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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
Larkin to Attend
Big Rate Hearing

Ben G. Larkin, chairman of the
state railroad board, left Monday for
washington, D. c., to attend oral
arguments before the Interstate
Commerce commission in a case az
fecting potato rates from North Da-
kota.
From Washington Larkin will 70 to
Kansas City where he will sit with
the I. G. c.. as an advisor in the
hearing on rates on grain from all
parts Of the country.
The latter case is regarded as espe-
cially important to North Dakota
since the railroads are asking an in
crease in rates on all grain shipped
from this territory.
The railroad board, under Larkin,s
leadership, will offer testimony at
Kansas City designed to show that, II
a normal crop is obtained in this
territory this year, there will be nc
need for an increase.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
Seek Means Acc0n1plices
In 100000 Indy Fraud
Police Search Records For Clue
to Identity Of Tough
Looking Man

Washington, May 9.-(F)-Otller
actors were sought Monday in the
queer drama which CASTOR B. Means
is alleged to have staged for Mrs. Ed
ward B. Mclean, and 100000 of her
money.
From the many recorded pages OF
Means exploits they hoped to obtain
hint as to whom he enlisted to rep
resent go-betweens for the Lindbergh
baby's kidnapers in those complicated
negotiations and dramatic confer
Iences from which the wealthy Wash
i,gton woman emerged minus the
huge sum she gave him as ransom
money.
Quite confident the District of Co.
lumbia grand jury would return an
indictment against him Tuesday on
the larceny-after-t trust charge, the
government men directed their efforts
to build up strong case. Means is
in jail under 100000 bond.
The Mclean money still Is unac-
counted for. Means is said to have
told Mrs. Mclean he gave it to a
man he believed was her represent
alive. A search of his house has been
made and other hiding places are
sought.
One man the agents would like to
get hold of is the tough-looking in
dividual who. Mrs. Mclean said,
Means brought to her at Aiken, South
Carolina, allegedly as a negotiator
for the kidnapers, but if any clues
to his identity exist the agents are
keeping quiet about them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
FIND Is DEAD IN
FRENCH LANDSLIDE
Two Apartment Houses in Out
skirts Of Lyons Crushed
by Catastrophe

Lyons, France, May 9.-R)-Ff-
teen bodies were removed Monday
from the ruins of two apartment
houses which were engulfed Sunday
by landslides, and it was feared q!
least 30 more lay in the wreckage.
Twelve injured were removed be-
fore rescuers were ordered away BY
Edouard Herriot, the mayor and for
roer premier, who himself escaped
death from another landslide only by
leaping to safety.
The rescue parties returned to the
ruins, however, after cries were heard
in the wreckage. At midnight they
discovered woman, pinned by q
beam. She said she was not hurt.
She was removed and taken to q
hospital.
Explosions and fires followed the
slides. The first occurred at 8 a. m.
while many OF the residents were
asleep. It cracked the gas mains
The fire department removed the
first IL persons before the second
and larger slide tumbled down, crush
ing both buildings.
M. deTIlOC, WHOSE parry eHAOA6ON
victor in the national elections Sun
day, leaped to the top Of the ruins
when firemen failed to obey his re-
quest to leave. Engineers had pre-
dicted new collapse Of the walls.
do you want to be killed." he
shouted. He himself jumped just in
time to escape the crash.
About 100 persons were killed In q
similar landslide on Fourviere Hill
here In November, 1880. The slide
Monday was blamed on heavy rains
and melting SHOWS which undermined
the subsoil In the hills.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
SEE NEW TURN IN
NEGOTIATIONS TO
0bTAINL|NDY BABY
Activities on Yacht Halt and
Mysterious Trips Are
Made by AirpIane

Norfolk, Va. May 9.-(P-Some
new turn in negotiations for the re-
covery of Charles Augustus Lind
bergh, Jr.. was indicated Monday by
the cessation of activities aboard the
sea-going yacht Maroon and a sup
posed weekend plane trip by the
negotiators.
The plane flight was presumably
made by John Hughes Curtis, the
principal negotiator. and Lieutenant
George l.. Richard, naval officer
since Friday night when the Maroon
returned from her latest cruise out
to sea. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
also was believed to have left the
naval base by plane.
Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage. re-
tired, and the Very Rev. H. Dobson-
Peacock, associated with Curtis as
Intermediates, refused to give any
information concerning the negotia-
tons.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
Strange Marital Tangle Uncovered
By Insurance Suit in MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis, May 9.-B-A
woman who believed her first
husband dead and who had mar
ried again. Monday had learned
he was still alive and that he, too,
had wed once more and had
reared another family of five
children.
The strange story was brought
to light through an effort of the
woman to collect on life insur-
ance policy Of her husband, ac-
cording to H. e. Mag. an attor-
ney OF Minneapolis, who handled
the case.
On May %, 1923, Maurice A Ri
ley. a garage man, disappeared
from his home in Hassan town
ship. His automobile was found
in Minneapolis but there was no
clue to Riley's whereabouts.
Mrs. Riley. believing her hus-
band had been killed, obtained
work and sent her five children
to live with relatives. Seven
years later she took steps to have
her husband declared legally dead
and tiled suit against IN insur-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
Report Short Cut in Diagnosis Of
Cancer Which May Save Many Lives

showed the radium work at the
scientific exhibit where the latest
developments in medicine are on
display for several thousand ply
sicians attending the five days
annual meeting Of the associa-
ton.
The high speed diagnosis is the
result Of 10 years study ny several
physicians including A. G. Brod-
ers, M. D.. Of the Mayo clinic, and
Max Cutler, M. D.. OF the Mich
ael Reese hospital, Chicago.
Dr.. e. Starr Judd Of Rochester,
Mimi, retiring president Of the
association. recommended ap-
pointment Of . COMMITTEES to work
for five years on study Of changes
in medical practice now popularity
discussed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09

New Orleans, May 9.-(R-A
short cut In cancer diagnosis
promising more hope for the most
malignant cases was shown to the
American Medical association
Monday.
This new method enables an
expert with q microscope to see at
almost q glance whether q cancer
can be benefited by radium.
About one third Of all cancers are
helped by radium while the other
two-thirds are not.
The very malignant growths
fall largely In the radium class
and as they are the fastest spread
Ing the time saving In diagnosis
Is almost life saving.
A special committee On cancer
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09

ance company to collect on the
$1,000 policy.
She also filed suit for divorce
and obtained q decree on grounds
OF desertion. Then she married
q man named Bestland. While
the insurance suit was pending.
the company started an investiga-
ton. A sister Of Riley's was
found at Melville. Sask. She had
received letter from him In Sep
TENDER. 1925. Through the letter,
the investigators recently found
Riley living on a farm near
Thompson, N. D. He had married
again.
THAT ended our suit on the in
surance policy" said Mag. Mrs.
Riley, or rather Mrs. Bestland.
was shocked.
She had never had the slight
est idea Riley wanted to leave her.
She always had believed he met
with an accident.
Riley was married the second
time in 1926, but his first wife did
not obtain . divorce until 1881.
Whether any official action VII
b taksn has not ben tndloate6
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
UNDERSTANDINGS
REFERENDUM VOTE
ON DRY LAW issue
Chairman Of Hoover Commits.
sion Explains Apparent
Discrepancy in Report

Washington. May 9.-tR-George
w. Wickersham believes more strong
ly than ever a referendum on pro.
hibition is needed.
Sixteen months after winding ur
the work Of the notable crime-study
commission which bore his name
Wickersham expressed the conviction
in an interview Sunday that vote
on altering the 18th amendment
through state conventions would dc
much good by crystallizing what he
termed the sober. informed, and
deliberate opinion of the people"
He knew, he said, that several
members of his commission held the
same opinion. In this interview
Wickersham abandoned the complete
silence he had chung to steadfastly
in regard to the commissions work
He was asked about the apparent
discrepancy between the conclusions
appended to the report and the views
expressed by a majority of the men,
bers in their individual expressions.
While the summary set forth "the
commission is opposed to repeal of
the 18th amendment" the greater
number of the commissioners argued
the dry law should be changed in
some way.
six Of the members" replied
Wickersham, felt in varying degrees
that prohibition was not a success in
its form at that time. Four of us felt
that it was not being enforced pro-
perly but that sufficient opportunity
had not been given to judge it a fail
ure. One member Newton D. Baker,
felt that the whole question should
be RENTED at once to the states.
All were opposed to a return of the
saloon.
THE summary represented the best
view we could obtain from the con-
flicting opinions. A majority agreed
that If the amendment was revised
1t should be made to read that con-
gress shall have power to regulate or
prohibit the manufacture and trans
portation within the U. S."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
BLOOD CLOT CAUSED
| JASON WATTS DEATH
Bismarck Man Was Victim Of
Sudden Heart Attack in
Room Friday Forenoon

The sudden death of Jason E. Wait,
who was found dead in his room here
Friday forenoon, was caused by q
blood clot in his heart. w. E. Perry,
Burleigh county coroner, said Mon
day.
An autopsy was performed on the
body late Saturday.
Waits body was taken to st. Paul
Sunday evening for funeral and
burial services there.
An escort composed Of Bismarck
Elks and Rotarians accompanied the
body to the train here and an escort
Of st. Paul Elks met the train there
Monday morning.
Wait, musician and artist, was a
member of the Elks lodge and Rotary
club here. He was 81 years old and
had lived here since 1924.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
Relic of Gold Days
Found Worth $4,000

Lewiston. Mont, May 9.-(R-
q. McEwan likes to prowl around
abandoned buildings In the de-
serted Kendall mining district.
Friday he broke through the
doors Of an old shed and found q
heavy. yellow object.
He took his find to men who
know gold. They said 1t weighed
1O7 ounces and was worth more
than $4,000. It was probably hid
den there q quarter OF . century
ago when the district was produc-
ing much gold ore.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
PREMIER TARD|EU'S
GOVERNMENT LOSES
TO RADICAL GROUP
Herriot, Who Rose to Power in
1924, Makes Comeback
in Sunday Vote
is LEADING SOCIALIST
Left Groups Have $50 Seats in
Chamber to 244 For
Present Regime

Paris, May 9.-(PeDefeated by a
decisive margin in Sundays parlia.
mentary election, Premier Andre Tar.
dieu will resign Tuesday night with q
request that his successor be chosen
Immediately.
Edouard Herriot, who was premier
In 1924, is the most likely choice to
succeed M. Tardieu.
The parties of the Left, which have
not been in power, except for a few
DAYS. since the famous Left Cartel
of Herriot in 1924, swept away the
Republican majority in the chamber
of deputies and left Herriot's radical
socialists and the socialists with q
substantial control.
On the basis of Sundays vote the
Left groups had 358 seats in the new
chamber, compared with the present
governments pa. Excluding the com.
munists. this gave the Left NAL
ority of 100 seats.
Herriot appeared to be the man Of
the hour. His party captured Isl Of
the 6l5 seats, gain Of AZ. Leon
Blum's socialists won 129 seats, gain
of u, and the Republican socialists
also Left group, won 80 seats. the
communists won 8 seats and the dis
sident communists IL.
The new chamber does not meet
until June l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
Woman Scientist
Dies from Burns

st. Paul, May 9.-lP-Mrs. Thomas
W. Grierson. IS. secretary-treasurer
Of the American Society Of RADIO
graphers, and former president Of the
organization, died Sunday.
She was burned Saturday night n
q fire at her home In which hor hus-
band. %, suffered fatal buruA
Mrs. 0rierson Ut the tins e hor
death was editor Of the x-Fov IecA-
nician. official organ q ~ tean
society. 4; 81 g.
Fansral serv1cos fce ~. - -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
TWO CANDIDATES SEEK
VACANT PRESIDENCY

Paris, May 9.-(P-Two candidates
to succeed President Paul Doumer
who was assassinated Friday were Of
ficially in the running Monday.
The election Is to be held at Yer
sailles Tuesday. Paul Painleve, for
mer premier, consented Monday to
become a candidate. Albert LIE Brun,
president of the senate, presented
his candidacy Sunday.
The new president will be chosen
by a joint session of the chamber OF
deputies and the senate.
Thousands of ParisianS filed by the
Elysee palace to pay tribute to the
president. After lying In state UNI
til Thursday the body will be taken
to Notre Dame cathedral for funeral
services and then to the family vault.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
N. d. WOMAN TO SPEAK

Grand Forks, N. D., May 9.-(P-
Mrs. Jane Gavere, secretary of the
bureau OF public information, extern
sion division, University Of North Da-
kota, is scheduled to speak before the
library service section of the national
university extension division confer
ence In Minneapolis. The conference
Is to be held May II. IL and Is. Mrs.
Gavere will report on several phases
OF service relative to radio, magazines
and club aids.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
FUNERAL SERVICES
ARE HELD IN ST. PAUL

st. Paul, May 9.-(F-Funera
services for Jason E. Wait, Bismarck,
N. D., former resident of st. Paul
more than 40 years. were held Mon
day in the Listoe & Void chapel here.
Burial will be in Oakland cemetery.
Mr.. Wait. 81, died Unexpectedly Fri
day in Bismarck. A sister, Margaret
F. Wait Of st. Paul, Is the only sur
vivor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09

WASHINGTON g. o. p. IS DRY
Seattle, May 0.-R)-By vote Of
a. to 8, the resolutions committee
Of the Republican state convention
here Saturday voted for q plan
favoring strict enforcement Of Ill
prohibition laws.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09

Heinrich Brue ming, Germany's
chancellor, served notice on the world
again Monday that Germany cannot
pay the reparations now provided for
He said the financial conference al
Lausanne next month will lead the
way either to world recovery or COL
lapse.
His statement followed announce.
ment that the Bank for international
Settlements at Basel. Switzerland
had authorized a three month re-
newal of its one-fourth share in the
$4,000, 900 credit granted to Germany
a year ago. Others participating in
the credit were the Bank Of France
Bank Of England and the U. s. fed
eral reserve system.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
WASHBURN WOMAN DIES

Mrs. william A. Partridge. Wash
burn, died in a local hospital shortly
before 8 o'clock Saturday evening
She was so years old and had been i'll
the hospital since May 8.
Her death was caused by pancre-
atitis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-09
The Weather

Fair tonight and Tuesday; some-
what warmer Tuesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
GIVEN
NEW DISTRICT.

The Alexandria school board
was asked by the city council
last night to increase the school
districts from two to three. The
board agreed to make the recon-
mendation as soon as the coun-
Gil defines the boundaries it
desires.
While the COUNSEL has taken
no definite action, it has been
reported for some time that it
contemplateS increasing the board
membership from six to nine.
Three vacancies will occur De-
cember l, so, if the increase is
agreed on, six new members will
have to be elected.
The school board agreed on the
usual Thanksgiving holiday clos
ing Wednesday afternoon. Schools
will reopen Monday. Teachers
will be paid Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
OBSCENE BOOKS
HIT BY CHURCH

The increasing flood of i'm
moral and immoral books" was
condemned in a resolution adopt
ed yesterday by the hierarchy of
the Catholic Church at a meet
ing in Catholic University.
The resolution stated that the
''looseness and laxity of morals"
has hastened the economic chaos
and is now playing a part in the
'Ioss Of public decency and a
lowering Of standards Of citizen.
ship"
It also was asserted in the reso-
luton that public opinion has in
fluenced the courts to such an eX-
tent that it is now almost i'm
possible to have the most obscene
books debarred from the customs
or from the mails.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
PROTEST ARMY,
FEAR Of TESS

Convergence on Washington Of
the greatest mass of aroused cltl.
zens the National Capital has ever
witnessed was predicted today by
some Congressional leaders as one
of the probable effects of post
ponement of foreign debt pay.
ments.
Senator Simeon D. Tess (R) Of
Ohio, former chairman of the Re.
publican National Committee, is
one of those who predicts such a
demonstration if foreign nations
are granted further moratoriurns.
Taxpayers of the nation who
find themselves unable to meet
their own obligations face fore
closure and other drastic problems
of personal credit, would storm
the doors of Congress if they are
asked to have their burdens in.
creased to permit leniency with
foreign debtors, it was said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
BURGLARS ROB
POSTOFFICE IN
LANHA|N, MD.
Stamps, Envelopes Worth Over
$100 Taken; Suspect Held
At HyattSviIIe

The Lanham (Md) postoffice
was robbed by burglars early to-
day. Assorted stamps worth $500
and a box containing $50 Scent
stamped envelopes were stolen,
Mrs. Ophelia White, acting post.
mistress, reported to police.
Shortly after Mrs. White dis.
covered the robbery, Constable
Warren E. Peake arrested Duncan
Smith, 40, of Philadelphia, a war
veteran.
In Hyattsville Jail
He was searched at the Hyatts-
vile lookup where he is being
held for investigation. Peake said
nothing was found on him.
Peake said Smith was seen by
Mrs. Hilda Wiser to leave the
combination store and postoffice.
A door and window in the place
hac been broken.
Caution Limits Loss
Mrs. Whites custom of taking
the money order blanks and cash
out Of the office probably saved a
larger loss, Peake said.
She has made a practice Of
Secreting the blanks and cash be-
cause of the periodic raids made
on outlying stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
SUPPORT URGED
|. FOR MISSIONS
Times Staff Photo
MRS. KING

Asserting that home missions
of Baptists were in a serious
condition, and urging fellow Bap'
fists to work for their improved
support, the Rev. j. C. johnson,
of ST. Louis, president of the
Northern Baptist Convention, last
night addressed the mid-year con-
vention of the Columbia Asso-
citation of Baptist churches.
The Rev. Johnson cited the
modern football player as an ex-
ample of how to tackle adversely,
saying that he never heard of a
football player crying out be-
cause the game was rough or
hard. He said:
Therefore, if impending dis
aster to the missions is to be
stalled off, nothing must keep
us from carrying out our plans
for improvement"
The address closed the two
day session of the local Baptist
group at the Calvary Baptist
Church, Eighth and H Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
ALEXANDR|A'S
! POOR BENEFIT

Alexandria poor benefited to
the extent Of LOO pieces of
clothing yesterday when the Alex
andria Needlework Guild at its
annual meeting ordered the work
of the year distributed to char
stable organizations. Mrs. Effie
J.. Baggett was named president.
The local chapter of the Red
Gross reported at the same time
that 256 dozen pieces of cloth
Ding will be received soon from
national headquarters for distri-
button to the poor.
Government cloth sent here is
being made into garments by 10.
daily workers at local headquar-
tiers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
0 CONNOR SET
! To SEEK DRY
LAW SEND
New Yorker Is Rainey's Rival
for Speakership; Both Want
Capital to Have Beer

Washington will not remain a
Sahara when the VolStead law is
amended, as many have feared,
according to prohibitions foes.
Representative John j. O'Connor
ODD, of New York, who will in
troduce a beer bill when the
lame Duck" Congress opens on
December 5, said the Capital will
be given the same freedom from
prohibition as the rest of the
country.
Seeks Speakership
O'Connor is not only leading
the fight for beer and light, wines
but is an avowed- candidate for
the speakership of the. House.
He said there is no reason why
the District should not have beer
along with the other parts of the
country.
He plans to consult in the
near future with Corporation
Counsel William w Bride, and
other District law leaders on
legislation that will wipe off the
books of the Capital the present
prohibition laws.
Rainey Sees Action
Representative Henry r. Rainey
cd Of Illinois, present floor
leader and another candidate for
the speakerShip, said the senti.
ment for beer and light wines
has grown to such an extent that
1T is now more than possible
that the lame duck" Congress
will amend the VolStead act.
Ra1ney until recently was
claSSed as dry. However, he
was not considered a rabid dry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-11-17
T. BROOKE LEE
WILL TALK ON
SALES TAX
Lacy Shaw Expected to Speak
Also on County Road Plan
Directed by the State

Lacy Shaw, head of the Mont
gomery County Commissioners;
Major e. Brooke Lee, member
of the State Roads Commission,
and six other members of the
county board will represent
Montgomery county at the meet
ing Of county heads in Annapolis
tomorrow.
The delegation will go to lis.
ten" said Major Lee yesterday,
yet both Lee and Shaw will prob
ably address the group on plac.
ing county roads under the su-
pervision Of the State roads body
and of raising education funds
with a sales tax.
The Tax Question
Shaw defended the former and
criticized the latter at a meet
ing with several county heads
in Frederick earlier in the month.
The Montgomery board, in a
statement Tuesday, said that in
it's study Of tax reduction it was
considering the opportunity to
shift part Of the money now re-
CURED for schools and raised by
direct levy to indirect taxation
on non-esSentials.
Montgomery county provided in
its 1882 tax levy, with a rate Of
$1.30, the sum Of $4S4,304.26 for
maintenance Of schools. Money
for roads, totaling $4,000, was
not included in the levy, but was
taken from the county road bond
fund, according to the budget.
Must Swell Budget
And there is no indication that
roads can be financed by that
means in the coming levy, Mont
gomery county faces a $4,000
addition to the budget unless
road supervision Is given the
State, and the saving Of a pro-
portionate sum if school funds
are acquired through a sales tax.
The total 1882 county budget
is listed as $1.475,546.86.
A committee of the county
board, now studying a tax re.
duction, may cut off as much as
20 cents from the $1.30 levy, It
was said, in it's effort to realign
the tax rate with wage-cut in
comes.