The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 11, 1932, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 -Hurricane Comp LANGER IS CARRIED INTO GOVERNORSHIP BY PARTY'S VICTORY Measure to Permit Crop Mort: gages Is Defeated After Close Battle ROOSEVELT MAJORITY 2-1 Bill Reducing State Salaries Might Face Attack in ’ Court Procedure Having determined the result of every issue presented to the voters at ‘Tuesday's election, the Associated Press closed its election bureau ‘Thursday night. In every contest which was any- thing like close more than 1,800 of the state’s 2,240 precincts had re- ported and no possible shift of senti- ment in those still unrecorded would shange the result. The final and complete count will wait until the state canvassing board has examined the returns from various counties. The count, with 1,823 of the state's | 2.240 precincts reported, showed i Franklin D. Roosevelt had received 147,919 votes to 64,680 for President! Hoover, a majority of 83,239. On this basis the official returns should place his majority above 90,000. On the other hand, every Repub-/ Tican candidate except Hoover was elected. The indicated majorities run from an indicated less than 20,- 000 for William Langer, gubernato- rial candidate, to 100,000 or more for Gerald P. Nye, senatorial candidate. Every Republican candidate except Langer received majorities of 60,000 or better. The result was to brand Langer as by far the weakest candidate om the state ticket and to demonstrate clear- ly that he was elected only by the sweep of support to Nye and other candidates. On the ballot containing the con- stitutional amendment and the ini- tiated measures, only the proposal to restore the crop mortgage was close.! ‘This measure was behind with 95,348 votes in favor of the crop mortgage and 101,882 against with 1,824 pre- cincts reported. Additional precincts were expected only to add to the margin by which it was defeated. The suggested three-year morato- rium was snowed under, the count in 1,829 precincts being 122,092 to: 83,182, a margin of 48,910. The six tax-reduction measures, initiated by the North Dakota Tax-' payers’ association, were approved by} overwhelming majorities. Important among them was one reducing the salaries of state officials and em- ployes. Its validity may be chal- lenged in the courts and in any event the courts probably will be asked to clarify some of its provisions, “+ ticularly that which states that no employe of @ board may receive more salary than a board member. One} of the questions raised is whether; professors and others at state insti- tutions will be Umited to the $2,400 salary provided under the law for members of the state board of ad- ministration. _ During the’ campaign some mem- bers of the taxpayers’ association con- tended that this was not the case while opponents of the reduction plan. asserted that it did. Prohibition repeal was approved. by a majority of 28,613 votes in the 1,820 precincts which had reported on this . The vote was 111,299 for re- peal to 82,616 against it. The state will remain dry, however, by. statu- tory enactment and state courts still will be permitted to try liquor of- * f€nders. Manitoba Wheat Pool Status Investigated innipeg, Man., Nov. 11.—(#)—The tatus THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1932 eb lige a a Gh a iN ew Husking Champ | CARL SEILER Galva, Ill, Nov. 11.—(#)—Out of the gumbo mud of an Illinois corn- field has emerged a new American corn husking champion. He is Car! Seiler, 29-year-old left-hander who boasts no mechanical corn pickers have been used on his father's farm near Oneida, Ill. Forty thousand Persons watched Seiler win from 17 other contestants by husking 36.914 bushels in 80 minutes—a new national record. The previous high of 35.8 was held by: Elmer Williams of Henry county, Ill. Excitement was so high two women fainted. SENATOR BORAH T0 FIGHT WET FORGES IN SHORT SESSION Idaho Solon to Oppose Both Re- peal and Modification of Volstead Act Washington, Nov. 11.—(4#)—Though assured a big majority in the new congress, wets Friday measured their chances for beer at the December session of the old congress largely by the known opposition of Senator Borah (Rep., Idaho) and the un- known attitude of President Hoover. Borah, offered the prohibition party leadership last July, made plain immediately upon his return to the capitol that he would oppose vigor- ously both modification of the Vol- stead act and repeal of the 18th amendment. He forecast no change in prohibi- tion at the “lame duck” session, a position contrary to that expressed by house and senate Democrats and suc’: a Republican regular as Sena- tor Reed of Pennsylvania. Drys, already organizing to stop any prohibition legislation, count Borah one of their staunchest sup- porters. Also a prominent part of the pioture as they viewed it were President Hoover's campaign expres- sion on prohibition, which did not include beer as did Franklin D. Roo- sevelt’s. Borah said that in a quarter of a century experience he has found no controversial question can be dis- posed of in a short session. Dry leaders felt this particularly true of ® congress. that is.certain to become involved in the difficult task of federal ex} itures. On the other , Senator Byrnes (Dpm., 8. C.) expressed the opinion “the question of modification of the Volstead act will be out of the way by Christmas,” while Representative O'Connor (Dem., N. Y.) solicited the views of ‘all his colleagues on the form modification legislation should take.. Meanwhile, additional election re- turns increased the margins by which 11 states approved ‘anti-prohibition measures, were WAR DEBT PROBLEM BROUGHT TO FORE BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS International Debt Discussion Presumably Sought in Note From Britain HUNGARY SERVES NOTICE Greece Also Joins Esthonia, Lat- via and Poland in Not Be- ing Able to Pay Washington, Nov. 11.—(?)—A note from Great Britain presumably seek- ing an international debt discussion, Greece's failure to pay and Hungary's notice she can not meet the December installment Friday renewed the war debt problem. Coincident with a report from Eng- land that a note had been sent the United States, Sir Ronald Lindsay. the British ambassador conferred ‘Thursday with Secretary Stimson Later both declined comment. But shortly afterward Secretary Mills an- nounced the action of Greece and Hungary. He said the treasury failed to re- ceive Greece's payment of $227,000 of principal and $217,920 of interest that was due Thursday. And he added that Hungary had notified the gov- ernment she “does not have the necessary foreign xchange with which to make the payment due the ited States Dec. 15.” This amounts to $12,282 of principal and $28,444 of interest. Already, Esthonia, Latvia and Po- land had given the formal 90-day no- tice coil ae the 1928 debt fund- ing agreem®nt that they could not make their December payments. The debt agreement, however, does not make interest postponable. Any expression from the govern- ment regarding the debts or the British note was considered unlikely before President Hoover, who is re- turning from Califoria, reaches the white house. In recent speeches, ‘Hoover has expressed the belief the American people would not demand payments beyond the capacity of any government to pay. Senator Borah (Rep., Idaho), chair- man of the senate foreign relations committee, declined to discuss the British note. Earlier, he had said in a statement, that “if Europe continues her program of the last 12 or 13 years, there is no reason in the world why we should cancel the debts.” MICHIGAN MAY FREE DRY LAW VIOLATORS Governor-Elect Comstock Says He Will Do So If It Is ‘Legally Possible’ Detroit, Nov. 11.—(?)—Freedom was in prospect Friday for imprisoned vio- lators of Michigan's prohibition law, if Governor-Elect William A. Com- stock finds it “legally possible” to re- lease them when he assumes office in January. From other leaders among the Dem- ocrats, who will be in control when the state legislature convenes two months hence, came statements re- helming erase the “bone dry” clause from the constitution, Governor Wilber e Ticket Elected | From China to Tibore Sandor found romance in Hungary. But his post was in Shang- hai where he represented an electrical concern. By letters half way around the world he kept romance alive un- Europe to Wed til he went to Budapest and married the recipient of his long distance courtship. The round-world honey- mooners are shown above as they sail- ed from San Francisco for China af- ter a trip from Budapest. Banquet and Dance This Eve- ning Will End Patriotic Celebration Election excitement was forgotten in the city Friday as the citizens of Bismarck paused to pay patriotic tribute on Armistice day. Highlights on the day's program were a parade and memorial exercises in the forenoon, a football game be- tween Bismarck and Mandan in the afternoon, while a banquet sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and a dance under the direction of the American Legion will feature the evening's festivities. Starting promptly at 10:15 a. m., the parade moved through the busi- ness section of the city to the strains of martial music by drum corps rep- resenting the American Legion, Ft. Lincoln and the quartermaster’s de- tachment of the National Guard. In the procession were representa- tives of civic and patriotic organiza- tions, the Ft. Lincoln battalion, Co. A of the National Guard and delega- tions representing the American Le- gion and the Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars. Following the parade, memorial exercises were held at the city au- ditorium with Judge A. G. Burr as the speaker. He outlined some of the fundamental causes of war and described the exploits of the Ameri- can armies in defending the princi- ples on which this nation is founded. He paid tribute to the army of the World war for stepping into the breach to save the world for democ- racy. Robert J. Dohn, commander of the Lloyd Spetz post of the American Legion, presided at the exercises and introduced the speakers. Rev. Ellis L. Jackson, chaplain of the local Le- gion post, gave the benediction and Rev. Father John Slag pronounced the benediction. Thirty seconds of solemn tribute was paid to the war dead as the as- sembly stood with bowed heads in respect to those who had laid down their lives for their country. Songs popular during the war pe- riod were sung by members of the American Legion Ai chorus, dressed in colonial costume. The banquet to be given by mem- bers of the Legion Auxiliary will Observe Armistice Day With Parade, Program held in the Terrace Gardens at the Patterson hotel at 6:30 p. m. ‘The dance will be held atthe Dome pavilion. FIVE FARMER-LABOR CANDIDATES LEADING Minnesota Elects Johnson, Kvale, Lundeen and Arens; Christianson Next St. Paul, Nov. 11—(?)—Minnesota. will have at least four Farmer-Labor- ites and ‘possibly a fifth in the house of representatives in the new congress as the result of Tuesday's election. Four of the contests for the nine congressmen being elected at large | this year had been definitely deter- |mined Friday, with the other five stili in doubt as tabulation nearly com- pleted in the record field of 31 candi- dates, Those already elected are Magnus Johnson of Kimball, Farmer Labor, who once represented that party as a U. 8. Senator from Minnesota; John Kvale, Benson, Farmer-Labor incum- bent; Ernest Lundeen, Minneapolis, Farmer-Labor and formerly a Repub- lican congressman, and Henry Arens, Farmer-Labor, now lieutenant gov- ernor. . Theodore Christianson, Republican, former governor, fifth in the list standing, appeared almost certain of election, with a liklihood that Einar Holdale, Minneapolis Democrat, also would be successful. Hoidale, defeat- ed two years ago for the senate by Senator Thomas D. Schall, Republi- can, has filed notice with the senate of @ contest of Schall’s election. Still in the race for the house are Ray P. Chase, Republican; Fred Shoe- maker, Farmer-Lebor, and A. H. An- dresen, W. I. Nolan, Harold Knutson and C. G. Selvig, all Republican in- cumbents. HIROHITO HAS COLD Osaka, Japan, Nov. 11—()—Em- peror Hirohito, who is attending army maneuvers here, was with a cold Friday afternoon and cancelled be | Friday evening's program. Noted Astrologer, Whose Advice Was Sought By Many Prominents, Is Dead New York, Nov. 11—(#)—Evan- Rg li i i en,” Miss Adams declared she had i we rue ay g i ROOSEVELT T0 HAVE WIDE OPPORTUNITY AS GHIEF EXECUTIVE President-Elect Will Have Sup- port From Every Section of Country WILL CONTROL CONGRESS Not Even in 1912 Was Republi- can Party Wrecked to Such a Degree By BYRON PRICE Washington, Nov. 11. — () — The more the election returns are studied, the more apparent it becomes that few presidents in the whole history of the country have entered the white house through so wide a door of op- portunity as that which awaits Franklin D. Roosevelt. Not only the task ahead, but the in- struments at hand are impressive. The millions of his supporters rep- resent every section and every poli- tical party. Serving with him will be @ congress highly sympathetic with his political purposes. And he has come through the campaign pledged only to broad principles, and fettered by a minimum of promises as to spe- cific enactments. It is the unanimous judgment of those on both sides of the political fence that much of future history de- pends on the degree to which the new president measures up to this chal- lengé to bold, independent leadership In Insurrection State ‘The election figures demonstrate the country is in a state of peaceful insurrection against the present order in Washington. Even the Democratic campaign managers give credit to the advantage they derived from resent- ment against the Hoover administra- tion. The situation in congress after |March 4 will be the most advantage- ous any president has found in recent years. Not even the Wilson victory of 1912, though it split the Republi- cans, left that party at so low a point as it will reach in March. The house will be three to one Democratic. In the senate, scarcely 20 out of 96 will remain who can be counted on to go down the line for the Republican or- ganization. At one particular point, the Dem- ocratic strength in congress will offer a tremendous leverage to the Demo- cratic administration. With so many members elected on a pledge to re- duce government spending, the new chief executive will be in a position to slash drastically at the federal budget with every expectation of both con- gressional and popular support. In several -of his campaign speeches, Roosevelt voiced an aspira- tion for closer cooperation between the white house and the governors of states, and declared the president a J Blocked ° The day Mrs. Margaret Liggett Wil- lits, above, socially prominent Chica- goan and daughter of a multi-mil- llonaire chain druggist, expected to receive her divorce decree in Chicago, attorneys for her‘husband, John Mc- Gregor Willits, announced he would not agree to the divorce and that the couple could not agree on a settle- ment. The couple was married in 1926 and have two children. | Latest Returns | OnN. D. Election | Or 1823 precincts out of 2240 precincts give for president in North Dakota: Hoover 64,680; Roosevelt 147,919; Thomas 778; Harvey 451; Foster 205. 1877 precincts give for governor: DePuy (D) 99,547; Langer 115,009. 1829 precincts give on moratorium: Yes 83,182; No 122,092. 1820 precinets give on prohibition: For repeal 111,299; against 82,616. 1427 precincts give for superintend- ent of public instruction: Palmer 74,- 277; Thompson 84,625. 983 precincts give: Lieutenant governor: Olson 59,880; Johnson 40,953. Secretary of state: Byrne 68,380; Casey 35,518. ae: auditor—Baker 62,266; Hoopes should take national leadership for | 35,368. reduction of state and local taxes. For such an endeavor, conditions scarcely could be more propitious. Of the 48 gevernors, 38 will be Democrats. Political Debts Few Special political debts, incurred in'| the election, have been the greatest handicap to many presidents, but Roosevelt's support was so widespread as to make his obligations national in their scope. It has been said before, but it is @ point of special moment: Neither the south, nor the agricultural states, nor the industrial centers of the east, nor any individual among his sup- porters, nor the organization of any local political leader can claim to have supplied the margin of victory. He could have done without any one of these single factors and, on the basis of the figures, won the election. A serious economic situation un- doubtedly will face the new adminis- tration, but even that is not without its favorable side. Whatever may have been said in the heat of the campaign, those who believe things will grow much worse are far in the minority. The generally accepted be- Hef is that President Roosevelt will catch the economic cycle on the up- grade, and will profit politically by whatever improvement follows. American Chemist Wins Nobel Prize Schenectady, N. Y., Nov. 11.—(P)— . Irvin Langmuir, associate direc- #f General Electric research lab- » Who was awarded the Nobel in chemistry Thursday, has it of speeey, since he! ol Te li i Geneva, Nov. Ll creneva So- lov, va, Clalists Friday decided against a gen- eral strike, but State treasurer — Dale 67,426: Schantz 37,009. Attorney general—Gronna 67,080; Cameron 38,441. Insurance commissioner — Olsness 68,469; Benner 35,318. Agriculture commissioner — Husby, 65,319; Magill 36,850. 1538 precincts give: Permitting mortgaging of crops: ‘Yes 82,688; No 81,757. 945 precincts give: Reducing fees paid newspapers: Yes 67,318; No 28,201. Shortening published notices: Yes 54,445; No 36,798. Reducing salaries of district judge: ‘Yes 72,458; No, 24,155. 932 precincts give: Reducing sal- aries supreme court judges: Yes 73,- 683; No 22,366. Reducing salaries, state officials: Yes 67,851; No 25,473. < Al tax supervisors: Yes 64,437; No 25,370. 1144 precincts give for congressmen: Lemke 69,461; Sinclair 72,464; Mur- phy 39,594; Lynch 40,687; Barrett 59; Bloor 600. 1345 precincts give for U. S. sena- tor: Lanier 44,816 Nye 111,453. Williston Woman Shot Accidentally Nov. 11.—(?)—Mrs. Williston was in The Weather Gent fair ib and tte’ change tm temperature, PRICE FIVE CENTS Claims 1,000 Lives lete Republican Stat CENTRAL STRIP OF CUBA WRECKED BY CARIBBEAN STORM Wall of Water 20 Feet High Sweeps Through Port of Santa Cruz Del Sur PLANTATIONS ARE RUINED Sanitary Conditions Serious; Many Vessels Disabled and Asking Help (By The Associated Press) The 10-day-old Caribbean headed out over the Atlantic Friday, leaving in its wake an estimated 1,000 or more dead in central Cuba and a trail of wreckage and destruction on Jand and sea. First reports from Cuba said most of the province of Camaguey was de- vastated and parts of Santa Clara and Oriente Province were damaged by the disturbance, which cut a wide swath through the island Wednesday. Nearly all the dead were reported from the Caribbean coast village of Santa Cruz Del Sur in Camaguey Province. The hurricane blew up a tidal wave that virtually destroyed eee trapping its residents in the Camaguey, Manzanillo, Redencion, Nuevitas, and other nearby cities and. towns were badly damaged, but of these only Camaguey thus far had reported a death list. Seventeen = killed there. e latest ship reported in danger is the U. S. Navy tug Scioto, disabled by the storm 250 miles north of Na- sau, Bahamas. . The Scioto sent out 8. O. 8. sig- nals just before midnight. Thursday night, and early Friday the navy de- partment at Washington ordered the submarine Dolphin and four vessels in destroyer division No. 2 to the rese cue. They were 40 miles away. The Scioto carried a crew of about 30 men. The storm thus far has wrecked only one vessel, the American schoon- er Abundance off Jamaica. Its crew was reseued. Several vessels were damaged, later proceeding on their way or awaiting assistance. These in- Velma Lykes out of Houston, Tex., and the tanker Sunoil. The storm appeared first on Nov. 2, off the Virgin Islands, cutting a swath through the open sea to the coast of Colombia, South America, The area around Baranquilla was damaged before the disturbance turn- ed northward, STRIP IN CENTRAL CUBA 1S PROSTRATE (Copyright, 1932, By The Associated Press) Camaguey, Cuba, Nov. 11—A wide strip of central Cuba lay prostrate Friday amid the devastation of a tropical hurricane that left an esti- mated 1,000 or more dead in its path. Camaguey province, the richest Sugar-growing province of the nation. bore the brunt of the storm. Milling men said they believed the cane crop virtually had been destroyed. if Most of the a= were drowned in tidal wave swept the bean Port of Santa Cruz Sur. of selves i ¢ REE PH