The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1930, Page 1

Oldest Newspaper \. SefABLISHED 1878 pa Wets Renew Dr eRe BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Mostly cloudy tonight. Thursday fair, Not much change in temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS y Law Attack faking Profit Out of War Is Key to Peace mma —_— NWA CHAPLAN mls LEGION PLAN ae ings Bismarck Appeal for Pro- posal to Take Profit Out 1 of Mars’ Business! NIVERSAL SERVICE NEED redness on Parity and Ob- ligation of All to Do Bit Is Held Key to Amity TREEEE asus | WOUNDED GANGSTER SOUNDS WAR TOCSIN FROM HOSPITAL BED Gunman Who Conceived ‘the Ride’ Says ‘It Won't Be Any Popgun War’ eo3 aditorium ‘Tuesday evening. ‘a composite message which plain brought, however, and was taken from the Le- of activities and prin- rehabilitation, t Bie Chicago, Feb. 26.—()—The wound- », he ested, is a difficult Frank McErlane, “The tough one,” sen ita it has been the ‘unusual condition of the world. The ‘werd really has had only 248 years ol it since men began chronicling its events in recorded history. fo hestressed the program of the Legion for prepereanet and et goed versal service. e passage it service ESA A TRTENNG NOTES Washington, Feb. 26-—(@)—Lots ot | jiughter and @ little uneasiness make up the senate’s response to a series of hreatening letters recently received by several of its members. ‘Vice President Curtis, Republican lUeader Watson and Senator Copeland tre among those who. have received letters. Copeland's warned him to way away from the senate for a couple anes: Senator Watson tossed his letter into a wastebasket. NTS INDMONS MRBED SEROUS 5 45E pee ee 2 gradually weaker. He suffers no pain but his tt any Ganiition is more serious than Horst Killer Enters Plea of Not Guilty ie Feil ff EF HF i i af Re poe i F i fl g 4 5 in $ fa i i i" i i E 5 Flt ; | me EEgtre i lk . Hid i g HI BOARD TO CONTINUE ASSISTING |WINTER FARM CO.OPS IN BUYING WHEAT wien = Legge Predicts Eventual Mar- keting of Purchases in Ap- peal to Business Men IS STABILIZATION MEASURE Says Government Has Suffi- cient Credit to Buy Every Bushel in U. S. Washington, Feb. 26.—(#)—Chair- man Legge of the federal farm loan board is sponsor of the statement that in spite of some objection within the grain trade, the board intends to con- tinue assisting cooperative farm as- sociations in purchasing wheat as a means of stabilizing the price of that commodity. Addressing an appeal to “conserva- tive business men” to support the Policies of the board, Legge last night made this assertion and added the Prediction that eventually the co- Operatives will be able to market these purchases satisfactorily. collapse of speculation on the New |York stock exchange,” he said. “The farmer also was a victim of this col- emergency those taken by other business agencies of the country, and I am confident the board deserves and will receive the support of all thinking business men in its effort to contribute its ATLANTIC SEABOARD, GREAT LAKES AREAS; February Heat Records and One; ’ Prostration Reported in East Yesterday HEART WATER NEARS DOME Bismarck and North Dakota Will Be Cloudy Tonight, With Little Mercury Change Winter, continuing to reign in the Northwest today, had spread its do-: main to include the Great Lakes area | This first picture. rushed by NEA Service, Inc., to The Tribune shows two of the wrecked Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee electric line passenger coaches after they were tossed into a ditch when a motorist endeavored | to beat the train, a Chicago bound limited, to a grade crossing. Eleven persons lost their lives and 100 or more records in the pothesis: ‘whieh | Were injured. A freight train, advancing in the opposite direction, jammed the auto between both trains, Most brought one heat prostration. ‘Temperature in the trict today slipped back to the ther- mometric 30s where it 12! was some snow, some sleet. rains, mercury dropping as TO WED WITH WHITE | Cailfornia Judge’s Ruling Opens 30 degrees at some points. St. Paul Mercury St. Paul saw the red line degrees zero 2 above a night, contrasting with the feet reported. Schools in Duluth were closed, while railroad, street car, j traffic was seriously hampered. : Street car between Duluth of the eleven dead were found in the coach pictured on its side. | olution, Charge Conspiracy | to Depress Values NYE DEFENDS FARM BOARD ‘Senate Asks Hyde to Recommend Action On Wheat, Cotton Prices a: ILPINOS INELIGIBLE,» te mes «BRANCH BANKING HAS NELLON'S APPROVAL ‘Are Sounder Than Chains or OUTRIGHT REPEAL OF | ‘Nicholas Murray Butler Urges i — Return to State Control of Question |FLAYS FANATICAL MINORITY |Famous Physician Declares Al- coholic Cases and Mortal- ity Have Increased Washington, Feb. 26.—(?)—The Rev. John Augustine myak; meee. tor of the social action depart- ment of the National Catholic council, asserted today at puse, judiciary committee's on prohibition that as a f the dry laws President Attorney General mit- M_ the national law en- had committed an excess in pub- lic utter in trying to torce a moral issue on th- people. Washington, Feb. 26.—(?}—Renew- ing their attack upon the dry laws Opponents of prohibition today open- ed their penultimate day of testimony before the house judiciary committee with the presentation of a statement by Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, d outright repeal of the Eighteenth Sa on the ground that it col ut an invasion of the - stitution. an Dr. Butler, long an_ outstanding figure in the educational and political world, was unable to appear person- ally and Chairman Graham of the ; committee had his statement incor- | Porated in the record. | The university head urged a returr Way to Invalidate More | Caraway Assails Legge and Wil- | Groups, but Should Be Lim- | to state control of liquor. Than 100 Marriages Los Angeles, Feb. 26—(?)—The ruling of Superior Judge J. A. Smith that Filipinos are of the Mongolian | race and therefore ineligible to marry whites in Californa was declared by liams as Allies of Farm | Relief Discreditors | Washington, Feb. 26—()—The | senate adopted a resolution today | calling upon Secretary Hyde of the ited by Economic Areas’ Washington, Feb. 26.—()—Secre- tary Mellon wrote the house banking ‘committee today that in his opinion {branch banking was sounder than ; chain or group banking, “but that Immediately after the statement Was presented, Dr. Francis J. Gerty |i charge of the Psycopathic hospital of Cook county, Illinois, took the stand. He was the first of a long list expected to appear before nightfall others including W. W. Atterbury. president of the Pennsylvania rail- legal authorties here today to have! agriculture department to make “such opened the way for invalidation of | recommendations as he sees fit” to in this state. A : | ton and wheat, “even to the extent of Authorities said the ruling did not | temporarily closing said exchanges.” more than 100 marriages performed | the senate relative to the price of cot- | dune road and Republican national com- | mitteeman from the Keystone state «Continued on page aine.) ; even branch banking should ited to definite economic areas.” i Mellon was to have apeared as the! automatically invalidate marriages of Filipinos and whites performed since the passage of the state misce- genation law, but that it affords legal to be brought in individual cases. service n lut Sore, see sore, MBRRY DEL VAL, 69, far behind schedule. Heart river floodwaters still held @ slight drop in the water was re- ported today. A report that a four- (Continued on page nine) ‘TWO YOUTHS FOUND CARDINAL, IS DEAD Rome. Feb. 26.—()—Cardinal Merry Del Val, 65, former papal se- cretary of state and in recent years | larch priest of St. Peters, died today from heart failure after an operation for appendicitis. ‘The Cardinal, was stricken sudden- ‘ly ill yesterday and grew worse dur- jing the night. Finally an operation was deemed necessary and this was Minneapolis, Feb. 26.—(7)/—A young man, believed to be Harry H. Stein- mitz of Madison, Wis., and an uni- dentified companion, were found dead today in a sealed refrigerator Pacific freight More than 50 alumni and former stu- dents of the University of North Da- tend the an- performed by Prof. Bastianelli. The Cardinal was resting comfortably this afternoon but was suddenly stricken when his heart failed. :/ FUNERAL PLANE MAY LEAVENANUK TODAY Motorship Nanuk, North Cape, Feb. 26—()—With weather conditions con- stantly improving, pilots here hoped they would be able to take off today for Alaska with the bodies of Pilot Carl Ben Eielson and Mechanic Earl Borland, American aviators who were killed when their plane miles southeast of here Nov. 9. Pantages Seriously Ill in His Jail Cell Los Angeles, Feb. 26.—(?)—Alexan- der T. Pantages, theatre magnate, convicted of assault, was reported be seriously ill in the county jail hos- millionaire crashed 90 |}, Offered by Senator Heflin, Demo- of the causes of the collapse of prices ‘and motor | grounds for invalidation proceedings | on the exchanges of cotton and , wheat. Heflin and Senator Nye, Republi- {can, North Dakota, both charged there was a conspiracy to depress the price of farm commodities and Nye advocated an investigation by the senate agriculture committee. Nye Defends Board Explaining that he was not in en- | tire agreement with all the policies jof the farm board, Nye defended its action in advancing $1.25 a bushel on | associated with the cooperatives. i e said he believed eventually e will have to come back to some- jfor agriculture” but that this was | some time distant. ; Senator Norbeck, Republican, | South Dakota, suggested that the ;“main trouble” with the farmer is imot the quarrel over commission | prices but whether he is to get the 42 | cents a bushel proposed under the re- jected export debenture plan. | Caraway Assails Legge nator Caraway, Democrat, Ar- kansas, assailed Chairman Legge and Carl Williams, cotton representative on the farm board. He said specula- tors were trying “to discredit farm relief, and they have no more val- uable aids than Mr. Legge and Mr. Williams.” Senator Heflin and Senator Mc- in attack on Williams. The Alabam- played havoc.” Secretary Hyde, of the agriculture department, called today at the cap- itol but he said he was there to keep agement. Asked about the ex- ill be glad Compulsory Australia Wheat Pool Endorsed |crat, Alabama, the resolution was_ | adopted after a round of discussion | | wheat to farm cooperatives and with- : holding this aid from elevators not | thing operating in a more direct way , second witness in the committee's; ‘study of the nation’s banking struc- ture, but he said he would prefer not to testify until he had opportun- ity “to study the facts which I hope | your committee will develop.” (CONVENTION PLANS MADE BY CARRIERS; ,Morning and Afternoon Business ! Sessions and Closing Ban- quet Arranged Here i | North Dakota members of the Da- kota Motor Carriers association who will meet in Bismarck, Saturday, March 1, to conduct their annual convention, today announced their | convention schedule. | Registration will begin at 9 a. m., | followed by a short business session, noon program, beginning at 1:30, will |be occupied by routine business. open discussion, formulation of a definite program for the coming year, and addresses by state officials from de- motor carriers. A banquet has been arranged for the evening at the Prince hotel. Among officers in attendance will be G. G. Johns, DeSmet, S. Dak., president; O. H. Shade, Mitchell, S. Dak., secretary; and D. J. McMahon, Fargo, field secretary. J. G. Belanger, manager of the In- terstate Transportation company, Bismarck, is vice president of the or- ganization and chairman of the North Dakota legislative committee while R. G. Schneider, also of Bis- marck, is a member of the legislative group. Members of the association are truck, bus, and taxi operators | throughout North and South Dakota. | At the present time there are more |than 140 active members in North ' Dakota. 'Federal Court Again Postponed by Miller |and recess for luncheon. The after-/ partments coming in contact with| | INMMERGER TROUBLE ij Suggests Modification to Per- | mit Union but Abandonment of Burlington Control Spokane, Wash., Feb. 26—(P}—A move for modification of the inter- | state commerce commission's ruling | Which would permit a merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads, but which would require them to abandon control of the Bur- lington, was in prospect today. Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern, said last night on his ar- rival from Seattle that the Northern roads had controlled the Burlington through outright ownership of more , than 97 per cent of the stcck, and re- | tention of that control was the key- i stone of the unification plan which was submitted to the United States government three years ago. Mr. Budd added that he knew nothing of the commission's ruling ; except what he had read in the news- papers, and~asserted that the twc Northern roads would at least appea! to the commission to modify its order to permit them to retain control of the Burlington. He said that consolidation of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific without an entry into Chcago,” sim- ply would mean ruination of these two splendid transportations systems.” BOMBERS CONVICTED + BY CHICAGO JURIST Chicago, Feb. 26—(7)}—Bomb case convictions, which have been rare in comparison with the high number of Judge William N. Cemmill pro- nounced the maximum penalty of five to 25 years imprisonment. When he left the court room for home he was