The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1935, Page 1

‘ a North Dakota’ Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 . Wheat Cro ‘Three N. D. State College Presidents WHEAT TRADING ON [BUILDING AND LOANState Loses in Suit CHANGES FORECAST IN DICKINSON, FARGO AND VALLEY CITY ‘Differences’ Between Kjerstad and Faculty Members ! Are Claimed . ALLEN’S STATUS DOUBTFUL Proposed That Shepperd Re- linquish Post to Resume " His Old Position Possible changes in the presidency of the North Dakota Agricultural col- lege at Fargo and State Teachers col- leges at Dickinson and Valley City » are being considered, it was learned Friday at the capitol. Shifting of C. L. Kjerstad as presi- dent of the Dickinson Teachers col- lege is under consideration, it was re- vealed, as a result of “differences,” which some state officials claim have arisen between Professor Kjerstad and faculty members. Although members of the state board of administration refused to confirm or deny the reports, it was learned they have arrived at a de- cision on the Dickinson school change. Since a recent change on the board, in which J. D, Harris of Dunn county succeeded Nelson Sauvain, agitation arisen for a change in the head of the state agrictultural college. Shepperd’s Status to one proposal, J. H. Shepperd, president of the college, would relinquish his position “volun- tarily” and step back to his former position as head of the animal hus- bandry division at the experimental THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1935 Their Presidencies in Question Flowers Convert Memorial Building Into Conservatory ETHIOPIAN oma AT A||Bismarck Garden Club Show (By the Associated Press) Has Unusual and Beautiful borseed tite ene Displays This Year fection of military power after loss of plane and seven lives in Egypt. ‘ Addis Ababa—British govern- ment representatives take precau- tions to protect nations in event of war. London—Press reports say Unit- ed States taking active interest in crisis as Eden prepares for tri- power parley. Tokyo-Japan to open legation at Addis Ababa in January. A riot of color fills the World War Memorial building auditorium with the opening of the annual fall flower show Friday afternoon, sponsored by the Bismarck Garden club, and di- rected by Mrs. F. C. Stucke, general chairman, and Miss Rita Murphy, as- sistant chairman. Judging was scheduled to be com- Pleted by 3° o'clock, and the show station at the college. Although some capitol circles be- Meved re-appointment of C. E. Allen as president of the Valley City Teach- * ers college also was doubtful, the at- tempt of some Valley City residents to unseat him may not be successful. According to one plan advanced at, the capitol, Professor Kjerstad would be replaced at Dickinson by Dr. J. Frederick Weltzin, member of the board of education at Grand Forks, and professor of education at the Uni- versity of North Dakota, while Kjer- stad would step into the position va- cated at the university by Weltzin. Board Reluctant The board members were under- stood to be “reluctant” to make the change at Dickinson unless Professor Kjerstad was “taken care of” in an- other position because of the original reluctance of Kjerstad to assume the leadership at Dickinson when he was transferred from the Valley City college. Pressure has been brought on the board, informants said, ta appoint H. L. Woll, former superintendent of schools at Ashley, reputedly backed * by former Gov. William Langer, to the Dickinson post. While some mem- bers of the board were reported to fa- vor the appointment of Woll, those close to the picture said Woll would not be successful in any final consid- eration by the administrative body. A number of applicants have been suggested to the board, and to Acting Gov. Walter Welford for appointment to succeed Dr. Shepperd at the Fargo lege. Despite the fact that possible change in the Valley City director- ship is somewhat nebulous, are other proposed to come at a later time. Believe Elk Strayed From Mandan Ranch Belief that the elk recently seen in strayed geget bgsagdhs 5 § Dickey Adopts Means To Prune Relief Roll @ _ Oakes, N. D., Aug. 9.—(?)—Under ® new policy established r fi Dickey commissioners will give no relief in the future to owners of county or note or mortgage taken. explained the policy was to eliminate “non- Worthy” relief cases and protect relief funds; : thrown open to the public until 10 p. m., starting again Saturday morning to continue through the day and evening. Continued hightem peratures through this month and unusulllly’ early blossoming dates cut down the quantity of exhibits this year to }some extent, particularly in the glad- |folus section, but there are notably lovely exhibits. Of especial interest, are the fine displays of glads brought down by a group of Wilton growers, G. V. Skinner, R. H. Ferry and Mr. ROOSEVELT SOCIAL SECURITY BILL NEAR FINAL ENACTMENT Amendment to Exclude Private “Attraaing Sree ee lecre ft varied Pension Plans Only Obs peice ne Pere aranged Brazerol and Mrs. Charles Liessman. They have on display in their de- partment a@ living-room arrangement Washington, Aug. 10.—(4)—Senate/and a retreat bowered in greenery. leaders believed Thursday that Pres- Avocado Plant Shown ident Roosevelt's vast social security} A number of interesting exhibits Program, which has spent nearly|are in the section for new and un- seven months in a tortuous transit |usual flowers. Among them are the through congress, was near the end|avocado pear plant, sweet potato of its trail. eegas coe a odd zinnias includ- They hoped that by Friday night lowers fringed or quilled the measure would repose on the|Petals, balloon vine, coral bells, spider- president's desk in virtually the form | Wort, Virginia creeper and perennial the chief executive ‘asked for it last|harebells. There is an unusually ax fares tari, Patents The bill contains provisions ap- . C, W. . plying to the aged, the blind, the|Then there are the collections of rock jobless and the handicapped child.|g#rden plants shown by Rev. Ellis Here’s what it would do: Jackson and Mr. C. L. igheges ‘Aged: Create a nationwide old} Over in the section for tables Js.8 age pension system to which employ-| fascinating Gaberopeige of Se d ers and employes ¢ach would con- silver and glassware, miniature, tribute eventually three per cent of | 8nd all over 60 youn: Gey ay sare the workers’ pay up to $3,000 » year | ¢xquisitely fragile es wn Oat to provide pensions ranging up to —bottles, wine and wai ere $85 = month for those retired at 65|9%4 pepper shakers; tiny g Asnene years. Authorize federal grants up (Continued un Page Eight! TO BLOSSOM ANEW xf \ by the other pens! yon: ap Blind: Authorize $15 a month fed- Judge Permits Clubs to Reopen for Sale of Beer Only; stacle to Overcome eral grants to needy blind,.to be matched by the states. Jobless: Tax all employers of eight or more persons, except agri- cultural, governmental, domestic or casual workers, three per cent of their payrolls by 1938 unless they paid that much into state unem- ployment systems, the benefits of! Gambling Banned which would be regulated by the state laws. : Mandan’s night club activities will Handicapped children: Approntl-!ne resumed Friday night, but in re- ate le gs tor aid to|trieted form—tit district court orders are followed. dependent maternal and} yy) H. L. Berry ted applica- child health, crippled children and. os against child welfare. Also appropriate $8,- |‘! 000,000 for public health. GREEDY WIFE KILLED #2 MATE 70 GET RICHES Salem, N. J., Aug. 9—(7)—Riches just beyond her reach, contrasted with a life of drudgery as a farmer's wife, caused Mrs, Marguerite F. Dol- bow to plan with Norman Driscoll the slaying of her husband, Sheriff Hu- bert Layton disclosed Friday. with. Nights clubs reopening are the Cave, Stag, Mint, Log Cabin, Dome against night club, the boat was moved to the Burleigh county side of the river before the padlock could be applied and injunction served, C. L. Kelsch, the |Morton county states attorney said. Recovery Upturn Is Gaining Momentum New York, Aug. 9.—(?)—A consoli- dation of recovery gains was noted Friday by Dun é& Bradstreet in the weekly review of trade. “Recovery ko tenant farmer, who was ding . Poti e, death with the iron axle of a harrow as he did his chores last Friday night. WILLISTON LIONS WIN Williston, N. D., Aug. 9.—(#)—The NEW WEIGHT BASIS IN MILL CITY MART New Schedule Discards System of Grading Cash Grain by Protein Content WILL GIVE CLEARER PICTURE Schedule Will Now Range at One Pound Intervals From 60 Through 50 Minneapolis, Aug. 9.—()—Trading in cash wheat on a new basis began at the Chamber of Commerce Friday, with grades based on weight rather than protein content. Traders and market heads alike were somewhat puzzled as . The cash wheat market was arbitrarily reported as one cent high- er than Thursday, although no accur- rate basis for comparison existed. No. 1 heavy dark northern spring wheat, the top grade, which under the new regulation is 60 pounds to the bushel, was quoted at $1.28% to 91.30%. Of High Protein Content Millers said the new, light-weight wheat is of high protein content and thus presents a new problem. In the past high-protein wheat has com- manded a premium because it was ‘and the market seemed to accept the fact. Little Wheat Milled Little new wheat has yet been mill- ed and grain men said prices on var- fous “types, test weights and colors eet Teach several hundred carloads & day. The schedule of prices, under the new setup will range—at one pound intervals—from 60 pounds per bush- el (No. 1 dark northern) to 50 pounds per bushel, which comes under the schedule of No. 5 dark northern. Chamber officials explained that the new grading system will provide growers with an accurate figure on the closing price of their particular grain, regardless of the price recorded at the elevators. Walster Refuses Comment At Fargo, Dean H. L. Walster of of the North Dakota Agricultural col- ‘lege prefered to wait and study the new eae before making any com- ment In the meantime, Walster’s staff is red ran tests of the ae » milling and baking qualities of this year’s lightweight wheat from samples obtained in nearly every coun- ty of the state. : Walster indicated that farmers might expect a report on the college tests soon. ——__—_____¢ Swindlers Trick | Man Out of $1,660 d would not be established until deliv-| ASSOCIATIONS IN KX. D. SHOW IMPROVEMENT Assets Materially Improved and Liquidity Increased, Le- for Reports INTEREST RATES REDUCED Questionable Credits Eliminat- ed and Institutions on Sounder Basis General improvement in the con- dition of building and loan associa- tions in North Dakota is seen by Adam Lefor, state bank examiner, in his annual report to Acting Gov. ‘Walter Welford. During the last year, Lefor said “a measure of improvement in the gen- eral condition of the associations” was disclosed by the reports to him. Management of the institutions dur- ing the past year “reflects” credit on the various organizations, he said. “The general character of their as- sets is believed to be materially im- proved,” Lefor pointed out. “The percentage of liquidity has been sub- stantially increased and the confid- ence of the public has been greatly strengthened. Interest Rates Cut “Interest rates on loans have been reduced quite generally to a point within keeping with the rates charged by other loaning agencies,” he said. “It is believed these lower rates will tend to attract sounder and more satisfactory loans. Divi- dends to shareholders also have been substantially reduced in conformity in| with the lower rates on investments.” Two associations, one at Lisbon, another at Fargo, have gone into voluntary liquidation. Real estate loans showed a de- crease of $2,525,412 during the year’s period ending Dec. 31, 1934, he said, 4which represented a totel of 31 per cent of the amount a year previous. Share loans to members also de- creased $48,673, which Lefor looked upon as “a healthy and favorable in- dication of a tendency on the part of shareholders to redeem their pledged Shares by repaying the obligations ;which they secured.” A “creditable liquidation” was ob- |served by Lefor in reduction of real estate contracts and real estate own- ed by the associations of $170,198, Eliminate Certificates Sheriff's certificates and foreclos- pletely eliminated from the assets of the associations during the period, either through redemption by the mortgagors or conversion to real es- tate owned.” A net reduction of $1,946,900 in abilities to shareholders also was reported. Lefor declared, “a large part of this shrinkage is undoubtedly share credits, to the reduction of shareholders’ lability to the associa- tions in connection with the refund- ing and refinancing of loans. The re- duction should not be construed as indicating abnormal cash withdraw- als.” Resources totaling $9,964,420 were shown by the association, as against ® 1933 figure of $12,054,641, a reduc- tion of $2,090,221. Ohio Flood Damage Reaches $3,000,000 Zanesville, O. Aug. 9.—(?)—The toll of destruction from Ohio’s worst flood in 22 years mounted higher Fri- day as the crest of the swollen waters reliability. men became “ill,” confederate went with him & “doctor,” and Harton with four one-dollar newspaper clippings, and grip. “A thrill a minute” has been prom- ised by Fred M. Roberts, Jr., man- ager of Bismarck’s first air show, at the municipal airport and con- tinuing Sunday afternoon. Final arrangements for the two- day stunt-flying, racing and para- chute-jumping program were com- pleted here Friday as first speed and| lanes to participate in the event. ua Murrell, famous movie stunt. filer, arrived Wednesday afternoon perform some of the most opening here at 12:30 p. m. Saturday! and stunt pilots began arriving with) daily here moved on toward the Ohio river. With two persons known to have drowned, another missing, and three others dead as indirect results of the flood and the series of storms that preceded it, unofficial estimates of property damage ranged upward to- day from $3,000,000. ae than 1,000 persons are home- PAUL KALMAN DIES St. Paul—Paul Jerome Holman. 56, partner in Harris, Upham »., New York financial house, died Friday at his home at Dellwood, White Bear lake. Local Air Show Managers Promise ‘Thrill-a-Minute’ ures are shown to have been com- | ¢, due to the application of accumulated | ¢; Fair tonight and The Weather change in enberatee. Sse PRICE FIVE CENTS Cut 123,367,000 Bushels Face Removals 2282.0 Bi. To Recover $13,079 Eligible Bachelors | Held ata Premium | | Held at a Premium Eligible North Dakota bachlors, between 40 and 60 years of age, are going at a premium these This was disclosed in a letter from an Endicott, N. Y., woman who seeks a nice refined single man in either of the two Dakotas who will be willing to furnish a home, H. P. Goddard, secretary of the Association of Commerce, where the letter was received, was de- bating Friday whether or not it was advisable to appoint a com- mittee to unearth a mate. The only “catch” is that the woman forgot to give her own qualifications, FINAL APPEAL FOR BiG BOOSTER GAME IS.MADE 10 PUBLIC Association of Commerce Urges All to Attend Baseball Contest Sunday A final appeal for support for the booster baseball game to be played Sunday by the Bismarck baseball club was made Friday by the Bismarck Association of Commerce. Every citi- zen of Bismarck was invited by the commercial association to attend the game and show their appreciation of the excellent record made by the team this year. The text of the statement ssued by the Association of Commerce in sup- port of the enterprise, which will be held coincident with the two-day air- show, opening Saturday, follows: “Sunday at 1:30 p. m. the Assocl- ation of Commerce will stage an ap- preciation booster game for the good showing made by the Bismarck team this season. The team record for the season, to date, of 68 games won, 14 lost and three tied is a record that this city should be proud of and the Association of Commerce earnestly asks that a record crowd turn out, not only to show approval of the sea- son’s record but to give the proper send-off to the trip that is before hem, Paige on Mound “Bills are now out advertising the big booster game and Satchel Paige, today conceded to be probably the outstanding pither in baseball, white or black, will be on the mound for Bismarck. This will be Paige's last @ppearance, according to present plans, and the work he has done en- itles him to @ record crowd before which to do his stuff. “On Sunday fans of the section will see in action the greatest ball team that ever represented a city in this state, or any adjoining state. If the Twin City Colored Giants put up a game according to advance informa- tion received regarding them it will ton Lions club Friday received Poe from national club headquar- ters as an award to the local club for winning the district membership con- lto win test. The club approved 39 acid | took a firmer grip on most divisions of trade during the week, with the unusual mid-summer upturn expect- ed to gain momentum until reinforc- ed by the normal fall rise,” it was stated. be a fitting climax to the many good performances that have been played in this city the last three seasons un- der the extremely capable manage- ment of N. O. Churchill. “A canvas for the sale of tickets to this game has been made by commit- tees sent out by the Association of Commerce, and if any have not been contacted they can still do their ‘bit’ in this good cause by buying tickets at the gate before the game. It is wonderful record for the good fans of this section that it is has not been necessary to circulate a subscription Paper to pay up deficits in team ex- Penses during 1933, 1934 and 1935, at least to date, and a proper patronage of this game will make a subscription unnecessary for the 1935 season. “The Association of Commerce be- lieves that it has been a worthwhile venture to bring to the people of this section a brand of baseball that can- not be seen outside of the large cities of the country, and certainly no team could be a better exponent of the high art of baseball than the one now rep- resenting this city, and the one that will carry our colors to the national tournament at Wichita. “So it is earnestly requested that a record crowd shall attend and give a Proper start to the ‘on to Wichita’ movement. Mr. Churchill and his as- sociates are entitled to this and in so doing the city will only be doing what is right by them. “Bo again the Association of Com- merce says, ‘Lets Go,’ and thus make this Booster Game a fitting climax to the high class baseball season that we have had; and keep away from a sub- seription paper.” uke [Dogtown Again Is Holding Head UD| pea Dogtown (Old Style), Pa., Aug. 9.—(/)—Hereafter this date line is “Susquehanna Heights.” Res- idents of the community met and so decreed. The original name, according to tradition, was given to the place by hoboes who dis- liked it because of the numer- ous canines, “ Had Sued Bismarck Bank for Funds Deposited There by John Gammons North Dakota Friday had lost its suit in Burleigh county district court to recover from the First National Bank of Bismarck $13,079:in state funs allegedly checked out by John Gammons, former secretary of the state industrial commission now serv- ing @ penitentiary sentence for em- bezzzlement of state funds. District Judge William H. Hutch- inson of La Moure county handed down the ruling favoring the bank. Gammons also was named a defend- ant. In his judgment, Judge Hutchinson ruled that the bank, not a public de- Positary, was not liable “for publc funds deposited with the bank by a public official, which funds had been paid out by the defendant bank up- on order of said public official, the defendant bank having received no part of said funds for its use and nefit.” Gammons, to facts stip- ulated in the action, deposited Bank of North Dakota cashier's checks in the First National Bank, totaling $13,079, and subsequently checked the amounts out as secretary of the com- mission. The final withdrawal was made Dec, 31, 1932. Defense Attorney Gordon Cox of Bismarck contended the bank receiv- ed no benefit from the monies and that Gammons withdraw the funds as secretary of the commission while still acting in that capacity. MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE z COLLAPSE DROWNS 2 |" AT LA CROSSE, WIS. 1,000-Foot Structure Sags 40 Feet to River’s Surface as Beams Bend LaCrosse, Wis., Aug. 9.—()—Col- lapse of the huge steel bridge span- ning the Mississippi here early Fri- day hurled two occupants of an au- tomobile to death and injured two others. Dipping 40 feet to the river's sur- face, sagging steel beams of the 1,- 000-foot structure dropped 140 feet of the bridge toward the water, a fed- eral government engineer and his wife drowning when trapped in the car, The dead are: Francis Landrieau, government engineer on the Genoa dam below LaCrosse, and Mrs. Land- rieau, who were living here tempor- arily during the engineer's stay at the project. Police and firemen, working with volunteers, rescued Fisher Blinn, 33,! Trempeleau, Wis. and Miss Marcel- ine Patro, 25, Minneapolis, other oc- cupants of the machine. Terrorized by the experience, Miss Patro was hysterical in a police boat bearing her and Blinn, first to be rescued, to the shore from beneath @ tangle of twisted wreckage, part of it under water. LAVAL TO ENFORCE BCONOMY DECREES Laval, economy decree laws despite rioting and strikes which have caused at least three deaths, summoned the pre- fects of all France's 86 departments Friday to a conference. Troops rushed to Toulon after a wild night of rioting, shooting and pillaging in shipyard workers’ dem- onstrations against government pay cuts. Two were known dead there, but reports that six others were killed lacked confirmation. were estimated at from 50 to 200. Striking French line crews at Le ‘Havre considered a government ap- peal to return to their ships. A deci- sion was expected to be made Friday at @ meeting of the men, who have been reluctant to accept the pay cuts decreed for them. Seven Persons Taking Teacher’s Exams Here State examinations for elementary LESS THAN 5-YEAR AVERAGE, U. §. SAYS Government Estimates Spring Wheat 96,985,000 Bu. Less Than on July 1 DURUM DOWN 10,000,000 BU. Oats, Barley and Other Crops Also Greatly Reduced in Government Forecast ‘Washington, Aug. 9. — (?) — This year’s wheat crop (winter and spring wheat combined) was forecast Friday by the department of agriculture at 607,678,000 bushels and the corn crop at 2,272,147,000 bushels, as indicated from Aug. 1 conditions. A month agoa combined wheat crop Of 731,045,000 bushels was indicated. Last year’s production was 496,929,000 bushels and the 1928-32 five-year av- erage production was 860,570,000. The indicated corn crop a month ago was 2,044,601,000 bushels. Last year’s production was 1,377,126,000 and the five-year average, 2,562,147,000. Winter Wheat Winter wheat production, the har- vesting of which is now nearing com- pletion, is placed at 431,709,000 bushels in the preliminary estimate of pro- duction, compared with 458,091,000 a month ago; 406,000,000 last year and 618,000,000, the five-year average. All spring wheat production is in- dicated as 175,969,000 bushels, as against 272,954,000 a month ago, 91,- 377,000 last year and 242,384,000, the five-year average, Durum wheat is indicated as 27,- 034,000 bushels, 37,300,000 a month ago 7,100,000 last year and 54,000,000, the whe ihe aoe other spring wheat is indicated as 148,935,000 bushels, against 236,- 000,000 last month, 84,300,000 last year 188,000,000, the 5-year sverage. ‘Oats Production Indicated oats production is 1,187,- 000,000 bushels, against 1,206,263,000 ® month ago, ager) the 5-year average. ated production of other crops, with production indicated # month “eparley 287300000 bushels, : 3: 3 17,000, - 000 and 118,000,000; rye 52,200,000 bushels, 51,100,000 and 16,000,000; buckwheat 7,800,000 bushels, blank, ‘and 9,000,000; 14,500,000 bush- els 14,500,000 and 5,200,000; hay (tame) ‘75,200,000 tons, 74,500,000 and 52,300,- 000; apples 169,000,000 bushels, 170,000,- 000 and 121,000,000; potatoes 377,000,000 bushels, 368,000,000 and 385,000,000; wey om 8,880,000 tons, 8,470,000 and ROBERT R BOYD, 77 PIONEER, SUCCUMBS Funeral for Early Resident to Be Held Sunday at Ste- wartsdale Church The injured | + Robert R. Boyd, 77, pioneer county farmer, died at 10:55 p.-m., Thursday at @ local hospital from complications which set in after a fall which occurred at the farm home, six miles south of 5 last Wednesday. Mr. Boyd was born Oct. 18, 1868 in Ohio. He came to North Dakota with his brother, B. D. Boyd, in 1878, set- tling first at Bismarck where he re- mained for one year before moving to Menoken, A retired farmer, Mr. Boyd Funeral services will be held at F i