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MEANS IS INDICTED FOR AMT IN UNDBERGfI CASE Grand Jury Accuses Him of Taking Both and Expense Money Washington. May B. Means, self-styled intermediary in the Lindbergh kidnaping, was indicted Tuesday for larceny and embezzlement of $104,000 from Mrs. Edward B. McLean, estranged wife of the Washington Post publisher.

The District of Columbia grand jury returned two indictments charging the spectacular ex-convict and former government detective with having fraudulently diverted and secreted a and $4,000 for of the Means had been employed by Mrs. McLean to effect return of the kidnaped Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. He has admitted receiving the but maintains that, after Mrs. Mc- Lean demanded it, he gave it to a mysterious stranger whom he believed was an authorized representative of Mrs.

McLean. The indictments were read before Justice James M. Proctor in the District of Columbia supreme court. Prosecutors are ready for trial, but some delay is expected to be sought by the defense. Means was jailed last week after a secret investigation by the justice department following complaint by Mrs.

McLean. Means' alleged misappropriation of the the indictments charged, took place on March 7, a after Charles Augustus Lindbergh, was kidnaped. The $4,000 was obtained allegedly on March 18. Government investigators are still without a substantial clue to what actually happened to the money. They have been unable, thus far, to find any one associated with for which Mrs.

McLean says he led her on wild-goose chases to South Carolina and the Mexican border. He says the man to whom he gave the money identified himself by whispering the number by which Mrs. McLean was called throughout the affair. 'V Each indictment was in two counts, covering the ransom and expense money separately. Boys Are Ordered To Training School Fargo.

N. May of five boys taken before District Judge M. J. Englert Monday were ordered committed to the state training school at Mandan, a third is to be sent to a New York institution and the other two were paroled. Both boys committed were charged with burglary.

One, a Grand Porks youth, was with another Fargo youth who burglarized a grocery store here April 7, and was committed to Mandan last week. The other was charged with two other Fargo store burglaries. The two paroled were alleged to have stripped an auto trailer. The fifth boy was charged with stealing an automobile owned by his stepfather. He and another youth and a 17-year-old girl are alleged to have gone on a drinking party with the car.

The other youth is serving 90 days on a charge of having liquor in his possession. Dickinson Guards to Present Boxing Card Dickinson, N. May 10. Staging an all-home boxing card with 12 bouts and two feature matches, Company National Guards Thursday night will present the first boxing program given here in two years. The four-round headliners will see Bud Lenhan meeting Bud Altman, and Kid Scherger matched against Tuffy Zastoupil.

Two semi-windup affairs of four rounds each will be between Jack ftipp and Bud Odegard and W. Simons and Lawrence Vogel. Marvin Scheeler and Pete Klug will provide a feature number. Republic Company May Buy New Mine Pierre, S. May A.

Pratt and H. O. Hagenston, representing the Republic Coal company of Minneapolis, conferred with Governor Green Monday on the possibility of purchasing South Dakota's state coal mine. Sale of the mine, located north of Haynes, N. was authorized by the 1931 legislature.

The Republic company owns two mines in North Dakota. FIGHT IS POSTPONED Cleveland, May scheduled fight tonight between Mickey Walker, who hopes to become heavyweight champion, and Johnny Risko was indefinitely postponed Tuesday. Walker said a bevy of boils would make it impossible for him to fight at present, but that he would be glad to meet Risko later. Frees His Wife of Rheumatism Uric Acid Poison Started fo Leave Body in 24 Hours Pain, Agony and Swelling Gone in 48 Honrs with Swift Acting Prescription That marvelous prescription you need never feel a pain or ache from Rheumatism, Neuritis, Lumbago or Sciatica again. Polks who have suffered the most piercing, wincing agony literally rendered helpless for weeks and unable to work have gained miraculous, joyfully freedom from pain.

Allenru contains no drugs or helps just temporarily a superb formula especially compounded which treats your trouble scientifically first immediately ending pain and bringing blessed comfort it drives out from, muscles, joints and tissues those excess uric acid deposits which cause your Rheumatism. Drug Store and all leading druggists dispense 8 oz. bottle for 85c MUST give joyful results as stated above or money MANDAN NEWS KHTENBALL GETS START IN MANDAN Six Teams Organized in Commercial League; Practice Sessions Commenced Kittenball in Mandan got away to a flying start Monday when more than 60 candidates for berths on teams in the city commercial league reported for practice. At least six teams will make up the league, according to loop officials who are directing the affairs of the organization. Under a tentative set-up, candidates have been assigned to teams which will function as units until a permanent organization is effected.

Activities in the league will be confined to practice for the next 10 days while schedules are drawn up and permanent teams selected. Steps will be taken to secure sponsors among business firms in the city to help defray expense in connection with the league, officials said. Official umpires for all league games will be appointed within the next few days. The membership of the various teams is as follows: Team No. Harlan, Wirtz, Jorde.

Dietrich, Tift, Holtham, L. Mc- Donald, Koch, Magelki, C. Welch, and Schulte. Team No. Lang, Toman, Owens, Lehman.

Kapalacoff, Wirtz, Lcpard, R. Peterson, Latta, Rogers, Perderer, and McCormick. Team No. A. Knoll, Perderer, Lloyd McDonald, Price, Peth, Kist, Davis, Dali, Smith, Stein, Bogardus, and Burgman.

Team No. Parr, Helbling, Kruebbker, Syvrud, Dietrich, Spielman, Boehm, Schwartz, Burgess, Young, and Carlson. Team No. B. Knoll, C.

Owens, J. Knoll, Fleck, Hoffman. Welch, Bjornson, Christianson, Hultzer, Wesner, and Pc-terson. Team No. Syvrud, Sheehan, Dahlquist, Latta, Moore, Farr, Heisler, R.

Perderer, Stalcup, Manning, and Keller. 75 PLACED ON HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL Freshmen Lead With 24 Names on List; Juniors and Seniors Are Tied Seventy-five students of the Mandan high school were placed on the honor roll during the last six-week term, according to statistics in the office of J. C. Gould, superintendent. The freshmen led the number on the list, qualifying 24 students, while the seniors and Juniors tied for second place with 21 each.

The sophomores were a poor fourth with only nine on the roll. Those who were placed on the list were: Blake, Audrey Buckley. Agnes Cogan, Bernice Collis, Mary Edmundson, Marguerite Fredericks, Anne Glass, Bernard Graner, Helen Larson, Tina Matthieson, Florence Misunstad, Jean Reynolds, Agnes Schleischer, Don Solum, Laurayne Steinbruck, Jeanette Stewart, Nllah Stroup, Evelyn Toole, Grace Unkenholz, Ruth Williams, and Naomi Wright. Braxmier, Eleanor Dilger, Caroline Eckroth, Vivian Edwards, Laurine Fairman, Raymond Friesz, Adeline Glass, Veronica Helbling, Frances Horner, Marie Nixon, Harold Oss, Ernest Percy, Carl Rask, Robert Saunders, Louis Savage, Caroline Schadt, Clarence Schauss, Eugene Schulte, Evelyn Schulte, Catherine Smith, and Cleo Valder. Backson, Louise Eckroth, Enid Godwin, Norma Jacobson, Vivian Malmgren, Roe Percy, Robert Pfenning, Jack Shinners, and Louise Webers.

Alderson, Ruth Bendickson, Margaretta Bjornson. Delmar Boehm, Ann Breiner, Alvina Burman, Bonnie Carlson, Irene Cogan, Alpha Dahl, Fern Ellison, Barbara Fairaizl, Angeline Finz, Margaret Gallagher, Grace Gould, Joseph Helbling, Lorraine Hulett, Lavina Kupper, Glenn Lohstreter, Lorraine McGillic. Eleanor Peake, Delores Sinkula, Marion Stahl, Marguerite Witting, and Jewel Young. Will Terminate Scouting Course Scoutleaders in Mandan will wind up a tralningship course in troop leadership Tuesday night when those enrolled will participate in an outdoor meeting on the banks of the Heart river west of the city. The training course was started last fall when more than 30 men interested in scout work enrolled for training lectures to be held twice each month.

Those completing the course will receive a certificate issued by the national scout organization recognizing the work completed. Those conducting the course were Rev. G. W. Stewart and Dr.

R. B. Rowley of Mandan and W. G. Fulton, Bismarck, scout executive.

GOES TO IOWA J. C. Gould has been called to Ottumwa. lowa, by the illness of his father-in-law. He is expected to return to Mandan Friday or Saturday.

Washburn Woman to Be Buried Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. William A. Partridge, 60-year-old Washburn woman, will be conducted at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon either from the community hall or one of the churches in her home city. Interment will be made in the Washburn cemetery. Hazel N.

Partridge died in a local hospital Saturday evening of pancreatitis. She had been in the hospital for six days. Mrs. Partridge had been married twice. She leaves her husband, living near Washburn.

Buy or Sell Through The Tribune Want Ads SEES UTILE HOPE FOR QUOTA SCHEME Montanan Says Congress Will be Unable to Act on Plan at This Session Newark, N. May L. Wilson, Bozeman, professor of agricultural economics at the Montana State Agricultural college, expressed doubt Monday that congress would be able, at its present session, to act finally upon a bill for domestic allotment farm relief to be offered within 10 days. He said the measure, however, embodies many advantages not contained in previous plans and that influential legislative leaders had Indicated their approval of it. The plan, he said, would be applied first to wheat and then to cotton and tobacco.

Professor Wilson said a system of apportionment to govern what each state should grow has been worked out after a careful study, based upon average production over a period of years. Each state would allot quotas to counties, which would in turn apportion the yield of individual farmers. Millers be licensed and required to pay a price per bushel fixed by the world price plus the tariff. Farmers growing more than their allotments would have to take whatever price they could get for the surplus. If a farmer's yield w'ere cut by crop failure, his allotment certificate would be negotiable at virtually the tariff rate per bushel.

Strict provisions. Prof. Wilson said, would be made to prevent The western agriculture expert planned to hold several conferences here and in New York before returning home. HnVEMENTSHINS ARE WIDELY SPREAD Commercial Review Also Notes Decrease in Gloomy Business Factors While tangible indications of improvement continue to be spread over a rather wide range, instances of retrogression are growing fewer each week, according to Dun's Review. Gains in some branches of activity are being dimmed by continued lack of progress in others, but the net result still leaves a slight margin In favor of encouraging factors.

Sales have taken an upward turn in nearly ali retail lines, except in those districts where low temperatures have checked temporarily the movement of spring goods. Prices have remained about stationary and in a few instances there has been an advancing tendency or at least a check on declining trends. There is a growing interest in quality merchandise, which is permitting retailers to make a better mark-up. The principal activity continues to center around apparel, shoes and spring house refurnishing necessities. wear still is moving slowly, in spite of liberal advertising of price reductions.

That stocks are subnormal is plainly evident in the rush of re-orders to wholesalers and manufacturers that follows each brief spell of seasonable shopping weather. Impressive changes for the better in banking conditions since last October are apparent in the record of the past month of banks reopened outnumbering those that were closed. The distribution of considerable cash, as partial dividend issued in the liquidation of closed banks and the reopening of many that were closed for several months have added substantially to the purchasing power of depositors. Local Women to Plan Recreation Program Bismarck women and girls will meet Thursday evening to plan a program of outdoor physical recreation for the summer months, according to John W. Reel, director of recreation.

Those interested will meet with Miss Mildred Fried, who will be in charge of work, in the gymnasium of the World War Memorial building at 7:30 o'clock. The summer program will include diamondball, swimming, hiking and other outdoor activities if the women desire them. Reel said. Miss Fried, who had charge of the women's indoor program during the winter, has been employed by the board of recreational activities to supervise work during June and July. In addition she will be in charge of the children's playground at Kiwanis park.

Lodge Will Celebrate Birthday Anniversary Approximately 150 members of the Bismarck Lodge No. 120 of Ancient Order of United Workmen are expected to attend a banquet at the Grand Pacific hotel Thursday held in connection with the 38th anniversary of the foundation of the order in Bismarck. W. T. Stevenson, Fargo, deputy grand master, will be the principal speaker on the program.

A special feature at the banquet will be the presentation of motion pictures showing the high lights of the grand lodge session held at Fargo last year. Dr. F. B. Strauss will act as toastmaster.

Following the banquet, a dance will be held at the Odd Fellows hall. Christianson Files Candidacy for Judge A. M. Christianson, chief justice of the state supreme court, has filed petitions with the secretary of state to be entered as a candidate for renomination in the June 29 primary. He is the first candidate to file for state office, for which the expiration date is May 28.

TO MEET AT NEW SALEM New Salem, N. May The sixth district convention of the American Legion auxiliary will be held here Saturday. Mrs. E. W.

Tobin of Dickinson is the sixth district committeewoman. THE BISMAPOTT TRIBUNE, TUESDAY. MAY 10,1932 Gives Lesson in College Economy Minneapolis, May an economist, Arnold Samuelson bows to no man. He is finishing the year as a senior at the University of Minnesota on one thin dime and a S2OO loan. And after paying his expenses, his budget shows he will have $79 by June 1.

how he does it. He cooks his own meals at a cost of eight cents each, and earns his lodging in a fire station by opening and closing the doors when the firemen dash out during the night on fire calls. Transportation costs are nil because he walks the two miles to school. Samuelson is a journalism student. The dime was saved after a summer of work on a North Dakota farm.

It paid a street car fare to a district fire barn and there he got his lodging. Here, too, he cooks his meals and does his laundry. He allows himself $2 a month for food. Six loaves of bread at two for a nickel is the largest item of food expense. Tragedy interrupted the work at one point.

His sister, Hedvig Samuelson, was slain at Phoenix, several months ago with her nurse and friend, Mrs. Agnes JUDGE BIRDZELL TO GIVE FISK TRIBUTE Supreme Court Justice Will Speak During Funeral Services at Minot Supreme Court Justice L. E. Birdzell will give a tribute to Judge C. J.

Fisk, who died at Minot Sunday, during funeral services for the former state supreme court justice at Minot Wednesday afternoon. Judge Birdzell is one of many state officials who have been named honorary pallbearers. Others include Supreme Court Justices W. L. Nuessle, A.

G. Burr, A. M. Christianson and John Burke, Governor George P. Shafer, and State Bank Examiner Gilbert Semingson.

Congressman Thomas Hall, Tracy Bangs, Grand Forks, former law partner of Judge Fisk. District Judges John C. Lowe, Minot, and Thomas H. Pugh, Dickinson, and former Supreme Court Justice A. A.

Bruce, now of Evanston, 111., are other honorary pallbearers. Active pallbearers will be B. H. Bradford, E. R.

Sinkler and R. H. Bosard, attorneys, Judge L. J. Palda, and H.

H. Valker, all of Minot, and John Vallely, Grand Forks. Rites will be conducted at 2 from the Vincent Methodist Episcopal church, with Rev. N. Everett Hanson officiating.

The United States has nearly as much invested in the city of Shanghai as it has in the whole of and $500,000,000, respectively. DO YOU INHALE? ismSll ifSnulllSH 1931 The Tdbom Os. WHITE FAVORED IN BUCKEYE FRIARY Will Get Some Delegates at Tuesday Election; Roosevelt Scores Gains (By The Associated Press) Governor George White of Ohio, steps officially Into the Democratic presidential running Tuesday through the primary selection of his convention delegates. 46 of the 52 being assured him. Simultaneously West Virginia Democrats selected 16 delegates, confidentially counted for Franklin D.

Roosevelt. In both states virtually the entire Republican delegate vote of 55 and 19 respectively, was assigned to President Hoover, although he stayed off the preference vote list. A party convention in Tennessee was expected to give him a solid 24. Governor William. H.

Murray of Oklahoma sought the preference vote in both states, unopposed in Ohio and in contest with Roosevelt in West Virginia. In neither case is the preference binding, however. Monday Roosevelt built his list of pledged and claimed delegates to 345, taking six each in Wyoming and Arizona. His supporters received with pleasure a statement from Thomas F. Donovan, chairman of the Illinois Democratic committee that Roosevelt would get more than half of his state's 58 if and when Senator J.

Hamilton name was dropped from the roll call. Lewis is the favorite-son candidate. Supporters of John N. Garner announced campaign headquarters would be established in Chicago this week on behalf of the speaker of the house. Farmers to Assist in Hitch Demonstrations Demonstrations on the proper hitching of four, five, six, eight, nine and 12 horses will be conducted in Burleigh county the afternoons of May 16 and 17 by C.

L. Hamilton, extension agricultural engineer. H. O. Putnam, Burleigh county agricultural agent, will appoint two or three farmers to assist in the demonstrations.

Farmers must provide the horses, harness halters and bridles while Hamilton will bring with him eveners tie chains and buck straps. schedule follows: Barnes county May 10 and 11, La Moure May 12 and 13, Burleigh May 16 and 17, Morton May 18 and 19, Hettinger May 21, Golden Valley May 23 and 24, McKenzie May 26, Burke May 28 to 30, Ward June I and 2, and Mc- Lean June 4. Demonstrations in this county are scheduled for 2 p. m. the 16th at the William Josephson farm, near Wing, and 2 m.

the 17th at the P. P. Bliss farm, near McKenzie. TO SIGN WITH CARDS Minneapolis, May Mattson, leading University of Minnesota pitcher, Tuesday said the St. Louis Cardinals had asked him to join that club and that he would do so in June.

i Might Try Again For World Prize A Burleigh county farmer who, a quarter of a century ago won grand prizes with his grain at the Pair at St. Louis and the Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition at Portland, is contemplating sending an exhibit to the Pair at Chicago next year. He is William L. Wilton, Mc- Kenzie farmer. An exhibit of Scotch Fife Wheat won medals at St.

Louis in 1904 and Portland the following year. Wilton did not know his wheat had been entered at the St. Louis exposition until he received his medal and certificate. The grain, which was prepared for exhibition by hand at the state penitentiary, was sent to the fair by Captain William P. Moffit, in charge of Company A of the National Guard here at that time.

Wilton belonged to Company A and Captain Moffit obtained the grain during a visit to Wilton's farm. Captain Moffit now resides in St. Paul. Ask Methodists to Support Referendum Atlantic City. N.

May The Methodist Episcopal general conference probably will be asked to sanction a resolution for a national referendum on prohibition, but indications Tuesday were it will be opposed when it comes on the floor for action. The proposal has been the subjectof a lively debate in committee for several days. Colonel Joseph Shy. Chillicothe, attorney and an ardent prohibitionist, introduced a referendlum memorial to the committee on temperance, prohibition and public morals. He said he believed the prohibition question should be settled once and for all by a nation-wide vote.

He explained he did not expect the resolution to pass the conference but said the matter should at least be brought up for discussion. Although he introduced the resolution. Col. Shy is not regarded as the sponsor of the idea, for it was already listed on the committee agenda before he filed his memorial. Name Valedictorian At Braddock School Braddock, N.

May 10. Bier will be valedictorian of the class of 1932 of the Braddock high school, school officials have announced. Mamie Naaden will be salutatoriau. Miss scholastic average over a four-year period was 90.95 while Miss was 89.04. ASK PRIMARY REPEAL Grand Forks, N.

May Reports recommending repeal of the state primary election laws and on steps taken to obtain a vote on the proposed return to the aldermanic form of city government here will be made at a meeting of the Grand Forks City Taxpayers association Tuesday night. Diamondball Players May Use North Field North Field will be available to diamondball players for use without permission until further notice, John W. Reel, director of recreation, said Tuesday. This field, which was used for a skating rink during the winter, is located on Avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets. A kittenball diamond has been established there.

In addition, a water fountain has been arranged at the hydrant at the corner of Seventh street and Avenue for the use of persons playing diamondball. This diamond also is open to use of boy baseball players under 14 years of age, Reel said. Use of North Field will be restrict- CAPITOi THEATRE Tonight and Wednesday HE ID CHALLENGE Nd cfeettatgtd wlitu Ms Wfkf kvt uallama HII BINB IVnMQ yWVV ond like wWffri dag ha ad fa lha wwMti lia valaad fa Mm ffraai kit deaau PAUL MUNI ANN DVORAK OSGOOD JPERKJNS jr a HOWARD HAWKS In Hnh Iran and ky Ainun Trad km by pro- MraSagL. dutor who mo do jmm Wl Why are other cigarettes silent on this vital question? DO you inhale? Seven out of ten people know they do. The other three inhale without realizing it.

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ed when diamondball and junior baseball leagues are organized in the near future. Aeronautical Exam Will Be Held Here Inspections will be conducted by an inspector from the U. S. ment of commerce at five North kota cities during May. Inspection of aircraft and examination of airmen will take place at Fargo May 12, 16 and 24; Wahpeton, May 13; Grand Forks, May 17; Bismarck, May 25; Minot, May 26; and Williston, May 27.

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