The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 31, 1933, Page 1

» ‘ ‘ ESTABLISHED 1873 SLUMP 1S; REGORDED DESPITE UL $, MOVE TOPURCHASE METAL Domestic Price, However, Again/ Is Advanced to New High =| of $32.12 | | | AWAIT BRITISH REACTION | President Seeks to Avoid Re-| taliatory Measures in For- eign Markets ¢ Washington, Oct. 31.—(AP)—The vorld price of gold slumped abruptly Tuesday in spite of President Roose- velt's announced intention of buying the metal in foreign markets, but nevertheless, the domestic price the R. F. C. will buy was advanced to an- other new high. Whiie awaiting assurances from Lendon that Roosevelt's approaching operations would not arouse retalia- tory action and precipitate a monec- tary war, the administration set a price for the day of $32.12 for the yellow metal. By contrast, Monday's price was $31.96 against a world price of $31.05. President Roosevelt expectantly awaited British assurances that his approaching operations in European markets would not arouse retaliatory measures and fire the starting gun for a ruinous race to depreciate cur- rencies, The London government was told in friendly spirit that the chief exe- cutive's plan for raising prices here and steadying the dollar abroad was purely ~ matter of domestic policy dictated by conditions within the; country. | Is Not Unfriendly Gesture | It could hardly be construed, the) British were informed, as a move | designed to weaken the position of Great Britain in the world of trade, nor as.an unfriendly gesture aimed at any other nation. Roosevelt's advisors proceeded bus- ily with preparations for making the first purchase of foreign gold, hoping the transactions could begin Wed: mesday. The Reconstruction Corpor: ation will be the purchaser and the New York federal reserve bank its agent. MICHIGAN MAN HELD BY TRIO; RELEASED Millionaire Says Two Men and! Woman Looted Safe, Took Him Prisoner Marshall, Mich., Oct. 31—()—His, face bruised and showing evidences of a beating. Louis E. Brooks, million. aire Marshall manufacturer, reported kidnaped early Tuesday by two men and a woman, was found at his farm | home near Battle Creek Tuesday! morning. He told officials his captors had released him after escaping from his factory where they looted the safe. | Brooks, officials said, told them he had been forced by the trio to open a safe in his office, then to accompany the robbers in his car toward Battle Creek, 20 miles east of here. There, he said, his captors stopped, locked the ignition to the automobile, and hid the key under a culvert. Re- turning to the car, he said, they in- formed him where he could find the key, and fled. He told sheriff's deputies he found the key and drove to his farm home @ few miles away. Officials said Brooks informed them. he would make no further statement until he consulted his attorney, James W. Mackey, who drove at once to the Brooks farm. Officials said Brooks did not reveal the amount of money taken from the safe, but said they had been informed that only a small amount was kept there. 46, is a member of one of the city's wealthiest and most Prominent families. Butler University North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper President Removed - THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1933 Succeeds Ousted Trade Official Newly appointed member of the U. S. Federal Trade Commis- sion, George C. Mathews of Madi- son, Wis., is shown above as he took over his duties in the capi- tal. He succeeds William E. Humphrey who was forced off the commission by President Roosevelt. POLITICAL REPRISAL SEEN IN DISMISSAL OF PRISON EMPLOYE | Father of Alfred S. Dale Ousted: as Dairyman; No Explan- ation Is Given E. 8. Dale, father of State Treasurer Alfred 8. Dale and a long-time mem- ber_of the Nonpartisan ‘Lague, Mon- day was dismissed as superintendent of the dairy department at the state penitentiary here. No reason for the action was given and it was generally attributed to po- litical considerations arising out of opposition by the younger Dale to some of. the policies advocated by Governor William Langer. Dale's friends were frank to term the action as a “reprisal.” The elder Dale had managed the prison dairy herd for 10 years under six wardens and six governors ana had been instrumental in improving it until it now is regarded as one of the outstanding herds in the state. It has numerous milk-production rec- ords to its credit, all achieved under Dale's supervision. Dale, who said the dismissal came to him as a distinct surprise, had {been an active Nonpartisan since or- ganization of the party 18 years ago, being a member of the first Nonpar- HUSBY SURPRISED BY APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER FOR MILL Industrial Commission Member | Says He Was Not Advised } of Meeting | | | | | | | | i H |READ OF IT IN NEWSPAPER; Charges Action Ignores 141,000! | Persons Who Voted for Him At Election Appointment of Ludvig Pederson, state land commissioner, as manager | of the state mill and elevator to suc- ceed O. L. Spencer came as a sur- prise to John Husby, commissioner of agriculture and labor, who said Tuesday Governor William Langer had ignored him in making the choice. Husby, the governor and attorney general are ex-officio members of the state industrial commission which administers the affairs of the mill jand elevator. The commissioner declared the, first knowledge he had of the ap-| |pointment came from newspaper re-, {ports published Monday. P. O. 'Sathre, who becomes attorney gen-/ eral Wednesday, shared in the an-| houncement, made at Grand Forks. | “I was entirely ignored in the mat- iter,” Husby said. “The appointment has not been discussed at meetings of the industrial commission. “It may be all right to ignore me as an individual, but the 141,000 peo- ple who voted to elect me commis- |stoner of agriculture and labor and {to serve on the industrial commission jintended that they be represented on that commission. They are entitled ;to representation on the industrial jcommission and they are not getting it when the governor takes it on him- self to make such an important ap- pointment without all members of the board being consulted.” Husby and Attorney General A. J. Gronna, Jr., who rest to become judge of the fifth judicial district, had sought the dismissal of Spencer as manager of the mill, but their ac- tion was repeatedly vetoed by the governor who, under a 1933 law, was jgiven power to veto industrial com- {mission acts. | With Pederson to take over the ;duties of mill manager “about Nov- ;ember 1” a vacancy will exist in the office. of land commissioner. Lars Siljan, Garrison editor, is mentioned in state circles here asa possible suc- cessor. The appointment will be made by the board of university and school lands, composed of the gov- ernor, secretary of state, state audi-| tor, attorney general and superin- ;tendent of public instruction. FEED COMMITTEES Sauce for Goose; Sauce for Gander Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 31.—()— France, considering further de- fault in her debt to the United States, was forced on the other side of the fence by Brazil Tues- ! { { day. Brazil withheld payment of an installment of her debt to French bankers and it was understood future payments dates also would be ignored. Tuesday's scheduled payment was 9,419,000 francs. The sum was due cn,a pre-war loan. TO BE APPONTED | IN EVERY COUNTY Will List Names of Farmers Who Have Surplus and Those Needing Help Livestock feed committees will be appointed in every county in the state to obtain names of farmers who do not have sufficient feed to carry them over the winter and also the names of farmers in good crop areas who have surplus feed for sale, E. A. Willson, director of stock feed distribution for the state emergency relief committee ( Active Part in Solicitation for Charity SUM SOUGHT IS $11,000 Budget Board Pares Requests to Meet Shrunken Pocket- books of Donors Approximately 65 men will take; part in the seventh annual Bismarck | Community Chest campaign which! will open next Tuesday, according to announcement bp J. C. Taylor, chair- man of the campaign organization. Approximately $11,000 will be asked by the chest this year for the sup- port of various charitable and eleemosynary institutions which are supported by it. This is a reduction of 10 per cent from last year’s budget, the cut having been made in recog-! nition of the fact that these agencies will have to take a cut along with) the average individual. This amount, however, will keep them functioning in near-normal condition until the current stringency is past, in the view of members of the chest budget board who have giv- en careful attention to the needs of! each organization and substantially | reduced the amounts asked. { Most of the solicitors who will take| part in the campaign are members of the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs and of the American Legion. They will mect in the World War Memorial building at 9 o'clock on November 7 to receive final instruc- announced Tuesday. Blank forms for, Usting the feed needed and surplus feed for sale have been sent to county agents or,;'where counties do not em- ploy extension directors, to emergency agricultural relief assistants. Farmers who cannot finance their feed needs will be required to make application for a feed loan. Those who already have regional agricultur- al credit corporation (barnyard) live- stock loans will send their copies of feed needed to the regional office in Bismarck for consideration and what- ever action is necessary, Willson said. Those who have exhausted their credit facilities will be given feed relief for ® limited number of livestock. Reci- pients of feed relief will be given anjsolicited only once during the year) opportunity to repay the loans by working on relief roads or other re- ef projects. Should List Offerings Farmers who have feed for sale are requested to list it on blanks furnish- ed the county livestock feed commit- tees in each county and send one copy to Willson at Bismarck and a duplicate copy to the county agent or emergency agricultural relief assistants. As soon} plies needed in the campaign proper. as the amount of available feed is as- certained it will be allocated so that|by the Community Chest are the Boy! it can be made available to farmers tions. The usual breakfast meeting for workers was abandoned this year in the interests of economy. Solicitation of firms having their headquarters outside of Bismarck al- ready has begun and this work is ex- pected to be completed at the same time as the city solicitation. ‘To Use Proved Arguments Judge. A. M. Christianson, president of the chest's board of directors, said the arguments which will be advanc- ed in behalf of the chest this year are the same which have proved true in the past. The organization, he said, saves time and money for both contri- butors and those who are asked t make the solicitation, since people a1 and then only in behalf of organiza- EN OATS | Legal Difficulties Presented by) Contract Are Puzzling | Administrators : | WANT ONLY ONE DOCUMENT! Tenants, Absentee Landlords, | Lack of Data Also Ham- pering Movement Washington, Oct. 31.—(—New de- lays faced the farm adjustment ministration’s $500,000,000 corn-hog program Tuesday as legal difficul- ties over the contracts which farm-| ers will be asked to sign arose to! puzzle administrators. Efforts are being made to devise a single contract for corn and hog producers so farmers who combine oth operations will have to sign only one document to become eligible{ for government cash benefits. Producers will be asked to cut corn production 20 per cent, hog produc- tion 25 per cent. Legal difficulties center about a dozen aspects of the contracts including cases of tenants, absentee Jandlords, and instances where production statistics from past years are lacking. Drafting of these contracts is the immediate reason for delays in tie; program through which Secretary ‘Wallace will distribute a maximum of $350,000,000 in cash benefits to farm- ers during the next 16 months in several installments. There is also a disposition to delay the program for study of reactions to |the processing taxes on hogs and corn |which go into effect Nov. 5. The ground work for the campaign to obtain signatures to the contracts will be built at four regional meet- ‘ings starting Thursday and Friday at |Indianapolis. The second will be at | Kansas City, Nov. 6 and 7; the third at St. Paul, Nov. 8 and 9, and the last at Chicago, Nov. 10 and 11. Extension service representatives from the corn producing states will attend the meetings. SEEK SOLUTION OF tions which have been thoroughly in- vestigated and are known to be worthy. He pointed out, also, that the fund operates without any overhead costs, since all services performed for it are donated by interested citizens. The only expenses, other than. its dona- tions to charities, are those for sup- Organizations which are supported Scouts, Girl Scouts. the Juvenile ~ STRIKE AT DETROM ‘Regional Labor Board Chairman) Seeks to Mediate Tool- Makers Trouble i} Detroit, Oct. 31—(%)—New efforts {milk pool threw its strength into the | Attacks Embargo + GOV. FLOYD B. OLSON Declaring Governor William Lang- er’s embargo on wheat shipments in Floyd B. Olson of Minnesota urged; organization of cooperatives to wipe; out capitalism, in an address before a} governors’ conference at Des Moines} Mond: WISCONSIN FACTORY EXPLOSION BLAMED TO FARM STRIKERS ‘Close Up, or We'll Be Back’ Written on Note Left on Nearby Post Appleton, Wis., Oct. 31.—(P)—A dynamite explosion attributed by authorities to farm strikers Tuesday damaged the Five Corners checse factory, 13 miles. west of Appleton. The factory door was smashed, a dozen windows were broken and all residents of the little community were aroused. On a post near the factory was a note which read: “Close up, or we'll be back.” John Steiner, manager of the fac- tory, and members of his family, who live in the building, were unhurt. The explosion, in the opinion of Walter M. Singler, president of the Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool, was an isolated instance of violence which he does not expect to recur. The pool Tuesday joined the strike of the Farm Holiday association, and the two organizations have so com- pletely won support of farmers that it will not be necessary to resort to violence, he said. The strike approached a crisis Tuesday as the powerful cooperative non-marketing campaign and anti- strike sentiment grew in organiza- Lo) tonight ahd Wednesday, probe | Sbiy Show = tains soe much The Weather ‘hange, PRICE FIVE CENTS Olson Attacks Langer Embargo World Price of Gold Takes Abrupt Slump isin Chest Campaign to Open in City Nov. 7 FARM ADJUSTMENT |Approximately 65 Men to Take CORN-HOG PROGRAM MINNESOTA CHIEF EXECUTIVE CLAIMS PLAN CANNOT WORK Recommends Organization of Cooperatives to Eliminate Capitalism FARM BUREAU STANDS PAT Price-Fixing of Agricultural Commodities Demanded By Holiday Body Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 31.—()— Governor Floyd B, Olson of Minne- sota challenged the embargo move- ment proposed for farm products by Governor William Langer of North Dakota in open debate Tuesday as the agricultural parley of midwestern thief executives and farm leaders neared a close, The embargo, Olson asserted, sim- | ply means that “you're trying to patch \North Dakota will not work, Governor |"? the capitalistic system and make it function, I don’t believe capitalistic system at al sai Recognizing a predominant de- mand of farm representatives at the conference for an embargo, Governor Olson said “it isn't because I lack courage that I'm opposing the em- bargo. I just don’t believe it will work,” “Your solution is to organize in co- operatives and take over the capital- istic system yourselves,” Olson said. The Minnesota executive added to his objections, voiced Monday, that an embargo would mean great loss to dairy farmers of his state with the assertion that a great surplus in but- ter and cheese is controlled, not by the farmer, but by speculators. Will Help Speculator | “An embargo,” he asserted, “will ae the speculator to profit and nring your damage greater than any Dossible benefit. Bind Following Governor Olson, Gover- nor Langer of North Dakota, replied that “if I hadn't declared an embargo on wheat in North Dakota we wouldn't be here today. I don't pre- tend to know anything about my friend Olson's butter and cheese, but we've got our grain in North Dakota and the speculators aren't going to get it.” “The way to get action is by an embargo in every state,” Langer shouted to a burst of applause from xearly 200 farmers, chiefly supporters of the National Farmers Holiday as- soicaion, Apparent agreement on a program of liberalizing government mortgage refinancing loans at reduced interest higher import duties on competing foreign products, a pegged price for farm products, and a moratorium foreclosure was indicated by the five governors and representatives of four others. Ray Murray, Iowa secretary of agri- culture, presented the program. It was believed to be an unofficial indi- cation of a report which the gover- tisan convention ever held in the state as a delegate from Pierce coun- ty. Sitting in the same convention was G. Patterson of Renville county, now prison warden, who notified Dale of his discharge Monday. “ ‘Big Loss’ Says Husby John Husby, commissioner of agri- jculture and labor, and an ex-officio member of the state board of admin- istration which supervises the prison and other state institutions, said Dale's dismissal was a blow to the state. Dale's ability as a dairyman has never been questioned, said Hus- by, who at one time was state dairy commissioner. Husby said he was interested in Dale's discharge, declaring the dairy herd superintendent had never been criticized at meetings of the board of administration, “In my estimation,” he said, “there is some political maneuvering in what has taken place. It is clear that Mr. Dale's dismissal did not come as a result of any criticism of his work, but for some poiitical reason.” Warden Patterson announced the appointment of E. A. Durey of El- lendale to succeed Dale. Patterson also announced that 8. A. Warren has been named construc- tion superintendent to replace O, A. Amundson. W: fi galegie teed "lexpenses of federal government like- ROOSEVELT RECORD hh ~=Handbook Charging: Failure to Live Up to Cam- paign Promises iPu | Washington, Oct. 31—(?)—The Re- (publican national committee has cpened an attack upon the Roosevelt | administration, charging in a pamph- | let that the president has violated | many of his campaign and platform | es. { A document labeled “Lets look at! the record” hits particularly at fed-| eral monetary maneuvers since March. Quoting the Democratic platform | assertion that “a sound currency is to be preserved at all hazards,” the pamphlet contends the president has broken this in signing the in. flation bill and in recent moves to- ward a managed currency. | Recalling also the platform promise | for an international monetary con- initiated at the London conference. The position is taken that the promise of a 25-per-cent reduction in wise has been violated and the charge made that the administration | “keeps two sets of books to deceive tax, peyers.” Pi aaa of the pamphlet fol-; “This pamphlet is issued in answer | ed in as soon blocked, Willson said. The Regional Agricultural corpora- tion of Minneapolis, which has made the so-called barnyard loans, has es-|organization are being prepared by a destroyed other property at eight fac: tablished a temporary branch office in Bismarck in charge of H. W. Lund- ‘in and all correspondence and inquir- jes regarding feed relief for farmers having barnyard loans should be ad- dressed to him. Additional loans not to exceed $250 will be made by the Regional Agricultural Credit corpora- tion, none of the proceeds of which can be used to liquidate existing in- debtedness. The additional loans will bear 6' per cent interest and mature not later than October 1, 1934. Feed will be furnished only by the emergency relief committee for a maximum of six horses and three cows, or five. horses and four cows: two brood sows and 20 head of poul- try. In order to procure relief each farmer must cut down his livestock To Welcome Visitors At Capitol Saturday Saturday afternoons have been set aside by the state capitol commission for visitors who desire to bility in connection with ‘ Contractors have complained to the commission that visiting at all hours is interfering with Cagelgrieinp oe the company carrying abilit \- surance has demanded that restric- tions be pineet on. visiting hours. lor for 50 held 1] ‘alley in more strict! sidics, abandon them entirely, even take over theesen Toseday 7 se iwith as little movement as possible.|Band, Community Council, the Red to settle the protracted strike of tool { | Blanks should be filled out and turn-|Cross, Salvation Army, the Commun- and diemakers in the Detroit area | as possible so that feed] ity Christmas, the Florence Crittenton | were being made yesterday while po- can be moved before the roads arc|Home, North Dakota Children’s Home, lice stood ready to cope with any re- 8t. John’s Orphanage and the North Dakota House of Mercy. Articles detailing the work of each committee and will be published by The Tribune before the campaign op- ens in order that every Bismarck resi- dent may have opportunity to learn all about the chest and its work. Will Make Plans for Moving Into Capitol Members of the capitol building commission will meet Wednesday forenoon with officials of the Lun- Goff-Bicknell Construction company to discuss plans for moving some state offices into the partially-com- pleted state capitol building in thi near future, Nelson A. Sauvain, member of the commission, Tuesday said the board hopes to make an arrangement with the contractors whereby moving into the structure before completion will not be regarded as “acceptance” of the building. The board desires to move state de- partments into the building as soon possible and still reserve the right | Interior work in the tower part of the structure-has been ‘a rapid rate and it is possible depart- ments may begin moving into the building “in the very near future, Sauvain said. Medics Criticized By University Head leges against “lazy habits.” Forming his banquet address around this pointed comment, ad' for dividing research among institu- |tlons to avoid “waste of money human effort” and an attack on “pro- fessional bodies’ which try to “limit of people,” Dr. eR ach plosions Tuesday at the Roosevelt Oil Progressing at | vices | day, sumption of the demonstrations of motorized mobs which thus far have broken more than 1,000 windows and | tories. { Abner E. Larned. chairman of the Detroit regional labor board, in a/ statement addressed to employers; ‘and workers, offered the services of this organization “for the purpose of ‘conciliation, mediation or arbitration jo any differences which may now exist between you.” He urged that the parties to the strike take steps in jorder that “the normal course of our | Numerous demonstrations occurred |before factory buildings Monday night but the only case of property damage was in suburban Ferndale where oc- upants of an automobile shattered windows in_the plant of the Pro- gressive Tool jpany and fled be- |fore police arrived. Holy City Still Is Scene of Disorders | Jerusalem, Oct. 31.—(#)—Dawn re- \vealed the streets of the Holy City |strewn with nails Tuesday. presum- ably by Arabs to hinder the trans- |porting of government forces ordered out to halt anti-Jewish demonstra- | tions. Snipers blazed away at the govern- ent offices intermittently through- ut the night and police returned the fire, but ‘there were no casualties to add to the 30 dead and hundreds wounded in previous rioting. An emercency law was called into effect Tuesday in an effort to prevent further outbreaks. It vests the ad- tninistration with wide powers—in- wuding suthority to courtmartial and deport offenders, It was hoped’ this would forestall immigra‘ on thrown the Holy Land into tu- mult, The situation was improved Tues- but authorities maintained a vigilant watch. ISSUE N. D. BANK CALL A call for the condition of state banks in North Dakota at the close of business Wednesday, Oct. 25, was issued Tuesday by the state bank examiner. MINER'S ig a er Springfield, IU, , Oct. 31—(P}—The home of Alex Cummings, a member business life be resumed.” | tions opposing the Holiday. The strikers expressed determina- tion to stop shipment of all farm products. Oppositionists declared they would market their goods, using guards armed with shotguns to pro- tect their trucks if necessary. There was little activity reported in other states, although Iowa pick- ets stopped a truck near Moville and released its load of livestock. The problem of farm prices oc- and a 10-state conference of gov- ernors and farm leaders at Des Moines. Secretary Wallace Monday signed amendments to the milk marketing agreement and license for the Chi- cago milk shed, effective Nov. They provide that the price to pro- ducers of fluid milk will be increased to $2.10 a hundred pounds. The pres- ent price is $1.75. Many southern Wisconsin farmers ship to Chicago. |Wyoming Man Admits Crime; Is Sentenced Sheridan, Wyo. Oct. 31.—(4)—T. N. Matney, 39, of Sheridan, was under sentence of from 19 to 20 years in the state penitentiary Tuesday after Pleading guilty in the Buffalo, Wyo. district court to a manslaughter felonious assault, Matney Friday signed a confession admitting it was a bullet fired from his claimed the life of Bryan Cooper, 40, rancher. Matney’s estranged wife, Myrtle. also of Sheridan, pleaded guilty to a five-to-10 years imprisonment. Officers Will Visit cupied the attention of the depart-| ment of agriculture at Washington! 3.) charge. | Originally held on a charge of son of a prominent Sturgis, 8. D. charge of being an accomplice in the crime and was sentenced to from American Legion Post & |eors will draft when the conference | as ended. Federal price fixing for farm com- modities appeared Tuesday as one of agriculture’s principal demands in the farmer's drive for greater returns on his investment. The demand was heard by the gov- ernors and their representatives, with Governor Olson leading the argument. in favor of price pegging during Mon- |day’s session. Governor Langer add- (Continued on page four) Seaway May Become Public Work Project | Washington, Oct. 31. — (@) — The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway and power project is being studied as @ possible part of President Roose. velt’s emergency public works pro- gram. To the more optimistic supporters of the proposed ship canal and water- power development this new angle of the project meant the federal govern- ment may pay all the American share -f the cost out of the emergency pub- ‘ie works fund. | New York state, it was learned also, | already has “loaned” the federal gov- lernment its state power authority of |tive members, in accordance with a | Roosevelt made to | pistol that | { . This of the which would be held|court, is not eligible for chief justice. Friday, Nov. 10. E. F. Trepp, post| Burr will serve as chief justice » has asked that there be|the rest of this court's term jof the United Mine Workers of Amer- | revenl fea, was damaged by a gynemite bomb early Tuesday. 3