The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1937, Page 1

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The Weather Probably showers to- night; Sunday partly THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘North De ta’s Oldest Newspaper BARBECUE EDITION ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, N; Dj SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1937 our Killed in Two x *k * kk & xk k * PRICE FIVE CENTS cloudy; cooler, Highway Accidents * xk k * kkk kk * 3ismarck Prepares to Entertain Crowd Wednesday Believe It Or Not--These Are Scenes in the Dust Bowl }ARBECUE, DANCE, AUCTION AND POOL FREE TO VISITORS ,000 to 10,000 Expected to Take Advantage of Bargains and Free Attractions REPARATIONS COMPLETED ismarck Residents Warned to Keep Cars Off Streets in Certain Restricted Areas Preparing to entertain one of the irgest crowds in the Capital City’s story, Bismarck merchants Saturday re making final preparations for the antic Barbecue Bargain day next yednesday. Estimates of the number of persons ho will flock to the city to take ad- ntage of price reductions business puses are Offering and the various e attractions ranged from 5,000 to ,000, Bulk of the work of entertaining the owds has fallen on the of arck’s Jurtlor Association of Com- ferce, sponsor of the event, which, hrough its president, Ober A. Kobs, jounced that everything would be pne to assure visitors of a pleasant d profitable day in the city. Free to.all persons except Bismarck sidents are: The barbeoued beef luncheon to be served from 11 a, m. to 1 p.m, opposite the Patterson hotel. The auction on Broadway be- tween Third St, and Second St. from 1 p, m. on. The dance in the World War Memorial building Fellen viapthe ‘ellers pI ee Privileges Pacific underpass and south of Custer park. The exhibition at 7:30 p. m, at the pool. Twelve quarters of beeves are cur- 3 on hooks in a local meathouse ady to be spitted and roasted in pits hat will be dug Monday on the park- lot where the luncheon will be tved, Frank Clausen, Bismarck, and te Lyman, Mandan, will prepare the ves Which are of Grade A beef. Serving the beef in buns with free ‘inks thrown in will be expert carv- 's working at eight tables. It is esti- ated that 6,000 persons can be served two hours, Auction Is Free lf a farmer has a butter churn, Ender, set of harness, pitchfork, or ry other article he wishes to dispose to pick up some ready cash, the ‘vices of the auctioneer will cost him jothing. J. H. Riley of Sterling will e the auctioneer. To those who would refresh them- ves by dip in Bismarck’s pool, the Peular staff of attendants will make hem feel at home, eae of visitors is-called to the se at are being given away by erchants, They entitle the bearer P @ barbecue Juncheon and also admit Hm to the dance in the Memorial uilding, Assistance of the state highway pa- ol has been obtained to help handle |: he crowds, Charles Whittey, chairman |" f the arrangement = tigecy ingements committee, an- Car Parking Restricted Police Chief William Ebeling Sat- Hday cautioned Bismarck motorists aes attempting to use the parking pt where the barbecue will be held and re street where the auction will be bnducted, The parking lot opposite the Pat- ‘son will be cleared Tuesday night. phe Street between Hall’s drug store nd the new Provident Life Insurance Pmpany’s headquarters also will be ny minor traffic regulations, Chief beling said they will be overlooked PoWever, he asked Bismarck people to “ep their cars at home that day and nee that Capital City residents i re held strictly accountable for ui taffic violations they may com- Music During Barbecue | Bismarck’s high school band will im %tWo-hour concert on the North- hom paeitie lawn across the street ts the barbecue while the luncheons re being served, it is announced by Snductor Clarion E, Larson. Members of the junior association sy.” rehearsal for serving of the in eight columns. Eight ey Women and 24 members of the ee lation will report for this re- ral at the city baseball park at clock Sunday morning, according , Whitey, The rehearsal is planned rau Smooth serving operations a eliminate annoying delays 42 the noon hour. q Tee of the beef which will be ub ued has been donated by two Sop spirited citizens of the Missouri ee, atea, They are J. P, Berringer, (2% Meat merchant of Dickinson, "Chris Yegen, dairyman in business Bismarck, Diversion Dam The Nels Bach home, two miles north of Sidney, Mont., was barren prairie in 1919. Nestling among its acres of sugar beets, alfalfa, corn, ants wheat and other crops is this beautiful home, bordered by cottonwood, ash, willows and other trees, its yard and paths bordered with hedges and flowers and dotted with blue spruce and fruit trees. Beneath the elms that shelter the Clay- ton Worst homestead, three miles north- east of Fairview, Mont., in. North Dakota, irtigation-curious North Dakotans pause in their admiration of this beauty spot on the spacious lawn. Nels Perrson, manager of the U. S. re- clamation of the Lower Yellowstone river kotans packed on the diversion dam at In- take, Mont. With his hand on a post, Perr- son explains the beginnings of the project. Six of the men who helped make the trip a success from left to right are Perrson, L. 8. McDonald, Missoula, Mont., agricul- tural development agent of the N. P, rail- way; C. D. Adams, manager of the Holly Sugar corporation’s factory at Sidney; Theodore Fosse, Richland county, Mont., agricultural agent; Jerry Dean, president of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce, and K. G. Carpenter, secretary of the chamber. Swinging from steel cables above the apron of the Intake dam is a carriage bear- ing sandstone for dumping below the lip of the apron to prevent eroding of the bed- rock. CCC boys are doing this work. His hand on a gate that controls release of water from the main‘canal into a lateral above which he stands, Perrson gazes down the canal. In back of him is a highway bridge spanning the main canal that runs along the rim of hills on the northwest side f the valley. : Their ee against corn that rears tas- seled heads 6 feet tall, their feet in rows of soybeans are Mrs. Charles Hardy (center), Rolla, N. D., woman who homesteaded the land in 1900. On her left is her daughter, Denise, and to her right is a daughter-in- law, Mrs. John Hardy. Hunt for Suspected Killer Narrows Down Hokah, Minn., July 31.—(?)—Search for Jens Thompson, 34, sought in con- nection with the murders of the three Lukes brothers at their farm near valley, stands above the crowd of North Da-. Mayor Axel Nelson of Sidney, banker by profession, was one of the valley residents who addressed the Missouri Slope delega- tion. He sees no reason why other sections of the northern great plains in western North Dakota cannot be irrigated succes- fully. Evangelists of better agriculture are Dr. John H. Worst( left) 87-year-old president emeritus of the North Dakota Agricul- tural college, now in retirement on his son’s farm near Fairview, and H. O. Putnam, Bismarck, Burleigh county agricultural agent. —Tribune Photos OO Famous Huntsman | Buck Is Fined $5 Eigin, I, July 31—(—Two policemen “captured” Frank Buck, famous huntsman and to be continued SUNI Austin last week, was Wishek, NRO US ene mingeal in the heavily wooded areas surround- vices were held here for Almond|ing Hokah Saturday by deputy sher- dt, 33, who died at Sisseton, 8, D.,|iffs and operatives of the state bureau ; sultering a sunstroke while play-|of criminal apprehension, after mem- seball, bers of the posse said they sighted | H RAILROAD ENGINEER DIES Great Falls, Mont., July 31—(P)— Funeral services for E. Jerome Daly, jong-time Great Northern railroad employe who died Thursday in a hos- pital here, were to be held Saturday. Burial will be in local cemetery. brought him back alive to the Elgin police station. “Bring ‘em back alive” Buck pleaded guilty to @ speeding charge and was fined $5. & Farm Evangelists Seven A. C. Staff Members ‘Fired’ Dismissal to Be Effective August 1; to: Meet With Board Next Tuesday Immediate dismissal of seven mem- bers of the staff of the North Dakota Pete inthe rea dea a oneireear nounced Saturday si board ot administration. Mrs. Jennie Ulsrud, chairman of the board, said duties of the seven ousted faculty-members will terminate Aug. 1. They have been called for confer- Feng with the board Tuesday, she ‘Those notified of dismissal includ- (Continued on Page Two) Sidelights Some sidelights on the Missouri river valley resi- dents’ trip to the Lower Yel- lowstone reclamation project will be found on Page 13. DIETZ RITES HELD Mott, N. D., July 31—Funeral ser- vices were held from St. Placidus church here for Mrs. Katherine Dietz, 9 resident of this community 35 year: She died of heart disease in a Dickin- son hospital, f FEDERAL JUDGE MA BE COURT NOMINEE Prediction Quiets Speculation Over Availability of Mich- igan Governor we , July 31—()—Predic- tions that a federal judge will be pro- moted to fill the supreme court va- cancy quieted speculation Saturday over the availability of Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan. The forecast came from two high administration officials shortly be- fore Murphy’s scheduled arrival for a week-end cruise with President Roosevelt. Senator Brown (Dem.-Mich.) ear- lier had said it was “entirely possible” @ successor to Justice Van Devanter would be discussed. The administration officials, who lerred to remain anonymous, pointed out that four or five of the federal court circuits are not repre- sented on the supreme bench. It would be logical, they indicated, to eae & jurist from one of those cir- Judge Sam G. Bratton of New Mexico and Judge Joseph C. Hutche: son, Jr., of Texas have been me! tioned in that category. Bratton is former senator and Hutcheson once was mayor of Houston. There were unconfirmed reports Attorney General Cummings had in- {oy @ recess appointment congress adjourns. The it said Fri- day he had received the informal orenion but did not disclose its na- ‘Another state governor—Philip La THREE DIE AS CAR HITS TRAIN NEAR BUFFALO SPRINGS Hastings, N. D., Blacksmith, Killed When Car Overturns Near Valley City COMPANION BADLY HURT Mrs. H. M. Engebritson and Two Small Girls Victims of Cross- ing Tragedy Four persons were killed in highway accidents late Friday and early Sat- urday morning as North Dakotas auto death toll for the year mounted to 54, Associated Press dispatches re- vealed. Mrs. M. R. Engebritson, 30, of Bow- man and Rita Burns, 12, Buffalo Springs, were killed instantly and Janis Ihly, 13, Bowman, died en route to a Bowman hospital when an east- bound Milwaukee freight train struck their automobile near Buffalo Springs, Friday. N. D. Traffic Toll county jury ‘the accident in which Mrs. and the two young girls were killed was “unavoidable.” Inquest into the accident was called by County Cor- oner Ervin Kvalness. Members of the jury were Sam Enelow, Edgar Samp- accident Saturday. Johnson is re- covering from minor injuries in & Valley City hospital. . Ring leaves his widow and two children, JAPANESE TIGHTEN GRIP ON TENTSIN COMMERCIAL AREA Surround City in Move to Strengthen Control of North China Hopeh Province (By The Associated Press) Japan tightened her grip on the North China province of Hopeh Sat- urday by virtually surrounding the ancient capital, Peiping, and driving toward complete control of Tientsin, commercial gateway to the area. Fighting broke out at the central Railway station in Tientsin when Japanese attacked a Chinese unit still entrenched nearby despite two days of heavy bombardment. Attacking to clean up the region west of Peiping, where Americans re- mained safe in the legation quarter, Japanese sprayed retreating Chinese gendarmes with machine gun bullets. At some points the gendarmes re- sisted and stiff fighting resulted. Northwest of Peiping, at Hsiyuan; 2,000 Japanese troops battled the 37th division of the 29th Chinese army. The only possible gap in the ring around the city was at Tungchow, 20 miles east. Fate of the Tungchow Japanese garrison was in doubt, but reports indicated Japanese planes and ma- chine guns routed Chinese gendarmes who attacked the post Thursday. Fear For Americans Some concern was felt for the safety of two Americans in the Tungchow region—Harry 8. Martin of Boston and James A. Hunter of Peoria, Ill. The Japanese army claimed control of the territory north of as line from Tangky, one of Tientsin’s twin sea- ports, to @ point 18 miles west of Peiping. Reports from Nanking, seat of Chi- ua’s central government declared that the vanguard of central Chinese troops sdvancing toward the trouble zone had reached a point only 30 miles south of Peiping. This would place Chinese forces only 12 miles from Japanese units moving south along the Peiping-Han- kow railway. At Tokyo, Gen. Gen Sugiyama, min- ister of war, declared Japan must be ready to settle the crisis by direct military action. At the same time, ‘Koki Hirota, foreign minister, told

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