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Evening star., 1934-04-08
STOCKS INACTIVE
IN NARROW RANGE
Market Averages Are Slight
Iy Lower, With Volume
Down to $4,000.
WHAT STOCKS DID.
BY JOHN L. COOLEY,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

BY JOHN L. COOLEY,
Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, April THE sight
seeing Congressman who spent half
an hour in the Stock Exchange
visitors gallery today saw a quiet,
routine market. Final changes for
stocks, mostly of the fractional vari-
ETY., averaged into a small net loss,
while transactions, amounting to only
$4,000 shares, represented the small
est Saturday business in three
months.
Wall Street went home for the
week end without learning what the
House Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee had decided with
regard to redrafting the regulation
bill, but it later developed that most
of this work had been put over to
next week Washington dispatches,
at the same time, expressed a gen.
eral opinion that notifications were
coming, especially with respect to the
margin provisions.
- le" SlOCkS tSCdpeu lTOfn lIle mai Z
row groove which bounded movements
of the usual leaders. American Tele-
phone ran into some selling, presum-
ably reflection of the Splawn re-
ports recommendation Of a thorough
inquiry into communication company
affairs, at the worst it was off a point
and a half. Allied Chemical sagged
2. Otherwise the larger changes were
mostly made by inactives.
Cluett Peabody Curtis Publishing,
Devoe & Reynolds "A" Hershey Choc-
point or more in small transfers.
Noranda and Howe Sound were firm
metals, the former being fairly active
Chesapeake Corporation worked a
little higher in furtherance of yes
terdayS efforts, but shares of the rail-
way companies were quiet though
firm. Light and power issues accom-
plished little
Business news contributed scantily
to market fare. One estimate placed
the probable increase in U. S. Steel's
March shipments at 10000 tons or
more, on the theory that operations
had expanded substantially last
month and that March contained
more working days than February.
Such an increase would bring total
shipments for the quarter to approx
mately l,250000 tons. April had wit
messed a mild recession, but every one
Is looking for a marked pickup be-
cause of the active consumer buying
which is being done as a protection
against the higher prices.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
MORE REPORTS FAVORED

The Senate recently passed the
Fletcher bill, providing for the publi-
cation of reports of condition made
by State member banks Of the Fed
eral Reserve System to the same ex-
tent as such publication is required
by national banks. The bill was initi-
ated by the governor of the Federal
Reserve Board.
Evening star., 1934-04-08

Continued on Page -
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Cash Grain Market.

Wheat, No. 4, hard. 84s, corn. No
3 mixed. 48; No. 2 yellow. 4834; No. 3
mixed, old 40; No. yellow. old, 49l2;
Oats, No. 2 white. 34i2; No. 3 white,
3l4a34l4; Rye, No. /, 66i4; barley
43a83; timothy seed. 65Oa7o0 per
hundred pounds; clover seed, llo0a
1850 per hundred pounds.
Evening star., 1934-04-08

w ANoNiN wi ~ 800 - 81
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26A Is Radio Corp pf (B)..
A. pa Radio-Keith-Or (k) .
% 16 Raybestos-Man "a.
Sos 43 Reading Rwy %.
So 291s Reading % pf co..
IA S3s Real Silk Hosiery. 81
81 As Real Silk Hosry pr.
81 2ls Refs tRobertD......
3SS4 1871 Refs (Robert) 1st pf
1885, 6ss Remington-Rand. !.
69i. 32% Rem Rand lst Of. I.
5ls 3ls REQ Motor Car.
25s. 16 Republic Steel. .....
67la 80 Republic Steel pf...
1lL4 5 Revere Copper.
20Is 1lH Revere Copper (A).
7lL4 AS Revere G., p e. Br pf.
22As 15i2 Reynolds Metals (1)
12a. 6I2 Reynolds Spring.
597s 81 Reynolds Tob (3..
ASIA 3924 Reynolds Tob B 80. .
13la 9 Ritter Dental. .....
S1L 26Ss Roam Antelope. 80.
10L 4 Rossia Ins.Am h20c
39ls 35sS ROYAL Dutch l.07l,
Evening star., 1934-04-08

Stock and
dividend Rata

Grea t Northern pf.
Grit North Ore h50c .
Great West Sug 2.4c
Great w Sug pf(7D.
Guantanamo Sugar.
Guantanamo Sug pf
Gulf Mobile & Nor.
Gulf Mobile&N pf. .
Gulf States Stl LIST.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1884

Repotd by w B Hibbs Co.. Hibbs Building
SALES OCCURRING
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
FOrtenberry Named
To Direct Census

Appointment OF J. r. Fortenberry,
Bismarck, to direct the farm census
to be taken this year in this district,
was announced Tuesday by the fed
eral department Of commerce. His
headquarters will be at room 230 In
the federal building here while the
census Is In progress.
Counties In this district are Golden
Valley, Slope, Bowman, Billings,
Dunn, Stark, Hettinger. Adams, Mer-
Ger. Oliver. Morton, Grant, Sioux,
Burleigh. Emmons, Kidder, Logan
and Mcintosh.
Fortenberry urged all farmers and
ranchers who have not received q
copy Of the census schedule to OBJ
tain one at once that they may be
prepared to give the information ask
ed.
It Is divided into eight sections and
contains 100 questions relating tc
agriculture. Farmers will be asked
only those pertaining to their lines Of
activity.
Persons seeking employment II
connection with the census should
make application to Fortenberry
Under the rules preference Is giver
to farmers and members Of theil
families.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
HIGH SEAS PREVENT
RESCUE OF SEAMEN.
Norwegian Vessel Helpless in
Mid.Atlantio After Dam.
age by Hurricane

New York, Dec. iS.-R-Her
bridge, rudder and Nfeboats carried
away In = hurricane. the Norwegian
freighter Sisto rolled helplessly in
heavy seas In mid-Atlantic Tuesday.
The British tanker Mobiloil stood
by unable to do anything - yet"
A wireless message picked up from
the liner President Harding by the
Radio Marine corporation said the
freighter had been pumping oil on
the water Ill night In an effort to
calm the seas preparatory to Z res
cue attempt, but this morning WAS
running short Of oil.
I'VE are not proceeding 10 the
Sisto, - the Mobiloil u standing b"
the message from the President
Harding said. ''Sisto's bridge, rudder
and ufeboats are gone and In bad fix.
Hurricane blowing all night. but
moderating somewhat now"
At $50 .. m., eastern standard
time, the Mobiloil broadcast . mes
sage TO Ill ships asking tho earliest
time = ship with oil could reach her
side.
The message was picked up BY the
liner Manhattan and relayed T.
Mackay radio.
standing BY 8. 8. Sisto, whose
crew believed to number 20 asking 10
be taken off," the message said. I'm
derstand no immediate danger. Have
not sufficient oil to pump on sea
and this vessel difficult to handle
this weather. What earliest any
steamer with oil can arrive7"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
RECOVERY COUNCIL
IN SESSION HERE
Representatives Of ~ State
Units Seek to Coordinate
Various Programs

Representatives OF Il federal re-
covery units and two state depart
ments gathered here Tuesday in the
first meeting of the state commit
tee Of the national emergency coun-
Gil.
The meeting was called for 10 a. m.
by r. B. Cummins, state director Of
the council and chairman Of the COM
mittee.
Problems surrounding administers
ton OF the various recovery depart
ments will be discussed and plans
will be laid for closer coordination Of
the various units.
The council also will act as clear-
Ing house for information. regarding
the individual administrative organ
izations.
Present at the meeting. and the
organizations represented were: AAA,
Dean H. L. Walster, Fargo; CCC, A.
D. McKinnon, Bismarck; FERA, E.
A. Wilson, state administrator, Bis
marck; RRC, Supreme Court Justice
A. M. Christensen, president: NRA.
H. r. Woods, w. K. Wilson: internal
revenue, H. H. Perry, Fargo: de-
partment Of justice, D. M. Murtha,
assistant U. S. district attorney;
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
C. o N T l N U E II
from page one
Billions for u. S.
Inland Waterways
Is Dern Proposal

Dern presented these pictures Of
river improvements enterprises:
Missouri river: The shifting, de-
structive Missouri has been COM
pletely stabilized for 400 miles from
the mouth to Kansas City, work on
another 90 miles (from Kansas City
to st. Joseph will soon be complet-
ed, and work Is now concentrated on
the 180-mile stretch between st.
Joseph and Omaha. and near Sioux
City.
The Fort Peck (Montana) dam,
now under construction, viii i'm
pound water In the flood season, the
report said, and release It ct low wa
ter seasons to provide . uniform flow
to insure adequate channel depths,
As by-products 1t will provide cheap
power for the region and some water
for irrigation. municipal and domes-
tic uses.
Since construction started In octo-
Der, 1888. 4l7,000,00o has been used ii
giving 5000 persons employment lin
Directly building town for employ
es. Il miles Of railroad and Z bridge
q power transmission line, and . steel
sheet pile cutoff wall across the dam
site. The report said four 2e-foot
diversion tunnels are now being driv.
en-, strippings for foundations hai
been finished, and dredges to pumy
material into the body Of the dam IN
near completion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
Car Industry Study
At Detroit Proceeds

Detroit. Dec. 18.-(RePresident
Roo6evelt's directed inquiry into con-
ditions in the automobile industry
went forward Tuesday on . widening
scale as MIRA and department Of h
Dor investigators carried out their
promise to talk to Is many people
in and around the industry 8 possi-
ble."
At Flint, Mich, IS workmeu took
advantage Of the presidents invita-
ton to suggest remedies for "regu.,
larizing" production In the industry.
Harry Weiss. who with Thomas J.
Kelly Of the NRA statistical staff
conducted the Flint conferences, 70.
fused to divulge the names Of the
witnesses or the nature Of their eyi-
dence. He commented. however, that
the stories Of the Flint automobile
workers was roughly about the same"
as that given at the open hearings Ia
Detroit over the weekend. The De-
troit workers complained Of assem-
bly-line speedups, low wages, made
quate code enforcement, elimination
Of elderly employees, espionage systems
and other practices which they a.
serted are common In the industry,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
Another Hotel Fire
Casualty Is Counted

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 18.-(ReThe
number Of definitely recorded dead
in the Hotel Kerns fire tragedy was
increased to 80 Tuesday with the
death Of Dr.. Frederick G. Thiede, H.
year-old Grand Rapids physician, in
q hospital.
He was the l4th person to die Of
injuries suffered In the flames that
swept the hotel . week ago Tuesday.
Eighteen bodies have been taken from
the ruins or from the Grand river
into which some Of the victims
Jumped.
Police said unaccounted for per-
sons believed to have been guests In
the hotel might swell the list Of dead
to 81, but the search has been
abandoned.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
Paid Membership Is
New Aim Of League

Minot, N. D., Dec. l8.-Plans for re-
organising the Nonpartisan Le1gue and
to restrict membership In the league
to xiues-paying members were outlined
here Monday by william LANCER, de-
posed governor.
Under hangers scheme husband and
wife may Join for Il Of which half
goes to the county and halt to the
state organization. G. o. Carlson.
Ward county chairman, voiced the
theory that only paid-up members
should have Z voice In the leagues
affairs.
LANCER talked Of q recall, no matter
what happens in the effort to keep
Thomas II. Noodle from taking office
as governor.
II Noodle is seated he limited at
an effort to recall him. If Lieutenant
Governor Walter Wexford becomes
governor he talked Of the possibility
that an effort to recall him might be
launched.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
CITY FATHERS ORDER
beer LICENSES PAID
Sale Permits Will Be Renewed
at First Regular Meeting
in New Year

Money for the payment Of licenses
permitting the sale Of beer In Bis
marck must be in the hands Of Myron
Atkinson, city auditor, before Janu-
ary l, 1885, the city commissioners de-
cided at their meeting Monday night.
Penalties will be exacted from
those business houses not making pro-
vision for the renewal Of their licenses
before the deadl:ne, the commissioners
decided. The licenses will be renewed
at the first regular meeting in the new
year.
All taxicab companies operating
within the city limits were reported to
have paid the stipulated fee and were
granted licenses to operate for the
coming year.
A discussion Of the proposal to paint
and repair the 20 street signs in the
city resulted in the decision to take
off the signs and repaint them with
FERA labor during the winter months.
The report Of DR.. A. M. Fisher, city
health officer, showed that 642 chill
dren were treated in the immuni1a-
ton clinic for smallpox and diph.
liberia late In November. Dr.. Fishers
report also included q survey Of the
city water and milk supplies and rec
commended In the case Of the milk
supply a greater vigilance in the inves-
tigation Of source and care Of the
supply.
The city weigher reported 2,3l8
loads weighed during November with
a total Of 1921 80 collected. ]. Henry
Killing, manager Of the Bismarck
dan credit bureau, appeared before
the commission asking that the users
of the city water supply be rated with
the bureau. Action was deferred.
Abatement Of interest and penalty
on the personal property taxes Of Al
fred 8. Dale and David Schlickenmey-
er were approved and recommended to
the county board. The abatement Of
$209.7l In personal property taxes
asked by Bertha i. Booth was re-
jected.
An easement on the property Of the
Bismarck Masonic Lodge bordering
the corner Of the Masonic Temple to
be used as a passageway for autono-
biles was received by the commits
sioners.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
sing BACH CHORALS
IN SACRED CONCERT
Trinity Lutheran Choir and So
Ioists Greeted by Large Au-
diencs Sunday Night

Another milestone in the effort to
give Bismarck choral music Of the
better type was attained this year in
the singing Of parts Of the famous
Bach masterpiece, THE Christmas
Oratorio." Sunday evening by the
Trinity Lutheran church choir UNI
der the direction Of !. A. Esko.
The choir gave every evidence Of
having grasped the spirit Of Bach and
sang the entire Christmas program
with depth Of fervor that 1t has not
equalled since its organization.
For ecclesiastical purposes, 1.-THE
Christmas Oratorio" was designed for
performance on six different days Of
the holiday season. Parts chosen for
the performance Sunday evening
were the chorals, How Shall I Fifty
Meet Thee" "Ah! Dearest jesus"
Break Forth, o Beauteous, Heavenly
Light" with All Thy Hosts" with
in Yon Gloomy Manager" and Rejoice
and Sing" The aria for bass was
sung by Bruce wallace. The TYPICAL
~ brilliant Bach accomplishments
were faithfully executed by Miss
Marie Lemohn.
The three Old Bohemian carols with
which the concert opened, HAL, All
Hail the Glorious Morn," 1.-THE Angels
and the Shepherds" and Let AL Men
Sing Gods Praises" the latter two
five-part compositions, were sung In
the cheerful and joyous spirit charac-
teristic Of the Slavic race from whose
ancient music the melodies have been
cleaned and arranged for choir by
Carl Riedel.
The melodic Christmas anthems by
Michael Praetortus, 10. How = Rose
Fer Blooming" and ITO Us Is Born
Emmanuel" were sung by the full
choir.
F. Melius Christensen was rep
resented in three selections. two an
thems, vigil" and To-day There Is
Ringing" and = solo, 1.-THE Cradle
Song ct Christmas Eve" (Vugge
sang) sung in the Norwegian by Mrs.
G. A. Narum. The inspiration which
the famous st. Olaf choir has given
to church music has been transmitted
to the Trinity choir, several Of whose
members are former pupils Of Dr..
christensen. THE Song Of the
Angels" traditional Eighteenth CEN
fury anthem arranged by Clarence
Dickinson, with an interlude for sop
rano sung by Mrs. Narum, was rem
dered with genuine appeal rs the
choir sought to interpret the angelic
message which announced the birth
Of the Christ child.
The choir reached It's climax Of In
depreciation in Pietro A. Yon's "Gesu
Bambino" (The Infant Jesus). Bruce
wallace sang the bass solo part. Mrs.
T. q. Plomasen sang % Holy Night"
by Adolph Adams. The offertory,
"Kammennoi- Ostrow" BY Rubinstein,
arranged for plano and organ, was
played by Miss Marie Lemohn and
Clarion =. Larson.
A large and responsive audience
greeted the annual Christmas mu-
steal program Of the choir, which
now has IS members.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1894

asked to notify the Legion.
1T Is probable that We viii not
have enough to 60 around" Nelson
commented, "but we want to make
It 60 as far as We can. AL names
submitted viii be checked against the
county relief list to make sure that
no one receives aid from both sources.
Our aim Is to help people keep off the
relief list as well as to aid those who
already are upon It,"
Upon the close Of the "Open Your
Heart" campaign next Monday al
goods not otherwise distributed will
be turned over to the county relief
organization for such use as can be
made Of them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18

FILA, Frank Glotzbach, z. r. volk-
man: Hole, r. w. Mclean: PWA,
G. F. Knudson, Devils Lake: ma
tional resources board, Clarence H.
Plath, Fargo; national re-employ-
ment, J. G. Taylor, Bismarck: U. 8.
marshal, s. ]. Doyle, Fargo; produce
ton credit corporation, A. B. Lar
son, Mandan: state planning board.
Robert Byrne, secretary of state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
Light Is Wasted to
Attract Public Gaze

Merely to call public attention to
what gas can do when used for IL
Illuminating purposes. the Montana
Dakota Gas company was wasting"
7.400 candlepower In light Tuesday.
It was shed from two globes, one
on either side Of the entrance to the
company's office at 40 Third st., and
was created by burning natural gas
in modern adaptation Of the old
fashioned gas mantle
The light Is white and intense and
is suited to lighting streets, factor.
les, stores and for floodlight purposes,
according TO w. J. Mcdonald, sales
manager for the company. He said
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
Junior C.. of G.. Names
Davies as President

New Rockford, n. D., Dec. 18.-(R-
Delegates to the Junior Chamber Of
Commerce convention Monday elected
Ronald N. Davies Of Grand Forks
president Of the newly-named North
Dakota sentinels," selected jamestown
for the 1885 convention and pledged
the organization to promotion Of in
tercity relations and state betterment.
Other officers elected are Harold
j. Kelly, Devils Lake, vice president:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
C. O n TIN U E ID
from page one,
School Children
To Reap Benefit
In Charity Drive

the Legion to check on the need Of
such families making application.
A daybed was received by the
open Your Heart" committee Nom
day and was Immediately placed in
service. Il went to . family In which
. child just recovering from . con.
tagious illness, was without sleeping
accommodations and would have
been forced to bunk" with . small
sister on the floor. Tho prospect
was, the Legion was told, that the
sick child would have . relapse and
the little sister might get the disease.
The daybed was put In service 1T
once.
This Is the second such case which
has come to the attention Of the
veterans since the "Open Your
Heart" campaign was launched.
There sttll Is great need and de-
mand for bedding" Nelson said Tues
day. Evidently people cannot afford
to part with what they have and lit
tie Of this material has been receiv-
cd. although folks have been most
generous In other respects. We are
going to ask the hotels to give Us
their castoff and discarded bedding,
Il any. that We may use It to stave
off actual hardship and privation
among our poorer families. Mean
while. anyone who can give bedding
Is urgently requested to do Co."
Decision on what to do With Z
donated sewing machine also was
reached Tuesday. It win be turned
over to Miss Teichmann for loanins
to mothers who can sew for their
own children. Il was regarded @ too
valuable to b given to any one fam
ily alone.
Names Arc Requested
IN order to carry out their an
ncunced intention Of distributing aid
and toys to families who are In need
but who are not on the county relief
list. the Legion Tuesday made public
request TO such persons to send y
their names and data regarding thetl
families. Anyone knowing person.
to b In need but who may b tot
proud to apply themselves, also wefe
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
and =. Leland Watkins, r., Fargo.

and =. Leland Watkins, r., Fargo.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Sixteen delegates were present from
Grand Forks, Fargo, Hillsboro, James,
town, Devils Lake, Valley City and
New Rockford, with proxy for Will
ltston delegates and two Darlington
delegates were unofficially present.
Albert Haas, president Of the New
Rockford chamber, welcomed the Wis
itor5 and introduced the delegates.
Philip BesselieTe. temporary chair-
man. with Dr.. A. ]. Alger, Fargo, tenn
porary secretary.
The group adopted 4 resolution to
puhlish . state bulletin at least six
times yearly and adopted committee
recommendations to set as an obIp.e
tive the promotion Of intercity rela.
lions and betterment Of the state, and
naming the organization the NORTH
Dakota Sentiuels."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
DOUGLAS BROTHERS
OF DICKINSON DIE
IN HIGHWAY MISHAP
Men En- Route Home From Cal
ifornia Killed as Car Upsets
Near Butte, Mont.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 18.-(P)-Glen
and George Douglas. both Of Dickin-
son, N. D., believed to be brothers,
were instantly killed Monday when
q fruit truck in which they were rid
ing overturned on a sharp curve near
Whitehall.
The men were believed en- route
home from California.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
WOrnan's Yawning
Marathon at End

Sterling, H., Dec. 16.-(FeAS
mysteriously Is 1t started some 400
hours ago, Mrs. Harold McKees
marathon yawning affliction =
lifting.
Nature, where medical science
has failed. has retarded the ire
quency Of her yawuS to the de.
gree where sleep Is now possible
without the aid Of sedatives. And
her appetite has returned.
Dr.. H. L. Petit, tho Whites,de
county doctor who took charge Of
the 35.year-old farm woman
whose family Is on relief. said that
the improvement which started
Monday noon continued through
out the evening and night. She
yawned q dozen times before go
Ing to sleep, Is against the nine
to u gapeS Z minute previo'lEly.
Taking vinca roses in the form Q
. tea, as . remedy for diabetes. Is |
common practice In Africa and Aus
tralia. Now science has decided +
find out the actual remedial valu
Of the plant.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
IMPEACHMENT TALK
Is SECURED HERE

Talk Of impeachment Of Tom
Noodle II he Is installed Is governor,
heard In Bismarck political mutter-
ings recently, was classed as claptrap
by responsible persons In all political
factions. It was pointed out that
impeachment can be had only on
charges connected with actions In Of
flee and that no opportunity for such
charges exists.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-18
GENERAL CONDITIONS

Low pressure areas are conferred
over the upper Miss. Valley (Min-
neapolis 1856 and over Texas lamar
lilo 29.78). High pressure areas over
lie the central Canadian Provinces
(The Pas 3042) and the Far Western
States (Boise and Winnemucca 1904.
The weather Is generally fair in the
central Plains States, but precipita-
ton has occurred in all other re-
porting sections. Tempera ture s
dropped somewhat In the Canadian
Provinces and in North Dakota and
Montana.
Bismarck station barometer, inches:
1881. Reduced to sea level, 3O.l6.