The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1933, Page 2

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1933 Smee rece an ER MRR EI IS GOVERNOR FAILS T0 APPEAR AT CAPITAL ON MONEY MISSION Townley’s Plea for $5,000,000 to Be Presented Without Executive | | | Washington, Dec. 15.—()—Three raembers of congress from North Da- | kota joined Thursday night with 44) citizens of their state in laying plans/ to submit to the public works admin-| CELEBRITIES, ONCE TUBERCULOSIS PATIENT SPONSOR CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN istration Friday a request for $5,000,- If granted, they said, it would en- able the state virtually to issue a declaration of financial independence. | The delegates, members of the Non- Partisan League and followers of A. C. Townley, father of the organization, | were guesis at a dinner given by| Senators Frazier and Nye and Repre- sentative Sinclair. The entire delegation will appear at the hearing, before officials of the Acgal, financial and engineering de- partments of the public works ad-! Deputy Admanistrator | ministration. #.M. Waite agreed to meet with the group for a short period near the close of the hearing. Townley will outline a Jong advocated by the Nonpartisan League, for a system of state-owned mills, shoe factories, focd pr ssing Plants and other industries, to convert into finished products the state’s raw materials. For this purpose he will ask the public works administration to Jend the state $5,000,000, the sum to be liquidated through the Bank of North Dakota. Governor Langer, who was expected Friday, did not communicate with the delegation, as expected. He went on record before the delegation's de- parture as favoring the plan and, according to Townley, planned to aid in presenting the proposal. At a late hour Thursday Gov. Langer had not called. Townley said the governor was speaking in Kankakee, Mii, and that he had telephoned the auditorium while the governor was in the midst of his addre He said he nor to call nas he had fin- ected to be one of the principal smen at Fri- day's hearing before public works offi- cals, Townley explained that the address had been scheduled before the trip to Washington was arranged, but that the governor had hoped to be able to cancel the engagement. Town- ley said the governor evidently had not been successful. He expressed himself as confident, however, thai the governor would arrive some time Friday, but not in time for the hear- ing. DEFENSE OF MORATORIUM IS OFFERED BY LANGER Kankakee, Ill., Dec. 15.—i?\—Gov. William Langer of North Dakota toid —+ Report | ‘ Weather ae icinity: Snow nt and Saturday; cold- er Saturday. For North Da- [—— kota: — Unsettled, snow probable west and north Portions tonight and Saturday and southeast portion Saturday; colder extreme east por- tion tonight and west portion Sat- urday. For South Da- kota: Partly cloudy tonight; SNOW ted, possibly snow north and east- ness and personal references, charac- | Saturday unset- central portions; somewhat warmer southeast and colder extreme west portion. For Montana: and Saturday, occasional light snow; slightly warmer north-central por- tion tonight. : For Minnesota: Generally fair in south, unsettled in north portion, colder tonight, much colder in east Portion; unsettled Saturday, possibly snow in central and north, temperature in west portion. GENERAL CONDITIONS Deep low pressure areas are cen-! a over the upper Mississippi Val- | id over the state of Washington ttle 29.58) while somewhat high- e ressure extends from southeastward to Oklahoma (Edmon- ton 29.94.) Precipitation occurred at most places from the Great Lakes region northwestward to the north Pacific coast, with heavy snowfall in the Red River Valley. Cold_weather ails in the western Canadian program, | the CONTRACT ¢ ——EXPERTS PLAY IT CONTRACT Bridge J Solution to Previous Contract Problem BY WM. E. McKENNEY (Secretary, American Bridge League) In my estimation, distribution plays | & more important part at contract than high cards. Of course, at slam contract sult controls are necessary to prevent the opponents from run- ning off winning tricks immediately. | But you can take a handful of high cards and, unless you have good dis- tribution, you will find it difficult) Today’s Contract Problem North has the contract for six no trump. East opens the fourth best heart, which is the play that enables the de- elarer to riake his contract. How should the hand be even to make game. An unusually interesting squeeze that developed out of good distribu- | tion is given in today’s hand. i I believe the bidding to be rather) optimistic, especially North’s two no @AK Solution in next issue. National Christmas Seal Campaign Committee One of the most unique national campaign committees ever organized will head the twenty-seventh annua) Christmas Seal sale to be launched throughout the United States Thanksgiving Day by the 2,084 affillated tuber. culosis associations. Every member of the committee 1s noteworthy for the fact that he has not only won a personal battle with tuberculosis, but since his recovery has attained eminence. Members of the committee, shown above, are: 1. Will Haven, Conn.; Island, G: rwin, author, New York City; 2. Dr. William Charles White, Washington D. C., chairman; 3. Harold Bell Wright, novelist, Tucson, Ariz.; 4, Hobart Bosworth, actor, 5. Roger W. Babson, statistician, Babson Park, Mass.; Beverly Hills, Cal.; Professor Irving Fisher, political economist, New . Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, La Mesa, Cal.; 8. Eugene O'Neill, playwright, Sea Inset shows the Christmas Seal, 2,000 farmers assembled at a mass meeting here Thursday night that the farmer wants “costs of produc- tion plus a reasonable profit.” The meeting Thursday night was sponsored by the Farmers’ Education- al and Cooperative Union of America and Gov. Langer spoke in defense of the mortgage moratorium he called in North Dakota. He said he had declared a morator- ium in favor of banks, insurance com- panies and building and loan asso- ciations, and thought it only fair to ccord the same treatment to the little fellow.” He said he i ucted sheriffs not to seize lands or cattle on foreclosure proceedings. “I promised,” he said, “that I would not call out the troops, excepi to shoot the sheriffs. We have not had to shoot the sheriffs and even the lawyers have not taken the foreclosure action to the supreme court.” Gov. Langer, a Republican, said he hb tily favored President Roose- yelt's recovery program. Of Secre- ry of Agriculture, he commented: “If Wallace would go to school for a second-rate county agen! C ONTINUE D Securities Trade ; Put in Spotlight few more years he would make a good from page ane At Wenzel Hearing ination, as the hearing continued to |drag longer than expected by attor- neys in the case. The trenscript of the record, to be |placed before Governor William ; Langer, will be considerably bulkier | than the attorneys in the case had | anticipated. It is not expected to jbe transcribed until after the first jof the year. A final hearing will be jheld before the governor, who will} then decide whether Wenzel is to be jremoved. The action against’ Wen- zel was instituted by the governor, | Heated Clashes Thursday Heated clashes, tinged with bitter- jterized Thursday's session of the ouster hearing as Wenzel was cross- assistant attorney general. The two lawyers hurled castic remarks as Wenzel underwent questioning about his activities as sec- |retary of the state bar association. George F. Shafer, attorney for Wen- rising |2el, voiced objections that the ques- | jtioning was intended to disturb the witness and displayed an effort to! ‘indulge in personalities. filed against Wenzel by Governor Langer is that his activities as bar to law. Wenzel, testifying in his own behalf, ‘declared R, H. Walker, chairman of ithe bureau, “had siugged me” during ee One of the charges in the complaint # discussion about the employment of @ secretary of the minimum wage commission, alleged by Walker to have been employed without his advice. Wenzel said his “jaw was sore for a week.” Questioned by Shafer about testi- mony given by Peter Timboe, chief claim clerk for the compensation bureau, that Wenzel had “made a pass” at him, the witness denied this, declaring he never “offered or at- tempted” to strike Timboe. Charges Go Back to '19 Wenzel’'s work as secretary of the bar association has figured promin- ently in the hearing. He has testified these duties did not interfere with his work as compensation commissioner. The witness and the prosecutor , clashed as Ellsworth referred to Wen- /zel as “lobbying” during the 1919 and 1921 sessions against the workmen's compensation act, then under con- sideration. Wenzel denied he appeared before the legislative committees in 1919 and resented referenecs to his “lobbying,” declared he presented information to the insurance committee in 1921 in behalf of the state employers associa- tion, of which he was then secretary. Ellsworth’s questioning led Wenzel to remark, “I prefer to make my own statements as to what I thought.” bringing a retort from Ellsworth “I'm not trying to tell you what you thought.” “You're trying to put words in my mouth,” Wenzel said in another in- stance. |_ “Please don’t try to tell me what I'm trying to do,” Ellsworth replied. When Ellsworth inquired whether Wenzel, as a commissioner represent- ing the employers, did not seek to hold claims down to the lowest figure, Wenzel began to explain that before! |taking the position on the compensa- ition bureau he expiained that he would act to protect the employe as ell as the employer. “When I ac- ;cepted the appointment I presented certain facts to the employers,” Wen- {Zel testified. “I told them since I was ‘10 years old I was on my own re- | sources.” ‘Don’t Lecture Me’ Ellsworth interrupted to say “when T ask @ question, I wish you would not Unsettled tonight /¢xamined by S. E. Ellsworth, special’ encumber the record with a lecture.” |Special Commissioner Clifford asked sar-| Wenzel to confine himself to brief} | answers. | Wenzel continued with his answer, | Saying he told the employers that if | they wanted the kind of administra- tion he outlined he would take the osition, otherwise to get someone Ise. The questioning regarding that point was dropped after Ellsworth {asked “Do you consider that an an- Swer to my question, or a lecture?” Alberta |@SSociation secretary were contrary; Ellsworth then turned to Wenzel’ {bar association activities, asking whether Wenzel regarded the clause in the workmen's compensation law that the commissioners devote their |“entire time” to their duties could be construed as permitting him to con- jtinue his bar duties. “Whether you are right or I am jTight will be determined by the | courts,” Wenzel replied. {| During a clash between Ellsworth jand Wenzel regarding this subject, jShafer interposed an objection that jthe question was “obviously unfair, tended to disturb the witness,” and Was an indulgence of personalities. {as to whether he was aware that | political references are “rather ruled out” by the bar association in the meetings and in connection with “Bar Briefs,” the publication of the bar association. “I don’t know what you are talk- jing about,” Wenzel replied. Audience Gets a Laugh The tussel between the two brought laughs from the audience and the warning from Clifford that “this is | not @ theatre; if you want to laugh, |go outside.” Much of the question. ing from that point concerned Wen- jzel’'s activities as editor of the Bar \Briefs and as secretary of the bar association, Ellsworth entered into the record a copy of “Bar Briefs,” containing a ‘caption “Believe It or Not,” and out- i lining two laws enacted by the last _ leeislature. | Asked if this was intended to crit- jicize the legislature, Wenzel said | “absolutely not.” A wrangle ensued jbetween the witness and the cutor on this point, with Ellsworth contending the title was intended to convey the idea that the legislature had done something “monstrous.” Shafer objected to the questioning, declaring “I can’t imagine the rela. tion this line of questioning has to the | case.” He said he saw nothing wrong; in the article, adding “I think you! (Ellsworth) have the wrong notion as} to the meaning or content.” | Ellsworth insisted the article was an | attempt to “lampoon the legislature.” | Wenzel replied it was only intended to, inform lawyers who might doubt that} the laws were enacted, and that the title was suggested by a remark made by another lawyer. Another copy of the “Bar Briefs” ‘was entered as an exhibit by Ells- worth who inquired about the article |in it captioned “Lay on McDuff.” It {quoted part of a newspaper article saying Gov. Langer, in a speech in |Nebraska, recommended to the gov- ;ernor of that state that the constitu- tion be disregarded if it prohibited a wheat embargo such as had been de- clared in North Dakota. Called It Dangerous Underneath the quotation was the comment that disregard of the con- titution was a dangerous procedure and that there was “no racketeer more dangerous” than persons advocating such procedure. “Isn't that pretty drastic criticism vinces and in northern Montana. a2, Heduced to sea level, 97 Buvi fH ee ng Pow 0g PRECIPITATION | uyl er o 3 For Bismarck station: | Normal this Donnie’ [ 5 e ° Fotal, January ist to date 5s Articles Farmers Buy Cost in Terms of lormal, Januar’ st te 2 Accumulated deficiency to'daie ‘$32 (100 pounds each) NORTH DAKOTA POINTS | | pee cn Oe 1914__« : Valley City, cldy. Jamestown; eid’ Grand Forks, clea ‘WEATHER IN THE NATION Low- High- BISMARCK, N.D, sow io’ 24°56 fn , “Tex,, clear... 32 68 100 1920 — 32 46 «100 2 -4 02 58.00 52.00 42 00 [ 18 08 68 00 “2 02 38 0 ne, Huron, 8. D., cldy.. 28 (4 EG, Mecha: BB Gi .. Lear Lander, 3 20 42 «00 2 06 20 00 3014 40 OL & i ™ 00 Bs on the fair exchange rela. ( power of hogs has been on a general | things farmers buy become double 4 06 tionship with prices of things| downward trend. their pre-war level, then the fair ex. ae | t Im 1982, the tatr exchange value| change value will be double the pre | arimase Uist, Boge Caring the past of hogs was $7.75 per bundredweight. | war ptice of hogs. 2 zl decade have had materially less pur-| ng prices of things farmers buy] ‘The corn-hog production adjust “ 0 chasing power than they had in the] averaged slightly above their Dre] ment program under the Agricul F a) Dre-war period. In 1933, it took about | war level. But the actual ferm price] tural Adjustment Act seeks to raise 3402 eight hogs to buy what three hogs | °f hogs in 1933 was only. $3.47 per| hog prices to the current fair ex ea would buy im the 1910-14 period as endeot eign, Or $4.28 below fair cose value, Tole ey be Sen 0 4 i thange value, bringing productior better 4 1 ugicated above. fn all the yeare| "pote esehange value means the lance with the most profitable de a2 tince 1920-21 (excepting 1p 1925-26 | prewar price for hogs only when the| mand through a reduction in 1834 01 ia when there was a temporary reduc Price of things farmets buy is at|85 percent In hog production aud 2 @ ‘90 tion in hog supply) the purchasing | the pre-war level. If the prices of | percent in eorn acreage. , ; Ellsworth then questioned Wenzel | plied. |reduction of 9,600,000 acres; cutting ever, the declarer played the hand well to make his contract. which East won with the ace. East returned a small heart, which declar- er won with the king. The declarer now ran six rounds of clubs, retaining in dummy the three and deuce of spades, the ace and nine of hearts, and the ace of diamonds. It is immaterial what East retains, except to, protect the king of dia- monds. West discarded a spade and three diamonds, as East by his dis- cards had shown the king of dia- monds. ‘ Declarer now led the five of dia- monds and West was helpless. If he let go a heart, dummy’s ace and nine would be good, while if he dropped a spade, declarer would win the last three tricks with the king, queen, and eight of spades. (Copyright, 1933, NEA Service, Inc.) tense was the cold that birds froze in the air and swans and ducks had to be chopped from frozen ponds in Berlin, said one report. Rain was expected to follow snow in the eastern United States and the Ohio Valley Friday. Sleet and ice hampered street traf- fic in Chicago and other midwest cities. Gale warnings were posted for Lake Michigan. The temperature dropped sharply in the high Sierra region of California. In Washington flood waters were gen- erally receding. Abnormally warm weather prevail- ed over most of Texas and parts of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, with the temperature at 74, had the warmest Dec. 14 on record. Williston Adjusts Public Work Problem Williston, N. D., Dec. 15.—()—Fol- lowing a lengthy session of the em- Ployment committee, which heard Protests against some projects sched- uled, nearly 500 workers, selected from @ list of 1,500 applicants, went to work in Williams county this week. Confronted by the necessity of im- mediate action to forestall loss of any of the $80,000 alloted the county for this work by the civic works admin- istration, the committee re-arranged the schedule of project sand ordered full crews to work. Where necessary, readjustments will be made later to reach those most worthy of the em- Ployment. About 100 men went to work in Williston, some to gravel streets and many to work on the proposed $30,000 Duplicate—None Vul. Opening lead—@ J. trump response. South was justified in jumping to four clubs after this bid, and again North was overoptim- istic in jumping to six clubs. How- of the governor?” Ellsworth asked. Wenzel replied it was “no criticism of anyone in particular,” but a “gen- eral statement.” “You consider that the act of a Professional lawyer?” Elisworth asked. “I see nothing wrong,” Wenzel re- “Do you consider you were comply- ing with the bar association ethics?” Ellsworth continued. “I do,” Wenzel answered, “and any time they are not satisfied the asso- ciation can remove me.” Ellsworth then asked how many hours Wenzel devoted to bar associa- tion duties and was told it was about 370 hours a year, f! about two dollars an hour at the rate of compen- sation he received from the bar asso- ciation. “Don’t you think that is high?” Ellsworth asked. “I don’t think so and the executive committee of the bar association doesn’t,” was the answer. Wenzel has been secretary of the association since 1920. Clifford called a brief recess during which Ellsworth left to return to Jamestown on business, Charles A. Verret, assistant attor- ney general, then took up the ques- tioning. Shortly afterward court adjourned until Friday with Wenzel still under cross-examination, Attorneys in the case indicated they are anxious to conclude the hearing Friday. D NTINUE from page ene. Inflation Is Not Cure-all Wallace ("= Warns in Report|State Railroad Board ase Grants Truck Permits vorted the wheat program called for a 124, bushels.| Seventeen applications for permits perpen ieeeipg pur-|to operate motor freight or passen- vhases were expected to result in|8er service in North Dakota have been higher hog prices during the 1933-1934|8tanted by the state railroad com- marketing year; the corn-hog mission. was in its initial stages and the dairy; The commission issued a certificate products plan had not been formu-|to the Checker Transportation com- rated; the tobacco program resulted|Pany of Fargo, authorizing motor im a decrease of more than 18,350,000: Passenger service between Fargo and pounds in 1933 production. Hines via Cooperstown and Carring- Farmers will have been paid before . the end of the year approximately| Motor freight, certificates were is- $300,000,000 in direct benefit payments | sued to Leo M. Heley, Lidgerwood; in return for agreeing to reduce crop | Viktor Jorgensen, Minot; Rud Broth- and livestock production in 1934, the|ers, New Salem; W. B. Parnell, Cava- veport continued. Mer; Ethan L. Ashbacher, Dickinson; West opened the jack of spades,|’ Jamestown Man Will Supervise Airports Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 15—(7)— Noel Solien of Jamestown Thursday accepted an appointment as state advisor for all airport projects under the civil works administration in North Dakota. ‘The appointment was made by the aeronautics branch of the U. 8. de- partment of commerce of which E. l. Vidal is director. Solien, who has been active in avia- tion work at the Jamestown airport, will establish an office in the federal building here with one or two engi- neers to investigate projects over the state. ’ All airport projects must come through Solien’s, office, and after in- vestigation and approval will be for- Don't be“run down” Misedlon thea soe lest oct Blenty, Life seems territie when you catch cold all the time, can't sleep, don’t want to eat, are “all worn out.” But do you know what the trouble is 9 times out of 10? You're Vitamin Starved! ‘Your need is an extra supply of those magic vitamins with which nature keeps you alive and thriving. Now—thanks to modern discov- eriee—you can get these vitamins without taking cod liver oil. McKes- vitamins of 2 whole teaspoons of high grade cod liver ofl! Each tablet eontains 1000 vitamin A units; 500 warded to the Civil Works Adminis- tration office at Bismarck, he said, Fred Voigt Funeral Is Set for Saturday Funeral services for Fred H. Voigt, Bismarck resident for several years who died in his garage Tuesday after- noon, will be aa ee o'clogs Webw's Rev. Paul Pingree, of the Non- Sect of. Fairview cemetery. ‘The 62-year-old man, a retired chef, was a victim of over-exertion and carbon monoxide while cranking his automobile. Milk does not lose any of its nutri- tive value when it becomes sour. of vitamins and shake off colds vitamin D. Also, McKESSON'S It will do you lots of good to take McKESSON’'S VITAMIN CON- CONVERT’'S Funeral Service ‘Telephone 304 712 Thayer Ave. TURKEY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN We are buying until Dec. 15th. Bring in your Tur- keys, dressed or alive. We Custom Dress WESTERN PRODUCE CO. 418 E.Main Mandan, N. NEW YEARS HOLIDAYS CENTS A Each Sor the ROUND TRIP between ALL STATIONS Also to points on connesiing lines nihidn Sot SET Ci ON SALE cschttian. Also 114 CENTS A MILE Each Way + Sor the ROUND TRIP Sor COACH TRAVEL And is TOURIST SLEEPERS Des. 16th to Jam, let (imchusive) GOOD TO RETURN te reach oniteg Toa il ASK THE AGENT 1993 Farm mortgage indebtedness in 1932 was estimated by Wallace a $8,500,- 200,000 and carrying charges on this, he said, would take about 13 per cent of the gross farm income. He said the farm credit administration had made progress in alleviating that sit- uation. The probable gross farm income for 1933 was estimated at $6,100,000,000, plus $300,000,000 in benefit payments. C ONTINUE Colder Weather as ‘The 1932 figure was $5,143,000,000, that fvems page ons Europe Gets Relief for 1931 was $6,911,000,000. Parts of U.S. Face the open blocked highways between Valley City and Highway No. 2 west of Minot, blocked Thursday night, was opened One person was seriously injured and two automobiles when 9 truck crashed into an automobile east of Valley City Thuraday night, appatently the result of poor vis- ibility in the sleet storm. Vernon Krause, Or.eks, was in a Valley City hospital with dislocated hips, a broken Jeg, cur. and bruises. _ In Europe boat service across the English had been swept by a Seven additional deat number of storm dead 35. France counted Central Europe Cold Germany was held in « cold wav which brought temperatures of zero Motor Transport Co., Williston; R. C. Zimmerman, Lisbon; Erie Truck Line, Erie; R. O. Seavert, Litchville; Frank C. Towne, Fargo; City Dray Line, Hazen; R. E. Tuttle, Beach; Fred L. Bayyarz, Dickinson; Myron Gabeline, Bowman; W. R. Gardner, Buffalo, 8. D.,, and John O. Jones, Buffalo, 8. D. A transport pilot's license was is- sued to Floyd K. Wright of Minot. Re- newed were the limited commercial license issued to Stanley M. Lucas, Bismarck; transport pilot's license is- sued to Gustav O. Inn, Fergus Falls, Minn., and private pilot’s license is- sued to William H. Fallen, Fargo. Joint application of the Soo Line and Northern Pacific Railways for authority to substitute custodian serv- fee for an agency at Lucca has been denied by the commission. INN-KEEPER HAAS Mule Haas, Chicago White Sox out- fielder, has opened a tavern at Mont- clair, N. J. —John—They sure re- spect your pocketbook at drip coffee at last! Specially prepared fer DRIP. Schilling DRIP Coffee is specially blended, specially roasted, and specially ground for the immediate extraction of all its rich, fra- Grant flavor. Coffee intended for a percolator is not adapted for the drip process in which the water drips through the coffee but once. Filter papers im each tim. Crystal-clear Real Drip Coffee can be made only by using a filter paper. For your convenience, filter papers are packed in each Schilling sin. Gamble Stores. Most of their Christmas prices are lower, even than last year and the biggest assort- see, Maske cars, jer an engine, 10 sections of track, 98c. 10% in. Rubber Doll, 69c. 32 inch sleds, 98c. Tov LATE TO CLASSIFY The California Wave Nook, 103 Third Bismarck, in com- pea