The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 3, 1934, Page 2

BISMARCK TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1934 OLD MAN RIVER’ HIT Public Confidence Restored ‘6 ————————— Weather Report _ | For Bismarck vicinity: ing oe « se * FORECAST |. . IN DOMERGUE CABINET | Bi | probably 9 fight * ae * * * * ee % Wandering Ways of poe Noein Mississippi Ended By U.S. Project Until New Mystery Develops portions to- - might scattered By FULTON THATCHER GRANT {become a reality. Truth, fact and ac- light showers Sat- CHAPTER TWELVE | tuality outstripped fiction. And Sta-| , This is the last of a series of i sz cooler ext reme Part 1 visky's ghost, jealous, perh: in neg-| ‘our stories on the great power, Let us return to our theme of Sta- lect, walked merrily eevons sailing oF navigation, and irrigation pro; weet a visky from which we scem, superfic- yards of newsprint, leaving them} ¢c!s of the northwest which a "ioc out \- tally, at least, to have strayed. France, | stained and marked with ite eanguine,| es Mey by Presi ee ae rota ™ ners oa under the quiet, firm and upright ef- ! sinister footprints. : | Hit ie is return trip from forts of Gaston Doumergue was, and Another Mysterious Murder | ven WARMER satura boy at still is as I write, relinquishing her in-| For several years I have made a : i si, + non turday dignation, trying to stabilize, and/practice of taking my breaxfast of | Winona, Minn., Aug. 2—The whole sta et aon cneaiien above all weeding out the corruption ‘coffee and croissants in a decent,|of the Upper Mississippi is being re- ies Moncane Partly pd rr] of her appointed and elected servants ‘clean, comfortable coffee-house at the | built by man. lowers Ae who helped the Russian crook suck corner of the Boulevard Saint Ger-| 8o extensive is this shave and hair- the “little people” of France dry, who | main and the rue Saint Benoit. It is {cut that is being given Old Man ignored their nation in favor of a called the Cafe de Flore and is fre- game, who caused the blood of their/quented by numerous Americans, fellow-men to flow in the streets of largely newspaper men and their Paris. | wives, and people more or less con- The period from February 10 to nected with writing. The owner and February 22 was peaceful enough. Madame are present every day, and Strong men sat in Doumergue’s cab-/ they act as hosts-at-hame to their inet. The Old Man himself accepted ‘clientele, French or foreign—especial- his ministry without a portfolio. Like- ly to those of long standing. Of the wise did Tardieu and Herriot. Strong French element, which is naturaliy men, good names, safe bets became | predominant, a large number of tie the symbol of this quiet, elderly gen-) Flore’s clients are prominent lawyers, tleman's government. judges, distinguished men-of-affairs He smiled at his deputies. That ‘and members of the government. smile saved France. One day in the fall of 1933 I sat “Messieurs,” he told the Chamber, next to a rather fine looking gentle- “I did not want this ministry. I am man who was busily absorbed in some too old. I came because my country- manuscript while sipping his coffec. men wanted me. want me here, I will go away. I want | about eight o'clock, which is early in you to vote my budget. I want you to! France—and I was in the midst of vote my commissions. I want you to reading my daily stint of morning give me special powers. If you refuse, | newspapers, numbering about twelve. do it now. I'll quit. Please don’t re-| The waiter came to me very quictly fuse. We can, together, save France.” and said that the Monsieur next to ‘They voted; he won by a huge ma-/ me would like to know if I had fin- jority. ishted the New York Herald and, if Stavisky’s activities, and those men|so, whether I would have the extreme involved in them, were to be investi-! kindness to permit him to glance at gated by a special parliamentary com- | it for the merest moment. I did. He mission of 42 impeccable, unimpeach- | smiled his thanks. And that was all. able members. The bloody deeds of/He returned the paper and left the February 6 were to be investigated by|cafe some ten minutes later. The another similar group of men. Who! waiter, when he collected my money gave that order to fire on the crowd?/ informed me gratuitiously that the ‘Who was responsible? Somebody was/ gentleman was Monsieur Albert wrong. | Prince, counsellor at the Court of Ap- And the strong, good, sober govern- | peals. I did not care if he was. It ment of an Old Man went on with! meant nothing to me. The fact re- little resistance, with little opposition.| mained in my subconscious mind suf- ‘The newspapers almost forgot Stavis- ficiently, however, so that on several ky. Pages were taken by the doings | subsequent occasions I recognized the of the cabinet. A budget was passed./same gentleman at the Flore, a regu- Special powers of decree were given/lar client and apparently well-known to Doumergue. Trade questions were/ to the house. Sometimes he came for settled. Tax reductions were studied | evening coffee with a woman whom and promised. |I Judged to be his wife. Occasionally On February 19 the whole world was}I saw him at breakfast time. Now if you don't It was very early in the morning—|¢Ted by towering wooded bluffs of River that President Roosevelt will s2e only a part of the widespread Project. Instead of the single huge dam which is the nucleus of most of the great river developments, the | Upper Mississippi work includes 27 smaller dams between Minneapolis and St. Louis, each passed by boats by | means of locks. The president will see three of them | in the course of his 47-mile river trip from Lake City to Winona. Each will create a large lake in place of @ Swift-flowing river, and will spread j over thousands of acres of the wooded | bottomlands of “Little Switzerland.” | This section is so called because of The river is bord- its scenic beauty. strange formation. A recent allotment of $18,000,000 has been made, most of it for this ‘work on the Upper Mississippi, in addition to the $33,000,000 already allotted. This has furnished work for 8500 workmen on all 18 projects, with @ still larger number given indirect employment. The entire scheme is to cost $124,- 000,000. It was adopted by in 1930 and it was then expected that it would take 10 or 15 years to com- plete. Work moved slowly. But last summer President Roosevelt ordered the work made part of the nationwide re-employment plan of the Public|and sportsman, is expected to take Works Administration. Money was|keen interest in the Upper Mississippi allotted from the PWA, and now the| river wild life and fish refuge, which | whole thing should be completed by|covers most of the territory here- 1936, giving a nine-foot channel from | abouts. the Twin Cities to the gulf. This is a gigantic federal conser- | Four complete sets of locks and|vation project started in 1927. It} dams have already been finished in|contains more than 180,000 acres of this section. Sixteen are under con-|river bottomlands, extending 300) struction, and seven are in the plan-| miles from Wabasha, Minn., to Rock | ning stage. They will run along the Island, Ml. This whole section is a river's course all the way to St. Louis, | resting and nesting flyaway for hordes with a large dam at Alton, just above|of waterfowl every spring and au- Typical of the Upper Mississippi dams which the completed locks through which the presidential party struction, marching across the river from the Wisconsin side. : shaken and shocked by the news of} the death of Albert, King of the Bel-| glans. Pages were framed in black and consecrated to eulogies of this| vavalier-king. Vaguely one still knew | that Judge d’Uhalt in Bayonne was still confronting Tissier with Garat, or Darius with Dubarry, that Bon-) naure was arrested and put in the) “Villa Chagrin,” much to his indigna-! Sion, But nobody cared very much.|ened my paper and read that Coun- | Winona pee the president will in-|has lived under three ae eee [low-water devel in: en known to es Stavi had ceased, for the moment,|sellor Albert Prince had been found | spect, nearly 2000 men are at work.|and Indian names abound, an all to three ” shallow for to aoe Page news. murdered on the railroad track near|They are planning a hearty greet-| themselves tell a story. lreguiar barge navigation, Perhaps for the rise time, Jeng) eprops flag will fly ever oA ss 00 Then came February 22, and one of! Dijon. ing to the man whose forward look| Not all the Upper Mississippi dams| In future, a regular channel of| * igre 7 when oe ried r-veiienieng Nor bt Star, a yacht ‘ATES the greatest dramas of criminal his-} The rest of the story’ is dramatic | toward water development made their|are like the usual idea of a dam.|known depth should be available at. . J. Mayo, host president tour of Upper Mississippt = Lowe ‘ory broke. A detective story that surpasses the wildest attempts of the cinema or the thrill-writer suddenly never spoke. I would not have mentioned this except for one fact: On the morn- ing of February 20, this same gentle- man with strong, carvan features and @ neat black moustache, was just fin- ishing his coffee and paying the wait- er as I came for my breakfast. Thurs- day morning, February 22, in the same seat of the same cafe de Flore, I op- history. (Copyright McClure Newspaper Syn- dicate) People’s Forum (Editor's Note)—The Tribune wel- comes letters on subjects of inter- est. Letters dealing with contro- versial religious subjects, which attack individuals unfairly. or which offend good taste and fair play will be returned to the wri ers. All letters MUST be signi If you wish to use a pseudonyt sign the pseudonym first and your letters as may be necessary to conform to this policy and to ree quire publication of a writers name where justice and fair play make !t advisable. THOSE ASSESSOR REPORTS Baldwin, N. D. July 28, 1934 Editor Tribune: Now-a-days our mother earth has become an experiment station. We are all hoping for the best and all expect to see each other in heaven some day if our reward here on earth will warrant it. We are wondering what we did to cause this terrible drouth. I have once expressed in the Tribune about the drouth. I can not change that opinion. I do not claim| te that I am right entirely, but I can not agree that radios are nature. At present we are experimenting in the corn-hog adjustment act. I am satisfied that our government at Washington, D. C., does mean to be destitution and duststorms, poverty and rags which has been the portion of a great part of our population, until the time has come when, as a governmental representative recently pointed out, our state is more of a federal dependency than a state. But after all, whose is the fault? Was a mistake not made in the begin- ning by the government, when it of- fered homesteads of a quarter sec- tion, no larger than homesteads in upon? Had the government made homesteads here one section in size, to cope with unfavorable conditions, as would those who came before us. As it is, the western part of the state, and a good part of the rest of it, is too thickly settled for the country itself to assimilate. We have little, if any, open range, and very little hay land left in a good Part of the state. So it would seem to be the wise thing to do to move :hose farmers who are trying in vain to farm such lends to a more favorable location and turn the lands back to their orig- ial state, leaving just settlers enough be sure they can make a living by raising livestock, ete. The tragedy we are witnessing today, the sacrific- ing of thousands of our cattle, the taking away of the very livelihood of our farmers (their cows) plainly Proves the fallacy of expecting these We would have been much better able a and Tom Sawyer’s river caves can still ve seen. Employment of more than 8000 men during the winter is a great boom to this section, helping a hard-beset state to bear the burden of unemploy- ment. | WORKMEN PLAN WELCOME | At the two dams at Alma, Wis. and Whitman, Minn., ani the lock near Jobs possible. The president, who is a fisherman the East. In this catalogue are listed Proved farms, many of them fully equipped, and at a price in many cases for here. Every state in the Union has land for sale and the government is in a Position to pick and choose where it will, Whatever is decided upon, the con- dition of the farmers themselves could heritage than the one of destitution and despondency suffered by i family deserves better treatment than has been meted out to them by cred- itors and weather alike Some day the time must come when governmental aid will be withdrawn. How much better it will be, when that hour arrives, if the farmers as well as; the workers in every other line of in- dustry are able to stand upon own feet and not be compelled to the part of a helpless cripple depend- ing on crutches for suport. exodus is necessary, we that the sensible thing hundreds and hundreds of well im-| less than the bare land can be bought | While we do not believe a general | “4Y, We/|that city, where Huckleberry Finn|tumn. RICH IN HISTORY The section is also rich in Indian lore and early American history. The | sites of two French forts established | nearly 300 years ago will be pointed out to the party. Communities along ing posts in the wilderness, reflect the historical background of a region that Some of them are merely brush-and- stone walls jutting out into the cur- kota points. Mr. and Mrs. L. Zollar and fam- | fly have returned home from a sev- eral weeks’ vacation spent with Minnesota. Adam Herdebu and Charles New- | berry, who have been spending sev-| eral months in Michigan and other Michigan. ————— | Arena | — | —_—_ By MES. 0. McINTYRE Mr. and Mrs. Pete Domogolla and son Dick were callers at the McIn- tyres Thursday evening. Ben Klagenburg, Ed Pond and Mary Alice, Rose and Hugh McIntyre were in Wing Saturday afternoon. Dean Glanville and Patrick McIn- tyre were callers at Ed. Pond’s Sun- afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sattler were shoppers in Wing Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs, Bert Glanville and sons were callers at the McIntyre home Sunday afternoon. The Misses Mary Alice and Rose McIntyre visited Sunday at the Klag- enburg home. the river banks dating back to the| days when they were little fur-trad- | son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and| Mrs, Percy Freeman, left recently for | the Black Hills and other South Da-| | | friends and relatives in northern) rent from either bank. Their pur- pose is to keep the current of the spreading, shallow river in the cen- ter of the channel. ‘That tends, of course, to make it deeper and swifter, scouring out its own channel in the narrow center. There are literally thousands of such “dams” in the upper reaches of the Mississippi, all of which past 1 Tad puaraapbeiar alaigenenee ject. BATTLE FOUGHT FOR YEARS This development is the latest move in a battle with Old Man River that has been going on for 70 years or more. How old the battle is may be seen by the fact that Robert E. Lee was assigned by the War Department to flood control wor': on the Mississ- ippi back before the Civil War. Winona has long heen regarded as head of low-water navigation, as above this point to the Twin Cities any season. ‘THE END at the Jacobson home. Mrs. L. Ja- cobson returned home with them to spend a few days. Millard Jacobson was a visitor at L. Ousley Wednesday evening. Lars Jacobson was a Wilton shop- per Thursday. Helen Anderson was an overnight visitor at Con Johnson’s home Sat- urday. Homer Monroe visited there Sunday. The McAllister young folks of Alta Bismarck on business. Vernon Johnson and Leonard Quanrud were Sunday visitors at the L. Ousley home. School No, 2 closed Friday for a two-week vacation. The instructor where her husband wil be a principal of the school this fall. Rev. Opie Rindah! of Bismarck will hold services in the Painted Woods Lutheran church Sunday, Aug. 12, at 3 p.m. A welcome is extended to the public. Edger Jacobson visited at the Ceaberhante home Monday eve- . Wilson { By MRS. JOHN A. BERG | the amounts needed for each case. Workers Are Given More It is significant that the average for work relief is much higher than that for direct relief. This is because men at work need more than those sitting around the house, in both food and clothing, and because of the feel- ing on the part of the relief admin- istration that they are entitled to more, The theory that a fa:nily is entitled been toward less generosity in such cases. Some of these exist here in Burleigh county, and included in the fair and square with everyone and to produce as lands do where| families where they will no longer be . Mrs. Mike Wall and chil-| almost if any ae taiees not get the honest] Tain is taken as a matier of course,|a lability to all with whom they come| * Sibley Butt f dren, Mr. and Mrs. John Kurle and| whole deal Washington, D.C. is not to|and not merely something hoped and|in contact. In doing this the govern-| | ibley Butte daughter Ruth spent Sunday at the) and blame. I have carefully examined) Prayed ser, veo.olven in rab rage a Relat Bok only the » farmers, —_—_—_—_—— A. Bore Noes, siving gach the corn-hog contract statements in} True bankers others | but a e state as 5 . 3 your paper, am init. I have care- Bay. strongly object to any proposed ‘A PARMER. By MRS. ELMER BLOOMQUIST spent Sunday at the Christ Neumiller |trat fully compared my figures with those| exodus People. But farmers Bismarck, North Dakota. . towns oe T know Personally, and I had} have found out to their sorrow that Mrs. Leonard Davenport rete ‘Mr. and Mrs. Ross Boone spent/ to to start in guessing. Did the press home from the Bismarck pital Sunday at the John Bergquist home | take? If our officials who administer this act locally are taking the figures from the assessors report, I beg to make this statement that such report \s not reliable. ‘You may be assessed in April and you could not be sure how much vorn you would put in. If you are pro- vided with the proper hog barn, you can have your sows to furrow in Jan- wary and raise the pigs and sell the s before the assessors ever think assessing and nine times out of those sows are never mentioned the assessor. is my viewpoint about the "8 ‘Yours very truly, JULIUS SERS ‘This ‘assessor’ widowed 80 much. ‘as the ‘ 4 received recently ®y VIOLET L. JONNSON in the family classification, including] s-cunds United States fede. Seren canners buying beck thelr tarms | of the birth of s son to and Mrs, — many aged individuals who have 00| Sua"o¢" sas enatuding ‘peccball Gia f us who Pave seen the|s meager existence ‘st beck, wasn the| Treen fhe ME y 4 sae th raase machina we Paced lees ee teat ee a aa BINS ans hee farmers year in end|same money could be loaned to them, ‘The Presbyterian Ladies’ Ald will! for an extended stay. fire tes teen shoes teas ic pert te nacoaary water| omes ta far better Wralies wes | tt, Wit Mim. G. 0. Rupp at, her Albert Lange was called to Bis-|for s family, since it was necessary! Deceesary water |Romes in tar better localities where| home in Baldwin W ater-| marek Thureday where be joined the] provide domllary care im wdi- TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY "Gropesition, must real We Bust net think for an instant!" sstion minie school started here Emelis and Alice Spitzer were| At times it Doon posable to kill| AUGUBT | regular $6.00 " ee nae ‘iL, and in the "sountey uae base ce ee . in sper ay, |, ee, ioe, by ae Pind agp Mo coda and sunny blue skies| me as I write « farm catalogue pub-| Mrs. Ida Nelson, who has been| children of Bismarck’ srent family which reliet month, Oalifornis Wave Nook, ard their families starve or not. Butterflies besidé the road have ever preached contentment to the un- fortunate toads beneath the harrow. ‘Who can blame the government in its attitude when we sina ag that’ belong| ¢xPosition, is By MRS. FLORENCE BORNER Ernest Fricke, who has been spend- ing the past two weeks in Chicago attending the Century of Progress z week. Mr. Fricke accompanied his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Mount of Driscoll, to Chi- cago, A charivari party was held at the Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Paris and chil- dren of near Bismarck visited at the Alex Couch home Sunday. Miss Olive Johnson spent Saturday night with Miss Clara Williams at the Alex Couch home. jake Merkle accompanied Joe to The moving to Idaho in the near future. ‘Mr. and Elmer Bloomquist and Wayne visited at the Chas. Fig if To Instruct Relief Families in Canning! 2 bi We will re- hardly be worse, so these farmers have) eastern points, are expected home at} spent Sunday with their sister, Mary,|tu help, even h the father ma} spect such requests, We reserve || states where plenty of water was the| norm’ 06 Trae” an early date. Mr. Newberry has] at the Florence Little home. _ ie keys moe eben od Coan te Salton; Veron: |G the right to delete such parts of |/One thing that could be depended/""rne tarm child descrves @ richer|been visiting his parents at Flint, Florence Little spent Friday in : ; Hook, ; Amanda Adams, Bom, and Prances Hedner, Wahpe- ‘The demonstrators were trained at 8:15 P. M. SRE SSHAESAETRESASSRSHSSIOASAOSITRSELSg | bBBRSBEBSSEERESLERRE BESS SRESBESEEERE 5 SBSBBBSBRESRSSBsSsse> se?