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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
LOCAL B'NAI BIRTH
PROMOTES JUDAISM
Louis Rubin Lodge, No. 1171, 10
Sponsoring Essay Con-
test at Present

Louis Rubin lodge, No. It'll, B'naj
Birth Of Bismarck was organized, &C.
cording to the constitution. to pro
mote Judaism In the community. civ
ically, socially and intellectually, ana
TO perform acts. charitable or other
wise. coming within Its province"
The lodge now is sponsoring an es.
say contest. open to students Of high
schools III towns and cities where the
Louis Rubin lodge has members. The
schools OF Bismarck. Mandan and
Glen Ullin have entered. The SUBJ
jects emphasize religious tolerance
and good will.
Members at the present time are !:
Louis H. Auerbach. E. w. Bloom. Ben
Euman. I. Davis. Philip Edelman.
Herman Lasken. Ben Machov, M. r.
Premier, Charles Rigler. G. B. Rosen,
Alex Rosen. H. c. Rubin, Louis Ru-
bin, M. NJ. Ruder. Sam Sloven. Alfred
A. Thai. Herman Tilsen. I. Tolchin-
sky, and M. J. Winer, Bismarck; N.
Greengard, J. Marcovitz. Mandan:
LYMAN Brody, M. Waxman. Bowdon;
Jacob Bacal, S. l.. Bacal. Beulah;
Saul E. Halpern. Glen Ullin: Abs
kamins, B. L. Kamins. j. H. Dennis,
Zap; Henry Kremenetsky. Max Miller,
Jacob Kremepetsky, futile: I. Krem-
enetsky. Wing; H. A. Mackoff, Dick.
inson; Ben Miller, Tappen: Morria
Miller. Hazelton: Henry Pochapin,
New Leipzig; Sam Starekow. Mott;
and M. Zvo-ist, New York City.
Alex. Rosen is president of Louia
Rubin lodge: vice president, Charles
Rigler: secretary-treasurer. Louis H.
Auerbach; monitor, N. Greengard.
Trustees are Louis Rubin. Sam Slo.
ven. G. B. Rosen. Regular meetings
are held the first Sunday Of each
month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
Former Was Appointed by Leg.
islative Act But Served
Only Few Months
LATTER FORMALLY ELECTED
Only 32o Votes Cast il First
Election Held in Capital
City in 1875

Some interesting sidelights on
Bismarck in its infancy may be
cleaned from the following &C
counts by w. A. Falconer. pioneer
resident Of the Capital City, on
the first two mayors Of Bismarck.
Edmund Hackett, the first
mayor, was appointed by legisla.
tive act but served only from Feb.
B, 1875, to the first Monday In
April Of that year.
John A. Mclean. the first elect
ed mayor of Bismarck, served
from May, 1875, through the re-
mainder Of the year and was re-
elected mayor in April, 1876. Only
329 votes were cast in the first
election.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE

North Dakota's capitol Is provided
with complete fire protection sys.
tenn, including an automatic electri.
cally driven pump having . capacit,
Of 500 gallons per minute. with dis
charges into standpipes located in tn.
stair wells. At each floor hos
rack Is provided with valves and PLAY
nozzles and sufficient hose TO covel
the entire floor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
Bismarck Evangelical Hospital

the building was sufficiently COM
pleted to admit the first patient.
Because this new hospital appeared
to meet a special need In this section
OF North Dakota, it was successful
from the start, and 1t did not take
long until 1t was necessary to con-
struct q second unit or wing to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07

First funds for the erection OF the
Bismarck Evangelical hospital were
collected in 1907 by q group Of min
listers In the Dakota Conference Of
the Evangelical church.
Building operations were begun in
the following year and BY Feb. ., 1909,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07

hospital. A few years later the four
story nurses home was constructed,
and not long after that the boiler
room and the laundry section was
built. The Bismarck hospital Is listed
with the American College Of Sur
geons as a standard hospital, and has
q bed capacity Of 40.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
EDMUND HACKETT WAS
FIRST MAYOR OF CITY
n. wy vcA1 rn~~~-

Edmund Hackett was the frs,
mayor OF Bismarck, being appointed
by act Of the territorial legislature.
Hackett was one of the earlies,
settlers of Bismarck. He came t.
Bismarck in June, 1872, in the emplo,
Of DR.. w. A. Burleigh's railroad out.
fit, and was engaged as q carpenter
in the construction Of DR.. Burleigh'.
buildings, being the first two build.
tngs erected In Bismarck. One wa.
warehouse which stood on the cor.
ner Of Main Avenue and Third st..
the other was a mess room which wa.
built on the corner of Main Avenue
and Second st.
Hacxett, after quitting the employ
Of DR.. Burleigh, built many Of the
early buildings In Bismarck, among
which was the small building used
for county offices. erected on the
southwest corner of the present court.
house block.
Bismarck was Incorporated as .
city Jan. II, 1875. and the act as ap'
proved named Edmund Hack ett
mayor; John j. Jackman, b. r
Slaughter. r. D. Gutgsell. John H
Richards, Thomas WEIGH and Alex.
ander Mckenzie. members Of the
city council: James w. Raymond, cit,
treasurer: Samuel O'Connell, cit,
clerk: Michael Mclean, city marshal
md H. M. Davis, city justice.
These men were officials in name
only, as their term Of office wa
short-lived, beginning on Feb. 8
1875, and terminating on the first
Monday in April. 1875, when . com.
plete set Of city officials was elected
by the legal voters Of the city.
Hackett was elected q member Of
the 1877 territorial legislature from
Burleigh county and he introduced
bill which became law, authorizing
the city Of Bismarck to issue bonds
for the purpose Of purchasing . sit<
and building school house in thu
city. This was the first bond issue
voted on in Burleigh county.
In the spring of 1882, Hackett made
a reconnaissance Of the Mouse river
country. His survey and explanation
extended to the international bound
airy line. where 1t crosses the Turtle
Mountains. Hackett moved from
Bismarck into the Mouse river valley
and, like many Of the early pioneer.
Of Bismarck, died q poor man.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07

Pennsylvania produces more an
thracite coal than any other state.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
ISLAND VICTIM
VISITED PARIS

PARIS. Nov. 20 0NSJ.-French
police made some progress today
in tracing the history of Alfred
Rudolph Lorenz. reported found
dead on a lonely island in the
Galapagos.
It was learned a man Of his
name arrived in Paris at the end
OF January. 1929. and remained
until sometime in 1890. stopping
at two different hotels in the
Avenue Daumesnil and at two
other addresses. He dropped from
sight in 1890.
Lorenz was born at Kaitz near
Dresden, Germany, on December
8. 1901. He possessed a foreign.
ers' Identification card which was
in good order. 1t was marked
"non-worker" He did not attract
attention Of the authorities during
his stay here.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
Z DEATHS LAID
To EMPRESS

BERLIN, Nov. 20 GN.SD.-The
two Galapagos Islands colonists
found mysteriously dead during
the weekend lost their lives in a
vain attempt to escape oppression
at the hands of the Empress" of
the strange nudist, vegetarian col
ony, it was intimated here today.
A prominent German. Werner
Boeckmann, who visited the South
Pacific Islands recently revealed
to the newspaper Nachtausgabe
today that a bitter feud had ragged
for some time between DR.. Fred
erick Ritter. Berlin dentist. and
Arthur Wittmer on one side, and
Baroness Wagner-Bousquet, Queen
Of the island colony, who called
herself the Empress of Floriana. .
The two victims, now tentatively
identified as Mr.. Wittmer and AL
fred Lorenz, both Germans. died
attempting to flee from the col
ony, Mr.. Boeckmann intimated
Mr.. Boeckmann charged in the
Nachtausgabe that the baroness at
one time shot and seriously
wounded a Danish member of the
colony named ArendS.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20

and Miss Dora Karwin, Germans,
who went there more than a year
ago to prove that man could sub
side on nature, and mysterious
adventurer known only as Phil
lipson." On rare occasions, word
comes from this trio to the world.
In a letter several months ago,
the last to be heard from DR..
Ritter. he wrote:
1T Is plain fOOlishneSs for
anyone to come out here. We
have only a small oasis for our
selves. All the rest is q barren
desert"
OTHERS CURSED
The murder of Valarian 10,
hannes Tiecznski, who called him
self Capt. Walter Wanderwell,
and the near death of William
Albert Robinson, of Boston, have
been traced to a curse OF the
islands.
Captain Wanderwell was shot in
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
ART
|. PARLEY OPENS

Ways and means of placing the
industrial arts on level with the
fine arts in public school cur
ricula were discussed today as the
Federal office of Education
opened the second day OF a three
day conference with industrial
arts specialists from all over the
country.
The conference yesterday was
addressed by Assistant Commits
sioner of Education BeSS Goody.
koontz on the problems of in
tegrating an industrial arts pro-
gram with the rest of regular
school curriculum.
Maris M. Porfitt. Federal Spe-
cialiSt in guidance and indus
trial education, who called the
conference, told the conferees
that modern educational thought
is emphasizing pupil activity and
Self-expreSSion as valuable ed
ucational experiences" .-
The conference is being at
tended by Charles F. Bauder,
Philadelphia: E~rt Bedell, De
troit Elmer, w. Christy, Cincin.
natl; Roy Fales, Albany; Mrs.
Lois C. MosSman, New York city;
Miss A. Adele Rudolph, Philadel.
phia; Homer J. Smith, Minneap-
oils; H. A. Sotzin, San Jose: Viii.
liam E. Warner, Columbus, and
Leon WinSlow, Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20

Tragedy still stalks the lives OF
those who would dare the majestic
lure of the Galapagos Islands ana
penetrate their magic mystery.
Today bodies of two persons lie
unidentified on the chalk-Whlte
shores of that mysterious Pacific
island group, the latest victims. OF
their curse. Whether they are
men or women still remains un-
determined, but regardless of their
identity they will be added to the
ever-increaSing South Sea Islands
death roster.
How many names have been in
Scribed on that dramatic roster
probably will never be known. 1t
is mythically guarded by the
Mad Empress of Galapagos" !"
Baroness Won Wagner, figure as
much enshrouded with mystery as
the islands themselves.
Little has been written OF this
small Ecuadoran possession to
which but few venture and fewer
return. Weird tales have been
GOlu Dy GI1OSC lew, 4lO"CNCA te3ACN'
that portray the islands as the
most barbaric and uncivilized yet
recorded.
Letter Hints Trouble
Meager radio communications
have told of the latest tragedy
the finding of the two bodies on
the lonely beach of Marchena
Island. Tentatively they have
been identified as DR.. Alfred Ru-
dolph Lorenz and either Frank
Wittmer or Mrs. Margaret Witt
mer, the latter's wife. DR.. Lorenz
is said to be an adventurer of
French birth, of whom little is
known. Mr.. and Mrs. Wittmer
are known to have gone to the
islands several years ago to live a
primitive existence.
Three persons are reliably re-
ported to inhabit the islands
aside from the Mad Empress. "
They are DR.. Frederick Ritter
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
Galapagos Curse Adds Victims;
'EmDress" Mad Rule Described

the back while preparing for a
second trip to the islands with his
beautiful wife, Aloha, and crew"
of wealthy supporters. His ghost
ship" the Carma. former rum
runner. was riding at anchor in
the Long Beach, Cal, harbor Q
year ago when the murder was
committed. 1t was on the eve Of
his sailing for the Galapagos
Islands, described by him as a
paradise, but a dangerous para
disc"
The islands cursed" Mr.. Robin
son with appendicitis, while he
and his wife, the former Florence
Crane, daughter of a Chicago
millionaire, were visiting there on
their round-the world honeymoon.
He was saved from death when
the Navy Department rushed a
seaplane to his aid and returned
him 1000 miles to the Canal
Zone.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
CLUES
!. IN DEATHS ON
GALAPAGOS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 0N.SO.
"A bundle of letters, written in Ger
man. today apparently contained
the key to solution Of the myS-
terry of the Galapagos Island
deaths.
Manuel Rodrigues. fishing boat
skipper, who discovered the
bodies. declared that while no et-
fort had been made to distinguish
whether they were those of a man
and woman, they had been tenta.
lively identified as the bodies OF
Arthur Wittmer and Alfred Ru'
dolph Lorenz. He said the bodies,
badly decomposed and apparently
dead for about two weeks, fitted
descriptions of the two men.
A passport issued to Mr..
Lorenz was found with the letters.
1t was pointed out here there
also was the possibilities the
bodies might be those OF Mr..
Wittmer and his wife, that they
might be those of Baroness Bou
ouet De Wagner and her mate
. known only as PhillipSon, or that
Strauch Koerwien.
The finding of a bundle OF baby
clothes lent credence to the
: Frederick Ritter and Frau Dore
they might be the bodies of DR.
theory the bodies might be those
of Mr.. Wittmer and his wife. Mrs.
. Wittmer was believed to be the
mother of the only white baby on
the islands.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
Mrs. Bennett to Air
Housing Problems

Mrs. John S. Bennett, chair
man. Women's Division Washing
ton Better Housing. Program, and
also president of the Women's
City Club, will discuss ideas for
undermining kitchens over Station
WRC at 10 a. m. tomorrow. She
will review the manv innovations
in modern kitchen layoutS and
offer helpful suggestions to those
contemplating new homes or rem
oYizing their present ones.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
Victim of AmneSia
Found in Baltimore

Apparently the victim of am
nesia, a man with several Wash
ington addresses in his notebook
was found wandering in Baltimore
today. He was unable to remem-
Der his name or address, police
said.
Police here checked on the ad-
dresses but were unable to identify
the man.
The Washington times., 1934-11-20
Police Hunt Youth
Fleeing to Florida

Police we're asked today to look
out for 13-year-old Robert ONeale,
who left his home in the 100 block
Cedar Ave, Takoma Park. Md,
this morning after leaving a note
saying he was running away to
Florida
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
To Resume Gymnasium,
Classes Monday Night

Gymnasium classes ct the World
War Memorial building will be resum-
ed Monday evening on their regular
schedule following inactivity over the
Christmas and New Years holidays,
1t Is announced by e. NJ. Davis, super
intendent Of the building.
Considerable painting work has
been done In the building under the
CWA program during the interim.
Mems voaleyball classes meet from
5 to Y p. m. on Mondays. Wednesdays
ana Fridays and from I to . p. m
on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Forty and Fights Junior box
ing class meets from I p. m. to 9 p
IA. each Monday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
SINCLAIR Launches
fight FOR FARMERS
Will Attempt 70 Restore Appro-
priations for Dry Land
Stations to Budget

Washington, Jan. 8.-R-A fight
against elimination from the 1888
budget Of the annual appropriation
for dry land agriculture was launched
Monday by Representative Sinclair
fRep, N. d..
The budget submitted to congress
last week by President Roosevelt
eliminated an appropriation Of $780,
600 which was set aside last year for
investigation and improvement Of
methods Of crop production In semi.
arid regions Of the western United
States.
Sinclair said he would seek restora-
tion Of the appropriation when the
budget bill gets before the house ag-
ricultural sub. committee. Sinclair Is
the ranking Republican memner Of
this committee.
The North Dakota representative
made It plain his fight would not
stop there, but would be carried
through the whole committee and on
to the floor Of the house II neces-
sary.
Sinclair estimated the field expert
nentation work carried on by the
federal stations In the dry-land belt
affected approximately 100000 acres
OF sub-humid land between Canada
and Mexico.
He said that elimination Of the ap-
preparation would mean abandonment
Of stations at Mandan, N. D.: Sheri-
dan, Wyo.; Akron, Colo: Woodward,
Okla; Lawton. Okla: Tucumcari,
N. NJ: Dalhart, Tex, and Big Springs,
Tex. In addition, he said, federal
funds would be Withdrawn from q
number Of cooperative stations, main.
tanned Jointly by state and federal
appropriations. in many states. Among
these is the station at Dickinson, N. D.
These stations have for many years
been carrying on experiments look
ing toward development Of crops,
fruits and vegetables. and shelter
trees that would thrive where rain
fall Is below normal.
1T Is unfortunate at this time,
when We are spending millions to
keep men working that we should
desert these farmers and throw them
into the city unemployed class" Sin
clair said. Every federal agency
should be extended to keep men on
the farms"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
Independent Tourney
To Be Held in MinOt

Minot, Jan. 0.-(PeThe ninth an
nual North Dakota independent bas-
Ietball tournament will be held In
Minot March 3. and 10. It was an
nounced here by R. w. johnson Of
Eillsboro, president Of the state In
dependent league.
District tournaments are to be held
February IS, q and 20 and tho re-
gional play-offs March 2 and 3. john
son said. The towns where the events
will be staged will not be announced
until later.
johnson. who had just completed =
trip over the state surveying the In.
dependent cage situation, conferred
with Neil O. Churchill Of Bismarck,
vice president Of the league, and the
two made tho decision giving Minot
the 1884 title meet.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
Lions CLUB HEARS
:TALKONCWAWORK
Difficulties and Benefits o
Plan Are Discussed by
James w. Guthrie

James w. Guthrie, chairman Of
the Bur1eigh county Civil Works Ad.
ministratton set-up, discussed the Diff
ficulties and benefits Of the CWA
program In talk before the Lions
club at the organizations luncheon
meeting Monday noon.
Guthrie reviewed the history Of the
relief efforts In Burleigh county
since the beginning Of the depression,
describing the several set-ups which
were established to supervise the
work.
Difficulties encountered in handling
certain types Of unemployed men and
the benefits which the whole program
Is bringing were the main subjects OF
his talk.
Members Of the Lions Boy Scout
troop committee were presented with
their annual official charter and GER
tificates by Paul o. Netland, scout
executive Of the Missouri Valley Area
council. Members of the committee
are G. A. Dahlen, Oscar Waist.ad,
George q. Mccartney and A. E. An
derson, the latter being scoutnaSter.
0COuGlIld6UGI AIOeISO1l, III SllOi y
talk, said the Lions troop, No. 10,
now has 10 members but expects to
have "a In the near future. Ander-
son invited members Of the club to
visit the troop during It's weekly
meetings at 7:30 o'clock Tuesdsy
nights at Richholt school.
Five members of the club were
named to q committee to arrange q
social function In the near future.
They were G. E. Lyon, A. L. Elvin,
A. o. johnson, G. F. Hanson and
Philip Edelman.
Fred Peterson, Obert A. Olson and
Dr.. r. B. Strauss were named to .
committee to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
Of sponsoring President Roosevelt
Birthday Ball here this month. They
viii report at the next meeting Of the
organization.
Guests ut the luncheon included
Ernest Strauss and Eddie Fitzgerald.
who led the group singing In place
Of Henry Halverson. Mondays lunch.
con was the first meeting Of the club
since the Monday preceding Christ
mas.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
Western Democrat
Raps CWA Scandals

Los Angeles, Jan. S.-{R-John
B. Elliott, first Vice chairman Of
the Democratic state central com.
ilittee, In . statement which
termed management Of the CWA
here for the last four weeks moth
Ing less than . public scandal,
said Monday that II. for one, shau
not remain silent about Il any
longer"
Elliott said his investgaticn
he's convinced him q Z 1reet
waste o& public money. the use q
the Unemployment relief tor per-
son1l ends and ambitions, Z be-
trayal Of President Noosevelt and
gross uaiShandling ana miG,nan-
asement Of what Warrington n.
tended to b Q supreme effort 70
aid tho jobless.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
EXPECT ROOSEVELT
T0URGE WATERWAY
Message on s.. Lawrence Pact
Forecast in Senate: op-
ponents Busy

Washington. Jan. 8.-(R-specula-
ton that President Roosevelt might
send q special message to congress
urging ratification Of the st. Lawrence
waterway pact was heard Monday In
senate quarters, coupled with . fore.
cast that . heated fight surely would
irnpend.
Although there was no immediate
word from the White House - to the
presidents course. leaders on Capitol
Hill were confident the first Of q ser.
les Of special messages suggesting leg
islation would reach them before the
weekend.
It was thought probable that either
suggestions for . government guar
alltee Of home loan and farm mort
gage refinancing bonds or for recipro-
cal tariff legislation would be forth
coming shortly. A request Is to be
made also for renewal Of the RIG.
It's lending life expires in two weeks.
Although original plans called for
the senate to begin debate on the st.
Lawrence seaway treaty during this
week, one Republican senator said he
doubted whether the question would
be brought up unless the president
sends . message. Opponents Of rati-
fication claim they have more than
sufficient votes to defeat It.
Both house and senate meanwhile
marked time Monday. the opening Of
thu Sec0Yad v,eek ~ enncress u,hila
their committees grappled with liquor
legislation growing out Of repeal Of
the eighteenth amendment.
While awaiting President Roose-
veltS legislative recommendations,
congress concentrated on getting the
new liquor tax schedule on the Sta
tute books and working out . liquor
regulation law for the District Of
Columbia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-08
Woman Accused Of Attempting to
Poison Her War.D Disabled Brother

pltal at Coatesville, Pa. He was
wounded ana gassed during the
world war.
The candy u supposed to have
made III two patients and three
attendants with whom Fitzgerald
shared It. All recovered.
Suspicion was first. directed to
Troy because insurance policies
totaling $4,000 had been taken
out On Fitsgerald's life by persons
there named In the policies Is
beneficiaries, according to J. Ed
gar Hoover, director Of tho federal
investigation.
Then, with the locale Of the
chocolates source considered es-
tabiished, the investigators sub
jected the candy box, wrapper and
tin container to laboratory scrut-
my. A card bearing the name
Bertha" that was In the package
and the typewriter address and
fingerprints on the wrapper were
the principal clues.