The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1934, Page 1

E = Se aac Unsettled and cooler tonight and Thursday; probable local showers. ESTABLISHED 1873 MINIMUM PRICES FOR HERDS FROM DRY ARBA FIXED Will Pay $4 to $20 a Head, De- pending on Age and Con- dition of Animals TO BURY SOME ON FARMS Say 500,000 of 1,200,000 in Three States Now Are Unfit for Food St. Paul, May 30.—(#)—The federal government will at once begin the purchase of approximately 1,200,000 cattle at fixed prices ranging from $4 to $20 a head in the Dakotas and Minnesota to aid farmers facing a feed shortage as @ result of the long drouth, under a plan drawn up and approved here Tuesday. The conference, attended by Dr. E. 'W. Sheets, federal drouth relief direc- tor, and representative of. seven mid- western states, continued Wednesday as officials worked out an organiza- tion to put the gigantic program into Operation by the end of the week. Although drawn up primarily for Minnesota and North and South Da- kota, it is expected the same program will be applied in the drouth areas in Montana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ne- braska, which also had representatives at the meetings. beeen tae It was expected the statewide or- ganizations set up for the agricultural adjustment administration’s corn-hog reduction program will be utilized in carrying out the drouth relief pro- gram so far as cattle purchases are concerned, Price Range Established Prices paid will be from $12 to $20 a head for cattle over two years old; from $10 to $15 a head for cattle from ‘one to two years old, and from $4 to $8 a head for calves under one year old. When mortgaged cattle are sold, consent of the creditors must be ob- tained and the creditor will receive all over $6 on the first class of ani- mals, all over $5 on the second class and all over $3 on the calves, unless the debt is less than that amount. The aim is to guarantee farmers sell- ing cattle sufficient cash to purchase feed for those which they keep. ‘The minimum price in each class is tor cattle which are so emaciated as to be unfit for food. It is estimated there are at least 500,000 of these, which will be slaughtered and buried on farms, Appraisers will fix the value of ani- mals other than those condemned within the limits fixed and they will be shipped to packing plants for slaughter. The meat will be canned and turned over to the federal emerg- ency relief administration for distri- bution to needy persons and will not enter the regular trade channels. Pian Foundation Cattle from exceptionally good herds will not be slaughtered but will be turned over to the FERA for distri- bution to farmers who have been forced to sell their entire herds, in order to give the latter a foundation for another herd, but with the FERA Is Emergency Proposal Dr. Sheets stressed the point that the plan is intended as (Continued on Page 7) Flier Claims Plane: Was Tampered With London, May 30.—(#)—Capt. George charged We that the Claiming that he had definite proof, Pond traced trouble the fliers en- BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1934 No. 1 at Annapolis Graduating with “star” rank at the Naval Academy at Annapolis is John P. Wiley (above), honor man of the Class of 1934. Ap- Pointed to the academy from In- diana, Wiley is now a resident of Washington, D. C. FEDERAL MEN ARE SEEKING TO AVERT |< TROUBLE AT TOLEDO Would Prevent Power Strike Which Threatens to Shut Off City’s Electricity (By The Associated Press) As labor strife continued in two key industries at Toledo and made itself felt on the west coast where San Francisco shipowners and longshore- men were engaged in a dispute, Pres- ident Roosevelt gave last-minute at- tention to the nation’s critical in- dustrial situation before leaving for the Gettysburg battlefield. At Toledo, federal mediators work- ed against time to head off a power strike which would cripple the city’s industry, already torn by an automo- tive strike and threatened with a general union walkout. Unless nego- tiations during the holiday are suc- cessful, about 800 union employes of the Toledo Edison company will strike Thursday. The automotive strike at the Electric Auto-Lite com- pany, scene of riots last week, and two’ other plants, remained in a deadlock. Expressions of dissatisfaction were heard in San Francisco as 12,600 strik- ing Pacific coast longshoremen voted on the shipowners’ proposal for joint operation of the disputed hiring halls. Considers Steel Code Particularly attention in the revised code for the gigantic steel industry. He expected to act on it before boarding his spe- cial train shortly after noon. Strike threats have been voiced by labor leaders in both the steel and cotton textile fields. Administration Officials have expressed averting both. In some government quarters skep- ticlsm was expressed as to how far presidential action on the steel code would go toward settling the labor difficulty in that industry. The general understanding was that the actual revision of the code dealt Principally with other than its labor sections, The union steel workers Senator Wagner (Dem. N. chairman of the national labor who took part in a white house con- ference late Tuesday on the steel code, nevertheless stuck by his state- ment that he was “very hopeful that the steel strike can be averted.” to salv:.s the Wagner labor bill and the Roosevelt housing meas- ure from the congressional adjourn- ment jam is in the making. Congressional cs | es ee ee of tam} ” Pond said, “ were strips of cardboard in the usual to consider the bill to make ail- tank and a tin ‘fillercap’ in the oil] ver 25 per cent'of the nation’s mone- The line f1 quick of| ¥ CITY SWELTERS IN 4TH STRAIGHT DAY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT Forest Fires Rage in Idaho, Minnesota and New York; Towns Threatened THREE MINNESOTANS oe [Cooler Weather and Local Thunder Showers Forecast for Thursday Bismarck sweltered Wednesday in its fourth successive day under a blazing sun, the official reading at 11:45 a. m., being 101 degrees. Three deaths in Minnesota, forest fires in New York, Minnesota ard Idaho, and the drabness of withered Thursday with cooler weather pre- dicted. Local showers and thunder- storms were forecast. 12 ESCAPE DEATH AS PLANE CRASHES Pilot Makes Forced Landing in Connecticut After Flying Blind for Hours Bethel, Conn., May 30—(#)—Twelve fractured ations Lost ‘still picked Bonnie’s Sister Held as Slayer i ‘a Suspect in a double murder, a sister of Bonnie Parker, gun moll slain in Louisiana, is held in Ft. Worth, Tex., jail. She is Captured with her was Floyd Hamilton. The pair is charged with killing two officers who questioned them at Grape vine. Tex., Easter Sunday. STACKHOUSE NAMED LEADER OF STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY Local Man Takes Office at An- nual Session of Associa- tion in Fargo Fargo, N. D., May 30.—(?)—Dr. C. E. Stackhouse of Bismarck was named president of the North Dakota State Medical association at the an- nual business session of the house of delegates of the group here Tuesday. Dr. A. D. McCannel, Minot, was named president-elect; A. Gerrish, Jamestown, first vice president; Dr. E. L. Goss, Carrington, second vice president; Dr. Albert W. Skelsey, Fargo, re-elected secretary and Dr. W. W. Wood, Jamestown, re- named treasurer. Dr. Skelsey was elected delegate to the American Medical association. Re-elected councilors were Dr. G. F. Drew, Devils Lake, second district; Dr. P. G. Arzt, Jamestown, seventh district; Dr. L. B. Greene, Edgeley, eighth district; Dr. A. E. Spear, Dick- inson, 10th district. Councilors in other districts held over. Recommended for appointment to the state board of medical examiners were Dr. Jesse M. Bowen, Dickinson; Dr. W. C. Fawcett, Starkweather, and Dr. Hetherington, Grand Forks. The 47th annual convention of the association was brought to a close Tuesday following addresses by Dr. E. F. Robb, Minneapolis, Dr. Wallace Cole, St. Paul; Dr. Ray Morton Bal- yeat, Oklahoma City, Judge H. A. Bronson, Grand Forks, and Dr. Julius Arnson, Bismarck. Report Quintuplets | | Holding Their Own Governor Will Fly To Employes’ Picnic Holiday Observance FLEET T0 PARADE BEPORE ROOSEVELT THURSDAY MORNING President Plans to Review War Craft as They Steam Into New York Harbor New York, May 30.—(#)—The power ‘nd pomp of the American navy will go on parade Thursday before its high commander, President Roosevelt. From the deck of the cruiser In- dianapolis, stationed outside New York harbor near Ambrose lightship, 14 miles from shore, the persident will see the great armada steam past and into its Atlantic home. It has been four years since the. fleet. was concentrated on this side of the continent. And not since the post-war review of 1919 has New York seen a complete display of the na- tion’s maritime weapons. Fresh from war games in the Carib- bean, 86 ships will participate. Their full complement is 5,000 officers and 35,000 sailors. ‘The warships range from the mighty battleship, Pennsylvania, Mlagship of the fleet, down to com- paratively tiny tenders. All will have their role in the pageant. Here is the program of .the review: The two 10,000-ton treaty cruisers Indianapolis and Louisville will be the review ships. ‘The former will carry the president, secretary of the navy Claude A. Swen- son, Admiral William H. Standley, chief of naval cperations, and other distinguished guests. On the Louisville will be, among other notables, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt. The ships will pass the reviewing cruisers at a distance of 500 yards, steaming at 15 knots in column for- mation, As they pass the presidential boat, the big ships will fire 21-gun salutes, Their crews will stand at the rail in full dress, Their bands will play. Would-Be Bandit Is Killed by Watchman Chicago, May 30—(?)—Arthur Steuben, a private watchman was sitting in a barber’s chair having his hair cut by James Ferrol, owner of the shop, when a stranger came in. The stranger asked to be directed to‘the washroom and later attempted to hold the shop up, Ferrol said, at the point of a gun. From beneath the apron Steuben fired, thrice. The intruder fell, mor- tally wounded, dying later at a hos- pital, where he was identified as An- tone » 22, an unemployed soloon Porter. After the shooting the haircutting proceeded, Steuben stepping from the chair, carefully powdered and per- farmed by the time the police ar- British to Propose New War Debts Plan London, May 30.—(#)—A new Brit- ish war debts proposal will be dis- patched to Washington within 24 hours, under government plans re- Haned finally by the cabinet Wed- nesday. Unless the ministers decide a last- minute revision is necessary, the text, a expected to be telegranhed Wednes- lay. Official quarters did not reveal the By Wells Grand Jury Fessenden, N. D., May 30.—()—Ad- ditional witnesses were heard Tuesday fy ee OE comnia arta jury, con- Parade and Program by Veter- ans Is Highlight in Capi- tal Celebration SHAFT DELIVERS ADDRESS Wachter PTA Picnic in After- noon at Kiwanis Park At- tracts Big Crowd In honor of its war dead, Bismarck Wednesday joined in the national Observance of Memorial Day. The city chose to hold a quiet ob- servance similar to those in other parts of the nation where hundreds of ceremonies of tribute, parades and Placing of wreaths were arranged. On the battlefield of Gettysburg, President Roosevelt leads the na- tion’s homage to its soldier dead. He will speak on the spot where the greatest thrust of the confederacy ‘was met by the stone wall of Meade’s blue-clad ranks. The marble sepulcher of the Un- known Soldier in Washington, D. C., was another focal point of the Me- morial Day ceremonies. There the Blue of the Grand Army of the Re- public, the Gray of the Confederacy and the Khaki of the World War mingled. Local Veterans Parade ‘The march began at the intersec- tion of Second St. and Broadway, south of Maine Ave., proceeding east on Main Ave. to Fourth 8t., north to Broadway, east to Fifth 8t., north to Thayer Ave., east to Sixth 8t., north to Rosser Ave., east to Ninth St., south to Broadway and west on Broadway to the auditorium. The parade was divided into four sections, headed by A. C. Young, commander of the Veterans of For- eign Wars, grand marshal, and his aides. They were J. M. Hanley, com- mander of the United Spanish War Veterans, Jacob Knecht, commander of the Disabled American Veterans, and E. F. Trepp, commander of Lloyd Spetz post of the American Legion. Behind them were the four sections composed as follows: Section 1, Fort Lincoln band; 3rd battalion, 4th infantry; Co. A, 164th infantry; officers reserve corps and the National Sojourners with Major Prancis A. Byrne, commander. Section 2, the QMC detachment; the North Dakota National Guard; drum and bugle corps; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans; Boy Scout troops; Girl Scout troops; and U.S. Indian School, James Sorenson is commander and E. G. Wanner, aide. Section 3, American Legion Drum and Bugle corps; American Legion; Disabled War Veterans; 40 and 8; Red Cross nurses and the Salvation Army, with Herman A. Brocopp, commander and Ferris Cordner, aide. Motor Section, Grand Army of the Republic; Women's Relief Corps; Daughters of Veterans of the Civil War; Daughters of the American Revolution; United Spanish War Aux- illary; War Mothers; American Le- gion Auxiliary and Junior American Legion Auxiliary. Hold Memorial Program At the conclusion of the parade, the program at the Memorial build- ing opened with the invocation by Rev. Walter E. Vater, pastor of Mc- Cabe Methodist Episcopal church. A one-minute period of silence was observed, followed by taps blown by an American Legion trumpeter. Mrs. V. J. LaRose sang a selection and the Junior in Legion Auxiliary presented a pageant, “In Flanders Fields.” The principal address was given by eral, “Following his talk; the Lesion eral. is talk, ion Auxillary chorus sang and Father of St. Mary’s pro- cathedral gave the benediction. The afternoon's observance of the Edison’s Son Aids Housing Program Eldest son of the late Thomas Edison, inventor, Charles Edison, an executive of the National Emergency Council at Washing- ton, is helping to further the gov- ernment’s housing program. He is shown at the Senate Banking PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘'Hample Submits Self to Quiz | Government Adopts Cattle Purchase Plan 'Bismarck Joins in WAIVES IMMUNITY TO BE WITNESS IN U8, COURT ACTION Tells of Soliciting Contributiona, to ‘Leader’ From High- way Workers TRIAL’S TEMPO SPEEDS UP New Life Injected Into Proceed- ings by Dale Revelations of Set-Up With one defendant stepping dra- matically out of the ranks to volun- tarily surrender his rights of immun- ity, the trial of Governor Langer Tuesday moved into the detail of the government's allegations of to force political contributions from federal employes. The court took a half-holiday Tues- day morning in observance of Memor: jal Day. It was scheduled to recon- vene at 2 p. m. Tuesday when Ham- ple was expected to be recalled ta the stand to continue his testimony under cross-examination. Tuesday's session began with ne hint of the fast motion soon to come. and Currency Committee hearing | Minutes dragged by as photostatic co- during sities of the Housing il. TREATY WITH CUBA SPEEDED 10 AVERT TROUBLE IN ISLAND New Agreement Cuts Apron Strings Which Have Bound Nation to America Washington May 30.—(?)—The new treaty with Cuba, cutting the apron strings that have tied the little Re- Public to the United States for more than 30 years, moved swiftly Wed- nesday toward ratification. A desire to avert anti-American terrorism in Cuba was credited for} the unusual celerity with which the treaty was signed and hastened to the senate. The brief document was signed late Tuesday by Secretary Hull and ‘Cuba's ambassador, Menuel Marquez Sterling, and sped to the senate with an accompanying message by Presi- dent Roosevelt. As the senate’s foreign relations committee met Wednesday to act, quick ratification, probably next week, was predicted, writing a new chapter in the president's “good neighbor” policy. The new pact scraps the contro- versial agreement embodied in the Platt amendment, whereby the United States acquired the rigitt to interfere with armed force to protect Cuban independence or American lives and Property. Expect 150 Veterans At D.A.V. Convention One hundred and fifty delegates were expected to be present for the two-day sessions of the Disabled American Veterans state convention, .JOpening in the Memorial building at 10 a. m., Thursday. _ National Commander Joseph Mc- (Queen will arrive Thursday from Kan- sas City. He will address the conven- tion and be inducted into the Sioux tribe at ceremonies conducted at the Mandan Northern Pacific park, Thi State officials will come to Bis- marck Wednesday night. C. T. Hov- erson, manager of the veterans admin- istration at Fargo; W. R. Johnson, Jack Williams, American Legion state adjutant; and T. O. Kraabel, state veterans service commissioner, will be here to talk at the meetings. E. M. Davis, in charge of the con- Picnic | vention and head of the local D. A. V., | urges that all veterans, whether they pproximately 16 farmers and busi- Approximat farmers l- nessmen from this Ey Q g i [ i i igi & i i Aj 5 i B ad th ga 8 Pies of records were introduced inte evidence, and attorneys wrangled over admissibility of the evidence. As identification of records waa concluded, however, U. 8. District Attorney P. W. Lanier summoned Al- fred 8. Dale, state treasurer. Spec- tators hitched forward on their seats and a ripple of deep interest and spec- ulation ran through the courtroom as Dale stepped f to assume the Tole of one state official testifying against North Dakota’s chief execu- tive, Developments Are Rapid His testimony marked the begin- ning of a rapid succession of develop- ments, blazing the trial with these highlights: Revelation by Dale that Langer, prior to his taking office, revealed his plans for establishing an administra- tion, Nonpartisan league newspaper; Testimony by E. J. Conrad, concern- ing conversations between him and Governor Langer with relation to purchase of a newspaper, prior to the governor’s taking office and after his election; Waiving of all rights of immunity by G. A. Hample, state highway de- partment employe, and one of the eight defendants in the case, who told from the witness stand of the methods used to collect contributions from employes. Dale’s testimony was not lengthy, but it was understood that he was to be recalled at a later time during the trial for further examination. He told of conversations between him and Governor Langer concerning estab- lishment of the administration news- Paper. Langer, he said, told him he was “going to have a newspaper.” ‘Leader’ Story Told Hample was the first witness through whom the government sought actually to reveal the machinery through which contributions were Solicited from . He described his meeting with Har- old McDonald, solicitor for “The Lead- er,” and Oscar Chaput, the news- Paper’s business manager. Both are defendants in the trial. Hample said he believed he first met McDonald and Chaput when they visited the offices of the state high- way department, administrative staff, in May, 1933. “On that occasion, Vogel called you into his office, before you talked to Chaput?” Lanier asked. was during ” “Who were there—in Vogel's offics —when you arrived?” “Chaput and Vogel. duced to Chaput and Vogel said he i Me F Z 5 E i