The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1936, Page 1

} see ia kee. POWERFUL FORCES DECLINE 0 MAKE FARM BILL A RIDER Want Measure to Stand on Own Feet Rather Than Come in as Amendment ROOSEVELT CALLS PARLEY eS Legislative Chieftains to Dis- cuss Policy Outline at White House Meeting Washington, Jan. 21.—(7)—De- tails of a new two-year farm pro- Bills provid- ing necessary amendments to the soil conservation act will be Presented immediately. Washington, Jan, 21.—(#)—Power- ful opposition was voiced in the sen- ate Tuesday to speeding the adminis- tration’s new farm plan through as ‘amendments to an appropriation bill which already has passed the house. Some Democrats as well as Repub- licans demanded the plan should be considered “on its merits” és separate legislation. jediministration ritain AAA's otjece| VOte; House to Act Quickly | year to the nearest farm, a quarter tives through cash benefits to farm- on Amendments of a mile away, was related here Mon- ers who cooperate i @ soil beget na by Dr. V. H. Moats of Mc- tion program, ut = aut ive en ee ae cy. sources indicated that the president's} Washington, Jan. 21.—(#—The) oats said he was called to the Roy advisors were not all in complete agreement. High officials were called to a White House conference at 2 p. m. They included Secretaries Wallace and Morgenthau, .Attorpep...' Cummings, and legislative leaders. Separate Bills Ready. Chairman Jones (Dem. Tex), of the house agriculture committee and Senator Bankhead (Dem., Ala.), who were among those summoned to con- fer, had prepared soil conservation- crop control bills for immediate intro- duction, Jones had said the bills were much the same, though his measure included a domestic allot- ment plan. _ Bankhead had said his legislation would be in the form of amendments to the soil conservation act of 1935 and that he would ask that it be con- sidered as amendments to the first appropriation bill to come up for debate. The justice department prepared to withdraw all objections it has lodged in lower federal courts against the re- turn of $200,000,000 worth of process- ing taxes to processors. Sweeping aside government objec- tions, the supreme court Monday put into immediate effect a recent ruling that these taxes, impounded during litigation, must be repaid. The taxes were levied under AAA, now: invali- dated. Attorney General Cummings de- clined to say whether the court’s rul- ing meant that processors who have Paid $1,000,000,000 into the treasury could bring suit to collect. PS THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE iMona BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1936 rch of xk kw iV x & | The Country Residence Where King George Was Stricken Above is Sandringham House, on the east coast of Enzland, the country residence of King George V and -Queen Mary, where the king lay, seriously ill, in a specially heated and ventilated room. PUTS BABY BONDS NEAR T0 PAYMENT Senate Passes Bill by 74-16' bonus floodtide swept along with un- abated strength Tuesday as the Demo- cratic leadership of the house laid Plans: to whisk to passage Wednesday bill. that Tuesday, 14 20 16, “ ‘By-'Thursday morning, it was indi- gated, the bill to pay off more than /$2,000,000,000 of adjusted service cer- tificates in $50 cashable bonds will lie on President Roosevelt's desk, pro- vided the house makes no changes that require time to iron out. The fact that Monday's emphatic volley of aye votes was much more than the two-thirds necessary to over- ride.a veto strengthened predictions, made even by Democratic leaders, that the bill will become law whether Pres- ident Roosevelt signs it or not. The house already has passed, 356 to 59, an-immediate payment bill which is similar to the senate’s except that it specifies no particular method of pay- ment. President Still Silent As the tide swept toward President merely per- functory routine, turned to the next question: _ How to provide the neces- sary cash. When that question comes up for debate inflation forces will rally for another attempt to print new money. The ultimate cost of the baby bond bill is estimated at $2,491,000.000, but figures on the immediate cost range from _1,000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000, BONS FLOOOMDE |Fire Drives Family Out in -20 Weather A tale of a burning farmhouse in 20 below zero weather, of a scantily- clad mother sitting in the snow with a week-old child in her arms and of a frantic father running in his under- Just farm, about seven miles south of Pickardville in Sheridan county, Sun-/ day morning. He drove his car to Pickardville and went by horse and sled from there to the Just farm. This twaa.sbe-stary. to-. gether while treating al itely burns and ;frostbites suffered by Mr. and Mrs. John Combs and Mrs. Just’s daughter, who with her mother was staying at the Combs farm where the fire occurred. Combs, a sheep rancher and town- ship clerk, was awakened around stx. o'clock Sunday morning by smoke, -| the furniture and clothés of his fam- Moats said. First he took his infant daughter outside, returning to assist Mrs. Just and her daughter out. His wife was following but got her feet caught in her nigiitgown and fell. A burning piece of wall board fell on her shoulder, burning it severely and she was carried out by her husband, who also received burns. Combs, clad cnly in his underwear and without shoes or stockings, ran the quarter of a mile to the Just farm in the snow and cold where he sum- moned help. After all had been taken to the farm, Mr. Just drove his team inte..Pickardville,. seven milegx away, and called Dr. Moats, Besides the home, which burned to the ground, Mr. Combs lost the en- tire set of township records and ap- proximately $100 in cash and all of ily, Dr. Moats said. Mrs. Combs had given birth to her child just a week previous, (By the Associated Press) What is the pay of a British king? King George and Queen Mary received in the civil list—the par- lamentary salary provision—a total of £470,000 (about $2,250,000 at the present rates of exchange.) What provision will be made for King Edward rests with parlia- ment. A bachelor king may not Tequire as large a civil list as a married one. SARLES APPOINTED HOLT'S SUCCESSOR Former Adjutant General Will [Pa Rig] MIE DARES SENATE TO HALT PROBE 0 WORLD WAR CAUSE Discloses Plan to Call Aviation, Machine Gun and Steel Firm Heads Washington, Jan. 21—(?)—Talk of extending the present neutrality law for a year to permit more deliberate consideration of permanent legislation arose Tuesday in senate circles. While administration leaders con- tinued to forecast early action on the permanent policy, other senacors said diversity of opinion on the complex issue might delay it. A law now on the books but ex- * , kk * Occasional Wednesday; r The Weather ht snow it and ig vemperature Wed. PRICE FIVE CENTS ast Empire Dies xk k & ‘Prince of Wales Becomes Edward VIII Sailor King’s Life Ebbs Quietly Away In Rural Residence at Sandringham; Prince Flies to Take Up Royal Duties Private Service Is Held in Little Country Church for Dead Monarch QUEEN SHOWS HER COURAGE Royal Standard Only Flag in Whole Empire Flying at Full Staff (Copyright, 1936, Associated Press) Sandringham, Jan. 21.—Great Bri- tain’s royal family mourned the death of 70-year-old King George V at a private service in Sandringham’s little church Tuesday while the ew monarch, Edward VIII, flew to Lon- don for his accession ceremony. The beloved old sovereign died, as he had always wished, in the quiet and peace of his Norfolk country estate, just before midnight Monday night. with the family he loved at his side. An official announcement said the bereaved queen mother, Mary, was “bearing up with magnificent cour- age” Tuesday. With the vast empire and virtually the entire world sharing their sorrow, the princess royal, only daughter of King George and Queen Mary, and other members of the royal houschold went to Saint Mary of Magdaienes church Tuesday morning for s Holy Communion service. The service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury who only a renee aan given a last le: u king. f “Royal 8 at Top Unlike the remainder of the coun- tryside, where flags whipped at half- staff in a strong wind, the royal staniard on the little church flew from the top of its pole. A symbol of the last half of the slogan: “The king is dead! Long live the king!” The standard always flies at full staff, signifying that the Bri- tish empire is never without a ruler. The former Prince of Wales, now Britain’s first “flying king,” left Sand- ringham house by automobile with the Duke of York for the Bercham, New- ton, airdrome a few miles away, where they took their plane for London. The royal brothers—one the new king, the other the heir presumptive —wore black overcoats and bowler hats. Edward, with only a few hours sleep, appeared worn and tired, but he raised his hat in acknowledgment to the greetings of the few who saw him leave. Gets Silent Welcome A big crowd was assembled at the airdrome to see the new monarch. Since cheers. could not be raised, the come was silent. Men took off their hats and women curtsied. Dense throngs lines St. James street and other thoroughfares lead- ing to 8t. James’ palace to watcn Edward's first entrance as king. A human touch showing the ner- vous strain under which the new king was burdened came when he stepped out of the royal car at St. James’ palace. depending on. how many veteran: choose to cash their bonds quickly. To Get Cash in June Direct Work of WPA in Grand Forks District THEORY THAT CRAZY |piring Feb. 29 forces the president to” Hatless, he walked briskly into the lay down an embargo on arms and/| palace between the stiff-backed sen- munitions shipments to belligerents a ‘A moment Jater, the new king MAN WRECKED SHIP STUDIED BY AIRLINES Pistol Found in Wreckage; Man Reported to Have Sought Insurance Memphis, Tenn., Jan, 21.—(7)—A fired aboard the giant airliner “Southerner” before it plunged 17 persans to death in an) against Arkansas swamp held the attention of investigators Tuesday. Discovery in the wreckage of an automatic pistol and a piece of metal sbout the size aboard the ship. ig Fresh cause for speculation was a at Washington that all but the ‘hu- man element” in the crash had been Beginning next June 165, veterans can turn their bonds into local post offices for cash or they can hold them rt ea 3 per cent interest unti Bonus leaders are considering the Possibility of tacking an a) ferred late Monday in the office of Thomas (Dem.-Okla.) indi- they would try to have the ap- stipulate that in- treasury the gold and silver reserves. Earle Sarles of Hillsboro was ap- pointed Grand Forks district admin- istrator for the state works progress administration Tuesday, succeeding Henry Holt of Grand Forks, who re- signed, effective February 1. Sarles, former state adjutant gen- eral under three governors, had been personnel director and had been in charge of WPA transient camp activi- ties. He also was executive assistant to Thomas H. Moodie, state WPA ls duties 0 1 director will dut as personne! ctor wi be absorbed by the administrat.r in & reorganization of the state office. Moodie said. ‘At the same time, Miss Genevieve AUTO CRASH BURNS ~-RATAL TO KEMPEL Lisbon, N. D., Jan. 21.—()—Second to die from burns suffered as an j|aftermath to an automobile accident near Venlo on Jan. 11, Alexander Kempel, 22, Sydna township youth, will be buried Thursday. Kempel died Sunday. N.D. Traffic Toll Parsons, secretary to Moodie, became executive assistant to the administra- tor. No other changes will be made, Moodie announced. Sarles will go to Grand Forks Mon- day to confer with Holt prior to tak- ing over his duties. No changes in personnel will be made at Grand Forks, it was announced here, the position of deputy administrator. held by Holt, is abolished, Moodie an- Sarles was adjutant general under former Gov. William Langer, his suc- cessor, former Acting Governor Ole 'H. Olson and during Moodie’s service a8 governor. With succession of the present act- ing governor, Walter Welford, Sarles was succeeded by Frayne Baker as adjutant general. : PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED Tokyo, Jan. 21.—()—A do! political controversy resulted Tues- day in dissolution of the Japanese it and oe | calling of a gen- but does not empower him to curb the flow of other trade. Friends Fear Backfire Some friends of the neutrality legis- lation feared that the backfire against the munitions investigation would serve to delay action on the perman- ent law. Such deep feeling was aroused by the charge of Senator Nye (Rep., N. D.) that former president Wilson “falsified,” that they felt it would impede consideration of the measure sought by Nye. With angry Democrats determined gun and steel company inquiry he had Outlined for the next three weeks. In a press release Monday Nye list- ed the witnesses his munitions com- gation stopped.” hurried back to the car to retrieve a package he had forgotten. Guns Boom Dully The guns in Hyde Park boomed dully across Whitehall as tens of thousands of spectators watched the car vanish into the palace grounds. It was understood the proclamation of Edward as king will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday in &t. James’ palace. ¢ Fe The new king's first public notice, issued at Buckingham palace read: “The king commands that the court to cut off his investigation funds, Nye} shalt wear mourning for nine months retaliated by virtually daring the sen-|¢rom this day fer his late most ate to squash the aviation, machine gracious majesty, king George V, of to blessed memory. The court is change to half mourning, July 21, next.” Arrangements to take the body of mittee had called for questioning. He] tne jate King George V to London that since the committee's | were completed. The body is to be re- funds were now gone it was up 'o the| moved to the village chapel then, on senate whether “it wants this tnvesti- Thursday, it will be taken to the cap- ital. George’s body will be taken to mestic |Monday night that several months Offers Witness List the church after dusk. The committee investigators had Only, Neighbors Allowed expected “interesting” developments| It will He in semi-state with only from questioning aviation companies} the parishioners of Sandringham per- on the extent of shipments of war| mitted to enter for a last view of planes to foreign countries in recent |their late neighbor and ruler. years, including Italy, Germany and] The body, in its simple coffin of Japan. Nye’s list of. prospective wit-|oak, made on the Sandringham estate, nesses also included representatives of | wit] be carried on a gun carriage of large steel companies and prepared-|the royal horse artillery to the little ness organizations. railroad station.- Nye has contended that his remark| ~The late king’s own company of the oh eg pet on a Lag - fifth territorial battalion of the Royal war borne -egim serve as guar @ secret document. It was learned pega ee ep Dies in Four’ Da; ago the state department made sev-| he late King erent tour days eral hundred state papers avauable|arter he contracted a sudden illness. to the Nye committee but stipulated | succumbed at 5:55 p:m., (C8.T.) Mon-| that about 20 of them must be held Gay night to complical a wae Jained that th Bite ay Py contained international secrets en- |SD4,® Heart weaknens sures trusted to the United States by for-|"gteeling themselves for the double eign governments and that they could | ordea) of burying the dead king and, on Page ,|not be published without the consent the these governments, rprocia ming 226 ney porercies Guat | ’ ‘The King Is Dead--- Long Live the King’ KING EDWARD VIII Peaceful Death of Father Gives Son Instant Succession to Throne CORONATION IS YEAR AWAY Privy Council Draws Up Proc- lamation Declaring Wales as Sovereign (Copyright, 1936, Associated Press) London, Jan. 21.—A new king, Ed- ward VIII, took up the rule of the British empire of nearly five hundred million people Tuesday. The man whom the world has known. as the Prince.of Wales discarded royal precedent to fly from the bier of his late father, King George V, in Sand- ringham House to the capital. He made the 100-mile trip in his private airplane and was the first British monarch to travel by air. Edward followed the precedent of centuries in hastening to St. James’ NEW TITLE USED FOR FIRST TIME London, Jan. 21.—(?)—The new title, King Edward VIII, was used for the first time Monday night when parliament met to swear al- legiance to the eldest son of the late King George V. Capt. the Rt. Hon. Edward Alger- non Fitzroy, speaker of the house of commons, was the first to take the oath. He swore “allegiance to his majesty, King Edward V1it, his heirs and successors, according to the law. The next to take the oath were Prime Minister Baldwin, Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the ex- chequer, and Sir John Simon, home secretary, Palace to take the scepter dropped by the dying king. But his adherence to precedent ended there. Previously, other crown princes had traveled by. coach, by ship, by train, and finally by auto. Took Only Two Hours But Tuesday, the 41-year-old Ed- ward had reached St. James’ less than 12 hours after his father breathed his last. The total trip occupied only two hours. After his entrance into St. James’ through streets lined with thousands of subjects, the new king went to Buckingham Palace to see his brother, the Duke of Gloucester, with whom he talked for half an hour. Gloucester jis ill with a cold. Afterward he went to York House, his official residence as the Prince of Wales, to attend a meeting of naval, military, police, and royal household officials to discuss the arrangements for the ceremonials .of the next few i days. His proclamation as king will be given Wednesday morning. The body of the late king will be brought to London Thursday. The new ruler met the privy council in an ancient ceremony at St. James’ Palace. He made his declaration and received the oath of allegiance from (Continued on Page Two) Prince Gets Post He Did Not Want Townsend Clubs on Slope Plan Meeting Dickinson, N. D., Jan. 21.—(7)—C. M. Hunn of New England, district or- ganizer for Townsend clubs in North Dakota, said the seventh district con- vention will be held at New England and Dickinson next Saturday. Principal speakers at New England Saturday afternoon will be Dr. H. Tru- man Gordon of Chicago and Paul Campbell of Minot. A banquet and meeting is sched- uled here Saturday night, according to Hunn who said 136 Townsend clubs have been organized in North Dakota. Colby Declares Nye rr * see Criticism Unjustified New York, Jan. 21.—(?)—Senator Gerald P. Nye’s criticism of President Wilson Monday night was branded a “false, trumped up and concocted ac- cusation” by Baihbridge Colby, one of Wilson’s secretaries of state. Colby said Nye’s charge that Wilson falsified the story of the secret allies treaties “marks the end of a career of the senator who had the stupidity to make it. The author of it will never outlive the shame of it.” Colby addressed the annual dinner Of. the, Society, of the Genesee. Kind Edward Would Much Rath- er Have Remained Plain David Windsor (By the Associated Press) Again for Britain have come echo- ing down from the ages the fateful words “the king is dead; long live the king!” and upon the comparatively youthful shoulders of her favorite son has fallen in these troubled times the crushing burden of sovereignty over the greatest empire the world has known. For Edward, Prince of Wales, these words, which have ushered in and out an endless line of English rulers, spelled double tragedy. They robbed him of a beloved father, who has been his companion and guide since the days of bedtime stories; they thrust him upon a throne which he would much prefer not to occupy. ‘The prince long had let it be known he did not want to be king. He would have preferred that one of his broth- ers rule, for by every inclination he is a country gentleman—just plain David Windsor, citizen in ordinary. Will Not Shirk Duty He is conscientious and never will shirk the duty which, through birth, he owes to the peoples he loves, but to David (the name by which his fam- (Continued on Page Two) NEW KING 1S FIRST BACHELOR MONARCH SINCE YEAR OF 1760 Three Male Rulers and One Queen Never Married Dur- ing Their Reigns (By the Associated Press) The British empire’s new king ts its first bachelor ruler since George Il ascended the throne in 1760, George III, however, married the next year, giving rise to speculation whether the new monarch might fol- low suit before his coronation in 1937. Three kings and one queen—Wil- liam If, Edward V, Edward VI, and Elizabeth—never married. Thirteen others were single on taking the oath but subsequently wed. Of the three other bachelor kings, Edward V and Edward VI died as youths, The former, who ascended in 1483, was killed in the tower of Lon- don with his brother Richard. Ths latter died when he was 15. King William II was killed in a hunting accident after he had ruled from 1087 to 1100. The new king is the 38th sovereign since William the Conquercr was crowned. He is @ great-grandson of Queen Victoria, who also was un- married when she succeeded her uncle, William IV, on June 20, 1837. She reigned more than 63 years. His grandfather, King Edward VIL the eldest son of Queen Victuria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ruled from Jan. 22, 1901, until his death, May 5, 1910. The throne then passed to King |Edward’s son, who became George V. v i