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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
ABERDEEN, S. D.,
IS 50 YEARS OLD
coIorfuI Background Is Laid for
Celebration of City's
Birthday

Aberdeen, S. D., June 5.-(P-
Bearded replicas Of Aberdeen's from
tiersmen. lounging about old stage
coaches and an early day wood burn
er locomotive of the Great North
ern railway, furnished a colorful
background Thursday as representa-
tives of sister cities Of the northwest
arrived to take part in the celebra-
ton commemorating the city's 50tn
birthday.
The golden Jubilee activities will
continue through Sunday.
Streets of the business section were
closed to traffic and a half dozen
bands paraded about.
Pioneers who have remained here
since the city consisted Of three sod
shanties are among old-timers cele-
brating at the birthday party. They
were to be introduced from numerous
improvised stages in Aberdeen's
downtown" Friday.
More than 1000 Brown county resi-
dents took part in pageant depict
ing the county's history, and will re-
peat the performance tonight and
Saturday.
A parade of eight sections was tn
be the big attraction today.
Governor Warren Green and Sena-
tor Peter Norbeck of South Dakota
will headline the speaking program.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
MINNEAPOLIS BOMB
!. PLOT IS FRUSTRATED
Pineapple Thrown From Porch
to Vacant Lot by Mrs.
George Leach

Minneapolis, June 5.A(R-An un-
successful attempt was made Thurs
day night to bomb the home Of
George e. Leach, former mayor, and
a candidate for that office in next
Mondays election.
The bomb was discovered on the
porch of the Leach home by Mrs.
Leach, who tossed. it into q vacant
lot Just before 1t exploded. Mrs.
Leach was slightly burned on one
finger.
She found the missile when she
went to investigate q thud on the
porch.
Mr.. Leach was not at home at the
time.
william A. Anderson, candidate for
mayor, charged "sone Of the ganmen
and racketeers that are actively sup.
porting my opponent" were respon-
sible for the bombing attempt.
A continuous police guard was
placed at the Leach home Friday to
guard against another such attack
while detectives sought clues to the
terrorists who planted the dynamite
bomb.
Leach said he had received several
threats recently.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
Rye Heading Short
In Sheridan County

McClusty, N. D., April 5.-Winter
rye, about six inches high, Is begin
ming to head out In most sections OF
Sheridan county.
Many wheat fields In the northern
part Of the county. where soil Is light,
are becoming badly spotted. Christ
Kolshefski Of near Skogmo said that
he looked over fields In which patches
q foot square and larger contained
dried up wheat plants. as . result Of
drouth. Rye Is heading out rapidly
and Is exceptionally short, he said.
The crop and pasture condition In
Sheridan county is becoming more
serious because Of prolonged drouth.
Lieht showers fell here Wednesday,
but measured only .O6 Of an inch,
barely enough to settle the dust.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
President and Adams
To Discuss Economy

Warrington, June 5(RePresident
Hoover will discuss the possibility
OF curtailing expenses Of the naval
establishment with Secretary Adams
and other naval officials Saturday at
his Rapidan camp.
Secretary Adams Is prepared to In
form the chief executive q saving Of
about $7,00OO00 was brought about
this fiscal year due to conferences
last summer at the Virginia camp.
He Is expected to assure the chief
executive a similar amount probably
would be returned to the treasury next
year. The reductions are not expect
ed by naval officials to impair de-
partmental efficiency.
The curtailment Is expected to
come through rigid economy and the
abandonment Of obsclescent shore
stations.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
Speakers Advocate
Government Economy

Larimore, N. D.. June 5.-R-
Stricter economy In governmental
expenditures, practiced chiefly In the
townships end other local units, Is
means Of decreasing the burden OF
taxation. was advocated at the organ
ization meeting Of the Grand Forks
County Taxpayers Association Thurs
day.
I. A. Acker, Bismarck. state tax
commissioners, and w. E. Llli. LAri-
more, were speakers, both advocating
q greater centralization Of govern-
ment and the abolition Of either the
county or township units.
Representing 50 Of the ccunty's u
townships. approximately as prpper-
ty owners attended the session. They
adopted by-laws and retained a.
Hagen. Northwood, as chairman, and
J. LArimore. n. LArtmcre, - seezo-
tary.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
Walton Delegates
Selected in Fargo

Fargo, N. D., June 5.-R-Fhrgo
win send q delegation OF at least
rs to the annual convention Of the
North Dakota division OF the lzaak
Walton League Of America at Valley
City June 23 and ~.
Seven official delegates were elect
ed Thursday night. They are H. z
McGill recently reelected chapter
president; w. p. Chesnut, secretary
Of the Fargo chamber Of commerce:
Z. w. Stranahan. Marvin Jones.
chapter secretary: F. w. Sheffield.
r. G. Geldorf and w. H. Clemens.
Speakers at the state meeting In
Valley City, will include Orris w.
Roberts, Bismarck, state Isaak WAL
ton leage president: o. N. Johnson,
Pierre, 8. D.. South Dakota State
Game and Fish Commissioner; Bur.
ME Maurek. who acts In the same
capacity for North Dakota; and Hugh
p. Remington, Lisbon, conservation
officer q the state league.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
LEMKE REPRESENTS
Faction OPPOSING
F0UR-CENT GAS TAX
Former Attorney General Is
Author of Initiative, Refer
endum Laws
SAYS PETITIONS ARE LEGAL
Refutes Arguments Of Judge n.
G. Fuller in Letter to
Robert Byrne
SAYS PETITIONS ARE LEGAL

Fargo, June 5.-tP)-Claiming he
represents not only the petitioning
committee CT five which Tuesday
filed petitions at Bismarck asking
a referendum on the states 1891 four
cent gasoline tax law. but also "75
per cent of the voters and taxpayers
of North Dakota" William Lemke
Thursday took up defense of the
petitions against the charges Of legal
insufficiency which had been lodged
against them.
Mr.. Lemke, one-time Attorney Gen.
eral Of North Dakota during the Nom
partisan league heyday. is author Of
the initiative and referendum laws
which will prevail in the case and
claims the issue which supporters Of
the four-cent gas tax would make Is
AL wet"
He claims the petitions are legal
in every sense of the word"
AS a result of the controversy which
arises out of the differences Of opin-
ions Of Fargo attorneys, the question
of ultimate acceptance or rejection
of the petitions undoubtedly rests
with the state supreme court.
It is the contention of Judge H. G.
Fuller of the law firm Of Lawrence,
Murphy, Fuller and Powers, that the
ballot title" Of the proposed referen-
dunn does not clearly and fairly pre-
sent the subject to be voted on" as is
required by the state constitution.
In return, Mr.. Lemke answers that
there is only one question at issue
that is that entitled the plea under
a blanket caption as an act to refer
Senate Bill 100 OF the last legislative
session is enough.
Judge Fuller claims It Is not-that
senate bill No. 100 Is not only an
enactment In itself. but also amends
and re-enacts and expands measures
OF sessions prior to 1881. that as q
result. the voter, to be properly in-
formed, must in the ballot title" be
informed Of the acts which went be-
fore, and which will continue II tho
referendum IS successful.
If the petitions are accepted, and
the matter held to q vote in March,
1882, then the three-cent gas tax con-
tinues. Road and highway author
tiles see In such move a serious cur.
tailment Of the highway program
which had been promised on the
four-cent gas tax.
Mr.. Lemke took issue with Judge
Fuller in the form of a letter Friday
addressed to Secretary of State Rob-
ert Byrne at Bismarck. as had the
Continued on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
NEW SERVICE CLUB
WILL Be INSTALLED
IN CITY NEXT FRIDAY
so Business Men Will Be Char.
ter Members of Bismarck
Cosmopolitan Club
Bismarck soon will have a fourth

Bismarck soon will have a fourth
service organization.
A chapter of the Cosmopolitan club,
similar to the Rotary, Kiwanls, and
Lions organizations, which are active
here, will be installed here Friday
evening, June IL, at a banquet meet
ing in the Grand Pacific hotel be-
ginning at $50 o'clock.
About so Bismarck men will become
charter members Of the new group.
1t is announced. Members OF the Co.'S
rnopolitAn club, as In the other serv-
ice organizations, are selected on .
business representative basis.
r. j. Hodgins, Chicago, founder and
director general Of the organization,
and H. o. Chapman, Sioux Falls, s.
D.. international president, will be
present for the installation services
here. Officers Of the new club will
be elected at its inaugural meeting.
Chapters Of the Cosmopolitan club
already have been installed In Fargo
and Minot and a fourth North Da-
kota group will be installed In Grand
Forks later.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
FIRE DAMAGES TWO
GRAIN ELEVATORS
Stockyards Damaged and. Bulk
Oil Plant Threatened by
WiIdrose Flames

Wildrose, N. D., June 5.-(P)-Two
grain elevator buildings. one owned
by the Imperial company of Mime
apolis and the other by the Farmers
company Of Wildrose. were destroyed
by fire Thursday night which also
burned the Great Northern stock
yards and for a time threatened de-
struction to the Standard. OH COM
pany bulk plant.
The fire started in the Imperial ell
evator, following an explosion be-
lieved to have been due to grain dust
accumulation. Nothing was saved
from the Imperial elevator, but some
furniture and about 600 sacks Of flour
were carried out Of the Farmers ele-
vator.
There were about $500 bushels Of
grain In each of the elevators, some
Of which may be saved. The total
damage to the two elevators Is esti-
mated ct about 80, 900. while the loss
to the Great Northern as result OF
the burning Of the stockyards and
sheds viii amount to several hun
dred dollars.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
MNAMARA Will
Be IN COMMAND
AT c. M. 7. CAMP
Fort Lincoln Man to Direct Ac-
tivities Of Boys and Re-
serve Officers

Announcement that 1t. Col. Wal
lace Mcnamara, commanding officer
at Fort Lincoln, also will command
the Citizens Military Training camp
to be held there from June 16 to July
Is was made Friday at the fort.
Candidates already ordered to re-
port here number 371 and the total
is expected to be above 400. They
will come from the D6kotas, Mime
sofa. Missouri and Nebraska.
Nine regular army officers have
been ordered to report for staff duty
at the camp, among them two medical
officers and one dental officer.
Candidates at the camp will be
trained by two groups of reserve Of
ficers of the 352nd infantry. one body
conducting the first two weeks Of the
camp and another the last two weeks.
Authorities at the fort are prepar-
ing for the enrolment and care of
civilians entered in the camp and are
completing new camp mess hall for
use by reserve officers.
The candidates will be housed in 30
pyramidal army tents and will have
their own dining hall as heretofore.
The meals will be prepared by expert
army cooks.
Regular army officers ordered here
for the camp are:
Major c. NJ Watson. Medical
Corps. Omaha. Neb.; Major M. B.
Dunning. Medical Corps, Ft. Robin
son, Neb.; Major. H. A. Hale, Dental
Corps, Ft. Meade, S. D.: Captain G.
A. Jackson, Infantry. Fargo, N. D.;
Captain w. A. Ellis, Infantry, Mime
apolis. Mimi; Captain E. Krause, In
fantry. Minneapolis. Mimi; Captain
L. e. McGraw, Infantry, Grand Forks,
N. D.; Captain w. G. Walker, In
fantry. Minneapolis. Minn.; 1st 1t. H.
Continued on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
GUSSNER LEADING
CONTESTANTS IN
POPULARITY RACE
Polls 123 Votes Thursday to
Make Advance; Richard
Schmidt Is Second

Robert John Gussner jumped into
the lead Friday in the Boy Scout
popularity contest with total of 129
votes. He had only six votes Thurs
day but poll of 1923 ballots Thurs
day night sent his total upward
Richard Schmidt went into second
place with 81 votes and DUNCAN WAL
lace. leader Thursday. dropped to
third with 81. Clarence Finlayson
had q voted and Ralph Rand 2.
No votes had been cast for the
other candidates but several are
known to be hard ct work and are
expected to cone In with a roar when
they do start recording their ballots.
The prize IN the contest is q free
vacation trip to the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. offered by The Tribune
and the Paramount Theatre and the
only way in which ballots may be OBJ
tained is by clipping them from the
Tribune each day. The last ballot
will be printed June 9 and the ballot
box at the Paramount Theater will be
closed at midnight on that day.
The winner will be ann :unced as
soon thereafter as the votes can be
counted by a disinterested committee.
Use the ballot below to vote for
your favorite in this interesting con-
test. You may cast 1t yourself or
give 1t to your preferred candidate to
be cast.
BOY SCOUT BALLOT
(VT4$a fas o,~o ,No INA Ay,1ul
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
POST ABANDONMENT
HERE ATTACKED BY
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Bismarck Citizens See Breach
Of Faith in Proposed
Abandonment
SECRETARY OF WAR WRITES
Frayne Baker Representing Lo-
cal Interests Before War
Department

Notice that 1t is the intention of
the federal government to abandon
Fort Lincoln here and charge by
local committee that abandonment
will mean q breach of faith by the
government and violation of con-
tract with the people of Bismarck
Friday enlivened the effort of local
citizens to keep the post occupied by
troops.
Friday, at Washington, Frayne
Baker, representing Bismarck inter-
ests. was presenting to the war de-
partment the arguments advanced by
the local committee for retaining a
garrison at the fort. They were con-
tained in a brief written by the COM.
mittee and released for publication
here at about the same time they
were offered 10 the war department.
Definite announcement of the In
tention to abandon the fort was made
by Patrick Hurley, secretary of war,
in letter to H. P. Goddard, secretary
of the association of commerce. Re-
plying to letter in which Goddard
asked that local citizens be given the
privilege to presenting reasons why
Fort Lincoln should remain occupied,
Hurley said in part:
"A study of this general subject has
been made by the war department
and a tentative decision In the in
terests of efficiency and economy has
been reached that Fort Lincoln should
be abandoned. However. 1t cannot be
stated at tl..s time when the troops
will be moved or where they will be
sent" - z
This was regarded as definite evi-
dence that it will be necessary to in
duce the war department to reverse q
decision already made If the fort Is
to remain occupied. In addition to the
brief. Baker presented to the depart
ment a series of photographs illus
trating the work done at Fort Lin
coin. He was assisted in preparing
the brief by c. F. Mudgett, s. s.
Boise, F. M. Davis, r. B. Webb and
A. w. Mundy. other members OF the
committee appointed to lead the fight
to retain the fort as an active army
post.
Recites Post History
The brief recites the history Of the
post from the time it was designated
by congress In 1895 until the present
and summarizes the reasons why it
should not be abandoned as follows:
I. It is well located on 787 acres Of
land donated by Bismarck citizens
for the purpose in the center OF an
area comprising 100000 square miles
and having a population Of 1880 900.
Acceptance of the land by the gov.
ernment aud construction OF the post
on it created a contract between the
citizens and the government to main
tain a military post at Fort Lincoln.
The post cannot be abandoned with
out a breach Of faith by the govern
ment.
2. Permanent buildings costing
S55O,O00 were constructed and these.
with improvements, now are worth
S75O,O00. It would require the expen-.
diture of approximately $1.00o.00O at
another post to provide quarters for
The troops moved from Fort Lincoln
Continued on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
CAP0NE INDICTED
FOR TAX EVASION
Chicago Gang Leader Owes
Government $215,864,
Prosecutors Claim

Chicago. June 5.-@- Alphonse
Capone, the scarfaced leader of Chi
cago gangdom, was indicted by fed
eral grand jury Friday for vtioating
the income tax laws.
The governments claim. based on
an investigation that lasted two years,
was that Capone owed $2l5,864 on q
gross income of $1,038,654 for the
years 1924 to 1929 inclusive.
The indictment was returned be-
fore Federal Judge John P. Branes
and bond was fixed at $4,000. It
was reported that Capone might sur
render either late Friday or Saturday
to give bond.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
WILKINS MUST NOT
DELAY ADVENTURE

Oslo, Norway. June 5.-(H9-Pro-
fessor Harold Sverdrup. member of
the expedition, said Friday that Sir
Hubert wilkins submarine Nautilus
must proceed without delay in order
to leave Svalbard by July 10, the lat
est suitable date. on its undersea
journey to the North Pole.
Professor Sverdrup said he thought
that possibly the project should be
postponed until next summer mas
much as it was necessary to test the
craft at the Svalbard base for tech
nical and scientific reasons.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
22o ARE GRADUATED

Fargo, N. D.. June 5.-(F)-MEs.
Flora Fraser. Fargo. saw 220 pupils OF
Central High School here receive
diplomas at commencement exercises
in the school auditorium. Forty
eight years ago she attended COM
nencement exercises for the first
graduating class. There were just
four members Of that class
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
PLAN CAMP MEETING

Goodrich, N. D., June 5.-Camp
meetings, sponsored by the Church OF
God, will be held at Goodrich from
now on until June the 18th, inclusive
Ministers from various parts Of the
state win be In attendance. A cordial
invitation has been extended the pub
lie to attend.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
RELEASED ON BOND

Detroit Lakes, Minn., June 5.-tF-
Ed Lee Simmons, held for nearly q
week as q witness In the staying Of
Helmer Anderson and the robbery Of
Z poker game ct Lake Park, was re-
leased on bond.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-05
The Weather

Fair Friday night and Saturday; mot
much change In temperature.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06
AWAIT SNOW

The Pacific International Air
 ways plane, which has been rest
 ing on the tundra about 50 miles
 from Unalakeet since early in the summer, must continue to remain there until more snow comes &C., cording to Frank Dorbandt who returned to Anchorage last week from a flight to Seward Penins,1- Ia. He flew over the stranded ship and found that there was not sufficient snow on the uneven tundra to permit a safe landing At a later date the company will send another plane to the scene for the purpose of replacing the pontoons with winter landino gear, and bringing the stranded ship back into service, says the Times.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

T married widow who had 2 grown daughter. My father visit.
 ed our house very often and fell
 n love with my step-daughter and
 married her. So my father became
 my son-in-laW and my step-daueh-
 ter my mother, because she was
 my fathers wife. Sometime after-
 wards my wife had a son: he is my fathers brother-inlaw and nv uncle for he is the brother of nv step-mother. My fathers wife namely my step-mother. had a son: he is, of course, my brother
 m the meantime, ny grandcbild, for he is the son of my daughter My wife is my grandmother be. cause she is my mothers mother am my wife's husband and crand- child at the same time, and as the husband of a persons grand-mo- 5her is his grandfather I am nv own grandfather.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06
A|VCH0RACE ITEMS
(By Special Correspondent,

MT. David Drew Jr. of Centralia Wash, who is so overly-fond of AL aska and the possibility of fu- ture up here that he has taken up a homestead in the Caswell vii. cinity, is a visitor in Anchoraee over the week end.
 x <; < *
 Jerry M. Wellman, one of the railroads valuable employees, de- parted for three months vaca- tion in the States. He will return with the birds next spring.
 ;; * *
 Mir. and Mrs. 0. B. PhilIips for- merly of the Council district on fla Seward Peninsula and for the past nine years in the Matanuska Val- ley, are departing for five months, vacation to the States and exnect to revisit their old home back East MT. Phillips is watchman at the Eska mine. During his absence MT. Horton and family will take charge of the property.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06
CREDIT POOL RECEIVES
 UNIVERSAL sUPPORT''

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. (P- The credit pool has been entirely successful in it's attempt to gather $5O0,000,000 backing from banks of the country and minimum sub- scrlption will be completed before the end of the week, according to information given President Hoo yer.
 The plan is receiving practically universal support" MT. Hoover was Informed. It was also said the President has received assurance that the National Credit Corpora tion has begun to restore confi- dence and is lending aid in some quarters
 The administration also has com pleted it's study of railroad securi- ties and is awaiting the decision of railroad executives as to action on compromise rate rise plan.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

Frank Fremming, 67, pioneer res ident of Juneau, died recently at Juneau of ailments incidental to advanced age, says the Empire
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

fresh Apples S2.25 to $500 per Dox. Matanuska Potatoes $500 per o"t. Brown & Hawkins Corpora ton.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

Snch 3 happy dessert fer all ap- petites nm HORLUCK's Danish Ice cream. For sale at the Candy Cot tage.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

Moonlight, like sunlight has beer, lound n recent tests to interfere with radio reception.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

oid papers for sale at the Gateway office
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

Don't miss the "TaIkies!"
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

Jean Harlow first set the screen obloze in "HeIl's AnseIs," the oreot air film, and she oirost stoIe inc show from fleet of flfiy planes. See her
 eoidie," :" C Fox film and coIvmbio,s Platinum Bicnde."
Seward daily gateway., 1931-11-06

I've tried all cigarettes and there's none so good as LUCkIEs. And in- e'denfoIly I'm careful in my choice Of cigarettes. have to be because of my throat. Put me down as one who always reaches for q LUCKY. IFS q real delight 10 find q cellonhane wrapper sEaat opens without an ice pick. k.~
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-26
CONNER LEADS
In MISSISSIPPI

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 26-F-
Martin Sennett CMike) Conner. Al
year-old Covington county lawyer
farmer, on the face Of nearly COM
plete returns from the democratic
runoff. was assured OF the COVER
norship OF Mississippi today.
From the first hour OF returns.
Conner took the lead over Hugh
L. White, 50-year-old millionaire
lumberman, and his majority had
increased to 1880 votes in the
returns from 1885 Of the 1890 pre-
cincts. The vote stood l26.467 for
Conner 10 lO8.537 for White.
While yesterdays contest Official
" meant the democratic nomina-
ton OF Conner, it was virtually the
same as election as the republicans
DO not seriously contest office In
Mississippi.
The election also represented a
run-off from the regular August
attn primary for three other state
offices, attorney general, state tax
collector and clerk Of the state
supreme court.
Conner faces two tasks-wiping
out Of $1,000 900 deficit in the
state treasury left by Gov. T. q.
Bilbo's administration and REIN
statement Of four or the states
major educational institut Ons that
we're dropped by accrediting asso-
Citations.