The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1937, Page 3

> HIGHWAY CONTRACT APPROVALS HELD UP BY FEDERAL BUREAU : Unsatisfactory Organization of State Department Is In- dicated as Cause Virtual silence in official state quarters met the statement by U. 8. bureau of public roads authorities in 3 ‘Washington that approval of North Dakota highway contracts had been withheld probably because of unsat- isfactory organization of the state de- partment. Gov. William Langer refused to comment on the situation at this time and referred the matter to P. H. McGurren, state highway commis- sioner. McGurren declared he had no ap- prehension about getting concurrence or further highway aid and declared he would have something to say on the matter later in the day. $200,000 Jobs Involved Involved in the present action of tha bureau in withholding concur- rence on projects tentatively awarded by the state department are proposals for approximately $200,000 of highway work. Federal roads officials in Washing- ton delared these probably had been held up “because the district engi- neer is not satisfied the state high- way department is sufficiently organ- ized to handle the jobs.” They explained that A. E. Palen, district engineer at St. Paul, had been given full authority to deal with the problem and authorized to withhold contract approvals unless he was satisfied the state highway depart- ment personnel had the “proper ex- perience” to handle the work and was ‘ efficiently organized. McGurren Indefinite Asked if there was any question whether the state would be able to do additional work this year since no road lettings are schetluled this month and not yet advertised for August, McGurren said he had “no apprehension.” The commissioner’ said he had had} - no word directly on the question since approval was granted on the approxi- mately $533,000 in projects approved by the bureau after concurrence had conferences with U. 8. bureau of pub-. lic roads officials during which’ sev- eral changes in department personnel were announced. Dr. Coffman Suffers Heart Spell at Lake Battle Lake, Minn., July 9—(P)— Dr. Lotus D. Coffman, president of the University of Minnesota, suffered a heart attack at his summer home near here and was in serious condition Friday. 5 Dr. C. A. Boline, Battle Lake physi- cen and a physician from the Mayo clinic at Rochester, were in attend- ance An ambulance was awaiting im- provement in Dr Coffman's condition to take him to the Mayo clinic. ~ Members of his family were with Dr. Coffman. rovnt LAD ALIS re me $5 or $50 in 5 Minutes A new plan for Salaried Persons LET US HELP YOU People’s Finance Co. (Over Dahl Clothing Store) 410% Main Avenue Phone 1504 Attorney Told He Must Make pe Down -in- Fert Worth where.'the cattle graze and the oil rigs pound, the languor of soft southern nights and the glamour of dancing stars and singing madonnas have been made the background for a bit of glittering Broadway; In other words, Billy Rose has opened his 4000-seat Casa Manana for another season, along with other features of the Frontier Fiesta. The tall columns at left, decorated with southern: belles, rise in a “Gone With the Wind” sequence in Casa Manana. The moon is real. ‘At upper:right is Janet Reed, singing star of the Frontier Palace, and below her, Harriet Hoctors Deaths of Premature Babies in State Less Gradual reduction in deaths caused from. premature births in North Da-, kota since 1926 was reported Friday. in a survey of health and vital sta- tistics announced by the state health department and planning board. Improved medical and hospital facilities were credited with the greatest. contribution to the “sub- stantial reductions” from a high total of 262 such deaths in 1926 to 196 in 1935. Figures for the state’s 10 largest cities showed a ‘drop of only five from: the mark of 72 in 1936 to 67 in 1935, but the greatest decrease was, shown in smaller communities. Fargo Man Steps Off Train Into Underpass Grand Forks, N. D., July 1—(P)— Edwin Johnson of Fargo suffered bruises and possible internal injuries at 2:25 a. m., when he fell from the Great Northern tracks into the Wash- ington street underpass that is now in the course of construction. Police reportes ‘stated Johnson with Tilia Mataki, a transient, and Charles Bar- sith alighted from a train in the yards. Johnson stepped off into the underpass. He was taken to a hos- pital by his companions. Rose’s premiere ballerina. Work of Master | Is Found in Attic Chicago, July 9—(#)—Identi- fied as the work of an early French master, @ painting that had been forgotten for four years in a dusty attic Thursday brought hope of a brighter life to Mrs. Alida Clark, 78, of suburban Maywood, Mrs. Clark swapped the picture with Arthur J. Lloyd, Jr., Oak Park antique dealer, for a Cocker Spaniel puppy. After learning that the paint- ing was possibly the work of Jean Baptiste Greuze, Lloyd communi- cated with Mrs. Clark, and as- sured her that when he sold it she would receive her full share. “I'm going to get a new pair of glasses,” she said. “I haven't had a new pair for years. They'll make life so much more enjoy- able.” 1 Favored by ideal crop and livestock conditions in most sections of the country, and in a bright farm income outlook, the Farm Credit administra- tion’s 550 production credit associa- tions registered another big increase in business during the spring financ- ing season. These new co-operative financing units usually do not lend for longer than 6 to 12 months, thus turning oyer their loans in a rela- May Cash Receipts on FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1937 - COUNSEL FOR FORD COMPANY CLASHES WITH U. §. EXAMINER His Objections Short at Probe of May 26 Riot Detroit, July 9.—()—Chief counsel for the Ford Motor company and a national labor relations board trial trolt Times photographer, led to contention. Freeman was a witness as the NLRB resumed a hearing on its complaint that the Ford company Louls J, Colombo, &r., conducting the Ford defense, objected to several irrevalent, incompetent and highly Prejudicial to the company. Examiner John T. Lindsay inter- rupted: “Mr. Colombo,” he said, “before this hearing started I told you I wanted short objections. There is no need for encumbering the record as you are v2 doing.’ “Shouldn't I be the sole judge of when to object,” Colombo demanded heatedly. “Am I not here to protect my client's constitutional rights?” “You can protect your rights by entering objections when direct ‘ex- amination is over,” Lindsay replied. “ tion,” snapped Colombo, and sat down, The Ford attorney on cross-exam- ination brought out that Freeman is @ member of the American News- peper Guild, and that the guild is affiliated with the Committee for Industrial mt or- United Automobile “Ford badges” during Retired Pastor The Rev, A. J. Hulteng of Grand Forks, retired, has | celebrated the 50th anniver- | sary of his ordination in the | ministry. real “hoodiums” wearing | the May 26 fracas in which union organizers were severely beaten. Even Hoppers Starve In Canada Dry Areas Alask, Sask. July 9—(Canadian Press)—The grasshopper poisoning station here was closing Friday be- cause there is no crop to,save in an area of 3,500 square miles around this Sasketchewan-Alberta border village. Drouth and blistering, sun have converted this once fertile farm coun- try into a desolate desert. Experts say the situation is worse than ever after progressively diminishing crops since 1929. The popualtion of this village had dwindled from 400 to 200. In the farming country it had dropped from one family in 150 acres to one in 15,000. encountered Organisa\ ganization of the workers, Freeman had testified he Farms Larger Than ’36 ‘Washington, July 9.—(#)—The agri- cultural department seported middiewestern states boosted the their cash receipts from farm products dur- ing May over the same month last year by 18 per cent, the largest gain in the country. Government payments, however, were smaller than in May last year 50 that receipts including government payments were only 11 per cent larger, the report stated. Total cash receipts and govern: ment payments for the first five months this year were 23 per cent larger than for the corresponding pe- riod last year. N. D. Boy Scouts Eat Solons’ Watermelons Washington, July 9.—(#)—North Dakota Boy Scouts had a watermelon feast Friday as guests of the North Dakota congressional delegation, The melons were supplied by Senator Lynn J. Frazier, who, with his colleagues, sat down with the boys in their camp for the treat. Senator Gerald P. Nye and Rep. Usher L. Burdick also at- tended the gathering as did William Lemke, Jr., and William Skeels, Bis- marck, secretary of Rep. William Lemke, Fargo. Farm after farm has been abandoned. | Moorhead May Have 10 New Liquor Stores St. Paul, July 9—()—By motion of Senator Henry Steining, Moorhead, the state senate Friday passed a bill to permit Moorhead to have up to 10 on-sale liquor stores. Although the house defeated an identical measure Thursday, Rep. Archie Whaley,’ Moorhead, said he was optimistic over prospects of pass- ing the measure late Friday after- noon when he will seek reconsidera- tion. Whaley said the absence of 23 members from the house Thursday votes is necessary for passage. ‘There are many kinds fungi, just as there are of wheat plants, and each marks by means of which it is to science. Many samples of and grasses have been receit the NDAC experiment station amination this year. Often the pected rusty plants are not rusted but have some other disease such as black leaf spot disease, a leaf streaking spot disease, halo blight, black chaff disease, or the stripe disease of bar- ley. 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