The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1931, Page 1

4 ¢ \ North - Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Fair and slightly warmer Thurs- day night and Friday. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1981 Three Added to City Tax Group | . Extension of POWERS AGREE ON MEASURES NEEDED TO AID SITUATION German Representatives Are Grave, However, as Future Problems Are Unsolved SPEECHES CLOSE MEETING Appreciation of Spirit of Friend- liness Pervades Talk at Final Ceremony London, July 23.—(AP)—Renewal of short term credits maturing in the next few weeks and measures to establish confidence in Germany so eventual long-term credits will be possible were approved by the seven. power conference on’ Germany’s sit uation at the conciusion of its work Thursday afternoon, The meeting was adjourned with a round of speeches in which the heads of the various delegations ex. pressed appreciation of the spi of friendliness pervading the con- ference. Later there was an of- ficial communique saying “the gov- ernments are ready to cooperate so far as lies within their power to re- store confidence.” There was, however, no disguising the gravity of the German repre- sentatives as they left the confer- ence room. Chancellor Bruening declined to make any statement and while for- eign minister Curtius was officially hopeful, other members of the dele- gation remarked privately the con- ference had only tided Germany over the immediate future and the con- tingencies of the next few days may venew the crisis. 3 Three Phases of Report Besides the resolution extending for three months the $100,000,000 Central Bank Credit which matures August 16, and another recommend- ing that “concerted measures” be taken to maintain the volume of credits already in Germany, there are two other phases of the meet- ing’s final report. The first of these is the recom- mendation the World Bank at Basel, be invited to set up immediately a committee of representatives of the Central Banks to inquire into the; immediate further needs of Ger:many and to study the possibilities of con- verting part of the short-term cred- its into-long-term credits. The second phase is an expression of commendation for the guarantee recently placed at the disposal of the German ee discount bank by the leaders of German industry and fi- nance. “The conference considers that if these measures are carried through,” says the official communique, ‘they | it will form a basis for more perman- ent action to follow.” The resolutions fell short of what Germany hoped to get when Chan- Grandi, the Italian foreign minister, Curtius came to London Monday night for the conference. Their hope then was that they would leave with a long-term credit | of about $375,000,000 to bolster their economic system, and with a renewal of existing short-term credits. Persuaded by MacDonald But, at a dinner conference with Prime Minister MacDonald and -For- eign Secretary Henderson, they were persuaded that such a loan was im- possible under present conditions and withdrew their request. “It looks pretty bad,” one of the fi- nancial experts with the German del- egation said. “Help in the form of cash is not forthcoming and chancellor's position will be very ficult when he returns to Berlin. I wonder if Mr. Stimson will see things ina different light when he gets to Germany.’ Stimson told a correspondent that he was “thoroughly satisfied.” Dino Grandi, the Italian forein minister, said, “I am very happy over the re- sult.” a The British foreign office said that the committee of Young plan experts. assembled to adjust that instrument to the Hoover moratorium would pro- ceed with elaboration of detailed measures to give effect to President ‘Hoover's proposal for a one-year sus- pension of intergovernmental debts. Simultaneously it was announced |” that Secretary of State Stimson will go to Berlin shortly after the German delegation. ae Secretary Arthur Hender- son of Great Britain will go by train, probably Sunday, and Prime Minister MacDonald will fly over on Monday. EXTRA SESSION OF council of elders down a motion for the convocation of the Reichstag and thereby gave the Bruening government anot brief breathing spell in which to te definite assistance for distressed Ger- many. : The motion was offered by the Nationalists and Na- tional to muster only 243 of the necessary 267 votes, but the council seemed by ly pro-government jatternoon, unless weather conditions linterfere, navy officials announced. | - Associated Press Photo Lakehurst, N. J., July 23—(7)—|The flight Tuesday was postponed ‘The postponed flight of the King and| because of thunderstorms. |Queen of Siam aboard the Navy| The king and queen and the Los dirigible Los Angeles will take place| Angeles are shown above. The trip at 3 p. m., eastern standard time, this | will mark the first time the big craft has entertained royalty or has carried @ woman passenger. (CAPITOL OFFICES | ARE MOVING AGAN {Several Departments Abandon { Downtown Offices for Re- modeled Wing | Moving day is here again for sev- leral state departments, driven by fire |from their quarters in the state cap- itol building last December. In the remodelled north wing of ithe old structure, three state officials lare returning to their former offices. S. A. Olsness, state insurance com- missioner, and Joseph A. Kitchen, jsecretary of agriculture and labor, {have moved from their temporary ‘downtown offices to the repaired wing, while the board of administra- {tion also plans to return within the jnext few days. Gilbert Semingson, state examiner, has moved to the Liberty Memorial building, which now houses several cope tcannts burned out of the cap- Several weeks ago, the state audi- tor, treasurer and land commissioner, jwho had temporary offices in the Liberty Memorial building, returned ito their former quarters in the north ‘wing, which is the only section re- |maining of the capitol. \“Debris from the fire is now being jremoved, and the huge-pile of brick jis rapidly diminishing. Citizens have jbeen permitted by the capitol com- | mission to take brick. "A contract has been let for removal of the remain- der. Juvenile Band to Give | Concert at Riverside Friday night the Bismarck Juvenile south of the tourist camp. The concert will commence at 7:30 p. m. Clarion E. Larson, director, Larson, Meuller, Carl Davis, trous, and Edward . New York, July 23.—(AP)—- Broadway has gone co-op to Keep. the wolf from the door. o nights ago the curtain rose on a new show “Shoot the Works,” dedicated to the proposi- tion that actors must eat. Today a new weekly news- paper, “Newsdom,” appeared; a@ modest tabloid, the purpose of which is to put co-operative peaks in co-operative pay en- velopes. Heywood. Broun, news| r columnist, is the iapresente of “Shoot the Works,” He makes a apeieh and even in the enthusiasm of his effort to make its primary H Three Prohibition Agents Are Slain by Bootleggers Federal Men - Fall Before Bul- lets, Two in Indiana and One in Missouri Three federal prohibition ggents were shot dead Wednesday night by alleged bootleggers at two points in the midwest, according to Associated ‘| Press dispatches. Curtis E. Burks, 35, died in a Kan- sas City, Mo., hospital the victim of @ gangster’s bullet fired during a raid on an alleged bootlegger’s ren- dezvous. Burks was one of 18 men who participated in the raid. Four hours after he shot and killed two federal prohibition agents in Fort Wayne, Ind., to escape a trap they laid for him, George Adams, reputed bootlegger and former convict, was captured by police early Thursday. Cornered With Liquor Cornered on a road at the south edge of the city with a load of liquor the agents had ordered Wednesday night, Adams shot and killed John J. Wilson, 40, Rockwell City, Ia., ranking special agent in the India- napolis enforcement office. Wilson was said to be unharmed. Then, wounded in the neck and cheek by shots from the gun of Walter M. Gilbert, 33, special agent from Cincinatti, Adams returned the tire and Gilbert fell, fatally wounded. A special federal prohibition in- former, C. E. Green, Portland, Ind., and another special agent, Oliver. J. Gettle, Indianapolis, who said Adams "seemed to go crazy,” dove for cover to escape the fire from Adam’s gun. Both were cut by barbed wire fencing in a culvert in- to which they drovped. Adams Escape Adams made his escape, and a wide search was organized. Police cap- tured him without a shot being fired early Thursday as he drove up to the; home of Frank V. Kenierski, here. Lloyd Krouse, to whose home 12 miles south of here Adams drove aft- series of concerts at Riverside Park|car to Fort Wayne, where they were taken into custody. Major Howard Long, deputy prohi- ition administrator for northern In- = said/ diana, is here to open an official in- Thursday that six local musicians had | vestiagtion. volunteered their services and wou'd| Green, the informer who helped play with the band. They are Guy/set the trap for Adams was treated Merle Schwantes, William /at a hospital, then telephoned officers ‘Thomas Bou-/at Portlan id, asking a guard be sta- (Continued on page nine) Wolf Snarling at Broadway’s Door Forces Rise of Cooperative Spirit critics, for the most part, have been kind. : “Newsdom” has Edward A. Roth, for 43 years on the staffs of the World and the Evening World, as editor. It is written, piled and published by ee newspaper men wo- a e other sul scriptions, All the workers are workers who have found themesives out of jobs as a result of recent consolidations in the New York field. “News- dem” publishes no advertising and sells for 25 cents a copy. Credit Gr OPINION IN GAS TAX CASE HANDED DOWN BY SUPREME COURT Citizens of North Dakota Will Vote on Increased Tax at Next Election BYRNE’S ACTION OVERRULED Legislation Must Be Construed to Facilitate Rather Than Hamper Action An opinion, setting for the grounds on which the secretary of state was; Ordered to accept and file petitions for a referendum of the four -cent Gasoline tax law, was handed down Thursday by the North Dakota su-) Preme court. On July 1, the court issued its de- cision, one day after hearing argu- ments, and announced at that time a! formal opinion would be filed later. The case grew out of a ruling by Secretary of State Robert Byrne that of 9,277 signatures submitted on the referendum petitions, 3,939 were de- fective, thereby bringing the number of proper signatures, below the re- quired 7,000. The committee for the Petitioners applied to the supreme court for a review and an order re- versing the decision of the secretary of state and the higher court sus- tained the petitioners. Law Goes on Ballot The law, passed by the recent leg- islature, now goes on the ballot at the March presidential primary. It pro- vides for an increase from three to four cents a gallon in the gasoline tax, and would have become effective July 1 had the referendum pétitions not been filed. Legislation affecting section 25 of the state constitution, providing for exercise of the referendum, must be construed, if possible, to facilitate the use of such right snd not to hampex it, the opinion states. That section of the constitution was held*to be self-executing and all of its provi- sions to be treated as mandatory. Taking up the various questions in- volved in the case the supreme court ruled that: Article 25 of the constitution pre- scribes no set form for a referendum! petition but does provide for a peti-| tion to be signed by “at least seven j thousand electors” and that such pe- tition “shall have printed thereon a ballot title which shall fairly repre- sent the subject matter of the meas- ure.” To Aid Secretary The provision of chapter 135, laws of 1925, providing each signer shall) add his residence, postoffice address, and date of signing is intended by the legislature “to aid the secretary of state in determining whether the signer possessed the necessary quali- fications for petitions and where such residence, postoffice address and date of signing are given correctly, it is sufficient compliance with the statute if the same are written by the peti- tioner himself, or by come other per- son at his direction and at the time of signing so that the whole proceed- ings constitute but one act.” The legislative intent in adopting chapter 135 was “to regulate and fa- cilitate the circulation of such peti- tion so as to aid the secretary of state to ‘pass upon each petition’ as required by the provisions of the con- stitution and such legislation ‘must be liberally construed 60 as to effect this pul a i The proposed ballot title set forth in the petition shows sufficient ¢om- pliance with the requirements of the statute. The “ballot title” and the “state-| ment” of the question to be voted up- on are separate and distinct matters, and the latter is prepared under the| direction of the secretary of state. Bound by Constitution Where petitioners attempt to sus- pend the will of the people as ex- pressed by the legislativé assembly, they are “bound by the provisions of this article of the constitution, and these provisions are mandatory; but where they describe the measure to be referred by the title attached thereto by the legislative assembly and state their desire to have such law referred to the people for their approval or rejection, and style the petition a referendum petition “the fact that in the body of the petition they use the expression ‘be it enacted by the people of the state of North Dakota’ does not vitiate the petition. te. It 1s not the province of the peti- tioners to direct the secretary of state how the question involved shall be stated upon the ballot; but it is the; of state to so state the question that the electorate may vote “yes” if it desires to approve the act of the legislature, or “no” if it disapproves it. anted to Germany | eee Hundreds LINDBERGHS WILL START TRIP SOON Probably Will Leave Home Next Week But Exact Date Re- mains Uncertain New York, July 23—(7)—Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh plan to start next week on a vacation flight to the Orient. “I do not know what day we will be ready,” the colonel said. Several more instruments are to be installed in his Lockheed Sirius mon- oplane, which has been converted in- to a seaplane by the attachment of Pontoons. The Lindbergh plane carries two radio sets and emergency rations for 60 days. They have selected an auspicious season for their vacation air trip to the Orient, officials of the weather bureau said after consulting records of the north Pacific and the Bering sea, many of them compiled by Ja- pan. They found average conditions in late July and early August to rank with the best for flying in that re- gion. The route will be via Ottawa, the Canadian northwest and Alaska. Later the menace of storm, fog and ice forming on wings, increases. The northern summer, which wanes rap- idly after middle August, now is at its peak. However, Charles L. Mitchell, wea- ther forecaster, pointed out that in the nature of the region’s weather, the averages might be far from con- ditions obtaining this year. In Aug- ust, “one of the quieter months,” he said, “there are usually two or three disturbances over the ocean each day. Most, however, pass to the south of the selected course.” Weather observers believe the greatest hazards before the fliers lie from the sub-Arctic Alaskan regions southwest over the. Bering sea to the the Kuril Islands to Japan. Radio stations of the nation’s mili- tary form a communications network over the north Pacific, the Bering sea and Alaska and are ready to help the Lindberghs. The navy has the distance stations, ease. The chief set of the plane the) Lindberghs plan to fly to the Orient is calculated to exceed that range. In addition, it carries in a collapsi- ble rubber boat a crash-proof set which can be operated from the wa- ter’s surface, with a range upward from 500 miles. FORMER ND, MAN DIES IN AUTO CRASH W. E. Griffith, One-Time Ath- lete at N. D. A. C., Is Killed in California Fargo, July 23.—(?)—Lieut. William Earl Griffith, son of W. G. Griffith, Melville, N. D., and a graduate of the North Dakota Agricultural college in 1926, was killed Wednesday in Vallejo, | Calif., when his automobile hit a rut and overturned, word received here late Wednesday said. Ensign J. W. Coe, riding with him, was unhurt. Griffith, an officer in the United States marine corps, had been sta- tioned at Mare Island, Callf., for the last year. Previously he served in China eight months and spent sev- eral months on the Cuban coast and in Nicaragua. He starred in football and also was a consistent point winner in track and field meets. He had been a star in both sports while attending | Valley City high school. He was & military affairs at the college which led to his appointment in the marine corps. Funeral services will be conducted Battle Black Hills Fire Town and Country Residents Join in Fight Against Blaze in Timber Lands DROUTH INCREASES HAZARD Woman on Place Where Flames Started Fights Until Aid Comes; Collapses Deadwood, 8. D., July 23—()}— Fire that started in a barn on & ranch five miles east of here and spread to the Black Hills National forest Thursday was being fought by several hundred soldiers, ranchers and forest rangers. . The flames swept rapidly through trees and underbrush, made extremely dry by prolonged drought, and were out of control before forest rangers could be notified. The fire started on the John Cus- ter ranch. Mrs. Custer reported she saw a tourist drive away as the barn burst into flames. She fought it alone until neighbors arrived, and then collapsed. Carried along by a strong south- west wind, the fire swept through the Two-Bit district and the Lost-Gulch near Gelena, and then turned and headed toward Deadwood. Members of the Fourth U. S. cav- alry, stationed at Fort Meade, em- Ployes of the Homestake Mining com- Pany, and residents of Deadwood, Sturgis and Lead, as well as nearby ranchers, became fire fighters. Much Timber Destroyed Great tracts of timber have been destroyed, the plant of the Golden Reward mine and several farm build- ings have been burned and a herd of 300 cattle wiped out. Mrs. John Custer, wife of a rancher living. five miles east of Deadwood, was pear death of burns suffered Kamchatka peninsula of Siberia and | Wednesday in fighting the fire, start- ed on the ranch by berrypickers. Spreading rapidly through the heart of the Black Hills, the fire was being ment of Fort Meade soldiers and by every available man. All able-bodied men were being drafted to halt the powered to reach 3,000 miles with} blaze which, old-timers say, is the largest in the history of the hills. Four other fires, all under control, sections of the Black Hills. In Wyoming, tourists and Dude ranch guests have joined National Guardsmen and forest rangers in a fight against Wyoming grass and tim- ber fires which have spread over an area estimated at 50,000 acres. Most the fires were attributed to lightning. A huge fire near Rocky Point, Wy- coming, destroyed several ranch build- ings and 200 head of cattle. The Deer Lodge forest was closed to campers after flames had spread to 2,500 acres in dry timber and threatened to trap a party of four ranch guests and two guides. A fire in the Yellowstone National park burned over an area Roger W. Toll, superintendent, estimated at 25,000 acres. The heat seared southwestern and Rocky Mountain states were offered little chance for relief Thursday from temperatures reaching above the cen- tury mark in some sections. A forecast of somewhat unsettled conditions was the only hope held out: for Kansas, which bore the brunt of the wave Wednesday. MINNESOTA BANK ROBBED { i { Lowest in. History: fought Thursday by a whole regi-/ were reported burning in scattered) o PRICE FIVE CENTS [LITTLE DUEMELAND AND HUGHES NAMED | Picture Star Weds j] BY BISMARCK MAYOR JUNE COLLYER Hollywood, July 23. —() — Stuart Erwin, 28, and Miss June Collyer, both featured motion picture players, were married by Superior Judge Hen- ry Kelly in Yuma, Ariz., yesterday. OPERATION SAVES ND. CHILD'S LIFE Bronchoscope Used to Remove Screw Which Threatened to Choke Victim Minneapolis, July 23—(?)—A one- inch screw was removed from the lung of an eight-year-old North Da- kota girl Wednesday after she was brought to Minneapolis by airplane for an emergency operation. The girl, Marie Anne Odegaard, Grafton, N. D., spent the night in the hospital here and intends to return home Thursday. The accident occurred Saturday when the girl sneezed with a screw in her mouth. It entered her wind pipe and lodged in a bronchial tube. Sev- eral hours later she complained of a pain in her lung. Her temperature Tose rapidly Monday, and Tuesday she was taken % a North Dakota physician, but he failed to locate the screw. Wednesday her parents decided to bring her to Minneapolis. She was placed on a plane at Grand Forks ana reached Minneapolis shortly after 1:30 p. m. The operation took place @ short time later. To remove the screw, a Minneap- olis eye, ear, nose and throat special- ist used a bronchoscope. An X-ray was taken to locate the screw. Then |with the instrument illuminated on the end by a tiny electric light, the Physician began his work. He fol- lowed the same path the screw took last Saturday. When it was located he used a pair of long-handled for- ceps to remove it. It was all over in less than two minutes. git ee es Alleged Mangler Is Held at Fargo d Fargo, N. D., July 28.—(AP) —Believed to be the man who has put two men in the hospital here in as many days as the result of fights in the Fargo jungles, Pat Booth, transient, was arrested Wednesday. Mark Smith, 38, another tran- sient, believed by police also to have figured in the brawls, was arrested but denied any in the affairs which sent Dan Grogan, Kansas City, to the hos- pital Monday and Tom Mullen, transient, to the hospital Tues- day with both of his arms broke: n. Booth talked of being in a fight and admitted he had laid @ man out with a club.” ‘Tag Day’ in Western Counties Is Planned Dickinson, N. D., July 23.—A “tag Punds received will be used by Slope units of the Salvation Army to give aid to the unemployed. Scientists Hail Discovery of New Method of Isolating Deadly Germs Chic , July 22.—(AP. Discteaty ohn won watbone bacteria which here- Action Is Taken After Budget Hearing Attended by 20 Taxpayers in City EXPENDITURE CUTS URGED Suggestions Where Savings Might Be Made Brought Forward by Citizens C. B. Little, E. A. Hughes and Henry Duemeland Wi night were appointed by Mayor A. P, Lenhart to assist a committee of the Association of Commerce in investigating the city budget and recommending changes. Action was taken following the bud- get hearing, attended by 20 taxpeyers who were unanimous in the thought that curtailment of expenditures by governmental agencies is necessary. Although no one present sugges’ ed definite cuts in the appropria- tions as listed in the budget by the city commissioners, all that ‘urther study of the subject would show places where savii can be made and that additional study of the subject is justified in view of the importance of their tax bills to businessmen and home owners under Present conditions. R. B. Webb, chairman of a tax committee appointed by the Asso- ciation of Commerce, said it had not had sufficient time to go into the budget deeply and that the commit- tee would appreciate the counsel of older men who also were heavy tax- payers. Little, Hughes and Dueme- land were added to the committee in compliance with this suggestion. .,_ Items Are Explained City Auditor M. H. Atkinson ex- plained the various items of the budget in detail and compared the proposed oxpenditures with the a- mounts — Sev! the last fiscal year as previously published by The Tribune. Several of those oof ap- lat end the seated brought with em is. print list of expenditures. oe All present emphasized that they were not suggesting inefficiency on the part of city officials but were merely representing the need for curtailment of public expenditures at a time when private incomes are sett in this connection it was suggest- ed that one way of cutting costs would be to reduce the city’s pay- roll, which now totals $80,000 a year. This seemed to win general agree- ment from taxpayers present. _ The budget contains an item for fixing up a room above the foyer of the city auditorium for use by the Boy Scouts. Roy Logan sug- gested that the auditorium be closed at a saving to the city of about $2,500 a year. Total cost of the World War Me- morial building for the year was listed by Atkinson at $19,500, in- ‘| cluding operating expenses, payment for the bleachers, originally financ- ed by the school |, and an over- draft for $9,500 in the construction fund. Of this amount $11,100 must be raised by taxes, 60 per cent by the a and 40 per cent by the county. The total of opera appropria- tions is $131,000, ‘einen es and to this was added $6,500-for a con- tingent or emergency fund. Deficits Are Listed Explaining deficits in special as- sessment funds, Atkinson said there is a deficit of $5,000 in sewer dis- trict funds and $14,000 in paving Eegehs Pare said this Hage includes not only delinquencies but the city’s share of the paving costs. Delin- quencies in water main district as- sessments are taken care of from operating revenues of the water- works department. William Barneck, 612 Ninth St., (Continued on page three) Vatican City, July 23—(P)—Con- flicts between the church and state , Dal, Soak, Meee soe eae we 34 2 e s