The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1933, Page 1

di : ‘North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 aaa oe < |. Gover ROOSEVELT ISSUES ORDER T0 PURCHASE FROM COOPERATORS Action Follows Closely John- son’s Declaration of Offi- cial Attitude THREATENS CANCELLATION Contractors Who Fail to Come Under Recovery Code to : Lose Federal Business Washington, Aug. 11—(AP)—A presidential order and governmental ‘. example pushed along Friday the national recovery’ administration's organized campaign to “buy under the blue eagle emblem” of industrial recovery. : Closely following the remark by Hugh S. Johnson, recovery adminis- trator, that “ it would be curious” if the government dealt with firms not coming in under the recovery pro- gram, President Roosevelt .Thursday night backed the administration’s words with a presidential order vir- tually fulfilling Jolinson’s predic- tion. Roosevelt, at the summer white \, house, issued an executive order that " all government contracts would be cancelled if the contractor did not comply with the recovery code. Gov- ernment contracts eventually will in- clude a big part of the $3,300,000,000 public works fund. At almost the hour the presiden- tial order was issued, Johnson, in an address at Baltimore, said that “the public must buy now, it must buy un- der the blue eagle and it must buy to the full of its reasonable and pru- dent needs.” This, said the adminis- trator, was “nothing less than the point of success or failure” in the en- tire recovery program. . ' The campaign, Johnson predicted, would intensify during the next three weeks toward “complete saturation of the country” with the spirit of the recovery pro; 5 : With its buying campaign defi- nitely launched, the NRA pressed its efforts to swing more industries un- der recovery codes designed to raise pay and create more jobs. _ The bituminous coal industry code, in a jungle of conflicting ideas by operators and union, entered the third day of public heaving. The administration planned to be- gin similar hearings August 18 on another major industry, the automo- bile business. Capital and labor were not so prominent in another problem, the setting up of a code of fair competi- “ tion for the grain exchanges. Here the issue appeared to revolve around the declaration of George N. Peek, chief farm administrator, that the grain exchanges must make further efforts to “clean house” before their code would be acceptable. ROOSEVELT RETURNING TO NATIONAL CAPITAL Hyde Park, N. ¥., Aug. 11—(P)}— President Roosevelt packed his bags for a return to Washington Friday, ready to act to end the Cuban pollti- cal turmoil by whatever means de- velopments make necessary. In close touch with Washington ‘and Havana, he was determined to +i bring political peace to the island republic and, to all outward appear- ances, he expected an early show- down. Rested by two weeks at his home on the Hudso! ed president was in ‘buoyant spirits. He put the sign of the “Blue Eagle” firmly over governmental supplies Thursday night. In an ex- ecutive order he required the appli- cation of the new industrial code for shorter work hours and higher pay to all concerns which supply goods to the government. To tie up the mani- more closely, he is returning tonight to Washington. Just now the modified reorganiza- tion of the government is going into effect and he also wants to supervise this. FEAR FOR PRIESTS, NUNS Hankow Province, Central China, Aug. 11—(?)—Anxiety was felt here Friday over the fate of eight Ameri- can Catholic priests and sisters of Mercy marooned in Yuanchow, which gebels captured from provincial troops June 27. MANDAN GROCERS MEET Mandan retail grocers will meet at 8 p. m. Friday night to set up a uni- form closing agreement similar to the f one adopted here in line with the Na+ _tional Industrial Recovery Act. Farmers: In an effort to aid farmers in compiling data necessary for their participation in the federal wheat allotment program, the Tribune in this edition is publishing the com- plete text of the application for a wheat contract. H, O. Putnam, Burleigh county agricultural agent, suggests that farmers immediately gather the ne information, fill in the blanks and heve the application with them af{ district allotment meetings to be held in the near future. The contract is printed on Page Two, fold threads of the recovery drive|cash grai THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST.11, 1933 ORESTES FERRARA resign. Ambassador Sumner Welles has su; LARKIN SAYS GRAIN SHOULD BE KEPT ON FARM IF POSSIBLE Would Avoid Congestion At Lo- cal Markets and Assist Law Enforcement Farmers should store their grain at, the local ele’ easier to comply of, the Agricultural Adjustment act which prohibits the shipment of stored grain from the local elevator. Calling attention to the provisions of the state laws passed in 1917 pro- ‘hibiting the shipping of stored grain, Larkin said: “Contrary to our laws it has become a custom to ship and sell stored grain. When the ware- houseman’s monthly report shows he did not have sufficient grain to re- deem his outstanding storage we re- quire him to submit a bond to cover same. “In our several years of adminis- tration we have found that many farmers have sustained heavy losses. In some instances the storage has been more than the value of the grain and many warehouses have lost large sums by selling stored grain and not being properly protected in hedg- “In our several years connection with this department we have sent out many circular letters as well as thousands of personal ones insisting that warehousemen keep sufficient storage. Notwithstanding our efforts, we have been trustee for nearly 100 warehousemen besides settling a large number of claims out of court by col- lecting from commission companies and sureties on bonds, all of which cases were caused by shipping out and using the proceeds for other pur- poses. This vicious practice has had the effect of placing stored grain in direct competition with cash grain and, by the apparent large offerings, of depressing the market for actual in. “I believe the administration is making an honest .attempt to assist agriculture and js attempting to have grain put on the market in an orderly manner. This is what all farm or- ganizations have advocated for years and if it is to be a success it must have the full co-operation of all farmers and business men.” BRITISH OPEN TIES The British Open finished with Rosine six times since it was started Washington, Aug. 11.—(7)— The women’s bureau reported Friday that the cotton textile code, the first major agreement reached under the industrial re- covery act, should increase wom- en’s ‘ earnings and purchasing power. From a study covering 28,462 women in representative mills of six northern and five southern states, the bureau computed av- erage earnings for a 40-hour week, the maximum set by the code, “In no state did such computed average earnings equal the min- imum rates of $12 a week north and $13 a week south, set by the code for @ 40-hour week,” the re- port said. “In the five southern states, grain to redeem their outstanding! and selling grain that was in store; Figures in Tangled Cuban Political Scene DR. CARLOS DE CESPEDES Orestes Ferrara, left, secretary of gested appointment of Dr. Carlos Mi- state of Cuba, nominally would suc-guel de Cespedes, right, as secretary ceed to the presidency of that country |of state in Ferrara’s place, since de under the constitution should Presi-|Cespedes would be eligible to serve dent Gerardo Machado be forced to/in the presidency while Ferrara might But it is reported that U. S.| not, because the latter was not born in Cuba. SURVEY DISCLOSES MANY OBTAIN JOBS UNDER BLUE EAGLE New York Reports Increased Employment and Higher Payrolls Due to Plan New York, Aug. 11—(#)—The NRA on the farm until they decide to sell blue eagle, still a fledgling, is paying it, Commissioner Ben Larkin of the| dividends in New York in incréased state railroad commission believes. Injemployment and higher that way they will avoid congestion| This was disclosed Friday in inquir- ors and make it/ies among nearly.a score of employ- th the regulations | ment agencies. payrolls. Placements have increased about 35 per cent in the last six months, the greatest spurt coming three months ago, the agencies reported. In the major manufacturing groups, factory classification, State Industrial Commissioner E. F. Andrews reported a June-July upswing of factory em- ployment of half of one per cent with @n accompanying payroll rise of 23 per cent. One of the most notable outgrowths of increased employment, agencies found, is the fact that younger high school graduates are being signed for office positions—something unheard of in recent months. “The employment rise has been rapid,” said James E. Gray, president of the national employment ex- change. “When the president's letter came out on the blanket code it slowed up and has been holding its own while employers await definite determina- tion of its provisions and their needs. “Employers are making calls for help, taking pride in explaining that they are adding employees because). of the industrial codes.” Boy Is Killed When Storm Hits Wisconsin Glenwood City, Wis., Aug. 11.—(#) —Tornadoes swept through parts of Dunn, Barron and St. Croix counties late Thursday, killing a 10-year-old boy, injuring his father and sister and destroying farm buildings. The boy was Frederick Doyan, Jr., son of Frederick Doyan, a farmer living in Dunn county. A timber blown from a corn crib struck Frederick on the head. He died a short time later. The elder Doyan also was struck by a timber. A huge splinter was driven through his daughter's leg. A second storm swept through the farming district four and a half miles north of Reeve in Barron county, lev- eling buildings. Farm buildings northeast of Clear Lake and in St. Croix county were de- stroyed. Women’s Bureau Reports Cotton Mills Are Evading NRA Agreement average earnings for 40 hours ranged from $7.24 in Alabama to $9.16 in Virginia. In the six northern states the range was from $9.96 in Rhode Island to $12.96 in New York. “If these women had been paid no more than the minimum of $12 in the south, $13 in the north, they would have received a total of $353,136, an increase of 28 per cent over the average of 1932. “The numbérs employed in the industry also should be increased materially. The 28,462 women re- ported had worked an average of 42.2 hours each, 2.2 longer than permitted by the code. On this basis, the additional number that could be employed with shortened hours would be 1,565, an increase of 5.5 per cent.” GROP CONDITIONS IN UNITED STATES ARE “LOWESTIN CENTURY Widespread Drouth Damage in Middle West Causes Cut in Production ALL GRAINS ARE HARD HIT Acute Distress, However, Held Limited to Few Scatter- ed Districts Washington, Aug. 11—()—One of the smallest crops of grain harvested in the United States in this century was forecast Friday by the crop re- Porting board of the department of agriculture, which attributed the con- dition to drought damage through the middle west. Its report, based on August 1 con- ditions, indicated the second smallest corn crop since 1901, the smallest wheat crop since 1893 and an oats crop about one-half of that last year. The board said the drought had a! fected a larger area than that in 1930, practically the whole of the United States being injured as of July 1. The area in acute distress is smaller now, it added, being limited chiefly to the Panhandle of Texas, western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas and to an area extending from cen- tral South Dakota into southwestern Minnesota. Offsets Big Carryover “So far as can be told at this time with early grains now all threshed and late corn dependent on weather conditions for some months ahead, total grain production this year will be 16 per cent less than in any of the last 10 years and 24 per cent less than the average production during that period,” the board said. “The low yields of food and feed crops will more than offset the fairly large carryover of such products on farms and eisewhere and necessitate as ciose utilization of available supplies as in 1930 when similar conditions prevailed.” The indicated production of corn, 2,273,019,000 bushels, compared with 2,876,000,000 last year. The wheat crop of all types was estimated at 499,671,000 bushels, more than 100,000,000 less than the amount of wheat normally required in this country for food, feed and seed. This compares with a crop last year of 726,000,000 bushels. The board forecast the oats crop at 666,745,000 bushels, compared with 1,238,000,000 last. year, and an aver- age production from 1926 to 1930 of 1,190,000,000 annually. The winter wheat yield per acre (Continued on page two) REQUEST CONTINUED LOOKOUT FOR BODIES Flight Over River South to Mo-) bridge Fails to Reveal Bodies of Girls A plea to residents along the Mis- uri river to continue their lookout |for bodies of two girls and a young woman who drowned at Sanish three weeks.ago was made in Bismarck Fri- day by fathers of the two girls. Frank Royal and E. Lockrem said that they are offering rewards of $25 for each of the three bodies. Mr. and Mrs. Royal and their daughter, Marian, Mr. Lockrem and Alfred Berndtson, all of Sanish, came here Thursday after a futile search over a period of several days along the river between Sanish and here. They came by automobile, follow- ing the river road. With an object resembling a body reported seen in the river about 12 miles south of here Wednesday af- ternoon, Royal and Lockrem Thurs- day evening employed F. M. Roberts, Bismarck aviator, to fly along the river as far south as Mobridge, 8. D., and back. He was accompanied on the flight by Berndtson. Though they flew low enough to see gophers on the river’s edge, the fliers. reported, they failed to see any- thing resembling a body in the river. They left here at 6 o’clock and were back at 9. The Sanish group planned to return home Friday, the 22nd day since the drowning. The girls, Delores Lock- rem, 14, Florence Royal, 15, and Ruth Breslin, 20, drowned while swimming July 19. 4 Minot Net Performer Beaten at Rochester Rochester, Minn., Aug. 11—(?)— Leslie Johnson of Minneapolis was to oppose Carl Helmholz of Rochester in one bracket of the men’s singles, division of the Northwest Clay Court championship Friday at the Roches- ter tennis club, while Roy Huber of St. Paul was to meet Wesley Painter of Minneapolis in the other bracket. Helmholz and Huber also will meet in the finals of the junior division Saturday as a result of semi-final victories. Huber downed Read Wool- edge, Minot, N. D., 6-2, 6-3. In the semi-finals of the men’s doubles, C. Helmholz and Widen will clash with Rethorst and Wooledge. ‘Machado Offers to Sargent County Man Kills Self Thursday Forman, N..D., Aug. 11.—(P)— Charles Orth, farmer who had been residing. about four miles southwest of Forman with his daughter, com- mitted ‘suicide Thursday afternoon. Members of the family were unable to give any reason for Orth’s action. About 70, he had been a farmer in the Lidgerwood region until a few years ago.‘ J. H. Shannon, Sargent county cor- oher, said Orth left the home with a shotgun, telling members of the fam- ily he was going to Forman to trade the. weapon for a rifle. There will be no inquest. SLBUTHS SCENT NEW KIDNAP TRAILS IN URSGHEL ABDUCTION | Seek Minneapolis Men For More} Information; ‘Grand Jury Probes Hamm Case St. Paul, Aug. 11—(?)—New kid- nap trails: stretehed before depart- ment of justice operatives Friday in the Urschel abduction’ as the United States government neared a climax in another kidnaping—that of Wil- liam Hamm, Jr., millionaire. St,. Paul brewer. ‘A special federal grand jury was ordered convened Friday morning to hear witnesses in the Hamm case in- volving the Touhy gang of Chicago, as federal agents broadened their hunt for suspects. in the abduction of Charles Urschel, millionaire Okla- homa oil man. They sought, it was understood, a former cigar store and cafe owner of Minneapolis who, when in busi- ness, operated books on horse races and baseball gemes. This unidenti- fied man, it was hoped, would supply the. missing link: between the three men in custody in St. Paul and the actual kidnapers of Urschel. Werner Hanni, chief of the bureau of investigation for this district, re- fused to comment on the reported development ‘beyotid * admitting’ ““we are making progress”. Attorneys for two’ of the men‘ held ‘conferred: with Hanni late Thursday. 2 Prisoner Changes’ Story’ Afterward it was reported one. of the trio changed his story as to how he obtained .the.. marked ..ransam| money, which was part of that paid for Urschel’s freedom, and ‘the: hunt: for the Minneapolis cigar store owner was stattéd. ‘About a ‘dozen ‘miore Persons were questioned Thursday by federal operatives but none was held. Previous, Hanni said “impossible and unreasonable stories” were re- lated by William Nelson, unemployed; Sam Kronick, barber supply and cos- metic business house head, and Charles Wolk, transfer company head, all of Minneapolis. From them federal operatives said they accounted for about $1,500 of the ransom. About $500 additional had dribbled into St. Paul banks from unknown sources. Meanwhile, William Hamm, who paid $100,000 for his freedom, re- turned from a vacation to appear be- fore the grand jury which is to con- sider evidence against the four Touhy gangsters, including their leader, Roger Touhy, now held in Wisconsin. Besides Hamm the following will be ready to appear: Sheriff George O’Brien, Elkhorn, Wis., and four of his deputies, Harry and Will Ward, George Wisell and Paul Schinke. Senn Raa | Strange But True News Items of Day (By The Associated Press) SOLVES PROBLEM QUICKLY Hackensack, N. J., Aug. 11—(?)— Anthohy Nadratowski, 24, whose alibi for non-appearanice in court ‘was lack of carfare, found Judge Abram Lep-, son quick with a solution. A short time. after a.bench warrant. had been issued for his arrest, Na- dratowski telephoned the judge from Jersey City, saying he did not have the fare to Hackensack. Before he was through talking, Nadratowski was confronted by police who had traced the call. He was tak- en'to Hackensack in a patrol wagon. 2 i | ‘ | HAS TWINS AT 80 Davis, Okla.—J. J. Allen, who celebrated his 100th birthday this week lived here. three years be- fore “meeting” one of his daugh- ters, whom he -had not seen for 34 years. He remarried at the age of 80 and became the father of twins. More than 150 of his descendants attended his birth- day celebration. FLOOD BRINGS GOLD - Denver, Colo.—Eight million dollars worth of gold was washed into Denver by the Cherry Creek flood last week, water board engineers estimated. Samples of the silt have assayed 20 cents in gald to the ton. . But.au- thorities said the silt whieh carried the gold here is spread so thinly: over the landscape it cannot be “mined.” MOLARS ARE VANISHING Chicago—Dr. Hugh W. MacMil- Jan of Cincinnati predicted that human teeth are destined to be- come useless appendages—in a hundred million years or so. In a semi-jocular vein he told delegates to the centennial den- tal congress that concentrated pre-digested foods in the distant future would make teeth unnec- cessary. nment to Favor Companies Under N.R.A. RELIER LST MEN ORDERED BACK'T0 WORK BY LEADERS Unemployed Group Confers With State Emergency Relief Committee THREE REQUESTS ARE MADE Want Representation, Cash For Some Bills, School Books For Children Striking Bismarck relief workers, acting on orders of C. D. Mason, president, and B. J. Drennan, secre- tary, of the local unemployed council, returned to work Friday after a one- day “respite, cabin Orders for them to return to work went out late Thursday upon the re-| turn of Mason .and Drennan from/ Spiritwood Lake, where the pair had gone, as members of a committee rep- resenting the -state unemployed as- sociation, to confer with Governor ‘William Langer over relief problems. Mason and Drennan told the strik- ers that federal restrictions make the state emergency. relief.. committee Powerless to grant their demands. The « strikers objected ‘to: working out their relief on public works proj- ects, including state and federal high- ways, contending that Burleigh is the only county in the state in which this procedure is practiced. They also asked a uniform rate of pay per day and a specified number of consecu- tive working hours. Getting 40 Cents The men have been getting 40 cents an hour for their work but payment Eas been made in relief orders, not cash. They also have been restricted ‘to a 24-hour week. At @ conference of the executive board of the state unemployed group with members of the state emergency relief committee Thursday afternoon, the unemployed leaders made three requests, oné of which was granted. Two were taken under consideration. The leaders requested that a man from the unemployed council be i} *|placed in the county relief set-up and on agreement was reached whereby the council will submit names of three men for the job. If acceptable to the State relief committee, one of the men proposed ‘will’ be named to the post. The unemployed also asked that needy workers receive 10 cents in cash trom the 40 cents an hour they earn, instead of receiving all the wages in crders for necessities. The cash is needed to take care of light and gas bills, for which no provision is made now, the unemployed men said. This popes was taken under considera- ion. Would Buy School Books A third request, also taken under consideration, was that the school board and county relief set-up ar- range to provide school books for needy children. The unemployed suggested that upon investigation and xecommendation of the, school nurse er truant officer in the school dis- trict, the school board would make a request for purchase of books to the emergency relief set-up, which would pay for the books if approved. Representing the unemployed at the conference were Drennan and Mason of Bismarck, T. J. Conlon and Stanley Frank of Dickinson, William Meredith and R. Baker of Mandan. | Members of the relief committee Eresent were Supreme Court Justice A M. Christianson, Lee Nichols, Mor- von county auditor, and R. A. Kinzer, committee secretary. Jail Milk Strikers ..To Halt Disturbances “ 'Byracuse, N. hus: 11—@)—A Small army of special deputies and state troopers were ready again Fri- day as New York state's milk strike extended into its eleventh day, to con- tinue the wholesale jailing of belli- gerent dairymen in an effort to end rioting and milk dumping. Violence had virtually ceased in the strike areas following the arrest of more than 200 farmers in a half doz- en counties Thursday on charges of rioting and unlawful assembly. One development which was consid- ered a factor in the sudden peace was the statement of Albert Wood- head, leader of the strike, urging farmers to keep off the highways and to stop interfering with milk ship- ments of other dairymen. Major John A. Warner, superin- tendent of State police, announced Thursday hight that milk strikers who use their automobiles for transporta- “| tion of strikers or for any acts of vio- lence may lose their registration and operator's license. Brokers at Winnipeg Sue ‘Busted’ Trader Winnipeg, Aug. 11.—(4)—Six writs with total claims of $515,998.78 have been filed in the court of king’s bench here against E. A. Crawford, grain operator, who failed recently in New York. Asking payment of $337,298.58, the Norris Grain company of Winnipeg is the largest creditor. The statement of claims filed in the suit allege the plaintiffs were all employed by Crawford to buy and sell) grain, each of them believing they! were his exclusive broker. i Held as Plotter Of ‘Massacre’ Named by the ‘government as the plotter of the Kansas City Union Station massacre in which four officers and a convict were killed, Louis Stacy, Melrose Park, Ill, roadhouse operator, 's shown as he was arraigned before a U. S. commissioner in Chicago on charges of com- olicity in the crime. A hearing on & warrant for his removal to | Kansas City will be held | Aug. 22. | FORSEE PROFITS T0 NORTH DAKOTANS IN LIVESTOCK FEEDING Red River Valley Farmers Can- vass Situation At Meeting in Fargo | | | i | | : Fargo, N: D., Aug. 11.—(7)—Some national experts foresee good profits this fall in livestock feeding, a group of Red River Valley feeders were told ‘Wednesday night at a West Fargo conference under the joint auspices of the Greater North Dakota associa- tion and Armour and company. Col. E. N. Wentworth, head of the livestock bureau of Armour and com- pany, and A. J. Dexter, Northern Pa- cific development agent, brought the direct messages of promising pros- pects. Wentworth quoted James Poole, well known writer on livestock subjects, who believes that if the abnormal run of hogs, on for several months, clears away early this fall there is good rea- son to expect rising prices for beef and lambs which are fed this year. Because of the many political prom- ises held out to farmers since the war they have neglected normal correc- tive measures, have been depending on government promises of better and better conditions, and, as a result, huge surpluses of grains and livestock have been piled up, said Wentworth. He said Poole believes farmers held back from marketing hogs in April, May and June, hoping for better Prices as a result of the promised pro- cessing tax, or from some other gov- ernmental policy. Then there was an abnormal rush of hogs to market in July, and the marketings in August have been “away above normal.” Huge quantities of pork have gone into storage and these burdensome supplies have affected the markets for beef and lamb. Poole believes, however, that exces- | sive marketings of hogs will fall away later this year and that improved ocnsuming power, due to the recovery| activities of the government, will) bring about better markets and high- er prices ‘for all classes of livestock. Alleged Swindler Is | Arrested in Chicago Chicago, Aug. 11—(4)—The arrest of a man police said had been identi- fied as William Elmer Mead, 59-year-| old alleged confidence man said by| authorities to be wanted in 28 Ameri-| can cities, was revealed Friday by Herbert Graham, U. S. postal inspec- tor from New York. The inspector said Mead had served prison terms in London and San Quentin, but had successfully evaded arrest forthe past 17 years. The lat-| est exploit of which he was accused,) he said, was the alleged fleecing of Parker C. Morton of Whitman, Mass., out of $65,000 at Jacksonville, Fla. Homestead Entries Increase in State Homestead entries are on the in-| crease in the U. 8. Land office accord- | ing to Register Chris Bertsch. In-| quiries about free governmental land are being received daily he said and he believes it proves that people are considering going back to the land in increasing numbers and that land will increase in value as a result. There are stilt approximately 200,- 000 acres of land in North Dakota available for homestead entry, most | of it being in the western part of the/| state. | CALLS GUARDSMEN HOME Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 11.—(7)— Governor Pinchot Friday notified his! office from his home in Milford that} he had ordered the removal Saturday | Weather Report Generally fair tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS Quit Post PRESIDENT OF CUBA WANTS WAR LEADER AS HIS SUCCESSOR Proposal Comes From Liberal Party Which Now Sits in Seat of Power REVERSES FORMER STAND Resolution, Drawn Thursday, Had Condemned U. S. En- voy as Meddler Havana, Aug. 11.—(4)—Members of the executive committee of President Gerardo Machado's own Liberal party said Friday the government had sub- mitted to United States Ambassador Sumner Welles a counter-propésal by which the president would surrender his office to General Alberto Her- rara, the present secretary of war. The popular and the conservative parties already have demanded that the president step down and now his own political organization has come forward with a plan accomplishing | the same object. The action of the Liberals in part reversed their decision Thursday | OPPOSES INTERVENTION | Miami, Fla, Aug. 11—(@)—A plea that the United States spare Cuba the indignity of intervention in its political affairs has been ad- dressed to the American people by Gen. Mario G. Menocal, former president of the island republic and opponent of the Machado re- gime. when they held that Ambassador Welles was guilty of “intermeddling” and that his mediation activities were Prejudicial to the sovereignty of Cuba. By the plan the present secretary of state, Orestes Ferrara, would re- sign and General Herrara would be appointed by President. Machado to his post. Would Ask for Leave | Thereafter General Machado would ask congress for a leave of absence, thus opening .the. way. far. General Herrera to succeed to the presidency in conformity with the provisions of the Cuban constitution. General Herrera’s occupancy of the Presidency would be transitory, it was said. The reason behind the pro- posal that he take the position at all is that the Liberal party, to which President Machado belongs is unwill- ing to surrender power immediately without a period of re-adjustment. General Herrera also is a Liberal. x Once he ascended to the presi- dency, General Herrera would form a national cabinet representing all the Political factions, and the work of mediation in the nation's political conflict would be continued. Street Car Bombed As the drive to oust President Ma- chado neared its climax a huge bomb was exploded beneath a Havana street, car loaded with policemen, seven of whom were injured, one perhaps fa- tally. Meanwhile interior cities reported that, as a result of the general strike (Continued on page two) MORE ANSWERS ON ALLOTMENT SCHEME Conditions Governing Wheat Benefit Payments Are Clearly Outlined Editor's note: This is the sec- ond of two articles putting in question and answer from details of the voluntary domestic allot- ment plan now being put into ef- fect for wheat. Washington, Aug. 11.—()—Where & farm is operated under share lease, how are benefit payments for reduc- ing wheat acrega to be divided? In the same proportion as the di- vision of the crop under the existing lease. If a tenant has a cash lease he gets the payment. If a tenant’s lease expires at the end of this year’s harvest and he moves will be receive any benefit? Yes, if an allotment is made for the farm he leaves he is entitled to share in the first payment which will be a benefit on the crop grown this year. When does the tenant who moves certo that farm, agreeing to reduce acreage on it the next two years, get his reward? Next year. How much will the 1933 payment be? Not less than 28 cents nor more than 30 cents a bushel on the farm- er’s allotment, less expense of county administration, estimated at not more than two cents. When will the 1933 payment be made? The first installment about Septem- ber 15, 20 cents a bushel; the second of not less than eight cents, following proof that the farmer did reduce his wheat acreage for harvest in 1934, What is the penalty if a producer receives payments and then fails to reduce his wheat acreage? His contract is cancelled, he re- ceives no further payment and any made to him must be returned. Can a producer sell or transfer his allotment to another producer who has signed a contratc? of 325 National Guardsmen from the; Fayette county coal strike field. { No. Allotments apply to particular farms