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The Washington times., 1932-08-20
DERBY PLANES
PLAY TRICKS
IN SKIES
Bette Lund, Are KiIIipS Show
Thrilling ACrobats Above
Big Crowd
pictures on Page s.

Spectacular stunt flying to-
day featured the big air show
at Washington-Hoover Airport,
where many of the country's
fastest planes are gathered to
await the start of the Trans
continental Air Derby tOmor-
row afternoon.
Large crowds witnessed breath
taking demonstrations by Bette
Lund, crack woman pilot, and Art
KillipS, veteran ace from Cleve-
land. The two pilots, flying prob
ably thes fastest ships at the air
port, demonstrated all of the
tricks known to acrobatic flying.
TwO-Day Program
The demonstrations today are
a portion of the two-day program
arranged as an introduction to
the national air races at Cleve-
land next Saturday. Many Of the
planes will leave tomorrow after
noon in the TranScontinental
Derby, which will take them
through the Southern States, the
Middle West and on to Cleveland.
Later today parachute jumping,
time trials, anti-aircraft and
searchlight demonstrations and
airplane pyrotechnics will feature
the program.
Two d. C. Men Enter
With many of the outstanding
pilots participating, two Wash
ington men are scheduled to take
off in the transcontinental race
for the Cord trophy.
They are Henry Brown, assist
ant operations manager of the
Ludington Line, and E. w. Stitt,
of the 500 block RoXboro Pl. N. w.
100 Planes to Cleveland
Another Washington entrant
in the show is Roger Scott, Wash
ington Airport pilot, who will
stage a pyrotechnic show at $50
o'clock tonight.
Later, he will make emergency
night landings demonstrating the
use Of flares.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Junior League Team
Will Haze Send-Off

The Alexandria American Le-
gion Post will give the Junior
Legion team, which yesterday won
the eighth district championship
in the Junior American Legion
series, a reception and send-off
next week when it leaves for Gas.
tonia. N. c., to play in the South
ern finals.
The winner of the Gastonia
series will play the winner of the
Cumberland (MdD series, involV-
ing the teams for the East.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
District Men Guests
OF Manassas KilUGniS

Washington Fire Marshal Cal
vim G.. LAUDER; Edwin F. Hill,
president of the Washington XII
wants Club, and Edwin H. Etz,
member of the Washington Club,
were guest speakers at the third
annual firemen's meeting of the
Manassas, Va, Kiwanis Club.
LAUDER told of the dangers of
careless smoking. He also cited
the fires that can be started by
accumulation of trash.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
RELIEF COTTON
NOT ENOUGH

The 100000 bales of cotton,
voted by Congress for the Red
Cross, will be insufficient to fill
all requests thus far made, says
James L. Fieser, vice chairman in
charge of administration of the
cotton relief. lie added:
"The Red Cross plans for
distribution must prOvi~e the
maximum clothing value for
the cotton. The initial plan is
to provide the largest amounts,
Of the most needed kinds"
This cotton will be exchanged
for clothing at the current price,
in warehouse, as the provisions
state that it cannot be sold,
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
En1bankment Brings
$4,000 Ddn1dqe Suit

Suit for $4,000 damages was.
filed in District Supreme Court
today against the District Of
Columbia as the result of the
building of an embankment for
the approach to a bridge over
the railroad tracks on Eighth
Street, near Monroe Street, N. E.
The suit was filed by Joseph
E. Osborne and his wife. Caro-
line, of the 800 block Monroe
Street who claim that the en-
bankment cuts off the view from
all except the upper portion of
their home, and makes it unfit
for habitation due to the pooling
of water on the grounds. They
lived in the house nearly, 10
years before the bridge was built,
they say.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
OLYMPIC DANES
COMING HERE

Members of the Danish Olym-
pic team will visit Washington
next Tuesday. The team will be
met at the Union Station by a
committee from the Danish Club
of Washington, of which H. Lang
mack is chairman.
After breakfast and a sight,
seeing tour. they will give a swim
ming exhibition at the Shoreham
pool at l o'clock.
The charge d'affaires of the
Danish legation and Nine. Hubert
de Wichfeld will entertain the
team and the committee at
luncheon at the Shoreham. The
team will leave later in the after.
noon for New York.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
2 d. C. Boys to Take
West Point Exams

Worth Graham Seymour and
Henry Graham Seymour, both of
2200 block California st. N. w.,
have been appointed by President
Hoover as candidates at large
for the March 7, 1888, entrance
examination for the West Point
Military Academy. Owen Beale
Knight, of Winchester, Va, and
Donald Vincent Shannon, Mt.
Jackson, Va, were also appointed.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20

seem to be living IN the dark ages
before the campaign started. l
am, in fact, in no position to judge
the local effect of Mr.. Hoover's
suggestion for l was in Paris the
day it was made public, and it was
in Paris that l noted the first, and
by far the more unfriendly, of the
two attitudes. The whole press
was contemptuous, the nearest ap-
proach to cordiality being one
headline which said that Mr..
Hoover's action was received with
mixed emotions. The most inter-
esting comment was also con-
tained in headline: "After
the American entr' 'acte, serious
business is resumed at Lausanne"
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
SHOOTS OFF FINGER

Frank Leigg, of Hume Avenue,
Alexandria, shot a finger off yes
terday afternoon when he un-
loaded gun in his home to pre-
vent the children from hurting
themselves with it. He was
treated at the Alexandria ospital.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
True to Type
BAD OLD EUROPE
MAKES MISTAKES
ABOUT US
Nv GILBERT SELDES

T HAVE encountered, in the past few weeks two
i separate ways of misunderstanding America which
seem to me worthy of notice. The starting point tor
both was President Hoovers proposal for one-thrd
reduction in armaments-a proposal when came 10
so little that feel hesitant about mentioning it lest
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
Mt. Bethel Society
COnUeneS TUeSd0U

The siXty-seventh annual ses,
sion of Mt. Bethel Association of
Washington, Maryland and Vir,
ginia will meet in the Tenth
Street Baptist Church, Tenth and
R SITS. N. w., Tuesday. DR.. Alex
ander Wilbanks is pastor of the
church and moderator of the
association. The Mt. Bethel
Association is one of the largest
in the United States. 1t will be
in session four days.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
C. E. LAWN FETE

The Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Riverdale CMdO Pres
byterian Church will give a lawn
fete on August 26.
The Washington times., 1932-08-20
MRS. WILSON GUEST

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will be
guest of honor at the Robert E.
Lee celebration at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, next week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
REDUCE ESTIMATE
OF WINTER WHEAT
CROP IN COUNTRY
Department of Agriculture Fig
ure is 440, 900 Bush.
els in 1882
LESS THAN MONTH AGO
Acreage Planted is Smaller and
Percentage Of Abandon
ment Higher
LESS THAN MONTH AGO

Washington, May 10.-(P-Winter
wheat production this year, as IN
dicated by conditions May /, was esti-
mated Tuesday by the department Of
agriculture at 440,781 900 bushels,
compared with 457,s7O,o0o bushels a
month ago and 1877, 465 900 bushels
last year.
The condition of winter wheat on
April was ISL per cent of normal.
compared with 1873 a month ago and
90.3 on May / last year.
The area sown to winter wheat last
fall was 38,683,0Oo acres. of which
there remain for harvest. 32.277 900
acres, making the abandonment 1876
per cent, compared with 43,149 900
acres sown, 41,009, 900 acres remaining
for harvest and an abandonment of
SO per cent for the 1881 crop.
The indicated production of rye Is
39,464,000 bushels, compared with
80, 746,O00 bushels last year.
Condition of rye May was 1872
per cent of normal, compared with
100 on April and 854 a year ago.
Rye acreage remaining for harvest
was 1882, 900 acres. the abandonment
having been 116 per cent, compared
with 3,l43,000 acres remaining last
year and abandonment Of 21.3 per
cent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
FOOD CLUB LEADERS
Will MEET MAY 70
Mrs. c. W. Beyers Will be Hos
tess to Spring Session
at Sterling

Local leaders of Burleigh county's
four All foods clubs will meet AT
Sterling Friday, May 20. to study
methods of planning low-cost meals,
according to H. o. Putnam, county
agricultural agent.
This session, The regular spring
training class for foods club work,
will be held at the home of Mrs. c. w.
Beyers under the direction of Letit;a
J. Jones, specialist of the state agri-
cultural college extension service.
Particular attention will be given to
problems connected with providing
the family with meals which are in
expensive but have food elements
essential to good health. Miss Jones
will show how savings can be made in
the purchase of canned goods without
endangering health.
Leaders also will plan development
of county demonstration teams and
All foods club exhibits.
Forty-nine girls are enrolled In the
county'S foods clubs, Putnam said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
$2,500,O0O Is Loaned
In N. D. Drought Area

Minot, N. D.. May 10.-More than
$4,000 in Reconstruction Finance
Corporation crop production loans
has been sent to farmers In seven
northwestern North Dakota counties
this spring, it was brought out at
conference Of field men here.
Attending the parley were F. J..
Seeba, Harvey, state inspector; P. J..
Nordberg, who has supervision Of
Ward and Rnville counties; j. D.
Parkman. In charge of loans in Bot
tineau, McHenry and Rolette: and
F.. G. Orr, Mott, supervisor for Nc
Lean and Mountrail counties.
Loans were made through the Min
neapolis district office, which Is UNI
der the direction Of L. ]. Paulson.
Application statistics In the seven
counties were presented by super
visors as follows: Ward, 1884 applica-
lions for about $500, 900: Renville, 987
applications totaling $500, 900: Bot
tineau, 1854 applications totaling
about $450O00; McHenry, l,070 APP
plications totaling about 100000:
Rolette, 500 applications total n 6
cbout 900: Mclean. 1850 appli-
cations totaling about $500, 900; and
Nfountrail 2,0l6 applications totaling
about 100000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
NATIONAL FEELING
LIFTING CONGRESS
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Attitude of No Politics is Good
Politics is Apparent in
Washington
ECONOMY STILL IS AIM
Senate Sets up Special Com
mittee to Reduce Costs of
Government

Washington, May 1o.-I2-Nation-
al feeling is rising above politics
again as the senate casts aside party
lines to drive through the budget
balancing legislation.
President Hoover was heartened by
progress on the tax bill, by the crea-
ton Of special economy committee
in the senate, and by the adverse re-
port by the house ways and means
committee Of proposals for full pay
ment of the bonus.
In the senate, the special economy
committee was set up of members of
the appropriations committee to
frame a nonpartisan economy bill
which leaders hope will accomplish
more than s2oo,oo0,0oo of federal
economies.
The committee is headed by Chair.
man Jones of the appropriations
committee and is composed of Ring
nam OF Connecticut, and Dickinson
OF Iowa. Republicans, and Mcclellan
OF Tennessee. Bratton of New Mex
leo, and Byrnes of South Carolina.
Democrats. 1t will begin work we'd
nesday.
The s2oo.ooo.ooo Of federal eco
Monies which they hope to accom-
plish has been declared by the adj
mlnlstratlon necessary to make the
billion dollar revenue bill balance the
budget.
To clear the way for passage of the
economy bill, the senate appropria-
tons committee voted to defer action
on the remaining supply bills until
after the economy measure has been
passed by the senate.
Capitol Hill seems to believe
Just now no politics Is the best Do
litics. This understanding goes for
Republicans and Democrats.
President Hoover has offered full
cooperation with the senate in build
Ing up the economy measure SO rid
died by the house. His secretary of
the treasury. Ogden Mills. is at hand
every minute to cooperate in the
passage OF a revenue bill that gives
assurance Of balancing the budget.
Senator Watson of Indiana. the
Republican chieftain. placed his full
influence behind the tax measure
que to come up in the senate Thurs.
day
Il have no doubt" said Watson.
that dominant nonpartisan COM
oinatlon is ready to speed to conclu-
sion the vital tax and economy meas
ures"
senate leaders plan to put through
the economy program while the tag
measure is in conference with the
mouse. 1t Is their intention to build
up the tax bill at that stage high
enough to meet any deficiencies
which may result from any unexpect-
ed attack upon the economy bill in
the senate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
TO MAKE VIGOROUS
BIDFOR CONVENTION
Lions in Fifth District Will be
Invited to Hold 1893 Meet
ing Here

Bismarck will make a vigorous BID
Tor the 1888 fifth district convention
OF Lions clubs.
The Capital Citys bid will be pre-
sented by committee of three men,
bers Of the Bismarck club at this
years convention at st. Cloud, MINI.
June $40.
On this committee are Fred Peter
son. Harry Woodmansee and w. S.
Ayers.
Bismarcks splendid facilities for
entertaining delegates and ample pro-
vision for convention halls and rooms
will be emphasized in the invitation,
Ayers said.
No better buildings for convention
purposes than the city auditorium
and World War Memorial building
here will be found in the entire dis
trict, Ayers said, and the Capital City
has ample hotel. restaurant ana
amusement facilities for delegates.
In the fifth district are North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, and the
Canadian provinces Of Manitoba and
Saskatchewan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
TWO ARE HURT IN
FIRE AT GLENF|ELD
Blaze Causes Damage Estimat-
ed at $4,000 in Foster
County Town

Glenfield, N. D., May l0-(R)-Two
persons suffered minor injuries as the
entire population Of Glenfiled turned
cut at 1:30 a. m. Tuesday and formed
a bucket brigade to fight fire which
destroyed buildings housing six stores,
threatened adjacent structures, and
caused losses estimated at about
$4,000.
OF undetermined origin, the blaze
was discovered in the rear of the
Robischaud pool hall and spread to
the Anderson cafe. Fenfield hardware
store, the Lokan store. vacant
building which once housed harness
shop and confectionery store. Fire
still smouldered In the ruins at noon
Tuesday.
Awakened at 1880 a. m, the citi-
zens of Glenfield collected all avail
able fire extinguishers and brought
water from the town pump in an ef.
fort to put out the blaze, which al
ready had strong start. So hot did
the fire become that all windows In
the buildings across the street were
broken. but fire which caught there
was quickly extinguished.
Miss Alice Pranhus. 81, suffered
cuts and bruises and Otto Knutson,
instructor at the Glenfiled high
school. received minor cuts when ar
explosion occurred as they attempted
to save the contents in one Of the
buildings. The buildings caved in
but they were able to crawl out.
The postoffice and warehouse, set
off from the destroyed buildings. were
the only structures standing In tn!
block today.
Mrs, John Broten Of Wallum owned
the building housing several Of the
concerns.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
FARM LOANS FROM
n. D. TRUST FUNDS
TOTAL $11,@4,807
$2,210,977 Lost in Foreclosures
and Delinquent Interest,
Statement Shows

Farm loans held by the state land
department represent an investment
Of Sill ,440,807.43 of trust funds OF
state institutions. figures compiled by
w. E. Byerly, state land commits
sioner, show.
Live" loans totaled $685., s40.SS Oh
April l. while the remainder Of the
investment includes $l07,943.16 FORE
closure cost and taxes, and $l,440,-
923.39 in 'sheriff's deeds. Delinquen.
interest on loans not foreclosed ag-
gregates $662.11l.13, a major part OF
which Is expected to be collected
Byerly said.
The sheriff deed lands represent
583 loans and 1913 ,030.54 acres of land
The total investment in farm loans
from the common school trust funds
is $7,8lO.828.42, of which $6,S97 ,525.7o
is in active loans. $74.495.32 in fore
closure cost and taxes. 1858, 804.84 in
principal and SITS, 002.56 in cost and
taxes on sheriff's deed lands. De-
linquent interest on the loans totals
$470,2l2.57.
A total investment Of $S7l SOL 10
has been made from the agricultural
college fund, with $687. 627.9l in loans
$9,035.l9 in foreclosure cost and
taxes. $l38,014.40 principal and $751;
0l4.20 cost and taxes on sheriff's deed
lands. Delinquent interest totals
$45,278s7.
The University of North Dakota
fund has a total investment of $5O4.-
063.79 in farm loans, including $780,
1909 in loans, $4.583.77 foreclosure
cost and taxes, $52,044.40 principal
and $ll,244.53 cost and taxes OF,
sheriff's deed lands. Delinquent in
terest totals $30,055.63.
Farm loans made from funds OF
other institutions are:
State training school-Total in
vestment. $286,72l.0l; loans, 1884,
88l 49,; foreclosure cost and taxes,
So, 60286: sheriff's deed lands, prin-
cipal, $23,l00: cost and taxes. S.
046.26: delinquent interest, $14.652.04.
School for the Blind-Total invest
ment. $l65, 793.68: loans, $l47,094.44;
foreclosure cost and taxes. $1,2e6.e5:
sheriff's deed land. principal, $12,95O;
cost and taxes. $4.452.29; delinquent
interest, $11, 070.90.
Normal and Industrial School-To-
tai investment, $298,l00.06: loans,
$243.100: foreclosure cost and taxes,
$l,754.5l: sheriff's deed lands, prin-
cipal. $42,4l0.60; cost and taxes, $l0,-
834.95; delinquent interest, SIG, ASCOT.
Mayville Normal-Total investment,
204,984.21: loans, $176,090.7S: fore
closure cost and taxes, $1.344.65: sher-
IFS deed lands, principal. 81. 1901 so:
cost and taxes. $8,247.28; delinquent
interest. $l0,256.99.
Valley City Normal-Total invest
ment, $24S,522.07; loans. $l97, $50:
foreclosure cost and taxes, 1864. SO ;
shertff's deed lands, principal, $780,
893.98; cost and taxes. $l0,703.23; de-
linquent interest, $l0.396.29.
Continued on page seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
MINNESOTA POLITICS
ARE BADLY MUDDLED
BY PARTISAN FIGHTS
Divergent Views on Issues and
Candidates Lead to Bit.
ter Contests
st. Paul, May 10.-(P)-Minnesota

st. Paul, May 10.-(P)-Minnesota
politics were a pot pourri OF en-
ltanglements, discord, and uncertain
ty Tuesday. rivaling the catch Of ar
international fisherman who h S
fished the seven seas.
Only when the votes caught in the
seine of the June primaries are sort
ed will the situation be clarified
Until that time political anglers.
fishing for ballot support, will find
five groups striving for the same goal
but by different paths, either be-
cause of divergent views of campaign
issues or because of violent disagree
ments over candidates.
Inter-party strife has sent two
states of Democratic candidates into
the field for state offices and two
tickets of Republican convention
nominees. The Farmer-Labor party
is the only group presenting unified
front. 1t controls the present state
administration.
Adding to the general bulk Of the
ballot will be the contests for con-
gressmen. thrown wide open by a re-
|apportionment snarl which left the
Estate undistricted when the supreme
lcourt of the U. S. upheld Gov Floyd
|B. Olson's veto of the legislatures
lredistricting act.
so Seek Congress Jobs
Estimates by party leaders place
the number likely to seek the con-
gressional nominations at more than
I50.
A squabble over delegates to the
national convention at Chicago rup-
Itured harmony at the state Democra-
tic conclave, prompting Ruth Haynes
Carpenter and John E. Regain to call
Ia trump convention, pick a slate
of candidates headed by Regan for
governor and Mrs. Carpenter for
lieutenant governor, and advocate
outright repeal of prohibition.
DR.. A. E. Van Dyke, choice of the
regular" Democrats for governor,
will head that factions slate. The
regular" convention urged nation
al referendum on prohibition.
Davis Bolts Regulars
The latest digressor from party
paths is Tom Davis. Minneapolis law
yer and close friend of Senator
Thomas D. Schall He personally
called a convention, termed himself
and his followers progressive" Re-
publicans and will pick a ticket to
contest with the regular convention
nominees. headed by Earle Brown,
gubernatorial candidate.
Davis is for outright repeal of pro-
hibition laws. The regular" con-
vention voted for resubmission of the
18th amendment under Article v Of
the u. s. constitution.
Governor Floyd B. Olson will head
the Farmer-Labor party's slate in
seeking reelection. Farmer-Laborites
took no stand on prohibition.
Boilers" Of Republican and DEM
ocratic parties have not endorsed
congressional candidates. Both regu-
lar groups have. Farmer-Laborites
have been endorsed by district con-
ventionS. Under the reapportion-
ment. Minnesota's representation in
congress has been reduced from 10
to nine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
Aged Adventurer Takes Last Fling
By Skipping Out For A Night Off

washington. May 10.-(R-An
83-year-old man who in a young
er day won enormous fortune and
international fame as big busi-
ness organizer. was back at home
Tuesday after "a hours Of quiet
adventure.
While police Of three cities
searched for him, Charles r.
Flint. bareheaded. In bedroom
slippers and an old coat and
trousers, went to Baltimore. spent
q night in q 75-cent hotel room.
borrowed four cents to make up
the price Of bus fare back to
Washington and then was found
strolling on Sixteenth street. q
dozen blocks away from his apart
naent hotel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
Plan to Stabilize
Exchange Proposed

Washington, May 10.-fP)-Chair-
man Somers of the house coinage
committee predicted Monday. after a
talk with President Hoover, that
well be able to work out COM
promise" plan to help silver and sta
Billie exchange.
Both Somers. a New York Demo-
crat, and Representative Perkins OF
New Jersey, ranking Republican on
the coinage committee, talked with
the president.
Somers indicated that. while the
president was not willing to accept
an outright direction to call an IN
ternational conference, he would
agree to a compromise proposal IT,
Guiding something specific"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10

His much younger wife had re-
ported Flint's disappearance to
police. He had taken a taxi to 60
to Johns Hopkins hospital in Bal
timore for an examination He
purchased q ticket at the station
here but failed to reach the Balti-
more institution. He would give
no explanation Of his absence but
a Baltimore hotel clerk identified
his photograph as that Of q Gus
toner of the night before. telling
how he purchased pair Of rub
bers to cover Flint's slippered feet
and lent him the pennies to H.
nance his return.
Flint has been ranked among
the wealthiest men In the coun-
try.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-10
Survey Discloses Food Prices Vary
Widely in Different Parts Of Nation

cost 22.8 in Massachusetts and
10.2 as the country's average.
Butter at the farm is II cents
in Tennessee but % In Maine.
Chicken prices vary widely also.
with q country average Of 1875
cents per pound.
Lambs range from an average
Of ~ cents . pound In Texas and
Montana to seven in Maryland.
The average price Of mules Is
only $34 on Montana farms, but
In New York they sell around
$l26 . head. A Montana horse
brings 81, while his New York
cousin Is worth 4ll4.