The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 11, 1937, Page 1

ROSENDAHL DOUBTS GROUND SPARK WAS EXPLOSION'S CAUSE Engine Backfiring Possibility Also Is Cast Aside by Eye Witnesses INVESTIGATION IS DELAYED Hearings Resume Wednesday With Dirigible Designer Lakehurst Bound Lakehurst, N. J, May 11—(P)— Mystery of the $3,000,000 Hindenburg disaster deepened further Tuesday as seronautical experts appeared in- Clined to scout the two foremost fie ories advanced for her destruct! When the swastika-emblemed sil- very sky cruiser plunged to destruc- tion in the horrible hydrogen fire} ‘Thursday night, the major supposi- tions were that either a spatk of static electreiity from the ground or @ backfire from an overheated motor touched off the highly inflammable on. Both hypotheses were in ques- Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, eye-witness of the disaster and the country’s ranking dirigible expert, dealt a blow to the ground spark theory Monday when he indicated strongly he did not believe this or lightning was responsible for the doom of the ship. " Unanimity of Rosendahl and other expert eye-witnesses as to the exact spot where the furiously burning fire first broke out appeared to bring into serious question the possibility of an engine backfire spark acting as a torch to the gas. This interpretation was pointed out by a navy officer, who withheld his name, in discussing the formal and off-the-record evidenge 80 far avail- able. With the evidence developed to this extent, the of investigation of the tragedy halted Tuesday so that crew survivors and navy men from the air station here might attend the funeral services in New York for 24 of the Hindenburg’s cotinany: Hearings resume Wednes- ye Dr. Hugo Eckener, the old master of Zeppelin knowledge, is now on the high seas with an official German in- vestigating commission headed for Lakehurst. ARMY OF 65,00 NEN FIGHTING OFF INSURGENTS DRIVE Basques and Asturians Expect to Thwart Rebels Like Allies at Madrid (By the Associated Press) Heavy artillery bombardment, cover- ing the operations of a defense army of about 65,000 Basques and their Austrian allies, was reported Tuesday to have slowed up the insurgent en- croachment north of Amorebieta. While woeful caravans of women and children continued to stream into Bilbao, seeking evacuation, govern=". ment reports said Gen, Emilio Mola’s (nsurgent forces gained -ground in their push on Bilbao only by sacrifice of hundreds of lives. Bilbao, capital of the autonomous Basque republic, has taken heart trom Madrii’s example as the insur- ents drove closer and closer. Bas- que leaders expressed confidence the tity would not capitulate—pointing to Madrid’s resistance to six months ‘bieta, which lies on the Durango road. about 12 miles east and somewhat penetrate the semi- line of fortifications in sectors Sarles Found Guilty Of Auto Crash Death) 15 years. The jury was out three and one half hours. Sarles was free on, $2,000 bond pending sentence Saturday. Tuesday had a bill authored by Rep. O'Connor (Dem.-Mont.) authorizing an irrigation and power survey of the Yellowstone river in Montana. The bill would provide $150,000 for a sur-/ vey of the river outside the Yellow- stone national park area. | b Myste THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 ire Pledges George Allegiance BISMARCK, N. D., TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1937 Poised in London for Ocean Hop Dick Merrill (left) three times conqueror of the transatlantic airways, and Jack Lambie are poised in London for a dash to New Yofk Thuri day. They flew from New York to London Sunday and Monday. They expect to return with photos of the coronation, IRRIGATION IN RIVER BOTTOMS FEASIBLE Not a Complete Solution of Farm Problem But Helpful Is Haw’s Opinion Abundant opportunity for irriga- tion exists in the Missouri valley but ue Bibeh Hope) enatild ne be ace Prospect of extensive irrigation elsewhere in North Dakota, John W. Haw, head of the agricultural de- partment. of the Northern Pacific Tailroad, told members of the Bis- marck Kiwanis club at their luncheon Tuesday noon in the Grand Pacific hotel. Expressing his personal belief in the cyclical character of rainfall, Haw said it is apparent that North Dakota now is in the trough of such a cycle but that when it will emerge into @ period of heavier precipitation is doubtful. The result, he said, is to force the. conservation of every drop of ‘water’ It-is possible to control. ~ Means ae foe Soka were contouring land to preven’ run-off, as recommended by. the U. 8. Soll Conservation service, and the consuls ion of dams ‘wherever pos- sible. : Added to this, he recommended de- Seeriient of toe een bot- whose broad flats offer thou- sands of acres which can be irrigated eee 58 zeke nee i Z L 3 g a i g : E %. ig E g : i il F E & i 5 | g | d 2 i ] ar ii elle 2 i E Kiwanis inter-club rally Dickinson Girl Named Chaplain of Rainbow Dickinson, N. D., May 11. — () — Betty Hiatt, Dickinson normal school sembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, . 7 7 v Miss Hiatt, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. L. R. Hatt, Dickinson, will be ac- companied to Boston by Mrs. Blanche Lynn Wittemore of Napoleon, North Dakota supreme deputy of the order. ‘The girl also is grand associate ad- visor for North Dakota which will hold its grand assembly in Fargo, June 10, BANKERS URGED 70 ALD FARMERS GET: BARNS RESTOCKED Over 50 Southwest Financial Institution Representatives Meeting Here * ony North Dakota bankers were urged to help farmers of the state get live- stock back on the farms by B, E. Groom, secretary of the Greater North Dakota’ ‘Association, in a talk before members Fourth district of the North Dakota Bankers’ association here Tuesday. Over 50 southwestern bankers list- ened to five speakers discuss local banking problems. Talks were sched- uled by Frank T. Merrill, Minvt, president of the state group; A. L. Netcher, Fargo, vice ‘president; C. C. Wattam, Fargo, secretary, and Groom. J. F. McEntee, New. England, district president, was in charge of the sessions. Groom declared that livestock herds in North Dakota are not as greatly depleted as is commonly believed but gram, and should consider investment in well-bred livestock well founded. Groom also urged the necessity of expanding the corn acreage of ,the state, American Fliers Will Miss London Pageant London, May 11.—()—Dick Merrill Olson, 74, Lignite farmer and mer- chant 38 years, died in a Minot hos- pital Tuesday. He had been ill with heart disease six weeks. ABANDONMENT OF BISMARCK INDIAN | SCHOOL PROPOSED Bureau Plans Reopening of In- stitutions at Forts Yates and Totten ASK FUNDS OF $2,009,000 Washington Believes It Is More Important to Work on Reservation Washington, May 11—(#)—The In- These changes were outlined to a house appropriations subcommittee by Samuel M. Dodd, finance officer of the Indian bureau, in testimony made public Tuesday in the record of the committee’s hearings on the annual interior department supply bill. The: bureau asked an appropria- tion of $2,299,000 for the next fiscal year for these and other boarding schools, a $299,300 increase over the current year’s appropriation. Would Fight Disease Dodd told the committee the bu- Teau proposed also to re-establish a preventorium school for the care of pre-tuberculosis children, For the last two years this school has been operated as a federal consplidated day school, “The survey,” said Dodd, “indicated 100 will be,the minimum number for whom such facilities should be pro- vided in 1938. Additional funds will be needed for medical care of these pupils, Dodd said the bureau contemplates the acc paisa Flas boarding school plant where was abandoned several years ago. This was decided, he added, because lack of facilities in public schools compelled many Indian children to quit school and also because the Fort Yates public schools are no longer able to eare for the Indian even upon payment of tuition by the federal government. Want Vocational Training The Standing Rock school will in- clude a senior vocational agricultural Program for high school pupils. It is planned to offer accommodations for 160 Indians in addition to about 100 white children, for which the local district will pay tuition to the govern- ‘ment. t “We have asked for funds for 80 pupils on a boarding basis,” Dodd said. “Some of these pupils have been in attendance at punarce but we propose to close the Bismarck school at the end of the present term. It is believed more desirable to provide educational facil- ities on the home reservation where &@ program adapted to local needs can be developed.” For day schools the Indian bureau requested $1,252,350, an increase of $69,000. Ask $110,250 for Wahpeton The bureau asked for $110,250 for the Wahpeton school, of which $13,- 000 would be used for repairs and im- provements and the remainder for maintenance. The amount is the a as the current year’s appropria-. The committee also was asked for $18,000 for the Fort Berthold hospi- tal, an increase of $2,000; $23,000 for the Fort Totten hospital, $1,000 less than for 1937; $38,000 for the Stand- ing Rock hospital, an increase of $8,- Poe sane tom) toe the, Fort rotten GEORGE L, BICKFORD DIES IN CALIFORNIA Former State Treasurer and Ward County Banker Came Here in 1884 Minot, N. D., May 11.—()}—Minot friends have learned of the death at Rio Linda, Calif. of George Luther Bickford, 63, once state treasurer of North Dakota. He was an early banker at Bowbells, where he located in 1899, and also organised banks at Coteau and Flaxton. Bickford became state treasurer in 1908 and served two years. He also was an early superintendent of schools in Ward county and served as deputy sheriff here. His widow, his mother, and a son Francis live in California, and two brothers, Allan, Polson, Mont., and Merle, Kempton, N. D. are among the survivors. Bickford was born in Wilson, N. ¥Y., and came to Grand Forks county in 1804. He was graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1897. “ F § 33 Hap ! ; i Ee i g = g e F i F i i i ! The Weather Cloudy tonight, Wed- PRICE FIVE CENTS - TO BE TESTED FOR ~ Of POSSIBILITIES Activity Stimulated in Marmarth Area by Pumping Success on Beaver Creek BUFFALO IS HEADQUARTERS Standard Oil of California Re- ported Ready to Spend Money in Development (Special to The Tribune) ry Deepens As Experts Scout Theories CAMP CROOK AREA City Debt $31,419.1 Audit Shows Bismarck Is in Good Financial Condition, Examiner Says Reduction of $31,419.19 in the total indebtedness was shown in the report on the ex- amination of the city’s financial rec- ords made by the state bank exam- iner to the board of city. commission- ers Mondey night. The audit was made as of Apr. 21, and was ordered wy the present board at its first meet- 8. ‘The report showed the city to be in good financial condition with a cash balance on hand Apr. 21 of $335,950.04 in two local banks and one Minne- apolis bank. Of this, $105,000 was on time certificates in the First National; bank and the Dakota National bank 75 | here, $153,808.46 is in demand deposits iE ij Hf HA ge E A ps gek Fy a g 35 : se S ae F ef hE 3 i H ef ! : E e Ef Bs Bs ak i e i 5 Se & E a i i i Et E Fl i z : i i i i F i i, EB g i E i i & 5 Ey i sit ROOSEVELT LEAVES SHIP AT GALVESTON President Will Spend Night at; Fort Worth En Route to Washingon in the same two banks and the First National bank of Minneapolis, and $77,060.58 is in city-owned bonds and other securities. A summary of the outstanding in- debtedness Apr. 21 shows the fol- lowing distribution: bonds, $387,000, Warrants, — $68,042.96; walk warrants, $23,806.30; warrants, — $567,773,91; warrants, $127,183.54; alley opening warrants, $1,890; and improvement district warrants, $2,663.05. Total Is $1,178,359.76 The total indebtedness, as outlined above, was $1,178,359.76, as compared to an outstanding indebtedness last July 1 of $1,200,778.95. Examination of bonds covering the various city officials shows that all commissioners are bonded for $3,000 each, the city auditor for $0,000, the city treasurer for $51,000 and other Officials for $1,000 each. All such bonds have been issued by the state bonding department, Deposits in the, local banks are pro- | tected’ by’ depository~ bands ssued by ind Dakeia rue 0 Fargo. Examiners stated that the system y| 0f keeping records and the clerical work on the reocrds was good. The detailed examination comprises 16 pages of typewritten materal and may be examined at the city hall by any interested taxpayer, Myron At- kinson, city auditor, said, Regulate Fur Houses ‘The commissione#: also enacted an ordinance regulating the handling and skinning of animals within the providing for the disposition of carcasses of animals and regulating the business of operating hide and fur houses and the handling of bones. The Northern Hide and Fur com- pany and the Bismarck Fur company pool/no work was rendered,” according to the corner of Fifth St. and Avenue F was temporarily shelved because uested. : ‘A petition to construct s sani sewer on Nineteenth St. between Ros- ser and Main avenue was heard and plans and specifications and an esti- mate of its probable cost were called for, the Wallis Wears Duke’s Elliott Ring for First Time Monts, France, May 11.—(7)—The of Windsor . j|0f arrangements at Bismarck hospi- .| tal while Sister Boniface, superior, is Reduced 9 in Year | Shot Man Beats | Hospital Wagon Dallas, May 11.—(%)—When Sam Hickman is in a hurry, he Goes places. During an argument, a bullet ripped through his right armpit. Emergency hospital physicians Taced to the scene but found no Sam. They returned to the hos- pital to find the victim, grinning and panting, waiting for them. “When I'm shot,” said Sam, “I just can’t wait for no ambulance. I was in « hurry.” ADDITIONAL CLAIMS OF $27,704 FILED ON BONZER'S BOND e Mill Manager Scott Asserts Checks Issued for ‘Politi- cal Services’ Additional claims of $27,70#12 against the bond of A. F. Bonzer, former manager of the state mill and elevator, were filed with the state bonding department Tuesday follow- ing an investigation conducted at the mill by the state industrial commis- sion. The 10 latest claims filed by Act- ing Mill Manager A. J. Scott with In- surance Commissioner Oscar E, Trickson, head of the bonding fund, declare certain checks were “wrong- fully” issued by Bonzer for ‘‘political Previously claims totaling $23/631,- ‘43 had been filed. Of these $4462 in claims were rejected by the board, and the remainder are yet to be acted upon. expense items paid to F. J. the amount of $357.27; Sidney A. Papke $9869.16; W. D. Mitchell $1,963.- 04; W. J. Nickalaus $4,742.85; Thomas R. Barret $7,079.39; Einar $300; Kenneth Dale $4,674.01; A. L. Fatland $3,502.49; Fritz Mongeon $1,301.19; H. F. Stone $2,694.72. fg Referring to eight of the claims, Scott’ declared the men had “done no work for the state mill and elevator.” He charged they had rendered politi- cal services to the faction of former Gov. Walter Welford. ‘No Work Rendered’ “Bworn testimonies of the manager of the state mill and elevator and oth- er confidant witnesses given before a hearing of the industrial commission May 3, 4 and 5 are to the effect that the claims, In connection with purchases by the mill of 607,939 bushels of wheat from the Federal Surplus Commodi- ties corporation, Scott claimed there was no authority by the industrial commission to pay Thomas Barrett of Minneapolis $7,079 for purchasing services Fatland drew salary and expenses during November and December, 1936, although dismissed by the sales man- ager Oct. 26, Scott asserted. HOSPITAL DAY 10 BE MARKED HERE Both Local Institutions to Hold Open House for Visitors Wednesday Afternoon Both Bismarck and St. Mary's hos- pitals here will hold open house for the public from 2 to 5 p. m., Wed- nesday in observance of National Hospital day. In additon to a reception and tea. for the visitors, who will be conducted through the hospitals by nurses and members of the alumnae associations of the two institutions, the day will be marked at St. Alexius by the 1937 graduation exercises in the city audi- torium at 8:30 p. m. Miss Ruth B. Gishler, superinten- dent of nurses, is in general charge ‘The day is being observed through- out the nation and is det to ac- quaint the public with the work of the hospitals and the manner in which it is carried out. Arthur Crosby Given $100 Fine, Jail Term Arthur Crosby, Denver, Colo., man who has been working in Bismarck for some time, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $100 and costs Monday when he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was ar- rested after into an auto- mobile owned by State Treasurer John Gray Saturday, police said. | nesday; somewhat cooler tonight, REPRESENTATIVES OF DOMINIONS AND - COLONIES HAIL HIM King Promises to Carry oW Work of His Father for Welfare of Subjects RAIN ROUTS EARLY BIRDS Hundreds of Thousands Com., to London on Eve of Greatest Spectacle (By the Associated Press) “I stand on the threshold of a new life,” King George VI told the prime ministers of his dominions and the representatives of India and the col- onies Tuesday on the eve of his cor- onation as king-emperor. His public servants had come through driving rain formally to pledge the allegiance of the half bil- lion British subjects they represented. With his Scottish Queen Elizabeth by his side in great Buckingham palace, the king received the loyal | greetings and addresses of each rep- resentative and pledged himself to service of the empire. “Heavy are the responsibilities that have so suddenly and unexpectedly come upon me—but it gives me great courage to know I can count on your unfailing help and affection,” he said. To ‘Carry On’ “For my part I shall do my utmost to carry on my father's work for the welfare of our great empire.” The king expressed hope that in the coming year he and the queen would be able to extend their per- sonal visits in the empire. At no time did he mention the brief dramatic reign of his brother, King Edward VIII. He concluded the address with a plea for unity in the empire. “Today the world is harrassed by perplexity and fear,” he said. “In this family of nations, linked by ties alike flexible and firm, we have in- herited from our fathers a great tradi+ | .tion of jarid Service; Iamcon; ~ fident that whatever life may brit us, we shall continue to work together ” The heavy rain, which drove first hardy enthusiasts from their seats outside the palace on Wed- nesday’s coronation route, forced Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to cancel @ garden party for overseas visitors which was to have been held at 10 Downing Street Tuesday after- noon. The bedraggled early birds, deter- mined to defend their posts for more than 24 hours to catch a glimpse of their monarch and his queen on the way to historic Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, sadly re- turned home after sticking out the downpour for hours wrapped in sod- den blankets. ‘The weather report for Wednesday metropolis as a strike of 25,500) bus workers, tieing up 5,000 of London's familiar red oninibuses, threatened to spread to subways and street cars. While the undaunted early specta- tors shivered in the cold rain in their long wait for the throaty roar of- the dawn cannon that will announce the great day toward which all Britain has been pointing for months, the representatives of empire paraded to Buckingham pelace to present ad- dresses of loyal greeting to the king. One by one, Indian potentates, dominion prime ministers and colon- ial leaders, bowed low before the king-emperor and gave assurance the entire empire was thoroughly rep- resented at the coronation. After the ceremonial, the royal hosts entertained the masters of em- pire at luncheon at the residence from which they will depart for Westminster Abbey to be announced king- and queen. A small indication of the tumult that will grip the largest city in the presided. Other Americans who sat side by were Gen. John J.. Fargo Street Car Era Is Drawing to Close Fargo, N. D., May 11.—(#}—Fargo this summer and will be replaced with busses. The Moorhead streetcar franchise expires June 11, the Fargo franchise, Aug. 21. W. R. Haggart, who recently pur- chased the Northern Transit com- pany, which operates the Fargo bus system, expects to replace the Moor- head streetcar system June 12. J. F. McGuire, general manager of the Northern States Power company here, which owns the Fargo-Moor- head Street Railway company, has in- formed local bodies the company has decided to cease opera- tion of the street cars when the fran- chise expire. »