony and addressed a crowd of several hundred that had gathered in the lobby below. Not a Campaign Trip “This is -not a campaign trip,” he said. “I am making this trip to meet people in the different sections of the country and get arauaisted with their problems to enable me, when T go into the White House March 4, {Norbeck who introduced him. ; Patrick Hurley which was better re- jsaid during his address. Thursday night: “When we take! drum corps forgot their feelings over (CITY FOLK, BANKERS HEAR HURLEY TALK AT FAIR IN HURON Less Than 20 Per Cent Were Farmers; Norbeck Gets Only Demonstration SPEAKER SCOLDS AUDIENCE Grows Peevish When He Pauses For Applause Which Fails to Come By GEORGE D. MANN Huron, S. Dak., Sept. 16—Less than 5,000 persons heard Patrick Hurley, | Hoover's secretary of war, defend the Republican administration policies here Thursday afternoon. Of this audience less than 20 percent were farmers. It was an audience of city folks, bankers, merchants and pro- applause came. The only demonstra- Hurley paid a tribute to Senator Peter As a platform defender of Presi- dent Hoover, Hurley is nota success. He loses his temper under heckling and scolds his audience. His address deflected a rather peevish attitude toward his hearers as he paused for applause that did not come at the mention of the name of President Hoover. Repeatedly he brought Senator Norbeck into the Hoover picture, al- though Norbeck, in his speech of in- troduction, never mentioned the presi- dent's name but paida fine tribute to ceived than anything that Hurley Gets Courteous Hearing No untoward development marred the appearance of Hurley. Attended by he was given a most courteous hear- own distinguished war record. Local the bonus and, reinforced by corps secretary of war a fine reception. He digressed from his speech to thank them but he told the Legion boys very Plainly that payment of the bonus, stopped through Hoover's opposition, had saved the national treasury from total depletion. He lost his temper for a moment in your town?” a stentorian answer «Continued on page two SIX ARE BOUND AS TWO GUNMEN RAID BANK AT PARSHALL Robbery Was Fourth in North | Dakota in 13 Days; $2,500 | Taken By Pair | Parshall, N. D., Sepi Binding six persons with wire, two gunmen robbed the People’s State! Bank of Parshall of about $2,500) shortly before 3 p. m. Thursday. | It was North Dakota’s fourth bank robbery in 13 days. The other raids were at Bowbells, Hunter and Hat- ton, the one at the latter place last Tuesday. 2 Parshall is in Mountrail county in the northwestern part of the state.) Flashing guns as they walked into the bank here, the two robbers or- dered six persons to lie on the floor. They then bound the victims’ arms and legs with wire, grabbed cash from the cages and vaults and raced out of town. és Possemen tried to pick up the trail of the fleeing gunmen while authori- ties notified officers in surrounding territory to be on guard. 1! It was reported a third man sat in an automobile while his two com- panions held up the bank. . Lerberg, cashier, William Kautt, a Parshall business man and four farmers, Martin Nygaard, John Lind, Axel Hanson and Fred Kleber, were in fhe bank when the robbers walked in. Threatening death if orders were not obeyed, the bandits locked the bank door as they entered but left it unfastened as they fled. i The six victims were struggling with their bonds when a man walked into the bank about three minutes after the gunmen left. ‘to deal with them on the basis of first-hand knowledge.” He added that “when I go into the White House, I plan to follow the same policy that I have followed as vernor of New York and make frequent visits to the country instead ae ing for the country to come ‘ashington.’ On their arrival in Denver Gov- ernor Roosevelt and the members of. his party were. taken on a two-hour tide through and about Denver. Sev- eral thousand persons lined the street in the downtown business sec- tside.| tion of the city. Governor Roosevelt’s first long stop Friday was set for 4 Wyo., where he was to arrive at 9 a. m. and remain until 11 a. m., mountain standard time. He was scheduled to arrive in Salt: Lake at 11:45 p. m. * City | officers ote Cashier Lerberg said the loss was fully covered by insurance. J. S. Johnson of Granite Falls, Minn., is president of the bank. ¥ One of the bandits was described as short and heavy-set and was wearing overalls and a cap. His height was estimated at five feet six inches. The other was about five feet 11 inches tall and wore a hat. One re- port was that the men escaped in a small automobile. Gunder Osjord of Bismarck, super- intendent of the state bureau of criminal identification, was at Stan- ley when the sheriff’s office there was notified and came to Parshall with Mountrail county officers. With apparently no one knowing in what direction the bandits went, fessional people from whom only mild | tion worthy of the name was when| secret service operatives at all times, | ing as befits his high office and his; from Aberdeen and: Pierre, gave the; when, after a query “You have a bank | | Praise of the state ticket and the | Upsetting tradition, democrats in the Maine state election. E. G. Utterback (lower left) are the | DEMOCRATS STAGE UPSET IN MAINE Overturned the republican machine of many years standing and elected a governor and two congressmen Carl Moran, jr. (upper left) and John new democratic congressmen from 1 the second and third districts respectively, Louls J. Brann (right) won the race for governor. (Associated Press Photos) Founding LEMKE DECLARES HE FAVORS ROOSEVELT IN PRESIDENT RACE {Republican Congressional Can- didate Bolts Party Nominee in Address Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. 16— Further complicating the presidential {picture in North Dakota, William | Lemke, Republican candidate for con- gress, indorsed Franklin D. Roosevelt for the office in a speech at a dinner meeting here Thursday evening. Lemke’s announcement followed in- dorsement of Herbert Hoover last Saturday by O. E. Erickson, chairman! of the Nonpartisan-controlled Repub- | lican state committee, and a _state- ment Wednesday by John Nystul, Nonpartisan League state chairman, that the party wouid “take no sides” in the national battle. Other Republican candidates at the banquet failed to commit themselves on the presidential subject. Several candidates for national, state and local offices spoke on the banquet program, which marked the opening drive of the Nonpartisan- controlled Republican campaign in Grand Forks county. William Langer, gubernatorial can- didate, was the guest of honor. The banquet attracted a large audience, not alone from the League, for it in- cluded many persons aligned with Anti-Leaguers in the past. Promises ‘House-Cleaving’ | To this gathering Langer again; promised a “house cleaning” if clect- ed governor, assured his listeners of his “deep affection” for the state university here and reiterated his favorable attitude on an embargo on shipments of wheat from the state under certain conditions. Nystul was one of the speakers, but he made no mention of the na- tional race, confining his remarks to need for concerted action at the polls Nov. 8 to “clinch the victory won in the earlier battle in June.” | Senator Nye was another speaker, while short talks were made by John Huseby, candidate for commissioner of agriculture; Mayor Hulteng, in welcoming the visitors, and Dr. John Crawford of New Rockford. | Langer lashed out sharply at sev- eral state government attaches as he dealt with his “house-cleaning plans,” especially marking as one booked for dismissal, W. E. Byerly, head of the state land commission, who he charged had run the state the last four years along with “other Democrats.” These “other Democrats” included, he said, George Bangs of Grand Forks; Charles Simons, assistant at- torney general; and John Gammons, piel of the industrial commis- in. ‘Hundreds Commemorate of Dickinson Pioneers Who Settled in Com- munity More Than 40 Years Ago Honored } i i | Dickinson, N. D., Sept. 16—(?}—To ,commemorate the founding of this jcity 50 years ago, Dickinson's golden | jubilee celebration opened Friday j with visitors present from all parts of the Missour! Slope area. Not many residents are left who can date their coming to the strag- gling village, known at that time as Pleasant Valley, more than half a jeentury ago. But the few survivors, with those who have been here more than 40 years, were honored Frida: From Belfield, Gladstone, Killdeer, New England and Medora came farm- ers, ranchers and other residents of the slope territory. Heirlooms, antiques and relics of historical significance to the com- weapons and regalia, old furniture, wagons, photographs, jewelry, cloth- {ing, implements and machinery datin, back to the ’80s attracted considera- ble attention. Pioneers registered Friday morning, and Friday afternoon the Bismarck drum and bugle corps opened the fes- tiviti A concert by the Dickinson band followed. Speakers on Friday's program in- cluded Peter F. Garberg, Fargo, United States district attorney. A sports program has been arranged, and Friday night a boxing card is scheduled. A pavement dance will follow. Saturday morning a parade will be held with floats and various entries depicting the five eras of the history of the Missouri Slope. In the after- noon, Dickinson high school football team will meet the Glendive high. Pioneers will be feted at a banquet in the evening when Governor George F. Shafer is scheduled to speak. Further Reduction in G.N. Valuation Granted An additional reduction in the as- property in North Dakota, bringing the assessed value 5 per cent under the 1931 figure, was granted Thursday by the state board of equalization after considering arguments made be- fore the board by railroad officials at a re-hearing. The assessment of the railway’s property is now placed at $78,850,000, or $4,150,000 under last year's assessed value. Following the regular hearing, the equalization board allowed the road a reduction of 3.5 per cent of $2,905,000 under last year's assessed value. This brought protests from the railway and a re-hearing was granted. The board Thursday ordered an additional reduction of 1.5 per cent, lopping off $1,245,000 more from the assessment. Republicans Open Headquarters Here Republican state campaign _head- quarters were opened at the Patter- son hotel here Friday morning by Sidney A Papke, publicity director and assistant to John Nystul, cam- He charged several state officials or employes with nepotism, and as- sailed the state highway commission for its “heavy expenditures” in a time of “stress, when farmers are un- able to pay their taxes.” ted Btates in "Augustus compared ugust as with July, and an increase of $11,- 580,000 in imports was announced Friday by the commerce nt. were handica; in their Mea cantare ‘ The month ended with a favorable twade balance of $18,000,000. paign manager. The headquarters will work in the interests of the slate of state candi- dates nominated by the Republicans last June, and will remain open until the general election in November. Nystul is expected to assume ac- tive charge of the office in about 10 days, Papke said. Speaking itineraries for the vari- ous candidates will be arranged at headquarters. The speaking cam- paign will open about Oct. 1, Papke said. The Republicans occupy rooms 228 snd 3a0"en the second floor of the sessment of Great Northern railway | i] | | IRATE MINNESOTA FARMERS 10 JOIN PICKET MOVEMENT | Nobles County Leader Serves Notice on Grain, Livestock and Produce Men | WILL NOT USE VIOLENCE) Expresses Determination to ‘Convince’ Nonconformists to Idea, However Worthington, Minn., Sept. 16.—?) —Picketing of highways in and out of Worthington to halt farm products shipments in sympathy with the Iowa farm strike will begin here at 6 a. m. Monday, it was announced Friday. M. B. Miller, vice chairman of the! Nobles county unit of the Farmers’ Holiday association, said he had served notice of the plans for active picketing on grain elevators, livestock buyers and produce men in this vic- inity and also had informed Sheriff Eldon Rowe at Worthington. “We will not resort to force or vio- lence in halting the shipments,” said Miller in reply to a question. “What if drivers insist in getting through?” he was asked. “Well, we will be determined to convince them to go back home and join our movement,” Miller replied. Plans to establish the first picket lines in Minnesota developed after a meeting at Ellsworth, Minn., Wed- nesday night when representatives of the Iowa strikers pleaded with 750 farmers to cooperate in a blockade. Asked for Cooperation They pointed out that carloads of livestock from Worthington and vic- inity were reaching the Sioux City markets and appealed to the Minnc- sota farmers to check the movement. Miller said another factor in ar- ranging for picket lines now is to convert the remaining 20 per cent of Noble’s county farmers who have re- fused to join the movement. “Eighty per cent of the farmers in our county have signed up to hold; their products,” said Miller, “20 per! cent won't listen to us, so we will! start picketing and convince them.” BRICKS, CLUBS USE IN SIOUX CITY OUTBREAK | Sioux City, Ioka, Sept. 16—(7)— Violence has flared anew from th Sioux City sector of the farm “war, bringing pleas from citizens for mili- {munity were on display, while Indian | tary intervention. Governor Dan Turner announced at Des Moines that negotiations are under way looking to a settlement of the difficulty. He refused to disclose the nature of his proposed cure but said it would not include the use of; troops. H Bricks and clubs flew through the air in the latest uprising of farmers striking for higher produce prices when 500 farm pickets Thursday night ambushed and routed a group of special deputies on a highway near Correctionville. The ambushed officers answered a telephone call reputedly coming from truckers asking assistance in running the picket lines. Upon finding no trucks to escort they started to re- turn to Sioux City when they were met by the pickets who threw rocks and clubs at four trucks in which they were riding. Soveral officers received minor in- | juries but returned safely to the city Where a force of 76 deputies was ord- ered to remain on duty to await developments. Sioux City police also were deputized for use in an emer- gency. Ambush Followed Arrests | The ambuscade was believed to have resulted from the arrest early Thursday night of 24 farmers at their picket posts hy 60 special de- puties. They were later released on bonds pending hearings on unlawful assembly charges. Immediately after the “battle” Sheriff John A. Davenport of Wood- bury county was authorized by 300 citizens to call upon Gov. Turner for ald from the national guard. The Iowa farmers’ efforts were echoed Thursday night in a meeting of 1,600 farmers from 17 Nebraska counties who met at Fremont. This group adopted a platform de- manding: “Cost of production for farm prod- ucts plus an amount which will in-| at & decent standard of living. | “A moratorium on mortga: and interest, and ished A national emergency farm relief conference at Washington when con- @ress convenes Dec. 1. The Nebraska farmers agreed to united action against farm evictions; and voted “to do just as near right as we know how, but to go through.” The meeting was addressed by Milo Reno of Des Moines, national presi- Gent of the Holiday association. ae _ Ronee IS SENTENCED y, Mont., Sept. 16.—()—Joseph. Landers who confessed he held up the assistant cashier of the First State bank of Libby Sept. 2 and robbed the bank of about $12,000, Thursday pleaded guilty in district court and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. DECLARE BANK DIVIDEND Minneapolis, Sept. 16.—()—A quar- terly dividend of 12% cents per share was continued by the ee needs of li |mittees, the president urged financial EL ae i Local Man Honored ? ¢e WILLIAM SCHANTZ Portland, Ore. Sept. 16.—(?)— John A. Eldon, Cleveland attorney, ; Was elected national head of the 40 and 8, honorary fun and service ord- er of the American Legion, at the close of the organization's 13th an- ; nual convention Thursday. | Sous chefs de chemin de fer, or {vice presidents, elected included: ! William Schantz, Bismarck, N. D. | Other officers elected were: R. H. Hart, Helena, Mont. and Leroy Kauffman, Tower City, Pa., gardes de la porte nationaux. Organization of the national French war brides’ club, to meet every year at the time and place of the national American Legion convention, was an-; ;Mounced. All French women who! are married to American ex-service- men are eligible for membership. Mrs. Germaine Anderson of Hills- boro, N. D., is national president. ‘HOOVER PROPOSES | AD 10 LIVESTOCK OWNERS, SHIPPERS Would Encourage Local Banks to Extend Credit Pending | R. F..C. Action Washington, pt. 16.—(AP)—j Organized banking groups in six! federal reserve districts had before them Friday a request from Presi- dent Hoover for activity in filling stock owners and shippers. Through the central executive committee of the twelve recently or- ‘anized banking and industrial com- aid for livestock areas during the feeder season and pending first ope-| rations of the reconstruction corpo- ration’s agricultural credit institu- tions. His telegram to this committee Thursday immediately was transmit- ted by its executive secretary, Ever- ett Case, to chairmen of the banking groups in Chicago, St. Louis, Minne- apolis, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco. It read “As you are aware the reconstruc- tion finance corporation is earnestly engaged in the erection of a serics of credit institutions for the purpose! of serving livestock and feeder loans and for other agricultural purposes. “The corporation has found many difficulties in securing personnel and in overcoming legal questions which | arise under the act, and although they are working unremittingly for the earliest possible erection of these institutions, it does not appear that they will all be functioning for two or three weeks. In the meantime, the season for shipment of livestock for feeder purposes, etc., is upon us. “I am wondering if it would be possible for you to interest the fed- eral reserve banking and industrial committees in the areas of the coun- try where this credit is required, that they should secure maximum activity of all the banks to take care of these demands, at least pending comple- tion of the reconstruction corpora- \WILL GET FREE TRIP TO FLORIDA RESORT AS ‘MISS BISMARCK’ Ruby Jacobson, Dorothy Seitz, Esther Watson Will Go to Chicago CONTEST PROVED THRILLER Final Flood of Ballots Thursday Kept Accountants Busy Seven Hours Named “Miss Bismarck” in the thrilling merchants’ popularity race, Miss Alice Lee, 7191 Thayer avenue, will begin a free two-week vacation trip to Miami, Fla., Sept. 24. Three other winners in the novel contest will get free trips to Chicago. They are Miss Ruby Jacobson, 310 First St.. Bismarck; Miss Dorothy Seitz, 506 Second avenue northwest, Mandan; and Miss Esther Watson, McKenzie. They will leave Sept. 23. Miss Lee was winner in the grand race, while the Misses Jacobson, Seitz and Watson were winners in the Bis- marck, Mandan, and Capital City trade territory outside of Bismarck- Mandan contests. With a total of 4,597,300 votes cast Thursday, the closing day of the elec- tion, a battery of six accountants worked more than seven hours to complete the final tabulations. Tabulations were conducted under What Winners Said On Hearing Returns Winners in the Bismarck mer- chants-Tribune popularity election had one common reaction, that of pleasure and thanks when they learned the outcome of the contest. Friday. Here's what each of them said when told of their success: Alice Lee (Miss Bismarck) —“I take this means of extending sin- cere thanks to those who so kindly interested themselves in my behalf in the Popularity Contest conduct- ed by the Bismarck Tribune and the business men of Bismarck. So many persons of Bismarck and vi- cinity have given their time and influence in support of my candi- dacy that I find it difficult to ex- press the true measure of my | gratitude.” Ruby Jacobson. city district winner—“I was thrilled to lean that I was one of the winners in the popularity election and wish to thank all of my friends whose kind support and assistance made it possible for me to finish so high in the contest. It was a splendid election and I know I shall greatly enjoy the trip to Chicago.” Esther Watson, trade territory winner—“I wish to thank the mer- chants of Bismarck who sponsored the Popularity Contest for the trip they are giving me. It will be a Pleasure and education to take this trip. I hope to do full justice with this opportunity.” Dorothy Seitz, Mandan winner— “It was a real pleasure to know that I won the popularity election for Mandan and that I am to have this splendid trip to Chicago. I shall enjoy every minute of it. I wish to express my thanks and ap- Preciation to all my friends whose Spiess made it possible for me to win.” the direction of the W. M. Schantz accounting firm, with four merchants acting as judges, being present for the final taublation work, passing judg- ment on the election and approving totals. The judges were E. B. Klein, of Klein's Toggery; H. F. Tiedman, of Brown and Tiedman; Abe Tolchinsky, of the Army and Navy Store; and A. C. Wilde, of Sandin-Wilde Motors, Inc. Worked Far Into Morning So large was the final flood of bal- lots that the accountants, and judges worked until the early hours of Fri- day morning before final totals were known. The election closed at mid- night. Polling a total of 1,314,300 votes the closing day, Miss Lee had a grand to- tal of 3,163,800. For first honors in the Bismarck ing that would more quickly promote agricultural interests than a regular flow of livestock into feed lots.” Case also advised the chairmen that Wilson McCarthy, director in the reconstruction corporation, said the credit institutions upon comple- tion would be prepared “to take over sound loans from the banks.” Politics of Brokers Put Under Spotlight ion's organizations. I know of noth between Sept. 12 and Sept. 15, 1932, inclusive.” . race, exclusive of the grand contest, Mix Aehena, had a total of 2,272,900 vot The next three in order were Miss Catherine Andrist, 508 Avenue E, 2,- 197,400; Miss Frances Slattery, 508 Broadway avenue west, 1,881,300 and Miss Ernestine Carufel, 202 Eigth St. 1,832,400. Miss Seitz polled 110,200 votes on the last day to defeat Miss Betty Mackin 156,500 to 117,400'in the Man- dan contest. Miss Watson had a total of 831,900 votes in the trade territory race, com- pared to 546,700 for Miss Luella Tol- lefson, Menoken, who was second. Miss Watson received 601,400 votes Thursday. ‘Twenty-four candidates received yd on the final day.