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

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather needa urattted aud warmer. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1933 PRICE FIVE CENTS Dry Law Is Given Final Blow Louisiana Voters Arm to Prevent Election SHOTGUNS, PISTOLS BARED IN ATTEMPT ~TOHALT LONG COUP Judge Issues Injunction to Thwart Distribution of Ballots at Polls HIGHWAY POLICE MOBILIZED} Warning That Bloodshed May Ensue Sent to Political Dictators at Capital Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 5.—(?}— With defiant and heavily armed citi- zens patrolling major highways and polling places to block plans for a congressional election in the sixth | district Tuesday, state highway po- lice, in plain clothes were sent from here to set up ballot boxes in parish- es which have declined to partic- ipate in the election. The election started haltingly, vot-/in the Union, Utah is apparently ment. ing precincts were opened quietly | proud of its rejection of the oldorder! The historic action is expected to! here and at other large centers injand is determined to be the 36th be taken this evening in the state | { Long one of the most arid states Where Prohibition Law Will Give Last Gasp port repeal of the prohibition amend-|and will constitute the “coup de grace” for the 18th amendment. Playing leading parts in the cere- mony will be M. H. Welling, left above, secretary of state, and Gov. the districts at the scheduled hour injand deciding state to formally sup- | capitol building at Salt Lake City.Henry H. Blood, right above. spite of court injunctions issued by the district courts Monday to pre- vent any distribution of ballots at the polls, There was light early voting. No polls were opened, however, in the parishes of Tangipahoa, Livings- ton and St. Helena, where violent demonstrations occurred during the last few days. Chairman Lee Ponde of the sixth district Democratic com- mittee said the election had been “called off” in those in obe- dience to the injunction issued by district executive committeé's candi- date, Mts. Bolivar E. Kemp,t+as stic-|’ cessor to her late husband. The citizens had demanded a party primary election to select the Demo- cratic candidate. Long kept guards around his head- quarters atop the Roosevelt hotel in New Orleans as he conducted the election maneuvers. Warnings have been sent to Sen- ator Long and Governor O. K. Allen from leaders of the 12 parishes in the district that bloodshed might ensue. Hundreds of citizens have been sworn in as deputies to enforce court in- junctions to prohibit the distribution of ballots. Shots were exchanged Monday night at the Amite River bridge between 25 citizens and occupants of a truck, who, they believed, were bringing new ballots from Baton Rouge to replace those burned earlier in the evening at Livingston Parish. Windows were shot out of the truck but no one was injured. The truck escaped down a swamp trail. Dickinson Resident Takes His Own Life Dickinson, N. D., Dec. 5.—()—Na- thaniel M. Gibson, 46, Dickinson rural mail carrier, died Tuesday, three hours after members of his family found him in his bedroom with a self- inflicted gunwound in the head. .36 calibre revolver was found at his side. Gibson came to Dickinson with his father in 1906. He had been a rural mail carrier for eight years. He leaves his widow, two children, Edith and Pearl, his father, four brothers, M- cluding Calvert of Killdeer, and a sis- ter. ‘TRIAL HONEYMOON’ O. K. Hollywood, Dec. 5.—(#)—Their “trial honeymoon” of. the past three weeks » under chaperonage having proved a success, .Fifl Dorsay, screen actress, And. again to the shepherds the angel of the Lord spoke, saying This shall’ be a sign unto you: You shall, Gnd the babe, your Saviour, in the city of David wrapped in swaddling clothes, tying ‘tn a manger. /~ SHOPPING ~ DAYS AMERICAN LEGION PROGRAM PRAISED BY RELIEF LEADER Christianson Urges All Citizens | to Cooperate in Charity Enterprise Praise of the project of the Am- erican Legion of North Dakota whic! will conduct a clothing collection campaign for needy familles of the state was voiced Tuesday by Judge A. |M. Christianson, chairman of the fed- eral emergency relief committee for North Dakota. ‘The 175 posts of the legion will col- lect garments and bedding during the week of December 10 to 17. turning the material over to the federal emer- gency relief committee for distribu- ition to those in need. SAYS AIRPORT HERE TO BE ONE OF BEST | Aviation Officer of Fort Lincoln Addresses Bismarck Kiwanis Club { i i ——_———_ | A prediction that Bismarck will be- ;come a strategic point on the north- lern air route in the comparatively near future was made Tuesday noon by Lieut. C. N. 8S. Ballou, aviation ‘officer at Fort Lincoln, in a talk be- fore the Kiwanis club. | Tdeut. Bailou gave an outline of the ;Plan for improving Bismarck’s muni- cipal flying field with the aid of fed- eral funds, including the installation of hard-surfaced runways, improve- i Ment of landing lanes and e: wind vanes and floodlights. E. A. Hughes of Bismarck has con- sented to turn his large beacon light. the “Lucky Lindy”, which has been on top of the Prince Hotel here, over airport officials for use at the fly- Gopher Legislature In Special cated ie nm Westerner to Face | Extradition Hearing JAMESTOWN JUDGE HERE FOR OPENING An extradition hearing will be held here late Tuesday to determine whether J. P.: Parkinson is to be re- turned to Tacoma, Wash., where he is wanted on charges of obtaining money under false pretences. He was taken into custody at Stanton, but is at lib- OF DISTRICT COURT Tacoma uuthorities allege he col- 74 Civil Cases Are on Calendar; {lected fees from political Job seekers jon promises of obtaining positions for will — dury Until : january them, , fs | Judge R. G. McFarland of James- TAQUOR TO BECOME .ccs.2g azeres oo LEGALINAS STATES cz = ~ ARTER UTAH BALLOT Only court cases were to be tried { immediately, since a jury will not be called until early in January, Judge McFarland announced recently. It was expected the opening after- |Moon would be taken up with the lreading of the calendar, which in- {dudes 74 civil causes, 48 of which ave been carried over from previous terms and 26 of which are new. The new actions listed in the calen- dar include: Guy Smith vs. Cora 5. McLean. Bridgeman - Russell company vs. ‘Thomas J. Haggerty and Lavina H. (By The Associated Press) Cook, When Utah gives the word Tuesday,| Nick Torzeski vs. Mrs. Sam Baro- uk, the flow of liquor will be immediate- |"UX- ‘ iy legal in: Massachusetts, Rhode|,gNowh Dakota Power and Light company vs. R. E. Jack, Island, Connecticut, New York, Penn-| G. R. Lipp vs. Mrs. E. V. Cobb, svlvania, Delaware, Wisconsin, Ili- | Bertha Lumm, Emerson Bull et al. uois, Colorado, Indiana, Arizona, New| Ervin Bourgois vs. George Larson Mexico, California, Nevada, Wash- aud Josephine Larson. Gustaf, Oscar and Clara Jacobson ington, Oregon, Louisiana, Maryland. New Jersey. Total 19. vs, Thomas Pink. Bismark Loan and Investment com- Montana, too, goes wet Tuesday, but | Pany vs. Finley Baker. actual sale of liquor will be delayed Sarah Phillips vs. Fred M. Farrell. vantil the state’s liquor selling ma- oe ee vs. Philip Edelman obey is perfected, probably in mid- Joseph E oer en S Winter , States in which the repeal of pro-| James L. Mason vs. O. H. vs hibition will not mean a thing so far} Peter Schmidt vs. Soo Line. as immediate sale and consumption is} Joseph McClusky vs. R. H. Walker. ‘concerned are: Alabama, Arkansas,| 7-M. Casey vs. A. E. Shipp. Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Gomes Adame $i, 8,0. Caiorn. ‘Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minne-| 7-H. Carpenter Lumber company ‘sota, Mississipp!, Missouri, Nebraska, (New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ten- ith Dakota, | Fexas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wy- cming, West Virginia. Total 28. | Of the dry states, legislative action {in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio is ex- pected to prepare the way for sale spon, New Jersey, one of the wettest ; States, had a temporarily confused {status with the threat of a guberna- <orial veto over its control bill. Montana Is Technically Wet But Actually Dry Because of Unforseen Delay . J. Schultz vs. V. J. Wilson and Vincent Wilson. q Philip Weisenberger, Johanna (Bosch, Helen Bosch and Fredericka Weisenberger vs. Albin Hedstrom. Myrtle Frazier vs, R. 8. Towne. Buchler. Republicans Attack Alleged Dictatorship ing the Roosevelt administration ‘vs, Benton Transportation company |Gorm: ‘Thomas H. Buchler vs. Minnie M.|day Washington, Dec. Bey Contant | 4 WHEAT MEN CUTTING ACREAGE 10 COMPLY WITH UL §. FIGURES County Associations Begin Drive to Get Within Al- lotment Limits 12 DISTRICTS ARE 0. K. NOW Others Make Progress But Checks Wait on Reduction of State Total Fargo, N. D., Dec. 5.—()—Acres totaling 579,641 were lopped off by North Dakota county wheat allot- ment groups in five days last week as the associations began a deter- mined drive to wipe off the 1,070,000 acre overrun which has been holding up progress in the wheat campaign in more than two-thirds of the coun- ties of the state. N. D. Gorman of the North Dakota! Agricultural college extension service, who is supervising the work of coun- ty agents and wheat agents, stated Tuesday that 490,359 acres still re- main to be taken out of application statements before the state is within the limits of the figures set by the government. This figure, 10,564,000 acres, represents the five-year aver- age wheat acreage in the state. Removal of the remainder of the overrun probably will be accomplished within the next week, Gorman in- dicated. When this has been done a rapid winding up of the wheat cam- paign is looked for. Twelve counties so far have had their applications approved and have launched their drives for signed con- tracts. Several are already well to- ward completion of the work with likelihood they will be ready to send their contracts to Washington for final approval before the middle of the month. No checks can be issued until the entire state has reconciled its figures with those of the govern- ment, however. Many Making Progress is now being made by practically every wheat association. Counties which already have begun work on contracts, announced by Gorman, are Billings, Burleigh, Sheri- dan, Kidder, La Moure, Foster, Eddy, Walsh, McKenzie, Griggs gnd Dickey. The state review board, located at the Agricultural college, is prepar- ing to go over the applications of Ransom and Rolette counties this week. Members of the review board are Ben Kienholz, agricultural statis- ticlan; Harry Anderson, marketing specialist, and Gorman. Both Ran- som and Rolette counties have in- dicated they are within their fed- eral figure. Other counties reported under the maximum permitted, but which have not submitted their records, are Ben- son, Emmons, Grant, McIntosh, Mer- cer, Morton, Nelson, Oliver, Pembina and Stark. The overrun difficulty has resulted from overstatement of acreage and production on the applications of growers. It has been demonstrated repeatedly that the bulk of the over- run is due to unintentional errors. Thousands of acres, for example, have been removed from statements mere- ly by making the necessary allow- ance for roads and section lines, | George E. Farrell, chief of the wheat section of the agricultural ad- justment administration, will be in Fargo We to discuss with the extension forces problems of the ad- PUTNAM RENEWS PLEA FOR SIGNING AT ONCE Commending farmers who already have responded, H. O. Putnam, Bur- jleigh county agricultural agent, Tues- renewed his appeal to .wheat growers to speedily sign contracts under the federal allotment-acreage reduction relief program. Several hundred farmers had signed up to noon Tuesday, he said. | | | justment work, it was announced by | an, : Local Boy Is Class Leader at Detroit U Duncan Wallace, graduate of Bis- marck high graduate and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan J. McGillis of 814 Fourth St., served as chair- man of the publicity committee for the recent “Annual Snow Ball” at the University of Detroit. ‘The ball was staged by the sopho- more class of the university, of which Duncan is a member, at the Detroit Masonic temple. More than 700 couples attended the function. Duncan was graduated from Bis- marck high school with the class of 1931, FARM ARISTOCRATS HOLD STAGE CENTER AT LIVESTOCK SHOW Selection of Grand Champion Steer Is Day's High Point at Big Exhibition Chicago, Dec. 5.—(#)—Into the cen- ter of the International Livestock Ex- Position’s spacious arena Tuesday stalks the world’s aristocrats of beef cattle for the grand climax of agri- culture’s annual winter show—the crowning of the grand champion steer. While attention focused on this event, the feature of 33 other exposi- tions which have preceded this one in Chicago, grainmen watched the con- clusion of the huge task of sorting ears of corn and the pending choosing of the world’s corn king. Tuesday a new international wheat king was crowned. Although not here to receive the awafd personally, Frank Isakson, on his farm in Elfros, Saskatchewen, 100 miles north of Winnipeg, heard the news of his cor- onation. The winning sample was a hard red spring variety. Durum wheat, a strain which sel- dom triumphs at the International, won the reserve championship for William Rogers of Tappen, British Columbia. It was with this type of grain, however, that the Wembly, Al- berta, wizard of the field, Herman Trelle, won the kingship last year for his third consecutive victory. Trelle, ke other three-time winners of grain titles, was forced out of competition this year by @ rule of the Interna- {ional Hay and Grain Show. North Dakota growers carred off 13 of the premiums offered for hard red spring wheat. Thirty-nine of the 78 awards went vw Canadian growers, and the remain- der were divided among Montana, Dllinois, Wisconsin and Nebraska producers, The North Dakota Agricultural col- iege, Fargo, placed second in Short- horn steers, 750-875 pounds, Oklahoma's 4-H club team won the national club congress poultry judg- ing contest. Michigan was second and Illinois third. FORMER BISMARCK WOMAN SUCCUMBS Mrs. Herman Kollmann, Mabel M. Larse Stricken at Fargo | Mrs. Herman Kollmann, formerly of Bismarck and sister of three Cap- ital City men, died Sunday at Fargo and funeral services will be concuct- ed here Wednesday afternoon. Death of the 29-year-old woman was caused by complications follow- ing child birth. Her infant son, who died also, will be buried in his mother's arms. Mrs. Kollmann, who was Miss Mabel Melruth Larsen before her marriage, was born at Mandan Jan. 1, 1904, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl P. Larsen. marck when she was a child and she this| of the Grace Lutheran church of Far- g0, officiating. Mrs. Kollmann was & member of the Grace church. Rites here will be conducted from the First Lutheran church at 2:30 clock We Rev. W. ° foe 3 at Fairview cemetery here. Mrs. Kollmann and six-year: Body of Murdered Woman Is Exhumed Poem cge Ag Dec. sm) — The rho exhumed and the body of Bheta Gardner Wynekoop remain- Ann, and r, Thomaier, of Fargo. she leaves . ‘arid her hailf-brothers, Donald Paul Larden. TOWNLEY NAMED 10 DIRECT REVIVAL OF OLD ORGANIZATION National Nonpartisan League Formed at Meeting in Bismarck Monday WILL SEEK FEDERAL MONEY Aim Is to Have Government Build Shoe, Leather, Flour and Other Mills The National Nonpartisan League again has come into being, with its founder and organizer, Arthur C. Townley, once more its president. The organization was revived at a mass meeting of several hundred farmers here Monday at which Gov. William Langer pledged his support to an industrial program which Town- Jey called “the original Nonpartisan League program.” Federal financial support will be sought by a delegation of North Da- kotans who will leave Saturday for Washington in automobiles under leadership of Langer. Townley’s program calis for expan- sion of state-owned enterprises and includes, in addition to the present bank, mill and elevator operated by the state, packing plants, tanneries, shoe and leather products factories, “other industries that will provide a money?” small distributing flour mills and market for the farmers’ raw products and work for the people of the state.” Issuance of money by the state, to be used as a medium of exchange in purchasing materials manufactured by the proposed enterprises, was sug- gested by Townley in reply to a ques- tion of “what are we going to use for Revive Expansion Idea A resolution was adopted naming PRORIBITION'S LAST GASP SOUNDS WHEN UTAH BODY BALLOTS Action of Western State Is Sig- nal for Legal Drinking In 19 States | PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO ACT |Last Slender Obstacle to Proc- lamation Ended by Judge in Washington Washington, Dec. 5.—(#)—From one end of the land to the other, the hours were being counted away Tues- day toward that moment, when the Utah repeal convention will act and obliterate the eighteenth amend- ment, ‘ Pennsylvania and Ohio conventigns were held several hours earlier, with Utah holding off until around 2 p.m, Mountain time, to make sure of being the last state in making up the three fourths required for rati- fication of the twenty-first amend- ment. Utah had been expected to delay until late in the day but a change in the was announced which would put the final action at about 3 p. m., Mountain time. Pennsylvania's ratification was re- corded at 12:50 p. m., eastern time, at the capitol in Harrisburg. Ohio’s convention completed ite vote at 2:43 p. m., E. 8. T. The last slender obstacle to formal Proclamation of a return of the li- quor problem to the states was re- moved in the District of Columbia supreme court, where attempts to restrain William Phillips—acting se- cretary of state—from issuing the fin- al document were rejected. President Roosevelt was ready with his proclamation ending certain taxes January 1. He worked along on li- quor and other problems, taking no outward notice of the imminence of repeal. But his aides were active, apparent- The Larsen family moved to Bis-| put ednesday afternoon, with Schmidt of Flasher in The bodies will be interred Page Two) ‘Townley, Congressman William Lemke beers and F. B. Wood of St. Paul as mem- bers of the executive committee. Devils Lake Votes The resolution called for expansion For Electric Plant Devils Lake, N. D., Dec. 5.—(?)}—In. @ record .vote cast in a special elec- tion here Monday, Devils Lake voters 70 per cent majority construction of a municipal power Plant at a cost not to exceed $400,000. The vote was 1,310 to 657. City Auditor H. W. Swenson said Tuesday he expects the city commis- sion to take immediate steps to file an application with the state public works board for a federal grant and loan. The election climaxed an intense two-weeks campaign by proponents and opponents of the power plant uroject. The Ottertail Power company, whose franchise runs for nine more years, maintained present rates are not discriminatory and are as low as places where municipal plants are operated. Also opposing the project was a taxpayers committee which sontended the city should not go into debt for the plant and that the bonds to be issued were a direct obligation upon the taxpayers. A citizens committee supported the proposal and joined with members of the commission in sponsoring a cam- vaign in favor of the plant. They said payment for the plant would be made out of the net earnings and in 20 way would be an obligation upon ‘he taxpayers or their property. of the league into other states. ‘The league has been active in North Dakota politics for many years but its national activities virtually were discontinued when Townley was de- posed some years ago as league head. Gov. Langer pledged his support “100 per cent” to Townley’s industrial after it had been approved unanimously by the conference and promised to lead a delegation of more than 100 North Dakotans to Washing- ton to ask federal financial support. It was agreed to have the dele- gates meet in Fargo Friday night and to leave in an automobile caravan Saturday. The resolution adopted by the meet- ing stated the Nonpartisan League has been inactive in all states “where it formerly was strong” except North Dakota, and that former members in other states “would welcome a chance to again follow the leadership of North Dakota in progressive political action and join us in the revivified fight for the people of the country.” Laud Old Chief Highly | “We are satisfied,” the resolution | said, “that no other man has the| |vision, courage and ability to bring | this program before the people of our | neighboring states and of the nation that A. C. Townley has.” Langer drew attention to such state-owned enterprises as the Bank of North Dakota and the mill and elevator, declaring they had been suc- cessful. He termed the bank as the strongest in the state today. told the conference the @elegates to Washington “are not going down there bankrupt or with) Man Breaks Jaw in Chopping Accident (Continued on Page Two) — Delinquent Tax Lists [tiie meet atte in au fe Are Posted in County |ir:'whicn he hae shopped dowa tell In accordance with a new law pass- the county. lists are posted at the A. H. store in Regan, the Ster- State Bank at Sterling, the Mof- delinquent last Oct. 15 are posted. Fargoan Happy Over |New Job; Drops Dead —___—_—_——_——_—-