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

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Weather Report - U1 clea Bd Sees ORNL eee ae nesday generally fair. TABLISHED 1873 Beer Issu BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932 Note Improvement [Husband Sues {BIG ICE CARNIVAL SCHOOL SITUATION BETTER; TEACHERS RETURN 70 DUTIES 75 to 90 of 550 Students At High School Are Affected By Disease OLDER PERSONS HIT HARD State Health Officer Says Some in Higher Age Brackets Have Died Improvement in the situation cre- ated by an influenza epidemic among school children was noted Tuesday by H. O. Saxvik, city school superin- tendent. Enrollment figures Monday showed 421 pupils and eight teachers absent. All of the teachers were ill but it was impossible to determine the number of pupils affected because some were dismissed when the teach- ers were unable to appear. Perhaps the best indication of the incidence of the disease was provided by figures on high school enrollment. Here 119 students were absent Mon- day as compared with a normal ab- sence of about 30. Since the high school courses are taught by periods and a student meets a number of teachers daily, the absence of a few teachers would not seriously inter- Tupt the activities of the average pupil. On this basis it is estimated that between 75 and 90 high school pupils of the total of 550 were absent Mon- proved at the Richholt school, where @ number of teachers had been ill, and was “very good” at the Will school, but that it was worse at the William Moore and Wachter schools. One teacher was absent at the Roose- velt school. up with Dr. C. E. Stackhouse, city health officer, and were advised not to close the schools. This advice was reinforced by Dr. A. A. Whittemore, state health officer, who said he would advise against closing schools anywhere under present conditions. Saxvik said he did not consider the disease as unt ber developed high temperatures but that they lasted only a few hours and the students then showed signs of imme- diate improvement. In some cases, he said, the disease was accompanied by a slight cough. Whittemore said the disease has much more severe in the cases of older persons and that some B 5282 a. ie gees £283 rn i i E & = 8 rothy Page and chose to pursue a career rather than con- tinuing to care for her two small daughters. Those are the charges of Dr. W. H. Shipton, prominent in De- troit, in his divorce suit. NORE CHILDREN ARE GIVEN CLOTHES BY {PEN HEART DRIVE 35 From Richholt School Out- fitted Tuesday; Many Fine Giffs Received Thirty-five children from the Richholt school were being equipped with new shoes, overshoes, stockings and underwear at the “Open Your Heart” headquarters Tuesday. In addition other items of clothing were being selected for them from the large stock ‘which has been con- tributed through the generosity of Bismarck citizens, and in a few cases additional items of clothing were be- ing purchased. L. V. Miller, campaign chairman, said a relatively large quantity of clothing has been donated recently and that the organization set up by the American Legion is in better po- sition to distribute some forms of re- lief than it has been at any previous time during this campaign. “No one can tell me that Bismarck folks aren't big-hearted,” Miller com- mented. “The way donations have been rolling in is surprising. And I want the people who have contrib- uted to know that we are placing the things which they donate where we feel they will do the most good. All of the fellows are getting a big kick out of outfitting these kids. It is really fun.” of the Legion who are donating their time to the work, as in previous years. Approximately 25 packages were mailed Tuesday to persons living in Burleigh county outside the city of Bismarck from whom requests for help had been received. Additional packages for rural folks will be mailed Wednesday and the work of Leste School children will Parley With Winnie Brings Nothing New the nature of}tention to close het TO BE HELD JAN. 2 BY BUSINESS GROUP Scores of Prizes and Fun For Everybody Planned For New Year’s Fete COMMITTEEMEN ARE NAMED Members of General Body to Head Other Groups in Charge of Details Scores of prizes will be distributed and a maximum of fun is in store for both participants and spectators at @ great ice carnival and frolic which will be staged here Jan. 2 under the auspices of the Association of Com- merce. If the weather permits and there is sufficient snow additional con- tests will be held to make the big mid-winter celebration a still more’ noteworthy affair. The ice carnival is scheduled to get under way at 1:30 p. m. at the North rink, Seventh St. and Avenue E, and the snow events, if they are held, will begin at 10:30 a. m. Five men have been named on the general committee which will direct the affair and each is the head of a sub-committee which will supervise certain details. Gordon Cox and M. H. Atkinson will have charge of the grounds and traffic. They will rope off the course, designate parking spaces and provide bleachers for the spectators if necessary; Dr. W. E. Cole will have charge of the pro- gram with Frank Bassett in charge of the prizes, J. A. Fleck directing publicity and John W. Reel in charge of activities. Anyone who wishes to enter the events listed or who desires more in- formation about the affair is asked by Fleck to get in touch with Reel at the city auditorium, telephone No. 208. Merchandise will be given as prizes Peatne Sipe re sth the “various cons The tentative program for the ice carnival follows: Broom race for boys—One boy sits on a broom and another pulls him around the course. Three sets of prizes, One-skate race for boys—Only one. skate to be used. Three 5 Three-legged skating race for boys —Three sets of prizes. Chair race—One person, boy or girl, sits in chair; other pushes him around course; three sets of prizes. Skater vs. sprinter race—Boys on | skates vs. those in spiked shoes over short course; two prizes. Skater and bicycle race — Two prizes. : | Decorative sled parade—Prizes for most elaborate, most beautiful and most fantastic sleds; nine prizes. Obstacle race on skates — Four “The fellows” referred to members | Prize’ S. Push and coast—Boy on sled is given push by teammate. Distance covered in one push determines win- ner; four 5 Chariot race—Rider on sled pulled by two skaters; eight prizes. Shuttle sled relay—Team of nine, one sled rider and eight skaters. Skater takes sled to one point, team- mate turns it around and brings it back. Repeat until all have handled sled according to shuttle relay rules; nine prizes. _ Skating races — One, four, and eight laps, backward skating, and couple skating. Prizes for first, sec- ond and third in each event, Fancy skating—Skater with best costume, best comic character, etc. Ice hockey game—Between two lo- cal teams. ‘The snow contests, if they are held, will consist of snow modeling, sled Taces, dog races, snowshoeing, skiing and tol contests, and will be awarded to all winners, ana! Farm Bill Hearing Draws Near Close fashington, Dec. 20.—(P}—An in- Eke des abeete Grimson Named to Hear Widow’s Suit Named Envoy Gen. Nathan William MacChesney, above, has been named by President, Hoover to be American minister to Canada. MacChesney, long a friend of the president, is a prominent Chi- cago lawyer. His appointment soon will be before the senate for con- firmation. GRAND FORKS MAN PLEADS GUILTY 10 EXTORTION CHARGE Emory Lingle, 28, Sentenced to Serve Three and Half Years in Prison Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 20.—(?)— Emory Lingle, 28, was sentenced to} three and one-half years in the state penitentiary Tuesday by District Judge D. B. Holt of Fargo after a plea of guilty to a charge of extor- tion had been entered. He confessed sending two threat- ening letters to W. P. Davies, editor of the Grand Forks Herald, in No- vember. The arrest of Lingle last Saturday resulted from a long inves- tigation of two attempts to extort money from Grand Forks men. Da- vies received two letters demanding that he leave $500 in a certain place. Don Whitman was kidnaped at the point of a gun and compelled todrive through the city, while his abductor explained how Whitman was to de- liver $2,000 to him the following night. Lingle denied all knowledge of the Whitman case. Five other sentences were pro- nounced by Judge Holt on pleas of guilty. They were: Henning Hau- gen, one year and a half for burg- lary; Virgil Belleau, one year for ob- taining money under false pretenses; Edward Jenson, 90 days in jail for driving while intoxicated; Cole Mil- Ter, one year and a half for stealing turkeys, and Knute Olson, 90 days and a $200 fine on a liquor charge. All five are Grand Forks men. FARGOANS ARE SENTENCED Fargo, N. D., Dec. 20.—()}—Two Fargo men were given their choice Monday by Judge P. G. Swenson in Cass county district court of serving @ year each in prison or putting up bond to guarantee that they would support their minor children. Leon- ard J. Myers had pleaded guilty and Forrest McMillan was found guilty by a jury. The men made no indica- tions what their action would be. GET $36,692 LOOT Philadelphia, ).—P)— robbers Tuesday with $36,692 after holding up, with sawed-off shot guns, employes and customers in the branch bank of the Pennsylvania com- Dany for insurance on lives and grant- ing annuities. Action By Donnybrook Woman Against Local Attorney to Begin Wednesday HIGH COURT NAMES JUDGE Selects Rugby Man When Napo- leon Jurist Is Unable to Come Here This Week Trial of a lawsuit in which Mrs. Esther Johnson, Donnybrook widow, is the plaintiff and William Langer, Bismarck attorney, is the defendant, will begin in Burleigh county district court at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday. Mrs. Johnson asks the return of $2,- 000 in cash and a contract for an ad- ditional $2,000 which she gave Langer to work for the release of her son, Floyd, from the state penitentiary. The boy is serving a life term for murder and Mrs. Johnson contends that Langer did little or nothing to earn the money. She asks that, if the court finds Langer performed any services in her behalf, a value be fixed upon them and the remainder of the money returned to her. Langer, in his formal reply to the complaint, admitted receiving the money but contended that the $2,000 was accepted as a retainer and that he had performed services which jus- tify him in re‘gining the money. Grimson Will Preside District Judge G. Grimson, Rugby, will preside at the trial. He was des- ignated Tuesday by the state supreme court because of the inability of Judge George M. McKenna of Napoleon to come here this week. He now is pre- siding at a regular term of Logan county district court. i Judge McKenna had been designat- ed by the supreme court to hear the action following the filing of an affi- davit of prejudice against Judge R. G. McFarland, who is presiding at the regular court term. Members of the state bar board, whom Langer had invited to partici- pate in the case and ask him any questions they saw fit, informed him Tuesday that it could not participate in the case since there is no authority for them doing so and that any ques- tions they might ask would be “‘irrele- vant and incompetent” in so far as the case at bar is concerned. Bar Board Disinterested In a letter to Langer, made public Tuesday, 8. D. Adams of Lisbon, president of the North Dakota Bar Board, said: “Yours of the 13th calling attention to the case of Mrs. Johnson agains! yourself has my attention. “No complaint involving your con- duct as an attorney in this matter has been filed with or referred to this board, and we are therefore without jurisdiction to interfere or intervene “Counsel for plaintiff, we are sure, would not permit another and entirely different issue to be raised in their pending action, and any attempt on this board’s part to participate in the trial would be met with the proper objection that it was irrelevant as well as incompetent. “Neither as a board nor as individ- uals, therefore, will we in any manner participate in the trial.” Judge McFarland left for his home at Jamestown Tuesday. He expects to return here about Jan. 10 to hear court cases on the calen- dar for the present term. Two Women Killed In Auto Accident St. Paul, Dec. 20—(#)—Two young women were killed and two men in- jured early Tuesday as an automobile struck a disabled truck near here. Th truck was laden with 500 cases of near Four , beer. Alice Keefe, 25, and Vera Gautian. 25, both of St. Paul, were killed. Bert Peterson, of Bayport, suffered a skull fracture and was in critical condition A.,G. Dahiquist, St. Paul, received a leg fracture. Hoodlum Who Ordered Score of Lives Snuffed Out Prays From Hospital Bed Chicago, Dec. 20 — () — They said Frank Nitti was a “tough guy.” . But Nitti lay in the Bridewell ra By il the arm of Policeman Harry Lang. In the subsequent duel, Nitti dropped, police said, as he tried to chew upand Piece of paper. The paper police hands Tuesday and ities sought decode ing thereon. Possibly, it carried the names next in line for activities. E 5 g DEMOCRATS FROWN ON HOOVER'S PLAN | RELATIVE 70 DEBTS Governor Roosevelt Will Leave Problem to Administra- tion For Present HIT COMMISSION SCHEME President Will Proceed With Commission Plan Without Congress’ Okay Washington, Dec. 20.—(#)—Demo- erats Tuesday were clearly shying away from active participation in President Hoover's proposal for a commission review of the war debts Problem, and he was expected at the capitol to go ahead on his own ini- tative. The president and Governor Roose- velt were understood already to have exchanged views and that the Demo- cratic president-elect is leaving the is- sue with this administration. The governor's attitude was described as ‘sympathetic but firm against dividing Tesponsibility with the president. Friends of the president-elect were convinced he wéuld stand by his pre- viously announced policy that debt negotiations should be conducted through regular diplomatic channels and separately with the debtor na- tions, Meanwhile, it became apparent Democrats in congress were not in- clined to listen to the presidential suggestion that members of congress serve on the debt commission. Solons Under Consideration } At the white house several names of congressional leaders to form the commission are under consideration, including Senator Swanson of Vir- ginia, a member of the delegation to! the arms conference. New markets for American prod- ucts and drastic cuts in armaments are the principal objectives sought by the president in taking into account the pleas of debtor nations for relief; from their obligations. Still keeping the debts issue out of | the forthcoming world economic par- ley and separate from the arms con- ference, Hoover hopes now to co- ordinate the three problems and ob- tain a reduction in armaments and |! reach at the same time some solu- tions of economic difficulties beset- ting all nations. But he also remains Steadfast against cancellation. In all probability the debt discus- sions will be restricted to those na- tions which met their obligations Dec, 15 unless France, Belgium and other defaulters should pay up mean- while. Then it is considered likely they will be given a review. Must Honor Request “We must honor the request,” the president told congress, “for discus- sion of these questions by nations who have sought to maintain their obligations to us.” Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, and Chairman Borah of the senate foreign rela- tions committee sounded the call for disarmament as a part of any new! debt agreement. 4 Borah is willing to support a gen- eral world conference including the subjects of money, arms and debts but it seems unlikely such a move will be undertaken at this time. Despite the adamant attitude of congress against authorization of a debt commission there was general approval of the president's idea to Proceed on his own initiative and seek solutions to the problems he held in close relation. ‘There is real appreciation on Capi- tol Hill of the need for improvement. in commodity prices as the first step in Vid recovery and with it a dis- posit to look sympathetically on action to that end. Congressional Democratic leaders looked unfavorably on Hoover's sug- gestion that President-Elect Roose- velt cooperate in naming the com- mission, contending it was a respon- sibility that belonged to the presi- dent and should not We divided. Mrs. Anna Cervinski Is Stricken by Death Mrs. Anna Cervinski, wife of Paul Cervinski, 509 Tenth St., died at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at a local hospital following an operation for appendicitis performed Dec. 10. She would have been 57 years old Dec. 24. Mrs. Cervinski was born in Buffalo, N. Y., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Szafinsky. She moved to Bis- marek with her husband in 1909 and hhad lived here ever since. Besides her husband, who is em- Choice of Governor Gov. O, Max Garaner of Ivorih Ca lina looked over 700 girl students at Meredith college, Raleigh. His eye fell on brunet Mary Frances Snead of Newport News, Va. So Miss Snead, above, is Meredith’s most beautiful girl. The governor picked a beauty from each class before he went back to something simple like governing. MARSHAL REQUESTS CARE IN HANDLING CHRISTMAS TREES H. L. Reade Urges N. D. Resi- dents to Avoid Inflamma- ble Decorations Careful planning of Christmas dec- jorations, with a view to taking every Possible precaution against fire, is urged by H. L. Reade, state fire mar- shal. He listed the following “don'ts” to insure a safe Christmas: Don't set up the tree so that it can topple over easily and don’t place lit near heating or'lighting fixtures. Don't use lighted candles on trees. Don't use paper, cotton or celluloid ornaments. Incombustible trimmings now may be purchased. Don't allow smoking near Christmas rees. Don't permit paper to accumulate. Don't be careless in the use of elec- trical equipment or in extended wir- i Don't give small children danger- ous toys—such as those requiring al- cohol, kerosene or gasoline. Don't permit use of nitrocellulose film in home motion picture machines, This is dangerous because it is ex- tremely inflammable and, in burning, releases fumes causing death. Use only “safety” film, known as acetate film. Don’t neglect to keep handy some- thing with which to put out the fire that does happen to start. Don’t keep the Christmas tree up after Dec. 31. It becomes dried out after a very few days in the house. Reade recommended that care should be exercised where electric bulbs are used on Christmas trees to avoid short circuits and contacts of the hot bulbs with flimsy ornaments. Ornaments that are either slow- burning or incombustible were sug- gested for trees and room decorations instead of paper, cotton or other burnable materials. He stressed particularly the import- ance of removing trees from the house shortly after Christmas, before they become dried out. In some foreign countries, Reade said, it is considered bad luck to keep the Christmas tree after Dec. 31. Will Face Trial for Murder of Wanderer Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 20.—P)— Involved in the case by a mass of cir- cumstantial evidence, William James (Curly) Guy, 24-year-old Welsh ad- venturer, will face trial in superior court on a charge of murdering Cap- tain Walter Wanderwell. The globe- trotter and explorer was shot to death the’ night of Dec. 5 in the unlighted e presen: ., tative Rainey, the majority leader, PRICE FIVE CENTS e Foams in Congress in ‘Flu’ Epidemic Here HOUSE DEBATES ON BILL, EXPECTS T0 BALLOT WEDNESDAY Collier Measure Would Legalize 3.2 Per Cent Beverage By Weight W. D. UPSHAW IS SILENCED : Cite 1918 Letter to Prove Con. tention Hoover Would Not Veto Bill Washington, Dec. 20.—(#)—The po- | tency of 3.2 per cent beer and wheth- } |er President Hoover would sign 4 | bill legalizing it ensnarled the house {in lengthy arguments Tuesday after- noon, while friends of the legisla- tion insisted victory would be theirs on_a vote Wednesday. Despite challenges to the contrary from foes of the measure, Re] u ‘and others held 3.2 beer to be non- intoxicating. Nearly the entire membership waa in attendance, and every word of the debate was followed in tense silence by crowded galleries. Here and there applause broke out, but was squelched by rapid raps for order. Representative Britten (Rep., Ill.), reiterated that “President Hoover will not veto” the beer bill. There were cries of “what do base that statement on?” . “On a letter he wrote Senator Sheppard of Texas in which the pres- ident said he did not believe 2.75 beer by weight was intoxicating,” Britten shouted. There was a hush, and then from the Democratic side came a query: “When did he write it?” Wrote It in 1918 “In 1918,” the anti-prohibitionist said, joining in the laughter which followed. Along with arguments as to the revenue value of authorizing a 3.2 per cent by weight brew, which has four per cent alcohol by volume, and taxing it at $5 a barrel, after speaker returned to the dispute over whether it would be intoxicating. Representative Dyer (Rep. Mo.), said “experts have told our judiciary committee time and time again that @ beverage of this eharacter is not intoxicating.” “Even Mr. Volstead himself ad- mitted three per cent beer was nob intoxicating,” he went on. “I wish he were here today. I believe he hime self, the author of the act, would tell you it was not ine toxicating.” Dyer said the late Wayne B. ‘Wheeler was said to have controlled six congresses and that it was time “we did the legislating, not the Anti- Saloon League.” Wheeler for years represented the Anti-Saloon League in Washington. Says Income Overestimated Representative Crowther (Rep., N. Y.), contended beer would not come within many millions of pro- ducing the amount of taxes predict- ed by its sponsors; and also assailed the legislation vigorously on consti- tutional grounds, Representative Tarver (Dem., Ga.), said for the “United States treasury to receive $300,000,000 in taxes from beer the poor people of the country will have to spend a billion dollars ® year.” A | Others also attacked the bill on the basis that it contravened the constitution, including Representa- tive Lanham (Dem., Tex.). William D. Upshaw, candidate for president on the prohibition ticket at the last election, was rebuked in the house for applauding Lanham’s speech. Upshaw, who has the privilege of the floor because he is a former mem- ber from Georgia, was sitting in a front row. Representative Stafford (Rep, Wis.), immediately arose “on a point of order” to inquire whether Upshaw was not violating the rules by hig demonstration. Representative Bankhead (Dem. 4la.), who was in the chair, ruled that while Upshaw “had the privi- lege of the floor,” he had no right to applaud. CGnristmas Customs Jon FOREIGN LANDS