The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 8, 1932, Page 1

of a Fa North Dakota’s The Weather ane. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE 2222 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS La In Im Capitol Cornerstone Purdue Defeats Minnesota By RALLY INCLOSING © |[TAKE LEADING ROLES IN CORNERSTONE LAYING DRAMA| MINUTES FAILS T0 BRING TOUCHDOWN Minnesotans at One Point Had Worked Ball Within Two- Yard Stripe PASSING GAME IS STRONG Was First Win for Boilermakers In Big Ten Conference Campaign Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Oct, 8—()—Purdue repulsed despe- rate last-period assaults on their goal ine Saturday, one inside the two- yard stripe, to start their western conference football campaign with a 7 to 0 victory over Minnesota. First Period Purdue advanced to the Gophers ‘J-yard line, chiefly on Purvis’ 14- yard end run, a S2-yard pass to Hecker from Purvis, and Horstmann’s ‘two runs that netted 20 yards. Heck- er’s pass over the goal line was grounded. Manders and Lund made @ first down by smashing the line, but Minnesota was forced to kick. ‘The Gophers repulsed another scor- ing threat a few minutes later. Man- ders fumbled an intercepted forward ass and Purdue recovered on Min- MICHIGAN WINS 15-6 Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 8—(?)}— Michigan stopped Northwestern’s power house drive Saturday and took advantage of the breaks to pound a 15 to 6 victory from its bitterest gridiron foe of the Big Ten conference, nesota’s 35-yard stripe. There the Gophers stopped the Boilermakers’ line and pass plays, compelling Moss to kick out of bounds on Minne- Bota’s 10-yanl line. A quick kick caught Pardonner unawares and Hass downed him in midfield. Purdue took to the air again, Moss Jeaping up to snatch Purvis’ forward on Minnesota’s 33-yard mark. An- other incompleted pass gave Minnesota the ball on her own 26- yard line a few plays later. The pe- Tiod ended as Horstmann cracked right tackle for 12 yards to almost midfield. Score: Purdue 0; Minne- tota 0. Second Period Purdue advanced like a whirlwind snd again an incompleted pass spoil- ed a stemingly inevitable touchdown. Carter replaced Hecker for Purdue and made it first down on the Gopher 38-yard line. Horstmann drove through left tackle for 10 more and another first down. Carter add- ed four and Purvis then attempted to pass but Hass knocked it down Oe the line and Minnesota took the 1, Lund made two successive first (owns, once skirting end for 11 yards to Purdue's 49-yard stripe. Purdue recovered Lund’s fumble on the Gopher 43-yard mark. Carter scam- Pered around right end to Minne- sota’s 18-yard line and a couple of plays later ran around the same place for 10 yards and a touchdown. Pardonner drop-kicked the extra Point, The period ended shortly aft- erward. Third Period Moss’ punting pushed the Gophers back to their own 20. Hass cracked left tackle for 11 yards and Lund‘s Short pass was taken by Griffin on his own 45 and advanced to Purdue's 47-yard line for a first down. Hass ‘took a short pass to Purdue's 36, Man- ders fumbled and recovered for a six yard loss, Lund kicked over the line and after Purvis lost 13 yards for Purdue on an attempted lateral pass the Boilermakers were penalized 15 yards for holding. Hass took Moss’ long low kick for & 20-yard return to Purdue's 45. The Gophers took» e air, penetrating to the Boil ” 11-yard line af- ter five s forward and un- Griffin, Hass, and tackle for six yards. Robinson leap- ed high into the air for Lund’s pass on Purdue's 10-yard line, where he ‘was downed. Purdue stopped the Gopher attack on the eight-yard Purdue kicked and Hass return- ed to the Reaerstine. 42, Br gored ota again resorted to forward pass- es just missing scoring a touchdown ‘as Lund’s pass eluded Tenner’s hands when the latter was in the clear near Purdue's goal . Lund punted out of bounds on Purdue's one-foot line. Moss kicked back and the ball was put in play on Purdue's 44-yard stripe. VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES CURTIS GEORGE A. BANGS As a special representative of President Herbert Hoover, Charles Curtis, vice president of the United States, was in Bismarck Saturday to give the feature address at the pro- gram marking the laying of the cor- nerstone of North Dakota’s new $2,000,000 state capitol building. Gov- ernor Shafer, as a representative of the commonwealth of North Dakota, also was on the speaking program and Justice A. M. Christianson of the state supreme court was cast as master of ceremonies. Judge Bur- ELBOWOODS BRIDGE CONTRACT AWARDED Industrial Contracting Company of St. Paul to Build Span Over Missouri A contract to construct the Elbo- woods bridge across the Missouri river was awarded by the state high- way commission Friday to the Indus- trial Contracting company, St. Paul, on a bid of $312,438.49, The work is expected to get under way within two weeks and the contract sets the com- Pletion date at Oct. 15, 1933. A spread of $140,952.38 is shown be- tween the low and high bids. The Wisconsin Bridge and Iron company, Milwaukee, bid $322,349.78, second low, with the Minneapolis Bridge company $368,789.10 third, and the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron company, Kansas City, Mo., $397,- 051.39, fourth. Other bids, in order, were: Kansas $409,691.49; Rue Brothers, Bismarck, $417,656.12; Fargo and Iron company, $438,719.45; and Merritt- Chapman Whitney company, New York, $453,390.87. ‘The structure, to’ be built with fed- eral funds since the project is on In- dian lands, will be constructed across the Missouri near Elbowoods on High- way No. 8 near the intersection of Dunn, Mercer and McLean counties. Grand Forks Lawyer anders| Charged With Bribery GOVERNOR GEORGE F. SHAFER G. ANGUS FRASER leigh F. Spalding, Fargo, only sur- vivor of the original Dakota Terri- tory capital location commission, came here to assist Governor Shafer ir. the actual placing of the corner- stone in the impressive ceremony. Governor Warren E. Green of South Dakota was among the special guests for the ceremony. LOCAL DEMOCRATS PLANNING PARADE Will Be Feature of Rally and Speaking Program in Near Future Bismarck's Democracy swung into the 1932 campaign with a vengeance Saturday with the announcement that old-fashioned torch-light parade will feature a rally and speaking program to be held here in the near future. R. B, Murphy, Bismarck, candidate for congress said that all candidates on the Democratic state ticket will pass in review before a western North Dakota audience for the first time this year but that the candidacies of Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and of H.C. DePuy for governor ‘eo Be the cin 1 speak wi principal speaker and is expected to outline the pro- gram which the Democrats offer the voters of North Dakota and-point to unhappy government experiences of Fe past in this state, Murphy indi- cated. A local committee will have charge of the rally and parade, the person- nel to be announced later. ‘The speaking program will be held in the city auditorium. Archbishop Quizzed By Mexican Police Mexico City, Oct. 8—()—Pascual Dias, archbishop of Mexico, left the police station at 1:40 o'clock Saturday morning after having been there for two hours under questioning by the ‘The an investigation of whose activities was demanded Friday by @ group of members of the cham- ber of deputies, returned to his home tempted to give Hagen $60 with the|late Friday night to answer some understand! Hagen would use his| questions and afterward the officials influence in attaining leniency for one| told him he was free to go home. He of Purcell’s cients. declined to say whether the questions related to the declarations of the Curtis Will Not Speak At Community Banquet JUSTICE A. M. CHRISTIANSON FRED L. CONKLIN Bangs, Fraser and Conklin are members of the capitol building commission, which has made ar- Tangements for construction of the/ state house—selecting the architects, approving of plans, and awarding construction contracts. Conklin also served as chairman of Governor Sha- fer’s general committee, which made GOVERNOR WARREN E. GREEN arrangements for the cornerstone laying program. Vice President Will Be Unable to Attend; Must Leave For West Sponsors of the civic dinner Planned by the Association of Com- merce were disappointed Saturday by the announcement of Col. C. C. Bul- Jock, aide to Vice President Charles R. Curtis, that the latter would be unable to attend, First information received here was to the effect that the vice president would leave for the west tonight. Later’ it was announced that he would remain here until some time, Sunday and the dinner was planned in_his honor, Col. Bullock, however, said it would be impossible for Mr. Curtis to re- main because of the heavy schedule of Political speeches which he must make and the fact that he must prepare additional campaign material. The party will leave tonight for Helena, Mont., but has been advised, Col. Bullock said, that the Methodist ministers of the state, in session at Dickinson, would come to the train to meet him and extend their greetings. On the speaking program at the dinner, however, will be representa- tives of other states and of the Cana- dian provinces. Each delegation has been asked to appoint someone to speak for it but the list was not avail- able Saturday afternoon. Governor George F. Shafer will be toastmaster, Music for the dinner will be provid- ed by Adolph Engelhardt and his or- chestra. The committee in charge made it plain that women as well as men are invited and a capacity turnout was ted. Although the Curtis party arrived on the private car of C. C. Donnelly, president of tht Northern Pacific, Col. Bullock made it plain that this mere- ly was on invitation of the railroad chieftain and that the rest of the Cur- tis campaign trip is being made by Lb ape car. wh jo secret service men accompanit him, Bullock explaining that the vice President would not have them. TEAM BEHIND MURPHY Michigan, bers of the 1917 North Dakota cham- pionship high school basketball team reorganized here Friday night to as- sist their former coach in winning an- other state championship. Following an address by R. B. Murphy, Demo- cratic candidate for congress, members of the famous 1917 Michigan team sponsoted the tion of a Murphy-For-Congress club. Murph: wos superintendent. of schools here that year and coached the tear, PICKETERS DUMP WOOL INTO CREEK First Case of Violence in Farm- ers’ Strike Is Reported Near Minot Minot, N. D., Oct. 8—(#)—Three and one-half tons of wool, belonging to the Minot Hide and Fur company, stopped by picketets on U. 8. Highway No. 83, south of Minot late Friday, was brought into the city by com- pany employes, but only after it had been dumped into a coulee by the picketers. Before dumping the load, the pick- eters forced the driver to turn about and drive the truck two miles farther south than the point where they stopped him, he reported. The picketers, members of the Ward County Farmers’ Holiday association, were between 20 and 30 in number. E. Rose, of the hide and fur com- Pany, announced that officers of the company do not intend to bring any criminal complaint against the pick- eters. He said, however, that his com- pany plans to continue buying wool and hides in the Minot territory and to haul this produce into the city. Sheriff R. W. Kennard and Assist- ant State's Attorney Carmie Thomp- son visited the scene of the dumping and made an investigation. Walter Ham, Minot, was the driver investigate Death Of Farmer at Minot Minot, N. D., Oct. 8—(>)—Unger- tain whether death was accidental N, D., Oct. 8—()—Mem- | Davis farmer living six miles south of Minot, who was Heed of a shotgun wound at a. m. DECLARES LANGER | WANTS T0 SUPPORT PRESIDENT HOOVER Political Writer For Minneapolis Tribune Says Nonparti- sans Weakening WOULD ASSIST PRESIDENT Man Who Helped Get Indorse- ment For Langer Examines Political Trends (Special to The Tribune) Fargo, Oct. 8—James S. Milloy, for- mer secretary of the Greater North Dakota association and now North- west Development Editor of the Min- neapolis Tribune, in writing to his newspaper from this city, is the au- thority that William Langer, Repub- lican candidate for governor, wants to come out for President Hoover and make the campaign for the next few weeks a straight down the line Re- publican matter. It is understood that Milloy is in close contact with the Republican national committee, being a special friend of George Ack- erson, a political adviser of President Hoover and his former private secre- tary. Ackerson, once political scribe for the Minneapolis Tribune and later its Washington correspondent, has been very active in seeking to stem the shift to Roosevelt in the north- west. Milloy has been close to President when Mr. Hoover was secretary of commerce. He has been a guest at the White House on several occasions when northwest political and business conditions were under discussion. Is Scouring State For weeks he has been active in the state lining up some of his Non- Partisan friends for the Hoover cause, considered in a bad way in this state. Milloy has always been very close to Dell Patterson, now deputy United States marshal, Dave Hamilton and others in the inner circle of Non- Partisan league affairs. At every legislative session when he was sec- retary of the Greater North Dakota association, Milloy worked with these men, He was particularly active at the convention of Nonpartisans which nominated William Langer and was credited with being one of Langer’s steering committee. Milloy arrived early in the proceedings and did not leave until Langer’s nomination was on ice. Now as the campaign progresses, Milloy enters the picture as ® special correspondent for the Minneapolis Tribune to ferret out political trends «Continued on page two) | Woman Fatally Hurt In Fall from Auto Fargo, Oct. 8—(#)—Her skull frac- tured when she fell from a moving automobile on Highway No. 10 be- tween Fargo and Mapleton, Mrs. John C. Miller, 56, Powell, Wyo., died in a Fargo hospital about 7 a. m. Fri- day. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were enroute to Minneapolis from Wyoming. A son, Clarence, resides at Carrington, Hoover from time to time, especially | * pressive Ceremony 7to0O Vice President of United States Is Principal Speaker Visiting Dignitaries From Sister States and Neighboring Cana- dian Provinces as Well as Thousands of Visitors Here For Program MARKS ERECTION OF SECOND STATE HOUSE IN BISMARCK Governor George F. Shafer and Burleigh F. Spalding, Lone Sur- vivor of Territorial Capital Commission, Seal Box Containing Records The second capitol cornerstone in North Dakota’s history was laid here today. In the presence of Charles R. Curtis, vice president of the United States, and visiting dignitaries from sister states and neighboring Canadian provinces, Judge Burleigh F. Spalding, lone surviving member of the territorial capital commission, presented a trowel to Governor George F. Shafer to place cement over a copper box set in the center of the cornerstone. Vice President Curtis responded to the governor’s invitation and also used the trowel. the present day, the box will remain there for many years and possibly forever. a The formal laying of the huge white stone, five feet long, three feet wide and two feet thick, followed the address cf Vice President Curtis in which he extended greetings to North Dakota from the rest of the nation, and climaxed an event which will loom large in the history of North Da- kota and of Bismarck. FOOTBALL SCORES ist 2nd 3rd 4th Final NORTH DAKOTA STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE oe 8 MINNESOTA PURDUE a NORTHWESTERN OoOOG MICHIGAN OG @ Weather for the day was perfect, a bright sun warming the crisp autumn air and making heavy wraps unneces- sary. Simplicity Is Keynote Brevity and simplicity were the key- notes of the ceremony, in keeping with me dignity of the occasion and the es. Although it had been feared that the inclement weather of Friday might cut down the attendance, the crowd began arriving in the city early and estimates of the number at the capi- tol grounds ranged from 10,000 to 20,- 000. ADDRESSES ON | PAGE 7 Texts of the addresses of Vice President Charles Curtis and Governor George F. Shafer, deliv- ered at the cornerstone laying ceremony, will be found on Page 7. The cornerstone laying followed a brisk parade through the streets of Bismarck by numerous veteran, fra- ternal and civic organizations, kept in step by stirring marches played by the 164th regimental band from Lisbon, American Legion drum corps from Bismarck and the Indian drum corps from Fort Yates. A. M. Christianson, chief justice of the supreme court, acted as of ceremonies, introducing all of the speakers except Vice President Cur- tis, who was presented to the crowd by Gov. Shafer. The music which was interspersed with the speaking program, was the best demonstration of mass singing in the history of Bismarck. The YALE crowd was led lustily by several hun- O00 Omen u é 7 5 Vice President Is CHICAGO * Greeted by Indians Lu | oO oO Vice President Curtis found time Saturday, between functions wane attendant on the laying of the WISCONSIN cornerstone, to exchange greetings with some of his red brothers who came here from the Fort Berthold reservation. The meeting occurred at the Patterson hotel, to which Mr. Cure tis hurried immediately after the cornerstone laying and before at- tending the reception at the gov- ernor’s mansion. It was unnecessary for the In- DOGEas IOWA 0 Rom N. D,, and another Berdette, at Min- neapolis. ‘The two had purchased a bag of grapes and between Fargo and Map- leton Mrs. Miller opened the auto- mobile door to throw the empty sack away. The car swerved slightly when the door was open and Mrs. Miller was pitched to the ground. The body was taken to Jordan, Minn., for burial, TO VOTE ON QUESTION Minot, N. D., Oct. 8—(}—he city for Nov. 8 to vote on the question of establishing a city manager form of government in Minot. Petitions ask- ing for the election were filed Mon. day, and the city auditor was certi- Ned they are sufficient. Here Is Program For Capitol Fete The highlights of the capitol cornerstone-laying program and celebration follow: 12 noon—Dinner by reception committee for Vice President Cur- tis and distinguished guests at Grand Pacific Hotel. 1 p. m—Parade to capitol grounds. 2 p. m.—Corneratone laying cere- mony. 4:30 p. m.—Reception at gover- nor’s mansion for distinguished vis- itors. turday. Boelter’s body was found near. his , the | house. Death was due to # discharge from @ 10-guage shotgun. Before Boelter went out of the house with the weapon, he going to. hunt. prairie. had announced he was chickens, 7 p. m.—Civic dinner in gymnas- ay of World War Memorial build- op. m.—Big free dance on main floor of Memorial building. dians to adopt him into their OHIO STATE tribe as the vice president 1s of Indian descent and early Oo Oo part of his life on a reservation. INDIANA commission Friday called an election| ® New York U 7; Rutgers 0. Army 32; Carleton 0. Dartmouth 0; Lafayette 0. State 21; Grinnell 0. Iowa State 0; Nebraska 12. Kansas 0; Oklahoma Final Rutgers 0; -N. Y. U. 21. New Hampshire 0;