The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1937, Page 1

Convict Admits Killing Trooper But Pleads Innocen THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE > YEAR-OLD YOUTH [Flint Situation Is Bar to Strike. End CONFESSES KILLING CAPTOR IN SCURFLE Officer Shot Dead Trying to Prevent Being Handcuffed in Own Car BLOCKADE FOILED ESCAPE Surrenders Without Struggle as He Tries to Sneak Through Police Guard Monroe, Mich. Jan. 21.—(?}—Al- cide (Frenchy) Benoit, 24, pleaded in- Chewing gum, handcuffed to a state trooper. waived examination end baa Munietpal Judge John P. Faucher at once or- him beget pet ele surprised pole offi- to ditch the car and I did I’d kill him sure. “Then the other car went ditch and I stopped. I kijedl take my partner (Smith) aw: the other cop, but a truck b! way, so I made Hammond troopers participated Ae Benoit, at the wheel of the truck, had evaded cruising police cars by turning into alleys. Wages of 10,000 Men In Montana Boosted Butte, > Jan. 21.—()—The Anaconda Mining company announced the wages of spproxi- mately 10,000 men in its mines, smelt- ers and refining plants at sebaiel Ana- conda and Great Falls will be in- creased 25 cents a day starting Thurs- ge A. contract between the company and the unions of its employes pro- vides for the increase if main- tains an average price of 11% cents or more a pound for 30 days. The 30-day period ended Wednesday ts has pound. if the Mont., |. The contract stipulates that price continues for 30 days an- other wage increase of 25 cents a day will go company pay for miners $5.50 a day and tor mechanics $6.25. 4 reached 13 cents &| into effect. The increase, the ; said, will make the rave of| | Christmas Rifle Blinds Two Boys FRAZIER PROPOSAL Appropriations Committees to Seek Uniform Plan of Al- lotting Funds college. The bills now call for an appropri- ation of $701,386 for the university, including a special budget request for the school of medicine. The agricul- tural college budget, including special activities, provides for $550,811, The committee session Thursday follows @ quiet legislative session Wednesday. The house turned its at- tention to three administration-spon- (Continued on Page Two) BATTLES IN SPAIN’ BREAK FORTH WITH GREATER VIOLENCE European Peace Efforts at|laws along Standstill With League Council Meeting ited adeprarntidtery id ground battles broke with Neutrality efforts stood stock still. But Italy and Germany will inform GMC Refuses to hicks ts Migwlale Un- til Strikers Evacuate Body Factories — Washington, Jan, 21.—()—Secre- kers. Before resuming her efforts to bring corporation officials and the union » Miss Perkins told reporters that one of the main reasons Beco igi ltd tl was represented as being especially interest in keeping Mr. Roosevelt out of the scrap be- cause the conflict between Lewis’ CIO and the American Federation of La- bor is involved. The number of employes made idle by the General Motors dispute in- creased to 135,000 as additional plants Settlement of a 23-day strike at management reached an agreement affecting wages and re-employment of strikers. Six thousand employes of the Pitts- burgh Pilate Glass company went ‘back to their jobs after a three- months strike. A wage agreement will be effective until Feb. 1, 1938. stewards in the Pacific coast mari- time strike, now in its 84th day. They eld to resume negotiations Thurs- Drys Demand County Option Liquor Laws | Fargo, N. D., Jan. 21—(@—The aartess Setar of the Consoli- jorth Dakota Thurs- day planed to subratt to North Da- kote voters at the next statewide elec- ee 2 ean measure to provide on liquor—unless the tes tgatare revises the state liquor that line. Rev. C. A. Arm- , president, said the or- ganization already was represented in roreegi in the interests of such legis- Walt Disney Honored With National Award Hollywood, calit, Jan, 21-(P)— Walt Disney, creator of “Mickey Mouse,” was announced Wednesday Great Britain shortly, it was learned,| as the winner of the annual na- that foreign financial aid and pro- paganda must be eliminated from Spain along with foreign volunteers. The League of Nations council met of Germany for raw materials and Spanish ‘government protests against] whose work or life has been tional distinguished service award of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. Gov. James V. Allred of Texas won the award last year. It is given by the organization to a pen, Dog neces shan OF resis Of SE2) “most alleged Italo-German violation of its) outstanding.”- fought a machine gun battle over) FORKS GETS OFFICE Washington, Jan. 21—(7)—The s0- Madrid. Fascist insurgents struck| cial security board announced Thurs- back at the Socialist government ground forces for an almost-success- ful attack on the “hill of angels” south of Madrid. day it planned to open a field office in Grand Forks, N. D., at an early date, to facilitate administration of the old age benefits program. Hoover Acts Worried Coolidge, Son Reveals Providence, R. I., Jan, 21—)— John Coolidge has no desire now to follow in the footsteps of his father and believes that had the former president lived “his heart would have been broken by the eee RE TRE ee The 30-year-old son of Calvin Coolidge expressed this view when he broke a four-year self-imposed silence on politics, “Father told me just before he died that he did not f2el he be- longed to tiese times,” he said in an interview. os | Coolidge is an executive of the New Haven railroad. He disclosed that President Coolidge and his successor, never became close personally. “Father and he asserted, - “neither could veaily get to know the other. Father was e@ great ‘admirer of Hoover, but he was, I know, by the way things wept in the Hoover ad- ministi Cooiit re crised President Roosevsii as “most charming and affable.”, North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper BISMARCK, N. D., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937 CONGRESS PONDERS WHAT SOCIAL LAWS POR WILL ATTEMPT President's Stand Construed as One of ‘No Compromise,’ Aggressive Action RECIPROCAL TRADE PLAN CONTINUATION REQUESTED BY FDR President Says Policy Has Been Factor in Ending Econ- omic Isolations ‘LITTLE CONGRESS’ OPENS Interpretation of Constitution Question May Reach Head Very Soon Washington, Jan. 21.—()—Presl- dent Roosevelt's inaugural address left congress wondering Thursday how much social legislation will be at- tempted this session and where it will lead in the differences between the admizistration and the Gabe hoe conferences on such specific porblems as wage and hour standards, crop con- trol, slum clearance, farm tenancy and possibly a program for other economic readjustments. Intentions were to go ahead as in the first administration, in the face of supreme court rulings if need be. Little Congress Opens Concrete suggestions on social se- curity and other national problems may develop in a “little congress” of governors and other officials from all states which opened Thursday. Fit- ting in federal legislation on social security and wages and hours with state programs is one of the aims of ips os administration. Whether an issue over interpreta- tion of the constitution would reach 8 head before new business and farm | tional legislation is enacted was anoue i Decisions on the Wagner Labor act and the social security act appear Ukely before tests of the prospective successors of NRA eng AAA can reach the supreme cour! Although the prestlent did not men- tion that tribunal Wednesday, his re- marks about the Democratic process ed speculation in the light of his previous call for a “liberal” con- struction of the constitution. To Use ‘Instruments’ Speaking deliberately as rain spat- tered his face, he said the people “will insist that every agency of popular government use effective instruments to carry out their will.” Mr, velt repeated Wednesday the content made in his opening message to congress that the consti- tution contains authority for his pro- gram, Some of the more outspoken Roose- velt supporters, however, proceeded with plans for a conference in March on @ constitution amendment to re- strict the courts or enlarge federal powers. Senator Norris (Ind., Neb.), heading the (igen has proposed Te- peal of the laws giving supreme court justices and district justices life tenure. Oregon Turkey Raiser Scores Clean Sweep Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 21.—(7)— Two classes remained unscored Thurs- Gay in the dressed bird section in the All-American turkey show here as judges completed selections in all the live bird classes. Henry W. Domes, Rickreall, Ore., scored a clean sweap in the White Holland dressed bird section, with firsts in the old toms, old hens, light young toms, light young hens, heavy young toms and heavy young hens divisions. Pope Pius’ Suffering Gradually Increases Vatican City, Jan. 21.—()}—Pope Pius, XI, weakened by a bad night. and pain, was reported by informed quarters Thursday to have taken another turn for the worse. ‘The holy father’s suffering was said to be greatest in his left ieg where the circulation was extremely poor. ‘The pontiff was described as bear- ing his pain with great fortitude. Balloon Travels 240 Miles Before Bursting lis, Jan. 21.—()—Prof. Jean Piccard and his associates in the department of aeronautical engineer- peace at the University of Minnesota ureday were awaiting return of a tosphere balloon released Monday bere was found by a OCC worker near pues et The balloon traveled an east, northeast di- PecionS pie it burst, Cn i Pet Dog Leaped To Safety Also Winfield, Kan. Jan. 21.—(?)— When Dean Robinson’s automo- bile stalled on the Santa Fe rail- his dog, in the car with him. Robinson leaped to safety just betes speeding train demol- his machine. When he focned tea there was the dog, ° sitting on the steps. Vv 3-YEAR EXTENSION IS ASKED Lowering of Trade Barriers Es- sential for Recovery, He Declares Washington, Jan. 21.—(#)—Presl- dent Roosevelt urged congress Thurs- day to continue the administration reciprocal trade treaty asa means of promoting “durable peace” and a “balanced economic recovery.” His appeal was made in a letter to Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means committee, before which Secretary Hull appeared in person to ask passage of a measure extending the trade policy three years, Mr. Roosevelt said the nation’s “vig- orous initiative in the field of liberal- ization of commercial policies has been an important factor in arresting the world trend national eco- nomic isolation, which seemed almost. irresistible three years ago.” Task Not Finished Asserting the task was by no means finished, Mr, Roosevelt said “emerg- ency conditions” still exist in inter- national trade relations and excessive barriers continue to operate against American trade. “Their reduction,” he worte, “con- tinues to be an essential requirement of @ full and balanced economic re- covery for our country.” Of even greater importance, Mr. Roosevelt said, was the effect of liber- ising ees trade practices on interna- “Economic strife, resulting from | state ithermani ake barriers,” the of the most fruitful sources of politt- cal animosity and military conflicts Peace in Free Trade Seen “A policy eeeet to reduce exces- sive trade barriers and to establish equality of trade lid a poweetnt “In the present unfortunate state of world affairs, we dare not, in jus- tice to. ourselves, relax our bere i abate the vigor or our leadership, in worldwide movement for durable peace through economic prosperity.” Hull told the committee the resolu- tion extending the peoniaent® power to make reciprocal agreements provided an opportunity for “vital accomplish- ment.” TOWNSEND PLAN'S TESTER HAS ONLY $86 LEFT OF $200 Says Wife Looks Five Years Younger With Her New Permanent Wave let me get away.” Puffing on a cigar, he looked at the best clothes he has owned in years when he said it. Then he pointed to the permanent wave of his 58-year-old wife. “Bhe looks five years younger,” in- sisted the unemployed orchard worker whose selection for s, test of the Town- send old age pension plan has brought him fan mail in film star volume. ‘The clothes, the hair wave and a lot of other things came out of the $113.39 spent in four days since the money was ming by Isom Lamb, Town- for Chelan county. ated in vish Peds per cent h transaction, circulation continued today with joss |e in the transactions tax “kitty.”, Baker Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Count Minot, N. D., Jan. 21.—(7)—Sam Baker, Minot hide and wool dealer, Thursday had changed his plea to guilty after start of his trial Wednes- day on @ wool smuggling conspiracy charge in federal district court. Sen- tence was deferred. D. F. Smith and C. E. Smith, broth- ers, near Colgan, N. D., confessed par- ticipants in a wool smuggling con- spiracy, placed on probation one year, under Judge Andrew Miller's said, “Is one The Weather Generally fair tonight and Friday; not so cold PRICE FIVE CENTS t Snowplows Swing State Highway System Vir- tually Blockaded by Wed- nesday’s Storm All available snow fighting equip- ment was pressed into service Thurs- day as the state highway department sought to open the main-traveled roads after Wednesday's storm which virtually blocked the entire North Dakota highway system. Temperatures rose slowly after dropping to a low point of 24 degrees below zero at Williston, and the wind had subsided generally over the state to allow plows to swing into action. Highway officials said main routes across the state would not be com- pletely cleared until Friday. Bismarck received another .03 of an inch of precipitation during the 24- hour period preceding 7 a. m. to bring this month’s accumulated excess over the normal for January to 36. The mercury at the federal weather bu- ‘eau station here touched @ -18 .dur- ing the night Bus and plane schedules, discon- tinued Wednesday, were partly re- sumed Thursday. A snow plow was broken down near New Salem and forced cancellation of the western trip of the Interstate bus but the company expected to resume the eastern and nzrthern trips late ‘Thursday afternoon. Northwest Planes Flying All planes of the Northwest Airlines resumed regular flying schedules ‘Thursday but two Hanford planes were held at Aberdeen, 8. D., because of snow on the flying field. One Hanford plane was expected here ‘Thursday with regular trips to be re- sumed Friday. ‘Trains of both the Northern Pacific and Soo Lines were running from two to four hours late. Highways were in the “worst gore: south and west of Fargo, the department reported, while roads in the were said to be “bad.” ecoricaer rs ey western section of North Dakota fe not believed to be as tightly blocked as other sections. Plows began work Thursday morning on U. 8. high- ways 10, 2, 81 and 8. Drifte five feet deep were reported in certain areas. In Minnesota highways were block- ed, at least one train was stuck in & enowdrift, other train and bus sched- ules were cancelled and some achools were closed as a new cold wave moved into the Northwest on the heels of the snowstorm. -70 in Montana ‘Winter also invaded temperate sec- tors of the West, locked a northern in temperatures as low as -70, darted frosty fingers at rich fruit crops and caused at least five deaths. Snow fell for the first time in four years et Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma, Ariz, ' Ed Brandt, national League pitch- er, reported a low temperature of -70 at the Northwestern Montana camp where he is caretaker, and Elk City, Idaho had a -50 reading. The week’s cold siege was blamed for two deaths in Montana, two each in Colorado ‘and North Dakota and one in north- ern California, Moderating weather — promised northern Europe relief Thursday from winds and blizzards which caused at Yeast 45 deaths and scattered wreck- ed shipping along its coasts. Kidnap-Killer Search Centered in Seattle Seattle, Jan, 21.—(#)—The hunt for Charles Mattson’s kidnaper-killer turned to questioning here Thursday of 13 “shanty town” residents, round- ed up in a police drive against ae erants. Many were found firearms. The 13 were held in ‘ail overnight, fingerprinted and the prints turned over to federal agents. ——_—_—__o— 200,000 SAW INAUGURAL Washington, Jan. 20.—(P)—In-|5' spector Guy Parsons of the Phila- delphia traffic police—one of many law enforcement officers borrowed from nearby cities for the occasion —estimated 200,000 had viewed at least some portion of the inaugural ceremonies. HAESLE HEADS KEM Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 21.—(?)— rales M. Haesle was elected potentate ee vagal temple of the mystic shrine ! | Gandhi Disowns | | Mahatma Title Bombay, Indian, Jan, 21.—(?)— Mohandas K. Gandhi, aged leader of the Indian nationalist move- ment created widespread surprise Thursday by publicly disowning the title of “Mahatma,” main- taining he had no right to the honor. Declaring he had no religion to give, the nationalist leader added: “My humble role is that of a scavanger, both literally and spiritually.” The title of Mahatma means high-minded or great-souled and has been applied to Gandhi for 80 long it had come to be con- sidered almost a synomym for his name. "JANGRY EVANGELIST STIRS LOS ANGELES WITH ASSERTIONS Drunkenness and Misconduct Imputed to Aimee M'Pher- son by Former Aide Los Angeles, Jan, 21—(?)—Court action was planned Thursday in an effort to wring from enraged Rheba Crawford the rest of a sensational deposition already studded with ref- erences to drunkenness and miscon- duct directed at ie Semple Mc- Phersons)1-- - x Willed Andrews, blond evangelist of Angelus temple, said he would seek « court order re~ quiring Miss Crawford, Sister Aimee’s former co-worker, to resume her story. Once known as “The Angel of Broadway,” Miss Crawford became in- furiated over questions Andrews asked for a deposition in her $1,080,000 slander suit against Mrs. McPherson. Abruptly she stormed out of his office, slapping as she went Harry Comber, former San Clements police chief, now employed as investigator and bodyguard, Touched om City Politics The break came as Andrews, touch- ing on city politics, asked, ‘Didn't you say, ‘The underworld and gam- blers would be glad to pay—,’” Miss Crawford jumped to her feet. “I'm not going to stay here and be insulted. Besides, didn’t you tell me you had all the Catholic judges in Los Angeles under your control?” “I never said like that,” retorted Andrews, “You're telling a le.” Names Secretary Miss Crawford had testified sensa- tionally concerning Florence Eiliott, Angelus temple secretary. She said Mrs. Elliott quoted her hus- band as saying Mrs. McPherson “in- vited him to come and be in a rela- tion with her that was questionable, to say the least.” Miss Crawford also asserted a “Mr. Easton told me one time something would have to be done about Mrs. acenereon's drunkenness on the plat- form.” Dr. I. D. Clark, Jr., Locates in Bismarck Dr. I. D, Clark, Jr., arrived here Monday from Fargo, the home of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. I. D. Clark, to become associated with the Roan and Strauss clinic. He is making his home ee the Everts apartments, 314 Third a native of Harvey, where his father practiced until moving to Fargo in 1925, Dr. Clark attended the schools there. His pre-medical train- ing was taken at the North Dakota Agricultural college and he studied medicine at the University of North Dakota and Northwestern university at Evanston, Ill. Before coming to Bismarck, Dr. Clark was a member of the staff of the state school for the feeble-minded at Grafton. President Never Felt Better Despite Dousing Washington, Jan. 21.—(%)— President Roosevelt told eides Thursday he never felt better in his life, despite several drench- ings he received at his second in- augural. . Stephen T. Early, a secretary, said the president changed his clothes after he had delivered his inaugural address and had driven in an open car to the White House, and again after he had stood unprotected from a slanting rainfall watching the parade. Early disclosed be had called Mr. Roosevelt on the telephone Wednesday night at 9:30 o'clock after the rest of the family had gone to the inaugural concert. The president was all alone in his study. He asked Early if he could guess what he was doing. “Stamps?” asked the secretary. “That's right,” the president re- plied, laughing. Stamp collecting is one of his hobbies. ‘The president remarked it was quite s “nice contrast” from four years ago, being there all alone with his stamps. Friday. $f, 000000 DAM 000 DAMAGE DONE AT ONGINNAT AS RAINS CONTINUE Into Action i In N. D. 40,000 Warned to Le to Leave One City as Waters Near Top of 60-Foot Levee MOBILIZE RELIEF AGENCIES Scores of Other Communities Are inundated; Many ‘States Affected Cincinnati, Jan. 21—(?}—The Ohio river swept farther LL its banks Thursday, bringing to the middle and lower valley the most serious flood conditions since 1913 and far more critical than those of March, 1936. Thousands are homeless. —— (By the Associated Press) The flood-burdened Ohio river surged upward Thursday inundation—63 feet, 11.6 feet above the city’s flood stage. Upstream at Portsmouth, a city of more than 40,000, City Frank Sheehan warned all residents except those living in hilltop districts to prepare to leave their homes and business establishments. . Nears Flood Wall Top The Ohio river stage at Portsmouth was 59.6 feet. The stream was an inch an hour toward the & 60-foot flood wall, attorney for the|} dents of New Richmond, atream, were driven from their homes, Practically the whole town was under water. Other nearby towns—Moscow, Chilo and Neville—reported similar conditions. Unestimated additional thousands for use in rescue work; Cincinnati's (Continued on Page Two) 26 FARGO GROCERS FORBIDDEN TO TAKE POOR RELIEF TRADE ‘Drunkards’ Directory’ to Be Used to Halt Cliente’ Liquor Buying Fargo, N. D., Jan. 21.—(?)—Oharg- ga with falsifying bills for payment of relief orders, 26 Fargo grocers were forbidden to accept relief client trade for three months beginning Feb. 1, it was decided by the Cass county wel- fare board Wednesday night. Their offense, the board said, was selling relief customers items not on the approved list and then falsely billing the itmes when ask- ing payment. If after the suspension up a “drunkard’s directory,” lief clients who spent their f lquor. This is to be subeuitted the mayor and chief of if plans materialize, will liquor stores as @ warning liquor to listed $85,000 Fire Destroys Hanford Lines Hangar Fire destroyed a Hanford Airlines hangat 90d nike plane as Om ee