The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1934, Page 1

“ « North ‘Dakota’s pee Oldest Newspaper THE BIS ARCK TRIBUNE The Weather el Partly teugy and oo ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS Payrollers Dominate Meetings Government to Continue State CWA Set-up INSTRUCTIONS FROM HOPKINS RECEIVED BY LOCAL LEADERS Will Begin Reduction in Em- ployes by Lopping 5,000 From Rolls Four Prisons Yawn for Him ORDER EFFECTIVE AT ONCE 5,000 to Be Eliminated by Feb. 23; Need to Be Basis For Employment ‘Instructions to continue the civil ‘works program in North Dakota with certain restrictions were received from ‘Washington Saturday by Supreme Court Justice A. M. Christianson, head of the CWA setup in North Dakota. The dropping of 5,000 employes from civil works and civil works serv- ice payrolls is ordered by Feb. 23, with the number of employes not to exceed 30,500 in the state on that date. The 20,500 employes will include drivers of their own teams and trucks and workers on all projects. ‘To accomplish the necessary reduc- tion, the North Dakota CWA admin- istrator is instructed to lay off those needing work least, dropping first all workers in whose immediate family another member is working, leaving no more than one person gainfully employed in the family, and then workers who have other resources. ‘The instructions state care should be taken that needy women receive equal consideration with needy men. ‘The instructions to Judge Chris- tianson also provide that major re- ductions be made in those commun- ities in which seasonal opportunities for reemployment are greatest or in which there is least industrial unem- ployment. Least desirable projects must be discontinued. Education Not Affected Reductions to be made in educa- tional programs and any other fed- eral projects will be ordered through federal departments. New employment for replacements or for any other purposes must be on the basis of need. Effective March 2, wages paid em- ployes will be the prevailing rate of wage for the kind of work performed in each local community, but in no case less than 30 cents an hour. De- tailed instructions on this point will be forthcoming, Harry L. Hopkins, CWA administrator at Washington, advised Judge Christianson. The hours of labor remain at 24 hours a week in urban communities and 15 hours a week in rural areas and open country pending further in- structions. Rotation or staggering of different groups of employes is prohibited. Projects under way may be con- o tinued without resubmission. Hopkins advised that care must be exercised to retain sufficient clerical employes to complete all accounting records for all projects. Civil works service projects become civil works projects and must be transferred within two weeks. Hopkins said instructions will be transmitted soon as to the amount to be allowed for material for the remainder of the program. FLAT PURSES TO GET ‘Washington, 5 with flat purses got the breaks Sat- urday as the CWA prepared to dis- charge 3,600,000 workers in the next 10 weeks. The word went out that, in gen- eral, the workers who could best af- ford it were to be “fired” first. This rule was to be “adjusted to weather Mill City Changes Its Chief of Police Minneapolis, Feb. 17.—(AP)—Min- neapolis’ police department, one of é ISAAC COSTNER Four states sought Isaac Costner, alleged member of the Touhy gang, trapped in Baltimore with Basil Banghart, another notorious outlaw. All sought to put him in prison for major crimes. : He was returned to Mlinois, how- ever, to stand trial for kidnaping John (Jake the Barber) Factor in Chicago. 29 COUNTIES GIVEN OVER THREE MILLION IN WHEAT PAYMENTS And Amount Paid Farmers In Each District ‘Washington, Feb. 17.—()—The gov- ernment has poured $3,282,503 into the pockets of North Dakota wheat Producers since Feb. 1, according to figures given out by the department of agriculture Saturday. The latest figures bring the state's total benefits from the wheat control Program to $4,002,503. Counties No, Checks Amount Grand Forks .. $180,725. is .. 229, Boys from .Haynes, Bucyrus And Hettinger Receive Recognition ‘Donald star, Francis Malory; ‘David Johnston. Malory ed merit badges. Troop 45, Hettinger, Rude, Scoutmaster: star, strand; second merit also receiv- ‘Rev. EB SNOWSTORMS RESPONSIBLE Government Issues Official List) 0 HELD AT HETTINGER THREE ARMY PILOTS IN FATAL ACCIDENTS FLYING WESTWARD Were Destined to Points from Where They Were to Start Mall Service Forecast Long Legal Fight as Administration Wins Open- ing Skirmish army pilots, all en route to new posts to take over airmail routes, have crashed to their deaths in Utah and Idaho. In a blinding snowstorm and dense fog late Friday the ship carrying Sec- ond Lieut. Jean D. Grenier of the third attack group, Fort Crockett, Tex. and Second Lieut. Edwin D. White, March Field, Riverside, Cal., fell in isolated Weber canyon. Hours later Orson Maxwell, a miner, found the wreckage and bodies. Late Friday night, Second Lieut. James Y. Easthan, seventh bombard- ment group, March Field, was burned to death when his ship crashed and caught fire near Jeroma, Idaho. Easthan was flying from Salt Lake City to Seattle. The other pair had taken off from Salt Lake City for Cheyenne, Wyo. Lieut. Col. H. H. Arnold, comman- der of the western zone of the war department's airmail organization, or- dered a military board to the scene of the Utah tragedy. The board of to the wreckage must be traversed by a le GOVERNMENT VICTOR IN FIRST SKIRMISH Salt Lake City, Feb. 17.—()—Three ma reached Oakley at 10 p. m.jand Fourteen of the remaining 21 miles| poli RIOT IN NEW YORK DEVELOPS AS ‘REDS ATTACK SOCIALISTS Trouble Occurs at Giant Mass Meeting to Condemn Fas- cism in Austria New York, Feb. 17.—()—Socialists and Communists meeting at Madison juare Garden to protest against “atrocities” of Austrian Fascism, en- gaged in one of the bitterest battles that home of pugilism has ever seen. The meeting, by trade union and Socialist organizations late Friday afternoon, became a bedlam shortly after it was called to order ‘when about 5,000 Communists among the crowd of 20,000 which jammed the building tried to take charge. ‘Three women and nine men were beaten or struck by chairs and one man was stabbed in the back. Seven of the injured were taken to a hos- pital for treatment. calls, boos and shouting had inter- rupted Lee but Solomon's statement: “We plead for unity of Socialists and How Airlines Grew To Cover Country Advances in Planes and Equip- ment Took Much of Dan- ger From Program WIGHT FLYING BEGUN IN '28 Leg From Chicago to Ch Gave First Test to Post- office Plans nne This story, written by one of the nation’s foremost aviation auth- crities, is the second of a series of four on the history of of the airmail, its romance, its amazing Progress, and its scandals, revela- tion of which threatens a great setback to the aviation industry. BY E. T. PYLE NEA Service Special Correspondent Washington, Feb. 17.—One night in March, 1930, when the air was Jaden with moisture and the tem- perature stood just above freezing, a little man in an airplane was trying to get from New York to Richmond, Va., with a load of mail. He knew from his weather report that he would have trouble. But he thought he could get through. He was a veteran of the night mail—Verne ‘Treat by name. He had lived through one forced social revolutionaries, together,” was the signal for a free-for-all. In the north boxes two Commu- nists lost most of their clothing as they were overpowered by Socialists | taken outside by special house Washington, Feb. 17.—(7)—Victor- tous against. the first legal challenge of its right to annul domestic air- mail , the administration Saturday pried into foreign airmail agreements. There were indications that disputes over the government's contract abro- gation might continue for weeks, or er. Following dismissal by a New York federal court, on grounds of no juris- diction, of an action by Transcontin- 694! ental and Western Air to restrain the cancellation, counsel for the company said he would at once appeal. “This is something that may go on and on,” said the attorney, John Thomas Smith. Another major chapter in the con- troversy was looked for on Monday. Walter F. Brown, former postmaster general, then will appear before the senate airmail investigating commit- tee. Chairman Black of the committee Friday night stated publicly that the 1930 meetings of airmail representa- tives here, which Brown contends rep- resented no collusion, resulted on con- tract allocations that were contrary 300 | to law. Upon investigations now in prog- ress, postoffice officials said, will de- pend whether foreign airmail con- tracts are cancelled or retained. Retention of a contract with the Pan-American line brought an attack from Representative Fish (Rep. N. Y.) that it had received a $6,000,000 ‘The New York stock exchange Sat urday pressed its investigation into aircraft stock transactions from Jan. Would Link S. D. Man In Wahpeton Robbery Aberdeen, 8. D., Feb. 17.—()— Charged with possession of six United States 45 calibre pistols and four believed stolen from AUSTRIAN FASCISTS SCORE LARGE GAINS Vienna, Feb. 17. — () — Austrian Fascists scored big gains in their drive to dominate the government Saturday with the elevation of an- other leader to a cabinet post and the ousting ‘of thousands of Socialists from public office. ‘They won through Chancellor En- gelbert Dollfuss’ failure to heed the demand of his own Christian Social Party that parliament be reconvened at once. Emphasizing the ascendancy of the Fascist influence, Undersecretary Neustaedter-Stuermer, member of the Fascist Heimwehr or home guard, has been appointed minister of social welfare. anti-Goctalist campaign by. declaring campa: ec! null and void the position and prerog- party's ticket. Five more Socialists condemned for insurrectionary activities were hanged in Vienna. Six others were sentenced to death, but their sentences were commuted to prison terms a few hours before they were to have died. Several Heimwehr sentries been wounded in the streets by gun- fire naa speeding automobiles. Un- atives of every official elected on thaty But he didn’t get through that. night. The fog closed in before he got to Washington. An hour later he was over Richmond, but there was no hole in the solid mass of fog. stayed in the air as long as held out, hoping for a break # pouch in the cockpit, and propped it against the control stick, to hold the plane level. He: took off one glove, felt of his Parachute harness, rose in the cock- Fit, looked at the altimeter—it read 21,000 feet—and then stepped out into the night two miles above earth. That was about 2 o'clock in the morning. By 8 a. m. Treat had picked himself and his parachute out of a tree, had located his wrecked plane, taken out the undamaged mail, bor- rowed an auto and driven 75 miles to Washington, and again was in the air in another plane, on his way to Richmond. it for Decade There aren't many such episodes as that in the airmail nowadays. Flying machines and all the scientific de- vices that go with them have advanced too far for that. But for the first 10 years after the Postoffice Department started air- mail service in 1920, it was pretty much an ex nt. On that first New York-San Fran- cisco line there was but one plane a day each way. : They flew only in the daytime, and at night put the mail on the train. It took 60 hours for a letter to get from New York to San Francisco, ‘hight mail was flown in July, 1934, between of them. The first Vice Chancellor Eril Fey will be Estimates’ show that when final figures there still will are be a wide margin between those of the governme: and the Socialists. While officials say 102 soldiers and police were slain along with 137 civil- jans, including nine women and chil- ey Socialists placed the dead at |per cent to 12 per cent. The electric light and power company in Bismarck | $4! ting | smooth, olly emissaries have flattered LEAGUE PRECINGT DELEGATES NAMED THROUGHOUT STATE Will Meet Feb. 27 in County] Conventions to Select State Delegates PARTY TORN BY WIDE RIFT Governor William Langer Struck At Opponents in Friday Night Speech (By The Associated Press) Precinct. meetings for selection of delegates to Nonpartisan League county conventions were in progress ‘Saturday, with supporters of the ad- ministration of Gov. William Langer generally expected to gain control. The delegates chosen Saturday will meet Feb. 27 in county conventions to select 127 delegates to the state con- vention at Valley City March 6. In addition, labor organizations will be allowed nine delegates and Nonpar- tisan League Women’s clubs five. Saturday's precinct meetings follow '@ week of political developments that widened the split between the oppos- ing factions within the league and Presaged a bitter campaign for Re- publican nominations at the June 27 primary election. Anti-Langer forces, known as “the committee of 100,” have called a sec- ond state indorsement convention to be held at Jamestown March 8 for the specific purpose of nominating an anti-Langer slate of candidates in the event the Langer group controls the Valley City convention. In the meantime, Democrats, hop- ing to capitalize on the feeling of bit- terness now existing between the two league factions, have set their state convention for April 4 at Minot. Statement Scored Langer A formal statement issued’ this week by seven state officials, headed by Lieut. Gov. Ole H. Olson, repudiot- ing the Langer administration, was the signal for open warfare between the two league factions. These of- ficials are expected to be placed-on the anti-Langer ticket at the James- town convention, while at the Valley City convention the Langer group, if it controls, is expected to indorse candidates to oppose them. State Sen. W. E. Matthael of Wells county, in an address here early this week served as spokesman for the anti-Langer group and assailed the administration. Friday night, Langer struck out at his opponents in a radio speech, charging they were influenced by outside corporations. “If the progressive people of this state want to support an administra- for the common people,” Langer said, “then they in turn must take 15 or 20 minutes tomorrow (Saturday) at 2 o'clock and go to the polls and select delegates who believe in that kind of administration.” The governor assailed the seven elective state officials who signed a statement repudiating his adminis- tration, charging that corporations “have hired the smoothest, the oillest, the suavest men to disrupt our organ- ization.” Raises Bugaboo “For months the large corporations, most of them with their headquarters outside North Dakote, whom I have fought as governor, have been work- times secretly, sometimes openly—to cause the people who will go to these meetings to lose their confidence in this administration. Tremendous profits are at stake for these outside corporations. For years they have been robbing the people. “Since I became governor, we raised their taxes from approximately 5% alone lost $40,000 a year in the re- duction of rates since I became gov- ernor, and over a 10 year period for which they have signed a contract, there is a loss of over $400,000. “These corporations have hired the smoothest, the oiliest, the suavest men to disrupt our organization. These some of the other state officers. They have patted them on the back and kept patting them, telling them what great men they were until their chests stuck out and their heads swelled, and seven of them almost unani- mously agreed that each and every one of the seven ought to be gov- ernor.” Claims Support of Three Referring to the three elective state officials who failed to sign the state- ment, Langer said Attorney General: P. O. Sathre, State Auditor Berta Baker, and Railroad Commissioner Ben C. Larkin “will back me until the cows come home.” (Sathre is a Langer appointee). (Continued on Page 3) Alleged Slayer Will Face Assault Counts Rockford, I, Feb. 17.—() — A stuffing the body of his eight-year- old son into # hole on the ice-covered announced us had confessed intimacies with his tion that is fighting every minute |P& Plots for Nazi Rule in Austria | Leader of the Nazi forces of Aus- tria, Theodore Habicht, above, now fs in exile in Germany, hav- ing escaped after his arrest was ordered by Chancellor Dolifuss. He 1s reported ready to latnch & new revolt if the Socialists are suppressed, in an effort to link Austria with Germany under Nazi rule. CONGRESS LIMITS | ARMY'S SERVICE IN | CARRYING AIRMAIL Men and Planes Ready to Take Up Work Monday Under New Alignment ‘Washington, Feb. 17. — (#) — The house postoffice committee, in ap- proving the emergency airmail bill Saturday, eliminated sections which would have let the postmaster gen- eral negotiate contracts with private carriers. It was decided between the army and the postoffice department, mean- while, that the first army mail flight would leave Newark airport at 3:45 Pp. m. Monday for Miami, where it is scheduled to arrive at 5:40 a. m. Tuesday. At the capitol, the bill also limited the temporary airmail service to one year. The amendments, said Chairman Mead, make the mail carrying ex- clusively an army job until perma- nent legislation can be enacted. ‘The bill will be brought before the house immediately after the tax bill sses Tuesday. Then the commit- tee will start hearings on new basic and permanent legislation. Permits Fund Transfer ‘The bill simply authorizes use of army planes for carrying the mail for not more than a year and permits the transfer of funds necessary to meet expenses. ‘Members of the senate air mail in- vestigating committee said they were inquiring into the gift of Pan-Amer- ican Airways stock option warrants to Charles A. Lindbergh. Information as to receipt of the warrants was given by Lindbergh several weeks ago in answer to a questionnaire the committee sent to all persons prominent in the aviation industry. In a committee hearing it has been developed that Lindbergh received approximately $250,000 worth of Transcontinental Air Transport stock asa gift. He is technical advisor for that concern. The Pan-American warrants were for the of stock at $15 and $30 a share. It is now selling around 1. Pan-American Airways, whose route tral and South America, still holds its mail contract. Committee members would not give the value of the warrants received by the noted flier. Gravel Producers In NRA Conference Crushed rock, sand and gravel producers met here Friday to put in- to effect the NRA code for the indus- try, affecting permanent and port- able plant-production. Among those attending were E. E. Butler, Grand Forks, secretary of the code committee. The executive committee is com- posed of Miss Mary Nierling, James- town; Matt Butler, Grand Forks, and Arthur 8. Miller, Fargo. SOME OE ROE | Flowers Blooming | 4 In Unusual Winter Flowers are blooming in Bis- ters, Pauline, 14, and Doro- thy, 16. Paliline was held, 2 extends to the West Indies and Cen- | re, Wood, Minot, chairman, and Franeis| wor! STATE'S BUSINESS COMES TO HALT AS POLITICS IS PLAYED Langer Forces Rush State Em- ployes Into Breach at Prec- cinct Sessions ALL ARE WELL ORGANIZED Anti-Administration Group Hold¢ Rival Session in Richholt School Area The Langer “steam-roller” got un- der way in Bismarck at 2 o'clock Sat- urday afternoon as “pay-rollers” swarmed to Nonpartisan precinct mectings to control election of del- egates to the county convention. The county convention will be held in the Burleigh county court house at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Tues- day, Feb. 27. “Pay-rollers” were well organized in all precincts and in nearly all in- stances rammed through their slates \of delegates in short order and ad- journed within a few minutes after the meetings were opened. State offices must have been well- nigh vacated at 2 o'clock as scores of employes appeared at the precinct moeting places. Though anti-Langer forces were conspicuous by their absence, because of lack of organization in most pre- cincts, a contest developed in third ward, third precinct (Richholt school), Two Slates Elected The “pay-rollers” named a@ slate of delegates but a group of anti-Langer delegates also was elected and will ask to be seated in the county con- vention. The anti-Langer delegates named in this precinct were Louis Tibesar, Joseph Tauer, A. B. Carley and Ludvig Quanrud. W. J. Church was elected chairman and Quanrud secretary of the anti- ;Langer meeting while a° different and “Pay-rollers” wasted little time in shoving their slate through in the sixth ward, first precinct (fire hall). A. V. Hartl of the tax commissoner’s office called the meeting to order and nominated Herbert J. Roberts, also of the tax department, as chairman. He was elected without opposition and Mrs. H. W. Herman, beneficiary of the capitol restaurant privilege, nom- inated a Mrs. Putnam for secretary. She also was elected without opposi- tion. In that the purpose of the meeting was to elect precinct del- egates, Roberts read the rally call from the “North Dakota Leader,” the newspaper which five-per-cent salary donations built. After Mrs. Herman, Clem Casey and Douglas Yeator had been nominated for delegates, R. H. “Dad” Walker, chairman of the workmen’s compen- sation bureau, moved that nomina- tions be closed. Upon Walker's mo- tion, the secretary was instructed to record @ unanimous vote for the three candidates. This meeting was completed in less than five minutes, with employes from many depart ments making a sizeable crowd in the fire hall. Father Is Employe Delegate Yeator is a son of Robert A. Yeator, formerly employed in the office of Secretary of State Robert Byrne, but now employed by the state beer commissioner. Byrne is to Langer. Other precinct meetings were sim- R. E. Middaugh was chairman Seven Persons Die As Tenement Burns New York, Feb. 17.—(#)—Seven