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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
RAILROAD PETITION
FOR HIGHER RATES
FILED With l.. c, c,
IS Per Cent Boost in Scale
Asked by Eastern, West
ern, Southern Lines

Washington, June 17.-(R-Tht
railroads of the United States Wed.
nesday presented to the interstate
commerce commission their petition
for a Is per cent increase in freight
rates as u means of meeting the
emergency caused by the drastic de-
cline in operating revenues.
Last Thursday the executives OF
eastern, western and southern roads,
meeting In New York City. finally
decided to request the blanket in
crease designed to yield annually
$400, 900 900 in additional gross in
come.
The carriers recommended the
commissions investigation Of their
application be Of a Limited charac-
ter for the purpose of determining
whether the new schedules should be
allowed to become effective without
the 90-day suspension.
Even if this procedure is followed.
it is unofficlally pointed out. it prob
ably will be early autumn before the
necessary hearings cal be completed
and a decision reached.
Confront An Emergency
The brief, asserting the roads were
confronted with an emergency
threatening serious impairment of
their financial resources and their ca
pacity to ssure the public a contin-
uance of efficient and adequate serv-
ice" said the increased revenues
would yield a yearly railway net oper-
ating income equal to less than four
per cent on the value Of their prop
erty. The fair return prescribed by
law is SIS per cent, but during the
first four months of this year, the
application said, the return had fall
en- to an annual basis Of 2.24 per cent
for the class one carriers. Earnings
Of the class one roads since 1921 were
said to have dropped about $685.
O00, 900 below the rate of return on
capital authorized by law.
The brief emphasized the danger
of an impaired credit position and its
effect on railroad securities, especially
bonds. II the roads were getting a
fair return, it said, railway securi-
ties now appropriate for insurance.
savings banks and trust investments
would continue to maintain that
indispensable TO Defense
Upon such a basis the market for
railway bonds and stocks can be
maintained. It is essential TO the
economic welfare OF the country ana
indispensable to the national defense.
All that is necessary to the mainten-
ance Of an adequate national system
Continued on page eight
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
Government Men to Attack
Situation in Gotham
Spurred by Victory in Chicago
Over Al capone, Who
Pleaded Guilty

Washington, June l7.-(F}-Feder-
al officials, apurred by q Victory over
Alphonse (Scarface AID Capone, in
dicated definitely Wednesday that
looked toward New York as the next
major objective in their drive against
the higher-ups Of gangster crime.
From the justice department came
word that federal agents, under or
ders from Washington, already are
engaged in quiet investigation there
simultaneously indication a CIV
en- at the treasury that an augmented
force from the intelligence division
Of the internal revenue bureau-arm-
ed with the power to peer into bank
accountS-will lend its strength In
this section.
Although officials refused to be
quoted, 1t was not denied that some
of the scores of agents who spent
months in weaving piece by piece
the fabric Of charges to which Ca
pone pleaded guilty in Chicago Tues
day would transfer their activities to
New York.
Prohibition Director Woodcock al
ready has directed his force in the
New York ..rea to concentrate on the
brains behind the prohibition law
violations. He declared also for CO.
operation between the various gov
eminent enforcement branches.
Along with the eastern metropolis,
authoritative indication has been
given that gangster activities In De-
troit, Philadelphia, Cleveland and st.
Louis will come in for some share of
federal attention.
Whether any mi Of these cities
will see the elaborate, co-ordinated
set-up of forces that featured the
drive against Capone could not be
learned.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
OVERTHROW OF CAPONE
PROVED TEDIOUS TASK

Chicago, June 17.-H)-Llttle
groups of men, working m~ethodical-
ly, quietly, pouring over bank records,
following beer trucks and clutching
at straws, have accomplished what
all the gangs In Chicago couldn't
do-overthrow the Capone dynasty.
Back Of the governments victory
against the Capones is a story of the
tedious attention to detail.
"Scarface AL" pleaded guilty Tues
day rather than attempt to refute
that pile of evidence. In q single
word,-"guilty"-he paid tribute to
those evidence getters. Their work
resulted in charges that he evaded
taxes on a six-year income Of $1,038,-
654 and that he and So others con-
spired against the prohibition law at
least 5000 times.
One group Of the men behind the
evidence has been dubbed the "un-
touchables." It consists of eight
young prohibition agents headed by
28-year old Eliot Ness. They gained
their name because beer money could
not buy them off.
Worked On Taxes
The other group, responsible tor
the two income tax indictments, had
the less spectacular task Of ferreting
out the sources of gangland incomes.
Agents of the intelligence unit Of the
internal revenue bureau did this
work, directed in Chicago by A. P.
Madden and in Washington by Chief
Elmer L. Trey.
A delinquent income tax return
filed by Ralph Capone In 1927 start
ed their investigation Of gang finance
and touched off the fuse that event.
ually blew most Of the Capone lead
ers prisonward. Ralph, older brother
Of the scarfaced chief and q Neuten-
ant In the Notwithstanding syn
dictate, was sentenced to three years
in prison.
In working up the Ralph Capone
case agents found sangland finance
to be . complex thing. Evidence con-
corning other leading ganesters Wi
CONTINUED "a paSs sishtl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
MOUNTRAIL FARMERS
SEEK DROUTH RELIEF

Stanley, N. D., June 17.-Efforts to
obtain drouth relief for Mountrail
county farmers have been started by
the office Of c. A. Fiske, county agent
here.
In a statement issued Wednesday,
Fiske said every influence Is being
brought to bear upon Secretary Hyde
and Director of Extension G. w. War
burton at Washington, D. c.. to open
up seed loans Immediately in case Of
rains before July l, to make 1t pos
sible for farmers whose crops have
been destroyed 50 far to obtain credit
to buy millet. oats. ETC.. to put In for
hay.
Efforts also are being made to OBJ
tain feed loans for livestock In case
we do not have rain 50 as to make It
possible for the farmers to carry over
some good foundation stock"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
wv MEN ADMIT BEING
WITH RYLAND JUNE 8

Minneapolis, June 17.-W9-TWo
men who admitted being in the COM
pany of Hans ]. Ryland, Minneapolis
salesman, before he disappeared June
8. are under arrest at Sheridan, Wyo..
for possessing merchandise belonging
to the firm by which the missing
salesman was employed.
E. S. Armstrong, manager OF the
Auto Electric Supply company OF
Minneapolis, for whom Ryland work.
ed, said he received Wednesday from
the sheriff Of Baker, Mont. q tele-
gram which read:
I'VE are not extraditing men held
in Sheridan, Wyo. II you wish to re-
Continued on page eight
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
FavOrites Victorious
In Mississippi

Golden Valley Gold Club. Mime
apolis, June l7.-R-Continuing his
stellar play in the Trans Mississippi
golf tournament, Johnny Goodman.
Omaha, defeated Allan Labatt. Min
neapolis, 2 up Wednesday in the first
round Of match play.
De Mar Miller, Des Moines. elm
mated Wally Chadwell, Omaha. 2 up.
and Bud Maytag, Des Nome, won
from G. Lee Heron, Minneapolis. s
and (.
Nathan Grimes, Denver, defeated
Walter Sawyer. Minneapolis. 2 and /.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
LarimOre.tO.FOrks
Motor Line Allowed

A certificate Of public convenience
and necessity to operate motor freight
service between Larimore and Grand
Forks was granted Wednesday to G.
N. Swanson, Larimore, by the North
Dakota board Of railroad commits
sioners.
The line will operate daily except
Sunday with intermediate stops at
data, Emerado, and Arvilla.
Protests to the application were
entered by the Great Northern Rail-
way company.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
Tappen Fliers Are
Uninjured in Crash

HUFF. N. D., June l7.-RENopyn
Amick and Virgil Aeschiman. both ot
TAppen. escaped uninjured when =
tailw1nd caught their monoplauo ana
they crashed $50 feet to the ground
near here late Tuesday.
The plane, which was badly dam
assd. rolled over several tameaaee9ors
It finally steepea. II was oM111 ~
Amiok. but Aaschliman was % he
lcontEQlb vnen ~ aect4ont faipono1
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
Montana Man
Is Burned Fatally

Forsyth, Mont, June 17.-ReBen
Schlenx, -. section worker for the
Northern Pacific Railway company,
was burned fatally In IN explosion OF
gasoline he used to start . fire Tues
day.
His widow and two small children
are left. The family came here from
Marsh. Mont.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
Kensal Farm Child
browns in Boiler

Jamestown, N. D.. June 17.-R)-
Audrey May, one-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G. Baker, near
Kensal, was drowned late Tuesday
afternoon when she fell into q boiler
filled with cold water.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
MART X FOR RABIES

Washington, June l7.-R-Market
baskets ~ vacation baby carriages
are advised by the children's bureau.
Fixed up properly, they are regarded
Is more comfortable than q mothers
arms. The bureau doesn't say this.
but It Is . fact Pauline Lcneworth
had lots Of totiug BY such means.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
Child Sustains Arm
Injury in Accident

Doris Hogue, IL, Baldwin, is IN q
local hospital with . broken arm sus-
tanned in q fall at her homs Tuesday.
She Is the daughter OF MI. and
Mrs. Otto HoSue.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17
FIVE HELD

Hankow, June 17.-R-Bandits
holding five Italian Catholic mission
aries have informed mission head
quarters here unless heavy ransoms
are paid within 10 days all the cap
tives will Be killed. They refused an
offer Of 5000 ior "a extension Of
time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-17

Minneapolis, June 17.-R)-Charles
M. Lockwood Of Chamberlain, 8. D..
surviving member Of the Last Mans
club Of saltwater, who cast his first
ballot for Abraham Lincoln In 1854,
will be one of President Hoover's
staunchest supporters when election
time rolls around next year. Captain
Lockwood who is here to visit his son,
Charles A. Lockwood, returned from
a trip to Washington where he shook
hands with President Hoover and
took part in Memorial Day services
at Arlington cemetery. Hes the
greatest president we eve had" Cap
tain Lockwood said.
Evening star., 1931-12-13

much" he said That stuff about the Blods
gett place certainly sounds funny to me-"
1T sure does" agreed. why, nobody could
live there. In weather like this. There is hard.
ly window left in the place, and III bet the
roof leaks In hundred places"
Bill and fell to discussing the old Blodgett
house, which stood on a hill on the edge of the
town. 1t was a huge, any-gaoled wooden
house, surrounded by pine trees, and once had
been one of the grandest places in town. But
the Blodgett family had moved West years ago
and after the new road was built at the base
OF the hill the big old house stood empty Mo-
body had lived there as long as I could remena~
Der and the place had fallen into terrible diss
repair.
Just as I was about to start home another
car drove In for gas Two couples were in il
and they were gigglng in nervous excitement
'T tell you did see It," cried one of the girls
There was light up on the top floor, as sure
as the world"
One of the fellows turned to Bill. IT guess
the old Blodgett place is haunted" he said.
AT any rate, there's something queer going on
up there"
(To be continued next Sunday) s
Evening star., 1931-12-13

looking shoe bags that have ever seen, carried
by the girl next to me. It was made of chamois
leather and bore great resemblance to the
coats OF the Indians, which were made of deer
hide and embroidered with beads.
The girls name was Iris, and the bag was
beautifully embroidered with her name- -floyars
in deep blue silk.
Later, she told me Row simply 1t was made
Get enough chamois leather, which YOU car,
get at any hardware store to make the size of
one oag that you desire. Out the leather to this
size, sew, and make a top hem wide enough q,
insert ribbon. Iron ON transfer of whatever
design you wish, embroider 1T with any color of
SILK noss and you have the Ioyeliest and most
serviceable utility bag imaginable.
The great advantage OF channels leather is
tnat 1t Will wash so easily, so that you can
depend ON having clean and smart accessory
at all times"
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Indian Idea for a Bag
HOBBY CLUB TALE.

A FULL moon shed its golden, glimmering
glory on the dark waters of the Iake,S
said Verna Donaldson to the Hobby Club menu
bers. "The beating of tomtoms and the sounds
of weird singing re-echoed through the somber
forest OF pine trees. Indians clad in all theix
war paint and feathers gamboled around the
cracking orange flames of the camp fires
1T was the last night at camp for the scouts
and guides, who had Joined forces for weiner
roast, and by way Of novel entertainment, they
had persuaded the Indians from q nearby
reservation to come over to give them q real
Jamboree. Funny how, even when there's
plenty of excitement around you trivial rnat-
ters are telegraphed to your brain I found mys
self attracted to look at one of the cleveresta
Evening star., 1931-12-13
RIDDLES

Why not have contest with some of your
friends and see which one of you can get the
most correct answers to these riddles in q
given time? All set-let's go!
l. What Is bare-faced liar?
4 When is an elevator not an elevator?
j. When is hair like a stick of wood?
ANSWERS.
l. one without whiskers. 2. When it is 60
ing down. 3. When it is knotted.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
BY w. BOYCE MORGAN.
INSTALLMENT 1,

n-~HIS is a ghost story--the story of g
haunted house that kepc my little
home town of Bairdsville in an uproal
for days-and nights! But, strangely
enough, it is also story with moral
at least for me. The moral is this
When you have job to do, get it done at once
and don't put it off.
But since I don't want to spoil the story for
you, III say nothing more about the moral and
its connection with the strange things that
happened up at the old Blodgett place, until
the very end of the story And by that time If
you smart, you will already have seen the
connection.
Well, suppose the best way to start Is to tell
you that Bairdsville was just ripe" for a good
mystery that December. On the night of De-
cember there occurred one of those things
that every schoolboy dreams about The build
ing that housed both the junior and senior
high schools caught fire! Talk about excite
nent! Everybody in our little town was there
almost Immediately, and I can't deny that a
Dot Of the younger spectators made noises that
sounded srspiciously like cheers.
But the hrenen did noble work, and the DAM
age was not very extensive. However, 1t was
great enough TO make the holding of classes
difficult, and since Christmas vacation was ap-
preaching anyway, they decided TO close the
school until after the holidays so that repairs
might be made. There no other place in
town where classes could be held, so the de-
of almost month, In place of the usual two
weeks holiday.
4 AAYBE we didn't think we were lucky! And
IVlhow the kids in grade school envied us.
But strangely enough, before very long we ac-
tualy began TO get bored, and as for our par
cnts, they were driven almost crazy. You see
the chief trouble WAS the weather It simply
rained and rained and rained so you couldn't
be outside very much, and we soon exhausted
all our ideas for amusing ourselves inside. II
we had been able to get in the school gym it
wouldn't have been bad but of course, we
couldn't do that with the carpenters working
on the building.
1t got so bad finally that Hunk Chalmers,
Chuck Lodi, Paul Fox and I began to spend
our afternoons hanging around the school,
watching the workmen. We were standing
there one day, watching new glass being fitted
into the windows and trying to keep the driz-
zhng rain from getting down the backs of otr
necks when Hunk voiced the sentiments of all
of us.
Boy" he said enphatically, 'f anybody had
told nae that I'D ever long for school to start
again, I'd have laughed my head off. But hon
estly, IL something doesn't happen in this town
pretty soon, III pop!"
Same here" said Chuck in disgust. IF it
would only quit raining"
Or we just had some snow chimed in
Paul II got letter from my cousin up in
Evening star., 1931-12-13
ARE YOU A GOOD DETECTIvE7

Some very strange things happen in
the old Blodgett house. Perhaps you can
explain them.
Read each fnstallment Of this story
carefully. Later, before the mystery has
been solved, the author of the story will
give you q chance to use your wits and
win prize.
Watch for the announcement
Evening star., 1931-12-13

Have you ever played the game of "Authors'7
If you have, you know what made us think of
this word diamond The second line means to
eat the evening meal, the third is satiated, the
NTH is a flower and the sixth is arid Can you
form the diamond2
T
AUTHORS
;
How many words can you form from the
letters in "euchre," another card game? There
aren't very many, but with little effort you
should be able TO find at least eight
In the sentence below, the missing words are
pronounced alike, but spelled In different ways
What are they?
He used an - 10 make - the holes
Evening star., 1931-12-13

The definitions are:
HORIZONTAL.
2. Log house
Z. Lacking wealth.
g. Fly.
IL. Prefix meaning former
IL. Nickname of a former President
IA. Toward
Is. A flower.
IT. Exists.
49, We
20. Church steepse.
"a. Sc.
26. Solidified water.
az. Horsepower (abbr).
%. Midday.
30. Always.
81. Provides with food.
VERTICAL.
/. Not shut.
q. Company (abbr).
3. Sections of circle.
4. Island.
s. Negative
6. Bow of a ship.
8. Beast of burden.
10. Near.
Is. Garret.
is. Donkey.
Is. Grieve for, regret.
10. Sound of mind.
al. Evergreen tree.
az. Kind of coarse grass.
%. Nimble, active
rs. Therefore.
~. Masculine pronoun.
10. Belonging to.
81. Against (abbr.).
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Sign Language

Mistress-I am a woman OF few words. II
oeckon with my finger that means come
New Maid-That suits me- ma'am TIM a
woman OF few words myself If I shake nv
head that means amt comm.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
ANSWERS.

1. The card games sfe bridge, old maid,
poker and 5OO
Y. The diamond Is A. sup, sated, authors.
peony, dry and S.
Ere, cue cure, cheer, her, here, hue, rue.
A. Awl, all.
D. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
PUZZLES

Here's picture puzzle that will get you off
10 a good start.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Heller All the Time

It was Heller, we thought, but
our brethren in the profession
evidently weren't similarly i'm.
pressed, wno was everywhere all
the time, and nobody seemed to
take him out with any great
degree Of consistency.
On top of the man with the
ball almost the instant the thing
was snapped, Heller, unless we're
talking through our hat, was
the main defensive threat OF
Lebanon Valley and it was GER
tainly his great work, smearing
and smothering the ballcarrier
in the early stages Of the game
that kept Georgetown at bay
until the Valleys team COM
menced to become somewhat
tuckered out and ineffective.
This, added to the pouring
into the game of its more capa-
BILE players by the Georgetown
coaches, was the turning point
of the game. From then on
Georgetown started to show its
aggressiveness, but if that Hell
ler wasn't a Hellian until his
teammates started to show the
wear and tear and crumble be-
fore the heavier and smarter
Georgetown requirements, then
we don't know what constitutes
stardom against terrific odds
and with no hope of winning
for your team.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

we're found among the newcom-
ers. Georgetown offered a blond
boy named Bradley. page Johnny
Duggan, of Connellsville, Pa !.
Topping the misleading final
scores was the Virginia tie at
seven all with Randolph-Macon.
Another misleading final was
Maryland 13, Washington Col
lege 0. Virginia has team that
will grow stronger each week.
Curley Byrd will never permit his
Maryland squad to miSinterpret
that Charlottesville final. If he
does, the Old Liners are sunk
next weekend. Incidentally. if
Fred Dawson's Cavaliers hold
that Saturdays final score was
truly indicative of Maryland's
strength, then the boys from Vir-
ginia are in for a sad jolt.
Box Defense Fails
The "box" defense, where the
four backfield men form a square
in rear of the defending forward
line, In any number or games
Saturday, was inadequate when
attacking teams hurled short
outside forward passes.
For some reason the nearest
defensive halfback to the play
becomes panic-stricken, with the
result that the heave is sue
cess. Also. the question of de-
fensive aid for this halfback
arises. How can it be done?
Would rowing center help?
Can the backfieId man play
ing deeper on the same side
with his troubled teammate
come to his assistance? Appar-
emily not, in relation to the
last question. Interesting, this
matter e. defending against
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

upper half of pinochle deck. If
the Cards expect to beat that lay
out they will have to play back
CANNON.
Nothing Gets by Connie
OF course, for managerial
brains, you slip the loving cup to
the AS, too. Connie Mack has
been on the bench tanning him
self with a. scoreboard since the
Civil War was patched up. If
anything gets by Connie it will
have to be in an armored truck.
At the same time I've got a
lot of respect for Gabby Street.
Gabby has been famous since
20 years ago when he caught a
baseball from the top of Wash.
ingtOn Monument. He didn't
know at the time, but that was
ideal practice for becoming
manager of the Cards. I'll tell
You why.
A guy that isn't afraid of base
balls plopping at his dome from
a height of $50 feet, amt to be
intimidated by pop bottles when
the highest seat in the St. Louis
bleachers is only 81 feet.
What Is more, it used to be an
old Cardinal custom for the man.
ager to have his discharge papers
hurled down on him like a ton
of bricks. Thanks to his Wash.
ington Monument experience, this
constant threat never bothered
Gabby, either. So he was able to
concentrate on turning out a
good ball team and maybe he
didn't succeed.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Dubofsky Agrees

"Was there?" DubOfsky cOun-
tered. "T'1I say there was!"
That's just what we thought"
was our reply, "but we don't
see where the newspaper boys
this Sabbath morning have
made much, if any, mention Of
him whatever"
"Oh, WE'LL" gulped the big
Georgetown guard, between
mOuthfulls of yellow cOrn-meal
mush out of which good foot
ball players are built, "yOu
can't go much by those news
paper writin" fellers, can y'u?"
And thereby hangs a confir-
nation of a sight which we
thought we saw at Clark Grif-
fifth Stadium, Saturday. We
thought we saw this Heller in
there messing up Georgetown
plays and otherwise generally
playing about as swell an end
as we ever laid eyes upon,
particularly at this early stage