The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1933, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 N. D. Progr arck §S Bism LOCAL COMMITTEES REPORT EXCELLENT RECEPTION IN CITY, Predict Every Consumer and Business Will Be Under Wings of Blue Eagle | INCREASED BUYING URGED NRA Committee Issues Stat ment Explaining Policy For Increased Prices Bismarck was ahead | Thursday in its campaign to put) every business house and every con-/ sumer under the protecting wings of | the NRA blue eagle. i A committee of businessmen, which | Monday began a check-up of the NRA observance by employers, reported that the response has been excellent. Another committee, under the di- ; rection of the Business and Profes- sional Women’s club, was nearing completion of its campaign to put every consumer under pledge to trade only with firms flying the eagle em- blem. Miss Marie Huber, chairman of this phase of the community effort, said the response has been excellent and that every consumer approached has; signed. The committee has a worker in each block from the western edge of the city to Tenth St. and north of the Northern Pacific railroad tracks. The American Legion has agreed to con- duct the solicitation in that part of the city lying east of Fourteenth St.,/ and south of the Northern Pacific tracks. i Miss Huber said the workers are re- | ceiving a splendid reception and that everyone is signing the consumers pledge. Every household has a full understanding of the campaign and xts purpose, she said, and no difficulty ts being encountered. Explains Price Pe ” Bolstering the effort to enlist con- sumer support was a statement by the local NRA committee explaining its policy of holding down price increases to the minimum. | “There are complaints, sometimes; well justified, that unscrupulous busi- nessmen are taking advantage of this program and adding to the cost of goods when they are not authorized tw do so,” the statement said. “But the NRA movement is well-armed to cope with such conditions. You will find that the number is very much over-estimated and you may rely upon the machinery to take care of this illegitimate increase in cost. The gov- ernment is determined to see that the | public is protected. “There is @ legitimate increase in| cost and it is only fair that the con- suming public pay part of this. Do rot be swept off your feet because there may be a legitimate increase. Be prepared to assume part of this burden, This is another way whereby the consumer may shoulder the re- esponsibility. resting upon him.” The statement emphasized the fact that support given the movement now is “immeasureably better” than ‘sup- port given six months from now. | It also pointed out that not every-/| one can be expected to increase their purchasing as is contemplated in the | NRA plan. Can Increase Purchase “Many find their income is not suf- | ficient to give them a decent living,” | the committee said. “Others find their income is just enough, by careful conservation, to afford a living. But there are many who, because of the depression, have curtailed their buy- ing through caution and conservation in the hope of building up a surplus in the hope of carrying them through until a different situation is assured. These people have refrained from buying what ordinarily would be pur- chased for comfort and pleasure. They can judiciously increase their purchases and thus put money into circulation, accelerate business and relieve unemployment. There is a re- sponsibility, therefore, upon such con- sumers. “If, in honesty and good faith, you want to assist in bringing the country out of the depression in which it now 15 and give the program a fair oppor- tunity to prove itself successful, then co not be afraid to purchase those things you really want and can af- ford. And do it now.” The nub of the national situation was pointed out by J. E. Davis, chair- man of the local NRA committee, by calling attention to the fact that re- turn of 5,000,000 wage-earners to work, as the plan contemplates, will mean that 20,000,000 persons, on the basis of four to a family, will be placed in position to buy the normal necessities uf life. This, he said, would lift the total trade volume by 10 to 20 per cent, thereby justifying the merchants and manufacturers for their partici- pation in the effort. | 1 GRID COACH IS SIGNED Fergus Falls, Minn., Aug. 31—()— | Earl Jackson of Faribault, former; head of the athletic department at Knox College, Galesburg, Tll., has ac- cepted @ position as head of the local high school’s athletic department, succeeding Win Brockmeyer, who re- signed to accept a similar post at) Faribault. Jackson will coach the} football squad. | Crows often drop snails or mussels on rocks to break their shells so that) they can more easily extract the meet.’ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933 se Campaign i 1 Denies She'll Wed Young Roosevelt { Member of a socially prominent Baltimore family, 21 - year-old Nancy Syaingtn (above) denied @ report chat she and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr son of thy Pres- ident, intended to marry. Young Roosevelt now is touri:g Europe. THREE BOY SCOUTS ARE RESCUED FROM MOUNTAIN'S LEDGE Had Suffered Two Days of Pri-! vation and Peril Over 400-Foot Gorge Plattsburgh, N..¥., Aug. 31—(P)— Three Boy Scouts who clung for their lives toa tiny ledge 400 feet up on the rocky side of Wallface mountain) ‘Thursday ‘told Tow they tére. sa from death after two days of priva- tion and peril. The scouts—Robert Glenn, Tyler Grey and William La Due—were near- ing exhaustion and a probable fata! plunge down the perpendicular cliff into a gorge when rescuers, in a thrilling feat of mountaineering, hauled them to safety at the end of a 225-foot rope late Wednesday. Lifted to a higher ledge. they were brought down along a wild Adiron- | | |ly abolished Dec. 5 or 6. Three ratify- PROHIBITION MAY BE VOTED DOWN IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS At Least 15 States Will Vote) Before Nov. 8; Only 12 More Wets Needed VERMONT, MAINE GET READY; Popular Vote in 24 States Hav- ing Voted Is More Than Three to One Washington, Aug. 31.—(#)—A clear- cut possibility that the 18th amend- ment could be voted void within the next 10 weeks emerged Thursday from the three-to-one repeal majority cast by voters representing nearly three- fifths of the nation’s population. The recording of Washington as the 24th state to ballot in favor of the 2lst or repealing amendment carried the anti-prohibition surge across two- thirds of the distance to its goal. At least 15 or more states will vote before Nov. 8—providing a minimum of three more than necessary for re- peal—should the uninterrupted pro- cession of the first 24 be continued. New England Focal Point New England became the focal point of national wet and dry interest/ Thursday as Vermont and Maine sharpened pencils for early September balloting. They were the first of sev- en states to vote within the next three weeks. Should 12 of the 15 states sure to vote before the eighth of November, follow the line of the first 24, the pro- hibition amendment would be formal- ing conventions meet on Dec. 5 and two more on the sixth. Statisticians adding up and analyz- ing the vote thus far figured Thursday that although only half the states had balloted, more ‘than 72,000,000 of the nation’s 122,698,190 population lived within their borders on the basis of the 1930 census. . ~ 10,000,000. For Repeat’ The popular vote in the 2¢ record~ ed states stands in round numbers at 9,800,000 in favor of repeal to 3,000,000 against. These figures, of course, do not include the recordings in Nevada and Wyoming, where delegates were elected by mass meetings and county conventions. Here are the election days already established during the next 10 weeks. Vermont, Sept. 5; Maine, Sept. 11; Colorado, Maryland and Minnesota, dack trail. Thursday they were re- |climbing just before dark.” covering at their Plattsburgh homes from the effects of hunger and ex- Posure to freezing winds. The youths, who were trapped on the sharply sloping ledge, when a Piece of rock broke off behind them early Tuesday, suffered only slight cuts when they were hoisted up the; mountainside. Were Never Frightened “We were néver frightened a mom- ent during the two days we were pris- oners on the narrow ledge,” said Wil- Ham La Due. “From the time we saw the plane come sailing down over the mountain late Tuesday afternoon we knew we! uld be taken down and-we just) waited. The pilot came-so close to us we could almost talk to him. Later we could see some of the rescue party i | | During the night, he said, Glenn| and Grey tied themselves to a bush so| they would not:slide off. They slept! about an hour, but La Due did not| sleep at all. In the freezing wind the} three clung’ together, taking turns at standing in the middle. They were clad only in Might hiking clothes. Was Thrilling Experience “It was a thrilling experience,” La/| Due said, “when we saw the ropes \hanging down with the package of! | food for us, but that was nothing as |compared to the thrill when I was actually swung out into the space on the end of the 200-foot rope. I was the first to leave the ledge, then Lyle.| Robert was last.” They were hauled up to a ledge di- rectly above the one. on which they were trapped. From the higher posi- tion there was a difficult but not im- possible trail. down which the youths climbed with’ the aid of their rescuers. Five men, braced themselves against large boulders, drew the scouts up slowly as the latter helped by pushing against the rocky wall with their feet. Their experience in scout craft helped them to loop the rope securely about their bodies. WELLS ASSISTANT COACH St. Paul, Aug. 31—()—Marshall Wells, all-conference tackle at the| University of Minnesota, Thursday | was appointed assistant football coach at Hamline University. Putnam to Explain Allotment Program County Agent H. O, Putnam will hold a series of meetings in Bur- leigh county to explain the wheat acreage allotment plan to farmers. Meetings in other townships of the count ty will be announced later. The meeting so far scheduled are as follows: Sept. 5—Menoken at 2 p. m.; Mc- Kenzie at 8 p. m. Sept. 6—Wing at 8 p. m. Sept. T—Arena at 1:30 p. m.; Regan at 8 p. m. Sept. &—Baldvin at 2 p. m.; ‘Wilton at 8 p. m. |19; Virginia, Oct. 3; Florida, Oct. 10; ‘invasion of Pukien Province, southeast Close on ——_—__—__ | Sept. 12; Idaho and New Mexico, Sept. North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Kentucky (tentative), Nov. 7. Amoy Threatened by Communist Invasion Tokyo, Aug. 31—()}—A Communist | China, was said Thursday to be threatening to engulf the strategic Port city of Amoy, on Formosa Strait in Pukien. + The navy office ordered warcraft at Mako, on Formosa Island, to be Prepared to hasten to Amoy. Three! war ships already have been dispatch- | ed to Foochow, north of Amoy and} capital of Fukien. The Japanese government instruct- } ed its consular officials and naval of- | ficers in Fuxien to cooperate with; American and British authoritiés for | the protection of foreigners. COMMUNIST ADVANCE IS REPORTED CHECKED Foochow, Fukien Province, China, Aug. 31.—(?)—Chinese authorities in- firmed the U. S. consulate Thursday that provincial troops had checked a Communist advance between Yenping and Foochow and had caused the in- vaders to retreat. The American consul said he con- siders the danger of a red attack on Foochow is lessened. The U. 8. gunboat Sacramento was due Friday from Hong Kong to pro- tect Americans in case of emergency. > | Labor Day | All Bismarck business places, except hotels, restaurants and similar service places, will be closed Labor Day, Sept. 4, it was announced Thursday by the As- sociation of Commerce. This is one of the six holidays on which cessation of business is regularly scheduled in Bismarck. There will be no formal cele- bration of the holiday in Bismarck but many laboring men from here will attend a program at the Mis- souri Slope Fair in Mandan, which will be presented by the Mandan Trades and Labor Assembly. There will be a parade in the morning followed by a speaking Program at the fair grounds at 11 a.m. Those scheduled to speak are Governor William Langer, W. W. Royster, Chicago, chairman of the railroad pension essociation; and Usher L. Burdick, president of the North Daxota Farm Holiday association. Many Bismarck laboring men will attend the annual convention of the state federation of labor at Grand Forks, which will be in ses- sion Sept. 3 and 4 In order that its emploves may yy the holidey there will be no. ef The Tribune on Labor 1 | Business Places to Named Bishop Archbishop Edward A. Mooney, above, for the past two yeara apostolic delegate to Japan, has been named bishop of the Roch- ester, N. Y., diocer He is to assume his new post in the near future. : Desperate Raiders Who Killed Policeman and Stole $30,- 000 Make Getaway TOUHY GANG IS SUSPECTED Officer Leo Paviak Shot Down) By Sub-Machine Gun Held Close to Him South St. Paul. Minn., Aug. 31.—(?) —Authorities investigating the $30,-) 000 bank messenger holdup here, Wednesday in which one man was slain and another seriously wounded, Thursday admitted they had made little progress, Edgar McAlpin, South St. Paul chief of police, said no trace had been found of the five men who, working in a smoke screen of their own mak- ing, killed Officer Leo Pavlak and es- caped in a fusillade of gunfire with @ bag containing $30,000 intended for the Swift & Company payroll. Patrolman John Yeaman, shot above tite right eye by bandit fire, was reported slightly improved at a hospital here. Seen Near Farmington Chief McAlpin said the only possi- ble clue was the report of a St. Paul man that he had seen a large sedan similar to that used in the robbery carrying five or.six men speed at 70 miles an hour on Highway No. 65 APPOINT KEY MEN . FOR PUBLIC WORK PROPOSED IN N. D. Will Cooperate With Federal Administration and Com- munities in Program : wR F St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 31.—(?)—Ap- pointment of committees and key men in Minnesota and North Dakota to cooperate with the federal public works administration and commun- ities submitting projects for financing was announced Wednesday night by Major John F. Druar of St. Paul, chairman of the Minnesota section of the American Waterworks associa- tion. Duties of the committees and key men are to: 1, Aid local communities in presenting projects and obtain- ing funds for needed water fa- cilities. 2, Assist the public works ad- ministration and the NRA wher- ever possible. 3. Support other types of need- ed public works, particularly in the field of sewerage and sewage purification. 4. Aim at the establishment of an improved standard of water supply and water service. The general committee for Minne- sota consists of Major John F. Druar of St. Paul, chairman; Leonard N. Thompson of St. Paul, vice-chairman; F, E. Basom of Fairmont, C. L. Ehr- hart of St. Cloud, and C. Wilbur of Minneapolis, trustees; Ole Forsberg of Hibbing, director, and R. M. Finch of Minneapolis, secretary-treasurer. The North: Dakota section recovery committee consists of E. L. Lium of Grand Forks and W. P. Tarbell of Fargo, while the key men are William Roach, Carrington; Albert Moran and Swan Peterson, Devils Lake; W. J. Littlehales and W. 8. Rysell, Dick- inson; J. D. Turner, Grand Forks; Joe Pietz, Hankinson; G. R. Horton, Jamestown; 8. B. Roberts, Lisbon; 8. P. Ravnos and 8. C. McDowell, Man- dan; Charles McLean, Rugby; O. M. Bergman, Valley City; H. T. Hint- gen and J. H. Dietz, Wahpeton; and W. H. Robinson and T. W. Cahill of Williston. Any community desiring assistance should contact any of the key men, Major Druar said, or write to R. M. Finch, 414 Flour Exchange Building. Minneapolis, secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota section. Similar state committees and key men are being named throughout the United States, Druar said. Mandan Okays Bond Issue for Waterworks With one of the smallest turnouts in many years, Mandan voters ap- Proved a proposed $33,600 bond issue; for waterworks improvements under the federal public works bill at a spe- cial election Wednesday. The vote was 355 to 148, the total of 504 ballots cast being less than one- fourth of the more than 2,000 regis- |tered voters. The project calls for a large water |reservoir and construction of 18%2 ‘blocks of new water main with total cost estimated at $48,000. Mandan {plans to use hand labor entirely and j will not countenance use of ditch |digging machinery in the work. NEW ESTIMATE FOR CANADA | Winnipeg, Aug. 31.—(@)—A wheat crop of 268,000,000 bushels for western |Canada this year is estimated in the ‘fourth crop report of the weekly mar- | xet news compiled and edited by W. Senford Evans, noted crop statistician, and issued here Wednesday. 4 south of Farmington. Nothing had been heard of the car beyond that point, he said. District Attorney L. L. Drill said in St. Paul “rumors have been cur- rent in the underworld for some time that members of the Touhy mob might come here to start trouble.” The leader, Roger Touhy, and three other Chicagoans are in jail in St. Paul awaiting trial in November on charges growing out of the seizure of William Hamm, millionaire brewer who was held nearly four days be- [fore being freed on payment of $100,- 000 ransom. Other..goveenment . officials: sug-|. gested intimidation of Hamm case ‘witnesses may have been an aim or that funds for defense of the quar- tet were sought. All said they had no specific information, The bandit car, its siren screaming and emitting heavy black smoke from the rear, sped to the curbing in front of the postoffice as the mes- sengers and Pavlak came down the “ront steps en route to the bank from the railroad station. ‘As the car stopped several alighted. Two rushed up to the messengers and chels. Another took a position in the center of the street and waved a sub- machine gun to intimidate observers. Shot By Machine-gunner Pavlak was shot down by a sub- machine gun held close to him by a bandit upon the hurried approach of (Continued on Page Two) Gladstone Buildings Razed by $50,000 Fire Gladstone, N. D., Aug. 31—(P)—A midnight fire destroyed most of Glad- ‘stone's business section, burning eight establishments to the ground at a loss estimated at more than $50,000. The fire was discovered at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday night in the Pete Welery pool hall, but soon was out of control. Bucket brigades worked throughout the night in an effort to} stem the flames. Fire-fighters were handicapped by @ sharp wind. All that remained of the principal business structures was a smoke stack and the vault of the Gladstone State bank. Burned to the ground were the Gladstone Lumber company, Joe Whenier barber shop, Pete Welery Pool hall, Jacob Krier office, Dobner and Kilzer dry goods store, Kemp barber shop, Kemp cream station, and the Gladstone State bank. Woman, 21, Attacked And Slain by Negroes Dalles, Tex., Aug. © 31—()—The body of Miss Katherine Prince, 21, kidnaped from an automobile Wednes- day night by two Negroes who shot her escort, Mace Carver, 27, was found in a cotton field southeast of Dallas Thursday. Two negroes were arrested and Jailed as citizens of Mesquite, near Dallas, expressed great anger. County officers said the Negroes confessed killing the girl after at- tacking her in a field. Carver was in a serious condition at a Dallas hospital from two pistol wounds, one in the neck and one in the wrist, inflicted when he attempted to prevent the Negroes from driving | away with Miss Prince. Actress Claims She | Believed His Story) Los Angeles, Aug. 31.—(4)—Claire Windsor, blonde actress, says she al-| lowed her acquaintance with hand-/| some Alfred C. Read to blossom into @ love affair because she believed the broker's statement married. Calif, business man, from Miss Windsor. seeks $100,000 ordered them to drop their small sat- | 168 PERSONS ARE PLACED ON LOCAL PAYROLLS BY NRA) Committee Reports Some Firias| Who Display Blue Eagle Are Ignoring Code AWAIT SPECIAL RULINGS | Additional Surveys of Local Sit- uation Planned; Two Complaints Filed Operation of the NRA in Bismarck has added 168 persons to local pay-| rolls, Mayor A. P. Lenhart said Thursday after a committee of busi- nessmen had reported on the way in which the law is being observed here. | Although most Bismarck firms} have signed the president's agree- ment, not all of them are living up to the code, Mayor Lenhart said, and the number of new jobs is expected to reach 200 when all firms are ac- tually observing the new rules. Some business places, he said, are waiting on the adoption of special codes for their industry before Put-| ting the act into effect. | No check has yet been made on whether the wage provisions of the| code are being observed, the initial survey being merely to determine if any additional workers had been added to payrolls. Another check to find out if the hours of work and wage requirements are being observed will be made soon. The committee also will keep track of those firms which have not yet done anything to justify the blue eagle in their windows, Meanwhile the committee had re- ceived its first complaints Thursday. Others in the same business com- plained against two local firms which perform® personal services, contend- ing that they are not observing the short week provided by the NRA. “7 Want'‘Assurance of Action Individuals. connected with the firms have indicated a willingness to testify on the points involved but first want assurance that the com- mittee is in earnest and that they will not lose their jobs, Lenhart said. Two additional complaints regarding price-cutting by two other firms have been received from the same group. The complaint committee of the local NRA organization has not yet | been appointed and the cases in | question were referred to the general | committee, Lenhart said. He anticipates that an investiga- | tion will be made to determine the facts and if adjustments cannot be | made here the cases will be referred to General Hugh Johnson for action. Lenhart said he believes public | sentiment in favor of the NRA move- ment is gaining impetus and is count- | ing on this fact to help drive recal- | citrant firms into line. | It is obvious, he said, that the gov- ernment cannot permit any “chisel- ing” else the whole program will fail and those who are trying to do their patriotic duty will be penalized. If a showdown comes, he said, it may be necessary to recommend that General Johnson order the blue eagle off of some firm windows. The price-fixing situation, already contained in one complaint, also must be worked out, he said. Enid Wilson, Virginia Van Wie in Semi-Final Exmoor, Highland Park, Tll., Aug. 31—()—Enid Wilson, champion of England, and Virginia Van Wie of Chicago, American title holder, reach- ed the semi-finals of the National Women's Golf championship Thurs- day and will meet Friday. The international duel of the cham- pions was set as Miss Wilson defeated Charlotte Glutting of West Orange, N. J., 2 and 1, and Miss Van Wie turned back a spirited challenge by Mrs. Leona Cheney, San Gabriel, Cal., 1 up. Helen Hicks of Inwood, N. Y., and Maureen Orcutt, Haworth, N. J., com- pleted the lower bracket. Miss Hicks defeated Lucille Robinson, Des Moines, 4 and 3 and Miss Orcutt, coming back to win three of the final five holes, with a medal finish of 36, eliminated Mrs. O. 8. Hill of Kansas City, 1 up. Former Bismarck Man Heads National Group Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 31.—()— Bradley C. Marks, of Fargo, N. D., was elected president of the national fraternal congress at the annual con- vention here Thursday. John C. Karel, Milwaukee was elect- ed vice president. The following were named members of the executive com- mittee: Mary E. La Rocca, Omaha, Mrs, Anna Downes, Chicago, Peter F. Gilroy, Denver, De E. Bradshaw, Oma- ha; Henry Smale, Chicago; and Wil- liam Traub, Chicago. Marks is a former resident of Bis- marck. NEGRO CONTINUES FIGHT Washington, Aug. 31—(#)—George that he was un-| Crawford, Negro, under indictment in| | Loudon county, Va., for the murder | mother of two children, took the stand | The assertion was made Wednesday | of Agnes B. Ilsley and Mina Buckner, | during the trial and denied any con- about the closing date of A Century jin testimony in the alienation of af-| Thursday asked the supreme court to;nection with the shooting, asserti: fections trial in which Mrs. Martin set aside an order of the first circuit she was the innocent victim of her Read, former wife of the Oakland, | court of appeals ordering him to be! two co-defendants. whom she accused | held at Boston. Mass., for extradition and trial British Invasion Lovely Ida Lupino, daughter of Stanley Lupino, British stage star, plans a try as a movie ac- tress in Hollywood. She is shown here as she arrived in New York, en route to California for @ screen test. JOHN A. JOHNSON, COUNTY RESIDENT FOR 60 YEARS, DIES Resided on Homestead ini Paint- { The Weather Yor Bismarck and vicinity: to partly cloudy tonight and wae, cooler tonight, PRICE FIVE CENTS am Is Lauded at Fair peeds House-to-Hou Police Seek Clues In St. Paul Holdup COLORFUL PAGEANT ATTRACTS HUNDREDS TO HALL OF STATES Original One-Act Play By Vivian Luther of Burleigh Coun- ty Is Feature STATE OFFICIALS PRESENT President Rufus Dawes Says Affair Drew One of Fair's Largest Crowds Chicago, Aug. 31—(4)—North Da- kota observed its day at A Century of Progress exposition Wednesday in such an elaborate and colorful way as to cause Rufus C. Dawes, president of the World’s Fair, to declare at the dedication of the Flickertail state's official exhibit: “When North Dakota comes to the fair, it makes Chicago take notice.” Looking out over ihe thousands of Persons assembled in the huge court of Hall of States, Dawes credited North Dakota with having drawn with its Program of pageantry and addresses one of the largest crowds yet gather- ed on the fair grounds for an event. He expressed himself as astonished at the number who had come so far to honor their state and the World’s Fair. The North Dakota exhibit, nearby, reported that more than a thousand North Dakotans had registered dur- ing the day, and, as not all stopped to sign their names, it was conserva- tively estimated that the state had a representation of 1,200. Many came aboard two special trains. Hundreds Follow Parade Hundreds of casual visitors to the fair Bicked up the trail of North Da- kota’s picturesque parade of Indians, cowboys, cowgirls, covered wagons. dairymaids, a chanticleer, and girls costumed as grain and flax, and fol- lowed increasing in number, as the Procession wound its way through the grounds to the court of Hall of States. This parade was preceded by a mil- itary reception extended to North Da- kota's official representatives, U. 8. Senator Gerald P. Nye, John Hushy, state| commissioner of agticulture and ed Woods Township for More Than 50 Years John A. Johnson, 85, pioneer of North Dakota who came to the terri- {tory of Dakota in 1871, died at a local hospital Thursday morning of a kid- ney ailment. jlabor, and Judge A. M, Chistianson | of the state supreme court. They | Were] met as they entered the gate by | detachments of U. S. Army troops. | The dedication program opened with the presentation of a pageant, “The| Glory of a State,” under the di- rection of Prof. A. G. Arvold of North Dakota State college and widely (Continued on Page Two) One of the first settlers of Burleigh | |county, he established his homestead | at what is known as Painted Woods| on the Missouri river 25 miles north | of Bismarck. His son, Herman, still resides on the homestead. Johnson was born in Stungsmolla, | Sweden, Jan. 16, 1848, and came to| the United States in 1869. When 21} years of age he, together with the! late John Satterlund, another Bis- marck pioneer, made his way into the Missouri river country ahead of the railroad. In the early ’80s he was as- sociated with the late John P. Hoag- land in the lumber business. After a few years in business he retired and took up his residence on his farm, NEW COMMISSION ORGANIZES INSTARK W. R. Schell of Beach Named to Take Testimony At | Ouster Hearing | Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 31—(P)—- | Sta county’s acting commissioners after filing their bond and taking oath of office, began their official where he lived for more than 50 years. Since the death of Mrs. Johnson, he had spent his winters in California. Returing to Bismarck last February, Johnson lived with his son-in-law and |Caughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anstrom, 206 Park St., until his illness forced nis removal to a hospital. He was married in 1884 in Bismarck to Christine Nelson, who died 10 years £go. He leaves eight daughters, two sons and one grandson. The daugh- ters are Mrs. Mabel Engeseth, Bis- marck; Miss Alice B. Johnson, St. Paul; Mrs. Oscar Lindstrom, Canal Zone, Panama; Miss Linda Johnson, Bismarck; Mrs. Fred Anstrom, Bis- marck; Misses Frances, Adeline and Dorothy Johnson, Los Angeles, Valif. The sons are Leonard A. John- son, San Diego, Calif., and Herman W. Johnson, Wilton. His grandson is Fred Johnson Anstrom, Bismarck. Other relatives include his sister, Mrs. 8. A. Peterson of Spokane, Wash., and a sister in Sweden. Funeral arrangements have not) been made, pending arrival of his | daughters from Los Angeles. Johnson's body will lie in state at Webb's Funeral Home each after- noon until the funeral. ‘Blonde Tigress’ Is Convicted of Murder Chicago, Aug. 31.—(4)—Mrs. Eleanor |Jarman, called the “blonde Tigress”) \by police because of her alleged par- | | duties Thursday while the officers ousted by the governor made plans for |their defense at the hearing which will be held at the courthouse | here Sept. 7. W. R. Schell, Beach attorney, has been named as commissioner for the hearing to take testimony and make a report of proceedings to the gover- nor. The ousted commissioners, Nick |Boltz, Adam Mischel and Ale Wolf, announced that J. P. Cain will act as their attorney for the defense. Plaintiffs have secured J. K. Mur- ray, Mott attorney, to represent their case. The complaint, listing 21 charges, was signed by Walter Ha- mann, Paul Lentz, Paul G. Stieg, Max Mayer, Jake Raab and John Marinsen. Following the hearing here, the testimony will be referred to Gover- nor Langer who, after considering the report, will hold a second hear- ing to review the testimony and dis- cuss any legal questions which may arise. E, P. Bishop of Belfield, Fred W. Turner of Dickinson and Frank Hoff of Richardton, appointed by the com- mittee of three county officers to , represent the first, second and third commissioner districts, respectively, during the pendency of proceedings, met in an initial session at the court- house Thursday to organize. Davis Doesn’t Want To Talk About Debts 199-year prison sentence Thursday | Norman H. Davis does not want tollowing her conviction on a charge) to talk about war debts, he says, when of murder in connection with the re- | he |reaches Europe again as American ticipation in holdups, was under a) a Washington at Sea, Aug. 31.— cent slaying of Gustave Hoeh, 71, in his haberdashery. Mrs. Jarman's companions, George Dale, her alleged sweetheart, and Leo Minneci, were convicted at the same time. Dale, accused of being the ac- tual slayer, was sentenced to death in the electric chair, while Minneci re- ceived a 199-year prison sentence when a jury in criminal court return- ed its verdict Wednesday night. The 29-year-old divorcee, who is the | ing | am} the! assador-at-large. He is en route e. ‘he policy of making war debt con- am conditional on European dis jce jar | the ied py | ha: er ament “had its inception during Hoover administration” he declar- in an interview, adding he is hap~ that “the government since March wisely taken the view the two stions must be isolated.” FAIR WILL END OCT. 31 hicago, Aug. 31—(4)—Any doubt |rf|Progress exposition was definitely ment of President Rufus C. Dawes ae Thursday with the announce: jof slaying the aged merchant without her knowing their intentions that the fair would definitely term. ‘inate Oct. 31,