The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 26, 1933, Page 3

al h ‘ 1 oe ee * WEFEFZZ Beste FodeFG eeRSGER GS ‘ie e See Peer DEATH CLAIMS PAID TONORTH DAKOTANS | TOTAL $6300000 Bismarck Insurance Beneficiar- fes Collect $111,000 in 1932, Report Shows Bismarck beneficiaries were paid $111,000 and North Dakota life in- surance policyholders and benefic- jaries were paid $6,300,000 in 1932 ac- cording to the special “Life Payments |' Localized” number issued today by The National Underwriter, weekly in- surance newspaper. This was an in- crease of $400,000 or 7 per cent more than the 1931 total of $5,900,000. North Dakota ranked 43rd in payments among all states, while it is 38th in Population, the per capita payment being $9.24. Fargo led North Dakota cities in life insurance payments in 4632 with $280,000. Grand Forks was second with $216,000, compared to $252,000 in 1931. Bismarck was third with $111,- 000. Minot came fourth with $110,000, followed by Jamestown, $102,000; Devils Lake, $47,000; Valley City, $45,- 000; Casselton, $41,000. Other leading cities were: Wahpe- ton, $40,000; Ashley, $56,000; Balfour, $31,000; Lisbon, $27,000; Burnstad, $25,000; Lahsford, $22,000. Total in Billions Payments to life insurance policy- holders and beneficiaries in the Unit- ed States and Canada in 1982 totaled $4,010,817,751, an increase of $461,868,- 413 or 12.7 per cent over 1931, accord- ing to The National Underwriters. Of this huge amount, death claims, ma- tured endownments, annuities, addi- tional accidental death benefits total- ed $1,469,421,038. Payments for prem- ium savings and cash surrender values totaled $2,088,426,843, making a total Of $3,557,747,881. Loans to policyhold- ers totaled $4,026,197,361 at the end of 1932, compared with $3,573,127,491 at the end of 1931 making a net increase Of $453,069,870, which brings the total Payments to policyholders and bene- ficlaries over the four billion dollar mark. Permanent disability claims increas- ed 21 per cent in 1932 and totaled $80,414,314. Since 1929 the disability claims have increased markedly, be- ing $34,213,602 thit year, $53,536,934 in 1930, and $66,272,299 in 1931. Double Indemnity Claims Rise Double indemnity life insurance claims have doubled since 1928, the 1982 total being $24,886,109, com; from the 1931 figure of $27,018,033. In 1930 the payments totaled $25,240,561 and in 1929, $20,334,090. Although the large individual pay- ments attract much attention, the bulk of life insurance payments are in small amounts that go to the rank and file of the people. Last year there were 491 death claims paid for ‘$30,000 or more, compared to 437 the year before. Five of these were for a million or more, compared with eight last year. There were nine claims for a half to one million, the same num- ber as last year. In the $100,000 to $500,000 class there were 110 pay- ments, compared with 8 in 1931, UNABLE 10 LOCATE BODIES IN MISSOURI Plane Returns From Sanish Af- ter Inspection of River From Air “Use of an airplane to scan the Mis- sourl river between Bismarck and Sanish, Tuesday afternoon and Wed- nesday morning failed to bring about recovery of the bodies of two gjrls and @ young woman who in the river at Sanish a week ago. The plane was piloted by Fred M. Roberts of Bi who was accom- panied by LeRoy Coffin, employe of the federal weather bureau here, who acted as observer. The ‘pair followed the river chan- nel on the flights to and from Sanish, 184 miles each way, hugging the east bank on the way up and the west bank on the return trip. They stayed at Sanish overnight. Failure of the fliers to locate the bodies made many Sanish residents firm in the belief that the bodies have not moved downstream but still are near the spot where they drown. ed, the pair told O. W. Roberts, fed- eral meteorologist here. An expert swimmer Tuesday eve- ning dived under water at the spot where they drowned and was himself almost drowned before he was assist- ed out of the water, Coffin said upon his return. Sanish residents have patrolled the river by boat as far downstream as| &®! Elbowoods in the search for the bodies and Monday wired Governor @William Langer to enlist the airplane in the search. The drowning victims were Delores m, 14; Florence Royel, 15 and Ruth Breslin, 20, all of Sanish, . Holiday Group Buys Implements at Sale Poplar, Mont., July 26—(7)—With $2 worth of farm implements turned Adams . with $12,160,768 in 1928, ‘Last year|=@rmes - totals represented a slight decrease | Billings Burleigh .... Cass . “Noble” Display at Shr _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933 iners Convention Glistening sabers . .. green silk pantaloons . . .old rose silk blouses -.. It was a colorful picture 15,000 Nobles presented at Atlantic City when they paraded down the Boardwalk during the annual convention of Shriners. Here uniformed units of the Kismet temple, of Brook- lyn. N. Y., swing smartly along the line of march. $175,000 GIVEN T0 COUNTIES FOR WORK ON LOCAL HIGHWAYS Dale Sends Checks Based on Proportion of Total Ve- hicle Registration Distribution of $175,000 for county highway aid for the second quarter of 1933 has been made by State Treas- urer Alfred S. Dale. The amounts apportioned to each county are in the same ratio as the county's motor ve- hicle registration is to the state total. Amounts received by various coun- ties follow: Bowman . Dunn Emmons . Foster . Golden Valley Grand Forks Grant . Hettinger . Kidder Logan . McHenry Williams .. AQUATIC CARNIVAL PLANNED TONIGHT Program Will Begin At 8 O'Clock; Setting Up Bleach- ers For Spectators Junior and senior Mocsaxers are requested to meet at 8 pool at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening for their demonstration in connection with the aquatic carnival, according to A. C. Van Wyk, pool manager. Van Wyk will be in charge of the life-saving demonstration and exhi- bition of plain and fancy diving. Laurence Nelson and Jackie Andrews are arranging a tumbling feature and Miss Betty Haagensen is organizing the swimming exhibitions. ‘The public is invited to the carnival, for which no admission will be charg- ed, Van Wyk said. Bleachers are be- ing erected for spectators. The Bismarck juvenile band, un- der direction of Clarion E. Larson, will present music throughout the pro- m, Women who plan to enroll in the Wilton Wednesday night, to begin at 8:30 o'clock in the building former- jly occupied by Wilde's Cash Store. Berlin is now the third largest city inthe world, next to New York and London; it has a population of 4,297,- 000. i { ADDITIONAL NAMES FILED ON PETITION TQ LEGALIZE BEER Committee Unable to Meet Wit! Governor Tuesday Due to IlIness of Executive D. E. Shipley, secretary-treasurer of the Association for Legalizing the Sale of Beer filed 600 additional names with the secretary of state Wednesday. The number of names on the petitions so far filed total 36,- 500, Shipley said, and additional names will be filed as they are re- ceived. Because Governor Langer was taken suddenly ill Tuesday morning and left for Spiritwood lake for a rest, the committee headed by Charles Streich and Mike Egan of Bottineau wag un- able to confer with him relative to a decision on calling a special election to vote on the initiated measure. According to Shipley the referred bill which provided for the estab- lishment of municipal beer stores, will not be voted on at a special elec- tion if one is called. The Petitioners | referring the act specifically state that it must be voted on at the pri- mary election in June 1934, and his association has been assured by law- yers, he said, that the provision set- ting the time of election will hold. in court. Shipley states that if the initiated law is passed this act will automatic- ally be repealed and will not be voted on at the primaries next year. He called attention to Section 14 of the initiated law which provides for the repeal of the senate bill. | employment, Local Men Consider Roosevelt’s Request Several Bismarck restaurant oper- ators met Tuesday evening in the Grand Pacific dining room for in- formal discussion of President Roose- velt’s plea to industries to cooperate in the drive for higher rages and re- No definite action was taken at the session and another meeting of restaurant operators is planned for Thursday night. Attending Tuesday night’s session were Andrew Bolin, Frank Clausen, |George Christo, David George, Mrs. R. E. Wenzel, Mrs. H. F. Keller, E. A. Thorberg, Ernest O’Brien and H. F. Bonny. Others are expected to join this group at the next session. The meeting was called by Mrs. Keller, secretary of the “Bismarck Hotel and Restaurant Men's associa- tion. Alberta Farmer Is Champion Wheat Man Regina, Sask. July 26.—(?)—Fre- land Wilford of Staveley, Alta., Tues- day was acclaimed the world cham- Pion wheat grower at the Regina| world’s grain exhibition. Twice defeated by Herman Trelle, Wembley, Alta., at the Chicago world grain shows in 1930 and 1932, the| southern Alberta farmer placed first | in the hard red spring wheat class. | Trelle was second. Washburn Publisher Shows Improvement! Fred F. Jefferis, editor and publish- er of the Washburn Leader, weekly newspaper, who underwent an oper- ation here July 10, is improving stead-| ily, according to his doctor. S Jefferis is at the Bismarck hospital. He underwent an operation for re- jby Dr. E. C. Stone, Ward county cor- | DEATH OF LUMBER DEALER HAS MANY PECULIAR ANGLES Coroner's Inquest Hearing Tes-| timony of Events Preced- ing Finding of Body Minot, N. D., July 26.—()—Unex- | Plained circumstances surrounding | the death of Howard H. Anderson, | 39, of Coteau, Wednesday added mys-| terious angles to the tragedy and a} coroner's jury at Kenmare is hearing | further testimony regarding the events which preceded the finding of Ris body last Sunday morning. Anderson was manager of a lumber yard at Coteau. He was found dead at the rear of an automobile at a/ wooded spot near Baden with a blanket hanging from the rear bum- Per of the machine, the blanket shrouding the body. The motor had) been left running and the exhaust} had stained the blanket with carbon. | A postmortem examination revealed | @ skull fracture which was considered | oner, as indicating that murder had been done. Later, evidence showed the car had been in an accident west of Donnybrook about six miles nearer Minot than the spot where the body ‘was found, which, authorities believed might have been responsible for the injury. Elements of Mystery Appear The elements of mystery injected into the case at the opening session of an inquest Tuesday afternoon left these question unsolved: Who, if not Anderson, was @ man wearing a long dark coat who suc- moval of gall stones, ceeded in driving a South’ Dakota The Complete Superfuel! damaged automobile out of a ditch | between Sanish and Watford city, and four miles west of Donnybrook early | George H. Carpenter, Dickinson, ask- Saturday? Anderson it appears had | ed to operate motor passenger, freight no long black coat on his person or in | and express service between Watford the car. | City and Minot and intermediate Why did this man appear hurried | points. in his actions when Mr. and Mrs. Einar Jorgenson and family, living —==THEATRE ==— nearby, revealed accidentally by the slamming of a door that they were watching him? How did it happen that Anderson’s shoes showed no signs of mud, when tain falling Saturday made the high- | way west of Donnybrook heavy with mud? Last Times Tonight JRENE _ DUNNE in a mother- in-law story that is no | Siamese Twins | Joined at Ribs | Ribs of the Siamese twins born here Monday evening were fused together, it was announced ‘Wednesday by doctors following a Post-mortem, The twins also had a single liver, as in the case of the orig- inal Siamese twins, and a single heart, the two hearts being fused together with blood vessels from each, One of the bodies had no spleen. Each of the bodies, how- ever, had a complete ‘stomach, intestinal tract, lungs and kid- neys, as well as legs, arms and head, and each had a gall blad- der. The Siamese twins born here are believed the first ever deliv- ered in North Dakota, They were born dead. JOEL*MSCREA FRANCES DEE ERIC: LINDEN LAURA HOPE: CREWS Baied upon the ploy by SIDNEY HOWARD os | produced by The Theotre Guild, ‘ne. Directed by John Cromwell. A Pandro Bermon Production. Mer ian C. Cooper, executive producer. Bus Hearing Dates | Are Fixed by Board | | Hearing on two applications for | Permission to operate motor passeng- | er and freight service will be held at Sanish August 1, the state railroad commission announced Wednesday. The Northern Transportation com- pany of Minot applied for a certificate to operate motor passenger service 35 NO PREMIUM to him by his farmer friends, . Brechbeil returned to work in| ednesday. Democrats to Meet At Regan Saturday Another section of the Young Dem- ocratic club of Burleigh county will be organized at Regan next Satur- day night when Denne from eight townships will meet. The session will be held in the Le- gion Cabin, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. The Regan division includes the townships of Steiber, Estherville, Ghy- lin, Cromwell, Summit, Canfield, Rock Hill and Trygg. Everyone interested is invited to attend. A sectional meeting is planned at 5c go the sale when he de- to ne it. Chief of Police Ford Monroe said postponement of the sale, and that both American and red flags were waived during the demonstration by Roosevelt and Sheridan county farm- 4 Try a The horses brought 10 and 15 cents apiece, while a tractor went over the KgiSpY FR 122 block at 50 cents, and a tandem disc] a¢ all ice cream dealers at 15 cents, a a EE eee Today at every Standard Red Crown pump you'il find a new gasoline, wine-colored and different from any Standard Red Crown you've ever used before. ...We have produced this new gasoline with just one idea —to furnish you a product that is excellent not in one only, but in all desirable qualities . . . to. furnish you a completely rounded-out super- fuel, without asking you to pay a premium for it... .We want you to try it. We know you can’t buy anything better unless you pay more. STANDARD RED ALSO DISTRIBUTORS OF ATLAS T Some regular gasolines equal Standard Red Crown in one or two qualities—not one surpasses it. 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