The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 6, 1931, Page 1

Aw r de North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather cloudy tonight; Tuesday most- ly fair and somewhat warmer. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1931 PRICE FIVE CE! Holiday Death List Mounts TEXT OF STATEMENT TO BE TELEPHONED TO UNITED STATES Castle Assures World That Points Still in Dispute Do Not Threaten Success U. S. GOVERNMENT HOPEFUL Optimistic Statement Issued After Long Conference With President Hoover Paris, July 6—(#)—An official, communique issued Monday evening said the French cabinet had approved | the text of a basis of accord between! France and the United States. | The text was to be telephoned to; the United States by Secretary Mel- | Jon, the communique said. H The French statement was in an- swer to a proposal, announced at | ‘Washington, whereby the United; States suggested that the two nations | simply announce their agreement in principle and leave the details to ex- perts. At the same time Acting Secretary’ Castle of the state department gave; to the world a reassurance that the points remaining in dispute were not! regarded here as seriously threaten-| ing final success. | The United States has no doubt, | Castle said in a statement, that the) moratorium will become effective. President Hoover, who interrupted his week-end at the Rapidan camp to hurry back to Washington Sunday and resume-his conferences with Cas- tle and others on the moratorium pro- posal, has felt that delay and uncer- tainty would seriously detract from; Se cee mre AA ENCY GLICAL the effect of the plan on the world these uncertainties may be taken out of the picture quickly by the method now proposed. Officials Confer Castle conferred for an hour with President Hoover after. issuing his statement. At the end of their con- ference, he said, there was no change in the situation and that the Ameri- can government was standing firmly on: its position. He added that he, Acting Secretary Mills of the treasury and the presi- dent had been in telephonic communi- cation with Secretary Mellon in Paris. ‘On instructions of President Hoover, Secretary Mellon presented to the French government a new and simpli- fied formula which President Hoover | believes will meet the entire situation. Tt provides that France and the United States agree in principle on the remaining points of difference and that all technical questions and the divergence between the two on pay- ments of reparations in kind “and every other question” be referred to technical experts. Paris advices said Premier Laval had called the entire cabinet into session to consider the American plan following two-hour conference with Secretary Mellon and Ambassador je. Ne have no misgivings that the dent’s plan will not become ef- fective,” the statement said. “The French government did not. accept our note of July 4, which was pub- lished July 5, as the basis for an ar- rangement. New Questions Raised | “They have raised several new ques- tions which have not been hitherto discussed, many of which involve re- lations between the signatories to the ‘Young plan to which we are not a party, and which, of , we can- not pretend to be able to negotiate. French Issue Note Just before the conferees went into session at Paris, the French thesis! pari, on deliveries in*kind was expounded in a semi-official note: issued to the to this document, the French believe it would be better not to interrupt deliveries in kind “whose ‘utility for Germany's national econ-| 0109) is incontestible.” i “Tt would. be necessary, therefore, the statement said, “to take from the amount of the unconditional annui- ties which Germany should pay the sums necessary for payment of de- liveries in kind, and return to the! .y, Reich's national economy only the re- mainder. “The American negotiators, on the other hand, suggest France sbsorb| deliveries in kind and id the amount realized therel Germany. “Tt can be seen tra although . _ of secondary importance point no leas serious, since adoption of the ‘American viewpoint would consider- ably augment the sacrifices to which already has consented. [ “However, it seems nt continue it French Approve Accord on Debt Question INBARLY 800 KILLED ASUS, CELEBRATES Two N.D.Men Die in Holiday Auto Accidents) N/PINDINEDAY | Shot By 70-Year-Old Suitor | | William Owen, 70, had been very attentive to Else Bryant, above, who 1s| only 14. But Elsie had younger ideas, and expressed a preference for the) company of a boy-friend who is 16. Owen, a sand dredge captain, was} jealous and enraged. He went to the apartment, in Washington, D. C., of Mrs. Gertrude Campbell, 17-year-old sister of Elsie Bryant, and there shot that even should CAUSES NEW RPT | IN IAUAN FIGHT Mussolini Government Main- tains Silence But Is Known to Be Angered } Rome, July 6.—(?)—Issuance of the week-end papal encyclical “concern- ‘ing Catholic action,” the Italian gov- ernment is understood to feel, has made the situation between the church and state so difficult as to both of the young women. They are expected to recover. ere eine see [ Husband Happy as | Monkeys Get Gate i ee Philadelphia, July» 6.—(%)— There's a happy husband in thé Jervis househald. Two monkeys, 15 turtles, six parrots, 15 cats and dogs, and 100 white mice are to be given to a 200 by Mrs. Irene Jer- vis. She promised a judge to do so rather than go to jail. Mr. Jervis laughed when he heard the | court's dictum and explained he had nothing to say about the house; the monkeys ran it. Health officers started things when a neighbor was beaten with a banjo by a Jervis monkey that turned burglar. render negotiations almost useless for the moment. ‘The government is maintaining si- lence but there is a prospect of a re- newed editorial campaign by Italian newspapers against the Vatican, and it was learned Monday that in a ‘forthcoming note of reply the govern- ment will inform the Vatican that the jencyclical has created an “unfortu- nate” impression. Whatever course of action the gov- ernment takes will be determined at @ cabinet council Thursday. It has been learned on good author- ity that both sides to the dispute will refrain from any precipitate action, although Premief Mussolini is not be- lieved to have retreated from his po- sition and the pope still maintains that the church is “suffering persecu- \tion.” | ‘The pontiff, it is said, is not at this jtime considering the Papal Nuncio to Rome, an action which some believed he was on the verge of taking. The encyclical letter “concel Catholic action” was delivered to jcopies of the letter were distributed in the churches of Rome. ning | Attorney Lioyd Smith said, he had DEATHS OF THREE ARE INVESTIGATED Wisconsin Officials Hold Man Without Charge in Connec- tion With Mystery Case New London, Wis., July 6—(?)—In- vestigation into the deaths of Lewis Hoffman, 32, and Henry Kopitzke, 46, was reopened Monday following dis- covery, of Mrs. Catherine Hoffman, Lewis’ widow, in the Wolf river Sun- ay. Hoffman and Kopitzke fell dead at a barn dance three weeks ago. Tox!- cologists claim they died from poison administered in liquor. Edward Riske, New London, was held in jail at Waupaca without charge. He 'was questioned with Mrs. Hoffman Saturday because, District been keeping company ‘with Mrs. Hoffman for more than 8 year. Seach for Mrs. Hoffman was start- ed Sunday when Mrs. Elizabeth Ri- der, Appleton, cousin of Mrs. Hoft- man, said she left the house shortly i ee i : 5 H g it i i | i £ Play Poérly in Second Attempt to Break Deadlock for Open Golf Title LEAD CHANGES HANDS OFTEN Burke Makes Pitch Shot Like! Ordinary Duffer on Last Hole to Slip Behind Inverness Club, Toledo, O., July 6. —(#)—George Von Elm took = one- stroke lead over Billie Burke Mon- day after 18 holes of their second 36- hole playoff for the United States open golf championship. Von Bim scored 76 and Burke 77. ‘They were all square at the 17th— the 125th hole they had played since the tournament began last Thursday —but Burke made a pitch shot like ordinary duffer on the 35-yard home hole. This cost him a five, Von Elm getting his four easily after @ 10-footer barely missed the cup for another of George's favorite birdies. ‘The continuation of the record- smashing marathon for the open crown was another hard battle. Von Elm was off quickly to a three-stroke lead in the first three holes but Burke drew level at the seventh, then fpok the lead with a birdie at the! ninth. They were all square at the 12th and again at the 15th as the fortunes of war shifted rapidly. ‘Von Elm complained that the click of a camera shutter upset him as he was making a shot out of a trap on the 13th. He went clear across the green into another sand pit and wound up with a five. Burke picked up two strokes here but lost them both at the 15th where he gambled with a spoon and shot off the side of @ trap and pushed it away off the line, across a road and into the side of the creek bank. From there he went borer, the gapest auc /finelz ge Geen linvsix. | Billie's birdie at the 16th put him {i front again but a poor second shot ion the 17th, into the rough, and his jdubbed approach on the 18th each cost him one stroke and the lead. Burke's 77 was his poorest round of the seven he has played so far in the tournament. So was Von Elms 76. Burke squared the match on the 20th green and went two strokes ahead on the 22nd. Von Elm cut Burke's lead to one stroke with a par 4 on the 23rd. Von Elm squared the match on tho 25th. REFUSES 10 CHANGE WHEAT SALE POLICY Farm Board Head Tells Curtis and Capper No Further Mod- ifications Planned Washington, July 6—(?)—Chair- man Stone of tle farnt board Npnday jinforméd, Vice President Curtis and Senator Capper, Republican, Kansas, |that the board would not mage fur- ther changes in its sales policy for stabilization wheat. After conferring nearly two hours, | Curtis said Stone made it clear that |sale of wheat would be conducted in such @ way a8 not to depress prices. | Curtis said the board evidently did inot propose to unload any of the jmore than 200,000,000 bushels ‘of range of prices. He added he would have preferred @ definite pledge to hold the wheat juntil the price had reached 85 cents or $1 but that the July 1 announce- whose grey matter is mostly light was announced Monday by the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- Having them, it now] nology. Frapaees fo fornia villas t2 ‘The brain is a calculating ma- ‘are duly repentant and willing to} chine, which makes use of light enter a new fold marked out for them.| by a trick almost as simple as the ‘This means cooperation with and la-| cutting out of paper dolls. It per- bor for the present regime. forms in a few minutes mathe- Tt signifies the state wishes, as far) matical problems which by hu- as , to avail itself of the best) man brains and hands require a le Oe eer oe anything from hours to days. cause growing demands it It analyzes graphs by turning ricultural and industrial develop-| them into light. Graphs are lines ag "The paper which these ~ on Vines Wins Title graphs are traced is treated 60 T the portion below the graph is In Tennis Tourney) ‘transparent. ‘The eftect is lke i — cutting out paper dolls, leaving Bt: Louis, July 6—()—-Having dis-| the figure of the dolls outlined as posed of Keith Gledhill to win the! openings in the original card. The national clay singles tennis title,| treated graphs, when a light is Bilaworth Vines, lanky star fram Pa-| placed behind them resemble a sadena, Calif, Monday teamed up| luminous row of moutnains or the wih imi fh an oftert to add. te myn ee eee « “4 through the treated graphs, de- p ‘and Gledtll, another native} pends upon the shape, size and son from Santa Barbara, Berke-| angles of peaks and valleys Bell of New York, Bruce the ‘secret of the Austin, Tex. in the doubles 2 problem. Measur- . _” dng the volume of this light gives sad Von Elm Is Stroke -Up on Billie Burke |wheat on the market at the present | ment by the board was the best that! -|could be obtained at present. Mechanical Brain Makes Use of Light Instead of Grey Matter |: ( Butterflies Find | , Balls For Golfer | Girard, Calif, July 6—(P)— *‘ Whatever may be said of J. E. Priddy as a golfer, it must be ad- mitted he is original. “Tiring of spending money on caddies to find balls which I hook or slice,” said Priddy, “and noting the numerous white butterflies flitting about the St. Andrews golf club grounds where I play, I determined to make use of my knowledge as a chemist. “You know ante, bees and the like are attracted by certain odors. I experimented until I found @ formula which would draw these while butterflies and saturated my golf balls with it. Now when I drive one into the rough I sit down and wait until they find it for me.” MLEAN JURY SAYS COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE CONSERVATIVE Gives Clean Bill of Health to Of-| ficers Attacked in Report of Examiner Washburn, N. D., July 6.—(P)}—A McLean county grand jury found that its county officials “have in general been conservative and careful and ef- ficient in the management of the public affairs,” according to a report gt the jury announced today. "The jury made its report following’ an investigation of,an audit by a deputy state examiner. Complaints about actions of some county officials were made to the ex- aminer and he recommended that “the only way that these matters can be cleared up once and for all,” would be through the calling of a grand jury. The jury, in summarizing its inves- tigation, found that McLean county “4s in good financial circumstances.” “The grand jury, however, feels that there has been some laxity in some of the offices,” the report states. “We hope that the investigations which we have made will be of some service ad assistance, not only to the officials themselves but to the public at large in working for the best in- terests of the county of McLean. “The grand jury compliments the actions of the board of county com- missioners in petitioning the court for the calling of a grand jury to inves- tigate public and criminal affairs and in order that the much-discussed cor- tuptions and malfeasance in office might be aired out and finally deter- mined, and anticipates that the coun- ty at large will profit thereby.” The report discusses thoroughly the various charges made against some county offices but finds that officials performed their duties conscientiously. A recommendation is made that the board of county commissioners, in passing on the various bills submit- tion legal advice as to the validity jand regularity of the proceedings be- fore action is definitely taken. | “Tt is the recommendation of the grand jury,” the report adds, “that in connection with any matters, or in jeonnection with the allowance of any ‘bills the legality of which is at all doubtful in the minds of the members of the board of county commissioners, | that the approval thereof as to the | legality be secured of the state's at- (Continued on page three) the Pager difference between PaZFEURESEREE SRE le Li re jand several others were injured in ted to the county take into consulta- | spann! ¢. W. BROWN, BEACH, C. JOHNSON, ANETA, WEEK-END VICTINS Beach Man Killed When Hit by Train; Aneta Youth Dies After Collision MOTT BOY HURT SERIOUSLY Several Bismarck Persons Hurt But None Seriously; 16 Die in Northwest ‘Two North Dakotans were killed week-end accidents of various des- criptions, to Associated Press dispatches. G. W. Brown, 47, Beach carpenter, was instantly killed about midnight Saturday when the automobile he was driving was struck by a Northern Pacific train one mile east of Wi- baux, Mont. Gilmore Johnson, 21, Aneta, was killed and five persons were injured in a head-on collision of two auto- mobiles near Aneta at 3:30 a. m. jlunday. Johnson and three companions, Al- den DesMoirs, Dean Olson, and Fred Granley, all of Aneta, were returning from a dance when their machine crashed into one driven by Orphey Smaaladen, whose home is eight miles west of Aneta. Smaaladen was ac- companied by his sin, Edwin Smaaladen. Others Not Serious Other members of the party were not seriously hurt. H. Charles Gra- ham, Nelson county coroner, said no inquest would be held. Johnson had been driving without lights, accord- ‘Five persons were treated in hospi- tals in Bismarck for injuries suffer- ed in week-end mishaps. Three re- {mained in the hospital while two were marck, Grand Forks, and Lisbon. Most seriously injured was George Stewart, nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lennon Stewart of Mott, who sustain- ed a compound fracture of the skull and severe scalp lacerations when he: was struck by the propeller of an air- Plane, July 4. Mrs. Burns Bailey, Moffit, suffered “| California Golf Stars and Three To Visit Bismarck | automobiles, Drownings and Airplanes Are Principal Causes of Disaster FIREWORKS FATALITIES DROP Mid-Atlantic Section of Coun- try Shows Greatest Loss of Life Over Week-End (By The Associated Press) The largest number of Fourth-ot- July deaths in recent years occurred in the United States as the nation celebarted the 155th anniversary of its birth. Close to 500 persons lost lives from various causes in the two-day cele- bration. Fatalities from fireworks to- taled six, only one-half of what they were in 1930. Automobile accidents and drown- ings were more numerous this year. One hundred and sixty persons per- ished in motor car mishaps, com- pared to 81 last year, while fatalities totaled 181. Almost three times as many persons lost their lives in the water as compared with 1930 when the total was 57. Twenty-four died from the heat while 14 were killed in airplanes. Admiral Robert, E, Coontz, retired, | national president of the Sojourners, from will visit’ the local chapter Tuesday | snonn Ga pcr) sven iby vanities and will be the guest of honor at 2 country gathered by the Associated dinner Tuesday night at 6 o'clock at! Press was 483. This was 304 more the Terrace Gardens. \than died in the 1930 celebration. Admiral Coontz, who commanded! the mid-Atlantic section of the the Atlantic fleet during the World| .untry had the greatest loss of war, is also junior vice commander-} Tit, total of ia life, in-chiet of the Veterans of Foreign] With ® total of 188, The mid-wert wars. icoast third with ninety one. The south He will arrive in Bismarck Tuesd8y jas fourth, with 57, the New "ng- noon and will remain here until ene land states fifth with 44, and the evening, when he will leave for the! southwest sixth with $4. The Rocky Me earn 30 4 to at- Mountain states were last with only tend the dinner, officers of the organ- = ization said. Although few died from fireworks, many were injured. The mid-Atlan- AS PLANE DROPS York City, where the sale of fire- works is forbidden, had.at least 1,600, Vermont, native state of former President Calvin Coolidge, who cele- brated his birthday July 4, had no deaths at all. Eleven men and a girl drowned Saturday and Sunday in the vicinity of Chicago. Seven of the victims met Others Are Killed in Crash | their deaths in Lake Michigan on Coast Lucerene, Calif. July 6.—()—Six three of them California gold stars, were killed Sunday in the crash a fractured ankle Saturday when she slipped and fell on a wet plank. Mrs. Oscar Selvig, 502 W. Thayer (Continued on page three) KILLDEER BRIDGE DEDICATED SUNDAY About 3,000 Persons Attended | Ceremony at Span Over Lit- is tle Missouri River Killdeer, N. D., July 6.—(?)—Dedi- cation of the new Killdeer bridge July celebration, but because of was postponed to the next day. |, Senator J. P. Cain of Dickinson in- troduced Governor George F. Shafer, program of music, Company K of the North Dakota national guard drilled and performed maneuvers. This was followed by a sham battle in the foot- hills surrounding the structure. Senators A. F. Bonzer, Lidgerwood, E. W. Jones of Killdeer and R. W. Patten of Plaza, and Representative of an airplane. RP TDES DROWN Sesevmr= 2) ON WEST COAST on a rugged hillside half a mile from/ 7 eacherous Phenomena Sweep gene landing field. | dead: 1 ieecees Wibenis,. carmarcocteen California Beaches During California amateur golf champion; Holiday Period Jack Kerrigan, former golf _profes- sional at the Rio Del Mar Country club near Los Angeles; Leon Keller,’ former leading amateur of Southern} California; Louis M. Becker, wealthy! Los Angeles real estate developer; | Mrs. Sigmunda Lax, Long Beach,! Becker’s fiancee, and William Hoff- Los Angeles, July 6—(#)—A possi- ble death toll of 20 persons was charged today to rip tides which swept beaches in this area over the week-end. As holiday crowds numbering hun- man, Berkeley, Calif., pilot. dreds of thousands, spread along al- most 50 miles of winding seacoast, life guards kept a close watch for bodies which may have swirled out by the ocean-ward currents and later car- GENERAL RAINFALL |S: S= ADDS CROPS INN. Deere been recovered. The treacherous jtides continued Sunday but only three were reported missing from the beaches. Lifeguards described the rip tides as currents flowing out to sea like swift rivers. They were unable to jpgree on what causes them, but said they flow at varying angles from the shore; are a few yards to 100 yards in width and continue to exert their “pull” for 30 feet to a quarter of a mile. The tides appear infreqeuntly. Because of the large area of beach- es affected, it will be several days be- fore the week-end toll of the tides jean be checked accurately. Precipitation General Through- out State; Max Has More Than Two Inches Bismarck had .83 of an inch of Precipitation over the week-end as sen fell generally throughout the Forecasts for tonight and Tuesday of the state fond reidnis of the Students Will Watch Satara eee ee ae Drum Corps in Action Student soldiers at the Citizens’ _ | Military Training camp will be given. an opportunity of seeing Bismarck’s American Legion Drum and Bugle corps in action tonight at 8 o'clock when the organization will present a 15-minute drill. Members of the corps said Monday that the drill tonight will be identical ge HH ea i i aie E Agee af be P| g i ate ale