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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
CHANGES IN GERMAN
WAR PAYMENTS ARE
OPPOSED BY BRAND
Foreign Minister Tells Deputies
He Will Not BE Pulled
Into Anything

Paris. June 10.-(P)-Foreign Min
lister Aristide BRAND Is opposed to
an international conference to revise
Germany's war reparation payments.
He told the chamber Of deputies
Tuesday the nation need not be
alarmed over the Anglo German con-
ference last weekend, for he would
be on his guard against any attempt
to reopen the subject.
1.-THE Young plan has been recent
ly applied" he said. There can be
no question of revising 1t since it
has definite character. II contains
within itself definite possibilities for
Germany. She will use them. per-
haps-it Is to her interest to- do so.
But from that to proceed to talk
Of new international conference on
the debt question is long transition.
Be sure that Frances foreign minister
will not let himself be pulled into
anything"
On the other hand, he said, the
future welfare of France and Ger
many will best be served by q policy
of cooperation.
The foreign minister conceded that
such demonstrations as that Of the
steel helmet organization at Breslau
recently were hindrance to peaceful
relations between the two countries.
II have not ceased to plead with
the German government that 1t
should halt such manifestations" he
declared. "The last was deplorable
and regrettable."
He reminded his hearers, however,
that "a Bruening government Is pre-
ferable to Hitler government, which
might one day come into power"
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
Duncan Wallace
Wins in Contest
Polls 4,499 Votes to Win Free
Vacation Trip to Yellow.
stone National Park
ROBERT ]. CUSSNER SECOND
Victor and Runner-Up Far
Ahead Of Other Seven Boys
Entered in Contest

Duncan Wallace. grandson Of Mr..
and Mrs. D. J. McGillis, 814 Fourth
ST., polled 4,499 votes to win the Boy
Scout Popularity Contest sponsored
by The Tribune and the Paramount
Theatre, according to returns on the
ballots cast in the race. Nine Of the
10 scout troops in Bismarck nominat-
ed their most popular member to
make the city-wide race with a free
vacation trip to the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park as the prize. The trip
will be arranged by the Northern
Pacific railroad and the date upon
which 1t will start will be announced
later. 1t will last week.
Robert John Gussner polled 2,903
votes to take second place in the race
and he and Wallace were far ahead
Of other contestants. The votes polled
by other than the leaders were: Ralph,
Rand 9l8; Clarence Finlayson 634;
Richard Schmidt 464; Jack Mayo AL ;
Howard Byrne 1856: Robert Griffin
A; Robert McCurdy 81.
Bruce Murphy, certified public ac-
countant, was appointed by the con-
test board to check and verify the
returns.
AS expected by the contest board
the heaviest poll was recorded On the
last day in the contest. Ballots were
printed in The Tribune daily from
June 2 to 8 inclusive and the idea OF
the contest was to see which of the
boys entered could poll the largest
number of votes. Neither entrants
nor their friends were required to buy
anything to obtain ballots. They
were delivered daily to the homes ol
Tribune subscribers.
In order. 10 avoid any hint Of com.
mercialisrn. the Tribune printed. thu
ballots only in its home edition. elm
mating them from its noon edition
which is sold on the streets but not
delivered to the homes. This wa:
done in an effort to make sure that
every vote was bona fide.
Wallace, 4 member of the troop
sponsored by the Bismarck Rotary
club, received strong support from the
members Of that organization, it de-
veloped Wednesday when the unotfi-
cial result was announced at the club
meeting.
Murphy's report, which was ver-
ification Of the count made by the
contest board, showed that 10,14O bal
lots were cast in the contest.
On the oasis OF minimum OF
1900 copies Of The Tribune distribute
ed daily in Bismarck. the maximum
possible count for the seven days dur
ing which the ballots were printed
was Is, 400 votes.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
Policeman Routed
BY Toothless Dog

Evanston. Ill..' June lo.-tR-
Policeman Ivan Rubin reasoned
that . police dog should know .
policeman, but he was mistaken.
Down the street he ran. with
the police dog at his heels.
The residents in the neighbor-
hood laughed about 1t, which puz-
zled Policeman Rubin, but did not
keep him from continuing his
flight.
After several blocks the dog
overlook the fleeing officer. The
ANIMALS jaw closed on Ivan's
arm. He yelled. The neighbors
laughed. for they knew that the
dog had been toothless for years.
But Ivan got even. He had the
dog put in the pound on . charge
Of failing to recognize "a officer
Of the law.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
Northwest Chicago
Bank Closes Doors

Chicago, June 10.-(ReThe North
western Trust and Savings bank, one
Of the largest on the northwest side,
failed to open its doors Wednesday
morning as the result Of heavy with
drawals the last two days.
Deposits as Of March Is were $l4.-
100000. A neighboring northwest side
bank and one In the south side negro
district also voluntarily closed = the
result Of heavy Withdrawals.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
NORRIS NAMED TO
WEST VIRGINIA JOB
State Railroad Board Engineer
to Head Public Service Staff
in Eastern State

Charleston, W. Va. June 10-(P)-
Appointment of Earle H. Morris,
valuation engineer Of North Dakota
as its chief engineer. effective July l,
has been announced by the Public
Service Commission.
Morris, a graduate Of Purdue uni
versity, for II years has been head Of
the engineering, valuation and statis-
tical department Of the board OF
railroad commissioners Of North Da-
kota. Prior to Joining the North Da-
kota board in 1920 he served for three
years as assistant engineer Of the
public Service Commission Of In
diana.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
Sheriff Testifies
In MerricOurt Case

Valley City, N. D., June 10.-R)-
That merchandise recovered In the
ROY Michaelson car was part OF the
Merricourt store robbery loot was
testimony given by Sheriff B. w.
Crandall Of Dickey county in district
court Tuesday.
Henry and Fred Bossart and John
Ellingson are standing trial on
charges of grand larceny in connec-
tion with robbery of the Merricourt
store. ;,
His statements were corrooorated
by w. E. Tibbles and George and
Fred Biederstedt, who accompanied
the sheriff at the time Michaelson
was fatally shot while he and four
others were being taken to Glendale
for questioning.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
KirkWOOd Defeated
In French Tourney

Deauville, France, June 10.-(R-
Aubrey Boomer, British-born profess
sional of the st. Cloud club, France.
Wednesday scored record-equaing
81 in the last round Of the French
open golf championship for a 72-hole
total Of 29l. and the lead with halt
the field in.
Percy Alliss, also British.bred but
professional of a Berlin club, temper
arily took second place with q last
round of q "a and total Of 202.
They displaced Thomas Genta,
open champion of Argentina, who led
at the end Of the third round with
2l5 but faltered on his final Wednes-
day to take q 78 and trail Alliss by
two strokes.
Joe Kirkwood, the trick shot max
er of New York, who was only three
strokes behind Genta at the end OF
the third round, went to pieces on
the last mine, and needed an 30 for
mo
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
STATISTICS SHOW
| GOVERNMENT COSTS
RISING IN STATE
Figures Jump From $5.7o in
1918 to $12.53 in 1929,
Says Census Bureau
$1o,7l6,42e IS COLLECTED
Net indebtedness Is Placed at
$1.92 Per Capita Compared
With 5000 in 1918
$19,7l6,42e IS COLLECTED

Cost of operating the government
Of North Dakota increased from $5.78
per capita In 1918 to $l2.53 per capita
In 1929, according to figures compiled
by the federal census bureau and an
nounced Wednesday. The figures are
based on an estimated population for
North Dakota In 1929 Of 676,700.
OF total payments Of $8,477 ,09l on
which the figure of $l2.53 per capita
is based, 81 ,430,227 were apportioned
to the minor civil divisions of the
state for education purposes.
The governments analysis Of the
operations Of the state government
follows:
In 1928 the comparative per capita
for operation and maintenance of
general departments was $12.58, and
In 1918, $5.78. The payments for
operation and maintenance of public
service enterprises in 1929 amounted
to $3,928, 1853; interest on debt, 81 $685.
487; and outlays for permanent i'm
provements, 1851 500. The total
payments, therefore, for operation
and maintenance of general depart
ments and public service enterprises,
for interest and outlays were $18,006,-
AS. The totals include all payments
for the year. whether made from
current revenues or from the proceeds
Of bond issues.
OF the governmental costs reported
$4.000,648 was for highways, $l,257.
100 being for maintenance and
$2,743,539 for construction.
> Revenues ---t-.-.-
"The total revenue receipts were
$18,716, ,428, or $27.66 per capita. This
was $4,341 ,682 more than the total
payments of the year, exclusive Of the
payments for permanent improve
ments, and s709,983 more than the
total payments including those fo1
permanent improvements. This ex-
cess of revenue receipts is reflected
In reduction of debt. and in purchase
of investments, not shown in this
summary. Property and special taxes
represented 22.9 per cent of the total
revenue for 1929, 24.l per cent for
1928, and 3l.7 per cent for 1918. The
increase in the amount Of property
and special taxes collected was 1916
per cent from 1918 to 1929, but there
was a decrease Of 4.8 per cent from
Continued on page three)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
Maureen Orcutt Is
Beaten in Tourney

Portmarnock. Ireland. June 10.--(R
|-Maureen Orcutt, Englewood, N. j.,
only American challenger for the
British ladies golf championship, was
eliminated In her third-round l8-hole
match Wednesday BY Miss Elsie Cor
lett, Z and 8.
Miss Diana Fishwick, defending
champion. tailed to survive the third
round, bowing 10 MiA y. rimm on
the 18th green. 1dtss mid Wilscn.
who won the qualifying naedAl easily
defeated Miss Goats 8 and B.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
TEXAS GUINAN TO RENO

New York, June l0.-(F-Texas
Guinan, back from q trip to France
which she says cost her 80 grand"
because that country debarred her
and her girls, Is thinking OF recoup.
ing in Reno. She says she has had
a fabulous offer to run . night club
there.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
Communists Protest
Negroes Execution

Dresden, Germany, June 10.-(R-
Bottles were thrown by Communist
youths Tuesday night at an office
building containing the American
consulate.
The bottles contained messages
saying "down with American murder
and imperialism" hail the brotherly
union OF black and white young pro-
letarians," and down with the bloody
lynch law on our Negro comrades"
The Communist newspaper, Ar
beiterstimme. said the disturbance
was q protest by revolutionary young
workers against the impending exc
cution of eight young Negro workers
in the United States"
Eight Negroes are under sentence
In Scottsboro. Alabama. to be exc
cuted July 10 as . result Of their
conviction Of attacks on two white
girls.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-06-10
The Weather,

Unsettled Wednesday night, Thur
day, no decided change.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
find LINDSAY
GUILTY, SECOND
DECREE MURDER
Altman Jury Convicts Sc
attic Slayer of Wife
on Fifth Ballot

SEATTLE, Dec. %. - Everett
Frank Lindsay has been convicted
of second degree murder for the
staying of his wife in February
last year.
The jury, all men, reached the
verdict on the fifth ballot and
deliberated three hours and fiji
teen minutes.
No appeal will be asked.
Lindsay entered a plea of self
defense.
Sentence will be passed later
and can be from ten years to life
Imprisonment
Only a few minutes before the
jury came in, Lindsay told a de-
tective: well, I guess I'll swing
all right"
The defense insisted the State
failed to establish an element of
generalization necessary for a con-
viction of first degree murder.
Lindsay's story was that his wife
threw hot coffee in his face the
morning of the day of the murder
which SO enraged him that he kill
ed her with a hammer he had used
in repair work. The body of Mrs.
Lindsay was found buried in the
back yard of the family home two
months after she was killed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
OPPOSITION TO
MORATORIUM IS
FIGHTING HARD
Supporters Of Measure
Meet Oratory with Pas
sive Resistance

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Under
heavy batteries of embittered OPP
position, the Senate supporters of
the measure to approve the Presi-
dents moratorium tried again to-
day to win, through passive resist
ence. They hoped for ratification
by tonight.
In the meantime holiday plans
are still up in the air.
Signs Veterans Bill
With President Hoover's signature
added, the first appropriation bill
of S2O0,OO0,0O0 IS in effect and the
Veterans Board is permitted to
resume making loans on veterans
compensation certificates.
May Refuse to Pay for Wheat
The indications are that the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee will re-
ject the Farm Boards request to
be paid for the 100000 bushels
of wheat the Senate proposes to
give the unemployed.
Arms Conference Will Be Long
Secretary of State Henry L. Slim
son expects the World Arms Con-
ference at Geneva, beginning in
February, to last for seven or eight
months. This is shown in his re-
quest for about a half million dol
lars for the expense Of the Ameri-
can delegation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
K|DNAP GIRL;
BODY LOCATED
IN BASEMENT
No Trace of Alb ductor
Found = Crime o.
ours IN Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. o.
The body of Marian Mclean, kid
mapped last Thursday, was today
found in a basement near her
home by firemen who had been
taken off regular duty to hunt
for her No trace of the victims
abductors has been found.
The little girl had been attacked
and death was probably caused by
strangulation. The body had not
been in the basement for long.
The little face was tear stained
indicating she had been crying con-
siderably before killed.
The body was still clad in a
blue chinchilla coat she wore when
she disappeared last Thursday.
The girl had been ill for some
time and was allowed to go out
on the street for the first time on
Thursday for fresh air.
1t is believed Marin was killed
elsewhere than where found.
The police theorized that the
girl had been abducted by a de-
generate and she would not be
found alive.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
STOCK PRICES
TAKE ADVANCE.
QUIET TRADING
Regain Ground Lost Yes
terday = Issues Up
| to Z Points

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Financial
markets generally crept high today
in quiet trading and stocks regain
ed ground lost yesterday.
Advances of one to two points
were numerous.
The turnover totaIled 100000
shares.
There was some irregularity in
the bond market.
Rail lines were generally higher
along with other issues.
The Hungarian moratorium APP
pears to have been discounted in
advance and is not regarded as of
particular importance SO far as
the United States is concerned.
Among the issues up a point or
two today are United States Steel,
General Electric, New York Cen
trail, Union Pacifis, National Bis
cult, Sears, Roebuck, Consolidated
Gas, American Telephone and Tele-
graph, Santa Fe and Allied Chem
ical.
Auburn was up 10 points and
Homestake more than five.
Bethlehem Steel was soft, off one
point
Oils recovered after an early
setback.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
JOHN PEPPER
MARTIN GIVEN
SPORTS HONOR
Declared to Be Outstanding
Individual for Year
of 1881

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-To John
Pepper" Martin, hero of the World
Series, belongs the distinction of
turning in the outstanding individ-
ual achievements in sports during
1881.
This is the overwhelming opin-
ion of American sports writers and
editors.
Martin is singled out as the in
dividual star of the year by 60 out
of a total of 112 experts. This is
slightly more than SO per cent,
giving him clear majority over
all other candidates combined.
Miss Helene Madison, of Sc
attic, is placed sixth on the list.
by capturing every one of the
16 free style official women's
swimming records, Miss Madison
is fully entitled to be conceded the
outstanding individual performer
of the year." wrote one sports OBJ
server. mo other woman SWIM
mer has ever done this remarkable
stunt"
Miss Madison is placed ahead
of Max Schmeling and Albie
Booth.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Surprises
aplenty are in store for the boy
and girl when they unwrap their
toys this Christmas morning.
For toyland has spent busy
year developing new form of toys
to please every taste, and the serv-
ices of modern psychologists have
been enlisted to give them variety
and appeal
Mechanical toys exhibited at the
Leipzig Fair in Germany this year
and which are now on toy counters
throughout the world show more
ingenuity than ever before.
The newest engineering marvels
have been reproduced in lifelike
miniature. The sophisticated child
of 1881 will find his fondest dreams
realized.
There are dredging machines,
derricks, complete miniature dams,
mortar mixers, oil wells, shovels
and trip hammers-all in actual
operation by clock and electric de-
vices.
The newest toy railroads are
equipped with systems Of unseen
control so that the entire oper-
alton is controlled from a single
switchboard.
Standard makes of cars are re-
produced in lifelike manner.
One of the seasons novelties is
the railway engine vacumobile
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
Toys that Whirl, Talk and
Walk Are to Giue Surprise
to Children on Christmas

which is propelled cheaply and
safely by an ingenious use Of
vacuum
The kitchens, bedrooms and bath
rooms of up-to-date apartments
are found in miniature with cleo
trio lights, running water, fire.
places, telephones, radio and even
mechaical refrigerators
Other new toy novelties that are
calculated to bring explanations
of surprise and joy from the boy
and girl are the cinema motor car
with operator in action, the cata-l
putt sailing aviator and the sound
film sets.
An Everything
Added to these are new sky
scraper blocks, circus trains with
toy animals that perform-pon
that are vastly improved over the
old hobby horses, marionette shows
and miniature gardens.
Dolls-whole families of them
are the height of perfection this
year. They sing, walk, talk, and
dance, and are designed to be real
companions for the girls.
Giving life to toyland seems II
have been the aim of manufactur-
ers this year and how well they
succeeded is evidenced by the NOV
ing, whirling, talking and shrie1E
ing toys seen and heard around IL
toy counters, q
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
Duncan Sisters,
Once MiIIionaires,
File as Bankrupts

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. o.
Rosetta and Vivian Duncan, who,
perhaps are better known in their
stage characters of Topsy and Eve,
than in their real-life roles, are
broke. Three Years ago they said
they were worth more than $1,000
900, but now their names are on a
voluntary bankruptcy petition filed
in Federal Court.
The exact status of their assets
and liabilities was not listed in the
petition
Gold mines with no gold, worth
less stocks, the fickleness of Wall
Street, and signatures on too many
dotted lines are responsible, Vivian
now the wife of Nils Asther, film
actor, related,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
ALASKA BILLS
INTRODUCED IN
HOUSE MONDAY
Two Deal with Fisheries
and Four Are for Priv
ate Interests

Six bills, including four private
measures by Delegate Wickersham,
relating to Alaska were introduced
Monday in Congress, according to
Associated Press dispatches re-
ceived by The Empire. The other
two dealt with salmon fisheries.
One of the latter requires owners
of salmon canneries to report,
prior to beginning operations, their
location for the season. The
other would prohibit salmon caught
unlawfully from being brought into
the United States
The Wickersham bills were: to
authorize the town of Petersburg
to issue bonds not to exceed $780,
900 to enlarge the towns light,
water and sewer systems; to revise
the boundaries of Mckinley Ma
tional Park; to reimburse Judge
Frank A. Boyle for injuries re-
ceived while in the service of the
Government as United States Com
missioner at Juneau; and to give
SO acres of land on the east shore
of MONT Bay to the Yakutat 81
Southern Railroad upon relinquish-
ment of its 60-acre terminal also
located on Monti Bay.
The bill seeking to compel can
ners to report plant location is
understood to be similar to meas
ure before Congress last year. 1t
was aimed at controlling floating
canneries. 1t would license plants
on designated locations and pro-
hibit their removal to any other
point during the season covered by
the license.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
POST OFFICE
SWAMPED BY
SANTA PLEAS
San Francisco Officials Plan
to Answer Juvenile
Requests
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. %.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 20.
Postal reguls tons and Juvenile
belief that Santa Claus lives In
Alaska or at the North Pole, COM
bined to shower the local postoffice
with thousands of sticky, scrawly
unstamped letters.
These letters disclosed young Am-
erica's Christmas joys and troubles
and desires for this year.
So great is the number of letters
and SO wide is the appeal, that the
postal authorities have organized q
movement assuring every hopeful
youngster of receiving a present or
a greeting from Santa Claus.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-22
Involuntary Drunk Plea
Wins Slayer Acquittal

PALMYRA, Mo, Dec. 22.-Add
involuntary drunkenness" to the
long list of defense pleas. 1t won
Clarence Baker, negro, acquittal
on a homicide charge.
Involuntary drunkenness, tn c
court held, really can happen. It's
intoxication brought about "by
fraud, fear or force"
Baker, testimony at the trial in
dicated, killed a man at a wedding
celebration after the latter had in
fluenced him to drink,