The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1935, Page 2

asia BANCO FRAUD CASE IN HANDS OF dURY Gullty as Charged In vides tion or Not Guilty Only Possible Verdicts Moorhead, Minn., Jan. 23.—(P)}— The case of J. Cameron Thom: president of Northwest Bancorp tion, charged with second degree lar- ceny as an outgrowth of stock sales by the corporation, was placed in the} hands of a Clay county district court} Jury at 11:15 a, m. Wednesday. Judge James E. Montague charged the jury for 40 minutes, asserting that only two forms of verdicts should be considered: 1) guilty as charged in) the information, or (2) not guilty. ‘The court emphasized that “several essential elements must have been proved by the state beyond a rea- sonable doubt” before the defendant can be adjudged cuilty. Before convicting, Judge Montague asserted, the jury must decide that the state proved: (1) That the defendant is person- ally responsible for the representa- tions charged In the information. (2) That these represenations were made to Herman Bosshard, Moor- head, the complaining witness. (2) That these representations were believed and relied upon and oper- ated to induce Bosshard to part with his money. (4) That the representations were false and that the defendant knew them to be false. (5) That Thomson, the defendant, intended to defraud. (6) That the money involved was actually obtained in Clay county. (TINUE en tINnvE® Grand Jury Names Dozen Participants In $200,000 Crime custody will be arraigned on the tn- dictments. If arraignments are held before the time of the trial, they may be kept secret to prevent disclosure of details of the indictments. George F. Sullivan, United States district attorney here, said the case is Scheduled to go to trial at the open- ing of the annual spring term of fed- eral court in St. Paul April 2. John J. McLaughlin of Chicago and William Vidler and Philip Delancy, all of Chicago, are now out on bail awaiting trial in April on conspiracy indictments for alleged handling of Tansom money. KARPIS ELUDES POLICE IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN Detroit, Jan. 23—(4)—Alvin Karpis, Public enemy No. 1, and his compan- ion, Harry Campbell, slipped out of the limelight of a sensational police search in southeastern Michigan Wednesday as their deadly game of hide and seek with federal opera- tives continued. Police at Monroe—the region where the car the desperadoes took from an Allentown, Pa., physician was discov- ered Tuesday—edmitted Wednesday they were without clues. Sheriffs at Port Huron and Monroe, where road blockades were maintained in the hope of trapping the fugitives, said they still were pushing the search but said they also were without clues. Inspector Phil Walter of the On- tario provincial police at Windsor, Ont. refused to conjecture on the Possibility the gunmen might have Crossed into Canada. He said no or- ganized search was contemplated. The Michigan state police and the Detroit police headquarters con- tinued to broadcast orders to their Officers still in the field. Heavily armed officers in armored cars con- tinued to patrol the highways, but) the impression developed that, for the time being at least, Karpis and| Campbell were out of reach. Inspector William J. Collins, inj charge of the 28 Detroit officers as- signed to the hunt, gave little value to reports that Karpis and Campbell, | who is believed to be wounded, had) doubled south on their trail and} were headed for a hideout in the| Oklahoma fastnesses made notorious} S “Pretty Boy” Floyd. twill Awards Candy 4 To Feline Haters | ee en eS Chicago, Jan. 23. — (P) — Do- ‘wager Queen Marie's gumdrops are on the way to Rumania, and Mrs, Calvin Coolidge will get her bonbons — so the probate court has closed the estate of Rockwell For 30 years, Sayre, pioneer Chicago real estate man, cam- Paigned to rid the world of cats. ‘When he died in 1930 his will left more than 150 boxes of candy to prominent persons the world over that he credited with killing cats, disliking cats or just not going on Tecord as favoring felines. The will credited Mrs. Coolidge Of getting rid of the White House cat “to save mama songbirds,” and therefore she was willed a box Of chocolates. Tuesday, officials of a candy company assured the probate court all the confections were on their way, so the estate was closed. { | | ry State biologists estimated 200 rattle- snakes, as well as 90 to 95 per cent of the prairie dog population, ditd in Bailey county, Texas, in a program of spreading poisoned grain. Defective vision is the cause of approximately 20 rs cent of the ac- ger resulting in personal in- DR. R. S, ENGE Graduste Drugiess Physician Lacas Block Bismarck, N. D. Phone 260 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY ‘THE California Wave Nook, Brie Street, Bismarck, specializes in natural Ma ih ait eas $5.00 wave now $380 Phone 782. | Legislative Calendar | (By the Associated Press) Senate Bills introduced: 8. B. 46—Kroeber and Peterson: Prohibits deficiency judgments on notes, mortgages, or contracts given |to secure money loaned on real es- tate or to secure purchase price of ireal estate. Judiciary. | S. B. 47—Peterson and Thatcher: Legalizes state-wide moratorium for two years. Judiciary. | 8. B. 48—Mutchler: Restores motor |vehicle registration fund to highway department. S. B. 49—Gronvold and Wog: Makes {county treasurer, the treasurer of all ) districts within county including cit- ies, villages, townships, towns, school |districts, park districts; excepting cities having population of 3,000 or |more, Taxes and Tax Laws. 8. B. 50—Gronvold and Wog: Com- panion bill to S. B. 49, outlining du- ties of county treasurer under the proposal making county treasurer the treasurer of all tax districts within the county. Taxes and Tax Laws. S. B. 51—Provides for cancellation of taxes levied against homesteads for years prior to 1924. Taxes and Tax Laws. 8. B. 52—Thorson, Greene of Stuts- man and Drew: Creates a federated, legislative, cooperative agricultural association by cooperation with other surplus producing states of the union; appropriating $1,500. Agriculture. S. B. 53—Game and fish committee: Provides holders of hunting and trap- ping licenses report number and kind of birds and animals taken. Game and Fish. S. B. 54—Handley: Exempting cer- tain banks designated as public depos- itaries from furnishing bonds to se- cure deposits of public funds up to the amount the deposit is secured under the national banking act. 8. B. 55—Appropriations commit tee: Provides each delegate to a na- tional convention of a political party shall receive actual expenses, not ex- ceeding $100 each. Appropriations. 3. B. 56—Thorson and Brostuen: Changes assessor’s date from April 1 to May 1 of odd-numbered years; changes times within which assessors and boards of review are required to perform duties; increases compensa- tion of village assessor from three to five dollars a day. Taxes and Tax Laws. Senate Concurrent Resolution F— Kroeber: Protests “discriminatory” rates of telephone companies and contends rates should not exceed % Per cent per mile for three minutes and never exceed on any service 10 cents per mile per hour. Senate Concurrent Resolution G— Gronvold and Dubay: Memorializes congress to approve bill introduced by Senator Gerald P. Nye for adequate customs and immigration building in the International Peace Garden. Senate Concurrent Resolution H— Whelan, McGillic and Lynn; requests congress to enact legislation for im- mediate payment of World War Vet- erans’ Adjusted Compensation Certi- ficates. House Bills introduced: H. Conc. Res. A-5—Peterson: Mem- orializes congress to pass Townsend jplan old age pension law. Federal Relations. H. Cone. Res. A-6—Thoreson: Memoralizes congress to pass legisla- jtion to insure selection of unbiased federal jurors. | H. B. 63—Saumur: Prescribes the joath of affirmation to be taken and subscribed by all employes of state or any municipal subdivision. State Affairs. | H, B, 64—Fedje: Fixes bag and pos- session limits on protected game birds. | Game and Fish. H. B. 65—Niewoehner: Abolishes office of township justices of peace and appoints county justices by the district court judge in each county. Judiciary. H. B, 66—Goodlaxon: Abolishes the j offices of township constable and county constable and provides for ap- Pointment of one or more deputy sheriffs in each village, town or city land such other necessary places in jeach county. Judiciary. | H. B. 67—Dahl of Emmons: Pro- vides appropriation for the payment in clerk hire, postage and travel ex- |penses of the department of agricul- ture and labor (old age pension clerk). | Appropriations. | H. B. 68—Symington.—Relates to the bonds to be furnished by county | judges, clerk of district court or regis- |ter of deeds, filling offices as consoli- dated. | Passed by House: H. Conc. Res. A-1—Peterson of Bot- jtineau. Memoralizes congress to al- low payment of feed and seed loans in kind. H. Res. A-2—Morgan: Memoralizes congress to pass Frazier and Mc- Nary bills. H. B. 16—Appropriates $9,925 for Office of Veterans Service Commis- sioner. Postponed indefinitely: H. B. 22—Smith: Relates to maxi- mum fines, interest and premiums which may be charged by building and loan associations. Royal Arch Masons In Session at Fargo Fargo, N. D., Jan. 23.—(?}—Royal Arch Masons of North Dakota open- ed grand chapter sessions in Fargo Tuesday with Robert A. Woods of Princeton, Ind., general grand master of the general grand council, royal and select masters of the United States, as guests. Grand High Priest Frederick J. Cummens of Minot presided. Attend- ing were grand chapter officers, dis- trict deputies, past high priests and grand chapter representatives from Grand Forks, Jamestown, Devils Lake, Bismarck, Minot, Carrington, Cando, Enderlin, Edgeley, Bowman, Wahpeton and Diz NTINUE THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, cab, | in supporting the majority i eee report. He said he realized Senator Re Watt had played an important part ,_Weather Report | in scaling down appropriations, but contended conditions were not as in the past, that many of the employes were without employment at home; and perhaps this would be the only| money they would get if there was; not a good crop. Cain Queries Legality A query by Senator J. P. Cain of/ Stark as to whether the committee’ had received information attorney general on whether the sal- ary increase could be made effective in view of the law limiting salartes, led to Watt's motion for deferring action pending an opinion from the attorney gencral, which was cartied by @ viva voce vote. Designed to protect the property| from foreclosures, executions, tax, sales, evictions and dispossession, the | Peterson-Thatche: moratorium bill} carried a preamble which said “ex. | treme and extraordinary remedies” are warranted because of the “gen- eral breakdown of our financial sys- tem, and business in general” ren-| dering citizens unable to secure such Price for their products as will per- mit them to pay expenses, accumu- late sufficient to pay interest, taxes and other obligations. For two years from the date of the act's passage it would be unlawful to institute any foreclosure proceed- ings by action or by advertisement without the written consent obtained from the equitable owner of the Property. Provisions It would be unlawful to cause to be levied upon any person any execu- tions of judgment, for any officer to institute tax sale, for non-payment of taxes, against any property, real or personal, of any resident of the state, without written consent from the equitable owner. As an exception the district court would be permitted to direct a sale of property when in its judgment it is made to appear the owner of property against which a forced sate is contemplated from the non-pay- ment of any debt, interest, or tax that the owner of the property has no equity in the property and the holder of the debt is willing to can- cel all obligations against the debtor. In cases of dispossessions and evic- tions by rent-farmers or rent-occu- pants, no proceedings in evictions or dispossessions would be instituted during the two-year period, the measure provides. An emergency clause is attached. ‘The bill repealing the 1933 act pro- viding for transfer of funds remain- ing in the motor registration fund after salaries and expenses had been paid to the North Dakota real estate bond payment fund, for the payment of interest and fees was presented by Senator E. F. Mutchler of Mercer county. Need Funds for Roads He cited a “constantly growing de- mand” by the public for restoration |’ lof the motor license funds to the state and county highway departments and pointed out the highway departments of state and county are greatly in need of funds to keep highways pass- able, that more expenditures are ne- cessitated by increasing traffic and that the Hayden-Cartwright congres-| 5, sional act of 1934 penalizes states which use the motor registration fund for other than highway purposes. Under his bill, funds in the regis- tration fund in excess of the amount required for salaries and expenses, would be transferred quarterly, half to the state highway department and half to the counties of the state. Referred to the committee on agri- culture was a bill by Senators Her- man Thorson of Adams-Hettinger to lencourage the formation of a federat- ed agricultural association by the state in conjunction with other agri- cultural states, for the mutual bene- fit and protection of states having a community of interest in agricultur- al problems. The joint committee on agriculture of the house and senate would ap- point three persons as North Dako- ta commissioners of the association with authority to present the federat- ed plan to other agricultural states, with a view to forming a group of} federated states for the protection of producers of agricultural commodi- ties, $1,500 Appropriation Asked Duty of the commissioners would be to put the plan before the other states to take group action upon all questions of agricultural production, distribution, and legislation. Constituting an agricultural code commission, the state commissioners’ duties include compilation of facts and data with recommendations for the legislature. An appropriation of $1,500 is asked. A proposed law presented by Sen- ators Harry Peterson and William Kroeber of McIntosh-Logan, provides there “shall be no deficiency judg- ments rendered upon notes, mort- Gages, or contracts given to secure Payment of money loans upon real estate or to secure the purchase price of real estate,” and that in case of default, the holder of a real estate e or land contract would on- ly be entitled to a foreclosure or a cancellation of the mortgage or con- tract. Senator W. S, Handley of Sargent was the author of a measure re- ferred to the committee on banks and banking, that would exempt banks designated as public depositaries from furnishing bonds to secure de- posits up to the amount the deposit is secured under the federal guaranteeing deposits in banks. Assessor's Date Change of the assessor's date from April 1 to May 1 is sought in a mea- john Brostuen of Mc- and villages also would constitute a ecerne saseenn senemamient district with the to be elected for a from the} | Devils Lake, N. D. jcer instead of several bonds for the FORECAST Bismarck and Stee ‘Thursday; For cloudy tonight and t ce H kota: Partly clou- dy tonight and Thursday; not 80 cold tonight and east and _ south /are aaa Thurs- For South Da- kota: Generally ae eegnlent and irsday; not s0| col old. unsettled tonight nsettle and Thi 'y, OC casional snow west portion; east of the divide. For Minnesota. lid and Thursday; GENERAL CONDITIONS High pressure prevails quite gen- erally from the Rocky fountains eastward, being centered at Huron, S. Dak., 30.90: while lower pressure continues on the Pacific Coast, Seat- tle, Wash., 30.04. Scattered light Reece has occurred from the Lake region westward to the. coast, with heavy rains reported from the north Pacific Coast. The weather has become much colder in the Plain States and eastward over the Lake Region. the temperature is now ab- normally low. Winnipeg reports a -44 degree this morning, and the tem- ee ae: is more than -30 be- low zero in Sask., Man., North Dakota and Minnesota. Temperatures are now moderating over central Canada and the southern Plateau. Bismarck station barometer, inches: 28.84, Reduced to sea level 30.87, PRECIPITATION For Bismarck station: Total this month to date .... Normal. this month = date .. Total, January Ist to wed sees Normal, January Ist to date .. Accumulated defilency to date TEMPERATURES Low- High- est est Bismarck, N. D., clear -31 -15 Amarillo, Texas, clear. 20 Boise, Idaho, snowing.. 24 Calgary, Alta., cldy. 8 Chicago, Til, eldy. .... 2 Denver, Colo. clear ... 18 Des Moines, Iowa, cldy. -8 D. clear -34 Dodge City, Kans., cldy. 2 Edmonton, aes ‘cldy. 28 Grand Forks, clear 35 Havre, Mont. Helena, Moni Huron, §. D., Jamestown, peldy. Kamloops, B. C., cldy.. Kansas "City, Mo, cldy. 6 Lander, Wyo., cldy, ... 20 Medicine Hat, A., cldy. -26 Miles City, Mont., cldy. a Minot, N. D., clear .. Minneapolis, M., ee B Modena, Utah, eld Moorhead, Minn., Clear 3 No, Platte, Nebr. cldy. -4 Okla. City, Eien clear Ee BBBBB 1 seeessszeeee2 83838 Qu’Appell Rapid City, D. y. Roseburg, Ore., cidy. . 2 St. Louis, Mo.” ov. ly. ... 14 Salt Lake City, U., cldy. 20 8. S. Maric. Mich., clear -24 Seattle, Wash., raining 44 Sheridan, Wyo., cldy. . -8 Sioux City. Towa, clear -16 Spokane, Wash., raining 40 Swift Current, 8. clear -40 The Pas, eC Toledo, Ohio, Williston, 40 Winnemticea, Nev. wey 38 ‘ini Mi New York ... adjusted compensation certificates. Two bills making the county trea- surer also treasurer of all tax dis- tricts within the county were intro- duced by Senators F. T. Gronvold of Pierce and Gust Wog of Billings. Gronvold pointed out only one bond would be required for the offi- various officials. Cities having @ population of 3,000 or over are exempt from the proposed jact but any city, whether operating under special charter or general law, could become subject to the act when the governing body passes unan- imously a resolution that city funds must be handled by the county trea- ‘from page one- co D Second Cold Wave Hits Middle West As Deaths Mount euderatle loss to shipping by heavy gales. Blizzards in Manitoba, Canada, blocking communications and play- ing havoc with train schedules. Heavy livestock losses in Texas. About 1,400 sheep were found frozen to death on their arrival in St. Louis Tuesday from Texas. A general snow in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and a four-inch fall in New York city, where 4,000 men were called out Tuesday night to clear the streets and sidewalks. Deaths attributed to the cold, ice, snow, fog and floods, during the last week, brought the total to more than 710. They included: Iowa, 11; Wis- consin, 3; South Dakota, 2; Minne- sota, 2. NTINUE CANDIAN TEMPERATURES PLUNGE BELOW -50 MARK Winnipeg, Jan. 23.—(7)—A cold wave which drove temperatures be- yond the 50 below zero mark in some sections gripped prairie Canada Wed- ‘y- Fort McMurray, 300 miles north of Edmonton in Alberta, reported a tem- perature of 60 below zero, while at WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935 _ CONTINUE House Proposal to Abolish Justices, County Constables Amends Game Laws Amendments to the state game laws, setting new bag limits for game, proposed by Ben Fedje, in a bill | introdueed by him, which was re- ferred to the game and fish commit- tee. Fedje’s bill limits one day's take on various types of upland game birds to five, with no huntsmen allowed to have more than four of one species in his possession. Under the proposed enactment, none may take more than four geese and brant, nor more than 15 ducks. 80|The limit on jack snipe is set at 10; mudhens, 12. Representative H. F. asks abolition of the ship justices of aia pas pointment of county Jes D Niewoehner asks that the emergency legislative clause be made effective, for “election of township justices is scheduled to occur before this act would become effective July 1, 1935.” All business transacted by the town- ship justices would be placed in the hands of county justices to be ap- pointed by the district judges, under the Niewoehner bill. Abolishes Constables Abolishment of township and county constables, and taking over of their activities by deputy sheriffs in each Mead city and town is proposed L. E. Goodlaxon. “The sheriff of each county would be empowered to appoint deputies, at points he deems necessary, to act as officers, A deficit appropriations measure, (By the Associated Press) House Passed two resolutions memoral- izing congress to allow payment of feed and seed loans in kind, and ae the Frazier and McNary Passed appropriation bill -ap Propriating $9,925 for office of vet- erans service commissioner. Introduced six bills: Introduced resolution asking congress to pass Townsend plan of old age pensioning. Passed resolution ordering & committee to call Sam Clark, Bis- marck, magazine publisher and radio commentator before the house for explanation of state- ments involving two former legis- lators. Adjourned until 3 p. m. Wednes- day. Senate Deferred action on senate em- Ployes’ salaries increase pending attorney general's opinion. Referred 10 bills to committee. Received second moratorium measure, Received bill to restore motor vehicle registrations funds to high- way department. Received resolution urging con- gress enact legislation providing for immediate payment World War veterans’ adjusted compensation certificates. Adjourned to 2 p. m. Wednesday. 302 |!200r. The act would be an emergency one. Only one bond would be necessary for officials in counties holding the combined positions of county judge, clerk of the district court and regis- ter of deeds, under a bill introduced by Earl D. Symington. The bond is set equaling that of the clerk of the district court in the county where such consolidation occurs. Symington asked the bill be declared an emerg- ency act. The house stirred itself once when an anonymous note signed “The Peo- ple,” and filled with opprobrious epi- thets directed toward the legislators, was read, Ask Postal Probe ‘The house voted to have the note printed jn the Journal, then directed that the letter be turned over to pos- tal authorities for investigation. Representative Thomas Burke moved that the house in the future Prince Albert, Sask., it was 46 below. Winnipeg's temperature went to 41 Bulgarian Premier’s Government Resigns Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 23—(#)—The government of Premier Kimon Gueor- guieff resigned Tuesday after nine months in office. Headed by the premier, all the min- isters of the cabinet handed in their tior immediately clear whether the resignations are to be the forerunner of a complete government | space reorganization or whether the action oryrrggnld te wade Lewis showed that an —Rail 16”—fitted cares it ripped. bad was Nails Fitted Into Beams “We (Bornmann and Arthur Koeh- ler, government wood i ae Placed four cut nails in rail 16 and placed it upon the iene he said. “Those nails fitted perfectly into the holes that were still in the beams.” Just before Bornmann, Police In- spector John J. Lyons of New York faced the piece of writing paper found in Hauptmann’s garage. The face did not immediately connect the paper with the ransom notes, saving this for a later, expett witness, The defense produced its own gia to start the day by interrupting the. state’s case Jong enough to make a baad Jersey fingerprint expert, Troop- Frank Kelly, demonstrate his) method of taking fingerprints. Colonel Charles A, Li father of the slain baby, watched demonstration with interest and once y, leaned forward to one of the prose- cutors to whisper. Immediately the Prosecutor brought out a technical point—that a nitrate of silver finger- e | print system had not been discovered until shortly after the date of the kid- naping. Challenge Police Efficiency Edward J. Reilly, chief of the de- fense legal staff, challenged the po- lice efficiency when Kelly testified in his first appearance that he found no fingerprints on the ladder or in the nursery from which the baby was stolen. Reilly charged Kelly's meth- ods of taking fingerprint impressions ruined them, and announced at the time he was going to insist that Kelly bring his equipment to court and demonstrate to the jury. Reilly picked up a sheet of yellow by] scratch paper, handled it gingerly en his lad and handed it to e “This paper has been handled by two or three of defense counsel,” he said. He directed Kelly to take the prints by his own method. After Kelly had brushed powder over half the paper, Reilly asked if he found any prints. “On the half I have brushed over I have found some ridge formations from the finger,” he said, “but I hehe say they are prints of no jue.” Kelly worked on the other half and Hauptmann came to court eager to tell his story and was laying plans for “after my acquittal.” The thin-faced carpenter is to be the first of some 30 witnesses for the defense, and his story from the stand is to constitute the first full account of the defense case. C. Lioyd Fisher of defense counsel will open Hauptmann’s case with a Preliminary statement, which will take no more than “15 or 20” minutes, Footprint Cast in interest the prospect: of Hauptmann’s own story was the intriguing matter of a phonograph record and a plaster cast of a foot- print. Their existence came to light in Tuesday's session and the prospect was that they would play a part in the defense case, brought out that a plaster cast was made of a footprint found in the Bronx cemetery where the $50,000 sgetae ‘was passed to the “John.” iy atc on es of Pe existence was made by Thomas H. Sisk, # fed- oy aben during cross-examination Reilly. The defense counsel then drew from Sisk acknowledgement that Dr. John F. Condon, the famous “Jafsie” who yee as intermediary, had made a phonograph record in which he imitated “John’s” guttural dic- ‘tion. Reilly, penne, the record was in the department of Justice at Washington with the plas- »} produced in court and announced he would’call Sisk as a defense wit- eas, ‘The kidnap ladder was accepted as evidence over defense objections ‘Tuesday during a session marked by the testimony of two more witnesses who placed Hauptmann in the vi-|P. cinity of Hopewell shortly before the kidnaping. CONTINUED Bright Future Is Seen for Bismarck At Civic Gathering W. B. Couch and Paul Wachter. tertainment—A. R. Tavis, chairman; Boise, J. L. Barth and F. A. Finance and membership— Peterson, M. Davis, H. C. Frahm and Fred Pe- terson. Industries and rates—E. T. McCanna, general chairman; Indus- of|tries—T. P. Allen, W. G. Renden and d |dricks, W. T. in the effort to prevent advances. The committee on highways also sponsibilities because they are cir- cumscribed by rules and regulations Noti tropolitan centers. ‘ing improve- ment in this condition within the last year, the report e: that xpressed hope all retail forces could be “synchron-|N. ized into a campaign for the common 50 Conventions in 1934 Pointing to Bismarck’s place as a convention center, it was reported that 50 conventions came here in 1934 with an attendance of 6,110. The biggest convention listed for 1935 is; that of the North Dakota Education association to be held next fall. Mentioning abandonment of the Missouri river diversion program, it Said Time, The Weekly Newsmagazine, in Its Issue of Jan. 21: James Trimble; Rates—E. M. Hen- Kraft and Theodore Quanrud. Publicity and conventions—George Bird, general chairman; Publicity— Burt Finney, Charles Goodwin and Frank Milhollan; Conventions — O. V. Bowman, C. E. Ligon and H. O. |Saxvik. Retail Trade Development—C. R. , chairman; R. M. Berge- Robertson, |son, A. W. Mundy, A. M. Nordtvedt, B. O. Refvem and L. H. Richmond. dress of the evening was given by G. R. McArthur of Aberdeen, 8. D., and Pany, went to Lioyd Lillestrand. O. Dunham received half a case of oranges from the Gamble-Robinson company and Duane Davis was awarded 10 gallons of gasoline from the Corwin-Churchill Motors com- onl Burt Finney was in charge of drawing. Sroarehut’s talk emphasized the value of commercial organizations to communities and the ‘need for great- ef service and vision. John A. Larson, association presi- dent, presided at the meeting. “Last week Standard Statistics Co., Inc., world’s largest figure factory, estimated U. 8.. cigaret consumption for 1934 at an all-time new high of 125,000,000,000. ....” “Most spectacular rise of the year was Camel, whose sales were pulled back to the 1981 level after the disastrous sales results of temporarily abandoning newspaper advertising in 19382 .... Standard Statistics estimates of domestic con- sumption from 1929 through 1984 (in billions) : 1929 1930 1931 1982 1933 1934 Camel 40.0 38.0 88.0 24.6 26.5 33.8.