The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1932, Page 1

"a iid ee ae mm ioe 4 North Dakota’ Oldest Newspaper ici a ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | The Weather Fair tonight; Wednesday cloudy with rising temperature, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS Califo ROOSEVELT DRIVE IS FACING CRISIS IN WESTERN FIGHT Victory in Golden State Will Give New Impetus to East- erner’s Bandwagon SMITH - GARNER OPPOSED Hoover Wins in Maryland and Expects to Rally Addi- tional Support (By The Associated Press) A primary vote was on Tuesday in California which may come near set- tling the Democratic party's choice for president. The state which only twice has gone Democratic in a presidential contest since 1896, was given the op- portunity to arbitrate between Frank- lin D. Roosevelt and the forces that are out to stop him. A record Democratic list of voters had to choose between Roosevelt, his outstanding opponent, Alfred E. Smith, and John N. Garner. Sup- porters of all three claimed victory. This significant primary came on the heels of an unusual Republican contest. Monday, in Maryland, Pres- ident Hoover grasped by a good mar- gin the preferential vote from his only campaigning opponent on the Jatter’s home soil. Apparently it spelled the end of former Senator Joseph I. France's single-handed campaign for the nomination, hereto- fore ignored by the Hoover forces. Rhode Island for Smith Monday, also, the Democratic state convention of Rhode Island gave the state’s 10 votes to Smith. He now! ranks third among the party's can- didates with 46 votes, 12 behind the “favorite son” strength of Senator J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, Roosev- elt has 279. The latter's campaign headquarters indicated it regarded the hundreds of; favorite son ballots as its own “ace in the hole.” Lewis’ 58, Governor George White's 52 in Ohio, and for- mer Governor Byrd's 24 in Virginia were among those it claimed after the complimentary first vote. Roose- velt may need these to secure the 770, or two-thirds, required to nominate. Tuesday brought, also, the selec- tion of 24 Democratic delegates in Alabama and 10 in South Dakota. ‘The latter were counted on as cer- tain for Roosevelt and at least a majority of Alabama's also was claim- ed. President Hoover was unopposed for California's 47 lpublican_ votes, and expected to win most of 37 more to be chosen in Alabama, South Da- kota and Mississippi. HOOVER HAS BIG LEAD IN MARYLAND CONTEST Baltimore, May 3.—(F)—Joseph 1. France, gentleman farmer, U. 8. sen- ‘ator from Maryland a dozen years ago, and aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination, has settled his home state argument with Presi- dent Hoover and emerged second best. ‘The president carried Monday's preferential primary by nearly 10,000 votes on the basis of practically com- plete returns, gathered from one of the most apathetic contests in years. Unofficial tabulation from 1,262 voting places out of 1,365 gave Pres- ident Hoover 25.965, France 16,518 ‘and an uninstructed delegation 1,275 votes. It was the first out-and-out contest between the two. ‘The 200-year-old Sunday blue laws ‘were swamped in an avalanche of votes for repeal. Baltimoreans cast 142,000 votes on this question, and passed the repeal by a majority of 83,990, while the entire state put but 41,000 ballots in- to the boxes on the presidential question. The repeal became effective upon iy passoge of the referendum. Me Two Escape Injury When Plane Crashes Vincent Cavasino, pilot, and Lee Faubel, both of Bismarck, escaped se- rious injury about 6:30 p. m. Mon- * day when the plane in which they were riding cracked up a short dis- tance south of Bismarck. The plane was badly wrecked in the mishap, which occurred on the Guss- ner farm, about one mile from the city. The two fliers suffered only minor ecratches and bruises. Cavasino said his motor failed after he had attained an altitude of about 200 feet. following a takeoff from the city flying field just south of the Gussner farm. Pointing his plane downward, he feared his machine would strike a fence and he endeav- ored to bank into the wind in order to carry over the fence. Hitting @ dead air space just. above a valley, Cavasino said, the plane became un- controllable and crashed. The wings and landing gear of the plane were damaged and the pro- peller was broken. 7 SIGNS FISHERIES BILL. ‘Washington, May 3—(?)—A bill to by les a closed ceason between bill November 1 and February 15. rnia Primar Crucial for Democrats | Capone and Prison Where He Will Serve Time | for income tax evasion. Above are shown Al Capone, Chicago gang chief. and the prison where he will serve a sentence of 11 years He probably will leave Chicago for his new “home” Tuesday r is pictured a group of prisoners who soon will have the gangster “big shot” as a companion. Below is a bird's-eye view of the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, At the upper left Veterans Benefits Are Sustained in Congress DES IN MANDAN iMorton State's Attorney Suc- cumbs Tuesday; Had Been la Long Time i i | | { H. Connolly, 49, ton county state's attorney and city attorney of Man- ;dan, died at his home here Tuesday ifrom cirrhosis of the liver following an extended illness. A son cf an carly pioneer, Louis Connolly came to North Dakota as a driver in the early army expedi- tions to this territory. Connolly was born at St. Paul March 12, 1883, and came to North Dakota as a youtl with his parents. They settled on a ranch in Oliver county near Hensler. In 1900 the elder Connolly sold his ranch and moved to Mandan where the son attended the Mandan schools. Later Connolly attended the Univer- sity of North Dakota at Grand Forks, eracuating, from the law school in He practiced law here from 1905 to 1917 when he was first elected state's attorney of Morton county. He served in that office until Jan. 1, 1925, and again was appointed to fill a vacancy in 1929. He served as city attorney from 1912 to 1922 and in 1928 was re- appointed, serving until his death. He was @ member of the Morton county and North Dakota Bar associations. Connolly was the first exalted ruler of the Mandan Elks lodge, which was established in 1911. was a district deputy grand master | of the Elks. He leaves his widow and a daugh- ter, Margaret. Two sisters, Mrs. J. P. Cain of Dickinson and Mrs. George Sloan of Santa Monica, Calif., also survive. Funeral arrangemnts have not been completed. Bury Three Victims Of Fire at Van Hook Minot, N. D.. May 3.—(#)—Too young to realize that his mother and two of his younger brothers are dead as @ result of burns sustained when fire destroyed their home at Van Hook Saturday, William Dean John- son, aged three and one half years, Tuesday continued to improve in a lo- cal hospital. The mother, Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, 23, died Sunday unaware of the fact that two of her children, Eugene Everett, four months old, and Kenneth Rog- ers, aged one and one half years, had preceded her in death. Funeral services for the three were held at Van Hook Tuesday after- noon, the services being conducted in the Lutheran church there. The surviving child was described as being a brave youngster, who, des- pite the pain of the burns on the up- sii Part of his body, seldom fusses or cries, Except for the bravery of the moth- er, who rushed into their burning home and rescued them, all of the children would have perished as the house was totally destroyed. Frazier Blocks Vote On Navy Money Bill Washington, May 3—(P)—A filibus- ter prevented a vote in.the senate ‘on a motion to take up the bill. to build foe navy tee Hale (Rep. N. D.) pre- the day, saying it was too important a measure to be voted on without the full membership of the senste. LOUIS H. CONNOLLY | Mandan, N. D. May 3.—/)—Louts| House Eliminates From Econ- omy Bill Proposal to Re- duce Payments Washington, May 3.—(#)—The of the economy ill by eliminating all fits. The vote was on a motion by Rep- resentative Bulwinkle (Dem., N. C.), it was overwhelming. The most bitterly opposed provis- ions in the revision of benefits to vet- erans against which the American Le- gion and other veterans’ organizations have campaigned, would prevent any person having an income of $1,500 i: single and $3,500 if married and $400 being entitled to any allowance, pen- | sion or free hospitalization excep: | those suffering from combat disabil- | ity. It is estimated this will affecc| 28,300 pcrsons and save $13,315,000! annually. Change Hospital Rule i Another provision would require that no person receiving free treat-/| ment or subsistence in a governmen:,| hospital or home shall receive more; than $20 a month, if without depend-/ ents, or $75 a month if with depend-/ ents, the difference to be applied to the support of the home or hospital. At present a veteran admitted to a hospital for service-connected disabil- ity receives $80 a month minimum. This provision would affect 9,920 per- sons and is estimated to save $5,370.- ‘At one time he | 59 000 a year. Others bitterly contested would ve: Required emergency officers to have! hadsix monthsservice during the World war and before November 11, 1918. and war-connected disability before becoming eligible for benefits of the emergency officers requirement act. It would have removed 3,200 retired officers from the rolls and saved $3,- 386,000 a year. Eliminated paymetns of $2.65 a day to veterans in lieu of wages the} would receive from employment dur- ing their period of examination for claims against the government. Ap- proximately 31,000 persons wou!d have been affected annually at an expscted saving of $300,000. Abolished retroactive allowances for more than six months prior to date of determination or review of allowances or pensions. At present many veter- ‘ans collect many thousands of dollars in retroactive allowances spreading over a period of years. This would have affected 35,000 persons and was estimated to save $13,694,000 annually At an unusually long meeting with President Hoover Tuesday members of his cabinet discussed the economy problem. The chief executive still entertains hope that more favorable considera- tion will be given to his five day week and pay-less furlough proposal for federal employes. Dollar Loses Ground house Tuesday ripped $48,714,000 out! provisions decreasing veterans’ bene- | ladditional for each dependent, from |2¢Y N. Vernon Hawthorne who said BRITISH FLIER 1S FORMALLY CHARGED IN FLORIDA DEATH Accused by Prosecutor of Kill- ing Friend of Famous Woman Aviator Miami, Fla., May 3.—()—Captain W. N. Lancaster, British flier, was in jail Tuesday charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Hadea |Clark, writer and fiance of Mrs. Jes- \Sie Keith-Miller, woman aviator. Au- |thorities said Lancaster has confessed jto forging two suicide notes. The flier was detained Monday on @ warrant sworn to by State's Attor- he probably would go before the Dade county grand jury to seek an indict-| ment. Hawthorne has exonerated: Mrs. Kelth-Miller in whose home the | two men were guests at the time of! the shooting April 21. He said she would be called as a grand jury wit- ness. Hawthorne, who described the re- lation of the trio before the shooting as forming a “love triangle,” said} Lancaster confessed, in the face ot| statements by a handwriting expert. that he wrote the two notes, addressed to himself and Mrs. Keith-Miller, but | denied killing the writer. Lancaster, ; Hawthorne said, explained he wrote the notes to remove suspicion from Mrs. Keith-Miller and himself. When Clarke was shot, he was col- laborating with Mrs. Keith-Miller in writing her life story for publication. ; It was during this work that their romance began. Aged Hazen Man Is Killed in Accident Hazen, N. D., May 3.—(#)—Peter W. Brown, 80, Hazen, was killed last night when his automobile struck loose gravel and overturned on the highway half a mile east of Hazen. Passing motorists stopped but he died within a few minutes from a head in- jury. Born in Gettysburg, Pa., Brown had been a resident of North Dakota many years. He homesteaded at Center and a few years ago retired and moved to Hazen. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Oscar Stewart. Funeral services will be con- ducted Wednesday afternoon at Haz- en with burial at Center cemetery. ’ Death Claims Aged ‘ | Pair at Casselton | So “7 Casselton, N. D., May 3.—(P)— Death visited a tarm home nine miles south of here twice within eight hours to claim a couple married nearly 62 years. Ernest C. Bast and his wife both were victims of pneumonia. Mr. Bast died late Sunday night and his widow early Monday. On Foreign Exchanges New York, May 3.—(#)—The Amer- ican dollar lost ground in the world’s principal foreign exchafhge markets Tuesday. Heavy foreign selling sent dollar quotations down and foreign curren- cles up. Foreign exchange experts said selling of the dollar had been sharper than usual in foreign money centers. CASS PIONEER DIES Fargo, May 3.—(#)—Lars Anderson, Fargo hospital late Monday after a/Co., short illness, Each had been ill about a week. Bast, who was 85, and Mrs. Bast, 79, were married in their native clty of Stettin, Germany, Nov. 23, 1870. They came to the , U. 8. in 1883 and settled in Ore- gon before taking a homestead in 1888. They operated the farm until taken sick a week ago. One son and two daught survive. lenue must be raised. Rates ranging SOLONS NEAR END | OF WORK ON HUGE REVENUE MEASURE Leaders Confident it Will Be in. Completed Form by Wed- nesday Night POSTAL BOOST APPROVED Postmaster General's Views Sought on House Increase in Mail Rates Washington, May 3.—(4)—Modifi- cation of the controversial stock and bond sales tax voted by the house was undefeated Tuesday in the senate fi- nance committee. The end of the committee's work on the billion dollar revenue measure was near, with leaders confident it would be done Wednesday night. Two alternatives to the one-fourth of one per cent tax imposed by the house, and vigorously protested by the stock exchange, are pending. One Is the administration proposal for a flat four-cent-a-share tax. The other is ®@ suggestion by Senator Couzens (Rep., Mich.), for a graduated levy applying according to the value of the stock. Views of Postmaster General Brown also were sought Tuesday on the house increase of one cent in postal voted. The committee is working five hours a day in a determined effort tu get the vital bill to the senate before the end of the week, and in a deter- mination to raise the more than a billion dollars necessary to balance the 1933 budget. Tariff Battle Looms ‘The tariff now is due for another round before the bill gets out of com- mittee. Senator Jones (Rep., Wash.), intends to offer an amendment in- creasing the rate of lumber imports. This is expected to revive the whole dispute with the oil, coal and copper advocates coming back into action. The committee Monday added gaso- line to the eight-per-cent tax apply- ing to oil transported by pipe line It retained the eight per cent tax on a tie vote. Lessees, rather than lessors, were subjected by the committee to the ten per cent tax on safety deposit boxes voted by the house. The time was removed. Import levies on rubber, coffee, tea: and cocoa will be considered after} the committee has finished the bill and finds out how much more rev- from one to five cents a pound are in prospect on these. It was estimated on the basis of figures submitted by the commerce department that a five cents a pound! tax on rubber would net about $5 000,000. The committee aiso under. stood that the andusiey, in this coun: try did not seriously object. No rub- ber is grown here. bd Need for revenue was emphasized by the treasury statement showing: the deficit at the end of the first 10/ months of this fiscal year was $2,- 334,000,000. Meanwhile hopes for great eco- nomies to help the revenue bill bal. ance the 1933 budget were fading be-| fore the ruinous attack by the house; upon the omnibus economy measure. METHODIST BISHOPS OUTLINE DRY STAND Oppose Plan to Return Liquor Control to States; De- clare For Dry Law Atlantic City, N. J., May 3—(P)— The board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, in their episcopal letter to the general conference met the movement for the return of liquor declaration in favor of national prohi- bition. “There is no room in our national household for two antagonistic sys- tems, one legalizing the liquor traffic, the other outlawing it,” the episcopal message said. “As a church we can follow no course except the one that will reduce the consumption of bev- erage alcohol to the minimum. We are convinced that national prohibi- tion is that method.” The letter also sounded opposition to militarism and unjust war, a plea for a Christian standard in industry and a receptive spirit toward unifica- tion with other kindred denomina- tions. A) prohibition pronouncement said “Prohibition has proven itself em- barrassing in certain regions, where limit for this tax of July 1, 1934, also; control to the states Tuesday with a | 22. | To Be Honored at Local Celebration BISHOP Most. Rey. Vincent Wehrle, bishop of WEHRLE Bismarck, will be honored at a cele- bration to be held here May 19 in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood of the Roman Catholic church. Plan Big Celebration for Bishop’s Jubilee May 19 INTERMEDIARY 10 NAKENEW JOURNEY I HUNT FOR BABY Norfolk Man to Start Cruise in Effort to Contact Kid- hapers of Child Norfolk, Va, May 3.—(#)—John Hughes Curtis was expected to leave Tuesday on rd the yacht Marcon for another cruise in connection with his work as a negotiator in the Lind- bergh kidnaping case. The trip, Curtis said, was original- ly planned for Monday, but unfavor- able weather caused the cruise to be postponed. Curtis was expected to be accom- panied by Lieutenant George L. Richard, naval air pilot, and Edwin 'B. Bruce, of Elmira, N. Y., both of whom have taken an active part in the work of the Norfolk intermediary. Plans for another cruise, the fourth during the lengthy negotiations, were announced by Curtis upon his return from a trip aboard the Marcon Sun- day night. Results of his last trip and the status of the negotiators at present have been kept secret by Curtis and his associates, Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage, retired, and the Very Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock. It was indicated, however, that weather conditions during the various trips by water se- riously interfered with the work of the negotiators. The Virginian-Pilot said Tuesday it learned from an authoritative source that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh is accompanying Curtis aboard the yacht as an active participant in the efforts to recover his infant son. The paper said it learned the famous flier has been aboard the yacht on its various cruises made since April Bruce, when asked if Lindbergh had been aboard the Marcon, said, “I will not say that he has or that he has not.” The Marcon, owned by Colonel Charles H. Consolvo, of Baltimore and Norfolk, has been used in the negotiations since April 22.. The boat, refueled and provisioned, has been held in readiness at its dock at the naval base. Hoover Signs Bill For U. S.-Canada Park Washington. May 3.—()—President Hoover Tuesday signed an act creat- ing what will be known as the “Waterton - Glacier International Peace Park” joining parts of Montana and Alberta, British Columbia. The new park will comprise two parks already established—the Gla- public opinion protests, just as, in the prévious order of things, dry states their utmost to outlaw the li- doing Double funeral services will be |quor traffic had liquor imposed ‘on held Wednesday. SEEK STATION ATTENDANT them against their will. This dilem- ma is the crux of the opposition to the 18th amendment. In view of two Grand Forks, N. D., May 3.—(#)—| very dynamic things—the commercial 66, prominent Cass county pioneer,/Officers in several northwest cities!power of congress and our present who resided six miles northwest of|were on the lookout Tuesday for a,travel and transportation facilities— Fargo for the last 36 years, died in a|missing attendant of the Banik Oil/cities and states can neither in Jaw service station here which was Sunday night of $125. or in effect restrain the liquor traf- fic without nationalizing prohibition.” line runs through Waterton Lake. Concurrently the president signed|there are 17. Twent; Hundreds of Catholics, Includ- ing Many Bishops, Will Attend Ceremony | More than a dozen leading officials jot the Catholic church from Midwest- ern and Northwestern states, one from | Canada and hundreds of priests, reli- {gious and lay people will gather in Bismarck May 19 for the official cele- | bration of the golden sacerdotal jubi- | lee of Most Rev. Vincent Wehrle, bis- hop of Bismarck. The celebration, which also will mark the 22nd anniversary of Bishop Wehrle's episcopal consecration, is ex- pected to be one of the most impres- sive religious events in the history of Bismarck. The actual time of his ordination is earlier than May 19, but postpone- ment of the celebration by the diocese modelling of St. Mary's procathedral here, according to Rev. Father John A. H. Slag. Officials Are Listed ; Among the bishops, abbots and monsignori who will be here are Arch- bishop John G. Murray, St. Paul; Most Rev. Joseph Busch, bishop of St. Cloud, Minn.; Most Rey. John Lawler, bishop of Rapid City, S. D.; Most Rey. Bernard Mahoney, bishop of Sioux Falls, S. D.; Most Rev. Louis B. Kucera, bishop of Lincoln, Neb.; Most Rev. Edwin O'Hara, bishop of Great Falls, Mont.; Most Rev. John Finnegan, bishop of Helena, Mont.; Most Rev. Francis F. Kelly, bishop of Winona, Minn.; Most Rev. Thomas Welch, bishop of Duluth, Minn.; Rt. Rey. Cuthbert Goeb, abbot of Rich- ardton; Rt. Rev. Severin Gertken, ab- bot of Minster, Sask.; Rt. Rev. Philip Ruggle, abbot of Conception, Mo.; Rt. Rev. William O’Brien, president of the Catholic Extension Society, Chicago; and Rt. Rev. J. Campeau, Willow City. Archbishop Murray will deliver the celebration sermon. Was Ordained In 1882 Bishop Wehrle was ordained in the spring of 1882 at Einsiedeln, Switzer- land. In the same year he volunteer- ed for missionary work in North America and came to Subiaco, Ark. After a few years in Arkansas, he went to Jasper, Ind., for one year of parish work. He came to Dakota Territory in 1887 at the request of Most Rev. Martin Marti and in 1889 was stationed at Devils Lake. For several years he served in the territory from Devils Lake to Fort Buford, Minot, and oth- er western points. : At the request of Bishop Shanley of Fargo he visited the German Russian settlements at Richardton and in that district, establishing a priory at Rich- ardton and becoming the first prior in 1899. In 1904 he was elected first ab- bot of the present Assumption Abby at Richardton and remained there until 1915. Named Bishop in 1910 Bishop Wehrle was appointed bis- hop of the Bismarck diocese in 1910 just after the diocese’s creation by in this At the A chial schools in the diocese; an act accepting a grant by the state|there was one hospital, of Montana of concurrent police jur- | four isdiction over the rights of way of the Blackfeet highway and its connec- tions with the Glacier National Park road system on the Blackfeet Indian ; of Bismarck was necessitated by re-| beginning of his episcopate, cier National Park in Montana and|he had about 25 priests Gloneenit and the Waterton National Park in Al-}re! berta. The international boundary |to 89, In 1910 there were eight paro- now y-two years ago|the compared to ‘This number has grown son Yawns for Gang Chief AL CAPONE READY TO BEGIN SERVING {1-YLAR SENTENCE Last Legal Obstacle Removed When Court Vacates Writ of Supersedeas MARSHAL IS READY TO ACT Plans For Trip Kept Secret to Avoid Crowds and Possi- ble Interference Chicago, May 3.—(#)—The last ob- Stacle to prevent “Scarface Al” Ca- pone going to a federal penitentiary was removed Tuesday when the United States circuit court of appeals vacated a writ of supersedeas which held the big gangster in the county jail while he appealed his conviction for evading income taxes. The appellate court vacated its writ a few minutes after it had received a certified copy of the United States supreme court's decision Monday re- fusing to review Capone's case. A mittimus ordering the marsha! to take Capone to prison was then made out and it was expected he would be started for Leavenworth, Kansas, within 24 hours. Marshal H. C. W. Laubenheimer kept his plans for the prison trip Secret, saying he wanted no crowds or interference, Capone, giving up hope at last, packed his belongings as soon as he had risen in his cell at the county jail. He gave his cellmate, Robert Ryan, a pair of hair brushes, and ate @ breakfast consisting of what was left over from a meal he sent out for last night. In Jail Since October The gang leader has been in Jail since Oct. 24, 1931, when Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson sentenced him to 11 years, fined him $50,000 and refused to grant bail. The time Ca- {pone has spent in jail does not apply ‘to his long prison term. | Marshal Laubenheimer had 17 oth- ter federal prisoners to be taken to ‘Leavenworth and he said Capone would receive the same treatment en [route as all of the other men. Meanwhile the notorious Capone spoke his mind. “It's not fair,” he is reported to {have said in his cell when news of the supreme court's action was re- jceived. “I’m the victim of public clamor. My sentence should have been two and one-half years, but just because I went to a few baseball games they made it 11 years. I'm | still willing to fight it if my lawyers are with me.” The short sentence Capone refer- {red to was reported to have been re- |commended by federal prosecutors in consideration of Capone's plea of |guilty, which he subsequently with- drew when Judge James H. Wilker- son declined to be bound by any agreement. That was last summer. In October Capone went on trial and was convicted. Ever since then he has been held in the county jail, {while his attorneys have fought {through the courts all the way to the highest in the land in an effort to set aside the conviction. Capone's mother was with him when the news came from Washing- ton. He refused to see newspaper- men but jail attaches said he was |furious. TREASURY DEFICIT IS $2,334, 105,142 Collections Smaller and Ex- penditures Larger Than For Last Year Washington, May 3—(#)—A deficit Of $2,334,105,142 confronts the govern- ment at the conclusion of 10 months of the 1932 fiscal year. The treasury statement on the con- dition of its finances at the end of April, made public Tuesday, showed it had collected from all sources $1,- | 685,666,535 and had spent $4,019,771,- ‘677. The chief cause of the decline in |government collections, which for the {same period last year amounted to | $2,569,730,518, was caused by a slump in income tax. This form of the government's in- come in the ten months of the present year amounted to $873,303,905 com- pared with $1,535,928,202 in the same Period last year. Meantime government expenditures Were $663,000,000 greater than for the same period last year. The public debt increased $90,000,- 000 in April, amounting to $18,596,- | 695,430 at the end of the month. In the last year the gross debt has in- creased $1,941,000,000. Tax Reduction issue Stirs St. Paul Voters