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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
PLAN RECE|VERSHIP
FOR ELECTRIC FIRM
With HOLDINGS HERE
Abandon Hope For Keeping
Middle West Utilities Com
pany Out Of Court

Chicago, April 14.-(P)-The Herald
Examiner says hope of avoiding q re-
ownership in recognizing the Middle
West Utilities company was practical
ly abandoned by Chicago bankers
Thursday following lengthy confer
ence with Samuel insult, chairman
Of the company.
A receivership for this gigantic
concern would have a two-fold pur-
pose, it said-to protect both the
security holders and the company it.
self. Receivership is planned as a
friendly affair, the article added,
and it Is not unlikely insult himself
would be appointed receiver.
The Middle West Utilities COM
pany, holding concern under insult
management, controls a group Of
public utility properties whose activ-
tiles extend to 80 central, southwest
ern, and eastern states and to Can
ada.
It serves a population of nearly
6,260,000 people and 4,741 commune
ties and its properties have a valua-
ton approaching $3,O00,000, 900.
Has Extensive Property
The subsidiaries of this system
have in operation 302 steam electric
generating stations, 1856 hydro elec-
trio stations, 81 gas manufacturing
plants, 1923 ice plants. one sheeting
plant, turbines Of 100000 horse
power capacity, water turbines of
507, 900 horsepower capacity, 232 gas
holders of 25,01l, 800 cubic feet capa-
city, gas mains totaling 1897 miles,
AMI electric transmission lines total
ing 5000 miles.
OF immediate concern to the COM
pany is $10,000.000 in serial notes
maturing June l next. The company
has outstanding $40,000,00O of these
notes Of an original issue Of $50,O00,-
600. In addition 1t has bank loans
aggregating some $27,000,000. In the
main, however, the latter indebted
ness is amply secured by collateral
and, according to the Examiner, is
causing little or no apprehension.
A five-year receivership, the Exam
liner asserts, would preserve the COM
pany intact and would protect the
interests of both the note holders and
the stockholders.
Under present conditions, the paper
adds, 1t Is impossible to finance the
requirements due to the
market. To sell off any of
It's properties at present prices Is re-
garded as not feasible.
The Middle West Utilities company
Is the holding corporation for the
North Dakota Power and Light COM
pany, owners of the electric property
here, which serves many points in
western North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
Feeney Funeral Will
Be Conducted Friday

Funeral services for Frank Feeney,
former Bismarck man who died at his
home in Carson early Wednesday
morning, will be conducted from the
Calnan Funeral Home here at 1890 q.
m. Friday.
Rev. Father John A. H. Stag, Of st.
Mary's procathedral. will officiate.
Members of the Bismarck Knights
of Columbus lodge will be In charge of
the funeral. Burial will be made at
st. Mary's cemetery here.
Feeney, As years old, died from "A
pulmonary hemorrhage. He had suf-
fered from high blood pressure for
several months.
While a resident Of Bismarck he
was engaged in the abstracting busi-
ness and also was employed at the
Bank of North Dakota.
He leaves his widow. who formerly
was Miss Dorothy Schneider, Bis
marck, and his son, Robert Emmett
Feeney, who will be two years, old In
July.
Feeney was born In Ireland July
10, 1885. Pallbearers will be J. G.
Bell, Max Shane, F. H. Dettloff, Mer-
riSt Harding, Walter Schweigert, anc
John DeLange, all Of Carson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
Boys Succeed in
Seeing Bismarck

Though their visit ended alb
ruptly. two New Rockford high
school youths succeeded In See
Ing Bismarck"
The boys. IA and Is years OF
age, arrived here Wednesday az
ter hitch linking" their way from
New Rockford.
Arrested by Bismarck police, 1t
appeared that the pair would be
unable to see the Capital City,
which was their principal object
in coming here. Q
But Mrs. Fred L. Conklin.
chairman of the Burleigh county
chapter Of the Red Cross, stepped
into the little drama In the role
Of GOOD Samaritan"
She took them to the most in
teresting places In the city, in
Guiding the state penitentiary, all
the churches, both hospitals, the
old capitol building, Roosevelt
cabin, and the memorial building
where the basketball tournament
was held"
The boys also wanted to see the
home Of the Judge" District
Judge Fred Jansonius).
Thursday they were to be re-
turned home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
IA Persons Die in
TlUO Eastern Fires
Two Mothers and IL Children
Are Victims Of Separate
HolocaustS
MATCH STARTS ONE BLAZE
Six Burned in Gotham Tene.
ment, Eight in Fire at
Hersheytown, Pa.

Twelve children and two mothers
were dead Thursday. victims Of fires
In New York City and Hersheytown,
Pa, according to Associated Press
dispatches.
In New York boy dropped light
ed match into pan Of benzine. Mrs.
Celia Sanders, ~, and her five chill
dren, ranging in age from four to IS,
died as result.
At Hersheytown Mrs. Goldie Krut-
ner, Is, with her two infants, and five
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Dillon died when the Dillon home
burned. Mrs. Dillon, with her baby.
was visiting in a nearby community.
No one In the burning house was
saved.
Mrs. Dillon arrived home half an
hour after the fire was discovered by
q motorist and collapsed. The father
was at work.
The New York fire might have
caused more deaths, for the flames
ate through the five-story tenemant
building on the lower East Side at
supper time Wednesday evening and
trapped several families.
Ffremen carried 20 persons down
ladders after the fire, racing up the
stairways, cut off the exits.
They were too late to save Mrs
Sanders and her children. The chill
dren's bodies, huddled about that of
their mother. were found in a bed
room Of their fifth-floor quarters.
The fire started on the third floor
where Mrs. Esther Sxolki, was clean
ing with benzine. Her son. William,
struck match. the blazing head of
which dropped into the fluid.
AS firemen were bringing out the
bodies Of the Sanders family, an un-
employed man Of "a who had spent
the day in fruitless quest of work, ap-
preached.
He collapsed when he learned what
had happened. He was Abel Sanders,
head Of the family that died.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
CLAIM DRY STATUTE
is FINANCING crime
THROUGHOUT NATION
Vets Join in Attack on Prohibi.
ton at Opening Of Sen.
ate Hearing

Washington, April 14.-R- The
charge the 18th amendment has I'll
nanced crime" and us poisoning on,
national life" was made Thursday be.
fore a senate committee by Mrs
Charles H. Sabin, head Of the Won
ems Organization for National Pro-
hibition Reform.
She joined James w. Wadsworth
former senator from New York, in
urging repeal. Senator Bingham
(Rep., Conn.,, another witness be-
fore the committee at the start OF
hearings on prohibition legislation
advocated return Of liquor control ia
the states.
The opinion 1t is impossible to
make the descendants Of generations
Of temperate drinkers believe there
is anything morally wrong in drink
ing" was advanced by Senator Bing-
ham.
AS the author of legislation to
legalize beer and for q state liquor
control amendment, he was the first
witness before senate judiciary sub
committee at the start of hearings on
q number of proposals for change of
the dry laws.
Goal Is in Sight
He was followed by former Sena-
tor Wadswortl who represented the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment. He said Developments
of the last few years" led the organ
ization to believe its goal Of prohibi-
ton repeal rs in sight,"
Bingham said the prohibition law
had increased intoxication and that
the amount of drinking in 1.-The
smaller places" was alarming.
He cited the number Of arrests In
Medford, Mass, for drunkness as an
example. In 1914. he said there were
only los arrests for drunkenness
while In 1880 there were 40.
Other cities he mentioned included
Davenport, Iowa, and Minot, N. d.
This, he said, showed that drinking
had increased, particularly among
the young.
In st. Louis and other cities with
great brewing interests, Bingham
lNV1AVCAANSVAs kAVAAAUAVAOAA AA0NA Sootly ALI
creased drinking.
Easy TO Make
Nothing that I say. however" he
added. nothing can say will change
the ardent drys-but the making of
alcohol in any kitchen Is easy"
Former Senator Wadsworth, of
New York. representing the Associa-
ton Against. the Prohibition Amend
ment, said II the liquor taxes Of 1919
had been undisturbed and had the
rate Of consumption per capita re-
NAMED exactly the same, the federal
government would have received
slightly over $1,000, 600, 900 of revenue
In 1881"
The bootlegger, he added, has pick
ed that huge sum up and put 1t In
his pocket
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
To Offer Huge Prize
In Bridge Tournament

Aqua Caliente. Mexico, April a.
(P)-Bridge players will have some
thing besides an argument to look
forward to under plans announced BY
the Aqua C:lieate Bridge club, or
ganized by the owners Of this resort
A bridge sweepstakes, with prizes
for the winning team ranging between
$4,000 and $4,000. will be inaugural.
ed next fall. Each team will pay an
entrance fee Of 500. A $4,000 guar
antee will be made the players by the
management.
The tournament will be played In
september or October, covering . pc
Rod Of q week or 10 days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
Stark County Mans
Left Foot Amputated

Dickinson, N. D., April 14.-(F-
Thrown in front OF disc plow, Carl
Messina, 80, suffered the loss Of his
left foot at the ankle. The accident
occurred on his farm six miles south
east Of here Wednesday when the
team he was using on the pillow ran
away. He was thrown in front Of
the disc and one Of the blades ran
over his foot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
MINNESOTA POLITICS
ARE BADLY MUDDLED
Two Parties Face Strenuous
Campaigns in Primary
Election June 20

st. Paul. Mimi, April 14.-(F-
Minnesota will have strenuous nom
nation campaigns for the June q
state primary In both Republican and
Democratic parties, action within
both those parties determined Wed
nesday night.
Decisions which dispersed the pros
poets Of q week ago for a tame pri-
mary election and apparently insured
hard fought contests for places on the
final election ballot were:
The executive committee of the Re-
publican state central committee de
cided no Endorsement Of any nine man
congressional ticket would be at
tempted by the party organization
and braced its feet for all congress
sional aSpirants to run at large.
The boiling faction of Minnesota
Democrats, holding their trump" JET
ferson-day dinner In Minneapolis,
announced q state ticket and formal
ly opened a campaign to nominate its
candidates as the official representa-
tives of Minnesota democracy on the
fall ballot.
The action by the Republican state
executive committee was received as
an indication that, with only few
more days remaining for action, they
held out little hope Of achieving any
form Of apportionment Of the state
and expected all candidates for con-
gress, including the sitting Republican
congressman, to fight it out at large,
They agreed, however, to continue
efforts to find q way to elect congress-
men by districts
At large filings for congress may be
accepted by Secretary of State Mike
Holm, Attorney General Henry N.
Benson ruled Thursday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
Number of Cattle
On Feed Is Reduced

Washington, April 14.-tR-Cattle
on feel for market In the II corn belt
states April I were reported by the
agriculture department to be about 16
per cent under those q year ago, or
about 235, 900 head fewer.
East OF the Mississippi there was an
increase Of about IA per cent. with In
creases In all states Of that area but
one. West OF the Mississippi the de-
crease was 81 per cent, with the
largest decrease In the area west Of
the Missouri river.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
TRAIL CONVENTION
DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL

Hlllsboro, N. D., April 14-(P)-
Demand that William LANCER with
draw from the North Dakota guber-
material race was unanimously adopt
ed here Wednesday by the Progress
sive Nom Partisan Republican" party
Of Trail county. The gathering ask
ed further that a candidate be draft
ed who would have the undivided
support of the league upon Langers
withdrawal.
About 100 attended the convention
which was called by John Knovsky
and Edwin Cooper. Ole Moen, for
mer representative, and H. H. Nc
Nair, former state senator from Trail
county, both Nonpartisans, spoke.
H. w. McInnes, Kelso, Theodore
Andrew, Mayville, and L. C. Odegard,
Buxton, were Endorsed for the legis-
lature.
Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the Hoover administration
and the Shafer regime in North Da-
kota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
LANCER CANDIDACY
LEADING TO REVOLT
BY GROUP AT FORKS
Special Nonpartisan coun ty
Convention Called to Con.
slider Situation

Grand Forks, N. D., April 14.-(R-
Revolt against the action Of the state
Nonpartisan League convention at
Bismarck in the Endorsement of Will
liam LANCER as candidate for gov
ernor flared into open instruction
IN Grand Forks county Thursday
with the announcement that a spe-
cial league county convention had
been called for Friday night.
Ole Lageson, Of Thompson, League
county chairman. authorized the call
ing of All anti-Langer convention,
but Nonpartisan leaders who an
nounced the call, were chary of any
disclosure regarding the plans for the
meeting, saying that the convention
will decide all matters.
The faction representing the more
conservative wing of the league were
active in promoting the call of the
revolt convention. They refused to
say whether or not the plan was to
throw support to I. j. Moe, Progress
sive Republican indorsee for COVER
nor, or whether or not they would
take up the congressional situation.
The leaders are known to be opposed
to the Endorsement of William Lemke
Of Fargo for congress.
T. H. Thoresen, Grand Forks at
torney, who was defeated by LANCER
at the Bismarck gathering, said that
he had not been advised of the action
and knew nothing about 1t.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
sKIPS ROPE AYR eo

salina, Kas., April l4.-R>-Mrs.
w. H. Priddy has celebrated her
latest birthday anniversary Is usual.
That means she skipped the rope.
She was 80 years old Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
VOLCANO KILLS FIVE

Moscow, April l4.-(R-A dispatch
to the newspaper Izvestia from Baku
Thursday said five persons were killed
and nearly score injured In . vol
canic eruption on the Island OF
jsYinoi.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
RUm DEMOCRATS
| PLANNING CAMPAIGN

Minneapolis. April l4.-F10State
Representative John e. Egan Of Man
kato, who describes himself as an
"out-and-out wet" Thursday laid
plans to open an early and vigorous
campaign for the Democratic nornin-
alton for governor in the June pri-
maries.
He was endorsed Wednesday night
by the boiling" faction Of the state
party at q Jefferson-day dinner
where the group that withdrew from
the state convention early In March
and held . trump" convention pre-
sented its platform and slate Of
candidates for state office.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
BYsMARCK MAN ON Jury

Fargo. N. D., April l4.-R-J. w.
Scott, Bismarck. Is . member Of 4
federal grand jury which went into
session here Wednesday to consider
about 40 cases
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
PEMBINA PIONEER DIES

st. Thomas. N. D., April l4.-R-
Fred Van Camp. Sr. pioneer resi-
dent Of st. Thomas, died at his home
yesterday following an illness Of sew
'eral months. He was q years old.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14

The Middle West Utilities company
Is the holding corporation for the
North Dakota Power and Light COM
pany, owners of the electric property
here, which serves many points In
western North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-14
The Weather

Partly cloudy, slightly warmer
tonight; Friday unsettled, cooleH.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
FOURTH MARYLAND
ORATOR SELECTED
State Preliminaries ConcIud
ed-FinalS to Be Held
Next Week.

Maryland preliminaries in the Ma
tional Oratorical Contest were concluded
last night when Harry c. Anderson, IA.
of Lackey High School. Indian Head,
Md. was selected as the fourth county
winner who will face the judges in the
State finals next week The final Vir-
ginia county meet will be held this eve
ming at Manassas High School in Prince
William County.
The Washington private and parochial
group is scheduled to conclude its eliri-
natory series this afternoon at O'Clock.
when six speakers compete in the audi
torium Of National Museum for the so
cash prize and place in The Star 81 Us
which is the reward OF each district
winner.
Large Audience Present.
Before an audience of more than 700
Charles County residents who came to
cheer on the five school representatives,
las. night, Anderson delivered his win
ming grafton on The Constitution. a
Guarantee of the Liberty of the Indi-
vidual" Miss Routh v. Hickey Of
Glasva High School was selected as
alternate
The winner is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H w. Anderson of Indian Head.
Young Anderson is a sophomore in his
school. is active in soccer and track
and belongs to the school literary So
ciety. He will receive the gold me3al
awarded each county winner in The
Star area and will compete in the
Maryland finals for the 500 prize and
Star finals eligibility offered the winner
of that competition.
Manassas Finalist.
The Manassas. Va, High School has
announced its representative in the
Prince William contest tonight will be
Miss Hattie Mae Partlow, is, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Wallace
Partlow. She is senior in the school
and an outstanding student. Her sub
ject will be THE Constitution"
The other speakers and their sub
jects are to be James J. Carr of Swave-
" School, Origins of the Constitution; ;
Miss Partlow, second speaker; Miss
Louise F. May, Brentsville District High
School, The Tests of the Constitution;
Arthur F. Lovelace of Occoquan High
School, The Making of the Constitu-
ton" r. C. Hayden. Superintendent
of Prince william County Schools, VIII
preside.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
{. A. R. ANNOUNCES
CONTEST WINNERS
First Two Prizes for ESSAYS
Go to New Bedford
Residents.

Contest winners were announced today
at the annual convention of the Chill
dren of the American Revolution in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Elizabeth Jinney of New Bedford,
Mass. was awarded first prize by the
Continental Danes Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
Washington, for an essay on The
Americans Greed, What 1t Means and
Stands For"
Second prize was taken by another
New Bedford entrant, Charles DeMailly,
while honorable mention went to Dor
othy j. Moore of Warren, Ohio.
The Deborah Franklin Society of
Franklin Ind, was awarded a prize
offered by Mrs. Lawrence H. Quirollo
OF Washington for obtaining the great
est volume of newspaper publicity.
The presentations we're made by Miss
Helen Stout of Washington.
The young delegates called at the
white House shortly after noon and
posed for a picture with President
Hoover
They were received on Capitol Hill
later in the day by Vice President Cur
tbs and Speaker Garner of the House.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
NOMINEES HAILED
AT D. A. R. SESSION
National Slate Unopposed
for Election Today-Mrs.
Magma Praised.

Nominated without opposition from
the floor. tire national ticket of the
D Ar. headed by Mrs, Russell william
Magma of Holyoks. Mass. for president
general. was assured of election in to-
DAVIS teriennial balloting. Running on
the ticket with Mrs Magma are 10 can
didates for cabinet posts
Representative of the younger element
in the D. A. R., Mrs. Magnas election
iodav will bring into the inner councils
of the society an entirely new organiza-
ton which is expected to make a clean
sweep of all the old existing national
committee officers OF any Importance
In addition to the national ticket 10
candidates were nominated last night
for the eight Offices of vice president
general The process of elimination will
be fought out by the scratching OF
tickets in which will develop the only
contest in the elections.
Scene Proves CoIorfuI.
Mrs. Magma was put in nomination by
Mrs. Stephen IIurd, State regent of
Massa chusetts and seconded by Mrs.
Francis c. Wilson of New Mexico. Her
father. Col. Walter Scott of New York
and her husband, Russell william
Magma we're proud spectators as the
nomination for the highest office in the
society was Bestowed upon her
The scene was enthusiastic and color
full as usual. Mrs. Lowell Fletcher
Hobart the retiring president general,
appeared in an amazing gown which
brought gasps and admiring comment
from the 1000 delegates 1t was a
multicolored concoctiOn of the ribbons
she had saved from all her floral tributes
in the last three years.
In nominating the Massachusetts
leader. who has served as librarian gen.
eral and chairman of the committee
which financed the erection of Consti-
tuition Hall, Mrs. Hurd spoke of Mrs
Magma as "a woman at the peak of
her physical, mental and spiritual
powers"
The following national officers were
nominated on the slate with Mrs. Mag
ma: Mrs. Raymond Grant Kimbell of
Waunetka, Ill, chaplain general Mrs
Henry Bourne Joy. Crosse Point Farms
Mich. recording secretary general;
Mrs. John M. Beavers of Washington
D. c., corresponding secretary general;
Mrs. Frank H PARCELS. Brooklyn N
Y, organizing secretary general. Miss
Katherine A. Nettleton Of New Haven,
Conn, treasurer general; MIS-. Stanley
Forman Reed Naysville, KY. registrar
general; Mrs. William Louis Dunno,
San Antonio, Tex, historian general,
Mrs Frank Phelps Toms, Pasadena,
Calf. reporter general to Smithsonian
Institution: Mrs Frank M. Dick,
Cambridge, Md. librarian general; Mrs.
Myra Hazard of Mississippi, cheer lead
er general.
Nominated as Vice Presidents.
Ten women we're nominated as vice
presidents general of whom eight will
be elected tomorrow: Mrs. Joseph Hayes
Acklen OF Chattanooga. Mrs. Nathaniel
Beaman of Norfolk. Mrs. E. Thomas
Boyd of Denver, Mrs Joseph M. Caley
of Philadelphia, Mrs. Edward w. Cooch
of Coochs Bridge. Del; Mrs. Frank
Hamilton Marshall, Enid, Okla. Mrs.
Fred C. Morgan, Saco. Me; Mrs Ed
ward S. Moulton, Providence, r. l.;
Mrs. C. Edward Murray, Trenton, N. j.,
and Mrs. Walter L. Toby OF Hamilton,
Ohio.