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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
TAX EQUALIZATION
HEARINGS PLANNED
State Board Has Heard Rail.
roads and Telegraph Com
panies Orally

Assessments and equalization of
various classes Of property are being
considered by the state board Of
equalization. Railroads and telegraph
companies already have made oral
arguments to the board in connection
with their assessments and tax levy.
The board will meet again August
II. when reports and oral arguments
will be made by representatives Of
telephone properties.
August Is, street railway, heat,
light, power, gas and water property
will be considered. and, August 10,
county and city officials will be heard
on personal property valuations. The
state levy meeting will be held Au-
gust 80.
In arguments made to the board,
railroad companies indicated their
business for the last six months Of
1929 was about so per cent less than
that Of the first six months OF that
year.
Gov. George F. shafer is ex-officio
chairman Of the board. and I. A. Ack-
er, tax commissioner. Is secretary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
Soaring Temperatures Prevail
in Numerous Sections, In
GLIDING Far Northwest

Chicago. Aug. 9.-RD-Heat and
high humidity ruled jointly over most
Of the nation today.
Parts of middle America were wilt
ed. The soaring scourge even skipped
far into the northwest, across the
continental divide.
In Idaho, Orofino was burning up"
experiencing a high yesterday OF
ILLS. Couer d'Alene had los and
Lewiston 103. Temperatures In most
Of the northwest ranged upwards from
80 degrees. Only slight damage to
the late wheat crop was reported.
however.
In southern Illinois and Indiana, in
the valleys of the dwindling Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, the intense heat
hung on and the forecast offered no
relief. For the fifth successive day,
Evansville, Ind, yesterday roasted
with the thermometer at los. AT
Washington, Ind, 1t va LOG.
Mercury Hits Ill
At Carbonate, ILL.,, it was Ill. john
ston city reported 10. The latter
town broadcast a report that q setting
hen deserted her brood a week ago
because of the heat: yesterday the
eggs Matched.
TO the west, in Missouri and Kan
sas, the heat wave continued unabat-
ed. Lamonte, Mo-, reported 1l0h
yesterday. Kansas City had 103.
Farmers felt concern for their stock
due to the shortage Of water. The
Kansas City weather bureau held out
hopes for a rain by Monday. Six
died from the heat In st. Louis yes
terday and today.
The Ohio. Mississippi and Missouri
rivers, and their tributaries, are
rapidly approaching q state where
navigation will be impossible. river
men said.
The u. 8. towboat Thorpe. upbound
with four freight barges, was ground
ed in the Mississippi yesterday at La
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09

little cause for complaint on the part
Of the navy, for of its officers
Lieutenant T. w. G.. Settle, noted
Enthusiastically observed in an
article that a German engine was the
only dirigible power plant so far fully
tried and developed. The Coolidge
article started with a reference to the
flight of the R-100. though it dis.
cussed aviation in general.
The aircooled engines which the
navy helped develop. said Mr..
Jahncke, ARE without superiors any,
where in the world, and are produced
in quantities by several American air
craft manufacturing concerns"
Moffet said there were only two ex-
ceptions to American aircraft engine
superiority. The German Maybach
lighter than aircraft engine and some
airplane motors or more than 1000
horsepower developed abroad as a
result Of Schneider cup competition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
STRANGER DEMANDS
$4,000 AND DROPS
MTROGLYCERIN BAG
Two Are Killed and Many In.
jured While President
Tries to Get Police
TN DESPERATE SAYS THIEF
Fort Worth institution Is Scene
Of Tragedy When Man
With SatcheI Arrives
I'm DESPERATE SAYS THIEF

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 9.-P-Fred
l.. FELTON,, vice president and cashier
OF the Stockyards National bank, and
an unidentified bomber were killed,
several others were injured, and the
bank was bodily wrecked today when
the bomber dropped a bag containing
uitroglycerin after demanding $4,000.
L. W. Marshall, assistant cashier,
was seriously injured. Clifton Mayors,
8, was cut by flying glass.
The blast occurred shortly before
noon. A mar carrying a satchel came
to the desk Of w. L. Pier, president of
the bank, and demanded $4,000.
TN desperate" he said. II want
the money quick. There is a price on
my head and I don't care what hap
pens to me. There is nitroglycerin in
this satchel."
He warned Pier not to notify police.
Police Notified
While Pelton, whose desk adjoined
Piers, engaged the man in CONVERSE
ton the bank president went behind
the cages and told the tellers to count
out $4,000 In currency. Then he tele-
phoned Chief Of Police Lee. The latter
was out of the city, and Pier called
the North Side police station, inform
ing officers of what was happening.
He warned them to remain outside
the bank and wait for the stranger
tc go out with the money.
Pier said that while he was calling
the explosion occurred.
Both Pelton and the stranger were
killed instantly. The strangers body
was blown away from the waist down
and his torso hurled TO the ceiling.
All fixtures Of the bank were scat
tered by the blast. More than a score
Of customers and employees escaped
injury. however. Money and checks
were strewn everywhere.
The bomber was described as having
sandy red hair. He was about 5 feet 8
inches tall and weighed about 16O
pounds.
The Mayors boy. son Of MIR. and
Mrs. Clifton Mayors, was standing in
side the bank. Flying glass cut him
on the head and body. Marshall re-
ceived a badly cut leg and other In
juries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
PRODUCTS
Off ON MISSIONARY
FAIR EXHIBIT TOUR
Commissioner Devine Sending
Tent With Grain, Grass, vege.
tables, Fruit, Coal, Brick
AIM IS TO SET n. D. Alright
J. NJ. Buttree Will Renew His
Efforts to Induce People to
Drop the Idea Of Cold

Forty years of misconception and
some Misrepresentation about North
Dakota are about to be attacked
again with facts, in the form OF its
products, in communities where the
state has the best chance for proving
its cast and drawing settlers IN out
of the younger generation.
The attack will be launched In the
form of the annual state exhibit at
fairs through Minnesota and Iowa,
This again is being sent out BY j.
M. Devine. commissioner of immigra-
ton on It's fourth display this time
j. M. Buttree of Valley City and Will
liam M. jackson, agricultural instruc-
tor at the state school at Glendale,
were preparing the exhibit at the AS
ISOLATION OF Commerce rooms the last
two days and were loading 1t on q
, truck this morning for departure 70
Rochester, Mimi. where the first stop
will be made next week, in connec-
! ton with the county fair there.
Buttree Dispels Climate Error
Besides Rochester, where the exhibit
will set up its tent. its tables and It's
blackboards include Eldon. Waverly,
| Mason City and Perry. Iowa. Zum-
brota and Madison, MINI. This means
a rel weeks trip for Buttree and
; Jackson, and they will be Joined by
Senator John Van Arnim, OF KIN
dred, as soon as recovery from a re-
cent operation will permit him TO JOLT
the other lecturers. II the 5000 fund
! at the disposal of the exhibit permits
It will be shown at the cattle con-
gress in Waterloo. Iowa, about the be-
| ginning Of October.
Buttree has develUpE5d IN additional
| line of informative activity In benall
| of the state. He is ~stressing the mild
ness of its climate, compared with the
misconception which has grown UP
about 1t. largely as the result OF the
word North" being associated with
its name. That word makes people
think in terms of cold, he says. They
will think of Canada without ever as
sociating the idea Of GOODNESS with 1t,
vet the moment their thoughts stray
south over the boundary line. the I'M
preston of frigid climate Is IN their
mind. He advocates changing the
name of the state to something that
will convey the idea of balminess, as
Springoria or Floriana or something
like that.
Field Gathered Large Part
The exhibit of grains, grasses, vege-
tables, fruits and clay, wood and lg-
mite products which Buttree and
Jackson are taking east Is In part the
work of Wilbert Field, living six miles
east of Bismarck, who collected the
grains and grasses from fields in Bur-
leigh, Morton and Emmons counties.
This part Of the exhibit contains
Marquis, Ceres and Hope wheat. tame
and wild wheat grass, timothy. red
top, bromes, bluejoint. sweet clover
CONTINUED OF page fIfteen)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
INESRAPIDLY
NEARING This CITY;
TO Be HERE SEPT. 1
Three Miles Of Pipe Being Laid
Daily by Force OF 500
Workmen
PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SEE
Engineer in Charge Urges Pros.
pective Users to Make
installations Early

Laying Of the natural gas line into
Bismarck is approaching the last act
of the big project which is part Of the
$4,000, 900 development of the comb
nation of companies marketing the
output of the Cabin. and Ash creek
fields In the southeastern part Of
Montana. near Baker.
Edward F. Moore, construction en-
gineer of the Hope Engineering COM
pany. Mt. Vernon. Ohio. laying the
line for the Montana-Dakota Utilities
company, and Carl Becraft. district
superintendent Of the Montana-Da
kota Power company. the distributing
company. were in Bismarck this
morning and renewed the assurance
that Bismarck would have natural
gas by September l. There remain rs
miles still to be laid. This Is going
down at such a rate as 1890 feet q
day-a record made this week.
Moore has filled the role OF field
marshal for his company this year
He has had four line-laying projects
under his supervision and MANAGE
ment at one time this summer and
three are still uncompleted. be-
ing the Bismarck line, another the
line from Shelby to the Canadian line
in northern Montana and q third q
line from Billy creek in Wyoming
through Buffalo In that state into
Sheridan. Moore maintains head
quarters at Glendive. Montana.
Becraft has been making inspection
of the line as fast as the Hope forces
have been laying the pipe. He for
merly was superintendent Of the
Miles City municipal power plant,
which the Minnesota Northern Fewer
company bought in 1927 and turned
over to its subsidiary, the Montana
Dakota company.
Working ut New Salem and Mandan
Both of the men came from New
Salem, q mile east of which was to-
days advanced point In the construc-
ton of the line this way. The last
of the company's camps is maintained
at New Salem. The other camp OF
the two left when this end of the
operation vas reached has given way
to quarters in Mandan. out Of which
two gangs are working or the line.
One of the Mandan gangs Is laying
pipe along the memorial highway to-
ward Bismarck. the other is aging
westward to hook up with the pipe
extension from New Salem. The line
along the memorial highway win be
hooked up in this city complete Tor
service in another ten days Mr..
Moore said.
500 Men Still on Job
When the work was at the peak.
the Hope company had $50 men on
the JOB. said MI. Moore. bu. this
number has been reduced to about
CONTINUED on page fifteen)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
Husband and Wife
Hurt While Having

Goodrich, N. D., Aug. 1.-TWO people
were injured In q haying accident
Monday on the August Felchle farm.
Both MI. and Mrs. Felchle are laid up
and will be unable to work for some
time.
While the couple were on the top oi
a high haystack. the rope Oh the hay
stacker broke while a load of hay was
being lowered and the heavy lift fell.
MI. Felchle was underneath and e
ceived some serious injuries. a leg
being thrown out Of joint and broken
and his back being severely bruised.
Mrs. Felchle jumped from the stack
to avoid getting hurt and the fall Of
about 10 feet threw her knee out Of
joint.
Felchle was on the ground for some
time before help could b: obtained T.
take him to his home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
What! Us Bismarck
Robbers? Imagine
Our Embarrassment

Mahnomen, Mimi, Aug. 9.-Fe
Upon Angus Mcdonald, heavyweight
boxer, three companions blamed their
embarrassment today for being mis-
taken as the four bandits who held
up and robbed the Dakota National
Bank and Trust company OF Bis
marck. N. D., Thursday.
Mcdonald. accompanied by Chuck
Golden, another fighter; william L.
Wolfson, Minneapolis tailor. and
Eugene Moher, secretary Of the Eagles
Lodge, Minneapolis, stopped here en-
route home from Canada.
The hotel clerk recalled the de-
scriptions Of the bandits, especially Of
the tall, large man and called the
sheriff.
When the party prepared to leave
yesterday they were surrounded by an
armed posse. It took IS minutes Of
talk and a search of their bags to
prove a case Of wrong Identification.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
1890 Crop Protein
To Average Higher

Fargo N. D., Aug. 9.-Rl-Tests OF
1l3 samples Of hard spring wheat re-
ceived from county extension agents
in q counties Of North Dakota show
an average protein percentage Of l4.9
per cent, according to C.. E. Mangels,
agricultural college chemist Addi-
tional samples are being received
daily.
THE protein content Of the 1880
crop will from present indications
average higher than the 1929 crop
which was considered high in pro-
tein," MI. Mangels stated. This was
to he expected, considering the hot.
dry weather that prevailed In July"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
miner IS DROWNED
BATHING IN SLOUGH
Spectators Unable to Save Sam
Wilton When He Sinks in
Water at Wilton
(Tribune Special Service)

Washburn, N. D., Aug. Sam
Armer, 38, a miner living at Wilton,
drowned at $3.50 o'clock Friday night
while bathing in. what is known as
the Little ,Washout," a slough one
and a half miles south of Wildwood
Lake.
Persons nearby saw him sink but
efforts to save him f~ruitless
and the body vas not located and
taken from the water until $3.50 p.
m. Rescurers worked for two hours
in an effort to revive him, but failed.
He leaves his wife and one child,
Funeral services have not been ar.
ranged but they probably will be
held at Wilton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
Risking Life for Others? Shucks!
It's Just Another Good Scout Deed

to his as q boat put out from shore.
The fire had narrowed the area of
safety on the Stixrood's craft and
the young scout. disregarding the
flaming water about, leaped into the
lake to give the women more room.
He swan about until the rescuer's
boat succeeded in taking off the three
women, then darted closer and fished
him out Of the water.
A moment later the Stixrood craft
disappeared. A physician said the
burns Donald received yesterday were
not serious but Donald didn't think
Of that today.
II was scared TO death" he said.
that something would happen to
mother, Dorothy and Mrs. Manney."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
POLICE ARREST trio
THEY SAY DEALT IN
STOLEN SECURITIES
Expect to Have Fourth Mem.
Der of Band Handling
Stolen Papers

Chicago, Aug. 9.-(P)-A police trap
was set today for the fourth and last
member of a bond theft brokerage
firm supposed to have handled hun
dred of thousands of dollars worth OF
securities taken in big robber;es all
over the country. Three suspected
members of the ring were arrested
Yesterday and SIS 500 in stolen securi-
ties was recovered.
The police, naturally, refused to
reveal the name of the fourth man OF
to say where they expected to catch
him. It was v~ariously reported the
trap was laid in Chicago and in Kan
sas City.
The three arrested yesterday, all OF
whom have served sentences IN
Leavenworth, were Leo Mergen. a for
mer bank cashier of Beloit, Kan,
Stanley Mccormick, former Mime
apolis broker, and r. w. Hampton
Indianapolis.
Hampton was arrested first as he
attempted to pass an alleged forged
letter of credit. Information gained
from him led to the arrest OF the
other two. On Mergen the arresting
officers found $15,500 worth OF Sc
curities which they said had been
stolen.
Merger served part Of a five-year
sentence on charges growing out OF
the wrecking of the Union Nationa!
BANK of Beloit of which he was cash
Ter. He pleaded guilty to charges
which included embezzlement. mis-
application Of funds and false reports.
He was paroled after serving a few
months.
Mccormick was also paroled from
Leavenworth penitentiary after serv-
ing more than tvo years Of a seven
year term for possession Of matter
stolen from the mails. Among the
securities he vas charged with hand
ling we're some of those taken In the
81, 500 900 Gerald Chapman mail truck
robbery in New York.
Hampton's sentence was for coun-
terfeiting.
These three and their accoEnplice
are believed by police to have oper-
ated a clearing house through which
passed the loot Of many Of the larger
robberies of recent years. The three
were released under $5.000 bond.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
GETS PROMOTION

Hettinger. N. D.. Aug. 9.-Gilbert
0toller, employe at the Red Owl store
for the past seven weeks. has been
promoted to q mangership Of a store
in the same company and left the
fore part of the week to assume his
managerial duties at the New Eng
land, N. D., Red Owl store. His posi-
ton will be taken over by Buster
Brown of Hettinger:. a graduate Of the
Bucyrus high school.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
HEAT WAVE HANGS ON IN MID
WEST BUT RELIEF'S in SIGHT

! Crosse, Wis. At this point, river men
said the water was the lowest In 20
years.
A decided fall in the Missouri was
seen at Omaha, Sioux City, Bismarck
and Pierre.
Fire Situation Dangerous
In scattered sections of the Great
Lakes area, small bits of woodland
were ablaze. adding a new menace to
the midwest drought. 8. e. Schoon-
over, regional forester In Milwaukee.
characterized conditions extremely
dangerous"
Cooler weather was the forecast by
nightfall for Minnesota. and the
Dakotas. One death from the heat
was reported yesterday in st. Paul.
It was also somewhat cooler in North
Dakota.
In Nebraska, new hopes for a good
corn crop were expressed, due to the
recent showers and extremely high
humidity.
In New York City it wasn't the heat
but the humidity. The maximum
yesterday was only IS. but the heavy
atmosphere dashed hopes OF physical
relief. The same condition existed
in Chicago and Philadelphia, where
the mercury rose to So.
The government weather predic-
ton for the coming week holds out
some hope of relief. A period OF
cooler weather with showers is in
dicated by their observations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
Rockefeller Estate
Hit by Drought, Too
Fire Situation Dangerous

Tarrytown, N. Y, Aug. 9.-(R-The
drought has hit the Rockefeller es-
tate. The nine million gallon reser-
voir at Pocantico Hills is almost dry
and among curtailment measures the
large fountain In front Of the man.
sion has been shut off. The estate
uses more than 100000 gallons of wa
ter q day. Permission to tap the
Tarrytown municipal system has been
granted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
Fore, Officer, Round
The Links to Jail

Great Neck. N. Y, Aug. 9.-F)-A
mental hazard is a mere stimrlant to
Arthur "Ducky" Yates, Syracuse
broker, former state amateur golf
champion and ne-time Yale football
star. About to tee off in the state
tournament. he was arrested on q
grand larceny charge in correction
with q stock deal. With the detec-
tive as a companion he went around
the course In par and won his match.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09

Excelsior. Mimi, Aug. o.-R-1n
the eyes Of three women. Donald
Stixrood was q hero today but to him
the risking Of his Life to save theirs
was just another good deed to his
credit as q Boy Scout.
He took 1t as q matter of course
that he should act as he did when an
explosion and flames enveloped the
Stixrood speedboat as he twirled the
starter $50 yards from shore on Lake
Minnetonka:
Flaming gasoline on the water en-
circled the boat as Donald. badly
burned. shouted for help. Mrs. o. l.
Stixrood, Dorothy, IL. ana Mrs. Opal
Manney. Chicago, added their shouts
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
Steal Machine Gun
From Police Vault

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 9.-P-some-
body has stolen or borrowed one OF
the machine guns at central police
station.
Reporters and detectives were talk
ing about the guns last night. Nov
these two babies here" M Of the
detectives began as he moved toward
the vault in which the machine guns
are kept, but he stopped short. There
was only mi gun there.
Police were sure it was there yester-
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
No Cash, Minot Lets
Two Policemen Out

Minot, N. D., Aug. Y.-(P-Two
Minot policemen will be discharged
soon due to decreased budget allow
a,ace for the year. The department
win function with q personnel Of Is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
FREE WOMAN IN SHOOTING

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. County au-
thorities absolved Viola Rely. Al,
Spencer, Iowa, from all blame In the
accidental shooting to death Of her
aunt. Mrs. Emily Rock, ut Brookston.
Mimi
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-09
The Weather

Generally fair tonight and Sunday.
Not much change in temperature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
Residents Of
Fl. Broun Are
In Tennessee

Word has been received here of
two former residents Of Fort Brown.
Mrs. Herbert ". Seaman and Mrs.
Oscar Foley. both OF whom were very
popular In Brownsville and post
social circles. and who are now sta
toned at Camp Oglethorpe, Chat
tanooga. Tennessee.
Mrs. Seaman, who Is the daughter
Of Mrs. r.. a. King, visited here
recently. accompanied BY her baby
daughter. Mary Elizabeth. She Is
a member of the Army and Navy
chapter OF the ID. A. r. Of Washing
ton. Captain Seaman Is on the
staff az Camp Oglethorpe.
Mrs. Foley. who lived here several
years ago. was very active in the
Brownsville Music club. and other
musical circles. The Foleys have
gone to Chattanooga quite recently,
having been previously stationed al
Tacoma, where Lieutenant Colonel
Foley was on the general staff. lie
Is now chief OF staff at Camp Ogle-
thorpe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17

fairs. and before We know it they
will be poisoning out as the deb
utantes. A very charming coterie
they will make, too, but II Is dis
concerting.
Oh. yes. and speaking OF busy
women, the West Banker Civic club,
has been quite busy with some very
laudable projects. such as placing
street signs and planting trees.
There never seems to be any
lack Of interesting amusements in
Brownsville, what with swimming
at the two nearby beaches. white
wing hunting now, sailing, dane
ing. bridge and just any number
OF other stunts. Golf Is getting a lot
OF attention from Brownsville wo-
men as well as men. Several en-
tered in the tournament going on
at the Country club this week end.
and a South Texas Golf associa-
ton. with play among several south
Texas towns, from Corpus Christi
down. has served to make II more
popular. The more ardent players
insist that gov tournaments are
not social events. but when they In