The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1934, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1873 ! Demand Johnson Resi Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1934 Let Highway Contracts Totaling $313,872 ADDITIONAL AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY PLOMASEN LATER Complete Letting of $750,000 One of Largest Undertaken By Department SUCCESSFUL BIDS LISTED Work Is Complicated Due to Large Number of Contrac- tors Participating Twenty-nine contracts totaling $313,872.73 were awarded successful bidders Saturday by the state high- ‘way department for road work in va- ried portions of the state. The contracts were part of a letting totaling approximately $750,000, one of the largest awarding of construction agreements undertaken by the depart- ment. “Because of the large number of bidders, exceeding previous groups, the work of awarding contracts was great- ly complicated, T. B. Plomasen, new highway department chief, said. It is the first letting of contracts since Plomasen assumed leadership of the department. Remainder of the contracts will be let later Saturday, Plomasen said. Forty-two projects were bid on by contractors. 29 Contractors Named Successful bidders of the 29 con- tracts are: Richland county—8.001 miles grad- ing and incidental, south of Wynd- mere, awarded to Strom Construction Co., Moorhead, Minn., $14,544.46. Richland—8.091 miles structural and incidental, south of Wyndmere, J. A. Jardine. " Walsh—0.345 landscaping, in Graf- ton; Thoms, florist, Grand Forks, $1,- 490.55. Stutsman — 14.036 gravel surfacing and incidentals, Sidney, east and west, Advance Construction Co., Fargo, $11,- ‘767.65. (Low bid rejected, inadequate fimances). : Stutsman—5.263 gravel, grading and incidental, Cleveland, south, all bids rejected. Stutsman—5.511 gravel, grading and incidenal, Pingree east, Martin Joyce, Brandon, 8. D., $6,620.96. Dickey—11.562 gravel, grading and incidental, east of Forbes, Cosmos Construction Co., Cosmos, Minn., $13,- 821.42. Benson—16.298, gravel, grading and incidental, Oberon west, Cosmos Con- struction Co. Cosmos, Minn., $17,- 468.68. ‘Walsh—11.122, gravel, grading and incidental, Voss east, Advance Con- struction Co., Fargo, $29,920.47. Walsh—5.548, gravel surfacing and incidental, Fairdale south, Martin Joyce, Brandon, 8. D., $8,468.26. Ransom—11.739, gravel, grading and jincidental, Elliott, north and south, Wilder and Wilder, Jamestown, $14,- 571.75. (Low bid rejected, inadequate gravel surfacing, Marti north John Coghlan, St. John, $16,156.18. Ransom—3. .043, and inci- dental, north of Elliott, William Col- lins, Fargo, $6,457.38. Local Contractors Successful McIntosh—3.912, grading and inci- dental, south of Lehr, Studer and Manion Co., Bismarck $7,766.56. Morton—4.385, grading, and incidental, north of Almont, O. E. Miller, Bismarck, $15,993.97. McLean—7.012 grading and inci- dental, west of Garrison, W. H. Noel Co., Jamestown, $18,639.21. McLean—1.012 structural and inci- .28. Sheridan—7,567, grading and inci- dental, Pickardville, north, W. Noel Co., Jamestown, $22,648.48. Sheridan—3.385, Benson—4.765, northeast of Minnewaukan, W. H. Noel Co., siward—197a, grading, Makoti south, 1.972, 3 sout consideration. 4 held for further : FIGHT AGAIN POSTPONED Sally Will Quit Fans for Altar Sally's fans at last play second fiddle in her affections! For the world’s premier fan dancer will wed Charles Mayon, Spring- field, Mass., radio dealer, shown here with Miss Rand in a close huddle. The wedding likely will be held after Sally's World’s Fair engagemont closes. LIGNITE OPERATORS ENTER PROTEST 10 INCREASE IN RATES Proposed Advance Declared ‘Excessive, Unreaspnadie And Discriminatory’ Protests against the railroads’ pro- posal for increased freight rates and charges have been filed with the in- terstate commerce commission by the fair average rate on for much longer hauls into territory is about $4.50. This rate moek tue. be neta ec ee % per cent. This is manifestly unfair, Under no circumstances should the commission even consider the carriers’ proposal Hendricks asked that a hearing be ‘ field at Minneapolis 60. that nortliwess Dafoe Still Troubled Over Annette Dionne Callander, Ont., Sept. 15.—(P)—At least four of the Dionne quintuplets were feeling better Saturday, and ap- parently all five 110-day old girls are pegs @ slow recovery from intes- toxemia. But Dr. A. R. Dafoe said he FRESH DISCLOSURES PROMISED IN MORRO CASTLE FIRE PROBE Investigation Recessed Until Monday; Alagna and Warms To Be Recalled DEMAND ENGINE ROOM LOG Expect to Show ‘Amazing’ Con- fusion of Orders from Bridge Through Record New York, Sept. 19.—()—Fresh disclosures appear Saturday to be imminent in the Morro Castle investi- gation. The federal grand jury, which is investigating the burning of the Havana-to-New York luxury liner a week ago off the Jersey coast with the loss of 134 or more lives, has sub- from the ship with the engine room Ward line, which operated the Morro log book. The newspaper the missing log book shows an “amazing con- alle i TAX DELINQUENCY IN ND. 375 PER GENT == Counties Paying Largest Levies in 1932-33 Behind Less Than Others Washington, Sept. 15.—()—A de- linquincy of 37.5 per cent on state and local property taxes in North Da- kota for 1932-33 was reported by the government Friday at the conclusion of a survey conducted by the bureau of the census. Director William L. Austin said the figure represented the percentage of delinquincy on the direct state tax which must be paid simultaneously with the local levies. ‘The survey disclosed a majority of counties were delinquent in excess of the state average, but also that the ee a ty HG i el 1 Cans of Cream Condemned by Ladd Eleven cans of cream, one contain- ing a mouse, were condemned Friday by State Food Commissioner C. 8. Ladd, as he continued the depart- GOVERNMENT TO TRY AGAIN FOR ONE OF ~ MBLLON'S MILLIONS Bureau of Internal Revenue Files Petition With Board of Tax Appeals DUE FROM 1931 INCOME Former Secretary of Treasury Contends U. S. Owes Him $140,000 Refund Washington, Sept. 15—(#)—The government plans to make another effort Saturday to collect more than $1,000,000 from Andrew Mellon. ‘The buerau of internal revenue ar- ranged to file a petition with the board of tax appeals. It claims the money is due from the former treas- ury secretary and ambassador to Great Britain on account of deficient income tax Mellon countered with a claim to the board of tax appeals for a refund of approximately $140,000 of taxes al- ready paid. \ The government's petition, answer- ing the Mellon claim, is a formal a ‘The government's claim is based on which Mellon Decision Will Be Left to Pro- ducers, Who Signed Up for '34 Reduction . Paul, Sept. 15—(#)—Farmers of northwest states, meeting here Saturday with C. R. Wickard, associ- ate chief of the AAA corn-hog sec- tion, agreed with the federal govern- 8 representative almost without that control program @ series of a referen- ie ited. on for the livestock adjustment Ben Kienhols of Fargo and Charles Talbot of Jamestown. On the committee on conducting a referendum “of corn-hog production control associations on possible ad- Justment program for 1935.” North Dakota — E. J. Haserud of Flax Advisory Group Maps Plans at Fargo Fargo, N. D., Sept. 15.—(#)—Insur- ‘ance of an adequate supply of adapted flax seed for planting in 1935 and at- tention to factors of oll quantity i 5 ‘No Man’s Land’ on Textile Strike Front Like N io Man’s Land, the battle front iu the Saylesville, 1%, 4, textile conflict is a mase of barbed wire, Here guardsmen are shows after they have strung a. barricade to defend their position against attacks from 3000 strikers and their sympathizers. Little Crushes Goldman 8 and 7 to Win Amateur MOODIE PROMISES TO PROTECT HOME, “OWNERS OF STATE Appears at New England and Reeder With Other Demo- cratic Candidates New England, N. D., Sept. 15.—A Promise that “no honest man or wo- man shall lose his home in North Dakota if I am elected governor” was given by Thomas H. Moodie, Demo- cratic nominee for governor, in a campaign speech here Friday night. He addressed the rally here and an earlier one at Reeder with Henry Holt, Grand Forks, candidate for U. &. Senator, John P. Jungers, Regent, candidate for commissioner of insur- ance, and Joe J. Pechtl, candidate for representative for the 49th district. F. O. Morstad, superintendent of the New England public school, presided here. “There will be no five per cent racket in this state if I am governor,” q Langer. “State institutions will be run as well as capable and honest officials, governed by non-political boards, ‘are able.” He urged his listeners to “forget polities and get together and and Teason out your own problems.” “There never was a time when co- operation was more renga a is it now,” Moodie added. He empha- iifed the need in North Dakota for water conservation and land classi- fication. He criticized Langer for his attack on the federal administration and cited figures showing how greatly North Dakota benefited by the fed- eral program. Holt answered criticisms of “mud slinging” made by the Langer faction against Democratic nominees. Reit- erating his challenge to U. 8. Senator Lynn J. Frazier, his Republican op- ponent, to make a statement as to which political faction in the state he would support, Holt asked “is this 2” mudslinging He stressed the need of a water con- servation program for the state and charged Senator Frazier was lax in his support of the Missouri river diver- sion ie Jungers, 5; in German, dis- cussed the New Deal and called for a new deal in state government. State Capitol Seen As Modern Classic North Dakota's new $2,000,000 state capitol building has “successfully merged the classics to modern crea- tions,” Andrew R. Sheriff, prominent Chicago attorney, declared Saturday in a letter to the board of administra- Sherriff spoke a week ago before the North Dakota State Bar associa- tion meeting at 4 “It appeared to me that you had succeasfully merged there from the classics to modern creations in the requirements of artistic and dignified characteristics for public buildings— the first event of its kind to my knowl- edge—and that you had established a rary achievement I was gratified to see and I take this occasion to mention it with Pleasure.” Californian Becomes Third Qolfer to Hold both U. S. And British Titles BULLETIN William Lawson Little, Jr, of San Francisco, with a booming blast of sub-par golf, crushed David (Spec) Goldman of Dallas, Tex., 8 and 7, in the 36 hole finals of the national ama- teur golf championship. The 23-year- old Stanford student thus became the third golfer in history to win both American and British amateur crowns in the same year. Brookline, Mass. Sept. 15.—(#)— Goldman, who reached the final round in his first national tourna- ment, put up a game fight against overwhelming odds. The 25-year-old Texan was simply outclassed and DU PONTS 10 LIST CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL PARTIES Investigators Recess Until Monday; Nye Promises New Sensations to Come ‘Washington, Sept. 15.—()—A list of their political campaign con- tributions since 1919 was drawn up by tne Powder-Manufacturing Du Ponts Saturday for the senate muni- tions committee. ‘The brothers—Lammont, Pierre and Irenee—and their cousin Felix, were asked by Chairman Nye to submit a statement of contributions both by themselves and by the 35 members of the board of the E. I. Du Pont de overpowered by Little's ability to] Nemours corporation. combine devastating length with con- sistent accuracy. s Little was five up after shooting the morning round in 69, two under par, and the best single round played during the entire tournament. He was out in 34, one under par, in the afternoon. When the match ended on the 29th green, the Californian was three under perfect figures. He was in only two traps during the en- tire match and rarely off the direct line from tee to pin. NORTH DAKOTA GIRL SUCCUMBS 0 BURNS Agnes Conway Dies at North- wood After Saving Inv: Life in Explosion Northwood, N. D., Sept. 15.—(P)— Agnes Conway, 23, died in a hospital here from burns suffered Wednesday when kerosene she was using to start @ fire exploded. The accident oc- curred in the home of Mrs. John Aur- land, an invalid. Although the girl's clothing was burned off and her body badly seared, she extinguished the flames which had reached the invalid chair in which Mrs. Aurland was seated. Mrs. Aurland was not injured. Puneral services of Miss Conway will be held Saturday at Union church near Logan Center. Survivors are her father, her twin sister and a brother. eee amen tie emer | Lindy to Become i | Cowboy for a Day |__ Sauter fore Bar | Woodward, Okla., Sept. 15.—(>) —A “ten-gallon” hat, cowboy boots and spurs was the costume laid out Saturday for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. “Lindy,” who has seen much of the world from the cockpit of an airplane, has taken a liking to the saddle since he and his wife be- came the impromptu guests of a rancher when they were forced down 28 miles north of here last Thursday. The occasion for the cowboy re~ galia was the Woodward annual rodeo at which Colonel Lindbergh has tentatively promised to ride with the broncho busters. The hat and boots were presented to the colonel by a neighbor of the Tex., Saturday after visiting the rodeo, but before taking off plan- Das 8 Hirik oa ab ARN? ‘The investigators are in recess until Monday when they will question F. L. Love of United Aircraft and Trans- Port corporation, New York, and Don- ald Y. Brown of the Pratt and Whit- ney corporation, Hartford. From them they expect to learn fur- ther details of the activities of Am- erican aviation companies in selling to foreign nations battle air craft and engines. Committee investigators went over the evidence Saturday, preparatory to learning as much as possible about the companies before formally ques- tioning the witnesses. What Nye expects to learn from the report of political contributions was not developed, but Irenee Du Pont, vice president of the corporation, tes- tified he had given to both parties. When the Du Ponts left the wit- jmess stand Friday to be recalled in two months for further-quizzing, an incompleted picture had been pre- sented of their international explos- ives business. Testimony was received of employ- ment by their company of an interna- tional spy, of their implied anticipa- tion of a modification of the Ver- sailles treaty that would permit them to sell war materials to Germany and of how they blocked an Argentine government attempt to build a powder Plant of its own. Application of a committee censor- ship on some phases of the hearing and a charge by one member that French munitions makers financea the German dictator, Hitler, so as to create a war atmosphere that woula permit them to sell more of their wares were other developments. Cooperators in NHA Work Begin Program The women’s committee for the Bismarck housing campaign being conducted in connection with the Na- tional Housing Act met Friday at the Association of Commerce rooms and mapped a program to interest wom- en's clubs in the movement. In car- rying out the program, heads of va- rious organizations will be contacted. Serving on the committee are Mrs. Frayne Baker, chairman, Mrs. Lottie B. Sowles and Miss Henricka B. Beach, Mother Detained in Slaying of Son, 13 Indianapolis, Sept. 15.—()—Mrs. Dimmie Dillon, 35, was detained by police Saturday pending an investiga- tion of the slaying of her 13-year-old son Donald. Met by detectives as she returned Friday from burying her son, whose mutilated body was washed out of @ sewer Tuesday, Mrs. Dillon was taken to headquarters where Lieut. Donald Tooley said “she told conflicting stories.” The Weather Increat cloudiness tonight and finday. Becoming ‘insettied warmer _——$—$—$—$_———$——————— PRICE FIVE CENTS gn Post STRIKE COMMITTEE ASKS OUSTER AFTER GENERAL'S REBUKE Attack on NRA Chief Follows Declaration Friday That Labor Broke Word PREJUDICED, WOLL ANSWERS , Utterances by Government Exe- cutive May Make Settlement More Difficult (By The Associated Press) Resignation of Hugh S. Johnson as national recovery administrator was demanded Saturday by the strike committee of the United Textile Workesr of America. In a statement demanding his resig- nation, issued in Washington, D. C., the committee attacked Johnson for his declaration Friday night that the textile strike violated an agreement. Francis J. Gorman, chairman of the strike committee, asserted that Johnson himself had violated the agreement of June 2 and declared “at least, I think, he has demonstrated his utter unfitness to hold public of- fice. We demand that he resign forthwith.” Gorman accused Johnson of making frequent attacks upon organized labor and called his address “a despicable piece of business.” Johnson's charge also drew answer- ing fire from Matthew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of Labor. Said Johnson, in a Carnegie hall address Friday night to various code authorities: “The present strike is an absolute violation of an understanding be- tween Thomas F. McMahon, (presi- dent of the United Textile Workers) and myself.” Said Woll: “Johnson, by his unwarrantable ut- terances and prejudiced intrusion into the textile situaion, has made for greater difficulties in composing ex- isting differences.” Discouraged With Labor Johnson said that this, his first-e.. perience with organized Tabor in the textile industry, “was aot encourag- ing.” “If such agreements of organized labor are worth no more than this, then that institution is no such a re- sponsible instrumentality as can make contracts on which this country can rely,” he added. Woll, who was among those wha heard Johnson speak, said in a state- ment issued after the meeting: “Representing the president as he (Johnson) does, it ill becomes him as administrator of NRA to manifest his Personal feelings and prejudices against labor and in a matter of such vital public interest and grave public ccncern. “Despite Johnson’s attack on or- ganized labor, the labor movement will go on. I am confident that tex- tile workers can and will answer Johnson.” Johnson, in his address, said his “heart weeps” for George A. Sloan, president of the cotton textile instl- tute and spokesman for the mill own- ers in the present labor dispute. “I know what kind of opposition he went up against,” Johnson said. Sloan, Johnson went on, “got con- cessions for labor which were op- Posed by practically the whole indus- try. It is a pity that he now has to take the rap in the dissension be- tween labor and management of the whole proposition.” i Bomb Hurled in Carolina While the Rhode Island strike situ- ation was quiet enough so that Presi- dent Roosevelt decided after a con- ference in Newport Harbor with Sec- retary Dern that he could attend the America Cup races, on the Carolina front a dynamite bomb shattered the surface calm. The bomb was directed at the E. M, Holt plaid mill at Burlington, N. C. No one was injured, but the explosion broke windows for 50 feet along the mill front. Previously, quiet had prevailed in the Carolinas, as mills closed for the week-end. Sixty units of National Guardsmen remained at their posts in the strike area. More troops stood by in Georgia for @ call to strike duty. Two regiments ot infantry and 62 special units of the Georgia National Guard and the ar- tillery regiment at Savannah were or- dered mobilized for possible duty. Militia on Guard at Cartersville The order affects about 3,000 offi- cers and men. Two companies of Na- tional Guardsmen took up strike duty at Cartersville, Ga. In other textile areas, week-end holiday quiet prevailed, but North and South, Guardsmen patrolled. Nearly 2,000 were on duty at Woon- socket and Saylesville, R. I., the scene of recent rioting in which three per- sons were killed and more than 300 in- jured. ‘The international labor defense de- manded the impeachment of Gover- nor Theodore F. Green of Rhode Island. In a telegram to the Rhode Island legislature, the labor defense asserted Governor Green had misused his ex- ecutive power for personal profit in calling out the troops to break sis strike, Ten companies of the Connecticut National Guard sood ready for emerg- ency call, DRESSLER ESTATE $280,847 Los Angeles, Sept. 15—(?)—The estate of the late Marie Dressler, screen actress, is set at $280,847 in an appraisal, subscribed to by the execu- tor of her will, Allen B. Walker, and filed in superior court. &