The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1932, Page 3

e r J THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1982 $a BOOK BY BISMARCK|] Consress Baby? } o * anythim could happen—and did. WOMAN GIVEN GOOD NEWSPAPER REVIEWS #*Dakota’, by Mrs. Waldo, Wins Praise For Context and Literary Merit Some North Dakota residents may ave been surprised when the most pyextensive reviews accorded any book @ long time were made by the New mm York Times and other leading news , papers of “Dakota” recent work of fy Mrs, Edna La Moore Waldo, Bismarck ‘author, but a study of the book dem- onstrates why it was singled out for both praise and lengthy review. As a history it carries the blush of truth upon it and makes those epic days when Dakota Territory was be- ing settled a living actuality. As the story of an American Frontier it gives new life and brings new vivid- ness to the tales of every frontier in this country. Written in informal style and with- out bulk or verbosity, incidents un- known to the casual reader of history are told with a freshness and detail characteristic of a time when almost It | was to the newspapers of territorial ; Gays which Mrs. Waldo turned for this material. Of these papers the writer says “The first history of North Dakota was written in its newspapers and, although comparatively un- known, it still remains the most col- orful, the most melodramatic, reflect- ing as it does, the reactions and the feelings of the times.” Scanned Pioneer Newspapers The first papers established were the Dakotain at Yankton and the Tribune at Bismarck. It was from these as well as from several founded Jater, notably the LaMoure Chronicle, the Fargo Argus, the Grand Forks Plain Dealer, the Jamestown Alert, the Mandan Pioneer and others that Bhe gleaned incidents to weave into the pattern of “Dakota.” The author spent 18 months in poring over the files in the North Dakota Historical Society library. Opening the book with a chapter entitled “Smoky Water,” she recon- structs early transportation on the Missouri and pictures trading posts| and river ports which sprung up at that time. For many years Bis- marck’s growth was bound up with river navigation and here lived many of the famous pilots. Among these was Captain Grant Mafsh, one of the greatest river pilots of all time. Re- maining always as a river epic will be his record-breaking run with the “Far West” of 900 miles in 60 hours follow- ing the battle of the Little Big Horn. It is told that he pushed his boat for 50 miles up an uncharied river and stood by to aid with the rescue work after the Custer battle, in order to bring the wounded to the hospital at Fort Abraham Lincoln with the least possible delay. New to many readers will be the epirode of Custer and the grain thiev Custer, himself, Mrs. Waldo sketches as a glamorous figure and a frontier soldier who knew his busi- ness, The story of Custer’s last fight is told with the dash and color of the sensational news story it was. It was with this story that the Bismarck Tribune and the New York Herald scooped the world. Mrs. Waldo re- Ports that the story sent by wire to the New York paper cost $3,000 in tolls. Newspapers in Bismarck that day sold for 25 cents apiece. Describes Social Life Taking exception to the statements of historians who picture life in terri- torial days as continuous hardship, the author brilliantly describes the social side in a chapter called “Little Prairie Towns,’ Here are accounts of euchre parties, of concerts and plays given by well-known talent, of recep- tions, balls and church fairs as well as the more vigorous pastimes of tobog- ganing and skating. An entire chapter is devoted to “gentlemen of the press.” Among those particularly mentioned is Col- onel Clement C. Lounsberry, founder and publisher of the Bismarck Trib- une and distinguished author of an authentic history of North Dakota. The Tribune, according to Mrs. Wal- do's account, had many brilliant edi- tors, including Stanley Huntley, one of the outstanding newspaper men of his day and author of the famous “Spoopendyke Papers.” As the author points out, it was the day of personal journalism. For the newspaper man who was undaunted by libel suits and threats of personal violence there was unlimited oppor- tunity. Nor was all of Dakota's history written by men, Mrs. Waldo shows. ‘There was for instance Mrs. Linda Slaughter, wife of Bismarck’s first doctor, of whom the author say cause of her peculiar gifts, her faculty for recognizing each opportunity as it came along, she was destined to be- come the first woman of Dakota dur- ing the 70's and early 80's ... a wom- an who helped to interpret the life of her day, not only to the world she knew but to posterity as well.” Hannafin Often Mentioned Although many early Bismarck citi- zens loom large on the pages of Mrs ‘Waldo's book, few held the interest of the public more continuously than Dennis Hannafin, erstwhile saloon Keeper, “squatter governor” and poli- tician, for whom one of our streets is named. Ranching in western Dakota; Roosevelt's visit; the lively tale of the Marquis de Mores and his packing plant; the discovery of gold in the Black Hills; bonanza farms; territor- ial politics; all are dealt with in suc- cessive chapters with news stories from contemporary papers furnishing the background. . In this book Mrs. Waldo has accom- plished the thing which makes a his- tory popular; she has written a con- nected narrative spiced with bits of gossip, half-forgotten incidents and a ‘wealth of local color. This is the author's second book Her first, “Yet She Follows” was a biography of her grandmother. a pio- neer resident of the state. She has written many short articles, plays and stories for girls’ magazines and for 10 years has been a regular con- tributor to national periodicals. TO WINTER IN CHICAGO Center, N. D., Nov. 28.—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunn, Center, will leave for Chicago within the next week or two to spend the winter. Mr. Dunn ts an attorney here. oo A new claimant for the title of “The Baby of Congress” is newly-elected Representative Joseph P. Monoghan of Butte, Mont. He’s only 26, Strange But True News Items of Day (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Lessons for Cannibals Canberra, Australia — Morey and Mahoney of the Australian northwest mounted are being slapped on the back. Like their brethren in Canada, they get their man. A year ago a cannibal tribe ambushed, murdered ard probably ate five Japanese pearl- ers in Caledon Bay. Morey and Ma- honey set out to show the cannibals what British law thinks of such prac- tices. For a long time they struggled through jungle, desert and wilderness until they found the tribe. Eluding the “cockatoos” (lookouts) they bold- ly strode into the camp as the tribe was performing a ceremonial dance. The natives, quaking in fear at the sudden appearance of the white men, which they regarded as a miracle, stood by dumbfounded while Morey and Mahoney seized the chief and medicine man and put them in chains. Then the two policemen, with their prisoners, tramped back to Dar- win, 1,400 miles through the wild lands, with wails of mourning behind them. This Is a Frog Story Wilberforce, New South Wales —A large green frog has given up listening to the Sunday sermon in St. John’s church, now that the Rev. G. P. Birk has been trans- ferred. Several years ago the frog was brought into church among some flora! decorations. During the service, it hopped out, blinked and took a seat on the pulpit. After the service, the minister re- leased it into the church garden. But every Sunday, thereafter, when the doors were thrown open, the frog would go in and resume its seat on the pulpit. Darrow Never Forgets Chicago — Clarence Darrow never forgets. Comiing out of his voluntary retirement Friday, the famous attor- ney, who now is in his 75th year, ap- peared in court to defend Morris Sil- ver, charged with attempted robbery. “This man’s son, Arthur,” he said, “once did me a great favor. That's why I am defending his father.” What the favor was Darrow did not disclose. Decapitates Father Novi Sad, Jugoslavia — Angered by his father’s interference while he was chopping down the old man’s favorite shade-tree, Rada Stojin decapitated him with one blow of his broadaxe. Baldwin Woman Dies After Long Illness Mrs. C. V. Anderson, 54, a resident of Baldwin, died Monday morning at a local hospital after a long illness. She had been in the hospital for three and a half months and a number of operations failed to save her life. members of the family said. She leaves her husband and two brothers, Albert Larson of near Bald- win and Otto Larson, living near Washburn. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the church in Baldwin, in charge of Rev. O. 8. Rindahl of the Trinity Lutheran church of Bismarck. Pallbearers will be announced later. Cassinese Take Over Abbey at Richardton Announcement was made Monday of the transfer of Assumption Abbey at Richardton from the Swiss Ameri- can congregation to the Cassinese congregation of the Benedictine or- der. ‘ The announcement came from Ab- bot Alcuin Deutsch of St. Johns, Col- legeville, Minn., head of the Benedic- tine organization in the northwest. Abbot Cuthbert Goeb, recently as- signed in charge of the Richardton Abbey, is a member of the order of St. Benedict. 'TRAINMASTER LEAVES CITY Cc. W. Coil, trainmaster on the Northern Pacific branch lines out of Mandan for several years and a resi- dent of Bismarck, has left for Spo- kane, Wash., to become trainmaster there. He was accompanied by his wife and family. Cofl will be succeeded at Mandan by H. J, McCall, formerly a train- master at Pasco, Wash. who will make his home in Mandan. The Coil family made its home at 307 Wash- ington St. BOARD MEETING POSTPONED Meeting of the state pardon board, scheduled for Dec. 2, has been post- Pponed to Dec. 5. Absence of Governor George F. Shafer, who has gone to ‘Washington, made the postponement necessary. The governor, who went to the national capitol to be present at hearings in connection with the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterways Project, plans to return Dec. 4. KILLS SELF AT FARGO Fargo, N. D., Nov .28.—()—Mr. and Mrs, Ralph W. Keller, Fargo, left Sunday with the body of Mrs. Kel- ler’s father, Emmett B. Hess, Greeley, Towa, where funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon. Hess committed isuicide early Sunday by hanging him- Jself at the Keller home R.R.BOARD VALUES ITS TRAFFIC WORK NEAR $15,000,000 Commission's Biennial Report to Governor Reviews Nine Years of Work An estimate that freight rate re- ductions of about $10,000,000 a nually have been obtained and in- creases for approximately half that amount prevented through the ef- forts of the traffic department of the North Dakota railroad commission is made in the commission's biennial report to the governor. The report states that during the last nine years in which the present traffic department has functioned, no decision of the state commission, which followed the recommendations of the department, has been success- fully attacked in court, although one case was appealed by the railroads to the state supreme court and another to the U. 8. supreme court. Because approximately 90 per cent of all railroad tonnage originating in North Dakota moving to points with- out the state is grain or grain prod- ucts, a large part of the traffic de- partment's efforts has been devoted to cases involving these rates, accord- ing to the report, but cases involving numerous other commodities also ae drawn the commission’s inter- est. “An examination of the cases in which it has participated,” the com- mission’s report says, “will disclose cases involving lumber and related articles, junk, transit arrangements to stop carload freight to part un- load, dairy products, including but- ter, eggs, dressed poultry and live poultry, canned goods, sweet clover and other seeds, coal, livestock, fruit and vegetables including potatoes, Plasterboard, reinforced concrete Pipe, gasoline and other petroleum products, all commodities moving in less than carload quantities, class rates, refrigeration charges, iron and steel articles of all descriptions, switching, and numerous other com- modities or rules, regulations and privileges.” j near Driscoll. ise T Say Pussywillows, Lilacs Now in Bud There’s nothing unusual about the weather from a_ statistical standpoint, according to Federal Observer O. W. Roberts, but lilacs and pussywillows are beginning to bud and nature lovers report other evidences of spring. Peonies have budded below the surface of the ground, getting ready to make an early appear- ance next spring, while in many Places the ground is not even frozen despite recent zero tem- Peratures. Roberts explained that the ground is dry and did not freeze deeply with the result that re- cent warm weather thawed it out. It is not unusual for lilacs and Pussywillows to begin budding during any brief warm spell if the temperatures have not been unusually low, he said, and buds frequently have been reported during January thaws. Much warmer temperatures have been recorded during No- vember than have prevailed dur- rev renal last few days, Roberts said. Driscoll Wéman Dies Of Stomach Cancer Mrs. John Stewart, a -resident of Driscoll for the last 20 years, died shortly before noon Monday at a lo- cal hospital of cancer of the stomach. She had been in the hospital for the last four weeks. 72 years old next Friday, came to North Dakota from Sleepy Eve, Minn., 20 years ago and settled on a farm Her husband served as Janitor of the school there for many years, retiring a year ago, and also farmed in the vicinity. Besides her husband, she leaves her son, Thomas Stewart, a farmer near Sterling, several brothers living in dis- tant places, and one sister, Mrs. Eliza- beth Coons, 508 South Tenth St., Bis- marck, She was an aunt of James Longmuir, Bismarck, and of Mrs. Marian Lenihan, Baldwin, ROB FORKS STATION Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 28—()}— Two men with blackened faces ob- tained between $50 and $75 Sunday night in a holdup of a Standard Oil service station here. The men enter- ed the station as the attendant was Preparing to leave for the night and ordered him to open the safe. After securing the money they drove the attendant and a woman who was waiting for him into the wash room, took the key from the woman's car and escaped. Both meh were armed, TWO FIREMEN INJURED Fertile, Minn., Nov. 28.—(?)—Two firemen were injured and a loss of $16,000 was caused by a fire which broke out here early Sunday. The blaze was the most serious in several years, threatening for a time to de- stroy the Fertile hotel, the telephone exchange and dozens of other nearby structures. Crookston firemen brought aid, and the blaze was fought three hours, JOURNALIST SUCCUMBS Philadelphia, Nov. 28.—(?)—Edwin A. Van Valkenberg’s political and journalistic career has ended at the age of 65. He died Saturday night of heart disease after an illness of sev- eral months. He was a friend of ‘Theodore Roosevelt, editor and pub- lisher of the newspaper the Philadel- Phia North American and for years an influential figure in public affairs of this city and Pennsylvania, 11 ARE MISHAP VICTIMS St. Paul, Nov. 28.—()—Eleven per- sons, including three children, died from unnatural causes in Minnesota during the week-end, with traffic accidents responsible for most of the fatalities, FARMER HANGS SELF Petersburg, N. D., Nov. 28.—()—Oli Rodningen, 40, was found dead in his granary north of here Sunday the re- sult of hanging. Officials said he took his own life. He leaves his wife. Use the Want Ads Glenda Farrell has answered Hollywood's call and has deserted Broadway’s footlights for a career under the movies’ stronger lights. Here's the tawny blond as it bahia work in her first starring picture. Donations to Chest Approaching Quota Contributions to Bismarck’s Com- munity Chest fund crawled toward the quota of $11,900 Monday, dona- tion of $7,589 having been reported at chest headquarters in the Associa- tion of Commerce office. Officers of the chest expressed hope that the amount sought would be realized and asked that members of committees which have not yet re- ported finish their work and make their reports. H. P. Goddard, chest secretary, said some committees have finished their work and completed their reports but that nothing has been heard from a number of other committees. Reports by the latter are expected to swell the total donated. Blaze Causes Small Damage Here Sunday Fire in the home of John Jesser at 319 17th St., caused small damage Sunday afternoon, according to Fire Chief H. A. Thompson, who said the blaze was caused by children who set fire to some clothing in the second story of the house. Their parents were said to be away from home at the time. One line of hose was strung and the blaze was quickly extinguished. Child Accidentally Wounded by Brother Theresa, four, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Roll, farmers near Brisbane, was in a critical condition at Mandan Monday as the result of the accidental discharge of a .22-cali- Mrs. Stewart, who would have been | bre rifle in the hands of her seven year-old brother. The girl’s brother was attempting to remove the rifle from a header box and was handing the gun to her when it discharged, the bullet entering the shoulder and piercing the lung. ADMITS SLAYING GIRL Doylestown, Pa., Nov. 28.—(?)—Au- thorities moved to arraign Charles Arnwine, former foundry worker, Monday on a charge of murder in the “suicide pact” slaying of 15-year-old Frances Rempfer of Newtown. Arn- wine, 25, confessed that he shot the girl but “didn’t have the nerve” to end his own life. EXECUTED BY GAS Carson City, Nev., Nov. 28.—(?}— Everett T. Mull, alias John Hall, of Morganton, N. C., was executed in Nevada's gas chamber Monday for the murder in Las Vegas, on June 15, 1931, of John C. O'Brien, It was the fifth time the fumes were used to execute @ murderer. Men are usually much more rest- less in sleep than are women. as Be =e {Charity Ward | harvest crops with her father in Il- linois. Her mother, Adeline Hanks, was a cousin of Nancy Hanks, Lin- coln’s mother, Mrs. Baker says. She cares for a small child in return for lodging and receives charity food. ’ Breaks Leg Second | Time Within Year OO Mrs. M. E. Olson, 212 14th St., is beginning to believe the old saw “it never rains but what it Pours.” Last Jan. 18 Mrs. Olson fell and broke her right hip, necessitating treatment for many weeks. In August she fell again and was badly bruised, although no bones were broken. Thanksgiving day, as she was getting about on crutches, one of the supports slipped and she fell again, breaking her right leg be- low the knee. Members of the family said she was resting easily Monday and expressed the hope that the siege of bad luck would pass with the mystic “third” accident. New Rockford Folk To Attend Inaugural New Rockford, N. D., Nov. 28.—(P) —New Rockford, the city to which Governor-elect William Langer came to open his primary, and election cam- paigns, plans to return the visit” Jan- uary 4 when the new governor is in- augurated. The New Rockford boys band and about 500 residents of this city and Eddy county are expected to go to Bismarck by special train, according to plans of the committee on arrange- ments. Special low rates have been offered by the Northern Pacific Railroad over which line the train will leave in the morning and return late in the eve- ning. A stop will be made at Jamestown where the boys band will give a con- cert and additional passengers taken on. About eight coaches will be in- cluded in the train. Mayor R. C. Harper and Dr. John Crawford are making arrangements for the trip. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE GOOD Bismarck schools, closed over the Thanksgiving week-end, resumed operation Monday with good attend- ance records, according to various ‘school officials, Ten girls from the federal Indian school who went home for the holiday were back at their studies Monday, Superintendent S. R. Mote said. LEAGUE TO MEET DEC. 9 Washington, Nov. 28—(P)—A com- paign of opposition to repeal of prohi- bition or modification of the Volstead Act will be mapped at a meeting of the anti-saloon league here next month. “Resist. repeal rallies” open to the public are planned in connection with the convention Dec. 9 to 12. WOMAN SHOOTS SELF San Francisco, Nov. 28.—(P)—A young woman, identified as Yvonne Vontrees, former Iowa state college co-ed, was in a serious condi- tion Monday from a bullet wound Police said was self inflicted Thanks- giving day. Police said her story in- cluded il! health, loss of employment and a broken romance. CANTON SCORES WHEAT PLAN Hongkong, China, Nov. 28—(P)— Spokesmen for the Canton govern- ment of South China Monday con- demned the Nanking Nationalist gov. ernment’s wheat loan idea on the ground the grain would be sold and the proceeds used to strengthen Gen- eral Chiang Kai-Shek’s personal military power. BOY WOUNDS FATHER Passaic, N. J., Nov. 28.—(?)—As po- lice get it, the story is this: stop beat me,” xclaimed the li-yearcad boy. FARGO WOMAN DIES Fargo, N. D., Nov. 28.—(?)—Follow- ing lingering illness, Mrs. J. J. Holt, for 22 years a resident of Fargo, died Saturday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cullen, Staples, SUCCUMB AT FARGO Fargo, N. D., Nov. 28.—(}—Walter R. Place, 85, died here early Monday. He had resided in Fargo four years, coming from Milford, N. ¥. | Light Headed (BOOK CIRCULATION GAINS 20 PER CENT IN 10-YEAR PERIOD North Dakota Library Commis- sion Reports Increased Demand This Year North Dakota is growing more book-conscious. Figures indicating that residents of the state are taking their reading seriously have been compiled by Miss Lillian Cook, secretary of the state library commission. Her survey shows @ circulation increase of nearly 20 per cent since 1921, proving that this year heavier demands than ever be- fore have been made on the state and public libraries, Several reasons for the increas- ingly large numbers of books from library sources in use are apparent, according to Miss Cook. Enforced leisure is an important one, she be- lieves, and buying of fewer magazines in the home another. Other factors are less money for commercial amusements and decreased use of the automobile for pleasure riding. “Added to these,” Miss Cook said, “is the real desire of men and women to understand present-day economic conditions in an effort to find a solu- tion for problems which will suggest a firmer foundation for future build- ing. “Further, there are those who wish to make themselves more efficient in the jobs they hold or who wish to prepare themselves for other posi- tions. “Finally, there ‘are many who turn to romance, to adventure and to travel, as found in books, as a re- lease from unhappy and drab condi- tions.” Persons throughout the state who are without local library service are increasingly turning to the state library commission for reading mate- rial. A comparison of its last two biennial reports shows a circulation increase of 26,403. Proof of the constant, growth in the @j| commission’s book service is shown in the following comparative figures relating to books circulate: One year—1920-1921 One month—Oct. 1931 Two years—1926-1928 ... One year—1931-1932 .. Five years—1922-1927 . Five years—1928-1932 . Average monthly circ 10 years apart shows an enormous percentage of increase, that for the year of 1921-22 being 1,577 books and that for 1931-32 being 5,435 books. In spite of fewer new books in pub- Mc libraries, Miss Cook points out that in 11 towns of over 2,500 there was an increase in circulation of 42,181 the last fiscal year. Part of this increase was gue to additional rural readers. Unfortunately some Ubraries have had to discontinue service to the country people, but in 13 towns of the state, 334 more coun- try people were making use of library facilities in 1932 than in 1931, NEW MOTOR FUEL Birmingham, Eng.—Coal gas, hith- erto useless in the running of auto- mobiles because of its great volume, has been compressed to such an ex- tent as to make it practical for use as a substitute for gasoline. Dr. D. C. M. Walter of the Industrial Re. search Laboratories has succeeded in bottling coal gas compressed at 3,000 pounds to the square inch in small steel bottles. MILKFED PORK CHOPS Detroit—Even a pig that has been bour, of the University of Fossilized wristbones found on the site where archeologists discovered the skull of the Pekin Man late in 1929 confirm definitely the belief that a true prehistoric man, and not an ape man, lived there. YEAST FOR COWS It has been found that feeding cows on irradiated yeast or other good sources of vitamin D increases the vitamin D content of the cow’s milk 15 to 30 times. Tomorrow at mw discovers Life...ina pulsing drama of love With DOROTHY WILSON Arline Judge, Richard Cromwell, Eric Linden, John Hallidey, Aileen Pringle .. —Also— Pitts-Todd Comedy News Cartoon Dow od under the new rules! Tonight and Tuesday CAPITOL —== THEATRE ==— Daily at 2:30-7-9 New knitted sport dresses fashioned by Marinette in at- tractive color ranges; also dresses of fine, soft woolens so favored this season. $18.50 values now— Our Great Annual Sale continues with added interest this week Remember, this sale closes Saturday night of this week. This is a year to buy prac- tical gifts for Christmas. Make your gift selections now at our great annual sale. Coats Your chance to own a new winter coat at a low price is now at this sale. If you are tired of your old coat because it’s short or worn, you may have a your own price. $10” $79* Our $985 new one at almost $1 Qs $39° Dresses One group of 75 dresses that represent the utmost in value, both woolen, and silk fabrics, now greatly. reduced to—