The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-21
Political Heads Fall
Into OlSOt1'S Basket
List Of Those Removed includes
vogeI, TerHorst, Owen,
MulIoy, Argast
SALISBURY IS ROAD CHIEF
Regulatory and Beer Depart
ment Combined Under
Papks Direction

Political heads fell into the basket
Saturday as Acting Governor Ole H.
Olson moved to clean up the state
government.
The list of those removed from Of
flee by the executive included:
Frank A. vogel. state highway COM
missioner.
Stephen Ter Horst. head Of the
state regulatory department.
Owen T. Owen, state beer commits
sioner.
James Mulloy, secretary of the state
industrial commission.
Fred Argast, chief game warden In
the game and fish department.
r. A. Kinzer, another employee Of
the game and fish department. and
one Of the men convicted with LANCER
in the federal court trial.
Succeeding Vogel was Bert Sails
bury, Minnewaukan, clerk Of the
Benson county district court, who ac-
|cepted Saturday after w. E. Stitzel,
appointed to the post for the purpose
Of bringing test case In the state
supreme court, had resigned.
The regulatory and beer depart
ments were combined under the direc-
torship Of Sidney A. Papke. Grand
Forks.
Orvedal Succeeds Mulloy
o. Leonard Orvedal, deputy state
treasurer. was appointed to succeed
Mulloy.
The latter resigned. although not
until Olson had named Orvedal to
succeed him.
Further action was in prospect Sat-
urday, although just what removals
would be ordered next was not dis
closed.
Argast and Kinzer were not formal
~ removed but Olson sent them notes
asking for their designations and II
more drastic action is needed, it was
indicated, it will be forthcoming.
Vogel, despite Olson,s office, refused
to give up the highway post except In
the usual manner.
He said Saturday he is not resist
ing removal from office but that he
insists on being removed In the regu-
lar way.
He said Salisbury, whom he has
known for many years, came to the
highway office with his appointment
from Olson and was advised by Vogel
that he could not afford to turn over
control Of millions Of dollars unless
everything were handled regularly
and that Salisbury could not afford
to take over the department under
such circumstances.
Appolntee Leaves Office
He suggested that Salisbury talk It
over with Olson, whereupon Salisbury
left the office.
The inference was that vogel in
sists upon being checked out" by
an audit Of his books and records be-
fore he relinquishes control.
An auditor went into the industrial
commission office with Oryedal Sat-
urday morning and audits also were
being made Of the beer commission
and state regulatory departments.
Supporters Of Olson took the view
that there Is plenty Of cause by rea-
son Of Vogels conviction, along with
LANCER. on q felony charge IN the
federal court.
U. s. Attitude Decisive
This view was espoused by the fed
eral government, which supplies the
money to finance North Dakota's
road work. Friday government rep
reeentative announced that the fed
eral bureau Of public roads would not
further recognise vogel Is highway
Commissioners.
It became known Saturday, too, that
Olson has been advised he has plenty
Of legal cause to fire almost any
LANCER supporter he might care to
name. It Lies II the fact that the
five-per cent collection for the LANCER
political Newspaper Is contrary TO
state law and that Ill who supported
1: In IN executive capacity probably
ars guilty Of collusion to commit .
nllsdemoanor.
Indications are that the new ap-
pointees II various state departments
win b asked to give them m interior
cleaning up. Il this Is done . host
Of minor officials and employees may
feel the axe.
This y particularly true Of the high
way Department. regarded . the key
- LanCsrs lar-flung political ma
chime.