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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
LIQUOR TO BECOME
LEGAL IN 10 STATES
AFTER utah BALLOT
Montana Is Technically Wet But
Actually Dry Because Of
Unforeseen Delay
by The Associated Press)

When Utah gives the word Tuesday,
The flow Of liquor will be immediate
iy legal in: Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, PENN
svlvania, Delaware. Wisconsin, 1lli-
:,ois, Colorado, Indiana. Arizona. New
Mexico, California. Nevada. Wash
ington. oregon, Louisiana. Maryland,
New Jersey. Total 10.
Montana, too, goes wet Tuesday, but
actual sale Of liquor will be delayed
until the states liquor selling ma
chinery is perfected, probably in mid
month.
States in which the repeal Of pro-
nibition will not mean q thing so far
as immediate sale and consumption is
concerned are: Alabama, Arkansas
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas
Kentucky. Maine. Michigan, Mime
sofa. Mississippi, Missouri. Nebraska
New Hampshire. North Carolina
North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma, Ten
nessee. South Carolina, South Dakota
Texas, Utah, Vermont. Virginia, wy
ming, West Virginia. Total Is.
OF the dry states, legislative action
IN Missouri, Michigan and Ohio is ex.
rected to prepare the way for sale
non.
New Jersey. one Of the wettes1
states. had q temporarily confused
status with the threat Of guberna.
.orial veto over its control bill. STATE
Officials said that an act Of 1893
which empowered municipalities x
issue their own licenses, would govern
IN the event the new bill does not be.
come law before repeal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
SAO7CUNS, PISTOLS
Barred IN ATTEMPT
TOHALT LONG COUP.
Judge Issues Injunction to
Thwart Distribution of
Ballots at Polls
HIGHWAY POLICE Modified
Warning That BIoodshed May
Ensue Sent to Political
Dictators at Capital
HIGHWAY POLICE Modified

Baton Rouge, La. Dec. 5.-R-
With defiant and heavily armed citi-
zens patrolling major highways and
polling places to block plans for q
congressional election in the sixth
district Tuesday, state highway po-
lice, in plain clothes were sent from
here to set up ballot boxes In parish
es which have declined to partic-
ipate In the election.
The election started haltingly, vot-
Ing precincts were opened quietly
here and at other large ccnters in
the districts at the scheduled hour In
spite Of court injunctions issued by
the district courts Monday to pre-
vent any distribution of ballots at the
polls. There was light early voting.
No polls were opened, however, In
the parishes Of Tangipahoa, Livings-
ton and st. Helena, where violent
demonstrations occurred during the
last few days. Chairman Lee Ponde
of the sixth district Democratic COM
mittee said the election had beer
called off, In those parishes in obe-
dience to the injunction issued BY
Judge Nat Tiger at Hammond, late
Monday.
Want Candidate Ratified
The Long political organization
seeks to have the voters ratify thu
district executive committees candi.
date, Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp. 4as sue.
cessor to her late husband.
The citizens had demanded party
primary election to select the Demo.
cratic candidate.
Long kept guards around his head
quarters atop the Roosevelt hotel ir
New Orleans as he conducted the
election maneuvers.
Warnings have been sent to Sen
ator Long and Governor o. K. Allen
from leaders Of the IL parishes In the
district that bloodshed might ensue
Hundreds OF citizens have been sworn
in as deputies to enforce court in
functions to prohibit the distribution
of ballots.
Shots were exchanged Monday night
at the Amite River bridge between
Is citizens and occupants OF truck
who. they believed. were bringing new
ballots from Baton Rouge to replace
those burned earlier in the evening
at Livingston Parish. Windows were
shot out Of the truck but no one was
injured. The truck escaped down .
swamp trail.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
SAYS AIRPORT HERE
TO Be ONE OF BEST
Aviation Officer Of Fort Lincoln
Addresses Bismarck
KiWanis Club

A prediction that Bismarck will be-
come q strategic point on the north
ern air route In the comparatively
near future was made Tuesday noon
by Lieut.. g. N. 8. Ballou. aviation
officer at Fort Lincoln. in talk be-
fore the Kiwanis club.
Lieut.. Bailou gave an outline Of the
plan for improving Bismarck's NUM-
cipal flying field with the aid Of fed
eral funds. including the installation
o. hard-surfaced runways. improve
ment Of landing lanes and erection Of
wind vanes and floodlights.
e. A. Hughes of Bismarck has con-
sented to turn his large beacon light.
the Lucky Indy, which has been
on top Of the Prince Hotel here, over
to airport officials for use at the fly
ing field. the speaker said.
These improvements. Lieut.. Ballou
said, will make Bismarcks 240-acre
airport, located near Fort Lincoln, one
Of the best equipped between Chicago
and the Pacific coast.
: The speaker told Of the new high
speed ships which Northwest Air
ways, Inc. plans to put into service.
These slaips will shorten the distance
between Bismarck and Chicago TO
four hours. he said.
Special music was presented ct the
luncheon by two soldiers from the U.
g. Army post here. who played the
banjo and guitar.
Walter q. Render. president-elect,
presided ct the luncheon and Lieut..
Roy Z. Moore Of Fort Lincoln VA
program chairman.
Guests included James Guthrie. IT..
| Of Bismarck and Ire L. Rush Of M1not.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
Man Breaks Jaw in
Chopping Accident

Nicholas Boehm, 25-year-old BIS
marck man, suffered q fracture Of
his upper right Jaw Monday when =
tree which he had chopped down fell
on him.
Boehm had pushed the tree away
from him but 1t struck another tree
and bounced back toward him.
The mishap occurred In the nur-
sery Of the o. II. Will Seed company
south Of the city. where he Is en-.
ployed. He resides ct 405 Twelfth St.
His doctor said his condition u
not serious.
A slight improvement In the con-
dition Of Gordon G. Rowley. who was
run over by Z railroad locomotive
here Saturday night, was noted by
his doctor Tuesday forenoon.
Rowley lost his right leg below the
knee and four toes on hts left foot
In the nishap.
His doctor said there still Is a pos
sihility that it will Be necessary to
amputate hts right leg further up on
the limb to prevent spread Of infec-
ton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
PROHIBITIONS LAST
GASP SOUNDS WHEN
U7AHBODY BALLOTS
Action Of Western State Is Sig
nal for Legal Drinking
In 10 States
PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO ACT
Last Slender Obstacle to Proc
lamation Ended by Judge
in Washington
PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO ACT

Washington, Dec. 5.-(P9-From one
end Of the land to the other. the
hours were being counted away Tues
day toward that moment, when the
Utah repeal convention will act and
obliterate the eighteenth amend
ment.
Pennsylvania and Ohio conventions
were held several hours earlier.
with Utah holding off until around
? p. m. Mountain time, to make sure
OF being the last state In making up
the three fourths required for rati-
fication Of the twenty first amend
ment.
Utah had been expected to delay
until late In the day but change
In the plan was announced which
would put the final action at about
3 p. m, Mountain time.
Pennsylvania ratification was re-
corded at 1880 p. M. eastern time.
at the capitol in Harrisburg.
Ohio's convention completed it
vote at 2:43 p. m. E. s. T.
The last slender obstacle to formal
proclamation Of q return Of the IL
Quor problem to the states was re-
moved in the District Of Columbia
supreme court, where attempts to
restrain William Phillips-acting &C.
cretary Of state-from issuing the fin
al document were rejected.
President Roosevelt was ready with
his proclamation ending certain taxes
January l. He worked along on IL
quor and other problems, taking nc
outward notice Of the imminence 81
repeal.
But his aides were active. apparent
CONTINUED on Page TWo)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
Devils Lake Votes
For Electric Plant

Devils Lake, N. D., Dec. 5.-(F-ln
a record vote cast In q special elec-
ton here Monday. Devils Lake voters
approved by q 70 per cent majority
construction OF q municipal power
plant at q cost not to exceed $400, 600.
The vote was 1870 to 657.
City Auditor H. w. swenson said
Tuesday he expects the city commits
sion to take immediate steps to file
an application with the state public
works board for . federal grant and
lnan.
The election climaxed an intense
two-weeks campaign by proponents
and opponents Of the power plant
project.
The Ottertau Power company.
whose franchise runs for nine more
years. maintained present rates are
not discriminatory and are as low as
places where municipal plants are
operated. Also opposing the project
vas q taxpayers committee which
contended the city should not 60 into
debt for the plant and that the bonds
70 be issued were a direct obligation
upon the taxpayers.
A citizens committee supported the
proposal and joined with members Of
the commission In sponsoring q cam
oaign in favor Of the plant. They
said payment for the plant would be
made out Of the net earnings and in
10 way would be an obligation upon
he taxpayers or their property,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
Republicans Attack
Alleged Dictatorship

Washington, Dec. Contend
Ing the Roosevelt administration Il
attempting to create q dictatorship
in time Of profound peace" the Re-
publican national committee In its
second pamphlet in Q month Tuesday
said the president and his cohorts are
replying to critics within their own
party with nothing but ''epithets."
TT Is the forgotten man. Of the
1882 Rooseveltian oratory who COM
plains that he still i In that cate
CORY" 1t said.
The pamphlet bore no title. but
carried IN bold black type the follow
ing: Epithets from recent utterancea
Of the president. Hugh 8. Johnson
Speaker Rainey, and Donald r. Nich-
berg, NRA counsel: Tories" "chisel-
ers," dead cats" witch doctors,
bank wreckers," TRAITORS"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
JUDGE
HERE FOR OPENING
OF DISTRICT court
"a Civil Cases Are on Calendar
Wilt Not Call Jury Until
January ~

Judge r. G. Mcfarland OF James
town Tuesday afternoon was to open
the regular term Of Burleigh county
district court here.
Only court cases were to be tried
Immediately, since jury will not be
called until early In January, Judge
Mcfarland announced recently.
1t was expected the opening after
noon would be taken up with the
reading Of the calendar, which In
tludes "A civil causes, 46 Of which
nave been carried over from previous
terms and 26 of which are new.
The new actions listed In the calen-
oar include:
Guy Smith VS.. Cora S. Mclean.
Bridgeman Russell company vs.
Thomas J. Haggerty and Lavina H
Cook.
Nick Torzeski vs.. Mrs. Sam Baro-
ruk.
North Dakota Power and Light
company VS.. r. E. Jack.
g. r. Lipp VS.. Mrs. r. v. Cobb
Bertha Lumm. Emerson Bull ct al
Erwin Bourgeois VS.. George Larson
AID Josephine Larson.
Gustaf, Oscar and Clara Jacobson
VS.. Thomas Pink.
Bismark Loan and Investment COM
pany VS.. Finley Baker.
Sarah Phillips vs.. Fred NJ. Farrell.
Maurine Allen VS.. Philip Edelmau
and Ben Buman.
Joseph Killer VS.. L. A. Winter.
James L. Mason VS.. O. H. Harju.
Peter Schmidt VS.. 500 Line.
Joseph McClusky vs.. r. H. Walker
T. M. Casey VS.. A. e. Shipp.
George Adams VS.. H. O. Osborn.
F. H. Carpenter Lumber company
VS.. Benton Transportation company
E. J. Schultz VS.. v. ]. Wilson ant
Vincent Wilson.
Philip Weisenberger, Johann.
Bosch, Helen Bosch and Frederick
Weisenberger VS.. Albin Hedstrom.
Myrtle Frazier VS.. r. s. Towne.
Thomas H. Buchler vs.. Minnie M
Buchler.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
FORMER BISMARCK
WOMAN SUCCUMBS
Mrs. Herman kol|mann, Nee
Mabel NJ. Larsen, is
Stricken at Fargo

Mrs. Herman Kollmann. formerly
Of Bismarck and sister of three Cap
ital City men, died Sunday at Fargo
ed here Wednesday afternoon.
Death Of the 29-year-old woman
was caused by complications follow
ing child birth. Her infant son. who
died also, will be buried In his
mothers arms.
Mrs. Kollmann, who was Miss Mabel
Melruth Larsen before her marriage.
was born at Mandan Jan. l, 1904, the
daughter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl P. Larsen.
The Larsen family moved to Bis
marck when she was child and she
attended schools here. graduating
from Bismarck high school with the
class Of 1873.
She was married to Herman Kohl
mann Of Flasher Dec. II. 1928, and
for six years lived at Mandan and
Flasher. Mr.. and Mrs. Kollmann
moved to Fargo about four years ago.
Funeral services were conducted at
Fargo ut IL O'Clock Tuesday forenoon,
with Rev. Arnold H. Grumm, pastor
Of the Grace Lutheran church Of Far
60. officiating. Mrs. Kollmann was q
member Of the Grace church.
Rites here will be conducted from
the First Lutheran church at 2:3o
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. With
Rev. w. J. Schmidt Of Flasher n
charge. The bodies win be inferred
ct Fairview cemetery here.
Mrs. Kollmann leaves her husband
and six-year.old daughter. Dorothy
Ann. and one sister, Mrs. Free
Thomaier. Of Fargo. At Bismarck
she leaves her brother. @. G. Larsen
and her ,half-brothers, Donald ant
Paul Larsen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
PUTNAM REVIEWS PLEA
FOR SIGNING AT ONCE


Commanding farmers who already
have responded. H. o. Putnam, Bur-
leigh county agricultural agent, Tues
day renewed hts appeal to wheat
growers to speedily sign contracts
under the federal allotment-acreage
reduction relief program.
Several hundred farmers had signed
up to noon Tuesday, he said.
Putnam was In his office here oil
day Monday and Tuesday forenoon to
assist applicants In signing their con-
tracts.
Tuesday afternoon he went to Bald
win to assist farmers In that district
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday he
will be 1t Arena, Wing and Regan
respectively, to assist farmers in those
districts.
The objective Of Putnam'4 cam
paign Is to have % per cent OF the
applicants In Burleigh county under
contract by Christmas time, which
would permit Burleigh farmers to re-
ceive their first bonus checks thia
month.
Putnam particularly urges nom
resident landowners to sign speedily
since landowners Is we'll aS tenants
must be parties to the agreements.
Farmers Will net more than 4l.ls
per acre Ia wheat bonuses In return
for acreage reduction under the pro-
gram.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
farm ARISTOCRATS
HOLDSTACE CENTER
ATLVESTOCK show
Selection Of Grand Champion
Steer Is Days High Point
at Big Exhibition

Chicago, Dec. 5.-(P)-1nto the CEN
ter Of the international Livestock Ex-
POSITIONS spacious arena Tuesday
stalks the worlds aristocrats Of beef
cattle for the grand climax Of agri-
cultures annual winter show-the
browning Of the grand champion
steer.
While attention focused on thi.
event, the feature of 80 other exposi.
tons which have preceded this one II
Chicago. grainmen watched the con.
clusion OF the huge task Of sorting
ears Of corn and the pending choosing
Of the worlds corn king.
Tuesday a new international whea
king was crowned. Although no
here to receive the award personally
Frank Isakson, on his farm in Elfro6
Saskatchewan, 100 miles north o
Winnipeg, heard the news Of his cor
onation. The winning sample was .
hard red spring variety.
Durum wheat, strain which sci
dom triumphs at the International
WOAA V4VC ACOCAVO championship ~
william Rogers Of Happen, British
Columbia. It was with this type o
grain, however, that the Wembly, Al
berta. wizard Of the field, Herman
Treble, won the kingship last year 70
his third consecutive victory. TREBLE
Ike other three-time winners Of grail
titles, was forced out Of competition
this year by rule Of the 1nterna
tional Hay and Grain Show.
North Dakota growers CARED off l;
IT the premiums offered for hard re,
spring wheat.
Thirty mine of the 70 awards wen
70 Canadian growers, and the remain
der were divided among Montana
Illinois, Wisconsin and Nebrask,
producers.
The North Dakota Agricultural col
iege. Fargo. placed second in Short
norm steers, 750-875 pounds.
Oklahoma's All club team won TIN
national club congress poultry judg
ing contest. Michigan was secont
and Illinois third.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
Dickinson Resident
Takes His Own Life

Dickinson. N. D., Dec. 5.-lReNa-
thaniel M. Gibson, 46, Dickinson rural
mail carrier. died Tuesday. three
hours after members Of his family
found him in his bedroom with a self
inflicted gunwound In the head. A
IS calibre revolver was found at his
side.
Gibson came to Dickinson with his
father in 1906. He had been . rural
mail carrier for eight years. He leaves
his widow. two children, Edith AID
Pearl. his father, four brothers, m
Guiding Calvert Of Killdeer, and SIS
tar
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
Fargoan Happy Over
New Job; Drops Dead

Fargo, Dec. S.-lP1-starting out q
4 timekeeper on . Fargo CWA prof.
ect, jubilant over hts first job In three
months. George M. Sherwood, Fargo.
dropped dead early Tuesday g he
was about to step onto . truck that
was to take him to work On one Of
the park projects which started
Tuesday.
He leaves his widow and six chill
dren, one . married daughter, al
living In Fargo. He was born 1t
Kalamazoo, Mich, Eeb. 8, 1874, and
came 70 fargo n the fan q 1e9S
from Inglcvale. n. d. where he had
been farming for many years.
Death y believed 10 have resulted
from heart attack.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
Delinquent Tax Lists
Are Posted in County

In accordance with q new law pass.
ed at the last session Of the North
Dakota legislature. substituting the
posting Of delinquent tax lists for
publishing the same In official news
papers. Burleigh county's delinquent
tax lists have been posted At four
places In the county.
The lists are posted at the A. II.
Lundberg store In Regan, the ster-
ling State Bank at Sterling, the Moi
tit State Bank at Moffit and Olson's
Hardware store at Driscoll.
A fifth list Is posted In the audi
tors office In the Burleigh county
courthouse here, according to Coun-
ty Auditor Clair q. Derby.
Real estate taxes which became
delinquent last Oct. IS are posted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
Body Of Murdered
Woman Is Exhumed

Indianapolis, Dec. 5.-tH ~ Thu
findings Of two Chicago physicians
who exhumed and examined the body
Of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop rematn-
Cd undiscloGed Tuesday.
The elimination was carried out
Monday By Or. John q. Frost and Dr.
Jerry Kearns, representing the Cook
county, ILL.,, coroner. after they OBJ
tanned an order from Judge Frank F
Baker OF criminal court
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
STEEL LEADER DIES

Duluth. MINI. Dec. 6.-lR}-F. J.
Webb, IS. manager Of the Republic
steel Corporation In Duluth and
prominent IN mining activities IN
northern Minnesota for many years,
died suddenly Monday night Of heart
disease while motoring from Virginia
70 Duluth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-05
WHEAT MEN Cutting
ACREAGE TO COMPLY
With U. s. figures
County Associations Begin
Drive to Get Within Al.
lotment Limits
Il DISTRICTS ARE o. K. NOW
Others Make Progress But
Checks Wait on Reduction
Of State Total

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 5.-lF1-AcreS
totaling 579,64l were Topped off by
North Dakota county wheat allot-
ment groups in five days last week
as the associations began deter
mined drive to wipe off the 1910. 900
acre overrun which has been holding
up progress In the wheat campaign
in more than two-thirds Of the coun-
ties OF the state.
N. D. German OF the North Dakota
Agricultural college extension service,
who Is supervising the work Of coun-
ty agents and wheat agents, stated
Tuesday that 400, $50 acres still re-
main to be taken out Of application
statements before the state Is within
the limits of the figures set by the
government. This figure. 1854 DOC
acres. represents the five-year aver
age wheat acreage in the state.
Removal of the remainder Of the
overun probably will be accomplished
within the next week, German in.
Dictated. When this has been done q
rapid winding up Of the wheat cam.
| paign Is looked for.
Twelve counties so far have hae
their applications approved and have
launched their drives for signed con.
tracts. Several are already we'll TO-
ward completion Of the work will
likelihood they will be ready to sent
their contracts to Washington TO
final approval before the middle o
the month. No checks can be issues
until the entire state has reconcilet
It's figures With those Of the govern
ment, however.
Many Making Progress
Progress is now being made b,
practically every wheat association.
Counties which already have begur
work on contracts, announced b.
German. are Billings, Burleigh. Sheri'
dan, Kidder, La Moure, Foster. Eddy
Walsh, Mckenzie, Griggs and Dickey
The state review board, located a,
the Agricultural college, is prepar'
ing to 60 over the applications o.
Ransom and Rolette counties thi!
week. Members of the review boare
are Ben Kienholz. agricultural stats.
tician: Harry Anderson, marketing
specialist, and German. Both Ran.
som and Rolette counties have In
dictated they are within their fed
eral figure.
Other counties reported under thu
maximum permitted, but which have
not submitted their records, are Ben
son, Emmons, Grant, Mcintosh, Mer'
Ger, Morton, Nelson, Oliver. Pembins
and Stark.
The overrun difficulty has resulted
from overstatement Of acreage ant
production on the applications o
growers. It has been demonstrated
repeatedly that the bulk Of the over
run Is due to unintentional errors
Thousands Of acres, for example, hav'
been removed from statements mere
ly by making the necessary allow
ance for roads and section lines.
George E. Farrell, chief Of tn
wheat section Of the agricultural ad
justment administration. will be II
Fargo Wednesday to discuss with tn
extension forces problems Of the ad
justmenv work, it was announced b,
German.