The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1936, Page 2

Here are the ruins of a dormitory and mess hall at Parker Dam, Ariz., after a fire of undetermined srigin in which sever; workmen died and 28 were injured. (Associated Press Photo) The shadowless Garmisch-Partenkirchen artificial ico stadium where tho American hockey squad. will face the best of Europe and Canada in the Olympic Winter Games. What happens when a speeding automobile comes to an Instantaneous stop against a telephone pole ts Mlustrated in this Picture, taken shortly after the driver, Mra. Ethel Dell le cme 29, was killed near Exeter. Calif. Authorities blamed excessive speed for the tragedy. (Associated Press Photo) Although huge snow drifts blocked truck and train traffic into Fairmont, Minn., for several days, =e. fart supplied Nie sree) nay snroumn the ingenuity of Peter Gaworki (right) and John Harris ), 0 ized a hand toboggan leliver their supplies. They are shi “pat call wlth enow. (Associated Press Photo) PP! y are shown “passing” a truck practically covered Far up tn Alaska’s frozen north, wreckage of the piane in which Will Rogers and Wiley Post met-death : August most forgotten and bale berind by snow beside a, pers he ewned by ee o. was en by Dr, Henry W. Greist, Presbytzrian missionary, after wrecked ship had been brought to Barrow by an Eskimo band. (Astociated Preas Photo) laska. This pictui Helgeson Former Burleigh Deputy Sheriff Gets 3 to 11 Year Prison Sentence A. H. Helgeson, former Burleigh ‘county deputy sheriff, Monday was sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than three or more than 11 years in the penitentiary. } Helgeson had pleaded guilty to mis- appropriation of public money and securities while in office. . Sentence was imposed by Judge R. G. McFarland in district court. Tells of Private Life Last testimony of prosecution and defense witnesses was taken Monday morning. : Prosecution witnesses included George F. Will, Bismarck, former member of the board of county com- missioners; Otto R. Vold, chief clerk of the state bonding department; Wil- liam Fricke, chairman of the county board; and*H. F. Tiedman, another commissioner. Last defense witnesses were Axel Soder and J. N. Lein, both county commissioners from Wing, and Hel- geson, who again took the stand to answer questions concerning his pri- vate life prior to entering public of- fice in 1931. Vold reviewed the claims of the county commissioners filed against Igo to Serve Penitentiary Term | | power consumption, court battes. in the power business, in July. carried to supreme court, NTINUE from page one: Roy D. Chapin Dies Of Pneumonia; Was be brief periods that might be term- ed “breathing spells,” he they were only to give opportunity to “stop and think over why we are here and where we are going.” Chapin was director in several De- troit banks and member of several clubs. At the University of Michi- gan he was a Phi Delta Theta. In 1921 he wrote “The Economics of Highway Transport.” Chapin was married in 1914 to Miss Inez Tideman, of Savannah, Ga. They the bond of Joseph L, Kelley, sheriff, during Helgeson’s two terms as of- fice deputy. Claim Scaled Down The original claim, based on the audit of F. F. Burchard, was for $25,- 732.13 which was later augmented by an additional claim of $993.37. Of the original claim, $12,971.66 was re- jected outright; on $4,422.68, the lability was very questionable, and $8,337.77 was tentatively allowed for payment, Vold said. Of the amount allowed, $6,090.90 has been paid and no settlement has been made for the balance, he as- serted. Vold then listed the rejected items and answered questions of John Sullivan, Mandan, attorney for Hel- geson, regarding general practices in sheriffs’ offices. Cancellations Reviewed Fricke, Will and Tiedman testified as to the disputed authenticity of lists of approved tax cancellations, sub- mitted as state’s evidence, Higgins sought to prove that the lists had been changed after being approved by the county board and the board mem- bers generally agreed that they had not approved all of the cancellations listed, but were vague in their recol- lections of those which had not. Helgeson related, in answer to Sul- livan’s questioning, how he had edu- ‘cated himself, had served in the army for two years and then worked in Arena, Regan and Michigan, N. D., banks until taking the position of deputy sheriff. Soder and Lein recommended that the court be lenient in sentencing the defendant. C ONTINUE D - from page one- Power Disposition Is Up to Congress court for northern Alabama but lost in the appeals court at New Orleans. Under the law the government sought to establish a “yardstick” to measure production cost of electric power and thus determine whether consumers were being overcharged by private utilities. The district court had annulled a contract whereby the Alabama power ‘company agreed to sell transmission lines to TVA and to an interchange of power. Incident to Navigation Arguing the case before the supreme court, Solicitor General Reed said the power was produced as an incident to aiding navigation, Attorneys for the stockholders— Forney Johnston of Birmingham and Beck, contended the company would “be completely destroyed” as a result of TVA activities. The power company, a defendant to the sult along with TVA, said in a) fn brief filed with the supreme court that the contract for sale of trans- mission ‘lines was entered into “as presumably the lesser of two evils, holding out a hope or a possibility that the encroachment of the TVA program would be halted or at least delayed.” “Later events,” it added, “showed that this hope was without founda- tion.” Brief TVA History Washington, Feb. 17.—(®)—TVA history in brief: Created in May, 1933, the act said to improve navigability and flood control on the Tennessee. Ala. Region embraced—Parts of Alaba: ma, Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia, and Ken- dent Antioch college chair- man; David E. Lilienthal, of Wiscon- sin; and H. A. Morgan, president Uni- versity of Tennessee. eae Policy in part—“The interest of the public in the widest possible use of power is superior to any private in- terest. Where the private interest and this public interest conflict, the public interest must prevail.” ‘TVA electric rates, sharply below Major construction. projecte—Norris 000; Wheeler dam near Muscle Shoals, $28,000,000; Pickwick Landing -in West | Pr. ‘Tennessee, i » $28,000,000; Guntersville »|in east Alabama, $29,000,000; and Chickamauga near Chattanoogs, Tenn., $32,000,000. Other dam sites under study. Electric home and farm authority sJcmmated by peasident to finance’ pete | Went vate purchases of electric appliances to increase r=» of power in te Peak of employment—16,457 - last, June, present about 14,000. ‘TVA reported large savings to con- sumers on power costs in few cities and Kenilworth. peices teas effected in September; | Minneapol i hea dam near Knoxville, Tenn., $34,000.- | Oxi, City, had six children. CONTINUE from page one’ Temperature Sinks To Within Fraction Of All-Time Record it served, with attendant increase in of the cold-stricken area but in many Power program checked in 1935 by North Alabama judge last March ruled TVA lacked authority ta engage Court of appeals reversed decision Congress amended law last summer to strengthen it in the face of attacks. Test of program's constitutionality Motor Car Pioneer prophet, he ever looked forward and contended the economic trend always was onward and upward. There might said, but Swift Current, Sask. but The Pas, Man., had a mere -12 and Winnipeg only -14. In North Dakota Jamestown and Minot reported minimums of ley City and Williston -30; Lake and Bismarck -26 and Fargo -24. Suffering Continues Stories of privation and suffering continued to come in from all parts sections highways were being opened and food and fuel were being to de- Iivered to isolated communities. Eight were dead in Montana and a baby was born to Mrs. Ray Mann, on Pilgrim Creek in the southeastern part of that state without benefit of @ doctor. The young father loaded his wife on a sled and pulled her two miles to a neighbor's house where the latter’s wife took charge of the case. Mother and infant were both report- ed to be doing well. ‘Temperatures of 47 below at Dickin- son and 50 at Williston, and 41 at Niagra, Wis., were recorded over the week-end. The cold wave failed to reach as far east as New York and mild tem- peratures aided an army of 38,385 men in clearing the ice and snow from streets. The cold blanketed the country ex- was down to -30 Fires Tat wa FEDERAL RESERVE “| PICTURE 1S SHOWN How the thermometer has gone lower and lower in the longest cold period in the recorded his- tory of North Dakota is illustrat- ed by the official temperature ‘figures which show ‘that the aver- age maximum temperature during the last 36 days has been 4.7 de- grees below zero and the average minimum has been 21 degrees be- low zero, This is exclusive of figures for Monday, for which the maximum had not been computed when the table was made, The average temperature for the en- tire period has been -12.8, The maximum and minimum temperatures for each day of the period from Jan. 11 to Feb. 16 follow: Jan, 11 ae I Lions Club and High School Students Hear F. M. Clark; More Talks Scheduled F. M. Clark of the statistical and public relations division of the Fed- eral Reserve bank of the ninth dis- trict, Minneapolis, is filling a number of speaking engagements in the. city, including an address before the Lions club at their noon luncheon meeting Monday. Mr. Clark has with him a talking moving picture which explains the federal reserve system as a whole and j| the bank located in Minneapolis in Particular. The film is entitled “Back lions Mr. Clark addressed Bismpeee marck high school students Monday For cept for parts of the Pacific states and near southwest and the Atlantic slope. Death Toll Rises The cold wave death toll rose as the temperatures fell. Traffic acci- ed took more than a half hundred ives, A hard wind drifted fine snow back into the freshly opened roads leading to six marooned communities in Scuth Dakota. Conditions in those towns were reported rapidly ap- proaching the critical point. At Hereford, one of the six, the 250 resi- dents have been burning fence posts and corn to keep warm. Rescue crews counted gains in their battle with the drifts in Minnesota as the polar wave took its ninth death in that state for the week-end. A rising wind held a new threat of blocked roads, however. Fuel and provisions shortages faced isolated rural areas near Slayton, Minn., but relief expeditions were in the history of Bismarck. The max-/| counting progress, imum thermometer reading during the period was -20 degrees. The bitter wind which contributed to the hardship of low temperatures began to blow with sunset Sunday and at 2 a. m., Monday, was blowing 12 miles an hour. At this point it picked up sharply in velocity to a maximum of 20 miles an hour. Roberts said he expects it to blow all day with the sun goes down. ‘The result was to again block high- ways, increasingly difficult to open because of the snow already shoved to the sides of the road and packing of the snow by the wind. The entire Northwest was in the -49 at Great Falls; -52 at Big Sandy Northwest Is Center The weather map showed that the Gea fiskepiacniy tect arity area 1s centered over the middle of the North| ground. Drift was portant American continent, with Montana| difficulty, ae pein bet and North Dakota registering the low-|ready for action to clear the tracks morning.|when the storm subsides. | Weather Report | est. temperatures Monday For Montana: Generally fair to- night and day; somewhat warmer ht. For Minnesota: Generally fair to- night and Tuesday, except unsettled in northeast tonight; severe cold, with colder tonight in extreme south and extreme northwest. Q B dhiggl poarons pressure area is centered over ‘Alberta, and Montana, 30.80, while low pressure overlies Southwest, Santa Fe, 29.78. The vere cold northern districts. hat higher precip! many stations from the Great Lakes region tates south’ and northern Plains S| ward to California. Bismarck station barometer, inches: PRECIPITATION Bismarck Station: to date formal, January lst to date Accumulated deficiency to date NOFTH DAKOTA WEATHER Low- High- BISMARCK, clear .... So PS Devils Lake, 11 WEATHER AT OTHER POINTS tae SSeasSeSSasas Havre, | Monday. His condition was pro- % se-|nounced serious by the attending weather continues over the| physician. A railway section hand, Many stations re- | Averson had been caring for the char- maeeeiares, coal burners used in refrigerator cars. , ————ERr= sss BBBeseses besaehessekessssasasnses2seRee% ReeeBEt ‘The body of M. P. Main, about 60, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., was found near Rochester Saturday. Coroner J. E. Suntdmiee death to the cold. ig) leaths were charged to the frigid me wi The 20-mile gale out of the west swept Devils Lake into virtual isola- tion Monday as train and highway traffic were blocked, schools were some reduction in wind velocity when | closed, and business was at a stand- still, ~ an N. Trains St ie Great Northern railway, halt- ing branch and main line service, moved not a single train from Grand Forks west. The Empire Builder, crack westbound train, has been in grip of the Frost King’s marching|the Grand Forks yards since 11:45 legions. Five Montana points report-|p, m. Sunday, when it arrived five ed new all-time minimum tempera-|and a half hours late. tures over the week-end. They were| Highway traffic, virtually at a -58 at Plentywood; -50 at Choteau; |standstill for the past was brought to a complete hal Suspension of railroad service was mainly to the low visibility due wi caused by @ high wind which swept dense clouds of snow along the When Temperature Set Records Here The hourly temperature record for the coldest period in the hi tory of Bismarck, beginning at 1 a. m., Sunday and continuing to 10 a. m., Monday follows: junday Solweig Nelson, Dayton Shipley, Har- morning. Tuesday he has scheduled appear- ances before the Kiwanis club and St. Mary's parochial high school. He had hoped to spend at least two weeks in this territory at this time but finds his plans uncertain due to the weather. Talks at Belfield, Hebron, New Salem, Harvey, Martin, Carrington and Anamoose probably will have to be postponed. Mr, Clark was brought to Bismarck through efforts of B. F, Lawyer of the First National bank. RoR RO ROMER pa pee SSeScasanee pee TERR SM Swen HIS SM M@mmINSCONMa tO Commercial Awards Are Won by Students Nineteen advanced shorthand stu- dents and 13 typing students in Bis- marck high school have received awards during the past month for specimens of their work sent to the Gregg Publishing company of Chi- cago, Emma Langer received the club award in the 80 word a minute short- GACKLE FARMER. DIES Jamestown, N. D., Feb. 17—()— Carl Schlecht, 57, Gackle farmer, died here Monday. He is survived by his widow and 11 children. —$——___________@ Four Meetings Are | hand transcription test for having the Postponed by Storm | paper eo the least number of errors. |¢. o e only two errors in five min- utes of dictation and transcription,| Four meetings planned for Others who passed this test are} Monday night by local organiza- Doreen Church, Hollace Beall, Ruth| ‘ions have been cancelled Monday Bowers, Eugenia Fryer, Dorothy Man- ney, Harriet Malm, Bernice Peterson, riet Schonert, Frances Schultz and| — United Spanish War Veterans Fern Yeater. auxiliary. Helen Azar and Vivian Wilson re- Bismarck chapter, Pioneer ceived the 60 word transcription] Daughters of North Dakota. award and Beverly Barnes, Marian] Junior Association of Com- Morton, Kenneth Satter and Vivian] merce. Wilson received the complete theory award. In typing Doreen Church won the Junior Order of Artistic Typists award. While the test is not dif- ficult, it demands a high degree of accuracy, The 40 word competent typist cer- tificates were received by Helen Azar, Hollace Beall, Ruth Bowers, Doreen Church, Joan Hughes, Doris Lamp- man, Emma Langer, Evan Lips, Har- riet Malm, Dorothy Manney, Bernice Peterson, Frances Schults and Vivian Today and Tuesday Heart-throbs and in one unforgettable entertainment! SAYS HARTZELL INSANE Chicago, Feb. 17.—(#)—Oscar Hart- well, chief defendant in the Sir Drake mail fraud trial, was declared today in a report by a court Psychiatrist to be a paranoiac and in- sane. Capitol -=2. “The mite of t Metr olitan” is Weranmewnmowmue pa: - ° FOUND UNCONSCIOUS Fargo, N. D., Feb. 17.—(?)—Uncon- scious from carbon monoxide fumes, Louis Averson, Fargo, was found in a Northern Pacific refrigerator car here Bea sport. Eat lobster and Blue Points at The Patterson V Received alive direct from the waters of. the Atlantic Ocean to The Patterson. We cordially invite the pa- trons of The Patterson to inspect our sanitary electric kitchen any hour day or night so they may see where their is pre- pared. the might of the singing screen! aus GRAY Directed by W.8.Van Dyke wae jelson Eddy in the most song of our time! SENSATIONAL “Totem Pole” | DREAM TOU MUCH SEE GILDA GRAY DANCE! Se —ADDED— WALT DISNEY’S “COOKIE CARNIVAL” Color Funtoon NO ADVANCE IN PRICES! \ s H q \ |