The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 11, 1931, Page 1

¥ i eR - North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1931 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Fair Monday night and Tuesday. Rising temperature Tuesday. PRICE FIVE CENTS Bismarck Gets Airmail Service Spain MOBS PROTESTING AGAINST REPUBLIC DESTROY CHURCHES Monarchists and Communists Blamed for Trouble by Re- publican Leaders 10 STRUCTURES BURNED Regular Army Infantry and Cavalry Set Up Armed Camp in City of Madrid Madrid, May 11—(7)—Defiant of every effort to restore order, mobs surged through the streets of Madrid Monday burning four Catholic in- stitutions and attacking numerous others in anti-church demonstrations. ‘The republican government, which blamed the rioting on the extreme lefts or communists, declared martial law and announced it would main- tain the republic by force if neces- sary. * Shortly before 4 p. m., regular army infantry and cavalry marched into the streets and began taking over the work of the civil guards. Despite this show of force, with its threat of open street warfare, the mobs continued their attack on Catholic institutions. ‘The rioting, which began Sunday in anti-monarchial demonstrations re- sulting in the loss of two lives, de- veloped into anti-church demonstra- tions early Monday morning. ‘The Jesuit headquarters were first attacked and burned, then the mob turned its attention to a church ad- joining the headquarters and this also was burned. i aumecenass: ‘Surges From there the mob surged to the! Carmelite monastery in the Plaza Espana, near the former royal palace. Here the same procedure was followed, gasoline being poured on woodwork and fire applied. All the monks| escaped. ee After the monastery had been fired, the rioters moved on to the Jesuit seminary in the center of Madrid. Gasoline again was poured on the woodwork, torches were put to the structure and the seminary, @ college for priests, soon was @ mass of flames. By ‘his time other mobs were at- tacking numerous Catholic institu- tions, hurling stones and brickbats and wielding iron bars to break doors and windows. ‘While firemen were pouring water (Continued on page three) CHICAGO PUBLISHER SUCCUMBS SUNDAY Walter A. Strong, 47-Year-Old Head of Daily News, Dies Unexpectedly Chi May 11.—(#)—Stricken with best disease, Walter A. Strong, 41-year-old publisher of the Chicago Daily News, died unexpectedly Sun- day, shortly after playing a round of golf with his son, John. Death oc- curred in his home in Suburban Win- netka, while he was preparing to join the members of his family at dinner. He appeared in the best of health but his son, Walter Jr., said he com- plained of being tired on his arrival ae Saturday night, and retired early. The funeral will be held Wednes- day. ‘Messages of condolences came pour- ing in, including one to Mrs. Strong from President Hoover. “I am deeply shocked to learn of the passing of Mr, Strong,” the presi- Gent wired. “He was so fine an Amer- ican, so staunch in every righteous cause that his loss is a loss to all our people. Mrs, Hoover joins me in the expression of our greatest sympathy and our prayers that strength may come to you.” Mr. Strong’s rise to the head of the Daily News organization was both steady and rapid. He began his career selling newspapers for the News, which was founded by Victor Lawson -and Melville E, Stone. 42 Traffic Violators Are Fined Since May 1 Oné hundred and eighty-two per- sons have appeared in police court here since May 1 to answer charges of violating traffic ordinances. With the exception of five cases, all were alleged to have violated the two- hour packing ordinance. Forty-two paid fines of $1. Visitors to the city were excused after Police Magistrate E. 8. Allen had explained the local traffic rules and asked that they cooperate with authorities by obeying traffic isws. A booklet containing the traffic ordi- nance was given to those apvearing ‘king, Judge Allen said, because ihe ordinance just gone into ef- fect and many persons were not ad- vised of it. After that time, however, all local violators were fined $1 each. ‘Most of them who had appeared be- fore him were from out of town Allen said, and after a warning not to rec peat the offense they were excused, Under Martial L 1) HOOVER TO REDUCE —_—________—_~- | Scientist Dies ——— EXPENDITURES OF WAR DEPARTMENT Complete Reorganization of Federal Branch Is Planned by Chief Executive DETAILS OF PLAN UNKNOWN Hurley, Payne and Representa- PROF. A. A. MICHELSON DR. A. MICHELSON, FAMOUS SCIENTIST, DIES IN PASADENA Physicist Who Computed Speed of Light Will Be Buried Tues- day or Wednesday Pasadena, Cal. May 11.—(?)—The body of Dr. Albert A. Michelson, who died here Saturday, will be buried at Mountain View cemetery, Altadena, late Tuesday or Wednesday under Plans subject to change after arrival of two daughters en route here. Services atiended only by members of the family and possibly a few close fri will be held at the ‘where the famed practically completed work le- menting his prior computation of the speed of light. ‘When Albert A. Michelson was graduated from the naval academy in 1873, the superintendent remark- ed: “If you'd give less attention to those scientific things and more to your naval gunnery, there might come & time when you would know enough to be of some use to your country.” Whether this had anything to do with Michelson’s departure from the navy is not known, but his decision to enter another field resulted in his receiving the highest of scientific honors. Professor Michelson was the first American scientist to win the Nobel prize, and as head of the department: of physics at the University of Chi- cago, he probably was best known as the discoverer of the length of light waves and for his accurate measure- ment of the speed of light. miles per second, to within 20 miles per second of its real value and he expected by further experiments to reduce the measurement to within five miles. ‘The experiments by which. he estal his figures were car- ried out on two California moun- tains, 22 miles apart, Mount Wilson and Mount St. Antonia, and at an ori- ginally perfected test plot on the out- Chicago. BIGHT ND. PERSONS ARRESTED IN RAIDS} New Rockford, Rugby and Bar- ton Residents Are Facing Liquor Charges Fargo, N. D., May 11—()—Eight arrested and 748 administrator for North Dakota, an- nounced Monday. six federal agents At New Rockford raided four residences, arresting six persons, The searches and arrests were made with federal warrants at New Rockford, while at Rugby and Barton state warrants were used and the sheriff's department of Rugby Those arrested at New Rockford tive Wood. Attend Confer- ence at Rapidan Washington, May 11—(?)—As one step in his efforts to save money for the government, President Hocver in- tends to reorganize the war depart- ment. Just how far this organization will go, or when and how it will become effective, has not been announced, but the tentative decision to make “progressive” changes was réuched in the executive's week-end conferences with officials of that department at his Rapidan, Virgina, camp. ‘The war department study was the first of a series the president has be- gun because of decreasing income and the increasing treasury deficit, which now is around $800,000,000. On war department problems the executive conferred with a number of officials, including Secretary Hurley, Assistant Secretary Payne, and Chairman Wood of the last house ap- Propriations committee. Major General Lytle Brown, chief of army engineers, reported on the progress of inland waterways projects. His reports, it was said, were received merely in the general consideration of problems and not because ‘the presi- dent had in mind any particular sav- ings in that direction. Other departments will be studied in succeeding weekends. Officials called the war branch deliberations “merely the start of an exhaustive study to be continued in” during the next several weeks.” The last annual supply bill for that department carried about $445,000,000, of which approximately $11,000,000 was to be devoted to non-military ac- tivities. The latter figure included $60,000,000 for river and harbors and $35,000,000 for Mississippi flood con- trol. About 10 billions of dollars was ap- Propriated by the last congress for government uses. The total covered expenditures for the two fiscal years, and the largest single annual supply bill for the year beginning next July 1 was that carrying $1,083,000,000 for the treasury and postoffice. GERMAN EXPLORER IS BELIEVED LOST Prof. Alfred L. Wegener May Have’ Died During Winter in Greenland Berlin, May 11.—(?)—Professor Al- A said a relief expedition had reached the central ice cap station of the Wegener party and had found Weg- Fy : E g aoee E fet i 3 es y itz it 2 Hk i 38 | | | it J Ey i a fits i | Cas ie E fe i | aw Following Riots King Prajadhipok of Slam (left) underwent a successful operation for re- moval of a cataract from his left eye Sunday. The operation was performed by Dr. John M. Wheeler of the New York Presbyterian hospital (right). Bandages will be removed from the king’s eye in about 10 days. Cataract Is Taken from King of Siam’s Eyeball SUN PEEPS THROUGH CLOUDS AND MILDER WEATHER FORECAST Most of State Gets Rain Over .Week-End; Red River Val- ley Benefits Most , Breaking through the clouds which. shrouded the area for several days, Old Sol went back to work in the Missouri Slope Monday. The pros- pects for the next few days, at least, is for clear and warmer weather. During the sun’s absence the entire state received benefit from rains which fell in all sections of the state. The Red River valley received most of the benefit from week-end precipi- tation, Larimore reporting one inch while Hankinson was next with .60 of an inch. Other rainfall reports were: Lisbon .75, Amenia and Grand Forks .67, Ellendale 58, Jamestown .51, Oakes .63, Pembina 55, Wishek 30, Drake .22, Fessenden .28, Car- rington .19, Minot .18, and Napoleon .25. . Bismarck, Bottineau, Portal, Dickinson, Fargo, Dunn Center, Het- tinger and Max each received a trace. The highest temperature recorded during the last 48 hours was at Max, where the thermometer registered 65 degrees above, while the general range was between 30 and 60 above. Agricultural prospects were improv- ed by the rain and soll throughout the Bismarck area was reported to be in good condition. In the northwestern part of the state, however, the rain- fall was insufficient to do more than give temporary relief from the dry condition which has prevailed there since last summer. BRIAND TO ENTER PRESIDENGY RAGE French Premier Announces Himself as Candidate in French Election Paris, May 11—(?)—Aristide Briand himself a candidate for late Monday after- announced ‘I See the Light,’ He Says After Operation; Asiatic Sub- jects Notified Purchase, N. Y., May 11.—()—King Prajadhipok of Siam was resting at Ophir Hall Monday, after a success- ful operation for removal of a catar- act from his left eye Sunday. “I see the light,” he remarked im- mediately after the operation. He ‘was conscious of every detail because enly local anaesthetics were used. ‘Three stitches were taken. The king, who traveled half-way around the globe to receive surgical attention, asked that his- people in Siam be notified of the outcome. The doctors’ bulletin as cabled to his country. It read: “The cataract has been successfully removed from the king’s left eye. No complication was found in the oper- ation, and we have every reason to believe that the result will be favor- able. The king is suffering no pain.” The king’s physician, Rear Admiral Chayant, was unable to be at the operation, having been stricken with malaria, Monday he was a patient in the Harbor hospital, New York. Dr. Iago Galdston, executive secre- tary of the medical information bu- reau of the New York academy of science, who attended as an observer, said the wound would heal in about a week and the bandages would be removed in about 10 days. “By virtue of this operation it is expected the king will, with the aid of glasses, have normal, or near nor- mal vision,” he added. “The king will of course be obliged to wear spec- tacles with a special glass lens in front of his left eye to take the place of the clouded eye lens which was removed.” The king’s remark about seeing light. was explained by the fact that @ cataract acts much like a curtain hung behind the pupil of the eye. When this curtain is removed, al- though the eye cannot focus to ob- Jects, it sees light clearly. The operation was performed by Dr. John M. Wheeler, assisted by Dy. Thomas N. Johnson. In the operat- ing room also were Dr. R. A. Cooke, who treated the king previously for asthma and hay fever, and Dr. Hugh THREE ARRESTED IN SPECTACULAR FIGHT $35,000 in Sales Receipts of Denver Department Store Were at Stake FORM ORGANIZATION TO UNDERTAKE STUDY OF 18TH AMENDMENT Dry Law Will Be Viewed From Sociological and Economic Points of View WOODCOCK BODY IS SCORED Attack on Federal Commission Is Made by Anti-Prohibition Body’s Leader | Washington, May 11—(7)—A new organization was ready Monday to undertake a study of the operation of the 18th amendment from sociological and economic points of view. Prohibition Director Woodcock that it had been formed to conduct re~ search in the graduate schools of va- rious universities, there came a state- ment from Henry H. Curran, presi- dent of the Association Against the Prohibition amendment, describing it as just another commission to “inves- tigate the bedtime story known as na- tional prohibition.” The organization, to be kncwn as the Bureau of Prohibition Advisory Research Council, has as members: Richard C. Cabot, chairman of the social ethics department at Harvard; Samuel M. Lindsay, professor of so- cial legislation at Columbia; William 8. Carpenter, professor of politics at Princeton; Roderick D. McKinsey, chairman of the sociology department at the Universtiy of Michigan; Charles W. Pipkin, professor of com- Parative government and dean of the Graduate School at Louisiana State university; Charles Emerson Gehlke, professor of sociology at Western Re- ‘serve university; Walter R. Miles, pro- fessor of experiemental psychoiogy at Stanford; Emory R. Johnson, profes- sor of transportation and commerce and dean of the Wharton School of Commerce and Finance, University of Pennsylvania; Samuel C. May, pro- fessor of political science, University of California; and Miss Susan M. Kingsbury, professor of sociai eco- nomics and dean of the Graduate School at Bryn Mawr. In his statement, Curran said he thought the Wickersham commission already had done the job planned for the council. “Life in Washington still seems to be just one new commission after an- other, Curran said. “The Woodcock commission's per- sonnel appears to be loaded down with eminence, but what is Wood- cock up to in graduate schools of the country? A little more prohibition propaganda paid for by taxpayers who don’t believe in prohibition?” ‘Woodcock announced formation of the council in a statement from his office here. He is on the Pacific (Continued on page three) RUMANIANS AWAIT NEWS FROM QUEEN Helen Has Returned, But Ha: Not Announced Reconcili tion With Carol Bucharest, Rumania, May 11.—(?)— Queen Helen is back in Bucharest, in ®& gay and joking mood, but she has failed thus far to give a public testi- monial of her reported reconciliat with handsome Carol, Rumania’s king and her divorced husband. Carol, accompanied by their son, Michael, who is recovering from diph- theria, Sunday reviewed detachments of the Rumanian army in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Carol's coronation, but Helen did not appear at their side as had been fore- cast. The country’s finest troops marched past the reviewing stand, the proces- sion lasting for an hour and a half. The pagentry delighted the grand voivode, Michel, who looked pale after his illness. ‘There was no explanation of Queen Helen’s absence. It was understood Ladies-in-waiting who greeted her Close behind the announcement by/|Fla., last week. He is the father of tion | y fl | Kiwanis Head — ‘illiam O. Harris (above), who was born in Jamestown, N. D., and now is a Los Angeles banker, is the new president of Kiwanis International. He was elected unanimously at the 15th annual convention in Miami, three children, a graduate of Cornell, and has been executive vice president of the National Thrift Council of America two years COMMISSION HOPES TO START CAPITOL HERE NEXT SPRING Frank L. Anders, Fargo, Named Executive Secretary in Sat- urday Meeting Fargo, N. D., May 11—(?}—North Dakota's capitol commission hopes to have a new capitol under construc- tion at Bismarck early next spring. Meeting in Fargo Saturday the 5 Plunged into the task of erranging préitminary -plans. The first step was to name Frank L. Anders, Fargo, secretary of the commission. Then the group author- ized immediate removal of the old capitol fire debris. Then the board planned its procedure in the selec- tion of an architect. The following statement was issued: “The authority and responsibility rests upon this duly constituted board of capitol commissioners to procure | for the state of North Dakota, within the limits stipulated, a capitol build- ing which, meeting the requirements as finally determined, will take its place as a noble expression in lasting materials of the ideals of a sovereign state. To attain this result the com- missioners are constrained to seek the highest available ability and skill in the architect to be selected to un- dertake this task.” That statement will be part of a questionnaire the board is preparing to send to a selected list of architects, including all the North Dakots archi- tects who are licensed and can qualify under the law. In selecting the architect the North Dakota men will be given first con-| sideration. i While the board does not propose | to “trim” when it comes to employing an architect, nor in getting materials; for the building which will make it a lasting and fitting monument to “the ideals of a sovereign state,” it gave| evidence Monday that it is going to; watch the pennies and see that they} are not frittered away needlessly. | The board has at its disposal a vast amount of study and investigational | work recently carried on by the St. Paul commission which spert two ears planning the new Ramsey county and St. Paul city and county building. ‘The board plans to make a trip Probably late this month to inspect buildings in Denver, Omaha, St. Louis POSTAL HEAD SAYS NEW SYSTEM TO BE INAUGURATED JUNE 4 New Circuit Will Include Fargo, Valley City, Jamestown and Mandan GOVERNOR RECEIVES WORD Daily Service, With Exception of Sundays, Will Be Pro- vided in Plan Governor George F. Shafer Monday received word from Postmaster Gen- eral Brown at Washington approving airmal service between Fargo, Valley City, Jamestown and Bismarck-Man- dan effective June 1. The service would be a part of the line running from the Twin Cities to Fargo, Grand Forks and Winnipeg. The governor recently filed with the postmaster general a joint peti- tion in behalf of Fargo, Valley City, Jamestown, Bismarck and Mandan requesting an extension of the serv- ice. A telegram received by the gov- ernor Monday advised him the re- quest had been approved. Daily service, with the exception of Sunday, would be provided. Free use of airports has been tendered by the cities affected for landing the plan NORTHERN ROUTE SEEN POSSIBILITY Fargo, May 11—(4)—Approval Mon- day by postoffice department officials of extension of air mail service from (Continued on page three) MAY CONNECT GANG WITH 1999 MASSACRE One of Six Gangsters Arrested Admits He ‘Killed’ Burke and Gus Winkler Chicago, May “11.—\)—Police offi- cials concentrated Monday on at- tempts to identify the six gangsters captured Friday in a raid on their hide-out in East St. Louis, Ill., as par- ticipants in the St. Valentine's Day massacre of seven Moran gangsters in 1929. The St. Valentine's massacre angle entered the investigation when Ne- braska authorities produced pictures of Thomas 5B. Connors taken with Fred “Killer” Burke and the latter's pal, Gus Winkler. Machine guns found in the hide-out of Burke in Michigan a year ago were said by ballistic experts to have been used in the massacre. Connors admitted he knew both men “slightly.” Three of the six were a, the police said, as bandits who robbed the First National Bank and True Company of Lincoln, Neb., as prepar- ations were going forward to bring them from the Whiteside county jail at Morrison, Ill, to Chicago. BROTHER OF LOC RESIDENT DROWNS 'Mat Mosbrucker, 22, U. S. Cav- alryman, Dies During Fort Riley Maneuvers Information was received here Sat- urday by George Mosbrucker, that his brother, Mat Mosbrucker, 22, of B, second cavalry of the United States Army was drowned during army maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kas. According to the report, Mosbrucker was fording the Kansas river near fort Riley last Wednesday in field drill, and possibly in Louisiana. After the architect is selected, the board will take one more trip, 1 com- reny with the architect, for a further study. Woman Is Killed in N. D. Auto Accident Williston, N. D., May 11.—(4)—Mrs. W. C. Potter of Bainville, Mont., died animated in a long while but ae that her position had changed in 201 University Students z Die in Auto Accident Duluth Bakers Are — when he fell from his horse into the water. Although authorities still were dragging the river the body had not been found Monday morning, a tele- gram from Brigadier General A. G. Lott stated. Mosbrucker was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, March 18, 1908. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Mosbrucker, left Canada and moved to Crosby, N. D., in 1916. In 1924 the family moved to Richardton, where they have resided since. upon her return from a brief Bel-|Grant, also of Bainville, were injured Fort Lincoln Nov. 9, 1929, Mo.bucker grade visit said she was gay and more | slightly. than was transferred early in October of the same year to Fort Riley, where he lived until his death. Mosbrucker leaves his father. M. M » and three brothers, George of Bismarck; Joe of Ta;!or, N.