The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper 4 ESTABLISHED 1873 TREMENDOUS TOLL FOR CURRENT YEAR Only Eight Killed During Light: Traffic in Similar Per- iod of 1933 ONE A DAY FOR THIS WEEK Number of Maimed and Injured Is Large; Excessive Speed Is Leading Cause (By the Associated Press) Death rode hard along the highways of North Dakota for the first quarter of this year and took a toll of 24 lives, triple the number lost in automobile mishaps for the first three months of 1933, The three-month period ends Sat- urday with almost a death a day since the beginning of this week. Last year, with eight deaths during the first quarter the total for the 12 months was 121, a record annual high for lives lost in North Dakota auto- mobile accidents, The large loss since the first of the year comes during a period when 672.000 IN WHEAT MONEY RECEIVED IN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1934 SETTLE BATTLE IN Railroad Coordinator Will Put Transportation Wage Issue Up to Roosevelt ASKS ADJUSTMENT BOARD ter to House Interstate Commerce Committee Washington, March 31—(?)—Estab- Ushment of a national board of ad- justment for handling railroad dis- putes was recommended by Joseph B. federal coordinator of ition, following his unsuc- controversy between railway employes Saturday in a letter to Chairman Ray- burn of the House Interstate Com- merce committee. Eastman stated Sal that set- tlement of the labor difficulties would Probably await the return of Presi- dent Roosevelt from his vacation. automobile traffic is lighter than in other parts of the year because of in- clement weather. In addition to those, killed, the number of injured is times the number of fatalities. New Mark Is Forecast Should the death pace continue through the year at the rate experi- enced since January 1, a possibility of exceeding last year’s record fatalities is seen, In 1932 car accidents caused 58 aths, while the year before the total stood at 114. Ninety-three persons lost their lives in 1930 while in 1929 there was a similar number of deaths. The extent of the toll, other than deaths, caused by accidents is reflect- ¥ ed in reports made by highway pa: ‘ trolmen to W. J. » head of] Twelve thousand dollars was paid the maintenance division of the state highway department, who is working peed sleep Diez oh out a safety drive. Since January 1, Flannigan said,|County and Friday wheat men of the injuries to 50 Dermons were reported southern part of the county received by trolmen who, although lor accidents, are without knowledge of| Additional checks will be given out many mishaps. Thirty-three acci-|/next week, the county agent said. dents in which there were no deaths| Putnam requests that farmers do not or injuries were reported for the three; call for checks unless they have been months. notified to do 0. ‘The most common causes for accl-| Members of the county wheat com- dents, patrolmen reported, are high| mittee met We speed, intoxication, Brings Total for Burleigh to) $125,000; More to Be Paid Out Next Week Checks given out here Saturday brought to $125,000 the amount of Burleigh county wheat growers, ac- Federal Deficit Put At $2,511,658,238 Pe ot gna ip A 3 Legal Opinion Holds That) tiscal year which ends June 30 Sat- Neighborliness Is Rule [UZAY exceeded $2200000000. for Service Exchange Penditures over revenue were $2,511,- 658,238 on March 29. tine government sxpencihares: continued below receipts, however, with income of $2,305,864,000 and gen- MOTOR ACT CLEARED E $8 z i aise E i i i j a ate g g 5 ge i F : E sE i z ge if i ai i ll i [ i Ha | i asi EEE. fe i F | le Ee Hf HG Porey ii i E : _-—— it Ey tl hj u A it HH ege i fale HiT i g g i i 5 rl i g E 5 COUNTY THIS WERK =" cording to County Agent H. O. Put-/ While deduction until the end of the year. “On spree hand the Cote representatives appear unwilling entertain any which would not so continue it, unless earnings and traffic reach a condition which in thelr opinion would justify res- toration.” On the side of the railroads, East- wheat allotment.money received by| 722. said “The ‘conditions “which 'led to the 10 per cent reduction still exist x x x. traftio tions, and furloughs. ENCER QUITS AS MANAGER OF STATE MILL AND ELEVATOR; = Break With Langer Over Insti- tution's Policies Is Given as Cause Grand Forks, N. D., Mérch 31.— ()—Oscar L. Spencer, who has connected with the state mill and elevator here for 12 years, resigned his position, effective Saturday. For several cnt last, Novembe manager Ludwig ty November, when Pederson was given that post Spencer, however, ot nent chatar of cowations. Es i ue FREE EeFe tl, i L fl ie : i | i ! | ef f f | 8 li lH i aif a (tt jul? g Sbeee | } F 8 ! g Recommendation Made in Let-| Record Made.in Emergency cessful effort to adjust the pending) word E RE z AS HOPKINS PUSHES NEW RELIEF SET-UP Administrator Pleased With Employment Plan Washington, March 31—()—The letters CWA, once the symbol of a Great peacetime employment machine, went back into the alphabet Saturday. The civil works administration, folding the tent that once housed its and a half who dropped their tools Friday may report back to work on Monday. ‘The men, however, will not be CWA employes but workers on relief rolls. The actual needs of each will be in- vestigated. His work hours and earn-| the big emergency job from start to finish. The passing of the CWA was a quiet affair Hopkins was exultant over both the thousands of individual projects com- pleted, costing for both labor and material about $1,000,000,000, and the carrying out of the whole plan. For several more weeks, Hopkins explained, somewhere around 300, clerks and auditors in winding up the large | administration's affairs, Resear! oe h a Pla continue or, projects that mus completed, added, but even these jobs must be done by May 1. At one time, little more than a month ago, the CWA was under al- most continuous bombardment. There were charges that graft and politics! were being practiced widely in vari- ous sections. There were » also, that some CWA employes were doing little work for the money they received. Offi- cials in some sections, too, complained that the administration was peying considerably more than the prevail- ing wage scale. Hopkins took note of all this, say- “I think more than ever that these money.’ The CWA chief estimated that the government 000 of g billion expended NRA Review Board Asked for Report Washington, March 31.—()—Presi- , had continued in|dent Roosevelt has requested the na- tional recovery review board, recently the effect of aT "E EF ¥e y He i fF i | Use of Guardsmen LABOR CONTROVERSY CHATS DISBANDED along |piaintiff’s assurance that in case the supplied about $600,000,- in the ier THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | RECORDS INDICATE, |{_Her=Fer vise T|EASTMAN FAILS T0'See Court Test on Allen Issues Eviction Order on Assurance Issue Will Be Determined SAYS LAW CANNOT BE VOIDED Takes Stand Only Supreme Court Can Determine Pro- per Uses for Militia Police Magistrate Edward 8. Allen, ir granting an eviction of process to H. H. Busch of McKenzie against Grant Turner, a tenant, required the militia was used to prevent the sher- {ff from serving the process he would appeal to the higher courts for a de- cate the premises after he had leased the property for a term of two years to another tenant. He asked for an execution ordering that the defendant be evicted. Says Proclamation Void 7 Granting the order the court said: “The court is of the opinion that the governor does not have the power to suspend the laws that have been .|auly enacted by the legislative as- sembly of the state and duly ap- Proved by the governor of the state of North Dakota, and does not, there- fore, have the power to prevent this ecurt from issuing the process of this courts nor the execution of such Process by the officer to whom such for _execu- and’ whose duty it is o execute such process, nor has he the power te call out the militia of the state to Prevent such officer from executing Such process. Section 75 of the con- stitution of the state of North Da- kota says that the governor has the power to call out the military forces Only to execute the laws, suppress |@rdson, insurrection and repel invasion. Sec- tion 12 of said constitution says “The Military is subordinate to the Civil Power.” “The governor of North Dakota has issued & proclamation forbidding this court to issue process to evict any one from the possession of premises, whether or not in the judgment of the ocurt same are held illegally. The proclamation does not prevent the court from entering judgment for possession but commands the court Process to evict under the law, ON FARM IN IOWA Blinding Rain and Low Ceiling Blamed for Accident Fri- day Night IS 12TH SERVICE FATALITY 11 War Birds Lost Lives Before Recent Suspension for Shake-Up Period Dewitt, Iowa, March 31.—(?)}— Blinding rain and a perilously low ceiling sent Lieut. Thomas A. Woods, army mail flier, hurtling to death on @ farm near here, authorities said Saturday. He was the 12th army flier to die since the fighting airmen re- ceived the order to carry the mails. ‘Lieut. Woods, flying an attack plane loaded with 500 pounds of mail from Chicago, crashed Friday night in the field of William Mommsen, farmer. So terrific was the impact that the flier, whose home station was San Antonio, Tex., was crushed between his motor and the 23 pouches of mail he carried. The body, badly mutilated, was not taken from the wreckage until early Saturday.. A coroner had to use a tractor to pull the fuselage away and Tecover the body. His death was the first since the recent resumption of army air mail carrying. Of the 12 who were killed since the contracts of private concerns were cancelled on charges of collusion, five were flying mail at the time. The others were on test flights or on jour- neys to and from points of assignment. Headed For Des Moines ‘Woods was headed for Des Moines and Omaha, having left Chicago at 7:15 p. m. His plane drove into a heavy rain beneath a ceiling that was described as very low. The 11th flier to lose his life crashed on March 17, on the eve of the re- sumption of flying by the army after it had taken time out to improve its equipment. He was Lieut. R. G. Rich- » Teserve corps and former commercial co-pilot, who crashed in a practice flight near Cheyenne, Wyo. Other army deaths: February 16—Lieuts. Jean D. Gren- fer and Edwin D. White, at Weber Canyon, Utah. Lieut. James Y. East- ham, Jerome, Idaho. February 22—Lieut. Durward O. Lowry, near Deshler, Ohio. Lieut. Pred I. Patrick, near Denison, Tex. February 23—Lieut. George P. Mc- Dermott, drowned off Rockaway, L. I. March 9.—Lieut. Otto Wienecke, near Chardon, Ohio, Sergt. Ernst B. Sell, near Daytona Beach, Fia., Lieuts. A. R. Kerwin, Jr., and F. L. Howard, Cheyenne. WASHINGTON WAITS FOR EFFECT OF NEW CRASH Washington, March 31.—()—Wash- ington waited intent Saturday for Possible repercussions of the latest army airmail tragedy upon efforts for a quick return of the sky pouches to private operators. The eleven fatalities that preceded the death Friday night of Lieut. Thomas A. Wood in a crash near De- witt, Iowa, were an impelling reason for the call for new private bids prior to the enactment of permanent air- mail legislation. ‘The aviation companies whose con- tracts were cancelled Saturday had before them for decision whether they would meet the strict requirements for re-bidding. The postoffice, in inviting bids for temporary contracts over 21 routes Thus it was up to the companies whether they would com- pletely or whether they would seek to continue without the benefit of air- mail revenue. Indications have been given that some might not choose to meet this | i , fii ie ee ? i i i ge8, ade bey j | As Moderator Next moderator of the Presby- terian church may be the Rev. Herbert Booth Smith, pastor of Immanuel Prexbyterian church .of Los Angeles, shown above. He is regarded as one of the leading candidates at the May 24 election in Cleve- land, during the session of the general assembly MAY 15 IS SEEN AS DATE FOR CONGRESS TO FINISH SESSION Leaders Are Hopeful Because of Good Progress Made Dur- ing Last Week ‘Washington, March 31—(7)—Con- Gressional Jeaders for the first time ‘Spoke with real confidence Saturday of May 15 as the date for adjourn- ment of the 73rd congress. Only half a dozen vital measures await action. ince congress convened in Janu- ary, administration leaders have talked of winding up the session in mid-May, but, as new legislative de- mands continued to pour down from the White House, their tone obvious- ly expressed hope rather than con- fidence. Their assurance Saturday was based on the final settlement during the Past week of the long deadlock over veterans’ appropriations, house ap- proval of the tariff bill and the sen- te’s passage of the Bankhead cotton legislation. One of President Roosevelt's closest advisors said privately Saturday the only remaining bills looked upon as absolutely necessary are the final ap- Propriation measures, the tax, tariff and stock market regulation bills, and @ measure, yet to be introduced, pro- viding new public works funds. RULING CLARIFIES Cummins Outlines Requirements Established by Labor Sections in Law Minimum allowances for labor costs by employers operating under the wholesale and retail food and gro- cery codes, both of which prohibit sules below cost, have been fixed, it ever is lower, after deduction of legiti- ‘mate trade discounts, exclusive of dis-| counts for cash. CODE FOR GROCERS} PRICE FIVE CENTS Turks Order Insull’s Arrest Survey Shows 24 Die in 1934 Road Mishaps ARMY MAIL FLIER | Likely Choice CRASHES TO DEATH | BUT AGED FUGITIVE REFUSES 10 LEAVE GRECIAN FREIGHTER International Complications Loom as Turks Detain Vessel at Istanbul SITUATION IS UNCERTAIN Alleged Embezzler Clings to Hope Greek Flag Still Will Protect Him Istanbul, March 31—()—Turkey Saturday ordered the arrest of Samuel Tnsull, but the 74-year-old Chicago fugitive flatly refused a police request on charges of grand larceny and em- bezzlement growing out of the col- lapse of his Midwest Utilities com- panies. The Turkish order followed a re- quest by the United States govern- ment that Insull be arrested, but In- sull apparently clung to the hope that the Greek flag would continue to give him protection. Complicatioins in Turko-Greek * lations as a result of the incident were feared in some quarters, for Capt. Tannis Mousouris, the master of the Maiotis, protested to the Greek con- sul ahs ieee a eres of his vessel in of the Bosphorus, @ “free” similar, according to law, to the Danube. It was even predicted that the Greek government might send a note to the Turkish government on the subject. Greece May Object A long distance telephone conver- sation between the Greek Minister Turkey and officials in Athens led reports that Greece might object Turkish government's plans concern: ing the possible forced removal of In- sull from the Maiotis. ‘The minister was said to have held the conversation from Ankara, capl- tal of Turkey, after the captain of the vessel was said to have appealed to him to protest against the detention of his ship in Istanbul harbor. Since her arrival here two days ago, the Maiotis has been under constant Police surveillance, and a heavy guard has been maintained over the aged Chicagoan. As his tiny Greek freighter lay in Istanbul harbor, forbidden to move farther toward her destination, Ru- mania, Insull was reported to have at- tempted to leap to death when told of the government's decision. Before the government finally can hand him over to the United States, the Istanbul penal court must rule that the accusations against Insull are neither politicial nor military and that, therefore, the government may legally deliver him to American of- sss