The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 18, 1933, Page 1

. } ‘, President Roosevelt's wishes that in- North Dakots’s ~ THE BISMARCK TRIBUI Weather Report . Oldest Newspaper , on eee duane ESTABLISHED 1878 ; a BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1933 . PRICE FIVE CENTS Langer Recedes on ‘Drive for Inflation of Curren DROP ATTEMPTS 70 AMEND FAR BILL ‘Long and Thomas Proposals Withdrawn; Roosevelt Be- lieved Responsible NO EXPLANATION IS GIVEN Efforts May Be Resumed Later After Agricultural Measure Is Out of Way Washington, April 18—(#)—The campaign to add currency inflation to the administration farm bill as a rider apparently collapsed Tuesday in withdrawal of the silver purchase amendment of Senator Long (Dem. Ala.), and the Thomas amendment for monetary expansion. Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, without explanation, with- drew preven feeecparoaectll fen sought authorize purchase $100,000,000 in silver, against which currency would be issued. Thomas (Dem., Okla.) withdrew his amendment himself, reserving the right to reoffer it. Neither did he give an explanation. Long was not present when his amendment was withdrawn, but Robinson said he was acting in be- half of the Louisianan. Senators privately construed the action as indicating that, in view of "3 premier, and Mrs. Anna world affairs at the white HOUSE COMMITTEE - ON RULES SEEKING TORETAIN CONTROL Battle Brews Over Proposal to Bar Minority From Con- flation not be added to the farm bill, inflation advocates decided to go along with the chief executive and wage an independent campaign later. Reject Free Silver The first effort to inflate the cur- rency Monday ended in a 43 to defeat of a proposal for free coin- age of silver at a ratio of 16 to with gold ,but despite this set-back advocates of inflation were cheerea sidering Bills by the gain in strength over jast : January's test. i “ Democratic leaders, anxious to| Washington, April 18. — (#) — The speed the administration farm relief | house rules committee ap- , inflationary | proved a change in the discharge rule moves are being offered as amend-| increasing from 145 to 218 the number ments, called the senate into session |Of petitioners necessary to force a bill at 11 a.m. and hour earlier than |out of committee for a house vote. usual. They hope for a final vote on Pasir era poly an ese the farm program by Wednesday |tive meeting les commi night. would bring the proposed change up Word from the white house—trans- | for house action Wednesday. mitted through Senator Robinson of] Speaker Rainey and tative Arkansas, the Democratic leader, just;Byrns of Tennessee, Democratic lead- before the it President Roose-er, are sponsoring the tight rule in a velt opposed making currency infla-|move to prevent currency inflation tion part of the farm program, was{and cash payment of the bonus legis- held by many as the decisive factor | lation from being forced to a vote in in defeating Monday’s silver amend- | the special session. ment. ‘They contend it will interfere with Opponents of inflation said they|President Roosevelt's iegislative pro- They cultural bill. Senator Wheeler (Dem., Mont.) /Rainey and Byrns for their move to sponsored the silver inflation plan/restore the rule, which was in effect which was defeated Monday, urging/during the last Republican house it as a means of doubling agricultural . Prices in a year and asserting his be-! They aaid if the tight rule is adopt- Nef that England would join with/ed, action on inflation legislation will the United States in a move to re- blocked. is brought up for ‘adopted the fol- offered by Patman commends the efforts t Roosevelt to restore pros- we every confidence in Hil iesed i Lf E ij 3 ISHBEL MACDONALD endorsed the- program of the president but assailed | q Eleanor Dall, daughter of President house. Ray Youth Killed in Automobile Accident Ray, N. D., April 18.—(#)—Ernest Lalin, 16, is dead and two other young Persons are in the hospital here as the result of an automobile accident near here Sunday. It is thought a whee! on the car broke, causing the machine to turn over. John Lalin, a brother of the dead youth, and Gladys Ostvick, are in a hospital. Sebert Rye and Helen Brecky, also in the party, were dis- charged from the hospital Monday. - BELIEVE WRECKAGE OF AKRON LOCATED Message to Navy Department Says Grappling Operations Find Sunken Object 18.—()—The mander of the cruiser Portland, say- ing: “believe Akron located.” ‘The message came shortly after Sagamore had reported grappling operations at the scene of the air- ship's fall had located a large sunk- en object. Meanwhile, a naval court of in- juiry was ling here with its investigation into the Akron disaster. The Akron, with 76 men aboard, including Rear Admiral Moffett, crashed into the sea two weeks ago. An assertion that a secret exam- ination two years ago of construc- URGE FARMERS RENEW OBLIGATIONS Attitude of Borrower Will Be Considered When 1933 Advances Are Made message | from Captain Herbert F. Leary, com- noon, a little after the naval tug, MRS. ANNA ELEANOR DALL Soon to hold the social spotlight in Washington are Ishbel MacDonald, ae of Ramsay MacDonald, Roosevelt. It will be Mrs. Dall’s task to entertain Miss MacDonald while the latter’s father and the president are JIMMY WALKER AND BETTY COMPTON ARE | MARRIED IN CANNES ‘Former New York Mayor and Actress Plight Troth Be- fore French Mayor Cannes, France, April 18.—()—For- mer Mayor James J. Walker and ‘Betty Compton, American actress, were married Tuesday. The couple entered the city hall here by the back door io avoid curious persons, They were married by Mayor Gazagnaire of Cannes. Witnesses for Walker were his lawyer. Alfred Sharon, and his notel proprietor. M. Martinez. Dr. Joseph Fisher, Walker’s physician, was witness for Miss Compton. The bride's mother, an Associated 'Press correspcndent, and one other |person were the only additional spec- tators at the ceremony. Friends expect the couple to live at the bride's villa, Beau Geste, perched on a hill near Cannes, among flowers and mimosa trees, looking over one jof the most beautiful spots on the Riviera. i 1 The couple jumped into an automo- bile, taking an undisclosed honeymoon The marriage of Miss One-time Broadway star, and the for- mer mayor of New York, is her third venture into matrimony and his second. They had been friends for five years. As early as 1928 they were seen together at night clubs, but re- Ports linking their names did not be- come a matter of public record until Samuel Seabury’s investigation, which culminated in Walker's resignation as mayor, Recently Walker was divorced by ‘Mrs, Janet Allen Walker, who had ‘inal ‘March 27.. Walker is 51 years old. Miss Comp- Federal Estimates of Revenue a From Beer Are Revised Upward i by B® ue FE i § i . t WINNIE RUTH JUDD Condemned Woman Taken From Courtroom After Bit- ing Hand of Matron WILL NOT HANG FRID State Pardon and Parole Board Grants Week's Reprieve Pending Decision Florence, Ariz., April 18.—()—With a jury still hearing evidence as to whether Winnie Ruth Judd is raving mad at times or is actively feigning insanity, the condemned oman Tues- day as given a reprieve until April 28. ‘The blonde 28-year-old woman, who hhas confessed slaying her friends, Agnes Anne Leroi and Hedvig Sam- uelson, in Phoenix and who was cap- tured in Los Angeles after their dis- membered bodies had been found there in trunks, was carried fighting and screaming from the courtroom late Monday. Every activity connected with her reached a high pitch. Rumblings of discontent were heard among the prisoners at the state penitentiary death watch. Parents Are Witnesses Rev. and Mrs. H. J. McKinnell, who) had given evidence intended to show their daughter was insane when called as witnesses 15 months ago at the trial at which Mrs. Judd was convicted of the murder of Mrs. Leroi, testified there had been insanity on both sides of the family. In one instance, they said, it reach- ed back 125 years. Mrs. Judd’s attorneys had petitioned the state board of pardons and par- oles for a reprieve to include the 13th day of May, Seimei eed ‘usual procedure extend execu- tion to May 19, since hangings in Arizona by custom are held on Fri- day. day, but the order as for a shorter stay. Her counsel said it was not likely this sanity hearing, Mrs. Judd’s sec- ond, would be completed before next Friday. They said time also was needed for preparation of an appeal to the United States supreme court. Dr. William C. Judd testified his wife was suffering from dementia Praecox. While he was testifying Mrs. Judd suddenly shrieked, “leave me alone!” her features were contorted. Her hair streamed over her face. “Quit torturing me! ‘you bullie you cowards! you gangsters! quit tor- turing me.” Two matrons put their hands over her mouth in an effort to quiet her. She bit them. The court ordered Warden A. G. Walker to remove her from the courtroom and he carried her out, fighting and screaming, “they keep torturing me—the bullies!” Winnipeg Brewery ‘ Sends Beer to U. S. | Winnipeg, Man., April 18—(>) , —Unable to keep up with the ever-increasing thirst of its citi- zens, brewers of Kansas City estimate is found in cy Collapses SENATE ADVOCATES eo SCREAMS AND KICKS [High Court Hears | ;. Moscow, April 18—(7)—Just be- jfore the court retired Tuesday to where she has been kept under a / declared: Noratorium | MARK HEARING FOR; = Repeal Arguments FINAL STATEMENTS MADE T0 COURT IN ENGINEERS’ TRIAL One Reiterates Confession, Five} Enter Denials; Russians | Ask Mercy ! consider its verdict in the Metrop- olitan-Vickers sabotage case, William L. MacDonald reiterated his guilt, all the other British prisoners stoutly affirmed their innocence and all the Russian defendants abjectly threw thémselves on the mercy of the court. The Russians admitted all the charges against them. ‘These varying statements were made individually to the court by each of the defendants just before — Tetired to make their deci- Limping to the microphone in front of the judges stand, his ascetic face unusually pale, MacDonald—the first of the British defendants called on— stood with his hands in his trouser Pockets, looked Judge Vassil Ulrich squarely in the eye, and in Russian te rggntessed and I have nothing John Cushny, the next English- man, spoke in English as did the re- mainder of his British colleagues. |\DEFENDANT’S WIFE IS PREPARED FOR SHOCK London, April 18—()—The wife of L. C Thornton, one of the Brit- ish defendants in the Moscow trial, was prepared for bad news Tuesday following receipt of a message from her husband to “prepare for the worst.” Mrs. Thornton said her husband sent her word throughthe foreign Office. She regarded the m« as &@ warning that anything might hap- pen and that she must brace herself for a shock. Great Britain's relations with Rus- sia was subject to the cabinet’s con- sideration at a meeting Tuesday aft- ernoon. The Anglo-Russian trade agree- ament has expired and the British government now is in a position to Place an immediate embargo on Rus- sian imports by proclamation. The authority for the act was rushed through parliament last week. No authoritative intimation of the | British policy has been given out. ‘10 HOLD RAWLINGS Services For Veteran Bismarck Dentist Arranged At Pres- | byterian Church | Simple funeral services for Dr. G. Indiana, northeast Arkansas and the Mississippi delta Tuesday while the weather staged a crazy exhibition. RITES WEDNESDAY Hears Lawyer Assert Statutes Were Discarded By Deci- sion of People SATHRE DENIES CONTENTION Assistant Attorney General Says Present State Laws Will Stand Alone Arguments that the repeal of the state constitutional provision for pro- hibition struck out all prohibition en- forcement statutes enacted by the state legislature were presented be- for North Dakota state supreme court Tuesday, after which the court took NEW PROCLAMATION LIFTS RESTRICTIONS ON FEDERAL LOANS Revision of Stand Follows Ac tion of Farm Credit Chief in Denying Credit ., hy HAD HALTED U. S. FINANCES Regional Credit Manager Asks Washington's Permission to Resume Action Governor William Langer Tuesday issued @ new proclamation lifting the restrictions of two prior moratorium Proclamations as they apply to loans made to farmers by the federal gov- ernment. The announcement followed an ap- parent disagreement between the gov- ernor and Henry Morgenthau, head of farm finance operations at Wash- the case under advisement. M. C Fredricks, Jamestown attor- ney, told the court that by adoption of the initiated constitutional amend- ment repealing the dry clause in the state constitution at the last Nov- ember election, the people also re- Pealed the legislative prohibition en- actments. P. ©. Sathre, assistant attorney @eneral, after briefly outlining the opposition to Fredricks’ contentions, told the court “I don’t believe we should waste the time of the court arguing this ition.” Russel D. Chase, state's attorney of Stutsman county where the case originated, filed a motion to quash, and this was taken under considera- tion by the court. ington, and was made as an induce- ment to Morgenthau to withdraw orders denying any further loans to North Dakotans. The reason for the Morgenthau order, announced Mon- day, was the governor’s moratorium Proclamation. Proclamat credit corporation loans, reconstruc- tion finance corporation loans and crop production loans made through the department of agriculture, Immediately on issuance of the new - The case is the outgrowth of | ty charges against Christ Aipperspach, Jamestown, charged with of two one-pint bottles of beer con- taining 32 per cent of alcohol by weight. He has been bound over to the next term of district court and action was instituted by Fredricks’ in the supreme court applying for @ writ of habeas corpus. Says Voters Did It Fredricks told the The voters, court, by repealing the dry clause in the constitution “in no uncertain Pressed in the original constitution had outlived its usefulness and that it should be and was unequivocally repealed.” He expressed confidence “that the laws no longer exist and that if traf- fic in intoxicating liquor is to be controlled by authority of the state machinery, new legislation on the subject will have to be adopted ” Fredricks contended that the pro- hibition enforcement statutes enacted ty the legislature were passed in Obedience to the mandate contained in the state constitution. He main- tained the laws enacted under it be- came a part of the constitution and repeal of the constitutional provision automatically repealed the statutes. In passing liquor enforcement laws, he said, the legislature became mere gress and found it non-intoxicating, it had me standing on my head.” that he was “unable le argument to sustain whether the beer bill as far concerned,” he said. ‘unquestioned power to pass prohibition laws and they are in full force and effect until repealed by af- firmative legislative enactment or through snieatie measures adopted by popular a ‘The federal beer bill, Sather said, “is of no importance in this case.” Snow in California and cold in Dixie we special demonstra- terms declared that the policy ex- “He orde: of disburse-/ ments to North Dakota due to the " Proclamation. Governor's moratorium Barton inf The governor's first proclamation, s which came March 4 during the Na- er in corratin of hi fn property a the which declared coer oe rium on Tuesday's | pr through the department of agricul- ture now existing or which loans may be made in the future by them.” ‘The governor's third proclamation, Tepeating the language of the March 22 edict, directs all state, county and township officers to desist from fore- closing or forcing the sale of homes or property “necessary and indis- Pensable to the livelihood of such Occupant, or in the dispossession of home owners who may have lost their homes by foreclosure since 1932, or in the obtaining of tax titles to homes where the same may be now subject to a tax deed.” momar e a ntatives of cies han- dling federal loan funds said at Min- neapolis Tuesday they believed the ban on further loans in North Da- lorgenthau had persisted in his refusal to extend further loans pend- ing clarification of the