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

t. North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 ——— nts THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE & BISMARCK, NQRTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1933 Win in 11 Innings, 2-1 | More Blood is Shed As Strikes Continue TEARGAS AND RIOT CLUBS ARE USED I QUELLING DISORDERS More Steel Workers in Pitts- burgh Area Demand Rec- ognition of Union ONE DEAD, SCORE WOUNDED Two Deputy Sheriffs Wounded When Picketers Fire on Mine-Firm House f BULLETIN Washington, Oct. 6.—(?)—President Roosevelt, Cot called re ntatives of the steel industry & White House conference Saturday in an effort to solve the difficulties between Operators and workers in the steel corporation’s coal mines in western Pennsylvania. The president issued the call after a conference with Hugh 8. Johnson, re- covery administrator, and Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania. 18 (By the Associated Press) Differences within the recovery ad--, ministration over provisions of the bituminous coal code Friday added new complications to an industrial scene darkened by. strife, strikes and ‘bloodshed, Whereas Hugh 8. Johnson, recovery administrator, says he thought own- ers of steel company (captive) mines greed to deduct union dues from miners pay, Donald Richberg, NRA counsel, asserts no such agreement ‘was made. This development left Johnson at a ‘loss as to what to do to send an addi- tional 60,000 of western Pennsylvania's 25,000 striking soft coal miners back to work. ‘3 . As the coal striké persisted, more steel workers in the Pittsburgh area reoog~+| joined in a demand for-union nition. The situation was tense after one man was slain and a score of others wounded and beaten in a bat- tle of gunfire, riot clubs and tear gas between pickets and deputy sheriffs at an Ambridge, Pa., steel plant. Not many hours later, another out- break of violence occurred in the Fayette county, Pa. mine area, heart of the coal strike and scene of a fatality some time ago. Two deputy Sheriffs were wounded Thursday night as more than 200 shots were fired in a clash between pickets and non-union miners at the Colonial No. 3 mine of the H. a on cose com- pany, long a foe of the unions. State troopers held command of the situation in southern Ilinois where 16 miners and three tourists were wound- | ed in coal mine inter-union | strife. Richberg conferred at Springfield, Il, in an effort to bring peace. Sullen pickets continued their vigil at steel plants in Steubenville, O., and Clariton, Pa., after outbursts Thurs- ies, of several hundred shots fired in a battle between pickets and non- union miners inflicted flesh wounds ‘on the deputies, as they lay asleep in e house in an H, C. Fricke company “company town.” Bullets Pepper Houses Houses in the company “patch”—as the “company town” is called—were peppered by bullets and shotgun charges as pickets lining the road leading to the mine sought to prevent non-union miners from entering. Shots pierced automobiles in which the workers were riding. The man killed in the Ambridge rioting, in front of the gates of the Spang-Chalfant ‘Seamless Tube com- pany’s plant, was Adam Petesuski, 42.|. an Ambridge confectioner who had Jeft his home “to see the fun.” North Dakota Man Is Freed by Minnesota . putin &t. Paul, Oct. 6—(?)—Charles But- tertield of Ross, N. D., was given a : ii i ge 28 FULGENCIO BATISTA Peace may return to Cuba as a re- sult of new efforts. by Ambassador Sumner Welles who Thursday talked with Col. Fulgencio Batista, comman- der of the Cuban army under the Grau San Martin regime. At this conference the stage was set for fur- ther talks which may restore political ‘stability in’ the island. | Kelly Plans | Guilty Plea Oklahoma iCty, Oct. 6.—(#)—James H. Mathers, attorney for George (Machine Gun) Kelly, said Friday afternoon Kelly would plead guilty to ‘charges he kidnaped Charles F. Urs- chel, oil ._ The plea may be entered Saturday, Mathers said. Kelly: is changing his plea, Mather said, in an effort to win acquittal for Monday in the kidnaping case. When arraigned Thursday, both Kelly and his wife pleaded not guilty. BOYS ARE ABSOLVED IN WILLISTON DEATH Coroner’s Jury Holds Them Blameless for Shooting Man in Haystack Williston, N. D.,\ Oct. 6.—()—A coroner's jury inquiring into the death vt Victor Throndson, who died Sun- jday in a hospital here from the wound of a rifle bullet fired at him by boys who saw his cap on top a hay- stack and thought it was a prairie | chicken, returned a verdict of acci- |dental shooting and absolved Alvin jand Gustaf Skurdahl from blame in connection wtih the affair. Repeating to the jury the account j which they had previously given to |the sheriff and the coroner, the Skur- | \daht boys told of having been out ‘hunting chickens Sunday afternoon on their father’s farm southeast of | Williston, and finding none. ‘Togeth- {er with a younger brother |to the John Stokke home {tance away to return with which’ they had TESTIFY REVISED PETITION USED AS “COPY” BY WALSH Trial of Bismarck Man on Charge of Using Mails to Defraud Begins Testimony to the effect that James P. Walsh used a revised copy or the beer bill petition printed for the Asso- ciation for Legalizing the Sale of Beer as “copy” for a petition which he had printed three days later was giv- en in federal district court here Fri- day forenoon by two employes of the Bismarck Tribune company. Walsh, young Capital City man, faces charges of using the mails to defraud in connection with his alleg- ed circulation of alleged fictitious beer bill petitions. L. F. Bechtold, assistant manager of the job department of the Tribune company, testified that Walsh placed jhis order for the petitions on last May 5, three days later than officials of the Association for Legalizing the Sale of Beer had placed their order. His “copy,” Bechtold said, was a printed copy of the association’s pe- tition, revised with pencil marks, most of which were made in his presence by Walsh when the order was placed. Walsh ordered 3,000 copies printed, Bechtold said. He also testified that 5,000 copies of the first petition had been ordered by the association. Bechtold testified that Walsh had deleted parts of a phrase in the pro- posed initiated measure to legalize the Sale of beer which gave authority to the governor of North Dakota to ap- his wife, ‘Kathryn, who goes to trial | point the beer commissioner. Wanted More White Space Walsh also requested more white space below the names of the commit- tee to represent the petitioners, Bech- told said, but uuder eross-examination is associated with Thomas J. Burke of Bismarck as defense counsel, could not recall whether Walsh explained why he wanted more white space. Tracy Nelson, assistant job press- man of the Tribune company, testi- fied that he delivered printed mater- jal on May 6 to a room designated by Walsh in a residence at 412 Fifth 8t., Bismarck. Bechtold previously had testified he requested Nelson to de- liver the petitions ordered by Walsh. Three other witnesses called were C. P. Stone of Fargo, who called a convention in Bismarck last April 24 of county representatives, which or- ganization later became known as the Association for Legalizing the Sale of Beer; A. G. Sundfor of Fargo, who ‘was named permanent chairman of the convention and chairman of the convention's executive committee; and D. E. Shipley of Bismarck, who be- came secretary-treasurer of the con- vention and executive committee. Sundfor and Shipley testified that the executive committee was delegat- ed by the convention to choose a name for the organization and take steps to legalize beer. The committee retain- ed J. M. Hanley of Mandan, member of the committee, and Usher L. Bur- dick, then an attorney at Fargo but who now resides in Bismarck, to draw up the association’s petition, assisted ,|by Sundfor, Shipley and Fred Peter- jismarck. son of Bi Gave No One Right Sundfor and Shipley testified they had given no one outside of their agents the right to use the names of the association's committee on peti- tions. Ah objection to this testimony by Sullivan was overruled by Judge An- drew Miller. Sullivan argued the tes- was “irrelevant” in view of the ;{fact.that the constitution of North gives anyone circulating pe- * Nebraska Group to | Abandon Blue Eagle BN iesse seats eee lp penta i i BE iH | 4 “a 7 i & z i E Hf fis | i a : E : HA if ae rll i | Roosevelt to Dine | | Out With Garners j aes Ee rs HE 4 i ae é of John F, Sullivan of Mandan, who Government Offers ‘Relief Road’ Jobs Will Spend $2,700,000 in Con- struction Numerous Coun- ty Highways ' MORE MONEY AVAILABLE Projects Are in Addition to $6,- 000,000 Already Alloted to Sta! A program of “relief road” con- struction, for which $2,700,000 is to be furnished by the federal govern- ment to pay for labor, has been sub- mitted by county commissioners and approved by the highway depart- ment, Frank A. Vogel, state highway commissioner, said Friday. Additional federal funds are expected to be available on completion of this pro- gram. The program is in addition to other road construction projects being car- tied out by the highway department with approximately $6,000,000 of na- tional recovery funds. Thirty-six counties are participat- ing in the road relief program which calls for construction and improve- ments on 935.5 miles of road. The work is expected to be in full swing, with labor recruited from the county Telief rolls, by next week. It was estimated by Vogel that 8,400 persons will be employed on the relief projects. Two additional counties are ex- pected to be added to those partici- pating, while 15 are not included for the present. In these latter counties, | relief needs are being studied. To Use Federal Money The relief roads will be financed entirely by the federal government in crediting laborers who are now on the relief rolls. Up to 30 per cent of the cost of a project will be pro- vided by the public works board for purchase of materials, such as gravel and culverts. Included in the relief program are 136 projects for grading and surfac- ing 447.3 miles; 82 projects for sur- facing existing grades over 352.7 miles; and 13 projects for resurfac- ing 135.5 miles. Conferences with county commis- sioners have been completed, each county furnishing an estimate of the number of persons on the relief rolls in their districts. The road program depends on the able-bodied men available for the work, with each county presenting a m_ large; enough to absorb the able-bodied | men seeking relief. The only invest- ment counties are called on to make is in the furnishing of an engineer. Workers Follow Surveyors So that the work will not be de- layed, each project will be surveyed, | with a construction crew following: behind the survey ready to commence! work. Building up of the roads to a| reasonable grade and graveling are the main objectives. | Plans for the project will be for-' warded to the bureau of public roads| at St. Paul, but the work is to start as soon as surveyors can run their lines. Grading work will continue up to the time freezing weather sets in, Vogel said, and graveling will be con- tinued beyond that. time. All work must be done with man/ labor and teams. Trucks may be/| used only where gravel must be} hauled a considerable distance. Work- ers will be given relief credit at the rate of 45 cents an hour per man, and 25 cents an hour for teams. A 30-hour week maximum is fixed. In the winter months the relief labor will be used for snow removal and other highway work. Counties not included in the pro- gram, Vogel declared, are those where the relief situation is still uncertain, or where there is not sufficient work to undertake relief road work. In those counties, relief workers will be used on the federal aid system, Vogel said. Counties not participating in the| program are Mercer, Oliver, Stutsman, Barnes, Cass, Traill, Grand Forks, Benson, Sheridan, Golden Valley, Sg Wells, Emmons, Ransom and .|Loan Corporation Is Doing ‘Big Business 6.—() — The ition re- .|torian national, Paul J. McGahan, : Broadway Beauty : Seeks Annulment i Meredith Howard (above), famed Broadway show beauty. is seek- ing an annulment of her marriage to Albert Spurlock, University of North Carolina football coach, from whom she was separated halt an hour after their w.deing in 1 Her engagem+ut to the scion of a wealthy automobile ‘amily has been reported. AMERICAN LEGION TO FIGHT AGAINST NRA CHIEF RETURNS TO DESK; CONFRONTS PRESSING PROBLEMS Is Inclined to Favor Cost-Plus| Theory of Merchandising Despite Protests | STUMPED BY MINE ISSUE a ae | Hopes for Quick and Amicable Settlement Which Will Re- turn Men to Work Washington, Oct. 6—(7)—Hugh 8. Johnson was back Friday at a desk stacked high with pressing jobs, in- cluding retail price fixing and labor turmoil in the soft coal fields. A quick cecision on the price sta- bilization language—forbidding retail sales at less than wholesale cost plus 10 per cent—was in prospect, with Johnson favorably inclined toward approval of the master code despite. farm admintstration objections. But coal troubles were a different matter. Johnson conceded the NRA just. now was stumped at the situation in steel-owned mines but hoped for a quick and amicable gttlement that would return striking thousands to work, Johnson stopped in at NRA head- quarters Thursday, two weeks after an infection sent him to the hospital. Thursday night he attended a dinner | in honor of Edward F. McGrady, now. assistant secretary of labor but long @ leader in the American Federation of Labor. With other important guests he heard McGrady say: CRIME, COMMUNISM Strong Resolutions on Subject Passed in Closing Hours of Convention Chicago, Oct. Legionnaires packed up their bags and marched homeward Friday, deter-| niined on a war—against crime, com-| munism, and the economic recession. | Under the leadership of a tall at- torney of Decautur, Ill.—Edward Hayes, now 42, an ensign at the) Great Lakes naval station during the war against Germany—the American, Legion was definitely committed to aid the police authorities in the sup-, Pression of crime, to oppose commun- ism and to help whip the depression by supporting the NRA. i The Legion’s views on these and a/ variety of other subjects, including | rehabilitation for disabled former) soldiers, were outlined in resolutions adopted Thursday before adjourn- ment of its 15th annual convention, | which meets next year in Miami. | Calling upon the new national com-, mander to appoint a law and order committee to study the crime prob-| lem, the Legion asked this body to de- | vise a plan whereby it could actively, participate in the curbing of criminals| on both a national and state basis. | Would Deport Communists } Communism was dealt with in a! resolution calling for the deportation | of alien communists, the refusal of | entry of communists into this country, | and the enactment of laws to punish} all persons who “advocate the over- throw of the government.” At the same time diplomatic recog- | nition of Russia was ) as Was the extension of credit to that gov-/ ernment or its agencies. | ‘The Legion's rehabilitation program, | which requires free federal hospital- ization for all veterans even if their ailments have been contracted since the war, and its policy in favor of | strengthening the nation’s defense, also were approved. ‘The national Forty and Eight fun making group of the organization, | selected Samuel R. Helier, 43, of Nor- | folk, Va., as its head, \ Other Legion officers named were: vice commanders, Chet J. Mello,; Stockton, Calif.; Henry W. Plate,’ Bronx, N. ¥.; Emil F. Schall, New Haven, Conn., Fred W.. Fueckur, Sea- attle; A. R. Vegalues, Fort Wayne, | Ind., and Edward J. Bosehult, Lin- coin, Neb.; treasurer, Fred Nielson, ‘Washington; conducteur national, Ed- ward Kiefer, Miami Beach, Fla.; his- +; sergeants-at-arms, A. Vernon Hall, Cincinnati, and Pierre LeDoux, Shreveport, Le., and color bearer, Mooy Nelson, White Lake, 8. D. Bowdon Boy Killed In Motor Accident 6.—(#}—Americs's| / approximately 2,500,000. |ate finance committee for comptroller. “This national recovery act must} |be made successful. If it fails this ‘country will turn either to the ex-/ treme right or the extreme left. The \president has given you the middle jcourse and we must follow him.” ; Johnson said he did not consider the retail price plan a “pyramiding juice device” and believed it would {stop cut-throat competition.” |saw a possibility that the reemlpoy- |ment count now under way may show between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 have found employment since last winter's low mark, or considerably above labor department estimates of MICHIGAN SENATOR DEFENDS O'CONNOR Couzens Denies Currency Comptroller Withheld Data | From Committee Washington, Oct. 6.—(?)—Senator Couzens (Rep.-Mich) denied in a statement Thursday that J. F. T. O'Connor, comptroller of the cur- rency, had concealei information when his name was before the senate finance committee for approval. The denial was made by Couzens in| commenting on news dispatches from Los Angeles describing a suit filed in superior court there to ‘disbar, O'Connor in California on the ground that he practiced law after his fed- eral appointment. The suit was dis- missed. Couzens said: i “My attention has been called to a| Los Angeles dispatch stating that J. F. T. O'Connor, comptroller of the currency, made certain statements or concealed certain information when | his name was considered by the sen- This is positively false as Mr. O’Con- nor never appeared before the com- mittee and was never asked to fur- nish any information. “His career was well known to many senators and one senator had known him for over 30 years. My informa- tion is that no public officer in Wash- ington has devoted himself more un- selfishly or is putting in more hours at his desk than Mr. O'Connor -I was one who thought a man of more experience should be selected as| comptroller, and in the committee so) expressed myself. However, my in- formation is that Mr. O'Connor has won the admiration of those whom he has contacted since he took office. “It is gratifying to me to learn through the press that the courts of California instantly dismissed the petition as being too flimsy.” Hart Named to Head Minneapolis Police Mt , Oct, 6——Captain years and nai known as head inneapolis, . John T. Hart, local police member 24 | Wins Point in | Mine Conflict | Virtual recognition of the United Mine Workers by the H. C. Frick Coke Company, one of the main “captive mine” operators, was won by Philip Murray. union vice president, above, in a stormy session in Pittsburgh, leaving the way open for miners to end their strike without loss of pres- tige. “Captive” mines are those owned by an industry which uses all their DELEGATION SEEKS ROOSEVELT'S FAVOR FR IVER PROJECT Executive Described as ‘Favor- ably Impressed’ With Fort Peck Scheme | Washington, Oct. 6) —President NRA statiticians, meanwhile, for-|Roosevelt' was urged Thursday to jmake available immediately nearly $81,000,000 in public work funds to complete navigation projects on the Missouri river. The chief executive was described as “apparently favorably impressed” with the proposals by a group of sen- ators and representatives of the Mis- souri River Navigation association who asked for funds with which to ouild a huge reservoir at Fort Peck, Mont., and complete a navigable channel from the mouth of the Mis- souri to Sioux City, Ia. Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of army engineers, in recommending complete development of the Missouri for navigation, power and irrigation, estimated the reservoir would cost $84,000,000. The president was told that economies could be effected which would lower the amount needed to $59,590,000. The president was informed that $42,000,000 is needed in addition to the recent appropriation of $14,000,000 to complete a navigable channel for tne river from Kansas City to Sioux City. The delegation which laid the proj- ects before the president included: Senators Wheeler and Erickson of Montana, Fraser and Nye of North Dakota and Clark of Missouri; Gov. Cooney and State Engineer James of Mont Claims ‘Wise Guys’ Unloaded on Trust Washington, Oct. 6—(?}—Senator Couzens (Rep. Mich.) charged before senate investigators Friday that some “wise guys unloaded” more than $11,000,000 of railroad stock di the boom in 1929 on investment trusts organized by Dillon, Read & Com- Dany. This flat assertion by the member of the stock market inquiry commit- tee followed disclosure that invest- ments by the trusts in two railroads, both of which later went into receiv- ership, had depreciated almost to The stock was acquired by joint accounts between the trusts and Dil- Jon, Read & Company in 1929, man- aged by the latter. “Some wise guys must have been on you, there is no doubt president of the trusts. The witness had disclosed the synd- icate operations by which the stock was acquired, under close questioning by Ferdinand Pecora, counsel, M’Clusky Man Hurt two investment unloading of that,” said Couzens to E. R. Tracy, hold. The Weather Pair tonight and Saturday; rising temperature Saturday. alae 8S PRICE FIVE CENTS; i RYAN'S PINCH HIT BEATS SENATORS IN | |Terry’s Home Run in Fourtt Inning Paves Way for Third Series Victory HUBBELL GOES FULL ROUTI Double Play Puts Sudden and Dramatic Finish to Wash- ‘ ington’s Last Bid |, Griffith Stadium, Washington, Oct. {6—Bill Terry's home run, Carl Hub- jbell’s stellar pitching and Blondy Ryan's pinch single in the 11th inn- ing Friday gave the New York Giants their third victory of the current world series. The score was 2 to 1. Opposing Hubbell in a brilliant mound duel was Monte Weaver, young Washington right-hander, who also |Pitched a brilliant game. | ‘The game, marked by an argument which saw Heinie Manush, Senator outfielder banished from the game, |closed as dramatically as any in re- jcent years. After the Giants scored the winning run in their half of the 11th inning, the Senators filled the bases with one out in their half. Bolton, a pinch |hitter then smacked into a double Play, quenching the Senator's hopes. Giants—Cronin came in for a short talk with Weaver with Moore up. Moore walked. Critz lined to Myer and Moore was doubled off first on a quick throw, Myer to Kuhel. ‘Terry rapped a grounder over second for a single, Myer barely getting his hands on the ball. Ott popped to Bluege, who came in on the grass for the catch. No runs, one hit, no errors, one left. Senators—Myer lifted a short fly to Moore in left center. Goslin hoisted to Ott. Manush grounded out sharp- ly, Critz to Terry. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Second Inning Giants—Davis dribbled the first ae nap retool bias threw him out at | jackson. fanned, swinging.at jchange of pace. Weaver was working very fast. Mancuso lifted a high drive that Goslin caught on the run in deep right field. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. Senators—Cronin lifted a high pop fly to Terry. Hubbell took time out in an attempt to chase away the Pigeon that has made its home on the ball field for two days. The pigeon finally flew into the upper grand stand. Schulte flied out to Ott in right center. Kuehl filed out to Davis. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left, Third Inning |. Giants—Ryan lifted a short fly te Manush. The wind took the ball and Heinie had to jump back for the jeatch. Hubbell rolled to Bluege, whe | made a nice pickup and throw to first jfor the putout. Moore rapped a grounder to Cronin and was thrown one No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. | Senators—Bluege poked a high fly to Moore as he reached out and caught a curve on the end of his bat. Sewell lifted a short fly to Critz, who ran back to second for the catch, Seven of the first eight Senators had gone out on fly balls. Weaver grounded sharply to Critz, who made @ nice stop and throw to Terry for the putout. No runs, no hits, no errors, {mone left. Fourth Inning Giants—Critz grounded out, Cronin ‘to Kuehl. Terry smashed a home run linto the bleachers in deep center field. Ott walked, the fourth ball be- ing low, and Cronin came in for a talk with his young pitcher. Davig jgrounded to Bluege for a scratch Single. The third baseman had tc run in for the pickup and did not even son fouled out to Bluege, who made the catch a few feet from third base. Mancuso walked on four straight balls, Ryan fanned at a fast ball inside, and the crowd let loose a roar. One run, two hits, no errors, three left. while reclining almost Goslin got a single on a hard drive that Terry was unable to handle. to third after the catch. Manush re- at first. There was another conference of the Giant's infield around their pitcher as Schulte came up. Schulte grounded to Ryan and ‘Manush was forced at second, Rysr