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

North Dakota’s ¥ , ESTABLISHED 1873 Oldest Newspaper BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1934 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE SUE’ The Weather "Baturday porily. clondy "and Sealer PRICE FIVE CENTS Labatt Released Unhar Drouth Will Eliminate U. S. Wheat Exports NUMEROUS ASPECTS OF CROP RUIN FACE NATION IN CRISIS Government Will Can One Sixth of Cattle, One Out of Every 10 Sheep FOOD WILL GO TO NEEDY Secretary Wallace Gears Ma- chine to Meet Problem of Feed Stock ‘Washington, Aug. 17.—(?)—Ravages af the drouth received new emphasis Friday when it became apparent that the United States will surrender all its wheat markets abroad in 1935. Department of agriculture officials acknowledged that the exports of America, which held a commanding position since 1890, will total zero next year. They were quick to add that the United States expects to reclaim dts share of world marts when the sit- uation returns to normal. Crop curtailment, put into effect “cracked down,” ‘were not for the benefit payments re- sulting from the AAA. Other drouth aspects: 1, One-sixth of all country and one out sheep will go into little ti likely to emerge as one prime result of the farm rehabilitation drive. It Proportions of the midwest Thursday will benefit some later crops and renew some pas- tures, officials said. But on much of the land where the scourage of aridity hit hardest plants are burned beyond redemption. 4. The effects of the disaster will reverberate into next spring. 5. Secretary Wallace geared his drouth machine to the expectation that the chief problem is feeding ani- mals, 6. Prices rose Thursday in Chicago to a point at which packers costs were the highest since 1930. When the world wheat situation re- turns to normal, officials hope Amer- ican can sell abroad about 125,000,000 bushels a year—somewhere between 10 and 20 per cent of the total yield. Some farm leaders fear the with- drawal from world markets, which be- gan last year, might wreak much damage if the country encountered difficulty in getting back into the ’ trade later. Government men assure them, however, that the world busi- ness goes to the lowest bidder, and that the United States can get back into the picture promptly when the time comes. Out of 67,352,000 cattle in the country the government plans to buy 10,000,000 and of the 51,374,000 sheep and goats it will own 5,000,000 before winter is over. plants. LAWYERS OF STATE WILL MERT IN CITY BARLY NEXT MONTH Tentative Program Made Public for Sessions on Septem- ber 7-and & ‘Approximately 200 1a ‘pected to attend and al them will be accompanied by their wives. Mrs. H. F. O'Hare, 802 Fifth St., was appointed chairman of a wo- man’s committee to provide enter- tainment for the barristers’ wives. Holds ‘Biggest Insurance Job’ Security for your bank account is the object of the Federal De- posit Insurance Corporation, whose chairman, Leo T. Crow- ley, is shown here in a new picture. More than ‘14,000 com- mercial banks are insured by the FDIC for afl accounts up to $5000, leaving fewer than 1000 —all state banks—outside the system. HITLER STEPS INTO HINDENBURG SHOE REGARDLESS OF Der Fuehrer Takes Stump to Garner Votes But Has No Opposition Berlin, Aug. 17—(7)—Adolf Hitler. went on the hustings Friday to cam- paign in an election with no organ- ized opposition. His address to the world from the Hamburg city hall Friday ends six days in which Nazis, great and small, have braved writer's cramp and strained voices telling Germany that Hitler fits the shoes of the late Paul Von Hindenburg. On Sunday, so says one Nazi chief- tain, 43,000,000 Germans will obedien- tly say “Ja” to the one issue of the ballot: That Hitler has the right to ‘Von Hindenburg’s presidential pow- err. Dozens of other related princi have been enunciated by fervid Hit- plans head of livestock gid ky F i : 3 : i i THIRD TICKET BEING TALKED BY FACTION OPPOSED T0 LANGER Only Partial State Proposed at Meeting of Officials Here Thursday WOULD ENDORSE SINCLAIR Others Suggested as Candi- dates for Office Are Olson, Olsness, Harding A movement to place a partial third ticket in the fall campaign is develop. ing among Republican forces opposed to the faction headed by ousted Gov. William Langer. While still indefinite, considerable thought has been given the propasal by political leaders. Anti-Langer state officials and others met here Thurs- day night where the matter was dis- Stressed by the third ticket advo- cates is a proposal to place Congress. man James H. Sinclair on the ticket along with Ole H. Olson for governor. Sinclair was defeated by a narrow margin in the June primary election. Olson was beaten in his race for re- nomination on the Republican ticket for leutenant governor. Some leaders advocate a partial ticket without a candidate for gover- nor, with the anti-Langer Republi. cans to support Thomas H. Moodie, Suggested f and Railroad Commissioner Fay Hard- ing, both defeated in June. Some would place Olson on the ticket, in a capacity other than gov- ernor or lieutenant governor. Sinclair's friends reported that considerable pressure is being exerted on him from various sections of the state to become a candidate in the have been made in many parts of North Dakota. While there has been talk of fusion with the Democrats, nothing definite has developed. In some quarters, it was said it is a remote possibility that any Demorcatic nominee would step out of the picture to make way for an anti-Langer Republican. ENGINEER STUDIES CONTRACTS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL HERE Work to Begin as Soon as Final Approval Is Received, Cole Declares Expectation that work on Bis. marck’s new high school building will begin within the next two weeks Perhaps sooner was ¢: by members of the city achool Contracts for the building a EF Bek FSBE gz ge TT. Former State Lawmaker Drops Dead While Vacationing in Black Hills Pr el 22 4 CGC MEN MAKING FINE PARK SYSTEM FOR BISMARCK FOLK Improvements Already Begun Under Supervision of Bruce Wallace Bismarck will have one of the fin- est park systems in the state when the members of the CCC camp now locat- ed in Riverside park leave for the south some time in October. Outlining the work being done, Bruce Wallace, work superintendent, fall election, and that offers of support | found Other work to be done includes the of several pedestrian bridges, one of which already is un- der construction across the dry bed of Footings ing built to the limit of the available funds alloted by the government. Wallace commented on the fine spirit and enthusiasm of the CCC men, most of whom come from the eastern part of the state with a few from Kansas and Minnesota. If the men haye time a dam will be constructed in Burnt Creek to im- pound the spring run-off, forming a lake which probably will retain water the year round, Wallace said. LEWIS MAY RESIGN BANK OF N. D. POST ’ Manager of Loan’ Department, Langer Appointee, Re- fuses to Comment Resignation of Carl Lewis, manager State to Aid U. S. in Ban on Profiteering Olson’s Issues Proclamation Pledging Assistance to Federal Measures URGES STRICTEST ECONOMY Points to Power to Condemn Property by Action of , ‘Eminent Domain’ Cooperation of the state adminis. tration with the federal government in preventing profiteering in foods for men or livestock is pledged in a proc- lamation issued Friday by Acting Gov. Ole H. Olson. Calling attention to the devastating drouth, Olson’s proclamation said “there are those who would seek to’ use the unhappy conditions of our farmers as stepping stones to unfair and selfish gains for themselves.” He ordered that “any and all prof- iteering in food for men or livestock be prohibited and “notice is hereby given that whatever steps may become necessary will be taken to prevent speculators from exacting unreason- able profit.” The proclamation points to the right of the state to condemn by action of eminent domain “any property necessary to the welfare of its people or the proper functioning of its gov- ernment.” Olson asked that “every pound of hay, straw or fodder should be care- fully preserved.” Warns Against “Hysteria” He warned against “hysteria,” de- claring “there is sufficient feed to supply all and by the cooperation of the state and federal administrations it will be distributed so that no one will suffer.” The proclamation: “Whereas our people are grimly but courageously facing a devastating widespread drouth that severely tries their spiritual and material resources, and Whereas, in view of this unprece- dented condition, it is the solemn, patriotic and necessary duty of all citizens to inform themselves as to existing conditions and the means be- ing taken by our federal government to prevent suffering, and “Whereas, in this time of distress, it would appear to be the plain pa- triotic duty of the state government to take action to inform its people of conditions and to take a position most likely to result in the greatest amount of relief to be secured at once, and “Whereas, as in all widespread per- iods of acute distress, there are those who would seek to use the unhappy conditions of our farmers as stepping stones to unfair and selfish gains for themselves, Pledges Support to U. 8. “Now Therefore, I, Ole H. Olson, as Acting-Governor of the State of North Dakota, do hereby proclaim, declare and pledge that this administration of the State of North Dakota shall to the fullest extent cooperate with the federal government in its pro- gram of relief for our people and their livestock. To at this cooperation more perfectly, any and all profiteering in foods for men or livestock is hereby prohibited and notice is hereby given that whatever steps may become necessary will- be taken to prevent speculators from ex- acting unreasonable profit. Attention is called to the power of the state to condemn by action of eminent domain any y necessary to the welfare of its people or the proper function. ;|ing of its government. Oscar E. Erickson, state senator, staunch supporter of Langer, publish- administ Lewis refused to comment “one way or the other” on the reports of his impending resignation. Lewis’ going would mark the fifth important state post to be affected by sting of Langer. Others who “By united, unselfish cooperation between the state and federal govern- ment and our citizens there can and will be sufficient supplies available to maintain our families and their foun- dation herds. of major animals, in- cluding milch cows, on the farm. Asks Rigid Economy “Every pound of hay, straw, or fod- der should be carefully preserved. “Those with a surplus will find a ready market. The national govern- ment is prepared to buy all surplus at reasonable prices. There are thous- ands of tons of hay in Canada, Ore- gon, western Montana and northern Minnesota that must be conserved and shipped into the drouth area. Plans for this are rapidly being put into execution. “There is no occasion for hysteria. There is sufficient feed to supply all, and by the cooperation of the state and federal administrations it will be distributed so that no one will suffer. a ist i] = E ay EF GOVERNMENT CASTS ANXIOUS EYE OVER MANY LABOR FRONTS Cotton Textile Workers’ Threat ; to Strike Most Serious | Problem Now PRICE RISE CAUSES STIR Green's Statement That Higher Wages Must Follow Ad- vance Significant Washington, Aug. 17.—(®)—The threat of a nation-wide strike in cot- ton textiles found officials watching some concern Friday. Some foresee a possibility that if living expenses continue to mount, a wave of strikes for higher pay might conceivably result. Wholesale commodity prices last week reached their highest point since March, 1931, Food prices were among the leaders. When a@ workingman sees his living costs going up, he wants more pay to meet them—and sometimes is willing to strike for it. That is a situation on which ad- ministration officials dealing with la- bor problems are keeping a close watch. ‘i They noted William Green's state- ment at the Atlantic City meeting of the American Federation of Labor council that if the cost of living is to be affected, it is proper and just that ‘wages also be lifted to higher levels.” Textile Threat Chief Concern Chief concern of Washington labor officials Friday was the action taking Thursday. by the cotton textile work- ers calling for a strike within the next two weeks. Thomas F. McMahon, re-elected Friday as president of the United Textile Workers of America, declar- ed that only President Roosevelt could avert a general strike in the cotton textile industry. McMahon said: “President Roosevelt is the only Person in God's green world who can stop the general strike.” He said that under the mandate of the convention issues Thursday there was no doubt of the strike being cailed unless the president “forces the lead- ers of the textile industry to sit down at the conference table with repre- sentatives of the United Textile Workers, He added that General Hugh John- son, NRA administrator, was “not high enough up” to be able to “do anything about the strike.” McMahon made these statements to newspaper men following his re- election which was by acclamation. Of General Johnson, he continued: “In a spirit of courtesy only we would thank General Johnson for anything he could do—but the presi- dent of the United States is the only man powerful enough to force the Textile industry to meet us.” Mahon Contradicts Gorman McMahon said that the cotton tex- tile employers had never recognized the United Textile Workers as the collective bargaining representative of their employes. McMahon's statements followed shortly the assertion by Francis J. Gorman, who was unanimously re- elected first vice president of the un- fon, that the general strike ordered on or before September 1 might not eventuate. Gorman interpreted the assertion of power by the conservative element among the delegates in this morning's elections as meaning that the strike call might be employed only as a po- tential weapon with which to force negotiations looking toward settle. ment of their complaints. If the cotton textile workers’ threat to strike materializes it will be the greatest walkout since the passage of the national industrial recovery act. Half a million persons work in the cotton mills and a quarter million of other textile plants. The union claims @ membership of 300,000. Most of the mills involved are in New England and the south. Dele- gates from strike-torn Dixie, one of them scarred and limping, led the fight for the mandatory strike call. Deadline 1 September Only 12 hours’ notice of the strike’s actual start is to be given employers, but the “deadline” for the walkout was fixed as September 1. Gorman said the union’s major ob. Jectives are: Better enforcement of A bus driver was hurt early Friday in what Chicago police listed as the the trend of the cost of living with | Royal Romance Newest of rumored royal romances is that of Prince Karl of Sweden, top photo, nephew of King Gustav V, and Holland's: Princess Juliana, below, sometimes called the “royal bachelor girl of Europe.” Reports are current OLSON URGES TESS | POLIICS TO SPEED | STATE RELIEF WORK Tells Auditors Road Program Far Behind Due to Lan- ger’s Conviction Valley City, N. D., Aug. 17—(?)—An appeal for greater cooperation with the federal government in its relief work and for less politics in relief endeavors in this state was made by Acting Gov. Ole Olson, in an address before the state county auditors con- vention here Thursday. “North Dakota already is two months behind in its highway pro- gram because of William Langer’s conviction,” he declared. “Because of the federal government's refusal to turn over federal funds to the state so long as Frank Vogel remained as state highway commissioner.” This delay has been costly to citizens of North Dakota he maintained as flow of federal money into the state has stopped and many road projects which would have offered employment to hundreds have been held up. He urged the auditors to return to their counties, to obtain correct and accur- ate figures, on amount of relief needed and he said that North Dakota would do everything in its power to aid dis- tressed, though he maintained the greatest amount of aid, due to unpaid state taxes, must come from the fed- eral government. Other speakers were Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor John Husby who discussed old age pensions and E. E. LaFrance, of the state hail depart- ment. William Felson, Pembina county auditor, spoke on delinquent tax col- lections and John A. Gray, deputy tax commissioner, discussed utility company assessments and other tax problems. The visiting auditors held their an- nual banquet Thursday night and will conclude the 30th annual meet- ing with election of officers and ad- ditional addresses Friday. Negotiations Pushed med $50,000 BELIEVED PAID FOR FREEDOM OF KIDNAP VICTIM Attorney-General Issues State- ment Regretting Lack of Cooperation OFFICIALS LACK CLUES Abductors Drove Him Around — 12 Hours; Freed in Tor- onto Suburb Toronto, Aug. 17—(#)—Despite in- formation from an authoritative source that no ransom was paid to ef- fect the return by kidnapers of John 8. Labatt, London, brewer, informa- tion was made public in Hamilton Fri- day that “less than $50,000 ransom was paid for the release of John La- batt.” This statement, made a few hours after the wealthy London, Ont., brew- er had been released from a gang which held him captive 65 hours, fol- lowed one declaration that ‘not a cent of ransom was paid” and another that the complete $150,000 demanded had been put up. Labatt was interrogated at the home of his brother, Hugh, in London by Police official and Canadian police drove forward in an attempt to round up the criminals. At the same time Attorney-General A. W. Roebuck issued a statement in which he said he regretted a lack of cooperation in the Labatt case. Relatives Discount Rumor A relative of the family discounted rumors that Hugh Labatt could have Paid the ransom. Hugh Labatt, his brother was reported to have obtain- ed the money from a branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia. “As a matter of fact,” said the relatives,” the bank was closed when he was supposed to have got the money.” Attorney-General Roebuck made the following statement concerning Labatt’s kidnaping: “He was blindfolded and had been continuously blindfolded since the time he was taken. He was left in the vicinity of Forest Hill village, from where he took a taxi te the Royal York hotel (where Hugh await- ed him.) “He was immediately carried from there, by his own friends, in @ car ta London. “At the time of his release he drove between five and six hours, he thinks, but his judgment is that of a man blindfolded. “He also thinks the kidnapers we-2 killing time in the latter drive in waiing for darkness. Drives Around 12 Hours “At the time of his capture, he drove around for a time which he estimates at 12 hours. He was in Ontario all the time. He has no knowledge of having passed over any water. “There is no hot trail of the abduc- tors. It is most unfortunate ano necessary that the police forces of both the province and the city have been vety seriously handicappei in their work by their inability to secure complete control of the situation. “In this office, there is no know- ledge as to what financial arrancc- ments, if any, have been made he- tween the friends of the captured man and the criminals. | Whatever arrangement was made did not come either from Hugh Labott or his s.1:- citor, Mr. Ivey.” Labatt came home early Friday by automobile from Toronto, where he had been released by his abductors on the outskirts of the city. A renewed police search for the gang immediately went into action. Gen. V. A. 8S. Williams, commis- sioner of the Ontario provincial po- effort to track down the gangsters. Some reports declared the kidnapers were members of the notorious “Purple Gang” of Detroit. Police Sift Various Angles Indications were apparent: that po- lice efforts would be directed toward Abe,” the gangster who the ransom note found in the car and his |Partners in crime. j_ Location of the hideway at which Labatt was kept captive. Identification of strangers who called at Hugh Labatt’s hotel suite Wednesday night and Thursday. Hugh's mission fi The activities of the family in their efforts to obtain the brewer's release. A °) Q) (Continued em |