The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 7, 1936, Page 1

SHOULD HAVE A DINNER - They will not get it, of course, but the campaign managers of the Repub- iiewn and Democratic parties are en- titled to a complimentary dinner from him when William Langer returns to the governor's mansion. He owes it to them. For they did almost as much as his own partisans to elect him. -4t-was they who centered attention upon the Langer candidacy, who em- phasized it as his supporters could not themselves do and who assured the voting public that Langer had a real chance at atime when many voters had just about convinced themselves that he couldn’t possibly win. xk * WHERE IT STARTED ‘The modus operandi, in which the two major parties engaged, was to get into an argument as to whether John Moses or Walter Welford had the best chance of beating Langer. How it began is a question but the genesis seems to have been disclosure by the Democrats of the regults of a poll which showed Langer leading by Just a few votes, with Moses in second Place and Welford a poor third. The poll may have been honestly taken. It probably was. But making it pub- lic was bad strategy since it was taken merely for the information of the Democratic high command and they should have been satisfied with it. If the situation then was as close as they said it was, they could safely have let nature take its course, con- centrated on their own knitting and won the camprign. But they probably saw in this ges- ture that final little fillip which would put their man across, So they let the cat out of the bag and the fat was in the fire. x ee OFF TO THE WAR a The Republicans immediately coun- ter-attacked. Their plea was that Wel- ford had polled the most votes in June; that Moses had received oniy 27,000 and that it was absurd to ex- pect & man who started with only 27,000 votes to defeat a man who had polled 90,000. That seemed reasonable and the effect was to drive back into the Welford column many persons who had made up their minds to vote for Moses. The. weapon used to do this was fear. Fear that Langer would be elected. \ The Democrats retaliated with. all the arguments they could muster and the battle raged. But there was just one thing on which they agreed. That was the importance of the Langer candidacy. The probability that Lan- ger-might win. The result was to center the Uight-on' rr. He ia") himself so they did it for him. The re- sult, as hinted in this column im- mediately preceding the election, was to make:the race much closer than it might have been. .80 close, in fact, that Langer pulled through to victury. No one knows this better than the Langsr people. They are chuckling shout it and they admit that the drinks ought to:be on them. * * Ok THE FEAR CAMPAIGN How the race would have ended: not this bit of “strategy” been opted is, of course, a question, but the distinct possibility is: that Moses either would have been the win- ner or, at the very least, would have run second, There is no question. but that thousands of votes were swung trom Moses to Welford on the “he has no chance to win” theory. On this basis it seems that the Democrats were right in their contention that Moses once had the best chance but were woe- fully lacking in forethought when they ~ opened the debate. shh NYE’S POSITION NOT SO GOOD As is natural, the Democrats blame everyone ‘but themselyes, When this column predicted there would be re- criminations after the election it spoke more truth than it knew. They began in full blast immediately after the returns came in and are only now pd to a low and discontented mut- r. The chief devil of the Democrats, curiously enough, is Senator Gerali P. Nye. It was he who led the Re- publican counter-assault and the Democrats feel that he “done ‘em wrong.” They are quite tart in their comments on the activities of the junior senator, contending that he threw them’ to the wolves in his ef- forts to retain his friends in control of the Republican organization so as a ook his chance of re-election The ‘election tosses Mr. Nye upon the horns of @ dilemma—but more of that at some tute time. * & WHAT THE FIGURES SHOW The theory that Moses saffered from the tactical error of his man- agers is based not only upon the switch from him to Welford which two Republican candidates and 41,- 364 to the three Democratic aspir- ants. Welford got 90,788 and Langer 90,093. Granting that the Democrats would: unite and that the Republl- cans would remain divided, Moses started out 49,424 votes behind Wel- o Paralysis Threatens Entire U ‘FLAPPER’ FANNIE GOES TO TOWN PASSIVE NEW YORK STRIKE ENDS, ACTIVE RESISTANCE MAPPED Estimated 16,000 Workers Out on Atlantic. and Gulf of | Mexico Ports SHIPYARD LABORERS QUIT Federal Mediator Continues Ef- ‘forts to Settle Contract Differences (By the Associated Press) Active resistance crept into the maritime strike Saturday, replacing the “sit down” action on the east coast which followed the walkout of 37,000 workers on the Pacific. In the San Francisco bay region the spreading strike was further com- plicated by a walkout voted by ship- yard workers, A. T. Wynn, secretary of the Bay District Metal Trades council, estimated 6,000 workers in the Bethlehem shipbuilding plants would be affected. Employers said they be- Meved the figure excessive. Wynn said the walkout was voted |’ “owing to continued and flagrant vio- Mations of agreements with various unions.” Striking New York seamen launch- ed an intensive walkout and threa- tened: to tie up all American vessels and delay sailing of United States delegates to the Inter-American peace conference in Buenos Aires. Favor Active Resistance The strike was voted Friday night by the insurgent seamen’s defense committee and favored active resis- tance. Joseph Curran, head of the commit- tee, told the seamen that workers in other Atlantic and gulf ports already had. struck and claimed the number out on the east coast exceeded 16,000. first of the Baltimore wetMest athe Srasined ik ehiegee against 11 persons after a of the Bull Liner Hilton's crew was assaulted. 32, striking stevedore and former fighter, was. arrested’ after the death injured during a fight. Police, how- ever, said the man’s death was not connected with the maritime strike. Storm Warehouse A mob of several hundred men Fri- day night ‘stormed a poultry produc- ers’ warehouse in Oakland, Calif, id pummelled two workmen. The warehousemen affiliated with the In- ternational Longshoremen’s associa- tion, also are on strike for higher wages and union hiring halls. Honolulu food prices continued to soar because. of the blockade and the strikers themselves were faced with caring for a large number of men at a food kitchen. In Seattle the ocean express com: pany announced it had received per- mission from the maritime unions to continue service to southeastern Alas- ka through allerail shipments to Prince Rupert, B. C., and distribution to Alaska points by mail boats. Company officials said this would permit frée flow of necessities to MURDER SUIGDE 1S Miller Says Probably Resulted from Quarrel Between Men Belief that. the tragedy near Mott which claimed the lives of Ferdinand Miller and Charlie Svihovec, Jr., was once in the heart. If the case was as it looks to be, bo disclosed by Fede at Lalrerrdipeeeor eee revolver, purchased ape betoceci teeaaerer elo where the and the bullet. death was After Fannie Brice and Billy Gax , the deluge—of freak election bet stunts, Stars of rival Broadway successes, they were the first to fill the terms of their bet when Gaxton wheeled Fannie—attired as an exceedingly flapper—around the block in a baby buggy young as s00n as it became apparent that Roosevelt—and Fannie—had won. ONE GUNMAN SLAIN, |STOCKHOLDERS HELD 5 WOUNDED DURING |LIABLE FOR ‘DAWES Shooting Culminates Robbery at Suburban Chicago Road- house Saturday Chicago, Nov. 7.—(#)—Three men and two women were wounded and a holdup man was shot to death when four gunmen, using two automobiles driven by women, staged # sensation- al raid on the Pow Wow roadhouse in suburban Franklin Park early Satur- day and threw mor than 100 patrons into panic. ‘The slain. robber was identified as @ small-time hoodlum. Their two women companions mained in automobiles with the mo- tors running while the four men en- tered the tavern, one of them wearing @ handkerchief as a mask. In addition to patrons et tables, peveral sen aparitinig AY 9 Der inien adjoining room were le ec bartenders said he gave one of the gunmen $450. Loot Totaled About $50 Police said only nine persons had been searched and a total of about $50 taken from them, While many of the patrons were dancing three of the gunmen forced other patrons ‘to throw their money land jewelry on tables and then lie on the floor, The fourth gunman, armed with a shotgun, kept the orchestra playing. When the robbers came to the table at which Policeman Wilfred Wood- master, 28, who was not in uniform, was sitting, he answered their ing four dancers and a waiter who either did not know the robbery in progress or believed it was a joke’ for the amusement of patrons. The wounded robber collapsed over lot a hospital. It was identified as that Dichiara, arrested several Sathre Holds 7,000 Margin Over DePuy Te-! of $90 MILLION LOAN’ 3,000 Illinois Citizens Effected by Judge's Ruling in RFC Action that Tllinois stockholders of the de- funct Central Republic Bank and Trust company are liable for a share of the $90,000,000 “Dawes loan” which may total $12,500,000. Judge Wilker- son also held the Reconstruction Fi- nance corporation to be a constitu- tional agency. The judge's decision was in favor the Reconstruction Finance cor- poration, which loaned the money to the “Dawes bank” in 1932, and against more than -3,000 Illinois citizens who held bank stock. ‘They owned about $12,500,000 worth of the shares, and Saturday's ruling called upon them to pay dollar for dollar, under a section of the Illinois constitution putting a special liabil- ity on holders of bank stock. Special defenses have been asserted by some. of the stockholders and if successful would cut down the total payment. Dawes Was Defendant Gen. Charles G. Dawes, chairman of the bank when the loan was nego- tiated, was a stockholder and a nom- inal defendant in the case, but is not affected on his personal holdings. He held 52 shares, and voluntarily paid up, ‘before trial. The sum was $5,200. The financial house. of the Dawes family, Dawes Brothers, Inc., was however, heavily interested in Satur- day's decision. Shown on the court records as the biggest single holder of the bank’s stock, its liability under the ruling would be $987,000 on 9,870 shares. ‘The $90,000,000. was loaned to the old Central Republic in the midst of the 1932 banking crisis, when it was feared that if the big institution toppled it would shake the entire mid- Gen. Dawes had been chairman of| the RFC himself until 15 days before, (Continued on Page Three) LBGISLATURES BACK DEMOS’ GOVERNORS NAMED IN 28 STATES Senate Goes to Administration in Pennsylvania First Time in 65 Years UNFRIENDLY HOUSES MANY | Unusual Alignments Appear in Four States Including N. D., Minnesota | ‘Washington, Nov. 7.—(7)—Swinging with the tide of Democratic victory, more than half the state legislatures fell into the Democratic column as votes were counted in this week's elec- tion, a survey showed Saturday. At the same time, Republicans re- gained control, of some state law mak- ing machines which had been in Democratic hands, In at least 28 states, Democratic governors will be backed up by Demo- cratic majorities in both houses of the legislature, the survey showed. In Pennsylvania, the senate went Democratic for the first time in 65 years, giving Democrats control of the entire law-mi machinery. In Ohio, Democrats captured control of the house to augment their power in senate and governorship. Foes Control Legislatare Democratic control of the Maryland legislature faces the Republican ad- ministration of Gov. Harry W. Nice. The Republicans hold control of both houses in. six states, but in Kansas and Massachusetts Democratic gov- ernors will rule over them. In Iowa, with a Democratic governor, the Republicans shifted the balance of the previously-Democratic legislature, winning a majority of senate seats and cutting the Democratic advante| age in the house down to's 54-54 tle.’ stayed Democratic. Under Democratic governors in New York and Montana the existing divis- ion of party power—each ‘controlling one house—will continue, its Four ‘Freak’ Alignment “Freak” legislatures, bringing the| q possibility of unusual alignments, ap- pear in four states, Farmer-Labor- ites elected with Democratic support to Minnesota’s executive posts ex- pect to have a working majority of the house in a coalition of Liberals, Wisconsin’s law-making bodies, un- der the leadership of Gov. Philip F. La Follette, a Progressive party lead- er, find themselves split up. among three parties—Republican, Democratic and ve—so that none has a majority in either house. Nebraska lawmakers, meeting as & single body under a law sponsored by Senator George W. Norris, will take office without political labels. The state re-elected Democratic Gov. Roy L. Cochran, and voted for Roosevelt. In North Dakota, where the Inde- pendent William Langer becomes gov- ernor, both houses of the legislature were expected to be about evenly divid- ed between his friends and his foes, in coalitions, with anti-Langer forces conceded’, slight edge. Bids on Brick, Tile The state highway department will receive bids Nov. 19 on construction of a new brick and tile testing labora- tory and on two highway projects in Ward and Traill counties Nov. 20, it was announced Saturday. In Ward county ie paid de- partment proposes overhead crossing on the Soo Line in the city of Minot and in Traill county to build two bridges on U. 8. Corn Leads Grain Markets Advance Soars to $1.04 Per Bushel, Highest Price Paid for Cereal Football Scores Obie State 14; Chicago @. Nebraska 7; Kansas 0. Chicago, Nov. 7.—()—Corn futures led the advance of several important’ farm commodities Saturday, with De- cember corn soaring to $1.04% per bushel on the board of trade, highest price paid foe tbat delivery of the INSURGENTS ENTER Defenders Still Battling. Hows ever, and Prepare to Erect: Barricades in Streets GOVERNMENT AT VALENCIA ~ Ministers Tell Workers to Stand Firm, Then Move to Safety; provisions, butter} .. eggs were other major commodi- ties in which advances were scored. Although the livestock markets ex- Perienced the usual quiet Saturday "| session, steer prices were at the high- Princeton 28; Cornell @. Army 21; Muhlenberg 7. Holy Cross 6; Colgate 6. Harvard 34; Virginia @. Yale 14; Brown 0. Pittsburgh 7; Penn State @. THIRD QUARTER Michigan State @; Temple 0. Fordham 15; Purdue 6. Rutgers 0; Boston U 0. Northwestern 26; Wisconsin 12. DePaul 19; U. N. D. & PAY RAISE IN STEEL INDUSTRY MAY HELP LEWIS’ UNITY DRIVE President of Mine Workers Calls Increase ‘Welcome’ But ‘Inadequate’ Pittsburgh, Nov. 7—()—John L, Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, called the 10 per cent steel this but “inadequate Leader of the drive to bring all the steel workers into one big union, Lewis predicted that the raise “will do more to make the workers of the country conscious of their power than ane that’s happened for a long He made these statements at a press conference before a meeting of the committee for industrial organ- ization and its steel workers organ- ization committee. Meantime, reports that additional employe-representatives had agreed to the raise were made public by the steel. companies while union sources said that some had rejected it. Increase Hourly Rate Several of the largest steel pro- ducers announced that negotiations with their employe representatives had. produced an increase in the basic hourly rate for common labor from 47 to 52%% cents. Schedules for skilled workers also are to be adjusted up- ward in the general raise effective November 16, These new rates are to be further adjusted automatically—upward or Cownward—rith changes in the cost of living as reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among the companies to post no- tices of the increase were the Car- | Negie-Illinois Steel corporation, larg- Lab Will Be Opened ¢s Jones and Laughlin Steel corpora- tion. Others were expected to fol- low. The agreements are to run for May Desert Lewis ts that David Dubinsky, pres!. Ladies’ Garment Workers. m current for weeks in labor Lewis’ friends, say they be- ’ chief will have so in the government that would hesitate to desert he FEE F No General ‘Firing’ Planned by Langer Fargo, N. D., Nov. 7.—(?)—When | © final tabulation was dropped Satur- day in the election count for the at-. torney general's race, P. Q. Sathre, incumbent, still had « Republican 5 | 9,000 vote lead over his two opponents, 4 |W. T. DePuy, Democrat, T. Owen, Langer independent, 9 | 144 precincts outstanding. tabulation The from 2,101 precincts gave * lamp gaa il igse i i a a F E E : ii ny 5 FE fre Bg iH itt i i pir pill ae } i EF 3 i AT [ a i ' E E Ea ii A i fi 5 & g 3 i r k 3 | When He Assumes Office i é E r F a 5 Es if ft i F et hit Este i 3 i f i | il t i EB z < | d ee i Saturday “welcome"|” ” est level in eight months and hogs at the best level in three weeks. Corn stole the commodity market show, however, with s sensational ad- vance of 4 cents a bushel in the fu-| or, tures pit, the limit allowed in any day. The peak of $1.04% for December corn equaled the high established by that delivery in 1929 but was 16 cents below the summit reached in 1927, .A year ago December corn was quoted at 59 cents a bushel. Since 1927 WALL STREET MARKET SHAKES OFF NERVOUSNESS New York, Nov. 7.—(?)}—Shaking off its nervousness of the preceding ses- sion, the stock market Saturday forged into new high ground for the recovery with gains ranging from $1 to $3 a share generally. A few ad- vances of $5 or more were registered. The ‘activity was pronounced in the second hour. The government had fled from Madrid to Valencia, leaving control‘of the city to General Jose Miaja, head of a council of defense, and General Sebastian Pozas, leader of the work army. Word that the insurgents had en- tered the capital was received at the British foreign office from G. A, D, Ogilvie-Forbes, British charge d'af- faires, who said the heaviest fighting seemed to be near the model prison on the western edge of the city. One hundred persons had refuge in the British embassy equal number was hi American embassy, allt Americans already had fled try and all were advised to the revolution broke out in tl 5 lice H i BRES Traders and investors, brokers aid! they Placed optimistic interpretations on wage boosts for thousands in the steel and other important industries, Help-' ful also were bonuses granted by im- portant companies to employes, as were numerous cheerful reeegeas) extra and increased divi- lends. U. 8. government securities moved| ther defense forward and commodities reflected @ sharp expansion in demand. Export Pecrdtel d nother lift to a OPINION ON SURETY FARM PLAN DIVIDED Some Farmers Said to Want Price Stability, Would Risk Yield Fluctuations Washington, Nov. 7.—(7)—Divided opinion on whether farmers of this country want an all-risk crop insur- ance plan was sounded by farm Spokesmen Gaturday before the spe- cial committee named by the presi- dent to suggest such a plan to con- Gress. Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau federation, said he favored re-enactment of the original agricultural adjustment act together with some features of the present soil conservation plan and loans to farniers on their crops. C. V. Gregory, Chicago editor of a farm journal (Prairie Farmer), who sald he spoke for farmers east of the Mississippi river, asserted he “did not believe there was any large demand for farm yield insurance east of the Mississippi river, “What farmers there want is price stability,” added. “They are willing to take their chances on yield fluctuations.” Secretary Wallace in opening the conference said the all-farm risk pro- gram was a matter for decision of farmers but added that a “sound” Program could be developed from ac- tual. yield deta on thousands of and dubious about the plan. New England Youth i a Patches, heavily censored, that the attackers were in With the defense apparently wi fense — feet, neutral: GIploranss ee: Sey an te it the city would be rendered i fur FE F quivered from the shock of the bom- bardment. ‘The battle for possession of the Spanish capital was near @ climax. . Party leaders exhorted the defending militia to “fight. without quarter, without truce.” War ministry officials said the next 72 hours would tell the story. Government planes, roaring over leaflets, We fulfilled our duty in giving you an ample supply of both. Now you must fulfill your duty by doing your utmost.” The industrial life of the city was part in the city’s defense. Barricades Are Erected Barricades were thrown up at stra: tegic points in the city and garrisons (Continued on Page Three) BISMARCK WORLD WAR VETERAN DIES Sudden Heart Attack Causes Death of Arthur L. Grimes, 42, at Home Here Arthur LL, Grimes, ~ veteran, died i i free ° Hib ia iD ion! i ut Th ‘3 ay. rul