The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 15, 1932, Page 1

va yt emcee pT ee — “ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Generally fair tonight and Wednese day; not 80 cold We y soon ednesday ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS Roosevelt Pleased b nsansvoe Launch French Disarmament Plan Masonic Leader —|(LANGER’S POSTIIN ‘Ed Jennings Shoots WOULD PLEDGE ALL Himself at Mandan| counts TO DROP DIFFERENT BELIEFS ON WORLD PROBLEM Majority of Leaders in Accord With Resolution Against Cancellation LINKED WITH ARMAMENTS Collier, M'Adoo, Byrns, Ashurst, Borah and Fess Express Own Ideas Washington, Nov. 15.—(P}—A debt Problem of world import, involving billions of dollars owed this nation, ‘Tuesday summoned to counsel two of its chosen leaders, President Hoover and President-Elect Roosevelt. To the chief executive speeding eastward to the white house, the next president dispatcned an acceptance of Hoover's invitation to confer, extend- ed after Great Britain and France had requested a re-examination of obligations aggregating over $8,000,- 000,000. Their conference, at a date to be set, was considered a vital step in plotting this government's future ac- tion in the international financial controversy descended from the war and an important prelude to the final decision which rests with congress. Closely watching developments, leg- islators already were voicing different views. But from them Lakatos bid ibility congress may prefer a de- reall mates or all of the $12,000,000 due from European nations Dec. 15, to a further moratorium pending @ debt conference. Congress Against Cut This would leave the obligations on the books at their present figures as was the apparent intention of con- gress when, in approving the one-year moratorium, it voted overwhelmingly against further reduction or cancella- ion. Nor have possibilities of a defaul been lost sight of by the a = tion, whose leaders felt such an oc- currence would affect world economic conditions adversely. But they came to believe also’that further aid for our European debtors depended ly on a self-help program for settling currency, armament, tariff and other ersies. cont “Lausanne, in July, the debtor nations accepted a huge reduction in German reparation payments in & settlement whose fulfillment depend- ed upon revision of debts owed the U. (Continued on Page Two) FARMERS UNION IN SESSION AT OMAHA ——___—— Simpson, Keeney and Kennedy, ‘Big Three’ of Organiza- tion, in Charge Omaha, Neb., Nov. 15.—(?)—Led by their “big three’—John A. Simpson, president; Hl. G. Keeney, vice presi- dent, and E. E. Kennedy, secretary— members of the Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union assembled "Tuesday to face problems bearing on their welfare. Two topics upon which much dis- cussion is expected to hinge are the farmers’ holiday movement and the proposal of Wisconsin delegates that the convention support a plan for a national organization of milk produc- ers for the purpose of obtaining bet- ter prices. The ‘hollday association board of directors Monday adopted resolutions they will bring before the convention. Chief among these is one pledging the association to take immediate steps to test the validity of contracts existing as farm mortgages payable in gold or currency based on the gold standard. Another resolution urged association members to refuse to rec- ognize foreclosures on such contracts and another urged the members “to do all in their power” to prevent forcible collection of debts and taxes. Honduras Rocked by Sudden Revolution Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Nov. 15.— We tatieh revolution, hardly 24 hours old, joined federal and “Lib- eral” forces in battle Tuesday and claimed the lives of several hundred men. ‘The insurgent Liberals, defeated in the presidential election two weeks ago, started hostilities by capturing Nacaome, key city of southern Hon- duras, and San Pedro in the north. Reports to the capital said federals were counter-attacking, and so fierce was the fighting hundreds were dead. ‘There was no outbreak in the cap- Ital, but the situation was reliably re- ported as “threatening.” Officials said the revolt started at San Pedro when the Liberals walked in and seized control, then it spread to the south. The federal counter at- tack was Fepociad | RPO a by the Nationalist political gro Federal ote were reported has- tening toward Comayagua in antici- pation of an attack, and fighting was reported at Puerto Cortes. BROOKHART IMPROVES Chicago, Nov. 15.—( nator Smith W Brookhart of Iows, ill with pneumonia at suburban was reported as having improvement 0 Walter R. Reed, sovereign grand in- Spector general for North Dakota Scottish Rite bodies, will take a lead- ing part in Masonic ceremonials in connection with the ninth annual re- union of the order of the Valley of = which opened here Tues- lay. MASONS OF SCOTTISH RITE GATHER IN CITY FOR ANNUAL REUNION Members of Order From Miss- ouri Slope Gather For Degree Work All roads led to Bismarck Tuesday for Missouri Slope Scottish Rites ‘Masons, who gathered in Bismarck ‘Tuesday for the ninth annual reunion of the order of the Valley of Bis- marck, Numerous degrees will be exempli- fied during the four-day session, which opened Tuesday morning With registration of Masons from all parts of the Slope. The Bismarck-Mandan Lodge of Perfection exemplified degrees at ceremonials during the opening day of the reunion. A lunch was served at noon in the temple dining room while at 6 p. m. visitors will be enter- tained at a dinner, also to be served at the temple. The fourth to eighth degrees, in- clusive, were exemplified Tuesday morning by the Lodge of Perfection, of which John O. Lyngstad of Bis- marck is the venerable master. A. B. Welch of Mandan is senior warden and Archie Johnson, Bismarck, junior warden. Degrees exemplified were those of “Secret Master,” “Perfect Master,” “Confidential Secretary” “Provost and Judge” and “Intendent of the Building.” Presentation of the ninth to 13th degrees was scheduled on the after- noon program. They were the “Elu of the Nine,” “Elu of the Fifteen,” “Elu of the Twelve,” “Master Archi- tect,” and “Royal Arch of Solomon.” The Bismarck-Mandan chapter of the Rose Croix, of which George F. Dullam is worshipful master, will have charge of Wednesday's program. Historical and religious work em- bodied in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th degrees will be’ exemplified. The Bismarck-Mandan Council of Kadosh will present the 19th to 30th degrees Thursday, with Commander Louis F. Smith in charge. The 30th degree, “Knight Kadosh” will be ex- emplified in the evening at 17:30 o'clock to wind up philosophical and chivalric work. The Bismarck-Mandan Consistory, of which Judge A. M. Christianson is Master of Kadosh, will exemplify the 31st degree during the afternoon Fri- day and the 32nd degree during the evening following the traditional ban- quet in the temple dining room. TEMPERATURES ARE UNDER ZERO IN ND. Minot Coldest Place in State, With Reading of 12 De- grees Below Zero (By the Associated Press) Sub-zero temperatures prevailed in North Dakota Tuesday, the mercury recording @ further drop from Mon- day's prevailing zero reading as win- ee a firmer grip on North Da- cote. Minot’s report of 12 degrees below zero gave that city the lowest tem- perature in the state. It was warm- estat Jamestown, where at 7a.m. the mercury had risen 13 degrees to 3 above zero. It was the only com- munity reporting a temperature above zero at that hour. Temperatures tumbled to 8 below at Williston, with Bismarck report- ing five below and Fargo four below. Little change in temperatures was noted early Tuesday morning. PLAN BIG BREWERY Chicago, Nov. 15.—(AP)—Contem- plated construction of a $1,000,000 brewery here was announced Mon- day by Paul Gerhardt, architect, and William J. Eisenheiss, secretary of the Brewmasters’ association. An- nual capacity would be 120,000 bar- ON SEVERAL ISSUES BXCITES CURIOSITY ‘Is He Radical?’ Is Query Com- ing to State From Eastern Corporations HAS ANSWERED QUESTIONS Says He Would Be Using Poor Judgment to Jeopardize Parents’ Holdings Now that the smoke of the state campaign has cleared away there is considerable speculation as to the attitude of William Langer, governor- elect, upon many issues which will arise. Eastern corporations are now query- ing the state something like this. Is he a radical? In one of his closing addresses of the campaign, Mr. Langer seems to have answered this question himself. On that occasion he said: “Now you know when you see the daily newspapers coming out and say- ing I am a radical and that I am go- ing to do anything if I am elected governor to hurt the credit of the state of North Dakota, why I want you to know that down there in the east- ern part of the state my mother and father still own thousands and thou- sands of acres of land and that it would be very, very poor judgment for me to do anything whatever that would jeopardize the interests of my own parents.” Educators Interested, Too Those in charge of the institutions | of higher learning are also asking what Mr. Langer's attitude will be toward the university, agricultural college and the normal schools, just how deeply salary cuts will be and what curtailments there will be in curriculum. Mr. Langer also has an- @wered this question somewhat more vaguely than the first in his closing speech in Bismarck Monday evening, November 7, He said: “You know in this campaign when| my opponents speak of Grand Forks they say I want to close up the uni- versity. When they speak of Fargo, they say I want to close up the Agri- cultural college. I will say to the tax-| payers that I think it is about time that you had somebody looking after your interests when the president of the Agricultural college gets an an- nual salary of $8,000 a year. Gover- nor Shafer gets an annual salary of $5,000 a year and you know he earns it, He has one secretary and one ste- nographer (Langer proposes to elim- inate the secretary) to run the whole State of North Dakota, but the presi- dent of the Agricultural college, who (Continued on Page Two) QCONNOR MAY GET POST IN CABKET Former Grand Forks Lawyer Mentioned as Possibility For Attorney General J. F. T. O'Connor, formerly of Grand Forks and once a candidate for governor of North Dakota, has been suggested by an active group of friends in national political circles for the post of attorney general in Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet, ac- cording to the Washington corre- ‘spondent of the Minneapolis Journal. O'Connor resides in Los Angeles where he went shortly after the 1924 Democratic convention to become the law partner of William Gibbs Mc- Adoo, a business affiliation he re- tained until recently. In the cam- paign this year to name California's Preference, he and McAdoo were on opposite sides, McAdoo pledging him- self to John Nance Garner and O'Connor taking a commanding posi- tion for Roosevelt. “Now,” continues the Journal, Mc- Adoo is to come to the senate where he will be one of the new president's leaders. For a time at least, he will be high in the councils of the new ad. ministration. Mindful of O'Connor’ work for him at Madison Square Gar- den and of their long association to- gether, he can be counted on to give impetus to the boom for O'Connor's appointment.” O'Connor was a leader of the badly outnumbered Independents in the house of representatives of North Da- kote in the session of 1917 when the famous house bill, No. 44, was up for consideration. Despite his residence in California he has taken a keen interest in the course of North Dakota politics, and on frequent visits “back home,” has found opportunity to keep in touch with new developments. CASE POSTPONED AGAIN ‘Wilmington, Del., Nov. 15.—()—Be- cause negotiations are under way to bring about a settlement, the trial of the government anti-trust suit against Radio Corporation and others Tuesday was postponed until next Monday by the U. 8. district court for Delaware. NYE PREDICTS THAT DEBT MORATORIUM WILL BE EXTENDED North Dakota Senator Says ‘America Pays the Bills —and Likes It!” St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 15.—(?)—With the deftness of the surgeons who are treating him in St. John’s hospital here, North Dakota's progressive chief, Senator Gerald P. Nye, made a few incisions Tuesday in the Re- construction Finance corporation and the moratorium. The 39-year-old solon, reelected a week ago to a six-year term in the senate, is recovering in the hospital from injuries subsequent to an au- tomobile accident Saturday near Hudson, Wis. After coaxing, the junior senator Permitted a reporter and photogra- pher to enter his room. “Just one flash,” he warned, “and no interview.” The photographer busied himself with setting up the camera and the senator's sharp eyes fell on a late edition newspaper, which had been spread on his bed. Across the top of the paper, in big type, was printed: Nye Lost His Pet Pipe and Overshoes St. Paul, Nov. 15. — (®) — It is tough enough to get injured with- out losing your pet pipe and over- shoes to souvenir hunters, mourned United States Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota today as he prepared to leave the hospital bed here. Senator Nye received two rib fractures and cuts and bruises when his car skidded from the highway near Hudson, Wis., Sat- urday, souvenir hunters escaped with his pet possessions left in the wrecked automobile. Senator and Mrs. Nye plan to leave Tuesday night in the private car of C. T. Jaffray, president of the Soo Line, for Chicago. i i“Debt Cut Battle Seen.” Senator | Nye frowned. There was a fiery glint in his eyes. “Well, whaé do you think of that?” queried John Andrews, former St. Paul newspaperman, who has been associated with the senator. “Remember what I told you about @ year ago, John?” began Senator Nye. “I said then there would be a moratorium every year, didn’t 1?” Andrews smiled and nodded. “Sure, congress will approve this one.” Senator Nye shrugged slightly and added: “America pays the bills—and likes it!” One picture of the senator, all dressed up in a nifty muslin hospital garment, had been taken. The pho- tographer wanted “just one more,” and the senator didn’t protest. “When will the Reconstruction Fi- nance corporation begin loaning money to the small business men?” the senator was asked. “No small fellows left, are there?” he retorted quickly. “There's no money left, That will be the corpo- ration’s alibi, anyhow. Congress will have to give them more money.” That ended the picture-making and talking. The senator busied himself with a letter, one of scores which have poured into the hospital since he entered it for treatment. Mrs. Nye is with her husband. She is a trained nurse, and although she is not attending the senator, is con- stantly with him. His condition was improved Monday night. S. D. GIRL HONORED Washington, Nov. 15.—()—Florence Ostrander of Sioux Falls, South Da- kota, Monday was crowned queen of the convention of the Alpha Iota fra- ternity here in the closing sessions. Miss Ostrander, who is 20, and a stu- dent at Nettleton Commercial college, convention. Washington, Nov. 15—(?)—- Noises classified as groans and moans and others rated as chortles and chuckles are reverberating up and down the corridors of the gleeful notes come from secre- taries of victorious Democrats. Frequent consolation parties are being held in various offices by the dejected Republican con- tingent. Sympathy is exchanged and plans for the unknown future beginning March 4 are discussed. Jublilation is expressed by the Democratic lasses and they can hardly restrain themselves from chiding the Republican mourners, Principal in Fargo Liquor Con- Spiracy Not Expect to Live, Doctor Says LEAVES MESSAGE FOR WIFE Bullet From .45-Calibre Revol- ver Enters Near Heart; Fires More Shots Ed Jennings of Minneapolis, who figured prominently in a sensational liquor conspiracy case at Fargo in which Former Chief of Police Madi- son of Fargo later was acquitted, was near death Tuesday in a Mandan hos- Pital from a self-inflicted bullet wound. Police said Jennings entered his ho- tel room there about 4 a. m. Tuesday, wrote a note to his wife, and then shot himself, the bullet entering near the heart. The note read: “Forgive me, mother. I love you. This is the way I had to go. Love. Ed.” His mother, father, wife and two children live in Minneapolis. He apparently called his wife “mother.” Seven other shots from a .45-calibre revolver were fired wildly about the room as Jennings apparently tried to shoot himself again, police said. The gun fire aroused guests in ad- joining rooms of the hotel including the house physician. Jennings was taken to a hospital but his attending physician did not expect him to hve. Jennings had been in Mandan the last several months following his conviction in Fargo on a liquor con- spiracy charge. He was sentenced to six months in the penitentiary, but his request to be sent to the Morton county jail was granted. Jennings, about 42 years old, was Teleased from jail in June. Authorities declared Jennings had been in a poker game until about 3:30 Tuesday morning. It was about 4 a.m. when he shot himself, they said. Checking Jennings’ activities Mon- day night, police said they believed he had lost considerable money in the card game and that he was in- toxicated when he returned to his room. He also left two notes to ver- sons beieved to have participated in the card game. At 11 a. m. Tuesday, physicians Prepared to make a blood transfu- fe in an effort to save Jennings’ fe. Deputy Sheriff H. R. Handtmann and Coroner J. K. Kennelly of Mor- ton county were called to the hotel room by hotel employes before Jenn- ings was removed to the hospital. They quoted Jennings as saying “let me die here.” En route to the hospi- tal, Kennelly said, Jennings declared he wanted to die and asked that he be sure his wife got the message he left here. JENNINGS INVOLVED IN SEVERAL PROSECUTIONS Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 15.—(?)— Ed Jennings has been involved in sev- eral prosecutions in Minneapolis and the state quring the last nine years, Tecords reveal. On Dec. 22, 1923, Jennings was ar- rested on a charge of transporting liquor and on Oct. 20, 1924, he was convicted and given a five-month sentence. He served the sentence at Duluth. On Sept. 1, 1926, Jennings was charged with using a “billy” to ad- minister a beating A. N. Jacobs, local political worker and publisher. In district court he entered a plea of guilty to second-degree assault and was fined. While an investigation of his al- leged activities in the alcohol racket was under way, Jennings disappeared. He was free until Sept. 29, 1931, when he was arrésted while driving through Robbinsdale. He was then sent to Fargo, where he was wanted. TROTZKY TO MARSEILLES Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 15.—(?)— Leon Trotzky, exiled from Russia for his opposition to Joseph Stalin, left Monday night for Marseilles on the way to Copenhagen, it was learned Tuesday. He was accompanied by his secretary, his wife and his daughter. He intends to spend at least a week in Copenhagen, where he is to deliver a lecture at the university. The Danish NEUTRALITY IN WAR Hoover Plan to Cut Armaments Nearly One-Third Espec- ially Recognized U. S. WOULD BE INVOLVED Four-Pronged Chapter One Fol- lowed By Four Other Chap- ters in Document Geneva, Nov. 15.—(?)—The French disarmament plan, launched Tuesday in its final form, would line up all nations, including the U. S., under a Pledge to abandon absolute neutrality | in the event of war. This agreement is recited at the outset of the proposal in the form of a short four-pronged chapter one,| enunciating principles to be establish-| ed for peace. | Thereafter follow four more chap- ters, each linked in with the whole, and all representing the French idea for disarmament parallel with secur- ity. The text of the plan runs 4,000 words. The Hoover plan to cut all arma-| ments by nearly one-third was espec- jally recognized as a factor of the French plan, and the German demand for equality of armaments was given | recognition within certain limits. Has Four Points Here is the general agreement sug- gested: “(A) Any war undertaken in breach of the Paris pact (the Kellogg-Briand Pact) is a matter of interest to all the powers and shall be regarded as a breach of | the obligations assumed towards each of them; “(B) In the event of a breach or threat of breach of the Paris Pact, the said powers shall con- cert together as promptly as pos- sible with a view to appealing to public opinion and agreeing upon the steps to be taken; “(C) In application of the pact of Paris outlawing war, any breach of that pact shall involve the prohibition of direct or indi- rect economic or financial rela- tions with the aggressor country. The powers shall undertake to adopt the necessary measures to make that prohibition immediate- | ly effective; “(D) The said powers declare their determination not to recog- nize any defacto situation brought about in consequence of the vio- (Continuea on page eight) LIBBY HOLMAN IS | FREED OF CHARGE Torch-Singer Had Been Indict- | ed With Ab Walker For Slay- | ing Smith Reynolds 1 i | { Winston-Salem, N. C., Nov. 15.—(?) —Murder charges which have been hanging over the head of Libby Hol- man Reynolds, one-time toast of Broadway, were dropped Tuesday by the state of North Carolina. Solicitor Carlisle Higgins went be- fore Judge A. M. Stack in Forsyth county superior court and asked that @ nolle prosse, subject to the approval of the court, be entered in the case charging Libby, and Ab Walker, of Winston Salem, with slaying young Smith Reynolds, her millionaire hus- band, last July. Higgins based his request on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Judge Stack concurred and at 12:20 P. m., directed the motion be formally recorded. Neither Mrs. Reynolds nor Walker was in the courtroom but both were represented by attorneys. In ordering the motion recorded, Judge Stack directed that the de- Sioux Falls, was a delegate to the! government has given him a three ‘months visa. Washington Same As Bismarck— | Except It’s On a Larger Scale As one secretary to a defeated Re) of said: Prominence 3 “Was it a shock? I'll say it was. And my boss, who has never been wrong before, told me every- thing was all right. I wouldn't fendants be discharged and their bonds released. Higgins read a prepared statement saying that in asking for a nolle prosse he is leaving the way clear for Prosecution should any evidence which may be discovered in the future war- rant a reopening of the case. He can bring the two defendants to trial merely by appearing before a judge and asking that the case be reopened on the grounds of newly- discovered evidence. BANK RESOURCE INCREASE Washington, Nov. 15.—(?)—The comptroller of the currency reported ‘Tuesday that the 6,085 reporting Na- tional banks in continental United States, Alaska and Hawali had re- sources of 22,565,995,000 Sept. 30, an increase of $198,284,000 over the previ- ous quarter, but a decrease of $3,- OKLAHOMA BANKS CLOSE Oklahoma City, Nov. 15—()—Clos- ing of six affiliated Oklahmoa banks, the largest the Shawnee National, with combined deposits of over $3,- Will Be Guarded 3 OM PRINCE OF WALES Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 15. —(®)—More than 12,000 men will guard the prince of Wales when he arrives here Wednesday to dedicate the new parliament buildings at Stormont. Four thousand of them will be armed, and all of them are a part of the elaborate precautions to be taken for the safety of the heir to the British throne during his three-day stay in the capital. Only a few weeks ago Belfast was the scene of violent street fighting, and al- though this rioting was not con- nected with the prince’s visit, some groups in northern Ireland have an- nounced their hostility to his pres- ence. BISMARCK SEEKS 10 RAISE $11,900 FOR COMMUNITY CHEST Sponsors Plan to Explain How Money Is Spent in Series | of Stories | Bismarck will seek to raise $11,900 for community development work in the annual Community Chest cam- paign to begin next Monday. This figure is $478 less than the amount actually expended during the last fiscal year and also represents a re-allocation of funds to meet the existing stringent conditions. The Community Chest directors have outlined a budget which in- cludes every activity financed by the chest in the past but they included one reservation. This was the pro- viso that, in the event the campaign fails to raise the desired amount, those agencies which minister to the actual physical needs of impover- ished people will be taken care of first. Before the drive actually gets un- der way next Monday, complete ex- planation of every activity financed by the chest will have been made in The Tribune. Articles will be pre- pared by persons connected with the various activities in order to acquaint the public with what they do and how they spend the money allotted to them. In the past some protest has been heard against sending money out of the community to such institutions as the orphanages and homes for wayward girls at Fargo. The answer to this, according to Community Chest leaders, is that these institu- tions render services to Bismarck at far less cost than would otherwise be the case. For example, according to Supreme Court Justice A. M. Chris- tianson, chest chairman, 13 Bismarck children were sent to St. John’s or- phanage at Fargo alone last year, and 18 girls from Bismarck and vi- cinity were admitted to the Florence tl Crittenden home. No Longer Solicit Another factor bearing on this Phase of the work is that these in- stitutions no longer make solicita- tions and collections in Bismarck as they used to do and as they would do again were the support of the Com- munity Chest withdrawn from them. This freedom from solicitation, not only by out-of-town charities but by Jocal organizations is one of the prin- cipal arguments in favor of the com- munity chest idea. Before the first community chest campaign was staged here in 1927, from 12 to 20 solicitations were made by different groups each year. Each organization spent what it could col- lect, frequently without reporting for what it spent its funds. Some worth- while activities received ample sup- Port; others were given too little. Under the present system each ac- tivity is made to show how the money allotted it is spent and the benefits which accrue to the community from its work. The merit of each line of work is weighed against the other and it-is upon this basis that funds are allotted. chests are common in America, that of Bismarck is unique in at least one respect. It is the only one in America, so far as is 000,000, was announced Monday by the state banking department. In- ability to collateralize loans was the y Invitation AGREES 10 CONFER WITH HOOVER OVER WAR REPARATIONS Indicates, However, That Presi- dent Will Be Responsible Until March 4 TO MEET EARLY NEXT WEEK President-Elect Says Confers ence Desirable in View of His Plans Albany, N. Y., Nov. 18—(H— President-Elect Franklin D. Roose- velt, who Monday night accepted the invitation of President Hoover to a conference on governmental matters, is waiting to complete plans for his southern trip before setting a date for the meeting. Tentative arrangements for his trip to Warm Springs call for Roose- velt's departure Nov. 20 or 21, which might put him in Washington Mon- day or Tuesday next week. Roosevelt's telegram, which was delivered to the president at Hutch- inson, Kans., follows: “The President: you refer, as in all matters re- lating to the welfare of the coun- try, I am glad to cooperate in every appropriate way, subject of course, to the requirements of my Present duties as the governur of this state. “I shall be delighted to confer with you in Washington, but have been confined with a slight alt gesting that we make this meet- ing wholly informal and per- sonal? You and I can go over the entire situation. “I already had te meet a number of the Demo- meet with them. “I hope that you also will see them at the earliest because, in the last analysis, the immediate question raised by the British, French and other notes creates a responsibility rests upon those now vested with executive and legislative au- thority. “My kindest regards, “FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.” Hoover's invitation, which reached the New York governor Sunday, said he felt the outgoing and incoming chief executives should talk over the national and inter -governmental problems which would carry over into the next administration. The presi- dent pointed out several nations have indicated hope that payment of their War debts due next month might be deferred until the question could be taken up at a conference. He also referred to the approaching disarma- ment conference and the pending world economic conference, The cold which confined the presi dent-elect to his bed over the weeke end had nearly disappeared Monday, and he came downstairs to his study for telephone conferences with his advisers, PRESIDENT IS PLEASED MEETING IS ARRANGED On Board Presidential Special En recent words, to deal with the foreign debt question but “loath to proceed with recommendations to the con- gress” until holding a now assured conference with President-Elect Roosevelt. A telegram from the New Yoru governor, acceeding to the chief ex- ecutive’s request for a white house Parley in which to seek a continuing Policy on war debts, armaments and World economic affairs, was received “a prooree aboard his train Monday night. The message left unsettled the time of the conference and stated that ale though the president-elect was wille i iets af