The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1932, Page 1

‘ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1932 The Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; somewhat warmer tonight, PRICE FIVE CENTS | Storm Cost Put at $500,000 NS > TO WIRE COMPANIES BRIGHT SUN, WARMER WEATHER BIC HELP Many Crews Busy in Area and More Men Are Rushed to Scene of Trouble SOO LINE TRAIN STALLED) Cut East of Max Filled With Snow in Hour; Many Towns Are in Darkness Bright sun and warmer weather Friday aided crews of men who were fighting to get communication and power transmission lines back into operation in the Missouri slope area. ‘The Northwest Bell Telephone com- pany reported its lines still out of commission west and north but it was operating east and southeast. ‘This company had four crews of men working in the western district and three more crews were scheduled to arrive Friday. The North Dakota Power and Light company, after an airplane recon- naisance of the situation on its lines ‘Thursday, had five crews, totalling about 50 men, working in the district in an effort to restore service to many towns which were dark Thursday night. The Soo line railroad dispatched a snowplow and crew northward at 3 a, m., Friday in charge of Superin- Linemen Given Jobs As Result of Storm It's an ill wind which blows no one any good. The old saying was true of the storm which struck North Dakota |! Wednesday, putting power and telephone lines out of service and causing damage which will run in- to thousands of dollars. The beneficiaries were telephone and power linemen who have been out of jobs. At least 30 had ar- rived in Bismarck Thursday night and many of them were given jobs j tepairing the damage. tendent B. G. Cross after learning that a train had been stalled in a cut four miles east of Max since Wed~ nesday. The train was one which left here ‘Wednesday morning for Drake. The storm was raging when it started the return journey and it became stuck in a snowdrift 14 feet deep east of Max. So intense was the storm, ac- cording to information received here, that the cut drifted full of snow in an hour. out of the cut and, with a few pas- sengers, walked to Max. Branch Line Drifted Railroad transportation to Max was proceeding but the wires of both the Northwest Bell and the Soo Line were down and efforts were being made to restore them to service. The Soo Lite branch from Max to Sanish was not operating because of snow drifts in the cuts. Communication and power compan- ies had difficulty in repairing their lines in the western slope area be- cause of snow-blocked highways, al- though the roads were assumed to be open Friday morning. A snowplow left Bismarck at 2 p. m., Thursday but no reports from it have been re- ceived by the highway department. Its pilot had been instructed to keep going until he met a plow which pre- sumably headed eastward from Dick- inson. The highway devartment had no news from the zy , but assumed that a snowplow was working south out of Minot. The Interstate Bus company said its bus from Minot ar- rived here at 10:30 Thursday night after an all-day battle. A snowplow left Minot at 7 a. m., ‘Thursday and it was 6 p. m, when it arrived at Max, bus drivers report- ed, Snow drifts 18 to 20 feet deep were encountered in the cuts, they said. The depth of snow on the level was estimated from 10 to 14 inches. South of Max the road was barely; passable Thursday but it was expect- ed to be better Friday. Wilton in Darkness Advices to the Soo Line indicated that power lines north of here, served by the Washburn plant of the Otter- tail company, also were out of com- mission. The towns of Wilton, Wash- burn, Coleharbor, Underwood and Garrison were reported without lights or telephone service. The Soo Line hhad 550 poles down between Bismarck and Drake and power and telephone (Continued on page nine) Thrilling New Serial Begins Is it wrong for a irl to steal another's place in society—her only chance to wer her past be-. hind her forever’ ‘That’s what Fanchon Meredith does in The Tribune's new serial story, beginning in this edition. She steps into the shoes of @ s0- ciety darling—hoping to leave be- hind forever her gunman sweet- heart. Fate, not to be outdone, thunders with drama and tense emotion for Fanchon. Fanchon is the leading charac- ter in “Masquerade,” written by Faith Baldwin, author of “The Of- fice Wife.” Begin this gripping story immediately. The train crew shoveled | ism; Roosevelt Promises Aid to F Identify Suspect in Hatton Holdup Case Popular Co-Ed Last year Mildred Cobb, Monroe, La., was named the “prettiest co-ed” at Loulsiana State college and this year she was elected president of the student body. (Associated Press Photo) DAIRYMEN REELECT DR. I. P, WELLS OF HARVEY PRESIDENT W. E. Doty and E. A. Green- wood, Bismarck, Are Se- lected as Directors Valley City, N. » Oct. 21.—P)— Dr. I. P. Wells, Harvey, was reelected president of the North Dakota Dairy- men’s association at the concluding session of its 39th annual convention here Thursday. H. F. Fennern, Jamestown, was named vice president; G. R. Dice, Fargo, secretary, and E. W. Lind- strom, Oakes, treasurer. Members named to the board of directors include Nick Faust, Fingal; W. E. Doty, Bismarck, and E. A. Greenwood, Bismarck. Dr, P. Macy of the University of Minnesota dairy department at the afternoon meeting discussed the im- portance of molds and yeast in but- ter and pointed out the best meth- ods to carry out operations to min- imize the importance of these organ- Ss. Resolutions adopted urged owners of milk cows to take advantage of low prices to weed out low-producing cows, opposed any movement to dis- continue county agent work in North Dakota, and pledged cooperation with county agents in carrying out their programs and vigorously opposed in- creases of traffic rates on dairy and poultry products proposed by the railroads, as any further reduction in farm roduce prices to producers would be disastrous. Announcement of butter scoring and judging contests were made at a banquet at which Dr. J. H. Shepperd, president of the North Dakota Agri- cultural college, was toastmaster. Clifford ©. Brunsburg, Grand Forks, was adjudged the operator of the creamery to have the best tub of butter, scoring 94.50 points. Rallo Pribbenow, Enderlin, was second with 94.25; E. W. Lindstrom, Oakes, third with 94, and R. G. Haggart, LaMoure, fourth with 93.50. Pribbenow won first in the butter judging contest; Irwin Shensland, Cooperstown, was second; Lindstrom of Oakes, third, and R. C. Gehring, Kenmare, fourth. Twin Cities Farmer Pickets Withdrawn St. Paul, Oct. 21.—(#)—Farm pickets were withdrawn Friday from one ma- jor “front” in the Twin Cities area, but some activity was reported in other sections, The Washington county group aban- doned its picket station near Still- water and Forest Lake, at the request of its secretary, Tom Curtis, who called. @ meeting for Friday at Stillwater to discuss the situation. Curtis said the farmers would be asked to stop all further picketing and to concentrate their efforts on keeping produce on their farms for higher prices, the object of the farm holiday movement. Okays Extension Of Naval Holiday Washington, Oct. 21—(#)—The United States has agreed to an ex- tension until March 1, 1933, of the naval holiday agreement which was due to expire Nov. 1. Formal notification of this agree- ment to the extension will be sent without delay to Geneva. This agreement to cessation in naval building did not apply to ships al- ready laid down when the holiday went into effect last November, but forbade construction of any ships not already in progress. It did not pre- vent replacement of existing ships. It was explained in official quarters that the extension was for the purpose of giving the it conference, which will resume its sessions at Gen- eva in February, an opportunity to reach a settlement of naval reduc- tions. [ROOSEVELT HOLDING NORTH DAKOTA LEAD /IN DIGEST BALLOTS \Latest Returns From Straw Poll Give Him 7,423 to 4,085 For Hoover 10 NEW STATES REPORTED Minnesota Joins Political Par- ade As Democrat Sweeps Northwest District Fifth returns of the 1932 presiden- tial straw poll being conducted by the Literary Digest show that North Da- |kota voters so far have given Frank- lin D. Roosevelt 7,423 votes to 4,085 for Herbert Hoover. | The new returns will be published jin the Digest in its issue of Saturday, | Throughout the nation, Roosevelt 1s leading Hoover slightly over 3 to 2, the Digest will say. A total of 2,617,185 ballots are tallied | in the current returns. Governor: Roosevelt receives 1,473,446 of these, or 56.30 per cent, and President Hoover | gets 973,367, or 37.19 per cent. The balance is divided among the five minor candidates with Norman Thom- as receiving 4.86 per cent of the total vote cast. The 10 new states reported in this week's compilation include Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oxlahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming. All are voting for Roosevelt. Hoover Ahead In Seven Hoover is carrying the seven states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec- ticut and New Jersey. Roosevelt is ahead in all of the 41 other states. On the basis of an electoral college; vote a division of the current ballot- ing would give Roosevelt 474 electoral votes to Hoover's 57. The voting in New York is closer jthan in any other state, making the outcome here doubtful at this time. Roosevelt is polling 159,428 votes to Hoover's 148,796. A close race also is evident in Dela- ware, where Roosevelt has a plurality of only 202 votes out of a total of 5,682 cast in the state. Hoover made slight gains in the poll during the week in California and Rhode Island. The voting in all of the other 36 states previously re- {ported has changed only fractionally {since the last report. The balloting from the 10 states for which first «Continued on page two? (SECRETARY DOAK ATTACKS NORRIS) Declares Nebraska Senator ‘Is Not to Be Believed on His Oath’ Washington, Oct. 2i—(P)—A state-- ment that Senator Norris “is not toj be believed on his oath,” Friday was Secretary Doak's reply to the Ne- braskan’s assertion that between the cabinet official and Donald Richberg “there is no question but that Don- ald Richberg is telling the truth.” Doak made this statement formally Thursday night and accompanied it with a copy of an affidavit he said Norris filed in 1930 in applying for the Nebraska Republican senatorial nomination. It was a continuation of the controversy started when Nor- ris, during a campaign speech for Governor Roosevelt, said Doak sug- gested the possibility of a federal judgeship for Richberg, railway la- bor attorney, during a conference on the anti-injunction bill enacted by the last congress. The affidavit contained a state- ment by Norris that he was affiliated with the Republican party and that party only.” “This statement furnishes an index to the character of the man,” Doak said. . . . “He subscribed and swore to what he should have known to be @ false statement.” Norris said his recent statement re- garding the judgeship was based on information supplied by Richberg. Richberg then said he had supplied the Nebraskan with a memorandum to that effect. NORRIS CHALLENGES DOAK TO PROSECUTE Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 21.—(7)— Senator George W. Norris of Nebras- ka, Friday invited Secretary Doak “to prosecute me for perjury if he believes I violated my oath when I filed my Lhe oe Nebraska senatorial primary in Ua The Tieyear-old insurgent asserted when he stated in the affidavit that he was a Republican “I meant what I said and I am a Republican still—of course not the kind of a Republican that Doak is. I don’t believe he has ‘any monopoly on the party either.” HOOVER 18 ASSAILED Cleveland, Oct. 21.—()—President Hoover's record in the white house and his campaign speeches were as- sailed Thursday night in addresses here by Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland and Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war. Fugitive Surrenders W. Kirby Robinson, 65, a fugitive ice for 34 years, surren- avenworth penitentiary to serve a four-year sentence for robbery which he evaded in 1898 (Associated Press Photo) FARMER IS GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, JURY SAYS Sentence of 30 Years Recom- mended As Trial Ends At Fessenden Court Fessenden, N. D., Oct. 22.—(?)—Al- bert Flanders, 27-year-old farmer, was found guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of D. T. Shepherd ina brawl at Chasley. The jury, which heard the case in the Wells county district court, rec- ommended a_ sentence of 30 years when reporting back at 11 o'clock Thursday night. Shepherd, 59-year-old merchant, died during a fight with Flanders af- ter Shepherd had attempted to separ- ate Flanders and L. M. Anderson of Chasley, witnesses testified. A bolt found on the floor of the grocery} store in which the fight took place is alleged to have been the weapon which killed Shepherd. Chief witnesses called Wednesday were the defendant and his aged mother, who appeared in court with ® broken collarbone received in an auto accident Sunday night. Flanders told his version of the fa- tal encounter. He described how he entered the Pollock store to buy a shirt to replace the one lost during the afternoon in a fist fight with L. M. Anderson. His mother was in the store and he told her of the trouble and that Anderson had accused him of j stealing a pocketbook. Shepherd en- tered the store, according to Flanders’ story, and the defendant said he ask- ed Shepherd “a civil question.” Shep- herd shook his fist at Mrs. Flanders, making some remark that the defend- ant could not hear, he said. Flanders admitted he pushed Shepherd away and said that while talking to E. Zacher, in the store, his memory faded and he had no recollection of what happened after that until he was in the yard of his mother’s home. The defense contended Flanders had been struck by Shepherd. Mrs. Flanders said she did not see her son strike Shepherd with the bolt but that he struck the slain man with his fist once or twice. ACTRESS IS STABBED Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 21—()—The ownership of one pocket knife and the whereabouts of another was sought Friday by police in their in- vestigation of the serious stabbing of 23-year-old Dona Rose Wheelock, film extra. Charles Morton, film actor, was held as a material witness. Occupational Disease and Injury Is Growing Menace to Americans St. Louis, Oct, 21.—(7)—Occu- pational diseases and trivial in- juries which may develop serious consequences were discussed be- fore the American College of Sur- geons Friday in its symposium on industrial medicine and traumatic surgery. At least a thousand different dangers now threaten the well- being of the nation’s workmen, Dr. Carey P. McCord of Cincin- nati told fellows of the college. Scattered among 7,000 various occupations, the hazards are to be found in gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, toxic liquids, bacteria, noises, chemical and physical rays. A real problem is presented by the ingenuity of the industrial chemist, Dr. McCord said, since it threatens to set too rapid a Prisoner Is Viewed By Group in ‘Bullpen’ of Fargo Jail Thursday FACES TRIAL AT HILLSBORO Also Continue Efforts to Link Man With Fargo Murder in June, 1930 Fargo, Oct. 21—()—Police Friday said Ed (Overall Slim) Vandiver was positively identified as one of the two men who robbed the Merchants Na- tional Bank of Hatton Sept. 14, when he was viewed in the “bullpen” of the Fargo city jail by five Hatton resi- dents. The Hatton men entered the jail quarters where 20 prisoners were standing and picked out Vandiver as the driver of the bandit car in the holdup. G. McLain Johnson, Traill county state’s attorney, who has directed the investigation of the bank robbery, said Vandiver would be taken to Hillsboro Friday, where he will be given a pre- liminary hearing. Meanwhile Fargo police are continu- ing their grilling of Vandiver seeking to learn what part, if any, he played in the murder of Leif Erickson, In- ternational Harvester company col- lector, slain June 29, 1930, near the Fargo fairgrounds. Herbert Nash and Garvin Olson, employees of the Hatton bank, were Positive in their identification of Van- diver. Nash rode on the side of the car, shielding the driver from pos- sible posse bullets, while Olson rode| beside the driver in the dash from Hatton after the robbery. The two were released south of Hatton, to- gether with Carl Anderson, bank president, who had been forced into the rear seat of the bandit car. H. G. Wambheim, Hatton publish- er, was as positive Vandiver was one of the robbers. Wambheim saw him leave the bank, he said. Jeno Iver- son was the fifth man to agree on Vandiver's identity. EXPECT PASTOR 10 TESTIFY IN TRIAL Rev. S. A. Berrie Pictured as Af- fectionate Husband and \ Also As Poisofier i | Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 21.—(P)—Pic- | tured both as an affectionate husband and a man who poisoned his wife in order to marry a girl more than 30; years his junior, Rev. 8. A. Berrie was expected to climax his defense Fri- day with his own story. Illness of a juror, however, made it possible that the trial would not be resumed until Saturday. Prominent in defense testimony was that of Iliff Berrie, son of the 52- year-old hymn-writer, who said his} mother had access to poison tablets; he used for hay fever and that one bottle had disappeared a short time before her death. “I went to town and bought some | more,” he said, and added that offi-| cers investigating his mother's death last March 21 “tried to get me to say my father did it.” | On cross-examination, he said “I guess I wasn’t mistreated by the of- ficers.” A “suicide note,” allegedly written by Mrs, Berrie, also was introduced in evidence. Several defense witness- es expressed belief it was in Mrs. Ber- rie’s handwriting while prosecution | witnesses had a contrary opinion, Berrie said his testimony would sup- port the suicide contention, tellin; newspapermen his wife threatened | suicide on no less than three separate occasions and that she was frequently despondent. His 19-year-old bride, exonerated of blame, has remained steadfastly at his side. kegan, Ill., pointed out the neces- sity of protecting physicians from unfair competition and conserv- ing the financial interest of the employer while medical science ministered to the physician and mental welfare of employes. Dr. Horace J. Whitacre of Ta- coma, Wash., reported the medi- cal association of his state is not opposed to the principle of health insurance but is fighting what it considers existing evils in contract practice. Infections from cattle hairs and indelible pencil points, almost al- ‘ways neglected, may cause serious disability, Dr. Allen B. Kanavel of Chicago, retiring president of the college, told the meeting. Cattle hairs have scales that ‘embody, in my Topeka speech, and! ; three parts, the local, state and na- WOULD RE-FINANCE FARM MORTGAGES, HE SAYS IN SPEECH! Outlines Three Great Steps Which Must Be Taken to Aid Agriculture ATTACK REPUBLICAN TARIFF Democrat Lists Fair Prices, Less Taxation, Debt Ex- tension as Needs Springfield, Il, Oct. 21—(P)—Be- fore a throng which filled the Spring- field arsenal to its official capacity of 10,000, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt asserted Friday that “as president” he would “propose to con- gress a definite plan for the re-fi- nancing of farm mortgages.” “I shall recommend legislation to the congress,” he said, “for the scaling down of amortization installments of federal land bank borrowers when in the judgment of bank directors con- ditions justify such action, with pro- visions for deferring such unpaid amounts to the end of such amorti- zation periods.” “And I shdil enforce such legisla- tion,” he added, with a shake of his fist. Governor Roosevelt was interrupted frequently by applause. It burst out when he enunciated each of his “three great steps” for aiding agriculture. Referring to the “ruinously low levels” to which farm products have fallen and saying a “properly adjust- ed tariff” can do much to raise them, he departed from his prepared text to ask: “How are they (the Republicans) going to explain a tariff of 42 cents when the wheat farmer today is get- ting 30 cents? Tariff Is Inoperative “Of course that tariff today is ab- solutely inoperative as you and £ know.” “The three great steps which we must take,” he said, “are, first, the} federal government owes it to agri- culture to see that it gets a fair price; for its products. That means that! the price of farm products must be raised above the present ruinously | low levels to which they have fallen. “A properly adjusted tariff can do} much in this direction, but the pres-} ent tariff policies of the Republican | administration have done precisely; the opposite. Pending the relief that | will be afforded by properly adjusted | tariff policy, measures must be tak- en to give the farmer immediate tariff benefit. This means in substance a practicable plan agreed to by agricul- tural leaders which will provide for the farmer a higher return for cer- tain of his crops. I set forth these principles which such a plan must) these principles have been widely ac- | cepted as a basic plan of action in| formulating the necessary legislative | relief. “Second, there must be lifted from) the backs of every farmer the heavy load of taxation which today weighs; upon him. This load is made up of tional units. At Pittsburgh I outlin- ed the position of the Democratic par- ty, and my position on the question of the honest balancing of the federal budget and the imperative need of immediate economy in national ex- Ppenditures. I also reiterate now my promise to exert all available in-| fluence in the position as the presi- dent of the United States toward the reduction of all state and local taxes. Farm Mortgages Heavy “Third, we come to the vastly im- portant principle concerning the bur- | den which farm mortgages now bear on every agricultural community.” Recalling what he said on farm re- lief at Topeka at the start of his coast-to-coast campaign swing, the governor said he wanted to add “that the government should make a defi- ite condition when advancing feder- 1 credit, that wherever possible inter- est rates must be lowered for renewed or extended mortgages. “Whenever the government of the United States,” he continued, “exer- cises any control over the situation it is the duty of that government to demand every practicable and possi- ble assistance to the farmer seeking credit to finance his crops, and his farm, to obtain for him the very low- est reasonable rate of interest.” “The solution of this (farm) pro- (Continued on page Nine) Washburn Services Planned for Infant Puneral services for Donna Jean Martin, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Claude Martin, Butte, Mont., were to be held at 2 p. m., Friday ai the William Finspach home at Wash- burn. Interment was to be made in the Washburn cemetery. The child, who was born Sept. 1, died Monday at the home of its par- ents of bronchial pneumonia. Besides her parents she leaves her grandmother, Mrs. Susanna Hultberg, Bismarck, and her grandfather, J. C Martin of Butte. REPORT GRAIN NEGOTIATIONS Chicago, Oct. 21.—(4#)—The Chicago Tribune says negotiations are report- ed under way between President Hoo- tend to migrate under the skin, he ver and the Chicago board of trade the question of lifting restrictions armer Film Holdout Tempermental rebellion has broken out again tn Hollywood. Carole Lombard’s studios announced she had been dropped from the pay. roll because she da to play a role she disliked. (Associated Presa Photo) PRESIDENT MAKING LAST-HOUR EFFORT FOR DETROIT TALK Hoover Eager to Finish Work on Speech Before His Busy Saturday Trip Washington, Oct. 21—(?)—Last- hour efforts to complete his Detroit address occupied President Hoover Friday as he prepared to leave the capital Friday night on his third westward campaign trip. White House aides said the presi- dent was eager to finish this speech in order to leave a crowded Saturday, with 13 stops on his special train scheduled in West Virginia and Ohio, as free as possible. They indicated also the president may choose this address in Detroit Saturday night to talk about the soldiers bonus, a sub- ject just discussed in Pittsburg by his Democratic opponent. But no definite statement on de- tails of the speech was forthcoming. Thursday night Hoover worked late in the Lincoln study of the White House, assisted by Walter E. Hope, a New York banker and former as- sistant secretary of the treasury, and French Strother, of the presidential secretarial staff. They also assisted the president with his Cleveland speech when he discussed the wage earner and employment. Consideration was given, mean- while, to the president's future cam- Paign plans. Requests have been made for personal appearances Boston, Newark and Philadelphia, while Republican leaders in New York said arrangements were being made for a speech by Hoover in Madison Square Garden either Oct. 31 or Nov. 1, Hoover's address at Detroit will be broadcast over the networks of both the National Broadcasting company and the Columbia system. The broad- cast will begin at 7:30 p. m. (C.S.T.) and continue until 8:30 p. m. JAPS LAUNCH NEW DRIVE ON BANDITS $32,000 Ransom Paid For Re- lease of British Subjects Who Were Kidnaped Newchang, Manchuria, Oct. 21.—(#) —The Japanese army was reported to have begun a new drive against Chinese bandits in this area Friday, starting from Taian, their hands freed by the release of Mrs. Kenneth Pawley and Charles Corkran, British subjects, who reached here Thursday after having been held captive for a month and a half. It was expected Chief Pei Patien, head of the band which held Mrs. Pawley and Cockran, with his 160 fol- lowers, probably would be captured by the Japanese. A dramatic scene’ occurred when ig the two in} BASE ESTIMATE ON COST OF BIG SLEET IN NOVEMBER, 1930 Disturbance Which Cost Quar- ter Million Was Much Smaller in Area WATER SUPPLIES HARD HIT. Lack of Power For Pumping Causes Distress in Many Cities of State Cost of rebuilding power and come munication lines destroyed by Wed- nesday’s storm will approach $500,- 000. This estimate, reached Friday after Teports of damage in all sections had been received, was based on a com- Parison with the cost of the sleet storm which struck in the James- Rosas ey City area in November, Conservative estimates of the cost of that storm were $250,000. Wed- nesday's disturbance, however, was ‘much more extensive, covering ap- proximately three-fourths of the State, and the damage was just as re in the areas affected. in many areas power a! = mission lines will have to be rebut The same situation holds true in many towns, particularly those north Sleet Holds Wings Of Ducks at Sides Anyone who cares to br: Toads may catch wild ducks 7 hand near Washburn, according to information received here, As the storm lashed down from the north the ducks sat tight on | @ creek near the McLean county || Seat. The sleet covered their feath- | ers with ice, one observer insisted, | and when the ducks tried to fly they were unable to spread their wings. They were reported to be waddling around Friday, waiting for their wings to thaw out, _! and west of Bismarck and in Devils Lake-Church’s Ferry feces When to this is added other losses such as those by damage to treesand the probable loss of livestock, which cannot now be estimated, it appeared |Friday that a half-million dollars would be a conservative guess as to the loss, Power and telephone companies had approximately 400 men at ‘work in all parts of the state in efforts to repair their lines and the railroads Were cooperating by rushing the needed material to strategic points. The most difficult part of the work in its early stages was that of ascer- taining what the condition was and the points where greatest effort was needed. Snow-blocked roads con- tributed to this difficulty as well as that of moving supplies and equip- mente Hagipees companies had emergency stores with wi = ose Sheratians. ais © ck of water suppl; towns in the area contributed to ‘the discomfort and danger following the storm. Reports received here said the businessmen of Wilton joined Thursday in an effort to string a 220-volt power line from that city to the Washburn coal mine, where an ana Plant was in operation, to provide power 7 peo Power for pumping city wa- The telephone com re) 80 of the 95 telephones in Wilteae of order but expected to have the exchange in operati next week. PEEHOS ARAID Pa, West of Dickinson i enorted, and the south of Bismarck on the east of the Missouri. The jeunnens company estimated it would be sev- (Continued on page Nine) ——— Hagen Funeral Will Be Conducted Sunday Funeral services for ~ gen, manager of the site bani ane = ance department who died at Stevens Pune we, Wednesday, will be con- et om the Lutheran nee at 2p. m. eae ‘v. Opie 8. Rindahl, pastor enureh, will officiate. ene ie body was brought to Bismarck Thursday .by Sigvald S. Hagen and lies in state at the Convert Funeral ge at 712 Thayer avenue, arers Will be William E. Bina, ae W. Irick, “s 3 . S. Hendrickson, Ft. Ransom; and Earl J. Heising, Gill uger F. E. Tunell, macare ae ha Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Let’s Piay Contract! Does this proposal fluster Dos it start everyone in = foursome asking, “What you use?” t system do needn't do either! Read the seed little damage Same was true