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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SATURDAY, DECEMBER a. 1892

ried and scurried Saturday In last
minute shopping, set up lighted trees
and then settled down to calm, COM
Portable quiet Of Christmas eve.
And that was true of everybody
from Vice President Curtis down to
the lowlest government worker who,
by act of President Hoover, had q
three-day holiday in store.
The chief executive and Mrs. Hoo
yer for the first time since their oc-
cupancy of the white house were alb
sent from Washington, leaving to Cur
tbs the honor Of lighting the National
Community Christmas tree.
Congress was In recess until Tues
day, with many members away to
spend their holidays with families
and friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover
were in the South on q fishing trip.
Secretary Wilbur also was in the
South, inspecting the proposed Ever
glades Park in Florida. Secretary
Chaplin was at his home In Crosse
Pointe, Mich.
The speaker Of the house and Mrs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
Activities of the Week in
Bismarck Public Schools
HIGH SCHOOL HOME
ROOMS AID CHARITY
Each Picks individual Project;
May Prepare Food and
Clothing Boxes

Each home room Of Bismarck high
school is doing something for char
ity this year. Many are preparing
baskets containing food, clothing,
and toys Each room Is working in
dividually, and in some rooms COM
mittees have been appointed to COL
lect the articles and fix the boxes.
What the home rooms are doing
follows:
Miss Margery Morris: preparing a
box for food, clothing, and toys. Mrs.
Juanita Edick: box for food, cloth
ing and toys is being prepared. Miss
Elizabeth Jones: preparing box for
food, clothing, and toys; the commit
tee appointed is Robert Baker, Evelyn
Haas, Luella Altringer, Sam Clark,
and Betty Barnes. Mrs. Nell Pol
lard: box for food, clothing and toys;
John Cameron is taking care of the
box. Miss Myrtle Sandie: prepar-
ing box for food, clothing, and toys.
Miss Rita Murphy: gave candy sale
to raise money, which will be given
to the Good Fellows organization to
buy baskets. Miss Mildred Huff: box
for food, clothing, and toys; COM
mittee to take care of the basket in
cludes Bob Luck, Mavis Mitchell, and
Homer Leroy. Arnold Van Wyk:
bringing clothing and toys for the
''Open Your Heart" cam p a g n.
George Schaumberg: preparing a box
for the children in the hospital: it
will include books and toys. Miss
Millred. Hoff: two boxes are being
fixed, one for food and one for
clothing; two committees have been
appointed-for food, Dorothy Ken
nelly, chairman, Edith Monk, and
Maxine Pickles-for clothing, Harri-
son Monk, chairman, John Olgeirson,
and Raymond jenkins. Roy Neff:
preparing box OF food and toys. Miss
Irene Lambertus: preparing box of
food, clothing, and toys; the COM
mittee is Josephine Woodland and
Vincent Wilson.
Miss Ruth Cordner: box with food
being prepared. Miss Pearl Bryant:
preparing box for magazines and
newspapers; also food, clothing, and
toys; the committee Is Junior Bird
zell, Julia Ann Allen, Russell Arnot,
Betty Ann Coil, and Norman Agre.
r. L. Wells: box for food IS being
prepared. Myron Anderson: home
room is divided into two teams; cap
tains are Beverly Bryan and Ruth
Callahan; preparing two boxes for
fOodStuffs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
Washington Gripped
By Christmas Spirit

Washington, Dec. 24.-lF)-Just as
in every city and crossroads village,
citizens Of the nations capital hur-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
Man Instructor Goes
Home for Christmas

Roy H. Neff, high school instruc-
tor, has left to spend the holidays
with his parents at Elkhart, Ind.
Neff's father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Neff, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary Wednes-
day, Dec. 81. They began their mar
ried life as farmers near Etna Green,
Ind, but after two years they moved
to Marshfield, Wis.,, where for eight
years Mr.. Neff was an engineer for
q lumber company.
They then moved to Wisconsin
.Dells, where they operated a farm
for Is years, before leaving for
Coopersville, Mich, where they oper-
ated a farm for seven years.
It was then that they moved to a
farm near Elkhart. They occupied
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
MOST OF TEACHERS
EDUCATED IN STATE
Valley City Teachers College
and State y Have Most
Representatives

Two-thirds Of the teachers In Bis
marck have had their schooling in
this state. Among the North Da-
kota institutions attended, the state
teachers college at Valley City claims
he most graduates employed here,
with total Of Is.
North Dakota university ranks
next with seven. The other state in
stitutions in the order Of their rep
resentation are Minot six, Mayville
and jamestown college, each five,
Dickinson three, and the North Da-
kota Agricultural college two.
Most Of the out-of-state teachers
were chosen because OF the necessity
for specialized instructors.
Most popular of the out-of state
institutions were the University of
Minnesota and Luther college in
Iowa. Others attended include:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24

South Dakota state college and South
Dakota university, Morningside COL
lege, Drake university, Creight n
university and University Of Iowa,
Northwestern, Illinois, the state
teachers colleges Of Mankato, Winona,
st. Cloud, and Moorhead, st. Olaf
college, McPhail School Of Music
and Hamline university, all Of Min
nesota: Milwaukee, Plattville, Osh-
kosh and Eau Claire state teachers
colleges, Stout Institute and the state
university, all of Wisconsin; Alma,
Hope, and Muskegon colleges and the
state university, of Michigan; Mis-
souri, Wesleyan and Nissourri uni
versity; Universities Of Tennessee,
Texas, Colorado, California and
washington and Cornwall Training
School Of Ontario, Canada.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
Mrs. Mary Bullock,
Succumbs in Capital

Mrs. Mary Bullock, SO, died Friday
at local hospital after a brief illness.
Her residence was at 3o6 Eighth st.,
but she was taken to the hospital
Thursday.
Funeral arrangements were held up
pending the receipt Of information
from her three daughters, Mrs. Walter
Jensen, sunnyvale, Calf; Mrs. Mar
tin Joyce, Brandon. 8. D.: and Mrs
Rose Asadowrian, Fargo.
Tentative plans were for funeral
services Tuesday with interment In
Fairview cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
Library at Junior
High Has 865 Books

There are 865 books Of all kinds
IN the junior high school library.
Among these there are novels. adven-
ture stories, animal and nature stor-
les, historical stories, biographies,
and various literary readers. In adj
dition there is an abundance Of re-
ference material on each Of the SUBJ
jects taught in the junior high school
and on several topics Of interest to
pupils of junior high school age.
The novels are listed Alphabetical
ly by authors while all other books
are classified according to the Dewey
decimal system of library classifica-
ton. Thus, any book in the library
may be found instantly.
During the school year anywhere
from 1900 to 1000 books are loaned
to pupils. Every year about 200 books
need repair or replacement. Cost OF
requirements and repair material Is
paid with book-fines.
Principal c. w. Leifur's student
assistants in the library are Gayle
Kelly, Pearl Schwartz, Elizabeth Toll
chinsky, and Dorothy Sigurdson.
Bismarck public schools are equip
ped with libraries whose volume Is
5000 books, an average Of only three
books per pupil enrolled. School nbr-
aries are supplemented in the pri-
mary grades by the CITY library.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
ALUMNI VISIT HIGH SCHOOL

Alumni and former students who
visited high school this week includ-
ed Tom Boutrous, Dorothy Petron,
We odrow Shepard, Donald Lund,
Lloyd Murphy, Ralph Rand, Marlen
Loehrke, Albert Cook and James
Johnson, all students at the state
unworthy; Robert Stackhouse, Of
Northwestern university; Rus e l l
Saxvik, who Is attending Luther COL
lege; Robert Edick and Arlene Loe-
hrke, Of Jamestown college; and
Robert Ward, student at the state
agricultural college.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24
STUDENTS HAVE OPERATIONS

STUDENTS HAVE OPERATIONS
Two school children underwent
mastoid operations at the Bismarck
hospital recently. They were Harriet
Wagar, young daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George D. Wagar, 416 Twelfth
street, who was operated on Thurs
day morning, and Grace Wilcox,
daughter Of Mrs. William j. Wilcox,
200 Twelfth street, whose operation
occurred Saturday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24

the farm until about q year ago,
when Mr.. Neff retired.
Roy Neff has lived in Bismarck for
II years and has been manual train
ing instructor In the high school.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-24

Garner planned day Of rest at their
hotel home.
Other members Of the cabinet had
family gatherings here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
REP PARATIoNS DISCUSSIONS
 ARE DELAYED
Lausanne Conference Post. poned Bruening
 Makes Statement

LONDON, Jan. 21.-PoStpone- ment of the Lausanne Preparations Conference does not mean it will not be held later, officials here said.
 The conference is between Gov ernments concerned with repara- tionS and war deptS.
 The announcement reg gard1n postponement of the conference was well received in Paris and ir Germany.
 Tn Germany there was no sur prise expressed but Chancellor Bruening told the British Ambas- sador Germany cannot accept any proposal for a one year extension of the moratorium as substitute on the ground that prolongation ot the moratorium means an indefi- mite delay in efforts to reach Q final settlement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
WiU Push Economic RecOuery
 
Work Is Outlined fon New Reconstructiop Finance
 Corpo ration

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 21.- Wholehearted cooperation for na- tinal economic recovery will be pushed by the Reconstruction Fin ance Corporation which now is on the verge of Congressional enact- ment.
 The measure creating the cor poration, carefully but speedily revised by experts and members of the House and Senate, will be returned to the Chambers tomor- row for final approval as drafted by the conferees.
 The new legislation will allow the Corporation to replace unliquid col- lateral with cash in loans to the following:
 Federal State banks, savings banks, trust cmpanies, building and loan associations, mortgage loan companies, insurance companies, credit unions, Federal Land banks, joint stock and land credit cor porations, interstate steam and el- ectric railways, exporters and far mers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
TION
 SERVICE NOW <
 HAS SHAKE-UP
Virtual Reorganization Takes Place Seattle
 Loses Headquarters

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 21.- Secretary of Labor William N Doak today announced transfers ir the Immigration Service amount ing to virtual reorganization oi the Field Service.
 Assistant Commissioner General Harris, of Washington, has been sent to Fl Paso, as Director of the Border Patrol, heretofore operated by Supervisors.
 Seattle loses immigration head quarters which have been shifted te Detroit, Michigan, where Frank Berkshire, for many years Assist ant Commissioner of Immigration at Seattle, becomes Director of the Canadian Border Patrol in charge of the entire boundary. Thomas Lynch is his successor in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
''HEx DOCTOR' IS SUSPECTED
 SHAVING CASE
Church Worker Found by. ing with Twelve Stab
 Wounds Tn Body
WEIRD SYMBOLS ARE
 CARVED ON FOREHEAD
Victim Lived in Region Where Witch hcraft
 Cults Held Sway

PHILADELPHIA, Jenn., Jan. 2l. The hand of Pennsylvania Hex Doctor" is seen by the auth critics in the staying of Norman Bschtel, Mennonite church worker.
 Weird symbols were fgound carv- ed on the forehead of the man who was found dying on a vacant es- tate and who died later in a hos pital without recovering conscious ness.
 Bechtel had spent his youth Tn the region where the hexes and other witchcraft held sway.
 Bechtel was stabbed twelve times
 Small crescents were cut on each side of his forehead and a horizon tal inch-long cut was under each crescent.
 The police are baffled for the motive, which was probably rob- bsry, and mistaken identity.
 One knife thrust went through Eechters overcoat, eye-glass case end into his heart. Then the clo- uniiig was opened and tffe weapon was plunged seven more times In a small circle around the heart.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
Scientists WiH ''Go Fishing
 After Cancer in Me1ico; Are
 ToCarry Out Unique Scheme

ITHACA, N. r., Jan. 21.-A can. cer fishing" expedition to search for promising clue in cancer study in rare Mexican fish was announced at Cornell University today.
 On March 1 Dr. Myron Gordon, research investigator at Cornell under the Heckscher Foundation, and an assistant will start by auto mobile for Eastern Mexico. intend- ing to carry their odd fishing southward in the State of Oaxaca.
 They will collect killifish, a many hued creature, no larger than the tiniest goldfish. For two years Dr. Gordon has been breeding these killifish under artificial conditions in a Cornell laboratory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21

and guns will be taken to Hawaii, but it is planned to transport the artillery horses and infantry mule trains for use after landing if the attacking fleet is able to penetrate the defense of the islands.
 Transports Engaged
 .rhs transports vii be conveyed by destroyers and it is expected fast scout cruisers will be brought from the east coast through the Panama canal to join in the war game, some, with their planes being attached ot the attacking forces and others to the defense
 New Submarines
 These maneuvers will bring the big new type submarines into use under war conditions for the first time and will be one of the few joint operations of army and navy
 The naval part on behalf of the attacking force will be to reduce the defending submarine and sur face fleets and to cover landing operations by bombardment of lanc Notifications.
 The regular naval maneuver, will follow the sham military expe- dition against the nations mid Pacific territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
Possible Union 0f Presbyteriaus
 in 1884 Is Seen

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Jan. 21. Union of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America anl the United Presbyterian churcr of North America in 1884 is seen possible by a special committee on organic union of the two groups.
 Definite progress" in negotia- tions toward the long proposed merger was anounced by the com mittee of which Dr. William J Reid of. the United Presbyterian IChurch is chairman, and Dr. Lewis IS. Nudge of the Presbyterian Church of the United States is secretary.
 Plans call for the two assemblies to meet separately in 1884 and then to unite to form one body which shall be known as the General As sembly of the Presbyterian Church in America"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
ANOTHER GRIM E .STIRS HONOLULU, MAN HUNT BEGUN
Mother of Two Children Assaulted Escaped
 Murderer Sought GRAND JURY TO s
 HEAR EVIDENCE
County Attorney Chargee
 with Dilatory Tactics
 Tn Terror Reign

HONOLULU, H. T.. Jan. 2l.-ThiS city is aroused by a fresh mans hunt and by another attack upon a woman.
 Mrs. Toka Okazaka, aged 1o years. mother of two children, coul- plained to the police she was as- saulted near the airport by man she identified, through photO- graph, as Daniel Lymp, escaped Portuguese Hawaiian murderer.
 The assault occurred as the authorities were preparing to place before the Grand Jury evidence iu the shooting of Joseph Kahahawat accused of assaulting white wou1- an.
 County Attorney Gilliland is ac. cused of dilatory tactics in prose cution of the case.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
U. s. STEAMERS
 MAINTAIN BARS
Liquor Sold Aboard Liners on Ocean Outside of
 12-Mile Limit

WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 21.- Chairman O'Connor, of the United States Shipping Board, told the House Committee, under question: ing, that American lines operate bars outside the Emile limit.
 OConnor was testifying in the House Marine Committee investi- gation into the Shipping Boards sale of the United States Lines.
 OConnor said the Federal Gov ernment sacrificed to the Prohibi- tion Law thousands of dollars in liquor supplies in 1929 by transfer of the lines to the Paul Chapman Company. He said he could not sell liquor or be a bootleggger, SC gave it to them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
FOSTER SEEKS NOMINATION AS
 ATTY. GENERAL
Local Attorney and Former Cordovan Seeks G. o.
 P. Nomination

Representative Frank H. Foster formerly of Cordova and now a resident of this city, today cast his fedora into the Territorial political arena by filing his declaration o1 candidacy for the Republican nom- ination for Attorney General oi Alaska. He is the first to file for the place.
 While it has been reported that Representative Grover c. Vim Speaker of the 1881 Territorial House of Representatives was seri- ously considering seeking the same nomination, he has not made any announcement concerning it. And it is not known whether Attorney General John Rustgard will be candidate.
 MT. Foster came to Alaska 2l years ago and has resided hert since that time, principally at Cor. dova. He moved here last Spring and opened law offices. He is z graduate of Stanford University.
 Always a regular Republican, MT Foster was three times elected or that ticket from the Third Divi- sion to the Territorial House o1 Representatives, serving in 1923, 2s and 31. He was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the last House and during his three terms was a member of the Judi ciary Committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
JUNEAU COURT RECORDS RULED
 OUT IN STATES
Documents Obtained Here Not Admitted Tn Alleged
 Mail Fraud Case

SEATTLE, Jan. 21. = United States Attorneys prosecuting Con- rad Wolfe, on charges of using the mails to defraud in the Cantu Mining Company, Hyder, Alaska, case, are without documentary evil dence from the Alaska Federal Court, which they expected to use.
 Judge Cushman today refused to admit the Alaska Court records and warned A. Arnold, Assistant Clerk in the Federal Court at Juneau that he had no authority to bring the records from Juneau without permission of the Juneau Court.
 The prosecution then explained permission had been obtained after the records were brought here but Judge Cushnan still refused to admit them, saying he would not tie up another courts records. He refused to admit certified copies from the records on the grounds that only a Court Clerk in Alaska could make such certification.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
Move to Save Water Mills
 As Park Sites in States

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 21.-So that all reminders of pioneer days in Iowa may not be erased in this modern era there is move afoot to preserve old water mills as sites of state parks.
 Jacob Crane, Jr., and Prof. Floyd A. Nagler, of the University of Iowa are making survey of the 25 of the 500 mills still in operation in Iowa for the state board of con- servation.
 The first mill in Iowa was built in 1929 when zachery Taylor in- lstructed officers to build saw mill for use in constructing Fort Crawford.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
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He has found that by crossing two unusual strains, the platyfishes, 5he offspring develop cancer. He goes to Mexico to learn primarily whether this same sort of cancer occurs among these fish in nature.
 The laboratory work indicates a hereditary basis for cancer, at least in these fish. Furthermore this cancer comes upon the off spring despite the fact that the parents are free from the disease or of indications of it. Some of the experiments have shown the possi- bihty that color pigments, to which the fish owe their variagated hues have something to do with pro- ducing the hereditary cancer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
Constance Bennett
 Will Adopt Boy, }

HOLLYWCC::c. Cal, Jan. 21.- Constance Bennett, film actress and wife of the Marquis de la Fa- laise, will adopt a 3-year-old boy a distant relative whose parents were victims of an automobile crash, it became known here.
 Miss Bennett has on file in Los Angeles courts petition for the adoption of Dennis Arthur Arm strong. The petition, however, is sealed, but Superior Judge Samuel Blake admitted the adoption prob- ably would take place within ninety days. Miss Bennett brought the child with her from Europe two years ago after gaining a Paris divorce from Philip Plant, wealthy New York sportsman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
DEMOCRATS IN
 MAINE CL AIM CHANGES GOOD
Party Is Better Organized than in Previous
 Campaigns

PORTLAND, Maine, Jan 21.-- Both Democratic and Republican Committeeman said this State will send delegations pledged to the nomination of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover to their respective national conven- tiOns next June.
 While Republican leaders predict ed the usual party majority" for the State in the coming elections, the Democrats believe they have a good chance due to better party organizations than in previous cam paigns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
RAILS LEAD IN STOCK MARKET
 TRADING TODAY
Carrier Issues Garry Bur den of Transactions
 Undertone Good

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Firmness flo rails stood out in a dull market today. Industrials eaSed in late trading but the carrier issues re- tained part of their early one to three point gains and net changes for the most part were fractional
 The turnover today was about l,3OO000 shares.
 The market was indecisive al- though of firm undertone for most of the day and is regarded as encouraging.
 Union Pacific, after selling up to 21a points, closed with a gain oi less than one point. Southern Pa cific got off with one point gain
 United States Steel remained practically unchanged.
 American Telephone, c eneral Motors and General Electric sagged fractionally.
 American Tobacco issues were firm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21
Grasshopper 4Devourer"
 Attaches to Automobile

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 21.-H wal ter s. Jardine's plan works out the grasshoppers will be hopping into his hopper.
 Jardine, Nebraska state repre- sentative, has applied for patent on his machine which is calculated to "devour grasshoppers as fast as they are matched"
 His device, attached to an auto mobile, is tall, shaft-like appar- atus, somewhat resembling part o1 a threshing machine.
 The 'hoppers are sucked, raket and blown into the hopper. where they're ground up an expelled ir neat furrows for use as chicker feed, fertilizer or fish bait.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-21


 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. = Preparations for the greatest mili- tary maneuvers held in the Pacific since 1918 have clothed the war game scheduled to open in Feb ruary with almost the secrecy of actual conflict. .
 At the Vallejo shipyards, work is being rushed on the morning mast for the navy's huge new dirigible, the Akron, and local observers be- lieve the great airship will partici- pate, basing at SunnyvaIe, where work on the new west coast dirigi- ble field is underway.
 Planned Two Years Ago
 Plans for the game, which will involve the use of every arm of the service, were laid two years ago and it is stated have no relation to any political developments of re- cent months in the Far East.
 The maneuvers will be test of the defense of the Hawaiian islands and San Francisco will be used as a base for the expeditionary force of the army.
 The attack" probably will be launched against the islands at some unrevealed date early in the month. Before the opening troops