The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1936, Page 1

iis] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 . Legal xk ke | King Wins with her at Marlborough house. * Ruler Refuses to Renounce Wallie; Brother for Him _ Obstinate Prime Minister Rushes Campaign to : Force Monarch to Drop Friendship With American Commoner Heir-Presumptive Secluded With King and Mrs. Simpson in Fort Belvedere; Financial Leaders Fear Effects of Row London, Dec. 3.—()—King Edward of England came from Bel- vedere Thursday evening to visit his mother, Queen Mary. The Duke and Duchess of York, also at Belvedere during the day, dined Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, it was learned, plans to see the king later Thursday night. Reliable sources reported Baldwin and his cabinet advisers had completed the draft of s tentative bill which would make the Duke of York king of England—if Edward should abdicate. London, Dec. 3.—(AP)—King Edward of England won in a first show of strength Thursday in his all-critical fight with Britain’s government to keep his throne and his American friend, Mrs, Wallis Warfield Simpson, Defiant, yet with his empire’s fate close at heart, England’s sovereign insisted stubbornly on his right to a private life. Gray and shaken, Baldwin, his first minister, stood before the house of commons in emotional anti-climax to insist he had nothing to say to the British people. Then, dramatically, the Laborite colonel, Josiah Clement Wedgwood, told the British Press association in apparent con- firmation of the authoritative be on the side of the king.” His words echoed: those of the liberaliafternoon Star, which said: “Why. should he -(the: )--be- denied the tonimon' hap- piness of mankind?” With his heir-presumptive brother and Mrs. Simpson herself at his side, the king refused to yield to Baldwin on throne or friendship. But, some sour- z ces said, he may have thrust aside ” the first minister's attack with a i Pledge he would make no arrange- ment not satisfactory to’ the govern- ment, the church and himself. Baldwin Stubborn Baldwin, in an unprecedented house ef commons setting, stood, white and stubborn, to say: “I have no statement to make” on a constitutional crisis, Clement .R. Attlee, the opposition leader who reputedly has sided with Baldwin against the king, asked as the tense miembers of parliament and the amazed citizenry of the empire waited: “I would like to ask the prime min- ister on private motion a question— whether any-constitutional difficulties have arisen and whether he has any statement to make?” Baldwin replied: “I have no statement to make to- day. While there doés not at present: impression that the king was winning at least the first phase of his empire-stunning battle: “The king is beloved. . The thing we have got to,avoid more than anything else is abdication. country in two. If a general election comes, the outcome will Any change will tear this make it inexpedient that.I should be questioned about it at this stage.” Hate Seeing Man Bullied " Colonel Wedgwood, commenting on his statement that a general election ‘would result in favor of the king, said: “The vast bulk of the people hate see- ing a man bullied when he thinks he 4s right and they respect a man who will stand: up for his rights. “Obviously the question is not one for the cabinet to decide but for par- Mament as a whole. ..” Wedgwood's statement arose from the motion he formally entered for debate as soon as rae in ‘bovis “That in the A the oath of allegiance which they have already taken to King Edward Vill is unaffected by any form of coronation ceremony, or by the presence there at or absence therefrom of any dignitary or personage whatsoever; nor will they substitute any other for the King of England.” If the house passed the motion it would in effect extend the king a vote exist any constitutional difficulty, the | of confidence. Situation is of such a nature as to (Continued on Page Two) King Insists Upon Personal Liberty London, Dec. 3.—(#)—Unruffled by a government crisis over his possible marriage to Mrs. Wallis Simpson, Britain’s bachelor king stood firm "Thursday in his insistence on private liberty. From accurate, definite and au- thoritative representations, the sociated Press learned King Edward's position could be stated this way: “while still insisting upon his pre- rogatives as an individual to seek ppiness 5 i BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936 xk *& * First Bout With Baldwin Cabinet HIGHLIGHTED IN ROMANTIC THREAT TO BRITISH THRONE ! x k kk xk k *& MANDAN ENGINEER, WARREN, SUCCUMBS Man Well Known in Bismarck Organizations Is Dead of Hemorrhage Hugh H. Warren, 64, veteran Man: dan locomotive engineer, died Thurs- day in a Mandan hospital. Late in the afternoon, funeral arrangements had not been completed, although the services may be held Saturday. Warren was stricken early Monday with a cerebral hemorrhage while on his way home from the Northern Pa- cific roundhouse, It was nearly an hour before he was found on a Man- dan street and taken to the hospital. He had been in the employ of the Northern Pacific railroad for many years. He leaves his widow and three daughters, including Arabelie Warren of Milwaukee, Wis., who arrived at Mandan before her father’s death, hi early age, he en- war the Philippines. of the Bis- Spanish War ul 8 Ey i i Ep sf i } ie 1 dé 5 izations. Says Scarlet Fever Under Control Here a,EeEe in Hie i t il ' Nuisance Taxes May Be Kept Another Year Washington, Dec. 3.—()—Congress. may be asked to continue most of a group of “nuisance” taxes scheduled to expire by next July. The taxes, which provided more than $300,000,- 000 of revenue in the last fiscal year and returned about $150,000,000 dur- ing the first five months of this year, include levies on gasoline, radio sets, mechanical refrigerators, firearms and automobiles and parts. NOT GUILTY PLEAS ENTERED IN COURT Knowles’ Arson Trial Tentative- ly Set for Dec. 15; Con- tinuance Denied Two pleas of not guilgy were entered Thursday by defendants in criminal Harry guilty to a charge of arson and the trial was tentatively set to begin Dec. 15 after Judge Jansonius had over- ruled s motion for a continuance made by F. E. McCurdy, Knowles’ counsel, tite i E q id {52 IKING STEER BRINGS $8 POUND ON HOOF Price Paid for Grand Champion at Chicago Same as for 1935 Winner Chicago, Dec. 3.—(7}—G. Page 3629, grand champion steer of the 37th In- ternational Livestock exposition, sold at auction Thursday for $3 a pound on the hoof. The price was the same as that bid for the 1935 grand champion. The purchaser was Charles R. Wal- green of Chicago, owner of a chain ot drug stores, The grand champion steer weighed 995 ponds when he was judged, and on that basis the Oklahoma A. and M. college, Stillwater, owner, had $2,985 to tuck away with its royal purple ribbon. The bid was loWer than stockmen hoped the grand cham) bring. In 1929 the king of the show Hereford ranch Cheyenne, Wyo., Se te Oe A price of 27% cents & pound was bid for the grand championship car- load of meat cattle, 15 head, an average of 1,100 pounds apiece. Young LaMoure Gi Missing in Mill City Dec. 3.—(P)—Ruth E. Minneapolis, Pederson, 19, of La Moure, N. D., was ithorities -fol- ¥ ET x * * Tobacco Heiress Gave Washington, Democratic organizations $50,000 from Mrs. James R. H. Crom- well, formerly Doris Duke, the tobacco heiress, The committee said it hoped to trace the source of most of the $13,- 000,000 spent by political organizations’ in the last campaign as a@ basis for: legislative recommendations to the president and congress. MYHRA PRESIDENT OF MACHINE MEN pion would|N, D, Association Protests Sub-|ment agencies. sidizing of Consumer Cooperatives Fargo, N. D., Dec. 3—(7)—M. R. Myhra, Fargo, was re-elected presi- Gent of the North Dakota Implement Dealers’ association Thursday. Named vice president was M. W. | ioe, Gackle, Kulm. Directors elected in- clude H. O. Hanson, Neche, district one; J. F. Eickhorn, Drake, district | three; A. O. Erlandson, Hettinger, Gistrict five, and D. Ziegenhagen, Lehr, district seven. Relations between dealers and job- bers, plans for 1937 activities and re- ports of the resolutions committee Democrats $50,000 Dec, 3.—(P)—Senate vestigators reported Thursday that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., gave $70,000 to Republican campaign funds, while| Kenzie county. farmer: received Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wal- Liquor Sale Begun in Bismarck’ x k * Farley May Send ! Irish Into States ————— Washington, Dec. 3.—()—Post- master General Farley, vacation- ing in Ireland, is still thinking about his political problems at home. Jokingly, he wrote a Washing- ton political commentator: “I have all the political fences here in good repair. Arranging to send Irish voters to Vermont and Maine.” Vermont and Maine were the only states to vote Republican in the presidential election. MONTEVIDEO HALLS ROOSEVELT ON HIS President Terra Grins Broadly as FDR Addresses Him With Simple ‘Terra’ Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. 3.—(P)— President Franklin D. Roosevelt, re- turning from his Latin-American voy- age of peace, stepped from the cruiser Indianapolis Thursday to the cheers of this tiny republic and into the out- stretched arms of President Gabriel Terra. The president left the Indianapolis a. m., making the last stop! th American trip during which he inaugurated the inter- American peace conference at Buenos Aires. Halt way down the gangplank, aerial Roosevelt paused and smi “Well, here I em, Terra,” he said, dispensing with the title of president. Terra, at the foot of the gangway, grinned broadly and threw out both arms to embrace Mr. Roosevelt. The United States’ président, on the arms of hig son, James, gd’ President Terra, walked to » walting mutomo- bile where he met Gabriel Terra, Jr., the Uruguayan president's son. Followed by more than a score of official automobiles, the presidential car moved away through the city. W'KENZIE FARMERS ASK FEDERAL HELP Assert Immediate Action Now Necessary to Save Stock From Starving ‘d, N. D., Dec. lace Thursday for immediate govern- | ment action to “avoid human suffer- ing and prevent starvation of thou- sands of stock and poultry.” In their plea for aid the farmers asserted, “the situation in McKenzie county is desperate. Farmers have been using some WPA earnings to buy feed but this work hes been discon- tinued,” they informed the farm chief, “and in some instances actual losses from starvation of stock and poultry” have already been reported. They urged “immediate action” to j“avold human suffering and prevent starvation of stock,” asserting if help is not given farmers will be forced to deliver stock and poultry to govern- Motorists Warned to Heed Juvenile Cops Motorists who fail to observe the local traffic policeman, after a con- ference with City Attorney C. L. ‘Foster. Some of the boys in the juvenile Generally fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight; continued cold Friday VISIT 10 URUGUAY’ 7 The Weather PRICE FIVE CENTS xk k *& FIRST SALOONS IN CITY SINCE 1889 BEGIN OPERATION Delay Occurs Thursday Morn- ing While State Legal Light Ponders Law TELLS GRAY TO GO AHEAD State Treasurer Had Asked Whether to Sell Tax Stamps in View of Suit Bismarck Thursday had the first le- Gal saloons since 1889, They replaced the illicit establish- ments which have been purveying liquor here without license, taxes 1 other control. Legal liquor became possible at midnight when the act approved at the last election became effective but for a time Thursday morning it looked as though application of the law were going to be held up. This occurred when State Treasure! John Gray refused to sell state liquoa tax stamps until he was advised by the Attorney General’s office that he - legally could do so. His hesitancy was due to the fact that a suit was filed in the supreme court late Wednesday challenging his right to either sell or give away the stamps. The suit also contested the validity of the law. Told to Go Ahead About noon, however, Gray wag ad- vised that he could sell the stamps and immediately began to do e land- Office business, The first sale was to the Dakota Beverage company of not and agents of that firm left by motor for Minot SepeeDy pes seh the stamps affixed and begin juor there by 2/p. ni. The Beverage company was the ‘purchaser and Northwest: of Bismarok was the third with the biggest early purchase of $7,200 in stamps. These were hurried to the local warehouse of the wholesaling firm and distribution of liquor to retailers started soon afterward. There was still further complica- tion in the fact that the federal gov- ernment has refused to issue what are called “basic” permits until Hquor . became legal in this state. Wholesal- ers were burning the wires to Wash- ington in an effort to learn if their applications, previously filed, had been granted Thursday morning. Local Licenses Issued The matter of local permits waa cleared up at a meeting of the city commission Wednesday night at which three wholesale firms and nins retailers were granted permits. Wholesalers granted permits were Northwest Beverages, Inc., 121 South Fifth St., William M. Schantz, ap- plicant; Capital Sales Co., 301 West Main, C. E. Thomas, applicant, and the Missouri Slope Distributing Co., 815 Main, J. P. Spies, president, and H.R. Winters, secretary. Retail permits went to the Prince hotel, 114 Third St., C. E. Ligon, man: ager; Broadway Drug, 424 Broadwa! Theodore E. Paviak; The Palm Gar: dens, 121 Third 8t., Arthur Bernstein; Blackstone Club, 116 Fifth St. F. L Loomis; The Ritz, 504 Main, J. B Smith; Don's Place, 505 Broadway Donald Finlayson; Bert G. Nicola 122 Sixth St.; Frank Barnes, 22% Main, and The Patterson Hotel com: pany. Must Clarify Location The license to the Patterson hotel was not issued immediately, how- ever, pending clarification of its ex=- act location. Patterson was uncertain whether his proposed bar would be located in the hotel proper or in The Ring, an establishment across from (Continued on Page Two? A lisit From St. Nicholas By Clement Clarke Moore came, And ee Ohi and thovted, and them by neme;