The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1936, Page 2

EXTINCTION FACING \ SMALL MERCHANTS, ~ PATMAN DECLARES Independents Prepare to See Congressmen on Price Dis- crimination Bill Washington, March 4.—()—Repre- sentative Patman (Dem., Tex.) told 1,500 independent merchants Wed- nesday that failure of their fight against chain stores would mean their extinction by monopolists. ‘The merchants, from many states, massed in Constitution hall prepar- atory to visiting their congressmen to ‘urge support of the Robinson-Patman bill, designed to prevent alleged price discrimination in favor of chain stores, “You are the first victims of mon- opoly,” Patman said. “After you, the farmer. Then the consumer and the wage earner—and finally, the country will be the victim and the nation will be destroyed.” J. A. O. Preus, former Minnesota governor and counsel for the Nationa: Retail Druggists’ association, opened the meeting with the assertion its purpose was “to demonstrate the des- perate plight of small businessmen in every section of the country.” CONVICT SPENT FIVE YEARS IN ‘SOLITARY’ Former Warden Testified at Prison Probe Regarding Prisoner's Punishment Joliet, Il, March 4—(#)—The charge that a Joliet penitentiary in- mate spent nearly five years in soli- tary confinement was made Wednes- day by a former deputy warden be- fore Governor Horner's prison inves- tigating commission. The convict was Tommy Ivers, and the “solitary” was his punishment for killing another convict, former Deputy Warden Walter Nierstheimer testified. Appearing before the committee at his own request to refute charges of prison gambling, favoritism and lax discipline against prison administra- tions, Nierstheimer denied assertions of convict witnesses before the com- mittee that gangs ruled both old and new prisons at Joliet. The razor slaying of Richard Loeb on Jan. 28, by James Day, 23, a con- viet since indicted for murder, in- stigated the prison investigation. DAFFY DEAN HURT Dallas, Texas, March 4.—(?)—Paul (Daffy) Dean, St. Louis Cardinal pitcher; suffered a leg injury in an automobile accident Wednesday. Weather Report WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; rising ‘temperature, For North Da- kota: Partly clou- dy tonight and Thursday; rising temperature to- night and east For South kota: Partly clou- dy tonight and Thursday; rising temp. Thursday and in west por- e eon tontent ontana: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; ‘warmer east portion tonight. For Minnesota: ir, not so cold in north tonight; Thursday increas- ing cloudiness, rising temperature. WEATHER CONDITIONS A high ure area extends from the north Pacific coast southeastward to the patesseipol Valley, Kamloops, pad Rapid City, 30.26, while low region, 8. 8. Marie, 29.60, and over the Southwest, Phoe- nix, 29.82. Temperatures dropped somewhat over the Northwest and readings are below zero in Manitova this morning. A few scattered places in the central and north-central dis- a paortes ent Brectbitation: ismarck arometer, inches: 28.33. Reduced to sea level, 30.19. Sunrise today 7:17 a, m. Sunset today 6:32 p, m. PRECIPITATI For Bismarck Stations ‘Total this month to date Normal, this month to date .. Normal, Jantincy ry at to dia si late .. Accuculated deficiency to date NORTH DAKOTA WEATHER Low- High- 45 36 38 41 WEATHER AT OTHER POINTS Low- High- est est Pct. Amarillo, Texas, clear . 38 64 | Amarillo, Texas, cldy... 42 Boise, Idaho, clear . 32 peldy 38 He a A clear ... 7 & she told him to mail it at the post- ry thing to do with him and for him to .| girl's admonition to “scram,” where- he THE pin eee eee {ROBINSON DEFENDS f-:) A picket in New York's strike of he used an elevator to return to his had to propel his daughter's carria } outside. (Associated Press Photo) building employes, failing nize the former heavyweight champion, threatened Jack Demp' 18th floor apartment after walking all the way to the ground. Lacking the services of the doorman, Dempsey ge to the street for her daily ride POLITIGS HALT FOR | BIRTHDAY GREETING Wyndmere and Jamestown Pas-| tors Feted by Fellows at Impromptu Party Politics were held up momentarily, Tuesday at the “regular” convention of the Nonpartisan League, while two minister-delegates celebrated their) birthdays with an impromptu “feast”; on the stage of the convention hall. The two were Rev. Overt Skilbred; of Wyndmere and Rev. R. E, Strutz! of Jamestown. It started with a speech by Rev. Skilbred. During the course of his! talk, he mentioned that he was “51 years old today.” i A moment later Rev. Strutz arose; and announced it was “my birthday,! too.” He is 64 years old. Shortly afterward, Frank Vogel, former state highway commissioner,| strode to the stage bearing a tray containing two small cakes with) Ughted candles atop, and pots of steaming coffee. | While the assembled delegates sang! “Happy Birthday to You” the two) ministers somewhat self-consciously} ate their birthday cake on the stage) of the auditorium. ONTINUED C from page one Young Bismarcker Kills Self After Shooting 3 Women) sentence being one to five years, He was paroled from the prison May 18, 1934. The lower part of the house inj which the shooting occurred is occu-j; pied by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sleight and family and by Mr. and Mrs. Ray- mond Cassidy, the Sleights’ daughter and son-in-law. Saw Drennen Enter Mrs. Cassidy, asleep in a front room | near the door leading to the stairway, heard Drennen come up on the porch as soon as John Baker left. He peer- ed through the door for a full min- ute before entering, she said,- and went upstairs. She heard him knock on the door of the Bakers’ apartment and ask if Mrs. Baker were awake. Mrs. Baker, who had been in bed with her two daughters, opened the; door and Drennen stepped into the apartment. Immediately, Mrs. Cassiday said, he began to accuse Agnes Baker of treat- ing him wrongly and demanded to know why she walked away from him when he tried to talk to her, Miss Baker informed him that she, wanted nothing to do with him and he countered with the statement that he had a letter for her. Thereupon office, saying she didn’t want any- get out of the apartment. “Maybe you'd like to put me out,” was the rejoinder, followed by the upon Drennen opened fire, shooting at the three women in the bed. Tried to Shield Daughters Mrs. Baker tried to shield the two girls with her body and was struck by two of the bullets. Two others| ; #Pparently went wild, Drennen emp- | tying his gun before leaving the place. | Mrs, Cassidy started for the stair- way but was pulled back by her hus- | band. Bradford Sleight, 12, a stu- dent at the junior high school, was the first person to reach the scene, hallway and the girls standing in the bedroom screaming, Mrs, Sleight was under a doctors care Wednesday, suffering from nerv- ous shock. Mr. Sleight, a night guard at the state prison, was not at home when the shooting occurred. Agnes Baker is an employe of the WPA, working at the Wachter school. | Betty Baker is a pupil at St. Mary's | school. Mrs, Baker is the widow of finding Mrs. Baker in the apartment | —__—_____——® Ups and Downs _InN.Y. Strike New York, March 4.—(?)—Despite the building service strike, New York- jers upheld the best tradition of the amusement world: “The Show Must Go On.” Wealthy women residents of 25 East End Ave., home of Rudy Vallee and Gladys Swarthout, operated ele- vators to assist the singers in getting to and from rehearsals and radio pro- grams. Sigmund Romberg, the composer and conductor, was set to leave for Hollywood when the strike stopped service in the Central Park west apartment where he lives. Eight por- ters carried four trunks down 21 flights of stairs so that he might catch his train, One dog's life was a lot easier than that of his mistress, A small woman scolded a big brown dog as she came out of a Riverside Drive apartment. “He is used to riding the elevators. He simply refused to walk down the stairs, and I had to carry him.” Special health inspectors received strange results for “emergency” ele- vator service. An invalid woman on an upper floor of a Park Avenue apartment house telephoned she was expecting a masseur and doubted if he would feel like walking up. The health department gave him a lift. Louis Trainer Hears Shooting Described Chicago, March 4.—(@)—Jack Black- heavyweight “Brown Bomber,” and William Parnell, Negro, both charged with assault with intent to kill, Wed- nesday heard John Bowman, Negro, was wounded seriously in gunplay following a fight he had with Black- burn, Bowman, appearing as a state wit- ness at the trial of Blackburn and Parnell, said he and Blackburn fought in a South Side alley when the train- view toward purchasing real estate by Louis’ fighting career. The argu- refusal to show Blackburn a garage. Mud-Splashed Man Hurls Axe at Auto Minneapolis, March 4.—(#)—Show- as he sought to clear ice from a catch basin in front of his home, Sidney J. {Davis, 71, became more and more irate. So irate, E. H. Poppitz, a mo- torist, told police, that Davis sent a four occupants of the machine. “I don’t know how it happened," Davis told police. mad.” Poppitz said he would prefer as- sault charges. Pioneer of Christine, band, are five children, them Mrs. Oscar Hast of Devils Lake. ‘Weak Knee May Close | more to convince his New York Giant bosses that he is “too old” to be a player-manager. His left knee may burn, Negro trainer for Joe Louis, describe how a 9-year-old Negro girl er was investigating property with a from part of the riches brought in ment started, Bowman said, over his ered with mud from passing motorists pickaxe crashing through a window of the Poppitz car. It narrowly missed “All I could see was mud. And the mud made me Mrs. Johnson, Dead Christine, N. D., March 4.—(P)— Mrs. J. O, Johnson, 77, died Tuesday at her farm home near here, which she and her husband homesteaded in 1877. She. had been ill for several months. Surviving besides her hus- including Mrs, R. C, Madsen of Devils Lake; two brothers and three sisters, among Bill Terry’s Career Pensacola, Fla., March 4.—(?)—Bill | P: Terry may not have to sfgue any BISMARCK TRIBUNE, NEW DEAL AGAINST DICKINSON ATTACK ‘Even Political Blind Should Be Able to See Improvement,’ He Says Washington, March 4.—()—Crit- isism of the New Deal’s first three years of operation by Senator Dick- inson (Rep. Iowa), prompted the reply from Democratic Leader Rob- inson in the senate Wednesday that “the country on the whole is now prosperous.” Dickinson, who has announced himself a candidate for the Repub- lican presidential nomination, started the Roosevelt third anniversary de- bate with a declaration that the New Deal started off with “unified pop- ular support” yet Wednesday the “entire nation is indignant and dis- sillusioned” and its “faith has been betrayed.” As soon as the Iowan completed the reading of his prepared speech on administration policies, Robinson jumped to his feet and said: “I accept the challenge and main- tain with fervor that, in spite of all the senator has said, conditions have so markedly improved that even the political blind ought to be able to take note of the improvement.” “Eleven million men still tramping the streets in search of work make @ bitter jest of the boast of recov- ery,” Dickinson said. “Fifteen billions have been squan- dered in three years in waste of reck- less extravagance. Meanwhile pros- perity remains elusively ‘around «the corner,’ and in the same old ‘dreary street’ which so aroused Candidate Roosevelt’s scorn in 1932. But prom- ises cannot restart the wheels of in- sell Young of Bismarck and O. & Goldhammer of Nelson. By-Laws—C. N. Lee of Dunn, H. W. Jones of McIntosh, Carl Rinde of Walsh, Z. Viassoff of Beach, L. E. Bernston of Parshall, Procedure—Al Sundfor of Fargo, Ray Schnell of Stark and John Clark of Rolette. Platform—J. H. Parkinson of Botti- neau, John Miklethun of Valley City, Peter Skaviand of Williams, J. H. Er- hardt of Pembina and Carl Opdahl ot LaMoure. Administration Assailed Awaiting reports from resolutions and platform committees, the com- mittee on by-laws and on procedure, the Langerites marked time in con- vention, listening to speakers assail the present state administration, while others warned of the intensity |and “financial hardship” of the com- ing campaign. Named to the committee on resolu- tions and platform were Lee Henning of Edgeley; R. H. Points, Crosby; Mrs. Helga Kilstad, Steel R. A. Rott- weiler, Grand Forks; Joe Alners, New Rockford; Paul Ziegler, Garrison: Fred Link, Golden Valley; 8. 8. Mc- Donald, Bismarck and Ed Greene of Langdon, The convention decided to move into executive caucus after voicing its gubernatorial endorsement, before endorsing any other candidates for state offices. Following endorsement of state of- ficials, the convention determined its next move would be election of a state executive committee, followed by en- dorsement of congressional candi- dates, Eck Is Vituperative Elwood Eck, member of the state excutive committee, attacked present state administration officials, terming them “a bunch of cheap politicians from top to bottom.” He claimed to the convention that Harry Peterson, chairman of the Nonpartisan League state executive committee until it’s reorganization Tuesday, told him and W. E. Hoopes, new chairman, that “he (Peterson) declined to serve any more on this committee—there has been so much NTINUE dustry, nor is human nature gullible trom page one- forever.” co D Delegates Seated At Both Meetings Listen to Orators stroy the League, others, including Gov. Welford, saw little danger in that direction. Mrs. Smith Seated Delegates in the convention of Wel- ford supporters included Mrs. R. R. Smith of Bottineau county, member of executive committee, Federation of Nonpartisan Women’s clubs. Bottineau, Pembina, Sheridan, Gold- en Valley and Rolette had no represen- tative in the Langer convention, the counties being in the Welford column, while one group of Stark county dele- gates friendly to Adam Lefor, state examiner, failed to be seated by the credentials committee and entered the Welford conclave after being replaced by Langer delegates. The Welford convention also de- clined the floor to Judge Fred Graham of Ellendale, head of a committee at- tempting a compromise between the Langer and Welford forces. The Wel- ford convention leaders took no action on the proposal after being presented a request for a compromise by Gra- ham. A rousing ovation was given by Wel- ford convention delegates when Dave Hamilton, an original Nonpartisan League organizer and former Langer supporter, lauded Governor Welford by implication, although not mention- ing his name. Outlines League Creation He outlined the original creation of the League when it was first re- stricted to “dirt farmers” and its generally broadening policies in later years. “We never had any trouble with a dirt farmer for governor, and every time we got into trouble with someone not a dirt farmer, we had to get a dirt farmer to pull us out,” declared Hamilton. “Things have been working out smoothly since we got another dirt farmer into the governor's chair, and now the same men who helped put him there want to kick him in the face, and I gon’t think it’s right,” he said. Hamilton attacked the change in chairmanship of the executive com- mittee of the League, in which Sena- tor Harry Peterson was replaced by W. E. Hoopes of Carrington, Langer supporter. “Peterson was railroaded out,” Hamilton charged. Wants Dirt Farmer “Take plenty of time to get a good platform and get back to the original principles of the League, put a dirt farmer at the head of the ticket and Tl go along with you,” Hamilton told the delegates. A declaration of support and con- fidence in Senator Peterson, who was elected permanent chairman of the convention, signed by 109 of his neighbors in Mountrail county, was read at the convention. Other speakers at the Welford meeting included Senators John K. Brostuen of McKenzie and Melvin P. Johnson of Richland, John Nystul of Fargo, leader of the 1934 “rump” League faction movement against Langer, and Hugh McCullough of ‘Washburn. Nystul recalled the 1934 campaign honesty in the organization.” Endorsements Delayed Endorsement of candidates for expected to be reached by either con- vention until possibly late Wednes- day or Thursday if either convention is held over. The Welford convention named the following committees: Resolutions—G. W. Kolpin of Steele, E. C. Beede of Grant, Isaak Mattson of Ward, E. B. Sauter of Kidder, Dr. C. Johnson of McKenzie, Rus- pressure brought to bear on me that I can’t stand it any longer. This is the only way out.” Frank Vogel, former state highway commissioner, told the Langer group “don’t kid yourself that you are going tc have any easy campaign. You nave no funds of any kind or descrip- tion.” “Those men meeting over there,” Vogel waved his hand in the general direction of the auditorium where the Welfordites were gathered—“are hold- ing the money bags. But the fact we have no money does not mean we are going to get licked. They can tie up all the money bags they want to, and money can’t buy this kind of sup- Borah Wires A telegram from William E. Borah, Republican senator from Idaho, was read to the convention, which ex- pressed “best wishes” to the delegates. Four members of the Young Non. Partisan league were seated as dele- gates without a vote, The convention moved into s night session, at which it was probable a Preliminary report of the platform ana resolutions committee would be pre- sented, The platform introduced by former State Senator C. G. Bangert, was stil incomplete when the body adjourned until 10 a, m. Wednesday. said other proposals still were to be submitted for approval. Call for Tariffs Followers of Governor Welford called for protective national tariffs on imports of farm products, pledged support to the Townsend old age pen- sion plan, demanded re-establishmen: of @ real moratorium by executive or- der, favored reenactment of an anti- deficiency judgment law, declared 1° it be found necessary to continue « sales tax in any form “we demand it be an absolate full replacement tax in every sense.” It pledged wholehearted support to organized labor and unorganized Ia- boring groups, insisted state taxes be further reduced, favored exemption of occupied homesteads up to $5.000 and city and village homes up to $1,500. It advocated establishment of a state printing plant to publish and distribute school books at cost and to do all public printing for the state and various political subdivisions; de- manded all state institutions, depart- ments and other state offices be re- quired to disburse their monies only through state board of audits, insisted that $1,138,000 transferred by legisla- tive act in 1935 from the state hail in- surance fund be returned to fund,| advocated graduated land tax, sup- ported of chain store tax with law to provide for licensing of all such business enterprises, pledged support for passage of Frazier-Lemke refinan- cing bill, asked enactment of law de- claring null void all usurious need of assistance, and demanded an Friedrichshafen, Germany newest Zeppelin, the stg LETYPE! ROBERTS SEES NO ~ BRIEFS7="|| DANGER OF FLOODS Beg Breakup in Missouri River Not, Due for Some Time, He Tells Lions Club An excessive amount of unmelted snow over western North Dakota and eastern Montana does not mean a greater danger of floods in the, Mis- souri river bottoms near here in the opinion of O. W. Roberts, head of the local weather bureau station. The federal meteorologist, speaking at the regular noon luncheon of the Rotary club Wednesday, said that the said} ice is still around 36 inches pressing a} and those of the state police in search- ing for his child. London—The Reuters correspondent Mrs. Jane De WaldenCooke Scar. lett (above) seeking an annulment of ner marriage to James 8. Scar. tett, the family chauffeur, told a Washington, D. C., court of her stormy elopement and honeymoon last spring which ended in an auto wreck in ieorgia. (Associated Press Photo) r honest, efficient and economical gov- ernment. Delegates seated at the Welford | #d convention follow ‘ Adams county—P. E. Collins; Barnes—John Mikelthun, Sam Ogels- by, W. R. Jones; Benson—Olive La- Grave; Billings—Elko Polonick; Bot- tineau—T. D. Aeheson, William Thatcher, Elmer Larson, J. H. Park-| decided inson; Bowman—H. N. Fisher; Burke —Dorothy Wegener; Burleigh—H. E. Paul, Martin Strand, J. C. Olson, Rus- sell Young, Earl Mowder; Cass—W. E. Black, A. G. Lunfor, W. Lit- ten, C. C. Snyder, J. O. Lommen, George Seiler; Cavalier—John Cam- eron, Mrs. Carl J. Olmanson, Mrs. Burnette Wegleitner, Ludwig Peder- son, Bernice Helgerson; Dickey— August Herberg, D. D. Moore, C. H. Theede; Divide—none; Dunn—H. M. Pippin, C. N. Lee; Eddy—John Craw- ford, R. C. Harper; Emmons—E. H. Brant, Elmer Odegaard, Anton Lar- son; Foster—Jacob Kuehn; Golden Valley—Z. Viasoff; Grand Forks—D. C. McDonald, Allan McManus, An- drew Fladeland, T. H. H. Thoreson, Jack Hammelsmith; Grant—E. OC. merce Calkins, E. B. Sauter; LaMoure —Carl Opdahl; Logan—Jacob Wolf, John Wentz, R. H. Schultz; Mc- Henry—T. E. Goodlaxon, A. C. Rus- sell; McIntosh—H. N. Jonas, Henry Goll, P. Levi; McKenzie—F. W. Erickson, G. A. Sunfor, P. O. C. John- son; McLean—Hugh H. McCullough, H. E. Wahl, Joe Ekhart, O. H. Steff- 38 C. Smith, Ben Kittler; Morton—F. N. Klein, C. G. Thompson, M. E. Grams, E. G. Kraemer (labor); Mountrail— L; L, Beentson, Harry Peterson, H. L. Selvig; Nelson—O. W. Nelson, O. £. Goldhammer; Oliver—None; Pembina —B. H. Hjalmarson, J. H. Erhardt, A. Geiger, W. H. Rickbeil; Pierce—None; Ramsey—W. H. Edgar, Ollai Kirkiert, J. D. Mitchell; Ransom—Lloyd Selig; Renville—Alameda Lee; Richland— R. H. Meyer, J. A. Smith, Jr., C. H. Ebel, Melvin Johnson, Bernt Johnson, A. L, Flatland; Rolette—John Clark, Otto Simonson; Sargent—D. D. Wil- Mams; Sheridan—None. 8 Strom; Stark—Ray Schnell, George Schuch, E. D. Culver, Pat Daly; Steel —H. E. Solvick, Carl Dronen; Stuts- man—Paul Drew (labor), R. J. 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