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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
four GREAT STEEL
firms ACCUSED Of
PRICE CONSPIRACY
Government Attacks Firms for
Bids on First-class
Steel Rails

Washington. Oct. 2S.-tP,-Four
great steel companies Saturday were
bluntly eccused by the administration
of collision in fixing the price of first
class steel rails for railroads, for
which funds were to be advanced by
the public works board to provide en-
ployment.
The companies were told in strong
terms that they must reduce to $35 a
ton or submit their BOOKS for inspec-
ton Of government accountants.
Otherwise, Joseph B. Eastman, CO.
ordinator Of transportation, speaking
for President Roosevelt, said the gov
eminent would refuse to advance
money to more than SO railroads,
which have signified their need of q
total of about 100000 tons of rail.
All Bids At S37.75
The steel companies, responding to
a letter from Eastman written after
the executives had conferred with the
president. Secretary Ickes and East
man. all fixed base price Of $37.75
q ton for first quality rails. The base
price originally had been approx
mately $40.
The price schedules all were filed
with the American iron and steel in
stitute. the fair practices code au-
thority.
The letter from the U. S. Steel
corporation said its counsel advised
it would be violation of the stee.
code to quote price not in accord
ance with the filed base price. SINH.
lar assertions were made in letter.
from other companies.
! All the letters and kilograms bore
the date of Oct. 20. Referring to thi!
in his letter written jointly to Myror
G. Taylor. chairman of the U. S. Stee
corporation; Eugene F. Grace, presi
dent of the Bethlehem Steel corpor
alton: L. E. Block. chairman Of tn
Inland Steel corporation and Arthur
Oreder, receiver for the Colorado Fue
g. Iron company, Eastman asserted
that:
Common Date. Price
The facts that these letters bea
a common date. that they name al
identical price for first quality raj
F. o. B. mill. and that this price
the odd figure Of $37.75 point unYnis
takably to the conclusion that tn
letters were the result Of consultation
and collision"
Eastman recalled that in his let
ter of Oct. 3 asking competitive bic
he had stated that at a conferenc
with President Roosevelt an agree
ment had been made that price
would be arrived at independent
; and added:
Clearly what has been done Is n.
In accord with this understandin
Moreover there Is nothing In the cox
Of fair competition which made m
cessary such q deviation from tn
understanding"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28

New York, Oct. 28.-(Pl-Jesse l..
Livermore, once the boy plunger" Of
Wall Street. served notice Saturday
he would fight $250.O00 breach Of
promise suit. The suit. brought by
Miss MAZDA Krassnova. was disclosed
Friday. Livermore said he would en-
ter q general denial. He was mar
ried for the third time last March
to Miss Harriet Metz Noble, opera
singer Of Omaha.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
Fire Department Is
Called to 5O4 Ninth

The fire department was called to
the home Of Mrs. Mary Dixon, 604
Ninth st., ct l0:40 Saturday morning
BY . fire caused by . stove pipe close
to q wall. The fire was extinguished
nefore much damage resulted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
NOSES OUT SARGENT
BY HALF A POINT IN
NECK.AND-NECK RACE
Southeastern County Had Ap.l
peared Winner Until Final
Compilations
lAuD QUALITY OF EXHIBITS
Corn Exceptionally Free From
Disease; Dent Display
Outstanding
AUD QUALITY OF EXHIBITS

With a mere half point to spare to
nose out Sargent county. which, up
until final totals were compiled, had
appeared the winner. Mclean county
saturday was crowned producing
champion Of the state by officials OF
the nth annual North Dakota state
corn show here.
Mclean county's total was 6lA
points compared to 81 for Sargent.
Other counties finished as follows:
Ransom ~. Morton 4lh, Oliver 80,
Emmons, the 1882 champion, Is, NC
Kenzie 10, Ward 10, Burleigh IT,
pickey IS, Sheridan .. Grant ana
stutsman 3 each, La Moure. Benson
Kidder and Richland 2 each, Pierce
and williams each.
A point was awarded for each 81 IN
prize money in the corn contests
only.
with alfalfa and clover points add
ed to corn points, Otto Mund Of Mil
nor. Sargent county, walked Oft with
individual houors with total OF 81
points. Ed Foss Of Hazen was second
with 81.
Several Others High
Other individual high point winners
we're z. M. Granlund of DeLamere
a. O. O. Erickson of Mcleod az, Earl
CARPENTER Of Williston 10. Arthur g.
Knorr Of Velva 10, Theodore Haring
of Glen Ullin l6, John Schelske OF
Turtle Lake IL and j. P. Prante OF
DeLamere II.
The show, which opened in the
World War Memorial building here
Thursday, will close Saturday night.
Mclean county will receive the
shield trophy emblematic Of the
champion corn County Of the state
while Otto Mund, for his victory IN
the 10-ear grand championship. IN
which he exhibited Minnesota No. Is,
will received the trophy awarded by
the North Dakota Crop Improvement
association.
Munds exhibits drew the particular
praise Of DR.. H. l.. Walster, dean Of
agriculture at the state agricultural
college, and r. w. Norcorss. deputy
seed commissioner, show judges. The
Judges lauded Mund for his ability IN
picking prize-winning specimens and
exhibiting entries year after year.
Exhibits In Large Shows
They pointed out Mund was the only
North Dakota to win corn money at
the recent World Grain Show at Re-
gina, Sask., and called attention to
the fact the Sargent county farmer
Won honors at the International Hay
and Grain show at Chicago last fall.
The judges also commented on the
exceptionally high type Of corn dis
played, considering adverse weather
conditions during the growing sea-
son. and said the state made great
showing" in standardized types Of
corn best adapted to North Dakota
Exhibitors refrained from showing
much unusual variety corn, DR.. Wal
ster said.
Corn on exhibit was exceptionally
Tree from disease, they declared, which
IS characteristic Of North Dakota corn
The display Of dent varieties parti-
cularly was commended by the Off
Gals. who said the exposition proved
North Dakota can produce good dent
corn.
Contest results:
FLINT AND FLOUR
Dakota white or similar-Ed. Foss
of Hazen, first: Arthur q. Knorr Of
Velya, second: q. J. Foss Of Hazen
Continued on Page Two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
LEAVES WORKMEYS
MPENSAT|0N BODY
AFTER LEGAL SETTO..
Says Preckel's Vote to Recou.
nize J. {. Pfeifer Consti-
tutes Restraint
LABOR MAN PUT ON SPOT
Ponders Long Before voicina
Decision to Recognize
Governors Action

Yielding to what he construed as
superior showing of FORCE" r. f.
Wenzel vacated the office of com.
missioner of the state Workmen's
Compensation Bureau Saturday morn
ing and was succeeded by j. E.
Pfeifer of Amidon, an old cohort Of
A. G. Townley.
Wenzel said he would turn over
but not surrender" the keys to his
office after w. G. Preckel, represent
Ing labor on the board. voted with R
II. Walker to recognize Pfeifer as q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
GANG KILLS PUBLISHER

Chicago, Oct. 2e.-lRHA wealthy
newspaper publisher - Losfis CoWen,
81. one time newsboy on the streets
Of suburban Cicero. became the latest
victim Of gangland tactics and was
shot to death Friday. He published
the Cicero Tribune. weekly tabloid.
He once acted as bondslnan for menu
bers OF Al Capone's gang.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
DROP IN THE BUCKET

washington. Oct. 18.-(RHAlbert
H. Virgins $l0.0o0.0o0 profit from
trading in Chase National bank stock
while he headed the institution was
said Saturday by senate Investigators
to represent only small part Of his
total gains from stock operators
through personal corporations. The
hearing will be resumed Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
MAY BOOST .W0RK6 FUND

MAY BOOST WORKS FUND
washington, Oct. 2e.-lF-A bocss
in the Is 800 900 900 public works fund
IS being considered by President
Roosevelt. and IS, 900 coo 900 Is the new
figure mentioned In some administers
ton quarters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
FOOTBALL FATAL TO GIRL

Helena, Mont, Oct. 2S.-{FH1n-
iured two weeks ago while playing
football with neighborhood children at
Towsen. her home. Wilma Kelly, Is,
died in st. Johns hospital Friday.
Physicians said the girl suffered =
nasal fracture and that death was
due to IN infection.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
PACKERS PLEDGE COOPERATION

washington. Oct. a. ~ "A
spokesman for the meat packing in
dustry Saturday had pledged Its CO.
operation with the farm adjustment
administration in carving cut the lat
ter's $500 ncc 600 corn hog production
control rycsram.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

lat Is the most expensive thing
In the world?
No. 1t Is not q rare metal, nor
a precious stone, nor any of the
other things which we common
ly think of when the adjectiyes
expensive" or costly are ap-
piled to them.
The most expensive thing In
the world Is warl
For war. while 1t is In prog
ress, not only exacts a fearful
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08

1t will be noticed that unbelievably small fig
ures are cited for the World war pensioners.
Obviously this does not include the vast sums
that have been paid out In one form or another
to these veterans and the explanation Is that
there was a different set-up for compensating
those who served In this conflict
Since the close of the World war the gov
eminent has paid out approximately $685.
los. 1888 on account of relief Of World war vet
Grams and their dependents-an average of about
S451 ,300,0 00 annually. Some of this money was
paid In insurance premiums by the veterans
themselves, but the greater portion came from
the treasury. Appropriations made by congress
for the financing of veterans relief In the fiscal
year 1888 total 1927, $4,000.
Seven forms Of relief have been provided and
all are In operation. They are: Adjusted service
compensation, medical care and treatment, dis
ability compensation, United States insurance,
term insurance paid for permanent and total
disability, disability allowances, and emergency
officers retirement pay.
On June 30, 1881, the veterans administration
was set up, the old pension bureau was absorbed
In 1t and all veterans activities and operation of
homes for veterans are now concentrated In this
federal organization which is headed by Brig.
Gen. Frank Il. Hines as administrator.
The adjusted compensation law changed Dy
the act of 1881, made 1t possible that compensa-
ton certificates, maturing In 20 years. should be
available to all below the rank of captain who
had served In the military service more than
go days. At maturity these certificates will vary
in value from $3.50 to s. 1896. depending on the
length OF the veterans service, and meantime
money may be borrowed on them. Certificates
issued up to March 1. 1881, totaled 3,498,378,
and had a total maturity value OF s3,528.022 TIT.
Loans made upon them Appropriated about
$243,000,0O0 during the same period.
Under the disqualification plan all veterans
are entitled TO free treatment of hospital nature
either In or out of government hospitals, 81
hospitals being operated in 1881. five more be-
ing built and ten more authorized by congress.
The cost of operating these institutions and car
Ing for the patients Is In excess Of $3.50, 900. 900
to January ], 1881.
The government relief program includes death
and disability compensation, disabled emergency
officers retirement pay and disability allowance
which have cost s2,205.215.859 up to July i, 1882.
Another relief activity is the grant Of low-cost
insurance against death or permanent disability
In any multiple Of $500 from 1000 to $4,000 to
any healthy veteran who has previously applied
for or has been eligible to apply for annually
renewable wartime Insurance. or United States
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08

A derby Is for three year-olds. A
futurity Is a race In which the dam
II entered before the foal Is-dropped
or the foal Is entered when a few
months old--there being two kinds
of fufuritie8. The race Ia not run
until the foals are two-year.o ldA.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-08

but long after the last gun has been fired and
the battle flags have been furled, a nation en-
gagged In 1t continues to pay and pay and payl
The occasion for these reflections upon the
costs of war is the fact that March II of this
year marks the one hundredth anniversary Of
the establishment of the United States pension
bureau and during that institutions career Of
nearly a century. 1t was the medium through
which there were paid out staggering sums of
money in pensions to veterans, their widows and
their dependents. And these staggering sums
were only a small part of the actual expense of
the wars In which Uncle Sam has been engaged.
Here are the latest available figures on the
amounts of pensions paid out from 1890 to 1882,
but as will be seen later In this article even
these figures do not tell all the story:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
BOARD OF HEALTH
FAVORS BUILDING
DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Richard Cook Named to Advise
Town Officials on Projects
Planned in County

The state board of health has re.
commended to L. P. Zimmerman, ex-
cutive engineer of the governing
committee on public works, that a
sewage disposal plant be included in
state projects to be undertaken, il
was learned this week in a letter re-
ceived by Richard E. Cook, county
engineer.
Mr.. Cook was also informed in the
letter that ne has been appointed
to act as advisor on any such pro-
jects in the county.
Redwood Falls was the only town
in this county mentioned as actually
needing disposal system. LANDER
ton and Sanborn are listed as towns
where plants would be practical and
Wabasso and Walnut Grove were
named in a list of towns where some
changes could well be made.
Redwood Falls, Milroy, Wabasso
and Wanda are included in list OF
towns needing waterworks improve
ments.
Redwood's application for $4,000
to build a sewage disposal plant is
favorably looked upon by members OF
Minnesota public works administra-
ton board and will be considered al
an early meeting Leon H. Brown
city attorney, reported Thursday at
ter trip to Saint Paul.
The application was authorized al
recent meeting of the city council
Under the terms of the act, 80 pei
cent will never have to be repaid to
the government while the remainder
is loaned over long period at low
rate of interest.
The board is anxious, Mr.. Brown
said, to get work started in as
many places as possible at once. He
declared Redwood Falls application is
ahead of most other cities in the state
excepting Saint Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth which are out to get as
much from the fund as possible. He
indicated the money may be available
and the project started in three more
weeks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
FARM HAND NABBED
IN THEFT OF $l25
Left Underwood Home Satur.
day Night; Arrested in
Lucan Sunday

A tramp who worked several days
last week at an Underwood township
farm stole $125 and disappeared Sat-
urday night while his employer and
family were in town. Three hours
after Sheriff L. j. Kise learned of the
incident he had captured the thief
and he was arraigned in municipal
court Tuesday. After pleading gull
ty he was bound over to district
court.
Kise was at the fairgrounds Sum
day afternoon when the theft was re-
ported soon after the family missed
the money. He went Immediately to
the home of the employer, Herbert
Hergaard, got complete description
Of the man who had been working at
the Hergaard home, Travelled more
than 100 miles in that vicinity and
picked him up on the streets Of Luz
can at 7:30 p. m. The man gave his
name as Joe Bowden of Omaha, Ne
braska.
He denied that he had worked on
the Hergaard farm when the, sheriff
approached him. The handouts were
slapped on his wrists and he was
placed III the car.
A full confession was obtained dur.
CONTINUED on Page 10)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
MINNEAPOLIS SHOE
SALESMAN, VICTIM
OF AUTO ACCIDENT
George Erickson, 60, Killed In.
stantly Near Belview;
No Inquest Held
OTHER DRIVER UNHURT
Belview Girl in Montana Car
Slightly Injured in
Crash Friday

A Minneapolis shoe salesman,
speeding south on the Belview road
one-half mile off Highway IA, was
killed when his car crashed headon
with car going north driven by a
man from Glendive, Montana, at 6:15
p. m. Friday.
George Erickson, 60, Wear-U-Well
agent who is known to several in Red
wood Falls, may have fallen asleep or
been stricken with a heart attack just
before the accident. Coroner A. w.
Hubbard declared rumors that Erick-
son was intoxicated are false as there
was no odor of liquor present. After
the crash his head was hanging out
of the car and his feet were caught
between the shifting lever and the
emergency brake.
The driver of the other car, Arthur
Meyer, escaped unhurt. His two sons
and daughter and Miss Elvira Ho-
well of near Belview, who became his
bride the following day, were cut and
bruised. Miss Howell was cut about
her legs and sustained a cash over
her right eye. She and the children
were examined and treated at the
Redwood Falls hospital. Miss Howell
taught school in Montana last year.
Mr.. Meyer stated he saw the Erick-
son car approaching at high rate Of
speed, swinging to the wrong side of
the road as it came. Meyer swung
his car over into the ditch and was
travelling slowly at the time Of the
impact.
The cars crashed headon, the front
end of each being badly damaged and
the Erickson car tipped over, swung
around and stopped on its wheels be-
hind the Meyer car and facing the
road.
Meyers car, a new Chevrolet, was
badly damaged. The front end and
the right rear fender were crumpled.
The right rear wheel on the Erickson
car, an Essex sedan, was broken off
and the entire side smashed in.
Coroner Hubbard declared the
death accidental, due to skull frac-
ture and internal injuries" No in
quest will be held.
Erickson is survived by two sons
and a daughter. The body was sent
to Minneapolis by train Saturday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Req. Bud Gallagher, 20, in Charge
of Alabama College for Negroes

Rev. Buell. G. (Bud) Gallagher of
Passaic, New Jersey son-in-law OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Sampson of Nor
gan, has resigned the pastorate of the
First Congregational church at Pas
sale and accepted the presidency OF
Talladega college at Talladega, Ala
bama. Word of Rev. Gallagher's re-
signation was sent to Mr.. and Mrs.
Sampson last week by Mrs. Gallagh-
er, formerly Miss June Sampson.
Mrs. Gallagher is well known here,
having attended Redwood Falls High
school while her parents and broth
ers were living in North Redwood.
Later she attended Carleton college
where she met Rev. Gallagher.
Rev. Gallagher finished course at
the Union theological Seminary IN
New York City where he won s tray-
ing prize which took him to London,
England, where he furthered his ed
ucation 1t the University Of Landau
He also taught economies in Doane
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR LOUIS E. ROTE
TO BE Held TODAY
Came to Redwood Falls IL Years
Ago From Clements;
Leaves Wife, Son

Funeral services will be held at
2:30 p. M. today at the Methodist
church for Louis E. Rote, Il, who
died at his home Tuesday about 4
p. m. from heart trouble.
Mr.. Rote, resident Of Redwood
Falls for IL years, has been ailing
several months and was confined to
his bed much of that time.
He was born in Green county, Wis
consin, December "a, 1861 and was
but a young boy when he moved with
his parents to Illinois. He married
Miss Sovilla Wells February II, 1887
in Stevenson county where they liv-
ed for sometime.
With their son, Carson, they NOV
ed to Minnesota in 1910 and settled
on farm near Clements. While
there, Mr.. Rote was prominent in
the New Avon Evangelical church,
teaching Sunday school for many
years and doing other work for the
welfare of children.
In 1921, they retired and moved to
Redwood Falls.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Rote is sur
vived by one son, Carson W., Red
wood Falls; two grandchildren, Hell
en- and Gene; three brothers, John of
Dakota, Illinois and Saferus and Ivan
Continued on page seven)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Program Arranged
for Cracker Day
Ball Game, Street Sports, Dance
Scheduled for Annual
Wanda Event

Wanda's seventh annual Cracker
Day which was advertised this week
with q good will tour of the band and
business men will be held Sunday.
A full days program has been ar
ranged.
Free acts, street sports and car
nival with rides and other attrac-
tions are planned as well as ball
game which matches two strong Big
Six teams, Wanda and Wabasso
Preparations are being made for q
record crowd.
The Lavinder sisters of Lamberton,
who appeared at the county fair last
year, are slated for a tumbling act.
The Bond troup will present a var
iety of acts and an airplane will
stunt for the crowd.
Street sports include q Shetland
pony race, horseshoe tournament and
dozens Of other entertaining events.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
REDWOOD COUNTY
WHEAT PREMIUM
WILL BE $52,076
Committee Named to Proceed
With Organization of
Farmers on Program

According to figures just released,
there are $4,000 reasons why all Red
wood county farmers should get to-
gether and everyone of these reasons
is worth a dollar bill.
The Redwood county allotment is
based on 385,75O bushels of wheat
which is multiplied by 81 per cent
and, at 25 cents per bushel, totals
$52,076.5O. The allotment plan boils
down as a gigantic mutual insurance
policy for all wheat growers where
everyone helps to pay the premium.
It is the governments answer to the
organized farmers demand that they
get their share of government aid. It
was the farm organization, the Farm
Bureau, Grange, Farmers Union and
others that sold this idea to congress
and the president. The people can
now sign up for three years and take
advantage of what is offered.
A meeting will be held at Wabasso
with the temporary county committee
and the township chairmen to enlist
their aid. Following this meeting, a
series of township meetings will be
held where applications will be signed
by wheat growers. They will elect
one man in every township who will
represent them on the board of direct
ors. This township director will sell
ect two assistants who will help him
line up all wheat growers, work out
allotments and secure contracts. The
township directors will elect three
from their group who viii act as a
county allotment committee. These
men will have full charge of the work
in the county.
The temporary committee for cam
paign purposes is made up of the fol-
lowing men, appointed by Dean w. c.
Coffey of the University Department
of Agriculture and acting director OF
the Minnesota agricultural extension
service: John Arends, Lamberton,
Continued on Page 10l
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
college at Crete, Nebraska.

college at Crete, Nebraska.
He went to Passaic church two
years ago after serving a term as
secretary Of the Interseminary Move
ment. While in his New Jersey par
ish, he served as chairman Of COM
mittee of so for social action. Be-
cause of his interest in inter-racial
problems he was appointed head of
the Passaic Inter-Racial movement.
The college Of which Rev. Gallagh-
er viii be president is attended prin-
cipally by negroes. It covers 500
acres of land and has Is modern
buildings besides Ii houses in which
faculty members live. There are 81
faculty members and % associated
members who include both Negro and
white persons.
Rev. Gallagher's acceptance Of the
call as president Of the college at the
age Of % years probably makes him
the youngest college president in the
country.