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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
81 Wheat Agents Named
In N. y. Reduction Drive
Throw Machinery Into High
Gear in Effort to Enlist
Farmers For Plan

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 16.-(F-With
appointment of 81 emergency wheat
agents In effect Wednesday, enlisting
of farmers in the wheat production
control plan of the agricultural adj
justment administration win go into
high gear this week in 48 of North
Dakota's So counties.
Following Is list Of the new wheat
agents with their counties and the
cities where they win have their Of
fices:
Robert Adam. Mcintosh, Ashley.
j. A. Bartruff. Renville, Mohall.
Alfred Bowers, Mountrail, Stanley.
M. H. Braus, Oliver, Center.
Fred Bruins, Eddy, New Rockford.
A. E. Burgum asst, Mckenzie,
Watford City.
G. e. Cavett, Emmors, Linton.
John Cline, Rolette, Rolla.
Neal Colt, Richland, Wahpeton.
o. K. Cline, Mercer, Stanton.
Ralph v. Duttee, Sheridan, Nc
Clusky.
J. A. Elwell, Ransom, Lisbon.
E. c. Erickson. McHenry, Towner.
S. E. Esser, Mclean. Washburn.
H. T. Foss. Pierce, Rugby.
B. P. Gorder, Adams, Hettinger.
William Jackson, LaMoure, La
Moure.
w. j. Lawrence, Hettinger, Mott.
Howard Lewis, Foster, Darlington.
H. A. McNutt, Logan, Napoleon.
Gilbert Noun, Griggs, Coopers-
town.
r. L. Nelson. Trail. HillSboro.
Ed Olsen, Steele, Finley.
Theo Olsen. Grant, Carson.
John r. Peterson asst, Cas-
Fargo.
Walter Sales, Dunn, Manning.
Leonard Severson asst, Williams,
Williston.
Hal Stefanson, Bottineau, Botti-
neau.
Stutsman, George, Bottineau, Bot
tineau.
S. M. Thorfinnson, Sargent, For
man.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
KANSAS TREASURER
REFUSES TO RESIGN.
Man involved in Huge Bond
Fraud Declares He Is limo.
cent of Wrongdoing

Topeka, Kas., Aug. 16.-(F-Refysaa
to resign as state treasurer OF Kansa4
was Tom B. Boyd's answer to Gov.
ALT M. Landon's request he relinquish
his duties in the light OF Develop
ments arising out of the states mill
lion dollar forged bond scandal.
Following his arraignment Tuesday
on charge of embezzling state funds.
the treasurer made public a letter he
had sent to the governor in which he
declared he was guilty Of no wrong do
ing and advised the chief executive he
did not believe "tke circumstances
warrant your request and I decline to
resign"
The governor said he was willing
Ito leave the entire matter up to the
legislature and the courts"
BOyd'S letter expressed belief the
governors action in posting national
guardsmen in the treasurer's office
was unwarranted, without precedent
and, believe, without authority and
as soon as you cease making my office
a camping ground and show ground.
I shall return and resume my duties"
ANdeAOAlo4 dAUoI1lcIl WcIS OIucICQ
to guard the treasurer's vaults night
and day after an investigation show
ed some of the forged bonds there.
The specific charge against Boyd
accused him Of "feloniously and viii
fully converting $15O0O0 of state
funds to his own use and to the use
of Ronald Finney, a bond broker and
market Spectator, now under arrest
on charges of having uttered forged
bonds,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
IMMINENT ARREST
OF one VICTIM IS
HELD T0BE REASON
Lawyer Sought to Suppress
Evidence of Man Who
Stole in His Behalf
TWO BOYS AMONG DEAD
Third Child Escapes Potion Ad-
ninistered to Family
While on Picnic
TWO BOYS AMONG DEAD

Hot Springs, Ark, Aug. 16.-(F)-A
confession that he poisoned four
members Of q family was signed
Wednesday by Mark H. Shank, an
attorney Of Akron, Ohio, and police
advanced as q motive the imminent
arrest of one Of the victims for get
ting papers for Shank from the
prosecuting attorneys office in Ak
ron In forgery case against a client
of Shank.
The police said they found letter
from Shank In the clothing of one
OF the victims, Mrs. Ethel Colley, adj
vising her and her husband, Alvin,
to keep eyes open, mouth shut" and
he would soon join them and "you
will all be rich"
Colley and his wife and two sons,
7 and II years Of age, were found
dead and dying of poison on q high
way near Malvern late Tuesday after
their car crashed into a fence and
Shank fled into the woods.
Colley was sought by Wayne coun-
ty, Ohio, authorities on a warrant
charging him with stealing receipts
and other evidence from the office Of
Prosecuting Attorney Lyman r..
Critchfield, Jr., which was. intended
for prosecution of Clarence Braucher
of Barberton. Ohio, on forgery
charge. Shank was attorney for
Braucher.
A three-year-o son OF the Col
leys, who escaped the poison. told
Prosecuting Attorney Miller Halbert
of Malvern that Shank put some.
thing in some grape juice which his
parents and brothers drank while
they were eating a picnic lunch near
Malvern Tuesday.
The officers found Jug Of juice
some lunch meat and nearby some
crystals which were to be analysed.
Shank was arrested in the woods by
q posse with bloodhounds about an
hour after a farmer, George Clardy,
reported seeing the car crash and a
man flee the scene. After more than
five hours of intensive questioning. he
confessed.
Chief Akers said he expected Shank
to reveal details and the motive later
Wednesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
Action to Prevent
Dumping Planned

Washington, Aug. 16.-(R-Action
to bar from this country importations
of products found to be dumped from
abroad, probably will be taken soon
by the treasury.
In the long list of goods now before
the treasury for decision are included
steel from Germany: canvas-top rub
Der soled shoes, electric light bulbs,
and carbide from Japan; stearic acid
from Holland; rock salt from Canada;
woven wire fencing, sulphide paper,
and binder Irvine from England and
thumb tacks from Holland and Ger
many.
All Of these, American producers
have charged, have been dumped In
the United States-sold in this coun-
try without regard to, or for less than,
the price the same articles bring at
home.
There has been no intimation from
the treasury as to what the decision
in each case would be.
Where the government finds Dump
ing exists. it will apply the law which
levies an additional duty of about so
per cent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
ONE-CROP ECONOMY FOR
CUBA IS CONDEMNED

Washington, Aug. l6.-(R-Cuba' S
one-crop economy was likened We'd
nesday by DR.. John Lee Coulter, sugar
member OF the tariff commission, to
that of the Dakota Minnesota wheat
belt before farmers there were per-
suaded to diversity their crops to pro-
mote more prosperous conditions.
Sugar men have been meeting day
and night since Friday in an effort
to agree upon quota plan for sta
biizing the domestic market. It
would give Cuba 100000 tons.
Before the depression Cuba was
producing we'll over 100000 tons
annually. It appeared to responsible
observers Wednesday that return by
Cuba to such production was not a
part Of President Roosevelt's an
nounced program for helping the
island republic.
Commenting upon what Cuba's
economic future might be with a
limitation OF 100000 tons, DR.. Coul-
ter said that country might find that
farms were the real
cure for her economic ills.
The tariff commissioner was called
to head the sugar section Of the ag-
ricultural adjustment administration
drafting q plan for the sugar indus
try. He was the author Of the "Coul-
ter plan" for improving conditions in
the Minnesota-Da wheat belt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
GOLD H0ARDERS TO
FACE PROSECUTION
Government Is Ready to Act
Against Those Who Retain
Precious Metal

Washington, Aug. 16.-R-Gold
lloarders of the United States have
about reached the end Of the rainbow,
for the government is going after
their hidden pots of gold.
In the justice department, legal ex-
perts are quietly drawing up the case
against gold hoarders. It would not
surprise official Washington If war
rants for the arrest Of the hoarders
we're announced by Attorney General
Cummings when he returns from his
vacation Thursday or Friday.
Before he departed for his vacation,
Cummings said that prosecution Of
gold hoarders who continued to defy
the government would be started in
two or three weeks. The three weeks
expires Thursday.
The treasury and department Of
justice have completed their investi-
cations into long list Of persons who
withdrew their gold from banks dur
ing the March crisis. At last reports,
there still were $50 persons holding
$845, 025 In the metal which they re-
fused to give up, while $27.481, 498. not
turned in when President Roosevelt
ordered it done, had voluntarily been
given to the banks after justice agents
visited hoarders.
In all, justice department agents
called on more than 5000 persons
whose names were on the list Of those
who withdrew their gold. That list
has been checked and rechecked and
finally returned to the justice depart
ment.
The ground work has been pre-
pared: every hoarder has been In
formed Of the law and Of the. penal
ties Of up to 10 years in prison or q
fine Of not more than $4,000, or both,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
over HALF MILLION
SPENT FOR RELIEF
IN THREE MONTHS
Government wifi Contribute
$171,74o.34 For Next
Quarter Says Kinzer

Over half a million dollars was
spent for poor relief in North Dakota
during the months of April, May and
June, according to r. E. Kinzer, state
director in charge Of relief work. APP
proximately one-third of that amount
was furnished by the federal govern
ment and the balance by the counties
of the state.
In April $l98, 800 was spent for re-
lief from federal and county funds,
in May $170,588.57 and in June $146,-
31l.64 total of $515, POI .03. Using the
expenditures of federal and county
funds for those three months as a
basis the federal government will al
low $17l,740.34 for the months OF
July, August and September.
The federal government contributed
$92, 581 80 for poor relief in April and
the counties SOS, 1883. In May the
federal government contributed $94,-
1908 and the counties $76,574.54 and
in June the federal government spent
$76,12224 and the counties ST, 189 40.
The number Of families on the relief
rolls was 1888 In April, 1850 In May
and 9,162 in June. In addition to the
families on the relief rolls there were
900 single persons in April, 94l in May
and 954 In June. In April 878 tran
sients were granted relief, in May 2203
and in June 5068.
1.-The relief office now. is required
to make monthly instead Of quarterly
reports as required heretofore" said
Kinzer. while the amount Of money
received in the state has been based
on quarterly reports, I am not sure
whether relief will be based in the
future on the quarterly or monthly
reports. While the amount needed
has considerably lessened in the past
couple Of months, anticipate con-
siderable increase when school starts
as we will be required to furnish
clothing and perhaps books for some
Of the children"
Kinzer does not believe the re-em-
ployment program will affect relief
work until next year. The work az
forded will be only for a short period
this fall as 1t cannot be put into oper-
alton much before the middle of Sep
TENDER. Most of the relief work is
highway construction and as winter
usually puts stop to that work about
November I he does not believe the
number Of men employed will relieve
the situation much this fall.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
SEARCHING
WISCONSIN FOREST
IN KIDNAPER HUNT
Believe Desperadoes Are Some
Who EIuded Trap Set For
Them Tuesday
GET FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
Fugitives Escape From 800 Chi
cago Police After Run
ming Gun Battle

Chicago. Aug. 16.-PeFifty police
with machine guns and rifles were
rushed from Chicago into southern
Wisconsin Wednesday in an attempt
to corral a band of suspected kid
napers.
Police said the desperadoes sought
probably were members Of the same
gang as the two fugitives who eluded
300 officers after a gun battle in Chi
cago's western outskirts Tuesday.
The exact destination of the mo-
bilization Of police was secret, but 1t
was known to be In the Wisconsin
summer resort region in territory bor-
dering on Lake county.
The notorious Touhy gang, four
members of which have been named
as the 100000 kidnapers Of william
Hamm, Jr., st. Paul brewer. are known
to make its headquarters in the re-
gion.
George Bugs" Moran, gang leader
dethroned by the killing Of seven
followers in the st. Valentines day
massacre, also has operated there.
The police mobilization into the
nearby state was led by Lieut.. Andrew
Barry, in charge of the kidnap divi-
sion of the Chicago police depart
ment. Authority for the expedition
was given by the federal government.
Gang Hideaways Found
Detectives under Barry were said to
have investigated in the district for
weeks, disguised as farmers and tour
lists. Several hide-aways of gangsters
and suspected kidnapers were report
ed to have been found.
Factor Under Guard
Protected by heavy guard about
his hotel, Factor insisted he had no
part In tho police trap, but that po-
lice had tapped his telephone wires
and thus learned of the ransom de-
livery plan.
Factor was kidnapped several weeks
ago and the money arranged to be
delivered yesterday was part Of the
ransom agreed upon. The bogus
package contained $500 in marked
money.
Factor could tell us the identity Of
the kidnapers. but he WON'T" said
Chief Of Detectives william Schoe-
maker. Il don't blame him much. He
probably would be killed in an hour
If the kidnapers believed there was
any danger of his doing so''
Three days Of preparation, the blue
printed scheming of city, county and
Continued on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
DickinsOn'S Record
Shows Batting Punch

In seven consecutive games, the
Dickinson Cowboys, who will play
Bismarck here next Sunday after
noon, have piled up lib runs while
their opponents were chalking up
only nine.
Seven members of the Dickinson
team are batting better than 300.
The Cowboys have two classy hurl-
ers-Kenneth Olson, speed-ball artist
formerly with Brainerd in the North
ern League, and j. F.. Smithson of
Sioux City, Ia. southpaw spit-baller.
Recent victims of the Cowboys in
clude Glendive, Mont; Broadway
Clowns. Fort Lincoln, Mandan,
Beach, Bowman and Minot.
A large delegation of Dickinson
fans is expected here for the con-
test,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
Orders Rate Cut on
Gasoline Shipments

Washington, Aug. 16.-(P)-The In.
terstate Commerce Commission We'd
nesday held unreasonable the rate on
gasoline and other petroleum products
in carloads from the MIDI Continent
Field to Minnesota.
The commission prescribed a new
scale for the future and awarded
large sums OF reparation on past ship
ments.
The roads involved were ordered to
establish on or before November 8
rates not exceeding 20 cents per ono
hundred pounds from Group in tho
Mid Continent Field; ~ cents from
Group 8, and AS cents from the
North Texas Group. Present emery
ency increases may be added.
The roads also were ordered to ap-
ply to transportation of fuel Oil and
other low grade petroleum products
taking the same rates, to the same
points, charges not exceeding 30 pr
cent OF the contemporaneous rates on
gasoline,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
WHEAT, corn, Oats
SLUMP TO BOTTOM
LIMIT AT OPENING
Trading At Chicago Is Desu|-
tory After Few Purchases
on Initial Drop
NO BIDDERS IN SIGHT
Prices Are Above Those OF a
Year Ago But Far Under
Peaks of July

Chicago. Aug. 16.-(P)-Wheat, corn
and oats slumped the limit of their
daily price fluctuations Wednesday
coincident with the removal by the
Board Of Trade Of minimum prices for
all grains.
Wheat, rye and barley closed five
cents bushel lower. corn four, and
oats three. with provisions off SO cents
hundred pounds.
The minimum prices were establish
ed right at the opening Of the mar
ket and trading thereafter became
desultory with no bidders in sight.
Compared with a year ago, Wednes-
days prices were from Is to Is cents
higher, but nearly 40 cents off from
the highs established last month.
September wheat Wednesday was
81, corn 34sk. Oats 33s4 and rye g.
Directors of the Chicago Board Of
Trade met Tuesday but took no action
to rescind a previous announcement
that ''pegged" prices based on the av-
erage close Of July 81 would be re-
moved.
Under previous ruling fluctua-
ton range of five cents a bushel eth
err way for wheat, rye and barley.
cents for corn and cents for oats
was continued.
The required margins were In
creased ! cent a bushel making them
cents bushel in the case of wheat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
Uncle Sans Pocket
Filled With Money

Washington. Aug. 16.-P-
Uncle Sam had more cash in his
pocket this morning than at any
previous time except during the
war.
There was $1,247, 389, 348 of
spendable money in the treasury.
1t got there through the sale OF
$l,189, 90l $50 Of bonds and notes.
This netted $389, 755,150 to be
spent on the administrations
recovery program after deduct
ing refunding operations and
payments of interest on the pub
lie debt.
There already was q balance Of
757,634,l9s.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
BRITISH WEAKEN AS
CANDHI THREATENS
FAST UNTIL DEATH
Offers to Meet Conditions Spec
flied BY Indian Leader,
Now Held in Jail

Poona, India, Aug. l6.-(P)-After
the Mahatma Gandhi had announced
at noon Wednesday that he was start
ing a fast until death, the government
came forward with an offer which, it
was expected, would impel him to
abandon the plan.
The government was willing to pro-
vide the Nationalist leader with IA
cilities enabling him to continue, un-
der certain conditions. his campaign
to better the status of midas most
lowly caste, the Untouchables.
Thus far the Mahatma has not ac-
tually missed any meal and it was ex-
pected he would eat as usual this eve
ming.
The little Nationalist leader, who
was arrested August at the outset OF
a new disobedience campaign and
committed to Yeroda Jail here for a
year because he refused to obey a
command to cease political activities,
threatened to start the fast unless he
was given full rights as state or po-
htical prisoner.
Is Denied Privileges
At present he is treated as an ordi-
nary prisoner and certain privileges
have been denied him. He had writ
ten the inspector-general of jails ask
ing for rights he enjoyed previously.
Thus he would be enabled, the Ma
hatma indicated, to conduct a cam
paign for the regeneration Of the IN
touchables as he did while imprisoned
up to May when he started a three
weeks fast In protest against "Un-
It was believed that the Mahatma' S
new fast was due to the fact he has
been unable to supply his usual ar
ticles to the press this week.
Il might as well be dead If I am
not allowed to proceed with my work.
which is my very life," said the Ma
hatma in a statement he sent to the
Bombay government after his i'm
prisonment.
At that time he asked several con-
cessions and delivered an ultimatum
threatening 2 fast If they were not
granted. This request was ignored, SO
ne determined to carry out the threat.
It was stated authoritatively that
Gandhi had been offered facilities to
continue his campaign against I'm
touchability under certain conditions.
Whether these conditions were &C
ceptable to him was not Immediately
made known.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
Codes Planned for
TitQt1S of InduStru
Steel, Oil, Coal and Automobiles
Are Lined Up On Door,
step of NRA
LABOR RAPS STEEL CHIEFS
Myron Taylor and Charles N.
Schwab Confer With
Administration

washington, Aug. 16.-(Pl-Vexing
difficulties in formulating trade codes
for the four titans of American in
dustry-steel, oil, coal and automo-
biles-Wednesday were shortening the
present stride of the NRA toward its
goal of enfolding all business under
work-spreading, pay-raising agree
ments.
Administrator Hugh s. johnson and
his aides were told by organized labor
that steel was Haunting the recovery
machinery's efforts to compose diff
ferences.
Johnson, bringing all NRA faculties
to bear on the four major industries,
sent word to them that codes must be
agreed upon quickly to provide mini
mum wages and maximum hours.
His action bore full approval of
President Roosevelt. Both were eager
to bring in these four basic trades,
which employ 1000 900 to 5000, 900 per-
sons.
NRA officials had judicial approval
in principle of their machinery from
Justice Joseph w. Cox of the District
OF Columbia supreme court. In an
opinion Tuesday, he denied an injunc-
ton against sections of the law per-
hitting federal regulation Of oil pro-
duction challenged as unconstitu-
tional.
Refiners Led by Texan
A group Of oil refiners, led by F. w.
Fischer Of Tyler, Texas, had sought
an injunction to keep Secretary Ickes
from enforcing orders prohibiting the
interstate shipment Of oil produced
in violation of state regulations.
Without directly discussing the con-
stitutionality Of these orders, issued
under the recovery act, Justice Cox
ruled:
I'm the law, 1t is recognized that
necessity confers many rights and
privileges that without the necessity
might not be conferred. It is said that
self-preservation is the first law and
this principle, in some degree at least,
seems to extend to governments.
There Is another maxim that the
safety of the people is the supreme
law and all these must be considered
in dealing with emergencies.
Congress has declared that great
national emergency exists and has in
vested the president with extraordin-
airy powers to meet that emergency.
Consequently, Cox said the Ickes
orders look as If they are the means
Of the secretary carrying out the ex-
ecutive order of the president" and
denied the plea for the injunction.
The latest industrial enrty In the
campaign was newspapers. For them,
Johnson approved a modification of
the national unemployment agreement
submitted by the American Newspaper
Publishers association.
Effective pending consideration of
a permanent code, the plan prescribes,
with exceptions, a 40-hour week and
minimum salaries of from $l2 to SIS,
among other things.
A conference Wednesday with rep
resentatives Of the coal industry, en-
Droiled In labor wrangle, was look
ed to hopefully to start smoothing out
their difficulties.
A hearing on the automobile code
proposed by the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce opens Friday.
Continued on page two
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
Four Are Injured in
Crash at Underpass

Valley City, N. D., Aug. 16.-R-
Four persons were injured. one SER
iously, when the automobile in which
they were riding crashed into the
center pier of the Northern Pacific
Railway underpass a mile west OF
Eckelson early Wednesday.
Walter Stewart, Al, Three Forks,
Mont. is in critical condition with
broken back. Others In the hospital
here are Jugo Pjescich, Al. broken
nose and arm; Gladys Nashka, Is,
severed artery In shoulder and 1lene
Webster. 20, broken leg, all are from
Minneapolis. Pjescich is an uncle Of
the two girls. They were en- route to
Minneapolis
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
Canadian Exports of
Wheat Show Increase

Fort William, Aug. 16.-(P-Export
clearance of Canadian wheat from
all ports last week ttoaled 2,408, 153
bushels, constituting practically the
whole North American shipment Of
wheat, compared with 2,342,594 BUSH
els a year ago. q government report
said Wednesday. Visible Canadian
wheat at all points declined by about
q million bushels to 1e5.118,335 BUSH
els, compared with 115,9l0,644 bushels
. ycax ego.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-16
Watford City Man
Injured in Mishap

Alliance. Neb., Aug. 16.-tP)-Oscar
w. Hagins, Watford City, N. D., was
injured seriously en- route here Tues
day afternoon on the annual western
Nebraska potato tour.
A large artery in his wrist was sew
cred when his arm was forced through
the side glass in the door OF the auto
mobile in which he was riding. r.
hastings, deputy seed commissioner,
from Fargo, N. D., who was driving,
had slowed suddenly for sharp turn
in the road.
Hag,ns was given emergency treat
uaent and brought to q hospital here.