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

‘ prohibitionists sought ‘o harmonize North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1931 The Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS Zap Child Is Burned to Death Urge 6.0. P, PRESSES FOR CONSDERATION BY HOUSE COMMITTEE Snell Seeks to Present Legisla- tion For Final Action in January SEES IT AS BUSINESS AID Some Provisions Expected to Draw Fire But General Agreement Is Seen ‘Washington, Dec. 17.—()—Congres- sional Republicans have been urged by President Hoover to press for early action on his proposed $500,000;000 “reconstruction corporation,” and sen- ate committee hearings will start Fri- day. : On the house side, Representative Snell, the Republican leader, request- ed Chairman Steagall of the banking committee, to expedite hearings so the. legislation could be brought up for ac- tion in January. “While we Republicans are not in @ position to formulate the house pro-| gram, we plan to do everything possi- i ble to get action on this measure,” Snell said. “Mr, Hoover believes this measure will do much to bring about economic | improvement that will relieve the banks of much strain.” Steagall indicated hearings on the! bill, introduced by Representative | Strong, Republican, Kansas, also would get under way Friday. A mea- sure to create a $100,000,000 revolving fund for the federal farm loan banks was approved Thursday by the com- mittee. Modelled along the lines of the war: finance corporation, the reconstruc- tion organization was proposed by Hoover in his annual message to help in izing America’s wealth to overcome-national difficulties. Hall Opposition faces some provisions oF the measure, but eventual approval of the general principles at least is ex- pect 3 ed. Under the bill, the half-billion cap- ital stock would be subscribed by the| government. Loans would be made to financial | institutions, including banks, building and loan tions, trust compan- ies, insurance companies, and of 5 upon such security as the corporation might require. { ‘The loans could be direct, or in dis- counting and rediscounting paper} tendered by the participating institu- | tions. They would be limited to three | years, but could be extended not more { than five years. | To Delay Liquor Vote “| Representative Hatton W. Sumners, | the Taxan who now heads the house, judiciary committee, wants prohibition | legislation shelvetl until economic questions have been led. His committee must pass upon all judicial measures, among them amendments tothe bankruptcy laws anti-trust laws, and the numerous proposals for modification or repeal of prohibition. Sumners Thursday declared him- self in favor of “a truce on the liquor | question until we shall have done our best, unitedly .and with concentrated | purpose, to relieve the economic ‘dis-| tress of the people.” 1 Such a course from he} said, “the common sense of the coun- try will.approve.” “The indications now are the judi- ciary committee will thoroughly sider the bankruptcy law and its ad- | ministration,” he said, “Requests have | been made for a hearing looking to a change in the administrative _provi- | sions of the anti-trust law. The com-/ mittee may re-examine the whole matter of the anti-trust law and its administration.” Leaders had predicted prohibition | action this session, but Sumners made it clear he would not be among those pressing for modification. “We are all in the same boat now,” he said, still stressing the economic! crisis. “We do not know how far from shore we are. We do not even know where the shore is. “For a people in that situation to turn aside from trying to save them- selves and have a big fight over some- thing they cannot'settle now does not seem to me as sensible.” plans, however, early, consideration of | Proposals for 8 ition referen-| dum. Chairman Norris so assured the| senate Thursday after Senator Bing- tion giving the federal government added power must be ratified by state conventions instead of legislatures. Meanwhile, house Republican anti- their work with that of Democrats who belonged to the old bipartisan wet bloc. Woman Manufacturer) Is Held for Ransom Kansas City, Dec. 17.—(AP)— Mrs, Nellie Donnelly, wealthy Kan- sas City garment manufacturer, was reported held Thursday by kidnap- ers who threatened to blind her and kil) her negro chauffeur unless $75,000 ransom was paid without in- terference by police. « | Action on Reconstr {New Church Lander’ DEMOGRATS GALLED {BE GANDER FIGHT ‘claimed on occasions, and her hus- ‘not following his own tenets. ‘of Culbertson, |match 410 points ahead of Lenz and j tends to do that. She plans to re- t Sc Rt. Rev. F. B. Bartlett was conse- crated Bishop of North Dakota at an Episcopal church ceremony Wednes- day in Fargo BRIDGE MATCH 10 STARTING THURSDAY Mrs. Culbertson Retires From; Fray to Make Prepara- tions For Holiday New York,’ Dee. 17.—(AP)—The contract bridge match will be a aig fight. beginning Thursday night. Whether the withdrawal of Mrs. Ely Culbertson as her husband’s partner until the holidays. are over means a free-for-all battle of words over tardiness in starting sessions and ‘over: adherence to systems re- mains to be. seen. -Bridge means auch to Mrs. Cul- bertson, but “Jump Bid” (Bruce) and Joyee Culbertson mean more. She proposes that their Christmas shalt be just as merry as a loving mother can make it. She has much shopping other things to do in’ prepara- . Her place ‘will be taken by Theodore A. Lightner. It is she who has kept the peace |1, Slope 1, Stark 3, Steele 2, Stuts- when disputes between her husband and Sidney 8. Lenz and’ Oswald Jacoby have been headed for out of |2. bounds. “Ely! Ely!” she as ‘ex- band has subsided in his vigorous objections to what he thought were unwarranted assertions that he’ was Nerves Are Better A rest period seemed Thursday, however, to have quieted the nerves Lenz and Jacoby. They were quite frayed at the last session, a turbulegt affair ending early Wednesday morning. While of the same opinions still, all averr- ed ,claims about opponents’ play! would be taken up with the referees hereafter in dignified, gentlemanly fashion. Mrs. Culbertson really had more reason to be perturbed Tuesday night than any of the men. Shortly be- fore the session “Jump Bid” re- ceived a gash over one eye in romp- ing about the apartment. A doctor found nothing serious the matter, but Mrs. Culbertson was worried. Nevertheless she attended to busi- ness in a ladylike and efficient man- ner and, largely due to her, Culbert- son and Lightner Thursday will start the 49th rubber of the 150-rubber Jacoby. The eighth session will be the first in which Culbertson and partner will have started in the lead. At one time Lenz and Jacoby, were. 7,030 points ahead. ‘Woman Proves Star Quiet, firm confidence in the sys- tem for which Mrs. Culbertson is largely responsible and execution that has aroused admiration from her. opponents have been great fac- eas in changing that deficit to a plus. Under the arrangements ‘for the match Lenz, ace of the “official” system of bidding, and Culbertson can select their partners and change them upon due notice, Another stipulation is that Mrs. Culbertson play at least 75 rubbers. She in- turn to the competition when the last “Merry Christmas” and “Hap- TO VALLEY CTY FOR STATE. CONVENTION Mecca For Delegates of Party on Jan. 14 BURLEIGH WILL SEND NINE Apportionment of Delegates Is Based on Ballots Cast in 1930 Election With a fourfold purpose, North Dakota Democrats will hold their state convention in Valley City, Jan. 14, it has been announced by H. H. Perry and F. W. McLean, chairman and secretary of the state central committee. The state convention will select four pergons to be recommended as presidential electors, one national committeeman, one national commit- teewoman, and delegates to the na- tional convention. The basis of representation for the election of delegates to the state convention is based on the vote cast for Democratic Congressional candi- dates in the 1930 election. This per- mits each county one delegate for each 200 votes or major fraction thereof. In addition, members of the central committee and the chairman and secretary of each Democratic county committee will be seated. The state central committee recom- mends that party county officers call their county meetings for Jan. 7 for election of delegates to the state convention. | The number of delegates allowed to each county follows: Adams 1, Barnes 7, Benson 9, Billings 1, Bot- tineau 7, Bowman 1, Burke 2, Bur- leigh 9, Cass 8, Cavalier 5, Dickey 6,! Divide 4, Dunn 1, Eddy 6, Emmons 6, Foster 6,- Golden. Valley.1, Grand Forks 10, Grant 4, Griggs 6, Het- tinger 1, Kidder 5, LaMoure 4, Logan 6, McPenry 2, McIntorh 7, McKen- zie 1, McLean 2, Mercer 2, Morton 8, Mountrail 2, Nelson 3, Oliver 1, Pembina 8, Pierce 5, Ramsey 5, Ran- som 3, Renville 1, Richland 7, Rol- ette 7, Sargent 3, Sheridan 3, Sioux man 17, Towner 3, Traill 3, Walsh 10, Ward 4, Wells 8, and Williams ” The convention will open at 10 a.; m. Nye to Introduce New Election Bill! Washington, Dec, 17.—(AP)—The bill which is designed to keep elec- tions to federal office clean through stinger. control of expenditures, will be ready for the senate Friday. Senator Nye, chairman of the cam- paign expenditures committee, fin- ished all but a few details, won the general approval of his group and was ready to get it out. The bill is the product of nearly two years of investigation into elec- tions all over the country. It pro- poses a sweeping overhaul of the federal corrupt practices law; a defi- nite limit on campaign expenditures proportioned to the size of the elec- torate; increased responsibility on the fez of the candidate for ex- Penditures made in his behalf, and greater publicity on contributions. One feature will require big gift makers ‘to do their own reporting— a double check on the candidates. | Company M Captures Machine Gun Trophy Machine gunners of Company M at Ft. Lincoln made a score of 294.04 Prima out of a possible 400 to win the/ Fourth Infantry Machine gun trophy! for the 1931 training year. | Company M has won the cup four times in the six years it has been offered. Company H of Ft. George Wright, ‘Wash., was runnerup with a score of 291.50 and Compan: of Ft. Missou- la, Mont., was Nee 291.28, Captain Raymond commands Company M. What Do py New Year” have been heard in the spacious Culbertson apartment, which of late has been less like home and more like the scene of an indoor track nieet. It will be well for the kiddies if Culbertson and Lightner hold their own. Should the “official” pair roll u) great lead again, Mrs. Culbert- Bt jtands ready to ‘return to the wars, even next week, and enable her husband to have his favorite partner again. Mid-South Shaken’ By Earth Tremors Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 17.—?)—The |. mid-south was shaken by a mild earthquake that frightened _houss- holders but did little actual damage last night. Four states felt ‘the shock which extended from Helena, Ark., on the west. to Birmingham. Ala., on the east and from Jackson, Miss., on the south, to Jackson, Tenn, on the north. ? YOU See? Shop: “In this period of recession the retailers, big and little, are prone . to hammer away at cheap mer- chandise. An extravagant econ- omy of. price appeal. has been Permitted to sweep the country without a word of protest. Mil- lions have been spent for quap- tity and hardly « cent for qual- “Women haven't switched to 10-cent store silver. They still have their hair done, yet stores have seen fit to teach them to lose their personality by adopt- ing a mere uniform, masquerad- ing as a bargain. s “It is up to the retailers to ex- pose to the consumer the fallacy behind cheap clothes ‘and . get back that quality business. Qual- ity at a fair price always has and —— eee 7s Critically I< ¥ POLA NEGRI Santa Monica, Calif. Dee. 1%. (AP)—Pola Negri, screen a i who submitted to an operation for an intestinal obstruction Wednesday, showed signs of improvement Thurg- day but her physicians said her-te covery remained doubtful. “She is resting fairly comfortably, her condition is ag well as can be expected but is still critical,” read a statement by her physicians. The Polish’ actress was brought to a hospital here Tuesday after she collapsed at a motion picture studio where she was witnessing the pre- view of the first talking motion pic- ture she has made which, incident- ally, is her first picture in four years. At.that time Miss Negri was believed to be suffering from ptomaine poisoning or appendicitis. Wednesday it was decided to oper- ate at once as Miss Negri’s condi- tion was becoming more and more critical. FOUR PATIENTS ARE WPROVING.IN CITY Brink All Getting Better, < Doctors Say Frank L. Gage, who suffered a frac- ture of the hip when he tripped and fell in his office-the morning of Dec. 9, Thursday was showing “rapid im- provement” in a local hospital, ac- cording to his attending physician. The accident occurred in the office of the state regulatory department. Gage has been in the hospital since. Mrs. Alfred Roe, who underwent, an emergenty intestinal operation about two weeks ago, also was showing con- tinued improvement Thursday. She is the wife of the district superintendent for the Methodist Episcopal church here. Kenneth Peterson, 28-year-old Bis- marck man who shot himself through the left knee while hunting deer Nov. 19, left the hospital Wednesday. The bones in his leg were shattered by the bullet from the high-powered rifle, which was accidentally discharged as he descended from a tree. A. E. Brink, who underwent an emergency operation for a perforated stomach ulper Dec. 6, continued to show improvement Thursday in a lo- cal hospital, his doctor said. Muscle Shoals Note Is Sent to Congress Washington, Dec. 17.—(#)—Presi- dent Hoover Thursday transmitted to congress, . without recommendations. @ report upon Muscle Shoals sug- gesting a 50-year lease of the project to a corporation which would operate fit to the farmer. ‘ In a brief message accompanying the report, the president explained it was the work of a joint federal-state Muscle Shoals. commission, the find- ings of which he made public some weeks ago. LOW DEATH RATE going vessels during the fiscal ye ending June 30, 1931, according to Commerce. rily as a fertilizer plant of bene- 4 | Much gover ruction Corporation JAPS ARE TAKING ILABORER'S BODY IS BUSINESS CONTROL IN SEIZED DISTRICT Economic Brigades Follow Ad- vance of Soldiers and Now Rule Country CONTROL ALL ENTERPRISES Power Lines, Banks and Gov- ernments Now in Hands of Men From Nippon (Copyright, 1931, by The Associated ’ Press) ‘on in the territory. Manchuria. The ‘most important members of this “economic corps” are the Jal fanese advisers who sit in with pro: vincial and local governments Fengtien and Kirin provinces. The Japanese are forming an elec-|body was discovered when a helper) tric light and power monopoly in!at the Traynor farm was feeding hay | south Manchuria; they have assumed a control of big Chinese banks, rich mining properties and important manufacturing and commercial con- cerns which formerly were allied to ‘nment business in Man- | churia that formerly went to United: States and European establishments may be thrown to Japan instead as a! Tesult of the reorganization now going | in { ‘being missing several weeks, Pierce) { Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang’s official, banks. They have placed advisers in! every important government bureau. ‘This is the feature of the reorgan- ization which most affects. American commercial interests. Prior to the 1 | FOUND IN A BARN NEAR WOLFORD, N. . Officials Believe Man, Missing Since September, Was Killed in Fight ARRESTS EXPECTED SOON Indications Are Victim Crawled Under Hay in Loft and Succumbed There Rugby, N. D., Dec. 17.—(@)—The body of Sig Nelson, 35, farm laborer | since September 26, was/ found Wednesday evening in the hay-) missing loft of a barn on the farm of Pat Traynor, five miles north of Wolford. Indications that Nelson died of | wounds believed to have been inflict- Japanese economic brigades closely | followed up the advances of General Honjo's armies and attempted, large-| ly with success, to clinch Japanese control of major interests in south ed during a purported fight Septemn- ber 26 were said by Stanley 8. Casey, have been found. Casey said officials expected: to make arrests in connec- tion with the case in a short time. It’ was ‘believed Nelson went to the Traynor farm and crawled under the hay in the barn after the fight. His to livestock in the barn. When Nelson failed to appear after county authorities were informed and have been searching for him since the middle of October, Casey said. Nelson came to this district about \10 years ago from his home at Cass | \Lake, Minn. He was unmarried and) during his residence here worked for occupation, American business firms | Several farmers. dealt chiefly with the government bu-!_ , iF ian 3 v|Linton Courtmen Are shit , electrical eaul) * piruction metenialr and setwayap--Showing Improvement! . reaus or public utilities, selling hea' Plies. 4 Chang Hsueh Liang has yielded to Pressure from several quarters and stepped out as commander of the Chi- nese forces in Manchuria, to be suc- ‘ceeded by Chang Tso Hsiang. ‘The Japanese, charging he failed to make good on a promise he would evacuate the Chinchow area, have or- Linton, N. D., Dec. 17—()—Lin- ton upset the dope in the scheduled basketball game here with Strass- burg and showed considerable im- provement to outclass the Wildcats and win handily, 24 to 4. Linton was doped to lose the game, but, Coach L. G. Reeck said, they dered a fresh brigade of relief troops, showed such remarkable improve- to Manchuria, partly because the Chi- nese still occupy Chinchow, it was thought. * At Nanking leaders of the Canton group arrived to form a coalition with the Nanking clique, indicating they were ready to compose past differ- ences now that Chiang Kai Shek is out. as head of the Nanking govern- ment. ‘Troops fired on a mob of students who wrecked the plant of the Central Daily News, but the number of wounded could not be ascertained. Canadian Says U. S. Will Rule Waterway Montreal, Dec. an_address Wednesday night. The scheme was “preponderantly which would dissipate Canadian progress,” he said, and he challenged Premier R. B. Bennett “to apply his Canada- First election policy” to the develop- against the dominion, one Be of the St. Lawrence. has not been consulted.” “I would rather see Canada re- duced to quasi-bankruptcy than see Canada let the United States seqelon e a purely Canadian resource,” said, FATHER AND SON DROWN Crosby, Minn., Dec. 17.—()—Miss- Only one life was- lost in every ing six days, Thomas Hennick and his 4,000,000 persons carried on ocean-/15-year-old son, Edward, were rune al Wednesday. They apparently died report of the U. 8. Department of|when their car broke through the ice. drowned in.a lake near here, They: were on a fishing trip. Science Is Using X-Rays to Permeate Entire Body; Is Possible Cancer Cure New York, Dec. 17.—(7)—A new method of using X-rays like sun- shine to permeate the whole body and treat cancer is under trial here with the world’s biggest X+ ray tube. In a lead-lined room at Me- morial hospital patients with deep internal cancers live for two weeks under continuous rays from 700,000 volts. Some have been benefitted. With them lives a solitary canary bird, their guardian. The treatment is something new in cancer, and new in all X-ray work, and its possible dangers are not fully calibrated. ‘The bird lives with the patients always will be a necessity.” go none of these dangers may. | | | ever-reach them. The songster is ‘examined daily for evidence of ill effects. If he can stand the X- - ray room for a long time, it is considefed safe for humans for the comparatively short periods. ‘The first bird and the first pa- tient: entered the room last May. The patients changed rapidly but the bird remained for six months. He finished his strange duty two weeks ago, at last affected by the rays, Another canary has taken his place. The story of the big tube, and its human experiments was told to the New York Electrical society last night by Dr. G. Failla of Me- morial hospital. He credited the | -sunshine idea to Dr. A. C. Hueb- Jein of Hartford, Conn. 17.—(AP)—“Am- erican domination of Canada’s St. Lawrence” would be the outcome of the present plan to develop the St. Lawrence waterway predicted Hon. Fernand Rinfret, secretary of state in the former King government, in protest against the way the premier has entered into negotiations with Washington through Minister Herridge,” he said, “and I wonder why Quebec, through which runs the major portion of the St. Lawrence, ment that although the quint is light and small it should have a good sea- son ahead. Maier, Linton’s captain and for- ward, was the high scorer with i0 points.: ‘Erat, @ forward made over to: fill'a center gap, was the star of j the game through his strong defen- sive and offensive play. Graf and Maier are Linton’s only returning lettermen from last season. The re- mainder of the schedule: Dec. 17, Hazelton at Linton; Jan. 8, Hazelton at Hazelton; Jan, 12, Pollock, S. D., at Lintow; Jan. 15, Napoleon at Lin- ton; Jan. 22, Herried, S. D., at Lin- ton; Jan. 29, St. Mary’s, Bismarck, ai Bismarck; Feb. 5, St. Mary's, Bis- marck, at Linton; Feb. 9, Herried at Herried, 5. D.; Feb. 19, Hazelton at Linton; Feb. 26, Napoleon at Napo- leon; Feb. 23, Pollock at Pollock, 8. D. Accuses Railroad of Helping Competitor Fargo, N. D., Dec. 17.—()—Trial of an action in which the Great North- ern Railway company and Sever Soine of Minot are being sued for $33,000 by O. D. Simmons, Fargo, seed and grain dealer, was begun in federal court Wednesday. Selection of the jury was completed. Simmons alleges the railroad and Soine conspired to compel him to sell an elevator and warehouse at Minot, located on the Great Northern right of way at a loss and forced him out of business by cancelling a lease and that the transaction was carried out for the purpose of better establishing Soine, a competitor of the plaintiff. Stimson Asked for Notes on Manchuria Washington, Dec. 17.—(AP)—The senate Thursday called upon Secre- tary Stimson to give it all govern- mental notes exchanged on the Man- churian outbreak. A resolution by Senator Johnson, republican, California, requesting the Manchurian papers, was adopted without a roll call after brief debate. Senator King, Democrat, Utah, suggested that the senate modify its request to read “if not incompatible with the public interest.” Senator Johnson said Secretary Stimson had the power to withhold any papers he felt it not compatible with the public interest to disclose. France’s Name Will Go on N. D. Ballot Valley City, N. D., Dec. 17.—(AP) —H. N. Tucker, secretary of the North Dakota Progressive Republi- can party, Thursday received a com- munication from Joseph . Irwin France at Washington which stated he intends to file his preferential candidacy for President of the United States in North Dakota. Tucker also was authorized to start circulating petitions in France’s behalf. — | FRED BRASTRUP Fred Brastrup, superintendent for ithe Northern Pacific railroad at Liv- ingston, Mont., since 1926, will be- jcome superintendent of the enlarged State’s attorney of Pierce county, to: Fargo division January 1, | He entered the service of the rail- jroad in 1895 and has served con- tinuously since that time with the exception of 17 months spent in the U. S. army during the Spanish- American war. INTERNATIONAL BANK LEADER I$ WITNESS 'AT HOUSE HEARING {Davison Denies Nations Had Money on Deposit For Moratorium Payments eee eee Washington, Dec. 17.—(?)—An in- ternational banker told the house | Ways and Means committee Thursday {that Great Britain, France and Italy ‘did not have on deposit with their fis- cal agents the funds with which to imeet their debt payments due to this country on December 15.. | Henry P. Davison, of J. P. Morgan and Company, the fiscal agent for those countries, called to testify re- |garding press reports that the coun- mire had had the funds on deposit, said: “They did not have funds with us and did not offer any.” Davison said he assumed any such deposits would have been made with \the house he represents, “Of course they have current work- ing funds,” he said. He said he would have known about it if the three countries had offered to make deposits for payments. Cpponents of ratification of the president's plan to suspend debt pay- ments for one year had cited press re- Ports that the funds were on deposit as evidence that the suspension was unnecessary. . The house will receive the morator- ium ratification plan in time for a vote Friday or Saturday unless unex- pected developments block its path. Despite the amount of opposition which has shown itself, victory for the debt plan was not expected to prove difficult. Rankin asked if J. P. Morgan and Company would not have paid the December 15 debt payments if re- quested to do so by the countries: Davison nodded in assent but later added: “Assuming they had the funds with us.” “Are not your financial relations with these countries such that you would have met the payment at their request anyhow?” Davison declined to answer. Former Physician at Strasburg Succumbs Minneapolis, Dec. 17.—(AP)—Dr. W. J. Stock, 47, Strasburg, N. D., died Tuesday at the Veterans hos- pital where he had been a patient the past year. Dr. Stock enlisted in the medical corps and served two years in France. Before moving to Stras- burg he practiced medicine in Min- nesota at Waconia, Hastings and Adrian. He is survived by his widow and three sons, Hubert, Maurice and Carl, all of Grand Forks, N. D. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a. m. Friday at the Cathedral of St. Paul, with burial in Calvary cemetery in St. Paul. Name St. Paul Man To Arbitration Body Washington, Dec. 17.—(?)—Presi- dent Hoover has appointed Robert E. Olds of St. Paul, Minn. former un- dersecretary of state to be the Amer- ican member of the permanent court of arbitration at the Hague. He succeeds the late Roland W. Boyden of Boston, Mass. Among and now justice of the court of inter- national justice at the Hague. i Gets New Job 1 IMOTHERLESS BABY LOSES LIFE AS FIRE DESTROYS ITS HOME Father Had Gone to Town For Mail, Leaving Four Off- spring Alone ONE PLAYED WITH MATCHES Neighbors See Smoke and Res- cue Three But Are Unable to Save Fourth Zap, N. D., Dec, 17.—(#)—Peter, 30- month-old son of John Miller, a la- borer at Zap, burned to death in a fire last night which destroyed the ene-room structure occupied by the family. Miller ‘had gone to town to get the mail, leaving his four motherless children at home alone. Frank, five years old, played with some matches, causing the fire. Neighbors noticed the smoke com- ing from the burning building and managed to rescue two of the chil- dren. The father returned in time to help rescue the third but they ‘were unable to save the fourth. The three children saved by the neighbors and the father, are Pauline, six; Frank, five, and Katie, four. Their mother died about a year ago. Mercer County Coroner H. O. Chil- son said no inquest would be held. REPARATIONS AWAIT ACTION IN CONGRESS Experts Hold Up Recommenda- tions Pending Decision in Washington Basel, Switzerland, Dec. 17.—(AP) —Members of the Young plan com- mittee examining Germany’s capa- city to pay reparations are holding up their recommendations as to the time and place for ar 1» aration) conference on this matter “until/ af: ter the American Congress has acted on the Hoover moratorium. The interested powers, it was said, are unwilling to make any definite plans in this respect until the out- come in Washington is known. It is expected the conference, which will approve or reject the Young plan committee’s report, will be held in the middle of January, probably at Geneva or Brussels, The statisticians’ subcommittee of the advisory commission reported Thursday, it was understood, that the Reich’s foreign trade balance should be more than sufficient to pay thé $150,000,000 unconditional annuities held essential by France. The sub-committee’s report was not made public but it was turned in to the main body and will be in- cluded in the final findings of the investigators. ,, The sub-committee also declared, it was learned, that Germany’s total annual. interest bill is $112,500,000 less than the amount submitted to the commission last week by Dr. Carl Melchior, German member of the Young plan commission. he sub-committee, composed of statisticians and headed by Maurice Frere of Belgium, reported the prop- er interest total: to be $337,500,000, wile Dr. Melchior gave it as $450,- 000.000. Three Army Fliers Killed in Michigan those who urged Olds’ ap-; pointment was Frank B. Kellogg of! St. Paul, former secretary of state,! New Baltimore, Mich., Dec. 17.—(P) —Three Selfridge field filers, two of them officers, were killed instantly at 2 p.m. Thursday as two airplanes crashed in midair over New Balti- more while flying in formation, The dead are: Second Lieutenant Lawrence W. Moons, 23, Bloomington, Ill. Second Lieutenant Charles W. Wil- mon, 43, air corps reserve, Ann Arbor, Sergeant Walter Lauver, 26, Big Cove, Pa. Says Guards Lax at Leavenworth Prison Leavenworth, Kas., Dec, 17.—(AP) —tLaxity among guards which he said had grown up prior to last week’s convict break at Leaven: worth Federal penitentiary was criticized Thursday by Sanford Bates, director of federal prisons, but he reported his investigation showed that Warden T. B. White “acted in a brave and resourceful manner.”