The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 29, 1933, Page 1

_ North Dakota’s ~. Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 Parle _Employers, Labor THE BISM BIG DIFFERENCE IN. |+_Alde to Johnson |) COOLER WEATHERS VIEWS EMPHASIZED BY RIVAL SPEAKERS Federation Chieftain Wants 30 Hour Week; Manufac- turers Ask 40 PAY SCALE ALSO IS ISSUE Workers Spokesman Sets Fig- ure $3 Higher Than That Previously Offered’ r Washington, June 29.—()—A chasth of difference between employ- ers and labor over wages and working hours in cotton textile mills Thursday provided the national recovery admin- istration witha keystone problem in its job of regulating industry. . Ten hours divided the 30-hour week of William. Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, and the 40-hour week proposed by manu- facturers. Over $3 9 week was de- manded by Green above the operators’ minimum wage level. Organized consumer groups, in their turn before the industrial administra- tion, leaned toward Green's views as Hugh 8. Johnson volunteered a vehe- ment assertion to workers and future seekers Of industrial trade codes that @ textile work week would set “no Precedent for any other industry in Gifferent circumstances.” He added: . “The textile mills are at nearly full capacity and there is some question * as to whether they can find sufficient skilled employes on a full 40-hour week. It ought to be obvious to any- ‘body that an industry at a low rate ‘would have to have a shorter week to absorb its own unemployed workmen. “A 40-hour week in industry gener- ally would not scratch the surface of our job of putting large numbers of unemployed back to work. Indeed, I . know of no other industry in which ‘we could even receive for considera- tion a code proposing a 40-hour week.” VINES TURNS BACK _ JAPANESE NET STAR AT WIMBLEDON MEET American. Champion Scores Straight-Set Victory; Oth- er Americans Win Dr. Leo Wolman, 1 ind) A Hugh Johnson, Dr. | | 4 Farmers Union, told a convention. at the next session of He praised Senator ganizations for defeat Wimbledon, Eng., June 29.—(P)}— Ellsworth Vines, apparently recovered from an ankle injury suffered Tues- day, Thursday defeated the little Japanese star, R. Miki, 6-2, 6-4 in the third round of the Wimble- don tennis championships to con- tinue successful defense of his title. Helen Jacobs, United States wom- en’s tennis champion, started the day oft right for the Americans by defeat- ing N. Trentham, ninth ranking Eng- Ush player, 6-2, 6-1. Mrs. Dorothy Andrus Burke of Stamford, Conn., kept the American representation intact as she defeated Mrs. L. R. C. Michell, one of Eng- Jand’s better players, in a three-set struggle 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. : Cliff Sutter, third ranking United States player, scored a rather surpris- ing straight set victory over Baron Gottfried von Cramm, handsome Ger- man Davis cup star and his country’s leading player since the athletic ban- ” ishment of Daniel Prenn, 6-3, 6-4, 9-7, in the third round. Mrs, Helen Wills Moody, defending her. women’s singles titles, kept pace with her fellow Californian as she de- teated England’s ranking player, little Mary Heeley, 6-1, 6-1. Lester Stoeffen, another of the Cali- can hope to get the legislation they want. Lemke all the credit, yourselves. ganization to back up men.” ed 80 per cent. He Frazier bill. Per cent interest, but work done during the Eng! H. Powell, in the third round, 6-4, 6-2, Protestant Bishops Rap Divorce Change Chicago, June 29,—()—Bishops of two Protestant churches arise in uni- ton Thursday to voice objections to a plan of “mutual consent” for divorce by Prof. Charles R. Metager of Indiana university, before the As- sociation for the Advancement of Sci- ence, “This is the year of the century of ; progress,” said Bishop George Craig Stewart of the Episcopal church, “and surely we are not going to revert to Primitive customs upon the threats of those who have no religion. “Marriage should be looked upon as © permanent state rather than a mere convenience,” said Bishop E. L. Wal- dort of the Methodist Episcopal church. Both prelates were emphatic in their complete denunciation of Prof. Metzger’s idea that divorce upon a Plea of mutual consent — with a six months’ interim before granting of the decree—would end perjury and subterfuge in divorce courts and make for happier lives afterward. AGED MAN HANGS SELF would not be able to 40 per cent -of their months the same alive and would be requirements. uation in money, ator Lynn J. Frazier Burdick as speakers. Milo Reno, national Helena, Mont., June é a barn 12 miles south of Cleveland coroner who said il] health was be- Ueved the cause. | works i ad You've got to have or- Contrast He contrasted the interest rate of 4% per cent of the present bill as compared with 1% per cent under the get this legislation through. Congressman Lemke reviewed the will attend and deliver an address. TO SPEND $11,000,000 struction projects a, enine con- Jamestown, N. D., June 29.—(7)—| templating an expe! more George len, 77, hanged himself in|than $11,000,000 and employment of been S00 be 21000 men ase Ueled By Boy ‘Wednesday, according to the county |ernor Frank H. Cooney as possible o! “4 td it - under federal above, is ing a major role in the na- Wolman is tackling labor wage problems of the new deal. SAYS FRAZIER BILL WILL BE PASSED BY DEMAND FROM FARM Simpson .Tells Farmers Union Gathering Public Pressure Is Effective Devils Lake, N. D., June 29.—(P)— Through proper organization of the Farmers Union, farmers of the coun- try will be able to get the cost of pro- duction amendment in the Frazier bill during the next congress, John A. Simpson, national president of the gathering here ‘Wednesday at the closing of the Farmers Union session and the open- ing of the State Holiday association Simpson reviewed farm legislation passed during the last session of con- gress and compared the present farm act with the Frazier bill, adding that congress those leaders who defeated the cost of pro- duction clause will be glad to restore it. Lynn J. Fraz- jer and Congressman William Lemke. Simpson: blamed “fake farm or- of the Frazier bill and what the Farmers Union wanted.” He said the Farmers Union is the only organization qualify as a farm organization and the only medium by which farmers that can kind of farm He said “don’t give Frazier and but give it to your congress- Simpson said under the present farm bill you can get only about a 50 Per cent loan on your farm, but under the Frazier bill you would be allow- continued the equity which a farmer has on his farm is only about half and his bor- rowing power would amount to noth- ing under the present act. Under the Frazier bill, he said, we offer to may the principal and 1% are unable to special session of congress. and stated under the Present set-up North Dakota farmers borrow a cent since they are already mortgaged over holdings. stated the reforestation bill was only one of temporary relief and in six | unemployment would recur, but he hoped some good would come out of it. He stated the Frazier bill, the Patman bill to pay, the soldiers. bonus and the Wheeler bill would be passed by the next eon- gress. He attacked the economy meas- ure, saying it. robbed veterans, wives and orphans of World War soldiers of their. honest income. r He said the Frazier bill was still| because the Present bill is not sufficient to meet He advocated a bank of the United States where there would be no fluct- C. C. Talbott, president of the state Farmers Union, introduced speakers and expressed his appreciation of at- tendance. Wednesday night North Dakota ‘Holiday association opened its three-day session with Sen- the and Usher L. president, also 29.—(?)—Con- the RORECAST FOR MOST SECTIONS OF STATE Good Rains Are Reported Wed- nesday; Storm Causes Damage on Slope ST. ANTHONY HIT AGAIN Hail and High Wind Destroy Crops and Buildings; Trees Are Blown Down (By the Associated Press) North Dakota looked forward to a break to cooler temperatures by Fri- day as federal weather observers pre- dicted cooler weather for tonight and Friday in the eastern and southern Portions of the state. Heavy rainfall in the Mandan, St. Anthony and Price vicinities late Wednesday was accompanied by hail and strong winds which caused dam- age to crops, small buildings and trees. Crops in the St. Anthony area were reported wiped out by the hail. A previous hail a week ago had caused considerable damage there. Strong winds laid a windmill tower to the ground on the John Opitz farm, destroying a silo and wrecking a grain BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, ‘COMEBACK’ EFFORT ENDS IN DEATH FOR ROTUND MOVIE STAR “Fatty” Arbuckle, Stricken By Heart Attack; Reached Heights, Depths : Shots Halt Frivolity in St. Cloud THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1933 MACHINE GUN SLUGS | MAY CAUSE DEATH OF MINNESOTA MAN Beer Garden; Nab Alleg- ed Assailant St. Cloud, Minn., June 29.—(P)— Submachine gun bullets, apparently intended for an underworld enemy, in- terrupted the midnight frivolity of a local beer garden’ Wednesday night and dropped a patron with probably fatal wounds. ‘Two hours later, police chased a man in an armored car into a farm yard four miles away and seized a sub- machine gun, two automatic rifles and small arms and about $40,000 worth of bonds, some of which were stolen in a recent raid on a bank at Havana, N. The occupant of the car, Fred Burkowski, was charged with the shooting of the victim, H. O. Sand- born, 35, tire salesman, and warrants were issued for two other unnamed men believed to have assisted in the attack. Mrs. Gammons Corroborates, Statement That She Work- ed For State Board PAID FROM INTEREST FUND: Testimony !s Thursday's High Light in Trial of Embez- zlement Charges Testimony corroborating that of her husband, who is facing trial in Burleigh county district court on a charge of embezzling $600 in state funds, was given by Mrs. John Gam- mons Thursday forenoon. Mrs. Gammons followed her hi band on the witness stand as the di fense presented its case. The de- fendant had been on the stand 10 consecutive court hours, most of the time under rigorous cross-examina- tion by Assistant Attorney General Milton K. Higgins, Mrs. Gammons testified. that she worked for the state industrial com- mission, of which her husband was secretary, from July 1, 1928, until Oct. 31, 1929, establishing a new bookkeeping set-up for the soldiers’ bonus fund. For this work, she said, she was Paid at the rate of $175 a month for Police also were looking for “Red” full-time and $100 a month for part- Hart, Kansas City, blamed for a re- time. She accepted the post only cent reign of terror in the local un- derworld, who was present in the night club when the shooting occur- after a formal resolution authorizing’ her employment had been adopted by the industrial commission. She said separator on the farm of State Repre- sentative E. R. Helbling. Small buildings, wagons and other movable property were damaged on a dozen other farms in the section, it was reported. A storm which struck the outskirts of the city of Mandan about the same time, wrecked a silo on the Carl Kei- del farm, smashed a brooder house and killed 60 chicks. Most of the roofs on the Missouri slope fair ground buildings at Mandan were ripped off and about 100 shade trees we blown down or li “Heavy hail was reported in the vic- inity of Price but the extent of the New York, June 29.—()—Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, bulky comedian of the films, died early Thursday of a heart attack that followed a celebra- tion of his first wedding anniversary. He was 45 years old. The actor, who had been attempt- ing a “comeback” from the blight that fell on his career as the result of the mysterious death of an actress during a gay party in 1921, died in rere a tal hotel. His third wife, the former Addie, McPhail, soreen actress, discovered his death. | red. They were told that about an hour before the attack Hart wrangled with Burkowski. While patrons sat in the club a large car, unnoticed by those inside, Grove slowly by. The muzzle of a machine gun was poked from a lower- ed side window. Open Fire Suddenly There was a blast of fire. Inside the 15 men and women scarcely had time to look up before the firing ceased and the attackers roared away. Outside the club, several persons ‘Seated in parked cars got a glimpse of the raiders’ machine. They told po- she saw this resolution in the indus- trial commission's minute book. Pay Came From Interest Her pay, she said, according to agreement, was to come from inter- est accruals on the $20,000 military history fund which the industrial commission had placed in the Bank of North Dakota on certificate of de- posit at three per cent per annum. She was not paid for her work un- til after interest became due, she said, when her husband paid her, sometimes by check and other times by currency. For each of these payments, she said, she saw in the minute books of storm or damage there could not be determined. Eastern Section Benefits Precipitation was received in light to generous amounts in the eastern half of the state. “While showers relieved drought Conditions somewhat in various parts of the state during the present week,” commented O. W. Roberts, federal meteorologist, “more rain is needed in practically all sections for the de- velopment of all crops.” More than an inch of rainfall was recorded in four sections of the state, Amenia’ reporting two inches, Fargo- Moorhead 1.58-inch, Lisbon 1.18, and Oakes 1.15. Grand Forks with .89- inch was close’to the one-inch mark while Jamestown was another receip- jent of generous rain, getting .69-inch, One of the heaviest rainfalls of the season brought 2.92 inches of mois- ture to Valley City and vicinity, Other weather stations reporting rain were Pembina .29, Fessenden .23, Larimore. 22, Wishek, .18, Bis- marek .17, Parshall .15, while Carring- ton, Devils Lake, Drake, Napoleon, and Williston received from .01 to .08 of an inch. Speaking of crop conditions, Rob- erts said much of the early planted small grains are too far advanced to be benefitted by these showers, but late planted small grains, corn, pota- toes and pastures improved decidedly. “North Dakota was unfortunate,” Roberts said, “in that it began the 1933 season with a general deficiency of subsoil moisture, due to droughty conditions during 1929, 1930, and 1931, and to the fact that 1932 showed de- ficiencies in the southeast portion of the state.” : Temperature Sets Record For this reason, Roberts continued, the southeast section suffered most from drought titis year, as again that. Portion. shows the greatest deficiency in moisture. “Then to increase these adverse conditions,” he said, “the tempera- ture throughout the state was the highest of record for June. For ex- ample, the average number of days with 90 degrees or more for the Bis- marck station for June is two, yet to date there have been 11 such days. During the last 55 years there -have been but five temperatures of 100 de- grees or more recorded at the station in June, yet three such temperatures were recorded in succession during the Present month. Rains which fell Wednesday. sent the temperature tumbling to 77 from @ peak of 99 for an all-time June 28 Detroit. But at Indianapolis thunderstorms brought only tempo- rary relief and pavements were burst- ing under a heat of 96 degrees. Thunderstorms in central Ken- tucky caused considerable damage to farm buildings and transmission Wednesdays high was at Liberal, ‘ire where the mercury ed, 111. Canadian Railroad Men Talk of Strike Ottawa, Ont. June 29.—(P)—A meeting Wednesday at which union officials of the Canadian Railway running trades discussed a proposed 20 per cent wage reduction with com- Pany officials ended in a deadlock. The union officers then took under advisement the question of asking their 24,000 members whether to call ® general strike Arbuckle completed a picture, “Ta- malio,” Wednesday at a Long Island studio. It was one of six he had re- cently done for Warner Brothers. After dinner Wednesday night, he went with his wife to the apartment of William Lahiff, restaurant pro- prietor, where a party was given in honor of the Arbuckles’ anniversary. After the party, Arbuckle retired, apparently in fairly good health de- spite recent attacks of a heart ail-) ment. A few moments later, how- ever, his wi’> called to him, received no answer and then discovered that he was dead. Arbuckle became known to millions the world over in the palmy days of | pie-tossing comedy. He was reaping} @ fortune when, in 1921, the death of Virginia Rappe, screen actress, followed a party in Arbuckle’s suite in a San Francisco hotel. He was thrice tried and finally acquitted in connection with the case. The scandal cut short his career as a movie headliner. When, after his acquittal, it was reported that his comedies would again circulate freely, there were protests from church organizations and other sources. With his fortune depleted by the fight for acquittal he remained in obscurity 10 years. In the last two years, he made a few short comedies, but the screen fame that he once en- | Joyed did not return. iSharkey Weighs in At 201; Carnera 26014 New York, June 29. — () — Jack} Sharkey, the heavyweight champion, Preceded his rival, Primo Carnera, on the official scales of the state athletic commission Thursday and weighed 201 pounds for his 15-round title match (Thursday night in the Madison) Bauare Garden bowl, Long Island| Aty. Carnera scaled 260% pounds, giving him an advantage of 59% pounds, and marking the biggest difference in the weights of heavyweight title contend- ers since Jack Dempsey spotted Jess Willard more than 50 pounds and beat | him at Toledo in 1919. * Primo was not inclined to talk about the ‘battle. He did say, however, he! | was confident of the outcome. “I know I can whip Sharkey. If he is no better than he was at Ebbets Field it will be a cinch.” Ready to Refinance Mortgages in State St. Paul, June 29.—()—Re-financ- |ing of farm mortgages, under the fed- eral farm credit administration plan, in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Da- ‘kota, and Michigan will begin as soon as 50 or more appraisers in each state can be selected, F. H. Klawon, presi-! dent of the St. Paul Federal Land ‘Bank, announced Thursday. The new farm mortgage re-financ- ing aid will be available not only to banks closed or restricted because of | frozen farm paper, but to insurance) companies, farm ge corpora- tions, and individual farmers, said Klawon. “Applications for loans of over 200 daily are pouring in,” Klawon de- clared. “We are expanding our ep-| lice there were two occupants and possibly three, Patrons of the place leaped from their chairs. One woman fainted and was at first believed to have been shot. Sanborn, seated with several friends, crumpled to the floor. One man dashed for the protec- tive cover of the kitchen. He was “Red” Hart, police were told. Hart then hurried from the place and was missing when police arrived. He was being sought Thursday. Under a po- lice order issued last week as a cli- max to Hart's activities in terroriz- ing liquor operators and beer retail- ers in this vicinity, Hart was to have left the city not later than Saturday. (Continued on Page Seven) ALLEGE LOCAL MAN HIT WITH WRENCH Will Ryckman Has Concussion of Brain; Warrant Issued For Soldier A victim of an alleged attack by a Fort Lincoln soldier who was armed with a wrench, Will Ryckman, 24- year-old Bismarck man, was in a lo- cal hospital Thursday suffering from a concussion of the brain. Ryckman is alleged to have been struck over the head with a wrench by W. A. Hauch, the soldier, follow- ing @ minor automobile collision near Fort Lincoln about 8:30 o'clock Wed- nesday evening. A warrant for Hauch’s arrest on a charge of assault and battery was prepared Thursday afternoon, ac- cording to Police Chief C. J. Martine- son, who expected the defendant's arrest immediately. Ryckman was in satisfactory con- dition Thursday afternoon, his doc: tor said. An X-ray examination is contemplated to determine whether the skull is fractured. With Ryckman at the time of the mishap were his brothers, according to the doctor. Ryckman resides at 419 Seventeenth St. C. M. Holter of Fargo, who suf- fered severe injuries in a head-on automobile collision near Washburn Wednesday afternoon, also is a pa- tient in a oat Domptel a Cae dition, is satisfactory, to his doctor. : Holter suffered broken ribs and a fracture of his left hand in the col- lision. He was brought to the hos- pital about 5.45 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Hospital authorities had not learn- ed.details of the accident Thursday afternoon. Columbus Red Birds Break Salary Pact Columbus, O., June 29.—(#)—The Columbus Red Birds have served no- tice on Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American Association, they will no longer be guided by the so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” under which no player was to receive more than $400 a month. Recently Art Shires, Charley Wil- son, Gordon Slade and Jim Lindsey praising force to number 50 or m« in each state and 2s soon as Praizals are made loans will be Jem the recommendations.” were ruled off the club roster because t was alleged the Columbus team had violated the agreement. 4 the industrial commission signed resolutions authorizing her husband to pay her from the interest accu- mulations. She told John F. Sullivan of Man- dan, one of the defense attorneys, that she was certain she received “about all” the money she had com- ing in salary because she had kept a memorandum on the amounts due her and received. In June, 1928, she said, after she was “fired” for political reasons from her post as deputy and bookkeeper in the motor vehicle registration de- partment, she had conversations with her husband regarding the possibility of employment to establish a book- keeping set-up for the soldiers’ bonus unt. She said her husband had told her that he had conferred with both former Governor George F. Shafer, then attorney general, and former Commissioner of Agriculture and La- bor Joseph A. Kitchen, both members of the three-man industrial commis- sion, and that both were favorable to employing her for the job. She then insisted that a formal resolution authorizing her employ- ment be adopted by the commission before starting work. Pay Arrangement Satisfactory The question of her pay was dis- cussed, she said, and the arrangement that it would come from the interest accruals was satisfactory to her. Mrs. Gammons took the witness stand at 11:30 a. m. and at noon the defense attorneys, Sullivan and Scott Cameron of Bismarck, had complet- ed their direct examination and turn- ed the witness over to the state for cross-examination. At this point Judge Jansonius re- cessed the court until 2 p. m. Mrs. Gammons testified that she has lived in North Dakota for 35 years. She has lived in Bismarck for (Continued on page four) Here Is Check-Up On Federal Action —_—_______—_- Washington, June 29.—(#)—The special session of congress adjourn- ed two weeks ago after enacting the administration's recovery pro- gram. This is what has been done to carry out that program: Industrial recovery chiefs are scrutinizing the first trade code designed to spread employment. The farm mortgage refinanc- ing plan is being tried in Wiscon- sin. Processing taxes will be levied on wheat, beginning July 8, to finance crop reductions; similar action will be taken soon on cot- ton; sugar men are nearing a voluntary agreement. Out of the public works $3,300,- 000,000 fund there has been al- lotted $400,000,000 to highways and $238,000,000 to the navy; state ad- ministrators are being chosen be- fore the commonwealth’s shares are distributed. The Tennessee valley authority is making preliminary surveys of fertilizer and power possibilities. Rail reorganization plans are Progressing, the co-ordinator al- ready having halted a carrier- labor wage dispute. Forest conservation camps are continuing their work. The veterans administration ex- pects surveys of presumptive cases to begin by July 10. .RCK TRIBUNE Weather Report Fair and cooler tonight and Friday. Youth, 17, Held in Boy’s Murder > Richard Ragone, 17-year-old Phil- adelphia, Pa., youth, is shown in the top photo as he appeared in police headquarters at Philadel- phia charged with the murder of 9-year-old William A. Reilly, Jr. (below), also of Philadelphia. The arrest followed the discovery of the Reilly boy’s body, bearing 37 wounds, in Mount Moriah Ceme- tery, Yeadon, Pa. KAHN TELLS SENATE OF ANNUAL CUSTOM IN SELLING STOCKS Private Banker Always Record- ed Losses But Asserts Law Is Poor One Washington, June 29.—()—Testi- fying that sale of stocks at the end of the tax year was “sort of an an- nual custom,” Otto H. Kahn, senior partner of Kuhn, Loeb & Company, recommended to senate investigators ‘Thursday repeal of the capital gains clause of the tax law. Kahn said the clause made the gov- ernment “gamble” on the prosperity of the nation and caused the market, to be depressed at the end of the year. ‘Senator Barkley (Dem., Ky.) said Kahn was the first witness to tell of “bear raids” on the market. Kahn said he sold stock to mem- bers of his family at the end of 1930 as well as other years. He testified this to the senate banking committee after telling that securities he sold in December, 1930, were re-acquired from his daughter three months later, though the ex- change was dated the following day. The senior partner in Kuhn, Loeb & Company said he could not re- member how often he had sold stock at the end of a year or whether he bought the stock back each time. Kahn said the stocks sold in De- cember, 1930, to his daughter, were sold at a loss of $117,000 which he deducted in making out his income tax return. Government agents contended the stock was bought back in less than 30 days and therefore was not de- ductible. Hoping to complete the present hearings by Friday night, the com- mittee announced the current inquiry would be confined to the income tax evidence and one or two large Kuhn, Loeb financial operations. Decision to resume the investiga- tion in the fall, with the date fixed tentatively for Oct. 3, quieted fears of some that the inquiry was to be choked off or hurried through. FORM BUILDING COUNCIL Jamestown, N. D., June 29.—@)— Jamestown men _ representing all crafts and businesses organized a Jamestown building council Wednes- day night. The meeting was prompted by pass- age of the federal public works bill and petitions by the city of James- teyn for public works here totaling $1,245,000. PRICE FIVE CENTS y Is Facing Ultimatum Battle Over Cotton Pact | Dies in steep | Supports Evidence Given by Husband GOLD-BLOC NATIONS THREATEN 10 LEAVE LONDON CONFERENCE Threaten to Withdraw From Sessions Unless Stabili- zation Is Achieved BRITISH COMPROMISE FAILS Question Is Laid on Uncle Sam's Doorstep; Rumors Fly Thick and Fast (By the Associated Press) A new currency stabilization crisis developed at the world economic con- ference Thursday, and was laid squarely on the doorstep of the United States. Gold bloc nations issued an ultimas tum that something must be done about stabilization or they would quit the London parley. A British attempt at compromise failed, and it was de- cided to carry the question to Wash- ington. ‘The nature of the appeal being made to Washington was not disclos- ed. Rumors flew thick and fast and among them was one that Premier MacDonald was asking Roosevelt die rectly to join him in saving the world, but this was officially denied. principle and asked for help in con- vincing the Australian states of its necessity. The French that the London conference bring about agree- ments which would pool all commer- cial shipping in a combine operating with an account for receipts and ex- penses. Virtually the entire conference ac- tivities were given over to meetings of various groups discussing the sta- bilization issue. Cable To Roosevelt ‘The British press reported the Am- ericans had sent a cable to President Roosevelt suggesting there was an ur~ gent need for a definite pronounce ment on this question and asking when the president considered such s pronouncement timely. At American headquarters % was stated a communication had beep sent to Roosevelt, but the account of this communication published by Lope don newspapers was denied, The gold bloc ultimatum @ new and grave ote oae economic conference. nee tions, headed by declared they would withdraw from the cone ference unless something was doné immediately to achieve stabilization of currency, The American delegation, while still insisting the stabilization problem was outside their province and was an ade ministrative matter to be dealt with by Washington, were compelled by the situation to give most serious cone sideration to the question. The Americans held a long session at their hotel headquarters. In addie tion to the delegates those present ine cluded Assistant Secretary of State Raymond Moley; Oliver M. W. Sprague, U. S. Treasury executive assistant, and James P, Warburg, one of the experts with the delegation. In the meantime MacDonald and the gold bloc representatives were holding a session which produced fire- works. Representatives of France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland de- clared unequivocally at this meeting, it was understood that they were through unless support for stabiliza- tion was forthcoming. Opposition ‘Softening’ Australian opposition to the Ameri- can program of wheat acreage reduce tion, with the view of raising the price of the world’s principal staple com- modity, manifested what American quarters termed “a definite softening” Thursday. Stanley M. Bruce at a meeting of the United States, Canada and Ar- gentina called especially at his re- quest, made it clear that he and the Australian government grant the ne- cessity of acreage reduction. He also expressed the belief that the Australian states, in which the power of cooperating with the project rests, may be brought around to @ similar view providing certain condi- tions are met. The central Australian government intends threshing the matter out fure ther with the states at a meeting Fri- day. Bruce asked the other wheat delee gates to prepare a table of statistics and to present their positions, so that he may cable them to Canberra. As outlined by Bruce, the attitude of the central government now is that of seeking from the states a grant of power to negotiate a restriction agree- ment providing its conditions are met The American contention remains unchanged—that 350,000,000 bushels cf wheat in America alone must be dis- posed of somehow, and that dumping, which probably would follow if re- striction does not allow it to be used up normally, would be ruinous in the international grain markets. FRENCH ADOPT MINIM3JM PRICE OF $1.60 A BUSHED Paris, June 29.—(7)—A wheat bffi, fixing the price at about $1.60 a bush- el was adopted Thursday by the sen- ate after being limited to one year’s duration and otherwise emended to avoid endangering government finan- ces. The bill now returns to the | Seema of deputies. ROB BANK OF $200 Sturgis, S. D., June 20—()—The St. Onge State Bank of St. Onge, &. D., Iseventeen miles from here, was robbed Jot $200 by two young men teday. One employe was in the bank,