The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 2 4,500 SHPLE CEREMONY * COMMIT CHNTER ‘Visitors Are Enthusiastic About ; New Building; Legionnaires G.N. AND. P. LINES FINALLY DROP PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION Merger of Two Great Northern Railroads Seemed Near [[T. R’s Widow Back | : Act as Guides Completion Often . # EE ‘ <a - MANY ENJOY FREE DANCE TO WITHDRAW APPLICATION 500 Couples Are on Floor at One Stipulation That Roads Divest Time; Shafer Gives Dedi- Themselves of Burlington's catory Address Control Is Cause pprox 4500 persons at- New York, Jan. 10.—(?)—The pros- tended ‘enation, caries for the pective rmenger ior the ‘Northern Pa- ‘World War Memorial building of Bis- cific and the Great Northern rail- marck and Burleigh county Friday ways, which has seemed on the verge sn a simple ceremony which > designated the building for use by) the living in honor of the nation’s! heroes who fell in the World war. the stockholders unification commit- tee, jointly announced Friday the merger application filed with the interstate commerce commission July 5, 1927, would be withdrawn, owing to inability to meet the terms under which the commission approved the application in February, 1930. The stumbling block was the com- mission’s stipulation the two roads divest themselves of their joint con- trol of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, over which the Northerns Eave access into Chicago. The com- mission’s own consolidation plan published a year ago sets up an in- Gependent system on the basis of the Burlington. Joint Statement Issued A joint statement by Charles Don: nelly and Ralph Budd, presidents re- spectively of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern, said in part: “The plan proposed by us met ful- ly the condition of preserving ample competition; the plan as modified by the commission also met it; and were it not impracticable at this time to carry through the plan of assuring an tars bps seule to Webbe we. 4 ever why the unification of the Northern lines should be: authorized. “We have been reluctant to with- draw our application because it can- not be too strongly emphasized the problem is one of deep concern not Appearing in good health and spirits, Following the dedicatory program!) mrs, Theodore Roosevelt, former] First visitors viewed the building With) redy of the Land, is shown here as members of the American Legion act-|she arrived in New York the other ing as guides. Each man was iN-|day after a holiday vacation in the structed in the details and functions! tropics, She visited her gon, Theo- of each ‘of the 20 different, depart-/dore Roosevelt, Jr., governor-general Se ees Wye WIL] NTRODII RESOLUTION ASKING UNSEATING OF DAI Visitors were unanimous in their North Dakota Senator Says opinion that the building constitutes the finest community center they had, $1,200,000 Spent by Penn- sylvania G. 0. P. ever seen and is unrivalled in any other city in the country the size of Bismarck. ‘While visitors were touring the building, the Legionnaires cleared the floor of the chairs used during the program and a dance, starting about 9:30 p. m., continued. until after mid- night. Music was furnished by an q eight-piece orchestra of local artists. f Members of the Legion committee estimated that 500. couples were dancing at one time, It was the largest. dance-crowd ever seen in North Dakota. Shafer Gives Principal Talk Although representatives of the American Legion and city and county address was by Governor George F. Shafer. Washington, Jan. 10.—(?)--Penn- sylvania’s senate seat, now held by iti teat and Jong. vacant wi oontlict over William Vare-‘Yaged, again is threatened. wean tlekee upon Which ‘Davis was ‘The state's chief executive praised] “can ticket upon wi Davis was the spirit of enterprise and commun- reached a sum placed by A P Chairman: Nye of the campaign funds ity service which had brought the) ini ‘ building into existence and sald it) mvenigating. committes at | about const ied eg Taal has announced he will introduce a wi pe iis grote te coun-| *esolt unsea\ business and agric { of unites etteee t ae a aon {0 unseat the former labor | rverests as well as of the northwest.” one of the best evidences of this Cerrereciarpeldia se a zal Cas spirit, he said, is the manner in| soles few dave the at petit tes sei which persons in the county, some of the White mnie atet: are 4 them so far removed: from Bismarck’ : ae nate pe) Seer that they will have small opportunity Trunkline carri agreed to make use of the building, supported the movement for its construction. Not only is the building a monu- ment to the gallant dead of the com- munity, the governor said, but to those who served and returned to continue their service to the nation ~4n the role of private citizens and to) those others who formed the army back home during the war. ‘ A. P. Lenhart, chairman of the board of city, commissioners, cdm- mented on the unity of action of both city and county whith resulted in| the construction of the-building. He, praised the architect’ and contractor for their splendid cooperation in’ making the building one of which the community can be justly proud. Will Praises Veterans George F. Will, chairman of the board of county’ commissioners, said \ the building proved’ the. unselfishness q of the American Legion and its desire to serve the community. vet- His action, said Nye Friday, prob: ably will come in‘ little more than @ week, as soon as the committee has upon a consolidation plan. Also, it represents a second setback to the interstate commerce commission's tentative plans of setting up new in- dependent systems, for the eastern carriers agreement, if approved by the commission, will defeat the com- mission’s plan to set up a system on the basis of the Wabash, now con- trolled by the Pennsylvania. While official comment was lack- ing, some observers in Wall Street Pointed out that since the aE given an.opportunity to vote upon it.” Davis withheld comment. » Nye pointed out there was a “slight difference” only between the Davis case and that of Vare, who was de- mled a séat on the grounds of exces- sive expenditures and other charges in connection with his 1926 primary campaign. ‘ Dealing With Boss “In the Vare incident,” he said, “we were dealing with the boss of the How much of the expenditure went ‘The for aren yn Nye would not es- erans, he said, could have had a club-| cng cafe before his 6 totaniites thet house, devoted to their own Us€S,| had Davis been the only condidate, with the money from the county| the amount spent would have’ been memorial» fund, but preferred 0) the same. Six seekers of state of- launch a larger project which would fice, including the Republican candi- ‘be of moré service to the community | date for governor, were on the ticket. ‘tach 3 - atexred to-the .| _ Nye’s announcement was one more ing as a dream of Bismarck and Bur- to leigh county citizens which gave no 5 night promise of immediate realization un-| 9 Jate ‘session was held to dispose of til the ae, aera Heunchen a one controversy and more night movement for most ambitious/ meetings civic achievement in the history of seca caalthd (Continued on page two) STATE'S ATTORNEYS |. Seeia="® NRE HERE JAN, 2) = oes essa DeBoe, her form- would result in a system of nearly 15,- HOP aL 0 bes Sod asaeie cf. book lue, according to latest available statements, of approximate- Jy_$1,700,000,000. The Burlington has additional mileage of more than 9,000 miles, and a book value of more than $700,000,000. A combination of the first two would make one of the largest sys- tems in the country, and a combina- tion of the three would make the country’s largest » excelling the (Contanues on page eleven) LAMBERT FUNERAL SET FOR MONDAY Services for 8t-Year-Old Pio- neer Woman to Be Held at St. Mary’s Church 5 E Attorney General James Morris; Issues Invitations. to é x ? i i & s Ps 8 i ze i f : F [ i F : i | ! Hf abt 5 é l lit Ff E H E ty : g : Hi fi ii _ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Persons Attend Memoria Cc. V. FREEMAN With nothing to do until the legis- lature is organized by the appoint- ment of standing committees, these are easy days for most members but not Carr and C. V. Freeman, who preside over Each has ‘been conning the lists of nouncing his Yst. The work is Tuesday. ft mel mittee assignments which will be generally satisf: ‘The senate has appointed a committee to work and Freeman is soliciting the advice JOHN W. Cans Lieutenant Governor yonn Ww. e senate and house respectively. an effort to make com- ‘with Mr, Carr in his jouse leaders before an- completed by Monday or rat Two Women Down After Almost Trebling Record CAPITOL INSURANG MUST GO TO STATE FUND, MORRIS SAYS Attorney General Says Money Must Be Placed at Legjs- ‘lature’s Disposal ~ Proceeds of insurance received for destruction of the state capitol by fire must be deposited to the general fund of the state, Atty. Gen. James Morris said Saturday in an opinion issued at the request of E. G. Wanner, secretary of the state board of admin- istration. No official department or board has authority to apportion this insurance, the opinion stated. The proceeds be- come a part of the general fund and is subject to appropriation in the usual manner by the state legisla- ture. ¢ The effect of the opinion is that if the insurance money is to be used to- ward the construction of a new state- house, they must be appropriated by the legislature for that purpose The insurance adjuster has ap- proved the loss of the structure at $728,000, while in addition the state supply store was insured for $8,000, which also must be turned into the general fund, Mr. Morris ruled. “The goods in the supply depart- ment also are the property of* the state,” the opinion said. “The insur- ance received for the loss of this property should be handled in exact- ly the same manner as the proceeds of the general . The money so deposited is subject to the power of the legislature to appropriate.” Replying to a query by Mr. Wanner as to who signs the proofs of loss for insurance on the building and con- tents, Mr. Morris said the board of administration would be the proper party to report the loss to the insur- ane commissioner and to sign proofs of loss. The insurance remittances should be made payable to the state treas- urer, according to the opinion. Balbo Again Delays Italian Fleet Flight Natal, Brasil, Jan. 10.—(?)—General Italo Balbo, Italian air minister, post- poned until Sunday morning continu- ation of flight of his squadron of sea- planes down the Brasilian coast. BOOTLEGGEE.IS SLAIN Chicago, Jan. 10.—(7)—A man be- Heved to be Anthony “Sherlock” Gas- Perino, known to police as a minor south side bootlegger, was found shot to death early Saturday in an aban- doned automobile in a lonely. prairie Identification was made: through s bankbook. , Painter Hanging on ly : ’ f il F Bobbie Trout, Edna May Cooper Remained Aloft 122 Hours 50 Minutes Los Angeles, Jan. 10.—(P}—Bobbie ‘Trout and Edna May Cooper, both in their middle 20s, rested Saturday aft- er having established a new women’s endurance flight record of 122 hours, 50 minutes. Friday night, Stee the Pitot poker ie 170-1} power ‘int tor of their small monoplane, Lady Rolph. They almost trebled the former women’s record of 42 hours, 16 minutes set by Miss Trout and Elinor Smith, New York, As fresh as though the five-day flight had been only a pleasure spin of a few minutes’ duration, Bobbie and Edna each had a “glad to be back” and a “hated to come down” for the startled crowd. The end of the flight came so sud- denly those on the ground did not realize it was over until the Lady Rolph had coasted a quick halt on the sluggish runway and the fliers jumped out into the mud. The first intimation they were hay ing trouble came at noon when ob- servers noticed a tail of black smoke wagging behind the plane as it circled the municipal airport. The girls, however, admitted they discovered evidence of motor failure 10 hours before the end. “The motor wouldn’t turn enough revolutions to gain altitude,” Miss Trout, one of the few women who hold a transport pilot license, said, “and it began missing, so down we came,” . The motor began to falter just after they had ridden out one of the most severe storms ever to beset endurance fliers, Promoters of the flight said they ordered the girls to land because householders near the airport were objecting to their low flying. “I wouldn't want to go up again Sunday,” Miss Trout said after the The girls landed unexpectedly at 5:20’ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA,*SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931 BATTLE LOOMS ON STATE EMPLOYMENT OF MARRIED WOMEN Legislators Consider Matter as One Likely to Bring Bit- ter Argument WOULD HIT BOTH FACTIONS Each Has Some Married Women on Payrolls; Board Mem- bers Seek Clarification New opportunity for battle loomed PRICE FIVE CENTS ssail Power Commissioners | 1 Dedication HOOVER ASKED 10 SEND NOMINATIONS BACK 10 SENATORS President Indicates He Will An- Resolution Some Time Saturday May Quiz Governor swer THREE PLACED UNDER FIRE Chairman Smith, Draper and Garsaud Declared ‘Power Trust’ Men Washington, Jan. 10—(P)— President Hoover today declined to resubmit to the senate the nominations of Chairman Smith and Commissioner Garsaud and Draper of the power commission. before North Dakota legislators to- day as the result of a recent action of the state board of administration a brought to the front the ques- ti of keeping married women, whose husbands can support them, on the state payroll. Although nothing had been done to bring the matter formally before the legislature, the board's action was the chief topic of conversation in legislative circles and there were numerous expressions of opinion on the matter. It was regarded as probable that either a bill or resolution attacking the principle of employing married women, whose husbands are working, would be tossed into the hopper in the near future. There was some question as to the constitutionality of a bill fixing the qualifications of state employes in such manner that married women are barred unless their husbands are unable to support them. In the event this proves to be the case there was still the prospect that a resolu- tion would be introduced asking the legislature to advise the various exec- utive departments that employment of married women is against sound public policy. May Cut Party Lines ‘The contest, if one develops was expected to cut across party lines partments controlled by each political faction. Meanwhile, majority members of the board of administration were seeking to clarify their positions so as to avoid misunderstanding. Under their action rescinding the ban against married women, they said, such women now employed will be kept on the payroll but no additional employes of this class will be hired. The board last May voted, 4 to 1, to drop from the pay rolls of state institutions all married women be- ginning July 1, 1931, and to prohibit employment of married women whose husbands are capable of mak- ing a livelihood. ‘This ruling however was recon- sidered last week and the board voted, 3 to 2, to rescind the retro- active clause contained in the motion. By this action the board will allow married women already employed in the state institutions to remain, but the clause in the previous motion to prohibit the employment of married! women hereafter will stay in force. * Miss Bertha. R. Palmer, state su- perintendent of public instruction, Joseph A. Kitchen, state commissio! er of agriculture and labor, and Ni (Continued on page three) TRADEWIND BEGINS SECOND LEG OF HOP landing, “but I feel fine.” Silo Death Trap Is Cleaned Out Hebron, N. D., Jan. 10.—Unentered for almost six months, the silo on the ‘Tony Neidhardt farm, which served as a death trap for five members of tne Neidhardt family, has been clean- "Above Street Is Rescued by Fireman ed out. To clean the silo, a thr chine was placed near the blower fanning fresh air into death cell. A slush pump was to drain the liquids from the pit as much of the work as possible done from the surface, without workmen entering the pit. SYMPATHY IS EXTENDED Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 10.—(P)—A lution extending sympathy to Dakota because of destruction of state capitol building at Bismarck fire was passed by the South Dakota legislature. ‘ Sign Six Stori Mrs. Bery! Hart and Lieut. Wil- liam S. McLaren Flying Toward Paris. Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. 10.—(?}— The monoplane Tradewind hs off for the Azores at 11:15a.m. (E.8. T.) Saturday on the second lap of a “pay load” flight from New York to seized her in her home during her Serene Shears tia eecrien Dek nef z= /THREE INJURED IN Washington, Jan. 10.—(®)—Presi- dent Hoover informed senate leaders he expected to reply Saturday to the resolution requesting the return of three power co! ’ nomina- tions. Mr. Hoover also indicated quite banal that he did not intend to com- Ply. The commissioners are Chairman George Otis Smith, of Maine; Marcel Garsuad, of Louisiana; and Claude L. Draper, of Wyoming. They pre- viously were confirmed by the senate and have taken office. Senator Watson, the Republican leader, was prepared to keep the sen- ate in session Saturday awaiting the reply of Mr. Hoover. It is expected at the capitol to be a signal for a new battle between the president and the coalition of senate Democrats and Republican independents. A legislative investigation of Gover- nor Henry H. Horton's administration in Tennessee looms as a possibility, following the governor's failure to or- ganize the new state senate as he had planned. The investigation is expect- ed to center about the deposit of state funds in banks that later closed. Governor Horton is shown here. The president requested Attorney NEW CAME CODE ties 1S PROPOSED BY See sures WALTON LEAGUE At offices of the power commission, previous to the president’s announce- Measure Would Permit Use of Dogs; Raise License Fee, ment, curiosity was accompanied by +.» Tighten! Rutes: an assurance the nominations of Chairman Smith and Commissioners Garsaud and Draper would not be sent back and that Mr. Hoover would either ignore the request or reply with a rejection. ‘Would Réfer Resotution ~*~ One course open for him in. hand- ling the resolution, sponsored by Sen- ator Walsh, of Montana, was to for- ward it to Attorney General Mitchell for an opinion. There was some talk of justice department officers already having given an informal opinion. Five days debate preceded the sen- ate vote. Smith, Garsaud and Drap- er were taken to task for the dismis- sal of two commission workets—Soli- citor Charles A. Russell and Chief Ac- countant William V. King. Some ad- vocates of the resolution contended the commissioners had been influ- enced in this by power interests. Senator Dill, Democrat, Washing- ton, contended the Republican party was being swayed by what he termed “the power trust.” - Foes of the resolution argued the dismissal was a routine operation of Jaw applying to all employes of the commission; that no power policies were at stake and that the recall move was beyond the senate’s rights since the commissioners had taken Office. If Presideht Hoover stands pat, the \Continued on page eleven) 20 Men Trapped in Complete revision of the state game and fish laws is proposed in a meas- ure now being prepared for introduc- tion into the legislature by the North Dakota Izaak Walton League. Members of the League's legislative committee have not completed work on all details of the measure and it is probable that members of the game and fish committees of each legisla- tive branch will be asked to cooperate with them in putting the proposed bill in satisfactory shape before it is in- troduced. If possible, the Walton League group will have one of the game and fish committees sponsor the bill. ‘The purpose, according to Walton League members, is to eliminate many provisions of the game and fish code and substitute for them ideas more in line with modern thought. They con- tend that the present game and fish laws are a legal crazyquilt with many conflicting provisions. Under their plan the statutes would be at least harmonious. That part of the law which puts the state game and fish department un- der the supervision of one man will not be affected by the proposed| Unexpected Cave-in changes. — One of the important changes in Francisco, the law has to do with the adminis-| nosy SE ag oer tration of penalties imposed by law. It places all guns or other property taken from illegal hunters under the] laborer, jurisdiction of the magistrate before whom the case is tried and provides that, upon conviction, the property so seized shall be confiscated and disposed of under order of the magis- trate. This takes away from the game and fish department one of its pres- ent powers which has caused consid- «Conunued op page eleven) TRAIN-AUTO CRASH Quartet Taken ‘to Dickinson Hospital; Accident Oc- curred in Mott Special Service) Mott, N. D., Jan. 10—A man and three girls were seriously injured in.a passenger train - automobile ‘at the Northern Pacific Sai aie Py 8 a5 th “Y” crossing ©. 8. Welker, local shoe repairman, and girls, Elisabeth, and Mary, eight, occu- ‘the ‘automobile, were the in- ‘Welker suffered a broken leg, arm, ‘and ribs and his kneecap was