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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Farmers Warned
In Lcgge Letter
Says Acreage Must Be Cut or
Sterilization Corporation
Will Abandon Effort
REVIEWS WORLD SITUATION
Russia and Southern Hemi-
sphere Countries Are Flood
ing World Market

Prospect that the grain stabuiza-
ton corporation must abandon Its
artificial maintenance Of the domes.
tic wheat market unless American
growers sharply reduce acreage was
advanced today to Governor shafer
by Chairman Iegge OF the farm
board.
Since mid November the corpora
ton has held domestic prices above
the world level.
The chairman reviewed In . letter
an ever increasing world production
to more than 20 per cent In recent
years without q corresponding In
crease In consuming demand.
Unless American growers q see
their way clear to production OF
wheat on q scale permitting DISPOSE
ton OF prospective holdings OF 120..
900 900 bushels of farm board wheat
at the end of this marketing season.
| Legge wrote, sterilization efforts will
! have to be abandoned"
Pointing to the large production
increase In the southern hemisphere
this year and that in Russia, where
the prospect is for q 10 per cent in
crease for 1891. Legge asked. "Why
should q farmer continue to grow
hundred acres at a loss when HI
could raise eighty at q profit?"
Legge said also that the Iiverpoo
market at 60 cents on March deliver!
is the lowest price there since l59a
and that IS cent July wheat at Chi
|cago would work back to forty cent
or less on North Dakota farms.
Did Not SEQ Future
Iexre's letter reviewing the situa
ton follows in part:
aAS we see It, the American fafnie
rot into this deplorable position o.
wheat rather unconsciously w1thou
realizing just what was taking plac'
The records show that for fifty-on
I~consecutive months. that is from Au
gust 1925 until November Of last yea
tho visible supply Of wheat. both O.
our domestic basis IS we'll as worl
stocks, showed q constant increase
every month during that per1o
Showing q larger visible supply tina
was on hand during the same mont
Of the preceding year. The surpris
ling part Of it Is that the breakdown
didn't come sooner. -.
AL Of which leads US to the con
lclusion that whatever your farmer
may do toward replacing wheat pro
duction will be a step in the right d
rection. They are certainly justifie
in trying something else, as until "
get back to q domestic basis ther
seems to be no hope Of the farme
getting a reasonable price for HI
wheat.
AT the present moment the do
nestle market is being artificial
Continued on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
RELIEF AGREEMENT
SENT TO PRESIDENT
Plan Acceptable to Both Parties
Would Add $25,0oo,oo o
to Drought Fund

Washington, Feb. 5.-R-An agree
ment on the relief controversy &C.
ceptable to both Republican and
Democratic leaders in the senate wa
forwarded Thursday to President
Hoover. !.
What attitude the president Will
take remains to be seen. He has
taken an adamant position against
making federal funds available to the
Red Gross for relief purposes.
The proposal calls for an ADDITION
of $25 900 900 to the drought loan funo
already appropriated by congress tc
take the place Of the disputed 49,.
0O0, 900 added by the senate to the
interior department appropriation
bill, and aimed to be given to thu
Red Gross. House Republican lead
ers have opposed the fund vigorously
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
OPPONENTS Hope TO
ELIMINATE GAG Law
FROM STATUTE LIST
Minnesota House Approves
Measure Calling for Repeal
by So to So Vote !.

st. Paul, Feb. 5~.-(RD-Minnesota's
newspaper suppression law. target OF
an attack before the United States
supreme court and criticized by news
paper heads throughout the country,
was well on the way to being wiped
off the statute books, its opponents
said Thursday.
The first major step In that d.
1ection was taken late Wednesday
by the state house Of representatives,
which passed a bill to repeal the law.
The vote was SO to So.
The bill now goes to the senate,
where Senator George H. Lommen,
Eveleth, one of the authors Of the
original measure which was passed
in 1925, Is sponsoring repeal. Gov.
Floyd B. Olson will sign it If finally
approved as he recommended the &C
ton In his inaugural address to the
legislature a month ago.
The suppression law was designed
to apply to newspapers which regu-
larly published malicious, scandal
Gus or defamatory matter" Courts
were empowered to restrain such
publications by injunctions.
While the law was aimed primarily
at scandal Sheets" newspaper edi-
tors Of the nation p~rofessed to see In
it a potential danger to the legiti-
mate press.
One weekly paper In Minneapolis
Suppressed by court order. appealed
10 the United States supreme court
which recently heard arguments fol
and against the constitutionality OF
the law and took the matter under
advisement. The Minnesota state
supreme court had ruled that it Is
constitutional.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
MINNESOTA HAS
ANOTHER ROBBERY
Fourth Postal Theft in Four
Days Occurs in Gopher
State at Marshall

Marshall, Mimi, Feb. 5.-PtThe
fourth Minnesota postal robbery In
as many days occurred early Thurs
day when a pouch containing letters
addressed to this community was
stolen from a truck while the night
depot attendant was busy with a
customer.
The pouch vas brought here on g
train running between Sioux City,
Iowa, and Willnar and contained let
tiers mailed at points on the line be-
tween Sioux City and Marshall.
The pouch, according to Postmas-
ter Frank l.. Hoagland, contained
probably between so and $50 letters.
It has not been determined whether
the letters contained anything OF
value.
l.. r. Anderson, night attendant.
was on duty when the pouch was
placed on the truck to await arrival
Of a messenger to take 1t to the local
postoffice.
At 4:35 q. m. a few minutes before
the messenger arrived, Anderson went
inside the local station to wait on a
customer. When he returned to the
truck, the pouch was gone.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05

ton embracing one general law
that covers the phenomena Of
gravitation and electro-magnet-
ism and offers q clue to the mys-
terry Of the structure Of space.
Then Einstein told his fellow
scientists that he presented tho
unified field equation Is . closed
box, and that he knew Of no
methods Of investigation by indi-
rect or physical experimental
means Of prying OF tho lid 70 So
what was within.
DR.. Walter 8. Adams, director
Of the Carnegie institution Of
Warrington, Mt. Wilson observa-
tory, announced he and his a.
sociates hoped to have the cover
of the box soon. It was Adams
who made astronomical observa-
tionS showing proof Of Enstetn's
relatively Theory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
|LECGE SAYS WHEAT
SHORTAGE POSSIBLE
Farm Board Chairman Cites
Drought in Middle West as
important Factor

Washington, Feb. 5.-F-Chair-
man Legge Of the Farm Board
Thursday declared . shortage OF
wheat was entirely possible" II the
drought continues.
Legge cited last years carryover Is
only 20 per cent Of normal as q con-
tributing factor.
The drought has affected wheat
seriously In the middlewest. but he
said It was too early to predict how
far reaching the results would be.
The chairman said conditions IN
the main were serious and that IN
the far west, where the wheat appar.
emily Is in the best condition al
present, harm was threatened by lack
Of snowfall In the mountain country
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Los Angeles Leaves
For Guatanonn0, Cub

q. s. 8. Los Angeles, en- route from
Lakehurst to Guantanamo. Feb. b.
R-Favorable tall winds showed the
Los Angeles along ct dawn Thursday
toward 0uatanamo, Cuba. at the rate
OF 6S knots although the dirieible's
engines vere kept at half throttle.
The course was shifted slightly
eastward before tdaybreak 70 avoid
. low pressure storm area which y
moving slowly from Florida to Bar
muda.l
"stnee We passed Hatteras light
house ct 1880 p. m. the cir has been
bumpy. due" the captain says. TO
cur flying over the gulf stream.
Everybody has kept In flying suits n
order to keep warm. the Temperature
being about 81 degrees. Those 10
their bunkssSlept In bags.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
SWENSON BUSINESSES
INJUNCTION AGAINST
MINOT COMMISSION
Order Had Restrained Officials
From Considering Supple
mentary Poll Returns
RESULT REMAINS CL0UDED
Montana Dakota Firm indicates
It Would Not Contest De-
cision Against Itself
RESULT REMAINS CL0UDED

Minot. N. D., Feb. 5.-R}-Dismiss-
al Of q temporary injunction against
the Minot city commission restrain
ing It as the exofficio board of can
vassers from considering supple
mentary returns from the gas fran
chise election Of Jan. n was ordered
Wednesday by District Judge p. G.
Swenson Of Grand Forks.
Judge Swenson said he wa of the
opinion that election boards in vari-
Gus precincts, after having counted
the votes, publicly declared the result
Of the election and filled out and
signed certificates and adjourned,
had no authority to reconvene and
make supplementary or amended re-
turns.
It is evident, however, the court de-
clared, that II there are corrections
they must be made before the can.
wasting board. and amended or cor.
rected returns must be certified BY
election precinct officers before thu
canvassing board and not at any re-
convened meeting fthe~ election board
The canvassing board would have au'
thority to correct any omission or mis-
take made by election precinct Officers
and according to return made b.
the defendants. This, Is all the,
threaten or desire to do" the cour
said.
1.-The court further declared tina
under the law the canvassing boar
has a right to require election pre-
cinct officers to apepar before ther
and correct any, omission Or mis-
take in returns.
II the canvassing board should rul
that the franchise was defeated
representatives of the Montana-Da
kota Power company. which has bee
seeking it, intimated Thursday the
will not go into court seeking to prov
that the franchise was approved.
The commission began a canvas
Of the votes but completed work o
only three precincts before adjourn
ment.
When complete unofficial return
first announced the franchise wa
shown approved by a majority of tws
The commission has divided, three t
two, against the franchise.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Senate Continues
Attack on Smith

Washington, Feb. 5.-R-The sen.
ate Thursday requested the district
attorney here to institute legal pro-
ceedings testing the right Of Chair
man Smith. Of the power commission
to retain office.
The resolution Of Senator Walsh
Democrat, Montana, asking the legal
action was adopted without q recorc
vote and without debate.
Although President Hoover has de-
clined to return the nomination o.
MI. Smith for reconsideration by thu
senate, the coalition OF Democrats
aud Republican Independents Wed
nesday formally rejected Smiths
nomination, 20 to 80.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
CHARLES ], MODS
IS CHARGED With
MAKING A STEAL
Charges Of Graft In Regard to
Building Lease Flung by
Representative Mas
is DEMANDING RECOGNITION
Congressman Challenges Post
master General to Make
Public Findings Of Probe
IS DEMANDING RECOGNITION

Washington, Feb. 5.-F1-Post.
master General Brown was chal-
lenged Thursday in the house, by
Representative Mas, Republican,
Minnesota, to make public an inves-
tigation of charges by Mas against
Charles j. MODS, st. Paul postmaster.
Demanding recognition Of his rec
ommendation before house Repub-
licans hold their caucus Feb. q, Mas
said MODS was linked directly with .
st. Paul p~ostoffice lease now under
investigation with about 5000 others
by a special senate committee.
He said Brown had forgiven, x
cused or condoned" MODS after an IN
yestigation that "substanttated" the
charges. Asking an explanation,
Mas inquired:
Can it be that they are afraid OF
Mr.. Moos?"
The representative said the post
master had been serving more than
a wear overtime, without reappolnt-
ment. and that a demand to n "a.
ministration for replacement mao
been denied.
Regarding Moos' connection with
the st. Paul lease, Mas said:
"He became postmaster before the
building was completed. and had OPP
portunity to know what q steal It was
against the government. Yet 1t wa
under his administration that the
postoffice department moved IN. ano
the lease was signed calling for $l2O:.
us per year for 20 years. There y
doubt the building ever cost &9oo,Ooo..
MODS went to Chicago to Sc 60
owner and there he solicited and g.
ceiyed the insurance tor ms Owl
Gnsurance) FIRM Mas added.
More than 100000 insurance W.
negotiated, Mas charged. on =
building which q federal court na'
since valued at $4,000. including tn
lease.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Say Unusual Malady
Caused WEIGH Death

Status lymphaticus, q disease
Of the Emphatic system, caused
the sudden death Of Melvin
WEIGH. 25-year-old Bismarck man.
who dropped dead here Wednes-
day noon. This was determined BY
physicians who perf0- I'd m
autopsy to determine the exact
cause Of death.
The disease Is one In which the
internal secretions throughout
tho body become affected and
sometimes causes deaths which
are apparently i~nexplcable. &C.
cordiug to Dr.. Rex GRADER who
participated In the autopsy.
WEIGH dropped dead Wednes-
day noon Just - he was prepap-
Ing % leave his work ct the Bis
marck Dairy company to 80 TO
his home. for lunch. He Was pro-
nounced dead hy GRADER who ar-
rived ct thu acene eight minutes
after he had collapsed.
He leaves his widow and =
three-weeks-old infant. - ven -
4 number of relatives Ia Das-
marck and vicinity.
Funeral arrangements had not
been coGnpletod. 11Eoday noca.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Hope for Recovery
OF Mrs. r. B. Murphy

Rochester, MIMI, Feb. 5.-Re
Physicians Thursday held hopes for
the recovery d Mrs. r. b. Murphy,
Bismarck, N. d. who underwent an
operation ct the Mayo Clinic hare
Tuesday.
Mrs. Murphy has been here for
treatment for the last month. Her
husband, q member Of the North Da-
kota state board Of administration,
has been with her for the last two
weeks.
Physicians said they were hopeful
TOR her recovery. u no complications
interviewed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
United States Man
Is Made Available

What state has the longest coast
line? What states are almost per-
fectly rectangular In shape? How
many states border on Canada? On
Mexico?
You may not be able to answer
these questions off-hand. Indeed.
once you begin quizzing yourself on
the geography Of your own country
you may discover that you are woe
fully ignorant, and this should I'M
press upon you how greatly you need
q copy Of this map Of the United
States now offered readers Of the BIS
marck Tribune.
Send your letters direct 10 our
Washjngton Bureau. NOT 70 The
Tribune office In Bismarck This Win
insure quicker service to you than II
yUnr lstters axe sent hers and ralayed
|by n
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Minneapolitan Made
National Park Head

washington, Feb. 6.-R-Conrao
=. Wirth, Of Warrington and MIME
anolis. Thursday was appointed .
assistant director Of the national PARK
service by Secretary Wilbur.
with. who for tho last three years
hos heen assistant to the director o.
riannine Of the national capital PARK
and planning commission. Will be ~
cnarse Of the lands division o. tne
The division directs acquisition OF
nriyate holdings within the palks.
with fills the vacancy CAUSED Oy 'le
death Of w. B. Lewis. ,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Plan Vote Today On Capitol
ST. Paul Postmaster Is Assailed In Congress
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
IAN Editorial)

"A JGO4I
are coutending for political advantage, the capitol bill is caught in
"a 1 y t rspes 1 9. %n1sae; ~ - = % 4ennsc; N ss .don Ssmp etsts Ssaay:
measure have been overesdnated. In the final analysis, the bill
doubtless Will be passed with the emergency clause.
Citizens Of Bismarck at this juncture must be patient and allow
politicians to have their fun. Neither faction Is wholly blame
less in the situation which has arisen. This city has many friends
in both camps and those charged with the success Of the capitol
bill can best serve the cause BY keeping such friends and not be led
off on any tangents.
The outstanding fact Is this: Bismarck Is favored Is the seat Of
government against the contest set up by jamestown. An election
win force upon the people Of North Dakota q probable expense In ex-
cess Of $4,000. Tor before the losses ana expenses OF . specat esc-
s sSs 49, '0''&'0 up INC amount V" . nearer : nun :
But jamestown win and must suffer for the acts Of its citizens
to enrich q city which now has an institution involving an invest
ment Of more thar. $sooooo and with q maintenance expenditure
II Bismarck must face . special election, and it seems certain
that will result from the filing Of the petitions to SHIFT the seat OF
Win serve the purpose Of immediate action on the building program
as soon Is JamesownS claims are weighed by the voters OF the
s d.tss;m,n nns nG to nc s0t tssr :. poc e = TO a the tune @o Of ;so . At q time
when the nation Is In the midst Of . financial depression and Presi-
dent Hoover IS calling upon the citizens to aid sufferers from drought
and general calamity.
That is the indictment against Jamestown. That Is the stigma
1t will have to bear. That Is the cloud which will rest on that
community for years to come and b reflected In many reprsas
from many quarters which will be practtced as the community Bit
ternes Is fed and famed by . useless. silly and improper election:
In the meantime, Bismarck can best serve its city and the state
by guiding the course Of the capitol bill In the temperate and bust-
ness-Nke manner that has brought It thus far on Its way 10 fnantV.
Despite the lashines Of those I. Y. AS who would stir up po-
ton to the emergency clause, nothing can be gained by b1smarcks
citizens becoming involved in that political controversy 1t Is one
The bill still has q long course to run and many things VIII nap
pen in the legislature before 1t finally Is disposed Of. AS it stands
today. however. there is no reason to believe that the outcome Will
not be wholly favorable to Bismarck. -
Bismarck now has q tremendous advantage in the fight that II
This city is favored almost unanimously as the seat Of govern
ment by the members Of this legislature regardless OF factionai strle
v wnsn some nn RSl1 ssst thn u cttsens 10 Of 3 q AZ e' must S 5 patient and
foster the friendly attitude now present.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Will Examine Soil for
BofulinuS Germ Traces
Dr. II. e. French, State Univsr.
sity, Convinced Botulism
Caused IL Deaths

Grafton. N. D., Feb. 5.-F-sam-
Piles Of soil in the garden at the Ed
ward Helm farm. where vegetables
which caused the death Of ~ persons
were grown, will be sent to labora-
tories to be tested for botuhnus
germs. States Attorney 7. I. Dahl
said here Thursday. Samples viii be
sent to universities Of North Dakota.
and Chicago laboratories.
Thursday funeral services were
held ut st. Johns Catholic church
for Arthur Lessard, one OF the VIC
Tins Of the fatal party and Friday
Joint rites will be held for MI. and
Mrs. Helm and their three children
and Joseph Leach. last Of the IL per-
sons to die after eating the poison
salad.
Several survivors who ate the pol
soned salad testified at an inquest
conducted by P. M. Anderson, Adams.
| walsh county coroner. They told Of
events In connection with the supper
Medical authorities, including On.
william Carey, ba~cteriologist OF the
university Of Chicago and Dr. II. =.
French, head Of the medical depart
ment, University Of North Dakota,
attended an autopsy performed on
the body Of one Of the victims
Others in attendance included Q
group Of Grafton physicians.
DR.. French said the result OF the
post ; mortem leaves no doubt that
lbotulsm caused the death Of the per-
sons examined. Tissues OF the BODY
and samples Of food found at the
Helm farm were turned over to meoi-
cal experts for analysis and report
The inquest will be completed when
reports Of the ANALYSIS are. received
according to States Attorney DAHL.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Butler Charges Not
To Be Made Public

washington. Feb. 5.-(P-Ine navy
department does not Intend 70 m. sec
m1hIic the charges against MAJOR
General smedley d. Butler. 80
The navy department will follow
the usual procedure. In the reeu!ss.
co,,rse Of events the charges auo
sn~ecificatious are made public wnen
the accused Is arrsigned In open ees-
sion before the court martial oitt'ns
in his case. -u :.
The Butler court martial VIII ne
held beginning Feb. 10 IN Pniisoe'-
phia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05

The house THURSDAY afternoon
decided to defer . vote upon the
capitol construction bin for ~
legislative day.
Final action on the capitol building
bill wa scheduled for the state house
of representatives for Thursday ats
ernoon.
Before packed galleries Wednesday,
when the house considered the mat
ter in committee of the whole, Bis
marck partisans argued the merits
Of the capital removal proposition
while members Of the Stutslman coun-
ty delegation refused that issue and
conferred their attack on the emer-
gency clause.
The effort to strike the emergency
clause from the bill failed by q vote
| OF S. to So and the measure viii como
up for final passage with the emer-
! gency clause intact.
II the division which was apparent
Wednesday on the emergency clause
carries over into the vote Thursday.
the emergency clause may be stricken
/ from the bill for lack of q two thirds
majority. It will require rs votes to
pass the bill with the emergency
clause unimpaired. A separate vote
on the emergency clause probably win
be asked.
Even If this occurs. however, there
remained the strong probability that
the emergency clause would be re-
stored to the bill In the senate and
the measure sent to conference with
every prospect that the bill, as finally
approved. will carry the emergency.
The division on party lines showed
two !. v. AS and two Nonpartisans
from the Stutsrnan county delegation
voting against the emergency clause
while 81 other Nonpartisans support
ed their stand making the total
strength SIS. At the same time they
voted against the emergency clause,
however, every Nonpartisan who
spoke, with the exception of the two
from Stutsman county, emphasized
that he favors Bismarck as the CAPT.
tai site and will support this city's
position in any election which may be
held on the subject.
Erickson FavOrs Bismarck
Chief among these was o. E. Erick-
son, minority leader, whose motion to
CONTINUED on page seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Escape Injury in
Vehicle Collision

palo Alto, Calf, Feb. 6.-QPE
A MIDGET motor car driven BY =.
r. Henshel collided "wednesday
with q tricycle. operated by An
drew Offenhiser, three. Neither
was injured, the report to poltce
said, but the machines were con-
siderably damaged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05

Chicago, Fsb. 6.@HEMrs. Pauline
Dotsaner, married for - years. was
granted half Of her husbands $4,000
estate and 4 divorce by Judge Ru-
dolph Desort "wednesday after she
had testified that he fell into the
habit Of beating her every morning
before breakfast, telling her It Was
the practice TO do this "in the old
country"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
$4,000 for
Plant in Montana

Miles City, Mont. Feb. 5-tREThe
sum Of 81, 900 was included In the
budget submitted to congress Tues
day by President Hoover, for com
pletion Of . power plant project on
Tongue river Indian land south q
here, according to word from Con-
gresham Scott Leavitt.