The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 13, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s' Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 se aR! a src T0 |. C. COMMISSION Declare 15 Per Cent Increase ‘Unlawful and Denying In- herent Rights’ CLEVELAND FAVORS RAISE 4 N. D. Commissioners Say Scale Rise Would Prolong ‘Pres- ent Depression’ Vigorous protests against the pro- posal of the nation’s railroads to pet tion the Interstate Commerce com- miss! for @ general increase in freight rates of 15 per cent were wired to the federal commission Friday night by the North Dakota board of railroad commissioners. Ben C. Larkin, president of the state commission, in the telegram ob- jected to the proposal as “being un- lawful and denying the people of North Dakota inherent rights.” He called attention to economic condi- tions, declaring they are such “that a general rate increase would be disastrous and would greatly prolong the present severe business depres- sion.” The telegram follows: “Press dispatches indicate railroads have filed or will file with you a peti- tion for a 15 per cent general increase in freight rates as an emergency measure, not subject to protest or suspension pending investigation of reasonableness. We object to any such procedure as being unlawful and denying the people of North Dakota| inherent rights. We deny the exis- tence of any emergency requiring general freight rate increases and urge that such a petition be dis- missed. “We insist the carriers be required to proceed in the manner prescribed by law and that any tariffs filed con- taining increases be subject to protest and suspension. We assert that economic conditions are such that a) general rate increase would be disas- trous and would greatly prolong the present severe business depression. “Copies of this telegram are being sent to the carriers and will be con- firmed by written protest on receipt of the carriers’ petition.” Earlier in the day, Larkin said the commission would take an “unalter- able stand” against the proposal in (Continued on page nine) HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM DIES NEAR MOORHEAD Name ‘Amos ktor, Hatton.. N. D.,’ Written in Book Found on His Body Moorhead, :Minn., June 13—(®)— Struck from behind by a hit-and-run driver, an unidentified man was killed about two miles east of here on Min- nesota Highway No. 2 Friday night. The victim carried a smali time- book in his pocket, issued by B. Hal- vorson and company, farm machinery and implement firm of Hattor, N. D. A name written on the flyleaf was Amos Wicktor, Hatton, N. D. Be- neath was written: “Age, 51.” Residents of Hatton said the name Wicktor was not familiar, and there is some doubt, Sheriff Archie Whaley and Clay County, Coroner Waiter C. Wright said, that the booklet was the man’s own or that Hatton Was his name. Man Imprisoned By Well Cave-in 8] , Wash., June 13.—&—Well diggers and carpenters tolled through- out the night to rescue Carl John- son, 43, buried under 20 feet of con- crete and gravel in a well cave-in to find the victim alive. Local Man Is Awarded Damages in Civil Suit A Burleigh county jury awarded damages of $272.30 to O. W. Roberts, Bismarck, plaintiff in a damage suit against George Weiler, Nebraska man, as a result cf an leg egal vend at Main and ugust. Council for the plaintict based the case on injuries claimed to have been sustained vy Roberts in the accident and on damage done to his car. Roberts had asked $5,000. \ . * Papal Note May Be a Delivered Monday | y Rome, June 13—(F)—The vatican's note to the Italian government, given Friday to the papal nunico for de- i rrice Ieee agate caseet ¢ ae ntiff's recent anti- Catholic demonstrations, leaving for later ‘the matter of re- NORTH DAKOTA BODY, WIRES ITS MESSAGE le. Flying Princess > From crown to helmet, throne to cockpit—that’s the transition made by the Princess Aspasia of Greece, widow of King Alexander. The Prin- cess, who is pictured here, is taking jflying lessons at the Heston Aero- Granted a license ‘AMERICAN LEGION | ABANDONS PLAN T0 BUY GOLF COURSE ‘s00n. Property Refuse to Sell for Price Offered Proposal by the American Legion to purchase the Bismarck Country club golf course and operate it as a meeting of Lioyd Spetz Post No. 1, Friday night. A committee reported that the | Country cluo management had reject- jed the Legion's offer of $14,000 for the property but had indicated that it might see its way clear to re- opening negotiations in the future. The legion committee recommended that any future proposals be consid- ered on their. merits as they might j ®Ppear at the time. | Ten delegates were named to rep- | Tesent the local post at the state con- vention of the Legion to be held next month at Valley City. Commander | A. D, McKinnon was elected a dele- gate by acclamation and others were selected as follows: Milton Rue, | John Bowers, Charles F, Martin, Har- jold D, Shaft, Kenneth King, William {Schantz, 8. 8. Boise, Thomas Burke }and Oscar Boutrous. Alternates selected were Carl Knudtson, H. C. McCready, Dr. W. E. Cole, Harry Rosenthal, Melvin Steen, Floyd Henderson, Roy Mills, Dr. G. M. Constans, Thomas Galvin and John Karasiewicz. Dr. Cole, A. C, Brainerd and Harry jHerschleb were named members of @ committee to take charge of the American Legion's junior baseball activities this year. The commander was instructed to appoint a committee of five to assist in the effort to keep Fort Lincoln oc- cupied by troops or, if that fails, to Promote its use by the government as a hospital for the treatment of World war veterans. Mrs. R. L. Anderson, who recently ited in company with a group of Gold Star mothers, gave a description jof her trip, GRAND FORKS MAN HEADS N. D, LIONS W. Murray Allen Named Gov- ernor for State Friday at Huron Meeting Huron, 8. D., June 13.—()—Arthur O. Lee, Northfield, Minn., was re- elected Lions international district kota’ Hill, Huron, was for South Dakota. governors. D. E. Shipley, Bismarck, who led an unsuccessful fight to split Ran dicate) dato three, Sas. Sincte 29) complete Allan’s unexpired term as director. R. D, Burns, Sioux Falls, was reelected director. Former Bismarck Man Word was received here late Pri- day of the serious illness of William McGillis, brother of D. J. McGillis and a pioneer resident of who drove a stage here in the early discussion opening Cathalic clubs for laymen) days. which the government has dissolved. MeGillis is suffering: from pneu- monia at his home in Junction City, ‘The note probably will be handed Oe ciaoaeh nar ie aatnesd eae McGillis will leave tonight for Monday, J. ; to him today, , | Junction City, 'AT FRIDAY SERVICE |Committee Reports Owners of | municipal links was abandoned at the | returned from France where she vis- | Digh' BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1931 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Somewhat unsettled Saturday night and Sunday; cooler Sunday, PRICE FIVE CENTS COSMOPOLITAN CLUB 'FORMALLY LAUNCHED 41 Business and Professional Men Form Charter Member- ship of New Organization FIRST OFFICERS ELECTED J. S. Fevold Is Named Presi- dent; Initial Luncheon Meet- ing Set for Next Thursday Forty-one business and professional {men became charter members of Bis- | | Some Presidential Timber? Three governors who are prominent as possibilities for the Democratic presi- dential nomination in 1932 are pictured above at the 23rd annual convention marck’s new civic organization, the ‘drome in England, and expects to be! Cosmopolitan club, at an initiation | Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland and Program held Friday night at the Gi Pacific hotel. | J. 8, Fevold was elected president | iA aD Dr, K. W. Morris, vice | President; R. E. Jack, secretary; and ; William Schwartz, treasurer. f |B. F. Lawyer, G. A. Osmundson, | jand J. J. Gapplice were named to | j Serve on the board of ee | Governor George F. Shafer, P. J./ Hodgins, Chicago, founder and di-' rector general of the organization; | Mayor A. P. Lenhart; H. O. Chap- Ident of the Tederation of Cosmbpel. | m of ig itan clubs and the Lions, Kiwanis, ; and Rotary clubs of Bismarck were | resent to extend greetings and felic- tations to the members of the new tan impressive installation cere- mony the 41 local men formally be- came members of the Cosmopciitan Eh eee when they stood ‘right arms raised as Director Hod- | ins the oath of alle- Hodgins, as princi aker of the | evening, outlined cee ideals, ot ed adherence to which it was or- ree that aes the opel: organization - tially a service club, it differs from other service clubs in that it also is | as fraternal organization, although | a urg the principles under ee He said other organizations in the city, Gov- {must adhere to certain practicalities if the club is to thrive. He urged (Continued on page nine) SAYS COMMUNISM * | GRIPPING NEGROES; New York Man Declares Pres-; ent Depression Affects Col- | ored Population Minneapolis, June 13—()—T. Ar- nold Hill, New York city, told the National Conference of Urban leagues here that Communism is obtaining a foothold among negroes in the United States as a result of the current un- employment situation. Hill, who is a director in the de- partment of industrial relations of the organization, addressed the final open session of the gathering Friday | it. “While inter-racial groups are working to promote understanding of the intelligent few,” said Hill, “The masses of white and black workers are on opposite sides of a battle line which stretches from New York down the Atlantic seaborad to New Orleans and across the country to Seattle and Los Angeles. ¥ “Heretofore whites have been con- tent to allow uninviting tasks to be done by negroes, but today any job is acceptable to whites. Frequently, the removal of negro workers is im- mediately followed by the introduc- tion of white workers. This, natu- rally, is resented by negroes, with the result that bitterness is cropping up where accord once existed and inter- racial groups have another point of irritation and another instance of in- justice to challenge their interest and sincerity. “AS i result of heavy losses sus- tained during the present unemploy- ment crisis, the negro is resorting to Commi 4 Ford Is Planning Diesel Motor Car secret one. Urging the new club to add its force; to the work that is being done by| urday, ernor Shafer told the group that they! jdards, supervision of construction! of governors at French Lick Springs, Ind. Left to right, are: Governors! George White of Ohio, all Democrats. Woman’s Coat Found in Surf by Investigators J, H. WILEY NAMED MORRIS’ SUCCESSOR AS CHIEF ENGINEER Native of Steele, N. D., Is Ap- pointed by N. D. Railroad Commission Telegram Found in Pocket of, Starr Faithfull’s Garment Guarded Closely New York, June 13—()—A torn black coat resembling that worn by Starr Faithfull when she disappeared last Friday was taken from the surf at Long Beach, Long Island, Satur- day. A detective sent it to Mineola Police headquarters, center of the in- vestigation arising from the discovery | of the 25-year-old girl's bruised body on Long Beach Monday. Police, working on the theory the | girl was killed by drowning, perhaps by some person who “had reason to desire her death,” have searched for jher missing coat for days as vital Appointment of J. H. Wiley, as- jsistant chief engineer of the North Dakota board of railroad commission- ers, to succeed Chief Engineer E, H.| evidence. Morris, who resigned Friday, was|_ 10 the pocket of the garment found .| Saturday was a telegram, contents of made at @ meeting of the beard Gyt-) SO Ssy closely guarded. When the body was found it was clad.only in dress, shoes and stock- ings. Coat, undergarments and hat were missing. Newspapers attributed to an un-; named detective the theory that the; 25-year-old pleasure-seeking madcap | might have fallen off the sea wall at Long Beach, Long Island, where her! body was found Monday. | District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards | had offered theories the girl had been | murdered in New York, taken to Long | Beach and drowned from a rowboat. | He also forecast arrests of prominent Mr. Wiley has been employed by the railroad commission as assistant engineer under Mr. Morris since Dec. 1, 1923, He was employed by the! state highway commission during the) year that he came to the railroad) board. Mr. Wiley has taken an active part in the engineering work of the com-| mission, working on railroad valua-/ tion, appraisals of public utility pro- perty, supervision of service stan-| standards for telephone and power! transmission lines, railroad grade} $20,000,000- A- YEAR ILLICIT BEER RACKET Gangland Chieftain and 68 ot His Henchmen Facing 5,000 Charges AL IS UNDER SENTENCE NOW Capone Is Alleged to Have Op- erated 10 Breweries for Last 10 Years Chicago, June 13.—()—Another federal blow at the power of Alphonse Capone has been struck. This time, the government has moved to dry up the gang leader's reputedly nuge beer business, which federal officers said they estimated had become a $20,000,000-a-year en- terprise. Capone's indictment, with 68 of his henchmen Friday, alleged 5,000 dis- tinct offenses under the prohibition law. Conspiracy to violate the law continuously since 1921 was charged. During the 10-year period covered by the alleged conspiracy, federal in- ; Vestigators said, the gang had an average of 10 breweries in operation all the time. Each brewery was des- eribed as having had a capacity of 100 barrels a day, which, at $55 a bar- rel, produced gross daily receipts of $55,000. The total receipts for the 10-year period was estimated at $200,- 000,000. The indictment, the second to be voted against the gang chief by a fed- eral grand jury within a week, was viewed as another step in the relent- less war ordered by President Hoo- ver on racketeering. Federal agents saw it as the beginning of the end of Capone's powerful position. Capone also is under a six-month sentence for contempt of court for failing to answer a summons from a grand jury investigating 1929 incomes. Federal agents asserted his gang has been hard hit financially because of high boads its membess Mave been forced to post in federal courts. Costs of replacing brewery equipment seiz- ed _in raids also have been high. Capone was permitted to have his $50,000 bond in the income tax in- dictment and his $5,000 bond on his [contempt of court appeal stand on | Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. the liquor conspiracy charge. All the gang are subject, upon con- viction, to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of $100. RUTH WILL NOT FLY crossii f01 elimination, | Persons. | He pani coie, ee at Steele, Anew diary was found in the} N. D., July 31, 1900, and attended /Faithfull home. Police said it sup-| grade and high schools at Steele. He | Ported the murder theory. | was graduated from the University of, The first diary also found in the | North Dakota in 1923 with the degree | icy ieee eiec ene ean iad i q ° | ee peepee of science in civil engi held it contains itis in connee- nt,| tion wi various incidents o! e meat the watitoed bosrd termed sitl's Ife, “One published eentence Mr. Wiley “a clean-cut, ambitious |Tefers to experiencing every sensation. | young man, well-qualified for the, In the face of repeated denials by Position he now holds.” officials, the Daily Sketch said Scot- ‘The members expressed regret at, 1@nd Yard was conducting a search the resignation of Mr. Morris, who| here ie ueeriein. friends of the girl of has accepted an appointment as| both chief engineer of the public service| The investigation was said to be commission of West Virginia. under the direction of Detective In- In tendering his resignation, Mr. (Continued on page nine) Morris stated that he “would like to aca ae continue in the service of the state of North Dakota after my years of serv- ice but the past action of your legis- lative bodies shows they are not inj accord nor sympathy with commonly accepted standards of remuneration for professional work and the future holds nothing in their hands.” A salary increase requested by the com- mission for Mr. Morris was rejected by the legislature. Mr. Morris, in his letter of resigna- tion, recommended Mr. Wiley as his successor. 'Merricourt Case Arguments Given: Valley City, N. D., June 13.—(7)— Counsel in the grand larceny trial of Fred and Henry Bossart and John Ellingson, Merricourt, were occupied with closing arguments Saturday morning. Court convened at 9 a. m., one hour earlier than usual, so that the case could be concluded and given to the jury Saturday afternoon. Emma Fuher, Merricourt, last de- fense witness Friday, testified she was with Fred Bossart the afternoon and until midnight the night of the robbery. Trial of Fred Bossart and Jennings by on charges of third-degree burglary district court. Only civil court cases} in connection with an attempt to rob to be heard at this time. There! the Security National bank at Edgeley sade ial cilia citrated Poet ad st La Moure A BERRY TO DICKINSON ) N. D., June 13.—Judge H. L. Berry, Mandan, will be here Tuesday to conduct a term of dis- trict court, it was announced Satur- day T. N. Hartung, clerk of the are wil ng said. Lindberghs Will Carry Two Radios and Watertight Bundle of Rations' Plane with @ range from 3,000 to New York, June 13.—(7)—If Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and 7,000 miles, and the other the his wife should crash at sea dur- emergecy set for use in case of ing their projected flight to the accident afield or afloat. Orient, they will swim to the sur- In of the radio equip- face to find « bundle already ment H. C. Leuterits, head of the of sustenance, and Pan American Airways, for which even communication with the Col. Lindbergh is technical ad- world. visor, revealed the Lihdberghs Undoing this bundle. suto- had been the wireless released from a tail~ | code for about three months. ‘Yale, by a bottle of air. wireless.in the army. His wife Climbing into the boat they will started at scratch. Now they find a mast, a sail, emergency ra- both can receive 17 words a min- tions and a radio set capable of ute-and send a little faster. communication about 500 miles in ‘The Lindberghs practiced both the day time and 3,000 miles at with an actual radio set, picking night. The set is both crash Up. messages from ships at sea, proof and watertight. and with a vacuum tube practice The i “will ‘carry two epperatus at home, each alter- radio » One for use in’ the | nately-sending end receiving, UNTIL NEXT WEEK Délay Caused by Old-Fashioned Custom of Spending Sun- day ‘With Folks’ eee New York, June 13.—(4)—A mod- ern girl's adherence to the old-fash- foned custom of spending Sunday “with the folks,” has caused a one- day postponement of a flight to France, Ruth Nichols completed the last formalities of her projected flight across the ocean Saturday and for a time her representatives believed she would start Sunday, but Miss Nichols dispelled that belief. She always tried, she said, to spend her Sundays with her parents and twin brother and sister at the Nichols home in Rye, and she saw no reason to alter that custom merely to expe- dite the first stage of her adventur- ous journey. So the take-off was put off until Monday, when she will fly, if the weathcr is propitious, to Portland, Maine. The next day she plans to proceed to Harbor Grace, N. F., re- fueling on the way at St. John, N. B., and Sydney, N. 8. At Harbor Grace she will await favorable weather for the hop across the ocean to Paris. All that remained for technicians to do Saturday was to mbke a slight adjustment of one of the three com- passes. Three compasses are being carried because flight conditions sometimes cause variation. The theory of the triple equipment is that if two of the three Knights of Columbus Reelect All Officers All officers of the Bismarck lodge, Knights of Columbus, were reelected at the annual business meeting of the order, held Friday evening in the Launch Fight for Fort Lincoln Protest Against Proposed Freight Rate Boost AIM INDICTMENTS AT o | Has Anniversary I | 1 | { ' | 0. W. ROBERTS O. W. Roberts, veteran weather ob- server here, Saturday was celebrating the 25th anniversary of his arrival in Bismarck to take charge of the local weather station. Roberts, whose official title is “meteorologist” has been with the weather bureau 33 years, taking his civil service examination after leav- ing the signal corps at the close of the Spanish-American war. After six months in Washington he was suc- cessively assigned to weather bureaus at Des Moines, Ia.; Yankton, S. D., jand Boston, Mass. before being transferred to Bismarck. DRIVE FOR HOOVER'S RENOMINATION GOES | Speaking Tour in Mid- diewest States Washington, June 13—(#)—The drive for President Hoover's renomin- ation launched at this week's con- ference of young Republicans by ad- ministration leaders will be carried on actively at once. Sunday night the president starts jon a three-day speaking tour into Republican managers are looking forward to his addresses in these states, which yielded many of the Democratic congressional gains in the last election. Hoover will speak before the In- diana Republican Editorial Associa- tion at Indianapolis Monday night; at the memorial to Warren G. Har- ding in Marion, Ohio, Tuesday aft- ernoon; and at the tomb of Abra- ham Lincoln in Springfield, IMinois, Wednesday. He also will stop at Columbus, Ohio. duly 4 two members of his official family will go into Pennsylvania. ;Governor Pinchot of that state has been mentioned frequently as a pros- pective Republican presidential can- didate. Secretary Hurley who Friday night gave the conference of young Repub- licans a recital of Hoover's record, and applauded Vice President Curtis, is listed for an address from In- dependence Hal! in Philadelphia. Ernest Lee Jahncke, assistant secre- tary of the navy, has been asked to Speak at Altoona the same day. There is every indication the Hoo- ver forces are concerned over the ex- pressions of discontent emanating Particularly from the Republican in- dependent faction. Only Friday Senator Brockhart, Towa, who has urged “Progressive” opposition to Hoover in the Republi- | can presidential campaign next year. in an address at a conference of Illi- nois Progressives, predicted “Progres- sives” could carry Indiana, Ohio, Illi- nois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Pennsyl- vania, California, North Dakota, and South Dakota in the presidential pri- maries. Senator Borah, Idaho, added to the discomfiture of the Hoover forces this week by leaving for the west without disclosing his plans in next year’s presidential campaign. He was in Chicago Friday, where the Illinois Progressives met. Both Senator Borah and Governor Pinchot have been advanced by Brookhart as prospective Republican Presidential candidates. Polygamist Forgiven By Wife and Children Pa |APPLY | FORWARD ACTIVELY) President Sunday Night Begins, | sion, BR EXPRESSES BELIEF POST CAN BE KEPT OCCUPIED North Dakota Congressional Delegation Is Actively Work- ing on Project ‘POLITICAL HEAT’ Administration Warned Effect Will Be Bad If State Is Slapped in Face Plans for an active fight to keep Fort Lincoln occupied by tt of the regular army were laid Saturday at a meeting of the committee ap- Pointed by the Association of Com- merce to represent North Dakota in- terests in opposing the war depart- ment's effort to abandon the post. Frayne Baker, who recently con- ferred with war department officials in Washington and presented a brief outlining reasons why Fort Lincoln should remain occupied, reported that the matter has not been definitely decided. Baker expressed the opin- jon that there is a chance of keeping troops at Fort Lincoln if North Da- kota launches and maintains a “per- sistent and consistent campaign di- rected toward that end.” All of the North Dakota congres- sional delegation has lined up behind the effort to keep troops at the Fort and they have made it clear to the war department and the administra- tion that the political popularity of the Republican party will not be en- hanced by removal of the troops from North Dakota’s only army post. The committee decided to send a delegation to Omaha to confer with Major General Johnson Hagood, com- manding the seventh army corps area, with regard to the military angles of the proposed abandonment General Hagood’s recommendation, if he advises against the proposed with- drawal of troops, would be ed to carry considerable weight with the war department in its final deci- State Is Interested In addition to the purely Bismarck interests which are op the re- moval of troops from the fort, it was Greater North Dakota association ig actively cooperating with the local committee. One of the immediate objects of the committee is to acquaint the citizens of North Dakota with the facts in- volved in tne case and it is expected that a publicity campaign will be Jaunched in the next few days with this end in view. Baker told the committee that the effort to keep troops at the fort prol ably would be most effective if con- (Continued on page nine) COMMUNISTS RIOT IN FRENCH STREETS Order Is Restored Without Bloodshed After Striking Mob Withdraws Roubaix, France, June 13—(P)— After holding a populous street all night, a mob of striking textile work- ers and communists withdrew from their barricades Saturday and order was restored without bloodshed. While they were celebrating their “victory” in Friday night's battle with the police, authorities adopted pre- cautionary measures against a repe- tition of the riot and if they attempt: to assemble today, force will be used. to disperse them if necessary, Dawn revealed how thorough were their preparations in standing off the charges of police and mounted gen- darmes. Barbed wire defense had been erected and fortifications built with board and ladders. Attached to these were j,lacards reading “Here be- gins the people's frontier—assassins cannot pass.” The scene of the affray was strewn with bricks, paving stones and broken. bottles. A large part of the pavement was torn up, Gasoline had been Poured on the street, presumably to be fired in case of a determined as- sault. Government officials arrived on the spot at daylight and road re- Pairs were started. Eagle River, Wis., June 13.—(?)— Accorded the forgiveness of the wife and children he deserted, w. E. Perry, confessed polygamist and dom. A surprise visit. from Mrs. Mary | Perry and their three children, one ‘ARES Kansas City, June 13.—(*)—Repre- j sentatives of 10 bus companies have to reduce transcontinental rates July 1 to meet an expected cut in railroad tariffs. Lines which will participate in the reductions include the Pickwick-Greyhound lines, Kan- sas City. dian reservation after ried her. “I did not murder woman will come back to you when I’m ed of the charge,” bl Ae! pi @ 200-mile yy automobile through to pledge whetever be able to give. ie E 8 te | i and defied police Throwing wood, they stones and hours until i g3