The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1935, Page 1

we ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1935 Six Ships Victims of Sto *¥===| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE President May Take Relief Fight to People HOUSE WILL ACTON ‘Democratic Rebels to DARK FUTURE SEEN FOR MEASURE AFTER SENATE AMENDMENT Speaker Byrns Says Prevailing Wage Clause in Program Has Killed Bill RETURNED TO COMMITTEE Hope to Report Out $880,000,- 000 Appropriation for Im- mediate Needs Washington, Feb. 23. — () — The huge Roosevelt program of work re- lief, set back to where it was nearly month ago, faced a nebulous future Saturday. Talk on Capitol Hill ranged all the way from hints the president would carry the fight to the country to a prediction that the bill is “dead” and the “dole” must go on. It was Senator Byrnes (Dem., 8. D.), an administration supporter, had said the bill had met its death, but some proponents of the prevailing wage amendinent answered Saturday that they believed this was ministration forces, had from the senate floor to the appropriations committee. Insisting he was expressing his belief and not talking for the presi- dent, Byrnes said “there is no pros- pect” of reviving the works program and “the commitee probably will do nothing about it.” He expressed the thought the com- tittee would report out an appropri- ation of $880,0C0,000 or $1,880,000,000 to carry out the present relief pro- gram for six months or a year. This Program, strictly speaking, is not a dole pure and simple but a combina- tion of dole and work relief. Such a move by the committee | q, ‘would mean at least a major delay in the president’s plan to put 3,500,000 “employables” to work on public works at “security wages” of about $50 @ month. The forces behind the McCarran amendment, which include the American Federation of Labor, want the payment of wages prevailing in private industry. ‘The works bill, facing half a dozen other drives to alter it, was sent back to committee on motion of Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, and with the advice of Senator Glass (Dem., Va.), who had fought in vain against the McCarran amendment. Glass thought the, committee should report out a bill “that will not be quite ROOSEVELT MAINTAINS SILENCE ON WORK PLAN Heads NRA Unit z a A ploneer leader fn the suffrage ua Toraae and a bail Meme Democratic party, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair (above) was named chairman of the consumers advieory board of the NRA, suc. ceeding the fate Mre. Mary Harri. bed oon (Associated Press 42 BILLS DUE FOR ACTION BY SENATE IN SESSION MONDAY Intensive Committee Work Dur- ing Recess to See Calendar Swamped on 50th Day Forty-two bills and five resolutions are on the senate calendar for final Tecessed Thursday, scores of bills will be re- Ported into the senate Monday.. First action was taken in the sen+ cultural experiment station and state Penitentiary for passage. In the state affairs committee, de- cision was reached to favorably rec- ommend a state drivers’ license law, fees from which would be used partly to maintain a proposed state high- way patrol, Action on the highway patrol measure was set for Saturday in the committee on highways. En Route With President Roose- |Posed velt to Cainbridge, Mass, Feb. 23.— ()—President Roosevelt resumed his (Continued on Page Three) SENATE 10 ACT ON LIVESTOCK MEASURE Weighing and Grading Bill Recommended for Passage By Committee Subject of a bitter battle when of to ing yew types of weeds to be destroy- wd by county action. }of political subdivisions to compro- mise and séttle obligations other than taxes. Prohibition of compulsory enroll- ment of students in military training and tactics in state supported schools. Incorporation of cooperative graz- ing associations to aid in the con- servation, development and utiliza tion of the state's forage resources. The grazing bill, introduced by Senators Wog of Billings and John Brostuen of McKenzie and approved Feb. 23.—(7)—] i4 sentative Burdick (Dem., N. D.) said Saturday the farm credit administra- tion had agreed to postpone the fore- closure sale scheduled for Saturday Airlines Here Improve Connections to South Bismarck for east and west the same heretofore. | also favors closing three of the SEVEN MONEY BILLS Organize ‘Secret 100’ FOR STATE SCHOOLS Organization Intends to Make Exploding Huey’s Three Colleges Face Closing; Propose Use of Buildings for Other State Needs $800,000 WOULD BE SAVED Measure Calling for Discontinu- ance May Be Left to Senate Where Move Originated With majority leaders undecided as to the final fate of the measures, ap- propriations bills for seven state col- leges will come before the house Sat- ‘With some amendments, the appro- priations measure for Valley City Teachers college was expected by its supporters to pass the house, al- though the institution was among the first to be considered for closing. La- ter, senators who sponsored the plan arrived at @ compromise under which certain duplicated courses would be eliminated. May Not Appropriate Whether appropriations for the El- lendale and Mayville institutions will be turned down by the house, still was @ question upon ‘which majority lead- ers refused to comment. Tt was held probable that all meas- ures calling for school appropriations would be passed on to the senate, in which the original plan for closing the schools originated. In the senate a recommendation has been made that Ellendale and Mayville be ciosed, and transformed into overflows for the state insane hospital and school for the feeble- minded, respectively. Up for consideration also will be appropriations bills for Minot and Dickinson teachers colleges, with similar bills coming before the house for the state school of forestry at Bottineau and the state school of science at Wahpeton, The appropriation measure for the state school of science was expected to pass although some amendments may be made to it. Fight for Retention Representatives from the Bottineau school have been in Bismarck for the past week, waging a determined battle for retention of the school, although solons have announced their intention of closing the institution and turning it over to the state tuberculosis sani- torlum at San Haven, as an overflow institution. Governor Waiter Welford, although 4 Eagle agency has fostered Majority floor leader W. J. Godwin | Engie ngene” ne! nl, ers schools of the state, maintaining |>e applied in full rigor. duplication of 2ffort exists, In the senate, Senator A. F. of Richland has been an active ad- vocate of closing Mayville, Ellendale and Bottineau schools. Husby Appointed to vigilant RRC Livestock Post |iisea appointed a special field representa- tive for the Rural Rehabilitation cor- poration for North Dakota in the manager of the livestock feed depart- ment. Husby’s duty will be to survey the 15 stock feed concentration camps in the valley and to determine best methods for distribution to where the feed is needed. He also is to reorgan- ize ‘the personnel of the different camps, Bonzer |Sevelt’s national emergency Administration ‘See Light’ on Patronage Bomb as Hooey STILL IN FORMATIVE STAGE Will Outline Legislation, Con- sider Pending Bills and Vote as One Unit Washington, Feb. 23—()—Creation Of @ secret organization of 100 Demo- cratic members, in an attempt to con- solidate “dissatisfied” groups into a cohesive voting unit, was under way Saturday in the house. ‘The exact plan of strategy had not been mapped, because the movement When senator Huey Long re ‘ ceived @ mysterious package it was turned over to Washington Police as a “bomb.” Here is 8. W. *| Burke, chief of detectives, contained a ary ‘all battery contained a dry cell end broken bottle. ‘82. COC CAMPS FOR STATE DURING 1935 ASKED BY HPKINNON 150 Projects to Be Ready for Work When Units Are Re- established in April RICHBERG DEFENDS PURPOSES OF NRA Miami Speech Seen as Answer) to Critics Who Say Act Fosters Monopoly Recommendation that 32 OCC camps be established in North Da- kota during 1935—more than double the number of 1934—has been made to Washington by A. D. McKinnon. Miami, Fla, Feb. 23.—(P)—Donald [Supervising technician for the U. 8. forest service in the state. R. Bepeese eave MAA. said 0 :be The fith o tment . od for pemerevedRepaiene seme coe Ma camps begin April 1, 1935, Mc- pare ys Kinnon said, with a number of wa- reply to eeetions of the state already prepar- cxiibos who have heen seyiow tive Pine McKinnon has recommended should |CCC camps, under the U. 8. forest oe sot Present Bore Wishek, | New England, Mandan, Hazen, x, Dickinson, Devils aN eae Te etic |Lake, ‘Watiord City, Williston, Cros- we Buebe in ? Langdon, bes ye pty gl ; i Bus the sameny bee 4 Lakota, Grand Cando, Forks, or Larimore, Hillsboro, Cassel- ton, Valley City, Forman, Hankinson, Ellendale, La Moure, Edgeley, Car- ington and McClusky. Crews Select Projects Fourteen camps under the forest service in this state were shut down in October, 1934, McKinnon said. Bottineau, Park River, of destruction. Richberg pointed one of his sallies at Hugh 8. Johnson, his former chief at NRA, who has lambasted the emer- gency council chairman in a series of magazine articles under the title, “Blue Eagle from Egg to Earth.” “I question = interest even in tive efforts to restrain “unhealthy competition.” Dionnes Tired of Proxy Parentage; |= - Want Famous Quintuplets at Home|™:. South Bend, Ind., Feb. 23—(7) Oliva Dionne has hed enough probably be sought about March 1, after the parents return to Cal- 3 F E af eRisea ni ADMINISTRATION T0 | FIGHT COURT RULING ONPOWER PROGRAM Electric Development in Ten- nessee Valley Threatened by Grubb Decision HOLDS UP FUTURE PLANS Alabama Cities Restrained From Dealing With PWA for Building Loans Washington, Feb. 23—()—The New Deal moved Saturday to defend its vast electric power development in the Tennessee Valley against a formidable legal threat. Friends of the administration antic- ipated a quick appeal from « rulin; Friday by Federal Judge W. J. Grub! of Alabama that the Tennessee Val ley Authority has no legal authority to dispose of surplus power generated at hydro-electric plants on the Ten- nessee river. The decision struck squarely at an important link in the enterprise which President Roosevelt has fostered to ve “yardstick” for private pow- er rates. Judge Grubb’s challenge to the tration for loans to build electric dis- tribution systems. There was specu- lation as to what effect, if any, this might have nationally om PWA’s po- licy of giving financial encourage- a to municipal power develop- ment Judge Grubb previously had provid- ed material for a supreme court test on another New Deal agency—the NRA. He ruled not long ago that the recovery act and a lumber code estab- Ushed under it were invalid. The government appealed that case direct- ly to the supreme court, where it is Pending. . NEW DEAL LEGISLATION FACES TWO MORE TESTS Washington, Feb. 23.—(?)—Lawyers for the New Deal are busily preparing for two more important tests in the supreme court within a few weeks. On March 13, the constitutionality of the railroad pension act will be argued in the high tribunal. The de-, cision will have a direct bearing on social security legislation now before congress. In the week of April 1, the justices will hear arguments on the constitu- tionality of the National Recovery Act. This law expires June 16, but the president has asked its continu- ance for two years. sz THREE MONEY BILLS ARE GIVEN SENATE Funds for Prison, Experiment Station, Motor Vehicle Reg- istrar Recommended Appropriations bills for the state Penitentiary, the agricultural college experiment station and the registrar of motor vehicles were recommended for passage Friday by the senate tions. Half And Half! Carl L. Fiedler, candidate for commissioner of Chicago Heights, UL, didn’t like it a bit when Frank De Bolt, his rival, accused him of ‘wearing a beard as a disguise. In response to an offer of $12.50 to ‘a00 half hie face, Fiedler permitted @ barber to shave half of his luxu- (Aseoctated Press Photo) HOUSE FIGHT SEEN FOR ACT 70 DIVERT FUNDS TO SCHOOLS Battle Looms Proposal Upheld as ‘More Equitable’ of Two reeping successfully through op- Position developing in committee, house bill 339, designed to allocate more than $1,000,000 to schools of the state by refund of hail insurance monies, Saturday will face its final test of strength in the house. Although opponents to the bill were unsuccessful in stemming the bill's march to the floor of the house, it | "6 was expected they would carry their objections to the bill into the cham- ber Saturday. Sponsored by Edwin Traynor of Ramsey, Ed A. Hill of Cavalier and) L, C, Odegard of Traill, the bill has bounced through a stormy existence thus far, Originally approved by the legisla- tive committee of 21, the bill was first. attacked by representatives of the state hail insurance department who maintained the proposal was un- constitutional and countered with a second proposal to divert $1,000,000; directly from the hail insurance sur- plus fund to the state equalization fund for distribution to the schools. Backed As More Equitable Su of the second proposal maintained their plan was “more equitable” and would distribute monies to schoo!s “where the need was. »” They opposed the Traynor- Hill-Odegard bill on the grounds that it would pay monies to landowners who did not originally participate in the flat hail tax levy. The Traynor measure would refund monies on the proportional basis of original payment of the flat hail tax, through county treasurers, who would apply the amounts in cancellation of delinquent school taxes against the land, or if there were no delinquent school taxes, against any such taxes to be levied in the future. Traynor, prircipal sponsor of the bill, maintained his proposal is con- stitutional, and struck back at his critics with the assertion the plan of diversion as advanced by the insur- ance department, was “plainly un- constitutional.” Lengthy Debate Seen It was evident the bill would be the subject of considerable debate on the floor of the house Saturday, despite the fact it bears, for the second time, the endorsement of the super-com- mittee of 21 factional leaders on house and senate. In the house Saturday, final action postponed on the , after majority floor leader W. J. Godwin pointed out it was a legal holiday and Passage of the bill might be ques- tioned from s legal standpoint. Action on the bill was set as @ special order of business Saturday at “lta civil 3 Fe , E F " H Over Counter) The Weather Unsettled yee! lly fair Sun- day; rate Cold Wave. PRICE FIVE CENTS rms PLANE REPORTED TO HAVE PLUNGED INTO SEA IN WEST INDIES 5,590-Ton British Steamship Catherine Radcliffe on Reef At Tokyo Bay FOUR TRAPPED OFF FRANCE American Crew on Grounded Ship Cleared of Jap Es- pionage Charges (By the Associated Press) Six vessels were in distress Satur- day, with the possibility that one of them had gone to the bottom after its crew was rescued, and an airplane was reported to have crashed in i flames into the sea. Four of the ships were trapped by a gale in the notoriously stormy bay ot Biscay and two by shoals off the coast of Japan. The plane, uniden- |tified, was said to have plunged to destruction in the Dutch West Indies. |An oyster sloop went aground in a |gale off Delaware. The 5.590-ton British steamship Catherine Radcliffe was the biggest victim. It struck a reef a mile and a half off Bosso peninsula, outside Tokyo bay, late Friday. Fishing boats and larger craft, in- cluding a Japanese destroyer, hurried to answer its cry: “Lying in danger- ous position. Need immediate assis- tance.” The entire crew was taken off and landed at a fishing village with the exception of the captain and a wire- less operator, who remained aboard when it was decided the ship was in no immediate danger. Vessel Leaking Badly ‘The Catherine Radcliffe, which was built in 1925 and owned by the Claris- sa Radcliffe 8. 8. Co., was described as leaking badly in a message inter- cepted in London. No clues were found during the night to the identity of the plane jTeported lost near the island of Saba 150 miles south of St. Thomas. Fears that it might have been e Pan-Amer- ican air liner bearing James Roose~ velt, eldest son of the president, [Proved groundless, the Roosevelt ahip landing safely at 8. Johns for the ht. The 1,744-ton Obtinge, a British ‘steamer, became the fourth victim of jthe storm in the bay of Biscay when \its steering gear broke. The last re- \port was that it was sending ous i rockets which had been sighted by the French salvage tug Abeille No, 22, The British naval sloop Pathan also was going to its aid. | Meanwhile the tug Seefalke forged {toward the Caterina Madre, which lost its propeller off the northwest tip of Spain and the 8. 8. Galea, a Spanish vessel, continued its journcy with the rescued crew of the Taide. ‘The Juventus, which said it had los! a man overboard Friday, reported no further trouble. Inside Tokyo bay, the freighter Elizabeth Kellogg remained aground, but her American crew had been cleared of the suspicion that they deliberately grounded the vessel to spy on Japanese fortresses. AMERICANS CLEARED OF JAP ESPIONAGE CHARGE Tokyo, Feb. 23.—(#)—The American captain and crew of the tanker Eliza- beth Kellogg, grounded in the very shadow of important Tokyo bay for- tifications, were cleared of espionage suspicion Saturday, the newspaper Asahi said in a dispatch from Yoko- suka. The vessel, under charter to the Japanese Mitsui company and in command of Capt. Norman T. Hen- derson, was given a clean bill of health and permission to proceed to Osaka as soon as she is refloated. A second attempt to refloat the tanker at high tide failed Saturday and the ship must remain grounded at least until Sunday. Military au- {thorities told reporters the ship ; Would be watched closely until it clears the harbor. Investigators from the fortresses commanding the bay made a thor- ough inquiry, based on suspicions the grounding might have been deliberate to permit members of the crew to ph the defenses. An excel- Naval officers denied they intend to question the crew, although officers