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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-10-02
Intemperance
Duluth Herald)

Many have pointed out that doc
trinaire drys, bent on keeping their
pet panacea of prohibition despite
the palpable hurt it is doing to the
nation, have forgotten temperance.
Apparently Of them, at least,
has also forgotten that there is mort
than one becoming kind Of temper
ance. Besides temperance in eating
and drinking, there IS also temper
ance in speech. DR.. Clarence True
Wilson seems not to have heard
about that.
Ills reaction to the fact that the
American Legion voted overwhelm-
ingly against his wishes was a TRADE
of personal abuse of the Legion COIL
vention and its delegates, such as
this:
If you had e the outfit that
gathered in Detroit, as I did, you
would be surprised that 1894 neil
could be found who could stand
up for the Constitution and de-
cency and sobriety. There
was a marked absence of the so.
Der, well-behaved, typical Amer
lean. That Is why such num-
bers Of staggering DRINKS dis
graced the uniform and yelled for
beer.
There are no other audible observ-
ers who saw the Detroit convention
as DR.. Wilson saw it. so the inference
that rage and resentment colored his
vision seems unacceptable.
But 1t was this same man who, Ap-
parently because DR.. Ada Comstock,
president OF Radcliffe college and
member Of the Wickersham law en-
forcement commission, took a stand
on prohibition which he did not like,
recently shouted that Radcliffe col
lege ITS one of the wettest, smokiest
and loosest colleges in the United
States"
Abusing q whole college-fu full of girls
because the president Of the college
refuses to see prohibition as he sees
1t is not greatly different from abus-
ing a whole convention Of war vet
rams because it used its own COM
mon sense on the subject. And the
time is swiftly coming when DR.. Will
son may be expected to emerge with
a very low opinion Of the United
States Of America, for the same rea-
son and with as much justice.
At least one notable dry advocate
seems to need to be taught that
anger Is a poor substitute for reason,
and that when abuse Is substituted
for argument it is a pretty sure sign
Of q man who is irritated by the
knowledge that he is licked,
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ARB

London bridges, 1t seems, are not
the only English institutions falling
down.
Wall Street, harassed by bulls and
bears, now has the British lion to
worry about.
\
Dorothy thinks that no college
eleven can be properly regarded al
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ficient size to supply his family with
at least part of its winter vegetables,
or he will find himself out of q job.
Henry Ford.
\
Soviet literature . only q dozen
years old, and there is no giant Of
that age.-Maxim Gorky.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-10-02
Farm Price Index Is
At Record Low Level

Washington, Oct. 2-R-The farm
price index moved down three points
last month to q new low at u on
September IS.
The index stood at IS on August is.
On September is q year ago It was
Ill.
The agriculture department said
the major price declines for the month
were on fruits and vegetables, cotton
and cotton seed. Only dairy and
poultry products advanced.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY
PRETTY NORMA KENT. cO.vc

Pretty NORMA KENT, :O-ycnr.
old secretary. narrfes MARK
TRAVERS, millionalre's son, in
spite Of the opposition Of the q
ther. r. M. TRAVERS.
The story opens in Marlboro,
middle western metropolis. Mark
sells his roadster IL get money
. nm extravngnnt honeymoon nj
fashionable Blue Springs. Soon
their money IL gone. Mark Dor.
Marlboro. Whes almost very.
thing they have 10 gone he finds
n job only to lose II. Flnnlly he
becomes a h00rwnlker IN Blossom.
dale's department store.
In spite Of poverty the younG
father sends for him. He Offers
business organization II Mark will
prove he q make good. His llrst
task involves a business trip tn
France. Norma In to remain at
home. In spite OF her protests
Mark goes
NJ her fatAer-in-law's home she
slips away leaving no trace III
her whereabouts. CHRIS SAUND.
Frs, her former roommate, helps
Norma find a job.
Travers employs detectives to
trace her. They discover Norma's
name in police hlcs and the record
convicted on a Vice charge. In
spite OF evidence that the charge
was framed and Norma innocent
Travers sends his lawyer to Paris
with documents which will enable
Mark to secure q dlOrcve. Norma
In January Ahe receives a letter
telling her Mark has secured q
divorce. Ha1f-sick she goes 10
work next morning and faints In
the ONCE.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXVI
chris followed DR.. Willoughb,
- to the outer Office. Stuart aros,
as they entered.
She'll be all right" the doctor
assured them. Better send hel
home for the day. though. Seem,
to be a little rundown" He turned
toward Chris. You're q friend o.
hers?" he asked.
"Yes, doctor. We used to live II
the same apartment. lit ism
anything s~erious?"
mo. I shouldn't say that. Per
haps you can arrange to so will
her."
I'm sure I can"
Stuart said, "IIl call a cab To-
you." and picked up the telephone
The doctor nodded CURLY, put OF
his hat and said, Good day." A!
he stepped into the corridor Chri.
followed. Doctor" she said ear
nestly, you're sure. she's going t,
be all right? Norma's all alone IL
the world. IT there's anything q,
all to be DONE"
DR.. Willoughby eyed the girl mar
rowly. you say you're a friend o
hers?" he repeated.
"Oh, yes. I'm the closest frient
she has in the world I guess. 70,
see she's been worried lately
That's what made me so anxious!'
And you don't know what's tn,
matter with herr"
"Why-no-!"
AFTER you get her home" tn,
doctor said slowly. "call in. he1
regular physician. He can tel
YOU"
"But-you don't mean"
Willoughby nodded. Perfect,
normal condition." he said. "SheI
evidently been under a strain
worried as you say-and somethin,
brought on this fainting spell
Quite unimportant in itself. Sh,
ought to have a thorough examina
ton. Take her to an o~bstetricial
IT you can. There are clinics, o
course"
But doctor!" the girl exclaimed
"Oh. but doctor-it can't be-" +,
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ARRAYS MANAGER NAMrr

ANYWAYS MANAGER NAMED
st. Paul, Oct. 2-P-Walter r. Bull
lock, member of the Northwest Air
ways, Inc. flying corps since 1927,
Thursday was appointed operations
manager succeeding Chadwick Smith,
who died recently.
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NAMES E CHIEF

Chicago, Oct. 2-(R)-Mayor Arthur
J. Cernak Thursday appointed Capt.
James p. Altman as commissioner OF
police, to succeed John H. Alcock.
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend Of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policiea
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-10-02

Vernon, Tex. tried a plan Of hav-
ing traffic officers give tickets to
careful drivers. The tickets were
good at local theatres.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
RAIL LABOR WEIGHS
PAY CUT PROPOSAL
Plea for 10 Per Cent Slash
Goes Before Union Chair
men at Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.


F. CHICAGO, December Union la
Dor began to deliberate today the pro-
posal of the Nations railroads for a
voluntary 10 per cent cut in wages.
The railway world, from Wall Street
to section hand, focused its attention
on Chicago as executives of the big
brotherhoods opened the conferences
that are to settle the question-Will or
ganized labor accept fat 10 per cent
cut for one year?
Some of these same labor leaders
have already once answered no" but
now they are preparing to submit the
question to 1900 general chairmen of
the unions of all the railways.
The program called for preliminary
group meetings between the union rep
resentatives today and tomorrow with
a combined meeting of all delegates
Wednesday, at which time decision
may be reached
Force Is Intimated.
Reduction of wages has been put up
to the employees as something that must
come If the carriers are to escape eco
nomic ruin. And there have been many
statements from the employers side
that If the cut were not accepted vol
unfairly, the roads would make every
effort to have reductions forced on
the men.
Labor leaders, on the other hand,
have suggested that the men might be
willing to accept shorter hours so that
work could be spread, but asserted that
LABOR cannot be called upon to carry
dole to idle capital" 1t is more
necessary to, maintain the families of
the working men, they contend, than
IL is TO pay dividends to stockholders.
since the meeting In New York last
month which resulted in somewhat of
a statement between railway presidents
and union executives, railway news has
been plentiful
Pay Cut in Canada.
The Canadian Board of Cancellation,
over the protests of the union mem
oers, recommended 10 per cent cut
In wages. The unions said they would
not accept but the reduction was
promptly announced by the railroads.
The unions protested to the govern
ment.
The Wabash Railroad was placed in
the hanos OF receivers on a petition
that alleged the roads net income dur
ing the past year had been Insufficient
70 meet interest charges on its $780,
GAG, 800 funded Indebtedness.
President Fred Sargent of the Chi
cago g. Northwestern urgently re-
quested" union men on his road to
consider a prompt reduction of at
least is per cent"
Although the roads contend wages
can be forcibly lowered under the rail-
way labor act, Attorney Donald r.
Richberg, counsel for the Railway
Labor Executives Association, has ad-
vised the labor leaders that there is no
law under which railway workers can
De compelled to work for reduced
wages.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
MRS. CARAWAY WAITS
TO TAKE SENATE OATH
Ceremony to Be Held Tomorrow
After Resolution on Hus-
bands Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Hattie Caraway, the first woman
to be appointed to regular term in
the Senate, decided shortly before Con-
gress met today to defer taking the
oath of office until tomorrow, awaiting
adoption by the Senate today of a reso-
late husband, Senator Thaddeus Cara
way @
Dressed in mourning, Mrs. Caraway
came to her office at the Capitol today
for the first time since her appoint
ment several weeks ago. She con-
ferred with her colleague, Senator Rob-
inson of Arkansas, who was prepared
to call the attention of the Senate to
the death OF her husband during ths
recess.
It was Mrs. Caraway's plan not even
to attend the opening session, which
was to adjourn almost Immediately out
of respect to her late husband and
Senator Dwight w. Morrow Of New
Jersey.
Mrs. Caraway, just recovering from
the shock of the sudden death of her
husband, received only members of her
immediate family at her office during
the morning
With Mrs. Caraway we're her three
sons and sister. Mrs. Mosie Abbott.
Plans of the League OF Women Voters
to have Mrs. Caraway pose on the
Capitol steps in ceremony marking
another step in the advance of fem
inism IN politics were called off at her
request.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
BARBOUR MAY FACE
CONTEST IN SENATE
Morrow's Death Before Taking
Oath Raises Legal Question
in Appointment.

BY the Associated Press
The possibility of a contest against
admitting Warren Barbour of New Jer-
sey to the Senate arose today as Sena-
tor Pittman, Democrat, Nevada, dis
cussed with members of an elections
subcommittee whether the Governor of
New Jersey had the right to make the
appointment.
Pittman raised the question whether
Dwight Morrow. who was elected to th@
Senate for the term beginning last
March 4, ever became Senator in view
Of the fact that he never took the OATH
He was considering putting before the
Senate tomorrow, when Barbour is ex-
pected to present himself to take the
oath, the question of whether in view Of
those facts vacancy existed which
could be filled by an appointment.
The question of whether Senator
elect becomes Senator when his term
officially begins or when he is sworn
into the Senate has never been decided.
1t also is involved in the case of Gov.
Huey Long of Louisiana, who is holding
Office as Governor, though his term as
Senator began last March
Long has never accepted the pay as
Senator. which began March /, and has
contended he Is not Senator until
sworn in.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
MITCHELL URGES
Jury REFORMS
Asks Congress to Prevent
Recurrence of Invalidated
Police Indictments.

Sweeping recommendations to improve
the grand jury and petit jury systems in
the District of Columbia were submitted
tc Congress today by Attorney General
Mitchell.
To prevent recurrence of such in
valuation of indictments as has oc-
Cured more than once here, he recon-
mended legislation to provide that If u
eligible grand jurors vote for an indict-
n1ent the indictment cannot be invali-
dated because of the presence of | in
eligible person on the grand jury. Re-
Gently the indictments of several police
men on charges of brutality were in
validated by the presence of a Spanish
War pensioner on the jury. This pro-,
cedure the Attorney General character
ized as absurd"
Inc Attorney General recommended
revision of the present law respecting
the qualifications of grand and petty
jurymen and authorizing approved and
more efficient methods of selecting quail
lhed persons for jury service"
Cites Instances Here,
Discussing his proposal to eliminate
invalidation of indictments. the Attor-
ney General said: Instances have re-.
Gently occurred, particularly in the Su-
preme Court of the District. where
indictments returned after long and ex-
pensive hearings have been invalidated
by the discovery of the presence on the
grand jury. of single ineligible Juror.
Constitutional requirements are salts
fled If not less than IL qualified grand
jurors vote an indictment. If an in
dictment is voted by sufficient num-
Der of qualified grand jurors. it seems
absurd that the Indictment should be
invalidated because of the presence on
the grand jury of one member who is
ineligible because of age or some other
such disqualification.
Legislation should be adopted appn-
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1931-12-07
OBSERVERS DENY
CHINESE WAR MOVE
British and French Claim
ChinchoW Is Quiet Despite
Reports.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, December Reports from
French and British military observers
IN the Chinchow area In Manchuria.
relayed to the League of Nations Coun-
Gil here, say there is no Chinese mill
tary activity in the area, as Japanese
military circles at Mukden have
claimed
There have been no movements of
Chinese troops on railways north of
the Great Wall" the British observer
reported. Japanese reports that the
Chinchow area has been reinforced by
IL to 80 trains of troops cannot be
confirmed"
The French observer said mo ap-
preciable change in the situation has
occurred since November 27.' Noyem-
Der 27 was the date the Japanese drive
In the Chinchow direction was halted
The British observer reported the
situation at Chinchow normal, except
for daily airplane Reconnaissance" over
the city. Although 1t was not so
stated, it was understood that the
reconnoissances were by japanese
planes.
Drafters of the Leagues peace pro-
posals discussed the questions of
neutral inquiry and evacuation of the
area with Nobumn Ito, Japanese legal
expert, yesterday, without apparent
progress.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
PACK COURT
AT POWERS TRIAL
Panel Half Selected at Noon.
Man Accused in Staying
Appears Debonair.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, December T
With a smile on his face, Harry F.
Powers went on trial for his life today
Twelve hundred men, women and
children packed Moores Opera House
as the selection of jury began. They
had come from all over the West Vir-
ginia mining section to hear again the
story most of them know by heart
how Powers wooed many women by
mail and became small-town Casa
nova; how two women and three chill
dren vanished after being seen with
him; how they were traced to strange
building with subterranean chambers
Powers. had built 6 miles out In the
country; how their bodies were found
In ditch nearby and how Powers was
arrested and charged with killing all
five in the windowless garage.
Panel Half Selected.
An hour after the questioning of the
rs talesmen began five of the panel
had been excused for having convfc-
tions that Powers was guilty of the one
murder for which ne Is on trial, that
of Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke, North
boro, Mass.
At the noon recess the selection of
the Jury was more thanshalf completed
Thirteen of the twenty who must he
qualified had been approved. When the
other seven have been selected, the
State will eliminate two and the de-
fense six.
Powers, debonair, was taken from his
cell at $40 am. today and led by "a
circuitous route to the opera house
where more than a dozen troopers
with revolvers hanging from their belts
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1931-12-07
GEN. SHUTS is GLOOMY.

CAPE TOWN, Union of South Africa,
December (P).--If Germany defaults
on her debts, Gen. Jan Christian Smuts
declared today, Great Britain is bound
to follow sooner or later, "and the fact
had better be faced in time"
There Is no use continuing this nlu-
sion Of international debt and repara-
tion payments which has upset inter-
national finance and poisoned inter
national relations" he declared. "Ihe
time has come to end this dangerous
farce. If we don't end 1t we may have
social upheavals in which more than
reparations and international debts may
go by the board"
The necessity for final solution of
the whole question is extremely urgent,
he asserted.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
BANKHEAD SEATED
DESPITE CONTEST
Committee Raises Question,
but He Is Sworn In
With Bailey.
By the Associated Press

0s the hsSoclaJed Press.
Legality OF the election of Senator
Bankhead of Alabama was questioned
today in an informal report by Chair
man Hastings of an elections subcom-
mittee to Chairman Shortridge of the
full committee.
Despite this informal report, however,
Bankhead took the oath of office. ss
did Senator Bailey of North Carolina.
against whom contest was filed by his
Republican opponent, George M. Pritch-
ard, former Representative.
Hastings report was submitted short
ly after former Senator Hefiin. who is
contesting Bankhead's election. had
charged before the subcommittee that
the election was stolen" from him.
Hefiin on Senate Floor.
Helm was on the floor and in a SEN
ate seat as Bankhead was given the
rlgnI TO the seat he formerly occupied,
pending disposition of the contest.
explaining 1t had been impossible for
the subcommittee to make a formal re-
port, Hastings listed four questions
which he said some members of the
subcommittee felt should be submitted
10 Lhe Iull committee and the Senate.
They were:
Il. Whether the Alabama urinary
which nominated Mr.. Bankhead for
the ofhce OF United States Senator was
IN violation Of the laws of the State of
Alabama and was, therefore. void and
IL SO, what effect that had upon thu
general election with respect to Mr..
Bankhead. AVA
2. Whether Mr.. Bankhead. accord
ing to his sworn statements, violated,
the Alabama law or the Federal law
relative to expenditures and is thereby
disqualified to hold the office
8. Whether the facts disclosed nv
tne recount OF the ballots show such
disregard OF the election laws of Ala
oama by the election officials as tn
make 1t impossible for the Senate tn
ascertain definite result
Violations Raise Doubt
a; Whether, if the ballots that arc
tainted with law violations should be
e&ciuoed from the count because of the
opportunity offered for fraud in such
VIOLATIONS. there would be suficient
Vahd ballots left to enable the Senate
10 ascertain the will of the electorate
of Alabama" WI ave
Hastings said the mere tabulation of
ballots by the subcommittee did not
snow any material change from the re-
suits announced by Alabama election
omclals, but the difficulty arose from
discovery that election officials disre-
gsroeo the Alabama election laws.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Bridge Marathon
To Start Tonight
In Locked Room
CulbertsOn and Lenz Con.
test Excites Interest
of Millions.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December IA mara
thon game of cards which is exciting
millions of people will start tonight.
One player, whose methods have given
him millionaire's income, is SO conf
dent that he has bet 5 to /. The wager
is that he will defeat another whom
he acknowledges has no superior in
actual play, whom many acclaim as the
worlds best and who. as an amateur
magician with a deck, can give profess
sional gamblers cards and spades.
So much Is at stake that the United
States Army will take care that things
are according to Hoyle Of latter day.
Woman is on the same footing as
Continued on Page 8, Column 50
Evening star., 1931-12-07
GLASSFORD OBSERVES MARCHERS
FROM SEAT OF NEW MOTOR CYCLE
Washington Police Chief Follows Old Hobby in Making
Survey of Unemployed Demonstrators

battlefelds of France during the World
War. At that time he developed a
strong liking for this speedy means of
transportation.
Although his postwar activities have
greatly curtailed his motor cycle riding
opportunities, he still takes advantage
OF every chance to indulge this hobby.
th ne aamts asm tor tnad e,tns s once nc. r afonl Of
ne1res with one of the naadZInes.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
112,4O7 REPATRIATED
MEXICANS RETURN HOME
Majority Going Back From U. 8
Total for Year Expected
to Reach 150, 900.
BIZ the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. December Tin the
greatest immigration movement in re-
cent Mexican history, 112.407 Mexicans
repatriates have returned to this coun-
try this year, most of them from the
United States. If the December figures
reach the governments expectation, the
total for the year may exceed 100000 s
Government figures released today re-
veal this unusually large total for the
first Il months of the year.
Most of the Mexicans are returning
by way of Laredo and Ell Paso, Tex. The
figures seem to indicate that not many
of them are leaging California, but that
the movement very heavy from other,
border States.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
MOTHER C0NFESSES
OHIO BANK ROBBERY
Mrs. Hazel Bullard, Held With
Two Men, Reveals Hidden
Money and Guns Used.

BY the Associated Press.
TIFFIN, Ohio, December Mrs.
Hazel Billiard, 81 years old, of Carey,
mother of two children. confessed today
that she led three men in the s2.Oel
hold-up of the Bettsville Banking Co,
at Bettsville Saturday, Prosecutor Paul
Flynn announced.
The woman also revealed the hiding
place of the money and of the guns
which the bandits used Under a rain
barrel at the home of John Wilcox of
Carey, who admitted having plotted
the robbery, according to Flynn, were
found 5000 in new bills.
Alva Wilcox, %, Johns son, and John
Terry, 43, of Upper Sandusky, who are
held with Mrs. Bullard, denied having
taken part in the hold-up.