The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 4, 1931, Page 1

<) ; 7 emer North Dakota’s' _ Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Democrats to Rule THE BISMA CK TRIBUNE. The Weather Generally fair tonight and Thurs- day; not much change in temp. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS 21-Year-Old Youth Held MATROPALADICHK (Select Jury to Try ADMITS SLAYING OF BELFIELD SHEEP ‘Arrested in South St. Paul and Is Being Returned to Medora CRIME OCCURRED OCT. 23 Billings County Sheriff and Gunder Osjord Are Bring- ing Suspect Home South 8t. Paul, Minn., Nov. 4.—(); —North Dakota officers Wednesday left for Medora with a 21-year-old) farm hand who, according to South! St. Paul police, confessed to slaying} O. M. Sipe, sheep herder near Bel- field, N. D., 12 days ago. Matro Paladichuk, in a written confession to officers, said he shot! Sipe first and then beat him to death; with a posthole shovel, his motive being robbery. He claims, however, he obtained no money after thor- oughly searching Sipe’s pockets. The youth, born at Gorham, N. D., ‘was arrested at the home of relatives in South St. Paul Tuesday night. He said he went to Killdeer, N. D., after the slaying and then boarded @ cattle train to South St. Paul. Waiving extradition, Paladichuk returned to face the charge in the custody of Sheriff A. J. Anderson of Billings county, N. D., and Gunder K. Osjord, superintendent of crim- inal apprehension in North Dakota. Although it appeared two bullets had been fired at Sipe through a window, the youth said he fired only once. Wounded, according to the confession, Sipe crawled to the door. From there, the youth told officers, he dragged Sipe to the outside and battered his head with the shovel. ARREST PUTS END TO SEARCH BY OFFICIALS Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 4—(#)—At- rest of Matro Paladichuk as the sus- pected slayer of O. H. Sipe, sheep- herder near Belfield, brings to an end @ search which started when Sipe was found beaten and shot at his hermit’s hut October 23. He died Oc- tober 29. 4 Billings county authorities went to St. Paul Monday after obtaining in- formation that Paladichuk had fled to the Twin Cities. They said at the! time, without divulging the suspect's name, that investigation pointed! definitely toward him as the assail- ent. Sipe died from bullet wounds and injuries suffered when he was struck with a club and apparently left for dead near his hut 20 miles north of Belfield. It is believed by authorities the was robbed of money he carried on his person. Sipe carried his money in a shirt pocket fastened by a safety pin. But-| tons had been ripped from his vest. end shirt, the pin _unclapsed and the money taken. The amount has not been determined. Paladichuk will be brought to Dick- inson, Stark county authorities said. While the killing occurred in Bill- ings county, the man will be brought here for safe keeping, to present plans. High feeling at Medora, county seat of Billings county, was said to be the Alleged Murdered Woman STATE OUTLINES ITS CASE Prosecutor Tells How He Ex- pects to Prove Savora Slew Housekeeper Minot, N. D., Nov, 4—(P)—A jury of 12 men, eight of them Minoters, who will decide whether or not William Savora, rooming house proprietor in this city, is guilty of the murder of Mrs. Dena Korchenko on September 2, was completed in district court Wednesday. Questioning of prospective jurors required all of Tuesday's court ses- sion and until 11 a. m. Wednesday, after which State's Attorney Paul Campbell outlined how the state ex- pects to prove that Savora is guilty of the brutal killing of Mrs. Korchenko by cutting her throat and inflicting ‘other wounds upon her face and head. Trial of the case is expected to last for a week or more, because of the many witnesses which the state ex- Pects to call. The jurors are: A. L. Wuttke, C. L. Huntley, John Robertson, C. A. Dan- ielson, Thomas McGrath, A. A. Mar- tin, Ed Kelley and A. M. Christensen, all of Minot; 8S. Dougal, Surrey; J. E Johnson, Burlington; Lewis Albers, Foxholm; and A. J. Beaudry, Ber- thold. Thirteen prospective jurors were excused for cause when questioning indicated most of them had a preju- dice in the case. Minot Killer Tan WD Ro RUCCTANG ASSERT JAPANESE JINGOES INVENTED ‘FABLE’ Say Story of Possible Soviet Action Intended to Cover Big Land Grab Moscow, Nov. 4.—(7)—The news- Paper Izvestia charged Wednesdy that Japanese militarists “invented the fable” of possible Soviet inter- ference in Manchuria in order to cover plans for an extension of their own occupation northward “at least until November 16” when the League of Nations council meets again. The militarists hoped, the newspa- per said, “to weaken the resistance of other imperialistic powers by the prospect of a conflict with the Soviet union, a conflict much desired in im- ‘perialistic circles in Europe.” Declaring Japan's first explanation was that her occupation in Manchu- Tia was made necessary by the threat of danger from Chang Sueh Liang’s soldiers “who became bandits,” Izves- tia said: “Such an argument proved quite insufficient, even in the eyes of the League of Nations, and a new one was needed, “The fable was then invented of a Red danger in Manchuria through the interference of Soviet Russia, on the pan and the provocative story of as- sistance rendered by the Soviets to the troops of the Chinese General Mah was manufactured. “‘Witnesses’ were mobilized who side of China, in the conflict with Ja-| ‘saw with their own eyes’ how Soviet ' military instructors, transports andj arms were moved to the ald of Gen-| eral Mah. “It is impossible that the Japanese government.could .have believed these rumors because it has at its disposal organizations which could have, proved their stupidity. ! “Mr. Britten, a member of the! American congress, showed phenom-/ enal inpudence by declaring: ‘Rus-| sia is mobilizing vast miltary forces, while the world is sitting on a vol-; cano.’ | “The position is quite clear. Instead | of quitting Manchuria, the Japanese | CONCLUDE HEARING IN FARGO OUSTER Gate City Fathers Take Testi- mony Relating to Activities of Assessor Fargo, Nov. 4.—()—The ouster ac- tion initiated by i mission Feioe elgtied es military clique is preparing an exten-/ assessor, was concluded at noon with|sion of the occupation toward the de north. ge sper pemeteeteaar f “Let the western incendiaries oon-; ding, insubordination, etc., and on the tinue their work. They will learn in| in Badlands Murder DR. EARL C. HARPER Dr. Earl C. Harper, president of ‘Evansville college, Evansville, Ind., will speak to delegates to the North Dakota Education association conven- tion Wednesday night and Thursday MISS ERNA GRASSMUCK morning. Miss Erna Grassmuck of the Indiana State Normal school, will Speak at a series of departmental meetings and also at the general ses- sion Thursday forenoon. Edgar G. Doudna, secretary to the board of re- gents of normal schools in Wisconsin, will give an address at a general ses- To Speak at State Education Convention DR. J. C. WRIGHT ucation, will appear on the program three times. He will speak on “Unem- ployment and Education” Friday morning and in the afternoon will discuss phases of vocational training in connection with regular curricula. sions program Thursday evening. He also will be the guest speaker at Dr. John Calvin Wright, member of the North Dakota Vocational asso- the federal board for vocational ed- ciation luncheon Friday noon, EDGAR G. DOUDNA [Bismarck Is Mecca for Teachers as Annual State Convention Is Opened HOOVER COMMITTEE | ON NAVY PROBE 10 CONVENE THURSDAY; Locates John Hays Hammond, Missing Fifth Member; Prepares For Action + Washington, Nov. 4.—(P)—The Hoo- ver-Navy league inquiry committee Wednesday located its missing mem- ber, John Hays Hammond, and com- pleted plans for its first meeting ‘Thursday. Hammond, a mining engineer, was found in Massachusetts. He assured his four colleagues he would be pres- ent Thursday when the board begins its investigations of charges made against President Hoover by William Howard Gardiner, navy league presi- dent. witness stand testified he had paid|time that ‘he who sows the wind will; his wife, as a clerk in his office, only for the time actually used. Mrs. Ella Bendickson, acting asses- sor since Ness was discharged August 10, was on the witness stand nearly all Tuesday afternoon. Much of her testimony was in regard to the al- leged “padding” of his payroll by Ness and regarding assessment fig- ures as returned by Ness and finally set by the city commission as a board of equalization. It is alleged by the commission that Ness filed with the auditor a false voucher in which he stated his wife worked 22 days during April for which she received $88 and that in reality Mrs. Ness worked but 15 days and was entitled to only $60. Ness denied he had filed a false reason for the decision to hold Pala- dichuk here. Japan Is Shaken by Violent Earthquake Tokyo, Nov. 4.—(?)—An earthquake which shook all of northeastérn Ja- pan Wednesday morning caused the disappearance of the uninhabited Island of Sankan, off Port Kamaisht, into the sea. It was the most severe earthquake fm years in that section, but no loss of life was reported and there was no word of any serious property damage in advices reaching here. Many telephone and telegraph lines were leveled and stone fences overturned. Tens of thousands of persons, aroused from slumber by the shocks, refused to return to their! houses and spent the remainder of tthe night in the open. Experts said the shock had no con- nection with the quakes which shook Kyushiu Island, in southern Japan, ‘Monday and Tuesday. Great Britain Swept By Big Autumn Storm London, Nov. 4—(7)—A toll of at least one life and wide-spread dam- perty damage occurred both along! orricinls We the coast and inland. Thanksgiving to Be Time of Dedication oe enaday, November 26, us "Thanksg! President Hoover] Hollywood, Calif, Nov. voucher, saying his wife was entitled to all the money she received. Asks Bison and Sioux To Play Charity Game A charity football gane between the University of North Dakota and the State Agricultural college was, suggested Wednesday to officials of the two schools by Nelson Sauvain, chairman of the state board of ad- ministration. Sauvain said the proceeds of such @ game could be donated to the drought relief fund for aiding needy; families in the drought-stricken area and suggested Armistice Day, Nov- ember 11, as @ favorite time. ‘The suggestion has been placed be- fore officials of the institutions for their consideration. Sauvain said that, if the game is played between the two schools, he believed it would be an impetus to other schools to arrange similar con- tests for obtaining funds for drought relief. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS FROWN ON PROPOSAL Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 4—(7)— The Armistice Day charity football game between North Dakota uni- versity and Agricultural college, pro- posed by Chairman Nelson Sauvain of the state board of administration found little favor with university of- ficials Wednesday. —_————_—+ WIND SMASHES AIRSHIP Cape May, N. J., Nov. 4.—(?)—Navy fednesday inspected what remained of the new $250,000 non- rigid dirigible K-1, largest of its type in the world, to determine definitely the extent of the damage done when a strong wind smashed it against its hangar entrance Tuesday night. MOVIE STAR WEDS 4—F)— has Ie ee a resadicatnn: to the| Dorothy Mackaill, film actress, has it Siren security during the. winter neighbors in more fortunate that those in need shall be} ended all the rumors about the man/| by|she might marry. She wedded Neil cireum- et Miller, night club and radio » Tuesday. reap the whirlwind.’” d JAPAN DRAFTING NEW NOTE TO NATION’S LEAGUE ‘Tokyo, Nov. 4.—(#)—While its troops moved farther into Manchuria and encountered Chinese machine guns in one instance, the Japanese govern- ment Wednesday night began draft- ing a note to the League of Nations insisting China recognize the validity of treaties under which Japan oper- ates in the Chinese territory. ‘The Japanese note will reply to that of Aristide Briand, acting presi- dent of the league council, setting forth his views regarding the five fundamental principles to which the Tokyo government previously had asked China to subscribe as a pre- requisite to the withdrawal of Jap- anese troops from the Manchurian oc- cupied area. Tokyo will contend one essential point must be China's recognition of the 1915 treaty under which Japan was given certain rights in Chinese territory. china contends this treaty, origin- ating from the “twenty-one demands,” was signed by the Chinese under duress and therefore is illegal Japan maintains the treaty is legitimate. Tt was updersiaod Brand had C4 ited Jal shoul agree Ghinese Proposal to refer existing Sino-Japanese treaties to the Hague for acndication. The jr consid- ers im} r and unfair. ‘The reply to the Briand note will be in the nature of a restatement of Japan's attitude. Sanitary Engineers Will Meet in Fargo Fargo, N. D., Nov. 4—()—More than 50 city engineers and experts on water and sewage problems are ex- pected in Fargo for the third annual) meeting of the North Dakota Water and Sewage conference which opens for three days Thursday. Sessions will be held in the Fargo chamber of commerce and at the North Dakota agricultural college. ‘Among speakers on the program 1s A. L. Bavone, Bismarck, state sani- tary engineer. New Peak Price Is Recorded for Wheat Chicago, Nov. 4.—(/?}—A wave of speculative buying sent wheat soaring to new high levels for the season late in Wednesday's session. ‘The close was as much as 3 cents higher than Tuesday’s finish and around 4 cents better than earlier quotations in Wednesday's ses- sions. July contracts, closing at 70 to 70 1-4, furnished the first 70 cent quotations since last May. The other members, Assistant Sec- retary Jahncke of the Navy, Under- Secretary Castle of the state depart- ment, Eliot Wadsworth of Boston, and Admiral Hugh Rodman, retired, are present or accounted for. A chairman has not been chosen and no decision has been announced as to scope of the inquiry. The suggestion has been made though, that its proceedings be limited to gathering available infor- mation and reporting on each specific statement of fact made by Gardiner attacking President Hoov- er’s naval policies. The white house has announced that the deliberations must be limit- ed to “assertions of fact” by Gar- diner. Another committee which is direct- ly concerned with the controversy also has a meeting scheduled for ‘Thursday. It is composed of members of the Navy league's executive committee and will determine what the league will do about the affair. It might support the direct lan- guage used by its president, or it might rebuke him. One former president of the league, Henry Breckinridge of Chicago, has already said he disap- proved of Gardiner’s action. The latter has shown no inclina~ tion to deliver the apology which Hoover said was expected. Winship Funeral to Be Held in California Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 4—(?)}— Funeral services for George B. Win- ship, pioneer publisher of Grand Forks, who died Tuesday at San Diego, Calif., will be held Thursday in San Diego, according to word re- ceived from members of the family. ‘ | cd ici iche Sciam sear | Actress Returns to | Stage; Gets Ovation eee ee Cleveland, Nov. 4.(#)—To the accompaniment of a record-break- ing ovation, Maude Adams made her bow upon the American stage again last night after an absence of 13 years. ‘The 59-year-old actress played the part of Portia in “The Mer- chant of Venice” with Otis Skin- ner as a co-star in the part of Shylock. ‘ It was the first time the actress, who established herself as a prime favorite in the latter part of the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries, has ap- peared on any stage since 1918, when she retired to indulge a taste for tinkering with the me- chanics of the theater. She and her co-star were called back no less than 1¢ times, a rec- oes Cleveland theaters, critics Tribune Printing Stories on Russia With all you have read and heard about Soviet Russia and its five-year plan, how much do you really know about this European People and their unique experi- ment? Concrete facts about life in the Soviet will be revealed in a series of 12 intimate stories on Russia to be published in The Tribune, the first of which is printed on anotier page in this edition. The series is written by Julia | Blanshard, staff writer for NEA Service and the Bismarck Trib- une, who gathered her information in two trips to Russia. Her series on “If you lived in Russia” is not the story of a cause but the story of a people. The articles discuss intimately the woman's place in the scheme, marriage and divorce, children and education, housekeeping, fash- ions, shopping, health, traveling, recreation, justice and countless other problems of life in the land of the Communists. CONTINUE SEARCH FOR MISSING BODY Airplanes and Men on Foot Hunt For Lad Who Drown- ed in Devils Lake Devils Lake, N. D., Nov. 4.—(P)— Scouting on foot and by airplane was taken up Wednesday as workers con- tinued an attempt to find the body of Warren Chidester, who was drowned in Devils Lake October 17 while hunt- ing ducks. Lieutenant H. 8S. Paul, 109th squad- ron, Minnesota national guard, St. Paul, arrived here Tuesday with an army scout plane in which he maneu- vered about the lake in an effort to discover the body. He made two trips Tuesday and Wednesday made another search. Lieutenant Paul attains a certain altitude in the air from which he is able to see to the bottom of the lake. He stated he saw an object about six feet long on the bottom of the lake yesterday, but persons who have been dragging that area said it was @ log. A thorough search of the shore line will be made. A group of volunteers, composed of about 25 men were se- lected at a meeting called Tuesday night by Sheriff Thomas Regan to make a complete search of the entire shore line in the hope that the body may have been washed to shore. Half of them are members of the Howitzer company, 165th infantry, of which Chidester was a member. Meanwhile, workers in the vicinity where Chidester drowned have been dragging the lake unsuccessfully. Hoover Hears Plan To Halt Bear Raids Washington, Nov. 4.—(#)—The per- fecting of machinery capable of com- batting bear raids in the grain mar- kets was reported to President Hoover Wednesday by delegates from the Chicago board of trade. President Hoover, in July, charged that bear raids of grain speculators were depressing prices and causing farmers to lose profits they otherwise would have gained. Silas Strawn, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, who accompanied the group Wednesday, said the president ap- peared satisfied with the steps being taken by the business-conduct com- mittee of the Chicago board to halt the bear raids. | \Educators From All Parts of North Dakota Arriving Here For Sessions WOMAN ACCUSED OF CONTEMPT OF COURT IN FOSHAY ACTION’ Bismarck Wednesday was the mecca, for 2,000 teachers from al sec- tions of North Dakota who were ar- riving here to attend the 44th an- Say Member of Panel Who!2v#! meeting of the state education Blocked Conviction Had Prior |“sousion- - The Capital City has made exten- Opinion, Perjured-Self ----sive arrangements for taking care of the visiting educators, who will con- tinue their sessions through Friday. The World War Memorial build- ing, city auditorium, schools, church- Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 4.—(?)— Contempt-of-court proceedings were instituted Wednesday egainst Mrs. Genevieve A, Clark who, two weeks ago, insisted on acquittal and dead-! locked the jury of which she was the| Merchants have arranged special only woman member in the trial of Merchandise displays of interest to W. B. Foshay and six associates on/| ‘teachers and many luncheon, ban- mail fraud charges. quet and entertainment features have been planned. Judge Gunnar H. Nordbye signed| Dr. Earl E. Harper, president of an order requiring Mrs. Clark to ap-| Evansville college, Evansville, Ind., pear in federal court Monday to show! cause why she should not be held in contempt on grounds that she once! ‘The general sessions of the conven- was in the employ of Foshay, had made up her mind before the trial to! denier bay con snared DatANSy, vote for acquittal, and had perjured Swain Will Preside herself to get on the jury. ‘At the trial Mrs, Clark held out| mancap eram conight will open with against the 11 men who served with; miuaior) selections by. the. Bismarck: her, ‘The jury was dismissed atter | juvenile band under the direction of deliberating a few hours more than eee o. Cc. mein aaaevin ue @ week and a new trial of the call the meeting to orde: aay Promoter and his associates was ord-| audience will ps i Ke ri eattee ganar it: @ & song under the direction of Hywel C. Rowland, of The charges came as a result of an! the state university. : investigation demanded by Fred) Rey, Father John A. H. Slag, pas- Horowits, Toa Angeles special amist-| tor of St. Mary's cathedral, will de- aearye 8 ae Aeperel, WHO | tye the invocation and Governor Satan dektaube Hoceltscaea pt | George F. Shafer will give the ad- L. orl, U. 6, district attorney||Cnte cy eee nee ee chareee Guat Clark was ie te | ow by C. L. Robertson, James- Senne at Foshay eatirrisen aailete town, pope of the representative assembly. as July, 1929. It alleged that she failed to admit Peat te renee are this employment when qualifying a5'in the World War Memorial buildin a juror, that she was acquainted s here Wednesday morning and was with “one or more” of the seven de- to continue throt ‘ ughout the day. Elec- fendants while she told the court she tion of officers is on the program knew none of them, and that her for ‘Thursda: y at 2 p.m. The as- husband, former president of a small sembly is made up of representatives ee Paul bank, did business with the and officers from the four districts ‘oshay companies. of the state association. Will Present Operetta Squad of Company I The Thursday morning general . session will open in the auditorium Wins Combat Problem st ». o'ciock with the presentation of |an operetta by Bismarck grade school the disposal of the teacher organiza- tion for the various meetings on the program. will speak on “The Meaning of Edu- cation” at the opening general ses- sion at 7:45 o'clock tonight. Ruby Wilmot. The audience then command of Corporal H. B. Johnson will be led in another song by Prof. made the high score in the musketry Rowland and Rev. Walter E. Vater, combat problem fired at Fort Lin- pastor of the McCabe Methodist Epis- coln Monday and Tuesday, jcopal church, will deliver the invoca- Members of the squad were First i a on the Thursday morning Class Private Michael Corbett and program are as follows: “Here a Lit- Private B. A. Adams, H. M. Bouldin, tle and There a Little,” Bertha R. McArthur, and H. O. McAdams. "Me instruction; “Education as a tacompany I is commanded by Cap- Means of Understanding,” Miss 5 Erna The score of the winning saued in college, Tndians, Pa; and “Who Are the Fort Lincoln battalion will be en- You?”, Dr. Harper. tered in competition with scores of| witam H. Payne, principal of Bis- the high squads in the other two bat-' marck high school, is general chair- talions of the regiment at Fort Mis-' man of the local committee in charge soula, Montana, and Fort George’ Wright, Washington. The high squad Of, crrangemen's, for the convention’ in the tegiment will be designated the Sore’ we mech, housing: Re H. Neff. Chief of Infantry Combat squad for Concessions: and A.C. Van Wyk, \the 4th Infantry. ; ees 1 ushers and messengers. The schedule for the sectional meetings follow: Thursday, 2 p. m. Superintendents and_principals— dining room of World War Memorial Commissioners Meet For Monthly Session Bids for the sale of $50,000 certifi- building. jeates of indebtedness were to be English—judge’s chambers, opened at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday by ‘leigh county courthouse. members of the board of Burleigh, Latin and Greek—Will School, ‘county commissioners. Room 1. The commissioners met in Bismarck | Libraries—Will School, Room 1. ‘Wednesday morning for their regular} Penmanship—Will School, Room 8. monthly business session. Science and mathematics — Will ‘The certificates will be issued as School, Room 6. needed. School administration — commis- The commissioners were busy Wed-|sioners’ room, courthouse. nesday with business. (Continued on page seven) Bur- es, and library have been placed at A squad of Company I under the ‘children under the direction of Miss) C. A. Breetlove, Lloyd Marten, T. L.: Palmer, state superintendent of pub-) ongress WIN GOVERNORSHIP INNEW JERSEY AND LEAD IN KENTUCKY Eighth Michigan District Swings From Traditional G. 0. P. Line FIRST OHIO IS IN LINE Republicans Carry Old Long- worth District in Buckeye State Contest ‘Washington, Nov. 4.—(/P)—Toppling Republican control with a sweeping onrush of ballots, the Democrats have taken the majority in the national house of representatives, captured the |New Jersey governorship, and appar ently turned out the Republicans also in Kentucky. In the eighth Michigan district, a crucial salient, a Democratic major- ity of 5,000 Tuesday replaced a 1930 Republican majority of 20,000. The Republicans won, however, in the old Longworth district in Ohio. New Jersey swept the Democratic candidate, Harry Moore, into the gov- ernorship by a margin of more than 100,000 votes. In Kentucky counting of the ballots did not begin until Wednesday morn- ing, but unofficial overnight predic- tions gave the edge to the Democrats, Mississippi, the only other state to choose a governor, rolled up the usual Democratic majority. Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic national executive com- mittee, hailed the results as @ sure harbinger of Democratic victory in 1932, saying “nowhere did the Dem- ocrats lose anything they had held.” “In short, the picture shows the trend away from the Hoover adminis- tration and so gives a clear indication of what may be anticipated for the national election of 1932.” G. O. P. Leader Counters Chairman Fess of the Republicans, countered with a statement that “only in the Longworth Ohio district, won by the Republicans, was the Hoover Republican regime the issue.” The turn of the one Michigan dis trict to the Democratic column for the first time in 33 years established with a fair degree of certainty that the new house, meeting next month, will be Democratic, and that Repree sentative John Garner of Texas will mount the speaker's rostrum occupied by no other Democrat since Champ Clark. ‘The house membership stood Tuese day 217 Democrats, 215 Republicans, 1 Farmer-Labor, and 2 vacancies. But even at that, death, illness and accie dent may decide at last which party will control. It will be unprecedented if a full membership, or even within one of it, is present on voting day. ‘The balance is so close that if a single member oversleeps on that day, his absence may change the course of political history. In New York, where the controve ersy of Governor Franklin Roosevelt and the former governor and presi- dential nominee, Al Smith, attracted nation-wide interest because of the personalities involved, the former won @ sweeping victory. The dispute ccn- tered upon a _ Roosevelt-sponsored amendment to the state constitution providing for public reforestation. Over the elections hung the omnis present shadow of prohibition, and to the opposition went the fruits. All Are We Each of the five new congressmen elected in the day’s voting—three Democratic and two Republican— travel under the standard of either the repealists or the modificationists. jin three years, the wet bloc in the house has grown from less than 70 members to about 150 now. In a lesser degree the Democrats were successful in other sections, electing several mayors in cities which have been under Republican regimes. They failed, however, to shake the Republican party from con- trol of the New York state legisla- ture. The Democrats lost three seats and gained the same number. In New York state, too, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's personally sponsored reforestation amendment won without difficulty. Former Gov- ernor Alfred E. Smith had opposed it, though the amendment was sup- ported by Tammany Hall. ‘Tammany Carries City Tammany scored almost complete victory in New York city, reelecting Borough President Levy and other of its candidates to major offices. It was notably unsuccessful, however, in the “Silk Stocking” 15th assembly district where it failed in its vigorous effort to unseat Abbot Low Moffatt, |Republican, as assemblyman. Mof- |fatt is a member of the Hofstadter Joint legislative committee which is prying into New York City affairs. The Democratic victor in the eignt!: Michigan district—where the late Congressman Fordney served for so long as an exponent of the prin- ciples of Republicanism—was Michu> J. Hart. He campaigned as an ad- vocate of prohibition modification. defeating Foss O. Eldred, Republican, who did not stress prohibition. The congressional seat made vacant by the death of Nicholas Longworth went to another Republican, John B. Hollister. The strongly Republican | second Pennsylvania district (Phila- delphia) went, as had been expected, to Edward L. Stokes, Republican. The Democratic New York seventh went to Joseph L. Delaney, and another Democrat, Martin L. Sweeney, took the congressional seat from the 20th Ohio district by a wide margin of votes. In Kentucky the voting was unusu- ally heavy, the conduct of the highway department being the major issue be~ (Continued on page seven)