The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 17, 1931, Page 1

j ' Se North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 - THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931 The Weather Cloudy, possible light frost to- “night; Friday feir and cooler. PRICE FIVE CENTS Moyle, Allen to Fly Home Incendiarists in Black Hills Fires * 0 Prohibition Repeal Favored by Lawyers Hunt ONE CONFESSES 10 CRIME, THEN TAKES OWN LIFE AT LEAD {tinerant Says He Assisted in Starting 35 Blazes Dur- ing Last Week ARE MEMBERS OF |. W. W. Other Suspects Disappeared Following Arrest of Cul- prit Tuesday Lead, 8. D., Sept. 17.—()—Police ‘Thursday hunted six men who were implicated in the confession of an ‘itinerant that he helped start 35 for- est fires in the Black Hills during the suicide by hanging himself in the local jail. He gave the name of Wil- liam Cothern, 43, Haywood county; North Carolina. i ‘The six men who are being sought! disay oe arrest | Tuesday night. yy were known) only by the names of Owens, Black- wilder, Hicks, Wilson, Watkins and Smith., Officials said they all were members of the “I. W. W.” i Severe forest fires raged in the | northern Black Hills during the last; week, covering an area estimated at/ 25,000 or more acres. The fires are under control, but were guarded by) trom 400: to 500 men. Arrested on suspicion, Cothern| strangled himself with blanekts in his} cell a few minutes after Steinback had left. The confession sald the first fire had been set a week ago last *% i ‘NO COTTON N32 PLAN IS DEFEATED Texas Legislature Rejects Scheme, Calls Goyernor Long Hard Name Austin, Tex., Sept. 17.—()}—Defeat of the plan of Governor Huey P. Long of Louisiana for prohibition of cotton planting in 1932 has Been conceded by its author as a result of aggres- sive opposition in the Texas legisla- priests killed when a storm razed Be- lize, British Honduras. Above is St. John’s college, Jesuit institution, in PUBLISH PROGRAMS TO BE GIVEN HERE BY U:S, ARMY BAND Fine Standards of Music Are «Established For Both Performances Programs tember 22 in and concerts by the United States Army band, one of the country’s great musical organizations, were an- nounced Thursday by Miss Henricka B. Beach, who arranged for the ap- pearance of the band in Bismarck. The afternoon program, scheduled to begin at 4:15 p. m., in the World War’ Memorial ‘building, contains 10 numbers and the evening to be played here Sep- afternoon evening | ture. A resolution adopted by the Texas termed senate Wi the Louis- jana executive “a consummate liar” and test votes the ability of the acreage op- Rouge mingled with his concession of defeat was a condemnation of Tex- ans who “are cutting the throats of all southern states along with their own.” “any man who believes that legis- lature acted honestly,” Governor Long asserted, “ought to be bored for the hollow horn “It's matter of common knowledge and report ... that the Texas legis- lature was ‘bought like a sack of corn.” ‘Texas senators turned back an ef- fort of seven of their number to couch their resolution in less direct phraseo- logy. They charged Governor Long’s statement was “a lie made out of the whole cloth.” OKLAHOMA TAKES Sept. 17.—()—The Senate Thursday ap- Prohibit cotton 1932 and ordered it sent to the house. The vote was Bottineau Newspaper . ‘SQUEALER’ IS SLAIN » R. 1, Sept. 12.—P)— police to be a legger and informer! for federel agents in this city and formerly in Detroit and vicinity, was found shot to death Thursday. Po- lice believe he paid the underworld penalty for sduesling. *. | Americt concert, to start at 8:15 p. m., includes 13. Each fecial Pan-. United States. these as encores will be bits of more modern melody. . Many of the latter! econo items are not listed on the programs, only the heavier pieces appearing in schedule. the printed The afternoon program will open with “Marche Slav,” a composition written by Tschaikowsky in 1876 dur- ing the war between Turkey and It will be followed by Berghon’s “Prelude,” a composition for modern band interpretation featuring the reed and double-reed instruments. Jakubec in Solo ‘The first solo will present Frank J. Jakubec, euphonium soloist, in De Luca’s “Beautiful Colorado,” while the fourth number, is “Variations on @ Folk Melody” by T. V. Short, noted an bandmaster. The fifth item on the program comprises an interesting demonstra- tion of the instruments employed in AMERICANS KILLED IN B band the Interspersed with | police = : Here are four of the American)which they died when the building Louis; Rev. Leo was blown down. The victims shown, leading from left to right, are Richard Koch, 8t. British Government to Punish Further Mutiny ! Any More Disturbances in Navy Will Meet Iron Fist Under Discipline Act London, Sept. 17.—()}—Any furth- er refusal of men in the British navy to carry out orders will be dealt with be adjusted. obey orders.” The while the officers stood by helplessly. When the commander-in-chief of the fleet signaled the battleship Vali- ant Thursday morning to lead the departure for autumn maneuvers in the North sea, her crew stayed below decks and ignored orders. The of- ficers decided themselves to weigh the anchors but the leaders warned the sixth is Sousa’s famous “La Flor de Seville” or Flower of Seville march. Following the intermission will come “Rhapsody” by. Woods, a num- ber designed to present the sym- Phonic qualities of the band to best (Continued on page nine) them that as soon as they raised one the men would drop another. Describing how the strike spread to other ships, the dispatch said, “The Valiant remained at anchor. Soon the sailors came from below decks and crowded forward. The (Continued on page nine) Records Show World Suffered from **™ | Weather Complaint During Summer New York, Sept. 17—()}—The rainy. ‘Turks froze in the northern dis- tricts and sweltered in the south- ern, Iceland got the “breaks;” her summer, usually a matter of only @ few days, extended almost un- ELIZE actual control of the ships, he said,|4®7 HURRICANE Press Photo ‘Wis.; Brother Alfred Baumeister, Cleveland, Ohio; and Rev. William Tracy, St. Louis. MARRIED WOMEN HIT BY SLASH IN ROAD DEPARTMENT Five Are Lopped off Payroll; Four Will Not be Replaced, Chief Says , announced in the : pt Commas Toaraay sca galement Fiye married women in on naval pay reductions unrest |*be state highway dei will which has followed. be dropped from the payroll October Meanyhie the fighting bulks of|2 A.D. McKinnon, chief highway, Great Britain's restless Atlantic fleet |Commissioner, a1 vy. The other women will not according to the com- Recently he or- maintenance men Executioners End Rebellion of Three Racketeers Against Gangsters regulations. One of the men held is Sol Levine, by world interests. It was this defiance ¥ tions that of gangland’s brought death to them, police be- eve. The killers secreted their pistols in ® can of paint, left sitting casually under the sink in the apartment. tt was hours later when the weapons were found, tell-tale fingerprints| obliterated by the paint. (a tide KILLED IN ST. PAUL = ~ {WALLA WALLA PLAN ROR WHEAT SURPLUS REJECTED BY BOARD Advocates Say Government Awaits Perfect Solution While Farmer Suffers Washington, Sept. 17.— () — A charge the farm board would walt in- definitely for a perfect solution of the wheat surplus problem while the wheat farmer perishes was made Thursday by ® group of Pacific northwest grain men. ‘The group, headed by Representa- tive Summers, Republican, Washing- ton, Wednesday was, notified the board rejected their proposed “Walla Walla” plan for disposal of surplus wheat and the reduction of acreage next year. “The board will wait indefinitely for the perfect plan while the wheat farmer perishes under surplus pro- duction,” the group said in a state- ment before departing for home. “We have made an honest, deter- mined effort to put in operation a plan to cut surplus production which the board has always said must be done if wheat prices are to perma- ently advance. The board has re- jected the plan. We have asked for a modified plan but the board offers no concrete plan to accomplish the thing they say must be done.” ‘The “Walla Walla” suggestion for increasing prices and reducing’ sur- pluses contemplated sale of wheat controlled by the board to farmers upon signing of contracts not to plant next years an amount equal to the purchases. Approximately 190,000,000 bushels remain in the board's wheat bins. Acting Chairman Denman, wrote Summers, the plan was imptactical and beyond the scope of the board's authority. “In a letter full of inconsistencies the! and contradictions, the federal farm board rejects the Walla Walla surplus wheat control plan,” the wheat group declared. 4 completely as does the country banker and acreage. solved by the board against and nothing—absolutely nothing—in ite favor.” FEDERATION RCTS JAMESTOWN WOMAN Mrs. John Kneuf Wins in Con- test For Vice Presidency At Fargo Meeting Fargo, Sept. 17.—)—Mrs. John Knauf, Jamestown, received the ma- jority vote of the North Dakota Fed- eration of Women’s Clubs for the vice at the concluding session of the 35th annual convention Here ‘Thursday. She received 90 votes and her opponent, Mrs. R. A. Demars, St. Thomas, received 46. Mrs. H. W. McArdle of Fargo was named a director over Mrs. Eugene Fenelon, Devils Lake, polling 101 votes to the Devils Lake woman’s 44. Mrs. McArdle will fill out the un- expired term of Mrs. Knauf. Mrs, John Keohane, Beach, and Mrs, O. A. Stevens, Fargo, were re- elected treasurer and recording sec- retary respectively and Mrs. 8. N. Hydle, Williston, and Mrs, W. C. Tay- lor, LaMoure, were renamed directors. Mrs, August Peterson, Harvey, was named to fill the place of the director- ship left vacant by the retirement of Mrs, John Burke, Bismarck, who has served a full term and was not elirible for re-election. ‘The invitation of the Devils Lake chamber of commerce that that city be the site of the next convention was accepted. Dates for the 1932 gathering will be set at a meeting of the federation board. The convention, in a final vote on resolutions, reaffirmed its stand on work for the country library exten- sion service in the state; the 18th amendment to the constitution was ament conference for 1932; the world, court and world peace. National Group Goes Formally on Record at Atlantic City Convention MEMBERS VOTED IN POLL Report Shows 20,119 Cast Bal- lots; 13,779 Want Change, 6,340 Opposed it Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 17—()— The American Bar association today went formally on record as fgvoring repeal of the prohibition amendment. Tt was the first time the association's vote had been reported to a conven- tion of the association, though the vote was announced several months ago. The executive committee announced results of the referendum last year as showing 13,779 members of the association favoring repeal and 6,340 opposed. The total vote of 20,119 rep- resented 75 per cent of the associa- tion’s membership. There was no discussion on the report, and prohibi- tion was not scheduled for considera- tion by the convention. A previous vote on whether a refer- endum should be conducted showed May Seek Divorce — = 14,782 in favor, and 5,625 against. After that vote the referendum on the repeal was held. Meanwhile Chatles A. Boston, president, recalled a recommendation of Wi for the erec- tion of public distilleries to supply spirits to the revolutionary armies, and suggested that the recommenda- tion, if it had been followed, would have saved the country from the present prohibition situation. Minnesota Fails To Extradite Man E. N. Johnson, Minneapolis, who is wanted in Morton county to answer charges of embezzlement, will not be Minnesota, Wednesday de- nied the third request for his extra- ‘dition, ‘T. J. Vavra, New Salem, chief com- plainant against Johnson, charged that the latter accepted a “secret commission” of $5,000 in a deal in- volving the E. N. Johnson company of New Salem. Extradition was denied when a let- ter from Vavra was produced which said that the ‘was accept- ed in “good faith.” Peace-Garden Site © Favored at Meeting i i FE; ie Associated Prese Photo Ada May, English actress, refused to comment on reports that she was planning a divorce from her hus Col. Wilson Potter, wealthy Iphian. 100 REPORTED DEAD IN MEXICAN STORM <= Disturbance Which Struck Pen- insula Also Does Damage at Vera Cruz Mexico City, Sept. 17.—()—Up- wards of 100 lives were lost in hurri- canes which ravaged the lower Cali- fornia peninsula over the week-end Lindy and Wife Are On Flight to China) Fukuoka, Japan, Sept. 17.—(#)—Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ar- tived here at 4:01 p. m. Thursday after a 300-mile flight from Osaka. ling | From here they will proceed to China in continuation of their aerial vaca- tion tour of the Orient. Local Schools Have 18 Cases of ‘Ike and Mike, They Look Alike’ ‘The “Mike and Ike, they look Bismarck teachers every school day. Until the teachers become better acquainted with their students, ‘The instructors, however, can be thankful for one thing. There are no triplets or quadruplets in the Capital City institutions. Richholt, with four pairs among its students, leads the list of schools in the number of twins. Roosevelt, Will, and St. Mary's each have three pairs, the high school has two, while William Moore and Wachter boast one set each. Wachter and Will share one brace between them. Nineteen girls and 17 boys are in the twin group. Three sets are made up of a boy and girl each while all other sets are made up of pairs of the same sex. The twins, with their grades and the names of their parents, follow: Roosevelt Elsie and Esther dren of John Weigelt; Jesse and David Markham, opportunity room, sons of W! Markham. Wiliam Moore—John and Thomas Fox, sixth grade, sons of Raymond Fox. Richholt—James and John Backlund, kindergarten, sons of Arvid Backlund; Myla and Mina Mitchell, first grade, daughters of Charles H. Mitchell; Kenneth and Kathryn Jacobson, fifth grade, children of Rev. O. 8. Ja- cobson; Vera DeGroot, second grade, and Vada DeGroot, third grade, daughters of Mrs. Chris DeGroot. Wachter — Helen and Ellen sixth grade, daughter of Homer Smith. ‘Will—Orilla Smith, seventh grade, daughter of Homer Smith; Arthur and Margaret Gussner, seventh grade, children of John Gussner; Lester and Frank Shaefer, seventh grade, step-sons of John Putz; Phoebe and Fern Hannus, daughters of Einard Hannus. St. Mary’s—Herman and Ber- nard Slag, first grade, sons of Frank Slag; Fred Wingerter, fourth grade, and Bernard Win- gerter, fifth grade, sons of Con- rad Wingerter; Mona Belle and Lorraine Soderquist, fifth grade, daughters of Albert Karle sgh an Richard Hugelman, juniors, sons of George Hugelman; and Eliza- beth and Frances Slattery, sen- fors, daughters of Dan Slattery. RESUME HOP AFTER RESCUE BY VESSEL Seek Services of Publicity Man But Details of Request Are Not Given LANDED ON SIBERIAN ISLE Neither Airmen Nor Plane Were Injured in Landing; Were Off Course Seattle, Sept. 17—(#)—Turning up safely aboard a little Russian shiz in the Bering sea after having been missing nine days subsequent to their takeoff on @ projected flight from Japan to Seattle, Don Moyle and C. A. Allen, California filers, Thursday tadioed a call for the services publicity man and announced they were ready to fly some more. The U. 8. naval radio station on St. Paul island, in the Bering sea, late Wednesday night received a wireless from the Russien steamer Buriat, saying Moyle and Allen had landed on Navarin island, Siberia, when their fuel and oil gave out. ‘The message said neither the fliers nor their plane was hurt when they landed and that they were ready to fly out of the Siberian area as soon a8 a current storm subsided. Their big monoplane, the message said, had & a man was not clear here, but “Frank” the fliers pli However, it reported heavy seas at Navari MANNERS DROPPED UNDER STRAIN OF NEWS Ironwood, Mich., Sept. 17.—(7)—-An ordinarily well-behaved tra’ salesman from Minneapolis, saw stranger reading a newspaper hotel lobby here Wednesday, fc all his manners, executed was explaining. He was Ted Moyle, he had received that Don was safe. |Suggests Scheme to Stabilize Business © New York, Sept. 11.. president of consumption, minimize unemployment and afford security to the worker. In an address before the Nationa) Electrical Manufacturers’ association last night, he suggested that every in- dustrial and commercial company employing 50 or more persons in in- terstate commerce be placed under supervision of a federal body. A na- tional association in each industry, free from anti-trust laws, would co- ordinate production with consump- tion. Variety of state regulations would said here ‘Thursday that tentative arrangements have been made for a visit by Mussolini to Pope