The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 21, 1931, Page 1

"G =< Stims Says Issues Are Being Clarified North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper fis THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE pa ue The Weather Fair and somewhat warmer Tuesday night; Wednesday partly cloudy. ESTABLISHED 1873 Win SECRETARY ASSERTS HE IS PLEASED WITH WORK DONE 0 DATE and Chances Are Good for Successful Action — ENGLISH TO VISIT GERMANY M’Donald and Foreign Secre- tary Plan Trip as Demon- stration of Confidence London, July 21.—()—Secretary of! State Stimson said Tuesday after the seven-power conference had ad- journed for luncheon that he was satisfied with the start which had! been made. 1 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931 — PRICE FIVE CENTS ) Child Drowns in Tank “The lines of the conference sre, shaping themselves,” he said, “the is-| sues are being clarified and there are | better prospects than ever for a suc-/| cessful solution.” Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon- ald and Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson probably will go to Berlin! with Chancellor Bruening and For-) eign Minister Curtius when the con-| ference ends, it was learned today. | Mr. MacDonald, who has insisted throughout the recent negotiations | thet reestablishment of confidence | in Germany is the prime need of the! moment, wants to make a public dem-| ostration of Great Britain's confi-| dence, it was said, and incidentally; to return the visit the German states- men paid to Chequers recently. America’s position in the economic |p. erisis which has enveloped Germany conference for alleviation of Ger-; many’s financial distress. Methods Considered A communique issued .after the session adjourned said the conferees had considered “methods of interna- tional cooperation whereby confi- dence in Germany's economic stabil- ity may be restored in the immediate future.” It was said in well-informed quar- ters the conference has been encoun- tering severe and disturbing difficul- ties, attributed by some to the insist- ence of France that Germany pay for outside aid with political concessions. At the same time it was said the United States and Great Britain are Germany must have help and/ are prepared to see she gets it wheth-| er France participates or not. It is understood the British views are in complete accord, that they regard immediate f as imperative, but they do nei appro PIONEER MANDAN DOCTOR SUCCUMBS Dr. Charles F. King, Territorial Superintendent of Health, Dies in Wisconsin Hudson, Wis, July 21.—(%)—Dr. yi Charles F. King, pioneer physician and surgeon here died last night aft-. er an illness of several months. He can capital.in-Germany. He assured the conference the American banks will cooperate in relief, provided aid comes from other countries also. earned no concrete pro- have yet been advanced for- the conversations thus far along general lines, pro- an opportunity for exposition help. : uphold this course assert chancellor should go back (2 Ae 192)" SECRETARY OF INTERIOR Lays Down Rules For Night Clubs New York, July 21.—()—Pro- Prietors of night clubs and dance halls are to be fingerprinted by the police. Commissioner Mulrooney sum- moned 300 proprietors to police headquarters Monday and gave them notice. He also informed them: All night clubs and dance halls Subsidy for Wheat Ottawa, Ont. July 21.—(#)—Pre- mier R. B. Bennett announced in: the house of commons pie Hi aH : B23 Be sieac'/Clean-shayen Faces Are T . Western Town Prepares for Fete & afi el a = zr, fs New Mexico’s Prison | Gates Yawn for Fall RESIGNS 125 (926 ren THE CABINET rans TRIAL. Former. Secretary of Interior Now Is No. 6991 and In- mate of Hospital Santa Fe, N. M., July 21.—(#)—Al- bert B. Fall Tuesday became Num- ber 6991 in the New Mexico state pen- itentiary—stripped of his citizenship rights in the state which has heaped honors upon him. The 70-year-old former secretary of the interior was committed Mon- day night to serve a sentence of a year and a day on conviction of ac- cepting $100,000 to negotiate a lease on federal oil naval reserves while he was a cabinet member. The com- mitment marked the end of an eight- year legal battle. Bolstered by two heart stimulants administered by his physician while en route by ambulance from his ranch at Three Rivers, Fall was immedi- ately taken to a private room in the prison Le nan Bi. Gamteell, his personal pl » said Fall was in “no condition to be confined.” “He is unable to take care of himself,” Dr. Gambrell said, “is not certain of his feet and requires constant attention.” ¢ Hoover and department of justice officials have been urged by Fall’s friends to grant him a par- don. Officers said a pardon is not granted until after commitment of pea Fall left El Paso, Tex., Saturday. In |of the possible value of the From ting| Former Local Woma 27 OV FAL NEW ENGLAND WOOL POOL SHIPS FLERE I Clip in Area Totals 231,798) Pounds; Advances to Farm- ers Total $32,451.72 New England, N. D., July 21—The New England Wool Pool has just! shipped the 1931 clip, which totaled; 231,798 pounds, for which. the 206 members will receive at once an ad- vance amounting to $32,451.72, ac- cording to H. A. Borcherding, treas- urer of the pool. The clip was handled through the North Dakota Co-operative Wool Marketing association, with Ole Han- son, Bowman, assistant secretary, in charge of the loading. There were seven cars in the shipment, three and two-thirds cars being loaded at New England and three and one-third cars being loaded at Mott on July 16 and 17, The wool was. sold at an advance of 14 cents a pound, or at 85 per cent clip. In the event of a price raise, members the New England we Many Others Injured as Gov- ing police and men described by au- thorities as revolutionaries strikers, broke out in three towns) near Seville Tuesday, resulting in the killing of two syndicalists and the| wounding of mors than 30 others.. | food stores, shops and factories They held up and looted a train of food- stuffs and destroyed telephone lines. Hermanos, Utrera and Carmona. In each case of syndicalists attempted to attack shops. 20, among them Dr. Vallina, syndi- calist leader. prisoners arrested at disorders. There were numerous outbursts of gunfire during last night but no one was re- hurt. persons Monday. Definite figures were not} available on the number of persons 50. Wahpeton | New Extortion Plot) TWO DEATHS OCCUR ‘IN SPANISH RIOTS ernment Orders Troops to ‘Shoot to Kill’ Seville, Spain, July 21—()—Fight- | and Syndicalists had attempted to raid The villages affected were Dos ‘The number under arrest exceeded | The Seville jail is crowded With Plans were being made for the burial of the three killed injured, but estimates range around EIGHT KILLED IN NICARAGUA FIGHT Native Constabulary in Quelling Uprisings Managha, Nicaragua, July 21.—(#; —United States Marine corps air- plane patrol Tuesday reinforced Na- tional Guard troops delegated to put down insurgent have occurred in several places in Nicaragua during the last few days, resulting in eight deaths. A large party armed with pistols and machetes entered the town of Rama on the Escondido river Sunday and, after sharp fighting, was driven back by National Guardsmen. Three of the invaders and one guardsman were killed. About the same time 250 men un- der Pedro Altamirando, Sandinista chieftain, sacked the small mining town of Santo Domingo in Chontales department, according to official re- ports. Police killed one of the in- surgents. On Saturdey a National Guard pa- trol was ambushed on both sides of the Chico river at Kisalaya by 40 in- surgents, the government has been informed. Three of the insurgents were killed and one guardsman was wounded. Marine corps airplane patrols were dispatched from Managua last night. Name Eligibles for Local Postmastership Washington, July 21—(P)—Eligibles for appointment to the postmaster- ship at Bismarck, N. D., were an- nounced Tuesday by the postoffice de; t as H. P. Goddard, Walter A. Sather and Arthur J. Arnot. Under civil service rules the limited S pointment is to one of three. rEg the civil service effort to become pointment, which is ag B85 tary and H. A. Borcherding, st Will Be Buried Here Funeral services probably will ‘be held Wednesday at Webb's chapel at | E Gy Beg Marine Corps Airplanes Aiding own. to Put vhectic day of ‘last Friday, told the on Sees Progress at London Parley Where FalllsServingPrisonTerm =} sO Uncovers. | Attempt Is Made to Obtain $75 From W. D. Henry, Uncle of Mrs. Hoover OFFICIALS BALK EFFORT Try to Catch Culprits But Fail When Lights Don't Blink Often Enough Wahpeton, N. D., July 21—()— Richland county authorities Tuesday pinned hopes of capturing the men who sought to extort $75 from W. D. Henry on a comparison of handwrit- ing which eastern experts have been asked to make. Henry, only living uncle of Mrs. Herbert Hoover, in the meantime was| lauding the work of his ward, Miss Mary Paul, University of North Da- kota graduate, who cooperated with officials in carrying out the demands of the would-be extortionists. She drove the Henry car last Friday night in compliance with the requests) which were contained in a note shoved under the Henry front door last Friday morning. Authorities refused to comment on the angles which their investigations were taking, but State's Attorney Ar- is under surveillance. The chance that an attempt had been made to perpetrate a hoax on Henry and his ward also was given consideration. Matter Kept Secret No word of the affair came until late Monday, Richland ¢ounty offi- cials wanting to work without knowl- edge of the attempt being generally Forbes charged the “news leak” to some of the 20 persons who! knew about the affair last Friday and who served with officials in an at- tempt to capture the perpetrators. Henry, who would rather talk about the visit which a young engineer by the name of Herbert Hoover paid to {his home 27 years ago than about the story of the extortion attempt. He said a note was found under the door Monday morning. It was ad- dressed “W. D. Henry—strictly per- sonal,” and read as follows: “Do not be unduly alarmed. Cir- cumstances have led us to do this. ‘We are trying to help you and are forced to ask for your aid. Do not breath a word of this to a soul as trouble will befall all of us if you do. We want both of you to drive south on U. 8. Highway No. 81 out of Wahpeton, N. D., toward Fairmount, N. Dak., start out at 10 o'clock sharp tonight. You and lady (Miss Paul). You are belng watched every move. ‘We are not thieves or kidnapers. Will not harm you if you do as asked. When you see behind you “link lights five ti in succession, in- stantly drop $75 wrapped in white cloth bundle in center of road in small currency. ‘Warns Against Speed “Continue driving ahead one mile. Turn around—remember where you drop money and stop there. Onright hand (east) side of road you will find two-foot stake with letter at- tached containing explanation and (Continued on page two) Nature Offers Aid In Fighting Pests Hallock, Minn., July 21.—()}— tting the Scientist Asserts Man May Have Evolved from San Francisco, July 21.—(7)}— ‘The theory man possibly evolved from @ bi-sexual creature which i : iy : : i 5 g FE igi fli a lt i : Z F 5 g i i 4 gfe ei cat phy! rf H Bi-sexual Creature MOTHER FAINTS UPON DISCOVERY. - OF INFANT'S BODY Mrs. Rudolph Harju Searched Farm Buildings Before Looking in Tank UNCLE RECOVERS CORPSE Efforts to Resuscitate Victim Fail; Funeral Services to Be Held Wednesday Falling into a water tank at her farm home nine miles south of Wing, Lillie Harju, 15-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Harju, was drowned Monday evening at about 7 o'clock. The child’s body was recovered by Walford Harju, Wing, an uncle who is employed on the Harju farm. The tragedy was discovered by the mother who had missed the child and had searched through the farm build- ings before looking into the tank. Mrs. Harju fainted when she saw the child’s body lying there. Her brother-in-law, rushing to her aid, also saw the body and recovered it. Attempts by members of the family and neighbors to resuscitate the child Proved fruitless and when a physi- cian from Tuttle arrived he pro- nounced the child dead. The child leaves her parents, three brothers and two sisters besides a number of relatives living in the Wing vicinity. An uncle, Otto Harju, lives in Bismarck. Funeral services have been tenta- nold Forbes indicated one individual tively set for Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Wing Lutheran church. . | Burial will be made at the Wing | cemetery. | ‘BANK CONDITIONS "GIVEN GOOD BOOST ‘National Organ Carrtes Lowa} Report Saying North Da- | kota in Good Shape Banking. conditions in Bismarck and the northwest were given a strong send-off in an article pub- lished recently by the American Banker, financial trade journal, and [geen by Mrs. E. H. Morris of this | city. The article is reprinted herewith: “Conditions out here seem greatly improved since the state has had such splendid rains over all sections. “While wheat is lost in some areas, still pasturage will be benifted and corn is splendid — generally — and jmuch wheat has been saved, and in- dications are for a fine yield in some sections. “Since writing you last I've had a letter from the vice president of a large bank here in answer to a note of mine in regard to conditions in the northwest. He wrote that he entire- ly agreed with my statements th: the northwest is in far better condi- jhasn’t affected his garage service, that he is busier than ever. “We haven't felt the least bit wor- ried nor concern: Press Association t oR a