The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1932, Page 1

Le i | We bee a. | way “NEW TAXES GO INTO North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Borah Will Not Court Holds Jones Must Hyde Reverses Self On ‘Hopper’ Battle’ AFFIRMS DECISION | OF JUDGE PUGH IN ORDERING ELECTION Question of Ousting State Sen-! ator Will be Decided at June 29 Primary y PETITIONS HELD SUFFICIENT Efforts to Withdraw Signatures | From Document Are De- fs clared Illegal State Senator E. W. Jones of Kill- deer must face a recall election at the June 29 primary. The North Dakota supreme court; late Saturday affirmed a decision o1 Judge Thomas H. Pugh of Dickinson, who previously had ordered the recall election. Petitions bearing sufficient signa-; tures were filed with the Dunn coun- ty auditors to force a recall election for Jones who represents the 48th dis- trict, comprising Dunn, Mercer and Oliver counties. Efforts were made to withdraw several hundred of the sig- natures but the district court ruled against such procedure, and the su- Preme court affirmed this decision. The higher court issued an orde: giving its decision, and will hand down a formal opinion later. Jones, an I. V. A., will be opposed at the election by Frank J. Regeth, Nonpartisan. Government Taxes Effective Tuesday Washington, June 20.—(AP)— Monday is the last tax-free day for matches, automobiles, candy. radios, face powder, yachts, and all the tremendous list of articles brought into the federal govern- ment’s revenue raising net by the emergency tax law. Anybody ‘who has been waiting to buy, perhaps expecting prices to drop some more, had better do some hurried shopping, for a nice percentage probably will be found added to all price tags on taxed items by Tuesday. After Monday night the movies (except those where you get in for 40 cents or less) will cost more, so will telegrams and long distance calls, while bank checks will cost two cents each. It will not be necessary, how- ever, to stick three-cent stamps onto letters until next month. EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT Frank Vogel, Local Internal Revenue Man, Hasn't Re- ceived Instructions W. G. Ray, Fargo, head of the uv. 8. Bureau of Internal Revenue for North Dakota, was expected in Bis- marck Monday to confer with Frank Vogel, in charge of the revenue fee | here, regarding special taxes de- signed to balance the federal budget which will go into effect at midnight. ‘Vogel Monday said he had not yet received orders regarding his duties in connection with collection of the special excises and said he believed special agents will be sent here to be in charge of these collections. A majority of the new rates pro- vided for in the recently-passed rev- enue bill—excises, tariffs and stamp taxes—will go into effect at midnight. ‘The new high income rates are ap- plicable to earnings of the current calendar year. to pour $1,118,500,000 into the treas- or the new law's total expected yield, the excise taxes ranging from electric power to cosmetics and from automobiles to candy are to bring in $450,500,000. Miscellaneous taxes, in- cluding charges on telephone and telegraph messages, admission tick- ets, oil pipe lines, safe deposit boxes, bank checks und boats, are counted on for $152,000,000; pense. taxes ie 29,007,000; postal rate increases for 20000-0005 Five on bond and stock nsfers for $45,500,000; and gift es and four tariffs for the balance. An Associated Press dispatch says jtold newspapermen Monday that Sec- ‘The law is expected | Sunday, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932 The Weather PRICE FIVE CENTS Will Recommend $600,000 Fed- eral Appropriation to Afd War on Pests WILL NOT INSPECT AREA Previously Had Told Congress it Was Too Late For Ef- fective Work June 20.—(P)—Rep- (Rep., Minn.) ‘Washington, resentative Andresen retary Hyde of the agriculture de- partment had agreed to support a/ $600,000 federal appropriation for fighting grasshoppers. | “Representative Simmons (Rep.,| Neb.), and I called on Secretary; Hyde today,” Andresen said. “He said) he would support a $600,000 allot- ment to aid the states in fighting this; pest.” Hyde previously had opposed any appropriation on the grounds it was too late to be of benefit. i It was indicated at the department that Secretary Hyde would not make @ personal inspection tour of the western grasshopper-infested areas. The department said the secretary had not received such an invitation purported to have been proposed by Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Labor, Minnesota. Charles L. Marlatt, chief of the bureau of entomology, and W. H. Lar- rimeer, entomologist in charge of the division of cereal and forage crop insects, are now inspecting the threatened sections of the northwest. Although Secretary Hyde told con- gress when it turned down a pro- Posed appropriation of more than $1,- 000,000 for the purchase of poison bran bait that it was too late for ef- fective prevention of grasshopper in- roads, Marlatt. and Larrimeer have reported sections in which they said immediate action still would be of important’ benefit: There is an effort in congress to provide for immediate application of the grasshopper “war chest” includ- jed in the department's annual sup- iply bill at the behest of President jHoover. The idea is to eliminate the call- jing for bids by manufacturers of bran jbait and to authorize direct purchases jfor specified areas. RAILROADS REDUCE }RATES ON BAIT | Rates on poisoned grasshopper bati have been. substantially reduced by railroads, it was announced Monday by the state railroad commission. The railroads have published rates jhalf of Class B, with a minimum |weight of 30,000 pounds on carloads, and half of third class on. less than carload shipments when handled un- der government bills of lading. If the shipments are handled as regular jcommereial shipments, the basis is as follows: Carloads, 22% per cent of first class, minimum weight, 30,000 pounds; less than carload, 55 per cent of first class. ENTOMOLOGISTS STUDY CONDITIONS IN STATE Fargo, N. D., June 20.—()}—Wheth- er the United States Bureau of En- i tomology will support the measure for |federal aid in congress, calling for an appropriation of $1,450,000 to combat grasshoppers in the northwest, mav be decided in the grain fields of North Dakota and in conference here Monday. Dr. C. L. Marlatt, chief of the Bu- reau of Entomology; Dr. W. H. Larri- mer, chief of the division of cereal crop tests and Dr. J. H. Parker, in charge of research work on grasshop- pers for the bureau, are making a personal investigation of the “hopper” situation. They arrived in Fargo lat: had a short conference here ‘enactment to ease the lot of the un-; SENATE IS NEARING BALLOT ON BILL T0 ASSIST UNEMPLOYED Considers Amendments While | Committee Hears Argu- ments For Action ‘Washington, June 20.—()—Driving forward to a vote, the senate Mon- day considered amendments to the $2,000,000,000 Democratic unemploy- ment relief bill while a senate com- mittee was besieged with pleas for its; fortunate. A long line of witnesses told the; manufacturers committee it was the} duty of congress to provide jobs! through a building program. Some | argued for the $5,500,000,000 La Fol- | lette public works bond issue bill. The administration is opposed to bond issue as provided in both mea-} sures. Its leaders are seeking a com- promise. Dr. Sidney E. Golstein of New York i urged unemployment relief legislation | warning that congress dare not ad- journ without meeting the situation. He told the committee that “despair | leads quickly to a state of desperation, and outbreak and explosion are near- er than our leaders realize.” Dr. Golstein is chairman of the; executive committee of the joint com- | mittee for unemployment relief. Members of the “bonus expedition- | ary force” of veterans were present. | Situation is Pictured | Dr. R. A. MacGowan, Washington, of the National Catholic welfare con- ference, said “people are ready in many cases to commit suicide because of their inability to get jobs.” “Our very form of government is facing a supreme test at this mo- ment,” said Dr. James Myers, New| York, of the federal council of | Churches of Christ. A. H. Milton: of Chicago, chairman of the national executive board of the bonus expeditionary force, told the senators “we feel we would be traitors to the non-veteran unemployed of the country if we did not take the stand Off For Fijis Assoctacea Press Photo Thirteen-year-old Hartley Gerald (above) of Chicago is off on one of his annual summer solo ex- Ppeditions, this time to the Fiji ts lands, a 17,000-mile undertaking. Last summer he went atone to t! Arctic circle. His only “weapon” Is a camera, ‘YOUTH CRUSHED 70. DBATH IN ELEVATOR Between Platform and Top of Hatchway | Life was crushed front the “boty of ja 21-year-old Bismarck youth in an laccident at the Grand Pacific hotel about. 6:40 o'clock Sunday evening. The victim was Wayne Kenneth in their behalf.” “We urge upon congress,” he said, “not to adjourn until some form of relief is enacted.” | Senator Costigan asked Milton how 'Kopplin, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P| |Kopplin, 402 Fifth street. He was! ‘employed as a bell-hop and baggage | ‘poy at the hotel and was operating ACCIDENT AT HOTEL {Wayne K. Kopplin, 21, Wedged | \Ellsworth, both of Minneapolis. MINNESOTA VOTERS | GOING T0 POLLS IN | PRIMARY ELECTION | Three Parties Will Sift 88 Con- gressional Candidates Down to 27 PROHIBITION TO THE FORE Most of Aspirants Are Either Wet or Favor Resubmis- sion of Question St. Paul, June 20.—()—Minneso- tans marked the largest ballot in the history of the state in a primary elec- tion Monday to cut down a record field of eighty-eight asparants for jcongressional office to nine for each of three parties, Republican, Demo- crat and Farmer-Labor. | | Because its reapportionment ac‘ was held invalid by the United States jpreme court, the nominees are be- |ing chosen at large and, in the gen- feral election in November, selctions | will be made for a delegation at large jinstead of by districts. The state 1s ntitled to nine representatives. | Prohibition occupied a prominent {position in the foreground of the bal- loting, with more than 60 candidates advocating either repeal of the cight- eenth amendment »r submission of an amendment to provide modifica- ion. Only one Democrat of twenty- one candidates was listed as favorable to the dry cause by the Minnesota board of strategy, an organization of dry groups. Five Farmer-Laborites of thirty-five candidates were listed as favoring prohibition, with seven of 32 Republican candidates catalogued as drys. In addition 12 Republicans were listed as being favorable to pro- hibition although committed to pro- |posals for resubmission of the ques-| ‘tion. | Republicans also had to select aj nominee for governor, with two can- didates, Earle Brown and Franklin Democrats had an internal struggle to settle involving control of the state}when contracts are being drawn and party organization. Arthur A. Van Dyke of St. Paul, “regular,” was op- |posed in the campaign by John F.{capitol appropriation bill, which is ;Regan of Mankato, a member of a “rumpers” organization. Van Dyke is a member of the faction supportin, Franklin D. Roosevelt for the party's presidential nomination, while Regan jleast two books by the time they get “Approximately | time,” was the reply. many veterans are out of work. 600,000 at is ” time of the accident. ithe slow-speed freight elevator at the | ‘The six-hour day and five-day week | in industry were advocated by Fred| Brenckman of the national grange. | Meanwhile a bill for free distribu- tion to the unemployed of surplus government cloth and wearing appar: | el was approved by the house labor | mmittee. | “The surpluses would be turned over | to the Red Cross, American Legion. | veterans of foreign wars and disabled American veterans. SEEK SUOCESSFOR ~ PARLEY AT GENEVA Conferees Hope For Some Def-, inite Action on Disarma- ment Question Geneva, June 20.—()—The United | ‘States joined in a special three-power jeffort here over the week-end to reach some plan by means of which world disarmament conference might be brought to and end with ‘@ measure of success. With President Hoover in com- with J. A. Munro, state entomologist, and left for Grand Forks where they spent the night. Monday they are investigating the situation in Pembina and Walsh counties. ‘The possibility of federal aid may hinge on the things they find there. Dickinson Police Ask Aid in Search Dickinson, N. D., June 20.—(?}—Po- lice officers here are aiding Mrs. James N. Austin in the search for her husband, a traveling salesman, who has been missing since June 14, Austin’s automobile, personal ef- fects, sample cases and company re- ports were found here, but local au- thorities have exhausted all clues in their effort to locate him. nication over the transatlantic telephone with the American delega- tion, representatives of the U. Great Britain and France laid the plans of each country on the table and sought to find some common denominator for them. No decision was reached, but ar- rangements were made te continue the discussions, extending them to resentatives of other governments, especially Japan, Italy and Germany. ‘Those who participated in conferences said they felt a useful preparation had been made. The Americans said they particularly got the impression the Europeans could “really determine to face realities and do business.” ; Senator Claude A. Swanson . was chief American . tor Swanson asked that the Am plan, which provides for a Percentage reduction for all coun- Fe ATE ne ; below. {might have stopped the elevator im- Since there was no witness to the mishap, it is not known definitely just how Kopplin became wedged be- tween the elevator platform and the: top of the hatchway. Pred Peterson, one of the proprie- tors of the hotel, Monday morning expressed the belief that the youth was either attempting to get on or off the platform and, caught in some manner, was unable to extricate him- self before the platform reached the top of the hatchway. Kopplin was crushed across the abdomen, his head and shoulders on! the platform and his legs dangling Elevator Going Upward The elevator was going upward at the time of the mishap. The victim had loaded baggage on the platform on the main floor, the top of the hatchway being approximately 12 feet above. Peterson said the elevator had been inspected about one month ago and that all of the safety devices were in perfect condition® Had Kopplin been able to reach the control rope, he mediately, the proprietor said. Death was instantaneous, accord- ing to a physician who was called to the hotel a few minutes after the mis- hap. The doctor was accompanied to the scene by Sheriff Joseph L. Kel- ley and H. R. Bonny, justice of the peace who served as acting coroner in the absence 6f Coroner W. E. Try. An inquest into the death will be conducted at 7 o'clock this evening, according to Coroner Perry. Jurors will be J. Henry Kling. W. F. Harris and John Cowan. Discovered by Guest Kopplin’s body was discovered by a guest who had been waiting for his baggage. The youth had talked to Leonard Johnson, another hotel em- ploye, just a few minutes before the ragedy. t A Kopplin was born at Sargeant, Minn., March 3, 1911, and moved with his family to Wing and then Tuttle. He was graduated from Tuttle high school and had attended the state teachers college at Valley City for a short while. The Kopplin family moved to Bismarck about three years ago. j Wayne leaves his parents and his| sister and brother, all of whom re- Puneral arrangements had not been completed Monday forenoon. Bishop Bartlett Is Honored by College Hartford, Conn. June 20.—(?)— Honorary degrees were conferred on two prelates of the Episcopal church Monday by Trinity college at its 106th annual commencement exercises. of Providence, R. 1, of the bei r church, and Frederick une Bartlett, of Ni side in the Capital City. The broth-|boys were guests of the city at the r and sister are Donald Kopplin and|Bismarck swimming pool. Trans- Miss Celia Kopplin. portation to and from the pool was i (Omaha, Neb,, Pike's Peak, Colo., |favors selection of Alfred E. Smit) and has been outspoken in condemn: ing the groups controlling the party as having “sold out the party in ven | elections.” A third candidate. J. T.! Hegland, a Minneapolis harness} maker, made few campaign efforts.) Farmer-Laborites had no contest for | governor with the incumbent, Floyd B. Olson of Minneapolis, unopposei| for the nomination, but had rivalries to disvose of for other state offices as did members of the two older parties | Politicians forecast a total vote of; more than 500,000. The polls will close at eight p. m. NAJOR GENERAL PORT LINCOLN GUEST Seventh Corps Area Chieftain| Inspects Entire Garrison Sunday Afternoon | Sunday was a day of great activity at Fort Lincoln, featured by the visit to the post of Major General John- son Hagood, Omaha, commanding officer. Boys at the Citizens Military ‘Training camp started the day by at- tending church services, with Rev. Father Henry Holleman officiating at Catholic services and Rev. W. E. Va- ter, pastor of the McCabe Methodist Episcopal church, in charge of Pro- testant services. At their first chicken dinner of the camp, the boys were served 250 pounds of chicken, 16 gallons of ice cream and “trimmin’s.” The entire garrison, consisting of the combined Fourth Infantry and Cc. M. T. C. band, the Third Batta-| lion of the Fourth Infantry and the C. M. T. C. unit, formed for an in- spection-and review for Major Gen- eral Hagood at 1:30 o'clock. The} corps area chieftain spoke to the boys following the review. At an entertainment program this evening, H. F. O'Hare, Bismarck at- (egatid will Se ik ae eet ann: son will present a ino and singing program. The entertainment is ar- seme by the Bismarck Kiwanis club. 5 Monday afternoon the C. M. T. C. arranged for by Bismarck merchants through the Association of Com- merce. Aged. Weather Man Dies in New York Rochester, N. ¥., June 20.—(>)— one-half of which will be returned later, for one set of plans and speci- | | Each of these main divisions in the | Volumes Books Contain Specifications For North Dakota’s First Skyscraper 300 COPIES ARE PRINTED Provision is Made For Vote-Re- | cording Machine in Legis- lative Chambers Contractors who are preparing bids | on the construction of North Dakota's | new capitol building will be thorough- ly acquainted with the contents of at/ their bids in shape. One is a volume of 232 pages which | contains the specifications for the | general work and the other contains 265 pages and details the mechanical work. To the man who reads with know- ing eye they tell all about the new building which will be North Dakota's first. skyscraper. Three hundred copies of each of the volumes have been prepared by the printers for distribution to gen-| eral and sub-contractors. Bids al- ready have been advertised for by the capitol commission and ‘must be in the hands of F. L. Anders, Bis- marck, secretary of the commission, on or before noon of July 21. Beginning of construction work late this summer is contemplated by the capitol commission and the archi- tects. The architects are Joseph Bell DeRemer, Grand Forks, and William F. Kurke, Fargo, with the Holabird and Root firm of Chicago serving as associates. Favor Home Industry Contractors will be expected guarantee that as many North Da- kota laborers as practicable will be employed and that as much North Dakota materials as possible will be used in construction, a member o! the commission said Monday. He said most_of these details will be worked out with the contractors pointed out that preference to. home \labor and materials is required by the |made a part of the specifications. Many of the materials necessarily will be from out of the state, since they are not manufactured here, and is possible that some of the super- jintendents and foremen will be from out of the state, he said. “However,” he continued, “we an- ticipate no trouble in reaching an arrangement which will give every advantage to home labor and indus- try. It will be to the advantage of the contractors as well as a require- ment.” Free to N. D. Bidders North Dakota contractors are en- titled to receive two sets of plans and specifications free of charge, it is ex- plained in instructions in the general work volume, but non-resident con- tractors must make a deposit of $50, fications. Though the specifications are in- volved and detailed in the manner pe- culiar to the construction business, they nevertheless are clear enough to give the layman a definite picture of the immense work involved in the project. Items included in the general work specifications include instruction to bidders, general conditions descrip- tion, general work descriptions, allow- ances, separate proposals, schedule of finished materials, masonry, granite, cut stone, structural steel, erection of structural steel, roofing, sheet metal, miscellaneous iron, ornamental metal, hollow metal doors, vault doors, car- pentry, cabinet work, lathing and plastering, painting, glazing, marble, art marble and art granite, terrazzo, mail chute and metal partitions. Described in the mechanical work volume are sewer and water connec- tions, plumbing, drainage and gas fit- ting, heating and ventilating, electric wiring, elevators and dumb waiter and lighting control system. specifications has numerous sub-di- visions. Seven Fixed Allowances Some idea of the size of the build- ing and quality of materials entering into it may be obtained from the sev- en fixed allowances which contrac- tors are instructed to include in their bids. These are for materials which (Continued on page three) New Egg Ruling Is Made by Food Chief Fargo, N. D., June 20.—()—Pro- use dealers in North Dakota are re- quired to hold back 10 per cent of the price paid per case of eggs, in a rul- ing issued by R. O. Baird, Bismarck, state food commissioner, copies of which were received here Monday. “This amount is to cover loss of inedible eggs which might be found decomposed eggs is prohibited under | | | jJunior Senator Talks at Han-/ to| administration wanted {j \that ticket tell them that they falsify | on Capitol NOMINEES OF PARTY ARE GIVEN SUPPORT | BY NYE IN SPBBCH kinson; Defends Opposi- tion to Hoover Hankinson, N. D., June 20.—(?)}— Senator Gerald P. Nye, in an address here Sunday, defended his opposition to the administration, pledged sup- port to every candidate on the Non- partisan League ticket, and charged his political opponents with conduct- ing a “whispering campaign” and in- citing religious prejudice against him. A crowd estimated at more than 10,000 heard the senator speak. Alfred Dale, Bismarck, candidate for state treasurer, and Mrs. Berta Baker, can- didate for state auditor, were intro- duced to the audience by Nye. Nye came into Fargo by airplane Saturday, spoke there, went to Han- kinson Sunday, and then turned back to Washington, where he plans to re- main until congress adjourns. Much of his address here was de- voted to a discussion of his vote against certain administration meas- ures. “I am glad to reveal,” he said, “that record of cases where I have voted contrary to party bosses. If regular- ity is the issue in this campaign, let it be emphatically understood that those who would defeat me because of this lack of regularity would of course put in my place one who would vote strictly regular and just as the all things.” Of the Nonpartisan ue ticket, Nye said: “The opposition is trying to build distrust among those on the league ticket by saying that I am not supporting the ticket. When anyone tells you that I am against anyone on and give them my compliments.” Indorses Frazier Bill The Frazier farm relief bill was t Help Hoover Face Recall Vote Contractors Study | TELLS SENATE HE WILL NOT SUPPORT PARTY'S NOMINE® “| Will Not’ is Answer to Direct Question by Illinoisan on Point WAS POWER IN 1928 DRIVE Helped Elect Man He Now Re- jects; Idahoan Condemns Prohibition Plank Washington, June 20.—/?)—Sena- tor Borah, a powerful supporter of President Hoover in the 1928 cam- ° paign, announced in the senate Mon- day that he will not support the pres- ident for reelection on the platform adopted at the Chicago convehtion. After a speech denouncing the plat- form adopted by the convention, Borah was asked point blank by Sen- ator Lewis (Dem., Ill.) if he would support the reelection of Hoover. “I will not.” Borah replied. That was all, but it was enough to send a thrill through the senate chamber, crowded with senators who remembered the powerful influence the Idaho orator had in the 1928 campaign. Borah previously had announced he would not be bound by the platform and served notice that the prohibi- tion issue would be carried to the people. Senator Lewis recalled that Borah “did much to make possible the elec- tion of the present president” by con- tending that his opponent, former ee Smith, stood for nullifica- ion. “He was able to convince the states of North Carolina, Tennessee and others, that the president was for the 18th amendment and that we who were opposing it were nullifiers of the constitution,” Lewis said. Borah said the Republican prohibi- tion plank was adopted for “political expediency” and that the convention was overwhelmingly for repeal of the 18th amendment. Borah said he would confine his re= marks to the prohibition plank be- cause the platform as a whole was “inadequate” and “fell dead at the feet of the American people.” eiven enthusiastic indorsement by ye. “The Frazier bill,” he said, “would absolutely break the hold which the money monopoly has upon the world (Continued on page three) CONGRESS HOPING — 10 LEAVE BY END OF PRESENT WEEK Drives on Economy and Relief Bills in Effort to Meet Urgent Problems BULLETIN Washington, June 20.—(>)— Pay cuts of from 10 to 20 per cent for federal employes were reject- ed Monday by the house. Washington, June 20.—(#)—Con- gress pitched in Monday to clear up its remaining big legislative problems, with the definite intention of ringing down a final curtain next Saturday on this history-making session. Of all the extraordinary tasks con- gress has been engaged in since last December to aid the government and the people in a period of great stress, just two remained to be acted on fi- nally. These were the slashing of federal expenditures and providing some clear-cut federal relief for the unemployed. | The national economy bill, after be- ing torn up and rewritten time and again, was returned to the house for settlement of a final difficulty. A vote was sought on whether to stick by the proposition of reducing gov- ernment salaries by a flat percentage or to yield to the furlough plan asked | q by President Hoover and adopted by the senate. Many leaders believed the house would yield, thus sending the bill and its approximately $150,- 000,000 of savings to place beside the help to balance next year’s budget. The senate tackled a still harder problem in the relief question. The increase in the. reconstruction poration’s our food and egg laws. Anyone vio- ened these laws is subject to court action.” Luther M. Dey, 80, former meteorol- ogist in the Rochester weather bu- ‘Sunday. ee ee eed Seas before to IOWA CANDIDATE IS DRY Shenandoah, Ia., sued in response to June 20.—()— reau, and one of the pioneer men/| Henry Field, Republican candidate for ‘The Rt. Rev. James De Wolf Perryjof the U. 8. weather bureau, died | United States senator in the Novem- » He entered the service in| ber elections, has reaffirmed his sup- port of prohibition in a statement is- numerous re- that he repeat his stand on the b billion-dollar tax law, which it must bill under debate was the Wagner. Democartic. proposal for $1,500,000,000 cor- borrowing power and a $500,000,000 bond issue for. public works. Backing the president's objection to new bonds. administration senators sought to eliminate the last provisior, 'DEMOGRATS FAGE | FIGHT ON ANCIENT CONVENTION RULE | Roosevelt Men May Knock Out | Two-Thirds Requirement in Rules Committee Chicago, June 20.—(?}—The Demo- cratic presidential contest, revolving jJust now about undecided New York jand her two embittered prominent sons, Governor Roosevelt and Alfred |E. Smith, moved rapidly ahead at convention headquarters Monday. Joseph Israel, II, opened headquar- ters for Smith just above the hotel {suite presided over by James A. Fare ley, director of the Roosevelt forces, Smith was expected Wednesday when leaders of the New York delegation jeeeved to make their fateful deci- sion. Roosevelt leaders announced J. Bruce Kremer, of Montana, as their choice for chairman of the powerful rules committee, which holds the first decision on continuation of the old two-thirds rule for nomination about which there has grown considerable speculation since Roosevelt neared the majority mark in his number of jdelegates pledged and claimed. New York in Limelight New York with her 94 votes be- icame the sudden focal point of pre- convention skirmishing as leaders of Gov. Roosevelt looked to the empire state to make a choice for him in the quarrel with Alfred E. Smith, The Roosevelt captains say the New York decision, expected to be announced soon after the arrival of {the delegation heads here Wednes- will put their man “over the top. James A. Farley, of New York. head lof the newly-established Roosevelt camp here, won't comment on the probable decision in his state but he smiles and insists “Roosevelt will win ‘on the first ballot—I mean that.” But there are about as many claims as there are candidacies and a lot of milling around is in prospect before the gavel falls next Monday. The prohibition dispute which divided the recent Republican con- clave is losing the spotlight to the presidential. race among the Demo-