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

FS “e 2\ ¥ Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Generally fair tonight and probably Tuesday; cooler tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS Gorman Issues Ultimatum Soviet Entrance in Leag | SECOND ESCAPE OF OPPOSITION VOICED BY THREE NATIONS IN COMMITTEE VOTE Seven Abstain From Balloting; Barthou Comes to De- fense of Russia CHINESE LOSE PRIVILEGES Hitler Refuses to Sign Eastern Locarno Pact as Propos- ed by Paris Geneva, Sept. 17.—()—After hear- ue Endorsed, 38-3 Sopwith’s Endeavor Comes in First ing broadsides against the Soviet by five nations and a defense by France, the political committee of the League of Nations assembly recommended Monday the election of Russia into the league. ‘The attacks on Russia were voiced ., by representatives of Portugal, Swit- ee “ zerland, Belgium, Argentina and the Netherlands. Then Louis Barthou, foreign minis- ter of France, mounted the rostrum and told the assembled diplomats that there had been a big revolution in Russia since the days of Lenin. He called their attention to Russia’s frank reply to an invitation to join the Yeague made Saturday by the powers pointing out that the reply included @ pledge of respect for international obligations. Forty-Eight Nations’ Vote Forty-eight nations were represent- ed as the committee voted. Of these, 38 voted in favor of Russia’s admis- sion, 3 voted against, and 7 abstained from voting. Earlier in the day, Switzerland was placed on record as opposed to the admission of Russia “because Russian Communism seeks to take root every- where and because its ambition is a world revolution.” Guiseppe Motta, former president of Switzerland, expressed this attitude in an emotional address -before the com-. mittee which is examining the Rus- sian candidacy. He declared the League of Nations was embarking on a hazardous under- taking. Long applause from the crowded galleries greeted Motta’s address and sothe of the delegates likewise ap- plauded, Motta was preceded on the speak- er’s platform by the Portuguese rep- resentative who opposed the admit- tance of Russia on the ground that it would be against the sacred inter- est of civilization. Chinese Lose Seat In earlier voting, the League of Na- tions elected Chile, Spain and Tur- key members of the council. Chile (Continued on Page 3) NEW LGHTIN RULE WL CUT CST At CTY LANDING FELD Amendment to Airport Rating Regulations Permits In- creased Use of Lights City officials intend to take ad- vantage of new airport rating regu- lations to reduce the cost of lighting the field for night flying, Myron At- kinson, city auditor, said Monday. Work of setting up the boundary additional material and the allotment of additional funds for the field, At- kinson stated. Amendment of the airport rating smaller men, Bismarck’s landing field, under the amendment to the airport rating reg- ulations, will use, for multiple cir- cuits, lamps of not less than 15 watts for clear and yellow light, and lamps cemanding that he “lay off” the prosecution. " FLAMES SWEEP FOREST Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 17.—(F)— Flames California forests left one man dead, two missing, and thousands of acres of blackened tim- ber and brush land Monday. THE ENDEAVOR T. O. M. SOPWITH Weeks’ Appeal to Be Heard in October Appeal of J. J. Weeks, state tax commissioner against ruling that he may be removed by Gov. Ole H. Olson probably will be set for hearing at the October term of the state supreme court, Charles A. Verret, assistant at- torney general, said Monday. Verret, who appeared for Weeks in Burleigh county district court, is preparing briefs for submission to the higher court. Weeks was ordered to vacate the of- flee several weeks ago, but refused. Gov. Olson brought mandamus pro- ceedings to force him from the of- fice. Weeks retaliated with a cer- ‘tiorari , questioning con- stitutionality of the act under which Olson moved. APPROVE PROJECT AT CAMP GRAFTON Federal Authorities in State En-| dorse Work of Beautifying Encampment Site” ‘A. $50,000 federal relief project to | rehabilitate and beautify portions of | Camp Grafton, National Guard en- campment site at Devils Lake, was’ approved Monday by federal authori- | ties in the state. | The project will give employment | to approximately 198 men during the next nine months, Captain H. A.) Brocopp, assistant to Adjutant Gen- eral Earle Sarles, said. Forty men will be placed at work | »,| eled, ground will be leveled, grass will immediately, Brocopp said. Work is expected to start about Sept. 19, and will be completed in June. The project, on which $50,114 will be spent, will include rehabilitation and extension of nine mess halls, A be planted, and lake embankments will be 5 Machine gun and rifle ranges will fences will be repaired will be transplanted as ject. will be cleared from acres, and general repair work screenings, and painting of the warehouse roof is included. ‘Trees will be transplanted along the line of officers’ quarters along the Challenger Wins First of Series Aboard U. 8. C. G. Cutter Argo off Newport, Sept. 17—(#)—T. 0. - M. Sopwith’s challenging British yacht Endeavour Monday won the second race of the America’s Cup series from Harold S. Vanderbilt's Rainbow. The victory was the first for a British challenger since the late Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock IV won the second race from Resolute in 1920. Outmaneuevred and outsailed to the halfway mark, a beat to windward, the big British racer fairly ate up the breeze on the run home to administer a decisive defeat to the defender. En- deavour’'s margin was two min- utes, nine seconds, The first race between the two Saturday was declared no contest when the time limit of five and a half hours expired with Rainbow leading but half a mile from the i 6 TOWNZEY ORGANIZES OLSON OPPOSITION Nonpartisan League Founder Says He Will File for Gov- ernor Within Week St. Cloud, Minn., Sept. 17—()—A. C. Townley will file as a candidate for governor this week “to have a Lind- bergh Farmer Labor party—not to destroy the Farmer-Labor party but to save it,” he told “the committee of 100” meeting here Sunday. Townley’s proclamation came dur- ing his tirade against Governor Floyd B. Olson and his condemnation of the “all party” control of the party. Efforts of speakers to say a word in behalf of Governor Olson were answered by further attacks on his management of the party affairs, and his refusal to accede to the request of the “Committee of 100” to remove from state office some appointees. The meeting was to hear the report. of @ sub-committee of the “Commit- tee of 100,” appointed to draft a report of the reception by Governor Olson, for the benefit of the people at the Benson conference of Labor Day which instructed the “Committee of 100” to call on the governor and make the representations. In its report the committee said “the reception by Governor Olson was inhospitable, discourteous and wholly |unbecoming the dignity of the office of the chief executive of this state.” The governor's written answer was called unsatisfactory, evasive, mislead- Governor Olson actually claimed that he had been asked to replace with men more qualified from the stand- service, were better Farmer-Laborites than the members of the committee of 100, Ruth Chatterton to Hollywood, Calif., Sept. difficulties in the divorce courts. phe as a beautifying project, Brocopp ‘in Los Angeles Monday. ing and even insulting insofar as N. W. Elsberg, Gil Carmichael, Jean Spielman and Carl Erickson, whom Point of both efficiency and long party Join Movie Divorcees | 11.) — Separated six months, Ruth Chatter- ton and George Brent may settle their Reports were heard that the actress, before leaving the city Sunday, re- marked she would file suit for divorce KILLER FROM CELL BEWILDERS POLICE Alexander Kaminski Accom- plishes ‘Break’ Under Eye of Special Guard AS CLEVER AS HOUDINI Left Dummy on Cot; Sawed Out Bar and Left Through Kitchen Window Springfield, Mass., Sept. 17.—(P)— Alexander Kaminski of New Britain, Conn., killer of « jail guard in an es- cape last Octobe: d slayer of a po- lice officer in Florida, where he was recaptured, escaped again Monday liceman, especially assigned to watch him, stood guard outside his cell. Sheriff David J. Manning said he believed Kaminski had received as- sistance from within the jail. Kaminski, who was awaiting sen- tence of death in connection with the jail guard’s slaying, slipped ‘from his cell in a manner as baffling as any Houdini might have employed. First word of his escape came to the policeman-guard when the alarm was given by prisoners, who saw Kamin- ski jump from a kitchen window as they entered the room. The police officer on duty outside Kaminski’s cell found he had been watching a bundle of clothing, ar- ranged in the cell cot to resemble a man’s form. A bar of the window through which the prisoner escaped had been filed through. How he reached that section of the jail was not known. Sealed Jail Wall A few seconds after he disappeared through the window, prisoners saw him scale the jail wall. ‘The time of the escape was set at 4:15 s,m: (Eastern Standard Time).| State and Springfield police were notified immediately and a message warning of Kaminski’s bad record was broadcast to police authorities throughout New England and New York. A squad of state troopers and Springfield officers searched the jail vicinity, but apparently Kaminski had made his getaway. A police officer hal been stationed constantly at Kaminski’s cell since his conviction last April. It vvas his second escape from Hampden county jail. His first, last October, was made with Paul Wargo of Wallingford, Conn. During that escape Merritt W. Hayden, a jail guard was slugged over the head and fatally injured. ‘Wargo was found a few hours after the break, near the jail, but Kaminy ski was at liberty several weeks. Eventually he was recaptured in Flor- ida, but not until he had killed ai other officer there. Miners Ask Removal Of State Inspector Removal of O. J. Olson, state mine inspector was asked Monday of Act- ing Gov. Ole H. Olson in a petition filed with him by groups of miners. signed Twenty-four miners the Petition, claiming the mine inspector was not competent, because of as- scrted inexperience. Acting Gov. Olson said he was in- vestigating the charges made by the miners’ groups to determine his fu- ture action. He planned to confer with Mine Is:spector Olson, who lives at Wilton. Acting Gov. Olson said he under- stood the mine inspector had been active in mining for a nine-year period prior to his appointment as inspector. ‘Whether he would accede to the de- mands for the mine inspector's re- moval, Olson said he had not yet. determined. Board Orders New Depot at Nash, N. D. Residents of Nash will get a new railroad depot and a railway agent the year around under orders issued by the state railroad commission Mon- day. Following a hearing held in re- sponse to & petition by 9¢ residents of Nash, on the Grafton Junction-Mor- den branch of the Great Northern railway between Grafton and Hoople, the commission ordered the railroad to include in its budget for 1935 a sufficient sum to provide for con- struction of a “standard” depot to be completed before July 1. 1935, and maintain an agency conti Faculty Questioned In Slaying of Speer Northfield, Mass., Sept. 17.—(?)— Officers seeking the slayer of the Rev. Elliott Speer, headmaster of the Mount Hermon school, turned Mon- day to a systematic questioning of the faculty and others connected with the institution. District Attorney Joseph T. Bart- lett, firm in his belief that the slayer is “with several miles” of the quiet campus, said the questioning would be continued throughout the day, to- gether with a search for the weapon. ‘The 36-year-old headmaster was shot last Friday night as he stood near & winébw in his study. from Hampden County jail as a po-| ing CANTON AIR SCHOOL RECEIVED AlD FROM U.S, PROBE SHOWS Department of Commerce Took Hand in Formation of Chinese Institution HELP KEPT CONFIDENTIAL Witness Testifies Matter Hand- led Quietly to Avoid Arous- ing Suspicion Washington, Sept. 17.—(#)—Testi- mony that the United States depart- ment of commerce aided in recruiting and formation of a military air school for the Canton, China, government, was laid Monday before the senate munitions committee. The matter was described as hav- been handled “very confiden- tially” early last year in order that it might not come to the attention of another oriental power, which might challenge the “impropriety” of the action. The testimony came out in ques- ue United Aircraft Export offi- cl . F. H. Love, director of the company, said the matter had been handled quietly to avoid arousing suspicion of the other power. Reference to the Canton transac- tion was made in a memorandum of 8. A. McClellan, assistant to Love, to P. G. Johnson, president of the United Aircraft and Transport com- pany. Enormous Profits Revealed Eariler testimony had told of enor- mous profits made by the Pratt and ‘Whitney Aircraft company, a sub- sidiary of United Export, and of ef- forts of the latter company to sell airplanes in Bolivia and Paraguay iota the war between those coun- tries. Determined to keep the vast muni- tions trade in “a goldfish bowl,” the investigators. promised # wealth -of material during this third and last week of initial hearings. Indications have come from inside circles that the committee has evi- dence linking large American ship- ments of airplane motors and parts to North Europe in recent years with reported assembly in Germany of an array of war craft. Data already be- fore the committee purports to show Germany has found ways to keep her- self armed despite the prohibitions in the treaty of Versailles. One report is that German invent- ors have perfected a new machine gun, at least equal to the guns of any other nation and is busily developing production on it. After the testimony of President Donald L. Brown, and Treasurer C. W. Deeds of Pratt and Whitney, and Francis H. Love, president of the United Export company, the commit- tee will examine officials of the Fed- eral Laboratories, United States Ord- nance and Byington and Company, exporting house. FARM POLIGIES OF NEW DEAL LAUDED Lynch Sees Increased August Business Justification of Farm Program La Moure, N. D., Sept. 17.—()— Federal reserve bank reports that the August business volume in the North- west was larger than a year ago de- spite the drouth were hailed here by W. D. Lynch, Democratic candidate for congress, as justification for Pres- ident Roosevelt's agricultural policies. In a report issued Friday the fed- eral reserve bank of Minneapolis call- ed attention to the fact that country check clearings had reached a new high since October, 1929. Lynch also pointed out in the bank business summary the statement that country store business showed a gain of 24 per cent which reflects increased income from grain marketings and drouth relief and benefit payment dis- bursements. Checks written against depositors’ eccounts in 12 North Dakota cities to- taled $40,076,000 the past August as compared to $36,414,000 a year ago. “A remarkable .” commented Lynch, “in the fact of North Dakota's ruined crops. The figures released by the reserve bank conclusively prove that the AAA and its allied farm re- lef organizations have been of un- told benefit to northwest farmers and business men alike. “Improved business lends emphasis to President Roosevelt's assertion that prosperity will return with the return ‘of good prices on the farm.” Wilton Farm Woman Dies Here Saturday Mrs. Anna Johnson, 68-year-old farm women living northeast of Wil- ton, died at 8:15 p. m., Saturday at a local hospital after a five-day illness. Puneral arrangements have not yet been completed. DIONNES OUT OF DANGER Callander, Ont., Sept. 17.—(#)—The Dionne quintpulets were believed Mon- day to be well on the way to recovery from intestinal toxaemia which at- tacked them Wednesday and caused fears they would not survive. La Follette Brothers Lead Pro- gressives in Wisconsin Battle Tuesday REPUBLICANS ‘INTENSIFY’ Republican an d Democratic Headquarters to Send Speak- ing Talent Into Field Washington, Sept. 17.—()—Al- though five states still are in the throes of primary campaigns for sen- ate and house, party chiefs already are concentrating on the election drive. Both Democratic and Republican headquarters plan to send speaking talent into the field soon after October 1, They will give special attention to spots where the battles are closest. ‘The first for control of congress prom- ises to be bitter. Aroused by the re- sult in Maine, conceded to be a Demo- cratic victory, Republicans plan to “intensify” their campaign. Candidates for six of the 34 senate Seats to be filled in the November 6 elections have yet to be named in five states while four states must select nominees for 28 house seats before the intra-party contests are completed. Wisconsin voters name candidates Tuesday for the senate, ten house seats and the go Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. running on a newly formed Progressive slate, is assured of nomination, having no opposition. John B. Chapple, editor of the Ashland Daily Press, is un- opposed for the Republican senatorial nomination. Five candidates are seek- ing the Democratic nomination, in- cluding former governor Francis E. McGovern of Milwaukee, once a Re- publican. Philip F. LaFollette is a candidate for governor on the Pro- gressive ticket. “On Thursday Massachusetts pri- maries will determine Democratic and Republican slates for senate, 15 house seats, and the governorship and var- ious state offices. Conventions will be held by Demo- crats and Republicans in New Mexico on September 2¢ to choose candidates for two senate seats, one house posi- tion and the governorship. Senator Royal S. Copeland (Dem. N. ¥.) is up for renomination at the New York Democratic convention September 26 and 27, while a Republi- can candidate is to be chosen at the a O. P. convention September 27 and Rhode Island winds up the intra- Party contests. AIRPLANE GRASH AT PIERRE FATAL 10 3 Pilot and Two Passengers Meet Instant Death When Ship Goes Into Nose-Dive Pierre, 8. D., Sept. 17—(®)—A plunging airplane carried three men to instant death near here Sunday when it nose-dived as a local stud- ent pilot was attempting to land. Maynard Stone, 21, the pilot, Joe Depner, 48, Fort » and Don Hess, 29, Watertown, were the three men killed. ‘Their bodies, taken from the wrecked plane, which was buried nose deep in a prairie field near Fort Pierre airport, were mangled almost beyond recognition. Two Million Allotted For Indian Hospitals Washington, Sept. 17.—(#)—De- signed to check the ravaging effects diseases among the Indians, a vast $2,016,400 pupblic works allotment to the Indian bureau. Indian officials said Monday plans are being drawn for construction of 13 new hospitals, the remodeling and improvement of seven old hospitals, and the installation of additional facilities such as heating plants, water supply systems and elevators in a number of other institutions. New hospitals to be built include the Blackfeet and Crow agencies, Montana; the Yankton sub-agency and the Crow Creek agency, South Dakota; the consolidated Chippewa the Ah Gwah Ching agency, Minnesota. Some of the present hospitals were described as “wooden shacks, heated by wood burning stoves and lighted with kerosene lamps.” King George, Queen Welcome Princess Ballater, Scotland, Sept. 17—(P)— King George and Queen Mary wel- comed their future daughter-in-law, Princess Marina of’Greece, to Bal- moral Castle Monday. Marina and Prince George, whom she is to wed, were saluted all along villagers. of tuberculosis, trachoma and other hosptial building and remodeling pro- ; gram is being carried out with a) the line from ARregeR by cheering Party Chiefs Gird For Election Fight e SERENE Lead Progressives a Philip F. La Follette MILITIA SURROUNDS MILLS IN SOUTH AS PICKETS STAND BY Leader Demands Settlement This Week or 100,000 More Will Be Called Out TO PUSH JOHNSON OUSTER Governor Invokes Martial Law in Textile Strike Areas of Georgia Washington, Sept. 17.—()—Francis J. Gorman, chairman of the Textile strike committee, issued an ultimatum Monday that if the strike was not settled this week all remaining divi- sions cf the industry would be called out. At the same time, Gorman disclos- ed plans to have a resolution adopted by the approaching convention of the American Federation of Labor in San Francisco demanding the resignation of Hugh 8. Johnson, national recov- ery administrator. “Neither General Johnson nor state militia,” Gorman said at a press con- ference, “have been able to break the strike. If General Johnson is an of- ficer in NRA at the time the Ameri- can Federation of Labor convention Robert M. La Follette, Jr. DEMOCRATS 10 PUSH DRIVE ALONG SLOPE SECTOR THIS WEEK Moodie and Holt to Speak at Hankinson Monday Night; Full Program Ahead Fargo, N. D., Sept. 17.—(#)—Fire of the Democratic speaking big guns this week will be concentrated on the southeastern North Dakota front. Completing a tour of southwestern North Dakota Saturday, Henry Holt, Democratic candidate for U. 8. Sen- ator, and Thomas H. Moodie, can- |didate for governor, are en route to Hankinson where they will speak Mon- day night. Tuesday they will be joined by Gus Lamb, candidate for congress, for speeches at Wyndmere in the after- noon and Forman in the evening. Wednesday evening Moodie and Lamb are scheduled to address a Lid- gerwood gathering in Bohemian hall. Holt and Donald Murtha, president of the North Dakota Young Democratic clubs, will appear at Page the same day. Oscar Nygaard, candidate for treasurer, and W. D. Lynch, congres- sional aspirant, also speak Wednesday evening at Aneta. While Moodie and Lamb are speak- ing at Lisbon Thursday night on their first invasion of Ransom county, Holt will be addressing a gathering at Cas- selton. John Moses, candidate for attorney general, enters the speaking fray Fri- day with his first address in eastern North Dakota scheduled for Buxton in Traill county in the afternoon. Saturday all Democratic candidates will concentrate in Fargo to greet |James A. Farley, U. 8. Postmaster General, who will speak in the Fargo auditorium at 1 p. m. Holt will be chairman of the meeting and Moodie will be the principal speaker outside \of Farley. The Saturday night meet- jing officially marks opening of the North Dakota Democratic campaign with Moodie sounding the keynote. Two huge Democratic rallies are scheduled next Sunday. At Stump Lake in Nelson county, Lamb, Holt, Nygaard and Walter McDonald, can- didate for auditor, will address a barbecue late in the afternoon. At Lake Jessie a few miles away, Moodie, Moses and P. H. Costello, can- didate for lieutenant governor, will be speaking. They will drive to Stump Lake rally later in the afternoon. Two Miners Killed In Rioting Sunday Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 17.—(?)— The first disorder in the Alabama coal fields since settlement of the spring strike brought death to two negro miners. H. C, Collins and Ed Woolens were shot down Sunday, and several others were injured as they marched on Por- ter with some 3,000 union miners to urge organization of labor. meets, our delegation in that conven- tion will introduce a resolution de- manding either his resignation or his discharge and you can take it from me the resolution will be adopted. “I think I know how organized la- bor in general feels about the gen- eral. There is scarcely an internation- al union that has not been damaged by his unjust rulings and actions.” 100,000 More May Join The divisions which would be affect- ed by Gorman’s ultimatum are dye- ing, rayon, underwear, knit goods and carpet and rugs, employing approxi- mately 100,000 workers. “Mills that are running,” Gorman said, “are operating with skeleton forces and are not producing any- thing. Unless the strike is settled this week the entire industry will be out.” The executive council of the United textile states had organized into “a bers representing all divisions of the industry, will meet here Tuesday, Gorman charged that governors of Textile states had organized into “a strike breaking union” and added that “they have hundreds of our pickets in jail.” Asserting that the strike numbers were greater Monday than on Satur- day, Gorman said: “General Johnson cannot break this strike. Neither can the whole array of plutocratic forces now being drawn into compact formation against us, including Secretary Roper’s busi- ness advisory and planning council.” There is yet no word as to whether President Roosevelt is planning fur- ther steps. He conferred Sunday on the textile situation with Governor Green of Rhode Island on the yacht Nourmahal off Newport. The presidential mediation board, headed by Governor Winant of New (Continued on Page Two) PRIEST VICTIM OF HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER Father Leo Coffman Suffers In- ternal Injuries in Car Mis- hap Saturday Victim of a hit-and-run driver in an automobile accident on the high- way about four miles east of McKen- zie Saturday night, Rev. Father Leo Coffman of Napoleon was in a local hospital Monday recovering from se- vere internal injuries. The bumper of a car driven by Father Coffman caught that of an- other car in passing on the highway. Father Coffman's machine was hurled from the road and rolled over twice in the ditch. The other driver did not wait but continued on into Bis- marck. Occupants of a third car, following closely on the heels of the fleeing au- tomobile, brought Father Coffman to Bismarck and notified police that the hit-and-run machine bore a Montana license and gave them the number. The car was picked up shortly aft- erward and fs being held by the sher- iff until identity of the driver has been learned. Witnesses said they believed the driver was a woman. Father Coffman was on his way to Bismarck when the mishap occurred. He had planned to attend the dedi- cation of the new church at St. Vin- cent, N. D., in company with local dignitaries of the Catholic church. Elmer Keck, Moffit, Dies Here Saturday Elmer E. Keck, 72, of Moffit, died at 5 p. m., Saturday at @ local hospi- tal from complications of old age. Mr. Keck, a heavy land owner in the vicinity of Moffit, has been living with Everett Porter for the last seven or eight years. Funeral arrangements are being held up until word is received from his relatives but it is expected that burial will be made either Wednes- day or Thursday at Moffit. A sister-in-law, Mrs. Cora Keck, lives at Minneapolis. A brother died ‘ast year in California.