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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
HOOVER AND GARNER
WINNERS IN TEXAS
President Has Enough Definite
ly Pledged Votes to As
sure denomination
by The Associated Press)

In definitely pledged votes to be
cast three weeks hence at the Repub-
lican national convention. President
Hoover held Wednesday the strength
needed for his denomination.
The mark-578-was passed when
Texas Tuesday instructed its delega-
ton Of - for him. bringing the as
sured Hoover votes to 62l, and the
total claimed for him by local lead
ers in IA states but disputed by
Joseph I. France. rival candidate, to
1,044. There are. only 1854 votes In
the convention.
The nominating total was reached
as the president and party officials
conferred on the platform the con-
vention Is to adopt. Prohibition was
one of the subjects touched on, the
conferees said, but no decisions were
given.
In the Democratic fold Speaker
Garner Tuesday drew the Is conven-
ton votes Of his home state. Texas,
to take rank as third among the
presidential candidates with q total
of 30. Franklin D. Roosevelt iucreas-
ed hts strength to ~ with six from
Delaware. while New Jerseys previ.
ously named 80 delegates were assign
ed definitely to Alfred e. Smith, leav-
ing his second place total at o. votes
No new delegations were named
Wednesday but Thursday Maryland
Republicans will pick 10 delegates for
Hoover as result Of his primary
victory May 2 over France.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
WATER RESOURCES
OF STATE PLOTTED
AT MEETING HERE
Conservation Projects Are Re.
viewed at G. N. D. A. Gath.
ering Tuesday Night
WILL FORMULATE POLICY
Development Organization to
Get Behind Movement in
North Dakota

What it can do to support and cor
relate the various water conservation
projects now proposed for North Da-
kota will be decided by the Greater
North Dakota associations directors
at q meeting in Bismarck Wednesday
Tuesday nigh; they heard all phase
of the matter discussed at a meeting
in the Patterson hotel. Among those
who spoke were Governor George F
Shafer. State Engineer r. E. Ken.
needy, E. F. Chandler, dean of the en- =
cheering school at the state univer-
sity; E. l.. Lium, city engineer a:
Grand Forks; Frayne Baker. and o
w. Roberts, federal meteorologist
Bismarck; L. G. Rose, Beulah; Burnie
Maurek. state game and fish commits
sioner: E. H. Tostevin, Mandan, and
John Kassens, Ward county farmer.
All talked about the water conser-
walton problems OF the state and
agreed that anything which can be
done to hold within the state the wa
ter available would be of benefit.
Kassens advanced an original idea
to hold whatever rainfall occurs on
the farm land Of the state, calling it
contour farming. It is an adaptation
Of terrace farming as it Is practiced
in Japan and some other countries.
Kassens. who farms half section
Of land. has applied the idea to Is
acres of his farm and said 1t is wet
four and half feet down, while o,se-
where on his farm the moisture Is
down only IA inches.
Beginning with the high point on
a piece of land, Kassens levels it Of:
at intervals. throwing levee around
the outer edge of each level. In the
fall he uses a lister to cut bitches in
each level and these fill with snow in
winter. adding to the moisture conetn
winter. adding to the moisture content
half the blowing. In the spring he
plows between the listed bitches and
then harrows down the whole piece.
Pl0ws in Circles
Because of the irregularity of the
contours. he plows in circles. AS yet
he has planted no crops on his i'm
proved" land but has an excellent
stand of volunteer sweet clover. He
knows the moisture is there because
it has had no opportunity to run off
and tests show the moisture is in the
ground. He believes the system could
be applied to large amount Of land
in North Dakota and would insure
good crops. even in dry years, by max
ing the best use of whatever rainfall.
Continued OH page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
Pugh to Decide Dunn
Recall Election Soon

Dickinson. N. D.. May 25.-R-
Whether an election Is to be called
to vote on the recall Of State Senator
e. w. Jones of Killdeer will be deter
mined by Judge Thomas H. Pugh OF
Dickinson this week. -.
Judge Pugh presided at inandamus
proceedings brought against J. r.
Cuakelly. Dunn county auditor, with
whom the recall petitions were filed.
The petitions bore ass names, but
400 Of these were withdrawn. The
court was asked to decide whether
the Withdrawals are acceptable.
Should the Withdrawals be found
valid. there would be insufficient sig
natures to bring about recall elec-
tion.5
4 Attorneys In the case stipulated
that II q recall election Is ordered
that the call be made as Of May 20,
% that the election could be held
June ~, the date Of the state pri-
mary. Forty days notice b required
to can the election
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
PREPARES
TO ND|CT CURTIS
Lindbergh's Friend Says Lone
Eagle Will Testify Against
Norfolk Man

Hopewell, N. j., May 25.-R-Thc
state laid plans Wednesday to rusl,
the indictment and trial OF John
Hughes Curtis Of Norfolk for his hoax
negotiations in the Lindbergh kid
mapping mystery.
His case will be called before the
grand jury Thursday. Although au.
thorities hope to avoid calling Col
Charles A. Lindbergh as a witness.
the filler will not hesitate to testify at
the trial ii Curtis is indicted and such
testimony Is required. it was made
plain.
Prosecutor Anthony Hauck, Jr., de-
cided to proceed at once against Cur
tbs after comforting with Col. H. Nor
man Schwarzkopf, head Of the stat,
police.
II believe the evidence j,,stifies in
dictment and that it will be possible
to try Curtis in June" he said.
DR.. John Grier Hibben, friend D:
Col. Lindbergh, spurned the idea the
Tiers dislike for publicity might pre-.
vent his appearance at the trial.
He will certainly not seek to avoio
his responsibility as a citizen in any
way" DR.. Hibben said.
Meanwhile. at Beckett. Mass, Dr.
John F. Condor. the "Jafsie" VIII.
paid the $4,000 ransom to swindlers,
hoped for a reply to an appeal he
made to. John" This was the name
given by the person who got the
money In Bronx cemetery.
John. money gave you is useless"
the appeal said. "You can't get rid
Of 1t. Return it to Col. Lindbergh in
time. Get your SIS, 900 reward"
The reward was offered by the
state of New Jersey in q proclama-
ton issued Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
New Tiny Planetoid Neighbor Of
Earth Seen by German Astronomer

Lake Geneva. Wis.,. May ,25.-R
The earth has q new neighbor
In the heavens. q tiny planetoid
SO close astronomers here and else
where are regarding 1t with un.
usual interest.
It's discovery by Dr.. Karl Rein
muth Of the Heidelberg. Germany,
observatory. announced Tuesday
night, was described by Dr.. Edwin
Brant Frost, internationally IA
nous astronomer. as exceeding
" important" because. he said. it
would be Of special value In deter
mining the distance between the
earth and the sun.
The new planetoid, named
"Nineteen Thirty Two n. A." can
attain Z proximity Of about 4.35o.-
90 miles % the earth. Il d the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
COALITION LEADERS
ATTEMPT TORETAIN
EXCISE SCHEDULES
Are Subjected to Vigorous As.
sault by Advocates Of Gen.
eral Sales Tax
ATTACK AUTOMOBILE BILL
Committee Reduces Tires-Tubes
Sales Tax After Chang
ing Its Mind

Washington, May 25.-(Pl- New
tariff disputes engaged the senate
Wednesday in the resumption of de-
bate on the billion dollar revenue bill.
At the outset. Senator Halves
tDem., Mo- sought to have Philip
pine products exempted from the inn
port tax that has been proposed for
vegetable and fish oils and oil bear.
ing seeds.
A little earlier, the senate finance
committee changed It's mind again on
another item. It reduced the 10 per
cent sales tax on tires and tubes to
two and quarter cents a pound on
tires and four cents on tubes. The
committee restored to the bill the 10
per cent sales tax on cosmetics and
toilet preparations.
The most strenuous effort of thu
senate's bi-party coalition leaders was
called on Wednesday to retain the
special excise tax schedule.
More than half the measures csti-
mated yield must come from these
taxes and against them is concen-
trated the vigorous assault of two
Numerically opposed groups-ad-
vocates of the general sales tax and
sponsors of still higher income taxes.
Automobile taxes were Wednesdays
battle-ground. Tuesday night the
coalition had suffered its first defeat
In all the protracted struggle on this
measure. The first change made by
the senate in the blu came in reduc-
ing the motor truck levy from the
three per cent which the finance
committee had proposed to the two
per cent rate passed BY the house.
Offered as substitute for all the
automobile taxes. Senator Bingham
tRep., Conn., Wednesday had pend
ing one more proposal to tax 2.75
beer.
AS definite gain for the revenue
measures sponsors, however, it ap-
peared the battle of the anti-tariff
members was broken Tuesday night
when the proposal of Senator Norris
CRep.. Neb) to incorporate the ex-
port debenture farm relief plan was
laid aside, as to 80.
Auto Tax Defeated
Reaching the first of the excise
taxes - the automobile schedule -
right afterwards. the senate refused,
80 to 30, to approve the increased
truck tax, but after a sharp warn
ing from leaders that advocates of
sales tax. high income tax and beer
were, combining to beat the excise
rates, the senate switched about and
by a vote of 40 to % retained the two
per cent tax on trucks, yielding $4,-
100000. The three per cent rate would
have produced an estimated $6,O00.-
900.
The house imposed tax of three
per cent on passenger automobiles
and one per cent on accessories.
The senate finance committee COM
promise calls for four and two per
cent. respectively.
The 10 per cent tax on cosmetics
and toilet preparations as carried ir
the house bill is expected to yielo
about $20,000,000.
1t was voted in by the committee
to make up an estimated loss of that
amount caused by reducing the rub
Der sales tax. The 2.25 cent and fou:
cent levies are expected to yield about
49,. 000, 900.
The 10 per cent sales tax on tires
and tubes was voted in Tuesday as
substitute for earlier and S cent
levies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25

first plauetoid to pass within the
earth'S orbit. The tiny wanderer,
only a few miles In diameter, fol-
lows an elliptical orbit between
the earth and Venus. There Is no
danger Of q collision with the
world, however, because 1t crosses
the earth's orbit south Of the
ellipse.
1.-THE new object" said DIR.
Frost. who Is head Of the Yerkes
observatory, will make possible q
much more accurate scale OF the
universe. For instance. we do not
know ct present the distance be-
tween the earth and sun within
$1,000 miles. Measurements with
the aid OF the new body should
enable ~. to- determine the dis,
lance within 10000 miles"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
Iowa B00tlegger Is
Victim of Gang War

Davenport. Iowa, May 25.-(Fe
Nick j. Coin, 60. tri-city bootlegger
who recently completed q 90-day jail
sentence on liquor charges. was slain
by two unidentified men who opened
fire with shotguns as their car pass
ed him on street corner near his
home early Wednesday.
Mrs. Coin gave guarded answers
concerning q threatening letter Coin
received week before. The note,
unsigned, threatened both Coin and
his son, Jack, co-defendants in. an IL
linois liquor conspiracy case In which
they were recently convicted at
Peoria. Coin had been accused Of
"sQuealins" on his associates.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
Home Loan Discount
Bank Bill Is Drawn

Washington. May 25-tR-The last
of the administrations emergency
proposals-the Luce home loan dis
count bank bill-was advanced a steu
Wednesday by approval of the house
banking committee.
The measure provides for a fed
eral home loan bank system with a
total capital Of $125,000,000 It was
redrafted by subcommittee headed
by Representative Reilly (Dem.. Wis.,
He goes before the rules committee
Thursday to ask for legislative right
of-way for the bill.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
ATTORNEY SAYS CLIENT
WILL NOT RETURN HOME

Washington, May 25-(R-Despitc
settlement. of income tax claims to-
falling approximately 100000 and
payment of a 100000 contempt o:
court fine, Harry M. Blackmer, doe
not plan to return to the United
States.
This was made known Wednesday
by George Gordon Battle. attorney fo-
the Denver oil man, after he had paid
the fine for. refusing to testify for the
government in the Teapot Dome trials
Of Harry F. Sinclair and Albert b.
Fall.
Battle paid 100000 to Frank e.
Cunningham, clerk Of the District OF
Columbia supreme court, who in.
structed Edgar g. Snyder. the United
States marshal, to turn over $100,00
In 81 per cent liberty londs belong
ing to Blackmer which had been
seized. This was done.
The bonds. which have been in the
marshars custody tor three years at
local bank, had all interest coupors
attached. a1
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
Publishers to Meet
With Hoover Tonight

Washington, May 2S.-(R-Forty
publishers have been invited to the
white house conference wednesday
night with President Hoover.
Ways OF helping the economic situ-
alton Of the country viii be discussed.
Among those named unofficially
as expected to attend were Frederick
e. Murphy Of the Minneapolis Trih~
tine and Carl w. Jones Of the MINI
neapolis Journal. An official 1T vas
not announced.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
HALVORSON-CASEY
TO OFFER Names
IN JUNE ELECTION
Would Give Opposition to Lam
Ter and De Puy, Endorsed
at New Rockford
PETITIONS ARE CIRCULATED
Saturday is Closing Date For
Candidates to Get Names
on Ballot

Dickinson, N. D.. May 25.-lP)-Pe-
titions to file Halvor L. Halvorson.
Minot, as a candidate for United
States senator. Tobias Casey, Dick
inson for governor. and w. E. Cook,
Harvey, for congressman on the Dem
ocratic ticket in opposition to the
candidates selected at the party's
state convention will be filed late
Wednesday or Thursday. Casey told
the Associated Press Wednesday.
Casey said he and the other two
candidates have consented to make
the race.
The Democratic convention chose
P. w. Lanier, Jamestown, for United
States senator, H. c. DePuy, Grafton.
for governor. and r. B. Murphy, Bis
marck. and w. D. Lynch, Lamoure,
for the two congressional nominations.
Casey said circulation of the petit
tons has been completed and more
than the number of signatures re-
quired obtained. He planned to 60
to Bismarck Wednesday to file the
petitions with the secretary of state.
Casey's name was placed before the
New Rockford meeting as a candidate
for the gubernataSial Endorsement but
he was decisively defeated.
Halvorson'S name was not mention
ed for any office at the New Rock
ford convention, although it had been
considered in pre-convention specula-
ton.
Petitions to place candidates on the
June % primary ballot must be filed
with the secretary Of state not later
than Saturday. Filing Of the slate
selected by the Democratic conven-
ton is expected within the next two
days, according to r. B. Murphy Of
Bismarck, Endorsed for congress and
in charge of presenting petitions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
DEMOCRATS OFFER
BILL FOR RELIEF OF
NATIONS J0DLESS
Steering and Policy Committees
Approve Measure for
$2,3oO,000,O0O-

/, washington, May 25.-(F)-A ST.
SOC, 100000 Democratic bill for unem.
ployment relief and revival of indus
try was laid Wednesday before the
senate with the approval of the COM
bined Democratic steering and policy
committees.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Wagner Dem.. N. ", on behalf of
five Democratic senator's who drafted
it. He took issue with President Hoo
ver's objections to bond issue for
public works, telling the senate there
is no merit in the presidents criticism
that public works provide but transi-
tory employment. Surely transitory
employment is better than none.
Furthermore, federal public works
do not differe in that respect from
local toll bridges and tunnels which
are agreed to by the president"
Wagner said the bill offered "as
conservative program Of legislation
as the severity of the president
emergency will permit" and added:
I'VE canont overlook the fact that.
according to the department Of labor
there are, in 1913 cities, holding less
than one third of the nations popu,
lation. more than 100000 families who
are living on charity
Would Loan to States
The bill proposes:
Allotment of $500 100000 under the
present capitalization OF the recon-
struction corporation for loans to|
states for direct relief to the jobless
An increase of $l,500,000 In the
capitalization of the corporation to:
loans for self -liquidating construction.
both public and private.
A bond issue of $500,000,00O for p
public works program.
The committee agreed to. put the
relief bill before the senate as soon
as the pending revenue measure has
passed.
Meanwhile, in the house. Speaker
Garner announced his $2,100.000, 000
relief program had been drafted into
and would be introduced III
the house Thursday.
a.. The senate Democratic bill proposed
to divide the $500,000.000 for public
works as follows:
For federal aid highway systems.
$l2o.000.0o0.
For emergency construction of pub
lie roads, $16.000.000.
For. prosecution of river and harbor |
projects already authorized $50 900 900.
For prosecution of flood control
already authorized, SIS
100000. /
For continuation Of construction d
the Hoover dam. 100000.
For air navigation facilities under
the commerce department, construc- !
ton Of lighthouses and boats $780,
00C.
Fon construction projects already
under the bureau o.
yards and docks. navy department
100000.
For emergency construction Of pub !!
lie buildings already authorized. $780,
o00. 900.
Most OF these items are taken from
appropriation bills. The re
nainder OF the $500, 100000 would be
available for permanent Improvement
projects selected by the president
from those already authorized.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
CAss RATTEES ,HOPPERS

Fargo, N. D., May 25.-tF1--Witn
an emergency appropriation OF 5000
made by the, Cass county board OF
commissioners and appointment Of .
committee Of five members. Cas-
county has launched Its war against
erasshoppers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25

Williston, N. D.. May 25.-R)-
Businessmen Of this city and sur
rounding territory last night gave as
surance Of their cooperation to Far
go and Grand Forks Representatives
who plan q campaign to retain pre-
vailing class and commodity freight
rates.
w. p. Chestnut, secretary Of the
Fargo Chamber Of Commerce, and +.
A. DurTant Of the Grand Forks Traf.
nc association were among those who
presented the matter before the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
Asserts Senators
Like Own Voices

Washington. May 25.-(AP)-
Senator Connally Of Texas has a
brand new. first-class reason for
Directing to night sessions.
The senators, he contends,
make a grand opera affair of
night work. talking themselves
blue In the face for the benefit
OF packed galleries. In daytime,
when most people are hard at
work, says the limber-tongued
Texan, there are SO many vacant
gallery chairs the legislators are
apt to save their breath.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-25
HARRY N. BLACKMER
ADJUSTS TROUBLES
ON INCOME TAXES
Man Who Fled Country to Is.
cape Tesilfying Settles
For $685. e4
is REPORTED H0MESICK
Self-Imposed Expatriation Said
to Pail on Oil Industry
Croesus
is REPORTED HoMESICK

Denver, Colo, May 25.-(R-The
home town that Harry M. Blackmer
has not seen for five years specialized
Wednesday as to whether the oil
Croesus would divest himself of the
man without a country tag at a
cost of millions.
Word was received by the Rocky
Mountain News that Blackmer, who
refused to come back from Paris dur
ing the Teapot Dome scandals and
thereby started string of troubles
for himself, has settled his tax diff
ficulties with the federal government
for $3,669. 784.
A Washington dispatch to the
newspaper said Blackmer adjusted
his civil liabilities with the govern
ment last Wednesday and that the
U. S. treasury has the cash 1t de-
manded. Through his attorneys at
Washington, he paid Wednesday fines
totaling $50 1000 for failure to appear
as a witness in two cases brought
in federal court here in connection
with the oil scandals.
Didn't Buy Immunity
All this led to belief in some quar-
tiers that Blackmer, tired of life In
Paris and on the Riviera. was plan
ming to come home. But the news
said the payment of the millions did
not purchase immunity from GRIM
inal prosecution, and that Blackmer
still must face a fraud indictment in
Colorado federal court. The indict-
ment' is connected with alleged at
tempts to evade income tax.
Up to now there has been no in
dictation Blackmer was dissatisfied
with his self-imposed expatriation.
Contentedly eating American break
faSts of ham and eggs in exclusive
hotels at Paris and golfing at Mon
AGO, Cannes and Nice. he said he took
no interest in American legal pro-
cedure.
Once, however, there came a dis
patch saying he was preparing to
look at his old Denver home on q
film.
After the Teapot Dome scandals
broke. his presence was sought as
witness in the trials of Harry F.. Sin
clair and Albert B. Fall. former Sec
rotary Of the interior. He stuck to
his refusal to return from Paris.
Special Law Passed
Following the revelation of the cir
cumstances surrounding the leases of
Teapot Dome and Elk Hills naval oil
reserves law was passed giving the
government power to punish wit
neSses who refused to come from
foreign countries to testify.
A summons was served on Black
mer. who was supposed to know much
of the transactions of the Continent
tai Trading company. which bought
some Of the Teapot Dome oil after
the oil reserve passed to Sinclair
company. He paid no attention,
The government seized 100000 in
Liberty bonds he owned and he was
fined 100000.
Now. the dispatch to the News said,
his attorneys have signed a stipula-
ton which confessed judgment for
the full amount of taxes, penalties
and interest on his income for the
years 1920-1923 which the govern
ment, in final computations, held to !
be due the treasury.