The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 17, 1931, Page 1

~ Oldest Newspaper Capi | Senate Passe RECONSIDERATION IS ASKED IMMEDIATELY | BY BILL OPPONENTS Appropriation Would Be Given » Over to Red Cross for Use' In Present Work CATCH HOOVER MEN NAPPING Senator McNary Asks New Vote ‘on Bill Sponsored by Rob- Inson, Democrat 11—(P)—The| senate Saturday approved the $25,-/ 000,000 appropriation for Red Cross relief work, “There was no record ‘The proposal, sponsored by Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, was added to the interior department ap- propriation bill. ‘The vote came s0 quickly that ad- ministration leaders who intended to ask postponement of the proposal $25, but consideration. YOUTH, CURSED BY FATHER, KILLS SELP ol Will C Aerial Hostess | 2 = oe Passengers who:ride in Eastern Air Transport ‘lines between New York and Atlanta find the trip made more Pleasant by Miss Wanda Wood, shown here, the first aérial hostess in the She serves them with light lunches, provides cigarets and fur- nishes other little attentions to keep the flight from growing monotonous. MEMORIAL BUILDIN IS DECLARED FINES GYMNASIUM IN ND. Nearly -3,000 Seated Comfort- ably‘and With Good View for First-Contest Nearly 3,000 persons found seats the new Memorial building f Bismnarek: -Man basketball Friday night and there were many besides, ‘pe Edward Fayed, 21, Found Dead| sppears Friday After Being’'Unable to Find Work St. Paul, Jan. 17.—()}—A letter con- a father’s curse was found z raHe wae i & § i i i sf F i tie i age fa t Pikes F i Al A i 48 & i : iss Z 5 3 R i | | Tae ane i Li 3 | TREE i R Gi } BISMARCK,. NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931 MPCLUSKY ENTERED IN STATE CAPITAL | SWEEPSTAKES’ RAGE Farmer Says Bismarck Should Retain Designation; Other- wise Favors Home City HEBRON FARMER RAPS MOVE Refuses to Circulate Petition and Cites Future of West- ern Part of State McClusky, Sheridan county seat, {Was nominated as an entry in the i“Grand Capitol Removal Sweep- raat in a letter to The Tribune to- lay. The nomination was made by Henry Koehnlein, former Sheridan county farmer who still owns property’ there, and who describes himself as “a 79'er” to retain the state capital but that. if it is to be moved, McClusky is the. logical place for it. Herald car- Meanwhile, the Hebron ries a news item relating what hap- pened to @ petition sent out by a Jamestown group which is seeking the capital for the Stutsman county city. lett Proposal. In his part: “Bismarck has a one supply that must, of necessity, form their opinion of the state from the capitol and the ‘capital city.” “The tax burden, especially in these times of depression, is heavy enough as matters now stand. It seem to me, no matter what the proponents of re- (Continued on page three) MELLON RESIGNATION REPORTS ARE DENIED Many Other Rumors Published | in Washington Said With- out Foundation Washington, Jan. 17—(P)—It was said at the White House that there was no foundation for reports pub- Ushed Saturday that Secretary Mel- Jon had submitted-his resignation. Similarly, a denial was forthcoming to the published report that Ambas- that ip London as ambassador. ‘The report as to Secretary Mellon was said at the White House to re- IURY DISAGREES IN OFFIE-BUVING CASE Majority Said: to Have Favored Acquittal of Mr. ‘and Mrs. G. F. Ewald i reason enough, SOME OBSERVERS SAY LEGISLATIVE PEACE CAN'T LAST | Predict Interesting Session if Wars and Rumors of Wars Develop Editors Note: ‘This is the first of a series of legislative reviews which will be published by The Tribune each Saturday during the _ legislative session. The Tribune's desire is to make them honest and infor- mative and—where pogsible—to take- the readers behind the leg- islative scenes on matters of in- terest. Watch for them, If the opinions of the so-called ex- perts are worth anything it just can- not last. the idyllic. serenity with which the North“ Dakota legislature has con- ducted itself to date. At previous sessions there always has been plenty to fight about by the end of the second week of the session, but, to date there have been only two arguments—and only one really worth noticing. That ‘was the intra-factiona) struggle in the I. V. A. ranks over the speakership of the house. It was re- solved when Gordon Cox withdrew ‘was apparently placid. |: But, only apparently, if the lobby gossips have the t. COMMUNISM HELD AS SERIOUS THREAT IN | COMMITTEE REPORT House Group Estimates Political Order Has Between 500,- 000 and 600,000 ‘TO DESTROY’ SAID PURPOSE Democratic Governments All Over World Said Threat- ened by Soviet Russia ‘Washington, Jan. 17.—(7)}—Com- munism was branded a grave threat to democratic governments and their economic structure in the formal re- -| port submitted Saturday to the house ‘Three-year-old Van Dyke Tiers of Downers Grove, Ill, a Chicago suburb, is acclaimed as one of the most brilliant youngsters in the nation—and for too. He can read and write English extensively, is studying Greek and Latin, is familiar with mathematics and knows a good deal about geography. Above, he is shown demonstrating his ability to point out-any place on the map; in the inset, he is shown practicing the Greek alphabet. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tiers, Expect New Wet Leaders To Show Up Next Tuesday Independent House Wets and Wet Bloc United for Wet- Dry Battle in House Washington, Jan. 17.—(P}—New anti-prohibition leaders are expected at the capitol to emerge in the battle to be staged in the house Tuesday on the wet and dry question, For the first time since prohibition became effective, the independent house wets and the wet bloc have united in a plan to force a vote. A plan has been agreed upon. The Preliminary skirmishes are to center on efforts to prevent the prohibition bureau from continuing tapping wires, buying alcoholic evidence and using informers. Efforts will be made. to place these Umitations in the annual supply bill of the justice department now under tion. Should the anti-forces lose these, will seek to send the appro- Priation bill back to the house ap- Propriations committee, thereby ob- taining a wet and dry record vote of the house. ‘Three members of the house ap- Propriations subcommittee which con- ducted hearings on the bill to in- crease the outlay for the prohibition bureau from $9,000,000 to $11,369,000, are to be in the vah of attack. They are Tinkham of Méesachusetts, Bacon of ‘New York, Republicans, and Grif- fin of New York, Democrat. They will be. joined by Representative Linthicum, Maryland Democrat, and Representative Laguardia, Republi- can, New York, of the official com- mittee for repeal of the 18th amend- now generally connected with the enforcement of prohibition.” Wounded Son of Army Officer in Jail After Gun Play During Wild Taxi Ride sare Washington, Jan. 17—()— Macon Wesson, 23, son’ of Lieut. * Col. C. M. Wesson, U..8. A, was 6 of gee i gee i ap qi cigarette. A watchman came out him gee i g2 ef é i 2 E iF tt gE ai » SB g i E [ | i gf 38 - i i 5 E E i i § i gs g bi ze i E Ef ze Hi fi iy & si Uh Me by its special communist investigat- ing committee. In a summary of evidence gathered in an eight months’ study in every section of the country of communistic activities, the committee detailed its findings as a basis of legislative ac- tion. Its recommendations for strengthening immigration and de- portation laws and federal surveil- iance of radical activities were to be made public later Saturday. Fish Is Chairman ‘The group of five, led by Repre- sentative Fish, Republican, New York, was ordered by the house last spring to inquire into communist activities. Their report estimated there were be- tween 500,000 and 600,000 communists and active sympathizers in this coun- try. Only 12,000, however, were con- nln dues-paying members of the iy. The principles and aims of com- munists are the same throughout the world, said the committee and all take their orders from the commun- ist international with headquarters in Moscow and “obey them implicitly.” “The committee is convinced,” it added, “that the surest and most ef- fective way of combatting commun- ism in the United States is to give the fullest possible publicity to the fundamental principles and aims of the communists.” The five-year industrialization pro- gram of the soviet union, if success- ful, the committee held, would be- come so great a money making ma- chine that it “may finance com- munism in world revolution.” Purpose ‘To Destroy’ “The purpose of the plan,” it con- tinued, “is not to build up but to tear down and destroy.” ‘The committee said Russia had hurt the American manganese producing industry and apparently was threat- ening the United States grain, lum- ber and wood pulp industries and an- thracite producers. Testimony led to the opinion the short selling of wheat on the Chicago board of trade by Russian agencies last fall was done with no intent to depress the price of wheat. “While the communists so far have been unsuccessful in their plans for ‘boring from within’ and ‘capturing’ the American Federation of Labor,” the report continued, “they have suc- ceeded in weakening ‘and virtually breaking up and destroying a num- ber of important unions of the fed- eration notably in the garment, needle, textile, and mining trades.” REQUEST $113,095 POR A. ¢. DEFICIT Appropriation Bill for Amount Introduced in Senate by A. W. Fowler An appropriation of $113,035.75 to eral committee with a view to carrying out the party’s program of legisla- tion, was named Baturday. Representative L. L. Twichell, Far- go, heads the house group. Repre- sentatives Carl E. Johnson, Traill SMARCK TRIBUNE | Is Counsel, Witness eo ‘ . Robert E. Cantwell, Sr., above, vet- eran Chicago criminal lawer, has taken the spotlight in the investiga- tion into the murder of Alfred Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter, by ceclar- ing that he saw the shooting and that the murderer was not Leo Broth- ers. Brothers is being held for the murder, other witnesses having iden- tified him as the slayer. MANY MEXICANS ARE TERROR-STRICKENBY EARTHQUAKE SERIES Reports of Dead Arriving Con- stantly as Communication Is Reestablished Mexico City, Jan.,17.—(7)—An al- ‘most continual earthquake, accompa- er ee PRICE FIVE CENTS ill Cost $2,000,000 s $25,000,000 Relief Measure [___AanvinentGant | ‘At 3,He’s Mental Giant PACTIONS'TO JOIN. IN SPONSORSHIP OF PROPOSED MEASURE Presentation of Bill is Sched- uled for Next Week, Gov- ernor Shafer Says MAY REMODEL OLD BUILDING Financial Plan Will Call for System of Debentures Against Tax Levy Presentation of a bill to construct building Bismarck is scheduled for next week, Governor George re Lace and legislative leaders interested in the saturday: bill said The measure will carry an appro- Priation of $2,000,000, according to Present plans, and an. emergency clause will be attached to permit work of di and building the structure to get under way at once. ‘The financing plan calls for tem of debentures to be issued the tax levy authorized by legislature, which will total $850,000 by 1937 under the present statut Figures submitted to the show $657,000 in liquid assets capital building fund to which be added $74,000 in land nied by weird subterranean rumblings, | *b alarm..in Sat renewed the valley of the disaster which accompanied Wed- nesday night’s quakes. An emergency first aid brigade was ordered Saturday to proceed immedi- ately to Miahuatlan, about 50 miles south of Oaxaca City, by Governor Cortes Lopez, after he had received information of 20 dead there, and a great number injured in Wedensday night's tremors. Weeks may pass be- fore other isolated towns in moutain- ous South Oaxaca state, almost with- out railroads and telegraphs, reports their losses, Dr. Juan Rueda, in charge of the observatory at Oaxaca, telephoning to Mexico City the national meteoro- logical station here, described the continuing earthquakes and subter- ranéan rumbling as “sounding as if many pieces of artillery of heavy calibre were doing continuous firing. The constant trembling and the ac- companying subterranean roar, he said has cause “indescribable painc” among the residents, many of whom have fled to the hills. He said that 11 bodies had been re- covered and that nine seriously in- jured persons were being cared for in field tents set up in the publica park. In Mexico City three light earth- quakes were felt Friday. Reports that 51 persons had been killed during the quake in the town of Zimatlan, near Oaxaca, Circulated Saturday but they could not be veri- HOUSE MAY ALTER STRINGENT RULES Course for Administration-Sup- ported Measures May Not bill meets their views, particular! regard to economy. bier of the old capitol tnulding to serve temporary quarters for some offices. He estimates that eabeee the ditor’s offices together, wi facilitate transaction of ness and will enable them to their vaults, undamaged by the J. A. Larson, city commissioner, (Continued on page three) hrell