The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 28, 1936, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1878 Marmarth Frets O PEACH REACHED IN SOME SPOTS OFFSET BY ROWS IN OTHERS Passengers Jerked From Cabs as Walkout Ties Up Dallas Taxi Service « TEXTILE COMPANY CLOSED 7,500 Barbers Drop Razors in New York Shops; Farmers Leave Plows (By the Associated Press) Strikes in industry and agriculture were in in .20 states Thurs- day, marked by scattered disorder. Agreements reached in some states were offset by fresh troubles else- where, The number of workers af- fected was estimated by labor lead- , ofS ab more than 46,000. Ilion, N. Y., police said 100 uniform- ed private detectives who had been sent to guard the Remington Rand Plant had been recalled by company officials who said it would reopen Thursday. Three men were arrested on & charge of assaulting a worker at the plant which was surrounded by “1,000 pickets. Dallas Tied Up Dallas, Tex., police patrolled taxi conipany offices after two passengers “Shad been jerked from taxis by sym- pathizers with 600 striking cab driv- ers. All movement of cabs stopped. At Providence, R. I., the Rocham- beau Worsted company was closed af- ter 250 workers voted to strike be- cause, they said, a woman employe had been’ discharged because her ma- chine broke down. A strike by members of the Inter- national Longshoremen’s union at Milwaukee, Wis., held up the ae of cargoes on two package freighters. Union leaders said there were 400 trikers, st End Indiana Strike A major settlement was reached at Bedford, Ind., where a committee of operators and workmen announced the end of the strike of Crane oper- ators in the Bedford-Bloomington: limestone district which had thrown 2,500 men out of work since May 8. Committee members said the opera- tors would go back to work at their old wage scale. Little headway had been made to- ward settlement of the barbers’ strike in New York, in which union offi- cials said 7,500 were participating; in the strikes of 3,000 Arkanscs tenant farmers, 1,000 celery field workers in California, and 5,500 employes of the Wheeling Steel corporation at Ports- mouth, Ohio. Striking ‘sash and door makers in Minneapolis face the problem of re- organizing their local union and gaining affiliation with a union recog- jnized by the American Federation of Labor other than the Furniture Work- ers union before their group can be recognized for arbitration purposes, Union Issues Edict This was the edict issued this week by A. F. of L. leaders as the sash and door workers continued their strike that tied up one of the largest build- ing booms the northwest has seen in recent years. More than 600 millwrights, seeking wage and hour adjustments, have walked out, thus forcing into idle- ness hundreds of workers in affiliated trades. Other states affected by disputes included Illinois, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Nebraska, Towa, South Dakota, Oregon, Wash- ington, Minnésota and Pennsylvania. Dickinson Reelected Chief of Risk Firms Velva, N. D. May 28.—(#)—Re- THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘Cat Pals Object { To Dog’s Haircut Clarksburg, W. Va., May 28.— (#)—“Colly’s” haircut preciptated open hostilities in the Frank Peck home here. Peck had a veterinarian shingle the 16-year-old shepherd dog. Now the two pet cats “Colly” used to play, romp, eat and sleep with won't let him in the house. TERRORISTS BOAST THEY CAN MOBILIZE MILLION MEN QUICK New York Congressman Asks That Committee Investigate Secret Society Columbus, 0., The Ohio senate day a resolution by Sen. John’ Davis (Dem.-Cayahoga) propos- ing a legislative investigation in- to the activities of the Black Le- gion. Detroit, May 28—(®)—The Black Legion, which guarded its secrets with scourge and pistol and boasted that it could mobilize millions of armed men in 24 hours, faced the possibility of federal as well as state investiga- tions Thursday. ‘The “mobilization,” prosecutor Dun- can C. McCrea said members told him, was to be ordered in the event of a Communist uprising. In Washington, Attorney General Homer 8. Cummings indicated he would decide Thursday whether acts of terrorism attributed to the night rid- ers in more than a dozen states justi- fied intervention by the federal bu- reau of investigation. Before congress was a resolution in- troduced by Rep. Dickstein (Dem., N. YJ requesting a committee investiga- tion of the Black Legion, among other Deci#ie On Probe In Detroit, the Wayne county cir- cuit bench planned to decide by mid- day whether to order the grand jury investigation asked by Michigan's at- torney general David H. Crowley of violent deaths, floggings, and firing of buildings in ‘the metropolitan area. In Cleveland, police their investigations of two unsolved deaths after an anonymous télephone caller had blamed the Black Legion. In Columbus, Ohio, records of a leg- islative investigation a year ago dis- closed an allegation that the night riders were responsible for threats to kidnap Gov. Martin L. Davey’s daugh- ter, Evangeline, among other acts of intimidation ‘and violence. Primary Foes Are Reds Prosecutor McCrea said members had told him that the Black Legion (Continued. on. Page Two) QUEEN MARY STEPS UP SPEED SLOWLY ON MAIDEN VOY AGE Little Vibration Noticed as Giant Liner Pokes Prow Into Atlantic Aboard the S. 8. Queen Mary, en route to New York, May 28.—(#)— Stepping up her speed gradually, Brit- ain’s greatest liner progressed smopth- ly Thursday on her maiden voyage to electing George Dickinson, Minne-| pon waukan, as president, the North Da- kota Farmers Mutual Insurance as- socintion concluded its 28 annual con- was awarded the 1937 convention. » Secretary. LaMoure Totten Site of Community Planning BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1936 .Scattered Disorder Marks Strikes in 20 States BRITISH POLICEMAN SLAININ JERUSALEM ~ ASDISORDER EASES Military Takes Drastic Steps to Curb Activities of Arab Terrorists Jerusalem, May 28.—(?)—A British policeman was wounded fatally in the old city of Jerusalem Thursday in a fresh outbreak of disorders just when tension over the Arab anti- Jewish campaign of terrorism a peared to be easing. ‘Earlier in the day, with calm ap- parently restored to Palestine, by the rigorous British campaign ageinst terrorists throughout the Holy Land, police had discarded their steel hel-; mets in favor of sun hats. Arab newspapers decided to strike Friday, Saturday and Sunday and to send a memorandum to the British administration demanding its with- drawal from the Levant fair which started its fifth week Thursday in the all-Jewish city of Aviv. Jaffa, the predominantly-Arab city on Tel Aviv, passed its most quiet night in a week, but hood- lums scattered nails in the Jerusalem streets in an attempt to stop motor traffic. Jaffa authorities, who have made it 8 standing rule to reply to each bul- let from a sniper’s gun with a burst of 50 machine-gun shots, were con- fident they could maintain order after three previous nights of heavy sniping and bomb-throwing did little damage. An official casualty list, numbering and wounded. Rioters continued their attempts:-at on railway communications lines, but thus far all charges of dy- Tsvestia accused the Roman Catholic church of joining forces with “the contemporary barbarism of Fascism and militarism.” Pope Pius, said Is- vestia, “is openly interfering with the foreign policies of na- r Selby, 3, Is Struck by Automobile Quins Broadcasting On Second Birthday ROBBERS OBTAINED $5,000 IN LOOTINGS Daylight Holdup at Maddock Netted Three Raiders at Least $4,800 Maddock, N. D., May 28.—(P)—Au- thorities continued the quest Thurs- day for perpetrators of two bank loot- ings Thursday as a checkup of insti- tutions revealed a loss of approximate- ly $5,000. C. A. Miller, Bismarck, superintend- ent of the state bureau of criminal identification, was working with au- thorities of LeMoure and Benson counties in an effort to locate identi- te Eke i= There Won't Be Any Cake for Famous Babies Never Have Tasted It and “other monetary considera- tions.” Dionne quintuplets came to their second birthday anniversary Thurs- day with only a brief celebration to be held Thursday night, and that ap- parently without their parents. for a half hour before the radio, during which the program di- rectors hoped the five famous girls ‘There was no candy, no cake for CONTEMPT CITATION AGAINST: TOWNSEND AND 2 AIDES VOTED Standing Vote on Resolution Is 271-41; November Hear- ing Is Set ‘Washington, May 28.—(?)—A con- tempt citation against Dr. F. E. Town- send and two of his old age pension aides was voted Thursday by the house with instructions that the case be turned over to the United States district attorney for action, The standing vote on the contempt resolu- tion was 271 to 41. ‘Those named with Townsend were the Rev. Clinton Wunder of New York and J. B. Kiefer of Chicago. A score or more members supported Rep. Monaghan (Dem.-Mont.) in ef- forts to stop house approval of the resolution submitted by Chairman Bell (Dem.-Mo.) of the committee in- insisted any contempt action against the old age pension leader should be tried in the house instead of in 8 federal court. Speaker Byrns ruled Blanton out of order on the ground only a com- mittee report, and not a resolution cans for action, had been submit- Monaghan was ruled out of order on his contention the investigating committee had exceeded its authority and “tried to make criminals out of witnesses.” Three times Monaghan appealed -| from the speaker's rulings on parlia- AAG Hall aE g Ey ; el § E ty Af z é q it Ee li i : re ge 3* i EE Es i i | i i i § i Bz 5 E i 3 é hit rial St. Paul, May 28.—()—H. E. Stev- ens, vice-president of the Northern Pacific railway, Thursday of C. E. Dorfler, Man- : ! i é | Hi g [ eF i j ge ag i : Careless Driver . Hits ‘Safety Car’ Pittsburgh, Pa. May 28—(?) —Robert Keeler, 60, crashed his automobile into the side of a flashy white police “safety car” while listening to its loud speak- ers telling pedestrians and driv- fic violation ticket. GIGANTIC PARADE T0 OPEN MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES IN CAPITAL Grave Ceremonial Will Be New Means of Honoring Bis- marck’s War Dead Opening with a gigantic parade in which 1,000 persons are expected to march, Bismarck’s Memorial Day commemoration will culminate with an entirely new type of observance honoring the city’s war cal post of the United Spanish War Veterans, will preside at the exercises to be held in the city auditorium im- mediately at the conclusion of the parade. FOOD STORES TO STAY OPEN LATE FRIDAY Grocery stores and meat markets mander of the Lloyd Spetz post of the American Legion, will deliver the main address, taking as his subject, “The American Miracle.” P. G. Har- rington, department commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will also give a short talk, Plan Grove Ceremonial An innovation in the Decoration Day exercises will be the staging of @ grave ceremonial by officers of the Gilbert N. Nelson post of the V. W. Officers who will participate in the ritual include W. L. Sherwin, of the day; Rev. Ellis L. Jackson, chaplain, and Mrs. Oscar Selvig, pres- ident of the V. F. W. auxiliary. Jackson will give the invocation open- ing the program and taps will be blown by Luther Munson, the meeting to a close. Heads of all patriotic organizations will be seated on the speakers’ plat- (Continued on Page Two) GOOD FRIDAY KILLER MUST DIE IN CHAIR Upholsterer’s Helper Convicted of Slaying Writer in Her Bathtub New York, May 28.—(?)—A jury of 12 men Thursday deomed John Stuart Campbell, foreman, said they “We find the defendant guilty as ” he replied. ; Fiorenza looked dully at the men The Weather with local show- ere late tonight or Friday; cooler Fri. PRICE FIVE CENTS ver Oil Well Report UNABLE 10 CONFIRM RUMOR WELL YIELDS DREAD SALT WATER Duplication of Wyoming Fields’ Troubles Casts Pall of Gloom Over City PIPELINE BUILDING PLANNED Conduit for Black Gold Would Connect With N. P. Rail« way’s Ollie Branch By a Staff Correspondent Marmarth, N. D., May 26.—Dejecten groups of men stood on street corners’ here Thursday that rang with shouts of jubilation Wednesday as an un-- confirmed rumor spread that the Montana-Dakota Utilities company’s 7,560 barrel discovery oil well had be- gun to show signs of salt water. Although it was impossible Thurs- day morning to verify the rumor, ex- perienced oil field men shook their heads and declared such an occur- rence in the “Little Beaver” well would be a duplication of what has happened in the Wyoming oil fields. Salt water wells in Wyoming oil fields, the old timers pointed out, de- lay the development of a field and pyramid the costs of drilling opera- tions, some holes having to be aban- doned and new holes drilled. Efforts to contact the Cedar Creek anticline well drillers proved un- availing and the boomers, oil field hangers-on, permanent residents, cowboys and other hi toes glumly waited for the true Other reports current in southwest- ern Nosth Dakota Thursday were that the Northen Pacific railway was Planning to extend its branch line from Ollie, Mont., apprroximately 35 miles to the center of the new field. This branch connects with the main- ‘word from railway officials that they fare contemplating construction of a pipeiiee from the field to Ollie, jusiness men from Minneapolis were reported coming to the oll field in a special train Thursday to size up the prospects for the industrial and commercial possibilities in the event the*new field gave promise of du- Plicating what has transpired in Ok- fae Texas and California ofl Montana-Dakota Utilities company officials in Bismarck Thursday after- noon declared they had received word F.|that the drillers were having ‘at the well but did not know just ex- actly what was causing it. KING'S CORONATION IS SET MAY 12, 1997 10 Ruling Kings and Queens Expected to Attend Ages- Old Ceremony The announcement was made in a of proclaimed at colorful ceremonies in the center of London Friday. Active preparations will begin at once for the vast array of pageantry and ceremonial that will mark the event, which will reach its climax in Westminster Abbey when the Arch bishop of Canterbury places the Jewelled crown upon the king’s For London the ceremony will mean the influx of several hundred thous: ands of visitors from all parts of the world. It is expected 10 kings and queens, in full regalia,