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Evening star., 1933-06-24
Indians Drenched
At Fair as Show
Brings Out Firemen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 24.-To the
World Fair grounds f1remen a fire
is fire and nothing else.
When the actors in a wild west
show depicting an Indian attack
on covered wagon set fire to
the top of the vehicle, the fire.
men promptly put out the blaze.
The Indians were drenched.
Evening star., 1933-06-24
CHINESE WHO GAVE NEWS
KILLED WITHOUT TRIAL
Assistant of Occasional Contribu-
tor to Associated Press Executed
for Divulging Information.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 24-G. E. Lyon
Of Canton, China, occasional contribu-
tor OF Canton district news to the Asso-
ciated Press, reported today that his
assistant, WI T1ngMan had been ex-
ecuted without trial yesterday on a
charge of divulging governmental news
to foreigners
Mr.. WI had no connection with the
Associated Press.
Evening star., 1933-06-24
Man Kills Himself
At Harvard After
Sons Graduation
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June "a.
Benjamin j. Buckingham Of
Highland Park, ILL.,, committed
suicide today, police said, by leap
ing from a fourth-story window
of hotel
He came to Cambridge to at
tend the graduation of his son
Bryant from Harvard Thursday.
Evening star., 1933-06-24

Continued on Page 2, Column S.
Evening star., 1933-06-24

tU 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Partly cloudy, with local showers and
thunder storms late tonight or tomor-
row; continued warm; moderate south
winds. observation-disclosures, 80, at
AIS pm yesterday; lowest, 50, at am.
today. Full report on page 2.
Evening star., 1933-06-24

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
SUGGEST S5O,O(0
Be UOPPED Off OF
new CAPITOL COST
Frank Nuttsr, langsr's Rep.
rsssntativs, Pro poses
Changes IN Building

Informal discussion Of Q suggestion
that $4,000 be pared off the cost Of
constructing North Dakota's state
capitol building took place 1t Z meet
ing Of the newly organized capitol
commission which met With represent
atives Of the architects and contyac-
tors Friday.
Frank Nutter, Minneapolis, appear
ed before the board as = representa-
tive Of Governor LANCER and In dis
cussing what features Of the two-mil.
lion-dollar structure could be elm
mated said the heating plant proposed
for the building be cut out.
Joseph Bell DeRemer, Grand Forks
architect, told the commission that by
use Of brick facing, instead Of stone.
IN additional saving could be effected.
other suggestions would make
changes in the plumbing fixtures and
marble work.
The commission, however, took no
action. The discussion was entirely
|of an informal nature.
Present at the meeting were the
three members Of the board. r. NJ.
Rishworth. Laura b. sandersou, end
Nelson Sauvain: Frank Anders. secre-
itary: and George Kandxie, chief
|draftsman: J. M. Davis, superintend-
ent Of construction for the Lundoff-
Bicknell Co.. general contractors; w.
IL. Kurke. Fargo, and DeRemer, archi.
tects, and Nutter. hangers represent-
alive.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18

clared II this Is done the laws will be
suspended during the period when the
state will be most in need Of revenue.
II referred, the operation Of the laws
would be suspended until the June
primary in 1894.
Practically every appropriation bill
passed by the legislature felt the force
Of the governors veto. In most in
stances items were reduced, the first
time this has been done in state his
tory. The attorney general has given
IN opinion that the governor can re-
duce, as well rs veto in full. items OF
appropriation bills. Previously gov
ernors have vetoed appropriations by
items.
The Agricultural college budget is
decreased $4,000 and the university
5000, the cuts being made In allow
ances for heating and power. Bills
for appropriations for 5000 for Q
sewer ct the Mandan training school
and $l2,500 for the soldiers home at
Lisbon were vetoed entirely.
Nineteen thousand dollars Was
slashed from the penitentiary budget,
and . similar amount from the Dick
inson teachers college. The appropria-
tion for the international Peace Gar
den was cut $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
GREATEST !.
RIVALS Will MEET
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Braves Eliminate Grand Forks
22-20; Demons Defeat
Jamestown 24.17
CONTEST WILL BE NATURAL.
Teams Have Met IS Times m
Last 20 Years, With Bic.
marck Having Edge :.

North Dakota's two greatest high
school athletic rivals-Bismarck and
Mandan-will clash at the World War
Memorial building at 9:15 o'clock Sat
urday evening for the state Glass A
basketball championship.
Mandan worked its way into the
final round by squeezing out . q to
20 victory over Grand Forks in the
first penultimate game Saturday
morning and Bismarck followed by
subduing . gallant jamestown five,
~ to II.
Bismarck and Mandan have met In
IS games during the last 20 years,
with the Demons winning 30 and the
Braves IS. The Demons have piled up
lilo points to 064 for the Braves,
making the average score 20 to II IN
favor Of Bismarck.
Never before have both teams bean
in the state tourney, the old district
and region arrangement bring Ing
these two teams together In elimina-
ton games before past state tourna-
ments opened.
They have met twice this season.
Mandan winning the first game y to
q and Bismarck the second q to -.
win Pack Building
With the two home" teams 1u the
championship natural" the prospect
Is that the spacious memorial build.
ing will be packed to the raftes8 foe
the final contest.
Fans were about evenly divided Il
their representation as to the wiz
ner Of the state bunting, but two fac
tors gave Bismarck . slight edge
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
Dairy Appropriation
Reduced 50 Per Cent

Governor Langer siashed almost
90 per cent off the appropriation
recommended by the state legisla-
ture for the dairy department.
The executive cut the total from
432,5M to 1854, leaving only
enough for the salary Of the dairy
commissioner. Struck out by the
governor were appropriations for
assistants, chief clerk. secretary,
official tester, stenographers, post
age, office supplies, furniture and
fixtures, printing, travel. auto ex-
change mileage fees) and miscel-
laneouS.
The governor also reduced the
legislatures recommended appro-
priation for the department Of
agriculture and labor from ST.
o99.56 to $l6.40o.56 by slashing
items for furniture and fixtures
and miscellaneous and reducing
the printing sum by $500.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
CLAIM $4,000 ON
BOND OF GAMMONS
State Alleges Former Official
OF State Boards ID Short
That Amount

Claims for over $4,000 alleged
shortages In the accounts Of John
Gammons, former secretary Of the
industrial commission. have been filed
with the state bonding fund.
An audit Of 0ammons' books 6
continuing, with completion expected
within q month.
The claims filed with the bonding
fund cover alleged shortages in In
dustrial commission accounts, accord
ing to Fred Tunell, manager Of the
fund. 0ammonS also was secretary
OF the state securities commission
and those books are undergoing an
audit.
0ammons was bonded for $4,000
as industrial commission secretary,
and $4,000 as securities commission
secretary.
Six claims against three funds un-
der oammons' supervision were filed
with Tunell.
These charge misappropriation Of
427,l34.66 from the soldiers bonus
fund, with $9,765.75 alleged misap-
propriated on account Of Assignment
Of bonus claims: &6.477.0e @ with
drawals on soldiers' bonus accounts
not accounted for: 4l0yoolJo3 interest
on deposits Of soldiers' bonus: tl4,-
eo5.50 not accounted for IN the indus
trial commission fund. and 42,73S.3l
In the military history account.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
WILL NAME SUCCESSOR TO ". $. GRAHAM SOON
Eight Of 13 Eliminated from Registration Department
Replaced by New Workers; Uncertainty a. to Funds
Il Given a. One Reason for swsepout

employees the highway
highway commissioner.
draftsen
which nitting
Previously
dismissed. 49,
A motor vehicle registrar replace
early next said.
In the highway department the
eliminated and the position Of chief craftsman bridge
combined. = -
Uncertainty to whether
caused the dismissal
tho staff Of craftsmen, =
Three In Drafting Department Axed
Dismissed
ana Martin song craftsmen; Kreuger, assistant
resident
Wright location engineers
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
EARLY APPROVAL IS
EXPECTED; FINANCE
PLAN IS ADVANCED
Southern Senator Would or.
ganize Banking System to
Aid Farmers Alone
NYE TO SUPPORT MEASURE
Talks With President and Says
He Has Broad Program
For Agriculture

Washington. March lS.-(R-A new
farm plan, calling for creation Of &
general banking system exclusively for
the benefit Of farmers, was advanced
IN congress Saturday while the house
agriculture committee, amid predic-
tiops Of early approval, undertook q
searching study of the administration
agriculture relief bill.
The new plan was advanced By
Senator Smith (Dem., 8. CO. chair
man Of the senate agriculture COM
mtttee. He told newspapermen he
would introduce q bill to create the
proposed system as quickly as pos
stble. His announcement followed Z
conference with Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Wallace and Henry Morgenthau,
Jr., chairman Of the farm board.
At the same 0me Senator Nye
Rep., N. d. after q talk with Pres-
dent Roosevelt, predicted there would
be an administration plan soon for re-
financing agriculture and small home
owners.
Looking ahead. am thoroughly
convinced" said Senator Nye, "that
the president Is preparing . broad
program for refinancing Of agricul-
ture and the small home owners. This
will be proposed before congress quits
The president revealed his plans Ia
some extent to me but I do not feel
at liberty to discuss them publicly
am highly elated at what is in pros
pect."
Endorsing the pending agriculture
bill the North Dakota senator said
he believed it would win early con-
gressional approval.
Meanwhile, Representative Byrns
house majority leader, told newspa-
permen the farm bill would pass the
house, substantially unchanged, next
week. The agriculture committee ex.
poets to report it by Tuesday.
As that committee met 1t received Z
new plea for approval Of the bill
Continued on Page Three)
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18

In the bridge department, employees
dismissed are r. 8. Boynton, Eric
Ericsson, and Seth B. Morris, structural
designers; Iver Havig, designer; and
Robert williams, structural drafts
man.
Those dismissed In the motor We
hicle division are Mrs. John Gam
mons, office deputy, Hilda Joslin, Har-
riet Gullikson, Elizabeth Cervinskt,
Marcella BobMen, Alice Lee, Con-
stance johnson, Gladys Pearce, Grace
Mckee, Eileen Doerner, Essie Rish-
worth, Ida Ellefson and Theodore
Cook.
Quarters Of the motor vehicle reg
istration division have been moved to
the highway department as provided
for under q law enacted by the re-
cent legislature. This law provides
that county registers Of deeds take
automobile applications, but Vogel
said the change would be delayed for
probably several months until the new
registration division can be organized.
In the meantime. license tags will be
issued by the state registrar.
Reduction Of license fees are pro-.
vided for by new laws, with refunds
granted for those who paid the old
rate since the first Of the year. About
10000 refunds ranging from Is cents
to . few dollars are being made by
the department.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
Murder Defendant
Dies Of Pneumonia

Fargo, N. D., March lS.-(RH
Adolph Schultz. ~, . federal prisoner
held In the Cass county jail awaiting
trial on charge Of numbering Charles
Sneesby. night patrolman In Devils
Lake In 1924. died In . local hospital
ct I .. m. Saturday from pneumonia.
Schultz WAS taken into custody
while herding sheep. 81 miles north
west Of Shelby. Mont. Jan. 6, being
one Of six men indicted by the fed
eral grand jury for the crime. 6uees-
by Was shot and killed when he came
upon Z group Of bandits robbing the
Deyils Lake postoffico.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
Tournament Facts

Final game-1oe high school 6aD.
kethau ctaampiCaship Of North pA-
kota.
Principals-Bismarck and Man
dan.
Place-World War Memor . l
building.
Time-o:15 p. m. &C. 8. IT,
Northumberland Forks ".
jamestown for third place ct 7:l5
o'clock; winner Of Minot-Devil8
Lake game W. winner Of Fargo.
Enderlin game for consolation
championship at Sis o'clock.
Officials-Dick Hol1er, Moor.
head, Mimi. and +. r Wytten.
bach, Aberdeen, s. D.
Tickets-reserved seats Tor -.
urday evening tripleheader 4l2S:
unreserved seats 81.
Where to get tickets-at ticket
cages in Memorial building. Ticket
sellers on duty throughout the day.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
STATE Building IS
DAMAGED BY BLAZE
Liberty Memorial Structure 10
Scene Of Fire; Water
;. Injuries Books

Fire broke out Friday night in the
Liberty Memorial building which
houses the governors office and sew
eral other state departments, and
caused an undetermined amount Of
damage.
II was extinguislaed shortly after
being discovered. Origin Of the blase
vas not determined
Starting In the woekroom OF the
historical society on the top floor Of
the three-story limestone structure on
the capitol grounds. the fire shot up
ward toward the roof.
Material damaged or destroyed IA
the worlroom was believed By Rus
sell Reid, superintendent Of the his
torical society. not to b unusually
valuable.
water used In exttnguishing the
blase seeped through from the top
door 70 the floor below, causing dam.
age to books In the supreme court
library.
The building houses the supreme
court, the governors office, the at-
torney geueral's office. bank examin-
er, library commission ana historical
society.
Not many a the specimens were
damaged, With most q the fire los1
confined 70 fixtures In the historical
society woriuoom. Reid said.
Raid discovered the fire when he
returned 70 The historical society o.
Iaa
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
MATTHAEI ATTACKS
CUSTER ACTION AS
BASED ON ERRORS
Chairman Of Probe Committee
Says Much Of Capitol
Complaint Is False

State Senator w. e. Matthaei, In q
statement Saturday, said the COM
plant against George A. Bangs.
Grand Forks, and Fred L. Conklin.
Bismarck, filed against them In con-
nection with proceedings to oust them
as members Of the capitol building
commission. is based on the ajority
report Of the legislative capitol inves-
tigating committee which he termed
"was 50 very thoroughly replete with
incorrect statement"
Matthaei, who was chairman Of the
investigating committee and who filed
q report dissenting from the majority
findings, said he was VERY glad to see
this matter opened up. where 1t will
finally get before the courts and all
parties will be heard"
He said that In hearing before the
courts the case will be considered
without partisan bias and prejudice" !"
and contended such . hearing will
completely justify the report made by
me-"
Charges contained in seven para
graphs Of the complaint were termed
by Matthaei q absolutely false" with
mo basis for them In the transcript
Of testimony taken at the hearing o.
the investigating committee"
Specifies False Charges
Matthaei listed - "false" the
charges made that the contract with
Lundoff -Bicknell Co.. Chicago. was
entered into unlawfully; that the
commission accepted plans and speci-
fications as drawn by the architects:
that the board failed to protect inter-
ests Of North Dakota; that the board
violated the, law In not appointing q
superintendent Of construction: that
sale Of anticipated warrants were un-
lawful; that the board paid Lundoff-
Bicknell money the contractors were
not entitled to, and that the board
failed to perform its duties.
Certainly the testimony taken a.
the hearings could not have been con-
sidered any more when the complaint
for removal was drawn. than such tes-
timony was considered when the at
torney for the investigating commit
tee wrote the report and had four
members Of the committee sign Il"
Matthaei said.
Some Of the other charges are
technically correct but do not neces-
sarily infer malfeasance In office, aoa
any deliberate intent 70 violate the
capitol commission act"
The removal order, he added. could
mot have been based on testimony
taken ct the hearing. but On the re-
port Of the majority, which was
adopted by the house and senate
without debate q consideration . to
truth or lalsity."
He termed the charges against the
commissioners . gross injustice just
as the committees ruling denying
them the right 70 testify IN their own
behalf"
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
GOVERNOR SLASHES
State MONEY bills;
BLAMES REFERENDA
Tells Associated Press Proposals
To Reduce State Income
Demand Action
MENTIONS THREE MEASURES
Says He Hears Sales Tax, Pow
Or Levy and Scrip Scheme
To Be Held Up

Governor william Langer Saturday
vetoed over half . million dollars Of
the appropriations approved by the
recent North Dakota legislature.
The governor said that the threa-
tened referendum OF three revenue
producing measures caused him to
take steps to reduce funds appro-
priated. He named the sales tax bill,
12-per.cent gross receipts Of utility
companies law, and the scrip bin a.
threatened with referendum, and de-
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18
LANCER ANNOUNCES
DECISION TO DUCK
SIGNATURE QUESTION
SAYS He Will Send Measure to
Secretary of State With
out His Name
CONGRESS SPEEDS ACTION
Expect to Have New Federal
Enactment on Statute Books
BY Monday Night

Governor william LANCER Satur-
day told the Associated Press he
would permit the beer bill" passed
by the legislature to become q law
without his signature.
Under the constitution, the gover-
nor Is given Is days after adjourn
ment Of the legislature to veto bills.
the time limit expiring Saturday.
Bills which remain unsigned after
Saturday become laws without the
governors signature.
LANCER said the beer bill will be
the only measure to be filed with the
secretary Of state without signature.
The act provides for sale and dis
tribution OF beer In the state when
congress legalizes It.
An emergency clause on the meas
ure, to make 1t effective Immediately
was lost in the legislature, and the
law therefore becomes effective
July I.
No provision Is made for manu-
facture of the beverages In this state.
Cities under 5000 population are
permitted by the act to establish one
municipal store, and cities with q
population over 5000 two stores.
Stores can be established only by
approval of municipal governing
bodies. The hours Of business Of such
store would be . q. m. to 8 p. m.
with sales made In sealed packages
and drinking prohibited on the
premises.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18

the Demons height advantage and
the fact their lineup win be intact
while Mandan lost its regular center
two hours before the tournament
opened.
Mandan well deserved its victory
over Grand Forks, outplaying their
victims on the floor by q good margin.
With Bob Saunders, the veteran Man
dan guard, covered by the Central
guards like porous plaster, the Brayes'
scoring duty fell to Ernie Percy and
Frank 6tumpf, reserve center who re-
placed the ineligible Rene Claarbon-
neau. They came through with flying
colors, scoring 16 points between them.
Though White, Forks forward, was
the leading scorer for the losers, tho
brunt Of the battle was borne BY MI
lette. crafty guard. Millette's drih-
bling took Mandan unawares time
after time but he was unable to work
In for short shots as he did against
Minot.
Guilty. Of Relaxing
After piling up . s to 0 lead In the
first quarter, the Braves were guilty
Of relaxing and Grand Forks tied the
count to 8 Just before the half
ended. Mandan was out In front at
the third quarter 18 to II but three
minutes before the game ended Grand
Forks managed to grasp . 70 to 10
lead. Mandan got out ahead again
with one minute and 50 seconds left
and kept possession Of the bah. ex-
cept for . few seconds, until the final
gun spat out victory for the Braves.
Showing effects Of their strenuous
game Friday night, when they eliml-
mated Fargo In . 22-2l thriller.
jamestown was outplayed ON the floor
throughout by the Bismarck Quint.
but not until the final quarter did
the Demons establish . comfortable
margin. In the final period Bis
marck outscored the Jays 5 to 0, hav-
ing entered the final canto with Z
1o-to-l7 advantage.
A large share Of the credit for Dis-
marck's victory must 20 to Frank
Lee, Bismarck forward. who bottled
up" Robert Ingstad. stellar James
town center. In8stad was held e
one point by the lanky Demon, who
also scored three field goals.
rinnegan Scores Heavily
The brunt Of DimaUck1 scog1nG. q
USUAL was borne By tho unoanny
southpaw, Bob Tinnegan, the otheS
Capital City forward, who Virtually
| took the game IN his own hands @
occasions when the going hocana
tough 70 rain shots through III honp
Einnoeon scored oovon 6o)6 Oo01D on6
/ 49, Z n A~.s
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-18

ON ALCOHOLIC CONTENT
Washington, March Is. - R - A
beer bill on the law books by Mon
day night was the aim OF congress
sional leaders Saturday as they ar
ranged weekend conferences to help
decide whether the new beverage
would contain 80 or sos per cent al
cohol.
The conferences were necessary be-
cause the house had refused to accept
senate amendments reducing the al
coholic content, adding wines and
prohibiting the sale Of the drinks to
youths under Is.
House conferees already were at
work, formally, but the senate could
not officially name its representatives
In the effort to compromise because
1t had not been in session since
Thursday. Leaders knew, however,
who the senate conferees would be.
Consequently, they made arrange
ments for the informal discussions 80
congressional action could be COM
pleted early Monday.
What would result, Of course, no.
body could predict ahead Of time.
Some house conferees stood square,
" for the stronger brew while Pat
Harrison Of Mississippi, representing
the senate, withheld public expression
Of his position. It was Harrison who
proposed the senate amendment re-
ducing the alcohol to sos.
Regardless Of the final terms OF
the bill, President Roosevelt was said
to be ready to sign it as soon as 1t
reached him. It will become effective
Is days after he does. II he approves
It Monday, beer can be sold the first
week In April and the government
then can begin collecting its tax ol
IS on each 3l-gallon barrel.