The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 22, 1933, Page 3

GEORGE WAGNER NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE CAPITOL JOB Succeeds John M. Davis, Called to Chicago for Another Project Announcement that George Wag- fer has succeeded John M. Davis as superintendent of the new North Da- kota state capitol construction proj- ect was made in Bismarck Wednes- day by C. M. Norris, vice president of the Lundoff-Bicknell Construction company, here on an inspection visit. “Davis is being called into Chicago to'supervise another construction job for which our company has just con- tracted,” Norris ‘said in explaining the change. Davis has been superintendent of the capitol construction job since it was started in the summer of 1932. ‘Wagner also has been here in a su- pervisory capacity since the building ‘was started, ting several branches of the work and cooperating with Da- vis in superintending the entire proj- ect. Hackett Here Also Also here for inspection of the new building, which now is nearing com- pletion, were Colonel Horatio B. Hackett of the Holabird and Root architectural firm of Chicago, asso: ciate designers of the structure, and ‘W. F. Kurke of Fargo, one of the North Dakota designers. ‘The visitors planned to confer with the state capitol building commission ‘Wednesday afternoon. Both Norris and Hackett expressed satisfacth» with construction prog- ress. Norris said that interior paint- ing work has been delayed consider- ly as the builders have been ex- perimenting to find the most desir- able paint for the work. - No Agreement Reached He said no progress has yet_been made toward an agreement under which the capitol commission will Re allowed to move state department! 4nto the new structure before “accept- ance” of the building. ‘The board has refused to “accept” the building and pay the contractors the remaining 10 per cent of “Budget A”, which amounts to more than $80,000, on the contention that the floors in the tower from the fifth story up are not satisfactory. The materials are satisfactory, but the board contends the floors are “not level enough.” Davis is expected to return to Chi- cago as soon as he can clean up his affairs here, Norris said. Davis has maintained a residence here and his! family has lived here since work be- gan. Pretzels, Castor Oil Enter Money Picture! ‘Washington, Nov. 22.—(?)—Pret- zels, castor oil, ground bones, caskets and snuff are some ofthe articles whose prices may be used as an index to determine the varying gold value of the “commodity dollar” if such a currency unit is adopted. They are among the 784 articles studied by the labor department in fixing the index number of whole- sale commodity prices whose fluctua- tions, some economists urge, should govern the dollar’s metal base. If prices rose, as shown by the in- dex, the gold or other metallic back- ing of the dollar would be reduced, and if they fell it would be increased. ‘Theoretically, the dollar’s purchasing power in terms of commodities would remain constant under this scheme. The lsvor department's bureau of labor statistics has been calculating the index figure for years. It is de- signed to give the exact average. of all wholesale prices as compared with the average for 1926. Each item in- cluded in the calculation is weighted according to its importance in the na- tion’s market. Witness Is Missing In U. S. Liquor Case Mandan, N. D., Nov. 22.—(#)—C. W. Eisenman of Mandan, state witness in the prosecution of Mike Guon, also of Mandan, on a charge of violating the federal and state liquor laws, was missing Wednesday as Guon prepared to appear in U. 8. district court at Fargo. Eisenman, driver of an alleged li- quor car seized at Fargo, dropped out of sight late Sunday after authorities reported seeing him here Friday, urday and early Sunday. Jacob r, Bismarck, dep- uty U. 8. marshal who spent two days searching for the missing witness who is under suspended sentence for en- gaging in the liquor traffie, Tuesday ‘accompanied Guon to Fargo where he will appear on two indictments. Disarmament Parley Held Up to January THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1983 Hopes for Better Things BORIS SKIRVSKY Hope for better conditions as a di- rect result of Russian recognition by the United States was expressed by Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet Commissar 30 days in jail and fined $5 and costs. Cavanagh made his plea after a petit larceny count against him had been withdrawn when he returned four $1 bills to Kaiser Kazihn, res- taurant employe who accused the former pugilist of stealing them from him. . * The jail sentence was suspended when Cavanagh agreed to pay the fine and costs. People’s Forum (Edltor’s Note)—The Tribune wel- comes letters on subjects of inter- Letters dealing with contro- ‘sial religious subjects, which attack individuals unfairly, or which offend good taste and fair play will be returned to the writ- ers. All letters MUST be signed. If you wish to oye 8 pseudonym, sign the pseudonym first and your own name beneath it. We will re- spect such requests. We reserve the right to delete such parts of letters as may be necessary to conform to this policy. ON PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Dickinson, N. D. Nov. 16, 1933 To Editor Tribune: Your Editorial in issue of 13th, “It Takes Some Thinking” in reference to a heavy majority vote at J-mcs- town in favor of a municipal electric plant. If one traces through the de- MAXIM LITVINOFF | of foreign affairs, in an address to the National Press Club at Washington. | He was accompanied to the meeting by Skirvsky, long Russia's unofficial ambassador in the United States. 3,654 CERTIFICATES ISSUED 10 TEACHERS Is 1,149 Drop From Figure Set in North Dakota in Previ- ous 12 Months A total of 3,654 teachers’ certificates were issued in North Dakota from | July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933, accord- ing to a summary prepared by E. P. Crain, head of the bureau of certifi- cation of the state education depart- ment. This figure represents a decrease of 1,149 certificates from the total of 4,-| 03 issued in the 12-month period preceding June 30, 1932. Valley City State Teachers college students received the highest number cf certificates, 523. Students of the University .of North Dakota received 181; North Dakota Agricultural col- lege, 102; Jamestown college, State Normal and Industrial school, Ellendale, 128; Dickinson State ‘eachers college, 172; Mayville State Teachers college, 243; Minot State Teachers college, 433. Four hundred certificates were is- Sued to applicants from outside the state, 1,184 to North Dakota high school students, 209 to those who took special examinations and 3 to appli- cants who previously took examina- tions or presented credits. There were 535 new first profession- al, 339 life first professional and 340 S-year first professional certificates bringing the total of first professional certificates issued to 874. A total of 1217 second professional certificates issued included 775 new, one 5-year second professional and 441 life sec- ond professional certificates. A total of 1,442 elementary certifi- cates included 1,187 first amd 255 sec- ond elementary certificates. East-Bound Plane Schedule Changed The deadline for mailing air-mail parcels in Bismarck, both for the east and the west, has been changed to 12:10 p. m. in line with a change this week in schedule of Northwest Air- ways, planes, it is announced by Wal- ter Sathre, postmaster. Formerly the west-bound deadline was 12:15 _p. m. and the east-bound deadline-12:40 p. m., he said. The west-bound schedule between the Twin Cities and Billings through Bismarck remains the same as in the past, according to K. R. Ferguson, traffic manager of Northwes: “ir- ways, Inc., but the east-bound sched- ule has been altered. Planes leave -Billings now at 7:15 a.m. (M.S.T.) and reach the Twin Cities at 4:35 p. m. (C.S.T.) Intermediate stops are scheduled as follows: Miles City 8:35 (MS.T.), Glendive 9:30 (MS.T.), Dickinson 10:20 (MS.T.), Bismarck 12:15 p. m. (CS.T.). Jamestown 1:25 p. m., Val- ley City 1:50 p. m. and Fargo 2:25 p.m, mT Special Allotment Is Given Postoffice Washington, Nov. receive from the postoffice depart- ment $3,525.57 to pay for the added help they will be forced to put on during the Christmas mailing rush. The department said it would leave to the pogtmasters determination of how many men shall be employed. The average rate of pay is 55 cents an The fice receives the largest allotment, $1,377.22. _ Other allotments follow: Bismarck, 3423.76; Devils Lake, $90.06; Grand Forks, 96; Jamestown, $158.93; Mandan, $201.30; Minot, $380.89; Val- ley City, $207.45. Seven Are Hurt in Collision at Buford ford, Dale Scott and Woodrow Ritter of Buford, and Mr. and Mrs. William ' ATTENTION, DEER HUNTERS Bring Your Deer Heads for Mounting © Ralph Wooton, Licensed Taxidermist Prices Reasonable — All: Work Guaranteed Phone 1746 Bismarck, N. D. 1016-11th Street ” 16; | s 22.—(?)—Eight | leading cities of North Dakota will! ROTARY CLUB HEARS UN jd. H. M’Cay Says Residents Showed Great Care Against Fires Last Year North Dakotans exercised more care \against conflagrations in the year ‘from July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1933, ; than for several previous years, State Yire Marshal J. H. McCay told mem- {bers of the Bismarck Rotary club at luncheon program Wednesday noon. A total of 1,800 fires in the state | Was reported for the year, one of the {smallest totals in many years, he said. During the year 18 persons were ar- ested for arson and five convicted, e said. Fires claimed a dozen hu- |Man lives. His department, he said, is con- ducting an active campaign against ifire hazards, insisting that inflam- matory rubbish be removed from mu- nicipal property. George Bird, secretary of the O. H. Will company here, gave a “classifi- cation” talk on seeds, pointing out the diligence necessary to keep seeds pure and clean. The history of vegetable seeds goes | lack more than 4,000 years, he said. He told of the origin of many of the seeds and explained how they were spread from country to country and continent to continent. Exploration and famine, he said, have aided in distributing different | vegetables to new areas. He also discussed national and state regulations governing the seed business and told of efforts seed men ere making toward standardization of all varieties. Miss Phyllis Wolverton of Linton, accompanied by Al Lowry, sang two solos, Miss Wolverton and Bird were in- itroduced by Sharon R. Mote while McCay was introduced by E. M. Hen- aricks, ! Guests at the program included Avery L. Johpson of Devils Lake and Q K. Wildgrube of Minot. 2 ee se ae |Babe Comes Through \| With Grand Wallop Baltimore, Nov. 22. | story is about two crippled boys, a dog, and Baltimore's most fa- mous orphan, Babe Ruth. i Last week the local nawspaper carried a story about Jack Mc- Cann, 12, and Stanley Hardesty, 9, They wanted a dog. They are patients‘at the James Kernan hospital for crippled chil- dren and the doctors have pre- seribed plenty of exercise for them. Jack was attacked by a strange | disease when he was a small child which has gradually caused him to lose the use of his muscles. Stanley has tumors of the bone. It had seemed to the boys that walks would be more enjoyable if they had a dog, so they appealed to the newspapers, The Bambino was told about it, and he came through in great style, Jack and Stanley now have @ three-months old collie, white ; With a brown spot on its fore- | head. i “And it’s from Babe Ruth,” they exclaim in awed tones. Transcontinental Mark | Sought by Ford Truck Determined to beat the running ;time of the fastest transcontinental |trains, a Ford V-8 truck “with a full ‘load of merchandise is speeding ‘across the country from Atlantic City to Los Angeles in an effort to cover the 3,044 miles in less than three days, according to the Copelin Motor company, Ford distributor here. The truck, a standard one-and-a- half ton panel model, is being driven alternately by three drivers and is carrying a representative of the Key- stone Automobile Club as official ob- ! In addition to the four passengers and a full load ‘of freight, the truck, known as the Ford V-8 Transcontin- ental Freighter, carries - improvised: bunks in order that drivers and ob- ,Server may take turns | Sandwiches, fruit, chocolate and wa- ter are carried. |The trip began at Atlantic City, to Los Angeles. fi the course being through St. Louis Lee Cavanagh Fin ' By Police Pleading guilty to a charge of ‘qrunkeness before Police Magistrate Edward §. Allen Tuesday afternoon, jLee Cavanagh of Bismarck, former | professional boxer, was sentenced to D, FIRE MARSHAL sleeping. | n>9 mnead Magistrate | may mony velopment and history of public util- jities for the last forty years, you will | find at first independent utility plants, | by some individual owner, who start- \ed in a small way and gradually ex-| panded, until he had a well estab- lished business. Rates were fairly jhigh, if not high, but on the whole {generally good service was given. Still jat that time there was considerable wire pulling to advance his interests, | land he made money and in time be- came the town's wealthy man. ‘Then the promoters started the idea that through a connection of utilities of different cities and towns power) and light could be furnished cheaper and more efficiently, and the corpora- tion then began to get control of util- ities, independent owners selling out at inflated prices, and the corpora- tions putting out stock issues for a capitalization further inflated by mul- tiples from two to six in modest in- stances, and few know how much more except the promoters. To then talk municipal owned Plants, or even suggest that anything was wrong with a utility, was sacrilege of the worst kind. The reason for jsuch utility prestige was the fact that jin each town some stock of the newly | created corporation was offered and 01d to local people and owners of such stock were converted into loyal sup- Porters of their newly-acquired in- vestments, not knowing that when high pressure salesmen induced them to buy stock in the local industry that instead of getting stocks in the basic corporation owning their town's plant, they got stock of some holding com- pany, a first, second or third cousin, | or perhaps farther removed as to ownership. All the investors have in the last jfew years realized they were the vic- jtims of a high-power propaganda |scheme for acquiring control of utili- ties as evidenced by the intricate and flimsy Insull structure, and only @ duplicate of all the others, except in size, and that the investors were left here and there with almost worth- less stock. There are of course sound and hon- est utilities and the Foshays and In- sulls are extreme cases of fraudulent advantages, but it cannot be denied that public utilities in hands of hold- ing companies has caused a righteous Protest against them, by reason of so much dishonesty in capitalization, ‘and the unapproachable and inevit- able bosses controlling them, and then the unsatisfactory and wearisome at- tempts to get rate adjustments through «ae State Railroad and Warehouse Commission, whose authority is con- fined to rate adjustments and based on earnings on bond and stock issues over which they had no part. In cities of the size of Jamestown and Dickinson there has been lost in investments in utility corporations, by a few who have saved money, enough to pay half if not all of a new municipal plant, and as to it being a hardship on the present Investors, such is not the case. They are already willing to acknowledge their mistake and that is the reason why they now favor municipal-owned electric plants. The municipal electric plants have shown that a town can own its plant, and pay for it and give rates based on actual investments and fair to con-| sumers, and that when you have a_ kick coming, you don’t have to take it up through a lot of legal procedure | that would tire the patience of aj Job. | town or city to have an interest in their municipal-owned electric plant | ing company, and the public utility people can blame no one but them- selves, “Think it Over.” Editor's Note: The writer's statement that rates fixed by the state railroad board are based on bond and steck issues is in error. The law specifically states they must be based on act- ual valuations of the property without regard to outstanding se- curities. The time and money required to make such valuations have proved the biggest handicap to the board in adjusting such complaints. Roherty. Reelected . By Scout Committee J. N. Roherty was elected to serve his third term as chairman of the Bismarck district Boy Scout commit- tee as 17 scouters met Tuesday eve- ning to discuss the scout program for the coming months, Charles Liessman, H. O, Saxvik and Dr. H. A. Brandes were reelected vice . POLITICIAN INDICTED 8t. Paul, Nov. 23.—(%)—Leon Gleckman, finance company head and i Plan Altar March _ | It is better for the people of any ||} than have a share of stock in a hold- | Ii | Bismarck Garden Club To Plan Annual Event Plans for the annual dinner and in- door garden party of the Bismarck Garden club will be made when the organization meets Thursday evening Additional Society | Commerce. Mrs. R. 3. Towne, 722 Seventh 8t., is to be the speaker Thursday even- ing. Her topic is “Lilies for the Gar- den.” Lilies will be further discussed during the roll call which is on the subject, “My Favorite Lily.” There also will be the usual round table discussion of garden problems, * oe Ok St. George's Episcopal Evening Guild met at the home of Miss Gwendolyn Pilmoor, 821 Sixth 8t., ‘Tuesday evening. Bridge was played at three tables, with score honors awarded to Miss Rita Murphy, 213 Avenue A West. xe * Bridge played at three tables was the pastime at the St. Jude's mis- sionary group meeting held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Charles Gray, 206 Thirteenth St. Prize win- ners in the card games were Mrs. N. H. Woehle, 420 Fifteenth St. and Mrs. John Bozak, 507 Thirteenth St. Mrs. Gray served a lunch, | Meetings of Clubs | \| And Social Groups | e aida The Trinity Lutheran Study Circle meets at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday eve- ning with Mrs. F. 8. Lunde, 1011 Ave- nue E. xe * New York, Nov. 22.—(?)—Mary| The Bismarck Homemakers club McCormic, singer of opera who was will have a regular meeting at- 2:30 ivorced Nov. 14 in Los Angeles from o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Serge Mdivani, is planning another demonstration room of the North marriage and life on a Connecticut Dakota Power and Light. company, farm that has “cows and potato 122 Broadway avenue. patches.” * * Miss McCormic said last night that she and Harry Bannister, film actor and former husband of Ann Hard- ing of the screen, will be married January 29. * The Order of the Rainbow will ini- tiate new members and conduct bal- loting when it meets at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening at the Masonic temple. Following the meeting and initiation services, lunch will be served by the Order of the Eastern Star. H { called by police a former power in local politics, was indicted by a fed- eral grand jury today on charges of income tax evasion. The government charges Gleckman evaded payments totaling $60,177 in 1929-31. * oe OK A change has been made in the regular meeting of the Zion Lutheran Ladies’ Aid. The members will mect Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock with Mrs. A. C. Wilde, 706 Fourth St., in- stead of with Mrs. L. B. Brauer, Rosser Avenue West, as was an- nounced. baatine A G. D. Bell Recovering From Mishap Injury G..D. Bell, who resides at 614 Rosser avenue, fractured his right elbow; while he was cranking his car at his home recently. Mr. Bell entered a local hospital for treatment and the bones of his arm were wired together. | building. He returned to his home following the Started on a comforter to be given to operation and is convalescing there.|% Poor family at Christmas time. The Bell is employed by the Northern Pa-| Misses Winnifred Byers and Emma cific railway company at the local; Gorman will bride lunch, freight house. nce ert Members of the Ancient Order of PACKERS RESUME WORK United Workmen and invited friends South St. Paul, Minn. Nov. 22.—| Will be entertained at a card party (®)—The Armour & oupane: Pare sponsored by the lodge following the ing plant, closed Friday due to a|resular meeting Thursday evening. strike, resumed operations Wednesday|The card games will begin at 9 at about half its usual volume, Strik-/0'clock. Arrangements for the party ers, demanding higher pay and oth-| 8% under direction of Mrs. Rex Al- er changes, continued to picket. brecht, 718% ager ee Mrs. Henry Jones, 823 Tenth 8t., is program leader for the meeting of the Thursday Musical club to be held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the American Legion Auxiliary room of the World War Memorial build- ing. Hostesses for this meeting are Mrs. J. L. Hughes, 519 Eleventh 8t., afd Mrs. Anne Hurlbut Petersen, Tribune apartments. * * * Owing to the illness of three offi- cers, the Degree of Honor Protective association will not hold the initia- tion of new members which was planned for the regular meeting to be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the World War Memorial building dining room. The initiation has been deferred until December. Plans for a Christmas party, balloting and other * Members of the Zither club are to meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the American Legion Auxillary jroom of the World War Memorial GRANGE CONDEMNS STRIKE Boise, Ida., Nov. 22.—(#)—The Na- tional Grange Wednesday voted con- demnation of the farm strike as a means of securing “economic justice” for agriculture. It is estimated that potential bene- fit payments on hogs and rental pay- ments on corn land in North Dakota under the tentative corn-hog produc- tion control plan of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration will bring more than $11,000,000 to farmers of the state. A python’s eggs are about the same size as those of a hen. After laying about a hundred, the female coils herself around them and remains thus until the young are hatched; this taxes two months, during which time the snake fasts. NOTICE—School and coun- ty warrants will be taken at paf in trade for any merchan- dise in our store. Alex Rosen & Bro. Fish sold alive in markets or or- dered in restaurants must be stunned with a mallet blow before being touched with a knife, according to a new law in Prussii Starting Nov. 23. Thanksgiving Specials at Real Sale Prices Bargains like these don’t happen every day! There are dresses for all occasions in gay fall and wintry colors. This is your oppor- tunity to save. $3.95, $4.95 and $6.95 “In Silk Crepes! Travel Crepes! Knits and Woo! Is! $9.95, $12.50 and Up In Satins! Sheers! Failles! Dull Crepes! and Velvets A down payment will hold any garment until wanted OHM DRESS SHOP Bismarck, N. D. Across from G. P. Hotel Thursday and Friday CASH AND CARRY SIRLOIN STEAK, Ib. . .16c PORK STEAK, Ib. . HAMBURGER, Ib. VEAL STEW, Ib. .. GUSSNER’S 310 Main Avenue at 7:30 o'clock at the Chamber of! 09 | Window in the garage, broke a glass | ‘At this time work will be | been run through fields and barn- | | business will come before the mem: bers Thursday evening. Mrs, Freda! Moscow, Nov. 32—()—A dispatch 8. Eliason, 218 Avenue D West, and|from Kharkov said the newly con- Mrs. Wilma J. Engen, 811 Sixth 8t.,) structed airplane K-7, said to be the are on the refreshments committee. /lsrgest airplane for everland flying in * * the world, crashed there Tuesday All members of the St. George’s| killing 14 persons, Episcopal Afternoon Guild are re- Use the Want Ads CAPITOL ing to be held Thursday afternoon. —a THEATRE oe The meeting will be at the parish house starting at 3 o'clock. Plans for The most sensational spectacle the world tne bazaar and supper to be given by the organization Thursday, Dec. 7, has ever seen! will be outlined at this meeting. Mrs. O. N. Dunham, 707 Avenue A, is hos- tess. be aS rE | City-County News H. O. Putnam, Burleigh county ag- ricultural agent, Wednesday went to Fargo to confer with Ben Kienholz, federal agricultural statistician, and officials of the state agriculutral col- lege in regard to Burleigh’s wheat al- lotment-acreage reduction figures. Deer Hunting Party Marooned on Island A party of deer hunters experienced a night of severe discomfort as they! found themselves marooned on an island in the Missouri river near Rock Haven, north of Mandan. In the party were A. G. Olson and his son, Paul, of Fairmount, and Harry end Francis Zachmeier, Walter Romer , and Clem Matz of Mandan. They) crossed over to the island early Mon-/| day morning, searching for deer. A high wind arose and prevented them | from launching their boat. In their | attempt to get to the mainland an oar of their boat was broken. i Two hunters’ from Fessenden also were marooned on the Island and joined the group. if In the morning the party was able to leave the island. Not discouraged, they continued their hunt. Mandan Dairy Plant Robbed by Burglars Mandan, N. D., Nov. 22.—(#)—Bur- glars who entered the Purity Dairy company offices here early Wednes- day carried away the plant safe con- taining company books and about $2,100 in cash, checks, and warrants. About $500 of the sum was in cash, but H. C. Schulte, plant manager, said he was uncertain as to the amount of the loss because the books also are gone. The burglars entered through a 1COO SURPRISES AND SENSATIONS! FOOTLIGHT PARADE in the door leading into the creamery | and from there entered the offices. They rolled the safe into the garage and onto a milk truck belonging to the dairy. | Abandoned at the outskirts of the city, the truck bore signs of having yards when found Wednesday morn- ing enmeshed in barbed wire. The safe was missing. Sets New Mark for Western Air Route William Straith, pilot for North- west Airways Inc., believes he estab- lished @ new record on the Billings- Bismarck run of the airline Tuesday when he flew the route in 2 hours and 23 minutes flying time for an average of 171 miles per hour. The airline distance is 405 miles. | Aided by favorable winds, Straith| piloted the plane from Billings to) Miles City, Mont., in 50 minutes, to Glendive in 20 minutes, to Dickinson in 35 minutes and to Bsmarck in 38 minutes, Hurry! see it today! Last times tomorrow | (Thursday) | Evening All Seats 35c Please Come Early! New Frocks for Thursday, Friday and Saturday at $5.00 One hundred new seasonable frocks. All colors; street and Tavern styles, including wools, knits and fine real silks (not rayon mixed) at— $500 : Our $7.95 and $10.00 Dresses at $1.00 Buy your winter coat now at our new - : redui “ONS Senn iced prices