The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1933, Page 1

r= ‘ Saturday, June 3: North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Weather Report Fair tonight and Wednesday; cooler tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1933 PRICE FIVE CENTS Bismarck Is Welcoming Lions Mattern Makes Ho 4400-MILE JUMP FROM RUSS CAPITAL MADE IN 12 HOURS Crosses Ural Mountains in Non- Stop Flight and Lands At City in Asia GOOD WEATHER IN PROSPEC Bathed and Got a Few Hours of Needed Rest While in Moscow Ate, Omsk, Siberia, June 6.—(7)—James Mattern landed here at 1:35 p. m, Moscow time Tuesday, (5:35 a. m. eastern standard time) from Moscow The red, white and blue “Century: of Progress” was in good order but’ Mattern was very tired and decided to stop here for a much-needed rest. ' As soon as the machine was cared for he went to bed. i He will leave here approximately 15 hours behind Post and Gatty at this point. The latter did not stop here but landed at a point 400 miles farther from Moscow. Omsk, a modern city of about 115,- 000 population, is situaved in the midst ‘of a treeless steppe, on the right bank ‘of the Irtysh river. It is the first important city east t the Ural mountains, the dividing | line between Europe and Asi: It is on the Trans-Siberian Railway; river steamers reach it from the north and south, and caravans from the centra! Asiatic republic visit it. Mattern thus required 12 hours 2 minutes to fly from Moscow to Omsk, ® distance of about 1,400 miles which MATTERN’S LOG (By The Associated Press) i (Time is eastern standard.) | Here is James Mattern’s sched- ule of stops on his flight around the world: 4:20 a. m.—Left New York. 4:15 a. m.—Arrived Jomfruland, Norway. | 9 p. m—Left Jomfruland. 10:00 p. m.—Arrived Oslo. . Monday, June 5: 12:40 a. m—Left Oslo. | Sunday, June -4: | i Tuesday, June 6: 5:35 a. m—Arrived Omsk, 8i- beria. i | 4p. m—Left Moscow. | | i ul hhe negotiated without stopping, aver- ging almost 120 miles an hour. i Head winds were strong betweeu Encounters Strong Winds Moscow and Omsk, slowing up his: normal speed, but he knew about) tthem before he left the Soviet capita. ; He started out knowing that he was; running into generally unsettled and | cloudy weather, complicated by winds | ¢ Beyond Omsk he will have very’ slight head winds, clear weather andj good visibility, according to the! ‘weather bureau forecast. i Mattern left Moscow more than five | hours ahead of the Post-Gatty record | hhe is seeking to better on his solo fight around the world. { Fifty-one hours and 37 minutes af- | ter his take-off from New York, the emiling Texan arrived there amid a) cheering welcome. He ate, bathed./ end snatched two hours of sleep, chatf-| ying because necessary plane repairs! kept him on the ground nine hours/ and 17 minutes. But he was off again in the red-| white-and-blue Century of Progress; vat 1:14 a. m. (5:14 p. m., Monday, E.| & T.), flying over established routes to ‘Omsk. The delay was occasioned by the necessity of repairing two tears ap- parently resulting from ice that form- ed during the transatlantic leg. Upon his arrival at Moscow from Oslo, Norway, Monday, he was told by Soviet officials that over the short- er route he had planned to follow to Alaska via Yakutske he would en- counter unfavorable conditions, so he decided on the regular air route to; Omsk, 1,450 miles east of Moscow. ‘I Fooled Them, Didn't Pr “I fooled them, didn’t 1?” Mattern commented wifen told of the anxiety felt when he was apparently overdue cn his trans-Atlantic hop, which he (Continued on Page Nine) Orphans Saved from Flames at St. Paul St. Paul, June 6.—(#)—More than 100 children marched to safety and one nun was slightly hurt last night in a fire at the St. Joseph’s Catholic orphanage here. Sister Balbina was struck by a fall- ” 4ng piece of plaster and stunned when she returned to the chapel in an ef- fort to aid in salvaging sacred ob- jects, which were saved. The fire was confined to an attic store room with loss of $6,000. Four North Dakotans to Receive Diplomas Decorah, Ia., June 6.—(?)—Bach- elor of Arts degrees will be conferred upon 58 seniors at commencement exercises at Luther college here Tues- day night. Graduates include Bjorn Larson, Granville, N. D.; Arthur and Victor Sorenson, both of Turtle Lake, N. D.; and Casper Wolhowe of Verendye.| veterans and some of the peace time! else is out of the road N.D p from Moscow to Omsk lt if I Senators Agree to Give Roosevelt License Power PRESIDENTS ORDER EASES SLASH MADE IN VETERANS LAWS Higher Levels of Compensation For Service-Connected Ills Provided a Washington, June 6.—(#)\—Presi- dent Roosevelt Tuesday signed an executive order fixing new and higher levels of compensation for service connected disabilities of veterans than was originally proposed in the tentative regulations issued under, the economy act. The regulations provide for an ay- erage reduction in service connected cases of approximately 18 per cent. No service connected disability will be reduced more than 25 per cent. the limit voted by the senate. The modified regulations apply jboth to World war veterans and to jSpanish war veterans with direct {connected disabilities while with an lexpenditionary force in line of duty. | The following announcement was made at the white house: } “Important changes were made {Tuesday by the president in regula- {tions having to do witn compensation {allowances for veterans of the World war and the Spanish American War. These changes were approved by the president by an executive order which he signed. Reduces Previous Cuts j_ “The object of the changes made | Was to reduce the severity of cuts or- \iginally proposed under the so-called economy bill passed by the congress to maintain the credit of the United | States. “The new regulations set forth in the executive order were made possi- ‘ble by the president's original direc- tion that the tentative regulations be carefully reviewed and amended spe- cifically to prevent cuts in compensa- tion of service connected veterans which would be deepe: than was in- tended, and to effect more equitable levels of payment. “Under the new regulations, no di- rectly service connected veteran will be reduced in payment by more than 25 per cent. The average reduction will approximate 18 per cent. This regulation applies not only to World war veterans but to Spanish American war veterans with direct connected disabilities and to peace time veterans iwho have incurred @ disability while with an expeditionary force engaged in a campaign or expedition such as Nicarargua, China, Russia or Haiti. and who have incurred injuries or disease in line of duty “Under this regulation, the service- connected Spanish (Continued on Page Nine) Authority Is Intended to Give Government Club Over Nation's Industry Washington, June 6—(?)}—Swift senate passage of the administration's industrial control-public works mea- sure was predicted Tuesday by lead- ers following the finance committec’s action in restoring authority to the president to license recalcitrant man- ufacturing establishments. This power eliminated from the bill by the senate committee, was restor- ed late Monday. It is intended to compel concerns that refuse to follow the majority of their industry to fall in line. Meanwhile, the formal report by jChairman Harrison (Dem., Miss.) | disclosed @ modification of the licens- ing provision was approved to make it effective only if the president “finds that destructive wage or price cut- ting” is being practiced in any geo- jgraphical area or subdivision of a trade or industry. The bill, to be taken up by the sen- ate tomorrow, was further revised to provide no employee shall be required, as a condition to employment, to re- frain from organizing or assisting a labor organization of his own choos- ing. The house bill is limited to re- fraining from “joining” a labor or- ganization of his own choosing. To avoid any conflicts in adminis- tering the industrial program and the agricultural adjustment act, the com- mittee authorized the president to delegate any of his functions and | powers to the secretary of agricul- {ture regarding trades or industries | engaged in handling farm products. | Provide Minimum Wage : Another provision was inserted to require minimum wage rates in con- tracts to be “pre-determined by the awarding authorities.” The wages so fixed could be revised by the award- ing official if changed conditions Justified. To “aid in the redistribution of the overbalance of population,” the bill was revised to make available $25,- 000,000 for loans and “otherwise ald- ing in the purchase of subsistence homesteads.” Repayments would be | covered in a revolving fund. { Due to the transfer to the public works administration of Reconstruc- tion corporation powers to loan money { for self-liquidating projects, the house | bill reduced the corporation’s borrow- ing power by $1,200,000,000. The fi- ;mance committee reduced it by only { Under another amendment, the Re- | construction corporation would be au- ‘thorized to make adequately secured ‘loans to managing agencies of farm- ters’ cooperative mineral rights pools ‘not engaged in drilling or mining operations. Once it is passed, virtually all the | Roosevelt special session program will be either on the lawbooks or in the conference stage. There will remain jthe new tariff legislation which, if |submitted by the president, will be The ‘ (Continued on Page Nine) arms | I | OVERWHELMING VOTE} AGAINST DRY LAWS ‘1 Is Ninth State in Succession to! Small Fine Is Based on Fact Decide Against 18th Amendment | MARGIN IS FOUR TO ONE| SPENT MONEY FOR STATE| 50 Wet Delegates to State Con- vention Had Support of Two Parties Chicago, June 6.—(?}—Illinois has registered an emphatic “no” on the Vat of retaining the 18th | amendment. | Its voters rolled up a tidal wave i jof votes against the amendment in | Monday's state-wide election, | “wets” sweeping to victory over their | Opponents by an overwhelming vote ; of approximately four to one. ) When 5,502 of the state's 7,249 pre- {cincts had reported the vote stood: | For repeal 958,627. | Against repeal 237,525. ‘Thus Illinois joined with Michigan, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Nevada and Wyoming in expressing disapproval of the amendment. Both the Democratic and the Re- ) publican parties backed the slate of | 50 “wet” candidates for delegates to the state’s repeal convention at Springfield July 10. | The “wet-dry” fight was waged on @ non-partisan basis but in the state's judicial election the two major par- | ties fought it out in three contested Supreme court districts with the Democrats scouring a sweeping vic- tory. One of the victors, Paul Farth- ing, 46, of Belleville, Il., is blind. INDIANA CITIZENS ; VOTING ON QUESTION Indianapolis, June 6—(?)—Indiana Tuesday was recording its vote on re- peal of the eighteenth amendment in an election in which some dry lead- ers saw a hope of giving the anti- Prohibition forces their first setback. Nine states already have voted for tatification of the twenty-first, or repeal amendment, but dry leaders who have waged a concerted cam- paign in Indiana contend the Hoosier state is the first “real battle ground.” Some of them predicted a “fifty-fifty” chance for victory. Repealists also have been active or- ganizers and William Stokes, director of the united repeal council of In- diana, said he expected a three-to- one vote for ratification. Tuesday's balloting was to select, 329 pledged delegates to a convention June 26 which formally will cast In- diana’s vote for or against ratifica- tion of the twenty-first amendment. Before June ends six more states will have registered their views on prohibition repeal. The states and the date of the voting are: Massachusetts June 16. Connecticut June 20. New Hampshire June 20. Iowa June 20. California June 27. West Virginia June 27. Howe Denies Giving Order to Purchase Washington, June 6.—(?)—Louis McHenry Howe, President Roosevelt's secretary, told the senate military committee Tuesday he never “direct- ly nor indirectly attempted to influ- ence any decision” in the purchase of 200,000 toilet kits from BeVier and Co., Inc., of New York for reforesta- tion camp workers. Testifying the second time in the inquiry, the witness was sworn at the request of Senator Carey (Rep., Wyo.). Howe appeared last week at his own request, saying it was to “clear up” an impression that he had instructed Robert Fechner, director of the con- servation program, to buy the kits. Army officials have testified that in their opinion, the kits—which were ordered at $1.40 each—could be dupli- cated for from 75 cents to 85 cents each. Senator Duffy (Dem., Wis.), as the hearing began Tuesday, obtained permission to recall Major General John L. Dewitt, quartermaster gen- eral, for questioning about this. President’s Wife Enjoying Air Trip Tucson, Ariz, June 6.—(7)—Smil- ing and gracious but busy, the first lady of the land, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, snatched some rest Tues- day at the home of her friend, Mrs. Isabella Greenway, enroute to the pa- cific coast for a visit with her son Elliott. Arriving in this southern Arizona community Monday night after a flight from Douglas, on the Mexican border, where Elliott greeted her, Mrs. Roosevelt had a hurried word for townspeople at the airport. She spoke briefly of the work of the ad- ministration in Washington, com- menting: “I find a feeling of hope and de- termination on the part of the people American War! put before congress after everything|to do what they can for themselves. it know when people are feeling that yway a much happier future is ahead.” G. A. Fraser Enters Technical Plea of Guilty UNOS REGISTERS|ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMITS, HOWEVER, N. D. LOST NOTHING That Law Violation Was | Harmless \ Attorneys For Prosecution and! Defense Join in State- | ment to Court | G. Angus Fraser. former adjutant; general of North Dakota, pleaded; guilty in Burleigh county district court | Tuesday forenoon to two charges of! obtaining money by false pretenses | from the state but showed he had “not defrauded the state out of one Penny” in these two cases. James M. Hanley, counsel for Fraser, in arguments before Judge Fred Jansonius showed that Fraser was guilty of the counts only tech- nicall; in that he had not listed ex- Penditures properly on vouchers. Hanley further showed, with de-{ tailed accounts of Fraser's expenses, that the former adjutant general,; who served the state in that capacity for 16 years, spent all money he re- ceived from the state in the cases in! question in the interests of the state. Attorney General A. J. Gronna told Judge Jansonius he had every reason to believe that Hanley's statements were true and declared that “any reasonable-minded man” could find that Fraser had not defrauded the) state. | Fined Total of $278.74 | Acting upon Attorney General Gronna’s recommendation, Judge Jan- sonius did hot commit “raser to jail but on the two charges fined him a total of $278.74 and costs totaling $21.80. ~ Two warrants charging him with obtaining money under false pre- tenses were issued for Fraser Feb. 14, and- the former adjutant general came to Bismarck from Fargo the following day voluntarily to face the charges. Acting Adjutant General Herman A. Brocopp, who succeeded | Fraser in January, signed the com-/ plaints. ‘ Fraser was charged with obtaining $192 for two weekly payrolls at Camp} Grafton at Devils Lake in 1932 and with obtaining $198.73 in expenses for| a trip which he took in the interests of the state to Chicago, Jackson,| Miss. Baton Rouge, and New Or-j leans, La., and Washington, D. C., in the fall of 1931. He resigned as a member of the capitol commission in January when testimony was given before the legis- | lative investigating committee that) he had presented more than one ex-| pense account for the long trip. On the charge in connection with the trip, Fraser was fined $268.74 and | costs of $10.90. On the* other count) he was fined $10 and costs of $10.90. | Judge Jansonius said an alterna-| tive to paying the fine would be serv-| ing 60 days in the county jail. Fraser paid the fine. Gronna Recommends Fine Gronna explained that in the first case the only item in which violation of the law was charged was for $89.58 for railroad fare. He recom- mended the maximum fine, three/ times the amount involved. He made no recommendation in the other case. Gronna said the falsity of Fraser's vouchers was “more one of form than! of substance,” declaring that for the; whole trip of 6,500 miles over a 31-| day period the defendant had received | only $618.91, which was “less than 10 cents per mile with no charges made | for meals or lodging.” In the other case. Gronna said, Fraser spent all of the money in the state's interests though he incorrectly | said on the voucher the money hadi; been spent for labor, Some of the money was spent for labor but most of it was spent for other items, the! attorney general said. i Gronna explained the voucher for the trip was incorrect in that Fraser, had not made the trip-by rail but) by automobile. He went to Chicago as a member of the state capitol commission and proceeded to Jack- son, Miss., where, as a capitol com- missioner, he inspected the Missis- sippi state capitol building. | From there he went to Baton! Rouge to inspect the Louisiana state capitol building and then, as adjutant general, he proceeded to New Or- leans to attend a convention of Na- tional Guard officials. As a member) of the Missouri River Diversion com-| (Continued on Page Nine) Money Jingling in Sheepmen’s Pockets Washington, June 6.—(#)—More money is jingling in the pockets of sheep raisers for wool has scored the most sensational advances of any farm commodity in the last six years. A report by the bureau of agri- cultural economics Tuesday showed that in the third week of May quota- tions for domestic wool on the Bos- ton market, the national wool center, were 40 to 70 percent above the March, 1933, low point. The bureau attributes the rise to the stimulus of changes in national 1 j i | Leading Officials of Lions International | Five otticials of Lions International who have guided the healthy growth of affiliated service clubs throughout the world are pictured above. One of them, Charles H. Hatton, president of Lions International, will be one of, the chief speakers on the program of ‘the LIONS MEMBERS FROM FIVE DISTRICTS GATHER | FOR SESSIONS HERE Three States, Two Canadian Provinces Represented At Big Convention ;fifth district convention of Lions, {which opened here Tuesday. More than 700 Lions from North and South | Dakota, Minnesota, Saskatchewan and | Manitoba are expected to attend the convention here, which will continue |through Thursda} Senate Investigators to Ask Additional Power —_—_— | Statisticians Prove | Business Is Better Ph Ai ca New York, June 6.—(#)—Busi- ness is better, say the statistical pundits who, scrutinizing the re- cent improved figures from every angle, find that fewer companies are failing. The complete report for May, just issued, discloses that the number of insolvencies was the lowest for any month in the last four years. The figure of 1,909 compares with 2,758 defaults for May 1932, the highest num- ber ever recorded for that particu- lar month, Liabilities, too, were lower than they have been for any month since September, 1931, according to Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., com- piler of the statistics. The fig- ures for May this year of $47,971,- 573 compare with $83,763,521 for May 1932. For the last week business fail- ures showed another considerable drop. The number was 278, as compared with 459 and 429 respec- tively, in the two preceding weeks, and 554 in the same week last year. The records show that the im- provement for the past week was largely in the south and the west. Failures in the east also were few- er, but in the Pacific coast there was a moderate increase over the preceding week. 280 Votes Cast by 3 in School Election More than 280 votes had been cast in the Bismarck school board election at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The polls, located at the Will jun- ior high school, will remain open un- til 7 p. m. and many are expected to cast their votes before the closing time. Candidates for the place on the school board to be filled this year are George F. Will, incumbent, and Mrs. Price Owens. Four present members of the board will continue in office. Richard Penwarden was inspector of election while W. F. Jones and P. F. Wilcox were judges. FRAZIER’S SONS GRADUATE Washington, D. C., June 6.—(4)— Two sons of Senator Frazier of North Dakota are taking college degrees this year. Vernon A. Frazier will receive his degree, LL.B. from Georgetown Uni- versity, having received his B.A. three years ago. son, received his M.A. in economics at | Willard Frazier, younger | | Want Authority to Press Inquiry | Into Morgan Partners Income Taxes Washington, June 6.—(4)—The sen- ate committee investigating J. P. Mor- gan and company decided Tuesday to ask additional power to inquire into i stock transactions of the firm part- {ners affecting their income tax re- turns, In a two-hour closed session it was | agreed not at present to go into the | income tax matters being pressed by Ferdinand Pecora, committee counsel. | The committee adopted a resolution !to go ahead with other phases of the | inquiry while a sub-committee drafts 1a proposal enlarging its powers, to be | presented to the senate. | The resolution was offered by Sen- j ator Glass (Dem., Va.!, and Chairman | Fletcher said it was supported by Pe- jcora. The counsel for the inquiry has | sought especially to bring out income |tax reducing transactions carried | through by Thomas S. Lamont, Wil- liam Ewing and Harold Stanley of the Morgan partnership. The fesolution expressed the “sense” of the committee that it should inquire into stock transactions affecting the taxing powers of the government. In its two-hour executive meeting, the banking committee approved this resolution by Glass (Dem., Va.): “It is the sense of this committee that it should inquire into the prac- tices of buying and selling securities as such practices may affect the tax- ing powers of the government; but in- asmuch as the legal rights of the committee to proceed along this line of inquiry is challenged, the commit- tee should proceed immediately with railroad, public utility and other phases of the investigations and the i sub-committee charged with the in- \vestigation be directed to report a resolution enlarging the powers of the committee as soon as possible in such manner as may be deemed necessary to enable it to inquire into the above | Practices.” The argument over what to do last- ed two hours, at the end of which the resolution was passed by a two-to-one | vote. | The investigating group then re- |turned to questioning of O. P. Van M. J., knit together their wide rail intersts—and the part taken by the Morgan bank, Van Swerigen again proved a slow witness, pleading forgetfulness as he did Monday. He sat thumbing a pen- cil, apparently rather bored. | An air of liStlessness apparently per- monetary policy, increased buying ac-| the University of Maryland at College vaded the crowded audience. J. P. tivity and low spot supplies. Park, Maryland, near here. j Morgan and his associates included | Sweringen on how he and his brother,! LIONESSES ALSO ATTENDED ‘Stunt Night’ Program Is One of Opening Features of Three-Day Meeting Lions club members and Lionesses from three states and two Canadian Provinces began arriving in Bismarck at noon Tuesday to attend the an- nual three-day convention of the fifth district of the international service club organization. . The formal program will not begin until 6 o'clock Tuesday evening, how- ever, when district officers and di- rectors will attend a dinner meeting at the Grand Pacific hotel. Included in the fifth district are North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Manitoba_and Saskatchewan. More than 700 Lions and Lionesses are ex- pected here for the session. At 8 o'clock Tuesday night the an- nual “stunt nite” program will be- gin at the city auditorium. This pro- gram is not open to the public and admittance will be restricted to those who have tickets. Lions are privileged to present such tickets to non-mem- bers. Entertainment will be the outstand- ing feature of the program, arrange- ments for which have been made by the Bismarck club under the direction of W. S. Ayers, who is general chair- man. Entertainment Is Varied A variety of entertainment has | been arranged for women accompany- ing their husbands here, with affair: planned for practically all the time jof the convention. The outstanding j feature for women will be the bridge Book Special Show for Visiting Lions For the entertainment of visit- ing Lions, here this week for the fifth district convention, the Para- mount theater has made a special booking of “The Gold Diggers of 1933,” giant musical comedy pro- duction. Bismarck is the second city in the entire United States showing this picture and the first in the Northwest. The film features 300 dancing || hits, with Ruby Keeler in one of ‘| the leading roles, | It is said to be a greater picture || than “42nd Street,” which won the applause of the whole country. “The Gold Diggers of 1933” is showing at the Paramount Tues- day, Wednesday, Thursday and 1| Friday. breakfast Wednesday morning at the Bismarck Country club, although the women will share honors with the Lions at the barbecue, the annual banquet, governors’ ball and other events. Convention headquarters is at the Grand Pacific hotel but in addition @ Lions den is open to all Lions and Lionesses at 510 Broadway avenue in the Annex Hotel building. Business and speaking sessions of the convention will be held in the city auditorium. Addresses and reports will be giv- en at the session Wednesday morn- ing. Music will be presented by the Mott high school band, which is the official convention band, as well as Engelharat's trio of Bismarck. Di Full Program Printed “A full program of the convention will be found on another page of this edition of the Tribune. Wednesday morning's program wili {reach a climax with an address by Charles H. Hatton of Wichita, Kan- sas, Lions Internationa! president. At 12:15 o'clock Lions will assembl: at the World War Memorial building for the convention parade, which wil! lead through the business district tc the city baseball park, where a giant barbecue and program are planned. Participating in the parade will be two living lions from the Minot 200. brought here by Minot Lions, the Mott band, the Bismarck high school band and the Bismarck American Legion drum and bugle corps. The barbecue program, in addition to an out-of-door luncheon, will in- clude music by the Mott band, an ex- hibition by the drum and bugle corps. a boxing feature and a baseball game between Fort Lincoln and Bismarck at 3:30 o'clock. Only the baseball game will be open to the public and a charge of 40 ‘cents per person will be made for ad- mission. All other features will be the Lions and Lionesses only, wit special policemen assigned to the cit; baseball park to prevent intrusion. Banquet Wednesday Night The governor's banquet will be given. in the gymnasium of the World War Memorial building at $ o'clock Wed- nesday evening, with W. Murray Allan of Grand Forks, governor for North Dakota and Saskatchewan, presiding The governors’ ball will be held ir the main auditorium of the memoria: building, beginnign at 9:15 o'clock with Harry Turner and his orchestra Presenting the music. Breakfast programs are scheduled Thursday morning with a business session to follow, during which reports of committees will be made, officers elected and a 1934 convention city chosen. The convention will adjourn ‘Thursday noon. ‘Continued on Page Nine) i and singing girls and five new song |!