The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1936, Page 1

Oldest Newspaper | ESTABLISHED 1878 Size TRIBUNE ‘BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1936 . Generally fair ton’ day; it_and Thurse Thursday. > Not so col PRICE FIVE CENTS imit on World’s Navies Ended New Rain-Induced Floods Threaten Ohio River Basin bw rsticto MUDDY WATER AGAIN Bismarck Ball Club Stock Put on Sale yy N INVADES PITTSBURGH AS STREAMS SWELL Additional Drownings, Recovery of Bodies Raise Death Toll to 199 RELIEF FUNDS INADEQUATE 8 Rehabilitation Loans for Property zens health committee from con- demning household furnishings as Members of the health commit- tee immediately turned in their badges. Authorities said that-a state health officer would arrive Wed- nesday to take over the situat Tuesday night, and a re-check of to- tals in Pennsylvania where the deluge fpehises hardest. Figures by stetes low: Pennsylvania, 126; West Virginis. (4; Massachusetts, 10; Ohto, 9; Ver-. mont, 6; Maine, 5; Connecticut, 5; Maryland, 5; Virginia, 4; Missouri, 4; New York, 2; North Carolina, 3; Georgia, 3; New Hamp- shire, 1; and Tennessee, 1. Nothing like last week's devasta- tion was expected from the new rain- tall Wednesday, which sent an in- Mux of water into the. Monongahela and Ohio rivers, starting them rising again at points just returning to nor- mal. Families Forced Out In northern West Virginia and cen- tral Ohio lowland. communities were under water and families were forced from their homes in some eections. At Pittsburgh, the cellars of several buildings inundated last. week were expected to be filled again. The Ohio river crest, after sweep- ing the upper valley and beyond Cin- cinnati, moved toward Louisville, Ky., Evansville, Ind., and other lower val- ley cities, forcing lowland families from their homes along the way. The first indication of flood condi- tions on the Mississippi river, into which the Ohio flows, came from Hickman, Ky., where 100 families pre- MELTING SNOWS AID FARM RELIEF AGAIN BECOMING FOCUS OF POLITICAL STRUGGLE Knox Declares Government ~ Should Not Attempt'to Tell Farmer What to Do Washington, March 25.—()—The farm problem. drew. increasing atten- tioh Wednesday as a. campaign. talk- ing point. One prominent Republi- can declared the government should refrain fror, telling growers what to plant, while a Roosevelt supporter as- serted the president has the backing of farmers. Col. Fragk Knox: of Chicago, con- tinuing his drive for the Republican presidential nomination, outlined his views in a New York broadcast Tues- day nght. “What the government should not do,” said Knox, “is to attempt to tell the farmer what to plant, how much to plant, and in general to run his business for him.” Knox, who soon will tussle with Senator Borah of Idaho, in the Illinois pri 7 also stressed the constitu- tdonal question, declaring the consti- tution “provides ample means” to ac- complish changes in law with changes in conditions. GOP Has No Plan Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American farm bureau federation, said the Republicans can offer no ef- ~ NLD. GROP OUTLOOK ==: Missouri Flood Fears Entirely Dissipated Here; Drifts Block Highways A bright sun and rising tempera- ture Wednesday was turning marck’s latest snowfall into water and the water was sinking into the soil. further brightening the crop outlook for this year. All fear of flood in the Missouri river had vanished here with the devel at 9.4 feet, a drop of 13 feet in the last 24 hours, but reports of a gorge at the Big Bend below Garri- son held some interest. One report had it that the gorge sides of the stream were covered with water to a depth of many feet. American prod shall enjoy the American market to the extent of his ability te supply that market, government aid in of farm surpluses, and lower interest rates on farm mortgages. Ford Is Critical Henry Ford voiced sharp criticism of crop curtailment as a violation of natural laws. ‘The constitutional debate was con- tinued in a speech by Donald R. Richberg, former NRA administrator, Eight Two-Man Teams Will Be- gin Subscription Drive Thursday Morning Final appreyal of a plan to sell $5,000 worth of stock in the Bismarck Baseball association announced here Wednesday by Wagner, chairman of the Association of Com- merce baseball committee. Immediately the.committee made plans for an intensive campaign to dispose of the stock and named eight two-man, teams to begin the drive Thursday morning. The plan calls for the sale of 100 shares at a par value of $50 a share, payable one-half by April 1, 1986, one-fourth by April 1, 1987, and one- fourth April 1, 1988. The deferred bo bide are to be optional with the subscriber. When all of the stock has been sold ror * is the stockholders will be set up a permanent organ- ization, elect officers and choose a manager for the baseball team. As soon as all of the stock has been sold, the Association of Commerce will retire from the picture, leaving the management of the club up to the stockholders’ organization. Canvass Thu Téams chosen to begin the canvass Thursday ‘morning were: Geor; . Shafer and J. W. Guthrie, A. Tracy and Kelly Simonson, R. C. Kirkwood and T. P. Allen, J. P. Wagner and J. L. Peterson, H. Duemeland and F. L. Conklin, A. E. Brink and B. O. Refvem, Carol Ligon and G. A. Dahlen, W. 8. Ayers and Fred Pi n. eterso! M Members of the Association's cominittee are Ws J. A. Larson, Shafer, Peterson an W. S. Aye: When it tion that Bismarck has enjoyed high class baseball: for the past three Tingle adpeeription paper forthe wp ingle s ion su} port of the eam for ehh Neil 0. Churchill is entitled to a big. part of the credit, it looks like a reasonable proposition that baseball should: be ‘lee ip ienrmee ard support of Ly 7, Wagner sai fron National Title The 1936 ‘season, culminating with the winning of the national. semi- professional championship at Wichi- ta, was one of the outstanding ath- letic achievements in the state, 'Fol- lowing the Wichita tournament it will be remembered that the Capital City: team defeated the House of David in a series of games at. Den- ver and then closed the brilliant sea- son with a victory over the Kansas City Monarchs at Kansas City. “Because of the fact that not one cent was raised by subscription dur- ing the last season, the committee its solicitors will -be- well eived and stock subscribed to in a sufficient amount to insure Bis- marck of a team equal to upholding the traditions of the past,” Wagner ROBERT CLEMENTS, TOWNSEND PLAN'S PARIPLUC, QUIS Says He Differed on ‘Fun- damental Policies’ - who declared that “there is no con- | plan, flict between the New Deal and the constitution.” Returning to Topeka from a brief vacation, Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kan- sas still refrained from announcing candidacy for the Republican presi- dential nomination. - Robert A. Taft, Ohio Republican “favorite son” candidate who wil! op- pose Senator Borah in a primary, struck at Frank Gannett, publisher, who is second choice to Borah on an t0!Ohio slate. Man Slapped for {__ Tiny Girl's Pinch Lincoln, Neb, March 25.—1P)— pped from an elevator movement. secretary-treasurer and circulation MISSOURI. AUTHORITY! PANIC-STRICKEN JOHNSTOWN RUNS FOR HILLS SIMILAR 10 TVA IS PROPOSED FOR N. D. Measure Introduced Monday by Burdick Called Drouth Solution Remedy NO APPROPRIATIONS FIXED Author Thinks One Unit Could Be Diversion and Power Dam Near Garrison Washington, March 25.—(P)—An early hearing was sought ‘Wednesday by Representative Burdick (Rep.-N. D.) on his bill to create a Missouri River authority .modelled after the Tennessee Valley authorfty. ‘The measure, introduced Monday, would vest in a board of three con- trol over flood works, water diver- sion, irrigation, and power develop- ment in the Missouri valley. The bill defines this territory as “all that section of the United States the wa- ters of which, if diverted, ultimately flow into the Missouri river.” In drafting the bill Burdick said he had enlisted the services of Sena- tor Norris (Rep.-Neb.) and Represent- ative Rankin (Dem.-Miss.), congres- sional advocates of public power own- J.|ership and authors of the TVA act. Norris hag introduced a bill calling for @ sinillar development in the Mississippi valley. Burdick said his proposal would solve the northwest’s receding water level problem and be a substitute for the longsought Missouri river diver- ston project, rejected as unfeasible tb en ‘! taken into considera-|by govern Although the measure stipulated no fixed appropriation it would author- ze “all necessary appropriations” to carry. out the provisions of the act. Burdick estimated one unit of the project, a diversion and. power dant which he said ‘oped could be lo- cated between’ &nd Garrison, 'N. D., would cost «pout $125,000,000. ‘The Missouri diversion project cen= tered. aroun“ a proposed dam at Gar- Tison, but this site was held imprac- ticable. by army engineers. The board would be empowered un- der the Burdick bill to construct such dams as its study deemed necessary. The Fort Peck, Mont., dam, now un- der construction, would be turned over to the authority for operation. The duties of the board, as defined in the bill, would be to bring about “the maximum amount of flood con- trol, the maximum benefit to naviga- tion, the maximum amount of irriga- tion, the maximum generation of elec- tric power consistent with irrigation, flood control and navigation; the use of marginal lands, the Proper method of reforestation of lands suitable for reforestation, and the economic and social well being of residents of the valley.” Paroled Burglar to Serve Rest of Term Ray Nelson, parole violator now held by Chicago police, will be re- turned to the North Dakota state penitentiary, to serve out the bal- ance of his three-year term for burg- lary, officials said Wednesday. Nelson was sentenced on @ third degree burglary charge from Wells county in August, 1930. He was paroled in December, 1931, and sev- eral months later left the state in violation. of his release regulations, prison officials stated. It was learned recently Nelson had left Minot for Chicago and prison of- him up. Brunskill Cleared of Duty Neglect Charge Minneapolis, March 25.—()—Frank . Brunskill, former chief of police ficials asked Chicago police to pick! HITLER ‘NO’ LEAVES EUROPEAN FOREIGN OFFICERS PUZZLED Rhine Occupation. (By the Associated Press) What to do about Germany's mili- tary march into the Rhineland—a problem which may eeventually mean war or peace to millions—puzzied European foreign offices more than ever Wednesday. Reichsfuehrer Hitler's rejection of the Locarno treaty signers’ proposals to restrict the occupation and nego- tiate a settlement tightened the crisis. It was considered by the British cabinet in a two-hour session, follow- ed by conversations: between Capt. Anthony Eden, British foreign secre- tary, and Joachim: von Ribbentrop, Hitler's envoy, as well as between Eden and Joseph Paul-Boncour, French minister of state. Von Ribbentrop: was expected in some British quarters'to give London a hint of what counter-proposals his Fuehrer intends to make ‘next week, but nothing was divulged as the talks began. France, opposed to further negotia- tions witfi Hitler after his ‘rejection of the proposals, was undecided as to her line of: action.’ “The next step depends on our al- lies,” French officials said. They were described as wavering ‘between @ desire for economic — sanctions against Germany and retaining Great Britain’s military aid, which presum- ably might be’alienated by stern mea. sures, - The Germans regarded their.Fueh- rer’s rejection as having taken the punch out of French resistance. They foresaw .long negotiations before |France would be convinced that Hit- ler had turned down only “humiliat- fer counter-proposals. - Little, hope of Mussolini accepting mediation of Italy’s war on Ethiopia was expressed in League of Nation’s quarters, Salvador de Madariaga, the league's designated peacemaker, how- ever, was thought by some to be con- sidering an invitation to both Italy and Ethiopia to name plenipotentiar- jes. 5 REPAYS OLD LOAN Laclede, Mo., March 25.—(#)—For- mer Mayor E. B. Allen received a let- (Copyright, 1936, by Universal Newsreel, from Soibelman Syndicate) “The dam has broken!” The cry, raised when surging Conemaugh creek poured its havoc-spreading waters into the streets of Johnstown, Pa., vividly recalled the disaster of 1889, and threw thousands into panic. A newsreel cameraman dared death to make this remarkable photo-record of frantic motorists and pedestrians racing through one of Johnstown’s main streets toward the nearby hills and safety., A few hours later it became apparent that the panic had been premature, The dam held. FDR Enthusiastic | Over Day’s Angling MAS tact Siesta Miami, Fla., March 25.—()— Enthusiastic over his first day's catch, President Roosevelt looked forward Wednesday to another fishing try near Mathewtown, Great Inagua island, in the Ba- hamas. »., Most of all he was eager for his first-Jook at the-new presidential ship, the U. 8. 8. Potomac, wait-. ing at Mathewtown. Aboard her are accommodations for the five members of the presi- dential fishing party, who. put to ‘sea Monday evening aboard the destroyers Monaghan and Dale ‘which will continue on the trip as convoy to the Potomac. UNIDENTIFIED MAN DIES FROM BEATIN IN JAMESTOWN YARD; Ross Johnson, Vagrant, Will Face Murder Charge, De- clares State's Attorney Jamestown, N. D., March 23—(P)}— Charges of first degree murder will be placed against Ross Johnson in connection with the death of an un- identified man picked up near the Northern Pacific roundhouse in an unconscious condition early Wednes- day and who died at @ local hospital D. Chase, Stutsman county state's at- ‘When Jacob Wolfe, boiler washer, left the roundhouse Wednesday morn- ing about 2:45 o'clock, the lights of his car flashed onthe body. of a man. He went back into the round- house'and notified police and. took the man to a local hospital. An iron brr covered with blood and snow was found near the.body and marks on the dying man’s head in- dicated it had been used in the at- ing presumptions,” consenting to of- | tack. ‘The dead man is between 30 and 35 years of ace. Ross. Johnson, who it is reported was seen with the dead man in the vicinity of the roundhouse and who was found in an engine in the round- house, was arrested. Johnson was taken before Judg Prank Kellogg, charged with v: Tancy, and lodged in the Stutsman county jail. He was identified by H. L, Briggs, chief of police, as a man who was in trouble here last fall and was. given.a sentence for vagrancy. Capt. William D. Forbe of the north |ter from Chillicothe, O., enclosing a| An inquest was to be held Wednes- side station, against whom. similar Bolt of Lightning tet ee/Crippled N. J. Woman Keyport, N. J., March 25.—(?)}—Miss| Adeline Slover, 40, for years crippled by arthritis, walked unassisted Wed- dollar. The letter read: “Enclosed is Cures Both Clements and Townsend de-| charges were placed, is now awaiting the amount I borrowed from you 50 ‘years ago. bolt of lightning seemed to strike out+ side my window. day afternoon. Northwest Business Is 23 Per Cent Better Minneapolis, March 25—(?)—North- west business Cgera) lave im- proved 23 cent while other sec- tions of tie « try have advanced 9 to 15 per cenb, John L. Culver of Chicago told 300 northwest merchants at the spring market dinner here. Retail merchants, he said, can antic- “It flashed before my face and I}ipate a spurt in spring business based fell back stunned,” she added. “Then|on 1929 quality buying. MERCY FOR BRUNO WILL BE ASKED OF COURT OF PARDONS Preparations Being Made for Execution of Hauptmann Next Tuesday Night Trenton, N. J., March 25.—(P)— Bruno Richard Hauptmann, un- “der sentence to die in the electric chair next Tuesday night for the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby, signed an application Wed- nesday for a second court of par- Trenton, N. March 25.—(?)— With death in the electric chair fac- ing: Bruno Richard Hauptmann in six days, his counsel, C. Lloyd Fisher, FEAR BRUNO’S WIFE MAY TAKE HER LIFE New York, March 25.—(P)— Friends of Mrs. Anna Hauptmann, wife of the condemned Lindbergh baby slayer, expressed fear Wed- nesday that she might take her life in the event her husband is executed. was expected to make a desperate appeal for mercy Wednesday to the state court of pardons. At state prison, preparations went forward for the dual execution next Charles Zeid, Philadelphia gangster, who slew a Cagnden detective in a holdup. Gov. Harold G. Hoffman said he would do nothing about answering the invitation of Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon, Lindbergh ransom negotia- tor, to meet him in his Bronx home until,he can confer Thursday with Attorney General David T. Wilentz. The governor probably will decide then whether he will go to the Bronx to ask Dr. Condon the questions he said ought to be answered to clear up certain points in his mind about the Lindbergh crime. Fisher obtained application blanks ‘Monday for the pardons court appeal. Hauptmann’s first application for ‘commutation of sentence was turned down after a lengthy hearing Jan. 11, but Governor Hoffman reprieved his sentence for 30 days on Jan. 16, the day before he was to go to the chair. Farm Laborer Found Dying Near Moorhead Moorhead, Minn., March 25.—(7)}— No inquest will be held in the death of Charles Olson, about 50, a farm laborer, found dying near a farm house here, Coroner Walter C. Wright announced Tuesday. Exposure was thought to be the main cause of Olson’s death early Tuesday, Wright said, adding it is be- lieved the man spparently lost his way while going to the George Twe- ten farm, where he worked, from nearby Glyndon, in Monday's storm. Berenson May Serve Full 18-Month Term Arthur Berenson, convicted Fargo ONFLEET TONNAGE AND SHIP NUMBERS However, U. S. and Britain Will Continue Principle of Par- ity as in Past HOPE TO CURB ARMS RACE Limitations Placed. Only Upon Individual: Dimensions of Ships. and Guns (Copyright, 1936, Associated Press) London, March 25. — The United States, Great Britain and France signed new international naval treaty Wednesday. The pact removes restrictions on the size of navies, but the United States and Great Britain, possessors of the world’s mightiest fleets, agreed separately to maintain their navies at the same level. This Anglo-American agreement was expressed in an exchange of let~ ters between Norman H. Davis, head of the American delegation, and An- thony Eden, British foreign secretary. In signing the treaty, Mr. Davis said the United States assisted “in carrying forward certain fundamen- tal principals. of naval limitation which, with good will on the part. of all naval powers, will serve to pre- vent a naval race...” Falls Short of Hopes He said the American government regretted that the instrument “falls short of our best hopes in that it makes no provision for quantitative reduction and limitation.” He said that the international situe ation was responsible for this fact and that, “in the circumstances, drastic reduction of naval g was manifestly not to be .” Mr. Davis, on behalf of the Unite@ States, was the first diplomat to sign the treaty. Authoritative sources said the lete ters would be made public after the signing Wednesday lence last speak after an address by Viscount ‘Monsell, first lord of the British ad- /miralty. Representatives of Canada, Aus- tralia, New Zealand and India, mem- bers of the British commonwealth of gram. The treaty was left open for the signatures later of Italy, which par- (Continued on Page Two) GRAND FORKS MAN HEADS PLUMBERS Bernard Thompson Named on Board at Concluding Con- vention Session wagered it The elevated to the o' e North Dakota Association of Master Plumbers at the concluding session of the two-day state convention here Tuesday. He succeeds Charles A. Wiley of Minot. Grand Forks was chosen as the 1937 convention city. The next mee ing will be held in April with the ex. act dates to .be determined by the board of directors. 4 Officers named, in addition to Lunseth, who was elevated from the Bismarck. Tuesday afternoon's geners! ses- condition | Nesday through what she declared sions featured a talk by W. W. Hughes |was the intervention of a “miracle from heaven” in the form of a bolt APPROVE DRIVERS’ CLUBS | of lightning. - &t. Paul, March 25.—(P)—The Min-|. When shé was 25 years old, Miss nesota public safety committee at its| Slover told friends, she soundly slapped a man’s face. The elevator girl discreetly closed the door and went on up. “What'd she do that for,” a lit- tls girl asked of her mother. The mother frowningly. shook her head, “Well, she steppofl on my {uot, anyway, and I pinched her,” the Uttle girl sald. I began to. shake all over.” ———— ricted Parme Presently she had “feeling” in her BACH IS HER FAVORITE |bootlegger, may serve a star eet ee, en ee nea ae Hickory, N. Cy March 25—()— months term in state prison here morning found she could move them.| Mrs, J. L. Cilley’s cat, Muaja, like all/ without parole. nla aaiiek nad | Tuesday she went for walk alone.| felines, is fond of sleep. She dozes; Attorney General P. O. e |The neighbors, she said, - were‘ through most of the piano selections nounced ‘Wednesday the state board suffered an “amazed” to see her moving un-' played by Harriet Cilley, but when- of pardons and parole will not act on |b ing Wednesday ap-| attack of arthritis. assisted. {-mont . ever Harriet swings into the music of his clemency petition until possibly er snupece for establishment! friday night, she said, as she lay, “It was a miracle sent from heaven,” " bed 1 Bach, Muaja climbs onto the piano the June 2 meeting of the board. vers’ clubs in the state. in ‘saying the Lord’s ‘prayer, “a she told them. stool and listens raptly. ~~ |Berenson’s term expires June 19, last year. Committee reports the convention to a close, ~ w it