The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper SSTABLISHED 1878 Secretary Mellon | Foes of Cooperative Marketing Denounced _Seeks 7th Divorce _{/ TWO WOMEN AMONG WKELVIE CLAIMS OPPONENTS AREN'T . OPERATING IN OPEN Grain Member of Farm Board Outlines Four Principles Needed for Success STOCKHOLDERS HEAR TALK ‘Do Not Speculate’ and ‘Be Jeal- ous of Your Credit’ Among Recommendations Omaha, Neb. May 5.—(P)—In the absence of Samuel R. McKelvie, grain member of the Federal Farm board, C. B. Stewart of Lincoln, Neb., pres- ident of the Farmers’ West Central Grain company, Tuesday read be- fore esiecrer rig ann pica on fe speech pre} for delivery by - Kelvie, in which he. denounced op- ponents of cooperative grain market- ME, xelvie, scheduled to deliver the address, failed to arrive in Omaha ia time for the meeting. Stockholders ot the company, which in its first year of existence handled approximately 8,000,000 bushels of grein, heard McKelvie’s outl'ne of four principles by which, he wrote, cooperatives might peli to success despite ition. ley were: mi cuneaspariall of the continued tronage of the grower. Pa—Do not pay out profits until sufficient reserves have been estab- lished to insure against unavoidable losses that inevitably occur in every line of business. “3—Do not speculate. When you buy cash grain, hedge it as soon as possible: That is what your private competitor does. “4 De jealous of your credit. Only a few people know how to use easy credit and thousands have failed from (Continued on page six) LINTON ELEVATOR PROPRIETOR DIES E. C. Kruger, 46, Stricken Mon- day While at Work; Leaves Five Children (Tribune Special Service) Linton, N. D., May 5—E. C. Kru- mi years, died Monday while working in his eleva- tor. Kruger, who had been in ill health for some time, was conversing with his assistant William Lipp, when he collapsed. Lipp called a docter, but Kruger was dead by the time he ar- ved. " Kruger was a member of the Elks’ club and the Knights of Pythias, be- ing affiliated with the Bismarck ‘Ss. eaieaes his widow and five chil- dren, Marie, the oldest who will grad- uate from the St. Alexius hospital in Bismarck next week; Dorthy, who will be graduated from Linton high schoo! in June; Edward, a student in Linton high school; Hazel and Levering. He also leaves a brother, Ernest Kruger, Milwaukee, Wis. Funeral arrangements are being held up pending the arrival of the brother from Milwaukee, but services are set tentatively for Wednesday in the Kruger home. Burial will be made in the Linton cemetery. Continued Trade in Wheat Futures Urged Winnipeg, Man., May 5.—(?)—The | 483 innipes, Free Press publishes a dispatch Ottawa saying Sir Josiah Stamp’s royal grain commission recommended in its report that trading in wheat futures be continued. The commission, which closed its investigation a week ago, advised fu- ture trading was a necessity and pro- posed a measure of control over ex- operations, the dispatch said. Pavers Set to Pour Concrete at Fargo ——— 6 Prince Michael Said Completely Recovered) ucharest, Rumania, May 5.—(P}— be Prince Michael was described THE BISMARCK TRIB BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1931 The Weather Generally fair, not so cold Tuesday night; warmer Wednesday, PRICE FIVE CENTS L ‘Ten times a bride, three times a wid- ow and six times divorced, Mrs. Caro- line McDonald-Walters-Bronson-Bur- gess - Chavallier-Garden-White-Luigi- Hatfield-Willis, above, wealthy oil woman of Alexandria, La., is now con- templating a seventh divorce J. W. Willis, her tenth husband, with whom she has just parted. “In the winter, he said it was too cold to work and in the summer he said it was too hot,” she says. ND. MEN 10 FIGHT TRANSIT PENALTIES ON TERMINAL GRAIN Shippers of 15 Western Rail- ways to Clash Over Car- riers’ Injunction Grand Forks, N. D., May 5.—(?)}— ‘The fight for removal of the transit penalty c.. grain at the Grand Forks terminal will be renewed in Chicago ‘Wednesday when attorneys for North Dakota shipping interests and 15 western railways clash over the car- riers’ injunction to prevent the gen- eral grain rate order going into ef- fect June 1. Judge H. A. Bronson, attorney for the North Dakota Mill and Elevator association and the North Dakota terminal exchange, will file a peti- tion : sking permission to intervene in the suit on behalf of the Grand Forks terminal and the mill. He has ed arguments to be presented three federal judges who will sit. Discrimination already found by the commerce commission to exist in the application of transit privileges by the railroads will be the basis of Judge Bronson’s argument. T. A. Durrant, traffic manager for the Grand Forks Terminal exchange, and N. E. Williams, Fargo traffic commissioner, planned to go to Bis- marck Tuesday to confer with the North Dakota railroad commission re- garding the latter's participation in JOHN ZUGER NAMED 1S VALEDICTORIAN Eula Cameron Will be Salutato- rian of High School Gradu- ating Class prepare to the John Zuger, son of Mr. and Mrs. viras |the University of North Alfred Zuger of Bismarck, will be valedictorian of the 1931 graduating class of Bismarck high school, W. H. Payne, principal, announced Tues- ES has averaged a grade of 95.58 over a four-year Eula Cameron, daugnter of Mr. and Mrs, Scott Cameron, will be salu- tatorian with an average of 92.93. Both Zuger and Miss Cameron have been active in extra-curricula activi-| marck and ties, Payne said. Zuger is manager of the high school annual, “Prairie Breezes,” and has taken an active in- terest in other student affairs. Miss Cameron has been prominent in high school dramatic and literary circles. Both are 17 years old and have an- nounced their intentions of entering Dakota nex’ fall. THIS YEAR WINNERS OF PULITZER PRIZES Susan Glaspell and Margaret Ayer Barnes Receive Play and Novel Awards FROST WINS POETRY HONOR Kansas City, New York, Nebras- ka and Baltimore Newspaper Men Honored New York, May 5.—(#)—Two wom- en have been awarded the Pulitzer prizes for the best play and novel of 1931, The Atlante Constitution was awarded the prize for che most disin- terested and meritorious public serv- ice rendered by an American news- Paper during the year. Awards to persons were: Best American Play — “Allison’s| House,” by Susan Glaspell. Best American Novel — “Years of Grace,” by Margaret Ayer Barnes. Best Verse—“Collected Poems of Robert Frost,” by Robert Frost. Best American Biography—‘:Charles W. Eliot,” by Henry James. Best History—“The Coming of War, 1914,” by Bernadotte E. Schmitt. Best Reporter's Work—A. B. Mac- donald, Kansas City. Mo. Star, for solving a murder in Amarillo, Texas. Foreign Correspondence Award— H. R. Knickerbocker, of New York Evening Post and Philadelphia Public Ledger, for articles on Soviet Russia's five-year plan. Best Editorial—Charles 8. Ryck- man, of the Fremont, Neb., Tribune, for his editorial, “The Gentleman From Nebraska,” dealing wita Sen- ator George W. Norris’ policies. Best Cartoon — Edmund Dutfy of the Baltimore Sun for his drawing entitled, “An Old Struggle Still Going On,” Depicting the Russian problem with the church. Music Study Award—Elliott Griffis, New York. Art Study Award—Samuel Klein, ‘New York. European Travel Scholarships (awarded to graduates of the Colum-j bia School of Journalism)—Frederick D. Sink, Zanesville, Ohio; David A. Davidson, New York; and Winston Phelps, New York. Most of the individual awards un- der the terms of Joseph Pulitze:’s will entitle each winner to $1,000. ‘The history award is for $2,000. The Traveling Scholarships for Mu- sic, Art and Journalism, are for $1,800 while the winners of the best editorial and cartooon prize e®ch receive $500. ‘The newspaper prize 1s a gold medal vauled at $500. Susan Glaspell, winner of the play award, is a native of Davenport, ‘Towa; is a former newspaper woman. She is married to Norman Matson, novelist and playwright, and makes her home at Truto, Mass. Margaret Ayer Barnes, winning Novelist is from Chicago and is the wife of Cecil Barnes, a lawyer She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr and took up writing while recovering frem in- juries sustained in an automobile ac- cident. ‘The award to the Atlanta Constitu tion was based on the fact the con stitution conducted a successful ex- posure of municipal graft, with con- sequent convictions. Bismarck-Dickinson In Best-Cities List Bismarck and Dickinson, N. D., are among the best business cities in the United States at the present time in the opinion of Roger W. Babson, noted economist. Babson issues each month a map showing relative business conditions throughout the country and in his estimate, issued May 1, rates Bis- Dickinson as among the eight best business cities in the United States at the present time. Others are Lead, 8. D.; Yakima, Wash.; Jackson, Mich.; Columbia, 8. C.; Newport News, Va.; and New- ark, N. J. ‘The near northwest, comprising the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa are listed as among the best business territories in the country on the date given. Arrest of Count Felix Von Luckner Dallas, Tex. May 5—(P)—A ride two policemen gave Count Felix Von Luckner, German naval officer, was under investigation za|By Mistake in Dallas Investigated | the Kuriles. On Flight Across Pacific Nemuro, Japan, May 5.—(?)—Seiji Yoshihara, Japan’s foremost birdman, poised here Tuesday in preparation for the third leg of his good will flight to the United States around the bleak and barren rim of the north Pacific. With 665 miles of his 6,268- mile journey behind, he refueled his light seaplane in anticipation of slash- ing another 272 miles from the thou- sands still remaining. His next sched- uled stop is Tokotan, Urup island, in The flier expects to de- liver to President Hoover at Wash- ington good will messages froin Pre- SEIJI YOSHIHARA mier Wakatsuki of Japan and other Prominent Japanese, including Seiji Noma, magazine publisher and prin- cipal backer of the flight. Flayed OUTRIGHT REPEAL OF {8TH AMENDMENT IS GOAL OF CRUSADERS | President of Organization Says Repeal Would Not Bring ! Saloons Back Washington, May 5.—(?)—Outright repeal of the 18th amendment was annouced Tuesday as the goal of the Crusaders, an anti-prohibition organ- ization of young men. This objective was made known by j Julian Codman, national commander, who denied repeal would result in re- turn of the saloon. “In the days before the passage of the 18th amendment,” Codman said, “many more than §0 per cent of the licensed saloons, and especially those of the lower type, were either owned or controlled by the brewing interests and used as an outlet for their prod- ucts, “In many cases, the brewers sctual- ly owned the premises, paid for the licenses, and secured themselves by a chattel mortgage on the furniture and fixtures. “This whole system has been done away with by 11 years of prohibition. “The capital involved has either been lost or has been transferred to other gainful ends. To re-establish this system even under the most fa- vorable conditions would take years and a great deal of capital.” Codman added that the country’s “drys” would be joined by “the offi- cial wet organizations” in opposing return of the saloon. ‘The organization recommended that the governor of each state ask authority from his legislature to ap- point a special commission to study liquor regulation systems and to re- “as to what would be in their opinion the best form of regulation or prohibition to be established by each state” in event of repeal. ——<—— ee, Best Man Fined as Friends Are Wed ° | ‘ the ring to the wedding, and it cost him $25. Charles R. Wood, former Wash- ington university athlete, now a student at the University of Flier Set To Rescue Marooned Explorer it , Greenland, May 5.— Small Margin Deals by Financier M. A. Traylor, Chicago, Says Too Many Poor Persons Speculate on Markets ‘Washington, May 5.—()—Abolition of floor trading, prohibition of mar- ginal transactions for less than $10,- 00 and elimination of the “daily statement,” with its attendant daily call money rates were suggested to the International Chamber of Com- merce congress Tuesday by Melvin A. Traylor, Chicago. The convention also heard its first discussion of the effects of war debts in the economic crisis, This was brought up by Sir Alan G. Anderson, director of the Bank of England, and Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist. Traylor, president of the First Na- tional bank of Chicago, demanded a new business leadership which will take into account the “element of human conduct in economic affairs.” He said the human element, in- fluenced by “ambition, cupidity, and greed,” had failed utterly in the present crisis and the responsibility must rest with leaders. Government cooperation is impera- tive but leadership must come from business, he said, in warning against government ownership, operation and price regulation. Anderson, discussing a warning against palcing the burden of inter- national settlements on gold, asked if it would not be better to cancel such obligations. He said Great Britain, the largest war creditor, canceled a “great sur- Plus of debts owing her and the deb- tor nations would ... vote for an ex- tension of this policy, but the creditor finds it hard to accept as impartial the advice of the debtor to forgive him what he owes.” Alberto Pirelli also touched upon war debts, saying (Continned on page Six) JURY HARD 10 GET IN KIRKLAND TRIAL 107th Prospective Juror Is Ques- tioned as Trial Reopens Tuesday Morning Valparaiso, Ind., May 5.—(%)}—Not since the murder trial four years ago of Frank McErlane, known as Chi- cago’s toughest gangster, has there been the difficulty in selecting a Por- ter county jury as in this second fight | id. for life of Virgil Kirklan The 107th prospective juror was questioned at the opening of court ‘Tu jesday. A second pamphlet on the first Kirkland trial made its way into the court room Tuesday, written by Dr. Orlando F. Scott, head of the medical defense. father of Arlene, that as soon as he learns the authors of the anonymous inside story of the Kirkland case, is- sued last week, he will bring civil suit for damages. Nebraskan Placed On Reserve Board Washington, May 5.—()—President appointed W. W. MAYOR IS REMOVED FOR SELLING EGGS UNDER MART PRICE Winona, Minn., Executive-Elect Violated Corrupt Practices Measure SPECIAL ELECTION ORDERED Mat Wagner, Who Sold Eggs at One Cent a Dozen, Spent Too Much Money Winona, Minn., May 5.—(#)—Be- cause he distributed eggs for one cent @ dozen in his campaign when the market price was 16 cents wholesale, Mat Wagner, local mayor-elect, Tues- day was ordered removed from office by District Judge F. W. Senn, Waseca. The specific charge was violation of the state corrupt practices act. Judge Senn, in his decision, as- serted election of Wagner was cor- rupt, illegal, null and void, and that he is not entitled to hold office. The decision followed filing of a petition by 71 Winona voters asking Wagner's election be set aside. Judge Senn declared a vacancy in the office, to be filled by a special election. ‘The court also found that Wagner's expenditures exceeded the amount set by law, or one-third of his salary, which is $500 per year. A stay of judgment for 10 days was granted. Wagner indicated he will issue a statement later as to whether he will appeal. Wagner is defendant in two civil suits, one for $16,000 and the other for $5,000. Wise Norton, fire chief, filed the 1 $16,000 suit while the other was in- stituted by William Kalewski Jr., member of the school board. Charges in both are based on Wag- ner’s statements concerning them in the “Buzz Saw,” campaign circular of Wagner. Last Friday Mayor Wagner suspend- ed four water board commissioners, two members of the fire and police board, and Galewski. He charged all with neglect of duty and misconduct in office. FARGO, LARIMORE IN DEBATE FINAL Washburn and Rugby Are De- feated in State Semi-Finals Monday Evening Fargo, N. D., May 5.—()—Fargo’s high school debating team defeated Washburn high school’s girl trio here Monday night for the right to enter the Grand Forks finals of the inter- scholastic conference May 21 and 22. Fargo upheld the affirmative of the question: “Resolved, that chain stores are detrimental to the best interests of the American public.” The Fargo team included Antoin- ette Birch, Robert Snuff, and Frieda Panimon. ‘Washburn’s team had Thelma Die- sen, Francisco Starbuck, and Ruth Schulz. Larimore high school’s debate team continued its drive for its fifth con- secutive state championship by de- feating Rugby at Larimore Monday night. Larimore will meet Fargo high for the state title and the Grand Forks Herald cup at the University of North Dakota May 23. Family Stricken By Poisoned Food Concepion, Tarlac Province, P. L, May 5.—(?)—Three more members of the prominent Dizon family died Tuesday, bringing to six the aumber who have succumbed from the effects of eating food accidentally poisoned. Five others hovered between life and death. A member of the family sprinkled poison in the food, mistaking it for baking powder. Many chickens and pigs died after eating the poisoned food when it was thrown aside. 2 Is Betrothed i { | | | PRINCESS ILEANA PRINCESS ILEANA OF RUMANIA WILL MARRY ARCHDUKE Her Engagement to Anton De Bourbon Is Announced in Castle in Germany Bucharest, Rumania, May 5.—(?)}— Princess Ileana, 22-year-old daughter of Queen Mother Marie, is betroth- ed to Archduke Anton De Bourbon, nephew of the late Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary. The engagement ceremony was held in the castle of Umrich near Freiburg, Germany. Those attending included Queen Marie, the Grand Duke Cyril and Princess Thyra of; Russia, and the Prince and Princess of Hohenzoitern. Princess Deana’s name has been linked with many a member of Eur- opean royalty, including the Prince of Wales, King Boris of Bulgaria, and Crown Prince Humbert of Italy. These | Tumors were put to rest in January, i 1930, when it was announced she would wed Count Alexander of Hoch-j berg, son of the Prince of Piess. | sequently, the engagement was can-/ celed under unexplained circum- stances. Accompanied by Queen Marie, she; visited the United States in 1926 and was well received. She dined at the white house, attended a dance at! West Point, and narrowly escaped | injury in an automobile accident near Chicago. She sailed for home with her heart intact. Archduke Anton is 30 years old and an aviator of note. When the Aus- tro-Hungarian monarchy fell after the war, ne went to Spain with the royal family and became an engineer. Having bought a plane from his sav- ings, he was awarded a prize by Aus- trian authorities last July as the first flier to touch Vienna in a round- Europe flight. Hi He is the son of late Archduke Sal- | anere and Princess Blanche of Bour- The marriage is scheduled for June. ITALIAN WILL FACE MURDER TRIAL AGAIN Man Smuggied Into U. S. by Freighter Crew Faces Charge 11 Years Old New York, May 5.—(?)—An Italian who paid $600 to be smuggled into the | United States after serving five years in an Italian prison for a double mur- der in New York in 1920, Tuesday was back in jail for the same crime. He was rearrested shortly after paying @ jfreighter crew for bringing him \ashore in a packing case. | In 1920, after two girl bystanders | had been killed in a gun quel in which police said he took part, James Pappapassio, 36, fled to Italy. New York detectives followed hin and caused his arrest there. Italian of- ficials refused to release him to the Americans, but instead gave him a trial in Italy and sentenced him te nine years in prison . wharf tried soon for the 11-year-old raurder, Police said. New Mechanical Eye Which Sees Two Miles Through Average Fog Described Dayton, Ohio, May 5.—(P)}—A new mechanical eye which sees two miles through average fog was ptimistic SAYS DEPRESSION | WILLBE OVERCOME AS IN PAST GASES Breaks Silence of Two Years to Give Address Before Bank- ers’ Meeting BUYING POWER IMPORTAN) Says World Is Passing Through One of Most Extensive De- pressions Known Washington, May 5.—()—Secre- tary Mellon said Tuesday that the solution to the present economic dis- tress would be found in individual initiative and not by “surrendering the management of business and in- dustry to the government or to any board or group of men.” Breaking a two-year silence during which he has not discussed publicly the world wide depression, the veter- an treasury secretary emphasized that purchasing power was an all- important factor and that power “in- sofar as America is concerned, is de- Pendent to a great extent upon the standard of living which obtains in this country.” Mr. Mcllon addressed a luncheon given foreign bankers attending the International Chamber of Commerce by the American Bankers’ Associa- tion. He told them that each nation must be allowed to work out its own way its solution to the economic problem. “The troubles which all of us face at this time cannot be cured by any quick and easy method, or at some one else's expense, and it is well to face the fact,” he said. Depression Is Extensive “The world is passing through one of the most extensive depressions it has ever known. In practically all countries we have had falling prices, unemployment, decreased consump- tion, difficult problems of government finance and, in some countries, polit- ical revolutions. “One must not underestimate the seriousness of the present situation, and yet, we must not lose our sense of perspective. for we know that the present crisis is not unprecedented but that on the contrary the world is going through one of those transition Stages which come from time to time and entail drastic and far reaching economic readjustments.” Mr. Mellon said that solutions which some times appear ideal cannot always be put into effect for various reasons. “One is that in each country gov- ernments must deal primarily with the facts of their own case and are free to act only within the bounds imposed by national traditions, economic organization, and the lim- ited understanding that exists in every country of other peoples’ prob- (Continned on page Six) THREE MEN FACE EXTORTION COUNT Louis Simonitch, Wahpeton, and Two Minneapolis Men Held in Breckenridge Breckenridge, Minn., May 5.—(P)— Charged with attempted extortion, Louis Simonitch, Wahpeton, and Leo Landerberger and Charles Russell, both of Minneapolis, were free on bears of $1,000 each Tuesday follow- i ing arraignment on complaint of H. ; J. Melby, farmer near Foxhome. Simonitch furnished an additional $500 bond for a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Melby, in his complaint, said the three men came to his home at Fox- home Sunday and accused him of hi- jacking a load of liquor last Wednes- day. They further accused him, he said, of taking $300 in cash and al- cohol from the car. * They threatened him with a “ride” if he did not pay, Melby asserts. He said they posed as officers and said be moun get, Une vents: ie ae ry. Sheriff James Fitzgerald, Brecken- ridge, arrived at the Melby farm home in answer to a call while the three were there. Simonitch is alleged to have had a revolver. 7 The three will be given a hearing Wednesday before Justice Robert Nelson here. New Edition of Tribune Offered Carrying