The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1934, Page 3

“C NTINUE .from page ons! How Airlines Grew To Cover Country thet it was faster to send a letter train. So the airmail law was amended to Provide for payment by the pound, up tu $3 per pound. More new routes were awarded un- der bidding. There were thus great discrepancies in rates. Some lines got $3 a pound for flying the mail less than 200 miles. Others got less than 50 cents for flying it 1000 miles. By 1928 the nation was criss-crossed with airmail lines, 24 in all. In only ne or two instances did any single contractor hold more than one route. The airmail still might at that time be'called experimental. Not that there was any doubt about it being here to stay, but in the sense that the flying art still was far from per- fection. There were advancements, of course. Radio was coming into use, some planes carrying one-way radio, so that ground stations could talk to the Pilot. Fly Millions of Miles ‘The aeronautics branch of the Com- merce department, organized in 1926, had plastered the country with air- ways—an airway consisting of a reute with beacon lights, emergency landing fields, frequent weather sta- tions, and a communications system, by radio or teletype. 1 And so, by 1928 airmail planes were flying some 8,000,000 miles 9 year over 24 routes totaling about 12,000 miles (about half of today’s total) and carrying about 3,600,000 pounds of mail yearly. But little passenger service was be- ing offered, and the year’s total of airline passengers was only 60,000. Aviation was growing, steadily and normally. There was constant de- velopment in airplanes, and the safety devices and aids to air navigation which the government and private enterprise were throwing sbout scheduled air transport. Serious men. with aviation in their hearts, were running the nation’s sir- lines. And then came the aviation boom that followed Lindbergh's Paris filght and with it the big bankers. ‘With them came political conniving and financial manipulation that fin- ally culminated with the spectacular ‘cancellation of every airmail contract in the United States. NEXT: “Big Money” Steps In ——_ © ‘ Weather Report | FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy and much _ colder tonight; Sunday fair. For North Da- kota: near cloudy and mucl moderate jortion tonight; junday fair. h Da- and Sunday generally unday general fair; colder ex- treme 801 Portion. For _ Montana: Generally fair west, unsettled east, colder tonight east of Divide; Sunday fair; col extreme east portion. Cloudy and much colder, moderate cold wave in north Portion, light snow in extreme east portion tonight; Sunday fair. colder ie petty and extreme east por- Outlook for the Period of Feb. 19-24: For the northern and central Great Plains: Fair and moderately cold be- ginning of week, possible some prec- ipitation with rising temperature maladies and generally fair end of week, Sout! kota: Clout Minneeota: GENERAL CONDITIONS A low pressure area extends from the Red River Valley southwestward to New Mexico (Denver 29.74) while high pressure areas are centered over the lower Great Lakes region, and over the western Canadian Provinces (Edmonton 30.52). Temperatures are mild from the Mississippi Valley westward to the Pacific coast states. Temperatures are low in the Great Lakes region and from northern Manitoba to northern Alberta. Scat- tered precipitation occurred over t! yd Mountain region, but the weather is generally fair from the Plains states eastward. Bismarck station barometer, inch- es: 28.02, Reduced to sea level, 20.85. aususs te oe . jornial, Jan. 1st to date . Accumulated defcy. to date .... NORTH DAKOTA POINTS a. m. est. Pet. Grand Forks, clay .... 24 24° .00 Jamestown, clear .. 4 23) (00 Valley City, clear .. 23 33 «(00 WEATHER IN THE NATION = High- eoENesesee S Rersxssseeasrasensswssencssesssaeseesesng. BRReSBBSSBBRSERRSBRRSBERSBERBSESEBESSRES? a 33 6 ry 23 30 .. 32 2 32 ry ry ma 20 a 8 ‘ +. 32 2 4 28 is 38 4 6 26 ry . 32 30 10 8 2 32 20 Too Late to Classify HAVE your and SCALP ex- amihed by Mr. Harrington, a li- . Censed Dr. Parker practitioner of tons Phone 130, EUGENE LOU UC UUe gee NNSA Turning The SEARCHLIGHT Behind the Scenes ‘Qovvuecavnscanavinneueeaeceneeeveuuaveeveeennncenecocoeeneesnsenereeecseerennsuenacaegteeer een anaannrrannnennt <3 THE TRUTH ABOUT THOSE FEDERAL MEN Everyone is talking about the presence in Bismarck of agents for the United States department of justice, so The Searchlight may as well tell what it knows about them. They have been working in this territory for several weeks, making their headquarters here. They have kept their own counsel and no one who knows what they are doing is talking for publication. By the simple process of putting two and two together. however, The Searchlight knows they are investigating the CWA in an effort to uncover any abuses which already existed, and to prevent others. oy Also, they are looking into the five-per-cent collection by The Leader from the wages of state employees to see if the federal law is being violated. If CT sufficient evidence in either matter criminal prosecutions are in Prospect. \ THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DELAY That they have hopes of obtaining substantial evidence on some things is hinted by @ recent announcement that calling of the federal grand jury would be delayed. If nothing 1s done by that body when it convenes, it may be taken as evidence of the fact that the “feds” were unable to get sufficient information to support @ prosecution. If indictments are returned they will speak for themselves. Meanwhile, there are more than a few evidences that some officials of the Langer administration have acquired a bad case of jitters. They wish those fellows would stay in Washington or wherever it is that they hang cut normally. To some the two department of justice agents were harbingers of pros- pective justice. To others they were signs of ill omen. It all depends on the point of view. THE ENGINEERS AND THE LEADER RACKET The prospect is that any prosecutions arising because of the five-per- peel Graft will be based on the theory that it constitutes a levy upon federal ey. Alleged attempts to mulct some workers in the CWA offices for a part of their pay probably will be bared. The other basis for action, if one de- velops, probably will pertain to collections from engineers in the state highway department. Presumably everyone there is subscribing the five-per-cent in order to hold his job. This constitutes an assessment against federal funds, since many of these engineers are Paid, indirectly, with federal money. The state pays them, to be sure, but it, in turn, collects @if{ym the government for the engineering expenses on each road project. The real question involved, in-so-far as the government is concerned, is whether or not there has been a technical violation of federal statutes. Managers of the five-per-cent graft have tried to find 8 way around the restrictions which they read into the federal law. The reason for their worry lies in their uncertainty as to their success. THAT LEFOR DOUBLE QUARTET ‘One of the events of the last week was the first singing of what is ex- pected to be the Langer campaign song. It deals with Langer's campaign Promises and how he has kept them, the bald assertion being made that he has done so. Leading the chorus in this endeavor is expected to be the Lefor Double Quartet, recruited from members of the Lefor family on the state payroll. e Those who are preparing to call attention to this organization have been able to name only seven, but they say the eighth is hidden away in the recesses of the state payroll and @ ninth is on the federal payroll, ap- pointed through Lefor influence. The known members of the organization, according to the authority which called The Searchlight’s attention to the development, are: Adam Lefor, state bank examiner and king of the tribe. Adam F. Lefor, a nephew, deputy bank examiner. Margaret Lefor, a niece, stenographer. ‘ Dana Woggner, nephew, deputy bank examiner. Mrs. Rose Lefor Barron, niece, clerk in the state land department. dake Lefor, brother, road maintainer in Stark county. J. A. Becker, son-in-law, field man forthe Bank of North Dakota. The eighth member of the double quartet is reported to be a daughter of Lefor's sister, who thereby escapes sailing under the Lefor name. The girl is said to have come here from Chicago recently and to have been given @ Job through Uncle Adam's influence. ceria ee who are interested say they have “heard” this but haven't yet HERE'S WHAT THEY'LL SING, TRA LA The song they and other payroliers will sing proves that poetry (alleged) may be manufactured to specifications; that the muse. if properly coaxed, can be made to perform in the interests of a cause. Anyhow, here is the ane campaign song, sung to the tune of “Old Solomon Levi, Levi tra His name is William Langer He of our state: All_the promises he made ‘We see are coming tree. Tax reductions, budget cate, Inveatigations, too, ing trae Tax reductions, budget cute, lavestigations, too, SUBSTITUTING FOR THE M’KINNONS The Lefor double quartet may make a lot of noise for the Langer campaign but it also will serve a useful purpose for the opposition. Everyone remembers how Langer assailed and berated the McKinnon family in the last campaign, citing the number of its members which had found places on the payroll. He used it as a horrible example. The Lefors bid fair to be the horrible example of the opposition when they point to the nepotism practiced under the Langer administration. Incidentally, those with an inquisitive turn of mind will wonder, while the campaign song is being sung, about the anti-nepotism promises made by Langer in the last campaign. THE OFFICES WERE DESERTED AGAIN When the sales tax campaign was at its peak last fall, business at the state offices pretty well came to a standstill while the appointees of the he | *dministration took to the hustings. ‘ The same thing occurred this week as the Langer partisans.went about the business of lining up Nonpartisans for the precinct conventions design- ed to pack the state convention at Valley City. Into Kidder county went H. B. Hanson, state land commissioner. He was active there all week building fences for the governor and for O. E. Erickson, who is beginning to feel the displeasure of the home folks. Home to Ren' county went Dell Patterson, penitentiary warden, to do his stuff in the old stamping grounds. y Out to Dickinson went the maestro of the Lefor double quartet to super- vise things in Stark county. some others brought the information that the office” or else “out of town.” A REPORT ON THE SYSTEM How the system works is outlined in some detail in « letter received in in Benson county. The message takes inquiry and reads as follows: days we have been swamped with state appointees, telling us what a wonderful governor we have. I am writing to information i bout the following: Mr. . Mills) who is inspecting gasoline stations; Carl Lewis, ¥ (George Kenniston, for Burleigh county in 1928), deputy beer Mulloy, secretary of the industrial com- e A i z ~ 8 i I o & to have invited only 8 certain number. is politically E [ i s i : did not appear, but a dutch lunch without without the ham. Adam would know better Dickinson and then fail to have one of crowd will have a state con- war has resolved itself, but it be recalled, was 2 coalition . Now the Demo- £2 Ay ga i aE ga 4 af : i THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934 which is wholly Republican. It will represent the conservi wing of the party in North Dakota. Whether or not it will put a state ticket in the field depends on events. A few have an itch to run for office again, particularly in view of the Non- partisan split. These, however, are not many and their voices probably will not be conclusive, Others feel that the indorsement of a right-wing ticket, thus creating what is bound to be a three-cornered race, might help Langer and his crowd to win. Very definitely they are opposed to that. All in the party realize that the old issues as between the IVA's and the League were shopworn and shabby. The orily reason they continued | them as long as they did was because they couldn’t find any better ones and there was no reason for changing as long as the old issues would serve. Some leaders of the old IVA now are inclined to regard the issue as one of honesty, cleanliness and decency in government. They are strongly op- posed to the racketeering tactics of the Langer administration. In view of this fact there is a prospect that they will do nothing. If the anti-Langer forces adopt a stand which they regard as strong enough, they may not put a ticket in the field. Meanwhile the Langer influence, as previously mentioned in this column, will be directed toward a revival of the IVA’s on a thorough-going basis. PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE POOR Charges that the Langer camp is trying to play politics with the various “unemployed councils” in North Dakota have been heard recently. , Recently B. G. Drennen announced a move to purge the local group of Communistic influences and to set up a Labor Club in its stead. The Trib- une, pointing out that the Communistic activity had long been known to exist in the organization, commented on the matter editorially, suggesting that confession of the fact was good for the council's soul. Drennen’s announcement or The Tribune comment, or both, brought an immediate answer from other members of the council. Some came from Communists, some from individuals who hold no brief for the “Reds.” All said the same thing; that the Labor Club movement was inspired by Langer for political purposes and that its leaders probably had been prom- ised jobs. Some letters received by The Tribune said some very mean things about Drennen and definitely challenged his good faith. One informant said the unemployed council at Dickinson already had been reorganized on @ political basis and that others would be if the political sycophants could make the grade. All charged that the whole business is merely an effort to play politics with the misery of the poor. LET ’EM TELL IT IN THEIR OWN WORDS The best presentation of these issues received by The Searchlight is that contained in a letter from W. H. McVey, who labels himself a CWA worker. Here it is: “Having seen an editorial in the February 7 issue of The Tribune under the heading ‘Good for the Soul’, I wish to call a few facts to mind which might be called ‘Good for the Hungry.’ “It would seem that, when in dire need, a politician will balk at nothing to further a set plan to corral support for a weak or fale ing faction or platform. To clear up the meaning of the above re- mark, I will go back a few months to the time when Mr. A. C. Town- Jey began to pull the wool over the eyes of the down-and-out workers and farmers of North Dakota; when he proposed to lead them into the land of milk and honey via a new state industrial plan. This plan received the support of Unemployed Council No. 1 of Bismarck until after the wonderful pleasure trip taken to Washington by the Townley delegation. “After finding out that this ‘plan’ was merely a political maneu- ver to bolster up the Townley-Lenger machine, the majority of the membership of said council refused to give any further support or consideration to this program. “Then we were branded as radicals and misfits and the charge was made that we were 1d by the Communist party. The truth of the matter is that ate Ha baisechnsted with our rules and by- laws, cannot support any political organization... . That is wee the Burleigh Labor Club comes into existence. When it became known that we would not work for or support the plan of A. C. Townley but had our eves open to our own interests, a few ‘would-be’ politicians, headed by Mr. Bert Drennen, ‘undertook to try and wreck our organization and to discredit us by forming the afore-mentioned Labor Club. If they had succeeded they would have had a political faction which they could have led into the fold of the Townleyites for whatever consideration the mighty would be gracious enough to bestow.” ‘A BENEFITED MERCHANTS aes eae of the letter, which is quite long. goes on to tell of the aims and purposes of the Unemployed Council and the feelings of its members with regard to the current situation. It raises the point that the CWA has been good for the merchants as well as the workers, in that it has provided them with business at the same time it kept the wolf away from many doors. It emphasizes that the council is based on the idea of representing the under-dog Pylrrey Aiea to creed or politics or “any those of true erican citizens. eer the letter, McVey describes himself as “a real member of @ real organization, not controlled by any political faction or creed but that of human need.” of naman nest ____ t Fights Last Night HI ia ot Nowe Boone, (By The Associated Press) ° Chicago—Vince Dundee, 162%, |} world middleweight champion, outpointed Ben Jeby, 162, New York, (10), non-title; Kid Leon- ard, 162, East Moline, Ills., out- pointed Frankie Battaglia, 162%, ‘Winnipeg, Man., (10); Harry Dub- linsky, 144. Chicago, outpointed Tracy Cox, 144, Indianapolis, (10); Leo Rodak. 131, Chicago, out- pointed Wilfred (Moon) Mullins, 127, Vincennes, Ind., (8). Miami, Fla—Sylvan Bass, 155, Baltirgore, outpointed Roy Bailey, 160, Atlanta, Ga., (8); Tex Lavelle 159, Dallas, Texas, outpointed Joe Dunn, 167, Cleveland, (6); Harry Susman, 151, Chicago, outpointed Proky Saab, 157, Birmingham, Ala., (6). *Harlingen, Texas — Kid Bruno, 129, San Antonio, outpointed Frankie Williams 126%, Dallas, (10); Mike Martinez, 125, New Or- leans. outpointed Kid Carmona, 122%, Monterey. Mexteo. (8). PREPARE HANDS.OFF WARNING Paris— France, England and Italy were reported collaborating on a joint declaration which would warn the world in general and Germany in particular not to meddle in Austrian affairs. DENY CHILD EXPECTED | Peiping, China—Alexis Mdivani and his wife, the former Barbara Hutton of New York, issued ® joint denial of reports that they are expecting the birth of a child. DEUTSCH ASSAILS GOVERN- MENT Bratislava, Czechoslovakia—Dr. Julius Deutsch, fugitive Austrian Socialist, bitterly assailed his gov- ernment for using artillery against Socialist apartment houses. Today's Contract Problem The contract is six, spades by South. ‘West opens the king of hearts. West siso holds four spades to the jack. How can declerer make bis BY WM. E. McKENNEY Secretary, American Bridge Lesgue Trump management is the most difficult a of the play of the hand to learn. Should you lead trump? contract? Should you cross-ruff the hand out? ax Or should you establish the side suit? 91087 All these should be given considera- ox tion before playing a card. The key OKI76532 of most difficult hands usually de- ry o pends upon how successfully you man-| | @ o> . ~ 6 oom ye ‘of the outstanding (Blin¢) Rcaeads bridge players of Cleveland, gave a 2 rs good demonstration of trump man- @ADS5S agement in today’s hand, when he @ None successfully completed his contract of six spades doubled. The Play East’s opening lead was the jack of hearts, which was won in dummy with the ace. A small club was re- turned, West played the ten, and Mr. Z eager to try to make a trump trick, so he made the mistake of returnin) the three of clubs, Rha Mr. a ball . ‘The hearts _ in dummy was cashed next end the NOTICE FOR BIDS Hing ot ube carded ty decane | Me Tita es ata The of clubs was played from |iecated om Thayer and Sixth Street, my West, with his five trump,|{m Bismarck. Buildings must be was helpless. If he trumped with the Tarot, petwess, Ave og of ae of declarer would Over | Saterday, March 10th, 1984. ‘The right is reserved to reject any But when he discarded the queen | or all p! z Duplicate—E. and W. vul. of hearts, Mr. George trumped with nr tOl comsatision Opening lesd—y J, the six of spades and. now held the BISMARCK HOSPITAL, West - North Fast ace, queen, and jack of spades and Be: N. D. Pass 2N.T.. two diamonds in his own hand, while Dated thie tee fev of Pass 3 Pa dummy held the king and ten of 2/17-19-26 coe Se zap eon ne, right out. tae ——————————————— Double Pass Pass ‘he seven of amon was led ana trumped with n spades, > 4 | West being forced to undertrump, 4|{ WHAT TIME IS IT? George, in the orth, won tbe i small Dass wae rekarnes feel ned If your watch is not keep- wi ace. returned jac spades. of diamonds, East covered with the| ‘The six of diamonds was played |f| ing time have it repaired by queen, dummy’s king was played, and ‘West won the trick with the ace. If West now returns a spade, the sai) under 6 name | contract will be defeated. However,| spades. _—_—_—— Bits of News From | |League Precinct Delegates Named Throughout State “Instead of being loyal to the or- Ganization that created them,” he continued, “the other state officials have played with the enemy. Instead of thinking of the farmers, small| business men and laborers, they have been thinking about themselves and Playing petty contemptible politics. Instead of praising the moratorium and the embargo, they have been ridiculing and minimizing them—or declaring that they were put into ef- fect too late to be of any value when not one of them suggested that they be declared before.” Langer outlined the acts of his ad- ministration, declaring that two years! ago “delegates coming from the grass | roots, the hamlets and the farms of | North Dakota elected me to be the! standard-bearer for the progressive- | minded folks of this state.” | ‘Trusted My Honesty’ “They placed their trust in me and| in my honesty—and they ‘did it) knowing my record after living in North Dakota all my life.” | He said that as attorney general he “exposed the rottenness in the Scan- dinavian Bank at Fargo and the Vs ley City bank and laid bare the rec- ; ords of Hastings, Box and men of that character. “Indeed, by that very action I ap- | parently so endeared myself to the/| rank and file of the people of the/ state that without my solicitation and running upon the original league plat- form, I was indorsed not only by Ger- man and Scandinavian organizations and the W. C. T. U., but by the I. V. A. as well “To none did I give any promise, except that I would run the affairs of the state of North Dakota honest- ly if I was elected, and shortly after the election was over I assisted Sen. Frazier, John Hagen and William Lemke in fighting the attempt to re- call them. “At no time have I ever been found opposed to the original platform of | the Nonpartisan League. | “I was opposed to the bunch of | grafters and crooks that came into) North Dakota, got themselves the | good graces of the officials and were | robbing the farmers and laborers un- | der the guise of being their friends.” | Dundee Wins Close Verdict Over Jeby Chicago, Feb. 17.—()—There was a} suspicion Saturday that there are better middieweights than Vince} Dundee around—notably Kid Leon-/| ard of Mast Moline, Ml, or Frankie Battaglia, a tough Italian from Win- nipeg, Man. Dundee, recognized in this country | as mi‘dleweight champion, won a/ hair-line 10-round decision over Ben dJeby of New York, who held the title less than a year ago. at the Stadium Friday night. The title was not at stake, His performance suffered y com- Perison with that of Leonard and Battaglia in the semi-final bout. Leonard, in the most rousing slug- ging match seen in the Stadium in & long time. scored an upset by in- ning the decision after 10 rounds. The show attracted 6,000 specta- tors with receipts around $0,000. THIEVES BEAT EAST-SIDERS Thief River Falls. Minn.. Feb. 17.— (#)}—Thief River Falls high school took a 10-0 lead in the first five min- utes of play to win a basketball game from East Grand Forks 29-18 here Friday night. WRIGHT GIVEN RELEASE New York, Feb. - League's grea' ‘tstop, was handed his unconditional release by the Brooklyn Dodgers Saturday, HITLER PREDICTS GAINS London—The Daily Mail quoted Chancellor Hitler of Germany as say- ing he believes Austrian Nazis wil) gain strength as a result of Austria’s recent disorders, CITATION HEARING PETITION FOR PROOF AND ALLOWANCE OF FINAL ACCOUNT, AND DISTRIBU- TION OF SAID ESTATE AS THERE- IN PRAYED STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, County of nae 58. IN COUNTY COURT, Before Hon, I. C. Davies, Judge. In the Matter of the Estate of Charles G. Wachter. Deceased. Emma Semling, Eugene C. Wachter, Paul Wachter, Pauline Blumhardt, Chris- tine Frederick Hermann, Clara Christian, Freda Schack and Louise Schiller, Respondents. The State of North Daketa to the Above Named Respondents: You and each of you are hereby cited and requires to appear before the County Court of the County of Burleigh, in said State, at the office of the County Judge of said County, at the Court House in the City of Bismarck, in said County and State, on the 8th day of March A. D. 1934, at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore- noon of that day, to show cause, if any you have, why the petition of Annie Wachter, executrix of the last will and testament of Charles G. Wachter, late of the city of Bismarck, in the county of Burleigh and State of North Dakota, deceased, praying for proof and allowance of her final report and account as such executrix, distribution of said estate as d, should not be granted. be made of this cita- required by law. Dated this 16th day of February By the Court: 1. C Davies Judge of the County Court. (Sea}) X Dullam & Young, Attorneys for Executrix, Bismarck, ert Dakota 0. 3. WIEST 500 Broadway | Vines conquered the old master of VINES CAPS FINALE Baltimore, Feb. 17.—()—Ellsworth tennis, William T. Tilden, 24, as the two prominent professionals wound up their country-wide tour Friday night. Vines and Tilden met 20 times on their tour and the youngster was victorious in 11 of the matches. His victory Friday night was 6-8, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. NO GOLF FOR GEHRIG Golf, Lou Gehrig opines, would hurt his batting average—so he has vowed never to play the game until he is through with baseball. LAWS TURNS PRO Joe Laws, brilliant quarterback of Towa’s 1933 football squad, has joined the Green Bay Packers, professional EYE FOR THE BASKET Minnesota scored 186 points in its first six Big Ten basketball games this season—and 19-year-old Gordon Norman, center on the squad, popped in 73 of those. SCRUB GETS MEMORIAB Northwestern University has erest- ed on its campus @ monument in honor of David Hanson. He played four years on the scrubs, An aviator, dropping in @ para- chute in New York state, nearly fell in a field of spinach. He lives, but he still must have horrible night- mares, Hold-up man leisurely cleaned out @ Broadway jewelry store window in a sight of passersby. This might gridiron outfit. called a new kind of window trim. TOO BIG FOR, THEAWORLD The new Brazilian dance, the CARIOCA; isdrwing the nation mel- TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS.55 So they set it to M YS, YOUR Sais! ® DOLORES DELERIO GENE RAYMOND RAUL ROULIEN GINGER ROGERS FRED ASTAIRE TONIGHT, TOMORROW MIDNIGHT, Also Monday DAILY AT 2:30 CAPITOL and Tuesday + 7-9 O'CLOCK THEATRE > Chub Breakfasts hs 25¢ and 35c Noonday Luneheons 35e and 40c Chef's Special Evening Dinner POWERS COFFEE SHOP. OTEL 50¢ Make This Model at Home CHIC MORNING FROCK EASILY MADE PATTERN 1625 He aad i iz ; Bs a? age i a a eh i ’ f i i ' #