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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
To Bury Stern from
His Home in Fargo

Fargo, N. D., June 5.-(R)-Funera
services for Alexander Stern, pioneer
Fargo merchant who died Sunday
will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p. m.
in his home here.
All Fargo banks will be closed dur.
ing the afternoon in tribute to him.
Active pallbearers will be G. O. Fol-
lett, william Wallwork. ]. +. Mcguire
Matt Camitsch. Isadore Horwitz ant
Charles Jennings.
Honorary pallbearers will be Otto
Bremen Of st. Paul: A. w. Fowler, e
]. Weiser, Martin Hector, H. w
Geary, H. L. LOOMS, r. 8. Lewis
Harry Panimon, Herman Wilk, T. A
Quirk, Maurice Beck, Jamestown;
Roy McCandless, Grand Forks: H. D
paulson, p. w. Clemens. Krohn
Herbst, Steve Birch, Dan Polls
Charles Mcmillan, Theodore Sexton
Sioux Falls, 8. D., q. w. Haggart. II
Bacheneimer, T. A. Irish and G. A
Bowers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
Wallace Will Conduct
DrOllth Meeting Here
Secretary Of Agriculture to Talk
In Memorial Building
Wednesday Night
ADDRESS STARTS At 7
Only Public Meeting on Tour
Will Be Broadcast Over
kFYR, WDRY

secretary Of Agriculture Henry a.
Wallace and DR.. +. w. Sheets, feder-
81 emergency drouth relief director,
will address farmers and livestock
men at . meeting in the World War
Memorial building here at Z p. M,
Wednesday.
The two federal men will arrive by
plane from Pierre. 8. D., late in the
afternoon and will meet in the eve
ming with representative livestock and
agricultural men Of the state, par
ticularly those from the drouth areas.
Wednesdays meeting Is the only
public program included in the Sec
retary's tour Of the drouth areas
which will take him to Wyoming,
South Dakota, Minnesota and North
Dakota. Judge A. M. Christianson,
state head Of the federal relief ad-
ministration. will preside at the meet
ing.
A frank discussion Of the droutf
conditions to determine the serious
ness Of the situation in the Northwest
Is the obje.t Of the tour by the feder-
al officials. Christianson said he be-
lieved that conferences with agricul-
tural and livestock leaders from this
section would be arranged SO that &C.
tual conditions might be determined
Wallace's address will be broadcast
over radio stations KFYR and WDRY
from OILS to 8 p. m.
Christensen urged that Ill key men
In the state drouth relief organize
ton as well as representatives Of the
various farm organizations be present
at the meeting.
DR.. J. H. Sheppard. state director
Of the drouth relief; Dean H. L. Wat
ster, director Of the extension work
at the Agricultural college: G. G. Tai
bot and E. e. Green, president and
secretary Of the Northwest Farmers
Union organization, are expected to
be in attendance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
School Officers Will
Convene Next Tuesday

School finances will be under con-
sideration at the annual meeting Of
the Burleigh County School Officers
association called for Tuesday, June
IL. by Miss Marie Huber. county SUI
perintendent Of schools. The session
will open ct 10 o'clock ct the Bismarck
city auditorium.
r. w. Pusch, st. Paul, tax agent and
auditor for the Northern Pacific rail-
way, will be q speaker from outside
the state. r. B. Murphy, deputy state
superintendent Of public instruction,
Is to represent that department. w
B. Falconer Of Lincoln township
president Of the association, viii de-
liver . message and will preside. Min
Huber Is planning several musical
NUMBERS Tor the program.
About 100 are expected to attend,
All school officers Of the county and
any others who are interested are In
Nted, according 70 Miss Huber.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
6. 0. P. COMMITTEE
MEETS IN CHICAGO
Party Leaders Seeking Moses to
Lead Them Out Of Politj.
cal Wilderness

Chicago, June 5.-(P)-The Repub.
lican national committee met In
closed session Tuesday. seeking Z
Moses to lead them out of the Do
litical wilderness.
They were agreed. in private con-
versations before Tuesdays meeting.
concerning the chief qualifications Of
the man to succeed Everett Sanders.
resigned, as national chairman. They
want:
A man who Is Q good manager.
A man with plenty Of dough, but
not too much" IS one committeeman
expressed it.
A comparative younester, but one
with plenty Of political experience.
II not big business man him
self, one who can line big business
behind the Republican banner.
A westerner o., ct least, . mid
westerner.
No outstanding single candidate
was In sight - the committee dis
appeared into executive seeston.
Walter ]. Kohler, former governor
OF wisconsin. who had develope1
considerable early strength, COM
plicated matters late Monday night
By informing National Treasurer
George +. 0ets that ID wished HI
name Withdrawn. e presented.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
THE0. TOSTERUD
AND Il. H. ENCEN
DIE IN ACCIDENT
Succumb in Local Hospital as
Result of Mishap Near
State Penitentiary
PICKED UP UNCONSCIOUS
Efforts Of Doctors to Save
Their Lives Prove to Be
Unavailing

Two Bismarck men were fatally In.
jured in an automobile accident near
the state penitentiary about midnight
Monday.
They were Theodore Tosterud, S.,
~ Fourth st., local building contrac-
tor; and H. H. Engen, SO, OFT Sew
enth st., painting contractor.
Taken to separate hospitals after
the accident. they died within an hour
Of each other, Tosterud succumbins
at Gas q. M, and Engen at 1925.
Both men were unconscious when
picked up at the scene Of the accident
and each suffered severe shock. Tos-
terud sustained fractures Of the pelvis
and collarbone and Engen bled to
death from internal injuries.
Persons who visited the scene Of
the accident expressed the opinion
that the car In which the men were
riding struck concrete culvert as It
turned out upon meeting another
automobile.
Careening into the ditch, 1t plowed
through the fence and stopped in the
middle Of the field next to the road.
Both men were thrown clear Of the
machine, either as it hit the culvert
or went into the ditch.
According to members Of Engen's
family, he had left hts home after
supper to go to work. They did not
know what the intended destination
of the two men was.
Born in Norway Feb. 10. 1884. Mr..
Engen came to the United States at
the age Of 10. He homeSteaded near
Russo in Mclean county for several
years before coming to Bismarck
where. with brother, Chris Engen,
he operated q paint store until two
years ago. He had been q resident
Of the city since 1905.
He married Miss Ruth Nelson,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Nelson Of Bismarck. August 20, 1912.
Besides his wife. he leaves six chill
Gordon, Gertrude, Sigrid, Ruth and
Junior, two brothers, Chris Of White
Bear Lake, Mimi, and Ole Of st.
Paul, and brother and sister re-
siding in Norway.
Mr.. Tosterud has been a resident
Of Bismarck Is years. He was en-
gagged in the contracting business
and was well known In business CIR
cles here.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons
and two brothers. His sons are
Arthur Of Bismarck and one who re-
sides in Minneapolis where his wife
was visiting at the time Of the acci-
dent.
Mr.. Tosteruds two brothers are
Christ and Anton Nelson. They
adopted the name when they came
to the United States.
Funeral arrangements for either Of
the two accident victims had not been
arranged Tuesday afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
Quintuplets Will
Not Be Exhibited

Corbeil. Ont, June 5.-R>-Five
nurses attended the five tiny Dionue
sisters Tuesday 8 they began their
eighth day Of life.
Constant attention Is given the in
fants, eli Of them below normal weight
and Afflicted with IN attack Of jaun-
dice.
A new incubator also reached the
humble Dionne farm home. The
smallest baby, Marie, who weighs but
one pound 10 ounces, i receiving spe-
cial care In one incubator while her
four sisters occupy another.
Plans TO exhibit the children Ut the
Chicago Worlds Fair have been
abandoned.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
Big WAR DEBT IS
FROZEN ASSET TO
U. s. GOVERNMENT
Great Britain Leads Way in De.
cision to Default on Next
lnstaIment

Washington, June 5.-(P)-The Il
billion dollar war debt that Europe
owes the United States became .
badly frozen asset Tuesday.
Now that Great Britain-for the
first time in the proud history Of that
empire-has decided to default, other
countries are believed likely to follow
suit.
Only little Finland has announced
1t viii lay its full installment Of $780,
538 on the line June IS. Except for
talk Of . possibility that one other
debtor might pay something, the pros
poets for much cash on 4474, 000, 900
due or overdue In mid June is con-
sidered extremely remote.
The British refusal to pay-an-
nounced In . note delivered to the
state department Monday night
heralded virtually complete collapse
In situation that has filled the in
ternational scene with bitter recrim-
nations for years.
Great Britain said she would defer
al payments on her four billion dol
lar debt until intergovernmental talks
revise the debt funding agreements on
. payable basis.
Abandons Token Payments
Britain, on the last two due dates,
has made token payments. Her note
said . partial payment would have
been made on the @262. 600 900 due
June u except for the new johnson
act. which brands g . defaulter any
nation which fails to pay In full.
Under the circumstances, the note
said IN effect, It Is to the advantage
Of all to have . showdown on the
whole question Immediately.
The British note said, In effect,
that carrying on was impossible.
The note said Britain faced the al
ternatives Of paying In full, or deferr-
ing payments. Great Britain Is COL
lecting nothing from it, debtors, the
note declared, and payments to
America would necessitate demand
on those creditors.
The note declared "0reat Britain
has no intention Of repudiating It's
obligations and u prepared to enter
into discussions on the subject when
ever President Roosevelt considers
such discussion would Be likely to
produce results Of value
Ten other European debtors are ex-
pect0d TO phrase notes In somewhat
similar vein. Dispatches have in-
dicated . possibility that France.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
|BRADD0CK IS HOST
TO LUTHER LEAGUE
Delegates From Several Con.
gregations to Meet Thurs.
day for Three-Day Session

Between 60 and 70 delegates will
meet at Braddock Thursday for the
three day sessions Of the Bismarck
District Luther League convention at
Maria Lutheran church. Several
more are expected to be present for
briefer periods.
Rev. @. Adolph Johns, pastor Of the
First Lutheran church Of Bismarck,
will give the benediction at the Fri
day morning period and also will give
the scripture reading and prayer at
the Saturday evening meeting. The
choir from the local church will sing
two anthems. 1.-THE Masters Voice"
and God So Loved the World" Friday
night. There will be II voices in the
group, which Is to be accompanied by
Mrs. Johns. who will be present for
the three days.
Sunday morning most Of the local
congregation will 60 to Braddock for
the 10 o'clock services as there will be
none at the church here. Official
delegates from the congregation are
Miss Viola Barth and Harold Carlson,
representing the Luther League,
and Mrs. Q. N. Nordlund and Mrs.
Gladys Nelson for the Women's Mis-
sionary society. Luther League al
ternates are Miss Rachel swenson and
Lester Porter, while missionary So
ciety alternates are Mrs. J. p. Enger
and Mrs. A. w. Olsen. Other con-
gregations to be represented include
those Of Finley, Gwinner. Valley City.
Wilton, Cakes, Malcolm. Falkirk, I'M
derwood, Thinner and Hetttnger.
Rev. A. W. Knock Of the Lutheran
Bible Institute. Minneapolis. viii b
the main speaker and Is scheduled for
eight Bible study sermons on the con-
vention motto, "Be Strong In the
Lord" Besides Rev. Knock and Rev.
Johns, ministers On the program viii
Be Rev. John H. Nelson, Underwood:
Rev. p. A. zedren. Cakes: G. H. John
son. student pastor ct ouipper. md
Ern Holm. student pastor : Valley
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05

keep his pledges to The Leader resulted his dismissal
On crossexamination, the defense sought to show
Personals discharged for talking politics during office
hours" He denied this
Defense attorneys introduced letter written by Voge
to Hepner in which Hepner notified he being dis
charged for failure to obtain cooperation among his subofd
mates.
epner said Harold Mcdonald solicitor for Leader and
that chapu
Leader
given by two workers
Ia
told
testimony alleged instance
where
told pledge cent Of
by refusing to follow instructions Mcdonald
to canvass other employees of the Mino highway division
The witness
John Flagg. state highway employe,
and Hepners testimony
ment revoves only solicitation
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
Tuesdays High Spots in LANCER Trial

Here are Tuesdays deveopments In the trial q Gov william
LANCER and co-deendants:
Testimony by former state workers they dis.
charged following failure contribute
Assertions by highway department work.
ing and dismissed solicitors pledges
Leader" Job insurance"
Efforts Of the defense to show that dmas
dissatisfaction with the
Statement
position that
spiracy which and feder,l
employees
Testimony superintendent highway
division that Highway Commissioner
to provide . solicitor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
VETERANS CONCLUDE
ENCAMP MENT WITH
PARADE, ELECTIONS
J. N. Hanley, Mandan, Named
Department Commander
Of tho u. s. w. Y.

Election Of officers, adoption Of re-
solutions, selection of convention sites
for next year and q parade climaxed
the annual encampment Of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, the United
Spanish War Veterans and their aux
iltary organizations here Tuesday.
J. M. Hanley, Mandan. was chosen
department commander Of the U. s.
w. v. ct the closing business session
Tuesday morning. Jamestown was
selected as next years convention
site.
Other officers elected were o. B.
Christianson, Grand Forks. senior
vice commander: G. D. Davis. Dick
inson, junior vice commander; Frank
Anders, Bismarck, adjutant; and g.
A. Arthur, Mandan, quartermaster.
w. r. Burnett, Fargo, was elected
department commander Of the v. +.
w. Tuesday afternoon. i. B. Shap-
land, Crosby, was named senior vice.
commander; D. q. Harrington. Bis
narck, junior Hce-commander: z. w.
Blint. Fargo, quarter master: Z. B.
McLain. Lisbon, surgeon; william
siebenaler. Harvey. chaplain: A. J.
0ronna, Williston, Judge advocate:
and p. A. Ii Mieux. Stanley, council
Of administration for . term Of five
years.
An invitation was extended to the
U. 8. w. v. to hold . Joint conven-
ton again next year in jamestown.
Over 500 men and women partic-
ipated IN the parade under the d.
rection Of Joseph Kelley, grand mar
shall. The parade was augmented by
the Lloyd spetz post American Lc-
gion drum and bugle corps, the v. r.
w. band. and the G. NJ. detachment
drum and bugle corps. Regular SOL
diers from Fort Lincoln. veterans and
the auxiliary members followed in the
line OF march.
Following the parade I Dutch lunch
for the combined delegations was
held IN KiWanis park.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
Proclamation Pays
Tribute to Fargoan

state business win b suspended
for two-hour period Tuesday g I
tribute to the memory Of Alex Stern,
Fargo businessman who died Sunday.
In . proclamation, Gov. VIM. Lam
ser desienated the hours Of : to 4 p.
n. Tusoday . . period Of tribute to
Mr.. stern.
The chief executive called "a citi-
sens q the state to b lever mindful
Of the sacrifices made BY thoeo who
have oefe1ed their lives Ia 10 service,
and Tho debt Of gratitude W ows TO
thogn."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05

in soliciting five per cent pledge,
represented the solicitation as lob
insurance"
Il remember someone asked him II
the donation was in the nature OF
job Insurance." Leonhard testified,
and Chaput replied, yes, you might
call it that"
did you sign up?" Lanier asked.
Eyes"
When he failed to pay all install.
ments on his pledge. Leonhard testi-
fled. he received letter from Vogel
informing him he was expected TO
pay.
Continued on Pare Two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05

1T IS the position Of the govern
ment," District Attorney p. w. Lanier
told the court today, that the evil
dence shows, or at least tends to show,
q general conspiracy, part of which
was solicitation Of state employees and
q part Of which was solicitation Of
federal employees, for common pur-
pose"
Monday. Judge Andrew Miller had
admitted testimony Of solicitations Of
state employees. after pointing to a
state law making it a misdemeanor
for state officers to receive and APP
propriate to their own use any part
Of allowances made for clerk hire.
The court said III there Is a con-
spiracy" on the part of the governor
or other state officials who are de-
PENDANTS, it would be an unlawful
transaction and therefore lis pertin-
ent to the intent Of the defendants"
Unable to Meet Pledge
Flagg testified he received an in
crease in salary from Vogel after he
protested he was unable to make the
five per cent pledge. The defense
brought out in crosS-examination that
Flagg was In debt at the time he OBJ
tanned salary increase; that Vogel
had talked to him about his bills, and
that vogel gave him money to pay one
bill.
Cross-examination Of Hepner
brought out that difficulties arose be-
tween himself and Vogel from the
time Mcdonald sought to obtain his
pledge until Hepner was discharged.
Defense attorneys introduced let
ter written to Hepner by Vogel In
which Hepner was notified he was
being discharged for failure to obtain
cooperation among his subordinates.
Hepner then testified he objected
to changes made In the division by
State Senator Dave Hamilton. high
way department field man. because
Il wanted the men with experience to
remain
Hamilton just went ahead and
made the changes" Hepner testified
on questioning by Lanier. He never
said anything to me"
After his refusal to furnish Nc
Donald transportation and to pledge
five per cent Of his salary Hepner
testified. he received . letter from
Vogel.
Letter II Introduced
The letter, entered g m exhibit,
said In part: when . representa-
Of the organization calls onsyou, you
might give him better cooperation"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05

Two formerly employed by the state testified in the
federal court trial of Gov William LANCER and CODE
PENDANTS Tuesday, that after their failure contribute to e
Leader state administration newspaper they lost their jobs
George Hepner civil engineer said he fired" by
Highway Commissioner Frank A. Voge defendant after he
refused to pledge five cent Of his salary 1.-THE Leader
G. L. Personals, Bismarck, told the jury his failure to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
WHEAT PRICE JUMPS

Chicago. June 5.-(R-Wheat
prices jumped back above the dol
lar level Tuesday In late buying
rally stimulated by official indica-
tons that drouth In the grain belt
had not been broken despite scat
tered rains.
Price gains were as much at
"a cents, within q fraction Of the
allowable five cent limit permit
ted by trading rules. Other grains
shared in the advance.
July wheat touched $l.O1t and
closed q shade lower, 1 cents up
from Mondays close.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
FoUR CONvICrs ESCAPE

Houston, Tex, June 5.-lR1-lour
convicts who made . bold dash for
freedom from the Harlem state prison
farm still were ht large Tuesday after
. reckless daah acgoes tn state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05
Force Collected Leader Fund
HightvayW0rkers
Assert A re Fell
Up0r, Directors

Two Tell Jury They Were Discharged After Failure to Contribute
to Political Newspaper; Defense Makes Effort
to mpeach Their Testimony
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-05

Voge Told Hepner He Wanted Someone Who Would Cooperate
After Division Engineer Refused to Supply
MDonaId With Free Transportation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-20
Safety First.
(New York World -Telegram.)


 Efforts to make political capital out of the un- fortunate deaths of army air mail fliers malic- ious A fantastic propaganda myth is in the mak- ing It is that an arbitrary administration in Washington without sufficient cause cancelled the commercial air mail contracts and then grmly sent army fliers to their death. This is a distortion lof the facts.
 The Administration ended the commercial con- tracts only after much evidence tending to show that most of the contracts had been entered into illegally and result of alleged favoritism and Icollusion. Under the circumstances this Admins tration could not continue the contracts in force without itself being liable for connivance.
 That the commercial pilots, ground men, en- gneers and others who have given such heroic service in developing American aviation nno- cent victims of this situation not the fault of the Government but of those financial interests who saw in aviation and mail contracts money making game.
 During the emergency period the President was then left with the alternative of using the army Ito fly the mail or to postpone air mail service After consultation with army chiefs he did the former
 Contrary to the first wild reports, the army Ichiefs instituted safety first" rule Every Ieffort has been made to restrain young fiers with the mistaken idea that the mail must go through lat any and all cost.
 The unprecedented storms are doubtless the chief cause of the accidents. The fact that large com mercial passenger plane crashed in the Rockies Friday indicates that army fers not the only ones in trouble.
 It is true however, that the training and ex- perience of army and commercial fliers diff ferent and that their equipment is different the hazard of flying is increased when either tries to do the work of the other.
 Therefore, early last week the Government nounced that many of the commercial fers would be taken for the mail routes This cannot be done until funds are provided by bill which has passed the House and which is expected to pass the Senate this week.
 There remains the important matter of instru- ments especially radio and blind-flyng instruments Apparently it is not possible to equip army planes for mail flying adequately short notice If this is true the Government may well consider reducing the mail routes to it's safe equipment for few weeks until permanent policy for the air mail is determined.
 Meanwhile the public is not likely to swallow whole the propaganda stories inspired by selfish political and commercial sources.