The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1935, Page 1

North Dakota’s ¥ _ ESTABLISHED 1878 Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1935 The Weather Generally fair tonight and Thure day; not much change in temperature PRICE FIVE CENTS Consider Writing NRA in Constitution Deadline for Paying Weyerhaeuser Ransom Nears FAILY'S DESERT OF HOME, INDICATES NEW DEVELOPMENTS iy ‘We Are Ready’ Advertisement Appears Again in Seattle Newspaper SECOND LETTER RECEIVED Strictest Secrecy Guards Nego- tiations; Believe Contact Has Been Made (Copyright, 1935, by the Associated Press) ‘Tacoma, Wash. May 29.—Sudden desertion of the Weyerhaueser home “by almost the entire family brought rumors that arrangements had been completed for payment Wednesday of $200,000 ransom for the safe return of nine-year-old’ George Weyerhaeu- eer. Wednesday was the deadline for payment of the ransom set by kid- napers who snatched the curly-haired lumber heir from Tacoma streets last Fri Mencken Selected for Site of dune 19 Event; Schumway Will Be Main Speaker Officials Concerned Over 50 87 Civil Actions on. An ominous warning nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser would be killed unless $200,000 ransom was paid led his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Weyerhaeuser of Tacoma, Wash., to seek fresh contact with the kid- napers of the itd, who disappeared on his way home from school. brother and si boy. (Associated Press Leaders Speculate on [BITUMINOUS STRIKE NRA As Issue in 1936] INVOLVING 40; = COURT TEST OF Killing of Set-Up NEXT FALL 1S SEEN Cases Involving Program Now Pending Court Rulings Ww for their parties in 1936 from the de- cision, But there were exceptions. Representative Snell, of New the house Republican leader, remark- esident’s favor.” and already are developing, the that even though NRA unconstitu- - Ta: setae tay Wiel pce girdig lrerg at ered They'll vote to give theland urged President another chance.” June Court Calendar boom ahead.” because delegation. But against his view was that ex- Representative Knutson by @-Minn.): “President Roosevelt has lucky to get by so long on £0 gasoline. ‘This shows his motor was a fake, and the people will see it.” Garner Has No Opinion Vice President Garner declared he “never had opinions,” and declined elaborate. “It leaves the whole t THREAT SPURS PARENTS TO CONTACT KIDNAPERS sister, Philip, Jr. 10, and Anne, 13, Below are two classified advertisements the family Inserted in a Seattle newspaper in an mad to contact the kidnapers, At right ie the latest picture of the missing AAA. |2oth democrats and Republi cans Claim Benefits From WILL DEPEND ON RECOVERY G. 0. P. Will Call for Return to Constitution Based on fashington, May 29.— (>) — Party leaders differed: Wednesday over the Political ee of the supreme court’s leave business alone “recovery willl ment of the parleys but the operators view: political situa- rather confused. It has taken CITY WILL OBSERVE'Spirit of Blue Eagle MEMORIAL DAY WITH! Is Upheld Voluntarily rer wenaeaine Late News Bulletins of Hours and Wages (By The Associated Press) Parade to Be Followed by Spe- cial Services for Dead at Bismarck Auditorium — | SEEK FURTHER LEGISLATION ting lf Structure Is Abandoned Now 8. 8. NORMANDIE SAILS Aboard the 8, 8. Normandie, for America—France’s pride of the sea, the &, 8. Normandie, sailed from Le Havre carrying 1,200 passen- gers in an attempt to set a transat- lantic record into New York. Many celebrities are on board. S. D. FAVORS AAA, 7 TO 1 Brookings — According to the latest tabulation from all coun- ties in the state, South Dakota wheat farmers gave a majority of approximately 7 to 1 to the wheat adjustment program, . PRICE WARS CONTINUE ‘New York—Minor price wars con- tinued in New York department stores es a result of the lifting of NRA re- strictions. Hundreds stood in line at leading stores for the privilege of buy- ing cigarettes at 72 cents a carton. ROPER SEES PROSPERITY San Diego—Secretary of Com- merce Daniel Roper, here to par- ticipate in the opening ceremon- ies of the California exposition, said he believes the country is on the “threshold of an ear of busi- ness prosperity and social im- provements, TAKE UP WHEELER BILL 9p2t-| protesting, the senate, voted to take » the senate vo! pany: the Retail Merchants Associa:|¥D, the Wheeler bil to aboush Un- Francisco; necessary public utility holding com- pio agai sand many | panies. “It is one of the administra- saline cis coment theme all ess. ql authority, that about “40,000 people have been| PUBLISHERS CONTINUE CODE back to work in the industry and to ‘New York—A policy of continu- do anything to disturb that situation] ing the provisions of the daily at present would create a most cha-| newspaper code until its expira- otic condition.” tion on June 16 was indicated as From Clarel B, Mapes, secretary of} the publishers’ code committee .|the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas As-| announced plans for a prompt sociation came the opinion that he| liquidation of the code authority “imagined the entire code setup will] at that time. hold together, awaiting further legis- lation for the time being.” Graves to Be Decorated in Morning; Recreation Planned for Afternoon (Copyright, 1935, A the Associated Chicago, May 29.—The spirit of the Blue Eagle still lives in many sections of America’s far-flung industrial front. Legally the Blue Eagle may be as dead as the dodo bird because of the supreme court's decision, but reports which poured into this cross roads of America Wednesday indicated that many large industries were standing by their present standards of hours and wages, despite the high court's ‘The reports that the Blue Eagle's spirit is still fluttering came from widely separated industrial centers. Bismarck will observe Memorial Day Thursday in its traditional man- ner, Early in the morning the graves of Bismarck’s soldier and sailor dead in the local cemeteries will be dec- crated by realtives and committees of war veterans, Then at 10:15 a. m., will come the At top is shown George (right) with his colors.” Rev, Ellis L. Jackson, chap: lain of the Lioyd Spetz can Legion, will give the invoci as well as the benediction at close. ‘The invocation will be f CHARTED BY UNIO Walkout Slated for June 17 Af-|ces4. after which the bugler — will blow taps. A mixed chorus, composed ter Coal Wage Conference [of members of the American Legion Fails Tuesday and its auxiliary will sing a number, which United Mine Workers said would paralyze the soft coal fields and involve 450,000 workers was charted by the union leaders Wed- PWA LIFTS RULE ‘Washington—PWA announced cer- New York, May 29.—(#)—Six per- negotis assurance of progress was forthcom- Parade Lineup Listed tificates of compliance with NRA nesday. Meanwhile managing heads) reading the parade which will pre- SIX FEARED BURIED codes would not be required on con- of the eleven-billion-dollar industry|cede the indoor ceremony will be ‘tracts for construction of non-federal strove to whip regulatory legislation | Brig. Gen, Frayne Baker as marshal PWA projects. This applies both to into shape to avert the walkout and|with Major Thomas 8. Smith and projects under the old PWA, on substitute for their defunct NRA|Harold Sorenson and Capt. H. A. which contracts have not yet been code, Brocopp as aides. Then will come Lt. Jet, and expenditures under the $900,- Collapse of the Appal coal|Col. Louis Farrell, Fort Lincoln, com- 000,000 authorized from the $4,000,000,- wage conference late was|mandant, and his staff, the band of Tak the third battalion, fourth infantry,|Eight More Injured When Ex- eens epee . gaia plosion Wrecks 3-Story guard, members of the officers re- Structu of the Chamber of Deputies turn- corps and the So , Ma- New York i ed Premier Pierre-Etienne com Flandin in his demand for dicta- would carry his battle for defense ing, Lewis rejected overtures of some of the franc against devaluation operators to sign separate agreements direct to the chamber Thursday. as “utterly futile.” He told the operators none of them on the United Mine Workers” wv-|LEGION 10 SPONSOR it of the Guffey as “an answer to it all and wen of refuge for the indus- Veterans Offering Free Yellow- the reasons ascribed for abandon- stone Trip to Girl Sell- Canton Steel Strike irig Most Tickets Threatens to Spread a popularity eeaaet reese have ity a trip Ye ptane Nal Park with all expenses paid or its equivalent in cash was announced Wednesday by the American Legion committee which is directing the professional show and carnival to be given by the Canton, O., May 20.—()—The strike and the supreme court decision wrecked NRA’s code structure. Sterling Man Given Four-Month Sentence ideas which peen| Thain High School uttle| —_ Students Visit City Sixteen students at the Thain high school, near Carson, N. Bismarck Monday and visited to|state capitol and museum, Fort Lin- coln, the municipal airport, the pen- itentiary, the Bismarck com- Unfavorable Balance t| In April Trade Shown Washington, May 29.—(7)—An un- favorable balance in the nation’s for- ee a an North Dakots, there is a prospect that amounted to $6,217,000. Settlement Expected _|¢! In Power Firm’s Suit ;| Flood Waters Rising In Southwest States nesday Wyoming air|v-ainfall inundated thousands of acres|entered into by counsel for the state land and outskirts of cities}and the power company that Judge Sriite buniross of fami: | Andrey Roni fix the assessed valu- thew homes. Railway, air at of ‘North Dakota for LOOK 10 PRESIDENT FOR DEFINITE CLUE ON FUTURE COURSE Bituminous Strike Planned for June 17 Gives Adminis. tration New Worry NOTE FIRST PRICE-CUTTING 200 of Nation’s Largest Manu- facturers Pledge Voluntary Code Observance Washington, May 29.—()—An at- tempt to pass @ constitutional amend- ment endowing the federal govern- ment with power to regulate labor conditions in industry, regardless of state lines, was seriously considered Wednesday in high New Deal circles as @ result of the supreme court de- cision smashing NRA, This proposal was studied as a long-range program, with indications pointing to an effort to set up a vole untary code structure to replace the wreckage of NRA temporarily. Groping for a path amid a tangle of toppled plans and new suggestions, the New Deal advisers were believed to be looking to a pronouncement by President Roosevelt to give a clue to the New Deal's course. Though there were no indications that the presi- dent has made up his mind, it was said that decisions to be made later in the week would be followed by pub- lic announcements. Hugh Johnson Called In Still publicly silent, President Roosevelt. renewed conferences with his key lieutenants and invited Hugh 8. Johnson, the first administrator of NRA, to aid in drafting a tentative Plan to continue the regulation of in- dustry under codes. The decision to call in Johnson, #% was learned, was made late Tuesday and Johnson at once set to work in Preparing new legislation, In one well-informed quarter, the new legislation was outlined tenta- tively along this line: Congress could give authority to the federal trade commission to suspend provisions of the anti-trust act and allow industry and labor to voluntarily band togeth- er under codes Of fair practicé, Industries so operating could he given an insignia—the Blue Eagle op something corresponding to it—to show the public they were operating under voluntary codes, Stress Voluntary Factor The voluntary factor would be con» stantly stressed under this tentative outline and industry would more ape ig business has beet ig m adi more than a decade, sai This would also give wide authority to the federal trade com- mission—or whatever body (Continued on Page Two) 65 MILLIONS ASKED IN WORK PROPOSALS Fund Would Be Used to Ex- amine Tax Returns and for Army Post Building Washington, May 29.—(7}—Uneme ployed professional and clerical work- ers would be put to work examining income tax returns and idle building tradesmen would be given construce tion jobs at army posts in 23 states