The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 5, 1933, Page 1

~ NGEth DaKota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 85 Die in July 4 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1933 Weather Report Partly clow Sonigat and Thursday, yor ight. PRICE FIVE CENTS (200 Mire ih JULY & IVLISH Economic Conference Will Close Thursd Tragedy Mars Air Armada’s Arrival at Amsterdam | _ CURRENCY BARRIER CAUSES STALEMATE AT LONDON PARLEY Uncle Sam Continues Defense of Plan to Measure Dollar By Commodities HULL ISSUES STATEMENT Steering Committee Will Con- sider Adjustment Proposal Made By Dutchman London, July 5—(#)—The world economic conference will virtually be wound up Thursday, according to highest authorities barring some 1lth-hour development. The steering committee of the con- ference meets Thursday to consider ‘® propasal for adjournment, or recess, made by Hendryk Colijn, Dutch prime minister, and leader of a gold bloc country. Even the American delegation to- night agreed that “recess” was de- sirable. While expectations for dispersion | of the great world conclave were be- | coming more certain, Cordell Hull, Secretary of state, issued a statement | asserting that “revaluation of the dollar in terms of American com- modities ‘is an end from which the ‘TORPEDOED’ SAY BRITISH London, July 5.—(?)—Editorials in the British press Wednesday indicated little hope that Presi- dent Roosevelt can have anything further to say which will refloat the world economic conference af- ter the “torpedoing” he is accused of having administered to it by his refusal to consider currency stabilization. government and the people of the United States cannot be diverted,” The statement was handed to the sec:etary-general of the League of Nations in explanation of President Roosevelt's monetary stand. Temporary currency stabilization the communique continued, would be “artificial and unreal.” It was expected the steering com- mittee Thursday will recommend re- cess of the conclave to the plenary session. The word “adjournment” was be- ing avoided and the term “recess” was being substituted fof it. ‘The plan under consideration calls for some of the committees to con- tinue such work as is possible while the assembly as a whole goes home. Offers ‘International Dollar’ The creation of an international dollar for use as a measuring rod dur- ing the period of fluctuating exchang- es preceding stabilization, was under- stood in American quarters Wednes- day previously to have been suggest- ed by President Roosevelt in his in- structions to Secretary of State Hull. The idea of the international dollar was advanced as a suggestion and did not necessarily mean creation of an international currency for circu- lation, it was said. In high conference quarters the opinion had been expressed that this suggestion was not sufficient to save the conclave at this late hour. A statement designed to clarify the American position was shown by Hull to MacDonald when the two were in conference late Wednesday with Sen- ator Key Pittman of Nevada and members of the British delegation. After the meeting no announcement ‘of its results was issued except that ® statement would be issued tonight through the League of Nations sec- tetariat, which forms the staff for the parley. It was understood that the state- ment which Hull showed to the con- ference chairman did not mention re- cess of the conference but makes it clear that the United States does not Intend to be saddled with the whole blame for adjournment. France Blames President ~ Continental gold bloc members, led by France,.and many other delega- tions which had not actively partici- pated in the stabilization battle, main- tained the attitude that nothing short of @ miracle and a concrete proposal from Washington could save the con- ference. France and its gold allies insist President Roosevelt's refusal to con- sider money stabilization had destroy- (Continued on Page Seven) Stutsman Fair Has Record Attendance Jamestown, N. D., July 5.—(?)— High Locksie owned by Eugene Dock of Selby, 8. D., and driven by Eugene Overholser, won first place in the 2.28 pace at the Stutsman county fair here ‘Tuesday. The time was 2:11%. He ‘won all three heats. ‘The fair comes to a close Wednes- day following a record attendance for ® Fourth of July program which fair ‘officials said totaled 10,000 persons, DYNAMITE WRECKS HOME Scranton, Pa., July 5.—(#)—Dyna- mite wrecked the home of John Boy- Jan, district president of the United Mine Workers of America, early ‘Wednesday, hurling Boylan, his wife and two children from their beds. ‘They were not injured. Authorities indicated they believed strife with insurgents in the union was the cae | After waiting for weeks before making a take-off, Italy’s sky caval- cade hopped from its home base to Amsterdam but one of the planes BIG WHEAT NATIONS AGREE IN PRINCIPLE (ON ADJUSTMENT PLAN Seek to Learn What Coopera- tion Will Be Given By Consuming States London, July 5.—()—The four Principal wheat producing countries ef the world, “having agreed in prin- ciple on a policy of temporary adjust- ment of production and trade to world demands,” decided Wednesday to de- termine what measure—if any—of co- operation can be expected from Euro- pean producing and consuming states on the restriction program. A committee of three men—Thomas Lebreton of Argentina, Stanley M. Bruce of Australia, and Frederick E Murphy of the United States—was set solution of the wheat problem depends ations with European states to see what can be done in obtaining their jcollaboration. Meanwhile, the meetings of the four powers were adjourned. probably until after July 10 when the Amer- ican crop reports are expected. It is believed to be possible these reports may change the complexion of the problem and the necessity for restric- tion to some degree. Issue Official Statement The following officiai statement up- or the wheat agreement was issued: “The four overseas exporting coun- tries—Canada. the United States, Ar- gentina and Australia—today agreed in principle on a policy of temporary adjustment of production and trade to world demand with a view to im- proving the price of wheat and liqui- dating surplus stocks now hanging over the market. “We recognize, however, that the It _was stated authoritatively that no ‘on the cooperation of European coun- tries.” Bruce was described as being even more favorable than formerly to adoption of some sort of a restriction plan, although it was stated that his official sand was that. the Australian government could agree to nothing unless a sufficient measure of cooper- ation on the part of European states was obtained. It*was state authoritatively that no figures were discussed. but only the principle. Commenting on the agreement, the American Henry Morgenthau said the four great wheat countries had ageed they must have help from Europe be-| fore they can If no help is achieved there, he added, it would mean each country for itself in the wheat field. Mussolini Is Favorable He declared that Italy had been ap- proached and assurance was give! that.Premier Mussolini would support the agreement. Morgenthau stated that the next American crop of wheat would be the next to lowest ever harvested in the country since 1893. This condition, he said, would lead to a diminution in} the American surplus. Australia, he added, had agreed to limit exports and not to create any reserve stock. She may achieve this by denaturing her wheat or by feed- ing it to animals. Exports are not to be based on production but on exports which have taken place during the last three to five years. Morgenthau declared it was possible wheat would now become the first primary commodity which would reach a price to give farmers a living income. Devils Lake Winds Up Anniversary Fete Devils Lake, N. D., July 5—()— Pioneer days passed in review here ‘Wednesday as a climax to the Lake Region's four-day golden jubilee cele- bration. Historical relics, pioneer replicas, civie and club organizations of the Lake Region will participate in a big parede featuring the final day's events was upset on landing and one man was killed, several injured. The radio Photo above shows the injured being pulled from the up-turned fuselage Terrific Hailstorm Sweeps Saskatchewan Regina, Sask., July 5.—(?)—Raked by @ hailstorm that struck about 80 miles northwest of Regina, through the Huronville district, 150,000 acres of Saskatchewan's fine wheat crop has been partly destroyed. Accom- panied by a deluge of rain the storm broke late Monday, blowing sheds and ;)8ranaries about the prairies, killing ,chickens and threshing thousands of acres of grain crops into the ground. SEVERAL MISHAP ; VICTIMS TREATED BY LOCAL DOCTORS Kidder County Agent, Almont! Child and Rodeo Rider Are Hurt Severely Several persons from the Bismarck area received treatment in local hos- Pitals for injuries suffered in Fourth of July accidents. Among them were several Capital City children who suffered minor burns and wounds in firecracker mis- haps. Carl T. Carlson of Steele, Kidder county agricultural agent who was in- jJured in an automobile accident three miles east of Steele about 1 a. m. Wednesday, was brought to a hospital here at 4 a. m. He suffered fractures of the left shoulder and left arm when the auto- mobile he was driving left the high- way and turned over. Mrs. Carlson and their three. child- ren, who were sleeping in the rear seat of the machine, escaped injury. The Carlson family was returning home from Jamestown, where Mr. Carlson had been an official at the Stutsman county fair. {Clifford Knudson, 20-month-old Al- mont child, suffered amputation of the index finger of his right hand Tues- day evening. The infant had mangl- ed his finger in the blades of a lawn mower at his home. Royal Thomas of Menoken was in @ hospital Wednesday nursing a sev- erely wrenched right arm suffered {when he fell from his mount during the rodeo program at the Bryan fair- grounds here Tuesday afternoon. ‘Will Ryckman, 24-year-old local man who last week was struck over the head with an automobile wrench, Police allege, underwent an operation ‘Wednesday morning and his condition was “as good as could be expected,” his doctor said. The young man suf- ‘fered concussion of the brain and a | fractured skull. Several blood clots ; Were removed from his brain, his doc- r said. W. A. Hawks, the soldier who is “alleged to have struck Ryckman, is held in jail on a charge of assault and battery pending a hearing, which ;has been set for 2 p. m. Thursday ‘before Justice of the Peace H. R. Bonny. Hl |Body Recovered From | Red River at Forks | Grand Forks, N. D., July 5—(?)— 1A body believed to be that of John Paulson, transient lumberjack and harvest worker, was taken from the ‘Red river here Tuesday. His hat and ‘coat were found on the river bank last Friday. The body was that of a man about 40 years old, five feet four inches tall, and weighed about 140 pounds. Paul- son, an investigation by Coroner G. L. Anderson revealed, has been in this district for about 12 years. He was employed near International Falls, Minn., last winter. He is reported to have relatives at Hibbing and the coroner is attempt- ing to get in communication with them. GRAVELLED ROADS GOOD All gravel highways in North Dako- ta are in good condition, according to 2 report issued Wednesday by the de- [partment of state highways i} ee of the ill-fated ship. The squadron Wednesday complet- ed an overwater hop from London- iderry, Ireland, to Reykjavilk, Iceland. ROOSEVELT PUSHES RECOVERY PROGRAM WITH NEW ENERGY Calls Cabinet Officers to Report on Progress Made During His Vacation Washington, July 5—(4\—President Roosevelt Wednesday put his every ounce of force behind the domestic recovery campaign after messaging the American delegation to strive for continuance of the London economic conference. Back in the white house from more than two weeks on the open seas, the vacation-rested president immediate- ly studied pessimistic reports from London and requests for fresh in- structions. Before going to bed Tuesday night he dispatched a message telling the delegation to use every means to keep the deadlocked parly going. There was, however, no intimation at the white house of any modification in his stand against immediate sta-| bilization of currencies. That was! the stand which provoked gold-bloc nations to move for quick adjourn- ment of the conference. Cabinet officers got calls to report Wednesday to the president. First attention was focused on the public works and industrial recovery pro- grams by which he hopes to put thousands of men back to work be- fore winter sets in. He was anxious also to study a more detailed report from Secretary Roper, the chairman of the special} industrial recovery board, on its progress in working out agreements; among various industries for better; working conditions and wages. The! first such agreement, by the cotton) textile trade, needs the president's approval before it can have the force| of law. Before the week ends there is ex-/ Pected his announcement of state! administrators who are to supervise, the public works. | Steen ‘Bounced’ by Game Department P. E. Collins, Hettinger, has been | appointed by the game and fish com- | missioner as office deputy to replace M. O. Steen, it was announced Mon- day. Collins has been railroad sta-| tion agent at Hettinger for many! years. = | Lillian Mull, Fargo, was appointed, by Governor Langer to the board of | osteopathic examiners for one year. Previously B, B. Bahmeo, Dickinson, was named to a two-year term, and G. E. Hodge, Grand Forks, was re- appointed to a three year term. J. O. Thoreson, Bismarck, and Harold Han- son, Fargo, were members re] on the osteopathic board. Dr. C. J, McGurren, Devils Lake, and | Arvaad Gravee, New Rockford, were appointed colonels on the governor's st placed | i Dr. McGurren ‘is a brother-in-law of Governor William Langer. Believe 13-Year-Old Boy Drowned in Lake Jamestown, N. D., July 5.—(7)—| Missing since Tuesday afternoon, | Leonard Hertel, 13-year-old son of Mrs. Dora Hertel, living north of Pet- tibone, is believed to have drowned in Lake Williams. The youth, a good swimmer, went swimming Tuesday afternoon. He was missed about 2 p. m. and a search | was instituted but only his clothes could be found. Arrangements are made to have an airplane fly over the | lake in a hunt for the body. EXTENDS PAY CUT Wi mn, July 5.—(?)—Presi- dent Roosevelt Wednesday issued an/ executive order continuing until Jan.; 1, 1984, the 15 per cent cut in pay of MISS SANDERSON IS AS PURCHASE AGENT Succeeds J. B. Smith as Head of Department in Board of Administration HUSBY, THOMPSON OBJECT Driggs and Chapple Reappoint- ed; Prison, Training School Not Considered Heads of the School for the Deaf at Devils Lake, and the School for the Blind at Bathgate were reappointed, and Miss Laura Sanderson, retiring member of the board of administra- tion, was appointed state purchasing agent, at an organization meeting of the board Wednesday. Nelson Sauvain was re-elected chairman of the board as it organized with Mrs. Jennie Ulsrud taking her Place as the successor to Miss Sander- Son, whose term expired Saturday. B. W. Driggs, superintendent of the Devils Lake institution and B. P. Chapple, superintendent of the Bath- gate school, were reappointed for two- year terms by unanimous vote of the five board members. Appointment of Miss Sanderson to succeed J. B. Smith, who resigned, was by a three-to-two vote, with the two ex-officio members, superintend- ent of public instruction A. E. Thomp- son and commissioner of agriculture and labor John Husby voting against the appointment. Mrs. Ulsrud, Sau- vain, and R. M. Rishworth voted for Miss Sanderson’s appointment. Capitol Body Organized Appointment of a warden for the state prison and a superintendent of the state training school at Mandan did not come up for consideration. Terms of the heads of these two in- stitutions expired July 1. Prior to the board of administra- tion meeting, members met to organ- ize as a.capitol building commission under a law which became effective duly 1. The five members of the board of administration will compose the capitol commision. Rishworth wes re-elected president of the capitol commission, with Mrs. Ulsrud as vice president. Frank An- ders wes reappointed secretary. Thompson, Husby and Mrs. Ulsrud qualified as members of the commis- sion. Miss Sanderson was appointed pur- chasing agent on motion of Rish- worth, seconded by Mrs. Ulsrud. Politcially the board now is com- posed of three Nonpartisan League adherents, and two appointees of the former I. V. A. administration. Mrs. Ulsrud, Thompson and Husby are Nonpartisans; Rishworth and Sau- vain are holdovers from the admin- istration of Former Governor Shafer. Miss Sanderson also was a Shafer appointee. CARRIE NATION’ 70 GET NEW CONVERTS New W. C. T. U. Head to Imitate Militant Tactics of Fabled Reformer Milwaukee, July 5.—(?)—Mrs. Ida B. Wise-Smith, preacher and educator of Des Moines, Ia., president-elect of the National Women’s Temperance Union Wednesday said she would give it a leadership of the “Carrie Nation” type if necessary. She was elevat- ed from the vice- presidency Tues- day and will as- ‘| ‘sume office next » November 1, suc- ceeding Mrs. Ella | A. Boole of Brook: N. Y., who another @ term at the 59th @ annual conven- tion. Mrs. Boole said she would de- vote her entire time to advancing the work of the world Mrs Wise-Smith union. In an address after her election Mrs. Smith asserted prohibitionists will not hesitate to form a new po- a it becomes nx 4 Mrs. Smith said the union would not concede one state in the fight against repeal and declined to consid- er the possibility of going back to the old local option fights. Whefi asked in what 13 states the organization would make its greatest efforts to block repeal, she replied: “We shall fight for every state.’ Miss Bertha R. Palmer, Bismarck, N. D., was named head of the W. C. perance instruction. ~ BURY OLD-TIME STAR Holyoke, Mass., July 5.—(#)—The funeral of Thomas J. Dowd, former major league luminary who reached his zenith some 35 years ago, took place here Tuesday. body of Dowd, who had fallen upon unfor- federa! employes. it was’ effective until June 20. | tunete days, was found in the Con- necticut river last Sunday, 1 [BUSINESS ADVANCE |] Sets New Record GIVEN APPOINTMENT | IS HELD DECISIVE | | BY GOTHAM AGENCY Board of Trade Announces Re- sult of Survey’ Made in More Than 100 Cities UPTURN IS SUBSTANTIAL Statistical Body Forecasts Continved Revival During Last Half of Year New York, July 5.—(?)—Business gains throughout the country in the last two months are characterized as “decisive” by the New York board of trade. It made public Tuesday the results of a survey garnered from chambers of commerce, boards of trade and other organizations in more than 100 cities, AS a result, the board says: “using every index by which business is measured, the replies indicate sub- stantial progress generally throughout the entire country.” Percy C. Magnus, president of the board, commented: “upon reading the reports that have reached us... the conclusion is inescapable that the de- pression is over and that we are well on the road to recovery. The four months of March, April, May, and June witnessed economic changes of colossal proportions.” The survey showed improvement in employment, working hours, wages, and volume of sales. The only shaded portions of the report concerned Maine and Michigan, where gains were reported slow because of closed banks; similar difficulties in one city in Pennsylvania and another in New Jersey; and wheat crop failures in areas of South Dakota and Kansas, Standard Statistics Co., said a con- tinuation of the upward business trend during the remainder of the year was Probable. “The usual mid-summer recession,” it stated, “will be greatly moderated, or entirely eliminated, in many lines because of accrued and belated buy- ing. By the close of the year busi- ness volumes in most of the essen- tial industries undoubtedly will com- Pare favorably with levels witnessed in the early stages of the depression.” The June improvement was one of the sharpest on record, said the sum- mary. “Indications now point decisively to @ broad-scale industrial expansion during the last half of 1933.” Atlantic Coast Hit By Hurricane, Gales (By The Associated Press) A three-day gale in the north and a hurricane in the south left their marks Wednesday along the Atlantic coast. The hurricane, which killed 13 in south Trinidad island June 27 and hit Cuba, was sweeping across the Gulf of Mexico, apparently west- northwest toward Louisiana and Texas. The center, moving 10 or 12 miles an hour, was 385 miles west of Key Largo, Fla., Tuesday. |. Five men, the crew of a barge, are jbelieved to have been lost in the northern seacoast gale. Four men and a woman were rescued from @ |companion barge of the sam tow. Cast guardsmen saved three women jand two men from a sinking cabin lcruiser. Six men and a woman were rescued from a foundering sloop. ‘i | litieal party to achieve their ends if| T. U. department of scientific tem-| | | Two Held for Theft | Of Auto at Mandan Minot, N. D., July 5.—(#)—Two men were jailed in Minot late Monday, and held for officials at Mandan, ac- | cused of the theft of an automobile in which they were found at the , Northwest fairgrounds. | _ The two gave their names as James Calamia and Paul Hicks, both of ; Whom are soldiers at Fort Lincoln, {near Bismarck. | Police Chief Howard W. Garrison, who apprehended the two after being {advised of the car theft, said both ‘men had confessed the theft of the ‘automobile and had declared they were intoxicated at the time they jcommitted the crime. | Former Argentine President Is Dead Buenos Aires, July 5.—(#)—Clothed in @ monk's white tunic, the body of Hipolito Yrigoyen lay in state Wed- |nesday in his humble flat, while the | government and his family fell into a Spat about funeral honors. The government, asa result of Yrigoyen's alleged implication in a revolutionary attempt last December, refused to permit exhibition of the |former president's body in a public |Place. He died Monday night. SENTENCED TO HANG Vegreville, Alta., July 5.—(4)—Wil- liam McLean, 21, was convicted Tues- day of the murder of Walter J. Par- sill of Mannville, Alta., last Sept. 13, and sentenced to hang Oct. 6. Ken- neth McLean, William's father, will go on trial on the same count im- mediately. The McLeans were ex- tradited to Canada from Knoxville, !Tenn.. after a continent-wide search. ay | ROSCOE TURNER Roscoe Turner, famous speed pilot, broke his own record for a cross-con- tinent flight in the race which marked the death of Russell Board- man, once a co-holder of the distance flight record. BiG ROAD PROGRAM PLANNED 70 USE UP FEDERAL AID MONEY Highway Department Submits’ Plans to Special State Public Work Board Plans for 1,132 miles of gravel, grad- ing. and oil mix road construction have been submitted to the special board of public works by the state highway department as part of North Dakota's emergency construc- tion in connection with the national economic recovery program. It is estimated the work will absorb approximately $3,000,000 of the state’s allotment of $5,804,448, with the re- mainder of the money to be expended for feeder and municipal road pro- Jects, Approval of the program is expect- ed this week, after which the federal bureau of roads must act on the pro- jects. Preliminary details are ex- pected to be completed so that bids will be called for approximately $1,000,000 of construction early in Au- gust. Will Employ Thousands From 8,000 to 11,000 men would be employed on the projects, the high- way department estimates. Plans submitted call for 477 miles of gravel- ing, 532 miles of grading, 123 miles of oil mix surfacing, and nine bridges and grade eliminations. The department has called for bids for construction work to take up the balance of funds left from last year’s federal emergency funds and unobli- gated regular federal aid. Contracts for this work, embracing 117 miles of construction, will be let July 21, at a cost estimated around $300,000 Rules for expenditure of federal highway funds limit working hours to 30 hours a week, and Highway Commissioner Frank Vogel has an- nounced a minimum wage of 50 cents an hour for common labor and 60 cents for skilled labor, The mini- mum allowance rate for hauling, where hired trucks are used, has been set at five cents per cubic yard mile. The federal requirement provides that’ at least 80 per cent of all work con- tracted for must be done with equip- ment owned and operated by the con- tractor. Asks Board Views Vogel has called a meeting of boards of county commissioners of the state to obtain expressions on how the money can be spent most advantage- ously in the various counties. Plans for feeder roads and munici- Pal projects will be speeded as soon as the meetings with the county com-| missioners are completed. Federal regulations provide that not more than 50 per cent of funds apportioned to the state shall be applied to proj- ects on the federal aid highway sys- tem outside corporate limits of mu- nicipalities; not less than 25 per cent of the fund must be applied to proj- ects on extensions of the federal aid system into and through municipali- ties, and not more than 25 per cent can be applied to secondary or feeder roads until provision has been made for satisfactory completion of at least 90 per cent of the initial limit- ing federal aid highway system in the state. EXPECT INDUSTRY TO PROFIT FROM ACTIVITY Washington, July 5.—(P)—A dozen- Odd industries are expected by the public works administration to bene- fit from the building of $400,000,000 worth of highways. In fact, the administration figures that more men will be employed in industry than in actual construction of the roads, Where there are 11,000 man hours of work required for the actual laying of one mile of highway. the administration eaid Tuesday, 19,- 009 man hours are needed to supply the materials Mishaps NATIONAL HOLIDAY ALSO EXACTS HUGE TOLL IN INJURIES Note Decrease in Fireworks Fatalities as Well as in Total Killed HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS MANY. Motoring Mishaps Lead Causes of Death; Drowns ings Are Numerous (By the Associated Press) America paid a greater prices in Joss of lives in its annual celebration of its independence than it did ix the initial skirmishes of the Revo- lutionary war, it was revealed Wed« nesday by a survey which showed, however, a sharp decrease in fire- works fatalities, A total of at least 185 men, womey and children perished during the holiday, compared with the total losw of seven men at Lexington and 93 at Concord back in April of 1775 when the forces of the original colonies clashed with those of King George IIT. In addition there were hundreds in- jured. New York city alone reported 670 treated at hospitals for fireworks injuries, but only a few of the vic- tims were seriously hurt. Twenty- one were injured in Minneapolis, Fireworks fatalities, however, to- taled but seven, compared with 10 in 1932. Motor car mishaps contrib. uted heavily to the total deaths, as usual, with 82. Fifty-eight perished by drowning. Thirty-eight others Jost their lives in other mishaps, Air« Plane accidents, shootings and fights helped to swell the total. A parachute jumper fell to his death at Chicago’s Century of Prog- Tess exposition. Not only were the fireworks deathy less than last year but the total fae talities from all causes were 58 under the 1932 figures, and 298 under those of 1931, when the largest number died in recent years. The 1932 tig. ures, however, were nati because of a three-day holiday. Of the total dead 34 were in the northwest, this figure covering fe. talities over the week-end as well as during the holiday. THREE IN ONE FAMILY ARE KILLED BY BLAST Port Allegany, Pa., July 5.—(P}—& third victim of @ fireworks explosio! started by a sparkler in the hand a three-year-old girl, died Wedness lay. She was Mrs. John Ostrander, mother of three-year-old Diana Jean Ostrander, who died Tuesday. The girl's grandfather, Fred Freer, 50, also died Tuesday. Two other Persons still are in a hospital, their Condition reported as fair. The explasion occurred Monday night when Diana Jean, with a spark- ler in her hand, drew too close to 2 can of powder. SAYS SMALL GRAINS ARE DETERIORATING Weather Man Declares Grain and Flax Crops Are Poor; Corn Still Is Fair While moderate scattered showers improved conditions in some sections of North Dakota during the last week, O. W. Roberts, federal meteorologist here, said small grains generally de- teriorated. Light scattered showers were rev Ported over North Dakota during the 48-hour period ended early Wednes- day while maximum temperatures ranged from 90 to 100 degrees. Roberts’ weekly summary reported winter rye and early planted small grains headed short with considerable being cut for hay or used for pasture age. Corn and potatoes continue fair, he said, but rain is needed in all sece tions, Flax is mostly in the blossom or boll stage, with a poor crop gen- erally, Roberts stated. Precipitation was general in north. western North Dakota. Dickinson, with 90-inch, was high among weath- oe eisions teporting rainfall the last Crosby reported 61-inch of mois- ture, Minot 49; Amenia .45; Williston 44; Bottineau and Max .34; Parshall .24; Sanish 12; Pembina .73; Grand Forks .19; Oakes .06; Larimore .11; Devils Lake .04; Lisbon .02. CANADA'S CROPS ARE IN POOR CONDITION Ottawa, July 5.—(>)—Western grair. crops entered the critical month of July with less than average prospects said the crop report issued Tuesday by the Dominion bureau of statistics Heat, drought and insects have thinned the stands and shortened the straw. “Damage has been most severe,” the report said,” “in the regions where wheat production is most specialized, namely southern Manitoba, southeast- ern, southwestern and west central Saskatchewan, and southern and cen- tral Alberta. . . . The T scourge is still serious. . . General |rains were required in most districts |of the west.” LOCKJAW PROVES FATAL ;_ Owatonna, Minn, July 5.—(P)—- | Lockjaw, which developed following [an injury from a firecracker (Sion resulted Wednesdey in thedeath | of Floyd Dakl, infant son of Mr. and (Mrs. Martin Dab,