The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1936, Page 1

Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Robinson THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1936 , Borah Lead Senate Races Keynote of Political Conventions Is HARMONY REPUBLICANS NAME. JOHN K. BROSTUEN Boy Killed While Playing Wild West MILL AND ELEVATOR |) Aquariun’s Pride Is Just Big Baby COL. JOSEPH KELLY, Washington Crew PRICE FIVE CENTS TOWNSEND - BACKED CANDIDATES TRAIL BALLOT VETERANS | mets mace | DROPPED $1307 IN|" aes | HONG PROMINENT IN ed eeuzseres STATENS === | pence SE === | yommpac ws, Sets New Record «re mw Welford-IVA Favorite Picks Up Grain Buyer’s Negligence Cause bogs of Louisiana—contracted a alight illness last week and had to be fed with a spoon. Now he won't eat any other way. Devils Lake Region Pioneer Jack Medica Splashes to Vic- tory in 400 Meters to Set hue Wednesday due to the might of Lawyers’ Choice sas and Idaho cedés Victory to Former Support From Opposin years old. f “rn . ‘ Up New Olympic Mark ROSS OUTDISTANCES FOE FOP Fact | _cther.wore nlaing win ovine | Of LOSS MY Maree R095: | ret oruinsr diractr*or “ne | G8 One ol Fiat Cooper when the . The for Reports bureau’s aquarium, “he’s actually ative Organizers ——— oon thought the rifle was Soe sen TR behaving like a baby.” oven aS econ kates Former Florida Governor Cons : * |DELIVERY SYSTEM LAUDED] reau'nore inom a year ago and |BUILT FARM RAILWAY LINE DEMOCRATS ALSO AT PEACE Eaton Is Named Chairman and Will Direct State, Nation- al Campaigns Marmony, spelled in capital letters, dominated the atmosphere in the state state met to organize and lay plans for the coming campaign. As the result of conferences Tues- day evening the air fairly reeked swith protestations of temporary love and devotion and the observer ex- pected to see the lamb nudge the lion out of bed almost any moment. It ‘was such a thing as causes great won- der those who have followed the internal warfare of both groups in recent years and proved all over again that politics makes strange bedfellows. ‘The Republicans ‘be composed of men from all three fac- tions although, so far as could be Average Loss Per Month Is Cut From 5.47 Per Cent to 1.93, Shirek States NORTHERN SEABOARD IS FOCAL POINT FOR ASSAULT ON REBELS Loyalists View Prospective Cap- ture of Oviedo as Turning Point in Revolt A loss of $73,207.50 at the State Mill and Elevator through “negligence” by the grain buying department in hedg- ing on the futures grain market more than a year ago was reported Wed- nesday by J. M. Shirek of the state ae board in an audit to that ly. The loss, Shirek said, resulted in cutting down the operating profit of the mill which, he claimed, was higher, month by month, under the manage- ment of A. F. Bonser, Jr., than under previous management the) The loss was not ts, incurred “nor in point Wednesday for the gov-|any way connected” with milling op- ernment’s drive to crush the Fascist! erations, Shirek stated, but revolution in the face of a smashing/ through negligence on the part of the attack by the rebels to break through|grain buying department,” to the sea. about the time Bonzer took over the mill on March 16, 1935. The audit of! covers nine and a half months up to last Dec, 31. Grain Buyer Supplanted Immediately after the loss was iho 4 the | ea buyer was sup- Pl another man, acci to Shirek, ime On March 16, 1935, the mill had on ci May futures were sold and out- standing to offset excess wheat on hand, Shirek stated in his report. “There seemed to be no reason for futures to the next Teau more than a year ago and became the pride of the aquarium. BANQUET SPEAKERS PAY HIGH TRIBUTE TO BISMARCK NIN Sportsmanship, Character, All- Around Ability Lauded by Burr, Shafer High tribute to the sportsmanship, character and all-around playing ability of the members of the 1936 Bismarck baseball club was paid by speakers at the banquet held Tuesday night, honoring the team on the eve of its departure for Wichita, Kans. to defend the national semi-pro championship. z Featured speakers on the program, presided over by W. 8. Ayers as toast- master, were former Gov. George Shafer, a member of the board of di- rectors of the Bismarmk Baseball As- sociation, Inc., and Judge A. G. Burr of the state supreme court. Shafer, just back from attending the annual state Bar association meeting at Fargo, recounted briefly the history of the Bismarck team, started toward national recognition four years ago and climaxed last Au- {gust in the winning of the United +States-honors. <8 ye mre Play High Class Ball Shafer said that two things were impressed upon his mind in connec- Headed Many Organizations During His Active Life; Was Staunch Democrat her far western representatives. The University of Washington eight cracked the course and Olympic rec- ords in 6:00.8 in their rowing trial, Jack Medica established a new Olym- pic mark winning the 400-meter free style swimming title, and little Mar- . Aug. 12.—(P)— Col. Joseph M. Kelly, 76, one of North Dakota’s outstanding advocates of farm cooperatives, financier, railroad builder, pioneer of the Lake Region and veteran Democrat, died in a local hospital Tuesday night following sev- eral weeks’ iliness. Funeral services will be held here Friday morning. Born in 1869 at St. Anne De Velle- vure in Quebec province, Canada, he came to Garske, near Devils Lake, in 1882. On July 6, 1892, he married Mary Considine at Garske, who survives! him. Other survivors are five sons, Martin P. of St. Paul, John J. of Min- neapolis, Dennis W., James P. and Thomas J. of Devils Lake; a sister, Mary Consideine, and a nephew, Frank Kelly, postmaster in Devils Lake; a niece, Kathleen Kelly Hansell of New Orleans, four grandsons and three Devils Lake, Joseph M. Interested chiefly in farm coopera- tives, Colonel Kelly expanded his farming interest and in 1902 started his first cooperative farmer owner- ship enterprise with the building of the Farmere line of which he was’ president until his death. He headed many organizations in the Lake Region, having been presi- dent of the Bank of Webster from 1919 to 1936 and was a director of the’ First National bank in Devils Lake many years. He. . Organ. izet and president of tHe Northern Investment corporation and had been head of the farm credit administra- tion in Devils Lake since 1918. He jorie Gestring led an American sweep ir the springboard diving final. Until the Pacific coast oarsmen struck out in their “Husky Clipper” the American armada, in other classes, continued to trail:their German as well as other foreign rivals. But Al Ulbrickson’s sweep-swingers sent 8 crowd of 25,000 at Grunau on “Der Lange See” back on its collective heels #8 they smashed the course mark of 6:08 and the former Olympic standard of 6:03.2 made by California's Bears in 1928 in beating a gallant British boat lead by half a length. The Britons were timed in 6:02.1. Germans Powerful Otherwise, Germany, for the second straight day, monopolized the naval tests, her oarsmen capturing their heats in the pair-oared with coxswain, four-oared without coxswain and dou- ble scull events. Americans rowed fifth behind the Germans in the former events and also were fifth in the sculling heat when the judges awarded fourth place to Australia after studying photographs of the finish. The sculling heat was won by France in 6:48. Medica negotiated the 400-meter final in 4:445, clipping one second off the new Olympic mark set up by Japan’s Shumpei Uto, who placed second in the championship race while Ralph Flanagan of Miami, America’s other finalist, took fourth behind Eclipses The -18-year-olt Margie -Gestring Leos Angeles, baby member of the: American team, eclipsed her older mates, Katherine Rawls of Lauder- Cc. J. MURPHY Fargo, Aug. 12.—(#)—The North Dakota Bar association voted at its concluding session Tuesday to affiliate with the Federated Asso- ciations of North Dakota. Officers named are Charles J. Murphy, Grand Forks, president; Judge L. J. Palda, Minot, vice president and M. L. McBride, Dickinson, secre- tary-treasurer. SCATTERED BLAZES DEFY FIRE FIGHTERS IN WISCONSIN AREA Isle Royale, Water-Bound Fur- nace, Watches Flames Creep Towards Resorts arket, for the. reason that wheat tion with the Bismarck aggregation. was also president of the Western dale, Fla., and Mrs. Dorothy Poynton make tor Landon and Welford from now until fall. Over on the Democratic side much the same process . took . arms of the “regulars” as represented by the Perry-Glotzbach group in con- srol of patronage matters, were opened wide for the Olson Democrats who declined. During the month of all futures had to be converted before May 31, likewise July “The actual conversion losses con- sist of May wheat totaling $5,507.50 First, that after watching several ma- Jor league games in eastern cities hée was convinced that the local club played a more consistent brand of baseball than many of the high- salaried stars of the American and National Leagues. Second, that never once had he heard of one of the play- ers committing an ungentlemanly or unsportsmanlike act, on or off the playing field. Shafer’s talk followed an introduc- tion of the players by Ayers, accom- panied by words of praise for the part each played in the season just con- cluded, Judge Burr pointed out why base- Hill of Los Angeles, as the trio, in Realty company of Fargo, an organi- zation which built the present Great Northern hotel in this city. Was Staunch Democrat Politically Colonel Kelly was & staunch Democrat. In 1912 he served as campaign manager for Chief Jus- tice John Burke of the s' supreme court, who was elected governor that year. It was during Burke's admin- istration that he was commissioned @ colonel on the governor's staff. Democratic state committee for & number of years and was also on the executive committee of the Independ- He served as state treasurer of the} out that order, gave Uncle Sam his sec-' ond straight diving sweep. The men,| led by Dick Degener, did it Tuesday. ‘The American basketball team, top- heavy favorites to clinch the Olympic’ title, moved into the semi-final round with @ 56-23 victory over the Philip- pines, but the boxing squad lost an- other member when Art Oliver, Chi- cago, lost on points to Tandberg of, Sweden in a second round bout and liminated. It was the first time for the Chicagoan, who had drawn 8 first round bye. Meanwhile the numerous disputes which threatened to disrupt the, ‘Jand July, $67,700, or a total of $73,- + | 207.50,” he said. ball was such a typical American ent Voters’ association. He was also Democratic national committeeman yachting competition in the six and eight-meter classes apparently were St. Paul, Aug. 12.—(7)—Condi- tions in northern Minnesota, spotted with dangerous brush and timber fires, never have been so serious, Grover Conzet, state for- ester, said Wednesday as he warned “the situation is growing worse daily.” St. Paul, Aug. 12—(?)—While scat- tered blazes defied control, toiling crews broadened an arresting maze of earthworks around principal northwoods brush and forest fires ‘Wednesday in the face of a promising (Continued on Page Two) COURT VALIDATES DEED T0 PROPERTY |: ae Shirek praised the inauguration by Bonzer of the “store-door” delivery i eae to Bismarck. sport and the reason for its growth to the rank of a national pastime. He lauded the members of the team, the management and the men who sponsored its organization for the recognition and advertising they had' Decisions speaking from the from North Dakota in 1912, the year ‘Woodrow Wilson was nominated at Baltimore. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Elks lodgé, Rotary, the Greater North Dakota association and the Devils Lake Chamber of Com- merce. settled. The committee awarded the first place gold medal to Italy in the larger class and Norway defeated Germany in a sail-off for second "Dina Senff Wins Dina Senff, new Olympic record- holder at 1:16.6, won the ficst semi- rain forecast. Northwestern Wisconsin and Isle Royale, Mich., were the reddest spots on. the fire map. Forced to flee their homes, several refugees from the Chaffey, Wis., district were housed at Superior Wednesday. On the Lake Circuit Judge Washington, Aug. 12.—(%)—A stream of primary ballots sweeping two nationally prominent senators to commanding leads for renomination and a burst of clashing arguments in the presidential campaign featured Wednesday’s politics. Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ark- ansas, Democratic leader, and the veteran Republican Senator William E. Borah of Idaho built up big mar- gins over opponents with Townsend- ite backing while in Florida C. O. An- drews, bearing Townsend club en- dorsement, won a Democratic sena- torial nomination. In the slowly mounting Arkansas returns, Robinson obtained a better than two-to-one margin over the combined ‘votes of two rivals. are Cleveland Holland, advocate of the Townsend old age pension, and J. Rosser Venable. Borah Leads 3 to 1 Making the “political fight of a lifetime” at the age of 71, Borah wai outdistancing his Townsendite oppo- nent, Byron Defenbach, former state treasurer. The Borah lead on the face of partial returns was three to one. In the Democratic contest for the senatorial honors, the cowboy Gov. C. Ben Ross pulled away from Federal Attorney John A. Carver. An eight-sided race for the Demo- cratic gubernatorial nomination re- mained a matter of conjecture. Mayor Bargilla Clark, of Idaho Falls, municipal power champion, held a slight margin over Attorney General Bert H. Miller, with Lieut. Gov, G. P. Mix of Moscow third. . Frank L.. Stephan of Twin Falls clinched his party’s nomination over L. V. Patch of Payette and T. B. Chapman of Boise. Carlton Concedes Down in Florida, former Gov. Doyle E. Carlton conceded victory te An- drews, a former circuit judge. They COLVIN ADDRESSES FORMER NEIGHBORS Alcoholization of Women Most Serious Problem Facing U. S., He Declares Hettinger, N. D., Aug. 12—()—Cite ing a determination to arouse the country to the emphasis of “moral righteousness” as the principal factor in his campaign, Dr. D. Leigh Colvin, prohibition candidate for president, ———_ rior is battled point ao commended] 4 7 Borg, 65, Dies of | meus Pee To” |itretening reortn, (cette former ends and neg ihe acrpted clone decions and &x-]"" “Auto Accident Hurts canes 2th etighirs male: |Somig rally here Tesfay Sigh Reverses District Tribunal in Se TREY. SAY ere called hak HARVESTING NEARS northern Minnesota blazes, Uncon-| His address marked the first ap- Case of Cox vs. Mrs. ws iteiilte i cal cAeeeid tal F gE way.” Responses to introductions were given by Neil Churchill, last year's manager who is taking the club to Wichita again this year; Walter (Babe) Mohn, manager during the current season; Harold plant, after includ- jebtedness and de- gfe it 4 i 3 i i i : i g g z Commission Explains second baseman and field captain; Quincy Smith, tcher; Red fielder; and James W. Water Planners Will Meet in Guthrie. A meeting tee setup in the interests of a co- ordinated water plan for the Red North drainage Baltic, 8. D., Aug. 12.—(/)—Funeral services for A. L. Berg, 65, former state senator and a leader in the farm cooperative movement in the north- west will be held Wednesday. Berg, president of the Northwest Grain association and a director of END INSTATE WITH MOSTLY POOR YIELD Light Rain Tuesday Night Falls to Dispel Forest Fire Smoke Over N. D. trolled fires, however, were reported in Pine and Roseau counties. A weather prediction of “probable rain” for Wisconsin and showers in eastern Minnesota cheered firefight- ers there. Much of the northwestern Wisconsin woods area has been with- out precipitation for two months. New Fire Rages A fire that originated below the owns considerable property here. years he has traveled extensively fc Asked $5,000 for Its Recommendations Members of the state tax survey i BABY WEIGHS 2 OUNCES » Mich., Aug. 12.—(>)}— ay Child, Mother pe Los Angeles, Aug. 13.—()—?ilm- a i £8 fF A oe i at the poy was 96 at we) that “a wud o ie rests for Grand in 2 and one : i eek g &E : “Lindbergh Heart Beats Even. For Journalists’