The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1932, Page 1

4 ¢ \ << y North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Weather Report Generally fair tonight and Friday; somewhat warmer tonight, " ESTABLISHED 1873 Rail Workers Accept Extension BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932 Fate of Beer Measure in Senate Uncertain OPPONENTS CLAIM HOOVER WILL VETO BILL IN ANY EVENT Charge Congress Will Not Be Able to Muster Enough Support Over Veto VOTE IN HOUSE WAS 230-165 Crowded Galleries Hear Long and Heated Debate, In- cluding Some Senators ‘Washington, Dec. 22. — (#) — The Democratic 3.2 per cent beer bill which rode through the house on the Proval. Prompt consideration was promised prohibition repeal, but Democratic leaders were not voicing the optimistic predictions which preceded victory in the house Wednesday. While the wets continued jubilant over the 230 to 165 vote. which spelled their first successful attempt to mod- ify the Volstead law in 12 years, dry members confidently asserted that the measure would be defeated at the other end of the capitol. If not there, they held that President Hoover would not approve it and that it could not be passed over his veto. Debate Long and Tense Shouts and applause greeted Speak- er Garner's announcement of the bill's passage Wednesday after three North Dakotans Vote Against Bill ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—(#)—The roll call Wednesday on the Collier bill in the house included: South Dakota —Johnson, yes; Christopherson, Williamson, No. North Dakota—Burtness, Hall, Sinclair, No. Minnesota—Andresen, Claugue, Knutson, Maas, Nolan, Pittenger, Yes; Christgau, Selvig, No. Montana—Evans, Yes; Leavitt, No. and a half hours of tense debate and quick rejection of approximately two dozen amendments, including one to cut the alcoholic content from 3.2 to 2.75 per cent by weight. Soon thereafter senate leaders an- nounced plans for early consideration of the measure, which places a $5 tax on each barrel of beer and imposes no restrictions on sale other than exist- ing laws, excepting thar wholesale and retail sellers must obtain federal li- censes. Saying he saw no reason for delay Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Dem- have the bill referred to the judiciary. committee and then to the finance committee. That committee, however, Gives Clew — a wave of a G5-vote majority, came nigh school girl, Marie Griseto, breast of two new hurdles Thursday| above, has revealed threats against the senate and presidential ap-|Edwin Schildhauer, slain Chicago school music teacher. The girl said a student at a school party made the threat while he danced with her. in the senate, probably in mid-Jan-| Schildhauer was kidnaped in front of uary after a vote has been had on|his home. His body was found an hour later. ROOSEVELT REFUSES ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN DEBTS PROBLEMS President Hoover Will Respect ‘ His Wishes, White House Announces Washington, Dec. 22—(?)—Presi- dent-Elect Roosevelt in correspond- ence made public Thursday at the white’ house, declined “to accept any Joint responsibility” in the appoint- ment ofa commission to explore the war debts and other internationa. problems—telling President Hoover, in effect, that he wished a free han¢ after he takes office March 4. The exchange between the president, and his successor-to-be consisted of four lengthy telegrams. To them the President attached a brief statement to the press, saying: “Governor Roosevelt considers that it is undesirable for him to astent to my suggestions for cooperative action jon the foreign problems outlined in my recent message to congress. I will respect his wishes.” In authoritative sources it was learned that the president will refrain from appointing the debts commission Proposed by him in his message to congress last Monday. He was described as feeling that without the support of the president- elect, the commission could not prop- ocratic leader, stated he would ask tojerly be formed to carry on after March 4. In his brief statement attached to the correspondence, however, Hoover will not meet until after the Christ-| added mas recess and its subcommittee, which will study it, now is framing prohibition repeal legislation. Garner and other leaders of his party who said they were'surprised at the large house majority, had ad- vanced the bill as a major point in the Democratic legislative program for the short session, designed to produce revenue to help balance the budget. ‘Their estimates of such revenue from the $5 tax have ranged as high as $300,000,000 annually. Senators In “Situations will no doubt develop and will be dealt with by the admin- istration as they ‘arise, but of course no commitments will be made for the, next administration.” Identify Alleged Robber as Kentuckian Minneapolis, Dec. 22.—(}—Police Wednesday night said Owen Lewis, one of four alleged bank robbers held here, has been identified through Gallery Crowded galleries, including a num-|finger prints as Leonard Hankins, ber of senators, attended the exciting|who escaped from jail at Paducah, debate and parliamentary maneuver-|Ky., where he is wanted on robbery ing which preceded the final roil call. }charges. Early in the afternoon the drys were} Chief of Police W. J. Meehan said repulsed by a teller vote of 163 to 118}Lewis’ identification as Hankins was when they sought to strike out its}made through finger prints sent to enacting provisions and thus wreck the measure. With this victory, the wets gained confidence and in quick succession re- jected proposed amendments. On the final vote party lines were split with 133 jocrats and 96 Republicans ‘and one Farmer-Labor casting “aye” ballots and 64 Democrats and 101 Re- return to the house for the next con- gress—voting for the bill included 17/" ‘the department of justice at Wash- ington and from telegrams from Pa- Gueah authorities, Lewis and three other men, Leonard Barton, James Colton and Robert Newbern, have been identified, police said, as four of the gang of five who held up the third Northwestern Na- tional bank here last Friday, escaping with $20,000 loot, and fatally wound- ing vig policemen and a curious mo- Lewis and Colton, county officials Democrats and 43 Republicans; those |said, have denied any connection with voting against included 12 Democrats|the robbery; Newbern refuses to talk and 69 Republicans. and Barton has signed a statement ‘The vote came after two days of/admitting he helped plan the raid but. ‘uproarious debate in which anti-pro- |denying participation in the actual hibitionists asserted that 3.2 beer was|holdup. aoe sine Sut of all proportion to the town's 600 Not iI Via Chimney Route ‘When Santa comes to Bismarck children next Saturday at the city auditorium as the feature of the Community Christmas 5 g s 5 2ug5e8 fae i [ H T|CONFERENCE REPORT | Death Sentence Sobers Young Killer ON PHILIPPINE BILL ADOPTED BY SENATE Compromise Measure Would Grant Independence to Island in 10 Years FEAR HOOVER MIGHT VETO Senate and House Groups Re- ceded on Important Points in Conference \ Washington, Dec. 22.—(7)—The senate Thursday adopted the confer- ence report on the Philippine bill granting ‘independence to the islands in 10 years. The report now goes to the house. The report was agreed to without @ roll call and after only brief dis- cussion. The house now must approve the compromise bill before it goes to the white, house. President Hoover's attitude on the measure, which just emerged from a conference Thursday between senate and house groups, is not known, but there was some doubt among Repub- lican leaders that he would sign it. Both senate and house groups re- ceded on important points of differ- ence under the proposed compromise. The higher house quotas of duty- free imports of sugar and cocoanut oil from the islands were accepted. The house provision putting the islands on an immigration quota basis of 50 a year also was accepted in place of the senate amendment barring all immigration by placing the Filipinos in the same category as Japanese, Chinese and persons from India. However, a new provision was in- serted to apply Asiatic exclusion to the islands after the 10-year transi- tion period preceding complete inde- pendence. The 10-year period was a compro- mise of the senate bill granting free- dom in 12 years and the house eight- year clause. rer The house group also accepted the important senate amendment deny- ing independence until the Philip- Pine legislature approves the bill Passed by the American congress, Another important senate amend- ment approved was that allowing the islands to levy export taxes the last five years of the transition period to help pay off the islands’ bonded in- debtedness. Two other senate amendments agreed upon would permit the U. 8. to retain in perpetuity all military and naval reservations in the islands and request the president to nego- tiate treaties with foreign govern- ments for the “perpetual neutraliza- tion” of the islands when independ- ence is achieved. The house import quotas accepted = re 850,000 long tons of sugar, in- ding 800,000 tons of raw. The sen- ate had lowered these to 615,000 tons, including ‘585,000 tons of raw. Two hundred thousand long tons of cocoanut oil would be allowed to, come in duty-free as against 150,000 in the senate bill. CLOSING RULE FOR GROCERS REVISED Stores To Remain Open After 6 p. m., Saturday; Jewelers Announce Plans Special arrangements for the un!- The derisive smile which 17-year- since his arrest was gone when he was hustled from a Chicago court- room after being sentenced to die in the electric chair Feb. 17. He pleaded guilty to killing one man in a holdup, and admitted six other shootings and old Ignatius Vareecha has worn two criminal attacks. ni HOLD CALIFORNIAN IN THEFT EPISODE Prominent Westerner Accussed of Misappropriating Half Million Dollars Los Angeles, Dec. 22.—(4)—District Attorney Buron Fitts said Thursday a formal complaint would be issued charging Leslie B. Henry with theft of the once large fortune of Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, mother of Mary Miles Minter, one-time star of the screen, Henry, a former executive of a na- tional bond house, was held in the county jail Thursday for suspicion of grand theft while authorities sought to untangle the involved records of his financial transactions with Mrs. Shelby. Fitts alleged Henry dissipat- ed funds and securities, totaling about; $500,000, placed in his custody by Mrs. Shelby. Henry long has been a prominent civic figure in Southern California. He once was president of the tournament of Roses association of Pasadena and is a past district president of the Ki- wanis international. Although Fitts said a complaint was to be issued Thursday, which will charge more than 20 counts of irregu- larities, the case will be presented to the grand jury at a special session called for next Tuesday. Mrs. Shelby told authorities she be- gan dealing with Henry 10 years ago when he was manager of the Pasa- dena office of Blyth and Company, bond house. She said she believed at all times she was doing business with the bond house through Henry as their agent and knew nothing of alleged manipulations of her funds until five weeks ago. Man Found Tied Up form closing of grocery stores Satur- day night were announced Thursday by the Association of Commerce. Most business houses will close as soon af- ter 6 p. m., as the stores are cleared of customers in order to permit em- Ployes to enjoy Christmas eve with their families. Because people must a two-day food supply, however, the grocery stores will remain open long enough after 6 p. m., to complete their business for the day, H. P. Goddard, Association of Commerce secretary said. Delivery services will operate until all orders have been filled, gro- cers said. The local jewelry stores announced that they would remain open Christ- mas eve to permit late-comers to do their last-minute shopping. N. D. Man Is Burned In New Jersey Fire Elizabeth, N. J., Dec. 22—(7)—Grant Boe, 40, who many months ago came here from Velva, N. D., in search of a Job was in Alexian Brothers hospital we aa night, critically burned. Bernard Boe, in Velva. THROUGH WITH WEDLOCK In Burning Garage Indianapolis, Dec. 22.—(P}—Ray Seidle, 35, who had been police report- er for a Chicago newspaper and now in publicity work there, vig: found un- conscious in @ garage-at his parents hothe here early Thursday, his throat, mouth and nose tightly bound with adhesive tape and his knees pinioned, while nearby blazed flames from a pile of rubbish. Police who investigated said Seidle, semi-conscious several hours later, nodded his head when asked if two men assaulted him as he drove into the garage. They were unable to determine a motive for the attack except that the victim carried about $200, which was missing. He had come here for the holidays, Influenza Epidemic Recedes in Schools! *, A slight recession in the incidence ‘Open Your Heart’ Work Is Nearing Completion 21 Children From St. Mary's School Receive Clothing Thursday Members of the American Legion’s “Open Your Heart” organization Thursday were putting the finishing touches on their work for this year. Their shelves were nearly bare of the tremendous quantity of old clothes, Shoes and other items which had been donated by the people of Bismarck, a vast quantity having been placed in homes where there was real need for help. Whatever is left will be turned jover ‘to charities which operate the year-round for whatever use they can {make of it. Twenty-one children from _ St. Mary’s school were being outfitted with school clothes Thursday in line CASH FUND GROWS Additional donations Thursday brought the “Open Your Heart” cash fund to $324.24. New donors were: Hilda Boe ......... +-$ 1.00 Knute Salverson . 5.50 A Friend .. 1.00 Zither club . 2.00 A Friend 2.00 A Friend .. 1,00 H.'A. Weinberger . 5 A Friend ...... o Previously reported Total . seseeceeee $324.26 with the effort to make sure that each school child in the city has enough clothes to keep him warm. A few students who were to be sent down from the high school was to complete this phase of the work. Both the Paramount and Capital theaters joined Thursday under: the Legion’s auspices in announcing spe- cial matinee performances for chil- dren. In each case children were ask- ed to bring a toy of some sort and leave it at the door as his price of admission. The toys will be turned over to the “Open Your Heart” organ- ization for distribution to the poor. The Christmas spirit entered into the arrangement, however, and it was announced that the matinees will be free to children who are unable to bring toys. The matinee is a holiday treat by the theaters and The Legion and the party isn’t going to be spoiled by barring anyone. Toys which were sent to the peni- tentiary have been returned in excel- lent condition and are being distribut- ed, L. V. Miller, campaign chairman, said. He said the organization has been short on toys and the gifts re- ceived from the theaters would be & big help. Fugitive Is Given Haven in New Jersey Trenton, N. J., Dec. 22.—(?)—Rob- ert Elliott Burns, fugitive from a Georgia prison gang, has found a haven in New Jersey. The convict-author, twice escaped from a prison camp, will be granted refuge by Governor A. Harry Moore long as he “leads an honest, up- right life.” Admonished by whose hands he kissed, of influenza among public school pu- pils was noted Thursday. Thursday, normal iperintendent H. O. were approaching according to Su Absences of pupils had dropped to 422 Wednesday ever get |because of illness.’ Most of the ab-| warned him that his just bounce me |sences, however have been of short | would N ‘duration. Moore, to abjure publicity, hii) has to He found in rulings of 8. and New : precedents for refusal to Georgia’s request for After granting Burns, a nervous man, attired in tortoise a Wednesday, g g ite ra ||FEDBRAL ROAD AID | i ; that “sufficient.” IS GUT SHARPLY IN AGRICULTURE BILL Only $35,000,000 Provided, Compared to Usual $100,- 000,000 Outlay FEW INCREASES ALLOWED Measure as Presented to House By Committee Provides For $110,981,000 ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—(#)—The $110,981,000 agriculture department supply bill, setting aside only $35,- 000,000 for federal highway aid in the next fiscal year, was reported to the house Thursday by its appropria- tions committee. It was the third of the nine big annual appropriation measures to be Teported since congress convened. One, the treasury-postoffice measure, already has been sent to the senate and the house planned to conclude consideration of the interior depart- ment bill Thursday. Carrying out President Hoover's recommendation for reducing the federal highway aid allotment by $65,000,000, the committee allowed; only $35,000,000 of the usual annual} $100,000,000 outlay. The bureau of federal roads said this would meet the maturing obliga- tions to the states for the full fiscal year of 1934 due partly to the $120,- 000,000 emergency employment relief appropriation made at the last ses- sion. The bill for the fiscal year 1934, beginning July 1, 1933, is $206,902,000 less than appropriations for the pres- ent fiscal year, which were $317,883,- 000—of which $194,763,000 was allot- ted to highway construction. It is $7,883,000 less than President Hoo- ver's budget estimates of $118,814,000. This saving largely was from federal highway, forest roads and trails es- timates. $60,468,000 for Ordinary In his report, Representative Bu-/ chanan of Texas, chairman of the subcommittee which drafted the measure, explained that after deduct- ing the $35,000,000 highway allotment and other funds that go to help states, only $60,468,000 is left for the) department's ordinary activities, The budget, he said, asked for a; reappropriation of $500,000 for collec- | tion of seed loans, but he added the} committee allowed $350,000, believing | “For the current fiscal year, at the beginning of which there was out- standing approximately $40,000,000 of; seed loans,” he continued, “the a| propriation carried $500,000 for lection of the loans. The depart- ment has estimated there will be but $20,000,000 outstanding at the begin- ning of the fiscal year 1934.” A legislative provision for the abo- lition of the advisory federal plant quarantine board created in 1929 was included in the measure, which al-! lows a few increases of small amounts in budget estimates. Among) them are $25,000 for eradication of the pink boll worm in southern states; $65,000 for reforestation; $25,- 000 for eradication of the Japanese beetle and $40,000 for the gypsy and browa tail moths. Altogether $379,804 was allotted eradication of the pink boll worm; $408,388 for gypsy and brown tail moth control and $349,837 for Japa- nese beetle control. Estimates Rejected The committee rejected budget es- timates of $102,246 for acquisition of additional forest lands; $250,000 for the Cheyenne bottoms migratory bird refuge in Kansas, and reduced from $104,775 to $89,525 estimates for the acquisition of lands under the migra- tory bird conservation act. It slashed the appropriation for European corn borer control, which has been under congressional fire for several years, to $40,000, or $255,000 less than for the present year and $171,900 less than budget estimates. Among the important appropria- tions are: $4,607,000. for experiment stations; $12,759,000 for extension and other cooperative activities with farmers; $3,731,000 for the weather bureau; $11,358,000 for bureau of ani- mal industry; $4,510,000 for bureau of plant industry; $11,531,000 for for- Permanent appropriations totaled $10,753,000, including $3,000,000 for meat inspection; $4,666,000 for co- operative agricultural extension work, and $1,676,000 for cooperative forest Committee Ready to Pack Gift Baskets hy ‘ fi {Ah There, Girls! | |_Ah There, Girls! _ SEsiieisabeest eteseesest i This get-up might well have caught mother's eye, back in the Gay Nine- ties. It’s Chester Morris, however, modern movie actor, all dressed up for a recent Hollywood party. CHICAGO POLICEMEN SHOOTING STRAIGHT IN DRIVE ON CRIME Already Have Killed 40 Hood- lums While Nine Officials Are Slain Chicago, Dec. 22.—(#)—The Chicago | Police are shooting straight these days —and nights. It's a warto the finish against gangsters and other law violators as Mayor Anton J. Cermak views the sit- uation, and no immediate let up was in sight. Already 40 who chose to fight it out with the police in 1932 have died, while Police counted but nine of their own number list in the gun-fire. Three notches were figuratively scratched on police weapons Wednes- day. The latest to fall before their marks- manship was William Nydick, describ- ed by investigators as a one-time partner of “Smiling Joe” Filkowski, notorious bandit, who heads Cleve- land’s list of “public enemies.” Earlier in the day two Negro robbers were slain as they fled the scene of a hold- up. Detective Harry Miller of Mayor Cermak’s office, who Monday helped stage a police raid on a downtown of- fice in which Frank Nitti, reputed “en- forcer” for the somewhat-deflated gang of Al Capone, was shot and ser- jously wounded, was the man who killed Nydick. He was attempting to serve a warrant charging robbery to Nydick in his hotel room. “Nydick grabbed the warrant, tore it into bits and reached for his pistol,” Miller said. “I just beat him to the draw and shot him.” Hit-and-Run Driver Gets Heavy Sentence Minneapolis, Dec. 22.—(?)—Rial F. Dalton, Minneapolis, was convicted by a district court jury Wednesday on a charge of second-degree man- slaughter in connection with the death of Miss Hazel Smith, killed by @ hit-run motorist. Dalton was sentenced to from two to 30 years in the state penitentiary, as the state prior conviction law was invoked. The regular second-degree manslaughter sentence is one to 15 years. A stay of commitment until Mon- day was granted. Dalton previously had been convicted and served sen- tences for other offenses. Miss Smith, a community fund worker, was killed and two other wo- men injured here last month when they were struck by an automobile whose driver did not stop. Seek to Recover Insull Collateral PRICE FIVE CENTS IO RECEIVE LOWER PAY FOR ADDITIONAL NINE-MONTH PERIOD Compromise Agreement Reach- ed Following Hours of De- bate During Night NEITHER FULLY SATISFIED Carriers Had Wanted Indefinite Extension, Workers Six- Month Period Chicago, Dec. 22—(#)—One million railway workers early Thursday agreed to continue to accept pay checks 10 per cent lower than the standard scale for another nine months. When the current agree- ment expires Jan. 31 the employes will have felt the effect of the cut for one year. Their decision, assuring their em- Ployers a huge saving in operating costs until next Oct. 31, was reached at 12:04 a. m., after 11 days of nego- tiation with nine officials of the roads, The last 14 hours witnessed continu- ous conferences as the union leaders sought to find common ground on which their men and their employers could stand. They found it in a com- promise proposal made by the roads, but it was almost upset by opposition from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. That large and powerful union with- held approval for several hours, Even on the last roll call 18 votes went against it. Shortly after midnight the group lined yp with the 20 other shop crafts. An hour later the chairman of the labor groups, Alexander P, Whitney of Cleveland, chief of the trainmen, signed the agreement with William F. Thiehoff, general manager of the Burlington line and spokesman for the roads. Sore But Satisfied “I'm sore but satisfied,” Thiehoff said afterward. “We signed in the spirit of compromise and in the face of immediate necessity. We did not get all we desired or think a Whitney said his organizations were “pleased” but that they “still do not agree that the reduction will be help- {ful to present economic conditions.” Whitney described the holiday Season as an “unsatisfactory” time to negotiate. The approach of Christmas day made his 1,500 asso- ciates, some of them 2,000 miles from home, impatient to end the confer- ence. On the other hand, the carriers were faced with restoration Feb. 1 of the basic wage rates, which re- main unchanged under the present agreement. Payrolls would have gone up_$17,000,000 a month. The agreement bound both sides not to propose a change for exten- sion of the agreement or a change in the basic rates until after June 15. Each side agreed that any Proposed between June 15 and Nov. 1 should be handled under the railway labor act “as expeditiously as reason- ably possible,” and entered into by owners and employes of all the na- tion’s Class 1 roads. Threat Hangs Heavy The railways’ threat of a 20 per cent reduction in the basic scale es- tablished in 1926 hung apparently as heavy, if not heavier, over the workers Thursday. Its representa- tives have said the 10 per cent tem- Porary cut is inadequate, and that restoration of the old rates would ruin the carriers. Stipulation of fu- ture negotiations under federal law was considered a victory for the roads, for labor sought to postpone it by proposing @ one-year extension of the current agreement without reference to it. \ The roads made concessions in their original proposal. It was for an indefinite extension until changed under the labor act. However, an- other joint conference such as this would be the first step if the act were invoked by either side, then refuge in the federal board of five mediators. Submission to three ar- be the final, Christmas Customs FOREIGN LANDS 2 /