The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1932, Page 1

North Dakota’a Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 ‘THE BISMAR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, \FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1982 \ K TRIBUNE The Wea Fair an@ not so cold tonight; pate! urday cloudy, rising PRICE FIVE CENT: Threat of Bloodshed Darkens Indian Horizo 1932 Road Program BEWARE’ SAYS RED POSTER PASTED ON EMPIRE BUILDING Hindustan Society Signs Mes- sage Threatening Death to British Officials ALSO WARNS NATIONALISTS Latter Take Réfuge in Action But Troubled Millions Stir Restlessly Bombay, Jan. 8—(AP)—A threat of bloodshed darkened the Indian horizon Friday just at a time when some observers were predicting the backbone of the resistence of Mahat- ma Gandhi's nationalists had been broken by the swift. severity of the government's measures. “Beware, of demons of a vanishing empire!” warned a flaming red post- er pasted on the empire building Fri- day over the name of the Hindustan republican society. “We warn Brit- ish officials to move about always armed. Upon orders the soldiers of our society will kill any officer. There- fore, beware! We also warn all na- tionalists not to interfere with our solemn duties.” The nationalists, scores of their leaders under arrest and a number of their headquarters occupied during the last two or three days, seemed to have taken refuge in inaction under the crushing power of successive gov- ernment ordinances which set up a state closely resembling martial law. Their leaders conceded the govern- ment had won “a temporary victory,” but added the repression could only destroy whatever possibility exists for a willing allegiance of the masses to British rule. ‘The government, they said, “stole a march” on them while Gandhi was pleading for peace, but they added “walt. and see!” and predicted the struggle would continue for years. “While the rapidity of the develop- ments took many parts of India un- awares,” said the Free Press Journal, Gandhi's organ. “the congress is still strong. Since the struggle is to be to the finish, the members of the con- gress prefer to go slowly, conserving their man-power and planning care- fully before launching the nationalist offensive.” In Bombay, however, local leaders announced the nationalists will em- bark almost immediately on a series of acts intended to goad the govern- ment into using force, including fire- arms. “Such a show of force, the leaders said, would evoke public sympathy for their cause. They planned a huge public meeting in the Esplanade Mal- dan late Friday, a boycott procession Saturday and salutation ceremonies for the congress flag Sunday. They | taining also planned to extend the “peaceful picketing,” now a penal offense. On January 12 they plan to observe “sholapur,” martyrs’ day, and they also made plans for a raid on the government salt depois of Bombay. Observers expressed the belief, how- ever, the government would these demonstrations with moderation and take care not to precipitate a bloody conflict. Demands of some British newspa- pers that Gandhi be hanged or de- ported caused a reaction of protest by moderate Englishmen and newspa- pers here. GERMAN POLITICAL TRUCE DRAWS FIRE Socialist Followers of Bruening May Oppose Deal With Hitlerites Berlin, Jan, 8.—(7)—A possibility that large groups of Chancellor Hein- rich Bruening’s present followers may balk at any proposal to “deal” with Adolf Hitler, or to give the National Socialists posts in the cablent was predicted in political circles and by some Berlin newspapers Friday. The Socialist paper Vorwaerts said that while the Socialists favor re- taining the veteran Paul von Hinden- burg as president, they will not per- mit a “bargain” between the govern- ment and the rightists to keep him there. ‘The Morgen Post said it learned the. Nazis have demanded two cabinet posts at the price of harmony. With this situation in mind, politi- cal observers hesitated to guess that ACCEPE PAY REDUCTION Conn., Jan, 8. . 'VICEROY LORD WILLINGDON hi in the struggle for Indian freedom is Viceroy Lord Willingdon, represent- ative of the British crown and gov- ernment of the nation, HOTELMEN REQUEST CHANGE IN LAW 10 PERMIT WINE, BEER Action Is Taken at Convention in Grand Forks; Want Immediate Action Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 8—(P)— {Modification of the Volstead act to {permit the sale of wine and beer was jfavored in a@ resolution adopted at the closing session of the North Da- !kota Hotel and Restaurant association Thursday. The resolution stated the state ho- tel men attending the convention “fa- =|vored immediate modification of. the Volstead act to permit the sale of wine and beer and then to refer the matter to @ vote of the people.” J. D. Bacon, Grand: Forks, was re- elected president of the: association and Mandan was selected for the 193? convention. R. E. MacKenzie, Valley City, was re-elected secretary - treasurer and Nick Tsoumpas, Grand Forks, was re- named first vice president to succeed A. A. Lee, Fargo; Harry Payton, Wil- jliston, succeeds Mrs. RW. Pece, Mi- ‘not, as third vice president; C. P. Stone, Mandan, was re-elected fourth vice president, and Ray Meredith, Devils Lake, fifth vice president suc- ceeding J. H. Siebert, Flaxton. OFFERS EVIDENCE ON INTOXICATION QUESTION Washington, Jan. 8.—(4)—Beer con- three or four per cent of alco- hol by volume was declared Friday’ by Professor Yandell Henderson of Yale ‘university to be not intoxicating: senate manufactures’ subcommittee considering beer bills, Professor Yan- dell also asserted “student beer drink- meet | ing is harmless physically and advan- tageous socially.” “Speaking as a university professor {in contact with students for the last 40 years,” his statement read, “I would say that cutting off beer has had a bad effect upon college student life in promoting the drinking of the highly intoxicating forms of distilled spirits, “Beer drinking hurts no one, while, football, the other great student amusemenit, killed 40 young men and of beer for students would tend ta Promote healthy glean college life and sociability and to kéep students fron serious Outside dissipation.” consider bills by Senator Bingham. Republican, Connecticut, proposing four-per-cent beer, and by Senator Bulkley, Democrat, Ohio, for 2.75-per- jeent beer. State Will Conduct Washington Program Preliminary plans for North Dako- ta’s participation in the Washington bi-centennial celebration will be discussed at a meeting to be ‘held by the state committee here Sat- urday. Governor George F. Shafer. head of the committee, called the - meeting which will be held in his office. ‘North Dakota will participate in the national program, Feb.-22, which will mark the 200th birthday of the try's first. president, > Chief opponent of Mahatma Gand-| In a statement prepared for the; boys this last season. The restoration | The senate committee was called to; Includes 1 Cost of Work Is Estimated at $3,200,940, Says Com- missioner M’Kinnon U. S. WILL SPEND $1,573,762 Graveling, Grading, Oiling, and Building of Bridges Planned For Year A program of 1,177 miles of highway construction for 1932 has been ap- roe by the state highway commis- sion. Cost of the work is reget at $3,- 482.98 from state funds. Counties will contribute $786,694.34. A. D. McKinnon, chief highway commissioner, said the low cost of construction has enabled the commis- sion to formulate a larger program of lettings than could be done under pre- vious costs. On the basis of $1,573,762 construc- tion work for’the year, there will be unused, &t the completion of the pro- gram, $326,238 of the $1,900,000 federal aid available to North Dakota. . State funds to be available for new con- struction in 1932 are estimated at $657,623.34, 141 Miles Oil Mix The 1932 program includes 452.5 miles graveling, 482.17 miles grading, 49 miles sub-base oil, and 141 miles oil mix, as well as 11 bridges. In ad- dition it is proposed to gravel 16.5 miles and to grade 36.11 miles of highway contiguous to Indian lands, for which it is estimated 90 per cent of the cost will be borne by federal aid. The program also includes an expenditure of $120,000 for regraveling to be done as needed. during the year. Bridge replacement costs are esti- mated at $100,000, of which half will be federal aid. Total cost of the grav- eling projects is estimated at’ $724,- 1000; of the grading at $1,446,510; oil {zon $634,500; and sub-base oil, $41,- 200, . A j Cost per mile of the gravel work is jestimated at $1,600, of gtading at $3,000 per mile, and oil mix at $4,500. The 1932 program of _ lettings a: adopted by the commission includes: Adams county—13 miles gravel, Reeder north. | Barnes—7 ‘miles gravel and 7 miles grading, Sanborn east 10.05 gravel, {Sanborn west; 13 miles oil mix, Val- {ley City east. Billings—16.61 miles grading, north county line, south on highway 85. Bowman—14 miles _ graveling, through Rhame. Oil Mix Planned Here Burleigh—13.3 miles grading, Wing north; 12.03 miles oil mix, Bismarck north, Cass—Grading, 14 miles, Buffalo east and west, 6 miles Hunter north ‘and south and 6.13 Page north; gravel, {14 miles, Buffalo east and west, 8 miles Casselton west, and 18 miles, Page-Buffalo. Dunn—Grading: 6.27 miles Halliday ‘south, 17.24 miles Killdeer west, 9.72, Elbowoods south; bridge, Knife River, Manning. (Continuen on page nme? | INUKAL GOVERNMENT ‘RESIGNS FOLLOWING ATTACK ON EMPEROR Japanese Ruler Escapes Bomb Alleged Hurled By Korean Youth in Tokyo } Tokyo, Jan. 8—(AP)—The Japan- jese government of Premier Inukai, less than a month old, handed its res- ignation to Emperor Hirohito late Friday shortly after the Emperor had narrowly missed becoming the victim of a bomb. The premier was instructed by the emperor to continue in’ office until further orders. The actiori of the cab- inet in resigning was based on the ! | | “ Yamamoto, which resigned in 1923 after Emperor Tirohito, then prince regent, was fired upon while on his {way A grenade, hurled into ual fe view, exploded annt review, un- der the carriage immediately ‘Believe Kidnaper _ Killed in Toledo Toledo, O., Jan. 8—(P)—The body believed to be Laud id ,177 Miles Late News Bulletins (By The Associated Press) SAYS EXAMINER KNEW . Fargo—C. F. Ferris, former as- sistant cashier of the closed Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Lakota, testified under cross examination that the state banking department knew of and had approved for six years prac- tices of the bank which the state cites as proof of fraud in the trials of R. C. Chisholm, C. W. Lewis and James D. Gronna, for- mer bank officers, on trial in Cass county district court, charged with making a false re- port to the state examiner. WILSON REJECTS OFFER St. Louis—Te Post-Dispatch says Hack Wilson, home-run king of the National League in 1930, has refused to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals ea for the $7,500 salary offered NORTH DAKOTA TO FORE Washington—North Dakota oc- cupied the forefront of the dem- ocratic picture Friday with an- nouncement that the state com- mittee has called on Governor Roosevelt for a statement regard- ing his candidacy, prior to the convention to be held at Valley City, N. D., Jan. 14, Roosevelt has not yet announced his can- didacy and the North Dakota ac- tion is expected to bring him into the open. Friends of the New York governor said he may go to North Dakota to make an ad- dress in answer to the resolution of the committee from that state. BRIAND RESIGNS Paris—A semi-official announce- ment said Aristide Briand has placed his portfolio as minister of foreign affairs in the hands of Premier La- val. He recently has been reported in ill health. MOONEY REPORT BARED Washington—The justice de- partment sent to the senate a report on the Mooney-Billings ease in California which cited “flagrant violations” by prosecu- tors in the famous trial which sent the two men to prison for Nfe. It was prepared by Zechari- ah Chafee, Walter H. Pollak and Carl S. Stern for the Wickersham commission but was not accepted by that body which held it’had no right to review state cases. | | CGE ‘Lysistrata’ Lands 53 Actors in Jail ‘| Los Angeles, Jan. 8.—(7)—The modernized Greek comedy “Lysis- trata” landed Nance O'Neil, noted New York stage actress, and 52 members of her company in the Lincoln Heights jai! early Friday. They were charged with violation of a city ordinance it un- lawful to take part in “a lewd production.” : The fifty-three actresses and actors were released a short time later on_ bonds. Miss O'Neil and her supporting cast were arrested by the police vice squad at the end of the play. “Lysistrata” deals with the la- dies of ancient Greece, who, tir- ing of prolonged warfare, decided to ‘cease being intimately domi- ciled with the men until peace was declared. It was first brought to the. modern stage by Gilbert Seldes. REJECT PROPOSED CUT ‘Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 8.—(?)—A ten by the Winnipeg Electric company, which operates the street railway sys- tem here, was rejected by employes of the company, who voted to strike rather than take the cut. © | ¥ 1 > + Apology Accepted CULVER B. CHAMBERLAIN The United States government has accepted Japan’s apology for an at- jtack by soldiers on Culver B. Cham. berlain of the consular service. soon as notification has been received that the persons responsible have been punished the incident will be de- clared closed, Washington dispatches say. SENSATIONAL SPURT. DOWN HOME STRETCH ADS LENE -LGceTT Culbertson Only 8,770 Points Ahead After Losing 5,405 Thursday Néw York, Jen. 8—(P)}—A ‘sensa- ;tional spurt in the home stretch by Sidney 8. Lenz and Commander Win- field Liggett, Jr., left Ely Culbertson’s side only 8,770 points ahead Friday in the contract bridge match. It will end Friday night with the playing of the last six of 150 rubbers. By the largest gain of any session by either side—5,405 points—Lenz and Liggett reduced Culbertson’s plus last night to the lowest figure it has been since before Christmas. Culbertson and a new partner of one night, How- ard Schenken, a New York importer, won only one of seven rubbers and netted only 60 points in that. They failed to score in two rubbers, The rubber standing of the series became 74 for Culbertson and 70 for son and 109,470 for Lenz. There remained no doubt with neu- tral experts that Culbertson would collect his long-end bets Friday night, yet his opponents in the world of con- tract will find much room to doubt the value of the long match as a test of rival bidding systems. | Out of the match will emerge the |genial commander as a great pinch hitter. For 41 rubbers in which Lig- gett has played in place of Oswald Jacoby, who had a dispute with Lenz, the plus of Lenz's side is 8,070 points, making it virtually as impossible for Liggett to have a deficit as for Lenz to win the match. Mrs. Culbertson will be opposite her husband at the card table again Fri- day night. For the 82 rubbers in which she has taken part the plus of Culbertson’s side is only 155 points. Before last night's session Culbert- son praised Schenken for precision in bidding and play and said his fault, if any, was his excessive sound- ness. Comment on hands dictated by Culbertson during the session indi- cated he believed a misplay by Schen- jken was responsible once for Liggett wihning game and rubber that Schenken’s bids could have been better. run of hands and might have gained more points by a few doubles. Cul- bertson and Schenken took sundry sets, vulnerable and‘ non vulnerable, iwithout undue punishment. Says Southerners Battle Over Views On Culbertson-Lenz Bridge Contest ‘As for me,” drawled the kibitz- er, “I/prefers Vanderbilt, so I ain't in the fight.” When Schwab emerged from the playing room, where he was invited to sit as an honorary referee, he said: i eligi Lenz, the points 118,240 for Culbert- / n NPPONESE AGCEPY SITUATION CALMLY. (COMMISSIONERS CUT [*—suris wesdzear ‘SPOKESMAN ASSERTS SALARIES OF CLERKS INBURLEIGH OFFICES County Will Save $1,440 During 1932 Through Reductions Ordered By Board DEPOSITORIES SELECTED County Physician and Members of Insanity Board Are Re- appointed For Year Burleigh county will save $1,440 in 1932 through a reduction in salaries forenoon by the county commissioners. The commissioners adjourned their regular January meeting at noon, ter being in session since Tuesday. ‘Under the salary reduction plan, which received the unanimous approv- ‘al of the board, the first two clerks ‘in each county department will receive 00 between them each month, the livision of the amount allotted to be ‘made by the county officer in charge ‘of each department. Other clerks will receive $85 a month while extra clerks will receive $75 a month. The deputy register of deeds will re- ceive $95 a month, the courthouse janitor $105, and Miss Mary Cashel, secretary of the Burleigh county Red Cross chapter, $100. The salary reductions were deemed necessary because of the reduction in tax receipts. The reduction action effects every county office, Auditor A. C. Isaming- jer said. Depositories for county funds will remain the same in 1932 as in 1931, being the same as last year. County funds will remain in the following in- stitutions: Sterling State Bank, Sterling; Moffit State Bank, Moffit; (Dakota National Bank and Trust com- pany, First National Bank, and Bank of North Dakota, all at Bismarck. The Roan and Strauss clinic, Bis- !marck, was reappointed’ .. physi- cian while selection of a county health officer will not be made until the February meeting of the board. Members of the insanity board were reappointed for another year. They ;are County Judge I. C. Davies, George M. Register, and State's Attorney George 8. Register. COUNTY DEMOCRATS Burleigh Group Also in Favor of Complete Party Ticket in North Dakota Governor Franklin D, Roosevelt of New York was endorsed as a presi- dential candidate by a number of Democratic county conventions held in North Dakota Thursday. The county conventions were held {primarily to elect delegates to the state convention at Valley City Jan. 14. Stark county's six delegates were in- structed for Roosevelt while the Bur: leigh county convention recommend- ed Roosevelt as the party's next presi- dential candidate. Grand Forks coun- ty endorsed Roosevelt but delegates were not instructed to vote for any particular candidate. Eddy county's delegates will go to the state convention instructed to support Roosevelt for the presidential nomination, as will Dickey county delegates, Ransom, Foster, and Richland coun- ties will send uninstructed plelegates. Resolutions recommending that ‘also | Roosevelt be the party’s next presi- dential candidate, that a complete Democratic ticket enter the race for per cent reduction in wages ordered Lenz and Liggett had a far better |North Dakota offices this year, and that federal and state governmental expenditures be reduced drastically received favorable action when Bur- leigh county Democrats convened in the courthouse here. The Burleigh meeting was called by Christ Bertsch, chairman of the coun- ty central committee. favor of the Democrats putting a com- plete state ticket in the field this year. The chairman, who ran for railroad commissioner on the Inde- the manner expected by the Demo- He sald the sentiment of the of county office clerks ordered Friday | © the commissioners decided, all bids | +Democratic ring. ROOSEVELT’ FAVORED: FOR NOMINATION BY’ Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland hurled his hat into the ring for the Democratic presidential nomination in a speech at Baltimore Thursday night. He is the first leading Demo- crat to announce his ambitions. RITCHIE, ROOSEVELT STANDING FORWARD IN PARTY PICTURE New Yorker's Friends Say Na- tion For Him; Marylander Offers Candidacy Washington, Jan. among Democratic aspirants to the Presidency stood commandingly for- ward in the party picture Friday as time came for formally beginning the year's’ campaigns. Friends of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York claimed a Preponderance of sentiment in the Democratic national committee. The candidacy of Albert C. Ritchie, gover- nor of Maryland, was formally an- nounced. His was the first hat of any size actually thrown into the The declaration came Thursday night in Baltimore at Party banquet which centered around the vigorous chief executive of the free state. Tonight comes the big Jackson-day banquet of the party. Hundreds will sit down at table to hear Alfred E. Smith, John W. Davis and James M. Cox, their presidential choices of other years. Is Smith seeking the mantle again? The Democrats arc asking themselves and one another, but have received no hint of an an- swer. Saturday the national committee of | the party will meet and it is toward that session all the supporters of the various candidates are bending their attention. The Roosevelt forces felt certain they would control the vote on everything of importance that will come up. To Block Raskob Plan They expect to block any further i will not attempt it, but committeemen favorable to his view may make a try. | The Rooseveltians also expresed} confidence they could take the con- vention to Kansas City, preferring that midwestern point to San Fran- cisco, Chicago, or Atlantic City. The time of meeting now is tenta- tively put at June 24, ten days after the Republicans open their national gathering in C! 5 Speaking Thursday night at the Jackson-dey dinner of the Concord 8.—(F)—Two| Declares Little to Be Said Pend: ing Receipt of Text From - Washington ‘STAND FOR PEACE, ORDER’ Says Nation's Position.Is China Never Had Authority in Manchuria Tokyo, Jan. 8—(AP)—Japan pre- pared Friday to receive Stimson’s note invoking the nine-pow- er treaty in the Manchurian situa- tion “with calm,” a@ government ag said. “There is little to be sald pending official notification of Washington's action,” the spokesman declared, “In view of the circumstances, however, there seems not much chance of Jap- an igeitles her action, which was more or less forced wu her necessity, papi: ee “The government, however, will re- ceive anything in the nature of Wash- ington’s action with calm and we, of course, will give the most careful con- sideration to any communication along the line of that reported in the press. “We have made our position clear time and again. Therefore, our first impression is that the notes are mere- ly a formal protest of the position of the powers.” ‘The spokesman expressed regret the Present situation, caused by the out- break of September 18, had hampered business generally, but he said it could not be helped under the cir- cumstances. “We stand for peace, order and honest government in Manchuria,” he said, “and we give every assurance that our policy is one of the open door and equal opportunity. Our aim is to promote the open door in every - way possible.” Pine he said, recognizes, as has often been stated, China's sovereignty over Manchuria, but it is the conten- tion of the government that no ac- tual authority has ever existed there. Regarding Manchuria’s future, Tok- yo holds, he said, neither Japan nor any third power ought to attempt. to interfere with the Chinese establish- ing their own government in Man- churia in accordance with the prin- ciple of self-determination. Japan's | military action, he said, has not in- fringed the Kellogg pact because Jap- an acted, and is acting, entirely in self-defense “which is the fundamen- tal right of a nation to its existence, recognized both by the nine-power pact and the Kellogg pact.” CHALLENGES RIGHT TO OCCUPY CHINESE AREA Washington, Jan. 8—(AP)—In for- | mal notes to Japan and China Thurs- day, the American government in un- mistakable terms asserted it could not admit Japan's legal right to occupy Manchuria. Furthermore, it warned the two that the United States does not intend to recognize any agree- ment they might make which would impair the open-door policy, the nine- power treaty or the Kellogg-Briand anti-war pact. Six other powers have been notified of the American action and similar situation between the secretary the British, French and Italian bassadors. Measures which taken under American policy to tect interests in Manchuria were Specified. ested powers in protecting their rights democratic club, at which national and state leaders of the party were Rif declared cratic banner to victory in November. He delivered a scathing denuncia- tion of what he termed “republican inaction, evasion and blundering in Washington,” and recounted the ills Laie ween he sel 3 Hee played oe nation. “They are part of the na- tional budget and unless the foreign nations pay the money the American People must, ings. to fundamentals in the dispute. Meanwhile, word came from Tokyo he | that the British ambassador had im- mediately inquired at the foreign of- fice about impairment of British in- terests in the Peiping-Mukden rail- way. The only comment on the Amercan wasan i i z i ff h tg Hl if 8 ee aif