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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-13

san League organisation. From De.
tense witnesses. too, came testimony
that formation Of 1.-THE Leader" and
the 5 per cent method Of financing
was opposed by some Of the defend.
! ants.
For the past week, benches in the
courtroom have been packed as In
tersst In the trial grew In anticipa-
ton Of one Of its great dramatic mo-
ments-the submission Of testimony,
IN finanty. When it came. the rear
Of the court was strangely bare: the
listeners had decided, too soon, that
another day would pass before closing
oratory began, and had departed for
home.
The government met defeat In its
last legal skirmish with the defense
only moment before both sides rest
ed. Lanier attempted to draw from 4
witness testimony relative to the SAL
ary Of Mrs. Minnie Craig, speaker Of
the house. as relief field worker.
Successful defense objections halted
him.
Government Rests
Lanier turned to his aides in COR
ference, then wheeled and announced,
The government rests"
There was . sudden rustling as de-
tense attorneys drew together, heads
touching, then George Thorpe, who
has been leading his cause, stood and
told the court, 1.-THE defense rests"
A quick silence fell over the audi
ence, to be broken by the judges la
comic words. well, that ends the tes-
timony."
In bright chatter, listeners moved
from the courtroom, during the imme-
diate recess, to cluster for the first
time In the corridors. talking In ami
mated tones, awaiting closing argu-
ments.
They were doomed to disappoint-
ment. With the re-adjournment OF
court. the jury was excused until 10
.. m. Wednesday, and motions for
dismissal and directed verdicts were
again renewed by the defense. Judge
Miller heard the motions, announced
he would rule upon them at the OPEN
ing Of court Wednesday.
Defense Attorney J. NJ. Hanley was
first to rise from his seat. He asked
the court, In formal motion, to strike
from the consideration Of the jury all
references to per cent solicitations
Of employees which had come out dur
ing testimony in the trial. Hanley
said such IN application was under
stood and agreed" upon between
prosecution and defense counsel.
Not To Rely On Two Per Cent
Lanier told the court he agreed, and
explained the government Does not
rely on the 2 per cent and Will not re-
" upon It,"
For the purposes Of the record,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-13

Crime usually Is committed In se-
cret. The manner the money was 70
be collected shows no criminal intent
because everyone knew Of It."
sinkler swerved In his argument TO
meet the claims Of the government
revolving around McDonalds testi-
mony regarding the relief sign.
MDonald Merely Confused
"Now I want to ask you fellows q
question:" continued sinkler. .''IIow
many Of you have seen signs up there
you've been up there Z week-huh?
Think Of it. How many Of you can
remember what was on those signs
huh? You can't. The fact Is that
Mcdonald was confused IL you
please. confused trying to remember
something that he saw over q year
ago.
HE was confused-we admit IT,"
LAS q matter Of fact the govern
ment spent Is days trying to prove
what We admitted in 10 minutes-we
admit it all with the exception that
we conspired to obstruct the laws Of
the federal government"
Sinkler explained that until he was
called into the case as counsel he had
no knowledge Of the federal statutes
surrounding the particular charges
againSe the defendants.
Il had no knowledge As an attor-
ney-and yet they want little Nc
Donald to be held responsible: want
you to believe that he knew the law
that he knew he had no right to 60
there. When Judge Christianson and
all Of them considered this purely Is
state relief, and looked upon It as
something with which the federal
government had no connection.
81 Witnesses Heard
From ~ witnesses. District Attorney
p. w. Lanier drew the picture Of con-
spiracy alleged In the indictment;
brought forth stories Of solicitation Of
federal relief employees for 5 per cent
OF their annual salaries; and brought
out claims Of employees In state de.
partments that they were discharged
from their positions after they had
refused to contribute to support OF
1.-THE Leader" administration news |
paper.
From 10 defense witnesses. includ-
ing the defendants themselves, came
admissions Of solicitation Of state EN-
ployes for S per cent Of annual sal
aries, but denials Of any intent to OBJ
struct any federal law Or to perform
an illegal act.
Governor LANCER, prime witness for
the state, admitted formation Of the |
paper was his idea: admitted he re-
ceived $4,000. from Leader" funds, /
but claimed 1t was due him In pay
met Of q debt owed by the Nonparti-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-13

. salesman performs "a fraudulent

a salesman performs "a fraudulen
act"
1T Is the same in this case" h.
explained. Mcdonald was hired FOL
the purpose Of soliciting state EN-.
ployes Is there any evidence to thu
contrary? II there Is, point 1t out
Where is It? Find it! Pt mt it out
Examine the record. It isn't here
it has to be here. It's got to be here!
If you find no evidence OF con.
spiracy you've got to find the defend
ants not guilty. That's the founda-
, ton Of this case.
Mcdonald was hired to do a GER
tain piece Of work. He listened to
Chaput's sales talk. That's the ex-
tent Of the agreement. If you find
any agreement-the sales talk II you
please, contained the entire agree
ment-that is. If you say there is an
agreement. We say there is no a gree
ment-that the mind In which this
plan originated sits in the mind Of
this great governor-"Sinkler turned
and beckoned toward Langer-"He's
the one who originated it-heS the
one who started it.
Where Is The Evil?
Il want to call your attention to
the statement OF Chaput." Sinkler
outlined the testimony Of Chaput. in
which he testified he told employees
he thought they should cooperate with
the present administration.
And why not?" asked Sinkler. who
should bear the brunt? Private sub
scriptions from private corporations?
Or should those carry the load who
a being the beneficiaries Of the ad-
ministration2 We're criticized here
we're told we're wrong-we're told It
is an outrage, we're told we're wrong
in taking a few dollars-the sales
talk was particularly to state EN-
ployc3. :.
rs there anything wrong in that?
What is criminal about that? Those
who were energetic enough-who
wanted to use their spare time, could
get out and sell subscriptions and get
every dollar back they had subscribed.
Is there anything wrong in that? If
there is. what is wrong? Where !; the
evil in that kind of plan?"
In a surprising move. both prosecu-
ton and defense counsel rested their
cases Tuesday afternoon. bringing to
a halt the flow Of testimony which
has marked the last % days.
JOB insurance was explained not
from the standpoint of the employe
being necessary to sign an agreement
to hold his job. That testimony (re-
ferring to Chaput) contains what we
did in this matter-not secretly.
ut has been inferred here that we
got together in the dead Of night and
Observation-Disclosures! Bill LANCER In
his first speech after this plan had
been Matched, told them all about It.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-13
DEATH TOLL GROWS

Tegucigalpa-The death toll IN
Central America from last weeks
hurricane continued to grow as
reports came from interior points
Of terrific damage. A storm in the
Gulf Of Mexico apparently blew
itself out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-13

making it possible for
US to display the most
complete line Of passen-
ger. and commercial
cars to the automobile
buying public Of this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

The adage "You can't have too much of a good thing" doesn't apply to cake baking.
 Knowing that baking powder 'leavens cake it is natural to as- will give a cake greater 1ightness. The sad, strange fact is that too much baking powder may cause sinking in the center, tough gum my crust, coarse, dry crumb, or cake that runs over the pan = dismal cake failure.
 Let us rule out cake failure by following two simple baking pow der rules. First, always use amount recommended on your baking pow der can. This proportion has been worked out as best for that particular baking powder. Second, measure carefully - an excess of undesirable results. A level tea off with Q knife.
 Make one of these cakes by these rules-you'll be surprised!
 CARAMEL LAYER CAKE
 e Eggs)
 i, 2-3 cups sifted cake flour
 1 Ia teaspoons combination
 baking powder
 cup sugar
 1-2 cup milk;
 1-3 cup butter or other short-
 ening
 eggs, well beaten
 teaspoon vanilla
 Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, and sift together three times. Cream butter thor oughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, then flour, alter nately with milk, small amount at time. Beat after each addi- tion until smooth. Add vanilla. Bake in two greased S-inch layer pans in moderate oven (375 de- grees F.) 25 minutes. Spread cara mel frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

as fruit, depending on the dcBfeS of acidfty. Cover the dish and
 bake without adding any water.
 Rhubarb .CompOfe. Rhubarb compete makes 6 del.. cious spring dessert. Dice enouBH tender young rhubarb to make z cups. Mix with cup of grants lated sugar, a speck of cinDamon, 1 cIove and 1 large unpeeled Qr<
 ange cut into half-inch dice. Put into a baking dish and coyers
 Bake in a moderate oven until tlle fruit is tender, but not ulushy- Serve with cheese. wafers or cheese sticks.
 Another compete combines rhu~ barb with pineapple. Dice both fruits, using the tender young pink
 rhubarb and fresh pineapple in
 equal amounts. Mix and cover with granulated sugar, using 1 cup. sugar to cups of fruit. Let stand
 over night. Cook in a double boiler adding a tiny bit of water, if
 needed. Chill and serve in sherbet glasses with shavings of candied ginger as a garnish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

thing that has a slightly different appeal.
 Is the man in your house fond of herring? Most men are, you know. If yes, in your case, eggs with kippered herrings make a ue- licious breakfast dish.
 Scrambled Eggs With Hehring
 Eggs
 i tablespoon butter
 4 tablespoons cream or milk
 Salt and pepper
 2 tablespoons kippcred herring
 minced finely
 Melt the butter in the top part of a double boiler. Add the eggs, milk and seasonings which have been slightly beaten. Stir constant 1y and when nearly scrambled add the minced kippered herring. Serve at once on buttered toast and garnish with a bit of minced pars- lay.
 Fried Apples With Bacon
 Another good breakfast dish that tickles the masculine appetite IS fried apples with bacon. Use fairly tart apples cut into thin slices, with the skins left on, cores re- moved. Fry bacon until crisp, re- move, drain and keep warm in the oven. Drain off all but enough bacon fat to cook the apples. Put apples in pan, sprinkle over with sugar, cover and cook slowly until apples are tender. then remove lid and let. them brown @ little. Ar. range on a hot plate and surround with the crisp bacon. Serve very hot with buttered whole wheat toast and your very best coffee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

tents of a No. 2 can of all green asparagus tips, and lay the tips in six shallow, buttered flat casse- roles or baking dishes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Break up the contents of one tall can of red salmon in rather large pieces, and lay on top. Pour over one cup sour cream, thinning it with a little asparagus liquor if too thick. Salt and pepper slightly, and bake until piping hot and the cream slightly Drowned.
 Cherry Cobblers: Add the syrup from a No. 3, can of red pitted cherries to two tablespoons sugar and one tablespoon flour, mixed together, add one tablespoon but ter, and bring to boiling. Add cherries and bring again to boil ing. Divide amonk six individual ramekings or small baking dishes. Cut out, rounds of pastry the same size as the tops of the casseroles, slash each in center, and lay one on each ramekin.< Bake twenty-five minutes in a hot-400 degree oven,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13
Cincinnati Man Traps
 200 Fighting Sparrows

Cincinnati. (UP)-Washington has had it's starling war and Cin- cinnati has been having its spar row battle. The :'brains'' of the "war' has been William Callahan, retired real estate agent, who has foud birds as gullible as people when it comes to liking a nice property.
 Callahan's stunt for capturing the bird pests was simple. He scorned all the complex systems the city has devised and set about to devise an elaborate model home' for his feathered enemies.
 The "home," with plenty of en- frances so the birds wouldn't fight over getting in, was placed on the fourth floor landing of the Cham Der of Commerce building fire escape. It was made large and commodious.
 Then, one day. Callahan pulled from the street below a string which he had fixed to control the entrances. damned in the box, only four feet long. two feet wide and three feet high, 200 sparrows were caught.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13
CREOLE FUDGE LOAF

CREOLE FUDGE LOAF
 (1 egg)
 2 cups sifted cake flour
 2 teaspoons combination bak.
 ing powder
 1-2 teaspoon salt 1-2 cup butter or other short-
 ening
 cup sugar
 1 egg, well beaten
 squares unsweetened choco-
 late, melted
 S-4 cup milk
 teaspoon vanilla
 Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well; then add chocolate. Blend. Add flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time. Beat after each until smooth. Add yan- fila. Bake in greased pan, 8 x x 2 inches, in moderate oven (325 de- grees F:) l hour. Spread boiled frosting on top and sides of cake. When frosting is set, pour on mix lures of squares unsweetened chocolate and tablespoons butter melted, letting chocolate run down over sides of cake. Double recipe for two large layers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13
IIlQIldu ARK "A \n3. E3
THE CHEF SUGGESTS
FILET MICNONS FOR POST-LENTEN MENUS

of hot buttered rice that has been cooked in Q well-seasoned stock to give it a, richer flavor. On top of the filet place dice of tomato, cooked in butter. and rounds of fried onions.
 For a very special dinner |. this one:
 F'iIet MignOn GOurmets Split the filet and stuff with a piece of foie gras; replace the top, dip the filet in egg and crumbs and cook in butter. Place a large cooked mushroom on top and gar- nish with Chateau potatoes and mushroom heads. These are pota- toes shaped like huge olives, blanched and roasted to a delicate brown in butter. A Madiera sauce may be served over the flet if de- sired.
 Filet Mignon MatignOn
 Cook the filets in butter and coat with the meat gravy and little white wine worked with butter and combined with mixed diced veget- Iables which have been cooked and well seasoned. Garnish with cooked mushrooms and surround with hot straw potatoes.
 FfIet MignOn Orientale
 Cook the filets in butter and dress on rounds of buttered toast. Set on top of each a sweet potato croquette, surround with grilled to- matoes alternated with rice pilaw. Serve with tomatoed gravy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

and as often as you can.
 Very nice little tenderloins can be bought for 25 to 30 cents apiece If not in all butcher shops, at least in those that carry the frozen meats. This price does not make filet mirnon such an extravaganza, even for modest homes where food is budgeted.
 I give you some of the recipes which arc known to the chefs of fine hotels. The preparation of the teYiderloin itself is practically the same in all cases; 1t is the differ ence in the garnish which gives variety.
 Filet NTignon B0hemienne
 Cook the hlets in butter, or grill them, and dress each one on bed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

 reality rhubarb has not great lead of food value, and no out. standing tonic properties excent as it belongs generally to the green foods family .. all of which are good for us.
 Do you know the story of rnu. . barb's coming to Americag nave heard it told by a descehp. un,,rht the old Dutch family that brougnt it over. More than 400 years ago they started to migrate. from Hoi, land to England, leaving behind many of their choicest heirlooms. Later they moved from England to New England, leaving more treas - ures behind. Another move rooh their descendants from New Eng land to ohio, leaving still more possessions behind. But one thing they did not forget in all these four centuries was the family "pie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13
THIS IS THE ANSWER
RHUBARB WHY DO WE CALL IT A SPRING TONIC?
By EsTELLE MARIE BARKER Past Presldent-N. Y. Association of Dietitians

plant" which was dug up and transplanted with each move. Proof of the importance which these hardy people attached to rhubarb.
 And do you know how to cook rhubarb to your entire satisfac- tion? The garden variety is likely to be a little tough and more acid than the hothouse type. Garden rhubarb should be cut in one-inch pieces and peeled, if it has grown tough. Then pour boiling water over it and let it stand for two or three minutes. This will re- move some of .he acid and less
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

sugar will be required in cooking. Drain and cook in the usual man. ner.
 The best method of all is per- haps baking. Cut the rhubarb and scald it as directed eff stalks are old). drain and place in layers in a baking dish, sprinkling each layer with sugar, using from one fourth to one-third as much sugar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

It's fine to. be able to serve a Hair dinner to six people at Q cost of only twenty-five cents each, but it is still better to be able to serve a dinner like the follow ing which will taste more as if it had cost fifty cents or a dollar per person.
 individual CasserOles of Salmon
 and Asparagus 59c
 Fried Potatoes 1Oc X Shredcd Lettuce, Radish and ss Cucumber Salad 20c { Hot Rolls 28c f Cherry CObblers 28c 'f Coffee with Cream 1Oc Individual Casseroles of Salmon and Asparagus: Drain the con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13
PLEASING THE MAN
BY CHLOE JAMESON

It is so easy to drop into the habit of serving the same thing for breakfast each day. And the man is in such a hurry to be off to work that he never stops to think that he might be entitled to novel, ty. But try it out occasionally. and see how pleased he'll be. Nothing troubIesome or costly. Just some.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13


 after 8 long Win ter season with few green vege- tables and fresh fruits made 1t in- deed seem like a tonic to the eyes.
 In days when we knew it as "pie plant" the { e n d CT green shoots peep i n g above the ground then the slender stalks, watched day by day as they pushed up into the sunlight brought reassur- ance that spring
 HnL |,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13
Petroleum Exposition to
 Trace Oil Development

Tulsa, Okla. (UP)-Develop- ment Of oil from ancient Biblical times down to the modern present VIII De portrayed in pageant at the International Petroleum Ex- position to be held here May 12
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13
s4,ooO sHEEP IN FOREST

Eugene, Ore. (UP).-More than 34,OO0 head oe sheep will be pas- tured this summer in the Villa mette National Forest, Superin- tendent P. A. Thompson announce ed. The sheep men pay rentals to the forest service for the grazing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

mignOns juicy ana
 tendeF, with one of the more elab- crate garnitures that belong to the filet naignon group. Now, be- fore Summer ar- rives with Its d Q m a an q for much 1ig ht e T meats, is the time to have flet Tt4f0I7mm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

After the sacrifices of the Lenten period I know of no meat that tastes so delicious as . good filet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

For many generations rhubarb has been called a Spring tonic ,. {. because its appearance
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-09-14
"Back to Grass" Means
the Forage Crops Also

"Back to grass" now the objective
of farmers for millions of cultivated
acres in the United States, needs lit
tie explanation, according to crop spe-
cialists in the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Grass in this
sense means legumes as well, and these
are in most cases forage crops.
Grass, TO the average person, con-
notes only plants, in which the leaves
are narrow and spear-shaped blades.
When speaking of pasture land farm
ers usually refer to land in grass sod
year after year. In the West they
mean the native grasses.
"Back to grass" means more
grasses and legumes in semipermanent
pastures and hay land, or in crop ro-
tations Of two to five years. 1t means
in many cases using better soil for pas
lures. "Only pastureland" is phrase
common in the Middle West especially,
when referring to land too poor and
too rough for pillow land.
Grasses and legumes grown on soils
as good as those used for grain crops,
say the department specialist, often
will return greater net profit to the live
stock farmer than grains on similar
soil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-09-14
Silo Will Be Aid
to Dairy Farmers
Best Way to Save Crops Too
Late in Maturing in
Natural Way.
Bv W. A. Foster Farm Building SpeciaIisA.
University Of Illinois.-WNU Service.

Bv W: A. Foster. Farm Building specialise.
University of Illinois.-WNU Service.
/. Silos are coming into such inn
portance as result of the critical
feed situation that one farmer even
wanted to know how he could move
concrete silo instead of building an
other.
Extremely dry weather and the
chinch bugs have combined to reduce
the amount of hay and other forage
that are normally stored for winter
live stock consumption. But on farms
with silos, this loss can be overcome
at least partially by putting up addi-
tional silage. Corn planted or re-
planted too late to mature for grain
will make good silage. Furthermore,
such chinch-bug resistant crops as
sunfowers, soybeans and cowpeas may
be made into silage. Where grain
sorghum is grown this, too, may serve
as substitute for the more common
corn silage.
If new silo Of any kind is to be
built, there are certain things that
must be kept in mind. In the first
place, the structure should be strong
enough so that 1t will not burst under
great pressure. 1t should be smooth
on the inside SO that the ensilage will
settle freely, and leak-proof SO that
the juices will not seep away and air
enter to cause spoilage. The silo
should be economical, of ample ca
pacity, storm and fire-proof and attrac-
dive. The latter feature may not be
essential, but it will add to its value
as a permanent improvement In the
farm building group.
Whether or not silo is necessary
on most farms is, of course, debatable
in some cases. However, with the in
creased difficulty of earning a hveli-
hood out of the soil because of keep
competition, insect pests, drouth and
floods, late freezes and early frosts,
the silo Is becoming increasingly inn
portant in farm operations.
1t is admitted that silo filling is hard
work, but it is all done in few days.
Then, after the task is completed, the
farmer has available, in 100-ton silo,
sufficient feed to carry herd of %
cows through the winter feeding pc
Rod with enough silage left over for
four to six weeks feed during the sum-
mer when pastures are short.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-09-14
Grass Hats Soil Erosion

Grass not only prevents erosion, but
we'll managed grazing land loses less
fertility, because less is taken from
the soil by pasture plants and part of
that which is removed is restored by
herds. Land planted to corn on an 8
to 10 per cent slope in Missouri and
North Carolina loses from Is to IL tons
of soil an acre annually. Land grow
ing bluegrass or lespedeza loses only
O.S to 0.9 ton an acre. Similar re-
suEs were obtained in comparison OF
the native grass sod and cleaned titled
kaffir in central Kansas, and of cotton
and grassland in southern states. De
caying grass roots keep the soil
porous and favorable to the absorption
of moisture.