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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-20
Man Pnrtu Plans

Howdy Club will meet at 8 on
Thursday at the Chamber Of Com
MERGE building to plan for a Bowery
party scheduled for June 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-20
Don t Take
Work From
Needy Plea

Usually. in recent years. the college
Girl has been reasonably sure Of getting
some kind Of employment upon gradua-
ton. But what are her chances today,
in the midst of worldwide trade depres-
sion and with thousands iobIess? This
new problem confronting the girl grad
uate is discussed in the following illu-
minating article which Virginia c. Gill
dersleeve. distinguished woman educator
and dean of Barnard COLLEGE. has writ
ten exclusively for The Times Service.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
WOMAN IS HIT BY
AUTOMOBILE; dies
Companion Is Seriously In.
iured as Result Of Roadside
Accident Near Belcourt

Belcourt, N. D., July 13.-(R-Mrs.
Edward Holland, IS, was fatally In
jured and Mary Pays, IS, Is in an un-
conscious condition as the result OF
being struck by an automobile while
walking along the highway here Sat-
urday night.
Both are Of Belcourt.
They were rushed to the Indian
Agency hospital here, where Mrs,
Holland died about four hours later
She suffered fractured ribs and in
ternal injuries. Mary Pays has been
unconscious since the accident. She
is suffering from a broken leg and
other possible injuries. Hospital at
taches expect her to recover, how
ever.
Warren Lane. 20, driver Of the au-
tomobile. and his two companions,
all Of Rolla, were en- route to Dun
seth at the time Of the accident. All
three are awaiting the arrival here Of
States Attorney d. j. McLennan Of
Rolette county.
Mrs. Holland and Miss Pays were
returning to their homes in Belcourt
after having visited west Of town In
the interests Of the church here.
They were walking along the right
side Of the road, and dim lights on
the Lane a are believed to be re-
sponsible for the accident.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
EXPECT NEARLY 500
FOR KIWANIS RALLY
DAY PROGRAM HERE
All Club Members and Their
Families to Inspect New
Buildings Here

Nearly 500 Burleigh county resi-
dents are expected to attend the Bur-
leigh County Rally Day sponsored by
the Bismarck Kiwanis club Tuesday,
according to H. o. Putnam, county
agent. He said that 438 acceptances
had been received at his office Mon
day morning and more were expected
in the afternoon.
Invitations to attend have been
extended to all All club members and
their families resident in Burleigh
county.
The party will meet at the World
War Memorial building at 10 q. m.
From there it will go to the new court
house for a tour OF inspection. Fol-
lowing this a tour Of the World War
Memorial building will be made.
During the noon hour a picnic
lunch will be served by the Kiwanians
at the Memorial building.
The afternoons program will con-
sist Of a free show at the Capitol
theater followed by tours through the
plants Of the Western Baking com
pany and the Bismarck Tribune.
Arrangements have been made so
that those wishing to climax the
days festivities with q dip In the
city swimming pool may do so, Put
nam said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13

one Of the worlds greatest aero
nautical designers.
Three years after he survived
the encounter with the mosquito
Sikorsky built the worlds first
two-motored plane and ever since
he has been an advocate Of extra
power. for to him the mosquito
was . symbol OF all the things
that can happen to . motor
which might spell disaster II but
one engine is available.
The flying boat with wheel gear
for landings on earth. nearing
completion in the sikorsky fac
tory near Bridgeport Is the
largest plane ever built except
the German DO-X and the
largest intended for regular COM
mercial service.
It Is Is feet long. has = ia foot
wing spread. Is - feet high from
the ground to the top Of the
cabin. with IS single wing high
above that, and has = cabin 50
feet long accommodating 20 pas.
sengers and . crew OF five. It
should b ready for It's first flying
tests the end Of this month and
when al tests ars completed viii
60 into service On the Caribbean
Line Of PAn-Amortcan Always.
A sister ship = already begun
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Worlds Largest Commercial Plane
Will Be Ready for Service Soon

New York, July l3.-R-The
largest commercial airplane In
the world is nearing completion
in Connecticut and it can trace
its ancestry directly to . mos
quito which lived and died in
Russia In 1910.
In that year q young man Of a
abandoned experiments he had
been conducting with . helico-
peter and built his first airplane.
To the considerable surprise Of
his friends the plane flew. Ia
: times. But on the 18th hop the
engine died In midair and the
plane crashed to demolition.
The young inventor, unframed.
set about discovering the reason
for the engines sudden cessation.
BY the process Of elimination, he
came to the gas line. He blew
through 1t and out came one de-
funct mosquito which had clogged
the fuel line and thus, as it
turned out, given its life for the
advancement Of science.
planes will never be SAFE" the
inventor decided, 80 long q 90
feeble . thing Is . mosquito can
destroy the power plant.
Thus the idea Of multi-motored
planes was born IA the mind Of
Igor sikorsky. later to become
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
TO DEM0bILIZE At
G.. N. I. CAMP HERE
Student Band to Give Concert
at Post Grounds Tonight
From Seven to Eight

Generalization Of students at the
Citizens Military Training Camp will
commence Tuesday morning when the
routine Of turning in equipment. pay
ing off the students, issuing civilian
clothing and other attendant details
will occupy officers and members OF
the battalion.
Generalization Is expected to be
completed Wednesday.
Tonight the @. M. T. G. band will
give q concert on the post grounds
from seven until eight o'clock. Fol-
lowing the concert. q program will
be given under the sponsorship Of the
Lions club Of Bismarck.
A board Of officers has been ap-
pointed to determine the recipients Of
awards for various phases Of camp
activity and q list of winners Of ath-
letic, scholastic and military con-
tests is being prepared. Winners will
be announced Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
Hard-E Earned Hoard
S~quandered by Boy

Chicago. July 13.-(ReFor ten
years Mrs. Rose Amato boarded
the money she earned from her
grocery store, until she had &C.
cumulated 5000, which she con-
cealed In three rolls Of bills be-
hind some tomato cans on q top
shelf.
Today she had left from these
years Of saving, $91 In cash. two
bicycles, two air rifles and one
swimming suit.
The explanation was given. po-
lice said, by her 1~3-year-old son,
Johnny, who found the three rolls
Of bills, and then went among his
friends to see an end was put to
the business depression In the
Maxwell street district. Laden
with $40. $40 and $50 bills,
Johnny and his associates flocked
to the stores. He began talking
to the police = short time after
he had given his mother the BIZ
cycles. air rifles and swimming
suit. From two q his cnmpan-
ions the 4ol was recovered
Mrs. Amato put the ~ back
behind The tomato canss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
Alphabet Used to
Name is Children

Bowman, Ca. July l3.-R-Foz
family nomenclature Mr.. and Mrs
John r. CHM. who live near here.
recommend the alphabetical system
especially for . family with 16 chill
dren.
Relative ages, they find, are easily
called to mind and all elements Of
error virtually are elirninted In giving
. complete enumeration.
Their children are named As fol-
lows: Brodie, Corbin, Dorcas. Ell.
mira, Feszan, Gregor, Hassie, Ithmar
Jessie. Kester, Lisbon, HANSON. Mel
son, Ornice, Pascal and Quater.
Ten Of the children now are mar.
ried and have children Of their own
The family's aversion to the letter
A was unexplained.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
Popular Young Bismarck Wo.
man Succumbs After Six
Month Fight for Life
TO BE BURIED WEDNESDAY
Offices Of Railroad Board Are
Draped in Black; Wreath
Laid on Desk

Miss Mary Parsons, 81, prominent
young Bismarck woman, and secre-
tary Of the state board Of railroad
commissioners, died at her home 81
514 Sixth St., early Monday morning
following q lingering illness.
Stricken six motnhs ago. Miss Par.
sons strength failed gradually. death
coming at about three q. N.
Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday at st. Mary's church at nine
a. m, Rev. Father John Stag officiat-
ing.
The body will lie in state at the
Perry Funeral Home Tuesday eve
ming.
Miss Parsons was born at jackson
Mimi, February I, 1900. Coming tt
Bismarck with her parents as q child
she was educated in the public
schools Of the city and later attended
the University of Minnesota
She accepted q position as stenog-
rapher with the state board OF rail-
IUdO COIIlIIlloo1OI1clS III 40HVe AAA OAA
usually competent young woman
Miss Parsons showed such aptitude
for her work that she was made CHIEF
clerk on April /, 1926. Less than a
year later she was made secretary Of
the board to become one Of the most
prominent young women In the state
The offices Of the railroad commits
sion were draped in black Monday
and a wreath lay on her desk as EVIL
dence Of the high esteem In which
she was held by her associates.
Through her long residence in Bis
marck, Miss Parsons had become
widely known In social and politica
circles.
The death Of Miss Parsons was the
third death within the immediate
family during the last year. Hel
father l.. M. Parsons. pioneer tele.
phone man, died here suddenly June
q and a brother, Will, died last fall.
Besides her mother, Miss Parsons
leaves two brothers and two sisters
They are F. M. and Paul Parsons Of
Omaha, Agnes Of Rochester, MINI.
| and Genevieve Of Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
WOMEN ARE
INJURED WHEN CAR
GOES into DITCH
Marie Huber, Rita Murphy and
Mrs. L. c. Parker Are in Car
rington Hospital

Three Bismarck women are in q
Darlington hospital suffering from
minor injuries and a Mayville woman
is in the same hospital suffering from
q fractured shoulder sustained in an
automobile accident nine miles from
Cooperstown Sunday afternoon.
The injured are Miss Marie Huber,
Burleigh county superintendent Of
schools: Miss Rita Murphy, teacher In
the Bismarck high school; Mrs. L. c.
Parker, Bismarck, visiting demon
strator for the department of public
instruction, and Miss Helen Westo-
phal, instructor on the faculty Of the
state normal school at Mayville.
According to the victims, the acct
dent occurred when their car was
crowded off the road by another car,
throwing them in the ditch.
The women were picked up by Cap
tain Will Smith and Dr.. Anders OF
Cooperstown. who drove them to the
Darlington hospital.
Hospital attendants at Darlington
said Monday that the patients were
doing well.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
LEADERS HOPE TO
AVERT FINANCIAL
ruin OF COUNTRY
Government Guarantees All De-
posts as s3o,0oo,ooo Bank
Goes Overheard
QUICK CREDIT Is NECESSITY
Outside World Watches With
Anxiety as Runs Are Staged
on Other Banks
(By The Associated presSl

Germany's financial distress re-
suited in collapse of the $50 000. 900
Darmstaedeter und National bank
and the government has aiken over
guarantees in connection with the
suspension of payments.
The cabinet is in almost constant
session. Hans Luther, head Of the
Reischbank. left the meeting Monday
to fly to Basel where the world bank
directors will consider Germany's
plight and measures to relieve it.
At Paris the German ambassador
informed the government that Chan
cellor Bruening is not likely 10 DIN
for a conference until the situation
at home is relieved. London. watch
ing from the sidelines, will send For
eign Secretary Henderson to Paris on
the way to a conference at Berlin
and Prime Minister Macdonald will
leave on Friday for the Berlin meet
ing.
Secretary Stimson at Rome is tax
ing nc direct hand in the develop
ments and Secretary Mellon at Cap
Ferrat is making no comment.
The stock markets In all the cap
itals were weak on the uncertain sit
uation in Germany.
At Washington it was said Presi-
dent Hoover was giving his undivided
attention to the German situation.
Face Two Problems
Two grave problems faced the di-
rectors of the bank for international
settlements in their monthly session
Monday as they wrestled In Basel
with ways and means Of saving Ger
many from financial ruin.
One was the necessity Of obtaining
quick, substantial credit for the
Reich.
The other was reaching an agree
ment upon the method by which
France will deposit the guarantee
fund Of 500, 900 900 marks (about
$780, 00. 000) for loans to other repair
alton receivers who are affected by
the suspension Of German payments
under the Hoover moratorium.
American banking interests are
understood by the Hoover admins
tration to be ready to assist European
Continued on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
PERSONS DEAD
FROM MISHAPS IN
NORTHWEST STATES
Drownings and Auto Accidents
Take Heavy Toll; One Dead
in North Dakota

st. Paul. July i3.-R-Automobile
mishaps and drownings took Is lives
in the Northwest during the week.
end. In addition. many were injured
several critically.
Three lives we're lost when a row.
boat overturned on Big Turtle Lake,
about "a miles north Of Deer River.
Two others, in the same boat, swan
400 yards and saved their lives.
The dead:
Arnold Meyer, Is. Duluth. drowned
in Big Turtle Lake.
Mark Cuppernull, SO. MARCEL,
Mimi, drowned in Big Turtle Lake.
Ralph Sherman. IS, MARCEL. MINI,
drowned in Big Turtle Lake.
Mrs. =. p. Heffelfinger, 30. Mime
apolis. injured fatally when a over
turned near Royalton.
william Galbraith, Marshall. killed
at Balaton when truck overturned.
Mrs. George Strong, 60, Mitchell, s.
D., killed when machine upset near
Parkston.
MILD. 31dtU1C 0Il61lUd4 AC4, 0CIO4C,
Wis, injured fatally in an automobile
collision in Minneapolis.
Mrs. P. H. Schweitzer, IS. Mime
apolis, injured fatally in an automo-
bile accident near Shakopee.
A 13-year-old nephew Of Mrs.
schweitzer. John Schweitzer. Maple
ton, suffered a fractured skull and
Monday was in serious condition.
Mrs. Edward Holland. IS, struck by
car while walking along highway near
Belcourt, N. D.
Axel q. Miller. a., Comstock. Min
nesota. instantly killed about 8 p. m.
Sunday when the car he was criving
crashed headon with another ma
chine four miles south of Fargo, N.
D. Leslie Jackson, marine Of Saint
Croix, Washington county. Minnesota,
Continued on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
Indian Shriners Make
Big Hit at Cleveland

Cleveland. July l3.-R-It was
Ohio's day Monday at the convention
Of the mobiles Of the mystic Shrine
assembled here from over NORTH
America. Is 10000 uniformed mem
bers OF six temples in the state parad-
ed through downtown streets.
Nearly q score Of special trans
bearing their gaily bedecked passen-
gers arrived at Cleveland stations yes
terday and q like number wa expect
ed today, bringing . total Of approx
mately 100, 900 Shriners, their relatives
and friends:
Sunday the biggest event vas the
arrival Of Imperial Potentate HBten A.
Fletcher Of Rochester. N. r. who VA
received BY . crowd Of about 2oy0o0.
A dash Of the Wild west was added
to the colorful throneS when meme
beers Of the Mandan Shrine club q -
zagN Temple. Fargo, n. p. s1efUod
from the train. They ware 6FeGbe4 -
Indians with their tacos U1g painted.
They aaid two Of thar mea1bofs wore
fullhlooded tribeamon, Uh1o tholr
chief. Colonel u !. Wsack,. ~ heon
lindnc3a4 lln1e ~ G9 1a1DA
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lNFIRmTIES Of OLD
Age END COL0RFUL
CAREER OF VETERAN
Pony Express Rider, Indian
Fighter and Pioneer Was
Early Bismarck Resident
FREIGHTED TO BLACK HILLS
Carried Mail for Custer Forces
on Last Campaign; Came to
Dakota in 1872
FREIGHTED TO BLACK HILLS

Stephen WEIGH, 81, one Of Bis
marck's earliest residents, Is dead
Death am to the aged Civil war
veteran, only remaining member OF
the Bismarck's Mcpherson Post Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. at IL
p. m. Saturday following a year and
a half Of Ill health. He died from
the infirmities of old age.
A resident of Bismarck for SO years,
WEIGH knew Dakota when 1T was
little more than an uncharted Wilder
ness. AS a volunteer in the Clvl
war. an Indian fighter, and a rider
in the pony express, his career was
one of the most colorful of any who
pioneered in North Dakota.
Born in xii Karney, Ireland, on
Jan. rs, 1910, he came to this coun-
try with his parents at the age Of six.
The family landed at Boston, went to
Niagara where his father worked on
the Erie Canal, and later settled at
Manchester, N. H. where WEIGH re-
ceived his early education.
Enlisted in East
At the outbreak of the Civil war,
WEIGH enlisted in the Third New
Hampshire Infantry. He was a men,
Der Of Company c under the leader
ship of Captain Bob Allen. OF the
lib men in the company. WEIGH was
one Of the Is survivors who were mus
tered out after the last engagement
between the North and South at Fort
Fisher, in which the unit took part.
After the war he went to Illinois
70 visit relatives and whtle there met
Alexander Mckenzie, later famous as
a builder and political boss, who in
duced him to come west to work for
the Northern Pacific railroad, then
pushing its lines through the great
Northwest. It was while he was
working for the railroad that he came
to Bismarck in 1872. He took up a
homestead here but soon abandoned
farming to become a freighter on the
Bismarck Black Hills route.
WEIGH was one of the original rid
ers in the famous pony express. One
Of the most interesting Of stories re-
Continued on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-13
RUMBLE AS
AMERICAN LEGION
CONVENTION OPENS
Valley City Thronged by Vet
Grams Gathered There for
Annual Session

Valley City. N. D., July 13.-(PETo
the blare of bands and the rumbling
of drums, the North Dakota American
Legion and Auxiliary convened here
Monday for their annual sessions.
After q Sunday entertainment, the
states World war veterans and Aux
Hilary settled down to the business
confronting them, with high officials
of the national organization present
at the mornings opening meeting.
Attention conferred on addresses by
Ralph T. O'Neil, Topeka, Kan. ma
tional commander Of the Legion; Rev.
Joseph N. Barnett, Oshkosh, Wis, ma
tonal chaplain, and Mrs. A. G. Carl
son, Willmar. national vice president
of the Auxiliary. They spoke at q
joint session of the Legion and Aux
Hilary.
Rheinart j. Kamplin, Bismarck,
state commander. called the meeting
to order. after which a warm welcome
was extended by Mayor Fred J. Fred
erickson Of Valley City, himself an
important cog in the Legion's organ
ization. Clarence v. Carlson. com
mander of. the local post welcomed
the Legionnaires In behalf Of the VAL
ley City Legion and Lynn U. STAN
baugh Of Fargo responded for the
state department.
Need Insurance Legislation
O'Neil, in his address, stressed the
need for enactment of legislation lib
eralizing the five-year convertible
term government life insurance car
ried by many World war veterans.
He urged that congress extend the
time In which such insurance must
be converted into a policy at a higher
premium rate.
Commander O'Neil termed the re-
cent adjusted service certificate loans
as m outstanding aid to veterans,
declaring that loans were made prln-
cipally by needy veterans.
Reports were read at the morning
session by the various department Of
ficers.
Commander Kamplin reported that
the membership Of the Legion and
Auxiliary had reached nearly $1,000
The Legion membership was placed
at 10,250.
He recommended that post officers
conferences be held in the smaller
cities which are not large enough tc
entertain q convention. The first Of
such conferences to be held outside
Of Fargo was conducted at Kenmare
last March.
The past year was the first In
which 1t was possible to deposit any
money in q savings account. the
commander said. He recommended
that the 81 900 set aside by the execu-
Continued on page two)
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FORMER GOVERNOR
]. N. DEVINE SICK
With PNEUMONIA
Bismarck Man Is Seriously III in
Hospital at Bottineau;
Stricken Thursday
IS DOUBTFUL
Physician Says Advanced Age
and Weakened Condition
May Result in Death
RECOVERY IS DOUBTFUL

Minot, N. D.. July l3.-R-Joseph
M. Devine, 70. state immigration
commissioner and former governor Of
North Dakota, is dangerously Ill with
lobar pneumonia in q hospital at Bot
tineau, according to the attending
physician.
Devine entered the hospital last
Thursday evening. following his at
tendance at an international peace
picnic, held In the Turtle Mountains
near Dunseith. At the time Of his
entrance to the hospital his tempera-
ture was 104.
The attending physician stated that
the immigration commissioner had
shown some Improvement since his
entry to the hospital, but that, owing
to his age, his condition remains pre-
carious. Mrs. Devine arrived At Bot
tineau on Friday from Bismarck.
Devine was In Minot last Tuesday
evening and Wednesday and attended
programs at the Northwest Fair.
While in the city he complained of
feeling poorly but continued to Bot
tineau. where he was the officia! rep
resentative Of the state Of North Da-
kota, designated by Governor George
F. Shafer. He addressed a large
crowd gathered for the picnic. He
had suffered a severe attack of pneu-
monia at Bismarck In April and had
not fully recovered when he started
for Bottinoau.
Mr.. Devine was governor OF North
Dakota from April Of 1898 until Jan.
uary /, 1899, filling the unexpired
term of Governor Frank A. Briggs
who died while In office.
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Mary Parsons Dies
After Long Illness
Commanding Legion
Is Busy Mans Job

Valley City, N. D., July 49,
R-One way to keep busy Is to
become q commander Of the
North Dakota American Legion.
Commander r. ]. Kamplin Of
Bismarck reported to the state
convention Monday that he trav-
eled $4,000 miles, made go
speeches and wrote $500 letters,
excluding form letters, in behalf
Of the Legion during the last year.