The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 17, 1932, Page 1

_ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 _ MAILED FIST SWUNG + BY ARMY CHIEFS ON POLITICAL SITUATION Issue Ultimatum That Non-Par- tisan Cabinet Must Suc- ceed Inukai UPSET PLANS OF LEADERS Seiyukai Party Had Expected to Reorganize Government in Its Own Way Tokyo, May 17—(®)—The army swung its mailed fist upon Japanese Politics Tuesday and dictated that a national, non-partisan cabinet must be named to succeed that of the slain Premier Inukai. The army's ultimatum completely upset the plans of the political leaders. During the day it had been virtually decided that Kisaburo Suzuki, present home minister, should head another Seiyukai party government. Suzuki was named head of the party earlier in the day. The selection was made as a means of healing a threat- ened breach within the party ranks. Elders of the organization persuaded Takejiro Tokonami, railway minister, to abondon his candidacy. The army leaders served flat notice they would refuse to support any cab- inet formed on political party lines. They demanded a national cabinet. General Mazaki, vice-chief of the army general staff, visited former War Minister General Sadao Araki and informed him the army would re- fuse to recommend any officers as war minister in the new cabinet if it were formed on party lines. ‘Want ‘National’ Government The crisis confronting the country he said, demanded politics be left aside and a “truly national” govern- ment be set up. The constitution requires the min- ister of war to be a prekg Kya coat sequently the army is able e the formation of any ministry‘ of, which it disapproves. Reports circulated Monday that the navy had decided to mutiny proved groundless. Army headquarters an- nounced 11 waiagers ee Preteen i the military police Sunday would soon be tried by a court martial. Beyond admitting that the perpetra- tors of the week-end terrorism were 11 cadets and six naval ensigns, the authorities kept the identities of the young men secret. The Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Kobe stock exchanges remained closed although the rice and silk markets resumed trading. The price trend was downward. Police disclosed Tuesday the 17 rested as perpetrators of Sunday's outrages were connected with the “Blood Brotherhood” to which also belonged the slayers of Baron Takuma Dan and former Finance Minister Junnosuke Inouye. . Gave Tip Last week, they said, the Buddhist Priest Nissho Inouye, leader of the “Brotherhood”, now ne Laas eect ed suspicion against the 17 youths, @ result of which it was understood the authorities were about to arrest them. The youths learned of the impend- ing danger, police said, and decided to act before they were arrested. It became increasingly plain that chief instigators of the recent out- rages here’ were civilians of the ex- treme “Ronin” type, who are imbued with a deep disgust over what they call the materialistic outlook of mod- ern civilization which, they say, tends to make the pursuit of pleasure, wealth and self-interest the principal aim in life. > Because of this view they hold all politicians in enmity, claiming that they subordinate the interests of the people to their own, which results in widespread corruption and scandal in public life. . MILITARISTIC WAVE HAS SOCIALISTIC TINGE Washington, May 17. — (®) — De- mands of the Japanese army that a coalition or nationalist government be established threaten the overthrow of Japan's party system ‘and are the clumination of a wave of militarism tinged with Socialism which has been rising constantly since the seizure of THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1932 1 i Canadians Fighting Flames Giv- en Surcease as Elements Come to Their Aid North Bay, Ont., May 17.—(P)—A heavy rain and snow have extinguish- fed forest fires in northern Ontario, {reports reaching North Bay Tuesday said. No further outbreaks of fires have been reported and it was said that aside from the timber destroyed the loss would be small. Snow was reported Tuesday all through the northern area. Thousands of citizens, rangers and firemen had been working to halt strong winds, had leveled forests in a dozen sections, and reduced millions of feet of valuable timber to worthless ash. ‘The fires had been burning stead- ily since early Monday, breaking forth in new areas almost as rapidly as they were brought under control in others. Scores of families fled their homes las waves of flame, rolling through the dense woods, bore down upon the numerous pomnenantties in clearings. was virtually burned off the map. Its people effected a safe exodus, carry- ing their personal effects with them. At North Bay, Ont., the fire-fight- successful than at other’ endangered points. They re- ported a timely rain had enabled them to bring almost under control a fire moving against Kirkland lake before a strong wind. The citizenry of Rouyn and Nor- anda, in the northern mining belt, Mukden on the 18th of last Septem: |front. ber. The refusal of army leaders to sup- port any government which Kisaburo Suzuki, the newly elected president of the Seiyukal, or government party. may form, is against, Japanese politi- cal tradition. The assassinated Premier Inukai © was president of the dominant Selyukai par' Suzuki, elected president of the alain was ty. party to succeed the leader. to head another cabi- net made up entirely of Seiyukai party men when the military called a halt and demanded non-partisan cabi- net. Mrs. Nancy Spanton Dies in Fargo, Age 92 Airplane View Tells Story of Kidnaping, Escape and Killing RS Contained in this remarkable airplane view is a complete panorama of the scene of the kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby, t! the killing of the child and the disposal of its body. Within the circle at upper right is visible the Sourland Hills home of Colonel-and Mrs. Charles Lint From there the kidnapers apparentiy took the road to Hopewell, N. J., the town you see here, and left it by the Mount Rose-Princeton Toad, shown at left. At some time during this ride of approximately four and one-half miles, the child was brutally murdered. The abductors stopped and partly buried the body at the spot indicated in the circle at lower left. [Passengers Declare Many Were Trapped on Ship and Must Have Perished Aden, Arabia, May 17.(?)—Eighty to 100 persons, most of them first class passengers, were trapped aboarc the blazing French motorship Georges Philippar Monday and some of them must have lost their lives, survivors declared when they arrived here Tuesday aboard the British steamer Contractor. The fire, discovered when the ship was off Cape Guardafui, Italian Somaliland, spread with extreme rap- idity from the aft of the vessel, driv- ing the passengers toward the bow. There were harrowing scenes as the passengers strove to reach their life- boats amid the smoke and confusion. Some of them. apparently, were over- come before they were able to do so. But the survivors aboard the Con- |tractor declared that at no time was there serious panic. Some of the rescued were unable to reach the lifeboats, so they jumped into the shark - infested water and were picked up later. There was great distress and anxiety among the survivors as hus- bands, wives and children had become separated in the confusion of the last frightful minutes on the Georges Philippar. Men did not know whether their wives still lived. Women wor- ried about the fate of their children. They could not learn here whether their loved ones had been picked up by other rescue vessels. SURVIVORS PICKED UP BY OTHER VESSELS Paris, May 17.—)—The office of RAIN, SNOW PUT OUT Loss of Lives in Tragedy FIRES IN FORESTS; 4# Sea Remains Uncertain MIS OPPOSED TO COLDSBOROUGH BIL Secretary Says Currency In- flation Measure Would Have Bad Effect Washington, May 17.—(#)—Secre- tary Mills informed the senate bank- ing committee Tuesday that passage | by the house of the Goldsborough dol- \lar stabilization bill “was a disturbing |factor both at home and abroad” and ithat the federal reserve board is j unanimously opposed to it. The secretary's letter was in re- | Sponse to a request that he comment on a senate bill by Senator Fletcher (Dem., Fla.) virtually identical with the Goldsborough measure passed by the house Monday. They provide that the federal re- serve board and the secretary of the treasury restore the purchasing power of the dollar to the 1926 level by cur- rency expansion. “In my opinion it would not be pos- sible for the government to carry out such & mandate,” Secretary Mills wrote. “Price levels are dependent upon a large number of factors that are be- yond the control of the federal re- serve system, the treasury department or any other agency of the govern- ment, and I do not believe that it would be wise to impose upon them a duty and a responsibility which they could not discharge. “Such an attempt would tend to un- dermine the confidence of the people in the various agencies of the govern- ment and the result would be unfor- - | tunate.” par was that 420 survivors were aboard the Soviet tanker Sovietskaia Neft, 104 aboard the British steamer belief was expressed that vir- of the passengers on the saved. ot EF & is de 3 E Program for Relief New York, May 17.—()—Calling ‘upon congress to eschew cliques and Washington, May 17.—(P)—A charge that federal judges use government expense accounts to “joy ride” across the country and take vacations in New York, was spread Tuesday upon the congte- eepiesebatine Laguardia (Rep. N.Y.) put the accusation there in Solon Charges Judges ‘Joyride’ to New York at Government’s Expense Negotiator’ Confesses Hoax _# Military Clique Seizes Contr ee Cer he flight of the abductors, ‘VOTERS BALLOTING | INJERSEY PRIMARY Smith Expected to Get Demo- cratic Delegates; Roose- velt Carries Kansas (By The Associated Press) Selection of delegates to the na- of them making its choices by the primary method. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who Mon- votes Tuesday. Connecticut's Demo- Roosevelt. named without instruction. 35 unpledged New Jersey votes and contests of importance. Holt Is Appointed Governor George F. Shafer Tues- day appointed Daniel B. Holt of Far- Cole of Fargo. Holt only recently announced him- self as a candidate for the judgeship every county in the district, which in- cludes Grand Forks, Nelson, Traili, Steele, Griggs, Barnes and Cass. few of the accounts ran up into the. thousands, bringing the total charge for $10 a day subsistence and transportation to $27,025. Some of the judges, said La Guardia, “come to New York, travel, sit a few days, go home, charge their traveling ex- Penses, come back and sit a few tional conventions proceeded Tues-' day in four states, New Jersey alone) cratic delegation of 16 appeared due to be instructed for Alfred E. Smith, but, unbound by the unit rule, was likely to contain some votes for Definitely pro-Smith, the New Jersey delegation of 32 was to be President Hoover stood to receive 11 from Montana, only Republican selections of the day. In both parties the Jersey primary appeared in for|sisters, Mrs. C. E. Webster, Fargo, @ record light vote, there being no|Mrs. C. F. Hopkins, Seattle, Wash., To District Bench go to be judge of the first judicial district to succeed the late Albert T. Governor Shafer had received pleas for the appointment of Holt from Summer Session Will be Needed to Complete Business Still Pending GARNER TELLS OF TROUBLE Speaker Says Jam in Senate Makes it Impossible to Quit as Planned Washington, May 17.—()—Repub- lican senate leaders have advised Speaker Garner that it will be neces- sary to recess congress in June for the conventions and that a summer session will be required to complete pending business. Speaker Garner said he and Rep- resentative Snell of New York, the Republican leader, conferred Mondey with Senator Moses of New Hamp- shire, president pro-tempore, and Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re- Publican leader, and were informed they felt it would be impossible for congress to complete its business by June 10, as originally planned. Garner told newspapermen the house would be ready to complete its business by June 4, but that “I con- sider it very doubtful of adjournment before the national conventions in Chicago.” Garner said, however. that he pre- ferred the Republican senators to make their own statements with re- Gard to the recess. He was informed, however, that the Republican senators now desire that congress recess about June 7 or 8, instead of remaining here until shortly before the Republican con- vention at Chicago June 14. The Texas Democrat said if con- gress did adjourn it probably would Teassemble in July or August. MAd. R.A, THOMSON IS DEAD AT LISBON Commandant of State Soldiers Home Succumbs Suddenly to Heart Attack Lisbon, N. D. May 17.—(?)—Maj. |R. A. Thomson, commandant of the State Soldiers’ Home here, died unex- Pectedly at 5:30 a. m. Tuesday from ja heart attack. He was 61 years of age and had been an almost constant resident of North Dakota since he mg to Fargo with his parents in Major Thomson was a veteran of the Spanish American war. He was @ member of Company B in Fargo and when war was declared in 1898 against Spain he went with the unit to the trouble zone. He served later in the Philippines. After his honorable discharge he re- turned to Fargo where he married jand later became an employe of the day won Kansas’ 20 delegates, was|Standard Oil company. expected to receive Montana's eight and New Mexico's six Democratic;ranks, he was named assistant man- Advancing through that company’s ager of the Fargo general branch and later became manager of a company unit at Davenport, Iowa. About eight years ago he was named commandant of the Soldiers’ Home here. Married, he leaves his widow, living at Lisbon, and one daughter, Carroll Thomson, a teacher at Aberdeen. Other survivors include one broth- er, J. M. Thomson, chief engineer at the Fargo pumping plant, and three and Mrs. G. H. Dickey in California. Major Thomson was a member of the El Zagal Temple of the Shrine. Fargo, and was affiliated with the Blue Lodge of Masons at Lisbon. His church preference was Episcopalian Born in Detroit, Mich. April 15, 1871, he resided in that city until his family moved to Fargo in June, 1879. Of rugged constitution, his death came as a surprise to friends and rel- atives. He had been taken ill with influenza ten days ago but had ap- parently recovered. Puneral arrangements have not been completed. Major Thomson also was secretary of the First North Dakota Volunteer Veterans’ association and was a mem- ber of Gilbert E. Nelson post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Bismarck. 31 Persons Killed In Rhineland Flood Coblenz, Germany, May 17.—(?)— Floods, which added six known dead to the 25 killed in various disasters Confesses Hoax JOHN HUGHES CURTIS John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk, Va. shipbuilder, Tuesday confessed that all his activities as a negotiator in the Lindbergh case were a hoax. SENATE COALITION DEFEATS ATTEMPT TO BOOST LEVIES Rejects Connally Amendment Which Would Have Increas- ed Income Taxes « Washington, May 17. — (®) — Th senate coalition backing the non- partisan revenue bill Tuesday beat down a second attempt to raise the income tax rates above the increases provided in the measure. An amendment by Senator Connal- ly (Dem., Tex.), boosting the income normal rates to 4 per cent on the first $4,000 and 8 per cent on income above $4,000, with a surtax schedule gradu- ating to 55 per cent on incomes over $1,000,000 was rejected, 46 to 31. The Texas senator changed his vote to the negative with the an- nounced purpose of moving reconsid- eration later. ‘The senate then approved the com- promise rates contained in the bill as reported by the committee. ‘The bi-partisan coalition supporting the measure showed its strength Monday in defeating the motion of Senator Couzens (Rep., Mich.) to re- store the even higher war-time in- come schedule. The vote was 49 to 31. The object of both the Couzens and ‘Connally proposals was to remove necessity for the special excise taxes provided by the measure. Senate Democrats noted with in- terest Alfred E. Smith's declaration for the sales tax in a radio speech Monday night. However, the view was privately expressed that the deci- sive vote of the house against the sales levy had forestalled hope for its approval in the senate. An informal understanding was reached, however, to have a show- down on the sales tax before the nu- merous excise and “nuisance” taxes are considered. In other words, if the sales tax is to be adopted, no time will be spent on the othe: ‘The sales tax vote is expected to acn- ed soon. The bill provides normal rates of 3 per cent on the first $4,000 income, 9 per cent on income over $8,000 with @ maximum surtax of 45 per cent on Income over $1,000,000. The existing normal rates are 1 1-2 3 and 5 per cent. respectively. Meanwhile, the special relief cot mittee of the senate Democrats re- sumed work in an effort to reach an understanding on the compromise proposal offered by President Hoover. Doumer’s Assassin Pleads Drunkenness Paris, May 17.—(#)—Dr. Paul Gor- the man who assassinated te Tuesday “A mystic force armed my hand,” he said.. “I had no reason whatever to murder M. Doumer. I was in a ol in Japan Congress Abandons Adjournment Plans | Neither Boat Nor Alleged Crim- 6 per cent on the next $4,000 and; The Weather PRICE FIVE CENTS NORFOLK WAN SAYS PERSONS DESCRIBED WERE IMAGINATIVE Inal Negotiators Existed in Fact BLAMES LUCRATIVE OFFERS Says Proffers by Newspapers and Film Company Led Him to Deception Hopewell, N. J., May 17.—()—Cole onel H. Norman Schwarzkopf, super- intendent of state police. announced Tuesday that John Hughes Curtis, one of the Norfolk negotiators in | the Lindbergh kidnaping case, had writ- ten “a complete confession” that all the people with whom he has told of negotiating and all the boats on which he said he met them were creations of his own imagination. * Col. Schwarzkop’s’ statement fol- lows: “At 4 o'clock this morning John H. Curtis sat down to a typewriter and himself wrote a complete confession concerning his activities in the case. “He stated that the boats and all the people to whom he has been re- ferring were creations of his own mind and do not exist in fact.” “Shortly after the kidnaping, Mr, Curtis told # story about having a contact with the kidnapers. A news- Paper representative, according to Mr. Curtis’ statement, made a very lucrative offer to him for his story to be given exclusively to that paper. Also, according to Mr. Curtis, a very lucrative offer was made by another newspaper and a film company con- cerning his activities. This spurred Mr. Curtis on to greater activity. Burrage Not in Plot “Mr. Curtis also said that Dean Peacock could have prevented his unfortunate part in this enormous deception. Admirat Burrage merely presented to Col. Lindbergh the story ;as he had heard it, making no recom- mendations, but permitting it to stand on its merit. “Reputable citizens and officials frequently vouched to Col. Lindberga for the integrity of Mr. Curtis. stat- ing that his word could be relied on. This made the deception so muca easier. The story of Mr. Curtis has resulted in the very widespread ac- tivities of the coast guard and other federal agencies in seeking the ficti- tious boat he has descriped. “It has further resulted in many Official airplane trips. auto trips, as well as keeping Col. Lindbergh away from home and activities during the most important phase of the case in Pursuit of ficitious clues. “Four days ago, when Mr. Curtis came to these headquarters, the po- lice authority at this point started questioning him and checking his story. The result of the check on his story and the questioning of Mr. Cur- tis was culminated at 4 o'clock this morning. with his complete confession that all the information he had given was the result of his itnagination and deception as well as his desire to make @ good newspaper story that would bring lucrative returns, and that there was no fact or foundation on which the story was buil Not Under Arrest After Col. Schwarzkopf issued his statement he was asked if any action had been taken against Curtis. He replied that Curtis was not under arrest. Curtis was with Lindbergh on a yacht off the New Jersey coast the night the baby’s body was found— searching, as they had been for days, for the kidnapers’ craft, which he now has confessed never existed. Something went wrong with the radio apparatus on the yacht he and Lindbergh were aboard, with the re- sult that the colonel did not receive word for nine hours that the body had been found. The yacht Marcon was placed at Curtis’ disposal early in the case, and he and others made long cruises on it up and down the coast. Curtis had been active in the search since early in March. His story at that time was that on March 9 he was approached at his ship- building plant in Norfolk by a man purporting to be the kidnapers’ “go- between.” He shortly afterwards en- listed the support of Dean Dobson- Peacock and Admiral 22. News of the Norfolk negotiations first became known to the publit two days later. ‘Jatsie’ Is Hoveful Meanwhile Jafsie talked Tuesday of ruined coffins Passes Through City