The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1934, Page 1

‘ABLISHED 1873 RESIDENT REFUSES TQ ANNOUNCE WHEN HE WILL TAKE STEP 5 ‘Claims He Has Power Under + \ Thomas Amendment to Take $3,600,000,000 PLANS DOLLAR DEVALUATION Move Regarded as Necessary to Insure No Outside Profit Will Result ‘Washington, Jan. 13.—()—Presi- dent Roosevelt was prepared Satur- day to take over the nation’s largest ja heap of outstanding gold—that held by the federal reserve system—as a preliminary to eventual permanent devaluation of the dollar. He is believed to want all of this basic monetary commodity in the treasury, along with a proper propor- tion of silver, to insure the power of new moves effecting the nation-old monetary policy. Just when the next step in the na- tional-managed currency program will come, Roosevelt is carefully keep- ing to himself. One thing is certain, however: He intends to manage the new money program himself. Arguments as to whether the ad- ministration could call in the reserve system’s gold were answered calmly by the president late Friday with the declaration that he had the power, under the Thomas amendment, to . order the entire $3,600,000,000 held * into the treasury’s vaults. This step is regarded as necessary by most monetary experts to insure that no outside profit would result from permanent devaluation of the doilar. This, of course, would result ( in an increased price for all the gold outstanding. ~ 1 A burst of reportorial questions Fri- by day as to when and if he would call in the federal reserve gold and when he would announce his next dollar move, merely caused the president to smile and leave the queries answered only by a wave of his band. At his regular semi-weekly news- paper interview, however, he did say he had no speeches in mind for the near future and indicated the same would hold for any further personal appearances before congress, Meanwhile, both senate and house chambers remained quiet due to a week-end recess. Then the senate will take up the controverted St. Law- rence pact again and the house will turn to tax matters. . J. GALAXY OF STARS ENTERS SKI MEET Devils Lake Will Be Host to Central U. S. Tourna- ment Sunday Devils Lake, N. D., Jan. 13.—(7)— Forty-three ski jumpers, including a prize field of 10 Class A riders, will 4 compete here Sunday for three Cen- \ tral United States Ski association titles in the sixth annual tournament. } Headed by Casper Oimoen, defend- { ing champion, of the Minot Winter Sports club, a galaxy of the nation’s star performers entered in Class A in- Men Said Robbers St. Paul, Jan. 13.—(7)—Earl Baker Metterling, sought in THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1934 0.B. LUND APPARENT VICTOR IN TIFF OVER ‘FRIENDLY’ AUDITING Statement of Confidence Chief Accountant Is Ex- pected from Board | Brought to Court in Wheel Chair | MULLOY MADE ACCUSATION Industrial Commission and Board of Auditors Conduct Joint Session Ole B. Lund, chief accountant for the state board of auditors Monday vill resume his audit of the state mill end elevator, interrupted when he was recalled to Bismarck to face ac- cusations that his audits of some de- partments had been “too friendly.” James Mulloy, secretary of the state industrial commission, made the charges at a joint hearing of the in- custrial commission and auditors board late Friday. The meeting ad- journed without any action taken. Members of the board of auditors Saturday declined to comment on the charges, but they were represented as catisfied with Lund’s work. It was indicated the members take the view that the charges against Lund had been before the board about a year ago, that at the time the board found the accusations without foundation, and that formal action at this time is unnecessary. Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop is shown here leaving her cell in a wheel chair as her trial opened in Chicago. By orders of the judge, she was Placed in @ regular chair in the courtroom. Behind her is Assistant Jail Superintendent John une: Matron Mary Kennedy is at Wynekoop ‘Confession’ Is Attacked by Counsel Will Direct Retarn Lund said he had not heard offici- ally from the board of auditors, which employs him, but it was learned the board will direct him to return to Grand Forks. Mulloy based his principal charges on an audit-of the home builders as- sociation account, in which he claimed there were discrepancies. William M. Schantz, Bismarck, certified pub- lic accountant, testified for Mulloy at the hearing that in his opinion the Claim Statement Was Obtained LEGION POST WILL SPONSOR BALL TEAM Under Duress and Not Legally Admissible fan of the accounts. —_—_—_——— After Mulloy had completed his ac- cusations, Lund told the board briefly Chicago, Jan. 13—(P—The much-|tnst he still stands on the regord of publicized “confession” Dr. Wynekoop Rudy One Up on Fay In Divorce Battle TRUS PARNER fs 10 KEEP ALLOTMENT cree in Mexico CHECKS FOR SELVES|exroses arran oF wire Recording Device Bares Ro- mantic Conversation ‘Right Under My Roof’ C. C. Talbott Claims Bonus Cannot Be Attached for Feed, Seed Loans hee New York, Jan. 13—(?)—Lifeless Jamestown, N. D., Jan. 13.—()—C.| wax like that which the voice of Rudy ©. Talbott, president of the North|Vallee so often has creased with Dakota Farmers Union, in a state-|crnonings of love, spoke another story ment addressed to farmers of the|for him Saturday. state, Saturday asked that they dis-/ On eviderce provided by transcrip- roeard circular letter of he ro |twoen is wite and others — one. of ween _ aeons bet SeuinG, vag a whom was Garfield Leon, an Adagio dancer—Vallee won the right Friday and seed loans from wheat allotment/to sue for divorce wherever he checks. chooses. ‘The specific ruling was a refusal by the appellate court to grant a peti- tion of Mrs, Fay Webb Vallee by which she sought to enjoin the soft- singing maestro from seeking a Mex- ican divorce. The transcriptions, obtained by very simple device attached to a tele- phone extension and without the necessity of wire tapping.” led Vallee to tell the court (in his affidavit) that: “My wife carried on her affairs with Leon right under my roof, with shock- ing callousness.” Both Deny Misconduct (Priday night on the west coast, where the principals of the action are located at present, denials of mis- conduct were made on the part of both Mrs. Vallee and Leon). One of the phone conversations cut into wax oy Vallee’s telephone device was described in the affidavit as fol- lows: Mrs, Vallee: Rudy is leaving at 10 o'clock to go to Philadelphia and I told him I would come to the station. Leon: All right. Mrs, Vallee: Listen, we have to be awful careful, Garfield. I mean there ‘are a lot of spies around watching us. But my chauffeur is my chauffeur, see? So would you get in a taxi and meet me in the park some place and ‘The checks, Talbott said, are not subject to attachment, and cannot be assigned. The statement said: “A circular letter has been sent out from the production loan office, Min- neapolis. as of Dec. 26, 1933, which has caused considerable conflict and unrest among the farmers. The cir- cular letter stated that while the production loan office has legal rights for the collection of feed and seed. loans, they are waiving these rights except in cases where bad faith has been shown. * “In this circular letter they are asking for voluntary payments from the allotment checks from those who are financially able to make thése payments. “Statements made by the wheat allotment control department have ized no ei and their emphatic statement has been that these checks are not subject to at- tachment, could not be assigned, and I am asking the farmers of North Dakota to pay no attention to this letter based on the statement of the department at ‘Washington. “Knowing the conditions of farm- ers in the state as I do. I am advis- ing that you pay your local mer- chants after having provided supplies for your families. The federal gov- ernment is better able to carry this his audit. He said a study of the full made after the death on an operating! report of the home builders account Will Give Benefit Dance on/mare aig Peetty dauahioninlen, load than you, as evidenced by the allotment and the fact that they are we can ride around the park? Kind of Mysterious Leo: Oh, that sounds kind of mys- will show Mulloy’s charges are un- founded. Lund did not go into any de- tailed denials of the specific charges. Gronna Thought It O. K. Lund added that previously, when Mulloy questioned the home builders account, he discussed the matter with A. J. Gronna, then attorney general, and that Gronna found the audit was Rheta, is to become the first major point of controversy in her trial in criminal court for murder. ‘This became apparent with the announcement by attorneys for the defense that they would present a mo- tion to suppress the “confession” when the murder trial is resumed Mon- day. “We will charge that the statement was obtained by duress and as such is not legally admissible” Attorneys \ President Roosevelt's Birth- day Jan. 30 Floyd Spetz Post of the American Legion will sponsor the Bismarck baseball team for the 1934 season, it was decided at the regular meeting of the post Friday night. The post spon- sored the.team last year in one of the most successful seasons ever en- succeeded Gronna as attorney gener- al and become an ex-officio member proper. Since then P. O. Sathre has | suggest! distributing millions of dollars in re- lief _work in our territory. “I again repeat, you farmers first take care of your families. If you have anything left, pay your local’ merchants, which will give your own state and your locality the benefit of these allotment checks. “This statement is made on the, jon of Mr. Paulson, of the terious. Mrs, Vallee: I want to see you 80 badly. It sounds nice, doesn’t it? Leo: Yes, well, all right. Mrs, Vallee: I mean we can do anything we want in the back of my var. I mean my chauffeur would never say a word. The date of that conversation, Vallee's affidavit said, was March 23, 1933, and took place from his home. of the board of auditors. He also is Joyed by @ baseball club in Bismarck. The post accepted the invitation of H. L. Doherty of New York to spon- sor a dance on January 30, the 52nd birthday of President Roosevelt. The proceeds of the dance will help en- dow a foundation at Warm Springs, Ga., which was established by Pres- ident Roosevelt for the cure of child- ren suffering from infantile paralysis. Spencer 8. Boise was named chairman of the committee to arrange for the dance, which will be a part of a na- tion-wide movement. Plans are being made to have dances on the presi- dent's birthday in nearly every city and town in the United States. Milton D. Smith and W. W. Smith said Friday after the jury which is to decide Dr. Wynekoop’s fate had been selected. ‘The attorneys contend that duress falleg, bus includes intensive aasston iy. inclu nsive question- ‘ Gov. William Langer, chairman of ing and say they are prepared to argue . that the statement of Dr. Wynekoop the industrial commission, said noth- made to the police was not signed | ‘8 during until after she had been questioned continuously for 24 hours. In the statement Dr. Wynekoop said that Rheta had died of an overdose of @ member of the industrial commis- sion. Sathre asked Mulloy a few questions during the proceeding but otherwise little comment was made by those present. J. W. Guthrie, chairman of the Burleigh county relief organization addressed she repudiated the statement in its .|these directors will aid in the crea- FAY DENIES SHE HELD ROMANTIC DISCOURSES Los Angeles, Jan. 13. — (®) — Fay Webb Vallee, through an attorney, denies she held romantic conversa- tots with Gary Leon, stage dancer, while her husband, Rudy Vallee, sing- er and orchestra leader, was absent frum their New York apartment. The former actress, who is suing for separate maintenance in which she accuses Vallee of indiscretions with three women, would see no one. Her father, Clarence Webb, chief of police at Santa Monica, said she was il, under a physician's care and that her weight had dropped from 115 to 97 pounds. Mandan Man to Head NRA-AAA Compliance Washington, Jan. 13.—(?)—Frank C. Walker. chairman of the national reaus. In addition to the compliance work, tion of consumers’ councils where the meeting on the history | entirety. of relief work from its inception to the Bismarck To Be Host time it was taken over by the CWA recently. He told of the development of relief work under the Hoover and Party Would Retain Byrns as Chairman Washington, Jan. 13—(?)—The De- mocratic congressional committee Saturday planned to start a concerted Elect-Democrats-to-the-House move next week at a meeting designed to ‘settle the chairmanship question for of the present system over a purely re- et ition. Begin Action Against Spring Valley ‘Quack’ St. Paul. Jan. 13. party of the chairmanship of the congres- sional committee because of duties, the members are casting about for a successor. H #? tow at work all over the country. now af over the country. The state directors include: Mon- i i tana, Miles Romney, Hamilton; North To Sheriffs in 1935 rt 3. Cummins, Man-| argo, N. D., Jan. 13.—(P)—Because the automobile and other modern conveniences are available to crim- inals and because of present economic Yankton. ‘The state offices of the national lemergency council will be located as follows: Montana, Helena; North Da- kota, Bismarck; South Dakota, Pierre. examin-|Forecast Increase in Bergesen was & speaker at = ban- feast DIED Cae? te NDA Ree Freight Carloadings 5g Sgg8 ca [ Flees Luxury, Goes to Work Life was too easy for Viola Partly : Pretty 19-year- old egie Tech drama stu- dent, daughter of wealthy Pitts- burgh parents, and she slipped away to Cleveland and found a job, eo she could pay for her own education. TOBE DISAPPOINTED BY DRY COUNTIES ON MINNESOTA BORDER Residents of Grand Forks and Fargo Areas Must Travel Long. Distance St. Paul, Jan. 13.—(?)—Minnesota’s border counties may prove disap- Pointing to residents of neighboring states who expected to take advan- tage of the legislature's legalization of liquor sales, ‘Twenty-eight of the 87 counties in the state are dry under the law un- til voters decide otherwise, having opposed repeal at a special referen- dum last September. Thirteen of the dry counties lie along border lines. In other counties all municipalities will be permitted to issue liquor sale Permits as soon as the machinery is established by local governments, Probably within 10 days. On the western line of the state seven dry counties border North and South Dakota. Of these Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Norman and Clay Present a solid front to most of the eastern territory of North Dakota, leaving only Wilkin county as a wet border entry. Lac Qui Parle and Yellow Medicine on the line facing South Dakota are dry, with the remainder of the line counties being permitted to establish @ system of liquor sales immediately if they desire. - Other dry counties within the state are Pennington, Clearwater, Otter Tail, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Cot- tonwood, Watonwan, Dodge, Isanti and Mille Lacs. Residents of Grand Forks and that section of North Dakota must travel at least 40 miles to Red Lake county to obtain legal liquor after licenses have been issued. Red Lake county is the only wet county entirely sur- rounded by dry territory. Fargo residents are directly across the line in North Dakota from Clay county, a dry Minnesota unit, and must either travel east to Becker county or southeast to Wilkin coun- ty, which is a wet border county. Convict Divide Man tions In Embezzlement Case Minot, N. D., Jan. 13.—()—A jury Ward county district court late The Weather el tonight and Sunday; Yasing tomiperseace Sunday. PRICE FIVE CENTS Six Men Are Killed in Explosion toosevelt Set to Take Federal Reserve Gold SEVEN OTHERS HURT IN NORTH CAROLINA AS BOILERS BLAST Large Plant at Hertford Wreck- ed With Damage Estimated At $50,000 CAUSE IS NOT DETERMINED Debris Thrown Great Distance; Town Shaken as Though By Earthquake Hertford, N. C., Jan. 13.—(®)—At least six men were killed and seven injured here early Saturday in an explosion of boilers at the Eastern Cotton Oil company plant in the heart of Hertford. The large plant was wrecked, with damage estimated at approximately $50,000. Debris from the brick boiler room was scattered for more than 100 feet. and the entire town was shaken as though by an earthquake. ‘The known dead: J. C. Wilder, engineer, and five Negro helpers, Solicitor Wilson, John Wright, Kenly Forehand, George Broady, Jr., and Oscar Eason, First reports said the blast, which occurred shortly after the night shift had left the plant, was caused by low water in the boilers, but later it was said this hed not been sub- stantiated. The names of the injured and the extent of their injuries could not be determined immediately in the con- fusion which spread through the en- Officials to have been in the plant at the time of the blast. LINDBERGH NAME 1S MENTIONED IN STUDY OF INCOME JiG-SAW Senate Committee Probes Into Air Mail Puzzle With Continued Ardor Washington, Jan. 13.—(?)—An in- come tax study touching Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and 2 host of other past and present names in the air mail field Saturday was revealed as going forward under the direction of a sen- ate committee. Members of the senate air mail in- vostigating committee, who already have caused one sensation in the cap- ital this week, disclosed they had or- dered income tax check-ups also on Walter F. Brown, former postmaster , others in his administrat'-~ and Herbert Hoover, Jr., son 0. cerned. this information in search for any contrary statements. One committe investigator indicated Bordulac Slayer Held In Jail at Jamestown Jamestown, N. D,, Jan. 13—(?}— Held in the county jail here as a safe- gH possible disturbances, 21, Bordulac farm