The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1936, Page 1

[===] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1936 The Weather Fair it and Thursdas tonights ring temperature Uhuredag, PRICE FIVE CENTS Death Rides Eastern Floods Paris Refuses Franco-German Rhine Neutral.Zoning LOGARNO POWERS IN| Venizelos, Father of Greek Republic, Dies) FOR $1,500,000,00 NEW DEADLOCK OVER BRITISH PROPOSALS Reich Diplomats Flying to Lon- don Will Arrive Too Late for Conference FRANCE IS PANIC-STRICKEN *elieve New Demilitarization Suggestion Came From Berlin Government (Copyright, 1936, London, March 18.—A flat refusal by the French to consider a British late for Wednesday’s session of the League of Nations’ council. Despite a violent storm of criticism, the British did not abandon their be- lief that a temporary neutral zone be- tween the German and French mili- tary forces would materially aid the situation. French Panic-Stricken The French, who seemed virtually panic-stricken by the British ten- dency to compromise with Germany, served notice that they were not pre- pared to enter into any negotiations with Germany until in May—after the French and German parliamentary elections. Paris V7 prix 8 Joint government a it Franco-German demilitarized zone, policed by the one of Nations, would sound its own death knell. French sources insisted no govern- ment, after the German occupation of the Rhineland and before the French spring elections, would dare subscribe to any plan by which a portion of its own territory would be policed by foreign representatives. The French reaction to the report- ed British plan for a new European security system came just in advance of a new session of diplomats of the ioe Powers, seeking to arrive at solution of the crisis pre- tipi ted by Germany's Rhine watch in defiance of the Locarno pact and Versailles treaty. Proposed by Hitler A British foreign office spokesman emphasized that all reports of the British draft were unconfirmed spe- culation, but recalled that a joint demilitarizat promised would be considered in due course. . The French, aroused because of de- lay in the League of Nations council’s condemnation of Germany for - its treaty breach, were believed to be de- manding a showdown at the session of Locarno diplomats on the question of finding guilty. The British, not interested in pun- ishing Germany, felt that the situa- tion should be utilized for construc- tive efforts instead of destructive moves such as might follow any vot- ing of sanctions against the Reich. French Excited Excited French sources asserted that creation of a “no man’s land” along the placid Rhine would be im- The famed French Maginot line on the eastern border, they pointed out, ran as close as 500 meters from the frontier. Amid the controversy, German del- | © egates were flying from Berlin to join the council deliberations, and the ex- ecutive body of the league was sum- moned to @ public session later today at St. James’ palace. The representatives resumed their conferences this morning after a mid- night session which a high British authority declared proceeded “very well.” Adolf Hitler's eleventh-hour de- cision to send a delegation, in re- tunity for a reconciliation of Europe's family of nations, Statesman Dies ELEUTHERIOS VENIZELOS PHANTOMS, LANKIN PLAY FOR GLASS A CAGE TITLE TONIGHT j=: ‘Greatest Statesman in Europe’ Dies in Self-Imposed Exile at Paris aan March 18.—(?)—Eleutherios 72, former and Mather of the Greek republic” which has now become a monarchy, died in self-imposed exile Wednesday after a short illness. ® His wife and two sons, Sophocles and Kirladis, were at his bedside when he succumbed at 4:50 a. m., (CST) to complications arising from a slight attack of influenza early this month. Pid statesman’s health had been nerally poor since he came to Paris Sitter the failure of the Greek revo- lution of March, 1935, resulted in res- toration of the monarchy and wrecked the hopes of the Republicans. Venizelos, for nearly 40 years Greece's “man of destiny,” molder of post-war republic and history maker, wound up his dramatic career in ex- fle, preferring life in Paris to a return to his native land even though a death sentence had been lifted by am- nesty decree after restoration of the monarchy in November, 1935. Carried Out Promise “I am not going back; it would not be wise,” he said when word of the amnesty reached him, and he sisted in that attitude after his Liberal party led all others in the first gen- eral election under the restored mon- archy, on Jan, 26, 1936. The death sentence was the out- come of an armed revolt which broke out in the navy on March 1, 1935. It Defending Champions, Paced by a Meinhover, Eliminate Shamrocks, 42-27 Devils Lake, March 18.—(?)—Lan- kin’s fighting quintet will battle the Bismarck Phantoms, 1935 champicns, for the North Dakota Class-A inde- pendent title tonight. Bismarck's big crew eliininsted Git's Shamrocks of Devils Lake in a rough semi-final struggle, 42 to 27, and Lan- kin followed by staving off a last- quarter rally by the Dakota Millers to upset the Grand Forks entry, 38 to 37, in a thriller. The losers in Wednesday morning’s play will meet for consolation honors preceding the championship game. Bismarck’s triumph in their ft.st tournament appearance was the re- sult of the prowess of Ted Meinhover, giapt center, who counted 21 points as the one effective cog inthe Phan- tom machine. Meinhover and two Devils Lake centers went out on per- sonals as the game degenerated into ® bruiser after the Phantoms had taken a 13 to 2 first-quarter lead. Lankiy’s six-point edge in three periods, gained on some brilliant shooting by Clarence Gerstner who counted 14 points in the first half, almost vanished before the deliberate play of the Millers, who missed re- peatedly in the closing minutes. Sha'rocks fg ft pf Melouse, f 1 Reslock, f 2 Stevens, c 3 Rutten, g¢ 8 Currie, g 2 Iverson, f 1 Moylan, f 1 Stevens, f 7 Peters'n, g 0 Totals 11 Phantoms fg ft pf Jacobs'n, f 1 Spriggs, f 1 Meinh'r, c 9 Bondy, Satov’h, & Olgetr'n, Totals Bl comssee: Fl mermeon 1 3 0 5 | somoremon-s Score by pe Shamrocks . 2 8 19—27 Phantoms 13 24 37—42 Technical—Currle, Satovich. Missed free throws—Devils 12; Bismarck 13. Millers tg ft vf Burck’dé, f 4 4 Nelson, 'f 1 Kelleher, c 2 Webs'r, g 5 White, g Rindy, & Hendr'n, c Totals Score by pe: Millers 7.5 Lankin . Forestry Students Will Receive Break Bottineau, N. D., March 18.—A plan whereby prospective students at the state forestry school here will be given employment this summer in the state forest nurseries has been announced by L. F. Davidson, school secretary. ‘The forestry school is attempting to supply a large number of seedling trees for use in the federal shelter- belt and other projects throughout the state and considerable labor is needed in planting and cultivating these trees and in packing them for shipment. The work will get actively under way about April 15. | Van Zandt Brands Students ‘Yellow’ Lake Marcum Lankin Lucka’n, f Machart, f Gerst'er, c Zeamon, & Zeamon, & ° 2 2 1 @| mmoont al wHaosk Totals ” | comm cvesrom a 11 22 28—37 2 26 36—38 Salt Lake City, March 18.—(?)— Members of the Veterans of Future ‘Wars, organized by Princeton uni- versity students, were described Wednesday as a “bunch of mon- keys” by James E. Van Zandt, na- tional commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The future veterans organiza- tion wants $1,000 cash bonuses now “so we can enjoy them while we're ‘The future veterans, said Com- mander Van Zandt, “are too yel- low to go to war. Therefore they’ never be veterans of a future war. to destroy the republic. Venizelos, in retirement on his na- tive island of Crete, espoused the rebel cause. So did Nicholas Plastiras, a former dictator of Greece, who had been living in southern France. But Plastiras, starting to take command in Italy and Venizelos, embarking on a rebel mas.of war, never reached the a| fighting front. There were 10 days lof bloody civil war, marked by pitched battles on Jand and air bombardment of the rebellious fleet by ee planes. Then the rebels broke and Venizelos fied to the Island of Rhodés where, under the Italian flag, he found sanctuary. A few days later he sailed to Naples on an Italian liner and after a brief rest there joined his son in Paris. Passed Death Sentences On May 5 a court martial in Athens, trying Venizelos and Plastiras in ab- beers passed sentences of death upon Venizelos had been premier seven times and a power both in and out of office before disaster overwhelmed him. The power of his leadership (had touched on some phase or other of Greek life almost continuously from the days when he helped free Crete from Turkish rule in 1897. President Wilson, upon his return from the Paris peace conference, characterized him as one of the great- (Continued on Page Two) TAYLOR TRANSFERED ““/TO ST. PAUL BUREAU Federal Highway Chief Will Be Succeeded Here by G. E. Eldred Transfer of H. J. Taylor from Bis- marck to St. Paul by the federal bureau of public and appoint- ment of G. E. Eldred, St. Paul, to! progress take his place here was announced Wednesday. Taylor came to the Bismarck branch of the bureau June 10, 1925 and was appointed head of the North Dakota division in December, 1930, following the death of the late 8S. R. Scharts. In 8&t. Paul he will be connected with the work of the federal bureau in Wisconsin, work of the bureau in that state being handled from the 8t. Paul office. Eldred, who arrived here Tuesday, has been in the St. Paul office of the bureau for the last eight years. He is & graduate of the University of Wis- consin in the class of 1916. He is married and the father of two chil- dren, Ruth 15, and Roy 12, who prob- ably will come here with Mrs. Eldred to make their home after the close of the school year. The ‘Taylors 1 have been living at 818 Fifth’ 8t. Serhienko Improving From Blast Injuries Dickinson, N. D., Maroh 18.—(P)— Steady improvement in thé-condition of Paul Serhienko, victim of a kero- sene blast in his home which resulted in the death of his wife and baby, Berhienko. and aero Dolores, 2, were held Tuesday at the Ukrania church north of Belfield. TOUGH ON TRAIN Lake Charles, La., March 18.—()— An automobile driven by Harry E. Hansen, one-armed salesman, ran in- to the side of a freight train and de- railed 10 cars, but Hansen was only. cut and bruised. of the rebel land forces, was detained | ho, FDR ASKS CONGRESS TO FINANCE. RELIEF Private Business Must Must Extend Its Operations to Absorb Jobless, He Says WPA WOULD GET ALL FUNDS Sees Nothing in Anti-Trust Laws to Prevent Cooper- ation to Make Work Washington, March 18.—(?)—Pres- ident Roosevelt Wednesday asked ernment year beginning July 1. In a special message to congress, the chief executive reviewed the un- employment problem, proposed that ithe new funds go.entirely to the works Progress administration and added: “The trend of reemployment is up- ward, but this trend, at its present rate of progress, is inadequate. I pro- pose, therefore, that we ask private business to extend its operations so as to absorb an increasing number of the unemployed. ... “If the employment gains are sub- stantial enough, no additional appro- priation by the next congress for the fiscal year 1937 will be necessary. The ultimate cost of the federal works program will thus be determined by Private enterprise.” Notes Other Expenses In making the request for $1,500,- 000,000, Mr. Roosevelt noted that more than $1,000,000,000 would be spent the budget contained $600,000,000 for various public works and the civilian conservation corps. The gross projected relief outlay, consequently approximated $3,100,000,- . This compared with the presi-. dent's estimate that relief outlays. the current financial year will amount to _$3,500,000,000. In making his relief request, Mr. Roosevelt told congress: “This request together with those previously submitted to the congress to provide for the civilian conserva- tion corps.and certain public works will, if acted upon favorably by the congress, give security during the next fiscal year to those most in need, on condition, however, that private em- ployers hire many of those now on re- ef rolls.” Cites Relation to Taxes The president said if the tax pro- gram were carried through as he re- quested, the $1,500,000,000 work relief appropiration “would in effect provide for the third successive year @ re- duction in the deficit.” In appealing to business to take up ‘employment, observers considered sig- nificant this paragraph in the mes- sage: “While the provisions of the anti-|- trust laws, intended to prohibit re- straint of trade, must and shall be fully and vigorously enforced, there is nothing in these or any other laws which should prohibit managers of private business from working to- gether to increase production and em- ployment. “Such efforts would indeed be the direct opposite of a conspiracy in re- straint of trade. Many private em- Ployers believe that if left to them- selves they can accomplish the ob- Jectives we all seek.” 3,800,000 Employed At present 3,800,000 persons are be- ing employed with funds appropriated last year. Strenuous efforts are being made to cut this number to 3,500,000 by July 1, Several Republicans and Senator Holt (Dem., W. Va.), are seeking a nationwide investigation of the works administration, Holt an- Ee] ‘Tuesday that his inquiry would include a sifting of ac- cusations by war veterans’ organiza- tions that Administrator Harry L. Hopkins “whitewashed” an investiga- tion into deaths of veterans during a Sates shat his 8 camp on tbe Ficrige ys. Hopkins previously had declared “unfounded” Holt’s charges of politi¢s in West Virginia relief. Senator Rob- inson of Arkansas, Democratic lea er. has declared the administration is doing all possible to keep politics out of the program. UNDER AMERICAN FLAG Manila —(#)—The American Filipino flags must fly side by side, the former on the right,-under a rul- ing given to school authorities recent- ly by Joaz Yulo, secretary of justice. If one pole is used, the American must be on top, | Producer Puncher | GroncE 1 staal RUDY VALLEE'S NOSE PUNCHED FIVE TIMES! BY ‘SCANDALS’ CHIER 50 Beauties Look on as Crooner Goes ’Round and Round With George White DANGER OF FLOODS ON MISSOURI SLOPE BEGINNING TO WANE River Slowly Falls Along Its Whole Course With Few Gorges Reported NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED Main Highways to Bismarck Are Open; Northeastern N. D. Snow Blocked Tce in the Missouri river at Bis- marck started moving out gener- ally at 2:30 p. m., Wednesday, the weather bureau reported. Stage of the water was reported at 13.5 feet as compared to 142 feet at the same time Tuesday. Water level on the Missouri river in North Dakota continued to drop Wednesday as the danger of floods at Bismarck, Washburn and Willis- ton abated. During the past 24 hours the river receded .1 of a foot at Bismarck and 5 of a foot at Washburn, officials sr the Bismarck weather bureau sta- tion reported. A little ice moved out below the Memorial bridge and stuck above Sibley island Hehehe @ slight —_ there but no general ice move- ment has been reported. “The state highway messeerieeete was notified by its engineers at Williston, who have been watching the flood situation, that “no further trouble was anticipated” there. The river is lower with open water up to a point two miles below Williston, the engi- to|nament, were open, but all roads in ward and pinned the producer's flail- ing arms while other members of the company subdued the orchestra leader. The News said White was an easy BOTH PARTIES SPEND 4 TIMES AS FAST AS IN CAMPAIGN OF 1932 Curley Forecasts FDR's Re- Election No Matter Who Leads Republicans Washington, March 18.—(#)—Inten- sity of the 1936 campaign was re- flected Wednesday in figures showing both parties began the year spending about four times as fast as in 1932. Here is the way the figures line up: During the first two months of 1932 the Democrats collected $60,000 in donations, while the Republicans got $53,000. During the first two $300,000 from the nationwide series of Jackson Day dinners in January, and are now planning « similar money-raising celebration on Jefferson's birthday. The national committee has an- nounced that meetings and dances will be held throughout the country to hear the speech by President Roose- velt in Baltimore on that date. Other developments in the political picture included a prediction by Gov. James M, Curley of Massachusetts and|that President Roosevelt will be re- elected no matter who the Republican nominee is. the Grand Forks division were still state roads at different points in that vicinity. ‘Warm temperatures prevailed over the state especially in the western area where the mercury rose to 55 at Bismarck, 56 at Williston and 48 at Minot, and promised early thawing of the late fallen snow in the east. A rising temperature was forecast for the west portion of the state Thurs- day following colder weather in the east and south tonight. Load limits were placed on many state highways as continued warm rae softened the gravel road MILWAUKEE CHOOSES HOAN AND SHINNERS Longtime Mayor's Ballot Total |.s#ept Falls Below Combined Votes of Opponents Milwaukee, March 18.—(?)—Daniel W. Hoan, Socialist mayor asking re- election to the office he has held for 20 years, and Sheriff Joseph J. Shin- ners were nominated Tuesday in a city primary election that resulted in Hoan’s three nonpartisan opponents puis up 26,889 more votes than his 964, Unofficial returns from all 397 pre- cincts gave: Hoan 64964, Shinners 60,507, John C. Progressit eration, intended to consolidate lib- eral support behind Hoan followers in Milwaukee and LeFollette candidates in state elections. Sykes Quits Dickinson Post for New Position Dickinson, N. D., March 18—(P)— Announcement was made Wednesday Curley said that if Gov, Alf M. Lan-|™" don of Kansas is nominated “he will flag| be defeated by as big a majority as was piled up over Hoover in 1932.” Astronomers Watch Star Commit: Suicide Pasadena, Calif, March 18.—(7)—A star suicide and preview of what the | disc! end of the world may be like is being watched by Mount Wilson astrono- mers. It is a super-nova, one of the most colossal catastrophes of matter man is privileged to witness. This exploding star in the Virgo cluster was discovered Jan. 18, Dr. Ed- win P. Hubble, famous Carnegie in- pon of Washington astronomer, The star exploded with a burst of brilliance equal to ten million suns. Should the sun do likewise the earth within eight and a third minutes would be nothing but a cloud of hot gas drifting into space. The super-nova actually burst 7,- 000,000 years ago. It took that long for the light of the explosion to reach the earth, some 42,000,000,000,000,- 4n- ]000,000 (18 ciphers). miles distant. ager of the credit bureau at Esther- ville, Iowa. Sykes came to Dickinson Jater on application for power increase |’ by radio station WDAY, Fargo, N. D., land an application of the Time Pul lishing company for @ new station at Minn. ‘|: Floods at a Glance (By the Associated Press) & Pittsburgh—At least 12 dead in floods engulfing Pittsburgh-West Pennsylvania; hundreds homeless; millions in property damage; fires, Johnstown, Pa.—Four lives lost; Conemaugh river receding; worst flood since 1689 when 2,235 lives lost. New Hartford, Conn.—Dozens of bi dam in Farmington river collapses; loss of life feared. Washington—President Roosevelt orders federal agencies to mobilize for relief work, # Wheeling, W. Vi ‘Qhio river leave homes when waters above flood stage. Inundation of Wheeling Island feared, = Willlamsport, Pa.—Some 3,000 fam- ilies move to safety. Cumberland, Md.—Overflow waters flood streets, joeecriiaa Va.—Winds increase damage from floods in Shenandoah valley; property damage in western Maryland and northern Virginia esti- mated at $1,000,000, Bedford, Pa.—Hundreds of residents abandon homes. Ithaca, N. Y.—Communications dis- Tupted; waters receding. Reel o Vt.—Surrounding val- conditions. Buffalo, N, ¥.—City digs out of snowdrifts. Raleigh, N. C.—Hundreds. of achool children in western part of state marooned by snowdrifts. Lockhaven, Pa.—Reports to the Lockhaven express office said six persons had drowned in floods in this area, |LARKS TRILL SPRING ‘SONGS WITH ROBINS AS WINTER LRAVES Tulips Push Skyward to Get Look at Geese Flying North Early This Year Spring had unquestionably come to western North Dakota Wednesday. In Bismarck green grass was be- ginning to peep forth through brown coverings on many lawns; tulips were pushing skyward on the south sides of homes; meadowlarks were trilling on the outskirts of the city and the sweet sohg of the first robins cheered ® number of residents, Unusually early this year has been the migration of geese northward, according to Melvin O. Steen, project manager for the U. 8. biological sur- vey now reclaiming Long lake as a wildlife refuge. ‘/Pintail ducks were seen in Long Jake, 35 miles east and south of Bis- imarck, on March 11, Steen reported. ee next day, honkers to a landing on a few open eles sof of water. They came by the jousands again on March 17. The ‘Hopes that runoff waters from ‘airie would add about an inch of water to the lake were overly optim- istic, Steen said, for the thirsty earth ported George Smith, 419 Griffin St. Mrs. H. C. Neugebauer, 506 Twentieth 8t. and Steen. Mrs. F. A. Lahr, 210 Ave. A West, was hy to report hearing and seeing aro _|Man Crucified, Lips Sewed Up With Twine Ocala, Fis., March 18.—(?)—His lips | sewed tightly with two stitches of twine and a heavy hunting coat thrown over his head to muffle his Groans, George J. Timmerman, 39, unemployed bricklayer, was found nailed to a wooden cross in a heavily 30 DBATHS COUNTED. AND PROPERTY LOSS IN MILLIONS NOTED Jotinstown Again Punished by Nature as 16 Feet of Wax , ter Rack City % MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA HIT, Pittsburgh Has Worst Flood ii Over Century as Two Rivers Run Wild raging rivers rolled up the worst flood deve astation on record in many areas. At least 24 were reported dead in Pennsylvania, which suffered the pieced Two persons were dead in Vermont, two in Virginia and at least one each in Maine and New York. A Georgia windstorm took two lives. Property damage mounted hourly into many millions of dollars. Suffering —after a night of terror with vivid recollections of the great disaster of - 1889 when the Conemaugh river swept 2,235 persons to their death—watched BRAINSTORM BLAMED FOR RAMPAGING RIVERS Wi March 18. the receding flood waters with joy; as guardsmen, CCC and WPA workera and state troopers mobilized for rece Jamation and to prevent looting. After reaching a depth of 16 feet in city streets throughout the night, the river receded steadily in the foree noon. At least two lives were lost there. Elsewhere over the state, in upstate New York, New England and in the southern states, there was no let-up in the rampage of bank-battering rivers. At Wheeling, W. Va., rivermen pres dicted 30,000 persons will be homeless by Thursday, when the swollen Ohio river is expected to reach the highest flood oy in the city’s history. ederal Agencies to Aid President Roosevelt ordered federal agencies to mobilize quickly for rescue work. Secretary of War Dern &@ committee to provide government equipment. Throughout western Pennsylvania— the area of worst devastation—many towns were in the same position as Pittsburgh. The steel town of Van- dergrift, in ‘the Kiskiminetas valley, had some 3,000 persons homeless. The coast guard mol more bilized by! craft to send to the Wilkes-Barre lo- cality to evacuate stranded families along the Susquehanna river. An amateur radio operator sent this wooded hummock inside the city lim- |‘! its Wednesday. Officers removed the spikes and stitches and took him to a hospital, where his condition was described as] 5¢, painful but not serious. ‘When he regained consciousness Timmerman was not able to give any reason for the assault. Officers said he recently had been engaged in la- bor difficulties. Salesman Confesses Minneapolis Thefts @lothing, valued at ‘more than 61, for less than $300. b- federal Debt Shoots i Up to $31,447,106,057