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. . WELFORDURGESIDR IL, S, at Last to Take Over. 10 ALLOW FARMERS TO WORK OUT DEBTS Thinks Debtors Should Be Per- mitted to Cancel Obliga- tions by Labor . Gov. Walter Welford advised U. 8. ®enator Gerald P. Nye Thursday that liquidation of “all agricultural in- debtedness through federal works projects” would be “the greatest bene- fit the president can grant to the People of North Dakota.” In a message reviewing conditions in the state, Welford said he hoped Nye could “present the matter to the president in such @ way that our people can have some hope for the future held out to them.” “The farm indebtedness situation is extremely bad,” he asserted, “with federal agencies controlling approxi- mately 80 per cent and a consistent plan of foreclosure being followed by the Federal Land bank. “Normal views of credits cannot be the guage in handling present situ- ations, and if followed cannot help but cause disaster and such deple- tion of security that all federal loans will bé worthless and government will own the majority of all properties within the state. ” “I believe the greatest benefit the president can grant to the people of the state would be the authorization of liquidation of all agricultural in- debtedness, including housing and federal land bank, through federal works projects so distributed and benefits planned for various area in the state.” A need for expansion of youth aid and civilian conservation corps was reported also. Minnesota Greats Hold Lead in Poll Six Former Gopher Stars May Be on Grid Team to Meet Pro Champions Chicago, July 16.—(#)—The Uni- versity of Minnesota Thursday held the greatest representation among leaders in the nationwide poll to se- lect a collegiate ail-star football team to play the Detroit Lions, professional champions, at Soldier Field, Sept. 1. Six former .Gopher players were among the leaders. Clos? behind were Notre Dame and Stanford, with four each. Jay Berwanger, the “one-man team” from the University of Chicago; topped the halfback candidates with 29,568 votes, forging ahead of George} Roscoe of Minnesota, with 28,904. Approximately 157,000 ballots had been received. The poll with 182 newspapers participating, is drawing more ballots than at this time last year, when the final count was 850,- 000. The leaders include: Tackles — Smith, Minnesota, 37,154; Spain, Southern Methodist, 35,726. Guards — Oech, Minnesota, 38,366; Tangora, Northwestern, 36,724. Centers — , Minnesota, 22,758; Lester, Texas Christian, 21,892; Jones, Ohio State, 20,463. Quarterbacks—Smith, Alabama, 30,- 287; Siedel, Minnesota, 24,462. Halfbacks - Berwanger, Chicago, 29,568; Roscoe, Minnesota, 28,904. Fullbacks — Grayson, Stanford, 20,- 926; Beise, Minnesota, 19,714. MANY NEVER SUSPECT CAUSE Many sufferers relieve nagging backache quickly, once they discover that the real cause of their trouble be be tired kidneys. ‘he kidneys are one of Nature's chief ways of taking the acids and waste out of the blood, If they don’t pass 3 pints a day and so get rid of more than 3 pounds of waste matter, your 15 miles of kidney tubes may ay pushing, 5 you have trouble with frequent bladder passages with scanty amount which often smart and burn, the 15 miles of kidney tubes may need flush- ing out. This danger signal may be the beginning of nagging | Jeg pains, loss of pep and eriergy, get- ting up nights, swelling, puffiness un- der the eyes, headachei THE Colorado No Man’s Land In the 1500-square-mile Denver, July 16.—The United States is still expanding. In early August, formal annexation of 1,500 square miles of territory will be brought about. Anti-imperialists may keep their shirts on, however, as this great tract lies right in the middle of Colorado. It is a belt of rugged mountain | lcountry, close to and similar to the; ‘vacation land chosen by Gov. Alf Landon. And by some strange hook jor crook it never has been officially | ceded to the United States. ;__It is the only part of continental United States which is held by right neither of treaty or purchase. Colo- radans call it “No Man’s Land” and | “Middle Park.” Thriving Towns in Area Prosperous ranchers live in this ;Mountain-enclosed area. They hold j@eeds to their ranches just like any jother Americans, even though theo- {retically their land does not belong to the United States. | Thriving little communites, Breck- jenridge, Dillon, Kremmling, Granby, | Tabernash, Fraser, Grand Lake, and | Hot Sulphur Springs, dot the area. i Business goes on just as in any com- ‘munity which is formally under the, protection of the American flag. Breckenridge has been chosen as the town in which Gov. Edwin C. j Johnson will formally raise the Amer- jican flag and claim the territory as \part of the United States. area outlined in the map aove, owed no allegiance to any government for decades. In this Ne Man's nation apart, but they soon will com: under the flag ef ed area in this flag-raising ceremony. But the act will set at rest a series of legal and hypothetical questions. pen to ‘Invasion’ Technically, a foreign nation could have laid claim to the area, and per- haps launched a navy on Grand Lake. Technically, people born in Middle Park might not even be citizens of the United States, for they were born in “No Man’s Land” to which the fed- eral government had no legal claim. land patents have always beeh held valid in fact, regard- less of theory. made in 1803, this land lay outside its limits. When Spain ceded its south- western territories in 1819, and later affirmed the cession in 1845, is wasn’t included, either. Forgotten in Treaties This “lost” strip lay between the two ceded territories. No Indian treaty mentions it, either as c! or ceded by the tribes. Though U. 8. {Outstanding Golfers To Vie in Fargo Meet Fargo, N. D., July 16.—(#)—A pro- amateur best-ball foursome including North Dakota's outstanding golfers is scheduled as a feature of Monday’s Program at the 22nd annual tourna- ment of the North Dakota State Golf association at the Fargo Country club. The tournament gets under way Sun- day. The matches will be played in two foursomes. Pros who have entered are Willie Dow of Minot, Otto Bishop of Devils Lake, Denny Sullivan of Grand Forks and Ralph Kingsrud of the Fargo | Country club. The four amateur part- ners for the pros will be named later. | Kittenball League To Plan for Tourney Call for a meeting of the Bismarck ; Kittenball league was issued Thursday ! by Clement Kelley, league president. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m., Friday, in the World War Memorial building and all kittenball players are asked to attend. The chief item of business will be to make arrangements and set the date for the annual Bis- marck kittenball tournament in which @ number of teams in this vicinity will be invited to participate, Kelley said. Oakes Junior Legion Ball Meet Scheduled Oakes, N. D., July 16.—(#)—The 10th district Junior Legion baseball tournament opens here Saturday when Enderlin meets Ellendale in the first game. Championship and con- solation games will be played Sunday afternoon. Other teams entered in £4 | the tournament are Hankinson, Weh- peton, Lisbon, Cogswell and Oakes. BY TRAIN- ‘These are low fares to Sesisle-Taowme San Francisco JNOMICALLY RTABLY SAFELY few example fares. There are | T. P. Allen, Agent Blemarck 22,074 Farmers Get Aid.in Drouth States Washington, July 16.—(#)—The Works Progress administration said Thursday that on July 13, the latest date for which figures were available, it had given employment to 22,074 destitute farmers in five drouth- stricken states. ‘The men have been put to work on water conservation projects, it was reported, with the employment dis- tributed as follows: South Dakota 7,600; Minnesota 6,050; North Dakota mee Montana 1,957, and Wyoming Aubrey Williams, assistant WPA administrator, said North Dakota would be allowed to employ up to 20,000 farmers; South Dakota 17,000; Minnesota 7,500; Montana 4,000, and Wyoming 2,000. VSS SS Clean-up of Women’s and Children’s Bathing Suits at half price—Buy Now—A. W: Lucas Co. thriving towns and prosperous ranches have BISMARCK TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936_ PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUAKES CAUSE LOSS BAST OF CASCADES) Temblors Shake Down Build- ings, Chimneys; No Lives Reported Lost Spokane, Wash., July 16.—()—Tep- chimneys and at least one bad- bullding marked the ‘Walla Walle valley Thursday as the apparent center of an earthquake which awakened residents of three Pacific northwest states Wednesday pity and sent many running into the The tremors were felt for several seconds at about 11:10 p. m. Milton-Freewater, Ore., in the Walla Walla valley, reported the heaviest loss of any shaken town. The corner of the Union Pacific depot collapsed, showering masonry arid bricks to the sidewalk. te Officials of the Utah Canning com- there estimated army troops often marched across it, felt plainly through the region east of they never established a post there. ‘The ceremonial in August which will formally “annex” the territory will be largely a formality, but it will forever settle any con! over the claims of present propérty hold- ers, and silence forever the arguments of the contentious over citizenship and possible foreign intrusion. When the flag flies at Breckenridge, all Colorado will have been made safe for the United States. the Cascade mountains in Washing- RENT A CAR... U DRIVE ; ALL NEW a V-8’s at reasonable rates. Phone 633 U DRIVE CAR CO. Worsted Suits Spert backs. Sizes 36 to 44. $16.50 and $18.50 Sport Shirts Made ef ceol, poreus fabrics. Men’s—85c and $1 Boys’—69c and 85¢c White Shoes Wing tips, plain toes, perforates. 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July 16—@)— Someone broke into the home of | Hardy Hill at night and stole 25 "it the felon ts found and con- death of a home in which someone is sleep- ing is a capital offe > in North Carolina. Starekow Drowning Is Called Accident Mott, N. D., July 16—()}—A Het- tinger county coroner's jury late Wed- nesday returned an “accidental drowning” verdict on the death of Sam Starekow, 78, whose body was taken from the Cannonball river dam early Wednesday morning. Funeral services for the pioneer Mott mer- chant and cream station operator will be held Friday in Minneapolis. SALES OF NEW CARS JUMP DURING JUNE 255 More Vehicles Sold This Year Than Last; Total “ for Year 7,500 ioe, Inc., Bismarck, 1,929 sales for the month compared with 1.674 in June, 1935, or an increase of 265. These included 1,657 passenger sales for an increase of 253 and 272 com- mercial sales, or two more than in June, 1935. 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