The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 3, 1933, Page 1

Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 HERE IS TEXT OF PRESIDENTS RAP AT GOLD NATIONS Would Regard It a Catastrophe If Minor Point Barred Way to Success HITS ‘SPECIOUS POLICY’ Says ‘World Will Not Long Be Lulled’ By Program Which Some Are Urging London, July. 3—(}—The text of President Roosevelt's message to the world economic conference Monday follows: “T would regard it as a catastrophe ‘mounting to a world tragedy if the Great conference of nations called to bring about a more real and perma- tent financial stabiltiy and a greater Prosperity to the masses of all nations should, in advance of any serious ef- fort te consider these broader prob- lems, allow itself to be diverted by the proposal of a purely artificial and temporary experiment affecting the bead exchange of a few nations ly. “Such action, such diversion, shows © singular lack of proportion and fail- ure to remember the larger purposes for which the economic conference originally was called together. “I do not relish the thought that insistence on such action should be made the excuse for continuance of the basic economic errors that under- lie so much of the pressure world-wide tiepression. “The world will no long be lulled by the specious policy‘of achieving a temporary and probably an artificial stability in foreign exchange on the Party of a few large countries only. “The sound internal economic sys- tem of a nation is a greater factor in its well being than the price of its currency in changing terms of cur- Tencies of other nations. “It is for this reason that reduced costs of government, adequate govern- ment income, and ability to serve its government debts are all so important to ultimate stability. Should Abandon Fetishes “So too, all fetishes of socalled in- ternational bankers are being re- Placed by efforts to plan national currencies with the objective of giv- ing to those currencies a continuing purchasing power which does not greatly vary in terms of the com- modities and needs of modern civil- ization. “Let me be frank in saying that the United States of America seeks the kind of dollar which a generation hence will have the same purchasing and debt-paying power as the dollar value we hope to attain in the near future. That objective means more to the good of other nations than a fixed ratio for a month or two in terms of the pound or franc. “Our broad purpose is permanent. stabilization of every nation’s cur- rency. Gold, or gold and silver, can well continue to be a metallic reserve behind currencies, but this is not the time to dissipate all reserves. When the world works out concerted policies in the majority of nations to produce balanced budgets and living within their means, then we can properly discuss a better distribution of the world’s gold and silver supply to act @s @ reserve base of national curren- cies. “Restoration of world trade is an {mportant partner, both in the means nd in the result. Here also tempor- ary exchange fixing is not the true answer. We must rather mitigate ex- {sting embargoes to make easier the exchange of products of which one nation has and the other has not. “The conference was called to bet- ‘er and perhaps to cure fundamental vconomic ills. It must not be diverted from that effort.” ‘Bean Ball’ Is Fatal To Young Ball Player Omaha, Neb., July 1—(#)—While the pitcher who “beaned” him sat grief-stricken at his bedside, Jess “Jake” Batterton, 19, second basemen on the Springfield Western gue baseball club, died Monday at a local hospital. He had suffered a frac- tured skull and a cerebral hemor- thage. Batterton, whose home was in Los Angeles, was hit by a pitched ball in the second inning of the second game here Sunday afternoon between Springfield and Omaha. After rest- Ing a moment he arose, walked to the clubhouse and protested that he was “all right,” but the Omaha team phy- sician ordered him to # hospital. His teammates left Omaha Sunday night unaware that his condition had become critical. Floyd “Swede” Carlson, young right-hander, was the Omaha pitch- er who threw the ball. M’Lean Democrats to Have Big Convention (Tribune Special Service) Garrison, N. D., July 3.—Plans for & big convention of McLean county Democrats next September were made here at a meeting of 70 Demo- crats, affiliated with the North Da- , kota Democratic Service League. A thousand persons are expected to attend the fall meeting, to be held at Garrison. ‘The special meeting last week was called by Chairman E. B. Wilson. An enterteinment committee was ap- painted. ' _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘Mary and Doug’ Plan Se. Los Angeles, July 3—(AP)—Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Doug and Mary to their world of film ‘followers, are contemplating a separa- tion and possibly a divorce. Pickfair, where Hollywood's weal- thiest and most famous couple have lived and entertained royalty, is for sale. ‘This announcement from “Ameri- ca’s sweetheart” herself left Holly- wood stunned Monday, although ru- mors of a separation “had been cur- Tent and had been denied for more than two years. These reports said Fairbanks had urged his wife to sell their palatial home. He wanted to cultivate the triendship of nobility in Europe, they said, while she preferred to remain with her friends in motion pictures. THREE KNOWN DEAD FOLLOWING STORMS IN: MID-WEST AREA) 13 Are Dead in Cuban Disturb- ance; Damage Mounts to Many Millions Widespread storms brought 16 deaths and heavy damage to widely scattered sections of the American continent over the week-end, ac- cording to Associated Press dis- patches. Southern Minnesota was stricken by wind, rain and hail with a total of three dead. Northern Illinois suffered damage estimated -in the millions in another Sapuepanoe but reported no loss of re. Cuba reported 13 dead from a trop- ical disturbance and loss estimated Separation or Divorce Miss Pickford’s statement was brief: “If there should be a divorce, the grounds will be incompatibility. A separation between Douglas and me is contemplated and Pickfair is for sale.” Robert Fairbanks, brother of Doug and manager of the Fairbanks film interests, said that although he had not heard for several days from Doug, who is in London, his opinion is that “it’s all a tempest in a teapot and will blow over.” DOUG DECLINES TO COMMENT ON REPORT London, July 3.—(?)—Douglas Fair- banks declined to make a statement Monday regarding the announcement by his wife, Mary Pickford, in Holly- wood that separation and possibly di- vorce was contemplated. CAMMONS PLANS 10 CONTEST SENTENCE IMPOSED BY JUDGE Seven-Year Term in Peniten- tiary Prescribed For Con- victed Embezzler John Gammons, former secretary of the state industrial and securities commissions, was sentenced to sev- en years in the state penitentiary after his embezzlement conviction Saturday. Judge Fred Jansonius imposed sen- tence in district court, where a jury returned a verdict after deliberating 11 hours. Gammons was convicted on a charge of embezzling $600 in state funds. He claimed the money was at $3,000,000. A Minnesota boy was killed while returning from a motor trip into’ northern Iowa, bringing the number! of dead in-that area to three for the| two days. Another farm youth is in @ critical condition and is not ex- ected to live. The dead are: Kenneth Barclay, 15, of Chatfield, killed when a car went into an 18- foot ditch at Cresco, Iowa, early Monday. Miss Violet Grab, 21, of Alma, Wis., drowned when a boat tipped over in the Mississippi river. Wilbur Sample, 33, Spring Valley, electrocuted when repairing damage caused by the Friday storm. Saturday night's storm swept about 3% miles wide and about 30 miles Jong in-the northern parts of Mower, Fillmore and Houston counties. Crops in the sections hit were re- ported to be a total loss from the hail and wind. Barns and other small buildings were blown down and many windows were broken by the terrific hail. Fox River Conntry Hit A trail of torn and twisted homes and debris marked the path of a vio- lent windstorm that swept over a 30- mile course from Elgin, Ill, to Chi- Along the Fox river valley, between Elgin and 8t. Charles, about 40 cot- (Continued on"Page Two) Mandan Man Saves Three From Flames Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Knudson were saved by the ‘ether when fire broke out in their home at Mandan. Knudson climbed onto a porch roof and broke through a window to reach the children. The aoe did damage estimated at used to compensate his wife for spe- cial bookkeeping under authorization of the industrial commission. The Prosecution denied such authorization nad been given. Gammons filed notice of appeal to the state supreme court. Gammons was given his freedom on $5,000 bond, the same amount on which he had been free since the charges were filed against him. W. S Graham, former motor vehicle registrar, and William Harris, Bis- marck business man, signed a new bond following sentence. Three other charges are pending against Gammons. Before Judge Jansonius imposed sentence, he asked Gronna whether he expected to prosecute the other cases, Gronna replied this depended on the sentence imposed in the pre- sent case. Others Not Dismissed After sentence was imposed Gron- na said the course to be taken by the state on other determined later, but that the state at this time would not ask for dis- missal, Three statutes dealing with the Penalty for embezzlement were cited by counsel for the defense and pro- secution before Judge Jansonius sen- tenced Gammons. Gronna referred to the statute providing a term of one to 21 years and recommended that a 10-year sentence be imposed. John F. Sullivan, defense attorney, pointed to the statute fixing the penalty at one to-five years, and recommended Sentence be given under that statute. He referred to Gronna’s recommenda- tion as an “outrageous suggestion.” A third statute provides for a term Of one to 10 years. Sullivan told the court he believed the information on which Gammons was convicted came under the statute Providing for a term of one to five years, and entered a formal excep- tion to the seven year sentence, de- East Shivers After | | Recent Warm Spell | OO Kane, Pa., July 3.—(?)—A light snow fell here Monday, a strik- ing wintry contrast to the siz- ziing heat of last week. The snow flurry accompanied a drastic temperature drop to 40 degrees. The mercury had been hovering in the 90's all last week. The flurry was hailed as the first July snowfall within the memory of Kane's oldest resi- dents. © New York, July 3—(#)—This was the coldest July 3 on record in New York city. ‘The record was established at 9 8. m., the official thermometer registering 55 degrees. ‘The normal average for July is 73 degrees, } claring it was without the law, and based on audit of Gammons’ account which the court referred to in sen- tencing the defendant. : He objected the defense had no op- Portunity to refute this audit, which was not placed in evidence. Wide Emberzzement Indicated In imposing sentence, Judge Jan- sonius said that while the information in the case charges embezzlement of $600, evidence “unmistakably shows that if you embezzled $600 you also embezzled many thousand more.” He referred to the audit of the industrial commission, and statements deposits up to $27,000 in one of Gam- mons’ accounts, and $13,000 in an- other account. “This is a serious matter,” Judge Jansonius said. “In some countries it ts classified as treason and next to murder and treason, I know of no (Continuea on page two) will be | WHEAT SCORES NEW PEAK AT CHICAGO IN BRISK TRADING! Stocks Follow Suit as Traders Rush to Buy; Bulls Press Advantage INFLATION TO CONTINUE President’s Declaration and! Crop Damage Credited With Causing Bulge Stocks, grains and all commodities made sharp new advances as forces operating to bring higher prices again made themselves felt on all American markets, according to Associated Press reports. On the Chicago market, grains ‘ouched new highs for the recovery. Minneapolis also recorded the highest prices in the last three years. Stocks showed renewed power and followed the lead of the grain market to new high ground for the recovery. The dollar touched new lows in terms of foreign currencies. Chief forces motivating the upward swing were the marked deterioration cf the American grain crop and the declaration of President Roosevelt sgainst calling a halt to the inflation Process. At Chicago, opening wheat prices were as much as 3% cents a bushel higher than Saturday and the market later advanced about a cent more. Closing prices were generally a cent or more higher than the opening. Unofficial crop estimates which were released during the day indicat- ed the smallest wheat crop in the United States, both spring and win- ter wheat, in 37 years. The average of the leading experts was 323,000,000 bushels. This com- Pared with the official government estimate of 341,000,000 bushels” in June. Dollar wheat was surpassed by the September, December and May deliv- eres with July only 1% cents a bushel under at the day's peak. The May delivery surged up to $1.08% at its highest level, but receded to $1.08 at the close. July closed at 98, Sept. at $1.00% and December at $1.03%. All other grains also were higher. Oats were affected by estimates in- dicating one of the smallest crops in nearly half a century and pushed well past half a dollar bushel with May closing at 55 cents. Corn crossed 70 cents with May at 10%. Rye advanced to 86% on De- cember delivery and closed at 857s. Barley was over 60 cents with De- cember at 63% at the close. Roosevelt Cabinet Gathers on Cruiser Annapolis, Md. July 3.—(2)— America’s sailor president called his eabinet aboard ship in the navy’s home here Monday to put in full mo- tion the domestic and international recovery program. The cabinet session aboard the new 10,000-ton cruiser Indianapolis just offshore from the naval acad- emy topped off a two weeks’ vaca- tion on the seas by the sun-tanned executive. The month of July—the beginning of the government’s fiscal year—was fixed by Roosevelt for the real open- ing of the “back to work” movement. He is anxious to get going Monday and still spend another night on the waters before the Fourth of July holi- day. The cabinet session—described in Washington as not mandatory—was regarded as unique and significant. From the cruiser on her way here came only the statement that the meeting had nothing to do with the struggling London economic confer- ence, Federal Treasury Is Charity’s War Chest Washington, July 3.—()—Two- thirds of all emergency relief funds spent in 26 large cities during May came from the United States treasury. This was disclosed Monday in a tabulation of relief expenditures com- Piled from telegrams sent by relief officials to Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency relief administrator. It showed that of all recorded expendi- tures 67.6 per cent were from federal funds; 6 per cent from state treasur- ies; 19.4 from city and county appro- priations and 7 per cent from private charitable organizations. Girl Fatally Burned In Gasoline Explosion Park Rapids, Minn., July 3—(7)— Delores Johnson, eight, died Sunday night from burns sustained in a gaso- line stove explosion Sunday noon. Flaming gas was splashed over members of the family in the room. Cornelia, 11, was burned on the legs. The father, M. C. Johnson, had his face badly burned in rescuing his girls from the flames. Mrs. Johnson, who was drenched from head to foot by the blazing gas | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1933 Tribune Will Not Publish Tuesday |} |: No editions of The Tribune will be published Tuesday, in view of the Fourth of July holiday. Stores, offices and business houses in Bismarck also will be Closed. Service institutions, such as restaurants and filling sta- tions, will be open and drug stores will observe holiday hours. The Tribune will resume publi- cation Wednesday. RUSSIAN COMPANY GRANTED LOAN 70 PURCHASE COTTON Transaction Between Two Countries About As Direct As It Could Be Washington, July 3. — (®) — The Roosevelt administration’s first at- tempt to tap the great Soviet Russian market intensified talk Monday about whether more friendly relations might lead to American recognition of the land of Communism, There were no official indications that this was in the offing but the in- terested reminded that while the President never has spoken publicly on the subject he has a number of close advisors who strongly urge rec- ognition. The transaction between the United States and the U. 8. S. R. was just about as direct as it could be between two nations of such diplomatic con- nections. The Reconstruction Corporation au- thorized a series of toans—said, un- Officially, to total around $4,000,000— to American exporters. The money will be used to buy 60,000 to 80,000 bales of American cotton for shipment to Russia. The loans will be secured by notes of-the-Amtorg Trading company and unconditionally guaranteed by the State Bank of the Soviet. Amtorg is owned by the U. 8. S R. and was or- ganized by the new Russia to carry on its business in @ country where it had no official standing. These loans will be for one year and, like the $50,000,000 advanced to China by the Reconstruction Corporation for the purchase of wheat and cotton, will bear 5 per cent interest. Some cot- ton, likely will be shipped in July. $76,000 I$ ASKED AS FACTOR RANSOM Son Receives Telephone Call From Group Which Kidnaped Wealthy Promoter Western farmers who for a deca near Dawson, Minn., plowing unde! that it was not wo. {4 PERSONS KILLED OVER WEEK-END IN NORTHWEST MISHAPS Storms, Motor Accidents and Drowning Are Chief Causes of Fatalities 8t. Paul, July 3—(AP)—Violent {deaths claimed 14 persons in the northwest over the week-end. The dead are: Mrs. Ann Hubbard, 50, Minneap- olis, automobile turned over at Nel- son, Minn. Wilbur Sample, Spring Valley, Minn., killed by electricity while re- pairing transmission line. Albert Lokken, 9, son of Mr. and ; Mrs. Gilbert Lokken, drowned in the Chippewa river near Eau Claire. George Hitzman, of Chicago, killed near Fall Creek, Wis. when a tire blew out on his car. Kenneth Barclay, 15, of Chatfield, Minn., killed when car plunged into an_18-foot ditch near Cresco, Ia. Thersille Ring, Minneapolis, 19, fatally hurt as a car struck a tree. Mrs. A. C. Ostrander, 38, of Duluth, fatally injured in a traffic accident. Delores Johnson, 8, burned fatally in a gasoline stove explosion ne#r Park Rapids, Minn. Jerome, 14-year-old son of Mrs. Severt Gudvange, killed by a switch engine at Albert Lea, Minn. John Hilebowski, 70, Claremont, Minn, killed by -accidental discharge of shotgun. George Stancher, 44, 8t. Paul, conned in Lake Johanna, near St. ul. John Fakler, 23, Winona, Minn., fatally injured in car erash near Pe- waukee, Wis. Emil Drefahl, 45, St. Paul, killed by train, : Marvin Walworth, 16, Hackensack, Minn., drowned while trying to re- trieve an oar. which had fallen from a boat. Chicago, July 3.—(?)}—The sum of $75,000 apparently has been fixed as the price for the release of John Fac- tor, international speculator and one- time Chicago barber, who is being neld by kidnapers. This was revealed by Jerome Fac- tor, his 19-year-old son, who said he had received a telephone call which presumably came from his father's abductors, demanding the payment of the money in small bills. Young Factor said he believed the call, which came last night, was not a hoax. It was indicated that ar- rangements to raise the money had been made but that only $25,000 would be offered for release of the million- aire. Young Factor, who was a kidnap victim himself last spring, but who ‘vas released unharmed, said he at- tempted to find out the identify of the person who telephoned him, but the caller—a man—hung up the re- ceiver. Factor was abducted by a gang of armed men as he left an outlying roadhouse early Saturday. Speculating as to the identity of his kidnapers, Police Lieutenant Frank Freemuth said he “wouldn't be surprised if some’of the Sankey gang, working out of Minneapolis or St. Paul, have Factor secluded in Min- nesota or Wisconsin.” He referred to Verne Sankey, who is being sought in connection with the kidnaping of Charles Boettcher II of Denver and William Hamm, Jr., of St. Paul. Plans to Inspect Public Work Jobs| | Washington, July 3.—()—Secretary Ickes is determined the public shall et a dollar's worth of value for every dollar spent out of the $3,300,000,000 public works funds. To do that, he said in a speech last night, the works undertaken will be “carefully inspected during their pro- gress.” British Engineers Freed by Russians Moscow, July 3.—(P)—Two British electricians have been freed from pri- son sentences imposed here following conviction of sabotage and espionage, and embargoes which the punishment. called forth have’ been ended by Creat Britain’and Soviet Russia. L. C. Thornton and William L. MacDonald, in jail almost continu- ously since their arrest in March with four other British engineers, were en route to London Monday, their sentences having been commut- ed to banishment for five years. Of the six Britons tried in a Mos- cow court, three were expelled from Russia at the conclusion of the trial and one was acquitted. Simultaneously, Great Britain lift- goods after the hearing. Five Lose Lives in | Election Argument | Prestonsburg, Ky., July 3.—(®) —Kentucky’s worst shooting since the Lexington riot of 1920 Sat- urday claimed five lives in Floyd county, left another man critic- ally wounded and two others less seriously shot. Mountain guns blazed across a table in a voting booth at the head of Prater creek to climax a dispute over whether it was time to halt the voting ina school trustee election or if two more minutes remained for balloting. One man was arrested, RESUME NOME FLIGHT Winnipeg, July 3—()—On a flight to Nome, Alaska, from where they will take up the search for Jimmy Mattern, missing American round-the world flier, an aerial expedition under command of William Alexander, left KIWANIS WILL NOT MEET The Bismarck Kiwanis club will not Saved her life by jumping into the river but was in serious condition Monday. The house was damaged I stentis, have its regular Tuesday noon lunch- eon meeting in view of the Fourth of holiday, officers have an- here early Monday en route to Ed- monton, Alta. En route, 2 stop will be made at} July Regina, Sask ed the embargo invoked on Russian| Higher Prices—But for What? ‘ de have been pleading for higher grain prices are getting little pleasure out of the market boost, for most of them have lost a high percentage of crops in the intense early summer heat wave. George Dale is shown here on his farm r his crop of oats, so badly burned rth cutting as hay, MRS, JENNIE ULSRUD GIVEN APPOINTMENT ON BIG N. D. BOARD Will Succeed Miss Laura San- derson on Important Ad- ministration Body Mrs, Jennie Ulsrud, Bismarck, an employe of the state auditor's office and formerly an employe of the state tax commissioner and state treasurer, Monday was appointed to a six-year term on the state board of adminis- tration, succeeding Miss Laura San- derson, La Moure, whose term expir- ed July 1. The appointment was made by Gov- ernor William Langer. Miss Sanderson was appointed to the board two years ago by former Governor George F. Shafer. Mrs. Ulsrud came here 8% years ago from Towner, where her husband was state's attorney of McHenry county. Mr, Ulsrud died in 1921, She is the mother of three children, Lois, and John Ulsrud, and Mrs. Bud Carman, all of Bismarck. , Mrs, Ulsrud was born in Milwaukee, Wis. EXPECT NEW MARK IN ABRIAL CONTESTS Fastest Pilots in Nation to At- tack Record For Straight- away Speed Los Angeles, July 3.—()—Fighting for $7,800 in cash prizes, racing pi- lots at the national air races here took to the skies Monday in what Probably will prove to be the swift- est display of flying in the history of the aerial classic, Chef among the events on the day’s program will be the contest over a three-kilometer straightaway course, aimed at establishing a new world Speed record for land planes. Major James H. Doolittle set the present record of 294 miles per hour at the races in Cleveland last year. Sideline observers were confident at least one plane, the high-powered ship of Col. Roscoe Turner, winner of this year’s transcontinental speed dash from New York in which he Set a new record of 11 hours, 30 min- utes, would crack 300 miles an hour, long the objective of airplane engi- neers. “She should do 340 miles an hour,” Turner said. Competing against Turner will be his old rival, Jimmie Wedell, New Orleans ace and builder of Turner's | Ship, At nightfall Sunday, Turner still was the big money winner of the races, having pulled down $5,050 in the cross-country event. Wedell had ;Swelled his bank account by $3,375, taking $2,250 in the New York-Los Angeles dash and $1,125 in the closed course event Sunday for high-pow- ered planes in which he also made the fastest speed yet clocked on the course, averaging 207 miles per hour, and turning up 270 miles per hour event. Plentiful Showers Help Canadian Crop Winnipeg, July 3—(>)—With weath- er fine and warm throughout west- jern Canada during the week-end, no serious damage to crops was report- ed. Rain during the week has in- {sured a sufficient supply of moisture for most districts. | ‘Thunder showers in some parts of Alberta and Manitoba kept tempera- tures down and added to subsoil mois- juure reserves. Weather Report Unsettled tonight, Tuesday probabl showers ne somewhat couler. : PRICE FIVE CENTS Roosevelt Scores Gold Bloc Grains, Commodities Renew Advance | CREATES SENSATION BY DIRECT MESSAGE TO LONDON PARLEY Pointed Sentences, Aimed At France, Assert Money War Is ‘Excuse’ DEMANDS BUDGET BALANCE Indicates U. S. Not Interested in Keeping Europe on Gold Standard London, July 3—()—President Roosevelt exploded a bombshell at the world economic conference Monday with a strong and uncompromising statement, nov only rejecting the French and other gold country over= tures for temporary currency stabili+ zation most emphatically but sharply criticising what he described as an at- tempt to divert the conference from its broad objectives, The direct enpression, couched in forceful language, created a sensation at the conference, It was interpreted as the death knell of efforts of gold standard coun- tries to obtain American support for their monetary position with the ee of withdrawing from the par- y. President Roosevelt's dramatic re- fusal to have anything to do with sup- Porting the old-fashioned gold stand- ard resulted in the European gold bloc’s taking definite steps to make good its threat to desert the parley unless it sailed under a flag of gold. In gold bloc quarters it was stated that some delegations at least expect- ed immediate orders from their gov- ernments to return home, leaving only & few minor secretaries at London. Should the entire gold group, cone sisting of France, Belgium, Holland, Italy and Switzerland, abandon the conference it would virtually be par- alyzed. McDonald Calls Meeting Premier Ramsay MacDonald, as President of the conference, decided after @ meeting of British authorities with representatives of the gold bloc, to summon a meeting of the bureau Tuesday to determine the future of the parley, The bureau, or steel of the conference, is ps fay chief delegates of the major including Cordell Hull, American retary of state. From the highest British partes came the statement there was question of the conference having collapsed. The British are determined that the assemblage shall finish its work, but it was admitted the conference may have to hurry and that short cuts may have to be taken. All parties agreed that as a result of the American president's state- ment the whole idea of immediate stabilization of currencies must be abandoned, The British insisted, however, that there still are many points whereon. agreement can be reached apart from currency, The first move on behalf of the gold couniciss was made through Switzer- Walter Stucki, chief Swiss delegate, asked for and obtained adjournment until Thursday of an important draft- ing committee of the economic com- mission on the ground that no further work could be accomplished until gold bloc delegations should receive fresh instructions from their governments, Is ‘Entering Wedge’ Well-informed persons close to ths representatives of gold countries said this adjournment of committees was merely the entering wedge and antici- bated activities would not be The Swiss delegation was under- stood to be expecting orders Monday night or Tuesday from Berne direct- ing it to return home, leaving only & few secretaries on the job. Other members of the gold group are contemplating a similar move. In the meantime, the American delegation remained discreetly silent, feeling that the president had said all that was necessary in his statement. There was some disposition in American quarters to think that France and other countries still on the gold standard were bluffing, but this group grimly asserted it meant busi- ness, The gold bloc countries, with the addition of Poland, meeting Monday afternoon framed a declaration that they intend to maintain themselves on the gold standard “at the present parity and within the framework of existing monetary laws.” In pointed sentences, plainly aimed at the French, the president decried the use of stabilization demands as “an excuse for a continuance of basic economic errors” underlying the de- Pression. The chief executive pointedly ob- served that when a majority of na- tions balance their budgets and live within their means it will be time enough to talk of monetary reform. The fate of the conference and the on one of the 10 laps in the 50-mile, gold standard position of France and (Continued on Page Two) Instruct More Legion Delegates for Martin Two more, American Legion posta have instrudted their delegates te vote for Charles F, Martin of Bis« jmarck for adjutant, according te Martin -for- Adjutant headquarters here. They are the posts at Mott and Na+ poleon, The annual convention of the American Legion wil! be held at Wile ston next week,