The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1937, Page 1

The Weather Fair tonight and Wed- nesday; rising tem- perature Wednesday. “Telephone | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE 2200 North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 PRICE FIVE CENTS BISMARCK, N. D., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1937 Auto Strike Parley Continues in Face of Deadlock GENERAL MOTORS |Victory at Malaga CANSEENOUSEOF | Stimulates Franco MEETING FURTHER Union Willing to Resume Work If Bargaining Right De- ~ mand Is Granted TIE-UP COST TREMENDOUS Motor Firm Reiterates Stand Against Allowing Union to Speak for All (By the Associated Press) General , Motors corporation con- sented Tuesday to continue discus- sions to end the widespread automo- tive strike after indicating it saw no use in further conferentes. : The almost complete silence that has marked six days of conversations between representatives of the cor- automobile company of its position. Until then Gov. Frank Murphy, who called the parties together the behest of President.Roosevelt, hac made the only public comments upon the . General Motors’ first statement was followed a few hours later by one from John L. tere director-general of the strike. plants. Governor Murphy declared that feel the parties are closer to now than at any time.” The governor announced they would reconvene at 7:30 p. m. (OST) Tuesday night. As sit-down strikers remained two Fisher body plants at Flint, Mich., focal point of the strike, for the 42nd day and 40 of the 67 domes- tic plants of General Motors were closed or operating on a restricted basis, the loss in earnings to work- ets continued to mount. tected, with no other passenger auto- mobiles in sight when the present supply is exhausted — if operations have not been resumed before this point is reached. The Flint city commission, declar- ing a “state of emergency” existed, bestowed virtually dictatorial powers upon Mayor Harold E. Bradshaw. One-fourth of the city’s 165,000 popu- lation is employed by General Motors, and 38,000 of them were out of work. ‘The 800-word General Motors state- ations; John Thomas Smi counsel, and Donaldson Brown, fi- nance chairman, the other represent- atives, Cite Flint ‘Sitters’ Pointing out that sit-down strikers held three General Motors plants et Flint when the conference began last, ‘Wednesday and that “the position of the corporation from the beginning has always been that it was willing to negotiate with representatives of the union as soon as the strikers discon- tinued illegal ‘occupancy of its plants, the statement said: “The request of the president of the United States left no alternative other than to meet Mr. Lewis with Governor Murphy.” Concerning the retention by strikers of two plants after an injunction is- sued Feb. 2 gave them 24 hours to evacuate, General Motors said: te Law situation is en- General DIES SUDDENLY E: J, WEKER, 70, FARGO BANKER, I CALLED BY DEATH President of First National Suc- cumbs Suddenly to Heart Attack Fargo, N. D, Feb. 9—()—E. J. nF First Na- home in apparent! later became ill. He died of a heart in| attack a short time after » physician called. was He is survived by two brothers, 8. V. Weiser and H. M. Weiser, Minnea: lis; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Fay- field, Minneapolis, and Miss Charlotte Weiser, Fargo. His wife died in 1929. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Director of Bancorporation Weiser had long been recognized as one of the substantial business men and astute financiers of Cass county. He was a vice president and director of the Northwest Ban tion, operating a chain of 100 banks in the ninth federal reserve district. Weiser was born Jan. 3, 1867, at Decorah, Ia., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emilius I. Weiser, both natives of Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools there and after graduation from high school took two years of work at Carleton college and later entered Northwestern university. Graduating from Northwestern in 1888 with a bachelor of arts degree, Towa, estiblished in 1855 by his pa- ternal uncle. To Fargo in 1895 Later he organized the First Na- tional bank at Ortonville, Minn., and remained there until 1895 when he came to Fargo as vice president of the Red River National bank. When that firm was merged with the First Na- Masonic, lodges and of the Loyal Legion and affiliated with the Republican party. Army of Rats Rout Embassy in Warsaw Warsaw, Feb. 9.—(#)—The French embassy beat a strategic retreat from its new building Tuesday before an invading army of rats. Unable to repel the invaders with dozens of cats and fox terriers and a to! complicated system of traps, the mem- said: “The union claims it is entitled to exclusive bargaining rights for all workers in plants on strike, even those outside its membership. . . . General cannot subscribe to such the DAWA is one.” EASY DIVORCES ASKED bers of the embassy decided to evac- uate the building so a-last desperate effort could be made to rout the rats with poison gas. ane sasesies who appeared shortly outnumbered cats and dogs. APPROVE RIVER PACT Washington, Feb. 9.—(#)—-The sen- ate Indian Affairs committee ap- proved a bill by Senator Burton K. ‘Wheeler of Montana to permit Wyo- ming and Montana to enter a com: pact to divide waters of the Yellow- stone river. MINOT HEARING SET Washington, Feb. 9.—(—The war The| department wiil hold @ hearing at Minot, N. D., Feb. 17, on the eh river floog contro! protect. Madrid-Valencia Road Report- ed Cut by Fascists as They Resume Drive (By the Asseciated Press) Fascism’s offensive in Spain, mired for more than three months, marched across two fronts Tuesday—and seem- ingly took two long strides toward domination of seaboard army seized complete control of Malaga, second seaport of the land, than from the Madrid front came the announcement the Madrid-Valencia road had been cut, a few miles south sleged capital and Valencia, wartime seat of Socialist government. It ad- vanced the slow and difficult Fascist encirclement of Madrid. Of Great Moral Effect BILLINGS TEACHER - FROZEN 10 DEATH Seventh, Eighth Fatalities Re- corded in N. D. as Mer- cury Begins to Climb North Dakota's seventh and eighth freezing fatalities this winter became known Tuesday as temperatures rose again after Monday night's bitter cold wave. Near New Hradec in Billings county, the body of Miss Sara Juve, about 47, was found late Saturday night, while at Diesem in LaMoure county, funeral plans for Christ Zundel, 58, who was frozen to death last week, were de- layed because of the blocked roads. Miss Juve, a Billings county school teacher, perished in Friday’s storm while en route from school to her home. Leaving the school Friday afternoon during the storm for her home a mile away, Miss Juve was not geen until the body was found late Saturday 10 miles from the school near the John Celinsky farm. The bedy will be taken to the Bar- LANGER T0 CONFER WITH COMMITTEES ABOUT RELIEF NEED Immediate Appropriation of $5,- 600,000 for Welfare Work Recommended NEW ACTS ARE INTRODUCED Hail Insurance Department In- vestigation by Sathre Is Requested CHURCHES MUST BE OPEN TO APPRAISAL, BAPTISTS ARE TOLD Dr. Sayers Asserts Christian Church Must Mind Own Business to Survive INSTITUTE OPENS HERE Reverends Woodbury and Smith, Both of New York, Tak- ing Prominent Parts “Everything is under the pitiless searchlight of investigation, every in- stitution is being re-appraised, and it is unthinkable that the Christian church should escape,” asserted Dr. Frank G. Sayres of Rochester, N. Y., in an ,| not be trusted, have we teachers who North Dako! recta ite immediate appropriat ft for public welfare board activities for authorities in the tinue | t fe gove tedation introduction of bills to appropriate $3,000,000 for general relief and $2,600,000 for social security programs under supervision of the public welfare boards. In committee meetings Tuesday morning H. O. Saxvik, superintendent of Bismarck schools and member of the state interim tax survey commit- tee, told the senate education commit- tee a county unit system for the public achools of North Dakota could “save ® million dollars a year.” Saxvik for ee en ite Speaking for seve! lucation by Saxvik urged passage ore four se tax levy proposal for purpose “better distribution of utility taxes over a wider district.” A saving of $375,000 could be made annually in monies paid district school board officers, he said, and explained passage of this bill would be an enter- ing wedge toward the county unit plan. Cc. G. Bangert of Enderlin, legal counsel for the Nonpartisan League caucus, opposed in a senate committee the house bill which permits use of North Dakota-produced gas and oil in public buildings. ‘The former state senator said he favored an oil and gas code to control the industry the same as any other industry, declaring the present pro- posal “would not develop oil and gas ae Dakota but is a one-company “The bill says the Montana-Dakota Gas company will bring into North Dakota as much gas as it uses in public buildings and the rest will come in from Montana,” Bangert asserted. Wants It Rewritten “Let's rewrite it,” he declared, “and strike out ‘inter-state pipeline’ so that any gasline could be used.” The house state affairs committee recommended three minor bills and ‘one resolution for indefinite postpone- ment. Measures extending the legal mora- torlum two years with broadened features, providing for registration and bonding of public contractors, and reducing the present mileage allow- ance of 7 cents for state officials and employes to 5 cents, were passed by the North Dakota legislature Mon- (Continued on Page Two) L. B. Hanna’s Grandson Has Recommendation Washington, Feb. 9.—(?)—Senator Lynn J. Frazier announced Tuesday Jr., Fargo, for appointment military academy and William John Risch, Jr., Grand Forks, and Ralph Carlson, Minot, for the naval academy. J Alternate military acatiemy nominees are Keith G. Chatfield, Minot, and Norbert V. Elsberry, Cando; naval academy alternates, James Warren Botten and Eugene Krebsbach. Clapp is a grandson of former Gov. L. B. Hanna of North Dakajs. Norton and Rudrud Get N. D. Game Posts of two officials in the call Tuesday by David W. Hul- announ: wid W. Hul- new! ited +commis- his| are untaught, might there be min- isters of God without a God?” he challenged after stating that it was the church's business to transform men into Christlike characters. tate were to cone |. lief Sweetest Story” as his subject he opined that “the sweetest story is that God indwells the Christian, as a per- manent companion, a continuous character builder and a constant lover.” Other speakers during the morning program were Rey. Ellsworth M. Smith of Néw York City, who talked on “Young and the Bible” and Rev. Walter E. Woodbury, also of New York, who spoke on “Facing Our Day with Christ.” Reverend Smith conducted a discussion of the youth problems following his address and Reverend Wi called up pertinent facts of the Lenten season of prayer. Following a dinner at the First Baptist church, sessions were resumed principal speakers. ers Under the Skull?” was the subject of Reverend Sayers’ discussion; Rev- erend Woodbury spoke on “Every Member Enlistment and Experimental Tithing,” and Reverend Smith spoke on “Christ's Redemptive Work To- or | stated he had “refused” to Dynamics?” by Reverend Sayers, Ses- sions of the institute will continue all day Wednesday and possibly Thurs- day, depending upon the wish of the trending. Dr. Sayers’ opening address struck a keynote for the institute sessions. “It is the church’s business to evangelize the world, to win recruits, to baptize believers, How's business in this department?” he asked and then pointed out that out of a total of 34,575 Baptist, Methodist and Pres- byterian churches in one recent year, 11,319 never added # convert, nearly 33 per cent being totally static. heaven our feet are still on earth.” “Are our churches to become mere errand-boys to ‘special privilege,’ and court chaplains to the ‘status quo’?” he concluded. Federal Wheat Crop Risk Firm Proposed Washington, Feb. 9. Pope (Dem., Idaho), proposed in a, bill Tuesday to set up @ $100,000,000 wheat insurance ition. Governor Seeking pec ALIEN DESCRIBED ASBEING WORRIED, SLIGHTLY ‘INSANE? Stock Feed Loans Prisoner Held at Pembina for Proposed Act Calls for RRC Funds to Be Loaned Through Commission Gov. William Langer said Tuesday @ measure will be introduced in the legislature permitting feed loans to farmers for livestock to be made through the industrial commission, The governor said such a plan was agreed on at a conference by him with Chief Justice A. M. Christianson and Howard Wood, resettlement adminis- tration director. The loans would be in supplemen- tary form to other assistance now given, to be used only in emergency cases, Langer said. Under the plan, notes would be taken from farmers for the small amounts needed for feed, and the industrial commission would in turn be authorized to secure the money from the rural rehabilitation corporation. Protected by Levy The corporation would be protected in making the loan by a small tax levy to pay whatever losses would occur where farmers would be unable to pay the note, Langer stated. Approximately $1,500,000 will be needed for emergency feed loan pur- poses until pastures provide sufficient feed for livestock in North Dakota, Governor Langer estimated in a radio address Monday night.” He said that it was “not likely” that any funds will be available for emergency feed loans in North Da- kota from the deficiency appropria- tion passed by congress and suggested the legislature “should find some means of permitting money to be used for emergency feed purposes without making an appropriation therefor.” Thinks Liens Unfair Governor Langer said, in discussing federal seed loans, that he did not “think it is fair to expect that farm- ets of North Dakota should be re- a ta give.crop mortgages. to se- cure prior seed loans.” “That' is something to which I am opposed,” he said, “for if such a regu- lation goes into effect, and if we have either a normal or short crop, it would take all that the farmer raised during that: year to pay the federal government.” Langer assured the “complete co- operation” of the state with the fed- eral agencies “in order that North Dakota may fully share in any assist- ance which the federal government may be able to provide us.” NYE APPEALS FOR POLITICAL TRUCE IN NORTH DAKOTA Senator Feels Economic Snarl Requires Co-operation of All Factions Addressing a banquet here in his honor, U. 8, Senator Gerald P. Nye Monday night called for co-operation between state political factions in meeting problems facing the state. Also making a radio broadcast, Nye “have any hand in any movement looking to the recall of our governor,” William Langer. Nye will confer Tuesday night at Fargo with officials of the ext } division of the agricultural college regarding the seed loan setup. “To my way of thinking our situa- tion here in North Dakota is primar- ily one of working our way out of a a most trying economic status,” Nye serted. “It requires a complete appli- cation of our hands and minds the one task. It is certainly not the time to engage in political turmoil. “The governor has been indicating an appreciation of the large need that exists, has in some respects com- pletely reversed himself in order to] help win the ends so desperately wanted by all our people,” he said. “Bo long as the state and its lead- ership will pursue courses that are sane and reasonable, so long as we do as much for ourselves as a state as we can, we can expect and will have the full co-operation of the federal government and those of its agencies upon which we are so largely depend- ent these days.” Nye predicted that under the social security program a larger increase may be made available for old age pension, possibly on a basis of 75 per cent grant from the federal govern- ment and 25 per cent by the state. | Sentencing of Myres Is Deferred by Court » Feb. 9.—(P)—Sen- loseph J. Myres of Moun- tain, fotnd guilty of second degree manslaughter in district court here, Tuesday had been deferred to allow motion for a new trial. Judge C. W. Butts adjourned court to March 1 from among| when he will pass sentence. Myres authorized to insure producers of wheat causing loss due to drouth, flood, hail, tornado, insect infestation, was accused in the death of 8. J. Jonason who died after allegedly hav- ing been struck during an argument last summer. The jury recommended | the November election. Votes of 53 of | vir @ six months term in the cowmty jail and $1.000 fine. tu | Kidnaper Likeness | This sketch by federal bureau of investigation agents is believed to be a likeness of the man sought for the kidnap-killing of Charles Mattson, 10-year-old Tacoma lad. It was this sketch that caused the arrest at Joliette, N. D., of Stanislaus Poracki, 34-year-old Austrian, who, officials say, re- sembles the sketch, FARM CHIEFS BACK WALLACE GRANARY PROGRAM FOR U, 8. Farmers Union and Holiday As- sociation Officers Among Few Objectors Washington, Feb. 9.—(#)—Farm leaders attempted Tuesday to fit the |? administration’s “ever-normal gran- ary” proposal to the need of the wheat. farmers, the cotton growers, and other producers of major commodities, With few exceptions, 62 agricultural leaders invited here by Secretary Wal- lace commented favorably on his broad national farm program. It calls for storing a major crop in good years in order to provide for poor seasons, with rigid crops reduc- tions when supplies become excessive. Wallace said the “ever-normal gran- ary” would assure an abundant supply of feed and fiber for this country, and prevent surpluses from piling up so} by high that farm prices would be forced Illegal Entry as G-Men Investigate CAME FROM PACIFIC COAST, Criminal Record Both Here and Abroad Admitted by 34. Year-Old Man Pembina, N. D., Feb. 9.—(}—Fede eral immigration authorities Tuesday held in custody a swarthy, stoops shouldered man with a broken nose and a speech incoherent in foreign accent for questioning in the kidnape slaying of 10-year-old Charles Matte son of Tacoma, Wash, Elmer R. McConnachie, U. 8, ime migration inspector who arrested the man in Joliette, N. D., for illegal entry from Canada, said he admitted enter= ing British Columbia and “became very nervous” when asked his route through Washington before crossing the border. in @ report to O. B. Holton of 8t, Paul, district immigration service director, as “have ing a deep worry, but that no one would ever learn what it was.” Called ‘Slightly Demented’ “He stated they could use any form of punishment up to killing him, and that he would never tell,” McCon- nachie reported. “There is little doubs that this man is slightly demented.” 'W. C, Dunker of the federal bureay of investigation office at Aberdeen, 8. D., aided in preliminary questions ing of the suspect, who immigration Officials said bore resemblance to the sketch circulated by the FBI of the Mattson killer, Dunker departed and announced his destination as Aberdeen, where he planned to send pictures and fingerprints to Washington, D. ©, to learn whether the prisoner has a criminal record. In St, Paul Holton said he had re- ceived information from McConnachie that Poracki is believed to be an ex: seaman who deserted a boat in See attle. Holton said the man apparently Wash. 1S eas BO returning asl yoos, B, C., United States Feb. 3, near Peme bina. Tells Conflicting Stories McConnachie’s report to Holton said Poracki told ality, the prisoner was quoted by the immigration officials as admitting arrests and sentences for theft, ped- dling stolen goods from tish Columbia to Mexico, and having an Austrian criminal record. “He admitted that he had been in the habit of stabbing people, and this apparently at an early age,” McCone nachie’s preliminary report went on. Poracki was to be taken to Grafton, N. D., Tuesday. Persons taken there the immigration service are usually held in the county jail, McConnachie said, when lengthy investigation is down, Edward A. O'Neal of Chicago, presi- | likely. dent of the American Farm Bureau federation, said most of those attend- ing the conferences “wanted to go ahead and try this plan out.” L. A. Taber of Columbus, Ohio, master of the National Grange, said he thought most farmers “were in sympathy with the proposals in the main, but we want to look and talk them over.” Among critics were E. H. Everson of St. Charles, 8. D., an official of the Farmers Union, and John H, Bosch of Minneapolis, a leader in the Farm Holiday association. They said the government farm plan should Sueranice) farmers the cost of produc- ion, The farm representatives split into commodity groups Monday night to liscuss the “ever-normal granary.” They named members of a committee which will frame a report for Wallace. Cage Tourney Opens At Beulah Wednesday Beulah, N. D., Feb. 9.—Hazen and Beulah Cub basketball teams will open play in the annual Mercer coun- ty girls’ and cubs’ tournament to be held here Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The first game is called for 7 p. m, Stanton drew a bye and will meet the winner in the second round. Other games on Wednesday night’s program will be Stanton vs. Golden Valley girls and Hazen vs, Beulsh girls, Championship games will be played Thursday night, beginning at 7 p. m. Herbert Goetz of Dodge will act as referee. B. F. Heitzman, superin- tendent of the Beulah schools, is tournament manager, Brey Increases Lead In Ward Vote Recount Minot, N. D., Feb. 9.—(?)—Fred M. Brey of Minot increased his lead over Ward County Auditor A. G. Torgerson to 58 votes in the recount now under way in district court on pe- tition of Brey. The noon standings were Brey 6,784; Torgerson 6,726. Brey contends he was elected coun- ty auditor, instead of Torgerson, in the county's 89 precincts have been Immigration officials said that ree gardless of what the federal bureau of investigation inquiry discloses, Po- racki will be prosecuted on charges of entering the United States without inspection. EYE WITNESS SAYS PORACKI NOT KIDNAPER Seattle, Feb. 9.—(?)—Miss Virginia, Chatfield, 15, who saw Charles Matte son, 10, kidnaped from his Tacoma home last Dec. 27, Tuesday said s photograph of Stanislaus Poracki, 38, held at Pembina, N. D., does not ree semble the kidnaper. “The kidnaper had @ dimple in his chin, and the man in the picture does not,” she told reporters, “This man’s hair is too light, too.” RELIEF DEFICIENCY BILL SIGNED BY FDR Measure Carries $789,000,000 to Keep 2,580,000 on WPA Rolls Washington, Feb. 9.—(?)—President Roosevelt signed the $550,000,000 re- lief deficiency bill Tuesday. It carries $789,000,000 intended to at least 2,580,000 persons on WPA Car Crash Six Years Ago Kills Minot Man stead, Ward