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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
OPENS
OLYMPIC CONTEST
TO 331 ATHLETES
Pleads For International Amity
Throughout World in Lake
Placid Address

Olympic Stadium. Lake Pacid, N
Y, Feb. 4.-(P)-Against a sparkline
background of snow and ice, Cover
nor Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York
officially opened the 1882 Olympi.
winter games to 331 athletes Of II ma.
tons Thursday.
As q lusty brass band blared thu
anthems Of the foreign lands, and 3
crowd Of 5000 In the open air stand.
cheered. the competitors, In the Al.
tphabetical order Of nations, flags fly.
ing at the head, marched around the
400-meter ice surface of the skating
rink.
At their head marched FIRTH Ber-
ger. pretty girl figure-skating cham
fpion, leading the Austrian delegation
Of skaters and bob sledderss Behind
In the gay colored costumes of their
nations, came the Canadians, red
maple leaves emblazoned across their
white jackets.
Then in order marched the athletes
Of Belgium, slightly out OF pace
Czechoslovakia, Finland, France. Ger
many, England, Italy. Japan. Hun
gary, Norway, Poland, Roumania,
Sweden, Switzerland, and finally the
70 men delegation Of the U. S.
Pointing out the history Of the
Olympics goes back 1000 years. the
governor said:
II wish one of the customs Of those
days might be resumed. No matter
what wars were In progress then. no
matter what conflict was going on,
hostilities ceased during the progress
Of the games.
May those ideals be resumed
throughout the world, that we may
realize international arnity through
out all the nations Of the world, pre-
sewing the splendid spirit Of Olympic
competition"
Jack Shea, American speed skater,
then took the Olympic oath for all
the athletes and the Ice was cleared
for the 500-meter dash, first event OF
the program.
Canada defeated the y. S. to in
the first game of the Olympic hockey
series In an overtime engagement.
Results Of the first events included:
500 metres final: Won by Jack
Shea, U. S.: second. Bernt Evensen,
Norway; third, Alex Hurd, Canada:
fourth. Frank Stack, Canada: fifth.
Bill Logan, Canada; sixth, Oneil Far
rell, U. S. Time-43 40 seconds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
SECRETARY AGREES
TO Be AMBASSADOR
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Successor Will Be Ogden L.
Mills, Now Undersecre-
tary Of Treasury
IN CABINET FOR II YEARS
Veteran Public Servant Will
Succeed Charles G. Dawes
in English Post

Washington, Feb. 4.-(R)-Andrew
w. Mellon will go to London as Unit
ed States ambassador, resigning Inn
mediately the treasury secretaryship
he has held for IL years.
Ogden l.. Mills, New York, now un.
dersecretary. will succeed him.
Melons acceptance Of the country's
most important diplomatic post was
announced Wednesday night by
President Hoover. just q few hours
after it was learned the portfolio had
been rendered the veteran statesman.
The tense condition Of International
relations, the all-importaut economic
problems now facing the world, said
the president, dictated the selection,
requiring as they do experience and
judgment OF the highest order"
Confirmation Predicted
The formal appointment Is expect-
ed to 60 to the senate directly. There,
despite the presence Of numerous and
bitter foes to Melons financial poll
cies. confirmation without delay has
been predicted. Mills, for the last two
years virtual director Of most treas
ury affairs, also Is promised ready ap-
prevail.
Mellon IL n. He left q career Of
banking and industry to enter the
cabinet In March, 1921. Through tho
postwar readjustment and the ensu-
ing halcyon days Of booming pros
perity. into the present unsettled Pc
Rod, he laid out and executed firm
policies which won for him unstinted
applause and also Htriolic deuncia-
ton. Through the years he has with
stood mistaken congressional efforts
to Dust him, but even now q house
committee has under consideration
an impeachment proposal.
Fortune Caused Opposition
His personal fortune, which has
been ranked among the country's
largest, caused much Of tho opposi-
ton.
In Announcing Melons acceptance.
the president called him zone Of our
wisest and most distinguished public
servants"
Mellon was tho man who insisted
that this count1y's budget be bal
ar1ced, who reduced the national debt
in 10 years from 26 to II billion dol
lars, who directed the negotiations
which led to the funding Of the war
debts owed the United States by its
allies. He is intimately familiar with
these war debt and reparation ques-
lions, which now loom 30 large In
American foreign relations.
Mills was named formally by Hoov-
er Thursday to be secretary Of the
treasury.
Assistant secretary Of the treasury,
Arthur A. Ballantine will succeed
Mills.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04

POluers Protest Again; Chinese Resist Japs
CITIZENRY VS.. BUREAUCRACY


voice the people actually have in the affairs
proposal to abandon Fort Lincoln offers shining example
Here case where the department either
unwilling TO discuss the basic facts involved
been guilty Of Misrepresentation times
but In which still course BY stiff
bureaucray protests Of an outraged c.enry have
gone unheeded In effect not In told
department need not explain its position unmportant part
the United States the
abandonment Of Fort Lincoln the Citizens Military
Training Camp which has been operated there
the people Of North Dakota whose supporting
eminent in time Of stress anywhere people
North Dakota have presented brief department
lining their position and stating their views.
There have been answering views attempt justify
which the war but the
plan Is continuing.
We draw several conclusions great
branch Of the federal all Of them
We department cannot justify the course
proposes and that this the its silence
clude that 1t does not believe the people
to information the question This would typical Washing
ton Bureaucracy be that the department
would be useless explain the
would not understand explanation
We are either too dumb too unpaoic the light
Elected from high places.
The president department charged with pro-
tectng the nation and arranging for it, defense this
duty they need should cooperation every
They need understanding public their
can stain this end BY being fair and frank and honest
judging by the record Of North Dakota in promoting
tona defense obvious that not finger would be lifted
of military post
necessary beneficial
sacrificed In the past and II and will do again
But 1t cannot and will accept with indifference
men rs has had from the department question
nature It will not subt arrogant bureaucracy without
tempting do sonhing about It. With the presidential
At hand that opportunity comparative speed
As the matter stands that the only way in
which the abandonment Fort Lincoln
the exercise of political This to regretted
politics should play part In vital matter the rights
state or the national defense.
But political Is the thing which
appreciate The being
H. obvious hat the duty North Dakotsn
~ ol h. to Inform ts federal Of
his position This best be done through his elected
dves both in the state government and in
In this time Of financial deficit
the Of Fort Lincoln would constitute
Of public This proved the data the
committee opposing abandonment Of the pest.
Persistence In the proposed would raise In the mind
Of resident Of this state the question whether
professions desire TO reduce the cost Of
sincere should be ample for representatives
to scrune with budget the
find out how economically It Is being operated
For the people do have effective
and outrages Of bureaucracy lies in the
their expenditures Our representatives
couraged WELD this against
ment which demonstrating its disregard rights
North Dakota people.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
M'KlNN0N RENAMED
HIGHWAY CHIEFTAIN
Commissioner Reappointed BY
Governor George F. Shafer
For Three Years

A. D. McKinnon. chief highway
commissioner, Thursday was reap
pointed by Governor George F.
Shafer for q three-year term.
McKinnon was appointed to head
the highway commission last August
under an act Of the last legislature by
which the commission was reorgan-
lied.
AS chief commissioner, McKinnon
is chairman Of the commission and
chief executive and administrative Of
ficer. H. r. Lampman, Williston. and
James A. Dinnie, Grand Forks, are
the other members Of the commission.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
Playing Bear Boy
Shoots Brother Dead

Williston. N. D., FEB. 4.-lR]-Play-
ing bear" the seven-year-old son Of
M. and Mrs. Bruce Christensen
pointed loaded rifle ct his young
brother. Robert Mervin. and pulled
the trigger.
The bullet struck the child beneath
an eye and he died Wednesday night.
The rifle was picked up BY the chill
dren after older brothers returned
from hunting rabbits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
BISMARCK TO give
VOTERS FULLFACIS
ON REMOVAL fight
Local Committee Takes Space
in Publicity Pamphlet to
Inform Electorate
MAKES NO WILD CLAIMS
Plan Is to Stick to ProvabIe
Facts as Answer to James
town Propaganda

Facts and figures covering all
phases Of the proposal to remove the
state capital from Bismarck to
Jamestown will be presented to the
voters Of the state in the publicity
pamphlet, now being prepared by the
secretary Of state for distribution. #.
M. Davis, chairman of the Capital
Defense Committee announced here
Thursday.
The statement contains facts and
figures which have been carefully
checked and can be proved, Davis
said. It is free from wild or mis-
leading statements such as those
which have characterized the public
ity put out by the small Jamestown
group which persists In the capital
removal attempt.
I'VE feel that the people of North
Dakota will deal with this question
with intelligence. We have made
preparations to give them facts up
on which they can base their judy
ment. A sentimental argument could
be made on the question but our COM
mittee has chosen not to do SO. The
matter Of economical maintenance
and operation Of the state govern
ment are the questions of first i'm
portance to the people outside Of Bis
marck and jamestown and we have
gathered facts demonstrating clearly
that Bismarck is the proper place fol-
the capital.
These facts and figures are too de-
tailed to be presented In short space
and so we have incorporated them In
the state publicity pamphlet and in
a booklet which will be widely dis
Etributed in North Dakota during the
next few weeks.
THE issue is not one to be decided
upon vague assertions or wild claims.
It merits the careful thought OF
every voter. We regard 1t as our
duty to present the sound and prac-
tical facts which the voters will
want to know in order to render a
just decision.
jamestown has not advanced a
single argument or claim which can
not be entirely disproved or shown
to be gross exaggeration. Analysis
shows its claims to be based upon
false promises and misstatements Of
fact. We are confident the voters
will see as easily as we what these
false premises and misstatements are.
THE fact that a large number Of
persons in Jamestown have asked
that the matter be taken off the bal
lot demonstrates clearly what reac-
ton jamestown itself has had to this
ill-advised scheme.
I'VE ask the voters to inform them
selves on the true facts of the case
and will give them ample opportu-
nifty to do so. With reliable informa-
ton before them, we are content to
leave the decision in their hands.
We are confident what that decision
will be-"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
General Jacob Coxey
On Way to Bismarck

Massillon, Ohio, Feb. l-(R-Bound
for North Dakota to campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination.
General Jacob 8. Coxey left BY. train
Thursday.
He planned to 60 by airplane but
abandoned this intention.
The general. II years old. Is mayor
lot Massillon. He led the unemployed
In their famous march to Washington
80 years $50.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
British Submarine
Found Off Portland

Portland, England. Feb. l.-(P)-
Divers Thursday were examining the
wreck Of the British summarize Ma
which sank Jan. as off the cost here
and which was definitely located on
the bottom Of the channel late We'd
nesday night by sub-sea soundings.
Admiralty officials said 1t was un-
likely the hull Of the submarine.
which went down with 81 men aboard.
would be salva1ed before next sum-
mer. westerly winds In the channel
would be almost certain to interrupt
the salvage work Il 1t were begun
now. they said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
Rail Labor Unions
Get Encouragement

Chicago. Feb. 4-R]-As Western
rail presidents gathered Thursday to
hear reports on the negotiations that
ended In 10 per cent pay cut for la
boz, an announcement was made by
the Chicago q Northwestern Rail-
road that 500 shopmen would be
called hack to work shortly.
Officials said the move was In line
with the promise given labor by . rail
committee that the carriers would do
everything possible to eliminate job
leSsness.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
Hunt Maniac After
Finding Girl Dead

New York, Feb. 4.-(P)-A five
year-old Brooklyn girl, Florence Nc
Donnell, was found strangled to death
Thursday in Brooklyn cellar.
She had been missing from her
home since Wednesday and Brooklyn
policemen. armed with floodlights,
had searched all night.
Search for q maniac was inlmedi-
ately intensified. He was believed to
have murdered another Brooklyn
child last year, and attacked three
others In the last two months.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
CONDITIONS

High pressure covers the district
except for Low over the Lake Re.
gion and another over Alberta Can
ada. Precipitation has fallen over
the North Pacific Coast. the western
Canadian Provinces. the Lake Re-
gion, the lower Mississippi Valley and
the southern Rocky Mountains. Tenn
perature changes have been unin,-
portant.
Bismarck station, barometer, inches:
1888, reduced to sea level 1925.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
STATEMENT MADE BY
REMOVALIST LEADER

jamestown, N. D., Feb. 4.-lHo-
Percy M. Hansen, jamestown, secre-
tary of the Logical Capitol City COM
mission, In q statement issued Thurs
day said the associations campaign
to move the state capitol from Bis.
marck to Jamestown IS not q fight
against the city Of Bismarck or Bis
marck's people. The statement was
distributed to all weekly newspapers
Of the state.
The statement says:
"Over $4,000 North Dakota citizens
from all parts Of the state signed
our removal petitions with the vel
fare of our state and the rights of
the taxpayers at heart, knowing that
our effort is purely an attempt TO
reduce the expense Of conducting the
states business based entirely upon
the fact that Jamestown Is nearer
for more than "a per cent Of all of
the people Of the state. We could
have secured $4,000 or 100000 sigma
lures as easily as we did $4,000.
1.-THE taxpayers living near Bis
narck and in the western part OF the
state as well as those living In the
eastern sections should favor the
movement as it means distinct saw
ing to them.
Bismarck interests are making. q
great hue and cry for sympathy but
why should all of the taxpayers OF
the state continue to pay, tribute to
Bismarck in the way OF higher taxes.
It Is to be noted that these same in
terests have made no attempt to fur
nish facts or figures to show why
the capitol should remain at Bismarck
except that the state now owns some
property there.
1.-THE savings in taxes In . very few
years would more than repay the tax
payers Of the state al Of the money
now invested in Bismarck property
and still leave enough over to pay
the entire cost Of building the new
capitol.
"One hundred twenty-five Of the
states l63 legislators charge the tax
payers Of the. state mileage through
jamestown TO get 70 Bismarck. i
the new capitol Is built at James-
town Il win save hundreds Of thou
sandS Of dollars On this one item
alone. fourteen cut Of tho II STATE
institutions are nearer jamestown
CONTINUED ca page seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04

cloudy ton | g h I
and Friday; rising
temperature.
For North Da-
k OF a: p a r I ! y
cloudy ton | 8 h I
and Friday: rising
temperature.
For South Da.
kota: Fair tonight
and Friday with
rist nig tempera-
ture.
or Montana:
Generally fair to-
night and Friday;
warmer tonight.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
TEMPERATURE
PRECIPITATION

Amt. "a hrs. ending a. m. 49,. 90
Total this month to date 500. 90
Normal, this month to date 80. .06
Total, Jan. to date .........s .35
Normal, Jan. to date ........ 81
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. ! ::::::: $500. .16
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
Warner

For MlHneSOta: FAT, NOT SO CUIu
in west portion tonight: Friday In
creasing cloudiness with rising tenn
perature.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
rORKs- PLANT OPENg

Grand folks, ~. p, FeO. 4.-lE1--
Grand Forks opened its new $4,000
water treatment plant for public In
spectiou ct noon Thursday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
Weather Report
FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly
cloudy ton z h
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
The Weather

Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
day: rising tempetature.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
HENRY SLAYER
CAPTURE SEEN

After week of investigation,
in which 20 detectives have been
employed, police today expressed
confidence that they ultimately
would solve the Staying of Milton
"Milsey" Henry, local gambler
who was put on the spot" last
Thursday.
Several leads are being followed
out but the most promising, &C
cording to authorities, is the one
linking the Mickey Duffy gang of
Philadelphia with the crime.
The inquest into Henry's death
was held yesterday but no inkling
of the line the police investiga-
ton is following was revealed.
The jury decided the gambler was
murdered by ''person or persons
unknown"
Mrs. Henry, widow of the slain
man, ignored subpoena to ap-
pear as a witness at the inquest.
Deputy Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald, who presided, said
today no attempt would be made
to cite her for contempt as her
testimony would not have been
particularly relevant.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
STREET TANGLE
ST|RS ACTION

Adoption of a method for cor
recting confusion caused by dupli-
cation of street names and dis
crepancies in house numbering in
suburban Montgomery county was
voted upon last night at a meet
ing of representatives Of the areas
affected.
The resolution provides for a
committee composed of the Mont
gomery county commissioners and
agents of various public and civic
groups.
The committee shall have the
right to solicit and collect dona-
tions to carry on the work. 1t
shall also have the power to adopt
such rules and regulations for The
conduct of its business as shall be
necessary, the resolution declares.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
BANKERPRA|SES
HEARST BOND
ISSUE PLAN
Paul Mazur Tells Architects
Lack of Homes Biggest
Deficit of Country

Criticizing as Intellectual the
various proposals of the Ad-
ministration for the relief of
present economic conditions,
Paul Mazur, prominent New
York investment banker, today
urged adoption of the Hearst
5,O0O,0 100000 prosperity bond
issue and a national 5-day week
before the sixty-fifth conven-
tion Of the American Institute
of Architects at the Mayflower
Hotel.
With the assertion that the
largest single deficit operating in
this country at the present time
lies with a lack of home build
ing, Mr.. Mazur further advo-
Gated an increased program of
residential low-priced construc-
ton through provision to home
builders of mortgage money.
This money, he said, should be
used for homes to "live in and
not for speculative purposes"
Because the Government is
now the only source of credit,
he continued, the policy of an
expenditure of public funds for
construction would stimulate busi-
ness activity everywhere.
Dissertation of roadside beauty,
with the subsequent effect of
depreciation of real estate value,
was condemned in a report sub
mitted to the convention by Wal
ter H. Thomas, of Philadelphia.
The report outlined plans of
cooperation with other organiza-
tions to remedy conditions that
affect roadside Identification, are
dangerous to safe road traffic
and unSanitary.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
PrObus Club Hears
Former President

James M. Kent, past president
of the Probus Club, of New
Haven, Conn, was the princi-
pal speaker at the weekly lunch
con meeting of the local club,
today at the Hay-Adams House.
Joseph Dreyfuss, acting presi-
dent, named the following COM
mittee to submit proposed re-
vision of bylaws: DR.. j. F.
Pickett, w. Danse, Maurice Star
becker, DR.. Bernard Baer and
John D. Sadler.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
PUG. RESUMES
HEARING ON
NEW SITE
Property Values in Northeast
Section Discussed BY
William Mex. Clayton

Additiona lobjections to To-
cation of a 10,000,000-cubi
foot gas holder in the North
east section were made today
when the Public Utilities Com
mission resumed the hearing
on the Washington Gas Light
Company's application for a
holder site.
w. c. Magathan, representing
the Takoma Citizens Association,
contended that the gas company
had not made showing suffi-
cient to justify location of the
holder in the Northeast section.
He launched into a technical
argument dealing with gas loads
from figures furnished by the gas
company and the commission in
support of his contention.
Needed For Pressure
In answer to this objection,
Walter Russell, chief engineer of
the company, stated that there
are now no facilities for gas stor-
age in the section and that next
winter there will be a need for
storing 100000 cubic feet of gas
in the section in order to main
tain necessary pressureS.
William NICK. Clayton, of the
Federation of Citizens AsSocia-
tions, switched the hearing from
consideration of necessity for the
holder to a consideration of
property values in the event the
holder was located in the sec
ton.
Arguing that a gas holder is
obnoxious to any locality. Mr..
Clayton sought to have photo
graphs of gas holders in Balti
mre. Philadelphia and New York
introduced by the company, kept
from consideration by the COM
mission.
Homes Around Holder
The photographs showed at
tractive residences surrounding
the holders. Mr.. Clayton stated
that objectors to the holder site
could produce 100 photos to the
company's one to show that Slums
constitute the usual surroundings
of holders.
The Washington times., 1932-04-28
WIFE, CHILD DIE,
GIVEN $4,000

A verdict for $500 damages
was awarded Douglas Lemons,
former member of the District
Fire Department, in District Su-
preme Court today against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Lemmons sued as administrator
of the estate of his wife and
child, who were killed at Land
over. Md. in October, 1929, when
a train struck their automobile.
Justice Oscar R. Luhring in
structed the jury that Lemmons.
as administrator, could recover
only the amount of his actual
financial loss as a result of the
deaths,