The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 10, 1935, Page 1

Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 50 Nations to Punish Mussolini xk * *® Italians Take Ethiopia's s Holy City CRASH OF HUGE AIRLINER KILLS 12 IN WYOMING ~ GOVERNMENT PLANS TOINCREASE POTATO PRICE BY PURCHASES Surplus Would Be Distributed to Relief Clients Under AAA Program AFFECTS WESTERN STATES Plan Based on Adjustment Act Amendment Classing Crop as Basic Washington, Oct. 10.—(P)—With difficulties over compulsory tax-con- trol of potatoes far from solved, an authoritative source disclosed Thurs- day that the AAA is drafting a tenta- tive plan to increase the price of the! . 1935 crop at once. _ The tax-control law affects, only Potatoes harvested after Dec. 1, 1935, and consequently would apply first to next year’s production. This law would place a tax of three-fourths of ® cent a pound on all potatoes sold in excess of a national allotment. pri purchases of late poatoes by the gov- ernment for relief distribution. The purchase program would be placed in effect in connection with a marketing agreement for western states. For Western Producers The marketing agreement would be set up for producers in Colorado, Ne- braska, Michigan, Wisconsin and other states in that area. The pro- ducers would agree to withhold from the market potatoes classed as “culls.” Then the AAA would buy from each producer from 10 to 20 per cent Hea his crop for distribution through the federal surplus relief corporation. ‘Would Remove Surplus ‘With the surplus removed from the|"” west, an official said, the normal de- mand sources for Maine and north- eastern states potatoes. of the late crop should be.sufficient to result in ® general price increase. It was said that the plan to increase prices is based upon authority given the AAA by the adjustment act amendment which classed potatoes as @ basic crop. Funds for purchase of the surplus potatoes, it was said, would be ob- tained from that portion of customs receipts set aside for the farm admin- istration. RED RIVER GROWERS SEEK MORE INFORMATION Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 10.—()— Potato growers of the Red River val- ley, proceeding warily over the mar- keting problem, held their hand Thursday pending further AAA ex- planations from the government. A request went to Washington, ac- cepting an AAA proposal to send a representative here to elaborate on the provisions for a voluntary mar- keting agreement restricting the sale of low grade potatoes. Some 50 growers and shippers, who face extreme low prices for a big potato crop, voted Wednesday night for the educational meeting on a date to be determined. Under the. AAA provisions, growers may sign a marketing agreement which Secretary of Agriculture Wal- lace then could put into effect. The: marketing section of the AAA act ap- plies to restriction of basic commod- ities in interstate commerce. H. A. Weineke of Moorhead, presi- dent of the Red River Valley Potato Shippers association, and E. M. Gillig of Fargo, state seed commissioner, ex- plained the government’s proposals, RYE GROP CONTROL ~ PROGRAM PLANNE Adjustment Would ent Would Call for: 2 Per Cent Reduction Next Four Years ” Washington, Oct. 10—(?}—Authori- tative sources said Thursday the farm dministration crease the harvest whenever he saw fit. Estimates of Aug. 1 indicated a 52,- contrat 16,000(000 lage year, ‘The 1 ° 38 average was 35,000,000 bushels. 3 AY THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1985 xk k & x &k * ‘This Associated Press picture provides a closeup view of the wreckage of a giant passenger airliner near Cheyenne, Wyo. The 12 persons in the plane were killed by the crash, The ship struck a knoll and bounced several hundred yards to another knoll, landing in this position. N.D. NEEDY ASSURED AID DURING OCTOBER BY FUNDS TRANSFER) —_— $600,000 Ear-Marked for Gen- eral Relief Out of RRC Accounts by U. S. Injured at’ e Robert Klaudt, 40, of Beulah was in critical condition at a local hos- pital Thursday suffering from severe ‘abdominal injuries received in an ac- North Dakota needy farm families |cident that occurred at the Colliery were assured of fuel, food and cloth- ing through October, by authorization from Washington Thursday of & transfer of $600,000 from rural rehab- ilitation accounts to general relief accounts. E. A. Willson, state FERA adminis- trator, announced the transfer had followed closely on the appeal of Gov. Walter Welford to Harry L. Hopkins, nation- a! relief administrator, for release of funds with which to provide coal for been authorized, which those in need. Willson said the transfer was made necessary “because no provision had been made in the October grant for relief for farmers. The telegram to Willson authorized him -to “transfer an amount not ex- ceeding $600,000 from the rural re- habilitation account to general relief account, to provide aid for farm fam- ilies pending ‘development resettle- ment administration.” Welford looked upon, the author- declaring the action he felt emergency at the for the transfer of funds will take care of the fuel sit- ization with satisfaction, that as a result of “there is no reliel Present’ time, uation.” ‘Willson pointed out, however, that the transfer did not necessarily mean that coal could be provided through the winter for relief families, but only through October. coal mine near Zap late Wednesday. Klaudt was working on the coal ele- vator when the accident occurred. He was chught between a moving and @ stationary bar of the elevator belt. When brought to the local hospital by his wife he was in a coma, caused by the severe shock, He remained in this condition during the night but showed signs of improvement Thurs- day morning. His condition is still extremely critical, attendants said. MICKEY IS AFTER REAL BRUIN PELT Tiger Manager Autographs Time Tables in Brief Stop *: Here Thursday Mickey Cochrane, manager of the world’s champion Detroit Tigers, tar- ried long enough Thursday between flights from . Chicago to Billings, Mont., to autograph several ajrline time tables and talk about hunting. The dynamic leader of the World Series titlists, an established cub hunter, had little to say about base- ball but is looking forward to a couple Judge Wyman Will Hear Langer Case Robert Klaudt, Beulah, oa Falls.Jurist Assigned to|- Bench in Bismarck When Court Opens Oct. 22 Fargo, N. D., Oct. 10—(?)—Judge A. Lee Wyman of Sioux Falls, 8. D., has been assigned to try the case of the government against William Langer, R. A. Kinzer, Frank Vogel and Oscar E. Erickson at Bismarck beginning Oct. 22, it was announced by Judge Andrew Miller Thursday. Judge Miller said he had forwarded an affidavit of prejudice filed against him by the four defendants to Judge Archibald Gardner of Huron, S. D., who in turn assigned Judge Wyman. Judge Gardner was called upon to make the assignment due to the ab- sence from the circuit of Judge Kim- brough Stone of Kansas City, senior circuit judge of the eighth circuit. became known that several prominent North Dakota attorneys who were present at the former Lan- ger trial.either in a legal capacity or otherwise have been subpoenaed to appear before the federal grand jury when it convenes next Wednesday. Included among these reported to have been sul are George Thorp and Peter B. Garberg, Fargo; J, M. Hanley and John Sullivan, Man- dan; E. R. Sinkler, Minot; Fred Gra- ham, Ellendale, and Gordon Cox, Bismarck, Wednesday it appeared that only Cox had been subpoenaed, but it be- came apparent Thursday that virtual- ly all the attorneys who had anything to do with the case were to be called. Although the two Fargo attorneys, declined to state whether or not they knew definitely for what reason they were called, it was asserted they will be questioned regarding the affidavit ESTIMATE OF CROP PRODUCTION RAISED SINCE LAST REPORT Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Rye, Hay, Beets and Others Show Increases Washington, Oct. 10—(?)—The de- | partment of agriculture Thursday an- ‘nounced its preliminary estimate of this year’s wheat crop at 598.935,000 bushels and indicated corn produc-! tion as 2,213,319,000 bushels. ‘Wheat production a month ago was indicated at 595,000,000 bushels. Last year’s production was 497,000,000. The 1928-32 average production 861,000,000 bushels. Corn production was indicated as 2,184,000,000 bushels a month ago. Production last year was 1,377,000,000 and the 1928-32 average 2,562,000 bushels, Total wheat production this year includes 432,000,000 bushels of winter wheat, compared wtih 406,000,000 last year and 618,000,000, the five year av- erage. Spring Wheat Estimate Up All spring wheat production is placed at 167,226,000 bushels, com- pared with 163,000,000 a month ago, 91,400,000 last year and 242,000,000, the five-year average, Durum wheat production is 27,965,- 000 bushels, compared with 27,800,000 &@ month ago, 71,000,000 last year and 54,000,000 the five-year average. All other spring wheat production is 139,261,000 bushels, compared with 135,000,000 a month ago, 84,300,000 last year and 188,000,000, the five-year av- erage. i Oats Also Increased Production of oats is placed at 1,- 183,370,000 | bushels, compared with 1,382,000,000 a month ago, 526,000,000 last year, and 1,218,000,000, the five- Trouble Shooters to [mung se nts! 7°" lot presudice fed against Judge Mil-|""Coen New York, condition 88 pet oat with a friend from Detroit, ts/° cent of @ normal, and indicated pro- Speed WPA Program| nesding west tor a ranch at Valiey,|_.P. W. Lanter, iateles attorney, de-| duction 23,328,000 bushels; North Da- to leaving Detroit Wednesday. He said he intended to find relaxa- tion in hunting from the strain of » | pulling the world championship over ——_— Petersburg Crossing Over Great Northern Railway Also Gets Okay kota, 70 and 22,800,00; South Dakota, ‘ashington, Oct. 1 10.—(#)—Trouble | Max Wilde. Mickey said he intended 54 and 57,675,000. mse, Seino Wa ye anc Durum wheat (acre yield and pro- ‘for ie Maer Fe L. Hopkins, federal relief the season is over—and he wasn't duction): Minnesota, 130 and 2,223,- talking about baseball. 000; North Dakota, 10.0 and 17,000; i) Sle: ene, $0. He said he had not yet signed to South Dakota, 10.0 and 8,330,000. 5, il oot epeed up the WPA program. manage the Bengals in 1936 and had/ - PR BT APPROVED Spring wheat other durum said the step was taken at |no discussions with the club’s man- (yield per acre and production) : Min- (Continued on Page Two) Arrest Mandan Men On U.S. Rum Charges New York, Oct. 10—(#)}—The New| was upheld BTHIOPIANS KILLED WHOLESALE BY RAIN OF ITALIAN BOMBS Ancient City of Queen of Sheba Spared; Fleeing Monks Save Holy Relics 1,000 NATIVES DESERT DUCE 50,000 Modernly Equipped Troops to Wall Off Addis Ababa From Attack (Copyright, 1935, by Associated Press) Addis Ababa, Oct. 10.—The fall of the Holy City of Aksum before the Italian advance and wholesale killings ot Ethiopians by Italian air bombs in the south were announced officially ‘Thursday by the Italian minister and the Ethiopian government respective- ly. Emperor Haile Selassie requested the minister, Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci, to leave at once thereby, with the recall of the Ethiopian charge d'affaires, Negradas Yesus, from Rome, ruptur- ing diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Italy. Reports from Aksum, before com- munications were out, indicated the Italian bombing planes had spared the ancient city of the Queen of Sheba and that the monks, fleeing before the Fascist infantry, were able to remove many of their holy relics. Casualties Mentioned A government communique which told of the bombing raids in the south was the first official Ethiopian an- nouncement to mention casualties on either side. It said 9 Italian airplanes bombed Gorahei, near Gerlogub, and also the Ethiopian post of Taffarikatama and Jialmo, which are not marked on maps, ah@ thaf many were killed. The same communique said an Italian plane had crashed at Garaal- ta on the northern front, and that two of the fliers were killed and two were dying. Eritreans Desert Further, it was announced that 1,000 native Eritrean soldiers had deserted from Italy’s northern army and, bringing their Italian arms, were ex- pected to arrive at Makale later in the day although Italian airplanes were pursuing them. The Italian infantry was reported advancing in the Webbe and Shibeli region. Reinforcements of 50,000 modernly equipped troops under Ras Guetatcho, governor-general of Kaffa province, ‘were marching toward Addis Ababa to wall off the capital from Italian attack, Armies Come Together Dedjazmatch Mechacha of Kam- bata province arrived with 15,000 and encamped. Other armies are on their way from different parts of the empire. Cornelius Van H. Engert, the United States charge d'affaires, or- dered a bombproof shelter built un- der the American legation. Vinci told the Ethiopian govern- ment he was willing for his dozen aides to leave Ethiopia immediately but that he personally would like to remain in Addis Ababa until the two consular agents from Magalo arrive, probably Sunday. Valley City Woman’s Auto Kills War Vet Alexandria, Minn., Oct. 10.—(?)— Military funeral services for Joseph W. Sweet, 37, American Legionnaire killed instantly Tuesday night on the highway when struck from behind by an automobile, take place Friday. A car driven by Mrs. Charles Tred- well,of Valley City, N. D., wife of a road construction crew foreman work- ing between Wadena and Parkers Prairie, struck Sweet as he walked home from town on the right side of the rosd. Occupants of the car, who included Mrs, John Bineck of Parkers Prairie and Mrs, Nick Pallis of St. Cloud, said lights from another machine blinded them. :|President’s Sons Cheat Death at Rail Crossing|=! Boston, Oct. 10.—()—Quick action by John Roosevelt, the president's youngest son, prevented serious in- jury to him and his brother, James, PRICE FIVE CENTS x k * All League Powers Except Two Pledge Policy of Sanctions War Guilt Verdict ‘Acquiesced in Openly or Silently; Next Step Is to Take Action to Put Penalties Into Effect France Announces Intention to Meet Covenant Obligations But Also to Seek Peaceful Settlement of East African Row Italian General Headquarters in Northern Ethiopia, Oct. 10— (Exchange Telegraph)—It was announced Thursday that the Ethi- ‘opians have lost 2,500 dead in the last eight days while the Italian losses were placed at two officers killed and 100 officers and men wounded. The Italian announcement also said 600 Ethiopians have been made prisoners. , (By the Associated Press) The holy city of Aksum, precious to the legend and re- ligious life of the black empire of Ethiopia, fell Thursday before the onslaught of Premier Benito Mussolini’s Fascist army while the League of Nations in a tense, electric atmosphere gave final approval to penalties against Italy. The fall of Aksum was announced officially by the Ethi- opian government and the Italian minister in Addis Ababa. In the assembly of the League of Nations a silence preg- nant with the possibilities of war on a scale many times larger than that in East Africa was like a symbol of the sentiment among a majority of the League members that Italy had started an unprovoked war against the empire of Emperor Haile Selassie. Discussed in the corridors but not yet igen te into the open was a possible plan for establishing a naval blockade against Italy in an effort to bring an end to the bloodshed of Italy’s war for a “complete solution” of its problem in Africa. “Italy is convinced,” Baron Pompeo Aloisi, head of.the Fascist delegation, said before a hushed chamber of tlie League members, “that it is she who is interpreting the true spirit of the League which is synonymous with life, against the letter of the League, which is synonymous with death.” LAN BLOCKSSTART [zizsseseveces OF RESETTLEMENT PROGRAN IN STATE paren ees acter o paagie and march he interior. Th ight Sie is man a the sal- ient where lies Aksum. Bitter resist- ance, presumably with heavy losses in men though the dispatches did not recount the casualties, was encoun- tered by the Italians at Edagahamus and Debrascion on the left wing. Miller Doubts Whether Enlarg-; ed Rural Rehabilitation Drive Toward Harar A hint of the direction of the Ital- ian campaigns was contained in in- formation gleaned from northern army field headquarters, where tenta- Plan Will Begin tive plans called for a drive from Italian Somaliland toward Harar to Lincoln, Nebr., Oct. 10.—()}—J.|force the Ethiopians to relinquish all of Tigre province. Harar is 75 miles from the Somaliland border. A peaceful naval blockade was un- der consideration at Geneva. The dis- inclination of Austria and Hungary, which with Italy refused to vote for sanctions Thursday, to impose penal- ties upon Italy, complicated the League problem. Warning already has been issued of possible catastrophic effects of such sanctions. A blockade would cut off the East Earl Miller, special adviser to the na- tional director of the rural resettle- ment administration, here Thursday said technicalities in the North Da- kota laws will prevent the immediate launching of an enlarged resettlement program in that state. Miller said he discovered this dur- ing a recent visit in North Dakota, together with several regional offi- clals from the Lincoln office. African forces from the homeland. The officials announced Wednesday| By prior arrangement, the vote of an attempt will be made to start at|the assembly of the League was on a least one major rural resettlement in| silence-gives-consent basis. The It- each of three states of the region—|alians protested without avail to the Nebraska, North and neath Dakota—| procedure. br ib disclose dk pang miler techalcallty tn Hope Eee 8 Copemaiia, 2.50.8 Dee gens In Rome, Italy was represented as the North Dakota law which appar-!noping that France would find some ently prohibits the board of directors means of conciliating the situation, of the North Dakota rural rehabilita- but apparently scant hope of avold— tion corporation from complying with! ing League sanctions existed, In Lon- necessary procedure in transferring the/ don official circles were reported to corporation to the resettlement 8d-|petieve sanctions would be aalaee ministration,” Miller asserted, “therelin spite of the attitude be i c nite is considerable doubt as to whether} .nq Hungary. England was swept by the contemplated enlarged program of rural resettlement in that state may be undertaken.” Oct. postoffice department announced] were severed Italo-Ethiopian diplo- Wednesday the appointment of Wil-|matic relations. liam Sheridan as acting postmaster; The secretary of the Ethiopian le- gation in London expressed the fear gate, but John swerved to thé right, bringing his car parallel to the train, and heading in the same Simultaneously,