The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1936, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1873 YOLITICS PERTINAX With charity fer all azé malice tewaré nene Most of the political activity of the’ last few days and that to come between now and election day is mere sound and fury and the political man- agers know it. On most issues people know how they are going to vote. Their minds are made up and there Js little likeli- hood that they will be changed be- fore they go to the polls. But the campaign goes on for the same reason that a musical comedy always ends with the entire cast and chorus on the stage singing lustily. ‘The politicians have to keep up ap- Pearances. If they let down in the closing days it might be taken as a confession of weakness. It would be distinctly wrong to say it is all over but the shouting, but it is a fact that it is all over but the voting. That exercise of citizenship is what interests political managers now. Their main efforts are being concentrated on the job of getting out the vote. This is an eminently prac- tical consideration and in any close election the group which does the best Job of it has the best chance for vic- ory. WHEELED 10 FRONT LINES BY FASCISTS Destruction of 17 Rebel War Planes Announced by Gov- ernment at Madrid ACQUIT ITALY, PORTUGAL Neutrality Committee Adjourns After Bitter Session, Awaits Soviet Answer * * * WATCH YOUR TUBES Plenty of words will be poured into microphones before the shouting and the tumult dies but there is a ques- tion as to how big the audience will be. A good many people approach thelr receiving sets with fear and trembling these days. They sneak up and turn them on to see what the air waves are saying, knowing in their hearts that they may tune in on a political speech but hoping for the best. If they strike something they like they may remain to listen. Liking in this case being due to agreement with the speaker. Judging from curbstone comments, if the citizen doesn’t hear what he likes he turns the radio off or tunes in soo erate FORECLOSURE FACTS Whatever merit there may have been in the political argument on the moratorium, thrown into the state campaign by a third party cam- paigner in an effort to garner votes, the issue was pretty well exploded by the Bank of North Dakota. Officials of that institution ‘said they have acquired 126 sheriff's deeds this year by foreclosure pro- ceedings as against 405 in 1933 under the so-called “executive” moratorium. During the last year, bank officers said, no one hag been evicted from Paris, Oct. 29.—(#)—Informed planes, has been gathered southeastern cities of Albacete and Alicante. to attack the rear of insurgent armies in time to . save Madrid. (By the Associated Press) Spain’s government, in exultant proclamations, hinted Thursday it had obtained airplanes, tanks and other war material to put it on an even footing with the insurgent armies at the gates of Madrid. Premier Francisco Largo Caballero announed the government had “everything necessary for victory,” addressing militiamen at the f a new counter-offensive, ‘We now have tanks and av- This followed by one day detailed Italian charges that Russia has sent arms and men to Spain on 20 occa- sions within the month. It coincided, too, with an announce- ment by the Spanish embassy in Paris of “confidential information” to the effect @ fleet of Italian submarines was awaiting sailing orders at Gaeta, Italy, to blockade or attack autono- where President Manuel Azana already has laid the stoundwork for government head- quarters, should Madrid fall. Counter-Attack Makes Headway abandoned them or had turned them over to tenants. In other: cases the >wners had died and their heirs were not interested in continuing farming operations. In a few cases the owners asked the bank to foreclose in ordef to help clear the title. In all cases, it was said, the policy has been to permit people to remain on theif farms and to assist them in refinancing ene ng up long-range guns which could drop projectiles over the capital to bombard retreating gov- ernment in the event of an evacuation, said it would be more than ten days before they march into Madrid, The government hoped to pry the insurgent military pincers wide open and demoralize the besiegers in one giant thrust. Meager advices\ trickling in from the battlefront south of the capital indicated a government offensive had begun at 6 a. m. at Sesena, that the town of Torrejon had been recaptured. and that the important highway it of Illescas was being approached.- Other Victories Claimed A series of advances by government troops in the extreme northern and eastern sectors also were claimed by the Madrid authorities. These in- cluded: Capture of the towns of Caldas, ‘Vega, Oblarca and Somiedo, with 300 insurgents killed, 56 prisoners taken and 15 machine-guns and 200 rifles seized. + Counter-attacking in the San Claudio sector, government troops were reported to have killed 1,000 in- surgents. The “‘reconquest” of Oviedo was de- clared to be nearly complete . Insurgent defenders of Huesca, the government said, were short of mu- nitions and “on the verge of despair” in the ebsence of promised reinforce- ments. Fascist Planes Destreyed In Madrid, meanwhile, the populace cheered hysterically as government announcements that Sociaiist war planes had destroyed at least 17 Fasc- ist _aircra! ft. An official bulletin hailed the air successes as the “most marked tri- umph” since the civil war began 14 ‘ago. Twelve. insurgent planes were de- stroyed at Talavera de la Reina, the government reported, and at least five others at Seville. Ne Debated THE WET ARGUMENT The wet argument made by Scott Cameron for the. group seeking repeal is representative of that being made by supporters of the new bill every- where. Boiled down it is this: 1, Liquor is being sold now, has al- ways been sold and always will be sold in North Dakota. Dry law enforce- ment has been difficult, if not impos- sible. It will be easier to banish the bootlegger if the trade 1s legalized be- cause legitimate liquor dealers will help to drive the bootlegger out of ‘business. This argument is directed to those who favor legalization of liquor as a moral issue, contending that it 1s bad for the community to have open and persistent violation of the law. 2. The tax issue. Revenue from the bill is estimated by its supporters at $3,000,000 a year. This estimate, they say, is based on the theory that North Dakotans will consume as much liquor as the states around them, where liquor sale is legal. 3 All of the taxes will go to reduce the levies on real estate, the bill con- taining such # requirement. - 3. The political issue. Under the, proposed law; liquor sellers must have Jocal licenses and the job of policing saloons or liquor stores would be left ties. which exercises supervision over beer sellers. 4. Comparison with the cigarette law. In a speech on this subject Wed- niesday, Cameron contended that legal- izing the sale of cigarettes did not inerease the consumption but did put (Continued on Page Two) Have You Contributed - to the : Community Chest?. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1936 CHEST DRIVE NEARS HALFWAY POINT AS $5,000 [S REPORTED 50 Per Cent of Teams, Com- mittees at Capitol and Schools Not Finished Approximately 000 had been turned in to the Bismarck Community chest Wednesday night by teams which had rushed their campaigns to an early finish, H. P. Goddard, sec- retary of the Bismarck Association of Commerce, said Thurgday. Only about half of the teams work- ing in the drive have completed their reports to date, Goddard said. This leaves the second half of the teams engaged still unaccounted for, to- gether with the committees handling the drive in the state capitol and in the public schools of the city. Despite the fact that the drive is “just getting started,” Goddard said Thursday, officials are well satisfied with the early returns. All reports turned in thus far have been very en- couraging, he said. All committees caring for the drive among employes of some 50 different business agencies and various public offices in the city are urged to com- plete their drive as soon as possible. It is desired to bring the campaign to & speedy close. MAGNATE. CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF IOWA-BLECTION AW Des: Moines Manufacturer » Strikes Back at Prosecu- “tors After Release Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 29.—(7}—Al- bert Penn, Des Moines manufacturer, who was released upon his own recog- nizance following arrest on a charge of violating state election laws by dis- tributing unsigned notices in pay en- velopes ‘tending to create sentiment against President Roosevelt,” Thurs- day struck back at his prosecutors. Penn, president of the Penn Elec- tric Switch company, said in a state- ment, “as I understand it I was ell arrested because I did not tell the truth, but because my prosecutor ap- parently decided that it hurts Mr. Roosevelt's political chances to let our workers know in advance and be- fore election that law which the pres- ident has passed was placing a tax on the workers.” The Des Moines man was arrested late Wednesday on information signed by J. C. Lewis, Iowa Federation of Labor president. With the inform- ation was a photostatic copy of a pay envelope distributed by the Penn company which bore this statement: “Pay reduction—effective January, 1937, we are compelled by a Roosevelt “New Deal’ law to make a one per cent reduction from your wages and turn! it over to the government. Finally this may go as high as three per cent. You might get this money back in fu- ture years—but only if congress de- cided to make an appropriation for that purpose. There is no guarantee. Decide before November 3—election day, whether you wish to take these chances.” The Iowa election law under which the information was filed provides that all political advertisements or circulars must bear the name of the person or organization distributing them. Children Will Parade To Urge Liquor Defeat A parade of Bismarck school child- zen which will attempt to influence the people to vote “no” on the liquor legislation coming before the general by F.R. Pay-Envelope ‘Coercion’ Charg- ed to Employers in Penn- sylvania Speeches Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Oct. 29.—(7)}— President Roosevelt reiterated Thurs- day that a “handful” of employers were spreading pay-envelope “propa- ganda” against the social security act and linked with it a suggestion that it “might be well for them to move to some other nation in which they have greater faith.” Speaking in Wilkes-Barre’s Miners Park on John Mitchell Day—set aside to honor the leader of the union movement among miners— the pres!- dent said: “Today we aim to make the public conscious that the welfare of labor is the welfare of all.” But for the most part he spoke of the social security act and its system of old-age pensions and unemploy- ment insurance, contending that some employers were trying to “mislead and coerce labor” with regard to it. Employers’ Objections They seek repeal of the act, the president said, because under it they have to put up three dollars to the workers’ one to pay for the pensions and insurance “These propagandists,” he added, “are driven in their desperation to the contemptible, unpatriotic suggestion that some future congress will steal these insurance funds for other pur- poses, “If they really believe what they say in the pay envelopes, they have no confidence in our form of govern- ment or its permanence. It might be well for them to move to some other nation in which they have greater faith.” The president, making his second drive for Pennsylvania's 36 electoral votes, traveled by train from New York City, where he ended a busy day with a pledge to work for “better city housing” for lower-income groups. From Wilkes-Barre his route led to Rarrisburg % 2 Rag iges Right “No enppoyer,” he sald, “has a right te put his political preferences in the pay envelope. That'is coercion even if he tells the whole truth. But this Propaganda misrepresents by telling only half the truth. “Labor and a fair-minded public must place such tactics in a class with coercion of the strong-arm squad and the whispering of the planted labor spy. “This pay-envelope propaganda has one clear objective—to sabotage the social security act. To sabotage that act is to sabotage labor.” After his Harrisburg talk the presi- dent planned to return via Philadel- phia to New Jersey, for a speech at Camden, Then, after a second motor trip through Philadelphia, he was to make his fourth speech of the day from the rear platform of his special train at Wilmington, Del., on the way back to Washington. Two Parades Meet Mr. Roosevelt left New York for Wilkes-Barre around 2.a,m. He had gone to his train long before midnight to rest up for his busy day of cam- paigning in three states. He dined at his East 65th Street town house af- ter almost running head-on into the parade for his Republican rival, Gov. Alf M. Landon who speaks in New York tonight, The president will speak at Madison Square Garden Saturday night after a Friday night sacrot @t the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cites Republican Slogan ti , Roosevelt declared the “Old Republican Slogan” of a full dinner pai] turned out-to bs “the empty market basket,” and expressed confidence the American people those who are ” that basket would go forward with “succeeding in filling’ Addressing a crowd packed shoul- der. to shoulder in front of the cap- itol_steps, the chief executive said Republican leaders were still preach- ing “class against class and region against poeta ie a Varah dango campaign,” promised lower prices for the housewife and higher prices for the farmer. LANDON CONVENES |Charges by Hopton ‘False’ Says Shirek WITH GOP LEADERS, RESTS FOR SPEECH Appeal for New York Voting Support to Be Made in Broad- cast Talk Tonight MEETS WITH AL SMITH Supporter of ‘Bull Moose’ Party in 1912 Pays Respects to ‘Teddy's’ Widow New York, Oct. 29.—(?)}—Gov. Alf M. Landon, who followed the “Bull Moose” banner of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, paused Thursday to visit the widow of the former president before delivering the climactic speech of his eastern campaign at Madison Square Garden. The Republican nominee turned to- ward her Oyster Bay home after a conference with Alfred E. Smith, 1928 ‘Democratic presidential candidate, and Republican leaders, following a tu- multuous welcome from cheering throngs that lined the streets from Penn station to his hotel. After their half hour conference, Landon told photographers.who urged them to “get close together,” that “we are as close together as we can get and we're going to stick together for @ long time.” Smith Sure He's Right Smith, declining to predict the out- come of the election, told reporters in response to questions “I’m sure I was right” in supporting Landon. Pausing briefly at the grave of the famous “Rough Rider,” the Republi- can presidential nominee laid on it a wreath of autumn leaves and chry- santhemume. His route gave him an opportunity to sce the recently opened tri-bor- ough bridge which links the New York city boroughs. The nominee attended a lunch- eon of Brooklyn iblican lead- ers, returning to ~iilé- hotel head- quarters in mid-afternoon to rest be- his half-hour radio addréss. Talk to be Broadcast The appeal for the voting support of the nation’s largest city will be broadcast at 9:30 p. m, (BS.T.). Smith told reporters after his con- ference with Landon that he liked the Kansan “very much,” because “he is very clearheaded, very much to the point, and very sermible.” The former governor of New York will conclude his speaking campaign in behalf of Landon at Albany Satur- day night, while Landon is concluding his 20,000-mile drive in St. Louis. Before going to Madison Square Garden, the candidate arranged to speak at 5:45 p. m. (E.8.T.) under the auspices of a foreign language group. Landon will leave shortly after mid- night for St. Louis, for his Saturday Millar’s ‘Baby Derby’ Will Faces ! night address, by way of Charleston, W. Va. FARGO MAN HEADS DAIRYMEN'S GROUP A. Torvik of Bismarck Wins First in Butter Judging Contest at Session H, G. Petit, Fargo, Thursday was new president of the North Dakota Dairymen’s association. Other officers named Wednesday 5 Nick urer, the two latter re-elected. Di- rectors were O. A. Amundson, James- town; I. H. Wells, Hatyey and A. B. Carlson, Oakes. Next year’s conven- tion city will be named later. Roy Zweigle, Harvey, was awarded first place in the tub butter exhibit. Bernt Helgas, Grand Forks and J. C. Court Test Es8& H i were Nov. satisfac- aet- Shoots at Burleigh Count Examiner Says That, Instead + of Deficit, Mill Will Actual- ly Show Profit (By the Associated Press) J. M. Shirek, examiner for the state board of auditors, Thursday termed as “false” charges by Harold Hopton, state insurance commissioner, of & deficit in the state mill and elevator fund. Shirek, following a conference with Secretary of State Gronna, State Au- ditor Baker and Attorney General Sathre, said that instead of a deficit of $1,197,257, as claimed by Hopton, the mill will “actually show a profit for the period of the audit,” ending last July 1. Can Pay Off Bonds Shirek also said the mill “is in po- sition” to pay the $500,000 principal and interest on outstanding bonds due next Jan. 1. In a “demand” filed with Governor Walter Welford, Attorney General Sathre and Theodore Martell, com- missioner of agriculture and labor, as members of the industrial commis- sion, Hopton charged that $575,000 in processing tax collections returned to the mill for retirement of outstanding bonds, had been “unlawfully and wrongfully converted.” Hopton said in his “demand” that unless the commission take action and see such funds are “returned” to the treasury of the mill, that he would “take such action as he deems fit to protect the state bonding fund.” Seek to Avoid New Tax Because of the involved work in Preparing the audit to show a setup of processing tax collections so the state can proceed in its attempt to ‘keep the processing tax collections from being claimed by the govern- ment under the “windfall” act, Shirek said his audit has not yet been fully completed. : “From the figures which I have ob- tained in ing my audit,” Shirek said, “I can state that the charge that the $575,000 has been converted and used up, Js.false. . ae iatk “The mill books -disclose’ tl item has been set up as a special fund for the retirement of bonds and in- terest. From my audit of the mill records, I can state that the mill is in position to pay the $500,000 prin- cipal and interest which will be due January 1, 1937. Mill Will Show Profit “The ‘demand’ also states that there is a deficit of $1,197,257.10. This charge is without foundation. As @ matter of fact, taking into account the $575,000 referred to in the de- mand, the mill will actually show @ profit for the period of the audit. “There are a number of general items in the demand alleging wrong- ful use of mill funds. I will state that the demand makes no reference to specific transactions, but, in fact, there are no such things appearing in O. R. Vold, assistant manager of the state bonding fund acting for Hopton, sent a letter to Governor Welford Thursday requesting a meet- ing with the commission on the “de- mand,” and stating that he “stands ready at any time to prove each and every allegation.” Governor Welford was at Fargo attending an interstate bridge dedication. Bismarck People Hurt In Oklahoma Accident Miss Bonnie Maurine and Bernard Ashmore, children of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ashmore, 410 Thayer west, both are patients at Weeden hospital, Mar- low, Okls., following an automobile accident occurring Monday night, ac- cording to word received by their parents. Only bare details of the accident, which happened near Marlow, were contained in the message. The car hurtled from the road and turned over three or four times. Bernard, the most badly hurt, has a broken collarbone and also some fractured ribs and is in great pain. * paward Bannon, 215 Third street, Bannon Beauty and atreet, a ps seats | Honorary Colonel f 8. D. Gunderson, who has been in charge of moratorium investiga- tions in the governor's office, was appointed an honorary colonel on the governor's staff Thursday by Walter Welford. Gunderson is a World war veteran and a gradu- ate of the University of North Da- kota school of law. BRITISH TO STAND FIRM ON SPANISH NON-INTERVENTION Soviet Charges Against Portu- gquesei Have .Not .Been. -. Proved, Eden Asserts London, Oct. 29. — (#) — Standing firm on Spanish non-intervention, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the British house of commons Thurs- day “not a single one of the Soviet charges against the Portuguese gov- ernment” has been proved. Russia, contending Portugal has been a@ base for Italo-German ship- ment of war materials to Spanish Fascist insurgents, has asked for & neutral naval blockade of Portuguese ports. The young foreign secretary faced down belligerent opposition to defend his government's stand for non-inter- vention with the declaration that any the mill records, as my audit will dis- ee policy might have set Europe on ing The possibility of another crisis appeared to have been averted al- though -dissension persisted after the neutrality committee's slong, heated session Wednesday. In brief, it left the status of the “hands off” Spain accord with: Italy and Portugal acquitted of Rus- sia’s charges of having given the Spanish insurgents military support. Soviet charges against Germany in abeyance until the Reich, collect- ing additional data, made a full reply. Portugal adamant against a sug: gestion from Moscow that naval ves- sels of one or more non-intervention nations control Portuguese ports to prevent violations of the agreement. Russia subscribing to the proposal of Lord Plymouth that control be established over Spanish ports and frontiers to assure enforcement of the agreement. Russia pledged to remain in the committee despite the dismissal of its charges Italy and Portugal and rejection of its plan for policing neutrality. Moscow, accuser of three nations, itself accused of violations in coun- ter-charges filed by Italy. Strike of Maritime Workers Postponed San Franciso, Oct. 29—()—Dra- matic postponement early Thrsday ee threatened strike of 7,000 mari- ti which would paralyse Pacific coast shipping, brought hope of peace to the troubled waterfront. UI Tesumed Inexpectedly negotiations between seagoing unions and one of three groups of companies extended the night and brought such success the walkout set strike at all.” leigh County. Lion. Reds Receive Arms for Counter-Offensive HEAVY ARTERY IS [Security Fight Is Taken Up MILES PARKS SAYS HE GOT GOOD LOOK AT BIG- PREDATOR Believes Animal Was Mountain Lion and Thinks He Hit © It With Bullet FIND TRACKS IN BRUSH Hunting Groups Scour Area in Hope of Getting Another Shot at Huge Cat Burleigh County's lion has been shot at. He was a target for a high-powered gun in the hands of Miles Parks of Sterling at about 1:30 a. m., Tuesaday, and Parks thinks he hit the beast. Hunters have since been active in’ the area in an effort to get another. shot at the animal. Parks saw it clearly, he told The ‘Tribune Thursday, and believed it was 8 mountain lion, It was tawny ir color and between four and five feet long. It had no mane and no tuft on its tail. y Parks and his wife started out Mon- day night, following a report that a man from Maine had seen a big cat animal between Menoken and McKen- zie on Highway No. 10. He was armed. with @ high-powered .22 caliber rifle, which shoots a small bullet at high velocity. West and North of McKenzie At.about 1:30 a. m., they were three miles west and a mile and a half north of McKenzie, having then been out about five hours, when they saw eyez gleaming in the car's lights. The animal leaped down into an old creek bed and Parks followed in the car. There he got a good look ‘at the lion. It was about 150 to 200 yards, away and ran around in the light fér a minute of so, finally stop- ping with its side toward Parks. With his target standing still in the light, Parks took careful aim and fired. He said the lion leaped it six feet into the air, then ran into clump of bushes. From its action, fe said, it seemed to have been hit. Parks popped back into the drove-dewn to: the-bushes.” He reluctant to get out of the car search around in the dark and 60 unable to locate the beast, Find No Trace ef Avimal #228 animal and no sign of blood but they did find a lot of tracks, five to six inches across, and with big claw marks, Parks said. - Parks, 24 years old and married, is a graduate of Bismarck high sc! and the son of 8. T. Parks, Sterling = ant. His experience was more definite than that of Elmer Folmer and Harry Davenport of Regan. Folmer thought he saw a mountain lion run into a clump of buckbrush Sunday afternoon but 15 minutes later, when he and Davenport, hav- armed themselves, drove through the place in an automobile they could find no trace of it. They covered the area thoroughly, Davenport said, but found no trace of the predatory beast Folmer said he had seen. PROGRAM FOR BLIND APPROVED IN STATE Provides for Assistance on Basis of Need, Similar to Old Age Assistance ‘The North Dakota program for the EBLE i