The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1932, Page 1

wes | +| > eT’ \@ wy 4 North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1932 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Weather Report + Generally fair tonight and Sundays PRICE FIVE CENTS Yuletide Spirit Cheers Bismarck Explosion Buries 52 Miners Unde Committee Favors Modification o ———$—$=—<—$ | Recoverin FEAR POISON GAS MIGHT SNUFF OUT LIVES OF VICTIMS Lack of Communication Veils Details As to Deaths or Injuries RUINS VENTILATING SYSTEM Attempts of Rescuers Hampered By Hysterical Wives, Children FRANK NITTI Chicago, Dec. 23.—(?)— Prank Nitti, the “enforcer” of Capone syn- dicate death ¢dicts, may have a happy New Year, if not a merry Christmas. His father-in-law, Dr. Gaetano Ronga, said Saturday that Nittt has shown such marked im- provement that an operation to re- move three bullets from his body may be attempted within a few days. The gang chieftain received the bullets Moweaqua, Ill, Dec. 24.—()—Fif- ty-two coal miners were buried Sat- urday by an explosion which blocked their escape by a fall of shale and rock half a mile from the mine en- trance. Rescuers feared the explosion came from poisonous gas, which might bring sudden death. No sound came from beyond the barrier of debris, and there was no means of learning how many had been killed or injured in the explo- during a battle with detectives who sion itself. raided the Loop office of the gang, | The mine's ventilating system ap- | NEW WORD BEFORE _ VISITING PREMIER were unavailing. |Wants to Be Able to Furnis Attempts by a score of men to dig through the shaft were hampered by Paul-Boncour With Debt Information hysterical wives and children of the imprisoned men. Cold drizzling rain fell. ‘The mine was a cooperative ven- ture in which the diggers were .part. owners, and had been making bare wages. A citizens’ committee had leased the property from the Shafer interests of Pana, Ill, to provide em- ployment. There were 115 men in the mine.) Many working between the entrance ‘and the point of the explosion es- MANDAN TREASURER FREED UNDER BONDS J. A. Timmerman Waives Pre- liminary Hearing on Em- bezzlement Charge Paris, Dec. 24.— (4) — Ambassador Walter E. Edge will postpone making @ return call on Premier Joseph Paul- Boncour until he hears from Wash- ington and is able to furnish the Premier with general debt informa- tion. An official French spokesman Sat- urday said Paul-Boncour’s surprise visit Friday to the American embassy would be more exactly understood if it were interpreted as a “visit for in- formation.” It was pointed. out France believes the debt problem should not be han- dled in a hurry, though France has no intention of letting the question fall by the wayside either. aI A. Timmerman, former Man- dan og enury "wrod ral |, eiwaty nade wih ees ia hearing Friday on charges of|® Pre dingy 4 jis Iwhen Franklin D. Roosevelt takes YEAR-LONG JUBILEE TO QUELL SORROWS PROPOSED BY POPE Catholics to Observe Centenary of Christ’s Passion Begin- ning April 2 WILL IGNORE SAD EVENTS Cautioned to Avoid Mention of Economics, Conflict, ‘Arms and Fear Vatican City, Dec. 24—(7)—In a Chrestmas message to the world Sat- urday, Pope Pius XI announced a year’s “jubilee” observance of the 19th centenary of Christ's passion, death and resurrection to begin April 2, 1933, The Pope replied to greetings from the score of cardinals of the curia, representing cardinals and bishops throughout the world, gathered in the consistory hall. Following an ancient custom, the Pope enumerated his joys and sor- rows of the last year. Listed among joys were the spread of missions, Catholic action and success, and the eucharistic congress. Among his sorrows listed were “the very sad conditions” in Russia, Mexi- co and Spain. Sends Christmas Wishes ‘The Pope sent best Christmas wishes and prayers for “peace, tranquility, mutual confidence, friendly xelations, greater assistance wherever were the greatest needs, sufficient remunera- tive work, and less unfavorable and uncertain general conditions of life.” ‘This was expressed particularly at a moment when, he said, there were “so many divisions and conflicts among peoples and states, not exclud- ing the horrors of war and civil war and the consequent continuance and worsening of a universal financial and economic crisis without precedent in history.” “Sufferings of the poor working classes are most felt and painful and for this reason they are the most needy and deserving of help, of social ausisee and of Christian charity,” he Announcing the Holy Year, the Pope said, “this dutiful and beneficent ob- servance is desired by many persons. “It will be no light benefit that the world should not hear or speak of ephemmenant: portage i gakng over the presidency he at least will Bond was set at $15,000. “|find the documentation complete n with, perhaps, an exposition of the Timmerman specifically is c! French standpoint on the debts. with embezzling $15,000 from the city Tt ‘explained that F enn 2 cha iciaaliiaiad similis tinues to believe all debt negotiations i must inevitably flow from the Franco- Marine Commander American conversations which Paul- 4 5 Boncour now has launched. Succumbs in China French officials think the Franco- American debt is part of the machin- Shanghai, China, Dec. 24—()— Col. Richard 8. Hooker, ery of intergovernmental debts and that no revision can be achieved with- of 90 per cent which France must support in German reparations. Just what turn the Franco-Amer- ean debt problem will take now is ‘deemed to be up to Washington. SEATTLE-ST, PAUL AIRLINE PLANNE Mamer Firm Says It Will Begin Passenger and Express fell dead Saturday of heart disease. Lieut. Col. E. P. Moses, who re- cently arrived from ‘the San Diego marine base, assumed command of the marine regiment. Colonel Hooker collapsed in the returning home from Christmas shopping. Colonel Hooker was one of the most erican in the) midst of elaborate Christmas celebra-| tions, all of which were canceled. Colonel Hooker came to China in Geckos, 19S. Frome. the marine shes racks at Bremerton, Ws During| Service in Sprin the Sino-Japanese Tostlities in ee Spine played an im- portant part in the defense of the in-| , Seattle, Wash. Dec, 4—(#)—the ternational settlement. will ‘a high-speed nger and Pa Rs. , western traffic man- Receives New Clue ager, said he as advised by Newion New ‘York, Dec. 8 bed conflicts, differences, lack of confi- dence, ition Pe cvgeere damages, reparations, payments, moratoriums, insolvencies, economic and financial interests or of indivi- dual miseries,” he said. Forget Sad Comment “Let the world no longer hear only those notes, but instead those of high spirituality and strong appeal to life and the interests of the souls,” the Pope added. 5 He made the observance for a full year so it might have “the greatest possible value through prayer, ex- piation, propitiation, holy indulgences and reform of life.” “Of all this our days have particu- lar need in the midst of so many trib- ulations, so much forgetfulness of pervades life, such pursuit of plea- sure by the worldly and of money Eternity, so much paganism which which is so much abused,” he said. ‘The Pope invited to the observance “from this moment all those redeemed in the blood of Jesus Christ, blood which the Catholic church, she alone, Preserves uncorruptible, and uncor- fs Tupted.’ NES iY Seven Children Burn To Death in England Senate Merry Christmas In keeping with the spirit of the season, The Tribune wishes its subscribers and friends everywhere A Merry Christmas. It hopes that Peace and joy will fill their hearts and that the every-day cares of life will be lessened by the radiance which shines through the centur- ies from the crib of Bethlehem. To the young it extends congra- tulations on this greatest of all days for children. To the old it expresses the wish that we, all of us, may see the world through young eyes that the spirit of Christmas may the more easily en- ter our hearts. There will be no issue of The Tribune on Monday, a legal holi- day since Christmas falls on Sun- day. This will give The Tribune employes opportunity to enjoy the holiday with their families. And again—Merry Christmas. DOMINION PUZZLED OVER STABILIZATION Farmers Look to Ottawa to Do Something Constructive For Wheat Calgary, Alta., Dec. 24.—()—Grain men Saturday were looking to Ot- tawa to do something about wheat. Some of them are urging forma- tion of a national wheat marketing board to control purchase and sale and others firmly oppose such a body, declaring it would seal the fate of futures trading. The death knell of futures trading ‘on the grain exchanges will be sound- ed, it is asserted, if Prime Minister Bennett accepts the contention of the wheat pools that the present crisis calls for a marketing board to assure the farmers protection and orderly marketing. The three western pools have ur- gently requested the formation of a board. The Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pools approved the step at their annual meetings this year on the ground it is necessary and if the wheat farmer is to obtain a fair price for his product and if Canada’s huge crop of some 400,000,000 bushels is to be disposed of. The prime minister has not reveal- ed his attitude, but the government has resorted to purchasing of wheat on the Winnipeg grain exchange, through the facilities of the pools’ central selling agency, in an effort to stem the downward plunge of the price. Opponents and proponents of a national wheat marketing board are firm in their respective stands. Dis- ruption o fgrain exchanges methods ruption of grain exchanges methods adversaries declare. The system has proved a failure whenever used, they contend. Grant Farmer Killed In Automobile Mishap Carson, N. D., Dec. 24.—()—Christ Oswald, 57, prominent Grant county farmer and father of 12 children, was Killed in an automobile accident south of here Thursday. His wheat-laden truck got out of control, went down a hill and crashed into a ditch. A son escaped injury. Puneral services will be Monday. Huge Insulated Bottles For Beer Planned If Beverage Is Legalized Chicago, Dec. 24.— () —Beer uf Only Four of 13 Members Indi- cate They Will Oppose Legalization SOME DELAY IS PREDICTED What Alcoholic Content Is Intox- icating May Prove Source of Trouble Washington, Dec. 24.—(7}—A check of the senate’s judiciary committee, where the house 3.2 per cent beer bill faces its next test, disclosed Sat- urday a clear majority for modifica- tion of the Volstead Act. Interviews with members indicated the bill would receive speedy consid- eration unless a snarl develops over its alcoholic content provision. Only four of the 13 committee mem- bers remaining in the capital over the holidays indicated they would op. Pose legalization of beer at this ses: sion. The other nine, constituting a majority of the group, said they would vote for beer, though one or two made reservations on the alcoholic content. Three of the absentees are Democrats, whose party platform calls for im- mediate modification. May Have Long Delay Since the senate decided Friday to let the beer bill take its regular course through committees, the next action will come in the judiciary committee, Possibly next Monday. Chairman No! ris has called a meeting for that di uté with the senate in Christmas re- [cess until Tuesday, a quorum may not be present and consideration would go over until after Jan. 1. But prompt action then has been promised. Norris proposes to send the beer measure to the same sub-committee which now is considering prohibition repeal legislation. The check showed this sub-commit- tee, headed by Senator Blaine (Rep., Wis.) is overwhelmingly for beer. Only one member, Borah, Idaho Republi- can, is definitely opposed. The other members are Walsh (Dem., Mont.); Dill (Dem., Wash.), and Herbert (Rep., R. I.) Walsh said he is for “some kind of a beer bill,” though he did not want to commit himself to any specific measure with- out further study. Wants Quick Action Chairman Blaine said that if he were unable to get a favorable report from the sub-committee, he would ask for action without recommenda- tion so the measure could be brought quickly back to the senate. No one has asked for hearings, he said. The check of the full committee showed that in addition to Borah, Senators Robinson (Rep., Ind.), Hast- ings (Rep., Del.), and King (Dem., Utah), probably will oppose the beer said they were “inclined” rather than definitely determined to such oppo- sition. Chairman Norris and Senators Schall (Rep., Minn.), Austin (Rep., Vt.), Ashurst (Dem., Ariz.), and Black (Dem., Ala.), indicated they would vote for beer, but Austin said his vote would depend entirely upon what the committee determines as constituting an intoxicating beverage. Daughter of Third . Infantry Chief Dies Fort Snelling, Minn., Dec. 24.—(P) —Miss Helen McCammon Nelson. 25, daughter of Colonel Charles J. Nel- son, commander of the third infan- try, U. &. army, here, died Friday night after a two weeks’ illness with pneumonia. - Funeral services were to be held Saturday with burial in Arlington national cemetery. work, made necessary by na- tional distribution of beer which expected. by proponents of the idea to be one of the industry's greatest opportunities to rground' U.S, CITIZENS CAST 09,704,301 BALLOTS INNOV. 8 ELECTION \Final Returns Certified By Offi- cials Shows 7.9 Per Cent Increase SEVERAL NEW RECORDS SET Roosevelt’s Plurality of 7,054,- bill though both Hastings and King| 87. ; 520 Votes Is Short of Coolidge Mark (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 24—The largest vote in the nation’s history was cast tion—39,734,351. three others. Franklin D. Roosevelt received the highest popular and) electoral votes ever given a winning} candidate and President Hoover polled the largest popular vote ever cast for a loser. Here's the way the votes were dis- tributed: Roosevelt Hoover 15,759,266 Others 1,161,299 | Final returns as certified by state | officials and compiled by the Asso- | ciated Press Saturday showed the total vote, when compared with the| previous record of 36,798,669 in 1928, | to have increased 2,935,682, or 7.9 per 22,813,786 cent. ‘The 1932 total was only 186,094 less} than the Associated Press estimate of the vote based on registration fig- ures prior to the election. Roosevelt's plurality was 7,054,520. This exceeds Hoover's plurality of 6,423,612 over Alfred E. Smith four years ago, but fell short of the rec- ord plurality of 7,338,513 polled by Calvin Coolidge over John W. Davis in_ 1924, Roosevelt's total was more than the votes for all candidates combined in any election preceding 1920. The previous high for a winning candi- date was Hoover's 21,429,109 four years ago. Hoover's 1932 total of 15,759,266 compared with Smith’s 15,016,443 in 1928, which was the previous record for a loser. Roosevelt's percentage of the total vote was 57.5; Hoover's 39.6, and mi- nor parties’ Smith in 1928 polled 41.2 per cent of the total vote. Roosevelt carried 42 states as against 40 by Hoover in 1928 and 37 by Coolidge in 1924. His electoral vote was 472 as against Hoover's 59, the latter coming from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Four years ago Hoover had 444 and Smith Roosevelt polled more than a mil- lion votes each in six states—Cali- fornia, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Hoover passed the million mark in four states—Illinois, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. ‘The minor party vote more than tripled that of 1928. Norman Thomas, the Socialist candidate for president, led the field with 881,951, which com- pared with his 267,835 four years ago and nearly equaled the record for a Socialist candidate—919,799 for Eu- gene Debs in 1920. ‘The 177,528 vote polled by William D. Upshaw as the Prohibition party candidate was the largest given this ticket since the first election after national prohibition was adopted. It was nearly four times the 1928 vote. Alessandri Becomes President of Chile in the November presidential elec-| With this record were established | ¢—__ —______——_-6 t Stage Lures Her If Beta Rothapfel, daughter of the famous stage entrepreneur, Roxy, has her way she will be on the stage any month now. Papa Roxy has sought to dissuade her, not because of any disapproval of a stage career, but chiefly because he thinks Beta should wait a while. MAN WHO WATCHED HIS DAUGHTER DIE HELD FOR MURDER In ‘Divine’ Frenzy While Two Preachers Tried to Ex- tract ‘Devil’ Linden, Tex., Dec. 24.—()}—Because he. watched his crippled daughter die while two fanatical preachers alleged- ly were performing “divine healing” rites they believed would exorcise a “devil” responsible for her affliction, Sherman Clayton, backwoodsman, was held Saturday on a murder charge. Clayton readily told officers of the strange ceremony when arrested late Friday at the rural community 10 miles west of Linden where his five- year-old child, Bernice, died. He said the preacher brothers, Paul Oakley and Coy Oakley, who likewise have been charged with the slaying, had prayed for the cure of his child. Bernice had been paralyzed due to an attack of infantile paralysis more than two years ago. “I didn’t interfere when they were working with her on the floor be- tause I didn’t have my mind on the child,” Clayton explained to officers. “I was praying and had my mind on the Lord. “The Oakleys told me she was in a heavenly ordained coma. Paul said she was under God’s power and if I left her alone she would be all right. ae hours before I realized she was dead.” Sheriff Nat Curtright disclosed a statement purportedly signed by Paul quoted as admitting the child died with his hands on heg throat. “I thought God sent me to heal the child,” the statement attributed to the preacher said. “But the devil killed her through me. I thought it was God working through me, but after she was dead, God told me I was deceived, that it was the devil.” In his jail cell Paul Oakley yelled repeatedly: or “I’m the devil.” He gave his age as 20. His brother is 25. Santiago, Chile, Dec. 24.—()—Ar- turo Alessandri, 64-year-old veteran Leftist politician, became president of Chile Saturday for the second time in 12 years. ‘The inauguration late Saturday af- ternoon before a joint session of con- gress was to be followed by a state Procession to Moneda Palace, the presidential residence, for a reception this evening. The new president was elected Oct. He | g 4 i = fea . eee? ALE ga E 5 fi if grounds of false arrest were begun as an oe g g EI Rg F > § H 5 5 é i j E i BS ; : E j z : Oakley in which the preacher is|@ MERRY CHRISTMAS? SALUTATIONS ECHO THROUGHOUT CITY Wish Prevails That Santa Claus Makes Appearance in Every Section RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS BUSY ‘Open Your Heart’ Headquart- ers Closes After Bene- volent Campaign Bismarck and North Dakota felt the thrill of magic Saturday as “Merry Christmas” echoed from friend to Abed and yueltide spirit filled the And everywhere in the Capital City, the wish was as much a fact as an expression of hope for nowhere in the city will Santa Claus fail to ap- Pear. Willing hearts and hands have seen to that and the grand Old Saint will find ample preparations made for him when he appears on his rounds wherein he tours the world in a single night. Christmas baskets, filled to the brim with everything needed for a holiday feast were being distributed to less-favored homes by the local “Good Fellows” organization and the donors were getting as big a “kick” out of it as the recipients, proving again that it is “more blessed to give than to receive.” The number of baskets sent out was approximately 180. The American Legion’s “Open Your Heart” headquarters was closed efter another noteworthy year in which cheer and comfort was brought to scores of families., In the face of obvious handicap the citizens of Bis- marck rallied behind the war veteran Santa Claus Comes To City Auditorium Santa Claus.came to Bismarck Saturday afternoon, making his appearance before a crowd of thrill- peer asia at the city audi- jum. re Was @ program, too, but Santa Claus was the “big shot” and the rest was just an in- cident. A 15-minute concert by the high school band, directed by Clarion Larsen, was followed by group singing, led by 8S. 8. Boise with Larsen at the piano. Rev. Alfred Roe, substituting for the Rev. W. E. Vater, told the Christmas story and the audience sang “Silent Night” and then the clatter of reindeer hoofs was heard on the roof and Santa Claus popped out of the fireplace on the auditorium Stage. He directed the distribution of candy to several thousand youngsters, local clubmen aiding him in this work. to make this one of the best which this selfless enterprise” has known. The scores of Legionnaires who aided in the work were happy. They pi le mas all the more because of e 1 ition. Cheer Organieatins ee The Red Cross and Salvation Army, bulwark of the needy in normal times, added to their already notable work with additional cheer for many on their lists.