The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1981 M’Kelvie Addr Marine Officer Is Buried BELIEVE AMERICAN KILLED IN ATTEMPT T0 RESCUE WOMAN General Robert Dunlap Caught Under Debris Near Tours, France THREE SAID UNDER BRICKS Wife of Officer Is Witness as Husband Makes Heroic Rescue Attempt Tours, France, May 19.—(?}—While his wife looked on in horror, General Robert H. Dunlap, U. 8S. M. C., Tues- aay was buried under a collapsing wall of the Chateau De La Fariniere, about 10 miles from here, which had been undermined by heavy rains. Rescuers began digging a few min- utes afterward but early Tuesday eve- ning they held little hope the general would be found alive. First reports had indicated that. it was the historic tower, Cinq-Mars La Pile, which had collapsed or that it was the general's own villa. The Dunlaps were on the way to visit the tower when the accident occurred. ‘The Chateau Fariniere is a large Property extending along a hillside ‘beside the Loire. Nearby are build- ings occupied by the farm hands. One of the hands, Denis Briant, was talk- ing to General Dunlap while Mrs. Briant wes working in a barn adjoin- (Continned on page Six) BEAUTY WILL FACE TRIAL WEDNESDAY Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger Charged by French With Murdering : Her Husband May 19.—(?)—Mrs. former They aren’t divorced—yet. But Paul- ine Starke, film actress, shown above as she appeared in court at Los An- geles, will get $400 monthly from her husband, Jack White, movie director, until their separate maintenance and divorce actions are settled. DOAK WOULD BUILD BLOCKADE AGAINST REDUCED SALARIES Secretary of Labor Says Effort to Cut Wages Violates Agreement Washington, May 19.—()—The ad- ministration is trying to erect a blockade on the path to lower wages. Through Secretary of Labor Doak it has notified workers and employers alike that any general ¢fforts to re- duce pay should be «violation of the agreement reached between labor and industry in the 1929 conference called by President Hoover. ‘The secretary ssid Monday there had been no revocation of that agree- ment to maintain wage levels despite the depression. He added that gen- thy | eral reductions would be a violation guilty for “murder with excuse of provocation,” punishment for which is from two to five years in prison. ‘The defense, headed by Louis Gassin, the Riviera’s greatest criminal lawyer, is expected to plead self-defense. Mrs, Nixon-! r, 26, mother of two children, been in jail since her 54-year-old husband was shot to death March 11, She has confessed a, he had threatened her life in a jeal- ous rage. TRAIN PASSENGERS BOUND AND ROBBED Three St. Paulites Victims in Wyoming; Bandits Caught, Loot Recovered Rawlins, Wyo., May 19.—()—Three passengers of the westbound Los An- geles Limited, Union Pacific passen- ger train, were bound, gagged, and robbed in their berths near here early Tuesday. The two robbers were cap- tured. ‘The three persons robbed were from St. Paul, Minn., railroad officials an- nounced later. They were Mrs. Joseph E. Huber, 60; her son, H. P. Huber, 30, and Mrs. M. A. Johnson, 60. Railroad officials did not immediately learn their resi- dence, or destination. Huber, who had been bound and mouth, succeeded in freeing simself shortly after the robbery, and notified the conductor. A train despatoner at Green River, Wyo., notified by the con- ductor, in turn told Sheriff Jessen, at Green River, Wyo. He and séveral i att Halk é t of confidence and would permit em- ployes. to demand more money al- though they had decided to abide by present pay scales. Doak said he believed pay slashes shown in recent compilations by his department could be attributed to the smaller businesses. The larger indus- tries have not reduced but are re- sponding “fairly well” to insistence that the level be maintained. he as- serted. The secretary had not been told officially about the statement of President William Green of the American Federation of Labor that workers would be justified in strik- ing to forestall wage cuts. Nor did Doak discuss the announcement by the executive council of the federa- tion that certain bankers and in- firmed reports of general wage de- creases, although major railroads as- sured him they contemplated no sweeping changes. Doak contended that in the last 10 years reductions in employment and pay rolls had been normal, and that within the last six weeks controver- sies between employers and employes had been settled by a reversion to old wage scales. He interpreted the de- pression’s comparative lack of strikes as a result of the agreement between capital and labor. pee Pays $25,200 Each Year for Alimony Chicago, May 19.—()—When Hugo Meyer figures out his income tax he can take into consideration disburse- ment of $25,200 a year to three ex~ wives. Meyer's third wife Monday was granted $300 a month as temporary ailmony. Other payments of $1,000 a month to his second wife and $800 a month to his first, are being made by him. He is head of the National Motor- ists’ association of Illinois. IRs ose ana [ Frost Warning Is ° Issued by Bureau 8B itr, teh il i 2 zF esses Under Falling Wall TARIFF DENOUNCED ‘State Board Sees Trouble in Offing Fire Kindled Four Years Ago Bursts Into Flame and Causes Disagreement; Battle Rages Over Administration of State Seed Department Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of two explanatory articles about a recent battle between members of the state board of administration about the conduct of the state seed department BY BRITON BEFORE PAN-EUROPE GROUP Arthur Henderson Says Walls Are ‘Worst Sinners Against’ Welfare BACKS PRESIDENT HOOVER Success of Disarmament Par- ley Will Be Great Contribu- tion, He Says Geneva, Switzerland, May 19—(?) —Denouncing the high tariff system as the biggest contributor to the world’s economic crisis, Arthur Hen- derson, British foreign secretary, Tuesday called upon the Pan-Euro- pean commission to adopt some com- mon plan to save Europe from eco- nomic disaster. “We are faced with a great inter- national dispute,” he said, referring to the proposed Austro-German cus- toms accord. “It is the first dispute of the great powers before the League of Nations.” He proposed creation of a sub- committee to weigh all the projects suggested for general economic relief and to bring in a common plan in which all the nations might engage. “I agree with President Hoover,” said Mr. Henderson, “that success of the general disarmament conference will be a great contribution to world recovery. An atmosphere of security, @ freedom from the fear of war, is the first requisite for economic sta- bility. ; Walls ‘Worst Sinners’ “But tariff walls are the worst sin- ners against economic welfare. They are barriers to prosperity. Because of them creditor nations demand gold of which there is none instead of goods of which there is abundance. “The debtor must be allowed to sell his goods if he is to pay his debts. This tariff system is undermining the very foundation .p{_ our. .ecqnomic structure.” ~~ “The waters of credit which should inundate the European plains are damned up in unproductive reser- voirs.” He expressed the wish the commit- tee he suggested for drafting a com- mon relief plan should be named and should bring in its report Wednesday. While the world’s corn bins are bursting with plenty, actual starva- tion exists in Great Britain and other countries, Mr. Henderson said. “Europe is in danger of paralysis,” he continued. “To save ourselves we must act together. Before it is too late I call for a change of policy—for a reduction in tariffs—for abolition of these obstacles to trade. I believe we can find a workable common plan within the machinery of this league.” (Continned on page Six) HOLMAN RITES WILL BE HELD THURSDAY Fellow-Fliers Will Be Pallbear- ers When Northwest Avia- tor Is Buried Minneapolis, May 19.—()—Escort- ed by aviation associates, the body of Charles W. “Speed” Holman was re- turned Tuesday for funeral services ‘Thursday. Holman was killed Sunday at Omaha when his plane crashed. ‘There was no agreement Tuesday as to the cause, some investigators hold- ing the buckle of his safety belt gave way from corrosion as he flew up- side down 258 miles an hour 20 feet above the ground. Other theories were that the wind caused trouble, and that Holman sud- denly “saw black” a condition not uncommon to racers at high and its relations to the state agricultural department. The next will appear in Wednesday’s issue of The Tribune. All will be com- pletely documented to establish their authenticity. Fire, kindled four years or more ago, burst into flames last week at @ meeting of the state board of administration. The result was to disrupt the peace and harmony of the board and to bring to light a sharp disagreement as to policy between E. M. Gillig, state seed commissioner, and authorities at the state agricultural college. The trouble began four years ago when certain political forces, dis- satisfied with H. L. Bolley’s work as seed commissioner, sought to unseat him. A battle raged in the legislature at that time. On the surface the question was one regarding the appropriation for the work. Underneath it was the question of whether Bolley, a dean at the Agricultural college and a noted scientist, should be retained in the work. Bolley continued in the office and on April 24, 1929, was notified by the board that he had been reappointed for a two-year term beginning July 1, 1929, with the understanding that half of his salary was to be paid by the seed certification fund and the potato grade inspection fund, and the bal- ance by the state agricultural experiment station in the service of which he had gained distinction. TWO YOUNG NEGROES KEPT FROM GEORGIA MOB BY GUARDSMEN Gang of From 2,500 to 5,000 White Men Is Repulsed by 200 Guardsmen Atlanta, Ga., May 19.—(#)—Two ne- groes, charged with attacking a white girl, were spirited away from a mob at Elberton Tuesday disguised in army uniforms and lodged on Fulton ‘ower here by national guardsmen. ‘The negroes were hidden in trees surrounding the Elberton jail for-an hour and a half, militiamen said, bes fore they were put in an automobile and hutfied to:Atianta. . Shortly after, the 200 guardsmen who had stood off a mob variously es- timated at from 2,500 to 5,000, mount- ed their trucks and busses and de- parted for their homes at Elberton, Monroe and Atlanta. At Fulton Tower the two negroes were booked las Hizak McCorley, 17, and John Dower, 25. They joined four other negroes hurried out of Elberton Monday by Sheriff S. C. Seymour. Two white men, E. A. Edwards, 28, and Glenn Crowder, 25, are in the Elbert county hospital suffering from gunshot wounds as the result of at- tacks upon the jail. Stage Two Drives Machine gun fire, tear grenades, smoke bombs and fire hose were used by city and county officers and guardsmen in repulsing repeated at- tacks, two of which penetrated to the cell doors of the two negroes. ‘The negroes were removed from the jail, militiamen said, when the mob threatened to blow up the build- ing with dynamite. ‘The mob formed here late Monday (Continued on page six) Secretary Is Adopted By Michigan Lecturer Macon, Ga., May 19.—(?) — Miss Stella Lee Brunt, who went to night high school when she was 21 and then worked her way to an M. A. degree at the University of Michigan, is the adopted daughter of Chase Salmon Osborn, former Michigan governor and lecturer and writer. The adoption took place in Sylves- ter, Ga.,on April 30. Miss Brunt, who has been literary secretary to Osborn for many years and whose home is in Hamilton, Ontario, is 37, Osborn is 72, By the adoption Miss Brur.t was granted the name of Stella Lee Osborn. Osborn explained his advancing age and increased literary work required someone to give him constant atten- and he wished to give his faith- This action followed a recommen- dation by Dr. John Lee Coulter, then president of the State Agricultural college, that Boley be re-appointed. Attached to the recommendativn were notations by both Bolley and P. F. Trowbridge, director of the experi- ment station. Reviewing Bolley’s no- tation, Coulter said at that time: “The only important point I think brought out by Dean Bolley is that his appointment should not be for a Period of two years but rather for an indefinite period subject to ability to| Program render efficient service, after which time he would continue as assistant to the seed commissioner who would be employed. In other words, he feels that to separate his work as seed com- missioner from his work in the ex- Periment station would result tn great waste of time at certain seasons of the year and inefficient service in both fields.” Regardless of this recommendation of Bolley, a man well long in years, the appointment was for a two-year term, ‘ He was never permitted to complete it- and the records of the board dis- close that he was removed without definite action of the board of ad- ministration looking to that end. He was never ousted or dismissed. The board simply appointed E. M. Gillig to take his place. Under date of July 1, 1929, the rec- ord shows, the following letter was written by the secretary of the board to Dr. Coulter, who was still president of the college, even though He had ac- cepted a federal position and was then in Washington: “This will in- troduce to you Mr. E. M. Gillig, who has been appointed state seed com- missioner by the board of administra- tion. The board will appreciate your attention in the direction of giving Mr. Gillig every assistance possible in (Continned on page Six) STROKE FATAL 10 BURLEIGH FARMER |= Walter D. Perkins, Ghylin Town- ship, Took Up Homestead There in 1900 Walter D. Perkins, 68, Ghylin town- ship farmer, died at his farm home near Wilton, early Tuesday morning from a paralytic stroke. Perkins, who took up a. homestead in Burleigh county 31 years ago, had been in ill health for the last year. He leaves his widow, three sons, and three daughters. They are Leland. Albert, and Eugene of Wilton; Fern of Washington, D. C.; Florence of Cornell, Ill; and Mrs. Albert B. John- from the farm home at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, Rev. Christ of Wilton of- ficiating. Interment will be made Ghylin township cemetery. ae 29 American Women to Be Received Page Will Return as Fort Berthold Head| ., Washington, May 19—(?)—Ccmmis- sioner Rhoads of Indian affairs Tues- announced appointment of Lewis ‘W. Page as superintendent of the Fort ‘Berthold Indian reservation, North Dakota. Page, who has been superintendent of Cherokee Indian school at Bry- gon City, N. ©. will be*transferred - By Royal Couple Next Two Evenings = Louls Behn, and Miss Virginia Miss Helen Penn, New York; hi i : i a ° B B rid i HOOVER HOPING T0 SAVE $125,000,000 DURING NEXT YEAR Representatives of All Adminis- trative Branches Invited to Rapidan TWO BUDGETS STUDIED NOW War Department to Save $20,- 000,000; Interior Plans $17,000,000 Cut Washington, May 19.—()—Presi- dent Hoover expects to save between $125,000,000 and $150,000,000 next year in his governmental economy pro- gram. Representatives of all administra- tivg branches, including the smallest ‘issions, will motor to the Presi- dent's Rapidan mountain retreat be- fore the program outline has been completed. Two departments, interior and war, already have had budgets scanned. In the war department, a decision to abandon between 20 and 30 army posts and concentrate military activi- ties will be the major change. This, with other economics, will cut’ about $20,000,000 the cost of running the military branch. The figure is not final, but officials said at least that much would be saved. Since President Coolidge’s economy centered in the interior de- partment, officials of that branch could find ways of saving only about $4,000,000 next year. They look for more substantial reductions in the two following years, however, bringing the total for three years to about $17,000,000. Much of this saving will be made by postponing capital outlays on non-essential projects until later on. ‘The need for strict economy in gov- ernment operations was realized (Continned on page Six) LAW AGAINST RED FLAG OVERRULED U. S. Supreme Court Says Free Discussion of Government Is Citizen's Right Washington, May 19.—(?)—Free po- litical discussion of the government remains a constitutional right. For that reason, among others, the supreme court found defective the California red flag law under which Yetta Stromberg, a native American of Russian parentage, was convicted. The decision Monday sent the case back to the state court. ‘The woman was prosecuted because children at a camp to which she was attached were assembled each morn- ing to salute the Russian Soviet flag promise allegiance to it. State officers testified they found consider- able anarchistic propaganda when they searched the camp. The California law prohibits the display of a red flag or any other device in a public Dince S68 Sen ee | “opposition to government or as an invitation or stimulus to anarchistic action or as an aid to propaganda that is of a seditious Chief Justice Hughes’ opinion said “The maintenance of an op} for free political discussion to the end that government be re- ve to the will of the people and that changes may be obtained by law- ful means, an opportunity essential to the security of the republic, is a fundamental principle of our consti- tutional system.” Retired Fort Meade Soldier Found Dead Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 19.—(?) --Search was underway Tuesday for John T. Shofner, a retired soldier trom Fort Meade, at Sturgis, 8. D., for ( ke Free After 44 Years | Prison doors have opened for Henry Stewart of Chicopee Falls, Mass., who was sentenced to life imprison- ment in 1887 for the murder of a fellow worker. Now, at 64, he’s seen here as he smilingly received news of @ commutation of sentence by Gov- ernor Joseph Ely of Massachusetts. FARM LEADERS ASK FEDERAL BOARD TO PRESERVE CAUTION Conference Urges Farm Board Not to Put Grain in Hands of Grain Trade Chicago, May 19.—(7)—A message was sent to the farm board Monday night by delegates to a cooperative conference called by the American Farm Bureau Federation calling upon the federal organization to “be cau- tious,” of the grain trade. Timed to arrive Tuesday just as the farm board holds a hearing for repre- sentatives of the gr@in.trade in Wash- ington, the message urged that “un- der no circumstances shall the grain held by the stabilization corporation be put in the hands of the grain trade. Any action to this end would be disastrous to the cooperative asso- ciations handling grain and will seri- ously jeopardize chances ‘of success {of future activties under the market- ing act.” The message was dispatched after C. A. Steward, Lincoln, Neb., charged that efforts of the “grain trade” amounted to a plot to obtain control of wheat, dump it on the market, and thereby further depress prices and “ruin the farm board.” What Steward said was later endorsed by W. H. Settle, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, and a member of the executive committee, and C. E. Hearst, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. ‘The conference wound up its day’s Program by adopting a resolution calling for a meeting of representa- tives of all cooperatives and farmers’ organizations to perfect a national agricultural program and to “pool their resources” to educate the gen- eral public about the workings of the national marketing act. ARREST 80 IN LAS VEGAS DRY RAIDS Federal Men Clean Up Operat- ing Base for Construction of Hoover Dam Las Vegas, Nevada, May 19.—(>)— More than 80 persons were under bond or facing arraignment Tuesday as a result of raids on liquor dis- pensaries of this desert city, the oper- Sens ‘ane XE: Coes ura OF SOU: m. Saloons, night clubs, breweries and The Weather Partly , freesing temperater) Teesday 3 Wednesday warmer, Grain Body RRLIEF PLANS ARE | BRING ANALYZED BY GROUPS OF EXPERTS Reduced Production Urged by U. S. Representative as ‘Surest Way” RUSSIA AND CANADA SILENT Soviet Is Expected to Hold Back Until She Sees What Oth- ers Propose London, May 19.—(4)}—Expert views of the world wheat crisis Tuesday were emptied into the mill of the international conference after an ad- dress by Samuel R. McKelvie, head of the United States delegation, at its first open meetings Tuesday. The conferees went into committee session to analyze the various plans for relief before submitting reports to the full conference. In rapid suc- cession the U. 8. Poland, Australia and the Danubian exporters filed Lan views but little detail was availe able. Russia and Canada have not placed themselves on record and observers say Russia intends to hold back un- til she sees what the other powers propose. Mr. McKelvie’s speech was a re= sume of the situation in his country, He brought no “American plan” but he advocated reduced production as the surest way out of the difficulty. The Polish and Australian plans are broadly similar. Each asks an agreement limiting exports. Poland has long championed the quota sys- tem under which the ‘hations would agree to definite export limitation. Urges International Body Australia proposes establishment of an international marketing organ- \ization controlling wheat exports on the basis of an agreement to reached by the exporting nations re« garding the proportion and percen- tage of export surpluses to be mar- keted conjointly. Execution of the contract would be guaranteed by a deposit with the bank for internse tional settlements. The Russian view 4s arith Possibilities unless she sem from her position announced at wheat conference in Rome sia is entitled to her previous in the sun as the world’s wheat exporter. The discussion seemed to be ing definitely toward a means of curing reductions in wheat acreage, as a prerequisite to any agreement which may be reached. a Howard Ferguson, Canadian high commissioner and head of the I%- minion conference delegation, said he was not certain whether Canada would advance proposals or agree to (Continued on page six) GOOD WILL PROGRAM IS ENDED IN DISCORD Chairman Refuses to Put Mo< tion Condemning Current Army Air Maneuvers New York, May 19.—(P)—A meeting of 500 persons in celebration 2f “In- ternational Good-Will Day” ended in discord Monday night. It broke up with hisses, cheers and organ music when James W. Gerard, formerly ambassador to Germany, presiding, refused to put a motion of- fered by John Haynes Holmes, clergy- man, condemning the current army air maneuvers as “monstrous. arro- oan and ingen several hours George Gordon Battle, Channing Pollock, Rabbi Israel Goldstein and Mrs, James L. Laidlaw denounced war as brutal and uncivilized. Then Mr. Holmes offered @ resolu- Hover good-will” and “wanton expense in a Period of acute economic distress.” In refusing to put the motion Mr. Gerard said that the audience should | have faith enough in America to real~ ize that the maneuvers were not hos- tile gesures. “We are at war right now with a nation of murderers who have de- stroyed religion,” he added. Interruptions here became frequent One heckler called for a rising on the resolution and many audience stood up. The org: played in an effort to stop the confusion. Martial Law Ends In New Republic Madrid, 19.- ital revelled in freedom from law Tuesday for the first time stros beginning of the