The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 24, 1929, Page 2

Chicag faultless sartorial splendor en- Rangstehced his position in the public eye their vid gained for him a reputation as Il segy showman with few equals. net 2 || Dapper W MAYORALTY BATTLE | IS ANOTHER TEST OF ~ TAMMANY COHORTS; Literal Italian Congressman Has Unofficial Nomination of the Republicans JIMMY IS A VOTE-GETTER Past History Favors Smiling Irishman, but He Has Tough Foe in His Opponent By DONALD C. BOLLES New York, Aug. 24—(P)—It grad- | ually is penetrating the inner con- sciousness of New York's citizens that they have a fight to settle in pick- ing the next occupant of the mayor's chair. At least the signs by which such things are judged point that way, now that the battle lines for the | mayoralty campaign have been | drawn. A scrap between a son of Ireland and one whose ancestors hail from Italy should cqual in intensity anything the prize ring develops. ‘And that is exactly what is in the offing. tts dapper, witty James J. Walker, who wears the colors of Tammany, against Fiorello H. LaGuardia, fight- ing liberal congressman, in whose veins flows the blood of Italian an- cestors. Test of Tammany The mayorality campaign will be another test of Tammany. It is 12 years since Anti-Tammany candidate was successful in overcoming the ‘Tammany organization. John Pur- roy Mitchel was the last and La- Guardia hopes to be the next. In securing the unofficial nomina- tion of the Republicans to test strength with Tammany, LaGuardia fulfilled an ambition which he has nurtured for many years. Schooled in the art of battle, both in the army and the political ring, he meets a worthy foe in the champion of the ‘Tammany organization. Four years ago Jimmy Walker, lawyer, sportsman and_ politician, gained the mayor's chair after trouncing John F. Hylan. seeking nomination as the official Tammany candidate. Is Known to Voters In the four years in which he has drawn his pay check from the city, which by the way totals $25,000 a year, Jimmy Walker probably has be- come known personally to more peo- ple than any of his predecessors. His wandering feet have carried him to many climes and he has rais- sd, welcoming of visitors to a rite. tadiant personality; his quick wit Aside from the potential vote get- ting value of Jimmy Walker as a per- sonality, his supporters have as might be expected “pointed with pride” to what they regard as 40 accomplish- ments of his administration. History Favors Jimmy Although past history seems to fa- vor the smiling Jimmy, he has a Trough road ahead of him in beating LaGuardia. LaGuardia is the fighting son of ‘@ fighting man and grew up in an of war in an army camp. He has had a varied career but his forte has been politics. Theo- dore Roosevelt sent him abroad in the consular service and he came back to study law and become the deputy attorney general of New York "Has Unique Career He became familiar with the city’s | @ffairs as president of the board of ; eldermen and probably has the un-| equaled distinction of being elected | f Weather Report ] ‘Temperature at 7 a.m. ... Highest yestercay . voeee THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1929 “What did the flyers do today, Joe?” to congress in successive terms as a Republican and a Socialist. He waited no longer than to reg- ister his vote for war before he left his seat in congress and became a private in the army. He returned at the end of the World war with a major's insignia, after an active ca- reer in the aviation corps. LaGuardia knows the value of drama in politics and with Walker steal much of the brilliance of Broad- way during the pi ‘lection days. Lee, Duis Will Attend Grain Group Meeting Grand Forks, N. D.. Aug. 24—P. A. Lee and George E. Duis, Grand Forks members of the incorporating board of directors of the National Grain corporation, under direction of the federal farm loan board, will mect with the other grain corporation di- corporation purposes, nounced here. Steps will be taken at the meeting, which will be held at the Sherman hotel, Chicago, to agree on articles of incorporation first and then to sec what state laws are most favorable for purposes of incorporation. Mr. Lee said. When a state is selected for this purpose the articles will be filed. Grand Forks County Ready For Disasters Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 24—Grand Forks county 1s now prepared to meet any disaster that may strike the county, Dr. W. H. Witherstine, chair- man of the disaster preparedness committee, said in making his report to J. B. Wineman, head of the Grand Forks county chapter of the American Red Cross, here. The committee of which Dr. With- erstine is chairman was recently ap- pointed by Mr. Wineman and consti- tutes the executive committee on dis- aster preparedness. It is composed of the following men: W. W. Blain, C. E. Sheppard, W. C. Van Doran, Julius Bacon, H. L. Edwards, Tom Moore, and Dr. Witherstine, chairman. The sound of a bell which can be heard 45,200 feet through water can be heard through the air only 456 feet. Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 a. UE i E 5 | OUTOUR WAY on the other side the race should} rectors in Chicago Monday for in-| it was an-| AVERAGE FARW’S NET INCOME IS SET AT LITTLE ABOVE $1,000 $1,090 Represents All the Cash the Average Farmer Has for Living Expenses Washington, Aug. 24.—(#)—No one, not even Uncle Sam, knows what is the WEE WILLIE’ WOE IS BLAMED 10 FACE THAT ‘SET HIM OFF Notorious Chicago Gangster’s Face Famous for Its In- fantile Vacuity BROADCAST HATE FOR COPS! Bloody Afternoon Expectation | Turns Out to Be a Love | Fete at His Capture Chicago, Aug. 24.—(?)—Ever so ofteh gangland hatches a hoodium who is “different’—and he pays for it. His head pops up above the level of his mob and the gendarmes have a merry time trying to poke it off. Such a lad was Wee Willie Doody, who rose from an obscure beer hust-| ler in “the valley” to spreadeagle on the front pages. He now is settling up his accounts with the law. “Baby Face,” they call him. Not because his countenance is cherubic, or because he is a “tough baby,” but because of a doll-like, infantile vac- uity which is Willie's misfortune. Most gangsters show something in their faces—Doody's is a dead pan. Price on His Head Brash Willie, only 27, ran wild for a while, then “lammed.” But not be- lice, that he would never be taken alive. He has several escapes that were near captures and in one dan- gerously wounded a postal inspector. A price went on his head. So when Willie came back from Detroit and the police got a tip on his hide-away, they quite ‘naturally expected a bloody afternoon. It turned out to be a field day for the photographers instead. Twenty detectives, armed with riot guns and pistols, quietly surrounded the apartment house, perched on roofs, stood at alley entrances, ac- companied by the inevitable photog- average net income of the American farmer, but the bureau of agricultural economics strongly suspects it was not much more than $1,000 last year. ‘That figure would be hard to prove, as would any figure touching the fi- nances of the farmer as an individ- ual or a class. There are 6,000,000 farms in the United States, each an individual enterprise so independent of even its next door neighbor that there can be no general codification of receipts and disbursements. However, 11,851 farms have turned their financial records over to. the department of agriculture and from them it is deduced that a cash bal- ance of $1,090 represents all the cash the average farm of this group made available to the owner-operator to pay for his living expenses, take care of interest and principal of debts, and make improvements. The figures may not properly be used as “average” in computations purporting to represent all farmers. They are “representative” in the sense that they include large and small farms, profitable and unprofitable; they produce prevailing types of prod- jucts and are located in all parts of the country in about the same propor- owners. Thus, average gross receipts for the crops, $936 from sales of livestock, $689 from sales of livestock products and $37 from miscellaneous and other items. Average current cash expenses of these farmers totaled $1,518, consist- ing of $394 for hired labor, $238 for livestock bought, $262 for feed bought, $67 for fertilizer, $46 for seed, $184 for taxes on farm property, $151 for ma- chinery and tools, and $176 for mis- cellaneous items. Receipts less the expenses listed the farmer used home-grown food $269. The value of fuel used and the house rent was not reported. On the other hand, the total of expenses ($1,518) does not include any allow- THAT Guy BETTER HE CN RUN THAT MACHINE WITH HIS FEET HELL BE PUTTIN’ ANOTHER MACHINE THERE FOR HIM TRON tions as all farms operated by their 11,851 farmers reporting in 1928 were $2,608, consisting of $946 from sales of average $1,090, in addition to which | products valued at an average of - BE CAREFUL THERE. IF TAY But Thinks raphers. Soft For Photographers Lieut. Walter Storm crept cau- third floor, others behind. He rapped. A pretty brunet answered. He brushed by and into the kitchen where Doody, not fully dressed, was eating breakfast. Two guns within easy reach, Wee Willie, the individ- ualist, did the unexpected. He fell into the licutenant’s arms, while a movie man cranked away! ‘Thus was the desperate Doody laid low—known as the most vicious and dangerous gunman since “Terrible” Tommy O'Connor and Marty Durkin, “I knew you wouldn't shoot,” he told Storm. Down to detective headquarters they hustled him, taking the owner of the apartment,. Lillian Kahler, pretty divorcee, along for questioning. She protested she didn’t know he was ‘Willie but they took her along for luck, Reenacted Capture At headquarters it was discovered, with illustrations, that most of the photographers had got lost in the shuffle, so a part of the capture was reenacted for them. Doody readily admitted shooting the postal inspector who sought him for a mail robbery, but said he thought he was a hold-up man. The Police asked some other questions. What about Charles Levy, police chief of Berwyn, slain? What about Police Sergeant Falk, clubbed and shot in the back. Really, said Willie, he didn’t know. Glad to talk about Jackson, but no more. He gave them the Baby Face on the others. And the best he hopes for now is “Life.” ance for the labor of the farmer and his family, which was estimated by farmers at an average value of $768. Inventory values showed an increase during 1928 averaging $244, which, with the cash balance of $1,080, makes a return from the farm amounting to $1,334. By Williams |), No, L THINK TH! BULL O' TH' wooos, 1S WONDERIN!' , 1F VT WOULONT BE Just AS EASY T' GET UP COMPLETELY AS T'RAISE A HOOF, LIWE THAT, SO HIGH. fore he broadcast his hate of the po- | BATTLE CRUISERS IS PARTICULAR SECRET Uncle Sam Isn’t Telling Anyone Traveling Abilities of His New Fighters ARE LIMITED TO 10,000 TONS Sea Tigers Can Travel 32 Knots, Carry Plane and Other Lethal Weapons By FRANK I. WELLER Washington, Aug. 24.—(@)—Uncle Sam has a very particular secret about his navy. He isn’t tellir ; anyone the cruising radius of his new 10,000-ton battle cruisers or the range of their 8-inch guns. : Two of them, the Houston and the Northampton, will be launched sim- ultaneously September 7; the first at Newport News, Va., and the latter at Quincy, Mass. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will sponsor the Northampton and Més Elizabeth Holcombe, daughter of former Mayor Holcombe of Houston, will sponsor the ship that bears that city’s name. The cruisers are the fourth and fifth of eight authorized in December, 1924. The Pensacola, Salt Lake City and the Chester already have been launched. The Augusta, Louisville and the Chicago are not yet com- pleted. When they are done the eight will become Division 5 of the scouting flect operating from the At- lantic coast. June, 1930, is the tenta- tive date of commission, with the Northampton «3 the division's flag- ship. Only Modern Cruisers Built under terms of the Washing- ton limitation of armaments confer- jence, the new craft are Uncle Sam's only modern scout cruisers. Like similar ships of other naval powers, they are limited to 10,000 tons dis- placement and 8-inch guns. In authorizing them, congress asked for the “highest practicable speed and the greatest desirable radius of ac- tiously up the back stairway to the| tion.” Exclusive of armor and arma- ments, they were not to exceed a cost of $11,000,000 each. It is no secret they will make 32.7 knots an hour and carry an airplane, nine 8-inch guns, four 5-inch anti- aircraft guns and 6 torpedo tubes. But, questions about the dius of action"—the distance they will cruise without refueling—get no offi- cial answer. Can Cruise 13,000 Miles . “Here,” says Uncle Sam, “is a pri- vate publication with an unofficial list of all the war craft in the world. It says they will cruise 13,000 miles at 15 knots an hour without refueling.’ | “How far will those new guns | shoot?” For answer Uncle Sam chortles a couple of significant “Har, har, har’s” and looks mightily well satisfied. He knows that one step more and \his new sea tigers would be “capital ships” instead of battle cruisers. In {fact two of them, the Salt Lake City \and the Pensacola, mount 10 8-inch guns instead of nine and the main batteries on all of them are operated from turrets that offer cvery conven- ience of clevation and rapid oper- ation. With only tow stacks for the oll Dae and stripped of all except essential rigging, they radiate an at- mosphere of crushing efficiency. Far Supcrior to Omaha They are far superior to the 10 7,500-ton cruisers of the Omaha type now afloat. These have a cruising radius of 10,000 miles, have only 6- inch guns and 3-inch anti-aircraft guns. Only six of the 22 old-type cruisers built between 1890 and 1908, are in now. By June, 1930, Uncle Sam will have 18 cruisers. Two more laid down under the 1929 naval program are being constructed in private yards at Camden, N. J., and Quincy, Mass. By order of President Hoover the construction of three more has been stopped. The program called for 15, five to be built each year for three years. . = | AT THE MOVIES ° CAPITOL THEATRE Earlier talking pictures had an cle- ment of inconsistency in them as re- gards the interpolation of music and | Songs, but “The Rainbow Man” is ® fine example of how this has been overcome in talking pictures and how songs have been made a natural part of the plot and action. How this is done is shown by men- tioning the spots in the plot in which vocal and instrumental music have fitting places. The songs, “Rainbow Man,” ‘Sleepy Valley” and “Smile, Little Assault and Battery Charge Follows Fight Grand Forks, N, D., Aug. 24.—A use and they arc not combatant ships | §? ACRUSS Fiyiag mam: Solution of Vesterday’s Puzzie 6 E % igless jon 28. The herb dill 29. Title of respect lO|RIAIL MINIO|EMME|RIo|s| 3s [elNiOMM DIE INIT! i » LA THIS HAS HAPPENED MOLLY BURNHAM, wealthy young playwright, has returned from Europe to take care of littic RITA NEWTON, the child of her dead roommate. Molly has rented @ gorgeous apartment, and is anxious to take the child from her father’s flat as soon as pos- sible, because of the presence there of a frowsy young woman known as ELSIE SMITH. Miss Smith seems to have been an ex- sweetheart of BOB NEWTON, Rita’s father. * While Molly is getting settled in Boston, preparations are being made in New York for the pres- entation * * NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXX Miss Smith was wearing an ensem- ble of orchid chiffon, embellished with vously with a long string of mauve- colored pearl beads. She looked rather pretty in a con- fashion. Like a show distinct was wear- ing now a dark tailleur of silk t . with a lie tri-cornered hat, and kid by side, lobby of the Copley, and looked like models illustrating “what the Well- Dressed Girl Will and Will Not Wear.” ° I] toy e e 44. English college ehisel INING. TALENT EARLY NEA Service h Ni nvice Ind “Marry you!” she cried. “Why his wife hasn't been dead a month. Haven't you any decency?” “I don’t know as I have,” conceded Miss Smith. “But I got an awful pile of determination, dearic.” “But why have you come to me? I'm not Mr. Newton's keeper. If he has the execrable taste to marry you, it isn’t, after all, any of my business.” “No?” Miss Smith blew insolent rings. “You don’t think I've anything to say about it, do you?” demanded Molly. “I think just this.” Elsie her feet up comfortably on the bed. “I think he'd marry you tomorrow, if he got the chance.” Molly rose furiously to her feet. “Stop it!” she commanded. “Well, I do,” pursued Miss Smith calmly. “I got a right to my own opinion, I suppose?” - Molly's tone was icy. you keep it to yourself.” “Oh, all right. I'm not one to talk anyhow. What I got to say is this, oor] Burnham—you want Rita—don't you?” Molly nodded stiffly. “And I want Bob. Well, here's my Proposition. You use your influence with Bob. And when we're married, T'll make him move away from Bos- ton. You're going to have a lot of trouble with that man, Miss Burn- ham, if you don't do what I say. When he gets lit, he's the wildest thing you ever saw. He'd steal little Rita on you, like as not. “And run away somewhere with her. He's al- ways talking of going to South America. “Maybe you think I’m kidding you. But Bob carries a revolver these days, “Bo long as coolly, “why do you want to marry him?” Miss Smith scuffed her cigaret on the bedside table. i i i i i af i rit eH alker and Fighting LaGuardia Enliven New York Fight CRUISING RADIUS OF |[——Daty Grow-vora Punie night. It's @ habit with Mr. Newton.” When the door closed behind her caller, Molly sniffed distastefully, and opened the windows. That afternoon she _ telephoned Bob's flat. It was as Elsie had said. A girlish voice told her that Miss Smith was away. Mr. Newton was out of town too, she thought. But Rits would be ready any time Miss E--- ham . Her clothes wow packed and her toys. Before dark everything was settled. The baby had her supper that night in the blue and buttercup nursery. And Molly undressed and bathed her, and tucked her in the fairy-tale bed, that had Alice in Wonderland on the headboard. And the Mad Hare with his tall silk hat and his white kid gloves in his hand, scurrying across the footboard. Then she telephoned Mr. Durbin. He was arranging, he told her, for im- mediate production. There might be a little trouble with the censors... But that wouldn't make any difte€nce. It would be good advertising. “But what could they object to?” she asked in astonishment. “Well, the suicide. The motive's not what you'd call simon-pure, you know.” “But my goodness, they can't ex pect people to commit suicide for only exemplary purposes! A man’s got to have some reason for shooting him- self. And it isn't always a pretty reason, is it?” x ke * Durbin laughed. “Nine times out of ten it's a pretty ugly one,” he admitted. “But the cen- sors are nice, cheery little boys, who like to have us look on the bright side of life. Besides, if they didn't cen- sure, they wouldn't be censors, would they? Naturally, they've got to find something to kick about. But don’t you worry about that. They won't be able to close us. And all their chat- eld will be just so much adverti: ing.” iB. “I thought of a good name tod: Molly told him. “What do you thi of ‘Sacrifice?’ You see there's the sacrifice of mother for daughter, anc! daughter for mother. And then there's the boy's sacrifice to chivalry and honor.” The producer demurred. “Not very sexy,” he pronounced. But Molly did not want a sexy title. Or an unpleasantly suggestive on2 of any sort. And four weeks later, when the play opened it was called “Sacrifice.” The censors were there that firct night. They went into confer between ‘acts. And, at midnight, when the last curtain had gonz down, they met again, to prepare a hasty statement. As soon as it was typed, they rushed it to the newspapers. Meantime the critics were writin: their reviews. “Sacrifice,” they sald was a better play than “The Death 0; Delphine Darrows.” In her symp’ thetic study of a modern young tirril seeker, Miss Burnham had scored he: biggest triumph. She had poriraysd, with exquisite delineation, the tro- mendous and self-sacrificing love of mother and daughter. Her courtroom scene, they declared, was as dra- matic as that celebrated ccene from “Delphine.” The plot itself hinged upon a sit- uation that had to be handled witir rare delicacy. The critics were un- animous in their opinion that Mol! had achieved her final climax with- out offense. Mr. Durbin was clated. Molly won- dered how—with countless succsere; to his credit—he could retain all the aor of his most youthful enthus- jasms. weary, and lonely, with a ficre> loneli- ness. She had written to ask her mother and father to go to New York for the Opening night, and then to be her >: guests in Boston. But her mother had written promptly and polite! declining in firm tones. However, she thanked Molly for her kind invitation, And she hoped sincerely, she said, that some dey Molly would return to her father's home. . Mr. Burnham had neuralagia. A painful attack that made travelins impossible. Red Flynn was doing a series on the liquor situation in Canada, ani could not leave Ottawa, wiers an important interview pended with His Excellency, the Governor General. Bob was in town, but Molly did not care to invite him. She heped, in’ fact, that he would not attend. For the first night of “Delphine” she had sent Jack a ticket, and aske:l him to sit with her father and mother. She would never be able to forget that evening and its hideous aftermath. In very recollection i: could make Molly ill with the paig- nant memory of her misery and hu- miliation. She had considered sending Jack a ticket for “Sacrifice,” but decided. a: the last moment, that it would be un- dignified—as though she wer? solicit- ing his attendance. But Jack was there. from the wings. woman, She saw him, ; With him was a’ A stout, florid creature in red. Molly had never in her life seen (x? 80 many diamonds on one woman ¢3 that fat lady wore. They were ever in her hair, which was not at ell fashionable, but certainly conspicuoy: ‘They sat in the very front row. And Molly noticed that the woman kept her hand on Jack's arm. (To Be Continued) Cass County Trusties Flee From Jail Duties Fargo, N. D., Aug. 24.—Tiree pris- charged with vagrancy escane the Cass county jail yard Thurs. afternoon. ay are M. F. Lasater, 30. Bud and Leonafd Alien, 35. The trusties at the jail, had ben the lawn at the courthous:, pe. Hil I 7) iy « “ ‘