The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 20, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s ¥ Oldest Newspaper SSTABLISHED 1873 PTLLS OF SLUGGING GIRLS OVER HEADS WITH BUTT OF GUN pnes’ Confession Absolves Three Others of Compli- city in Crime Bt Pi , EANT TO ‘SCARE’ CHILDREN dfastly Denies Attacking Older of Two Despite Coroner's Report » Richmond, Va. Nov. 20.—(P)— lip Jones, 25-year old negro, was *iiybeld under heavy guard in the county jail Tuesday, after authorities an- mounced he had confessed to the ing of two young Clifton Forge pysiris, Alice and Ellen Hill. Henrico county officials said Jones be held here for several days un- Ptil feeling in Clifton Forge subsides sufficiently to permit his return e to face a charge of murder. | Sheriff T. Wilson Seay said that in is confession Jones absolved of all It three other negroes arrested with him—his wife, Chester Smith and Jchn Pryor. Racial feeling ran high in Clifton CRAINMEN HOLDING Association Re-Elects All Offi- cers, Commends AAA, Asks More of U. S. Business Fargo, N. D., Nov. 20.—()—Mem- f bers of the Northwest Grain asso- tions commending Secretary Henry Wallace; been a bit careless lately about hospitable perch suddenly will im those dark splotches on the happy while she can—Thanksgiving's still a few days away. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1934 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Axe! What a swell roost this is, muses the turkey, as she settles herself for a rest after a session of industrious feeding. But she’s watching the barnyard calendar, 80 little does she reckon that the day is drawing near when this be changed into an instrument of death. She's not up on ‘criminology, or she'd see a -warning chopping block. But let her be MILK WAR FACTIONS REACH SETTLEMENT) Governor Olson Given Credit for Leading Part in End- ing Fargo Dispute Fargo, N. D., Nov. 20.—()—The Fargo-Moorhead milk strike was set- discussion—some- times bitter dispute—which started with the one-day walkout of milk drivers of the tr galt to an end i ‘Wages for inside workers remained at the employer figure, 37% cents per 5 i z Fee 38 ‘Kingfish’ Leaves on But, despite his plans to go so far west “it will take a $10 postage stamp | day, hyd Teach me,” he still was vigorously lauding Louisiana State's undefeated football team and berating its rivals for national honors, (marek, Dec. 4. SMITH IS. VETERAN Director of Organization Meet- ings Arrives Thursday to Launch Program Charles F. Smith, instructor in scouting and recreational leadership lat Columbia university, well known throughout the educational world as '@ teacher, leader and author of rec- Teational education for boys, launch the Boy Scout Cubbing pro-/ gram here Thursday. The Cub Scout program is designed for boys between 9 and 12 years old. It will be planned at meetings to be held during the day at the city au- ditorium with Smith leading the dis- cussions. Included in the program are a Scouters and Cubbing luncheon at 12:15 p. m.; a 15-minute broadcast over KFYR at 2:30 p. m.; Mother's meeting at 3 p. m.; Cubbing commit- tee, scouters and potential Cub lead- ers meeting at 4 p. m.; dinner meet- ing at 6:30 p. m. and a lic meeting at 8 p. m. Smith is a member of the Columbia university faculty. He has given spe- cial courses in many of the nation’s leading universities and lectured at the University of London during the period when he acted as executive of- ficer of the 1920 World Scout jam- boree. As a member of the National Boy Scout educational service he has participated in hundreds of scouting courses for both volunteers and pro- fessionals in every state of the union. He also has had an abundance of practical scouting experience which dates back to the beginning of the movement in 1910 when he served as scoutmaster of troop No. 1 of New York for eight years. He has also served as a troop committeeman, dis- trict scout commissioner, special na- tional field commissioner and at pre- sent he is a member of the Staten Island Boy Scout council. Professor Smith is probably best known for his books of ‘Games and Recreational Methods” and a more recent book, “Games and Game Lead- ership.” His writings also include an extensive four-year study of an ex- periment at Columbia university on Programs for boys of Cub age. Final Returns Give Movies 1,159 Margin Fargo, N. D., Nov. 20.—()—Final unofficial but complete returns on the Sunday movie bill show a ma- jority of 1,159 for the icsue, the vote being 136,699 to 135,540. Three un missing precincts became available from Divide county Tues- increasing the yes majority by 62, and accounting for every one of the 2,242 precincts in the state. The state SARTRE NS. board meets at ae CUB SCOUT LEADER jz Fixing Detrimental | “That the NRA has indulged in general pub- bee SHOUSE DENOUNCES REGIMENTATION AS POOR AMERICANISM Liberty Leaguer Hits Back at Roosevelt’s Human Rights Theory CRITICISES PRICE-FIXING Declares Farm Board Experi- ments of New Deal Doom- ed to Failure New York, Nov. Shouse, it of berty League, Tuesday denounced what he called “regimentation” un- dertaken by the New Deal. Striking back at President Roose- velt’s hint that the league places Property rights above human rights, he oven with approval a newspaper The league's chief also expressed “regret” at the fact the next con- Greas will be composed of overwhelm- a and very small min- t partisan nor anti-administration and that “it will hope to work with the administration toward objectives bere to the country,” Shouse eee will not fail to uphold funda- mental Americanism against subver- sive theories and alien doctrines.” Shouse’s opinions of NRA and AAA, though underscored as only his views, indicated for the first time the Possible standpoints of the league. Declaring that “in many regards” NRA has served a useful purpose and that he would not “ruthlessly sacrifice everything” connected with it, he Price-! unwarranted excesses of attempted regulation there can be no doubt. That its policy of price-fixing is de- trimental to the best interests of the great mass of the people is my firm belief. That its attempt to write codes for every little business of the country was absurd and ridiculous there is small question.” Of the AAA, Shouse said: | “I am not one of those who is un- jconscious of, or unsympathetic with will |the agricultural problem. } recognize |the ills with which agriculture has been afflicted. I recognize the desir- ability of restoring the buying power of farmers. I recognize the necessity | to attempt to achieve a price for farm pepgucis that will justify their pro- duction. “The farm board experiments of the Hoover administration did not suc- ceed. I am unable to see that the King George Opens Term of Parliament as he opened the year’s fourth ses- sion of parliament. He told his Ia that the British government “will continue to French Provide for more conscripts than usual will be called for military training to give digg ald an augmented military Cub Scout Leader ¢ | ¢ CHARLES F. SMITH Directing the organization of the Cub Scouting program in Bismarck will be Charles F. Smith, Columbia University pro- fessor, who arrives here Thursday to launch the junior Boy Scout movement at public meetings with Parents, potential Cub leaders and Boy Scouts executives. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LIGHTING IS RUSHED se #-| |OWARD COMPLETION | Project to Cost Approximately | $11,000; Bids Will Be Let December 3 Work of lighting Bismarck’s Mu- .|nicipal airport for night flying, which has already been started with relief labor, will be rushed to. completion within the next month, Myron Atkin- son, city auditor, announced Tuesday. The approximate cost of lighting the landing field has been set at $11,000. This expense must be borne by the city despite repeated efforts of the city officials to have the project put undér a federal construction pro- gram, City officials received word from the department of commerce at Washington that all terminal airports must be lighted by the cities which they serve. Bismarck has one of the two terminal airports in North Da- kota. The other terminal is Fargo. Support to the lighting project was given by the Association of Commerce at @ meeting of the directors of that m._ Tuesday. Bids for the furnishing of skilled labor and materials to be used in the constructton will be let December 3 by the city commission. Included in the lighting equipment to be installed will be border lights, obstruction lights, a beacon light and flood lights. A department of commerce ruling prohibits the landing of passengers at j airports after sundown unless the air- port is equipped with lighting facili- ties. The eastbound plane of the Northwest Airways arrives here at 4:15 p. m. daily. It is planned by the local officials to have the lighting facilities in read- iness to meet the requirements of the department of commerce so that no lapse in the schedules will occur dur- ing the shorter days of December and January. Rural Schools Quizzed On Financial Status Questionnaire blanks were being mailed to approximately 3,000 rural schools in the state Tuesday, as ma- chinery to obtain federal funds with which to pay teachers’ salaries went into motion. E. H. Jones, director of FERA edu- cational activities, is sending the questionnaires regarding county abil- ity to pay salaries to each of the dis- tricts. He is working in tion with Arthur E. Thompson, state su- perintendent of public instruction. E. A. Willson, state FERA admin- istrator, hes asked an initial alloca-| bill. tion of $100,000 to begin payments. Moderate Cold Wave In Prospect for N. D. A moderate cold wave was in pros- pres 8 for North Dakota Tuesday night. forecast was for unsettled wae and much colder Tuesday night and Wednesday, probably snow with a cold wave in the were It was raining in most sections of the state with Bismarck recording ll-inch at 7 a.m. Devils Lake and Grand Forks reported .04-inch, Fargo and Williston Cl-inch and Jamestown @ trace of precipitation. William Mayos to Mark Wedding Date » Minn., Nov. 20.—()—Dr. Rochester, y|and Mrs. William J. Mayo Tuesday observed their 50th wedding anniver- sary. ‘The elder of the Mayo brothers and his wife were honored at a reception by members. of the Mayo clinic staff in the library of the clinic, and Tues- day night, the anniversary will be , |unpaid on the first loan and $52,000,- NRA BOARD 10 LEAD | GOVERNMENT DRIVE FOR BUSINESS AID Few Changes in Rules Con- templated at Present; Con- gress to Review Law WILLIAMS TAKES COMMAND Program of Eliminating. Rail Crossings Being Stressed for Public Work Washington, Nov. 20.—(7)—NRA's high command set itself Tuesday the task of doing everything possible to aid the new cooperative effort be- tween business and government. There were definite signs that the seven-man board that now rules the blue eagle will avoid any major changes in policy for the present. This was interpreted as a desire to let business know it can go ahead with- out running into drastic alterations that might upset stability. Clay Williams, recovery chairman, said Monday the board is “making a great many studies of a great many Froblems,” but he added that there are “some limitations on what con- structively and conservatively can be done under the existing situation.” | Williams denied the board was! “treading water,” but observers noted that congress must review the whole recovery law soon, and believed the board might go slow on major changes pending that review. Two other developments focused further attention on the new partner- ship between government and busi- | ness, The federal reserve advisory council, sometimes critical of the ad- ministration’s policies, held a “love feast” with the federal reserve board. And Jesse Jones, chairman of the Re- construction Finance Corporation, hailed the partrership, As @ means of putting thousands of men to work, a program of eliminat- ing grade crossings is being stressed as @ possible part of the public works Program. Several billion dollars could be spent on this—but how much ac- tually will be allotted has not been determined. The railroads are known to feel that federal or state money should fi- nance this work, rather than the roads’ own funds. Secretary Ickes and Joseph B. Eastman, federal co- ordinator of transportation, both are in favor of widespread elimination of the hazards. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, ex- pressed doubt as to what “real degree of cooperation” the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States and the National Association of Manufactur- ers will give the New Deal. DAWES BANK LOAN SUBJECT OF SUIT RFC Moves to Collect Part of $90,000,000; 4,000 Stock- holders Involved Chicago, Nov. 20—(#)—The Recon- struction Finance Corporation moved ‘Tuesday to collect a part of over-due funds in the $90,000,000 “Dawes loan.” In federal court Monday attorneys for the RFC filed suit against the 4,000 stockholders of the Central Re- Public Trust Co., seeking to deter- mine their Mability in the claimed $60,000,000 unpaid balance. The court was asked to determine if recovery could be made of $14,- 000,000, the amount of the company’s capital stock. Among stockholders named is Gen. Charles G. Dawes, one-time official of the company. At the time the bill was filed Fed- eral Judge John P. Barnes granted RFC attorneys a temporary restrain- ing order enjoining other creditors of the stockholders from instituting erie suits pending disposal of the ‘While the central republic was ex- tended $90,000,000 credit by the RFC, only $80,000,000 actually was borrow- ed by the institution. A loan of $80,- 000,000 being obtained on June 29, 1932, and $80,000,000 on Oct. 9, 1932. The suit alleged $7,022,000 still wa 000, including interest, was due on/ the second. John L. Hopkins, an attorney for the RFC, said he understood the state auditor might be asked to take over the central republic for liquida- tion. William C. Freeman, vice pres- ident in active charge. of the institu- tion, said that while the bill asked! for a receiver who would handle money that might be collected from the stockholders, it did not necessar- ily mean a receivership for the bank. Freeman said that “there was no reason whatever for a receivership for the Central Republic Trust company and said that monies were being col- lected as rapidly as possible. ‘DEAD MAN’ TELLS TALE Columbus, O.—Wilbur Neal was called upon in court to testify that he is not dead. An insurance agent was accused of collecting $500 on Neal’s death claim. “Are you dead?” @ prosecutor asked Neal. “I don't suppose I am.” observed at a family dinner at the Mayo home !gation into his “Steers NRA Course NRA Course yee eee rye §. Clay Williams The NRA, under its new seven- man board headed by S. Clay Williams, got down to serious business Tuesday in its efforts to aid the new cooperative effort between business and govern- ment. Few changes in present Blue Eagle rules were expected, at least until the next session of congress undertakes its review of the recovery law. WHEAT CONFERENCE TACKLES PROBLEMS OF OVERPRODUCTION Reports Show Glut of World Markets, Dumping by Ar- gentina and France Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 20.—()- The glut of world wheat stocks still menaces prices, makiug cor ecreage reduction a nc t world wheat conference was told at American minister to the Baltic! its opening sessions Tuesday in the report of the London advisory com- | mission. The conference, atvended by rep- resentatives of the principal wheat nations of the world under the chair- manship of John A. MacMurray, states, also had before it reports that the pacts it has pro:nulgated have been undermined by the sales poli- cies of several important gr: ducing nations. Statistics compiled by the commis- sion wer dumping, price cutting, and govern- | ment subsidies were responsible for the recent slump in world markets. It was reoorted that Argentina and France bear the brunt of the criti- cisim, but the findings of the com- mission were not divulged. Soviet Russia was represented at the conference this year, for the first time, by Abraham Kassin, president of the Russian grain export monopoly of Moscow. The advisory commission’s lengthy review of the world wheat situation was before the delegates as the con- ference opened. It statec that despite the drouth which ravaged most of the producing nations last summer, world prices were yet menaced by oversupply. The world carryover of stocks of the basic cereal will be between 750,000,000 and 800,000,000 bushels on Aug. 1, 1935, the report estimated, compared with 1,400,000,000 on Aug. 1 1934, The 1922-28 average of 625,000,000 bushels has been adopted by the con- ference as the normal figure for world supply. Nicholas Kalloy, Hungarian minis- ; ter of agriculture made the opening speech, welcoming the wheat diplo- mats. FRENCH WILL SCRAP WHEAT PRICE FIXING Paris, Nov. 20.—(?)—The French cabinet Tuesday unanimously approv- ed Premier Flandin’s plan to scrap the government price fixing on wheat and thereby reduce the cost of bread. ‘A measure also will be introduced in| the chamber of deputies to absorb, either by storage or export, the 73,- 000,000 bushels of wheat held over from previous crops and which are now a drug on the market. Borah Stands Pat On Relief Charges Washington, Nov. Nov. 20,—(?)—Senator ; Borah of Idaho pressed a campaign ‘Tuesday for a congressional investi- charges of large “wastes” of relief funds. To these charges he added the allegation that in one state @ million dollars has van- ished. In a radio speech Monday night in the Washington Evening Star's For- um, the Independent Republican stood pat on his criticism despite FERA’S assertions that he has offer- ed no eviderice and that the cost of administering relief amounts only to 11.6 per cent. He said he had a report that in one western county $572 was spent to ad- minister $4 worth or relief. Declaring he was not challenging the integrity of administrator Harry L. Hopkins, he added that most of the The jury couvicted the insurance Lagent. . lin Washington. facts he cited were known to FERA The Weather Unsettled and much colder tonight and Wed.; probably snow tonight. PRICE FIVE CENTS aws to Curb Power Giants wLynching Feared As Negro Admits Slaying ADNINSTRATION T0 REGULATE SIZE OF HOLDING COMPANIES Commission’s Six-Year Study Reveals Abuses in Over- lapping Interests CONGRESS TO GET REPORT, Doherty Shown to Control Bils. lion-Dollar Empire With Only $1,000,000 (Copyright, 1934, By The Associated Press) Washington, Nov. 20.—(?)—An au- |thoritative source disclosed Tuesday that laws to limit the stature and might of giant holding companies in the power business probably will be recommended to President Roosevelt by his power experts. Regulation of holding companies— | corporations which hold the shares of operating utilities and usually control those utilities—is an objective of the national power commission, appointed {by the president to recommend a power policy to him. A commission sub-committee study= ing this subject is headed by Robert E. Healy, who directed most of the federal trade commission’s six-year inquiry into utilities and who now is -|on the securities and exchange com- mission. Though a legislative program has not been drafted and the president's attitude has not been disclosed, the subcommittee was authoritatively re- ported to be thinking along these lines: Seek to Check Pyramiding 1, No more than one holding com- pany should be superimposed on a jgroup of operating companies. At {present some holding companies are in turn held by other holding com- | Panies. The experts believe this pyrae {| miding is uneconomic. 2. The power resources which one holding company may control should | be limited, 5 3. Natural gas and elect#ié compa- nies should be divorced. In many cases holding companies control both, kinds of utilities jointly. This leads, ed jin the opinion of the experts, to re- duced use of the great natural gas resources. The federal trade commission, |which is preparing a utilities report for congress, is seriously considering {recommending that holding compa+ nies be licensed. Then they would {not be permitted to operate in Inter- istate Commerce without a federal license. Such a plan might be used to attain objectives like those outlined above. The trade commission's report on United Corporation, a concern hold- ing minority interest in a large group of other utility holding companies, was prepared while Healy still was directing the commission’s study. This report found that the united group represented 27 per cent of the |kilowatt-hours power output of the {nation; and 25 per cent of the install- ed generating capacity, and 30 per jcent of the hydro-electric capacity. Other examples which the come mission’s record includes are Cities Service company, described as repre= senting a billion-dollar empire con- trolled by Henry L. Doherty with an linvestment of only $1,000,000, Elec- tric Bond & Share, Associated Gas and others. (MRS. ANTON NELSON | DIES HERE TUESDAY Reverend Rindahl to Conduct Rites at Trinity Lutheran Church Wednesday Mrs. Anton Nelson, 43, 808 Ninth |St., died at 3:20 a. m., Tuesday at local hospital from a complication of ailments. Puneral services will be held at 2 |p. m., Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran |church with Rev. Opie S. Rindahl of- ficiating. A short service will be held for members of the family at the fu- neral chapel preceding the church ceremonies. Interment will be made \in the Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Nelson, whose maiden name was Sophie Mathilda Opdahl, was born October 8, 1891, at Stenkjer, | Norway. She came to America in 1911 'and was married in August two years later to Anton Nelson. They made their home at Turtle Lake, later mov- ing to Bismarck. She leaves, besides her husband, three girls, two boys, her father and several brothers and sisters. Her children are Alpha, Norman, So! Edwin and Ruth, all living at home. father, Sivert Opdahl,and two broth- ers, Jacob and Jens, live at Stenkje Norway. Other brothers and sisters are Mrs. L. C. Cox, Salt Lake City; Mrs. M. W. Connolly and John Opdahl, Minne- apolis; Mrs. Lewis Stevenson, Byron, Minn.; Signe and Christopher Opdahl, and Mrs, Thuressa Jorgenson, Oslo, Norway; and Solweig Opdahl, Bel- gium. Pall bearers will be nephews of her husband. They are Haakon and Ar- thur Tosterud, Leif, Albert and Mel vin Nelson and Evan Melby. PRISON BREAK THWARTED McAlester, Okla., Nov. 20.—(P/—~ Two convicts lay wounded Tuesday, three others closely confined, as the result. of an abartive prison break a&