The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1931, Page 7

TOWNLEY PLATFORM ASKS. MORATORIUM INPAYING INTEREST Former North Dakota Spell- binder Advances Proposal in Minnesota Address ‘Demand that a moratorium on in- terest payments be declared to last for three years is one of the principal planks upon which A. C. Tuwnely, famed as the organizer of the Non- partisan League, is attempting to build up @ new political organization, oe information received ere. ‘Townley was eliminated as a factor in the affairs of the League when he left it after the recall election of 1921 and an attempted come-back at the state convention of that organization in 1930 failed. Townley's latest suggestion, as re- Daily Sentinel, follows: tion can’t live and continue to pay tribute, in the form of interest to the big boys, and the rules of the game have got to be changed. Loaded with a burden of nine billion dollars a year in interest alone, and with people starving in a land of plenty, the only remedy is repeal of the man-made interest law. The people shou!d rise and insist that congress declare a moratorium to stop the payment of all interest for a period of three years, and to stop the interest paid on wa- tered stock for good. “Until this is done and the nation is given a chance to reorganize under some new system, there will be no re- lief but matters will only become worse. The present interest law is robbing 90 per cent of the Popula- tion.” The meeting, which was held at Madelia, Minn., was said by the Min- nesota newspaper to have attracted s0 many persons that the Odd Fellows hall was filled to capacity. Some folks were forced to sit on the floor and there were as many standing as sitting, according to this account. It also seems that Townley retains the knack of rousing interest by at- tacking the intelligence of his hear- ers, a trick which he employed con- stantly while campaigning in North Dakota. For example, he is quoted as telling his audience at Madelia: “The farmers haye paid this huge amount (of interest) without knowing it. They have not used. their brains. “The farmers have just as much brains as anyone else. An investiga- tion was made some time ago of the brains of a farmer, a business man, a lawyer and a doctor. It was found that the farmer's brain was in the best shape. It had never been used.” Finishing his address, Townley asked for money to finance his work in “carrying the message” to other localities. “I have told you that you haven't got any money,” he is quoted as saying, “so it won’t make me feel bad if you can’t give anything.” Two Ohio Girls Shot Down Mysteriously. Cleveland, May 5.—(#)—Two girls were shot down on streets under mys- terious circumstances Monday night and early Tuesday. Police believed both girls, shot without warning, might have been victims of the same assailant. Louise Gaudig, 17, Johnstown, Pa., was shot in the head as she and a cousin, Olive Desmond, left a party to purchase food. A short time before Geraldine Marko, 20, Cleveland, was wounded in the neck by one of two men who drove up in an automobile as she was walking home from a church meeting. Miss Gaudig had a fractured skull ‘and was in a serious condition. Philadelphia, Girl Found in New York) 2. °° New York, May 5.—(#)—The two- weeks search for Doris Loulse Demp- sey, 15-year-old daughter of & wealthy lumberman of York, Pa., ended in a top-floor furnished room Tuesday. She gave police no explanation ex- cept that she was “not getting along so well at home.” Of the little money she brought with her to New York she had only 34 cents left, and she appeared hungry and tired. A girl with whom she had been liv- ing in New York and two young men were held for questioning by police, but no charges were preferred against them. The girl was found, Snpey: just at a time when she had decided to go back home of her own accord. Reno Casts Votes In Mayor Election Reno, pclae May 5.—(?)—Mayor E. E. Roberts, head of the city gov- ernment the last eight years, rested upon a platform of liberalism as the voters passed Tuesday upon his plea for reelection. With his opponents, Milburn R. Gregory, @ war veteran and real estate dealer, and Howard 8. Doyle,.president of the Reno chamber both claiming victory, To Unveil Plaque in _ Honor of Whitman New York, May 5.—(#)—A plaque will be unveiled in Brooklyn. _May 31 eT GUNN = ‘H. R. Knickerbocker, of the New York Evening Post and the Philadel- phia Public Ledger, won the foreign correspondence award for articles on Edmund Duffy, of the Baltimore Soviet Russia's five-year plan. Bruce Murphy Plans To Open Office Here| > Bruce ;¢ Murphy, gon of RB. Murphy of the state board of administration, ‘Tuesday an accounting office in within the next day or two. He is a certified public accountant. Murphy graduated from the school of commerce at the University of North Dakota in 1929 and from the law school of Yale University in 1930. He recently has been employed by Price, Waterhouse and company, Chi- cago accountants. Says Mother-in-Law Witchcraft Devotee Milwaukee, May 5.—(?)—Lee Park- | er, 20,’'Tuesday asked fora divorte’ from his wife, Marie, 19. Lee in his Petition states most of the trouble in his married life has beep caused by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sabina Sher- man, whom he describes as a devotee of Nagata Mrs. Shi he ‘says, interfered with his ‘domesticity constantly and told her daughter she would marry a “worthless husband.” Marie, the hus: band says, was convinced her moth- er’s power of sorcery was genuine. Casselton Girl Is Meningitis Victim Fargo, May 5.—(P)—The second victim of spinal meningitis in little Marian Goodrich, 25 after a week's illness. ‘The victims were two of cases reported to the Fargo health department since April 1. ‘The third person, Harry, year-old son of Mr, and Mfs. ar Fargo, is showing improve- nient, Valley City Chosen For Y. M.C. A. Meeting Fargo, May 5.—(?)—Valley City State Teachers college will be host to the 1932 convention of M. C. A. W. C. A. orcanizations, it was announced at the completion of the annual conference which closed Sun-.| Gay following «four-day program | conducted by the college leaders at the North Dakota Agriculturgl col- lege. About 150 out-of-town delegates were in attendance from the college ere, the University of North Dakota, the Ellendale Nermal.and Industrial school and the State Teachers col- leges at Valley City, Minot, Mayville, and Dickinson. announced that he will open Bismarck | * Charles 8. Ryckman, of the Fre- mont, Neb. Tribune, won the best editorial prize for-his editorial, “The Gentleman from Nebraska,” dealing with Senator George W. Norris’ po- - FLBE-FROM SWAMPS) Pair Linked With at Least Three Bank Robberies Escape From Posse Fergus Falls, Minn., May 5—(P)}— Evading bloodhounds and @ posse of nearly 300 persons, several armed with machine guns, two gunmen linked with at least three bank rob- beries in Minnesota, apparently had escaped from the swamps and woods in the vicinity of Woodside, Otter Tail county, Tuesday after 72-hour man hunt. The bandits, identified as Hiliary Henderson, known as “Two-Gun Hen- derson,” and Clarence Campbell, fled into the swampland after leading of- ficers of Todd and Otter Tail coun- ties an exciting chase for several miles. Lat\: the sheriff of Wadena county and bankers, farmers and business. men of the surrounding territory participated in the seerch. The gunmen are wanted on charges of robbing banks at Judson, Meriden and Hewitt. ‘The latter bank was robbed Saturday of between $2,000 and $3,000 by two men who forced {two employes and two customers to Sun, won the best cartoon award for his drawing entitled “An old Struggle Still Going On,” depicting the Rus- sian problem with the church. Blood Transfusion | In Vain for Child | Chicago, May 5—(#)—The blood transfusion Mrs. Mary Mellas recently underwent to save her five-year-old daughter, Florence, from death, a few hours before Mrs. Mellas became the mother of another daughter, was in vain. Florence died Monday. ‘The child had been suffering from a throat disorder following an attack of scarlet fever, and because of the nature of her ill- ness her mother could not return to the hospital where the girl was, after the transfusion. The child's physician expressed the opinion that grief over the fact that she could not see her mother caused her death. Woman Escapes from Idaho Penitentiary Boise, Idaho, May 5.—()}—Mrs. Lyda Southard, serving from 10 years to life imprisonment for the fatal poisoning of her fourth husband, es- caped over a wall of the Idaho pen- itentiary late Monday night. Her three other husbands died mys- teriously. Warden R. E. Thomas said it ap- peared the woman was picked up by an automobile on a nearby mountain Newspaper Observes 100th Anniversary Detroit, May 5.—()}—The Detroit Free Press, 100 years old Tuesday, was celebrating its centennial anni- versary. ‘The Free Press is one of the historic newspaper institutions of America, beginning as it did before the state of Michigan had been admitted to the union. Its first campaign was to gain statehood for the territory it repre- sented. ‘When the Free Press began, Andrew Jackson was president of the United States. Detroit, now the fourth Amer- ican city, had a population of 2,500 and was little more than a fur trad- ing post, dropped into a wilderness along the Detuoit river. Astors Celebrate Silver Anniversary Buckinghamshire, England, May 5.—(?)—Lord Astor and Lady Astor, American-born and the first woman to.be elected for parliament, Monday looked back on a happy and full 25 -years of married life. ‘They observed their silver wedding anniversary Sunday at their country home, Cliveden, alone and without ostentation. She is the former Nancy Les-| Witcher Langhorne of Greenwood, Va,, and this is her second marriage. Salt Lake City Man Faces Murder Count lie on the floor and escaped after locking them in the vault. A heavy all-night.rain drove many of the officers and possemen to cover Monday night, but the bandits were believed to have escaped to a nearby highway and succeeded in getting @ | “lift” from a motorist, in the opin- ion of Sheriff 8. H. Adams, of Long Prairie. Snow and Cold Hit North Dakota Points Rain and snow fell in various sec- tions of North Dakota Tuesday at temperatures took a decided drop. During the night freezing weather occurred throughout the state, with the mercury ranging from 20 to 28 Gegrees above zero. At Devils Lake .56 inches of snow fell, while Jamestown reported .19 and Fargo .08. Larimore received the heaviest rainfall with .75 inches pre- cipitation. ‘Fessenden reported .06 linches rain, Napoleon 52, Devils Lake .56, Bismarck .39, Carrington .05, Wishek .05; Pembina .03, and traces of rain were received in Amenia, Ellen- dale, Oakes and Hankinson. At Beach the temperature during the last 24 hours dropped from 15 degrees to 20 above zero, while Han- kinson reported a drop from 79 to 29 above, ‘Commons Will Debate On Snowden Tax Plan London, May 5.—(#)—Debate on Chancellor Philip Snowden’s land tax resolution will be resumed in the house of commons Wednesday. Further explanation of his scheme is looked for at that time although Parade Stopped yar hihi a atencenlls, May 8.—(?)—Po- lice and a heavy shower ended the yearly pajama parade of male University of Minnesota students Monday. night. from excited Answering calls sorority girls who said “the stu- dents are on @ regular rampage,” 12 police cars carried 24 officers who found several hundred youths rallying for the expedition that annually heralds early May on the campus. Nothing Happened until one group charged a sorority house and upset porch furniture. Po- lice weré waiting and fists flew. One policeman shouted “On your way” and the student retort was “Tell it to the grand jury.” The jury is investigating alleged Police protection of crime and vice here. Then came the rain and the paraders hurried home. Shafer Refuses To Return Man ToS. D. Governor George F. Shafer Tues- day denied a South Dakota requisi- tion for the return of C. J. Collins, Aberdeen, on a charge of removing Prag e ioag Property from that state to North Dakota. Collins was arrested at Jamestown and resisted extradition. A hearing was held before the governor, Collins claiming that the South Dakota sta- tutes permitted him to take the Property trom the state for a period of 30 days. He was arrested two weeks after he left South Dakota. BIG TURES TO VISIT Istanbul, Turkey, May 5.—-(?)—A bunch of big Turks intends to visit the United States. The Fat Men's club, 150 strong, is going abroad, some of them weigh over 300; none der 200. its full import may not be known un- til the bill is published. An annual levy of a penny per pound or land j Valuation is proposed. ‘The calmness with which conserva- jtive members received the chancel- \ lor’s formal motion Monday is regard- ed by some laborite ministers as in- dicating that opposition to its passage will not be so strenuous as supposed, Invitation to Wheat Meeting Is Accepted Washington, May 5.—(#)—The state department Monday instructed the American legation at Ottawa to ac- cept formally on behalf of the United States Canada’s invitation for offi- cial participation in the international wheat conference at London May 19. The American delegates will be Sam R. McKelvie, of the Farm board, former governor of Nebraska; Nils A. Olsen, chief of the bureau of agricul- tural economics of the de] it of j agriculture; and technical delegate, A. E. Taylor, director of the food re- search institute, Leland Stanford university. WELSH CLAIM HONORS Londan, May 5.—(?)—Speaking of America |, what about the Welsh? Such in effect, asks Megan Lloyd George. In a radio speech she referred to a legend that Prince Madoc of the Wales sailed westward 300 years before Columbus and found some land. She added: “It is certainly true that many hun- dreds of thousands of Welshmen have discovered America sinc This sketch was made from an actual photograph When good barns topple over You'll appreciate the value of a windstorm policy when your barn or house is torn apart by a driving gale. Too many people are ob- liged to wish they had in- surance” after it is too late. This agency of the Hartford Fire Insur- ance company will see that you are protected against windstorm losses.‘ Call, write or phone today. TITAN ACTIVITY URGED BY KIWANIS Active Participation of All in Community, State, National Affairs Favored Miami, Fla, May 5—(#)—The ac- tive participation of all citizens in North Dakota in community, state and national affairs was urged here Tuesday at the sessions of the 15th annual convention of Kiwanis Inter- national, which outlined ways to deal with major social problems of the present day. Upholding constituted authority, citizenship and chatacter training, promotion of traffic safety, the dis- Charge of jury duty, and education for international good-will, were sub- mitted in a report by Guy Guernsey, | Chicago, chairman of the U. 8. com- mittee on public affairs, as vital work | in a service program for all Kiwanis | clubs. Men on the committee for public | affairs in the Minnesota-Dakotas Ki- | wanis district who will help promote these proposals are: W. H. Scott, Ortonville, Minn. chairman; John Dicks, Carrington, N. D.; W. R. Dan- Loded Mitchell, 8. George Egan, , 8. D.; John Sangstad, Crook- Livy Minn. 13 ‘and Del Dalverson, Min- | neapolis. A get-together banquet for all Ki- wanians from the Minnesota-Dakotas district will be held in Miami Tuesday night. This is one of the major so- cial events of the year and will be attended by visitors and guests from all parts of the U. S. and Canada. Dr. James G. Follett, Watertown, governor of the Minnesota-Da- otas Kiwanis district, is toastmaster for the occasion. A reception for Raymcnd M. Crossman, Omaha, in- ternational president, also will be held tonight. There are 1,876 Kiwanis clubs am w. secretary, in his annual report. Ki- the U. & and Canada, stated Fred C. auipioes of the North Dakota Parker, international | Baloon league. ‘Leaving here Monday wanis was founded in Detroit in 1915] Valley City where he gave and became and international organi- ae nAr Sear aneecis tte ae | continue his ‘through e. zation early in 1917. Canadian Gives 1st Of N. D. Addresses| Fargo, May 5.—(#)—Bedlam would reign in the United States if with its present legal and judicial system it would adopt the Canadian liquor laws, Ben H. Spence, former Toronto newspaperman, told an audience in the First Baptist church here Sunday. ‘The talk was one of three he de- age in Fargo Sunday arid opened speaking tour for Mr. Spence through North Dakota under the Quick, Sure Relief BILIOUSNESS SLUGGISHNESS CONSTIPATION Take one tonight Make tomorrow | | BRIGHTS tour the Three tires today for the ES oot one in 1926—$14.95, in 1926—$4.95 today —| 29x4.40 G. & J. Stalwars and a better tire. 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