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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-04
REMOVAL HEARING
FAILS TO MATURE
Minot Attorneys Decline to Ap.
pear Before Governor in
Custer Action

Hearing on removal proceedings
against Nap Lefleur. Minot city COM
missioner, scheduled for 10 a. m. be-
fore Governor George F. Shafer, fall
ed to get under way Wednesday when
attorneys in the case did not arrive.
Notice was sent by the governor to
the principals in the case to appear
before him Wednesday for a final
hearing. The governor said he receiv-
ed no word from the attorneys as to
whether they would appear.
p. M. Clark of Mohall, appointed by
the governor as commissioner to hear
testimony, announced previously at
Minot that he will recommend dis
missal Of the proceedings. Five Minot
taxpayers filed the original complaint
charging LaFleur failed to properly
enforce the liquor laws.
Advices from Minot said the attor-
neys would not appear but had SUBJ
mitted their cases In letters sent to
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-04

Prof Adolph Knopf, chairman Of
the National Research Committee on
the Age of the Earth. estimates the
minimum age Of the oceans to be
more than 10O,000,000 years.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Hints as to District Laws
In the Next Congress

Senator Capper and other statesmen dropping into Wash
ngon let interesting hints their purposes con-
cernng District legislation in the next Congress- Expressions
Of the Kansas Senator viewed with more than ordinary
interest because Of his Craftsmanship Of the Senate District
Committee and his influence the Senate side OF the Con-
gress that makes District laws
Mr. Capper again reiterates his unaterabe opposition to
any scheme that seeks relieve the Federal Government OF
its lust share of the fiscal upkeep Of the District That goes
for all House plans that try to impose additional taxes on
District people keep the Federal Treasury from its fair
share of local expenses
This able Kansas statesman is deeply impressed with the
fact that land home throughout the nation are
vczed by systems of taxation and are entitled to
relief For that he will fight legislation that would
impose further real special assessments here
Future taxation his opinion must be along the lines OF
ability to pay American home must not be longer
victimized and discouraged
Senator Capper is nsistent that the Public Utilities Com
mission bring about satisfactory plan for merger
Of our street railroads. bus lines and other transit facilities
He clearly that the public is entitled to betterment OF
traffic conditions and lower rates, if possible. =.
It the duty of the p u c. standing for preservation OF
property rights and the pubcs rights to attempt TO solve
this problem by sending to Congress its ana
pressing for legislation that will put District transit affairs on
basis that will produce efficiency Of SERVICE stability and
reasonable rates. The progress of Washington is involved IN
this solution of existing difficulties.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Gettysburg Memorial Road
Is Proposed

The suggestion of writer that the George Washington
Memorial Highway from here to Mt Vernon, should be dup
here Gettysburg will receive approval though
may not be likely that the Federal Government would
undertake the whole cost.
The battle Gettysburg decisive and important one
hating invasion of the Northern States by armies from the
South The futile but heroic, charge Of Pcketts brigade
the various conflicts Of the two forces well
marked and thousands visitors from all parts of the nation
70 there annually.
It was field that Lincoln spoke the immortal words
that live after him.
Putting aside historic features of Gettysburg the terri
tory here and that town most attractive to tourists
There are many historic spots all along the way including
Frederick Md with story of Barbara Ftche and the
mountains and northwest of Frederick where Confed
forces made raids and battles and skrmshes took place
Because of historical natural attractions the States OF
Maryland Pennsylvania should long ago have coaborated
plan for making memorial highway to Gettysburg
be done in the future and should be done The high
road officials of the two States should give the proposition
favorable consideration calling upon Congress for aid
especially for the road leading through the Gettysburg battle
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Dumb Diplomacy
Can You Beat It?

Some genius in the State Department has ruled that the
pageant of Cornwas surrenderng at Yorktown must be
omitted from the Yorktown benenna celebration there next
year lest British cousins be offended.
Representative Sol Bloom of New York chairman of the
George Washington Bcentenna Commission announces how
that the show here will planned unless he gets
formal orders from high to leave out the surrender scene
final decision is to be made time this month the
State Department is WISE it will withdraw its objections
The department of late years has leaned backward IN
behalf of other countries has seemed at times to forget
completely that created to represent THIS country
It has been quick apologize to other nations for real or
fancied grievances has been slow to stand up for this
nation for any kind of grievance
It sent for example, pusanimous message to Nicaragua
while ago when nine Americans killed and mutlated
there-a message that other country would have put
its signature to.
That merely of considerable list of back-down5
which need be recouned here And adds to that
list absurd restriction the bcenennial observance that
only resentment at home and only amusement
abroad.
We don't know which particular Nice Nellie in the Depart
thought up this extraordinary ruling But whoever
s he rest assured that England will be deeply
grateful for all this tender soicitude The average English
man heard of Yorktown and would still less
about it if he had.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Read, Weep
And Keep on Weeping

prohibition items picked random in the last day
or two. Read them and weep.
l. The greatest enforcement campaign in history is
nounced by Federal authorities in Washington, D. G.
remember another greatest enforcement drive
history back October 1929 when agents of the Govern
men swooped old Hammersten mansion at
syndicate socaed In that famous drive 81 indicted
for conspiracy violate the voead act Later the charges
against dropped lack of evidence and last satu
day Newark those against the remaining II also dis
missed by Federal Judge Lyle Glenn for the
Taxpayers money paid for that costly and long drawnou
farce and money will pay for this just
nounced with the usual bare of trmpes from Washington
q Charles w. Kress former chief prohibition agent in up
New York. charges that political intrigue has brought
breakdown of enforcement throughout the State
True, if not exactly
8 The 60foot speedboat eJune alleged
fired by three Guard patrol boats off the Rhode Island
coast The skipper says only miracle kept him and his
from being killed instantly.
The Coast Guard used be e-savng organization. Now
though not by its choice, it is feakng organization
we'll
Four thousand apply for jobs prohibition agents in
Greater New York There 80 vacancies Each job pays
$4,000 year.
It's safe bet that most of the applicants would be willing
to work free Salary object prohibition enforcement
Commissions" are.
So it goes
Day after day the old story of corruption killing
crime
Eleven years of it already, and more to
Let's hope you like the prospect
We DON'T.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Service Begins at Home

If the spirit of Woodrow Will
son could return he would be
amused to find President Hoover
and his party engaged in the
vindication of his theory that
it is necessary for America TO
participate, not as an "unof-
ficial observer" in conferences
and decisions affecting the af-
fairs of the world. When Mr..
Hoover instructed Secretary
Stimson to sit in the conference
in London with the powers of
a European prime minister,
end ordered Mr.. Mellon to join
them there, he went over to the
Wilsonian view, bag and bag
gage. It does not make any diff
ference whether we sit in Lon
don or in Geneva. Senator Wat
Watson, evidently embarrassed.
explains that our spokesman
and agent will not be drawn
into any discussion relating to
the political problems of Eu-
rope" IT is a mere Whistling to
keep up courage. The economic
problem to be solved in London
depends upon political consider
ations injected by France, and
there is no escape from that.
Perhaps the President, who has
changed so frequently, is re-
turning his former love, the
League of Nations idea.
HOOver'S Present Move
A Reputation
The Herald d-Tribune, likewise
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

men were thrown out of work,
their children went hungry, and
Messrs. Fox, Box, Nox and Cox
went bankrupt.
That-Say the RusSianS-iS
the result of private capital
working without a plan. And
it can all be helped, children. If
people will work together, cut
out private capital, have a cen
tral government and plan like
our five-year plan"
AS you read that story about
Hats, you will grow very uncom-
Portable. You will have to admit
it is true but it will make you
mad to admit it. You will be
furious because the Russians are
teaching their children things
like that about America. You
will be even more furious when
you see that they quote one of
our own leading writer's to sup
port their case. Stuart Chase
in his TRAGEDY OF WASTE"
You. will read that in 1920
thousands Of gallons of milk
were poured into the rivers and
creeks. of southern Illinois.
In october, 1921. placards were
placed along the highways in
the Middle Western States ad-
vising the farmers to burn corn
instead of coal"
You will read on and on.
With each word you will get
madder, Finally you will say:
Pooh, that's Just a lot Of
talk. erica's all right.
There's nothing wrong with the
way we do things in America.
They shouldn't let those Rus
sians-or those fool writer's
talk like that about America"
Then you'll throw that book
down. hard. and walk outside.
And outside, what will you
see?
You will see Jim Aliens
apricots rotting on the trees.
And then what will you say7
Copyright. 1881, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
BY Nelson
Harding

to a realization that he has a
responsibility to the 3O,000,000
people of the American farms
and the 100000 people in
volved directly or indirectly in
the unemployment here, it will
be we'll worth his while. Sena-
tor Caraway, who has been
scouting about the country and
acquainting himself with pub
lie sentiment, says:
II hope that when they get
all through attending to the af-
fairs of the rest of the world,
they will find time to devote a
little attention to the people of
the United States"
And Norman Thomas adds:
Il only hope that he will
wake up the unemployment sit
uatiOn at home"
Perhaps, after all, it would re-
quire more courage in the Presi-
dent to insist upon a confer
ence with the representatives
of the miners and operators to
find some way to stop the
necessity imposed on the chill
dren of the miners to search
the fields for weeds to eat for
supper. And more courage to
summon an economic confer
ence of all elements to frame
a program of social and eco
nomic reforms for the benefit of
the American people.
Nothing Done Here in
Midst of Misery
The statement of the PreSi-
dents former expert" chair
man of the Farm Board, which
has made a miserable mess of
things, is typical of the Ad-
ministration's attitude toward
the American sufferers. He has
the temerity to tell the farm
ers that they are better off
than any other industry; that
they are now on equal terms
with all other industries; that
the farms are "solvent"-and
so we have no farm problem
any more!
And so our Secretary Of
State and our Secretary of the
Treasury are across the sea
striving earnestly to help the
people there, while nothing is
being done or attempted here
in the midst of the greatest
human misery this nation has
ever known.
In the end it is the Ameri-
can people who will pass on this
Administration. Behold Amer
lea. Mr.. President! 1t is worth
your while.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
After Local Loan Sharks

District authorities doing their duty when they
campaign against local loan sharks but they fail to obtain
the number convictions they should get will be because
that subject full of loopholes that favor the
worst sort of exploitation Of people in need Of money.
The fact that loan sharks do operate on plans that
shameful has long been known Congress and for years that
body been imppuned to enact smaoan laws that will
protect the public Year after year Congress has failed to
anything while exploitation goes right The haggng is
over the rate of interest to be allowed loans.
It but common that this city should have workable
clear law that will enable responsible companies
operate basis that will insure them reasonable returns
Such law would eliminate money who demand
the outrageous terms for small oans and yet difficult
to reach through the courts
It not possible to legitimate smaoan here
unless the interest and conditions safeguard them to
extent against inevitable losses They necessarily take chances
and they will 90 into the business if the chances
great
far better have this business controlled than to permit
its continuance as now operated.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Hearst Papers Advocate

l. friendship 0th all nations entGngng alliances
Nth nonc."-George Washington.
2 Proportional representation the United States Senate
State than tDo Senator's Legislation to enforce
prompt constitutional reGpporonmnet in the House OF
Representatives.
B. Separate departments OF Army the NaOy and OF the
Forces all united under Secretary OF National Defense
action the limit of Federal to abolish
huterGcy under Secretary OF Education
S. Installation OF the President the first of January tolo
ing the November election.
SeecUe immigration to admit only those suited for Amert
can citizenship and American needs
Deportation of undesirable aliens and extension Of citizen
ship period to 10 years.
g. Complete publicity for income tGreS to preUn big tar
dodgers from escaping taxation.
g. Modification of the VoSteGd act to permit light neS ana
beers Under Federal regulation.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21

Jim Aliens trees are golden
with apricots. Sos the ground
beneath them. great. golden
mounds of rotting fruit
Makes you sick to see it.
Good fruit like that. going to
waste. Makes Jim sick, too, but
he can't do anything about it.
No use picking it. Wouldn't
make a cent. Wouldn't even
break even. All over America,
fruit rotting. All over America,
malnourished rickety children
who never get taste of fresh
fruit.
Terrible! But don't blame it
on "the depression" We've
been doing it for years. Every
year it gets worse. More fruit
spelling on the trees, more
vegetables rotting in the
ground, more milk being poured
into the rivers, more surplus
merchandise piling up in ware
houses. Why?
The Russians think they know
why. They say it's because we
have no plan. that each man
raises or makes what he wants
without a plan. and since it
is all done by private capital,
the government couldn't en-
force a plan, even if it had
one.
There is a little book called
New RuSsia's Primer" written
for school children of twelve to
fourteen years, by M. hin. It
tells those Russian school chill
dren about American Waste.
It tells a story about Hats, to
illustrate our American way of
doing things. about how Mr..
Fox and Mr.. Box and Mr.. Nox
and Mr.. Cox all decided to make
hats. And how they went on
making hats, madly, reckleSSly,
without a plan, until stores and
factories were swamped with
hats and no one bought hats
any more. Then, of course. the
factories closed down, the good
machinery rusted. thousands Of
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Bull and Bear Markets
Prosperous Periods Longer Than Depression.

financial writer in this newspaper gives the encouraging
information that bull markets last much longer than bear
markets. indicating that when the bear movement does
play the ensuing bull movement will last almost twice
long.
Whether admit not the big exchanges of the coun
try reflect financial conditions rule Manpuators
get in their work at times but they specialists
When the country prosperous the bulls rule the markets.
when there depressons the bears take charge
It but logical that in great country like this all periods
of prosperity will outlast those of depression There would
not be material growth without this This country goes
forward Like the man climbing dangerous and high
mountain there must be exhaustion at intervals but the
real climber keeps his eyes the top
National disbursement somewhat like individual dis
couragemen It be avoided times yet true
overcome their difficulties This spirit is the spirit of the
whole nation. Bull days loom ahead They certain.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21

a bit embarrassed perhaps, ad-
mits it took courage" for the
President to reverse himself. It
did. And yet in view of the
financial interests of private
American groups involved in
the present economic crisis in
Europe, and particularly in
Germany, it might have re-
quired far more courage for
him to have acted other than
he has. Yet his present move
is a reputation of everything
he and his predecessor have
said about our determination
to have nothing to do with
the political problems of the
Old World. Senator Bingham
Of Connecticut is as much en-
barraSsed as Senator Watson.
He explains that it is a mis-
taken assumption that ''the
United States is economically
separate from the rest of the
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
By Claude G.. Bowers

world" Naturally he would not
have this apply to the tariff.
That Is sacrosanct. But what
a confession this is from Bing-
him:
"ThiS will answer the COM
plants that we are committed
to a selfish policy in holding
ourselves alOOf from European
policies"
It would be interesting to
compare this with the speeches
made by the leaders Of Mr..
Bingham's party in 1920.
As Caraway Sizes
Up the Situation
It seems, therefore, that Mr..
Hoover has a foreign policy and
recognizes an international re-
sponsibility. Now. if he can
interest himself in the formu-
lation of a constructive do
mesttc policy, and bring himself
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Happy Ireland
Peace and Plenty There

Ireland has been POLITICALLY referred little bit Of
heaven and compared with the Of the world
to be more truth than poetry in the description
land where few unemployed, where nearly all
prosperous where optimism the rule and pemm the
cepton-th say visitors is the Ireland of today Of
all countries, depression has touched her least.
Such picture is in striking contrast with that of Ireland
the past Famine disease tyranny strife her historic
portion Even decade ago could have foreseen that she
would be economically sound and politically peace while all
other countries staggering under the load of unempoy
ment and many the brink of revolution
It used to be said of the Irish that they could
body themselves That statement will have to be amended
now They have order while the rest Of the
world has toward disorder All they needed evidently
was chance
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
WISE WORDS

God helps him who strives
hard. -EuripideS.
Our idols are transformed
sensations. -Condillac.
Defer not till tomorrow to be
wise.
Tomorrow's sun to thee may
never rise. -cpngreve.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
TIMES TEST

Fill Each Blank:
/. The chancellor Of Ger
many is -.
2. Deems Taylor is an Ameri-
8. The largest flying boat in
the world is -.
4. A Greek writer of fables Is
S. Absinthe is a liquor colored
6. said,
"Her voice was ever soft
Gentle and low-an excellent
thing in woman"
7. An ibex is a wild -.
8. The Uffizi is a palace in
-, Italy.
9, The Ural River is in
10. 1T is a wise father that
knows his own child" comes
from the play, --. ....
Match correctly:
IL. dane Adams
wrote stories about the far
mers in the Middle West
IL. Dwight Davis
a Senator from Kansas
13. Edward Eggleston
Governor General of the
Philippines
IA. James G. Blaine
established Hull House in
Chicago
Is. Arthur Capper
Republican leader
tAnswers on Mas kline PageI
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
LAWYER BADL Y
HURT |N.CRASH

George H. Lamar, 81. prominent
attorney, was seriously injured
today when his automobile
skidded on the car tracks at Wis
consin Avenue and the District
line and crashed into two automo-
biles.
Mr.. Lamar, who is president of
the Montgomery County Civic AS
sociation, was coming into Wash
ington, and upon reaching the
District line ran on the. car tracks.
One of the rear wheels caught in
the rails and caused his machine
to swing across the road,
He was hurled against the
steering post and door of his car.
He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, where it was found that he
was suffering from decorations to
the scalp, shock, possible frac-
ture of the skull and internal in
tjuries. His car was virtually de-
molished. His condition was
deemed serious.
Mr.. Lamar is a resident of
Rockville, Md. The owners of
the two cars into which the La
mar machine crashed had not
been identified by local police in
veStigating the case.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
SPAIN PLEDGED
EARLY BALLOT

MADRID, Feb. 20 UN.S.)
Premier Juan Bautista Aznar, ad.
miral in charge of the new roy.
alist cabinet chosen to guide
Spain through the most critical
period in half a century, assured
the nation today that elections
and a subsequent constitutional
convention in limited form would
be called ."aS soon as possible"
The premier pledged himself
to restore constitutional liber.
ties to Spain at the earliest mo.
ment, at the same time making
it clear that his government
would tolerate no unwarranted
tinkering with royal prerogatives.
The monarchy, he informed
the country, must remain the
sovereign power.
Premier Aznar said municipal
provincial and general elections
would be called in quick success
sion the next few months, with
the proposed constitutional con
vention some time this summer
However, this cons tutional
body viii also be empowered to
curtail certain of the kings
powers If deemed necessary.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Plus X| RADIOS
WORLD THANKS:

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 G.N.S0
Through the Vatican City radio
station Pope Plus XXI today
thanked the thousands all over
the world who have sent him
congratulatory messages on his
initial broadcast, February II.
The Pope did not speak per-
sonally, but a Vatican City rep
resentative, understood to have
been Father Gianfrancheschi,
director of the station, declared
the pontiff was most anxious
to acknowledge every telegram
and cable received and has SO
instructed his secretaries.
Station HVJ was ION the air"
from $50 to 10 a. m. The pro
gram was not rebroadcast in the
United States, but engineers of
the National Broadcasting Com
pany picked it up for test pur
poses and declared reception was
quite clear.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Scientist, at 78, Perfects
'Iight Yardstick"

, SANTA ANA. Calf, Feb. 20
Q.N.S0 DIR. Albert A. Michel
son, 78-year-old Nobel prize winner
of the University of Chicago, was
back at work today, measuring
the speed Of light that astrono-
mers of the future will have an
accurate yardstick.
Work began last night with DR..
Nicholson and his assistants, DR..
Francis G.. Pease, of Mt. Wilson
Observatory, and Fred Pearson,
of Chicago, shooting rays of light
back and forth in a mile-long
vacuum tube and recording their
time.
Done At Night
The measuring will be done
at night, DIR. Nicholson said, be,
cause the sun heats the long
steel tube and causes small but