The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1935, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BIS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1935 Liberalizing GOP Seen As Borah Intent MARCK TRIBUNE. Defendants Dissatisfied Jury Did Not Acquit Them WYMAN PRAISED FOR [Rogers Fund ‘Hits. |PEBONO REPLACED FAIR AND IMPARTIAL! New Total of $182 DIRECTION OF TRIAL Lanier Prepares to Press Per-| jury Charges and Third Con- spiracy Arraignment JUDGE WILL PRESIDE AGAIN M'Donald and Chaput, Who Pleaded Guilty, Still Await- ing Their Sentences While U. 8, District Attorney P. W. Lanier went forward with prepara- tions for a new trial of William Lan- ger and his co-defendants on con- spiracy charges next month, Langer indicated dissatisfaction with the jury which failed to give him a clean bill of health. C. O. Grady of Guelph disclosed the jury, eight of them farmers, stood 10 to 2 for conviction when it finally agreed that it could not agree, and the news displeased Langer. In a statement he asserted the system of selecting federal juries is unfair and expressed hope congress will change it. ‘There has been no change in the system of selecting federal jurors in many yéars and attacks upon it have been rare, The leading defendant was warm in his praise of presiding Judge A. Lee Wyman of Sioux Falls, 8. D., and asserted that “so long as we have fair and impartial judges sitting in dis- trict courts and the circuit court of appeals and in the supreme court: of the United States civil liberty will not perish.” Will Press Perjury Case His reference to the court of ap- peals was based on the fact that he was convicted at his first trial 16 months ago and sentenced to 18 months’ imprisoment with a fine of. $10,000 but the federa}-eourt of ap+ Peals upset the verdict and returned the case to the federal district court for re-trial. Lanier also was preparing to press Perjury charges against Langer and the other defendants, Frank A. Vogel, former highway commissioner; O. E. Erickson, state senator from Kidder county, and R. A. Kinzer, one time secretary of the state emergency re- lief commission. In the conspiracy case the defend- ants are charged with soliciting per- centages of the salaries of state em- Pployes, including some of the latter ‘who were paid from federal funds. In the perjury case they are charged ‘with swearing to an untruth in con- nection with the affidavit of preju- dice which was filed by them against Federal Judge Andrew Miller, Fargo, who presided at the first trial. The affidavit asserted that Miller had beer unfair to them at the first trial. Says Judge ‘High-Class’ “It was tried before a high-class, impartial and fair judge, but I can- not say the same concerning the jury,” said Langer. “As everyone knows, the judge’s power and authority in criminal trials is limited to law only. He has nothing to say about the facts. Ques- tions of fact in every criminal case are ones for the jury to decide. “Everyone who heard the case tried and heard the law laid down therein by the eminent jurist who presided must say that I was not tried before ® jury of my peers in the full sense of the word, “Jurors may vote as jurors while itting in the fheitas of criminal cases court's instructions must be forced to the conclusion that myself and my associates were innocent of any crime. EE 5 ode E id il i : i g f i E é | pean i E 4 | ad an i 8 ERE DEES i : Bee tie cH th BE He i 5 af 8 3 abe [ i 5 -¥ fae E : FS i fi New England Man i Hit By Two Autos | New England, N. D., Nov. 16.— (#)—Frank Pechtl is recuperating at his home here after the experience of being run over by two automobiles. He was run down by the cars while crossing a street at Belling- ham, Wash., nearly six weeks ago and was returned here after spending five weeks in a Belling- ham hospital. BILLION DOLLAR U. 8. HOUSING PROGRAM IS WAGNER'S PROPOSAL Ten-Year Building Program Has President's Eye; May Consolidate Agen ‘Washington, Nov. 16—(P)/—A 10- year slum clearance and low-rent public housing program with an ap- Propiration close to $1,000,000,000 to start it off is under discussion in the Roosevelt ‘administration, Senator: Wagner @Dem.-N.Y.), who ‘was prominently identified with the social security, labor disputes and railway pensions measures, said he had talked over the idea with Presi- dent Roosevelt in a general way and will go into it in more detail when }the president returns from his Thanksgiving trip to Warm Springs. Ga. t “This would not be an emergency Proposition, but a definite 10 year plan,” Wagner said. : been “a boon” to the building ;tndus~ try and persons with low incomes in England and European countries and undoubtedly would have tremendous economic and social advantages if undertaken in the United States, Wagner thought it would be a good idea to consolidate the existing “scut- tered” housing agencies in the in- terior department and resettlement administration. He said he believed there would be no ngcessity for additional work re- lef“appropriations at the next ses- sion of congress and that money for social betterment could now turned to such things as housing for the poor and middle classes, He has a bill pending which he hopes will form the basis for discus- sion. It would create a permanent division of housing in Secretar Ickes’ department. . $60,000 FUR CARGO STOLEN IN MILL CITY Hi-jackers Seize Truck Near Loop, Take. Driver With Them to Suburbs Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 16.—(?)— A $60,000 fur robbery Saturday held police in a hunt for hi-jackers who kidnaped a truck driver and stole seven trunks packed with pelts. / Close to the heart of the loop dis- trict, a dark sédan cut into the path of Thomas Tierney’s truck at a “slow sign,” and an armed man leaped into the cab. Tierney was forced to drive the truck, carrying furs from the firm of Stein and Walker of. Chicago, for some time about the city before the *Alky’ Racket Blamed In Three Gang Deaths ‘Jean Lavine Suggests That Money Be Used in Crippled Children’s Hospital Suggestion that money raised in the Will Rogers Memorial campaign be used to finance a hospital for crippled oe was the first to be rccelved ere, Attaching to her letter a check for $5 for the fund, Jean Lavine said: “I suggest a hospital for crippled children. ‘Help those who cannot help ives.’ ¥ “When a boy or girl is healthy, able- bodied and ambitions they will find a way to work their way through school should they so desire. “A cripple is handicapped and, I am on needs help to a greater ex- Suggests ‘Rogers Day’ “Why not, each year. have a ‘Will Rogers Day.’ Each child in school could donate one or two pennies. Fo: the adults, distribute a token, such as| Afri ® flower, ribbon or aiamp, something to remind us tq donate to the great and worthy cause. ‘ “With the feeling in our hearts to help the less fortunate the spirit of ‘Will Rogers will live forever/’ ‘The suggestion is worthy of consid- eration. During his lifetime Will Rogers was greatly interested in the plight of the crippled child, gave of “st peta wa dad aes Send in Your Suggestion What is YOUR suggestion for the best memorial to Will Rogers, a friend of all the people? Just enclose it with your contribution to the fund and it will be passed on to the committee of nationally-famous men who will make the decision. The Fund Today Name Previously listed Russell A. Young. A Friend’...... A Friend ... A. B. Thompson Julia Fitterer . Winnifred Junge Berenice Anderson . K. K. Nelson ... Eleanor MacDonald . Emily Ackerman J. F. Meckler Clare Nelson . D. Solum .. Nellie Nable Grace Elness .. Rose J. Knoll ... Melvin Lange ... Margaret Beylund Ralph W. Jacobson E. E. Schumann J, W. Buckmeier Jean Lavine . C. W. Porter L. E. Porter L. Harlan H. D. Keller A. L. Eppler Pete R. Volk =. Total . SUBSCRIBE NOW Everyone has an opportunity to give something toward perpetu- ating the memory of this fine American and it is hoped that everyone who smiled with Rogers will come forward with a subscrip- tion. Take or send your donation to any bank or to this newspaper. Use the accompanying coupon so that you may be given proper credit, “The memorials will’ be of a humanitarian, charitable or edu- cational nature, USE THIS COUPON consideration of the nation- wide effort to create a memorial or to the late Will Rog- ers, of enduring form and for charitable, educational or hu- manitarian purposes, and in con- alderation of similar subscriptions by others, I hereby subscribe for Bondholders Fighting | Snes Railway’s Trustees appointments in the Chicago, Milwau- Paul-and, Pacific railroad & 5 it i ; vf Fee i Ee EEE chBge Bg AS COMMANDER OF ARMIES IN ETHIOPIA Younger Man to Carry on Italy’s Invasion by Mussolini’s Abrupt Order CHANGES ARE UNEXPLAINED Duce Calls Grand Council to Meet on Eve of Imposi- tion of Sanctions (By the Associated Press) Tl Duce effected a general shakeup Saturday in the high military com- mand conducting his campaign in Ethiopia. Marshal Pietro Badoglio, chief of the general army staff, became high commissioner for Eritrea and Italian} Somaliland, replacing General Emilio de Bono in the office that carries leadership of the Fascist forces in east ica. Virtual retirement in honor seemed the lot of the 69-year old white-beard- ed de Bono. He was called back to Italy to be created a marshal of the highest military rank. Although Mussdlini had expressed satisfaction with the Ethiopian cam- paign, which has given Italy Ethiopia's northern Tigre province and has driv- en a wide wedge into the southern empire, the turnover followed bg only a week Marshal Badoglio’s return from an east African tour of inspec- tion, : Unexplained Officially, the thanges—which also brought appointment of General Guz- zoni, & corps commander in Italy, as vice-commander of Eritrea—went un- explained. Some suggested that de Bono, after @ year of arduous labor in organizing the campaign and leading the actual warfare for more than a month, was yielding to. younger men. a Marshal Badoglio, who made a “sentiment” mission to the United States in 1921, has seen active colon- (Continued on Page Three) ‘HOPKINS MUST PUT 900,000 T0 WORK WEEKLY BY DEC. 4 8,814 Reported Now Employed on Projects in North Da- kota as of Nov. 9 Washington, Nov. 16.—(?)—Five hundred thousand jobs a week was the task facing Harry L. Hopkins, works progress administrator, Satur- day to reach his goal of having 3,- 500,000 relief recipients at work by 1, The latest figures .showed 290,194 were given employment in the week ended Nov. 9. This indicated to some Officials that Hopkins would not be entirely successful unless added speed was shown in getting projects under way. At the last count, 2,009,339 persons were at work—some 1,490,661 short of the Administration's objective. Nevertheless, Hopkins is proceeding with his intention of shutting off all direct federal relief to states by Dec. 1 and to date has cut off 26 states from the so-called dole. State employment figures as of Nov 9 (first figure showing total and sec- ond WPA employment only): Minnesota, 45,216 and 31,209; Mon- tana 10,738 and 1,356; North Dakota 8,814 and 2,207. Expect 250 Shriners At Ceremony Tonight Approximately 200 members of the Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine, Pioneer Bismarck and STANLEY BALDWIN'S CABINET BACKED BY HEAVY MAJORITIES Ramsay M’Donald’s Sensational Defeat Presents Problem — for Premier MAY ABOLISH EDEN’S POST iBritish Government Will Remain Firm in Supporting League Sanctions London, Nov. 16.—(#)—Prime Min- ister Stanley Baldwin undertook the task of rebuilding his cabinet Satur- day, secure in the knowledge that he would be backed by a heavy govern- ment majority in the house of com- mons. He had a number of weighty prob- lems to solve. Among them was a means of countering the sensational defeat of his lieutenant, former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. With the failure in Thursday’s general election of both MacDonald- Ranisay, the father, lord president of the council, and Malcolm, the son, colonial secretary—J. H. Thomas, secretary for dominions, remained; the only successful Labor member of the old cabinet. \ Political spokesmen commented freely that Ramsay MacDonald, de-! feated for re-election to commons in his Labor eonstituency of Seaham and describing himself as a “com- pletely done-in old man,” hoped to retire from politics and devote his time to writing. If the former prime minister was determined on this course, informed | sources said, Malcolm might be ask- ed to find a safe National Labor seat in parliament and join the new cab- inet. ‘The general view seemed to be that boi onplete aati would num- r 20 instead of 22. Anthony Eden's -post” as“ minketér without portfolio for League of Na- tions affairs might be one of those abolished, leaving Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare in sole charge of foreign affairs. Some sources expressed belief Eden' would go to the dominions ministry. | In any case, authoritative sources! said the government would remain, firm in its foreign policy, including! solid support of League sanctions! against Italy and efforts to halt the; Fascist warfare on Ethiopia, | The lastest returns gave the gov- ernment a majority of 241 in cum-! mons, ‘with 13 seats still to be de-| clared, CANADIAN-AMERICAN TRADE PACT SIGNED) Terms of Treaty, Hailed as Step Toward Economic Recov- ery, Not Announced Washington, Nov. 16.—(4)—Terms of the new Canadian-American trade treaty, praised by President Roose- velt as a atep toward the.economic recovery of both nations, will be pub- Ushed Monday. ‘The agreement was formally sign- ed late Friday by Secretary Hull and the Canadian premier, W. L. Mac- kenzie King, with the president, his cabinet and a host of lesser officials looking on, “The signing of this agreement,” Mr. Roosevelt said, ‘marks the rever- sal of the trend of the last two de- cades toward undue and unnecessary trade barriers between our two coun- tries. “I am confident that this construc- tive step will contribute greatly to the economic recovery. of both the United States and Canada.” The president explained to report- ers details of the treaty would not be published until Monday vecause it was necessary first to transmit it to Ottawa for release there at the same time. \ Already have been made by lumber, cattle, fish and other in- terests on the- strength of anxiety lest the trade pact include sharp re- ductions in the American tarifis on these commodities. NOTRE DAME TES ARMY 6-6 NEAR END Yahkee Stadium, New York, Nov. }.—()}—Scoring a touchdown with 16. a scarcely 30 seconds to go, aided by interference‘on a long pass, Notre Dame saved a tie with Army Satur- day in a thrilling football battle be- fore 80,000 spectators, including for- mer President Hoover. The final score was 6 to 6 as Wally Fromhart, quarterback, missed the kick PRICE FIVE CENTS SENATOR BELIEVED SEEKING TO THWART FOOTBALL SCORES || (1) GUARD CONTROL MINNESOTA MICHIGAN ARMY NOTRE DAME Ist 2nd 3rd 4th Final Baa D Oooo oo MARQUETTE TEMPLE a|\e gale WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN PURDUE IOWA OHIO STATE ILLINOIS AH BE ee EB | a: PITTSBURGH NEBRASKA > | DARTMOUTH CORNELL 8 86 88 COLGATE SYRACUSE PRINCETON °* LEHIGH _ nn NAVY COLUMBIA N. CAROLINA DUKE 18 6a ee ee Case Bounced Into Plump Lady’s Lap Governor's Baiter Starts Riot at Meeting; Sends Re- gards to Herring Des Moines, Nov. 16.—(?)—Virgil Case, the pepper-pot of the contro- versy over Gov. L. Herring’s “pig bet,” said Saturday he will ask Municipal Judge Mershon to delay until Tues- day the hearing on dismissal of gambling charges against the gov- ernor, Case, fresh from his latest encoun- ter with officials of the Des Moines Social Justice club, explained he has been subpoenaed to appear as a wit- ness in the conspiracy trial of Attor- ney General L. O'Connor at Sioux City. The hearing is scheduled Mon- day. Case accused the chief executive of gambling after the governor herded a live pig into the private office of Gov, Floyd B. Olson of Minnesota in payment of: his wager over the out- come of the Iowa-Minnesota football Case's accusation against the gover- nor, nearly in a riot Friday night when Case mounted the speak. er’s platform and was thrown 10 feet into a lady’s lap. Case, seated in the rear courtroom where the mesting was held, asked the presiding officer per- mission to “speak 10 minutes.” chairman loudly declined. Spurred by dience, Case and audience The officers shouted for opposed | of and Grant of ms fen, Hager Present at the meeting were M. F. Graham of De MARSHALL JEWELL HONORED IN DEATH Long Time Bismarck Tribune Publisher's Picture to Hang in Hall of Fame Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 16.—(@)}— Marshall H. Jewell, early publister of the Bismarck Tribune, Saturday was elected to the North Dakota Journalism Hall of Fame by the com- mittee of the North Dakota Press as- sociation. His is the sixth portrait of men dis- tinguished in North Dakota newspa- per work that has been designated to hang in the journalism school of the University of North Dakota. Previous elections were B. George Winship, founder of the Grand Forks Herald, N. B. Black of the Fargo His Own Presidential Ambitions | Depend on Developments, Reporters Told PRESIDENT BACKS NORRIS Thinks Hoover Is Candidate-and Landon ‘Suspicious’; Says West Likes FDR ‘Washington, Nov. 16.—(#)—Senator Borah’s “definite objective” for 1936 was put down by political observers Saturday as an effort to “liberalize” the Republican party and prevent the so-called “old guard” from controlling the national convention. ‘The Idaho Republican told reporters Friday that whether he enters the primaries himself as a presidential candidate “depends on developments.” Borah’s comments were one of three developments illustrating increagng interest in the 1936 campaign wars. The others were: President Endorses Norris 1, An_ extraordinary pronounce- ment by President Roosevelt that Sen- ator Norris, Republican of Nebraska, was necessary “in the senate not only to Nebraska but to the United States as long as he lives.” 2. A warning by Robert H. Lucas, who was executive director of the Re- publican national committee during part of the Hoover administration, that “unless a forthright and courag- eous national Republican leadership arouses the old-time fire” the party may “suffer general defeat.” Borah said he had given some hint of his objective in a recent interview at Boise, in which it was emphasized he was not so much interested in the nomination himself as in seeing @ lib- erai candidate chosen and a progres- sive platform adopted. Parries Questions Parrying all direct questions about his own candidacy, Borsh also refused to discuss other personalities. In re- ply to questions about Herbert he said he did not know what was his mind, but thet the former presi dent's friends were “working for his nomination.” . “Is Governor Landon, of Kansas, ® candidate?” Borah was asked. “It looks rather suspicious,” he re- plied. Queried regarding Republican chances in the west, the Idahoan said: Sees F. D. B. Winning West “The best answer I can give tothat is if the election were held this year Roosevelt would carry the west.” If Norris runs as an independent, the Democrats would face the prob- lem of deciding whether to nominate @ candidate of their own and back him in the face of the president's def- inite espousal of Norris or to link Norris and Roosevelt in a joint Dem- ocratic-Independent campaign. KNOX SAYS FDR IS CONSISTENT ANYWAY . Washington, Nov. 16.—(}—Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher and Republican presidential possibility, said here Saturday that President Roosevelt’s endorsement of Senator Norris was consistent with the course under which he had “abandoned his own party program and taken up the radicals’ program.” Knox was in the capital for the week-end, visiting his wife, who has established a winter residence here. He refused to discuss politics gener- ally, or his own plans for 1936. “It is not at all surprising that the president should endorse Senator Nor- ris, just as he has Senator LaFolletie in Wisconsin,” Knox said, “because on the face of things it is obvious he thinks much as they do.” HOOVER WILL SPEAK TONIGHT IN NEW YORK New York, Nov. 16.—(?)—Herbert Hoover, titular head of the Republi- can party but still an enigma to both major parties so far as the 1936 presidential campagin is concerned, will deliver an address in a New York hotel Saturday night on “public ques- tions.” Some Republican circles said they regarded the speech as perhaps the most. important pronouncement of the former president since he spoke at a rally in Madison Square Garden « during the height of the 1932 presi- dential campaign. His audience will be members of Forum, C. A. Lounbsbury, founder of | the Bismarck Tribune, Walter Taylor vils Lake, Rilie Morgan of Grafton and W. P, Davies of Grand Forks. Other members of the committee on Hall of Fame nom- inations are W. H, Francis of Velva and M. I. Forkner of Langdon. N. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16—(@)—Cal. A. ward, director of the Rural