The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 10, 1932, Page 1

- f <4 — ~ North. Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE TABLISHED 1873 Break Part Lebru SUCCEEDS DOUMER, WHO WAS SLAIN BY ASSASSIN'S BULLET New Chief Executive is Four- teenth President of French Republic RECEIVES BIG MAJORITY Final Tabulation Gives Him 633 of 767 Votes Cast on First Ballot Versailles, France, May 10.—(®)}— Albert Francois Lebrun Tuesday was elected fourteenth president of the French republic, succeeding Paul Dou- mer, who was assassinated last Fri- day. M. Lebrun received 633 votes of a total 767 cast. Paul Faure, prominent socialist! leader, got 114 votes; 12 ballots were cast for former Premier Paul Pain- Jeve and 8 went to Marcel Cachtn, | socialist. Fifty-nine of the legislators | who attended the joint senate and/ chamber session at which the pres- ident was elected expressed no choice. Great applause grected the an- nouncement of the result. Deputy Doriot, a communist, added to the uproar by shouting: “Down with war!” All members of the cabinet went immediately to one of the great halls in the historic palace of Louis XIV, where they awaited the new presi- Gent. There Premier Andre Tardieu con- gratulated him and turned over the executive powers which he had been discharging as head of the ministry since the assassination of M. Doumer. After that ceremony was over, M. Tardieu said he would receive the press Tuesday evening—apparently for the ‘purpose vf announcing that: he had presented his government's resignation to the new president. Lebrun is an old hand in French politics and something of a protege of Raymond Poincare. At the age of 60 he becomes the 14th president of the French repub- lie, stepping up as did Paul Doumer from the presidency of the senate. Only a few days ago M. Poincare, battling what may be his last illness, declared he would refuse to doom himself to perpetual retirement. In a@ way, M. Lebrun’s election to the presidency carries the wartime presi- dent's influence into the Elysee palace. Albert Lebrun was “Poincares man” many times during the 30 years of his political life. Elected Deputy in 1900 The new president was elected to! the chamber of deputies in 1900. Sub- sequently Poincare placed him at the head of the sinking fund commission, an institution for reducing the na- tional debt and one of Poincare’s fav- orite projects. With Poincare’s backing, M. Lebrun became the president of the general council of the department of Meur- the and Moselle, the province which he has represented so long in parlia- ment. But the fact that Lebrun was a Poincare man never meant that he was merely a “yes man.” Three times he was minister of colonies, in 1911, 1912 and 1913. The end of the latter year found him minister of war. In 1917 he was minister of blockade and in 1918 minister of the liberated re- gions. Two years later he was elected to the senate where he became an ac- tive member of the Union Repub-| licaine group. As head of the sinking fund he established a reputation for probity and carefulness. Even with this record, however, his chances for achieving the office which now has come to him would not have been so good if it were not for an accident of geography. The department of Meurthe and Moselle is the Ohio of France.’ Like Ohio, it often has a favorite son among the presidential candidates. $2,500,000 Is Loaned In N. D. Drought Area Minot, N. D., May 10.—More than $2,500,000 in. Reconstruction Finance Corporation crop production loans has been gent to farmers in seven northwestern North Dakota counties this spring, it was brought out at a conference of field men here. Attending the parley were F. J. Seeba, Harvey, state inspector; P. J. Nordberg, who. has -supervision of Ward and Rnville countiés; J. D. Parkman, in charge of loans in Bot- tineau, McHenry and Rolette; and F. G. Orr, Mott, supervisor for Mc- Lean and Mountrail counties. Loans were made through the Min- neapolis district office, which is un- der the direction of L. J. Paulson. Application statistics in the seven) counties were presented by super- visors as follows: Ward, 1,984 applica- tions for about erg Ry lg 987 ‘cations about $400,000; and Mountrail 2,016 applications ahout $500, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932 The Weather Fair and it; ‘Wed- ‘air ant ray tan PRICE FIVE CENTS The U. 8S. 8. Akron, pride of the navy's air fleet and the world’s largest | ARM LOANS FROM N.D. TRUST FUNDS TOTAL $14,440,807 $2,210,977 Lost in Foreclosures and Delinquent Interest, Statement Shows Farm loans held by the state land department represent an investment of $11,440,807.43 of trust funds , of state institutions, figures compiled by W. E. Byerly, state land commis- sioner, show. “Live” loans totaled $9,891,940.88 on April 1, while the remainder of the investment includes $107,943.16 fore- closure cost and taxes, and $1,440,- 923.39 in ‘sheriff's deeds. Delinquen: interest on loans not foreclosed ag- gregates $662,111.13, a major part of which is expected to be collected, Byerly said. The sheriff -deed lands represent 588 loans and 123,030.54 acres of land. The total investment in farm loans from the common school trust funds is $7,810.828.42, of which $6,897,525.70 is in active loans. $74,495.32 in fore- closure cost and taxes, $659,804.84 in principal and $179,002.56 in cost and taxes on sheriff's deed lands. De- linquent interest on the loans totals $470,212.57. A total investment of $871,691.70 has been made from the agricultural college fund, with $687,627.91 in loans. $9,035.19 in foreclosure cost and taxes, $138,014.40 principal and $37,- 014.20 cost and taxes on sheriff's deed lands. Delinquent interest totals $45,278.87. The University of North Dakota fund has a total investment of $504,- 1063.79 in farm’ loans, including $436,- 190.99 .in loans, $4,583.77 foreclosure cost and taxes, $52,044.40 principal and $11,244,53 cost and taxes on sheriff's deed lands. Delinquent in- terest totals $30,055.63. Farm loans made from funds of other institutions are: State training school—Total in- vestment, $286,721.01; loans, $254,- 881.89; foreclosure cost and taxes, $3,692.86; sheriff's deed lands, prin- cipal, $23,100; cost and taxes, $5,- 046.26; delinquent interest, $14,652.04. School for the Blind—Total invest- ment, $165,793.68; loans, $147,094.44; foreclosure cost and taxes, $1,296.95; sheriff's deed land, principal, $12,950; cost and taxes, $4,452.29; delinquent interest, $11,070.90. Normal and Industrial School—To- tal investment, $298,100.06; loans, $243,100; foreclosure cost and taxes, $1,754.51; sheriff's deed lands, prin- cipal, $42,410.60; cost and taxes, $10, 834.95; delinquent interest, $16,468.0' Mayville Normal—Total investment $204,984.21; loans, $176,090.78; fore- closure cost and taxes, $1,344.65; sher- iff's deed lands, principal, $21,301.50; cost and taxes, $6,247.28; delinquent interest, $10,256.99. Valley City Normal—Total invest- ment, $246,522.07; loans, $197,260; foreclosure cost and taxes, $3,564.86; sherjff's deed lands, principal, $32,- 893.98; cost and taxes, $10,703.23; de- linquent interest, $10,396.29, (Continued on page seven) NEW MYSTERY SEEN Battles Storms on Westward Flight U. 8. S. AKRON dirigible, Tuesday was having tough!J., to the Pacific coast to join the going on a flight from Lakehurst, N. (battle fleet in maneuvers there. ¢ The picture above shows the Akron being taken out of her hangar pre- iparatory to the flight. Hl Giant Dirigible Is Beset By Severe Texas Storms ‘Akron’s Commander Tells of Trouble in Report to Navy Department Washington, May 10.—(?)—Lieuten- ant Commander Charles E. Rosendat] IN ERFORT 10 GET. Work of Norfolk Negotiator: Akron had been impeded by an “im- ° fy Penetarable line of thunder storms Michin ele acy td last night and zero visibility so far Are Withheld today.” The ship was experiencing radio difficulties due to “high -static jand the low power of the Fort Worth radio transmitter, he added. Norfolk, Va., May 10.—()—The lat- est phasé of work undertaken by John | ter Contests \ Hughes Curtis, principal Norfolk ne- gotiator in the Lindbergh kidnaping case, formed Tuesday another angle} of mystery in the secret negotiations| here to bring about the return of; Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. The Norfolk *boat builder presum- ably left the naval base with Lieuten-/} ant George L. Richard, naval pilot,) on another contact flight, but all de-} tails of this trip have been kept in ab- solute secrecy. é Colonel Lindbergh, reported to have; been an active participant in the ne- gotiations here, is also believed to; have left the naval base for some un- announced destination. TWO DEVELOPMENTS PROVIDE NO CLUES Hopewell, N. J., May 10.—(#)—Two ; more developments in the investiga- tion of the kidnaping of the Lind-| bergh baby have failed to be of any! help in the search. | Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, super-; intendent of state police, said Tues- day a communication had been receiv- ed from a resident of Gilmore, Tex., enclosing photographs of a baby. The pictures, sent in the belief they were; ‘of the Lindbergh baby, were shown to| members of the family who stated they were definitely not photographs! of the missing child. | A bottle was washed ashore at Long, Branch, N. J., saying the Lindbergh baby might be found at Scotland | Light, about five miles off the coast.; Police and coast guards searched the lighthouse and questioned the crew. “No information of any value was gained as a result of the search,” Col. Schwarzkopf reported. Plan to Stabilize Exchange Proposed | washington, May 10.—()—Chair- jman Somers of the house coinage {committee predicted Monday, after a talk with President Hoover, that! “we'll be able to work out a com-' promise” plan to help silver and sta- bilize exchange. Both Somers, a New York Demo-, erat, and Representative Perkins of New Jersey, ranking Republican on the coinage committee, talked withi the president. Somers indicated that, while the president was not willing to accept an outright direction to call an in. jternational conference, he would; agree to a compromise proposal (eluding “something specific.” Aged Adventurer Takes Last Fling By Skipping Out For A ‘Night Off” Washington, May 10.—(7)—An 83-year-old man who in a young- er day won enormous fortune and international fame as a big busi- ness organizer, was back at home Tuesday after 24 hours of quiet adventure. : While police of three cities searched for him, Charles R. Flint, bareheaded, in bedroom @ night in a 75-cent hotel room, borrowed four cents to make up the price of bus fare back to Washington and then was found strolling on Sixteenth street, a dozen blocks away from his apart- ment hotel. His much younger wife had re- ported Filnt’s disappearance to police. He had taken a taxi to go to Johns Hopkins hospital in Bal- timore for an examination He purchased a ticket at the station here but failed to reach the Balti- more institution. He would give * no explanation of his absence but a Baltimore hotel clerk identified his photograph as that of a cus- tomer of the night before. telling how he purchased a pair of rub- bers to cover Flint’s slippered feet and lent him the pennies to fi- nance his return. Flint has been ranked among . = wealthiest mcn in the coun- The giant navy dirigible battled fog and stormy weather over the treach- erous mountain country of southwest Texas after riding out a night of rain and electrical disturbances that re- jtarded her flight to the Pacific coast to join the fleet. Officials of the American Airways. which furnished the Akron weather reports. expressed doubt whether the craft would be abl> to push over the “Bad Lands” to El Paso Tuesday. One thousand San Angelo men were assembled in a driving rain Monday 4 night ti land the giant airship after | Homer Freed, World War veteran, said he had observed signals from|gressmen, thrown wide open by a re- training class for foods club work, j; apportionment snarl which left the/ Will be held at the home of Mrs. C. W.! the craft which he feared indicated MINNESOTA POLITICS | ARE BADLY MUDDLED BY PARTISAN FIGHTS Divergent Views on Issues and’ Candidates Lead to Bit- St. Paul, May 10—(4)—Minnesota {with 3,143,000 acres lyear and abandonment of 21.3 per REDUGE ESTIMATE OF WINTER WHEAT CROP IN COUNTRY Department of Agriculture Fig- ure is 440,781,000 Bush- els in 1932 LESS THAN MONTH AGO Acreage Planted is Smaller and Percentage of Abandon- ment Higher Washington, May 10.—(4)—Winter wheat production this year, as fn- dicated by conditions May 1, was esti- mated Tuesday by the department of agriculture at 440,781,000 bushels, compared with 457,970,000 bushels a month ago and 787,465,000 bushels last year. The condition of winter wheat on April 1 was 75.1 per cent of normal, compared with 75.8 a month ago and 90.3 on May 1 last year. The area sown to winter wheat last fall was 38,683,000 acres, of which there remain for harvest, 32,277,000 acres, making the abandonment 16.6 per cent, compared with 43,149,000 acres sown, 41,009,000 acres remaining for harvest and an abandonment of 5.0 per cent for the 1931 crop. The indicated production of rye is 39,464,000 bushels, compared with 32,746,000 bushels last year. Condition of rye May 1 was 83.2 per cent of normal, compared with 79.0 on April 1 and 85.4 a year ago. Rye acreage remaining for harvest was 3,282,000 acres, the abandonment having been 11.6 per cent, compared remaining last |cent. politics were a pot pourri of en tanglements, discord, and uncertain- ty Tuesday, rivaling the catch of an international. fisherman who has fished the seven seas. Only when the votes caught in the seine of the June primaries are sort- ed will the situation be clarified. Until that time political angiers,| fishing for ballot support, will find; five groups striving for the same goal but by different paths, either be-; cause of divergent views of campaign | issues or because of violent disagree- ments over candidates. Inter-party strife has sent two slates of Democratic candidates into tickets of Republican convention nominees. The Farmer-Labor party is the only group presenting a unified front. It controls the present state administration. Adding to the general bulk of the {ballot will be the contests for con- the field for state offices and two! FOOD CLUB LEADERS WILL MEET MAY 20 Mrs. C. W. Beyers Will be Hos-|cion of branch banking was brewing | tess to Spring Session i at Sterling Local leaders of Burleigh county's four 4-H foods clubs will mect ai Sterling Friday, May 20, to study methods of planning low-cost meals, jaccording to H, O. Putnam, county ‘agricultural agent, This session, the regular spring she was in distress. He communicated state undistricted when the supreme | Beyers under the direction of Letitia with Randolph Field, the army's West Point of the air, and said a message came later from the Depart- ‘ment of Commerce office at Fort Worth asking that a landing crew be assembled. The crew waited until 2 a. m, (C.8.T.) when the airship was sighte i over Eldorado, 50 miles southeast of San Angelo, heading in the directio.i of San Antonio. TWO ARE HURT I FRE AT GLENFIELD |Blaze Causes Damage Estimat-| ed at $30,000 in Foster County Town Glenfield, N. D., May 10.—()—Two persons suffered minor injuries as the ‘cntire population of Glenfiled turned cut at 1:30 a. m. Tuesday and formed a bucket brigade to fight a fire which destroyed buildings housing six stores, threatened adjacent structures, and caused losses estimated at about $30,000. Of undetermined origin, the blaze was discovered in the rear of the Robischaud pool hall and spread to the Anderson cafe, Fenfield hardware store, the Lokan store, a vacant building which once housed a harness shop and a confectionery store. Fire still smouldered in the ruins at noon ay. Awakened at 1:30 a. m., the citi- zens of Glenfield collected all avail- able fire extinguishers and brought water from the town pump in an ef- fort to put out the blaze, which al- ready had a strong start. So hot did the fite become that all windows in the buildings across the street were broken, but fire which caught there was quickly extinguished. Miss Alice Pranhus, 21, suffered euts and bruises and Otto Knutson, instructor at the Glenfiled high school, received minor cuts when ar explosion occurred as they attempted to save the contents in one of the buildings. but they were able to crawl out. court of the U.S. upheld Gov. Floyd 50 Seek Congress Jobs Estimates by party leaders place the number likely to seek the con- gressional nominations at more than 50. A squabble over delegates to the national convention at Chicago rup- tured harmony at the state Democra- | tic conclave, prompting Ruth Haynes Carpenter and John E. Regan to call Fy {of candidates headed by Regan for) jgovernor and Mrs. Carpenter sutright repeal of prohibition. Dr. A. E. Van Dyke, choice of the “regular” Democrats for governor, it that faction’s slate. The “regular” convention urged a nation- al referendum on prohibition. Davis Bolts Regulars | The latest digressor from party paths is Tom Davis, Minneapolis law- iver and close friend of Senator jThomas D. Schall. He personally called a convention, termed himself and his followers “progressive” Re- publicans and will pick a ticket to contest with the “regular” convention nominees, headed by Earle Brown, gubernatorial candidate. Davis is for outright repeal of pro- hibition laws. The “regular” con- vention voted for resubmission of the 18th amendment under Article V of the U. 8. constitution. Governor Floyd B. Olson will head the Farmer-Labor party's slate in seeking reelection. Farmer-Laborites took no stand on prohibition. “Bolters” of Republican and Dem- ccratic parties have not endorsed congressional candidates. Both regu- lar groups have. Farmer-Laborites have been endorsed by district con- ventions. Under the reapportion- ment, Minnesota's representation in pape has been reduced from 10 f One-Man Farm Bloc | Hammers at Senate | Washington, May 10.—(#)—A one- man bloc is forging doggedly ahead in the senate, determined the members gall know that agriculture needs Senator Robert B. Howell (Rep., The buildings caved in,|Neb.), daily rears to his full height to inform the senate that it has failed The postoffice and a warehouse, set}to help the farmer and that the po- off from the destroyed buildings, were the only structures standing in the block today. Mrs, John Broten of Wallum owned the building housing several of the concerns. PRADA Mee PARES Ase POY WiaLg B. Olson's veto of the legislature's; redistricting act. { “rump” convention, pick a slate] for| lieutenant governor, and advocate; iJ. Jones, specialist of the state agri- ,cultural college extension service. Particular attention will be given to | problems connected with providing ithe family with meals which are in- lexpensive but have food elements lessential to good health. Miss Jones | will show how savings can be made in ‘the purchase of canned goods without endangering health. Leaders also will plan development. of county demonstration teams and |4-H foods club exhibits. Forty-nine girls are enrolled in the county's foods clubs, Putnam said. Unemployed Riot in New Zealand Capital Wellington, New Zealand, May 10. —(P)—Rioters outside the house of {parliament today bombarded the {building with bricks and stones, jbreaking 150 windows before the po- lice took control. The trouble began when a parade of 4,000 unemployed reached the parliament square and a fight started. HURLEY OPPOSES CUT Washington, May 10.— (?)— Flat opposition to any cut in the number lof army officers was voiced Tuesday by Secretary Hurley in an effort to checkmate a move in the house to Place 2,000 officers on the inactive last. AVIATORS TO WED London, May 10.—(#)—An aviation romance will unite in marriage the ‘best known figures in British flying. J. A. Mollison, noted distance flier, announced Monday night he was en- gaged to Amy Johnson, Britain’s' most famous woman flier. Washington, May 10.—(#)—If you are living in the right places these days you can buy food for about what your great grand- Parents used to pay. ‘The department of agriculture, “In some states,” it said Tues- day, “average prices are so low straw. as to read like a price list for the He has done this for the past weck| year 1832 instead of one for to- and says he plans to keep it up as| day.” long as he has nt facts to pre- Eggs in Texas can be bought sen’ ‘ for seven cents a dozen but they / ling apart since Saturday. e o \ Hits Divorce Trail SALLY EILERS Hollywood, Calif. May 10—(P)— Sally Eilers, screen actress and her husband, Hoot Gibson, star of west- ern pictures, said Tuesday they had decided to go to the divorce courts to end their union. They have been liv- Misunder- Standings resulting from their profes- sional careers was blamed for their marital unhappiness, in statements which both made. ATTEMPT T0 CURB BANK EXTENSIONS | LOOMS IN SENATE i Lawmakers May Ballot Soon on Glass Bill Designed to Halt Practice juous attempt to defeat wide exten- in the senate Tuesday as it advanced toward a vote on the Glass bank re- form bill. banks to establish branches even prohibit the practice is among the many changes in bank regulation {contained in the measure. On this {point extensive opposition had gath- jered and was lined up for a struggle. Unless the bill passed Tuesday or Wednesday it faced extended delay as the senate will take up the tax bill Thursday and all other legisla- tion must go by the board until this vital measure is passed. Monday Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, author of the bank bill, sprung a surprise on the senate in disclosing that a decision by the U. 8. solicitor general under President Taft, holding bank affiliates illegal, had been “suppressed” all these years. Glass argued that the financial in- stitutions linked with banks, which might have been outlawed under this ruling many years ago, “were per- unprecendented disaster which has coud this almost incurable depres- sion.” The suppression, said Glass, occur- red because of the power of “inordi- nate wealth.” At the time the opin- ion was prepared George W. Wicker- sham was attorney general. A later ‘attorney general, who was a Demo- crat, said Glass, “declined to permit the opinion to be made public.” Anamoose Youngster Is Drowned in Pool (Tribune Special Service) Anamoose, N. D., May 10.—Having fallen into a cess pool while at play Monday morning, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frazier Schmidt, farmers living three miles east of Anamoose, drowned. The body was recovered from the Pool about 11:30 a. m. TO START IN PREAKNESS New York, May 10.—(?)—Barrins an unforeseen accident the Kentucky Derby winner, Burgoo King, will start in the Preakness at Pimlico Saturday. nes trainer, Dick Thompson, said Survey Discloses Food Prices Vary Widely in Different Parts of Nation cost 22.8 in Massachusetts and 10.2 as the country’s average. Butter at the farm is 17 cents & A provision authorizing national} though they function in states which} haps the greatest contributors to the! y Lines on Budget n Is Elected New President of France NATIONAL, FEELING LIFTING CONGRESS 10 HIGHER LEVELS Attitude of ‘No Politics is Good Politics’ is Apparent in Washington ECONOMY STILL IS AIM Senate Sets up Special Com- mittee to Reduce Costs of Government Washington, May 10.—(7}—Nation- al feeling is rising above politics jagain as the senate casts aside party | lines to drive through the budget balancing legislation. President Hoover was heartened by Progress on the tax bill, by the crea- tion of a special economy committee in the senate, and by the adverse re- port by the house ways and means committee of proposals for full pay- ment of the bonus. In the senate, the special economy committee was set up of members of the appropriations committee to frame a nonpartisan economy bill which leaders hope will accomplish more than $200,000,000 of federal economies. The committee is headed by Chair- man Jones of the appropriations committee and is composed of Bing- ham of Connecticut, and Dickinson of Iowa, Republicans, and McKellar of Tennessee, Bratton of New Mex- ico, and Byrnes of South Carolina, Democrats. It will begin work Wed- nesday. The $200,000.000 of federal eco- nomies which they hope to accom- plish has been declared by the ad- ministration necessary to make the billion dollar revenue bill balance the budget. To clear the way for passage of the economy bill, the senate appropria- tions committee voted to defer action on the remaining supply bills until after the economy measure has been. passed by the senate. Capitol Hill seems to believe just now no politics is the best po- lities. This understanding goes for |Republicans and Democrats. President Hoover has offered full cooperation with the senate in build- jing up the economy measure so rid- Washington, May 10—(?)—A stren-/| dled by the house. His secre! of the treasury, Ogden Mills, is at hand every minute to cooperate in the passage of a revenue bill that gives assurance of balancing the 4 Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican chieftain, placed his full influence behind the tax measure ae to come up in the senate Thurs- lay. “I have no doubt.” said Watson, “that a dominant nonpartisan com- bination is ready to speed to conclu- sion the vital tax and economy meas- che” Senate leaders plan to put through the economy program while the tax measure is in conference with the house. It is their intention to build up the tax bill at that stage high enough to mect any deficiencies which may result from any unexpect- ed attack upon the economy bill in the senate. TOMAKE VIGOROUS BID FOR CONVENTION Lions in Fifth District Will be Invited to Hold 1933 Meet- ing Here i" Seeger will make a vigorous bid for the 1933 fifth district of Lions clubs. Biases The Capital City's bid will be pre- sented by a committee of three mem- bers of the Bismarck club at this year's convention at St. Cloud, Minn., June 8-10. On this committee are Fred Peter- son, Harry Woodmansee and W. §. Ayers. Bismarck’s splendid facilities for entertaining delegates and ample pro- vision for convention halls and rooms will be emphasized in the invitation, Ayers said. No better buldings for convention Purposes than the city auditorium and World War Memorial building here will be found in the entire dis- trict, Ayers said, and the Capital City has ample hotel, restaurant and amusement facilities for delegates. In the fifth district are North and Quartermasters Bill Is Vetoed by Hoover ‘Washington, May 10.—(P)—Presi- ni : : : i a E 5 g af [ ii ii i . and