The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1929, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER Per ESTABLISHED 1873 BALDWIN FORMER WILLISTON BANKER IS GRANTED £. J. Rodman Had Never Served Prison Term, Despite Con- viction for Felony MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE Was One of 19 Williams County . Bankers Indicted Follow- ing Bank Closings 8 rte board was unusual, in that full par- dons rarely are issued to men convict- ed of felonies and because of the fur- ther fact that Rodman never served ppeal to the supreme court was fought and the record involved ‘was one of the longest ever presented ing Fraternity’s 55th An- nual Conclave é ERSE Lg ate Ae s of plays f¢ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929 ' British Election Almost a Family Affair gm | REPARATIONS SNARL Several. families were involved in the British general election which marked a victory for the Laborites led by former Premier Ramsay Mac- Donald. In the picture above No. 1 is MacDonald, and directly under him is his son, Malcolm, also elected to @ Laborite seat. No. 2 shows Viscount and Lady Astor. Lady Astor will sit in the House of Commons, while her husband is in the House of Lords. No. 3 shows the Conservative leader, S. Baldwin, above, and his son, Oliver, who was elected as a Laborite. In No. 4, David Lloyd George, shown at the top, was elected on the Liberal ticket, and his daughter, Megan, and son, Major Gwilym, also were elected in their districts on Liberal tickcts. No. 5 shows the labor leader, Arthur Henderson, center, and his two sons, Arthur, Jr., left, and William, all clected on the Labor ticket. No. 6 shows Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley, elected as Laborites. NORTHERN PACIFIC ADDS 2 PASSENGER TRAINS 10 SERVICE New Bismarck Passenger Train Schedules Announced by Officials Today Information on the new Northern Pacific passenger train schedules which will become effective Sunday, dune 9, was received today by local officials. Two new coast trains, Nos. 5 and 6, which arrive here at 8:48 a. m. and 11:43 pmo east:-¢00, west-bound re- spectively, are created in the schedule shakeup. . “ * Nos. 1 and 2, which formerly went into Valley City, after June 9 will travel on the high line which goes over Valley City and will make no stops at the Barnes county city. The aor Yellowstone Comet of the season come h_ Bismarck bound for the west June 19, it is an- nounced. The first castbou! leaves at 2:50 p.m. Formerly arrived at 2:53 p. m. and left at 3:02 p. m. Eastbound No. 2—Arrives at 11:41 a.m. For- ry No. 6—(New Coast Train). Arriyes A fe B Oae Saree ALS. fe. SLIDE DOWN GLACIER 2-3: sr BOY SEVERRLY sssnssee= ir 9 H ' Governor Shafer \ Uncovers Humor | At Pardon Board ° Governor Shafer's wit and humor is renowned. His ability to put peo- ple at ease by raillery and satire is equally famous. Perhaps he wanted to put the ap- plicant for pardon at ease at a scs- sion of the pardon board today. Only the governor knows. “Have you a car?” intoned North Dakota's chief executive. “I had one,” said the prisoncr, “but my lawyer got it.” ‘The governor, prisoner, Justice John Burke, Dr. D. T. Robertson, 50, and Msyor John L. Hulteng, Grand | Forks, all chuckled. The pardon board is extremely . Reviews of 140 applications for: is morning ° James Morris, attorney general. who is attending a meeting of the Inter- state Commerce Commission Washington. = 900 LINE ENPLOYE KILLED ON SPEBDER Strikes Rail Head First as Speeder Jumps Track With Crew of Six Men Hf pfEFSPEL) silt il i a i é E s afl sy pred Ful COUNTY ‘DADS’ OKAY HOWARD ELLSWORT ' LEAVES SCENES OF TRAGEDY ON COAST Will Bury Wife at Baltimore; Christen Rites to Be Con- ducted at Taylor Howard H. Ellsworth left Los An- eles at 11 a. m. today with the body of his wife, who was one of two per- sons killed at Long Beach, Calif., late Sunday night in an automobile acci- ‘dent in which a car occupied by sev- eral North Dakotans and former North Dakotans figured, according to {Frank C. Ellsworth, Bismarck, a r. Mr. Ellsworth expects to arrive at Butte, Mont., at 4:20 a, m. Thursday. At Butte he will board a Northern Pacific train and expects to come through Bismarck at 8:55 a. m. Fri- day. Joining at Bismarck will be Mrs. J. E, Jesty, Killdecr, his mother, and Jeannette, his daughter, who has been visiting Mrs. Jesty, according to pres- ent plans. It is possible that Mrs. Jesty will go to St. Paul and then Baltimore, Md., whcre funeral serv- ices will be conducted, before Mr. Ellsworth arrives, however. Mrs. Andrew Erdahl, Bismarck, a sister of Mi. Ellsworth, also may go to Balti- more for the rites. The two other Ellsworth children, Marguerite and David, are expected to join their father in St. Paul. Christen Burial at Taylor The body of Harry Christen, form- erly of Taylor, N. D., the second vic- of the collision, was to be sent from Los Angeles this afternoon, the father of the dead man, Joseph Christen, Taylor, N. D., said over the telephone to’ The Bismarck Tribune at noon. Funeral services probably will be held from the German Luth- sister. OFFICIALLY SETTLED Belgians Accept Proposals To- ward Solution of Contro- versial Problems EXPERTS REPORT APPROVED Accord Will Facilitate Ratifica- tion of Allied War Debts to United States Paris, June 4.—()—The last barrier t) @ complete agreement by the ex- Perts’ committee on the reparations question wa: removed today and the long outstanding problem of Europe's post-war life may be considered of- ficially settled. The Belgicns this afternoon ac- cepted proposals presented by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht looking toward so- lution of the controversial problem of the redemption of German marks left in Belgium after the war, for which Belgium is demanding 37 annuities of 25,000,0°0 marks (about $6,000,000). With the acceptance by the Belgi- ans of the German proposal, approval of the experts’ report embodying the reparations annuities suggested by Owen D. Young, the chairman, now be:omes uncnimous, and the historic report, which must still be submitted to the governments concerned for ratification, will be signed either on Friday or Saturday. The reparations experts broug‘it their efforts to solve the reparations problem to a successful issue when the Belgians announced acceptance of the Proposed procedure for settlement of the question of German marks. This disposed of the last contested points in four months of negotiations, in the course of which the conference was twice on the point of breaking up. ‘The agreement, as it will be noti- {fied to the reparations commission and the governments concerned, re- duces Germany's reparations debt from about $33,000,000,000 present value to $9,000,000,000. It will eventually give France be- tween 40,000,000,000 and 50,000,000,000 francs (between $1,600,000,000 and $2,000,000,000) to reduce her interiot debt, relieving the budget of from 2,000,000,000 to 2,500,000,000 francs. The accord incidentally is expected to factlitate ratification of the allied war-debts toward the United States. It will also lead to evacuation of the Rhineland by the allied armies of oc- {eupation within the space of time required for necessary negotiations and material arrangements to with- draw the forces now there. main recommendation that the pe i proposed by Mr. Young. the pb financier, be adopted. These annuities call for the payment of 2,050,000,000 marks ‘approximately $492,000,000) over a period of 37 years, 1,700,000,000 marks (approxi- mately $408,000,000) over a period of 21 years, and 900,000,000 marks ( proximately $216,000,000) for one year. These annuities were accepted by the Germans with certain conditions, which in turn were eventually accept- ed by the Allies with reservations, an agreement between both sides finally being reached. The original bill presented by the Allies during the present conference called for 37 annuities of 2,200,000,000 marks, 21 annuities of 1,700,000,000 marks, and one annuity of 900,000,000 marks. It was estimated that this had @ present value of bet ‘cen $10,000,- 000,000 and $12,000,000,000. ‘The Germans rejected this as being too and made a counter-offer a 1, f Warmer Weather Is Hope of Bureau * | | \ ° Liniment was popular in North Da- kota today as hands blistered by all ht sashes with family coal pe els doctored. Old man Weath- er showed signs The experts’ report will make the} SLOPE OF VESUVIUS AS LAVA INCREASES Flow Moves With Irresistible Force From Spouting Cone of Dread Volcano VINEYARDS, WOODS RUINED Molten Stream 160 Feet Wide Pours Over Landscape at Rate of 10 Feet a Second Naples, Italy, June 4.—(#)—The eruption which burst from Mount Vesuvius yesterday became more seri- ous today and caused the evacuation late this afternoon of the town of Barre before a heavily increased flow of lava from the crater. Latest dispatches said the lava was moving with irresistible force at the rate of 150 feet an hour and had in- creased in width to more than 70 feet. It was only 650 feet from the town of Barre at 4 p. m. (10.00 A. M. E. S. T.) and only half a mile from the town of Terzigno. Panic had seized upon the population of neighboring tow: Director Malladra of the Vesu' observatory said this afternoon thi there was a decided increase in the lava flow from the cone through which the eruption burst. The in- terior of this cone in the crater is a lake of boiling rock and lava. Destroys Vineyards, Woods Vineyards and woods near Terzigno were destroyed by the lava toda: Although an early official state- ment from the Vesuvian observatory declared the eruption would gradually die away, the authorities considered the situation dangerous. Prompt measures were taken. A trainload of soldicrs was sent to Barre to superintend evacuation of the town by General Taranto, command- ant of the army corps in this area. Count Capialbi, vice-prefect, and number of engineers went in a special train to Terizgno to survey the menaced territory. Molten lava was pouring from the eruptive cone in a stream 160 feet wide at the rate of 10 feet a second, observers reported late in the after- noon. Evacuation Is Orderly Evacuation of. Barre was carried out in perfect omer. The scene was extremely picturesque as the, inhabi- tants of the threatened town carried off all their belongings that could be loaded into carts. Vehicles of all kinds were pressed into service, most- {which southern Italy is famous. Soldiers were turned into moving- men and aided the inhabitants. Vol- unteers from other towns also came to the rescue. The district threat- ened by the increased lava flow is a rich agricultural one. It is famous for a number of excellent wines and the lava is destroying part of the vineyards which stretch for miles and miles and on which the grapes are just forming. The Vesuvian observatory watched the progress of the eruption with the closest attention and was ready to mobilize all available forces to evacu- ate other towns in case the situation became more grave. ; WHEAT DUPLICATES - SENSATIONAL JU Spurts 3 to 8 Cents per Bushel on News of Surplus Fund Emergency Action Chicago, June 4.—(#)—Grain prices repeated today the sensational spurt of yesterday, wheat jumping 3% to 6% cents a bushel in the last half hour of trading after news came from Wi that congressional lead- ers favored immediate appropriation of $500,000,000 for stabilization of riculture. Wheat closed at the day's top, $1.08% to $1.08% for July con- tracts and $1.13 to $1.13's for Sep- tember delivery. Corn shared the bullish enthusiasm and advanced 3% to 5% cents at the end, with July contracts selling at 89% to 90's cents a bushel and Sep- tember at 91 to 91'% cents. Oats closed 1% to 17s cents up. over ar reports published last week-end, indicating $100,000,000 might soon be made available to the ACCUSED A series of baffling “insurance mur- ders” may be laid to Mrs. J. C. Powers, above, 71-year-old Macon, Ga., boarding housekeeper. The aged woman has been charged with having hired a roomer, Zarl Manchester, to kill Earl Parker, a young printer, so she might collect $14,000 insurance on his life. Now authorities believe she may have been connected with other unsolved killings of a similar nature. {7 PATIENTS ESCAPE. FLAMES NEAR FILMS IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL isaster Similar to Cleveland! Holocaust Is Miraculously Avoided in Blaze Chicago, June 4—(™—The Chicago General hospital was swept by fire at 1 a. m., today, and although 17 pa- tients, several doctors and nurses were in the building as the flames and smoke mounte . to the fourth floor, all escaped unhurt. Some were carried down ladders by firemen. Passersby, seeing the fire, ran into the smoke-filled rooms and brought others out. Fire department ambulances removed the patients to other hospitals. The fire, which did $25,000 damage, started in the Idundry room and was confined to one side of the building. Finds Heap of Films Chief Fire Marshal Michacl J. Cor- ly brilliant two-wheeled carts for|‘igan was particularly interested in} the quantity of X-ray films stored in the hospital. With the recent Cleve- land hospital fire in mind, Corrigan’s first thought was to keep the flames from these films. Corrigan said he would start an im- mediate investigation into the ap- parently careless manner in which the X-ray films were left in a jumbled heap in a room dangerously .close to the flames. “If the flames had reached the film, we would have had a disaster similar to that in Cleveland,” he said. Dr. Edward C. Meyer, house physi- cian, said a man had come to the hospital Saturday with an offer to buy the old X-ray films. 12 Patients Carried Out “The films were taken from the vaults in va.ic-s parts of the hos- pital and placed in the room where they were fourd, pending the man’s return,” Dr. Meyer said. Twelve of the 17 patients had to be carried from the smoke-filled rooms. Eight persons, in another section of the hospital not touched by fire, were moved from their beds to the ele- vator doors, in case an emergency evacuation were necessary. Mrs. Lucy Lampbrocht, mother of a 10-day-old baby, was removed from the third floor. Once outside she be- gan screaming fo: her baby. Fire- men ‘reentered the hospital, fighting their way through the smoke to the nursery where they found the infant sound asleep, though the room was full of smoke and there was a clang- ing of fire equipment and the mur- mur of thousands of voices outside. ‘CHRISTEROS’ ARMY PACING EXTINCTION RESIGNS, KING SUMMONS M’DONALD BUROPE’S POST-WAR {EVACUATE TOWNON LEADER OF VICTORS AT POLLS PROBABLY WILL: FORM CABINET Labor Party Supplants Con: servatives, With the Liberals Holding Balance of Power POOR SCOT TO LEAD EMPIRE Rises From Abject Poverty Such as No Prime Minister Has Ever Known London, June 4—(?)—Stanley Baldwin resigned as prime minister of the British government today handing his resignation at noon to King George. who lay ill in his bed at Windsor castle. The resignation was accepted and the king immediately sent for Ram- say MacDonald, labor leader, and former premier, presumably to ask him to form a cabinet. Mr. Mac- Donald will visit Windsor some time tomorrow. The events presaged a change ir the British government in accordance with parliamentary elections last Thursday in which the labor party of Mr. MacDonald supplanted the con- servatives of Premier Baldwin as the numerically strongest party in the house of commons. Talks With Monarch Premier Baldwin was driven tc Windsor and was conducted to the king's bedroom where he had the first discussion with the monarch since the disaster of his party at the polls Thursday. si Their conversation culminated with his handing his resignation as Prime Minister to King George. In effect ending five years of conservative rule which began in October, 1924, when his own party, the conservatives, de- feated the laborites on a vote of non- confidence. At that time it was Mr. MacDonald who called to see the king and to re- sign and Mr. Baldwin who was sent for to form a new government. Liberals Hold Power Today as then the future of his government-to-be depended largely upon what the liberals would do, for as sweeping as was the labor victory at Thursday's poll it fell just short of giving the party a majority in the commons and the liberals, now as then, hold the balance of power. James Ramsay MacDonald, whe presumably will be asked by King George, tomorrow, to head th> next British government. has had one of the most remarkable careers in Brit- ish politics. Rises from Poverty Rising from abject poverty, such as no other British prime minister has ever known, he has fought with his party, labor, from practical obscurity @ quarter century ago to head a Brit- ish government once and, now, to be asked to head it again. Mr. MacDonald was born October 12, 1866, in a two room thatched-roof jhouse in the little Scotch fishing village of Lossiemouth. At the age of 12 he had to quit school to earn his living in the field, although his (Continued on page nine.) GET-RICH-QUICK PLAN SWINDLER ARRESTED Former Woman Bank Employe Had Novel Scheme; Raised Half Million Dollars Fort Wayne, Ind., June 4—(P)—A “get-rich-quick” scheme involving half a million dollars was laid today at the door of Miss Irma 39, a former bank employe. Her at- tire Trusted Leader of Mexican Re- ligious Insurgents Killed in Severe Battle [ii af! i if . & F Ht H - A a es : it fF iH i i ET if i iff i