The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1936, Page 2

NATIONS WATCHING GRAIN PIT AS PULSE OF ERRATIC WORLD Fluctuations of Wheat Prices, Reflect Uncertainty as to Future Chicazo, Dec. 23—()—Gravation of wheat prices on the noisy Board of | Trade is charming an erratic wor'd pulse, throbbing with war fears ana reports of breadstuffs scarcity. Nations watch avidly the fluctuat- ing values in the big grain market. a thermometer of economic and politi- cal conditions, Like the safety valve of a tense world, the roaring excitement of the trading pits at the foot of LaSalle St. frequently in recent weeks has turned the market {nto bedlam. Millions of bushels of grain have changed hands with the slightest de- velopment or shift of trade opinion. The market recently has been called upon to digest starting bulletins from the Spanish war zone, the capitals of Europe and grain fields of the south- ern hemisphere and the empire-shak- ing news of a king's romance. War talk at a time when the world’s wheat supply is the smallest of-a decade and trade evidences tf heavy wheat buying by European powers formed the background that caused Chicago prices to skyrocket above $1.40 a bushel last week, breaking all records since 192 Crop developments and the “cash- ing in” of many traders who made big profits have caused a reaction’ of about five cents since then, but the market holds an advance of more than 30 cents a bushel since mid- year. Conte D Car Fails to Take | Turn at Sterling On Return to City been prominently identified, asks that members of the organization mcet at 9:30 a. m. Thursday in the Webb chapel to attend the rites in a body. The accident was the second in which young Grabow had been a vic- tim. He suffered permanent injur- ies when struck by an automobile several years ago, having been a pa- tient in a local hospital for almost a Sear as a result of it. In the mishap which cost Nelson's life, his son, Stanley, suffered a brok- en leg. They were struck by a car driven by Charles Erickson, farmer near New England, who swerved into the ditch in an attempt to avoid striking an automobile and truck parked on the road, Nelson and his 19-year-old son were in the ditch changing a flat tire on the right rear wheel of their car. Nelson received a fractured skull. Erickson said he was bothered by the lights of the truck which was sald to have been parked at an angle on the highway by the driver, James Massard of Dickinson, to throw light on the Nelson car as the father and son fixed the tire. Six persons had been riding in the Nelson automooile, including Mrs. Nel. son and several of their five children as they returned from Dickinson to their farm home about 14 miles north of Scranton. ST. THOMAS WOMAN HURT SLIGHTLY IN CRASH Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 23.—(#)— Miss Rose Duffy of St. Thomas, who Was ‘slightly injured in an automo- bile accident near Manvel, was re- ported recovering satisfactorily Wed- nesday in a hospital here. She was riding with her brother in a motor car, when he struck a water tank truck as he turned to avoid another Tibetan Baby Se baby Giant Panda, shown with its Reputed the only one of its kind brought to America alive, this THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986 ss é AWAIT WORD OF MISSING FLIER es America First is captor, Mrs. William Harkness of New York, gets a first view of its new homeland upon arrival in San Francisco. Mrs. Harkness captured the rare eight-pound specimen on a dangerous trip into bandit-infested western China. When fully grown, the Panda will weigh 300 pounds, but now it is being fed from a bottle. Its hom e will be in the Bronx. N. Y., 200. JURIES DISMISS 2 CIVIL GASES HERE Actions Brought by Mrs. Robi- dou and Peter Johnson |, Thrown Out Two more civil cases were added Wednesday to the number of actions that have been dismissed by the panel of jurors sitting at the regular December term of the Burleigh coun-| ty district court. ! Actions dismissed by the jurors in-) chided those of Mrs. James Robidou against Frank Milhollan, J. C. Mil- hollan and John Sagehorn, and) Petcr Johnson versus Reo Knauss, | The jury in the first case came in less than 40 minutes after receiving Judge Fred Jansonius’ instructions Tuesday afternoon with a verdict for dismissal in favor of the defendants. Mrs. Robidou brought the action in an effort to recover damages for in- juries received in an automobile ac- cident. Ed Cox of the law firm of O'Hare, Cox and Cox was attorney of the defendants and F. BE. MCurdy was; counsel for the plaintiff. Less than 20 minutes was re- quired by the jury to reach a ver- dict in the action brought by John- son to recover from Knauss on a carpentering contract, Knauss had made a counter claim against John- son and the entire action was dis- missod. Jurors included Frank Donaldson,) G. A. Richardson, Fred M. Brown, Mrs. D. E. Shipley, J, L. Barth, P. W. Starkle, Gottlieb Steinert, R. J. Fleck, Tom Novak, A. W. Stadler, M. ©. Sherman and Glen Baker. McCurdy was attorney for Johnson and Charles L. Crum appeared for the defendant. At the conclusion of the trial, Judge Jansonius dismissed the jurors until 9:30 a. m., Monday when the case of James L. Buckley against William Langer will be opened. Departmental Guard Exams Will Be Given Information was received here Wed- nesday from Ed Kibler of Fargo, vet- erans’ placement representative in the} national re-employment service, that the civil service eligible register for departmental guard is practically ex- hausted. Disabled veterans with service-con- nected disabilities are eligible to take; the examinations for the depart-| mental guard positions and these vet- erans have been urged to apply for application forms at the Bismarck Postoffice. Applications must be submitted to Washington prior to Dec. 31. It has been pointed out here that car, Her brother, Arthur Duffy, es- caped with minor bruises. Strength of Belgian Army Raised Sharply Brussels, Dec. 23.—()—Belgium gained approval of a peacetime army of 84,000 men for the first time in his- tory Wednesday and moved quickly to bulwark her defenses against Ger- many’s rearmed Rhineland. The new army, provided in the 1937 defense bill voted by the chamber of deputies Tuesday night, will embrace 33,C00 volunteers; 45,600 recruits and 5,400 reserves. —_—_—_—_—_—_———_— SANTA CLAUS SAYS if enough applications for the exam- inations are not received from dis-; abled veterans, it will probably be! necessary for the commission to schedule a regular examination open to the (ate ee CONTIN UED from page one | Scene of Hunt for Missing Transport In Utah Is Shifted expedition from Herrick and Calder, Idaho, reported it had reached & ranger station about five miles from where the transport crashed. The expedition asked the North- west Airlines to send a plane to circle the wreck. Airlines officials IF You Need expressed fear the. message meant new snow had obliterated landmarks. Mone ‘One group in the Idaho search has been unreported since it jeft Kellogg, F Don't See Me — Idaho, pesaréous rouse Jongest. and most NUBs.x. NEWS Marriage License Fredrick Bailey and Ph esa Gabel, both of Bismarck. eae Tuesday, local hospital. Bernus A, Soll, 31, Bentley, at 7:27 a, m., Wednesday, local hospital. Mrs, John Graham, 51, killed Tues- day night. Body may be viewed at Webb's funeral parlors from 4 to 9 p. m., Wednesday. a i 34, Hazen, at 9:03 TRUCKER CHARGED WITH PERJURY IN MINOT COURT CASE; C. E. Russell Faces Arrest on Charge Preferred by Ward County Attorney Williston, manager of the Russell Transfer and Storage company, charging him with perjury in testi- mony given at a preliminary hearing in Minot last Friday. hes been is- sued, it was reported in Minot Wed- nesday. Sheriff R. L. Dierdorff said he has requested the sheriff's office at Wil- eliston to tak Russell into custody and left shortly after noon to bring the defendant here. A complaint was signed Tuesday by State's Attorney Robert W. Palda, and issuance of a warrant approved | {} by Justice Ella Van Berkom. Russell was a witness at a hearing for his father, C. F. Russell, owner of the transfer line, who was charged with violating rate regulations on a shipment of 2,800 pounds of tires car- ried from Williston to Minot on Oct. 21. The state accused the elder Rus- sell of charging a freight rate below the minimum prescribed for special | | Weather Sasa a | HER eet Binmarek a ht a fay, some sf probability, local snows: i much colger. haa Ha Me and cold Frit Hot: tiled tonite and Thursda ome” prob: local snow colder. | Generatt iy and cold "Friday: For South Dakota: Becoming un- lean tonight and Thursday; colder west and north tonight; much colder Thursday and dad with generally fair Friday. For Montana: Snow flurris nd colder tonight and Thurs For Minnesot: ecoma pee tonight or by Thursdays nee tbl now in northwes rtion ‘much aeoleer in northwest tonight; Friday more or less unsettled and cold. WEATHBR CONDITION: ‘The barometric vu oom ai valle: over northern Alberta, Eamon 30.08 inches, while a trough of Pressure extends from Manitoba westward to Oregon, Qu'Appelle, 29.70 inches. ae pation has occurred in Great Lak onthe and over the Far Northw nile menerany, fa weather prevalis “trom the M! ip- pi vale to the Rocky Mt ountaln Moderate temperatur 28.13. Reduced to sea level, 2 Sis? 7 PRECIPITATION For Bismarck Statlo Total this month to date ...... Normal, this month to date Total. January ist to date .... Normal, January 1st to date .. 18. Accumulated deticlency to date 10: motor carriers by the state board of railroad commissioners. Palda charged that young Russell falsely testified he had made an er- rangement with the Firestone Auto Suppiy and Service store at Williston, whereby the store agreed to pay the difference between the rate charged for the shipment, $7.56, and the legal minimum rate at which the Russell transfer could haul the shipment, $22.40. Subsequently, at a continuation of the hearing. Forrest Little, manager of the Williston store, denied that any such arrangement had been made. Local Rotarians Play The North Dakota supreme court Wednesday appointed District Judge G. Grimson, Rugby, to hear an action between the Burke County Farmers Press and Columbus Reporter involv- ing the official newspaper. Mark D. Hollis, state sanitary en- gineer, discussed the state water supply and health program at a luncheon meeting of the Mandan Junior Association of Commerce Tuesday noon in the Lewis and Clark hotel. 8. P. Ravnos, Mandan water- works superintendent, conducted & questionnaire on related subjects. Three Pipe Line Cases Finally Disposed of North Dakota's railroad commission Wednesday had formally disposed of three pipe line cases which have been knocking about the department for more than five years. These three applications to con- struct natural gas pipe lines'in nortti-. ern North Dakota came to the com- mission in 1930 and 1931 and after considerable correspondence was ex- changed with the commission, various applicants apparently lost interest in the proposals. Although it was apparent that after all this time had elapsed the pipe lines were no longer interesting to the proponents, commissioners ex- plained, the department's docket could not be cleared of the cases without a formal hearing. The applicants failed to appear at the scheduled hearing and the three requests were dismissed by the board. Quarterly Conference Of Church Postponed ‘The First Evangelical church quar- |terly conference scheduled for Wed- nesday night has been postponed, Rev. William A. Lemke, pastor, announces. This is due to the fact that Rev. Lemke and Rev. C. F, Strutz, district superintendent, both are attending the Christmas program of the Bis- marck hospital school of nursing the same evening. Rev. H. E. Bergland will substitute for Rev. Lemke in con- Gucting the regular mid-week devo- tions at 7:30 p. m. Use Bloodhounds to Trail Escaped Killer Poplar Bluff, Mo. Dec. 23.—(F)— Bloodhounds were taken into the Ozark hill country west of here Wed- nesday to aid peace officers and nearly 200 CCC workers in an ex- tensive manhunt for an escaped mur- derer who took the car of two hunters Tuesday night. Sheriff Lester Mas- singham prepared to use his airplane in the search for Claude McGee, slayer under sentence of death, who fled from the jail at nearby Benton a month ago. Until Tuesday night, there had been no trace of him. Minneapolis Traffic Death Toll Is Now 81 Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 23.—()— The city’s 1936 traffic death toll was 81 Wednesday, following two fatalities ‘uesday. Mrs. Amelia Jasperson, 76, was struck by an automobile at a street intersection. Earl Wrightson, 36, died instantly when he threw himself under the wheels of » five-ton truck. SWEDEN TRADE MECCA » Dec. 23,-—- Merb wedel Salary | Loan Co. ge Satie 3 FER 20-04 Oak. Natl Sank Bids, nda 6s i aaa. ALARY LOANS 235 to $50 on your plain note. Aste Leene $28 to. 940 Out of town teens made by mai! + The Prince yoo) poe will be closed for a, on Thursday, Fri- ma and Saturday this week. on Sunday, Decem- able SpperURt an opportunity eut Sweden's relatively Of 6,125,000, Basil D. Dan, o commissioner at Stockholm, ala Wednesday. orale wane’ ENVOY Paris, 23.08! bomen of en a tment “a Bonnet he te minien 10 settle France's war debt to the United lieved Washington with a States was bel Santa Claus to Kids Members of the Bismarck Rotary club played Sante Claus first to their own children and later to those re- ceiving gifts through the American Legion's Open Your Heart campaign during their regular noon luncheon mecting Wednesday. Gifts were distributed first to the children of the Rotarians, who were special guests at the program, and later to the members themselves. Al of the men turned back their gifts so that they might be used to orighten up the homes of some less fortunate family through the charity drive. Henry J. Duemeland led the sing- ing of Christmas carols, with Clarion Larson playing the piano acvompani- ment. Rev. Floyd E. Logec, vastor of the First Presbyterian church, gave a short talk in which he pointed out the deep signifiance of the hcliday. Guests of the club included Paul McGinnis, president of the Rotary club at Detroit Lakes, Minn, and H..H. France of Gackle, N. D. Trotzky Is Bound for New Haven in Mexico Oslo, Norway, y, Dec. 23.—(F)—An embittered and wandering Leon Trotzky will spend Christmas on the high seas, bound for Mexico—the only. nation willing to shelter the exiled Russian bolshevist after his asylum in Norway was terminated. Trotzky and his wife were spirited out of Norway and put aboard an unidenti- fied steamer Saturday, it was dis- closed after news of their departure had been withheld for several days to avoid demonstrations. Death Ends Farmer’s 18-Day Talking Spell Ocala, Fla, Dec. 23.—(4)—Death ended Howard Stillman’s strange, 18-day monologue Wednesday. The 44-year-old farmer died while a sis- ter, Miss Lucy Stillman, a missionary, | was on her way here from New York, completing a trip from China. Dr. J. L. Chalker said his patient suf- fered inflammation of that part of the brain which controls speech and NORTH DAKOTA POINTS : est Pct.| prison place of Generalissimo Chiang Devils hae, J se 6.00) Kai-Shek, are safe. Herman Swen- go. clear 40 100] 8on of Jersey City, N. J., represent- Williston clear . 50 ing the China Inland mission with WEATHER AT OTHER FOINTS Low. en Amarillo, ae eho, 36 58 Boise, Idaho, cl sees 46 56 ‘algary, Alta snowing 18 48 Ghicage, Il, eld) + 30 38 Denver, Co! 52 Des Moines, 38 Dodge City, Kan. 50 Edmonton, Alta., Bth -2 16 Havre, Mont., clear ... 46 56 Helena, Mont. Huron, S. Da’ Kamloops, B, Kansas City, Mo. peldy. . 46 58 clear . 28 48 peldy. 34 60 eldy. a 50 Ainneapolis M., clear.. 24 34 Modena, Utah, clear .. 24 50 Moorhead, Minn., clear 22 40 No. Platte, Nebr., clear 24 48 Okla. City, Okla. Phoenix, Ariz., ¢ Pr. Albert, Sask., foley, 6 26 Qu’Appelle, Sask., peldy. 28 40 Rapid City, S. D., pcldy. 28 58 Apa ‘Ore. raining 52 62 Louls, Mo. cldy. ... 34 40 Bait Lake City, U., clear 30 52 Santa Fe, N. Mex. clear 30 48 S. 8. Marie, Mich., fOuEY a 30 clear 42 48 Seattle, W 52 Sheridan, 56 Sloux City. “4 eco wanes 50 Swift Curr. 50 The Pas, M 24 Winnemucca, N 52 Winnipeg, Man. 36 Grand Forks Man Is Accidentally Killed Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 23.—(?)— Funeral services were pending Wed- nesday for L. D. (Red) De Vree, 27, of Grand Forks, who died last night after accidentally shooting himself in the temple with a small rifle. While || entering an automobile after a rab- bit hunt near Manvel with three other companions, De Vree appar- ently thumbed the trigger instead of the safety latch and the rifle went off. Uncured Drug Addicts Foreigners in Sianfu Are Reported Alive Nanking, Dec. 23.—(#)—The U. 8. embassy received its first direct as- surance Wednesday that all foreign- ers in the walled city of Sianfu, headquarters at Philadelphia, and and Thurs. - More Entertainmen Than There’s Tea in’ A Glorious Holiday While searchers hunted in vain for a missing Northwest Airlines trans- port plane lost on a flight from St. Paul to Spokane, Wash, anxious felatives of Arthur A. Haid, c of his mother at Elmwood, IIl., aw: Mra. Elmer Hubbell, mother; M Suydam, aunt. (Assoc jated Press Photo) co-pilot, kept vigil at the ‘ing news from hii Orum, sister, and Mrs. Gertrude ONE PRIMATE PAYS DUKE HIS TRIBUTE Bishop of Manchester Has Good Word for Edward as Lead- er of Empire London, Dec. 23.—(7}—The Bishop of Manchester paid warm tribute Wednesday to former King Edward VIII in distinct contrast to the crit- icism of other churchmen. “Both as Prince of Wales and | king, he used his many gifts in the service of the empire and he helped us a great deal,” the bishop said in @ letter to his diocese. “We cannot let him go without sorrow, sympathy and gratitude. “Words help little in a moment like this, but prayer helps much and we shall pray for him who ceases to be king.” The Bishop of Manchester was one of the first prelates of the Church of England to raise his voice in praise of Edward. His superiors, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, have been re- buked by both the press and mem- bers of the house of commons for dio in the home Left to right: employed by Sianfu, sent also said the the old state Tuesday. Fri. - Sat. China! iM Ceni ALICE Are Facing Execution Peiping, Dec. 23.—(7)—Coffin mak- ers worked overtime Wednesday to finish preparations for executions of uncured narcotic saree condemned officially to die Jan. 1, The execution order was issued by the government in a move to stamp out the use of narcotics and to “en- courage” addicts to take advantage of free treatments. The treatments will cease Jan. 1, Officials sa! any addicts after the execution orders [are finished TRAIN BLAZE HALTED train Tuesday after it sped here from Linwood, six. miles away, where smoke was first noticed sééping from a sealed car loaded with Christmas could not voluntarily stop talking. Average density of the sun is only one-fouth that of the earth. 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