The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1934, Page 1

S a THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 WHEAT PRICES SOAR 10 OVER A DOLLAR FIRST TIME IN YEAR Sunday’s Record Broken With Thermometer at 102; Oakes Reports 108 LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGHT Thunder Showers Visit Widely Scattered Sections; Mostly Fair Temperatures soared to a new May ‘record of 102 above zero in Bismarck Monday, breaking Sunday's all-time mark for the month when 101 was the maximum recorded. Little relief appeared in sight Tues- day as the weather bureau forecast “continued warm” holding out a small hope in its prediction for “partly cloudy” and “unsettled at times.” In North Dakota the highest mark for Monday's intense heat was set at Oakes with 108. Hankinson swelter- ed in temperatures which reached 104 and six other points in the state recorded heat over the 100-degree mark. They were Dickinson, James- town, Lisbon, Napoleon and Wishek. A few widely scattered thundershow- ers have occured but the weather was mosti,, fair in all sections. Drouth relief directors from the northwest, gathered at St. Paul for a conference, were reported as viewing the high temperatures with increas- ing alarm and asserted that it inten- sifies the difficulty of the present situation. ‘ From Washington came _ reports that pleas for help by the hundreds are being received by the farm admin- istration which Tuesday extended its designation of “emergency” drouth counties to include @ number in the southwestern drouth ares. All of North Dakota already had been placed in this classification. Report of the first heat death of the season came from St. Paul where Albert Zack, 33, collapsed on the street. Physicians said death was caused by heart attack, induced by heat. Several Minnesota towns re- ported thermometer readings above 100. The terrific heat was credited with bringing dollar wheat at Minneapolis for the first time in almost a year, and with causing strength in other Pay to Attend Heiress’ Birthday Fete Little Lucetta Thomas (left) hi at her ninth birthday party at @ trust fund of $80,000 a year, yet lew York’s swanky Hotel Pierre, 600 fashionable guests paid $2.50 apiece to attend. And they said it was worth the price, for the proceeds were to be used to further the musical education of a planist who entertained at the noon-to-mid- night festivities. Lucetta all the while was upstairs with ber young guests. one of whom. Nanette Bayne, poses with her. {1 IMPRISONED INGRADUATION PLANS BURNING MINE NEAR) LISTED BY SEVERAL Draws Fumes From Work- ings of Lignite Pit grain markets despite heavy profit- taking. July wheat closed at $100%. The Williams county wheat control association asked federal officers to cancel orders for inspection of fields under the wheat-allotment plan, as- serting that elimination of this cost will mean “a much-needed addition ‘0 the final allotment checks to farm- ers.” Roosevelt Declares Chaco Arms Embargo Passage ffom the mine. Fortunately, the ventilating system included a fan at the mouth of the tunnel which by suction drew air from the sloping tunnel, the air entering through a shaft part way down the fred > chemicals emergency suppl Burlington, was able to ex! flames. Before the fire was Fives Oliver Minot, N. D., May 29.—(#)—Eleven men and three horses for a short pe- riod Monday were prisoners in the tunnel lignite mine near Burlington, nine miles west of Minot, when flames in the timber structure at the en- trance of the tunnel barred their County Dies Here BURLINGTON MONDAY} BURLEIGH SCHOOLS: All Escape, However, When Fan|42 Complete High School and 66 Finish Grades at End of Present Term Graduation exercises honoring 42 high school and 66 eighth grade grad- uates of 9 Burleigh county schools have been announced by the respective Principals, according to Miss Marie Huber, county superintendent of ‘schools, . in the high school group, Arena has 3 graduates, Wing 11, McKenzie 6, Sterling 4, Driscoll 6, Moffit 3, Me- noken 4, and Canfield 5. Grade classes number 22 at Wing, 9 at McKenzie, 4 at Sterling, 10 at Reg: an, 7 at both Driscoll and Moffit, 5 at Menoken and 2 at Canfield. Names Honor Students Louise Pehl is valedictorian and Ruth Thompson is salutatorian of the Arena graduating class, which al-| 4 and G. 30 includes Edith Martha Merkel, Bertel Anderson, Principal, announces. Rev. A. H. Mattheis, Tuttle, will deliver the com- mencement address at 8 o'clock Thurs- day evening. The baccalaureate ser- mon was preached by Rev. Brandler, Principal Fred Hall of Wing lists the following graduates: Albert Kus- principal. Clifford Olson, principal at Ster! ot has ‘chosen Rev. Rindahl ee ce PLE as eF Eighth | 128 NAMES TO BE LISTED ON BALLOT AT JUNE PRIMARY 71 Enter Races for County Posts While 57 Are Seeking State Positions SHERIFF CONTEST IS HOT 11 File for Shrievalty Post; 10 to Go on Ballot for * Legislature One hundred and twenty-eight names will appear on the ballot when the voters of Burleigh county go to the polls, June 27. * ‘With the closing of the period for filing in the county auditor’s office Monday at 4 p. m., seventy-one peti- tions were on record. The race for county sheriff promised to be a good one with 11 men filed. For represen tatives of the twenty-seventh district, with three to be elected, 10 men had filed petitions. Fifty-seven nominating petitions for state and congressional offices had been filed Monday in the office of ths secretary of state at the time the filing period expired. Dr. L. W. Larson, Bismarck, was the lone candidate for the office ¢: county coroner. For states attorney A. T. Faber, F. E. McCurdy and George Register, incumbent, filed petitions. The 10 filed for representatives were: J. M. Thompson, Wiltdn; D. D. Barkman, Arel Charles A. Ander- son, Moffit; and Milton Rue, Jake Swenson, W. B. Falconer, L. J. Wehe, R. A. Middaugh, Thomas J. Burke and William M. Schantz, all of Bis- ‘Two men, Joseph Cogiitan and T.'C. Davies, both of Bismarck, filed for county judge. For register of deeds, Fred Swenson, incumbent, R. J. Schneider and A. P. Anderson, all of Bismarck; and John P. Boren, Mc- Kenzie, filed. List Shrievalty Candidates Seeking the sheriff's office are Fred E. Anstrom, Pat Roberts, E. M. Davis, Adam Voigt, Frank A. Larson, A. H. Helgeson, C. R. Kositzky, George Ely, Joe A. Kohler, Carl J. Eliason and Carl Scott, all of Bismarck. county auditor, C. G. Derby, Joe E. Murray and A. C. Isaminger are list- ed. Mike Chernick, William Barneck ind T. R. Atkinson seek the office of county surveyor, and Laura L. Little and Marie Huber will fight it out for the superintendency of the county schools, Six filed for the constable’s , | Napoleon. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1934 Says Langer Planned ‘Blazing Sun Sends Mercur > ——____—__0 | Ask Red Cross Aid | In Caring for Five ————~——_—.-- + Corbeil, Ont, May 20—(7)— Red Cross ition officials have been asked to aid Mr. and Mrs. Ovila Dionne in taking care of the five baby girls born to the 26-year-old Mrs. Dionne Mon- day. Dr. A. R. Dafoe of Callan- der, the attending physician, has asked the association to provide help so that the quintuplets may have every chance of surviving. After visiting the mother and children Tuesday Dr. Dafoe said the babies were gaining strength. Both mother and children, which are now more than 30 hours old, are doing as well as can be ex- pected, the physician said. The babies were premature by one month and are being fed a mixture of milk, corn syrup and water with an eye dropper, C,H. MERGENS OF BISMARCK BECOMES NEW K. 6. DEPUTY Wahpeton Chosen as 1935 Con- vention City at Close of Two-Day Session Here C. H. Mergens, member of Bismarck. Council 1604, was elected state deputy at the closing business session of the Knights of Columbus convention, which was in session here Sunday and Monday, Mergens succeeds W. H. Clemens, Fargo, who has held the of- fice for two years, Completing the new slate of officers are: F. E. Mallick, Jamestown, secre- ity; Joseph H. Pass, Minot, treasur- er; A. J. Lies, New Rockford, warden and Jacob Krier, Dickinson, advocate. Mallick was re-elected. Pass suc- ceeds M. J. Raschko of Dickinson. A. Mahanna. of Minot.and Krier. succeeds C. F. Peterson of Grand Forks, Rev. Father A. Feehan, Bis- marck, retired as state chaplain. Ap- pointment of the new chaplain and also of deputies for Districts 1, 2 and 3 will be announced later. Wahpeton Is 1935 Host The 1935 convention will be held at ‘Wahpeton, the convention having ac- cepted the invitation of Council 2205 extended by its grand knight, F. A. Rohrenbach. Rohrenbach also issued an invita- tion to the Knights of Columbus to | be guests at the twenty-fifth anniver- sary celebration for Rev. Father F. A. Meyer, pastor of St. John’s church, Wahpeton, which the council will stage on Sunday, June 10. Rev. Father Meyer formerly was pastor at Oakes, Fairmount and Reynolds. Mergens is the first member of the local council to be named state dep- uty since 1917, when the office was held by Judge sag M. McKenna, ham, George V. | who now lives at Mobridge, 8. D., was state deputy during his residence here. Mergens also is a member of Fourth Degree Assembly 1604 of this city and is & past grand Knight of the local K. of C. council. The new state deputy has lived in Bismarck for about 10 years and is {employed as a chemist by the state regulatory department. He is gradu- ate of St. Thomas University of 8t. Paul and also of the North Dakota Agricultural college, Fargo, where he .J affiliated with Alpha Kappa Phi, now & chapter of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. He commanded the Co. I of the 129th Infantry, 33rd Division, French Jon the British, American and sector in the World War and is affili- ated with the American Legion. councils. Clyde G 5 deputy for District including the Grand Forks, Devils Lake, New Rock- Upward paic LABOR DISPUTES STILL DISTURBING PEACE OF COUNTRY Mediators Fail to Settle Toledo Strike; Blood Is Shed on West Coast TEXTILE TROUBLE LOOMS Washington Fears 300,000 En- gaged in Spinning Indus- try May Quit Work Labor troubles continued to disturb the nation ‘Tuesday as workers at Toledo, Ohio, moved toward a general strike and longshoremen at San Fran- cisco counted the injured in a riot there Monday, at the same time con- sidering proposals for peaceful ad- justment of their difficulties with their employers. At Toledo National Guard troops prepared to meet new threats of vio- lence as federal mediators divided their forces in attempts to break the deadlock in the automotive strike and to avert a walkout of electrical work- ers called for Thursday. Apprehension was felt lest a gen- eral walkout of all union leaders in the city be called. A committee of 23, representing all unions, will meet Thursday to discuss the proposal. Of 103 organizations in the central union, 68 have voted to support the general strike. In a statement, Charles P. Taft, federal mediator, blamed the three companies involved for failure to set- tle the Auto-Lite strike. Tuesday afternoon he and Ralph Lind were in conference with em- ployes of the company, claimed by union strikers to have organized a company union. They presented a Proposal that workers, hired since the strike began, be replaced by strikers as a precedent to settlement. Guns and Gas Used In the rioting on Pacific coast wa- terfronts police used guns and gas. The compromise plan came while injured were being carried from the scenes of disturbance. It would grant recognition to the International Long- shoremen’s association and joint oper- ation of hiring halls at all ports. One clause, however, declares for the “open shop.” One man was shot and seven others, including four policemen and a news- Paper reporter, were so severely in- jured they required hospital treatment as open warfare flared on the San Francisco waterfront shortly before the Peace plan was announced, Police, who fired volleys trom pistols and shotguns and swung clubs, were bombarded with cobblestones and bricks as a crowd estimated at be- tween 1,000 and 2,000 attempted to storm a pier. ‘Washington labor circles were dis- turbed by reports of impending strikes in the textile industry, which would affect 300,000 employes and by the possibility of a walkout in the steel industry. A conference of tex- tile employers and workers has been called for Friday. 23 SELECTED FOR WELLS GRAND JURY Body Is Instructed to Investi- gate Death of Farmer ar Chaseley Fessenden, N. D., May 29.—(?)}—In- structions to investigate the killing of Henry Zirbel, Chaseley farmer, for whose death his widow and two sons are charged with murder, were issued to @ Wells county grand jury Monday by District Judge State Senator W. E. Matthsei, Fes- senden, attorney for the Zirbels, told the court before the grand jury sworn that members of the family called. Mrs. Zirbel and her eight chil- dren will remain here during the ses- if sion, prepared to give all Pa Te To Conversation With Executive Asserts Governor Planned Publication Before He Was Inducted Into Office, First Mention of the Proposition Hav- ing Been Made in November, 1932 WANTED PUBLIC SUPPORT Governor William Langer Dale, state treasurer, told a fe Tuesday. Dale was the first state official to be called as a witness in the trial of the governor and charges growing out of allegations they forced political contri- butions from federal relief em election, and January 1, 1933, date of governor's home, where the “Langer called me over,” Dale tes- tified. “We talked over the matter in a general way. He said he was going to have a newspaper.” “Are you familiar with a newspaper known as The North Dakota Pro- gressive?” District Attorney P. W. Lanier broke in. “Yes,” replied Dale, “my wife owned! it and ran it.” “It was published in Bismarck?” asked Lanier. “Yes,” answered Dale. “Well, go ahead and tell us what the conversation was, if any,” Lanier ordered. “Well, he wanted to know if we intended to go ahead with the news- per.” “What did you say?” Lanier inter- rupted. Mentions Need For Support “E told him we were,” Dale ex- plained “but that we would need sup- port from the administration. He asked what it would be, and I told him in a general way what would be necessary.” “What was the outcome of your conversation?” Lanier queried. “No definite decision was reached Dale testified. cussed. “In a general way, he wanted to know if ‘The Progressive’ intended to support the ‘inside’ administration,” Dale concluded. There was no cross-examination of Dale by the defense, although it was indicated Dale would be recalled by the government to testify at a later time in the trial. Publisher Is Witness E. J. Conrad, owner and publisher of the Bismarck Capital, semi-weekly newspaper, told of his conversation with the governor relative to obtain- ing option on the title of “The Pro- gressive.” The conversation took place in the governor's office, Conrad said. “Did you between January 1, 1933, and June 1, 1933, have any conversa- tion with Governor Langer regarding an option on a newspaper known as “The Progressive?’” Lanier opened his examinatic “Terms were not dis- “Probably in the office—in the gov- ernot’s office.” “What did you say to him, and what did he say to you?” Lanier questioned. “I said I thought I could get the privilege of ‘The Progres- mailing sive,” Conrad revealed. “Why did you happen to be there?” Lanier asked. “I was interested in collecting & debt from ‘The Progressive’; this is the way I had of doing it. It was my idea of going to the governor,” Conrad ex- cussions between defense counsel and the governor as Conrad continued his testimony. “Well, what else did you say to the governor?” Lanier asked. of “I said I thought I could get an E. J. Conrad, Capital Publisher, Admits He Discussed Propost< tion With Langer; Says Idea Was to Obtain Pay- ment of Bill Owed Him by Dale ment of a newspaper prior to the time he took office, Alfred S administration newspaper called “The Leader.” Dale testified that between November 8, 1932, the date of the genera) Proposal of establishing an administration newspaper was “talked about in a general way.” as to taking over the newspaper,”| ,, se rested in the opetion? Lanier PRICE FIVE CENTS per stifies FOR ‘INSIDE’ CIRCLE discussed plans for establish. deral district court jury here seven others on conspiracy ployes for establishment of an induction into office, he went to the ner—from Governor Langer?” Lanier asked. “Well—yes,” said Conrad, “from the governor and others. I had talked with a number of people and got the idea it could be disposed of in that manner.” The option was obtained in May or June of 1933, Conrad testified. “That's all for the time being—your witness,” Lanier announced, to the defense counsel. “No cross-examination,” replied Defense Attorney George Thorp. Conrad stepped from the stand to resume his place at the press table where he has been throughout the trial. As he walked from the witness stand, there was again a whispered conference between Thorp and Gov- ernor k . a minute,” Thorp called to Conrad as he turned from the gev- ernor “step over here.” Conrad rose and walked back to the witness stand. He had been told that he would be recalled later, after he had finished with his testimony Tues- day. “Now, Mr. Conrad,” began, ou say ‘The Progressive’ or the Dales owed you a debt?” “Yes, sir,” Conrad reiterated. “How much was that debt?” “Between $400 and $500,” Conrad explained. “You hadn't been them to give you an option?” Thorp inquired. “No, sir.” Conrad said. “I had an idea I could get it—I had been think- ing of it for some time.” orp F resumed his place at the press table. Mrs. Clara Mason, Fargo, steno- Sraphic reporter in the proceeding: of.the grand jury that indicted the defendants, was called to the stand following Conrad’s testimony. She was asked to identify her notes and transcription of the testimony given before the grand jury by G. A. Hampke, one of the defendants. The government offered the stenographic Teport as an exhibit. claring there was no foundation laid for it. John Sullivan, attorney for Hample, asked the court for time to examine the exhibit and as court recessed to Tuesday afternoon permission was given defense attorneys to the exhibit. Upon a decision by the jury will Test the question as to whether cour! shall remain open a half Wednesday. At the ope Tuesday, Judge Andrew the attention of the j holiday and announced would abide by the jury's decision. the the Stand cashier of the federal reerve beak, ler of the Minneapolis, the second : asked. “I wouldn't say whether the optior| dence or the title,” Conrad told the jury. “What did he tell you he would do Wells county and Charles A. Verret, assistant attorney general, represent of the grand jury, in ad- are: K. O. Rat Edberg, uk,