The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1937, Page 1

Defies Rain~-Capture Killer---Spend Associated Press Mirrors Timely News in Photographs Gases in N. -D. Farm Homes Kill Four; 4 Critically Sick Frozen olininy Nena Vane Blamed for Tragedy in Dexheimer House Near Granville Minot, N. D., Jan. 22—(#)—Deaths from asphyxiation at a ferm home between Granville and Verendrye were brought to four at noon Friday when John Dexheimer, elderly farm- er, succumbed to effect of coal gas which on Thursday caused him to be overcome and took the lives of = daughter, a granddaughter end a boy visiting at the home, Other dead ‘are: ‘ Kathryn Dexheimer, about 27. ‘Those critically ill are Mrs, John Dexheimer, aged about 60; Mrs. Tony Dexheimer, young mother of Irene; Rose Mary, 21; and Eva, 17, cenehitery of Mr. and Mrs, John Dex- Chimney Top Blamed Apatented chimney top, designed to turn with the wind and provide a con- stant draft, Friday was blamed for the tragedy at the farm home eight miles south and four miles east of Granville. A neighbor said that the metal chimney top, which was equipped with a vane so that it would turn with the wind, had frozen fast with the result that its open portion faced the wind. Smoke and coal gas were blown back into the kitchen cook stove and parlor heater, and fil- Be a 5 iy z zs : i & Bt z ily unconscious. With difficulty they dressed themselves and attempted go to a neighbor home for aid but ‘were too weakened to do so. Soon both fainted, and the entire family Jay unconscious throughout the morn- ing and early afternoon. Discovers Tragedy About 4 o'clock, Tony Dexheimer. Friday . Dexheimer | era} anode amt both of whom are critically ill. Puneral arrangements for the three dead have not been made.. The bodies are at Granville. Atwill Prepares to , contacseas on the subject, ;|(Dem., Ind.), efter a visit to the| Sant expenditures, JAPAN ARMY ISSUE | ean | STARTS RUMOR DIET | MAY BE DISSOLVED Parliamentarians and Military Leaders, However, Seek Safe Crackers Do Not Believe {_ Not Believe Signs | St. Louis, Jan. 2—(P)—Bafe Srpgkexs apparentiy co ayy Delete Periodic Difficulty to Breathe Keeps Physician at Bed- side During Night Vatican City, Jan. 22—(%)—Pope, Beneath the surface turmoil, mem- Pius suffered two periods of prostra-|bers of both contending groups, the tion late Friday as a result, prelates; party leadership and the eatery, ane of the terrific strain raped a settled down to earnest efforts to his heart by constant. pain in Veil got akanerat ete Blot swollen legs. business of government. might be re- Dr. .Aminta Milani, the pontiff’s| sumed Monday. chief physician, made a prolonged Prince Konoye, president of the examination of the holy father's con-| house of peers, was quoted reliably dition after he was officially as saying the chief problem of Gen- eral Count Juichi Terauchi, minister partment visited the pope frequently. Excruciating pein in his left leg, these sources. said, interspersed with’ periods of semi-suffocation kept his| doctors and nurses contantly vigilant. | President Evasive on High Court Question: Jan. 22.—(%)—Asked taney is the release of civilian politicians’ long-smi .Tesent- ment of the army’: imperial policy and the defense ser- vices’ heavy drains on the national purse. Minnesota Highway Department Rapped pS hegieg lig alee bee planned no| t® Petroleum Industries committee, ae hea! Friday charged the state highway de- partment with “inefficiency, exorbi- and misrepresenta- White House this week. tion in obtaining funds,” in an ad- dress before the convention of the ‘FLU’ CASES DOUBLED Northwest Petroleum agsociation. Washington, Jan. 22.—(#)—The Schroeder also attacked the proposal public health service said Friday in-|by Budget Commissioner Paul Ras- fluenza cases almost doubled during} mussen for an increase of one cent the week ended Jan. 16. @ gallon in the gasoline tax. been indicated by Senator Minton *' Headlines Won’t Settle Strike, President Says were “not in order” in efforts to set- yeied maniege oye ‘The president made his first com- ment on the sit-down strike in Gen- eral Motors pianis Bb: s fest, ress conference of his second term. “T have no further news than whet you have. Qf course, I think that in the- interest: of peace there come : peeeoined when statements, conversa Assume N, N. D. Duties this statement, to It aroused Bt. Paul, Jan. 22. 22.—(7)—Rt. Rev. ove whuther te directed te against Douglass Henry fee protestant |any particular statement of either bishop ‘of North Dakota,|side or press interviews and other to assume is bes remarks given by Fepreeniativs of tos above from left to right— ranklin D, Roosevelt waves a happy greeting to rain- drenched t his left is A few Knocked handcuffed the B: after Alcide Richards toa inauguration platform in Washington, To lughes of the U. 8. supreme court. (Frenchy) Benoit, paroled convict (left) F. Hammond (right) unconscious, rural mailbox and shot him dead, Benoit was arrested and confessed. He pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to fe im} iprisonment. C. C, Fleming (center), unemployed orchard worker, and his wife (right) were given $200 to spend in one month at Chelan, Wash., by Mayor W. P. Price (left) after Fleming had been chosen to do the in the first practical test of the Townsend old age pension His houseboat resting on the bottom of the Ohio river near Steu- Denville, Ohio, Sam Simpson, 54, 1s shown trying to fish some of his possessions from his inundated home. Simpson is just one of thousands forced from homes by raging middlewest rivers. Oil Discovered in New Well at Baker Estimate Production May Be gists. ,~From.800;to 1,400. Bar.’ "rele Per Day (Special te the Tribune) Baker, Mont., Jan, 22.—Discovery of oll, apparently in commercial quantities, in a well drilled by the ‘Montana-Dakota Utilities company north of here was announced Thurs- day night by Harry Schroth, super- intendent of the company’s opera- tions in this area. Schroth was reluctant to estimate the probable production from the well but unofficial reports said that, when fully developed, it may yield as high as 800 to 1,400 barrels a day. This was indicated by drill-stem and other tests which can be made in the initial stages of a well’s development. Oil was struck at 7,300 feet, about 500 feet deeper than the discovery well in this area, located less than half a mile from the North Dakota line about 22 miles southeast of Bak- The Weather Partly cloudy to . cloudy tonight and Saturday; not so cold, Money---Flooded Out Hunger and isewse Stalk 120,000 Victims of Waters SOLONS STUDYING CONSOLIDATION OF MAJOR COLLEGES Administrative Union of UND and NDAC Under Discus- sion in Legislature Feasibility of legislative action to place the University of North Dakota Ota State Agricultural college under, since it now establishes the oll field | report tas one of the largest in the country, |= hig @t least 30 miles long and of unde- termined width, The oilbearing strate is believed by geologists to run through the southeastern corner of North Dakota and into northwestern South Dakota, Proof that oil exisits in commercial quantities north of Baker is expected in “fishing” for them so the hole may be cleared and the work resumed. The business of “fishing” for a piece of heavy equipment stuck in a hole, thousands of feet below the surface, is one of the most difficult jobs in the drilling industry, requiring much spe- cial equipment, Finds Blow Torches, Gasoline Don’t Mix Bringing a blow torch into close proximity of a leaking gaso- line line very nearly cost Peter Rennick, 223 South Sixteenth &t., not only his truck but also the garage in which it was kept Fri- day morning, Rennick’s son had been heating the oil in the truck preparatory to getting it started when the dripping gasoline caught fire. ‘The fire department was sum- moned and the flames extin- guished only after the truck had been pushed outside and the gas line turned off. Little damage was done either to the truck or the garage. Ghouls Seek Jewels In Zaharoff’s Tomb Pontoise, France, Jan. 22—(%)— Police they were in- Of Capita unishment oe Piesre, &.D. Jan. 2.—(P)—Re- Devotes Maiden Talk — Defending Roosevelt|::’. one. president Friday rested neon eied ee a joint senate-house me plan was broached at A foln session of senate and house La dheare) tions committees, called ostensibly to consider fiscal problems of thie two in- ‘stitutions. It was learned the meeting resolved itself into the question of ad- ‘ministrative consolidation. The problem is, however, whether) the legislature can authorize consoli- dation without resorting to submission of @ constitutional amendment. To ferret out any constitutional im- pediments to legislative action, a com~- mittee consisting of Senator E. C. Stucke of McLean and Reps. Ole G. Frosaker of Ward and R. W. Frazier lof ppivide was appointed. Discuss Feasibility Rep. Paul Sand of Pierce county, chairman of the house appropriations group, said the “feasibility” of con- solidation will be discussed and “care- fully studied” when the special com- mittee reports at a future joint session of the fiscal groups. Eight bills had been passed by the senate Thursday, six of them appro- priations measures. Under one bill, it ro te illegal for the governor or te official or division head to appoint legislators to civil office or employment during the latters’ ten- Pp. | ures. Livingston, Mont., devoted his maiden speech in congress Thursday to what he termed a defense of President Roosevelt, He said Representatives Gifford and Luce, Massachusetts Republicans, had attacked the president” house could object to such an appeal.” Ray Hardware Store Destroyed by Blaze Ray, N. D., Jan. 22—(#)—Fire de- stroyed the 8t. Anthony Dakota Hard- ware. store at Ray here early Thurs- day with estimated loss of more than .| yards were saved. Montana Unicameral Assembly Proposed Peccns tensive Jan, 22—(P)—A uni- jure for Montana was proposed in a bill introduced in. the legislature by Rep. Ambrose Measure, Democrat. The bill would submit to. the Montana electorate proposal to replace the present bicameral assembly of 56 senators and 102 representatives with © one house legislatare composed |) 78 members. EXTORTION ‘THWARTED Washington, Jan. 22—(7)—J. Edgar No bills were passed in the house, but seven were introduced, including @ measure which would designate vol- unteer firemen as municipal employees to put them within the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation law. To Act on Finances Although discussion of a possible ad- minlstration consolidation of the uni- versity and agricultural college will be continued later, appropriations measures for both institutions will be acted on meanwhile, with the “utmost ” Rep. Sand promised. Although Rep. Frazier suggested a 15 per cent cut in appropriations for the Grand Forks and Fargo institu- (Continued on Page Two) ° Bad Penny Adage Positively Proved La Grange, Ind., Jan. 22.—(?)— Joshua J. Mishler found a penny. He tossed it against a window ledge. The coin bounced back and struck him in the eye. Mishler angrily threw it at a tree. It rebounded again, hit edi in the mouth, chipped a MERCURY HITS -3f, THEN TURNS BACK Coldest Reading Since Feb, 16 Last Year; All N. D. Points Below -30 beled dropped to the lowest it since Feb. 16, 1936—37 degrees below zero ae 8:30 a. m—the mercury again began a steady upward climb that reached -19 at 1 p. m. Not since last winter's long cold spell has the temperature come any 2h equalling Friday's low reading. Last Feb. 16, the bottom virtually dropped out of the thermometers and. they recorded a -45. The entire Northwest and Far West was in the grip of the severe winter weather and all reporting North Da- kota weather bureau points reported the mercury in the sub-thirties. State highway snow fighting crews, handicapped by bitter weather, pushed their plows over blocked roads closed by the mid-week storms and depart- ment officials announced that U. 8. routes 10, 2, 81 and 261 were all open and that drifts had been cleared from U. &. 83 from Bismarck to Minot. Warmer Weather Forecast Minot reported -36 degrees while Grand Forks had -35, Jamestown -34, Devils Lake -32 and Williston and Fargo -30. J. Bavendick, acting head of the federal weather bureau here in the absence of O, W. Roberts, forecast partly cloudy tonight and not so cold Saturday. Citrus growers of Southern Cali- fornia, fighting to protect a total in- vestment of $500,000,000 kept orchard heaters going hours past dawn Fri- day, combatting the worst freeze since 1913. Preliminary reports indicated the damage was not as much as had been feared when forecasts were is- sued indicating possible lows of 16 de- grees at scattered points. Quads Survive Accident But Die of Prematurity Montreal, Jan, 22—(Canadian Press) —Three of the Rondeau quadruplets died Friday after doctors sought to save them by a desperate race over icy roads to a hospital. ‘The two youngest babies—Joseph Achille, Alfred and Marie Lise—died at 6:30 a.m. Another of the quad- ruplets succumbed shortly after 11 am. The two boys and two girls, born Thursday to Mrs. Arcade Rondeau As the births continued, his amaze- ment grew in heightening expressions: “Oh! “Oh, Oh!” “Oh, Gosh!” “Oh Gosh!” . Reach Hospital Alive All reached the hospital alive and apparently unhurt in the accident. At the end of his mercy dash, the ambulance driver was carried from his seat on a stretcher. He, the doctor, and one of two nurses Spe pany ae the quadruplets were injured in the at 8t. Thomas, Que., were hurried tO} crash. Montreal in an ambulance which ene into a snowplow during the The sole survivor was little Marie Rita, second born, under care in an incubator. Deaths Due Prematurity Doctors said their deaths could be | accompanied by Hoover said Friday federal agents had | attributed to premature birth rather arrested @ 25-year-old Chinese On/than complications from the collision , | charges of attempting to extort $5,000/ between the ambulance and snowplow. “\from John P. Mahoney, vice-presi-| Mrs. Rondeau apparently survived dent of the Beridix ‘Products corpor-jthe multiple births easily and was ation at South Bend, Ind. recovering remarkably well, said Dr. Joseph Elisee Forest, her physician. ine parents had them taken to the lt: parents n to Paris, Jan. 22.—()—Finance Min-jtie Roman Catholic church of 8t. ister Vincent Auriol at a luncheon Thomas before they left for Montreal. Thursday told the American club| Abbe Napoleon Aumont baptized them. that world economic peace must be| Dr. Forest said the father exclaimed disarmament. “one!” when the first baby was born. f Physicians attributed the babies’ escape to the soft wrappings with which they were encased in individual baskets. One Beats Doctor The first born came at 3:30 a. m. Thursday before the physician could reach the 10-room home of the com- paratively prosperous Rondeaus. A mid-wife of the French-Canadian farming community, assisted. By 7 o'clock, Dr. Forest, 35-year- old country doctor, had delivered the last of the other three to the aston- ishment of Papa Rondeau, his seven older daughters and three sons. The oldest was named Joseph Gas- ton Andre Rondeau. The others, in order of their birth, were called Marie Rita, Joseph Achille Alfred and Marie Lise. Torrents Pour Through Broken Levees; Death Toll Is 12; Sleet Forecast Cincinnati, Jan, 22.—(7)—The Ohio river exceeded all previous recorded flood crests at 1:38 p, m. Friday, when it passed the 71.1 foot crest of the 1884 flood. The river continued to rise, (By the Associated Press) Flood waters swept 10 states Friday, leaving death and destruction in their gled to evacuate families, and furnish them food and warmth. At Cincinnati, where the popula- 36 hi to within half a foot of the 4 highest stage in history. night and Saturday, was Meteor- ologist J. R, Lloyd’s weather fore- cast Friday for the flood area of the Ohio river valley, Southern Illinois and Missouri. “Rain is still falling and the temperature is freezing throughout the area, from Ohio to Riese} throughout Southern Illinois and over into Missouri,” Lloyd’ said. “Rain also is falling in the lower Mississippi river valley.” Heavy rains have been recorded in the entire area during the past 24 hours, he said. Louisville, Ky., recorded the heaviest—3.34 inches. At Cincinnati, it measured 2 inches, Pitteburgh Threatened At the eastern end of the nation’s flood panorama stood Pittsburgh, menaced by the waters of the Mo- nongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers, which already flowed into parts of the downtown “golden triangle,” where millions of dollars damage was were inundated in Johnstown, Pa. The massive flood wall at Ports- mouth, Ohio, became a waterfall, spilling thousands of gallons of the Ohio and Scioto rivers over half the city. In some streets the water was 10 feet deep and still rising. Thirteen (Continued on Page Two) “FINE SERVICE” LOST: Keys in leather case. In- quire Ad. No. 19182, Tribune Office. Reward. Bismarck Tribune Classified Ads SCORE AGAIN with positive RESULTS Let the Classifieds work for you. Phone 2200 till 7:30 P. M. daily except Sunday.