The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 16, 1933, Page 1

North Dakota’s ” Oldest Newspaper , ESTABLISHED 1878 Polar Seas Shroud FLIER UNREPORTED | ON DANGEROUS HOP TO ALASKAN COAST Gasoline Supply Exhausted If He Remained in Air Long As Possible WEATHER NOT DIFFICULT Main Danger Believed to Have Been Formation of Ice on Plane's Wings June 16.—()}— Sparsely settled northlands or. the Bering Sea Friday held the fate of Jimmie Mattern, round-the-world flier, unreported since leaving the Si- berian coast two days ago. On the ninth and most difficult leg of his solo world flight, Mattern’s gas supply, had he remained in the air, would have been exhausted by 11:30 p. m. (Eastern Standard Time) Thursday night. Along the 2,500-mile hop from Khabarovsk, Siberia, no ship or land settlement had reported sighting him. ‘While searching planes were held in abeyance Friday because of the frequency with which “lost planes” have turned up in Alaska, aviation men recalled he had said before leav- ing Khabarovsk several days ago on his first attempt to reach Alaska that his plane was in “fine shape.” No severe storms had faced him. ‘The main danger which faced Mat- tern was the formation of ice on his wings if he flew through cloud banks or fog. With the temperature near freezing, his plane would have been forced down quickly. He left Khabarovsk at 2:30 p. m. (E. 8. T.) Wednesday, after having been forced back after eight hours in the air two days previously. WIFE IS ANXIOUS BUT RETAINS HOPE ‘Walla Walla, Wash., June 16.—(4)— ‘The anxiety of Mrs. Jimmie Mattern increased Friday as no. word came. concerning her husband, daring round-the-world flier. , “We fliers’ wives never give up hope.” she said, “but he’s been unreported such a long time now.” | Physician Tells of Experiments on Self Milwaukee, June 16.—()}—A doctor who is the living subject of her own experiments on a disease of which she is the victim Friday told other physi- cians of her experiences with it be- fore the American Medical associa~ tion. She is Dr. Harriet Edgewood of Tucson, Ariz., who has been fighting for a considerable period against a disease known as myasthenia gravis, which causes severe weakening of the muscle so that the victim has diffi- culty in walking, holding up his head, swallowing, speaking and even hold- ing open his eyes. Dr. Edgewood made a special study of chemistry and began experiments with two drugs, ephedrine and gylcine on her own case. They have been found useful as treatments in strengthening the weakened muscles, allowing sufferers from the disease to continue work in some cases. Missouri Sheriff Is Kidnaped by Bandits Springfield, Mo., June 16.—(#)—Two men, identified by Bolivar citizens as Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, notorious Oklahoma outlaw, and Adam Ric- hitti, kidnaped Sheriff Jack Killings- worth of Polk county from in front of @ garage at Bolivar, Mo., Friday. The identification of the two des- peradoes was made by Joe Richitti. mechanic at the garage., He said his brother, Adam, accompanied by Floyd, stopped to have some work done on their automobile. Richitt} said the sheriff stopped in for a chat. He was forced into Joe Richiti’s automobile by the two men Richitti said his brother, Adam, had been a companion of Floyd in many of the bandit’s ventures. Two Brooklyn Stars Are £old to Giants} ne ik | New York, June 16. — (#) — Lefty O'Doul, greatest hitter in the Nation- al League last season, and Watson Clark, outstanding left-handed pitch- er, moved from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the New York Giants in exchange for slugging Sam Leslie late Thurs- day. The close of the trading season came at midnight Thursday night. The Phillies of the National League traded third baseman Arthur (Pinkey) Whitney and Outfielder Hal Lee to the Boston Braves for Fritz Knothe, Wesley Schulmerich and an unan- nounced sum of cash, said unofficially to be “upwards to $75,000.” RE-ELECT HARNESS MEN Fargo, N. D., June 16.—(?)—All present officers were re-elected by the North Dakota .Harness Dealers asso- ciation at their annual convention here Thursday and the group voted to return to Fargo for the next an- nual convention, dates for which will be determined later. ~ Carl H. Bonde of Valley City is president; E. L. Read of Jamestown, vice president; V. H. Manley, Aber- deen, S. D., secretary-treasurer. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1933 Roosevelt Wins; Congress Quits Petition for Legal Beer Is [_ Mining Per, Pane issing Flier, Plane, and Two Who Wait for Him ANALYZE FOUR ACTS DESIGNED TO HELP FARMERS OF NATION Price-Lifting and Refinancing Measures Declared of Vast Importance Washington, June 16.—()—Un- Precedented legislation to give eco- Pomic help to 32,000,000 people who live on American farms was enacted by congress during the special ses- sion just ended. The farm adjustment act, the most significant agrarian measure enacted by congress, contemplates & new ex- periment to increase the prosperity of American agriculture—production control through voluntary action, with definite cash rewards for those who participate. Its object is to in- crease farm purchasing power to its pre-war status. The four main acts of congress dealing with agriculture, analyzed briefly, were: The farm adjustment act—author- izes Secretary Wallace to write his own relief plan within certain limits for farming, to enter into agree- ments with growers to reduce their acreage on the theory that a reduc- tion of supply will increase demand and improve prices. He may levy processing taxes in the case of cotton, wheat, corn, hogs, tobacco, rice and dairy products and use the proceeds to reward the farm- er who cuts production by paying him rentals, bonuses or benefits. He may employ the voluntary domestic allot- ment plan, land leasing or some new method of his own to achieve a cur- tailment of production. Authorizes Agreements He may enter into trade agree- ments with producers, processors and distributors of any farm commodity, including sugar, and with foreign producers as well as domestic grow- ers. Under these agreements mini- mum prices may be fixed for milk to the producer, to the wholesaler, re- (Continued on page four) Communists Tighten Grip on Agriculture Moscow, June 16.—(}—The Com- munist. party tightened its grip on soviet agriculture Friday by decreeing through its central committee the im- mediate extension of control by its “political sections” to all collective farms. Since January 2,776 political sect- ions, comprised of. small groups of party members, have been function- ing in state farms and tractor sta- tions in what amounts to a widespread organization of vigilantes. The chief activities of these groups have_been to perfect discipline, weed out dissident elements and generally improve production. Great successes are claimed for their operations. CUBA IS QUIETER Mavana, June 16.—(#)—The Cuban political atmosphere, super-charged for months with an intense feeling that often threatened to flare into revolution, was considerably cleared Friday with the ABC secret society's announcement it would co-operate with the American ambassador's ef- forts to re-establish peace, Shown above are Jimmy Mattern. round-world flier and the plane which failed to carry him from Siberia to Alaska after safely spanning the At- Jantic and all of Europe and Asia. Pictured also are his mother, Mra. Carolyn Mattern, who lives at Free- port, Ill, and his wife, who lives at Walla Walla, Wash. i} ‘BUSINESS KEEPS UP ‘RORWARD MOVEMENT Commercial Agency Says Re- vival Shows No Signs of Seasonal Slackening ing its forward movement, business has so far given no indications of the usual seasonal slackening, said the Dun & Bradstreet review Friday. Reports received by the agency this week “emphasized increasing employ- ment and advancing wages, with plant ders make \necessary a further widen- ing of schedules.” Many industries are booked well into early fall. | “There has so far been no evidence that the business revival is to be tem- porary,” the review stated. The strongest element in the current situ- ation is ‘the volume of forward orders which has been accumulated by mills and factories, thus insuring wider employment and constant additions to consumer buying power.” “Gains in employment during the last two weeks in some distrites have been the heaviest for any comparative period in the last year and a half, with reports of wage increases becom- ing more numerous each week. “With the way now prepared for the administration to launch its in- dustrial partnership program, more than 75 industries nearly have com- pleted the drafting of codes of fair ‘competition and measures to permit the raising of prices and the stabili- zation of pay levels.” Roosevelt Prepares For Vacation at Sea Washington, June 16.—(#)—Presi- dent Roosevelt happily ordered his bags packed with old sweaters and a slicker Friday for a sailing cruise up jthe North Atlantic coast. ital Friday night for the coast of Massachusetts. A brief stop is Planned Saturday at Groton School near Boston to see his son, Franklin, dr, Then motoring on to Marion, he expetes to be aboard the trim schoon- er Amberjack IT by nightfall. Meantime he called for pens to sign into law the last batch of bills from the adjourned congress. He had in- vited the successful congressional leaders to be with him for the signing of the $3,300,000,000 public works and industral supervision plan and other major legislation. Two weeks hence, he intends to be back directing the anti-depression campaign in person. Roosevelt was sitting up in bed, working over his stamp collection, when Stephen T. Early, a secretary, informed him shortly after one Friday jmorning that congress had adjourned. {A moment later his light was switched out, after orders to be called early for @ plunge in the pool. GOSS SUCCEEDS BESTOR Washington, June 16.—(P)—Albert 8 Goss of Seattle, master of the Washington State Grange since 1922, Friday was appointed federal land lbank commissioner to succeed Paul iBestor, who resigned effective June 30 | By special train he leaves the cap- | = RAINBOW GIRLS 10 NAME LEADERS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON Entertainment Features For Day Consists of Swimming, | ASSERTS GOVERNOR PROMISED ELECTION Recall That Executive Said He Would Call Special Vote If 30,000 Signed DATE IS HELD UNCERTAIN Group Says Majority of Voters Will Have Opportunity to Decide Issue Petitions for initiation of a new beer law, bearing 35,141 signatures, were filed with the secretary of state Fri- day afternoon. On filing the petitions, A. G. Sund- for, Fargo, president and D. E. Ship- ley, Bismarck, secretary-treasurer of the association for legalizing the sale of beer, sponsors of the proposed ini- tiated law, announced Governor Lan- ger had promised that if more than 30,000 signatures were obtained he would call a special election. At the same time, the committee of petitioners filed with the governor petitions bearing 35,318 signers, re- questing the chief executive to call a special election to yote on the beer bill. Got Word at Interview Sundfor and Shipley said that fol- lowing ofganization of the beer as- sociation, a committee interviewed the governor and were told that a special election would be called if over 30,000 signers were obtained on the peti- tions, when the election will be called, they added, “is a matter of conven- ient time of the year, it being the desire of the association to have the election at a time when farmers in particular are not busy and everyone will have an opportunity to go to the polls and vote their wishes in the matter. a It is the idea of the committee that the solution of the beer question in North Dakota is a problem to be put to the voters and that the majority should control. It is expected that Drive and Dance Election of officers iate Friday af- ternoon was scheduled to close the | New York, June 16.—(4)—Continu- first day's session of the third annual | assembly of North Dakota Rainbow ‘Girls here. A drive about the city is |planned for the remainder of the af- ternoon and for those preferring a ‘swim, the swimming pool facilities have jbeen made available to the girls free of charge. Friday evening the more than 400 girls registered for the convention wili lof summer closing abandoned as or- be guests at the Assembly Ball in the | ‘main auditorium of the World War} Memorial building. Harry Turner's orchestra will play for the dancing jand special entertainment features |have been arranged Among these jwill be a concert by the Boy Scout {band at 8:45 o'clock, an exhibition |Grill by the American drum and bugle corps at 10 p. m., and a gymnastic ex- hibition by the Bismarck Tumblers at p.m. A huge rainbow, special lighting ef- fects and streamers in the Rainbow jcolors will be used in decorating the jhall. Mother advisors are to be guests at a bridge party in the World War Me- morial building during the dancing. ; Arrangements for the affair are being made by a committee of past mother advisors of the Bismarck assembly, in- cluding Mrs. F. E. Diehl, Mrs. F. A. Lahr, Mrs. Minnie Shuman and Mrs. Price Owens. Ceremony Exemplified Exemplification of the Rainbow ma- Bismarck assembly was one of the highlights of the session Friday after- noon. worthy grand matron of the Eastern Star, and by musical and dance num- bers by representatives form the as- semblies at Valley City, Bowman and | Carrington. Grand representatives, numbering 16, were presented by Wilma Wenzel, Bismarck, and Nadine Nimmo, Devils Lake, a past grand worthy advisor, presented a report of the supreme as- sembly. Approximately 410 registered dele- gates attended a luncheon Friday noon in the World War Memorial building and later posed on the steps of the building for a group picture. A drill by the Jamestown assembly and exemplifications of initiatory work feetured the morning session at which Margaret Edwards, Grand Forks, grand worthy advisor, presided. Mrs. Monicken spoke briefly and pre- sented the assembly with the grand jewels awarded by the grand chapter. featured in the banquet Thursday evening in the small World War Memorial building. With Edith Margaret Moore of Minot pre- siding as toastmistress, .brief talks were given by Peggy Bergeson, worthy advisor of Bismarck, who spoke on the banquet theme; by Mrs. A. A. Whittemore, whose topic was “Memo- |ries’; by Winifred Finley, on “Sky Riders”; by Helen Van Horn on “Re- flections’ and by Mrs. Lillian Lilli- bridge, Dickinson, supreme Rainbow inspector, who spoke on Aloft.” éContinued on Page Nine) jority ceremony by members of the) It was preceded by an address | by Mrs. Margaret Monicken, Velva,; A Century of Progress theme was| gym of the| “Soaring | A Governor Langer will make his decis- jion as to the time of the election in j the near future.” The headquarters office of the as- sociation for legalizing the sale of beer said that over 35,000 signatures |were available “in spite of the fact | that through the manipulations of op- j Position and the use of postoffice box 164 in Bismarck, some 15,000 of the petitions were gotten away with.” Ten thousand signatures are required for placing an initiated law on the ballot. Will Continue Efforts Activities of the association will con- tinue in efforts to place before the voters of the state “the merits of the | Proposed bill and emphasizing to the {voters the large amount of revenue that will come into the state and not be sent to other states as is being done under the present system,” Sundfor and Shipley said. | They stated they contemplate fil- ‘ing additional petitions as the law | provides more signatures may be filed |to support the original ones. | “The activities of the committee,” | association officials said, “have been jalong the lines of the plan suggested j;by President Roosevelt to the end that the beer question may be settled \definitely, also so that the troubled | state of the finances of city and state {governments may be corrected, and that quick action in the matter or (bringing in renewed and special rev- \enues to state and cities in trying to jmeet the present deficits may be met | without further increased taxation.” The proposed law provides for a tax on beer and a licensing system for the sale of the beverage by legitimate | business establishments, with the of- ;fice of beer commissioner created to administer the law. A measure enacted by the last legis- lature, providing for sale of beer through municipally-controlled liquor stores, has been suspended as a re- ‘sult of the filing of petitions to refer lit, it was to become effective July 1, ; but its operation is held up pending |the outcome of the referendum. This issue and the initiated beer bill will |be voted on at the June primary next | Year, unless a special election is called. |Burns Prove Fatal To Dickinson Woman |_ Dickinson, N. D., June 16.—(7)—Mrs {Ralph Cox died at a local hospital !Thursday night from burns suffered |following an explosion of gasoline with which she was cleaning clothes lat her home late Wednesday. | As she ran from the house with her ‘clothes aflame, Goldie Schiermeister, ia neighbor, attempted to beat out the fire and suffered less serious burns about the hands and arms. It was the second such accident here in two days, Beatrice Wokal suf- |fering severe burns to her face and \arms Wednesday while using gasoline to clean clothes. NAMED COLLEGE HEAD Chicago, June 16—«)—Dr. Arthur Hill Daniels, dean of the graduate school of the University of Illinois, Friday was named acting president ‘of the university, succeeding Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase, who has re- signed to accept the chancellorship of New York university, Filed TO MARK TIME ON MAJOR QUESTIONS Conference Awaits Word From Washington on Money Stabilization Plan FRENCH ARE DISAPPOINTED Thought Money Issue Settled When They Conceded Chair- manship to Cox London, June 16—(#)—The world economic confer&nce, after important meetings of its monetary and econom- ic commissions, Friday decided virt- ually to mark time on the major Problems over the week-end pending definite word regarding Washington's attitude toward currency stabilization. ‘The gold standard countries, it was said in French quarters, do not in- tend to budge until approval of a stab- ilization project has been received from the American administration. French delegates and their follow- ers expressed keen disappointment over Secretary Woodin’s announce- ment in Washington that the United States government had not agreed to any currency stabilization proposals, which are understood to have been considered by French, American and British financial leaders. The French indicated they had thought the stabilization question had been settled when they conceded the chairmanship of the monetary com- mission to James M. Cox, second in command of the United States group. It had been reported plans were afoot to stabilize the American dol- lar at between $4.04 to $4.07 to the British pound. Woodin Issues Statement In a formal statement given out in Washington Thursday night and re- ceived here Friday morning, the Am- erican secretary of the treasury said that “the discussions in London (re- garding stabilization) must be ex- ploratory only and any agreement on this subject will be reached in Wash- ington, not elsewhere.” Meantime, British, French, and American bankers are meeting in London to study the problem and it was reliably stated they are expected to reach a decision in two or three days. The American delegation received further appointments to the important commissions Friday morning. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada and Senator James Couzens of Michigan were named on the monetary com- mission with Cox. Ralph W. Morri- son of Texas and Representative Sam D. McReynolds of Tennessee were ap- Pointed to the economic commission. Secretary of State Hull did not desire a place on either, as at present he is ih member of the steering committee and he does not expect to stay in London throughout the conference. James M. Cox, vice chairman of the American delegation, was in the chair for the monetary committee sess Prime Minister Hendryk Colijn the Netherlands presided over the eto- nomic committee meeting. Cox said the first thought of the committee would be to justify a con- ference policy. He continued they were all of one mind that there was a general dis- order, the remedy for which would necessarily have to be without historic precedent. ‘Let Us Go to Work’ He pleaded for patience and under- (Continued on page four) Union Leaders to Ignore Wage Slash Chicago, June 16.—(#)—Spokesmen for the million union workers on America’s 201 class one railroads de- clared Friday they would ignore the demands of their employers for a 22% per cent slice in wages to replace a temporary “deduction” in effect at present. Sentiments of the employes were expressed at a conference of the Rail- way Labor Executives association, comprised of the 21 unions having contracts with the railroads. The conference was called to consider the emergency railway act, expected to become effective soon. Alexander F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Train- men and chairman of the Labor Ex- ecutives association, declared the un- fons would not recognize the demands in any way, not even so far as to at- tend the wage conference requested by the roads for July 12. Dairymen Are Called To Capital Meeting Washington, June 16,—()—Secre- tary Wallace Friday called a confer- ence for Monday, June 26, of repre- sentatives of all dairy interests to be- gin drafting a program for the appli- cation of the farm adjustment act. The call was issued to representa- tives of producers, distributors and processors of fluid milk, evaporated milk, ice cream, butter, cheese and powdered milk products. Plans and policies of administer- ing the act to improve the position of the dairy industry will be discussed at the meeting. Fate of Jimmy Mattern Friday lsrare commrTeg |BCONOIIC PARLEY ere at Pa | MERCURY SOARS TO {04 DEGREES HERE BY MID-ARTERNOON Little Relief From Sun In Sight Until Saturday, Weather Man Says Having reached a maximum of 98.4 degrees here Thursday, the mercury again began its climb Friday morn- ing and at 3 p. m. had reached 101 degrees. At 10 a.m. the temperature in Bismarck was 86 degrees, slightly higher than at the same time Thurs- day. Humidity also was slightly higher. Little relief is in sight for North Dakota until late Saturday, according to the official forecast, with slight- ly cooler weather predicted for the northwest section of the state Satur- day night. The forecast is for partly cloudy weather Friday night and Saturday, Probably unsettled, with slightly high- er temperatures Friday night. Temperatures throughout the state Thursday ranged from 92 at Pembina to 103 at Oakes. Other state points reporting the mercury at 100 or higher included Hankinson, Jamestown, Lis- bon, Max, Minot and Napoleon. The excessive heat is causing great damage to crops in the state, but farmers are thankful that hot winds have not been prevalent during the current heat wave. Extreme temper- atures are increasing the need of moisture throughout North Dakota, particularly in the southern half. Wisconsin Will Get Big Refinance Fund Washington, June 16.—(#)—Henry Morgenthau, Jr., governor of the farm credit administration Friday announc- ed a plan for refinancing approxi- mately $50,000,000 in farm mortgages held by Wisconsin banks which, he said, will make possible the reopening of closed banks there, early payment of depositors and release of more than $18,000,000 in public deposits. Morgenthau said he had arranged for selling $35,000,000 in bonds from the issue of up to $2,000,000,000 au- thorized for mortgage refinancing by congress and had worked out a com- prehensive plan calling for the scal- ing down of the face value of mort- gages held by banks which will make possible the refinancing of $50,000,- 000 of them. Morgenthau said similar plans for other states will be undertaken if found feasible. In Wisconsin, he said, a state law which made it possible for the commonwealth to write down as- sets of banks and deposit liabilities was “ideal” for application of the program. M’Lean County Folk Planning More Dams Washburn, N. D., June 16.—()— Three dams have been completed and four new ones will be started under the supervision of the state game and fish commission in this section, P. H. Miller, Washburn, district game warden, said Friday. He has been in charge of the work. A dam has been built five miles east of Washburn and is ready for stocking with fish. Another dam has been completed 2%2 miles north of Turtle Lake at Lake Margaret and is to be stocked. The third dam is between Garrison and Cole Harbor at Simpson Lake, and will be stocked with fish when the water rises. Construction of dams will be start- ed, Miller said, between Washburn and Wilton; one mile northwest of Garrison; 22 miles south of Under- wood, and at Raub. NAMED ACTING POSTMASTER Washington, June 16.—(#)—Charles L. Otto Friday was appointed acting Postmaster at Valley City, N. D, Weather Report Partly cloudy tonight and Saturdsy, Probably unsettled at times; slightiy warmer tonight. PRICE FIVE CENTS SOLONS BACK DOWN BEFORE ADJOURNING T0 CLOSE SESSION Accepts President’s Comprom- ise on Veteran Issue, Pro- tecting Budget LETTER GETS BIG CHEER President Thanks Lawmakers For Whole-Hearted Co- operation on Bills Washington, June 16—(#)—The Roosevelt congress, carver of a mighty legislative program for national re- covery, adjourned at 1:21 o’clock Fri- day morning after chalking up a final notable victory for the president. Its last act was acceptance of his terms on expenditures for veterans, thus safeguarding the economy pro- gram which lops off hundreds of mil- lions to achieve balance of the ordi- nary budget. The senate fought to the last, the same fight that had held up adjourn- ment since last Saturday but, blocked by the utter refusal of the house to accept an enlargement of spending for ex-soldiers, it gave in, voted 45 to 36 to take the compromise offered by the administration, passed the $650,- 000,000 independent offices appropria- tion bill and adjourned. The house, which had lingered idly through the night, quit too, after cheering and yelling applause at a last-minute letter from the president. In it he thanked senators and rep- President Finishes Bill-Signing Task Washington, June 16. — (P) — President Roosevelt Friday com- pleted signatures of all the major bills sent to him by the extra ses- sion of congress, by affixing his name to the $3,600,000,000 appro- priation measure for public works. The final bills which he signed included the $650,000,000 appropri- ation for independent offices, car- rying the disputed funds for vet- erans compensation allowances; the measure continuing for an- other year the gasoline tax and reducing postal rates; the farm credit administration bill and the District of Columbia appropriation measure. 3 resentatives “for making possible, ber | the broad average, a more sincere and! wholehearted cooperation between the| legislative and executive branches of} the United States government than. has been witnessed by the American; People in many 2 long year.” Record Is Unparalleled ¥ That modest sentence covered ®; record which has no parallel in Amer ican history: every major request by; the president, some for power greater | than ever given an executive in peaca| time and perhaps in war, had been! granted. The congress had stuck ale most exclusively to the president's: own program. It had done its work: with unexampled speed, adjourning within a week of the date on which he proposed that it go home, and that despite a gruelling fight on the issue that has smashed all economy Programs in the past—funds for vet- erans. This last fight brought harsh words to the senate, even in the closing hour. The debate had been conclud- ed, the compromise accepted and the last bill passed when Senator Glass (Dem. Va.) took the floor to denounce what he called a “wanton and unpro- voked attack” on himself by Bronson Cutting, independent Republican of New Mexico, who earlier in the night had given Glass a tongue-lashing for his part in the final conference agree- ment on the veterans issue. When Glass was done, adjournment was voted and the echoing capitol chambers of debate were closed until next January. Takes Immediate Command The president immediately took command over the nation’s industry by signing the industrial control-pub- lic works bill Friday. He also made law the Glass-Stea- gall bank reform-deposit insurance measure, devoting the main part of his time through the day to approval of the several vast measures enacted in the closing days of the session. As keystone of the Roosevelt recov- ery program, the industrial bill— which also provides for a $3,300,000,- 000 public works pian—was signed just before noon at a brief ceremony attended by the leaders of congress who guided the measure to enactment. Soon afterward he signed the rail- road reorganization measure, design- ed to place the nation’s rail lines in better order. Determined to put the industrial act into quick operation in order to put thousands to work and to reor- ganize working conditions in the in- terests of shorter hours and higher wages, the president then summoned administrators to his side. Asks For Cooperation In signing the industrial bill, the president issued a statement asking wholehearted cooperation of “indw- try, labor, and every citizen of the ma- tion.” The president termed it the “most important and far-reaching legisla- tion” congress das ever enacted. “Its goal,” he said, “is the assur- ance of a reasonable profit to indus- try and living wages for labor with the elimination of the piratical meth- ods and practices which have not only harassed honest business but also con- tributed to the ills of labor.” Jobs for hundreds of thousands of (Continued on Page Nine)