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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
Charles w. Nelson Is Charged
With Obtaining Property Un-
der False Pretenses; Warrant
Is Issued; Three Complaints
Signed by Commissioners.

Valley City. N. D.. Jan. 2.-tHeA
warrant charging the obtaining Of
property under false pretenses was
issued this morning by Judge /. J..
Moe against Charlss w. Nelson
county auditor Of Barnes county for
the past "a years and one Of the old
est county auditors In the state in
point OF service.
Three complaints signed by the five
members Of the board OF county COM
missioners, Chairman H. r. Brunson,
Oriska; Frank Heimes. Valley City;
M. A. Anderson, Litchville: Frank
Oglesby. Dazey and A. j. Linn, San
born, formed the basis for the war
rant.
These complaints alleged that In
three specific instances Nelson had
collected publication fees. Sheriffs
fees and sheriffs mileage from delin-
quent taxpayers In connection with
expiration OF redemption notices
when such fees had not been paid to
the newspaper or to the sheriff.
Find Irregularities
Investigation into the alleged irreg-
ularities was started In June when
Commissioner A. J. Linn questioned
Nelson concerning the nonpayment Of
such fees..,y the county. The investi-
CATION. which was climaxed during a
special session Of the board last week.
revealed that the alleged manipula-
tionS may amount to several thou
sand dollars. more than 81 500 Of such
Irregularities having been found in q
period Of less than one year.
The three specific complaints upon
which the warrant Is issued include
the collection Of such fees from Jesse
]. Taylor. Oriska, $2l "a; Ole A. Oppe-
gard, Dazey, $20.32: and First State
Bank, Rogers, $2l.52.
Acquitted Of Fraud
Mr.. Nelson was recently tried and
acquitted in justice court here for ir-
regularities In connection with absent
voters ballots In the last general elec-
ton. 1t having been charged that he
submitted an absent voters ballot fol
one originally marked by Leo j. Wag.
ner, Greenland township, this county
an employe Of the state at Bismarck
Mr.. Nelson has served the county
continuously since April. 1907. Be.
cause Of the implicit confidence which
the board Of commissioners had In hi
integrity he has been permitted t.
keep his own fee book. Because o
the nature Of the alleged irregularitie
these items did not appear on tn
books Of the county and did not com
under the scrutiny Of the bank exam
liner. thus escaping detection In regu
lar audits.
Valley City, N. D.. Jan. 2.-(R)-C
w. Nelson, county auditor, who wa
arrested here this morning ant
charged under the separate com
plants with having obtained propert.
under false pre- .enses, waived exam
ination when arranged before Judg'
I. j. Moe and was bound over to dis
trict court under 81 900 bonds on eacl
Of the three counts.
Bonds were furnished and Mr.. Mel
son released from custody.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
Boy With Toy Cycle
Lodged in Throat Is
on Road to Recovery

Cincinnati, O., Jan. 2.-tAp)-lt
was considered probable here today
that Frank Brooks, Asco. w. Va.
baby, would be on the road to COM
plete recovery within q few days.
The child has been In q hospital
nearly three weeks with toy motor
cycle lodged in his throat but doctors
today believed his strength would be
sufficient the latter part Of the week
to permit an operation for its re-
moval. The pneumonia which set IN
as q result Of the obstruction had
been virtually conquered they said
an. the child continued to improve.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
Cold WayeComing.
Weather Man Says
Minnesota Suffers Most Frigid
Temperatures Of season;
80 Below at eemidii

st. Paul, jan. 2.-(AP)-Below zero
temperatures prevailed throughout
Minnesota today. with the mercury
sinking to the lowest mark Of the sea-
son In q number Of towns and cities
In northern Minnesota.
Bemtdji. In Beltrami county. re-
ported 80 degrees below zero. the
coolest this winter. Brainerd had %
below, Thief River Falls a and Hib-
bing 10.
North Dakota temperatures were
generally several degrees higher than
In Minnestoa. jamestown reported
the coldest, 8 below.
A cold wave from northeastern
Saskatchewan Is expected to sweep
down on western Minnesota. North
Dakota and South Dakota tomorrow
according to government weather OBJ
RnrV,npQ
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
MISSOURI RIVER DAM Is DIVERSION proposal
BARNES COUNTY AUDITOR TO
FACE End CRIMINAL CHARGE
What's Wrong With
Ward County Jails?

Minot. N. D., Jan. 2.-(AP)-ln-
vestigation Of the jails In Ward
county, and submission Of q written
report concerning its findings. Is one
Of the compulsory duties Of the coun-
ty grand Jury which tas been sum-
moned to be convened In Minot
Thursday, Jan. 10.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
THREE CIRL STUDENTS BURN TO
DEATH: FIRE CAUSE XMAS TREE
North DakOta's Votes
for Hoover Are Cast

North Dakota's five electoral votes
will be formally cast for Herbert
Hoover late today. The five presi-
Dental electors were gathering today
for this ceremony. They are p. A.
Gibbs, Crosby: Nels Magnuson,
eouris; E. H. Brant. Linton: Thomas
Pendray, jamestown, and Mrs. Blanch
Nelson, Granville.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
north DAKOTA FLU
Cases TOTAL 1,@
Epidemic Names West OF Mis-.
sissippi. Gathers Hsadway
in Eastern States

Warrington. Jan. 2-R)-Influenza
Is believed to be decreasing in most
Of the states west Of tho Mississippi
river and increasing east Of the Ms
sissippi. A warning against optimism
was seen, however. In reiteration BY
the public health service Of tho possi-
bility Of . second and more severe
wave Of the disease later IN the VIM
ter. t
Reports from a states and New
York city for the week ending Decem-
ber - showed $1,000 new cases, -
compared With 10000 cases IN the
same states and New York city for
the previous week.
This, however" officials Of the
public nealth service said. would
only substantiote the belief that .
second and more severe wave may fol-
low this one later In the winter"
Despite the apparent decrease In
the country q whole. plans are be-
ing made for . National conference
IN influensa 70 b held here this
month.
North Dakota reported l.sl4 cases.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
MOUSE RIVER FLOOD
CONTROL PLANS SET
FOR SESSION STUDY
Minot to Spend Million Dollars
as Preventive Of lnun-
dation
SUGGEST CHANGING 9ttEl
Big Muddy Dam Would Bring
irrigation and Power p Gem
tral North Dakota

Flood control in the Mouse riveA
and the irnpounding OF It's waters Tor
purposes Of flooding hay meadows:
the possibility Of constructing = dam
in the Missouri river and various de-
tails Of the Missouri river diversion
project are discussed In the report of
State Engineer r. E. Kennedy which
will be made available to members oe
the Legislature early In the coming
session.
Commenting on the Mouse river
flood problem. Kennedy Observes fhas
the city Of Minot Is displaying Z re-
markable civic spirit and foresight
In preparing to spend . million dol.
lars to control q flood which has not
yet occurred. The floods which have
threatened A1inot recently have been
only q nuisance but q substantial
drain upon the city's treasury. the re-
port points out, whereas large ex-
penditurc Is necessary to guarantee
permanent flood protection.
The remedy suggested for controls
ling the Mouse river In Minot = 70
establish q new channel for the
stream through the city. This cham
mel would be big enough to caro- Tor
the maximum estimated amount o.
flood water and would insure the city
against damage. Figures compiled
by L. r. Wolff Of st. Paul, q consult
ing engineer who has cooperated ia
devising O flood control scheme, placo
the cost Of one route at u. .l7o. 900. 9tx
alternate routes through the city arO
possible. Kennedy said. #
Kennedy's surveys and calculations
place the maximum flood which could
occur at Minot at about so Per cent
more than the flood Of 1904. the big
gest In the known history Of thu
Mouse river valley.
Summer Flooda Rare
Records now available show that
floods In the Mouse river are caused
by water from melting snow where's
summer floods are rare and nominal
size.
From his computations Kennedy ar
rived at the conclusion that drainage
of the area above Ninot In the Mouse
river valley has no effect on flood
conditions and that the dam IN the
river at the Minot city park also u
a negligible factor. Drainage Of Z
large area In the valley above Mtnot
Continued on page eleveu)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
fNlER b|OORHEAD
4 KIDNAPPED AND
MURDERED IN utah
Body Of June Nelson, 12, Found
Submerged in Canal at
Salt Lake City
ATTACKED AND sTRANeLED
)Seized in Half Block Separating
Store and Home, Few
Clews Stir Search

Salt Lake City, Jan. 2.-(AP)-The
hat, shoes and galoshes worn by June
Nelson, Il, who was kidnapped and
slain New Years eve were the objects
of an extensive search here today as
q possible link to the identity Of the
murderers. who attacked the girl be-
fore strangling her to death.
Those articles were missing when
the body Of tina school girl was found
yesterday partly submerged in q
shallow canal on the outskirts Of the
city, and a painstaking search for
them in the vicinity was unavailing.
Four suspects. including an ex-
convict who had served terms for at
tacking girls In this vicinity, were
grilled by police headquarters yester-
day. but all were released when Of
ficers stated their conviction that the
men knew nothing Of the crime.
Authorities expressed the belief
that the slayer, who kidnapped the
girl while she was returning from her
fathers confectionery store to her
home less than half block away, was
known by the victim and that he
killed her to escape detection. Alb
sence of footprints In snow along the
bank Of the canal led to the belief
that the slain girl had been hurled
from a car as it sped across the
bridge.
Although the abduction occurred In
a thickly populated section early
Monday evening there were no wit
nesses to it, and light snowfall there
failed to reveal any signs Of strug-
gle.
Betty Nelson, the victims 5-year-
old sister. told her parents that an
old man wearing . long overcoat had
attempted to seize her near the store
last Friday night. but THAT she had
escaped him and ran to her home. 4
June was born in Moorhead, Minn.
and came here with her family six
years ago from Lewistown, Mont.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
NELSON'S LEFT FOR
MONTANA 10 YEARS AGO

Moorhead. Minn., Jan 2.-(R-June
Nelson, 12-year- r-old girl who was kid
naped and slain at Salt Lake City
New Years eve was born at Moor
head, but left here for Montana with
her parents more than 10 years ago.
Her father, Charles H. Nelson. was
piano salesman when the family re-
sided here and also worked at Inter-
national falls and at Borup.
Ten years ago the family moved to
R3iAsEow, Mont.
Mr.. Nelson's brother, Sam Nelson
resides at Fargo, N. D., and their
mother at Haxby, Mont.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-02
Scott Tragedy Touches Hearts;
Fund for Relief Of Family Grows

The tragedy Carl Scott family Monday when in the
burning Of their life lost and all
possessions burned has touched the
heart chords Of the community.
one Of the contributors Tribune
thankful that someone thoughtful fund for
poor unfortunate family add bit Of cash
and that viii add personal service
needful" .
learned addition aid the Red Cross the
B. l. c. recently organized relief Of just such stortunes
wen also the assistance Of
the SCOTS that the club the family
clothing that which the family having
been consumed In the fire.
contributions to noon today received by
usrtN a%nuuand t,e lief fiind.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
BLAZE IN SANTA
ANACANY0N GETS
OUT OF CONTROL

LOS ANGELES, July Is. W.p)-
Sweeping through the heavy tim
Der on kellers Peak, the worst
fire of the year was entirely out
of control in Santa Ana Canyon to-
day despite efforts of 700 men to
check it.
At sundown yesterday veering
winds sent the flames across the y
mile front established between
Alder Creek and Alder Canyon by
the efforts of 800 men and forced
them to reestablish their lines near
the summit of Keller Peak.
More than 5000 acres of brush
and timber had fallen before the
flames today, and high timber in
the San Bernardino National For
est was directly in the path of the
blaze.
Meanwhile conditions in the
Angelus National Forest behind
Pasadena and Los Angeles were
serious, with a low humidity and
most of the forest guard absent to
reinforce the San Bernardino
fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
TWO KILLED AS
PLANE CRASHES
IN HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, July 1s. U.P) - A
cameraman and motion picture
stunt man were killed late yester-
day when the plane in which they
were spotting sites for picture work
crashed from 1000 feet near the
metropolitan airport.
They were Alvin Knechtel, %,
known for the unusual shots he took
from the air and for the invention
of several devices for trick photog-
raphy, and William Hauber, for 90
years double for screen stars.
They were seeking place suit
able for a hazardous forced landing
they intended to make today in
connection with "The Aviator,' g
picture co-starring Patsy Ruth Mill
er and Edward Horton.
Observers said that Knechtel, who
was just recovering from week 5
illness, apparently tainted at the
controls of his craft. Although both
Knechtel and Hauber wore para.
chutes, neither got free from the
plane.
The ship went into power dive
until near the ground where it did
a complete loop before it cracked
up in a bean patch.
Knechtel and Hauber both were
dead when they were pulled from
the wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
FLORIDA BANK
HEAD CONFIDENT
ABOUT FUT URE
Asserts Present Depres-
sion Is Dark Before
Dawn

ATLANTA, Ca, July Is. W.H -
Bank failures in two southern states
during recent weeks had reached q
total of 2S today. The closing yes
terday of Is institutions in southern
Florida followed the failure Of five
banks in Birmingham, Ala, during
the past month. Two of the Ala
bama banks subsequently reopened.
The usual summer financial de
preston, accentuated by the effect
of the Mediterranean fruit fly and
quarantine was blamed by bank of
ficials for the failure of 90 Florida
banks within the past two weeks.
Officials of the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company, of Tampa, whose
10 branch houses were among the in
stitutions closing yesterday, an
nounced its depositors would be paid
in full.
The First National Bank of Tam
pa, where most of the failures re
suited, received 81 100000 by air
plane from Atlanta, sent by the
federal reserve bank here. Officials
of other solvent Tampa banks said
plenty of funds were on hand.
State Comptroller Ernest Amos
was optimistic in his view of the
situation. He declared that, al
though there was financial depres-
sion to certain degree all over the
state, "this is the dark hour just
before the dawn
The closing of five banks in
Birmingham is being investigated
by n grand jury. A sensation was
caused by the death of two bank of
fieials Immediately prior to and fol-
lowing the closing of two of the
banks.
DIR. A. w. Bell, president of the
Woodlawn Savings Bank, was
drowned in the Coosa river, and
John r. Wallace, cashier of the
Avondale Bank and Trust Company,
died from bullet wound the day
before the bank closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
CITY .PLANN ING
COMMISSION TO
BE- ORGANIZED:
Council Approves Ordi-
nance Providing For
New Body.

Although only three members of
the city council were present at the
regular meeting last night in the
city hall much was accomplished
and several matters of Importance
to the city and its citizens were
passed upon definitely.
Perhaps the most important to
the general public at large was the
second reading and passing Of Or
dinance No> 322 creating a City
Planning Commission which will
work out zoning plan as well as
a city Identification plan and carry
it through with the. assistance of
the various civic organizations.
The new ordinance provides for
commission of six members to
serve terms of from one to six
years, the terms to be drawn by
lot. Three ex-officio members of
the commission will be the mayor,
city engineer and city attorney.
The ordinance will not become
effective for perhaps two months as
it will be necessary to advertise
same and wait 80 days before it be-
comes legal. Members of the com,
mission will be chosen at that time.
Another ordinance of particular
interest to the public was the bill
regulating the operation and the oc-
cupation tax on slot machines in
stalled in the city. The ordinance
provides that the checks received
in the machines are not and will
not be redeemable under the law
and that the owner will have to pay
a tax Of $50 per year for each ma
chine
Police officials, particularly
Chief Oswalt, have been active op-
ponents to the operation of the ma
chimes in the city but the owners
recently obtained an injunction
from Judge A. c. Finney in superior
court permitting the operation pro-
viding the checks We're not redeemed
by the operators.
1t was expected the tax would be
made higher than that which the
ordinance calls for but the action of
the city fathers last night elimina-
ted that possibility.
Those property owners who had
petitioned for the paving of Adams
street between Fifth and Eighth
streets were turned down, the rea-
son given being that the council
believed the expenditure should not
be made at this time because of the
many. delinquent street assessments.
John Neale, city clerk, was auth
orized to advertise for a carload of
cast iron water pipe which when
purchased will be installed to con-
meet with the Central Union High
school and the new Cramer Bakery
on North Main street.
The Goth annual report of the
public library board was received,
read and filed. City Engineer Phil
Knights reported to the council that
the contract for the interior dec
Grating of the library had been let
to Peter De Vote. The work is to
start Immediately.
A resolution was passed directing
the city clerk to provide for issuing
of street improvement bonds to take
care of the assessments on Eighth
street and Hamilton street. The
amount on the former is $72,S42. go
and the latter, $6,SS260.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
THEATRE OWNER
WILL RECOVER
FROM in JURIES

MINEOLA, l.. L., July 1S. UP-
producer, injured yesterday in an
automobile crash in which his
chauffeur was killed, was expected
to remain in Nassau County hospital
today, attendants announced.
A blood TRANSMISSION, resorted to
hastily to counteract loss of blood
suffered by the movie executive
when he received numerous lacera-
tions about the head, was pro-
nounced successful, and the patient
passed comfortable night. Fox
was shaken severely when his car
overturned and was suffering mostly
from shock, attendants stated.
The Fox limousine, driven by
Joseph l.. Rubenstein, of Wood
mere, secretary of the Namquit
Worsted Company of New York,
collided with sedan driven by Miss
Dorothy Kane of New York who had
as passengers her two sisters, Misses
Agatha +. and Mildred T. Kane. All
are listed in the social register.
oA anu NClt oil thN'i
way to Lakeville Golf and Country
club for game with Thomas
Meighan, movie actor; Adolph Zu-
kor, film producer, and Nicholas
Schenck, "A Zukor business associate.
The Fox car was overturned, killing
Boyes, the chauffeur, and injuring
Fox and Rubenstein.
Physicians first reported Fox Sc
verely injured, but later statements
of Mrs Fox and business associates
minimized the reported danger
DR.. Wilfred Post, after visiting
Fox this morning, said the movie
magnate was resting comfortably
and that his condition was mot
alarming. ="
Miss Dorothy Kane, driver of the
car that collided with Fox's, has
been served with summons charg-
ing her with operating an automo-
bile without license. 1t is return
able Tuesday before Justice of
Peace Wilmot y. Hallock in West
bury.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
GOVERNOR SAYS
ENFORCEMENT IS
NOT STATE DUTY
Maryland Executive Dis
counts Wisdom of Wick
erSham Plan. .

EASTERN POINT, Conn.,, July Is.
W.P)-It is neither the constitutional
nor moral duty of the states to take
over enforcement of the Nolstead
act within their borders, Governor
Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland de-
clared in a statement concerning the
proposal for division of enforcement
functions between state and federal
governments laid before the COVER
nor's conference by George w.
Wickersham.
''It is time for the country to
realize that the 18th amendment i'm
poses no obligation on the state to
ehsnlce it," he said.
1.-THE amendment gives the state
concurrent jurisdiction with the
federal government in that regard, y
he continued, "but whether the
state exercises it is optional with
them. If they choose not to do so
they violate no legal or moral obi
cation.
"Mr. Wickersham suggests that
the federal government stop the i'm
POI dtlOll, man VI dttuTt anu luteT-
state shipment of liquor and that
the states enforce their laws within
their borders.
He adds a suggestion that in
this event the national and state
laws might be modified so as to be-
come rea-onably enforceable but
this language is 50 uncertain that |
am unable to understand what he
means so | cannot comment upon
that. | dissens, however, Mr.. Wick
ersham s suggestion that the states
must take over enforcement of the
Volstead act within their borders.
81 have already pointed out that
this is neither their constitutional
nor their moral duty. l now add
that in my opinion it would not tend
to remedy the crime situation which
Mr.. Wiekersham S commission was
appointed to study.''
ASIDE from the class of crimes.
such as bootlegging and hiiacking,
which federal prohibition under the
Nolstead act has created, and aside
from crimes for which they are re-
sponsible and for offenses under the
Volstead act, / doubt very much
whether there is any crime wave.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Riot Follows
Cut In Wages

DETROIT, July IS. W.R - Fif
teen men were injured when zoe
striking employees of the Murray
Body Corporation and 1,400 of their
sympathizers clashed with police re-
serves called to the plant to dis
perse them. The Is injured men
were arrested.
A squad of mounted and motor.
cycle policemen rode through the
packed mobs of workers who quit
work this morning in protest against
wage adjustments which they claim
ed reduced their pay from 10 to "a
per cent.
Two company officials were in
.jured in minor disturbance this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
RUSSIANS
CUT. OFF
CHINESE
Soviet Sewers All DiplO-
matte and Trade Rela-
tons With China.
TROOPS GATHERING
Chang Determined That
Disputed Railway Will
Be Retained.

(Ry United Press Leased Wire)
Concentration OF armed fore
es along the Russo -Manchurian
border and troop movements TO-
ward the danger zone we're re-
ported from various sources to-
day after the Soviet note was
sent to China, breaking off all
diplomatic relations between
the two great powers Of the
east.
Shanghai dispatches to the
London Daily Mail reported
large Russian forces, escorted
by 4 squadron of airplanes con-
centrating along the border.
Another dispatch to the same
newspaper reported that an at
tempted Soviet advance across
the Amur river in northeast
Manchuria had been repulsed.
The Russian note, though
sharp and decisive, made no
mention that the Soviet Union
would take armed action in an
effort to recapture the Chinese
Eastern Railway in Manchuria,
recently seized by the Nanking
government, prccipitating the
whole crisis.
General Chang Kai-Shck,
head of the Chinese Nationalist
government, stated that China
was determined to hold ON to
the seized railway. meanwhile
ordering General Chang Hsueh-
Liang, ruler of Manchuria, to
hasten back to Mukden and be-
gin to prepare for the defense
of the province. II
China accepted the latest de-
velopments with great calm,
awaiting the return at Nanking
of Foreign Minister Wang.