The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1934, Page 3

SATHRE FIL FACE ~ LAGTORS OF STATE Langer Attorney General Can- _\ @idate Was Appointed to Present Office Editor’s Note: This is the 14th Of @ series of sketches of candi- (By The Associated Press) Appointed attorney general last No- vember 1, P. O. Sathre seeks election ‘to that office with the indorsement of the Langer faction of the Nonparti- san League. Previously he had been an assistant ‘United States district attorney at Far- go and had served as a state's attor- ney and as a member of both branches of the state legislature. He was ap- Pointed attorney general by Gov. William Langer to succeed A. J. Gronna who resigned to fill a vacancy on the district court bench. Born at Adams in Mower county, ‘Minnesota, Feb. 7, 1878, Sathre, at the age of eight, came with his parents to Steele county, North Dakota. He attended public schools in Steele county, preparatory college at Crook- ston, Minn., and the University of North Dakota law school, where he received his law degree in 1910. He ‘was admitted to the bar and prac- ticed at Finley until 1924, He then Tent ‘© Fateo, returning to Finley in From 1903 to 1908, he was clerk of the district cotirt of Steele county, @nd from 1912 to 1922 was state's at- torney. He was a member of the state house of representatives in the session of 1924. Two years later he ‘was elected to the senate, serving two terms. At the time of his appoint- ment as attorney general he was an assistant attorney general. Sathre is representing the state in tax cases, involving over $1,000,000, brought by railroads operating in the state. He recently appeared before the United States supreme court in an action involving North Dakota’s embargo law, and will represent the state when the case is heard on its merits before the federal district court. Sathre will compete for the Repub- lican nomination in a three cornered fight in the June primary election. ‘His opponents are C. Liebert Crum of Carson, anti-Langer candidate, and ‘Thomas G. Johnson of Hillsboro. ‘The Democratic candidate is John ‘Moses of Hazen, who is unopposed. WACHTER PTA 10 ARRANGE PICNIC All Invited to Memorial Day Fete, Scheduled to Be Held in Kiwanis Park Decision to hold a Memorial Day pienic to which all who care to come are invited was announced Friday by & committee of the Wachter Parent- ‘Teachers Association, the only organ- ization of its kind in Bismarck. Tentative plans call for the affair to be held at Kiwanis Park with free lemonade and free coffee: ‘The picnic will close the year’s ac- tivities for the group which has been active for the last two years in pro- -moting, not only the interests of ‘Wachter school, but of such other or- ganizations as the boy scouts and girl scouts, which also meet at the school building. Although it has only 67 members, such is the interest taken in its work that during the last year it often has had an attendance of 200 at its meet- ings. Among its activities have been a cash donation to Camp Grassick, the purchase of a piano for use at the school and the purchase of dishes for use in connection with its social af- fairs, of which may were given dur- ing the winter. It also repaired the playground equipment at the school, which had been in bad condition. During the season just ended a number of home-talent plays were given. Other entertainment included the showing by Russell Reid of his moving pictures on North Dakota birds, In charge of the picnic is @ com- Mrs. William Bits of News From Throughout World (By The Associated Press) IRISH VOTE FOR CHANGE Dui year from today, as establish a republic. HUNT DILLINGER IN LONDON dences were found to be in need of repairs in a report made public Fri- conditions. The study is designed to provied in- formation upon which the building industry can base plans for business revival. It is being financed by funds from the civil works adminis COE Teer Turning The SEARCHLIGHT Behind the Scenes ‘Vuvveeensen cucu vee Tuencennnevnce acerca reve ean neeeerer ea cee ARNETTE PETITIONS AS POLITICAL INSURANCE ‘Those petitions which were circulated at a meeting of highway em- Ployes in Minot and which created considerable speculation because they; were in blank, were merely a form of political insurance devised by the Langer administration for use in the event they are needed. | All sorts of rumors have been flying around, chief among them being that Governor Langer, in the event of his conviction in federal court or his defeat at the primary election in June intends to do a “Pa Ferguson” and enter his wife as a candidate for the governorship. The low-down which was given the insiders at Minot took no account of such an ide: The explanation of the purpose of the petitions was that they were to be used to insure the governor a place on the fall ballot as an independent candidate in the event that he is beaten at the primary. The idea is that, even though other candidates held the Republican ‘and Democratic nominations, the Langer political machine might be able to muster enough votes to beat them both and return the governor to office. No hint was given that there is even the least possibility of convicting! the governor on the charges which he now faces in federal court. To make! such an admission would be bad political psychology. NOT MUCH WAS HEARD ABOUT IT a Talk that there might be a demonstration here when the governor went to trial was borne out—if only to a very slight degree—by the presence in Bismarck last Tuesday of about 100 persons, most of them from the south- ern part of the state. The largest delegation was one from Ransom county oe, came in a truck with trailer attached. There were about 50 in that Hint The governor met the entire group Tuesday afternoon and said he was glad the crowd was not larger because bloodshed might have ensued if a big demonstration were staged. “Of course,” he said, “we could easily have/ had 10,000 if we had wanted them to come here.” ‘Telling the group his time would be taken up during the trial, he said Mrs. Langer would carry on in his stead, taking to the hustings in his be- half. The plan is to have Mrs, Langer make short speeches and to have others do the heavy political bell-ringing. The idea of billing her, Langer explained to the faithful, is to attract the crowds. Another woman sched- uled to participate in the campaign. according to one informant who was present, is Mrs. Carl Lewis, wife of an employe of the Bank of North Da- kota and a sister of A. J. Gronna, Jr., and James Gronna, NEW KIND OF HOLIDAY IN PROSPECT Te Maintenance workers on the state highways contemplate a new kind of holiday for June 26, the day before the primary election. In his speech to the handful of “demonstrators” Langer announced that he would declare the holiday so the lads could wind up the campaign in a blaze of glory and super-activity. “I have the guts to declare the holiday, indictment or no indictment,” he shouted. ‘Whether or not the “holiday” would be with pay was not mentioned. Recently one highwayman is known to have remarked that he was credited with four hours of work every time he attended a political meeting. THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME FROM GARRISON Some significance may be attached to the fact that R. A. Johnson’s an- nouncement of his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination was made at Garrison after conversations which evidently included one with Lars J. Siljan, Garrison editor and a strong Langer supporter. At least it was Lars who gave the news to the world. If, as some have intimated, the Johnson candidacy was inspired by prof- fers of support from Langet’s friends, the obvious intention is to force into the Democratic party many voters who might otherwise have gone into the! Republican column to vote against the Langer administration. The rumor may be unfair to Johnson and probably is. The fact remains that many ob- servers, particularly Democrats, seem inclined to look behind the scenes, THE LION LAYS DOWN WITH THE LAMB One of the quietly amusing incidents at the Langer trial in federal court is the situation at the press table where representatives of five news- Papers gather to watch and listen. When arrangements were made for a press table, someone connected with the court conceived the idea of putting numbers on the chairs and assigning the newsmen to permanent seats. As a result, Sam Clark, editor of The Record, anti-administration pub- | lication, and Oscar Buttedahl, editor of Governor Langer's political sheet, were seated side by side. There were quiet chuckles among the brothers of the craft but no comment. In addition to their political differences the two men have engaged in something of a feud. ‘To date the decorum of the court has been rigidly observed by both. THE NEWS HOUNDS ARE CAGEY When the fur begins to fly as the evidence comes in, readers of all news- Papers in the state can be pretty well assured of reasonably accurate ac- counts of what goes on at the trial. That announcement by the judge about. the status of newspapermen sent cold shivers down a few spines, intensified op ee of others to do a good job in reporting the case without prejudice. The dailies, most of which are opposed to the governor politically, have 5 given every indication of sticking to the record as it develops in court and letting the chips fall where they may. Any others will follow the same course as a matter of safety. None of them wants to get hailed before the judge and questioned about anything he has written. GORDON COX AS NUMBER EIGHT Some surprise was occasioned locally by the appearance of Gordon Cox at the defense counsel table as attorney for Oscar J. Chaput, business man- re, Miles ager of the “Leader.” The fact is that he was employed by Governor Langer, as are most of the other attorneys appearing for the defense. One lawyer said he repre- sents only his individual client, one of the minor defendants. Another is said to have the same status. A CURRENT POLITICAL PHENOMENON One of the current political phenomena is the effort of anti-Langer Nonpartisans to crash the columns of the “Leader” with denials of charges which have been made against them. The usual system is to send a letter to the “Leader” editor, daring him to print what they have to say. To date most of these letters apparently have been consigned to the waste basket. On several occasions, copies of the letters have been sent to The Tribune with the suggestion that the/T1. pas People should be accorded an opportunity to get the facts. One of the lastest such missives is that from O. P. Shelstad, dairy com- missioner, dated May 22, and challenging the statement that the duties of the dairy inspection department were transferred to the state regulatory department. The letter sets forth that the regulatory department inspects | only for sanitation, does nothing to insure the farmer a fair price for his |L0s Angeles cream. Among other things it quotes Stephen Ter Horst, tory de- partment chief, as admitting to Shelstad that none of his help is quali- Miami fied to perform the duties of dairy inspector. There will be a lot said about this before the campaign ends. Federal Survey Holds 54 Per Cent —_— ||_Weather Report 1C ° day unsettled; cooler northwest For South Da- kota: Generally fair, slightly warmer east por- tion tonight; Sunday somewhat FAR ‘unsettl west, Legis fair east, warmer extreme e For Montana: Unsettled tonight and Sunday; cooler east of Divide. Minnesota—Fair, slightly warmer in north and extreme southeast tonight; ‘Sunday fair in south, partly cloudy in north, warmer, Outlook for the Period For the upper Mississi valley— lower Missouri valley and the north- ern and central Great Plains: Fairly neral showers probable within first etled. Inter “halt probably with r fi some showers; temperatures mostly near or somewhat above normal. GENERAL pipe tad yw om low pressure area katchewan south- 28-June 2 reat Lakes region (8S. 8. Marie 30.28), Light precipitation has occurred over the north Pacific coast, but elsewhere the weather is gen- erally fair. Cool weather prevails over the East, but temperatures are [ald higher over the North- Bismarck station barometer, inch- Jes: 28.13. Reduced to sea level, 29.87. Missouri river stage at 7 a. m.: 3.2 ft. 24-hour change, 0.0 ft. PRECIPITATION For Bismarck Station: NORTH DAKOTA POINTS th- Low- est Pct. BISMARCK, clear . 38 Beach, ar 52 Carrington, clear — clear . Pembina clear janish clear Si a Williston clear Wishek, clear SOUTH D. SSSSSSSSSSSSRSERSSS5 8333883838388238338333° ES seneenaeneannsenesssan, 2 4 Ld g 3 Be iY 2 8 ss 8 Huron, clear ae Rapid City, clear MINNESOTA POINTS ‘High- Low- Minneapolis, clear Moorhena, ‘lear Amarillo, Tex., cldy Boise, Idan: a 2. 8 ines, Ia., 6 lear. Dodge City, Kan., cldy 74 Edmonton, “ere pteldy i oy 12 oma’ City, pteldy 76 Pr. Albert, Sask., Preldy 86 Qu’, Sas,, clear Ore., clay St. Louis, Mo., clear. Salt Lake City, cldy 8. 8. Marie, Mich. Seattle, Wash., cldy . Sh . » clear... Sioux City, Ia., clear .. §888838888833888888838885888883888388888 SSSSsVsasrsSssKResssss BSSSSSTASSSSTSSSISSSSSSE OO Strange But True Stories of Life Of Fargo Homes in Need of Repairs Washington, May 26.—(#)—Fifty- four per cent of Fargo’s 5,200 resi- cent. The city had 242 “extra fam- ilies” who had gone to live with rela- tives and friends, persons who would live in their own homes in normal times, An 82-per-cent predominance of single family structures was reported. Seventy-nine per cent of the resi- dences are of wood and 16 per cent, the largest figure for any of the 14 cities tabulated, are of stucco con- struction. ‘The city also had the largest num- ber of dwelling units located in apart- tration are rented for less than $20. Twenty-two per cent of the city’s g ee a3 ie : | Fe (The Associated Press) Rooney-only meant to be polite when he approached a boy stag- gering down the street under the way t belps ss Be beg but me boy ia a In found sev- eral hundred “goliags worth of drills and woodworking tools stolen from a nearby plant. Yesterday’s Stars five hit game against Browns, fan- ning five. Earl Averill, Indians—Hit homer, against os dealer, took his place. J Miller found that one from page one eee Cw ae Spee a case o! . 8. va. Gregory Talesmen Will Be which the defendant is charged with Kept Un der Gua rd theft of an automobile. case, &@ second panel. Licenses Are Issued the event of any illness or death of & juror one of the alternates will be selected by lot to fill the vacancy. The government used its challenge to dismiss Julius Moen, Tioga, farm- er. The defense passed its peremp- Issuance 2 to Migr tery aviators, lives! buyers agents, tory privilege. and motor freight operators was an- The only members of the jury panel state rail- not called for examination were Albert chad cordintonon edeind = Linn, Bisbee; Roy T. Baker, Fargo; |" amo; enses were: Gregor Henrickson, Fort Ransom; Sry beat io 3 R. G. Duncan, Judson; and Robert Kerr, Milton. Progress in the selection of jurors was slow Friday as the court, doing all the questioning, exercised par- ticular care in bringing to light any political prejudices which might in- terfere with the jurymen’s decision irrespective of evidence produced. Up to noon Friday, 42 prospective Jurors had been called. In the ex- aminations that followed, the gov- ernment exercised its last two chal- lenges to dismiss E. E. Culver, Mc- Henry, farmer; Frank J. Vejtasa, Fair- dale, farmer. Dismissed subsequently by defense challenges were A. T. Spanberg,.Bald- win, farmer; and W. W. Cooke, Fargo, farmer. Court Excuses Four The court excused four of the panel for cause. They: were Fred Hanna, Lisbon, grocer, member of the Na- tional Guard; Charles K. Hill, Grand Forks, oil salesman, who had busi- ness connections with the state mill and the state highway department; P. L. E. Godwin, Fargo, manager of a sash and door company holding a contract to furnish materials for the state capitol; and Arthur Ebentier, Carrington, creameryman, whose busi- ness brings him into association with the state dairy commissioner, O. 8. Hijelle, Mercer merchant, fifty-first juror called for examina- tion, completed the group of 12 which. will sit on the case. The defense, at this point in the Proceedings with one of its 10 chal- lenges remaining, conferred at some length and finally announced that the 12 men seated would compose the jury. Deputy Clerk Talcott immedi- ately swore them in. The court then proceeded to an- nounce its decision to call two alter- nates, Case to be Lengthy Because of indications that the case would be lengthy he said he believed it would be wise to use the statute allowing alternates. Harry Smith, Rogers, and Ed Gra- ham, Ross, both farmers, were called and excused when both testified that the drouth crisis required their pres- of Minot. Sheldon, Napoleon, Motor freight certificate — John Gregory, Wilton; Myron Gabeline, Bowman. Ferry license—Captain J. Larson of Washburn, authorizing operation of a ferry on the waters of the Missouri river near Washburn, Eight Run Rally Wins For Crookston Team St. Paul, May 26.—()—An eight run rally in the seventh inning broke up & pitchers’ duel and gave the Crooks- Duluth White Sox in the Northern League. Duluth held a 1-0 lead before the Pirates started hitting Shelso. The Fargo-Moorhead Twins down- ed the Brainerd-Little Falls 5 to 2; Winnipeg won its second straight from Superior, 5- ind the Greater 6-1, World’s Fair Opens world's fair, in glittering new dress, eae. its return engagement Sat- urday. ing fountains. Fair officials predicted the opening day crowd would exceed that of last year. Independents Form Committee at Forks Grand Forks, N. D., May 26.—(?)— A. J. Seman, Grand Forks, was named chairman of the Grand Forks county ence at home. Republican committee Friday and Julius Moen, Tioga, and John T.| Theodore 8. Rex was selected as Skar, Deep, both farmers, were next| Chairman. to be called. The former was dismiss-] The committee plans to open head- ed by the government's challenge.|Warters here in the near future for J. K. Kennelly, Mandan, furniture|the ticket headed by James P, Cain, Dickinson, for governor and C. 8. Buck, Jamestown, for U. 8. Senator. Names of the executive committee will be announced in the near future. The case, with only preliminaries, out of the way, was in its fourth day Friday. The proceedings began Tues- Rather than keep the jurors not By State Rail Board ‘Trans ilot's—Floyd K. Wright | TODAYS SAFE DRIVING HINT. . “alee KEEP COOL Livestock agent’s—W. F. and A. F.| Anybody can drive safely when everything goes all right but the real test of a safe driver is how he acts when everything goes wrong. Today’s Safe 4 @ Driving Hint ‘selected to sii the Langer » Until Case Closes) tiejage ssid he possibly would call| My the National Safety Council ay to all evidence as it is presented. In Try to keep cool and to keep your temper at all times when you are driving. Try to develop a calm driv- ing temperament. This can’t be done overnight if you are a nervous indie vidual, but it is worth a try. ‘Then, at that critical second when trouble looms, you will instinctively do the right thing. Don’t attempt to drive when you are in an angry or nervous state of mind. If you feel yourself getting in- to @ reckless mood, slow down until Jong. New Rockford Defeats Mill City Giants, 4-3 ‘New Rockford, N. D., May 26.—(?)}— Grand Forks Colts downed Eau Claire, |New Rockford baseball team defeated ton Pirates » 9 to 1 victory over the| YOU calm down. Keep cool and live the Minneapolis colored Giants here Friday night, 4-3. Weatherall struck out six men, allowing five hits while Freeman struck out six and allowed || 0 double plays. New Rockford ... Chicago, May 26.—(#)—The Chicago|Mpis Giants . Return Engagement) hits. The Rockets completed two CARD OF THANKS i We take this opportunity to thank Revamped and refurnished, the}our kind friends and neighbors for 1934 edition of the Century of Progress | their sympathy and assistance during exposition presented a new wonder-|our recent bereavement. We also land of shining buildings, transplant-| wish to thank those who contributed ed vilages, placed lagoons and soar- the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson Miss Adah Anderson Mrs. Clint Stillman Mrs. Beda Burnett Otto Anderson Souvenir Section of Chicago World’s Fair, Next Sunday's Chicago Herald and Examiner 020 001 014 6 2 010 00002—3 5 1 THE MERRIEST MATRI- MONIAL MIXUP EVER SEEN ON ANY SCREEN. COMING ! JOE E. SMARTEST HIT OF THE SE A CAPITOL —au THEATRE oee— Opening ‘Tonight Midnight Sunday, and Monday ~~ 25e until 7:30 day morning with arguments by at- torneys on defense demurrers to two ar indictments brought against Langer .00}and associates. The court sustained the indictment charging conspiracy to obstruct operation of an act of congress, but still has under advise- ment demurrers to the indictment charging conspiracy to solicit poli- tical contributions from federal em- Ployes. Defense motions to postpone the case for a month to await the recov- ery of Senator Erickson, termed an important witness for the defense, were denied by the court, as were motions to quash the indictments. Selection of a jury began Thursda: afternoon after nearly three days ar. guments by the eight defense and three government attorneys on the various legal angles. Forty-seven members of the jury Panel, called for the session of fed- eral district court now in session, were dismissed by Judge Miller Saturday morning. After a review of the calendar, THIS WAY Give Your Wife A Much-Needed Rest Treat her to a home-cooked Sunday Dinner at THE INN We are serving: SQUAB - CHICKEN HAM — LAMB Special Dessert: Almond Roca THE INN On Fourth St., Opposite Tribune G. OLGEIRSON, Prop. Our Window for Daily Menu Specials CHICAGO ROUND TRIP TWO DEPARTURES DAILY On sale every-day- in-the-week. Re- INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION CO. 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