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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
WILL ORGANIZE JOBLESS
IN DALLAS; EMPLOYERS
IN PENNA. SAY "STARVE"
Two Flogged Workers
Tell Their Own Story;
"a Police Conspiracy"
(By Special Correspondent

DALLAS, Texas, March Is. -
Police Commissioner Graves said
that in case Coder and Hurst come
back Tuesday, which they said they
would, and if there is Communist
parade to welcome them, thousands
OF tear gas bombs will be ready, and
prosecution of every participant in
the parade will follow any attempt
of the Communists to hold any OUT
door meetings.
1--WE will use all police reserves
available" he said, las we'll as tear
gas bombs, and any other procedure
necessary to prevent open air DEM
onStrationS. He pointed out that
anyone found guilty of taking part
in the open air demonstration would
be fined 5000. He'll said, 'They will
never get a permit from me-" This
is the same Graves who declared,
after his fellow members of the Khan
had kidnapped Coder and Hurst, and
their lives had been despaired of,
1.-THE whole thing is hoax, intended
to boost Communist propaganda, and
help to elect Edwards to the city
council" 4eS
Like Graves, Mayor Tate, district
attorney McCraw, and Chief OF Police
Trammel belong 10 the xxx.
10000 Sympathetic.
1t has now been ests olished con-
clusively, through investigation, that
policeman was among the IA kid
nappers who beat Coder and Hurst.
Norman Register, assistant to tha
district attorney in Dallas, is the
head of the local chapter of the K.
K. K, whose officials did the kidnap-
ping
The town is in wave of excite
ment. There are over 10000 work.
ers sympathetic to Coder and Hurst.
On the other hand, the K. K. K,
and the employers are becoming in
creasingly menacing over the affair.
Conversation around Dallas among
AAidllciiLCil anu CAtlp4OJC1S 10 W tt1C
effect that Cooler should have been
killed, and Hurst should have been
castrated.", The city is more and
more boiling over with excitement.
Hursts' Father Militant.
Hursts parents we're interviewed
yesterday by Ed Barr. newspaper
man. They were overjoyed to hear
that their boy was alive. They live
in May, Texas, 200 miles from Dali
las. They are tenant farmers, living
in a tumble-doWn frame shack, that
says in the middle, and is on the
verge of complete collapse. Hurst's
father is 70 and his mother 60. The
elder Hurst said: II don't blame my
boy for his talk My boy inherited
his ideas from his old dad. He went
to Kansas City to the Communist
school last year. and he learned the
right idea. Anything he said is all
right. A bunch of dirty towards got
him. He could have Wiped any enc
of them in a fair fight. I am old,
but wish 1 could nave been in front
of that city hall when they got my
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although the party tries to disavow
the murder.
Evidence shows that the murder
was deliberately planned. Fifteen
shots were fired into the crowded
bus. wounding four other passengers
beside the two Communists.
Spontaneous protest demonstra-
tons took place in Hamburg. the
entire city being draped in Red flags.
The Communist Party is organizing
other protest demonstrations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
WORKERS OF RICH MEXICAN
CLUB STRIKE.

MEXICO CITY. Mexico, March 49,
Employees of the Mexico City Coun-
try Club, have gone out on strike de-
manding closed shop. This includes
bartenders and walters. Ortis Rubio,
puppet president of Mexico, and
members of his cabinet are members
of this club.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Hungry Worker Faints
in Police Static

NEW YORK.-Alfred Hobson, 43,
an unemployed worker of $50 Pacific
Street, in Brooklyn, tainted in the
Bergen Street police station after
telling detectives there that he had
not eaten for three days. He was
taken to Kings County Hospital,
where doctors said that he was suf-
fering from starvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Admit Miners Starve.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 16.--
The special committee appointed to
survey conditions in the Johnson
County coal fields by the lower house
Of the Arkansas legislature has re-
ported that 1000 miners are living
on charity, when they can get it.,
that 5000 more are destitute in other
counties, thai $50 year is a miners
average wage last year, and that the
continued closing of the mines will
shortly throw thousands into star
walton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17

Fight lynching. Fight deporta-
tion Of foreign born. Elect dele
gates to your city conference fol
protection Of foreign born.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
W. VA. MINERS
ALSO STARVING
54 Hours for Women
"Unless They Riot"

Deepening crisis, open admission
by many agencies that thousands
more are starving, and admission
among capitalists themselves that no
one knows when conditions will be
better, that even when they are bet
ter, tn estarvation effects will linger
among the workers, and flat state
ment that not unless the masses of
workers and jobless make still greater
demonstrations will anything be done
for them, feature the news today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
Soviet Counsellor
Shot In Tokyo

Paul Anikeieff, Soviet commerce
ial counselor in Toxic, was brutal
ly assaulted by a japanese BUSH
ness man. whose wife is Rus
sian Czarist. and is now at the
point of death with three bullets
in his body. Soto, the assailant
of Anikeieff. is a Japanese merch-
antwho. resided q. vladivostock
and said ne returned to Japan Is
months ago bent on numbering
some Soviet official
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-17
w. Va. Miners starve.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, March 10
Van Bittner, John L. Lewis viceroy
in this district has at last been
forced to say something about the
great hunger and misery among the
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
COUNTY JUDGE HAS
IL YEARS. SERVICE
Judge |. c. Davies and Miss
Jessie Ramp, Clerk, Long
Time BurIeigh Residents

Burleigh county Is n Of the few
counties in the state fortunate enough
to have q bona fide attorney as Its
county Judge.
Judg, I. c. Davies, present incum-
bent, has been a lawyer for 20 years
and has practiced law at Maddox
and Esmond for q number of years
before coming to Bismarck.
Judge Davies has been a resident
of Bismarck for 20 years, IL of which
were spent as county judge.
Born in Ohio in 1881, he came to
North Dakota nearly 40 years ago to
settle near Park River. He attended
the University of North Dakota and
received his law degree In 1902 as a
member of the second graduating
class of the law school at that insti-
tuition.
Judge Davies has been returned to
office by the voters of the county five
times since his first election in 1918
Clerk Of the county court Is Miss
Jessie Ramp, who has served In that
capacity for the last IL years. She
has been a resident of the county
since 1902 when she came here from
Ohio.
Previous to her appointment a.
clerk Of the county court, Miss Ramp
was employed by the state library
commission and the motor vehicle
department.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
Veteran Railroad Man
On Visit to Bismarck

Mr.. and Mrs. Scott w. De'l;
Long Beach, Calf, and former %.
dents of Bismarck for many year, "a "a
back for q few days VISIT -"
friends.
aney : e. es the Minnesota likes
and nj, i' 49, visit in Minneapolis .e-
fora lining to their home in he
" ~ Derrick, who retired from &C.
+,,,a ...ailroad service in 1926, was 81
sossclntendent of the Missouri divisid
~ the 500 Line for "a years. AS con.
Struction superintendent and later as
division superintendent, he was in
strumental In the development Of thu
Slope territory. He has faith in tbs
future Of Bismarck and commsdted
on the growth 1t has made stdce his
visit last year. He reminded friends
that he always did say bismarck was
the best town of its siSe IN the whole
country.
During their stay here, Mr. and Mrs.
Derrick are stopping at the Prince
hotel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
HAS PRACTICED law
IN STATE 27 YEARS.
Jansonlus Was Jurist In Wells
County Before Coming to
District Court

Tventy-ssven years continuous
service In the legal profession In North
Dakota is the record achieved by Fred
Jansonius, Bismarck, Judge OF the
fourth district since 1923.
Appointed by Governor r. A. Mes
tos to fill an unexpired term when
Judge w. L. Neussle was elevated to
the supreme court bench, Judge jan
sonius since has been elected twice
by the voters Of che district who re-"
turned him to office In 1924 and 1928.
Judge J~ansonius was born at Ack-
ley, Iowa, In 1877 and attended the
public schools and Graves Academy
in that city. bater he attended High
land Park College and received his
law degree at the University Of North
Dakota.
Shortly after his graduation he
moved to Wells county where he lived
for many years. practicing at Bow
don and Fessenden. Judge Janson-
ius served for IL years as county
Judge Of Wells county and was acting
in that capacity when appointed to
the district bench.
Associated with his father Is Cliff
ford Jansonius, court reporter, a
graduate Of the class Of 1927 at the
Bismarck high school and an alumnua
Of the University Of North Dakota,
He was appointed Oct. !, 1929, after
he had completed q course at the
Gregg School Of Shorthand at Chi
cago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
REGISTER ACHIEVED
unique DISTINCTION
County Prosecutor Youngest
Man Ever Elected States
Attorney in BurIeigh

George Register. Bismarck. has the
distinction Of being the youngest man
ever elected county prosecutor of Bur-
leigh county and Is n of the young
est men ever to be elected to q SIM
liar position in the state.
Born and raised in Burleigh coun-
ty, Register was elected to office IN
1928 at the age of q.
As q former assistant attorney
general and a member of the law firm
Of Register and Register founded by
his father and uncle, pioneer Bis
marck attorneys. the present states
attorney has been eminently fitted
for the duties he Is now performing.
A graduate of Bismarck high school
and jamestown college, he received
his legal education at the University
of Michigan where he was graduated
in 1926 with a degree Of doctor OF
Jurisprudence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25

Your mothers voice calls in the
night
And fancy watts the wanderer home.
The creaking cart, the paddle wheel,
The ripple Of the light canoe,
The sod turned with the shearing
steel
Your voices calling all day through
Oh, Mother Burleigh let me feel
At last the sod and soul of YOU"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
COURT CLERK DEAN
OF BURLEICH STAFF
Charles Fisher, Native OF Bis.
marck, First Took Office
~ Years Ago

Charles Fisher, clerk of the district
court, has the distinction of being the
oldest county official from the stand
point Of continuous service.
Fisher has been in office since 1909
when he succeeded A. W. Cook. Pre-
vious to that time he had served as
deputy register Of deeds.
During his long term OF office,
Fisher has kept records on 1904 civil
cases, 1921 criminal cases, and pit
juvenile court cases.
In the "a years Fisher has been
custodian Of court records $40 aliens
have filed for second papers In nat
u~raiization proceedings and 637 have
made applications for second papers
Born in Bismarck, Fisher has spent
his entire life in Burleigh county and
Is the only county official to be born
In the county seat.
Associated with Fisher Is his wife
who acts a. his deputy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
FoleyP0em
To Burleigh
WillEndure
Inscribed on a bronze tablet, set in

Inscribed on a bronze tablet, set in
marble in the main lobby Of the new
Burleigh county courthouse, Is an
ode to Burleigh county, written by
James w. Foley, formerly Of Bis
marck, who for many years has en-
joyed a nationwide reputation as one
of the country's leading writer's OF
verse.
AT the time Of the construction Of
the building. 1t was thought 1t would
be peculiarly fitting for a poem,
written to Burleigh county by q man
born and educated here, to have
some appropriate recognition in the
new structure.
Foley has set down his sentiment
for the region Of his birth in two
six-lined stanzas.
EAST, west, north, south, they may
take flight,
The fledglings you have nursed to
roam
The earth but when the shadowy
light
Shall dim to deafening dusk and
gloam,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
REGISTER OF DEEDS
EARNED IN DURLEICH
Fred Swenson, Born in #. Rice
Township, Was Elected to
Office in 1922

Fred Swenson, register Of deeds. Is
a product of Burleigh county with q
record of ~ years continuous resi-
dence in the community.
Born on q farm in Fl. Rice town.
ship in 1884, Swenson received his
education in the county schools and
after graduation became engaged In
farming in the same district.
He was an active farmer until IA
years ago when Ill health forced him
to give up his work.
He moved to Bismarck In 1917 and
elected to office in 1922, taking
office two years later to succeed Rich
ard P~enwarden.
His wife has been his deputy for
the last year and a daughter, MISS
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
Gabbert
Wedding Solemnized

Announcement has been made Of
the marriage July 20 at Wibaux.
Mont, of Miss Caryl leight, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Sleight, New
England, and Leonard Gabbert, son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gabbert, Le-
for. Attendants were Mr.. and Mrs.
Steven Sleight, Plentywood, Mont.
Osborne 8. Elliott, Bismarck, has
left for Fish Lake, Mimi, where he
will spend a week at the summer COT
tage OF Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thomp-
son, Minot.
A graduate Of the New England
high school and the Dickinson Normal
school, the birdie has taught schpl
for the last four years. Mr.. Cab
bert was recently graduated from the
normal at Dickinson and will teach
at Lefor this fall. The couple will
reside at Lefor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes and
daughters Betty and Beverly, GIG
Ninth St., have left on a two weeks
outing in the Lake of the Woods re-
gion in western Ontario.
X X *
Miss Angela Matejeck, 615 Sixth st.,
will leave Monday for Maxbass to
spend a two weeks vacation with her
parents.
Misses Veronica and Jean Hage-
man, Minot, r in Bismarck for a
visit at the home of their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Rohrer, al
Avenue E.
Miss Agnes Murphy, jamestown,
who has been the guest of Mary
White, AT Sixth street, during the
week, left Saturday morning for he1
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G.. Warren. 2l9h
West Thayer avenue, will leave Sat.
urday evening for Fargo, where they
will make their future home. Nsr
Warren, who is factory representa-
tive for the Chevrolet Motor com
pany, has been transferred to tn
Fargo territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne r. Haines, 1917
Avenue B. have as their guests for 9
week OF more Mr.. Haines' brother anc
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Eldor
Haines, and their daughter Barbara
and Mrs. Nellie Barr and HarolC
HaineS. Mrs. Barr is an aunt of MI
Haines and Harold Haines Is hi!
brother. They arrived Friday evening
from their homes in Belvidere, Ill.
making the trip of more than 1.00(
miles in SO hours.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25

Oil is being made from coal by a
British inventor. He has erected q
plant to handle 1000 tors Of coal q
week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
ENGINEER ATKINSON
DOES COUNTY WORK
Has Supervised County I'M
provements Since Appoint
ment 10 Years Ago

Much Of the improvement work
that has been done In Burleigh coun-
ty during the last 20 years has been
under the supervision of T. r. Atkin-
son, veteran county engineer.
Appointed In 1913 to fill the unex-
pired term of John Herald. Atkinson
since has been elected to the same Of
flee eight consecutive times.
In addition to his county office.
Atkinson is city engineer and has
served as state engineer.
Atkinson Is q native Of New Eng
land and received his engineering
education at the University Of Maine.
He came to North Dakota In 1899 to
do engineering work at Fargo.
He will have offices In the new
courthouse.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25

A human can lose about 10 per cent
of his blood and not die.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
Thelma, acts % clerk.
swenson Il the father Of ok chill
dren.
Taxpayer Committee
Meeting Postponed

Members Of Bismarck's taxpayers
committee will meet next Wednesday
evening rather than Monday night, 1t
was announced Saturday by II. r.
Goddard. secretary Of the Association
Of Commerce.
The meeting was postponed because
some Of the committee members will
be out Of the city Monday. The ses-
sion will be held In the city hall 1T 8
o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-26
SEATTLE BOARD MOVES IN CITY
 LIGHT TROUBLE
Secretary George Roberge Is T temporary
 Superintendent

SEATTLE, March 26. - George Roberge. Secretary of the Board of Public Works, today took charge of the City Light Department as tenn porary Superintendent pending agreement between Mayor Frank Edwards and the City Council upon a successor to J. D. Ross, recently dismissed.
 The appointment of Roberge was made possible through the adoption of a rule by the Board of Public Works providing that whenever any position on the Board, which is made up of city department heads, becomes vacant for more than 15 days, the Secretary of the Board takes charge.
 Ross was dismissed on March g. The Mayor has sent in two nom nations for the position of Super intendent but they have been tabled by the Council which has said only Ross's name will be considered.
 Mayor Edwards said he would continue sending names of en- gineers for the post to the Coun- cil at 10-day intervals. If the Mayor fails to have nomination ready within 10 days after each Councilmanic rejection, the Coun- cil could appoint {. successor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-26
TWO ROUND
 TRIPS ARE TO
 MADE WEEKLY
First Plane Leaves Seattle Next Tuesday for
 Capital
SPEED IS INCREASED TO 12O MILES HOUR
Five Calls Are to Be Made on Southeast AL
 aska Route

SEATTLE, March 26.-The semi-weekly airplane passen- ger service is to be resumed next Tuesday by the Alaska Washington Airways.
 Robert Ellis will take the first plane out of Lake Union at 8 o'clock Tuesday morn ing and thereafter planes will leave Tuesdays and Fridays for Southeast Alaska, return ing Sundays and Thursdays.
 The speed of the planes have been increased from 100 to 120 miles an hour. Planes are scheduled to reach Ket- chikan within five hours in- stead of six hours.
 Ports of call on the route are Ketchikan, Wrangell, Pet ersburg, Douglas and Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-26
HUDSON IS ONLY CANDIDATE FOR
 MAYOR OF CITY
Filings Close Without Ad- ditions to Those Made Last Monday

Mayor Thomas B. Judson is tn, only candidate for the office tn he has occupied for four term Time for filing candidates f. , municipal positions to be filled ( the election Tuesday, April ', ey pired at o'clock last night, an none except him made declar ation of candidacy for the mayor atty That he will be elect again to succeed himself is virtu ally certain.
 For the three councilmanic po- sitions, there were no filings in ad- rftin to those made last Monday There are four aspirants for the three places.
 Mayor Heads Citizens Ticket On the Citizens Ticket with th> Mayor, there are three council can aidate5-G E Krause, incumbent; Gunnar Blomgren, and John B Green.
 The fourth councilmanic candi- date is D. M. Bothwell, incumbent
 The term of Mayor is one year The term of councilman is two years.
 | Citizens to be eligible to vote al the approaching election must have registered this year. There are 350 names on the books.
 Open at Night
 The registration lists will remain open until Saturday. April 4. Fol the accommodation of day work. CTS, City Clerk H. R. Shepard vii keep his office open for registra- tion until o'clock Thursday, Fri. day and Saturday nights of next week.
 At the noon luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce tc. day Territorial Sc ator Allel Shattuck, of Juneau, suggested Z change in the law that would pro- vide for permanent registration thus doing away with annually re- current registrations on the par of the permanent residents of . community. The proposal was re. ferred by Dr. w, w. Council Pres ! ident of the Chamber, to it's Legis- latve Committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-26
ALASKA JUNEAU STOCK GOES UP;
 NEW YEAR HIGH
Regular Dividend to Be Paid During Month
 of May

NEW YORK, March 26.- Following announcement that the regular 10 cent dividend of the Alaska Juneau for the stockholders of cord on April 10 will be paid on May 1, the stock today reached a new high for the year at 101s.
 Other quotations today are as follows:
 American Can 126as. Anaconda Copper 34A, Bethlehem Steel 62ss General Motors 45k, Granby Con- solidated 19, International Harvest CT 545s, Kennecott 26s, Packard Motors 97s, Simmons Beds 18, Stan dard Brands 195s, Standard Oil of California A, Standard Oil of New Jersey 441A, United Aircraft 37s4 |, U. s. Steel 1854, Curtiss Wright 47s, Hudson Bay 57s, General Foods 541s, Checker Cab 14A, IA 14h.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-26
NEW CHARGES
 MADE AGAINST G0v. HARTLEY
Attorney General Dunbar Presents New Phases,
 Loan Assn. Probe

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 26- Attorney General Dunbar said he is willing to act for the receiver of the Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association of Seattle despite the veto of Gov. R. H. Hartley of the $15,000 to defray legal expenses in connection with liquidation of the institution.
 The Attorney general accused Gov. Harley of attempting to pre- vent exposure of transaction whereby Jay Thomas, State Printer and chief Hartley political advisor, received $500 from the institu- ton.
 The Attorney General also said the Governor received free use of the KJR radio station for his cam paign speeches and further said this broadcasting station was un- lawfully financed by the Puget Sound Savings and Lean h-s1c,a- ton which fact was known or should have been known to the Supervisor of the savings and loans associations He further said the Supervisor, appointee of the Cover nor, had made no examination of the affairs of the Seattle associa- tion during the past six years and the public may judge the why as to the reasons for failure to make an inspection"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-26
Cab Driuer Wins
 Unpaid-for Cur
 By High Finance

been no real sale-only a rental contract-would not go at all. Who, the judge asked would be so fool ish as to rent a car for the regula.' sale price?
 Next the court called in apprais- CTS to consider Alvarado's claim for s10 a day while he was de- prived of the use of his means of livelihood. They finally settled on s5 day for 260 days-a total of S1 ,30o-for the company to pay the driver. The court further ordered that the car be returned to AL varado
 Hence the taxi mans enforced idleness of nearly nine months more than paid the balance on the purchase price.