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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
TOWNLEY-UPSHAW
Series OF DEBATES
ARE Being PLANNED
Association Against Prohibition
Amendment Denies Employ.
ing League Founder

Plans for q series Of debates In
North Dakota between A. G. ToWnley
and william .. Upshaw are being ar
ranged.
Townley. former leader Of the Nom
partisan League and now an advocate
Of modification Of the liquor laws,
reiterated In Minot today his state
ment that he wAs ready at any time
to debate the prohibition issue with
Upshaw. former Georgia congressman
and often referred to Is 'the Abra-
ham Ltnceln Of the Prohibition Move
41leE12 1psl1aw has been lectlFine
on prohibition In North Dakota upon
invitation q the North Dakota Anti
Saloon League.
Thomas w. Gales, state superin-
tendent Of the Anti-9aloon League
announced In Fargo yesterday that he
was making arrangements for the de.
bate serioA He was awaiting further
word from Townley before announc-
Ing the city In which the first debate
will be conducted.
simultaneously with the debate
challenges and announcements comes
the statement from Henry II. Curran
New York City, president Of the As
sociation Against the Prohibition
Amendment. that ToWnley docs not
represent this association and never
did" Curran said that he had learned
that Townley stated that he Was con-
nected with the organisation.
ToWn1ey rave no reason for his
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
French Flyers Might
Have Been Shot Down
As Russian Aviators

le Bourget. France. oct. l.-th-
Feasibility Was advanced here today
that Captain Dieudonne Coste and hi1
mechanic. Jacques Bellonte. might
have flown within the lines q the
Chinese army IN Manchuria and have
been miataken for Russian aviatoes.
It Was feared that IN such an event
the vrenchnnen would have been fired
upon and perhaps brought down since
their machine ms painted ro0. tl,e
color most often associated With the
eoviet military.
The twu ayiatogs have bean mi1eing
more than 100 hours stflce setting out
Friday noening for Vladivooeok. u
beria. A message that they ha6 hem
slehtetf yoatecday flyiug eastward oves
Nc8ostbtrsk, 0lbefiA, toward 1kkut1k.
eenoeAlly ms regarded . goEblo6 and
6 meaning saturday 6 early Sunday
rather than Monday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
You First, Ny Dear CASTOR Policy
Settles Capital Social Controversy

Warrington, Oct. 1.-H-Thc ex-
tremely complicated questions Of pre-.
cedence involved In the ceremonial
functions which Will attend the visit
here Of Prime Minister Macdonald
seemed today 70 have been answered
- the satisfaction Of everybody d.
rectly concerned.
As Z result washington society was
assured today tina. any embarrassing
revival. during the distinguished vis-
itor's stay. Of the controversy over the
rank of Mrs. Edward Everett Gam,
sister and official hostess Of the vice
president, had been made extremely
unlikely.
The end Of the state department i
worries md the eager speculattons oi
oGnkts interoo&14 cane about thfough
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01

H le1t his hogne and went - Z
faxn ouned by his u1fe. Handles
tn tenant, ?. DiGkmAn. 13oo Wi1ic2,
~ said he had 1tolon frQm The 01o11
0onta9 hank. 1folkey N6nt Into :
b9tn and Ghot himeolf through the
had. N did ! few hours laseF.
The motive for rfolkey's act = u1l-
known. His wife was reported to e
ons of the wealthiest women In Ply
mouth county.
Trolkey II his college days was :
star on the Western Union college
eleven here. After his graduation De
was ordained IN Evangelfcal minioter,
but was not serving : postoeate at tn
time o. hts death. ~ formerly opef.
|ate6 radio statioa KUt10 h1eo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01

I series Of courteous Withdrawals Of
precedence rights. Vice President
Curtis waived his right to cit next 20
Mrs. Hoover at the white house din.
ner. and Mrs.. Gam relinqui1ohed hers
to occupy : similar position with the
president. Mr.. Macdonald will be Mrs.
Hoover's escort. and Lady Isabella
Howard. wife Of the British amlbassa-
dor. will dine at the right Of the chief
executive.
Previous waivers Of precedence llad
come from 6ir Esme HoFard. who
outranks his prime minister because,
q ambassador. he Is the pcrsoual rep
resentative Of their king. and from
the prime minister "a behalf Of his
dauehter lshbel, With the request that
| she q given 10 otlic1al rank
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
American Legion Forgets Busi.
ness to Stage Six.Hour Pa.
rade at Louisville
BOSTON, Los ANGELES VIE
Dark Horse May Be Elected
National Commander, as
Candidates Are Few

Louisville. KY. Oct. l.-iP,-Men
who dragged blistered feet over she'll
torn roads In France today blithely
kept step with thousand drums In
honor of memory and for the en-
Of host Of applauding
Shoulders that IL years ago drooped
under pack straps today were held in
positions Of military squareness as
more than 10000 men who were 1.-The
boss" Of 1918 passed the reviewing
stand In the parade Of the eleventh
national American Legion convention.
1t was a six-hour parade for those
who took part in the exhibition. for
every delegation was ordered to be at
its allotted place at 10 a. M. and the
official closing time was 4 D. M. The
line as formed extended from the
Memorial auditorium. few blocks
from the downtown district, three
miles out Third street to the campus
Of the University Of Louisville.
100 Drum Corps Strut
In the line of march were approxi-
mately 100 drum and bugle corps and
almost half as many full-fledged
bands. coming literally from the four
corners Of the nation and represent
ing every one Of the 48 states. The
members Of these organizations, men
whose hair already Is graying or
growing thin, wore uniforms at once
spectacular and uncomfortable. Some
sp0rted fur shakoes, but for the most
part the headgear consisted Of tin
hats" polished to mirror like bright
ness.
Brigadier General Ellcrbe Carter of
Louisville as grand marshal Of the
parade lead the marching thousands.
Next came Edward E. Spafford. inn
mediate past national commander.
The two national champion musical
organizations at the 1928 convention
led the rest of the marchers. the
Miami, Fla. drum corps and the
Wichita, Kansas. band.
Two Fights Seen
But even rs the LegionnaireS
marched through Louisville streets
preparations were under way for the
two big fights on the floor Of the con-
vention-selection of the convention
city and the election Of national off,
GERS.
The 1880 gathering will be either at
Boston or at Los Angeles. The COM
mittee on time and place Of the next
convention last night reported either
is qualified to entertain the Legion
naires. leaving the matter to be voted
on by the convention tomorrow.
Election 0f officers comes Thurs
day. Legion politics is q peculier af-
fair in that there are no avowcd can
didates for office. Those mentioned
most frequently for commander to
date are o. L. Bodenheimer. Eldor-
ado, Ark: Albert l.. Cox, Raleigh, N.
c.: Ralph T. O'Neil. Topeka. Kansas,
and Ned White. Of Connecticut. The
consensus of opinion was that any one
Of them might be elected, but that
dark horse" had an even chance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
Minnesota Gag Law
Tested In December

St. Paul. Oct. l.-P9 A test of
Minnesota's so-called gag law."
scheduled before the state supreme
court today on appeal Of J. M. Near,
publisher Of the Saturday Press. for
mer Minneapolis weekly, from an or.
der permanently restraining him
from publishing this paper, has been
ret for December 2.
After II issues Of the Saturday
Press were published, In winch
charges Of projected gambling In
Minneapolis and other official cor
ruption were made, Hennepin County
Attorney Floyd B. Olson on q petit
ticn. obtained On injunction TO sup
press the paper.
During the last session Of the legis-
lature IA attempt was made to repeal
this law. but was defeated.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
1000 DRUMS ROLL OUT MARCH
BEAT FOR PARADINC VETERANS
Stark County Has
Exterminated One
Of Thriving Towns
Tribune Special Seryicel

Dickinson. N. D.. Oct. There is
ono town less this week in Stark
county. one which proclaimed itself
in zip yapping from several hundred
throats last week.
County Extension Agent Charles
Eastgate exterminated 1t the first of
this week. It was a prairie dog town
covering 800 acres south or Daglum.
the southwestern corner of the coun-
ty. on land owned by c. H. Starke.
Dickinson, and operated by Richard
Burwick.
Eastgate scattered a concoction OF
oats and strychninc IN the vicinity Of
the holes and witnessed deaths by
the score before he left the field. The
poisonous potion is described by him
as "delicately mixed as an angel food
cake"
The land thus cleared Of the pests
bears perfectly good soil only made
to appear barren because of such
close pasturing by the prairie dogs,
Eastgatc declares.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
400 Flame Fighters
Fail % Stem Blaze

Heauiam, wash, oct. l.-M-
Tfeustoeming the rich virgin thinker
e the uppef North River valley into
an inferno q leAping flames alld
dense sno)Ie, the worst fire ck the
0rays 8oybog sectjon II many y4aro
tod6y was eating into green tiuheE
and delying . force o. marc than fam
hundred fiehters.
OGmp numbor five oG the saginaw
Timhor company was wiped clit. -
cent "a three small buildings, In Tho
s0Gnn of the flames over three &c.
tioae sinco late Sunday Afternoon.
wlaen the fire started.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
$4,000 BISMARCK
TALLOW FACTORY
PLANNEDBY SLOVEN
Only Industrial Plant Of Type il,
North Dakota Will EN-
ploy Is Men
a H3a nm n,ant for IN,

A $4,000 plant for the manufac-
ture Of cracklings and tallOw. the
first Of its kind In North Dakota. will
begin operations in Bismarck in about
60 days.
The plant will be built by the new
ly-organized Northern Rendering
company. formed here by Sam Slovcn,
proprietor Of the Northern Hide and
Fur company. Bismarck. and his
brother Jack Sloven, local merchant.
The factory will be built on prop
erty one -quarter Of mile south Of
U. s. highway No. 10. one mile east
Of the city. The company owns 06i2
acres there. The building itself, which
will be concrete. two stories. and A
by so feet. will cost in the neighbor-
hood of 5000. Machinery will cost
about $4,000
Fifteen men will be employed at
the plant when 1t opens. Mr.. Sloycn
announced. Bids on construction
have been called for and work on the
building is expected to begin next
week. about IS days being allowed for
the building. Plans were drawn by
Van Horn and Ritterbush Brothers,
local architects.
Armour Packing company. Fargo.
and the Northern Packing company.
Grand Forks. both have plants for
rendering lard for their own business
but do not manufacture cracklings or
tallow from dead animals. Mr.. Sloven
said.
6loven expects his plant will turn
out between 25O,OOO and 1000, 600
pounds Of tallow each year and from
1000, 900 to 10000. 900 pounds Of small
chunk cracklings. The plant will
not manufacture cake cracklings.
The tallow will be sold to soap fac
tories, mostly in Chicago. The crack
lings. food base for mixture with
others foods for animal feed, will be
marketed mostly in hog areas in Wis
consin. Minnesota. Iowa and Nebras-
ka. though attempts will be made to
interest North Dakota farmers In
using the product on . large scale
here.
Cracklings are made from bones
and hard flesh Of horses. cattle. and
hogs, while tallow comes from the
fatty part Of the animals.
Large metal cooker watts. In which
the animal substance will be cooked,
and propeller apparatus for drying
the cracklings will make up the
greatest part Of the machinery.
The company also expects to mar
ket about 10000 horse and COW hides
each year. The company will pur-
chase old horses for raw material
from a territory extending 200 miles
in all directions from Bismarck. Car
casses Of horses, COWS and hogs will
be hauled BY the company free Of
charge in 4 territory IS miles from
Bismarck in all directions.
An expert from Chicago Is expected
to be named manager Of Bismarck S
new industry.
The property on which the plant
will be built was purchased BY the
company In August from the Chicago,
Milwaukee. St. Paul and Pacific rail-
road company. the consideration be-
Ing 5000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
Mystery Shrouds Fatal
Shooting Of Detective

Havre q Grace, Nd. oct. i.-lF-
Authorities. with nothing more tan
Gible than . discarded pistol to work
ltom. are searching for the assassin
who late last night shot and killed
A. a. Morrison Of New York, Pinker.
ton detective assigned to the HAvre
- Grace race track. while ~ Was on
hi ~ home through . darkened
Gtroet.
Morrison. according 10 several per-
eoqs who were standing on the corner
about q yards from the scene Of the
fatnl ah0ottng, had made : purchase
at the corner drug store and started
for his hotel. He was accosted By the
nan. Who satd Nov I've got you.
flrod tx sl,Qts into his body. and fed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
Detroit Boy Kidnapped
Playing With Brother

Detroit. Oct. l.-tR)-Jackic. 5-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s.
Thompson. was kidnapped from in
front Of his home late yesterday rs
he played with his brother. Henry,
Jr., Z.
The older boy was unable to tell
whether the two persons who abb
Quoted his brother were men or wom-
en-. The kidnapers drove away In .
coupe as Mrs. Thompson. who had
been upstairs, ran to the front porch
Of the home after hearing Jackie
scream.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
Three Scouts Receive
Eagle Badges Tonight

Three Bismarck boy scouts tonight
win receive Eagle badges In recogni-
tion Of their scouting activities. They
arc Melvin Munger. Robert Hoskins.
and Robert Edick. all members Of
troop No. 2.
Presentation Of the badges will be
made BY Governor George F. Shafer
at : meeting Of the local Court Of
Honor at the high school gymnasium
at 5:30 o'clock. Judge A. M. Chris
tiauson. Of the state supreme court,
chairman Of the Court Of Honor. will
preside at the meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
wan. .ORMAN APPEARS
winner Of BAG RACE

st. Louis, Oct. i.-tP,-Traveling
the shortest distance yet recorded to
win In the Gordon Bennett interna-
tiOnal balloon races. Ward r. Van
Orman, civilian pilot of the Goodyear
VIII. was the apparent winner Of the
eighteenth renewal which started
here Saturday The airboard OF the
st. Louis Chamber Of Commerce COM
puted his mileage to a point three
miles north Of Troy, Ohio. as 355
miles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
S1O.MPER MONTH IS
SPCNTBY COUNTY TO
EDUCATE Each CHILD
1897, ,e45.51 Listed as Actual
Expenditure for School
Upkeep Past Year
TEXTBOOKS COST $lo,46e.13
indebtedness Total Is $751;
o11.o2; Teachers Salaries
Are $1o3, ,6o6.66

Burleigh county. lncluolH8 Dis
narck, spent 5000 per month on
each student educated In county
schools for the lo2e-l929 year.
This was announced today BY the
office Of Miss Madgc Runcy. county
superintendent Of schools. following
the completion Of the annual Bur-
leigh county school financial report
for the school year ending July :,
1879.
schools in the county made actual
expenditures during the year OF $537,.
1851 and warrant expenditures Of
sa37.li2.27. Outstanding warrants,
some of which usually are carried
over each year. totalcd $6.9ll.02 q
the end Of the last fiscal year.
Actual expenditures made by
schools in the Bismarck special dis
trict totaled $l3935l50 while tne
warrant expenditures were $l4S.lSSU0.
Two Schools Excluded
The county report covers expcndi-
tures Of ali schools which are main.
tanned by the state and county. Tn:s
excludes st. Mary's and the Bismarck
Indian school and private business
schools and colleges.
Only $3.50 per month was spent
last year on each person Of school, age
N the county. however. many OF
school age not attending. County
students enrolled In school last yeaf
totaled 3,s76. OF which l,67S were BIS
marck pupils.
Total cost Of new textbooks pur-
chased last year Is listed In the re-
port as 3i0.A56.l3.
schools Worth S15.7ss.Sos
ToAal value OF assessable school
property IN the county Is placed ot
1i5.755 oO0. Total taxes levied fof the
wear were 920o.02S. The total value
of all school building property Is .essl.
mated at 4703 500 while teacheraeeS,
totalinR nine, are valued at 46061.
Total transportation charges paid
IN the county for the year were $l0,-
57l02. Seven school districts main-
tain bus TRANSPORTATION service during
the school year. Seven districts have
not purchased books this year as IS
required by the state law, the repor.
shows. Twelve schools serve mol
lunches to pupils at noon during the
winter. Medical inspections conduct.
ed by Mrs. Frank Brown. school
nurse. totaled 1O4 during the term,
With l.l70 pupils being examined.
Total Indebtedness Of county
schools July was t2o4.9ll.92. THIS
total Is made by the following: School
bonds outstanding. 9268 900: certin.
Gates Of indebtedness, $1,000: ana
warrants 46,01l.02.
Salaries Total &193. 3.606.66
All teachers in the county drew On
aeeregate salary Of 4lo3. .0o6'66. Men
teachers drew an average salary OF
ei0o.24 while the average woman
teacher was paid Sl20O4 each month.
one new school was built. another
moved. and : third remodeled while
many were improved with minor re-
nairs, Canfield built . stucco school
st . cost Of $4,000. Ecklund school
No. s was moved from its position
four miles south Of Wilton 70 Ma.
conber. about three miles east O
wilton. The move was made 80 that
children Of miners would have .
shorter trip to the school. TWO rooms
were added to the school at Motif.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01

e. J. Latta. movie theater owner Of
Shenandoah. Iowa. who gained no.
toriety when he advertised : picture
6 terrible" 10 to manage . theatre
at New Haven, Conn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
Warrant Out for Phantom Gun.
mans Arrest-if 81. Paul
Can Find Him
DENIES HELPING CRIMINAL
Fits Says Minnesota hardest
Spot in United States to
Secure Cooperation

st. Paul. Oct. 1.-tRHThc heavy
stream Of criticism, directed by Los
Angeles authorities continued to play
on Gov. Theodore Christianson today
while Morrie Miller. st. Paul gunman.
lived up to his sobriquet-the "Phan-
tom"
The latest reiteration Of Buron
Fits. Los Angeles district attorney,
Of his condemnation Of the governor.
evoked replies from three quarters.
The governor charged Fits with
"misstatement Of facts"
The Ramsey county sheriff prom
ised to seek q bench warrant today
for Miller's arrest-if he can find him.
(Adilled jumped $4,000 bond here
and disappcared)
Charges 'F'rameup'
william J. Quinn. attorney for
Miller. chimed In with "bootlegger'
and "frameup" In referring to the
Identification Of Miller by David An
tink. Hollywood druggist. whose slay-
Ing last week led to the criticism Of
Minnesota authorities. Quinn charged
Antink was bootlegger and that his
Identification Of Miller at the extradi-
ton hearing here was q "frameup.'
Miller was wanted on the coast In
connection with robbery Of q drug
company cashier six years ago.
Allegations Of Fits that the gov
ernor abetted delay In extraditi0n
proceedings for Miller, which result
ed In his subsequent disappearance
aroused Christianson.
Fits Throws Dust'
'.When he (Fitts) speaks of 'politi-
cal influence he underestimate tho
intelligence OF the people, said
Christianson, who claimed the Los
Angeles attorney throws dust" and
makes a cheap attempt to confuse
the public
The governor declared he followed
the law and stated coast officers
could have averted . delay in the ex-
tradition proceedings. Fits observed
that the Minnesota executives office
'is reputed generally through law en-
forcing circles as the hardest and
toughest spot In the United States to
secure cooperation in the extradttion
Of persons charged with crime"
Meanwhile. an early arrest In the
Antink staying was promised by Los
Angeles authorities. They said they
knew who killed the Hollywood drug
gist and that his slaycrs would be
rabbed In q few hours.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-01
The Weather

Generally fair tonight ana Wed.
nesday. Not much change.
The Washington times., 1929-03-05
Canadian Cattleman
Now Tenth Earl
of EgmOnt

VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
March s u.N.s.l-From q rough
ranchhouse one the cattle ranges
of Alberta to a palatial castle at
Ringwood, Hampshire, England, is
the change ahead for Frederick j..
Percival, today en- route to Eng
land to assume the title and
estate of the Earl of Egmont.
His transition reads like a
chapter from a novel.
For more than a quarter Of a
century he has ranched in the
foothill country. His only son
was born in the ranch house in
1914 and his wife died there in
1916. A few months ago the
Ninth Earl of Egmont died in
England and the Alberta ranchar,
who was a distant kinsman, was
informed of his succession.
The Washington times., 1929-03-05
CO-EDS OPPOSE
'NECkING"

SEATTLE, Wash, Mar. u.N.s).
Necking is frowned upon by Uni.
versity Of Washington co-eds here,
but they see mo harm in kissing
boy friend OF whom you are
particularly fond"
This interesting attitude was dis.
closed in the Ten Commandments
of Popularity" adopted by a group
of girls, led by Miss Vesta Sven.
son, national representative of the
university's Y. w. c.. A..
Sex appeal comes first, they
agreed, but after that, what makes
girl popular? So they listed their
Ten Commandments:
always be a lady.
use good taste In selecting your
clothes and do not let actions belle
that taste.
Always be good sport.
"Play bridge, tennis, golf, swim
and dance.
Read the papers. Know your
current events, politics and ath.
letics.
Handling a line is helpful. This
'you-great-bigw gwonderful-boy' stuff
does get over.
do not neck.
do not kiss promiscuously.
Dress attractively, but not nee
essarily expensively. Do not make
up heavily.
First, last-and always-be fem
inine."
The Washington times., 1929-03-05
COOLIDGE SIGNS
MOTHERS
BILL

One of the last official acts of
Calvin Coolidge before relinquishing
the Presidency to Herbert Hoover
yesterday was to sign the so-called
Gold Star Mothers bill.
Under this law the mothers and
unmarried widows of soldiers now in
TERED in the cemeteries Of Europe,
will be taken to the graves of their
loved ones at the Government ex-
pense.
The pilgrimages are to be, made
between May /, 1880. and October
81, 1888, with the Secretary of War
in charge of all arrangements for
the comfort and safe conduct over.
seas and back. They will include
two weeks stay.
as Bills Signed
The measure was among 46 signed
by the outgoing President. Three
bills for the relief of iHdi Viduals
were approved at the Capitol before
noon. Ten, including the Civil Ser
vice retirement bill and measure
to establish a national park in
Arkansas, were left unsigned-and
thus vetoed.
Mr.. Coolidge signed the bill ex-
tending the life of the Federal Radio
Commission to December "1. 1929.
Otherwise the commission would
have expired as an administrative
body on March 16. Other measures
were:
A resolution authorizing a ma.
tional negro memorial in Washing.
ton to depict the achievements of
the negro race in the advan cement
of America.
A measure creating a commission
to make recommendations for re.
orga MIA tion of insular possessions
of the United States.
Dirigible Base Approved
A bill authorizing establishment
of naval dirigible base on the
Pacific Coast to house one of the
new dirigibles to be built for the
Navy.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for
the Secretary of State to use in
cooperation with Latin-American ma
tions in establishment of an inter
national highway connecting these
countries with the United States.
The first and second deficiency
appropriation bills carrying approx
mately $2,717 900 additional for pro-
hibition enforcement and $250,000
! for a presidential commission to
survey the law enforcement situa-
ton, with especial emphasis upon
prohibition enforcement. and the
Interior Department appropriation
bill.