The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 8, 1936, Page 1

. >i 7) ESTABLISHED 1878 Mahan Hustled to Tacoma for Trial |DeMolays Install International Officers at Conclave THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936 WELFORD, THOMPSON, Mandan Man Gets First Old Age Aid AND FRENGH EXTEND 4 BISMARCK WELCOME 135 Delegates Registered From 13 Chapters in U. S. and Canada CONFERENCES HELD TODAY Sports Program to Keep Boys Busy Saturday; Divine Services Sunday Robert Luck of Mandan, master councilor, and other international of- ficers were installed here Friday af- ternoon by E. B. McCutcheon of Mi- not, active member of the grand council for North Dakota, as the third International DeMolay Conclave opened at the Masonic temple. Installation of the international of- ficers, elected last year, followed the opening conclave session at which Robert Bowman, master councilor of the host chapter, extended the wel- come and J. P. McKinley, active member of the grand council for Manitoba, made the response. . Gov. Walter Welford, L. K. Thomp- son, grand master of the grand lodge of North Dakota, and L. A. French, master of the Bismarck Masonic A general business meeting follow- ed, after which the international of- ficers were to take charge during the presentation of the initiatory degree. Group conferences of international master councilors and councilors scribes, and the chapter dads were to bring the afternoon program to an end. At noon Friday 15 delegates from Fargo, Minot, Grand Forks, Beach, Jamestown, Dickinson, Devils Lake, Lakota, Mandan, Valley’ City, Willis- ton, Winnipeg and Bismarck had reg- istered for the conclave. Tonight, starting at 6:30 o'clock, they will be guests at the banquet in the Silver ballroom of the Patterson hotel. Robert Luck will act as toast- master and Former Gov. George Shafer will be the speaker. Chorus Will Sing A 45-minute concert by the Masonic chorus and the presentation of the DeMolay degree by the Fargo chapter will conclude the first day’s program. The business session will be re- sumed at 8:30 a. m. Saturday. Inter- national officers will be elected and installed and the 1937 conclave city will be chosen. First round games in the DeMolay basketball tournament will start at 9:45 a. m., with Jamestown opposing Dickinson at the junior high school gymnasium and Minot meeting Grand Forks in the new gymnasium. In the lower bracket Fargo will play Valley City and Bismarck will tackle Man- dan. Finals in Evening Semi-final games are scheduled for 2:45 p. m. and the finals will start at 7:30 p. m. at the new gymnasium. An 18-hole medal play golf tourna- ment at the Bismarck municipal course, trips through the state peni- tentiary and the capitol, and the an- nual ball to be given in the new gym following the basketball game Sat- urday round out the entertainment program. Sunday a Dads’ breakfast will be held in the Masonic temple after which Rev. G. W. Stewart of Man- dan will conduct divine services, bringing the conclave to a close. FROST IS FORECAST FOR BISMARCK AREA se" Rains Cheer Canadian Prov-|comm inces and Settle Dust Storms in Southwest Heavy frosts were forecast for Bis- and -vicinty Friday night as federal weather bureau officials chalked Jow temperatures for North |" Dakota during the past 24 hours. Coldest point in the state was Dunn Center where a minimum of 28 was registered. Warmest weather from ‘Winnipeg reported. On the heels of a severe dust storm in western Kansas, Oklahoma and Thursday, rain fell Thursdey RAILWAY JOBS INCREASE Washington, May 8.—(#)—April em- ployment on Class 1 railroads was re- ported by the interstate commerce commission Friday at 1,060,543 work- ers, an incresse of 2.6 per cent 4 per .cent above and 7.4 p re month « year ago. uy bg Check for $22 Presented to John Sandberg, 77, Resi- dent Since 1883 Gov. Walter Welford presented the first check issued for old age assist- ance in North Dakota under the social security federal-state setup Friday to John A. Sandberg of Mandan in a ceremony at the capitol. Sandberg will receive $22 a month, Sandberg, 77 years old, helped build the south of the old state capi- the mason pro- | homestead. assistance plan now in “all that can or for the maintenance and assistance of our more aged peo- ple,” Governor Welford said at the presentation. “It is but @ step in the direction to relieving these persons of the bur- é den and the worry of providing their MINOT MAN CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF N. D. LAUNDRYMEN GROUP Magic City to Get 1937 Conven- tion; State Meeting Comes to End Here August Meyer of Minot was elected president of the. North Dakota Laun- @ry Owners association at the busi- ness meeting which brought the two- day state convention to a close here Thursday morning. Minot was se- lectéd as the 1937 convention city. Birlea O. Ward of Bismarck was chosen vice president and A. L. John- gon of Devils Lake was re-elected secretary. Ward and W. B. Couch, both of Bismarck, and Mrs. T. J. Logan of Mandan were appointed to the legis- lative committee to work for a clause providing that state laundries em- ploying one or more persons be in- cluded in the North Dakota law when the legislature passes its act in conformation to the national security act at the next session of the legisla~ ture. Fear Price Cutting During the discussion which pre- ceded the selection of the committee it was pointed out that under the present proposal small companies would not come under the provisions, would cut prices and the larger con- cerns would be penalized. The convention appeared favorable to the for a new working schedule for shorter hours to provide employment for more workers but did not tak any formal action. The pro- posal was introduced by Johnson who recommended that some action be taken in regard to a mimimum wage. Carl Hauge, representative of t! American Laundry Machinery com- pany of Chicago, said that there was @ 23 per cent increase in the laundry business during the last year in the 25 midwest states. Old age pensions and unemploy- ment insurance were other topics for discussion. @ Attend Banquet Informality marked the banquet for convention guests and their wives, numbering 40, served in the Cavern room of the Prince at 7 p. m., Thurs- plete sustenance during the later of their life,” Welford said. for pension and assist- have been and will be ited. will be submitted for considera- of the people and the legislature.” Also present at the ceremony were E. A, Willson, secretary of the state public welfare board; Frank Milhol- lan, Bismarck, vice president of the board; Justice A. M. Christianson of the supreme court; L. I. Nicholson, supervisor of old age assistance under the welfare board; Charles A. Verret, assistant attorney a Secretary ‘3 Hy Bite of Mandan of the Morton county wel- frae board. Willson announced old age assist- ance checks are going out immediately | to others throughout the state whose applications have been approved. Sev- eral hundred applications have come in, and are being acted on as rapidly as possible, he said. ¢ | Shamrock’s Yen For Fish Broken Charlotte, N. C., May 8.—(?)— Shamrock, 3-foot pet alligator of the W. B. Matthewses, offered, &@ trying problem in diet after they found him last year. It took several weeks to break his crav- ing for goldfish. Now he will settle for hamburger. DENTISTS ELECTING OFFICERS AT FINAL - BUSINESS MEETING Valley City Woman Chosen to Heal Assistants’ and Nurses Group Election of officers and final con- vention business occupied delegates here Friday afternoon as the 31st annual meeting of the North Dakota me Dental association drew to a close. Dr. Claude W. Bierman of Minne- apolis and Dr. Harold Harris of St. Paul lectured during the morning Program after which a series of seven table clinics were held in the crown and bridge, oral surgery, oral hy- giene, orthodontia, prosthetic and pediadontia sections. An address by Thomas J. Burke of Bismarck on “Your Legislative Pro- gram” was scheduled as the final con- vention talk, preceding the closing business meeting. Conduct Table a E Bo H i W. C. Follett, Devils Lake; Dr. W. D. Toepke, New Salem; Dr. H. J. Weir, Dickinson; Dr. V. A. Bousquet, Mad- oe a aa iba tiaitad Dr. Bierman discussed children’s , in which field he special- izes, while Dr. Harris discussed the tion of anatomy in pplica: fore, during and after treatment and showing the steps involved. He also showed the anatomic changes which WELFORD GOES INTO PARTY CONVENTION WITH 149 DELEGATES Opponents Will Muster Only 94 Envoys, County Convention Count Shows GLOTZBACH TO RETAIN POST Governor Lashes Out at Offi- cials Who Refused to Recognize Proxies (By the Associated Press) Factional Republicans headed by Gov. Walter Welford will go into the state party convention with 149 dele- gates pledged to them while the op- position, with Former Gov. William Langer as the leader, will muster but 94. Final returns from the county conventions of precinct committeemen conducted Wednesday showed that Langer had delegations or a majority of the delegates in 28 of the 53 coun- ties. Welford’s more populous 25 counties, however, accounted for his majority in the number of delegates. Another development revealed Fri- day was that Pembina county Repub- licans, who named Welford to head their delegation, instructed delegates for the reelection of William Stern of Fargo as Republican national com- mitteeman. ‘Organization’ Demos Win Additional reports from Democratic county conventions only served to accentuate the lead the “organization” had taken, assuring reelection of Wil- liam E Glotzbach as national commit- teeman. Governor Welford, expressing pleas- ure at the strong showing of his sup- porters, lashed out Friday at what he claimed was “illegal action” on the of some county convention of- ficials in “refusing to seat delegates with proxies.” Inve letter to all precinct commits. teemen of the party, the governor ‘also attacked what he claimed was an attempted “villification” campaign prior to the conventions “under the leadership of the present state chair- man” in opposition to Welford’s ad- ministration. Meanwhile leaders of the Langer faction refused to accept the asser- tion of an overwhelming Welford vic- tory in state delegate representation and claimed the outcome was “close and on a 50-50 kasis.” The Langer group claimed 14 delegates in Ward county, previously claimed by Wel- ford supporters. To Poll Members Senator Oscar E. Erickson, chair- man of the Republican state central committee, prepared to poll members of the committee to determine whether they desired to hold a meet- ing to select the date and site of the Republican convention, or whether they preferred to make the selection by mail ballots. The convention ‘obably will be held the last week in y. . Senator Erickson, a candidate for insurance commissioner on the Lan- «Continued on Page Two) MAY WHEAT VALUES BREAK 3 70 5 GENTS Copious Rains in Southwest Are Advanced as Prime Rea- son for Decline Chicago, May 8—May wheat fu- tures broke 3 to 5 cents a bushel in domestic grain markets Friday as holders liquidated following copious rains in the west and southwest ‘operating’ a ‘number-of stations, that PRICE FIVE CENTS FORMER GANDO MAN’ CAPTURED WITHOUT TROUBLE IN RO Weyerhaeuser Scion Will Bq Chief Witness Against Alleged Kidnaper i Air Colossus Nears American Port PICKETING TIGHTENS IN TWIN CITY STRIKE; ONE MAN IS JAILED Waikout Aim Is to Force Abro- gation of Oil Firms’ Leas- ing Systems COMPANIES ARE IN DISPUTE Motorists Have Little Trouble Obtaining Needed Sup- plies of, Fuel TO ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY, Abduction Case Cleared Up Exe cept for Locating of $100,000 Ransom ‘Tacoma, Wash. May 8.—()—Wil- liam Mahan came back to the scene ing Friday with the government ready to place him on trial immedi- ately for the $200,000 abduction of Minneapolis, May 8.—(#)—Union Officials tightened picketing about gasoline filling stations in Minneapo- lis and St. Paul Friday as the strike to force abrogation of oil company leasing systems entered its second day. There was no serious disorder dur- ing the first day’s activity but Amos Telesky, union member, was in the county jail on a charge of rioting and @ warrant was issued for a second striker and “diverse’ others.” Herbert Glover, station attendant who made the charges, sald he was hustled into an automobile and taken to strike headquarters, where he was detained for more than an hour while union leaders attempted to induce him to join. He finally fled from the headquarters. Two Thirds Affected William McComiskey of Minneapo- lis, president of local 19802, petroleum workers union sponsoring the walk- out, said 75 per cent of the 750 sta- tions in Minneapolis and 60 per cent of the 530 in St. Paul were closed. The method of leasing stations to individual operators is in dispute. McComiskey said the terms of these contracts tend to lower wages and evade provisions of social security legislation. The union president announced re- ceipt of word from the Tanker Co., “We are ready to go to trial today, if necessary,” said J. Charles Dennis, United States district attorney. Sg ict ‘wo! nt’s chief witness. Germany's new giant dirigible, the Hindenburg, neared U. 8. shores today on its first voyage to the North American continent. Watched over by Dr. Hugo Eckener (inset upper left), president of the Zep- pelin company, the craft is commanded by Capt, Ernest Lehmann (lower right). Hindenburg Rides: Out Atlantic Storm BISMARCK STAGING PARTY MAY 21 FOR BURLEIGH CHILDREN Teachers and Parents Invited to Attend Picnic and City Tour it would accept the state industrial commission as arbiter. The use of the state unit was earlier suggested by Gov. Floyd B. Olson, but rejected by the remaining companies. Charge Dictation Gasoline companies. charged, in a statement issued by Chairman P. J. Schroeder of the petroleum employ- ers committee, that no labor question was involved. “The union is attempt- ing to dictate,” Schroeder said, “to the companies how they shall carry on the marketing of their products.” Flying squadrons of strikers caus- ed numerous police calls when they swept down on several places refus- ing to obey the shut-down order. Po- lice reports showed at least four sta- tions where attendants were whisked off to unic~ headquarters. Lessees of stations took steps to combat the strike with formation Thursday night of the Minneapolis Petroleum Dealers association with 165 members. Chairman M. A. Clark said they had no quarrel with the union but sought complete closure of all stations or forcible opening of a certain percentage of those now shut down. Meanwhile motorists had no diffi- culty maintaining gasoline supplies from those places permitted to oper- ate. Price Movements of Butterfat Watched Giant German Dirigible Will Moor to Mast at Lakehurst Saturday Morning New York, May 8—(?)—The German Zeppelin Hindenburg, on her maiden North Atlantic flight, was nearing the shores of Amer- ica Friday with a speed which in- dicated she might be over terri- torial waters shortly after sun- set. (Copyright, 1936, Associated Press) Aboard the Zeppelin Hindenburg, En Route to America—May 8—Offi- cers of the Hindenburg indicated Friday they hoped to reach Lake- hurst, N. J., at 6 a. m. (CST) Satur- day, completing her crossing from Friedrichshafen in 63% hours. The excellent weather into which the Hindenburg emerged over the May 21 will be a big day in Bis- marck with rural school children from all parts of Burleigh county as the guests of the Bismarck Associa- tion of Commerce and local mer- chants and business houses. Invitations to teachers and parents ip bring picnic lunches and see the ci Grand Banks df Newfoundland after a|out Priday. at riba peice stormy night was responsible for the ;Commerce office after a conference prediction ss to the possible arrivallwith Miss Marie Huber, county school The fathead biggest superintendent, to work out the de- tails, thrill of the voyage at 11:20 a. m. speci Greenwich mean time (5:20 a. m. Tee. dovibeions uy Haas She central standard time) when a hugeltne aan ot ae ut june scebeen Was sighied. which the visitors bring with them. Storm Changes Course The probability is that the lunch At midnight the ship ran into a 40-|Will be held in the main auditorium mile an hour headwind and heavy | the World War Memorial building rain. The course was changed sud- since this plan eliminates any chance denly from the southwest to the|°f unfavorable weather and makes it north. easier to provide the services needed Dr. Hugo Eckener, president of the |t0 make the occasion a pleasant one. Zeppelin company, said: “We picked| The Association of Commerce will up five tons of water in half an hour. |@rrange for guides to pilot the visitors It was most. welcome, for it compen-|around the city and a large number sated the loss of weight through con- sumption of fuel.” of business houses will arrange to conduct the children, their parents Despite the rough weather outside, the passengers noticed only a slight land teachers through their plants that they may become acquainted swaying of the ship at the height of the storm, His mother, given the news by tele- Phone, said, “you must be joking,” then collapsed tem; . She re- covered later but refused additional comment. Washington, May 8—(#)—Repre-: sentative Buckler (F-L., Minn.), Fri- day had been informed by President Roosevelt that he had asked the agriculture department to follow the price movements of butterfat to de- termine whether “powerful trading groups” were exerting undue influ- ence, The request followed receipt by Buckler of a telegram from the Cass- terman, chief San Francisco agent for the department announced. " i with the various industrial processes involved. Fargo Police Hunting -For 12-Year-Old Girl Fargo, N. D, May 8—(P)—Police Friday were for Ailen Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of Far- over the North Atlantic. go. who has been missing from her t, 813-foot long air cruiser |Home since Wednesday morning. i i Rev. Paul Schulte celebrated mass aay morning at his little portable After an easy start We i i # 5 cE E E : g5E pea aEEEE Ete i ee Se