The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1933, Page 1

vw Y , Langer Lifts Embargo on Durum Shipments State Commission — _ In Stormy Session Bell Asserts He Had Not Been|Pederson Appointment as Mill] ‘ , ESTABLISHED 1873 North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper \ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1933 The Weather TROY eau thee in eecarc ener PRICE FIVE CENTS ~ ORDER RETREATING FROM FIRST STAND 15 ISSUED FRIDAY Change of Front Required by Imports of Durum Grown on Canadian Farms HARD WHEAT STILL BANNED (Bread Grain Presumably Will Be ; Kept in Elevators by Warehouse Men (By The Associated, Press) liam Langer for @ six-day period The embargo continues on hard pring wheat. “3% «The ban on durum wheat is lifted j by the governor's order from 12:01 a. . m. Friday’ until midnight November 22, after which the embargo on all wheat, declared October 19, becomes operative again. Explaining his reasons for lifting the ban on durum wheat, Governor Langer said “if I left the embargo on Canada would get the business.” North Dakota's nearly month-old) permit shipment of durum wheat. ; U. S. Recognizes Soviet Russia Held as ‘Tipoff’ Aid in Massacre | Removed as Manager of State Elevator Continued on Job After Rift With Spencer; Explains Federal Demands Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 17.—(?)}— Commenting on newspaper dispatches from Bismarck, C. A. Bell, former elevator manager and wheat buyer at the North Dakota state mif, denied Friday that the Federal Grain De- partment had refused to reinstate the state mill elevator license as long as Bell was retained as. manager. Bell also contended he had not been removed as elevator manager |until the state industrial commission Hl ld Accused us the “tipoff” woman i - | ORT oR asd neon cn: appointed Ludvig Peterson manager | ner, 32, above, of both the mill and elevator. He ; Memphis raid by . agents, umed at trapping “Pretty Boy” Sloyd, notorious outlaw. Mrs. Conner ts charged with tele- “honing gangsters that Frank Nash was being taken back to | prison, the rescue attempt re- sulting io the massacre. |of the mill, had refused to sign his jthat he had been on the job. |. “The statement ascribed to mem- |bers of the industrial commission that the federal department has refused to reinstate the license of the state Durum Prices Only Seven Cents Higher Despite Governor William Lan- ger’s claim that his embargo on wheat exports has lifted durum prices here 20 cents, No. 1 amber durum marketed at Bismarck Fri- day drew only seven cents more than it did on Oct. 19. when the embargo became effective. The Oct. 19 quotation here, fur- nished by the Russell Miller Mill- ing company, was 57 cents per bushel. Friday the quotation was 64 cents. Neither quotation in- cludes a premium. Lifting of the embargo had no noticeable effect here Friday, one railroad man explaining that the embargo was declared “after the horse got out of the barn and ran away,” meaning that most of the grain to be marketed had been sold before the embargo. No wheat was consigned from Bismarck on either the Soo Line or Northern Pacific Friday. The situation throughout the state was similar to that here, though in some instances a few cars of wheat were reported ship- ped. Outlining his efforts to haye other governors join with him in declaring an embargo, Langer said “I am still willing, if the other governors will join me, to place an embargo not only on spring wheat, but also on livestock and poultry.” The proclamation partially lifting the embargo states the increase in the price of durum since the embargo was declared has reached the point where Canadian durum could thipped into the United States even with a tariff of 42 cents to compete with durum wheat of North D: . Setting out other reasons for lifting the ban on durum wheat, the procla- mation says commission firms and millers handling and using durum wheat are purchasing, or threatening to purchase, Canadian durum wheat in place of durum wheat grown in the northwest and that ‘many producers of durum in North Dakote are desir- ous of selling now at present prices. Some independent and cooperative elevators in the state, the proclama- tion says, have stated their elevators wre full and some wheat must be shipped out to permit them to handle wheat offered by the producer. Takes Rap at Roosevelt “When I was in Washington,” Lan- that the tariff should be lowered in-| ieee itomobile which oc- ane ot Fae sectarea (FnOcked im unconscious with a brick, (of, An, Su : ‘ a atte at jbound ‘him and weighted him down /SMTn® ee tion corner on Highwey No. 1 amber di wheat at Bis-|an4 then threw him tnto the bay. No. €3 about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. marck, card price, was 47 cents per|" Holmes, tor of 9 Ban Jose |No. 63 abot 0:00 De ie car bushel. “At that time it was selling in service station, and ‘Thurmond, untill, "When the three men were riding be hein Peryteg recently employed by an oll company. | crashed into a truckload of turkeys. under spring wheat, and the premium |are members of respected Santa Clara|TiO"Cs. “which was driven by Fos- 7 ern See county familles. ter, was headed west and the truck ae 90 per cent! Hart's parents were reported Pros |was esstward bound toward Bismarck. of all milling durum wheat that is 'tcated by grief. The elder Hart faint-|"Ssitecas was apparently instantly talsed in the United States. The em-|cd. when he was notified by Msx/xieq and Foster received s com- argo prevented the exportation of| jum, a close friend, that hls son Was! nound fracture of the right leg, as Se ae dead. well as cuts and bruises. Steinberg Langer declared the prics has risen ' ¢——_________________®| 114 t4,, occupants of the truck were te between 89 and 92 cents » bushel | Detroit’s Passer | lhadiy shaken up and both machines at Bismarck since the embargo was: were badly damaged. declared. ‘| Has Great Record | |"‘The trick was driven by a man “As expected,” he continued, “Can-' 4 _—___-__._.__._..___® | named James of Garrison and he was| ada, which also raises durum ‘wheat, |* “Detroit, Nov, 17.—(P)—Statisti- | Sccompanied by Freq Balder, also of was eagerly sitting on the sidelines; cians Friday decided Doug Nott, |, i waiting for the moment to arrive)’ the University of Detroit's for- | 4, w. Bartz, Washburn, McLean when the price of durum would be| ward passer, was a veritable one- | county coroner, is at Garrison Fri- high enough so that her producers! _ man offensive. day investigating the accident and + could the 42 cents tariff and ship During the Titans’ seven games to hold an inquest late Fri- (their durum into the United States.| thus far this year, Nott hes |dey afternoon. ‘The day before yesterday that time| gained just under three-quarters was jailed: by Garrison arrived. The grain dealers at the; of a mile for his team by the (officials ing the accident on the terminals, instead of helping the| aerial route. He has hurled an allegation that he was intoxicated. - { { Thurmond allegedly confessed Thurs- be mill elevator as long as I remain on the job, is untrue,” Bell said. “The real reason for cancellation of the license was that the federal de- partment demanded that the entire elevator be subject to license and the elevator department be disassociated entirely from the mill department, and that the mill manager have nothing to do with the management of ths elevator. i Langer Used Veto Power “These conditions. were brought be- fore a meeting of the state industrial commission. Two of the members, viz. Gronna and Husby, were in favor lof accepting the conditions required |by the federal department. Their ie eh Galits Nov. 17-<0 ke {resolution was erasers saat peep of | in Jose, Calif., Nov. 17.- —-Ef- \the veto er by ernor ger.” Horts to recover the body of Brooke | "Telling ‘the story of his recent dif- iL. Hart. which authorities said would ficulties at the mill, Bell said that icomplete the case against his alleged|ne was appointed manager of the ikidnapers and slayers, were pressed |elevator and wheat buyer by Governor by state and federal authorities Fri-'sorlie. He was dismissed as wheat ee nec anne ae ana ay buyer by mie ae ne a Spencer, i john § lolmes, , an iomas ie mi jay. i Thurmond, 28, who department | "st tonceaed= Bell ce tinined, “that jof justice agents and state officials; wheat buying should be under the mi as such, bul heared and cae: ie were held | named me both wheat buyer and elev- ir a San Franc! . tor manager.” Pecnimar heoks ieetacls a strip |” Since oo Bell said, Spencer hes white cloth with in purple refused to si his salary chec! stripes from the bay near the place | aithough pees vouchers were pre- the two men were quoted as saying sented. they tossed the 22-year-old San Jose! «t have stayed on the job, until |store executive. ned that two members of the in- ‘Authorities said the material |eceran’ chehuiscion had appointed matchéd the description of a shirt|rudvig Pederson manager of both Hart was wearing when he vanished | mill and elevator. This appointment {erty before e aoe, Ean aOte des | supercedes my appointment by Gov- {mand was made by telephone ernor Sorlie.” ieee a te cae the body Beil. = ~ ps Page lacany efforts cer orde e elevator iwere started shortly after Holmes and!to move his books and himself into the mill accounting department, which was obeyed. “I did not give him any contrary order,” Bell explained, “as I figured if he refused to obey his OFFICIALS SEEKING | BODY OF YOUTH IN | SANFRANCISCO BAY i Grappling Hooks Bring Up Strips of Cloth Which May Have Been Shirt i day and were teken to San Francisco jto prevent possible mob viglence from San Jose residents who swarmed about the-court house here. order from Spencer, it would mean | _. Trapped in "Phone Booth jhis dismissal which would be an in- Sheriff William J. Emig, who trap-| jury to him without helping me.” eS ee = amv MAR KILLED IN MISHAP was allegedly making further ran- som demanas on Alex J. Hart, wealthy Second Man Is Injured in Crash Near Garrison; Third San Jose merchant and father of young Hart, said no one except the} two men was Involved. | |, Holmes was later arrested at a hotel, to which officers were led by Thurmond, and was taken to San Francisco where he was questioned by state and federal authorities. ‘The two men were temporarily held under the federal kidnaping ey. Dist Attorney Fred Thomas Bare tay, will be prosecuted under = Lodged in Jail state law which makes the penalty for kidnaping, where the victim suf- fers bodily injury, death or life im- | prisonment. ‘ | AS quoted by Sheriff Emig and ‘other officials, the men said they even 100 passes for a gain of 999 The Foster car bore an Oxlahoma yards. Completing 43 of his at- | ‘'conse. ‘ tempts for an average gain of 23% {| Musekas’ body is being held at Gar- yards. | teen. 4 jasserted that O. L. Spencer, manager | |pay checks since May, despite the fact | Manager Confirmed by Two-to-One Vote |aoT LAST CHECK IN MAY/REPORT HEATED EXCHANGE Husby and Langer in Bitter Wrangle; Sathre Supports Chief Executive | Appointment of Ludwig Pederson, | ; State land commissioner, as manager | ‘of the state mill and elevator was ap- {proved by the state industrial com-; , mission by a two-to-one vote at one! of the stormiest meetings of the pres- | ‘ent board, it was disclosed Thursday, ; Pederson assumes his new duties Mon- jday. The meeting, held Wednesday, rati- fied previously-announced plans of Gov. William Langer and Attorney General P. O. Sathre to name Peder- noes head of the mill to succeed O. L. | Land Board to Name Pederson Successor i A meeting of the board of uni- versity and school lands is sched- uled for Friday afternoon, with in- dications that appointment of a successor to Ludwig Pederson, state land commissioner, will be consid- | ered. Pederson has been named head of the state mill and elevator at Grand Forks. Gov. William Langer, ex-officio || chairman of the board, issued the call for the meeting. Other mem- bers are Attorney General P. O. Sathre, Superintendent of Public Instruction, A. E. Thompson, State Auditor Berta Baker, and Secretary of State Robert Byrne. cies John Husby, commissioner of agriculture and iabor, voted against ;Pederson’s appointment after a heat- ed exchange of words between him and the other two members. #Pederson was named to head both the mill and elevator departments, on condition he name‘an elevator man- ager if the federal department of agriculture demands it as necessary to reinstate the federal warehouse license. The federal department has refused to reinstate the license as long | as C. A. Bell, present elevator man-| ager, remains on the job, commission | members said. Will Hire and Fire A motion was adopted by the com- mission, with Husby dissenting, giv- ing Pederson full authority to em- ploy and discharge employes at the mill, this authority extending to ap- | pointment of an elevator manager if it is found necessary to name one. The commission also voted to re- duce the salary of H. A. Bronson, legal advisor for the mill and elevator, from $450 a month to $50 a month. The reduced salary is the amount re- ceived by a previous legal advisor. Bronson’s $450 salary had been the Subject of heated discussions at prev- ious meetings of the board when form- er Attorney General A. J. Gronna, un- til recently an ex-officio member, and Husby, sought Bronson’s dismissal. Langer vetoed their action, Appointment 6Y a successor to Ped- erson as state land commissioner is expected to be made this week at a meeting of the board of university and school lands, composed of the governor, attorney general, state audi- tor, secretary of state and superintend- ent of public instruction. Lars Siljan, Garrison editor, has been mentioned prominently for the position, but one member of the board said he was “certain” the appoint- ment would not go to Siljan. At the industrial oommission meet- ing, one of the first attended by Sathre | - ince his appointment as attorney gen- eral to succeed Gronna, heated dis- Three Wheat Buyers Husby said he objected te naming Pederson as both head of the mill rd|@epartment and elevator, declaring the federal department of agriculture has insisted on y the t remarks made by the governor led him to believe that efforts will be made by Langer to keep him on the “outside” as ities of the commission hile | Brokotsky, 18-year-old Turtle FORMER SENATOR IS STRICKEN BY DEATH AT NATION'S CAPITAL iH. C. Hansbrough, First Con- gregsman From State, Suc- cumbs At Age of 85 HAD DISTINGUISHED CAREER During Three Terms in Senate Became Known as Father of Irrigation Washington. Nov. 17.—(?i—Henry C. Hansbrough, former senator from North Dakota, died here ‘Thursday night of pneumonia. He was 85. Hansbrough, who was known as the father of irrigation, had been ill sev- eral days. There are no immediate relatives. He was first elected to the house of representatives from North Dakota in 889. He was elected to the senate in 1891 and served until 1909. Described as a liberal, Hansbrough, a Republican, supported Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and in the 1932 cam- Ppaign was a member of the board of ;the national progressive league. Only a few days ago he issued a public appeal to farmers to support President Roosevelt in his farm pro- gram. Recently the former senator wrote a book—‘American money tragedy.” In 1900 Hansbrough gave his sup- port to Theodore Roosevelt and was instrumental in obtaining the latter's )Selection as the Republican vice presi- ential candidate. Fought Against Lottery While in the senate, the North |Dakotan aided in defeating the Louis- jlana lottery. He was mayor of Devile Lake, N. D., {from 1885 to 1888. In the latter year he became a member of the Republi- can national committee and served on jthat body until 1896. He. also was a delegate to Republican national con- ventions in 1888, 1892 and 1900. After his defeat for reelection to the senate in 1908, Hansbrough returned to North Dakota. Later he lived in St. Petersburg, Fla., and on Long Is- land. He has resided here since 1927. Hansbrough, who died at Washing- ton, D. C., last night, had a long pub- lic career in North Dakota which in- cluded serving as this state's first rep- resentative in congress, and an active career as &@ newspaperman. Hansbrough, a pioneer of territorial days, took a prominent part in the negotiations which eventually divided Dakota Territory into North and South Dakota, which he staunchly advo- cated. Was Born in Mllinois Born January 30, 1848, in Randolph county, Illinois, Hansbrough, when 19 years old, moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Hansbrough, to San Jose, Cal. There he learned to set type and later joined the editorial de- partment of the San Francisco Chron- icle. He became managing editor of the Chronicle and held that post 10 years when he retired because of ill health. Afterward he engaged in newspaper work at Baraboo, Wis., Grand Forks, N. D., and Devils Lake, N. D. He served two terms as mayor of Devils Lake. After North Dakota had been ad- mitted to the Union in 1889, Hans- brough was elected to congress on the Republican ticket, the first represen- tative from this state. He was defeat- ed for reelection, but ran for United States senator, was elected and served three terms. While in the senate he introduced @ bill drawn by Attorney General Ty- ner to prohibit use of the mails for lotteries. The bill was passed and ‘sti)l is on the statute books. In 1908 Senator Hansbrough became il! and, though he directed his re-election camipaign from hospital beds in Wash- nee and Minneapolis, he was de- feated. Senator Nye of North Dakota said Hansbrough, whom “father of the irrigation law.” “He was a remarkable man,” said Nye, “in 20 years’ work for » new state, and in his more recent years re retained a freshness of spirit that found him responding to every call that he sensed as being a call to duty in the, service of the country he ‘*s'Turtle Lake Youth Dies in n Capital City A victim of complications develop- ing following an emergency operation for a ruptured appendix, Wallace | i} \ i | i mean, of course, and Sally Blan the picture was posed. No Fan Dancing for Her Just because she posed like this, Sally Blan: swamped with letters from protesting moviegoe: her to exhibit the fan dance in the films. dance and never will.’ But it's too bad the names are so alike, and i above, is being who don't want It’s Sally Rand they e protests she never did do a fan REMONETIZATION OF | SILVER PREDICTED BY NEVADA SENATOR Pittman Says President Consid- ers Opening of Mints to White Metal , Washington, Nov. 17.—()—To oth- er American monetary developments there was added Friday a prediction by Senator Pittman (Dem., Nev.) long an advocate of silver remonetization, that President Roosevelt “will take the initiative in the restoration of silver.” “He has under consideration now various plans to accomplish this,” said Pittman in a speech prepared for the monetary conference called Fri- day by Senators Thomas (Dem. Okla.) and Smith (Dem., 8. C.). “One plan that I have submitted to him for his consideration,” Pitt- man continued, “is the opening of the .|mints of the United States to the coinage of silver produced in the United States.” From the White House, though, there had come_no indication Roose- velt favored this plan above the many others that he is studying. So far the president had relied upon his gold-buying plan, hopeful that, as prices of commodities went up, that of silver would too, With Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Fri- day morning taking his oath as under- secretary of the treasury, some admin- istration sources held there was no change likely soon in the govern- ment’s monetary plan. Lewis Douglas, budget director, dis- closed he had set $2,500,000,000 as the limit he hopes to fix for federal ex- Penditures in the next fiscal year. Douglas also denied that he was about to resign, as had Dean Ache- son, undersecretary of the treasury, and as Secretary Woodin tried to do. Some other changes were expected by officials but they would not say that specific posts were involved. O. M. W. Sprague, a treasury advisor, visited the White House Thursday and upen leaving told newspapermen that when he resigned they would hear about it. Money, Steel Kings Call on | Roosevelt Washington, Nov. 17.—(?)—Another tea-cup conference was behind ing with J. Pierpont Morgan and Mryon ©. Taylor at which anything from cabbages to kings might have been discussed. White Houte attaches told newsmen, after it was discovered that the New York financier and the chairman of the board of the United States steel corporation were late callers Thurs- day, that the meeting was purely “social.” Harding Is Named to Fay Harding, president of the North Dakota railroad commission, President Roosevelt Friday—a meet- | of National Committee | interpreted PILLSBURY FIRMTO GET FAT SLICE OF SAVINGS ON POWER Minneapolis Engineers to Re- ceive $9,600 From State Institutions Payment of $9,600 to the Pillsbury Engineering company of Minneapolis for plans and specifications for a pro- posed power plant at the state peni- tentiary was authorized Thursday by the state industrial commission and board of administration with the fee to be absorbed by state institutions benefiting from a reduced rate for power plant project was abandoned. A resolution of the industrial com- mission, approved unanimously by three members, recommended that of the total sum each institution pay, according to the benefits derived be as follows: Bank of North Dakota, 6% per cent; penitentiary and twine plant, to be taken from the fuel ap- Propriation, 66 per cent; state capitol buildings, te be taken from appropri- ation for maintenance, 22 per cent, and state training school, Mandan, to be taken from light, power, water @nd gas appropriation, 5% per cent. The board of administration auth- orized payment in behalf of institu- tions under its control after confer- ting with institution heads, while the Bank of North Dakota’s share will be paid by order of the industrial com- mission. John Husby, commissioner of agri- culture and labor, who in previous meetings opposed payment to the Pills- bury company, put the motion for “pproval of the proposal in both the industrial commission and board of administration meetings, He took this action after examining specifications and plans, and advertisements of the Pillsbury company, declaring he was satisfied the company is entitled to the payment. In the board of administration, Su- perintendent of Public Instruction A. ¥. Thompson passed his vote, while the four other members approved payment. . Resolutions adopted state that as soon as it became known the indus- trial commission contemplated con- struction of a $250,000 power plant at the state prison, the North Dakota Dakota and state training school at a reduced rate, effecting a saving of $40,000 annuelly. The con- tract with the power company was made several months ago. Gold Price Held at. ef egg re i TH lp i $ sf electric current effected after the| Friday NATIONS TO RESUME NORMAL RELATIONS AFTER LONG BREACH White House Announcement Says Countries Will Ex- change Ambassadors DECISION WAS EXPECTED Previous Indications Had Been That Definite Announce- ment Was in Prospect Washington, Nov. 17.—(4)—Presi- dent Roosevelt announced late Friday the United States has agreed to re- sume normal relations with Russia and will exchange ambassadors. -ms ou sem 4uauIe;UNOUUE aU, prise to newspaper and diplomatic circles as everything had pointed to @ quick decision on means of healing the breach which has existed between the nations for 16 years. Leaving the White House earlier in the day after a conference with Pres- ident Roosevelt, Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign commissar, had ex- Pressed the opinion there would be ‘& statement later in the day. First Break in Silence Tt was the first time since arrival of the foreign commissar that he has answered questions by newspapermen, and his attitude was a further in- dication that the climax of the nego- tions between himself and the presi- dent was close at hand. Litvinoff, added however, that any announcement was to come from Roosevelt. This is expected before the chief executive leaves for Warm Springs, Ga., Friday. Litvinoff said he had made no plans to go to Warm Springs and that he did not intend to leave Washing- ton, immediately, as he has “some business here.” The commissar conferred with the President at the White House in the forenoon for more than an hour and also talked to, William C. Bullitt, the state department’s*Russian expert. Held Night Conference A conference which broke. up st 1 o'clock Friday morning brought the president and the Soviet commissar into mutual agreement on the prob- lems involved. Litvinoff went to the executive mansion at 10 o'clock to attend a musicale given after a dinner to the cabinet. An hour later, he with- Grew to Roosevelt's study and spent two hours in conference with the president, Secretary Woodin of the treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., who becomes Undersecretary of the treasury, Undersecretary William Phil- lips of the state department and Wil- lam Bullitt, the state department's Russian expert. Litvinoff departed from the night meeting without comment. Asked if @ nannouncement on Rurro-American relations was coming Friday, Woodin smiled and said “wait and see.” Russ Records Examined While the White House meeting was on Thursday night, three army trucks were being loaded a few blocks away with records stored in the old Russian embassy. With Litvinoff's approval, they were removed to a downtown government building for examination by American and Soviet officials. A formula for handling the debt question -presented a major diffi- culty in the Roosevelt-Litvinoff con- versations. The Soviet had refused to recognize any obligation because of loans to the Kerensky government. American loans amounted to $187,000,- 000, but accumulated interest since Pushed the total over $300,000,000. The Sovict government, however, indicated a willingness to talk about debt claims. Those filed against Russia by United States nationals amount to about $400,000,000 and in- clude about $86,000,000 of old Czarist flotations. Russia, for her part, has an un- totaled claim against the United States for the Archangel and Viadiv- Says Coast Packers Offer Best Prices Seattle, Nov. 17.—(7)—Ray Hath- of terstate hearing that North Dakota hog raisers Et Detter prions tm Bens than fn Bi, He said if mid-west packint i i