The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1932, Page 1

a North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Weather. ste night; Saturday eettiod and much ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS | Roosevelt and Hoover at Odds French Premier Opens Debt Negotiationsmx sms Churches Arrange .” PAUL-BONCOUR PAYS DRAMATIC VISIT 10 AMBASSADOR EDGE Asks American to Solicit What- ever Help Possible From Washington WANTS A QUICK SOLUTION Head of French Government Wins Confidence of Depu- ties With Ease Paris, Dec. 23.—(?}—Premier Paul- Boncour suddenly and dramatically virtually launched debt negotiations with America Friday by personally calling upon U. 8. Ambassador Edge at the embassy. He asked that Edge take the mat- ter up with Washington so that France may help in reaching a solu- tion of the debts questions. Edge had let it be known to Paul- Boncour that he would be pleased if the premier could receive him so that, he, Edge, might convey his respects to the new premier and foreign min- ister. ‘The foreign office sent no reply to this request during the day. Suddenly and without giving any notice beforehand, Paul-Boncour, ac- companied by Pierre De Fouquieres, director of protocol, arrived at the embassy chancellory and asked to see Edge. Talk Half an Hour For half an hour Paul-Boncour and Edge threshed out the entire debt problem. Information from American sources indicated that Paul-Boncour frankly expressed a desire to receive any as- sistance possible from the embassy and the Washington government which would enable him to take up the debt question with the chamber of deputies and enable the govern- ment and the chamber to reach a so- lution of the question as soon as Possible. It is stated there. was no mincing of words throughout the conference, which was characterized by the finest spirit of good will on both sides, and that the conversations did a great deal to clear the atmosphere. Without a battle or even a skirmish, Paul-Boncour has obtairied a substan- tial majority in the chamber of depu- ties, authorizing him to pursue debt negotiations within limits already set by its votes, and approving other Items in his program. As far as was ascertainable, how- ever, few, if any, deputies knew of the Hoover - Roosevelt correspondence made public Thursday, before they voted. (President Hoover abandoned his plan to reopen the debt: question with European countries, postponing action on the problem until atter| President-Elect Roosevelt's inaugura- tion.) Made Good Impression ‘The good impression made by Paul- Boncour in the chamber was echoed in the press generally Friday but it was observed the real test will come when Henry Cheron, the new minister of finance, produces his financial “medicine” in January, for which So- cialist support was considered doubt- tul. The newspaper Le Journal summed up the situation thus: “M. Paul-Bon- cour wished to form a comprehensive union of the forces of the left. He succeeded—for the present at least.” The Hoover-Roosevelt correspond- ence was given certain prominence in the morning papers but there were no comments published. The life of the Paul-Boncour gov- ernment was prolonged by a vote of 865 to 215, cast Thursday night after six hours’ debate on the premier’s brogram. The chamber voted against. making Yhis month’s payment to the U. 8. un- til a new debt conference was assured. ¢Cnristmas Customs fon FOREIGN LANDS In England, the plum pudding {s King of Christmas Day. Faces Nght up with pleasure and little mouths water on the entry of the majestic monarch, crowned ‘with Molly and exhaling a steamy A ra 2 fl Admits Shooting _——————— Awaiting trial in Jacksonville, Fia., is Mrs. C, R. Frazier (above) who has admitted -killing Miss Manona Murrell, her husband's secretary, in ordér to “save my home and prevent my sons from killing her.” Frazier is the federal narcotic agent in Jack- sonville and the shooting occurred on one of the busy shopping streets in the Florida city. SENATE POSTPONES ACTION ON COLLIER 3.2 BEER MEASURE Body Votes Down Senator Bingham's Proposal For Immediate Consideration ‘Washington, Dec. ' 23.—(?)—Senate action on beer was postponed until after the New Year Friday when it Tejected a move to get immediate consideration for’ the house 3.2 per cent measure. Members of both parties joined in voting down, 48 to 23, a motion by Senator Bingham, Connecticut Re- publican and long-time beer advo- cate, to take up the question without committee consideration. The vote was not considered by senate leaders as a test on the issue, but to be merely a decision that the house bill must go through the usual routine study. Chairman Norris has called a meet- ing of the judiciary committee for Monday to begin this procedure, but with a‘ quorum at that time un- likely, action probably will go over until after the Christmas recess, be- ginning Friday. Norris has predicted passage of the bill but whether Presi- dent Hoover would sign it is a sub-ithe Legion transportation committee Ject of speculation. Shortly before the senate met, Democratic members agreed at a conference to oppose the Bingham motion, and send the question to committee. Twenty-one Republicans joined with 26 Democrats and Senator Shipstead, lone Farmer-Laborite, in forcing this procedure. Eleven Re- publicans and 12 Democrats voted for the Bingham motion. The vote was followed by assurance from Senator Robinson of Arkansas, minority leader, that the Democrats were not delaying action. He said he was warranted in promising speedy committee consideration. i ‘The roll call on the motion to take up the bill included: North Dakota—Nye and Frazier, no. | Packing South Dakota—Bulow and Nor- beck, no. Minnesota—Schall, yes; Shipstead, no, Montana—Wheeler, yes; Walsh, no. Sentences Minot Men to Penitentiary Choke Crippled Tot WORK OF PROVIDING. HOLIDAY CHEER FOR NEEDY NEARS CLOSE ‘Open Your Heart’ Headquart- ers to Pack Last Box and Close Tonight GOOD FELLOWS ARE ACTIVE Christmas Dinners Packed By Committee and Will Be Delivered Saturday Members of the American Legion will close their “Open Your Heart” headquarters, annual Christmas ac- tivity of local war veterans, as soon as the last box has been packed to- night. “It has been a big job but a lot of fun, too,” said L. V. Miller, campaign chairman. “The manner in which the people of Bismarck responded to our appeal proves that Christmas real- ly means something. Without the pub- lic’s help we could have done little Santa Will Appear At City Auditorium Anyone who holds a sneaking belief that there is no Santa Claus should attend the Community Christmas celebration which wili be held at 2 o'clock Saturday after- noon in the city auditorium. The jolly Old Saint himself will be there and will make his en- trance through a fireplace in true traditional style. Then, in keeping || with his character he will dis- |’ tribute well-filled sacks of nuts |} and candy to the thousands of Bis- marck children who will be on hand to greet him. A large number of local business men will be on hand to help out and there will be a musical pro- gram, including singing by the children. or nothing. As it is we feel that we have done some effective work to make Christmas a little brighter for many families.” It had been hoped to complete the work Friday afternoon but the pros- pect of last-minute donations of toys changed the plans. Children of the city were to be guests of the Para- mount theatre at 4 p. m., at its an- nual Christmas treat and each child who could do so was asked to bring a toy. These were to be turned over to the Legionnaires for distribution. _: Included with the toys in the last- minute boxes will be some candy and nuts for children whom Santa Claus might otherwise forget. ‘These boxes will be distributed by Saturday and any gift materials still remaining will be turned over to the community stores for such use as the regular charity organizations’ can make of it. An additional three dollars was add- ed to the cash fund Friday, contri- butions of $1 each coming from Art Overby, C. E. Anderson and A Friend. The total now is $327.24. Meanwhile 160 Christmas dinners for needy families, large and small, \ “Aptitude Mark | ot Linton Keith, above, is 36, a World War veteran, father of two children. Out of a job, he entered college at Chicago, and made a grade of 365 out of a possible 382 in the standard scholastic aptitude test, the highest score recorded in 10 years the tests have been given in 200 colleges throughout the United States. ‘NORTH DAKOTA ASKS ADDITIONAL $5000 FROM CORPORATION Sum Would Be Used For Carry- ing on Relief Work in Jan- uary, February Washington, Dec. 23.—(?)—Only fifteen of the 36 states and two terri- tories which have received loans from the Reconstruction Corporation have estimated as requested the govern- ment aid needed to carry on their re- Mef work through January and Feb- ruary. The corporations, seeking to survey accurately the relief question for the two most severe months of winter, and to ascertain how far the remaining $207,311,169 of the $300,000.000 fund will reach, late in November asked the governors of states which received aid to give estimates for this period, and 15 have complied. » Ohio already has received $1,077,816 for a group of cities for the two months; Wisconsin $3,342,800 for a group of political subdivisions and Louisiana $2,366,075. The Corporation, seeking to survey the requests until a loan is granted but from direct sources the Associat- were being packed at the World War Memorial building by the “Good Fel- lows” committee under the direction of Adjutant H. Smith of the Salvation Army. These baskets will be distribut- ed Saturday morning by the Good Fellows transportation committee. Ad- jutant Smith said the 15 persons the baskets would be hard at the work until 3 p. m., Friday. Each basket will contain potatoes, Tutabagas, canned peas, canned corn, milk, butter, sugar, jelly, nuts, candy, coffee, breakfast cereal, apples, bread, @ Christmas cake and a chicken. Larger families will get double por- tions, Charged With Theft Of $127,000 in Bonds New York, Dec. 23.—(?)—Frank P. Parrish, 36, a public utility man who gave Orange, N.'J., and Kansas City, Kans., addresses, surrendered Friday on an indictment charging theft of bonds valued at $127,000 and a num- ber of promissory notes. Assistant District Attorney Archi- Firestone said Parrish was or- bald ganizer, president and a director of the Missouri-Kansas Pipeline com- $20,000,000 and $30,000,000. The company built a 1,200-mile Pipeline from the natural gas fields of the southwest to the Illinois state Firestone said three and a half ago Parrish was reputed to be $16,500,000 and he acquired the dential yacht Mayflower at a reported Price of $270,000. z it ed Press has ascertained that 10 other states are seeking $8,120,999. These include South Dakota $707,000; Idaho $400,000; Washington $1,205,000; In- diana $1,222,956; Kentucky $1,185,558: West Virginia $2,500,000; North Da- kota $50,000; Utah $844,500; Nevada $47,800 and Missouri $333,185. Illinois to date has been granted $25,238,228 and Pennsylvania -$12,825,- 538. Both of these states are expected to make additional requests. But un- der the relief act Illinois can receive only about $20,000,000 more. A feature of the inquiry into pros- pective state needs for the winter was that with the exception of New Hampshire none of the New England states is seeking loans. New Hamp- shire already has been voted $667,420. FORMER AMBASSADOR DIES Indianapolis, Dec. 23.—(#)—Henry Lane Wilson, former U. 8S. minister to Chile and Belgium and ambassa- dor to Mexico prior to his retirement in 1914, is dead. In poor health for several years, the 76-year-old diplo- mat died at his home here late Thursday after an illness of five days with pneumonia. He will be buried in Crown Hill cemetery after funeral services here Monday morning. Will Repeat Story of The Nativ- ity in Song and Word This Week-End CHILDREN IN LEADING ROLES Houses of Worship Decorated With Christmas Greenery For Occasion Special programs and services will mark the celebration of Christmas in Bismarck’s churches. In song and by words the story of The Nativity, 1900 years old but ever new, will be told again as parishioners kneel in adoration, In all services children will take @ leading part and many churches will present special programs in which members of the Sunday school will Participate. To make the setting for holiday ser- vices more realistic, churches have been beautifully decorated with ever- green boughs, wreaths and Christmas greenery and illuminated with myriads of candles. At the First Lutheran church the belfry has been lighted and will continue to be illuminated during the Christmas season. Midnight services are to be held at St. Mary's Procathedral, where the customary midnight Mass will be celebrated, with the Most Rev. Vin- cent Wehrle, bishop of Bismarck, of- ficiating. Masses Christmas Sunday will be at 8, 9, 10 and 11 o'clock, with the Very Rev. John A. H. Slag, pastor, delivering the sermon at 11 o'clock. Christmas eve midnight services al. So will be conducted at the Trinity Lutheran and St. George's Episcopal churches at which time there will be carols and Christmas anthems by the choirs. An early morning service will be conducted at the First Lutheran church, while the Methodist and delight setvices, First Baptist Church. Christmas week services at the First Baptist church will be ushered in with simple services by the children of the Sunday school meeting at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening, according to Rev. Ellis L. Jackson, pastor. A program of songs and recitations will be given under the direction of William Mueller, Jr., superintendent, of the Sunday school. Singing will be led by the church choir who will sing “‘A Shepherd's Vision,” by Ashford. Mrs. Clarence Gunness, church organist. will direct the choir. Numbers wil) include recitations, exercises, Christ- mas songs and anthems, selections by ® harmonic trio and a violin solo. Members of the adult class, headed by Mrs. Nellie Evarts, have packed the usual Christmas treat for boys and girls of the church school. The young People’s class, directed by Dr. Fannie Dunn Quain, will have charge of dec- orating the church for the holida; Services Christmas Sunday will gin with the customary Sunday school at 10 a. m. The morning worship service will be conducted at 11 a. m. with the pastor taking as his sermon topic, “The Gospel of the Connec- tions.” There will be Christmas an- thems and Rev. H. G. Bens will con- duct devotionals. At 7:30 p. m., the evening service will be. marked by singing of Christ- mas hymns by the choir and congre- gation, preceded by a candelight pro- cessional with the choir singing, “O Come All Ye Faithful.” In keeping with the theme, the pastor's sermon will be on “The Message of the Christmas Hymns.” Two Christmas parties for the Sun- day school will be held during holiday week. The primary and beginners de- partment will hold theirs at 2 p. m. Wednesday and the young people's group at 7:30 Wednesday evening. First Presbyterian The traditional White Gift service at the First Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock this evening, will intro- duce a series of special programs for the Christmas season, according to|ing the Rev. Floyd E. Logee, pastor. Preceding the gift ceremony will be & pageant, “The Guiding Star,” by young people of the church. The fol- lowing will take part: Isabelle Hum- Phreys, Angel of the Star of Bethle- hem; Julia Ann Allen, Mary; Curtis Wedge, Joseph; baby angels, Edna Jane Lyngstad and Elizabeth Jacob- son; angels, Neva Vettel, Barnes, Ruth C (Continued on Page Two) Local Carpenter May Win Double Duel With Death at New Capitol “Walter Melli, 40, Bismarck car- Bey 3: ils ee tig Presbyterian churches will hold can- |" ‘crete elevator nearby, where a mil-! IFLAG TO FLY FROM Yuletide Programs} CAPITOL BUILDING BY FRIDAY NIGHT Steelmen to Fling ‘Old Glory’ to Breeze as Sign They Have Reached Top COMPLIES WITH TRADITION Fabrication to Be Completed Next Week; Will Pour Concrete Saturday “Old Glory” will fly from the top of the new capitol building tonight or Saturday to mark the fact that steel work for the 19-story tower has reached the top, John Davis, build- ing superintendent for the Lundoff- Bicknell company, said Friday. “Putting out the flag” is a tradition- al ceremony with those working on high buildings, Davis said, and occurs when the top-most piece of steel has been put in place. This event will not mark completion of the steelwork, however, as numer- ‘cus other parts of the fabricated struc- ture must be placed after the first Plece of steel has reached the top. Indications are, Davis said, that work on the steel tower will be completed next week if the weather holds. Good weather also was enabling the contractors to proceed with the con- crete work and plans now are to pour the fifth-floor slab Saturday, Davis ONE KNOWNDEADIN BIG ELEVATOR FIRE 30 Others Missing After Flames Raze Six-Story Structure in Chicago Chicago, Dec. 23—(?)—One man was fatally burned Friday and fire- men made frantic efforts to find 30 others missing as flames raged in a six-story grain elevator on the south |branch of the Chicago river. The wooden elevator and its 200,- 000 bushels of wheat, corn, oats and barley became a torch, its flames Teaching 100 feet above the tower,) soon after a severe dust explosion blew out a portion of the building. Their battle to subdue the blaze hopeless, firemen spent their efforts! to prevent its spread to a larger con-| lion bushels of grain was stored. Walter Brazel was the only man known to be dead. He was blown om the building to river rocks be-| low. | Charles Duval, weighmaster of the elevator, was believed to have per- ished in the roaring furnace. He was trapped in the tower and could not} be found even after the walls col- lapsed. Three others were burned badly) and were rushed to hospitals. When! the fire broke out 34 persons were! known to have been working in the structure, owned by the Santa Fe/ railroad. Whether all of these es-/ caped the flames or were caught| within could not be told. Loss of the elevator, its machinery and grain was: estimated by elevator company officials at $1,000,000. The! grain itself was worth $75,000, prop- erty of the Stratton Grain Co, May Be Brother of Late North Dakotan Minneapolis, Dec. 23.—()—Thomas Dalton of Minneapolis has inquired at the county attorney's office concern- ing the death of John Dalton, 87, at Mohall, N. D., in the belief the dead man may have been a brother whom he had not seen since 1874. A telegram announcing the death of John Dalton was received from the public administrator at Mohall by Dis- trict Judge Frank E. Reed here dur- manslaughter trial of Rial Dalton, and the judge was asked to ascertain if Rial Dalton was a rela- tive. Members of Rial Dalton’s fam- ily said the man apparently was not @ relative. ‘Thomas Dalton said his brother ran away from their home in Kingston, N. Y., in 1874, and no word had been received from him since. He said he moet his brother may have come California Man Free Under Bail j Seeking to determine whether there was any criminal negligence in the deaths of three infants in New York hospital, authorities questioned Miss Nora Georgia Paulson, who mistak- enly gave the children a boric acid injection instead of saline solution. She is shown leaving the district at- torney’s office after telling how she accidentally seized the wrong bottle in making the injection. MRS, MARY LARSON, BURLEIGH PIONEER, IS TAKEN BY DEATH Succumbs Thursday to Infirmi- ties of Age; Came to Da- kota in July, 1878 Mrs. Mary Larson, pioneer Burleigh county woman, died at 8 o'clock Thursday afternoon in a local hospital after a lingering illness. She would have been-79- years old had shelved another day. For the last year and a half she had been failing because of the infirmities of old age. She was the widow of Louis A. Lar- son, Burleigh pioneer, and most of her | active life was spent in Burleigh county. Mrs. Larson was born at Varmland, Sweden, Dec. 24, 1853, and came to {this country with her parents while still a young girl, settling in Chicago. There she met her husband, then a struggling young carpenter who also had emigrated from Sweden. Mrs. Larson’s maiden name was Satterlund and she was a sister of “King John” Satterlund, prominent in North Dakota’s pioneer history and long a resident of Washburn. The Chicago fire destroyed the Lar- sons’ home and all of their possessions and shortly afterward the couple moved to Minneapolis and then to Duluth. On July 4, 1878, Mrs. Larson came to western North Dakota with her j husband: and they filed on a home- stead 14 miles north of Bismarck. The Property still remains in the Larson family. During the pioneer period, Mrs. Larson aided her husband in the ac- cumulation of land holdings which were quite extensive at the time of his death. In recent years she has made her home with her children, largely with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Schon- ert, living north of the city. Besides her daughter, she leaves four sons. They are John A. 5 local lumberman and a former mem- ber of the city commission; William and Frank Larson of Bismarck and Lester Larson, living on the old home Place. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m., Saturday, at the McCabe Metho- dist Episcopal church, Rev. W. E. Va- ter officiating. Interment will be made in the family plot at Fairview cemetery beside the grave of her late husband, Services at the church will include music by the quartet of the Methodist Episcopal church choir and a solo, “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere” by Henry Halvorson. Pallbearers will be John Peterson. John French, Milan G. Ward, L. W. Sperry, Gus Hoge and Peter Luyben. y Chicago Women in | Leaping Tragedies cy SREFERE B STATEMENT MADE +e re Peeves] BY WHITE HOUSE Governor Denies He Opposes Cooperative Action on For eign Affairs SAYS HE OFFERED TO HELP Declares He Could Not Accept ‘Any Apparent Joint Re- sponsibility’ Washington, Dec. 23.—(#)}—The ex- change of views between President Hoover and Governor Roosevelt on forthright action to meet internation- al problems found them standing far apart Friday, not only on methods but on the question of cooperation as well. Within a few hours after Hoover had said that his successor-elect “con- siders that it is undesirable for him to assent to my suggestions for co- operative action,” the governor in Al- bany expressed regret and surprise at the statement and asserted he had made a definite’ suggestion which he termed a “definite offer of coopera. tion.” Roosevelt's statement night said: “I am rather surprised at the white house statement issued this afternoon. It is a pity not only for this country but for the solution of .world prob- Jems that any statement or intimation should be given that I consider it un- desirable to assent to cooperative ac- tion on foreign ‘problems. Offers to Cooperate “I have made to the president the definite suggestion that he select his representatives to make preliminary studies. I have asked to be kept ad- vised as to the progress of these pre- liminaries. I have offered to consult with the president freely between now and March 4. “I hope that this practical program and definite offer of cooperation will be accepted.” Thursday 1 president-elect and disclos. ing that Hoover had abandoned his {plan of appointing a commission to study war debts, disarmament and economic problems, white house at- taches also released this statement by the president: “Governor Roosevelt considers that it is undesirable for him to assent to my suggestions for cooperative action on the foreign problems outlined in my recent message to congress, I will respect his wishes. “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.” Shuns Mixed Policies In the communications Governor Roosevelt indicated his desire to avoid mixed policies in any preliminary ex- aminations made in the international field, leaving him a free hand to pro- ceed in his own manner after his inauguration. He said he could not accept “an apparent joint responsi- bility” for creation of a commission, With the president's abandonment. of his plan for such a bi-partisan com. mission, indications were the problems of war debts, disarmament and world economics would be handed on to the incoming administration in much their present form. In his debts message, Hoover said he would welcome creation by con- gress of a commission, but such action is extremely remote. /The chief ex- ecutive himself now fetls that a com- mission appointed by him would not have value unless it could continue active after March 4 and is not likely to accede to the governor's suggestion that he “select his representatives to make preliminary studies.” At the white house strict silence was maintained Friday on the dis- cussions between the president and Roosevelt. Sources close to the president said he planned no reply. Young Woman Slain In Mysterious Case