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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
ROOSEVELT'S own
STORY OF ATTEMPT
TO TAKE HIS LIFE
President Elect, Relaxing or
Train, Gives His Version
Of What Happened

En- Route With President elect
Roosevelt to New York. Feb. 16.-(R-
Relaxing on the train carrying him to
New York. President-elect Roosevelt
told the story Of the attempted assass-
ination Of himself.
Here 1t is:
II have heard so many accounts
myself that ! have been trying to
think what really happened as !
saw 1t.
after I had finished speaking.
someone from the talking picture peo-
pie climbed on the back OF the car
and said you must repeat that speech
for us. said ! would not. He said
we have come 1000 miles for this
said I am very sorry but I can't
do It,
Having said that, I slid off the
back Of the car into my seat.
"Just then Mayor Cermak came for
ward and talked with him about q
minute about Chicago In general.
Then he moved Oft behind the car.
Bob Clark Zone Of the secret service
menu was standing right by him. As
he moved away, man came forward
with long telegram and started tell.
ing me what It contained. While he
was talking leaned forward. Jus!
then I heard what thought was a
firecracker, then several more. The
man talking with me pulled back and
the chauffeur started the car.
Stops Chauffeur Twice
II looked around and saw Mayor
Cermak doubled up. with Mrs. Gill
collapsing. told the chauffeur to
stop. He did. About Is feet from
where we started. The secret service
men shouted to him get out Of the
crowd The chauffeur started again
and I stopped him again. this time ct
the corner OF the bandstand.
Looking back I saw Cermak being
carried along and we put him In our
car. He was alive but I was afraid
he wouldn't last. ! got my hand on
his pulse and found none. He was on
the seat with me and ! had my left
arm around him. He slumped for
ward. A detective from Miami.
on the running board on
that side Of the car. was leaning over
him. He said after we had gone .
couple Of blocks he was afraid Ger
mark would not last.
II, too, was fearful. Just then Ger.
max Strengthened up and I got his
pulse. That was surprising. For
three blocks actually believe his
heart had stopped.
II held him all the way to the hos
pital and his pulse constantly Inn
proved. It seemed Ike IS miles to the
hospital. I talked to him all the way.
/ remember I said, Tony don't move
keep quiet-it won't hurt II you
keep quiet and remain perfectly STILL
" found that Z bullet-the one prob
lbly that hit Cermak-grazed the top
of Clark,s hand. His hand was Ill
bloody and scratched.
"You know ! knew Bill Sinott. I
ddded him ct the hospital this morn.
Ing told him they couldn't hurt him
With . bullet In the head. It would
Just bounce of. I left orders for them
to starve him and take Oft ct least 70
pounds.s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
LEGISLATURE fights
OVER PROPOSED CUT
IN STATE SALARIES
Wages Recommended Are Low.
er Than Those Provided
BY 20.Per-Cent Slash

Recommended lower wages for
state employees in the legislative, ju-
dicial. and executive departments Of
North Dakota upset the calm Of the
house Of representatives Wednesday
as they took up amendments to the
budget bill for those departments.
The measure. as presented to the
committee Of the whole, recommend
ed q slash Of $l42 ,865.72 from the ST.
242, 200 requested by the budget board.
It is $50. 456.76 below the governors
recommendation and included q $780,
600 emergency fund. After prolonged
and heated debate the committee ap-
proved the amendments to place the
bill on the calendar for Thursday.
A terse warning to members of the
house was given by Speaker Minnie
D. Craig as the debate over wages
continued.
when you came here she said,
you were told there was no money
even to pay you, and arrangements
had to be made to pay your salary.
II you continue as you have been go
Ing, you will come back here to get
the state out Of the biggest muddle
you ever saw. You have taken the
penalty and interest off Of taxes.
You have taken every leverage off to
enforce the payment Of taxes.
DO you think you are going to get
any more taxes from these laws than
you got before? What are you going
to use to run the state and these in
stitutions when you have no money?
I have never seen anything run yet
without q little money to pay the
bill. 1t Is time for you to think and
think seriously. In the remaining
days Of this session you have a crisis
to face and sentiment has no place
In facing that crisis"
Flanagan Opposes Cuts
w. ]. Flanagan. Stutsman county,
objected to drastic wage cuts, say
ing they would lower efficiency Of
state government and certainly
would not bring the state out Of the
muddle." He said it was ''nonsensi.
cal" to cut some employees further
than they already had been cut. He
charged the committee was "domi-
mated" by few members.
"You can't raise the people out Of
the mud by pulling the wage-earner
down to the same level" Flanagan
said. He recommended emphatically
the legislature should define one pol
ICY to follow in regard to wage de-
creases and follow it through the en-.
tire scheme Of state government.
Dan r. Jones, Richland, member
Of the appropriations committee, said
such system had been followed by
the committee In its 40-day discus
sion and consideration Of the bill,
Continued on Page Two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
have a "fifty-fifty" chance for re-

have q "fifty-fifty" chance for re-
covery.
Confusion prevailed for few min
utes as the crowd milled about. Secret
service men and police pounced on
the gunman. Women screamed.
Roosevelt Remains Calm
Looking back from his car, Roose-
welt waited for Cermak to be lifted In
to his Car. waved reassuringly to the
crowd and told those near: Tell
them am all right"
Returning to the yacht Of Vincent
Aston from which he had Just landed
after q fishing cruise, the President
elect early Thursday issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Il am deeply moved by the serious
injuries inflicted upon my friends to-
night and am remaining In Miami
to learn In the morning Of their con-
dition. I am entirely unframed"
President Hoover immediately COM
municated with Mr.. Roosevelt BY
wire. He said:
Together with every citizen I re-
toice that you have not been injured.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
Find Assassins Are
Usually VainglOri0us
(By the Associated Press)

my S0e AoSOCu2tG0 1tS48D
The twisted brains Of men who seek
to kill public men usually prompt
them to vainglorious utterances ct
the time Of the crime.
When Joe Zangara fired on Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt last night, he
screamed: II kill all presidents! XIII
all officers!"
The actor, John wilkes Booth, after
firing the fatal shot at President Lin-
coin, cried: sic semper tyTaunis!"
$50 always with tyrants).
Leon C5olgosS, after shooting presi-
dent Mckinley. said: Y have done my
duty: ! am proud Of It."
Charles J. 0uit4au. disappointed Of
fice-seeker who murdered President
Garfield, said: Il did 1t and will 60 to
Jail for It,"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
Cermak Glad 1t Was
Himself Who WasHit

Miami. Fla, Feb. l6.-ReLying
critically wounded from an aasas-
sins shot intended for President.
elect Roosevelt, Mayor Anton Ger.
max Of Chicago said to Roosevelt
at the hospital here Wednesday
night II am mighty glad It was me
instead Of you"
A deep expression Of agony
showed In the Sun-tanned face Of
Prestdent-elect Roosevelt As he
bent over the bed.
Il wish you would be careful"
Cermak continued. ''the country
needs YOU
I'VE need you and men like you"
replied Roosevelt, who had held
the mayor In his lap en- route TO
tine hospital. He spoke words Of
encouragement and sympathy 6
he left. !.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
Minnesota Scion Is
Dead in WASHINGTON

Washington. Feb. l6.-(P,-Repre.
sentative Godfrey Goodwin Of Mime
sofa was found dead Of injuries re-
ceived early Thursday In q fall from
the window Of his room ct q local
hotel.
Sergeant-at-A Arms Kenneth ROM
ney Of the house announced that q
verdict Of death by accident had been
rendered after m inquest.
Goodwin. Republican, was first
elected to the ooth congress. He Was
mot reelectsd last Nevssnb9.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
LANCER to Name
Road Boss Soon

Governor william LANCER ANNOUNCE
ed Thursday that the appointment Of
q "one-man" highway commissioner
will be made within week or two.
He said that there has been no APP
pomtment. made, either temporary
or otherwise. but that in the mean
time the old commission will func-
ton.
The governor said he has ordered
an audit of the highway commission
books, to be completed before the
new one-man commissioner is ap-
pointed. The audit, he said, will be
made incident to checking in" the
new highway chief.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
Woman Kidnaper Is
Undecided on Plea

Los Angeles, Feb. l6.-R,-Leulla
Pearl Hammer, In tears, ana her ex-
convict companion. w. p. Howard,
Wednesday were arraigned on .
charge Of kidnapping Mrs. Mary b.
Skeele, IS, professors wife. The u.
perioc court Get next Monday for
pleading at the request Of defense
counsel. who said Miss Hammers
mental state was such she had not
made up her mind what her plea
would be. Mrs. Skeele was kidnapped
last week and released . day later
without Saneo@ bodng paid.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
Cass County Man Is
Found Frozen on Road

Page. N. D.. Feb. l6.-(R)evictim of
cold and exhaustion. the body Of VIII
liam H. Bartz. IS. Cas- county farmer,
was found Wednesday by neighbors
on q sideroad near here.
Bartz' stalled car was later found
four miles south Of where the body
was found. Apparently Bartx had left
the machine when it stopped and
while walking for help was overcome.
The temperature was about 20 degrees
Below zero Tuesday night.
There viii be no inquest.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
CABINET TO REMAIN

Brussels, Belgium, Feb. l6.-(Re
Premier de Broqueville's cabinet,
whose resignation was not accepted
BY King Albert Wednesday. decided
Thursday to remain In office In de-
ference to the kings wishes. The
resignation resulted from q vote of
censure against the minister Of the
interior In parliament.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
STATE FARMERS TO
MEET HERE sunday
IN SPECIAL SESSION
Will Draw Up Relief Program
and Urge Adoption Of
Certain Measures

Hundreds Of North Dakota farmers
are expected to assemble in Bismarck
this week end for Joint special meet
ing Of the state Farmers Union and
Farmers Holiday association, 1t was
announced Thursday by Usher L. Bur-
dick. president Of the latter organi-
cation.
The purpose Of the meeting is two
fold, Burdick said: to shape program
for agricultural relief for submission
to the Roosevelt administration and
to urge upon the state legislature
passage OF certain bills now before it.
Nationally-prominent speakers will
be here, according to the Holiday as
ISOLATION head, including John Bosch
Atwater. Mimi. secretary of the. ma
tional Farmers Union; A. w. Kicker,
editor Of the Farmers Union Herald,
st. Paul; Milo Reno, Des Moines, Ia.
national president Of the Farmers
Holiday association: and A. G. Town
ley, one-time organizer Of the Nom
partisan League in North Dakota, who
was q Farmer-Labor candidate for
congress In Minnesota last fall.
G. G. Talbot, Jamestown, president
OF the state Farmers Union, and Bur.
dick will be In charge OF the meet.
ing, while Charles M. Stretch, Bot
tinneau county, vice president OF the
state Holiday association, Is making
local arrangements.
The meeting originally was called
by the Farmers Union, Burdick said,
and the Holiday association later was
invited to participate.
Sessions will begin Sunday after
noon and adjournment Is expected
Monday night.
Stretch has announced the meeting
viii be held IN either Patterson hall
or the Burleigh county courthouse.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
BANK DEPOSITS RISE

Washington. Feb. l6-P1-Aggre-
gate resources Of 6,0l6 national banks
in the nation on last December 81
amounted. to $23,310, 974 900, an in
crease Of $744970. 900 since September
80 but decrease Of 81 ,35l ,3l2 900 since
December 81. 1891.
Deposits at the end Of 1882 aggre-
gated $l8.5l8.l07, 900, an increase Of
$3.50, 100 900 since September but Z
decrease Of t72e.2l0000 - the 300
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
DENY BRITISH RIFT

London, Feb. -(F1Reports Of
= serious split In the British cabinet
over war debts involving Premier
Macdonald and Neville Chamberlain.
with threat Of possible ministerial
designations. were emphatically de-
MED in highest Downing street quar-
tiers ThuSsday,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
CERMAK HAS COUSIN
LIVING NEAR MANDAN

Anthony Cermak, cousin Of Mayor
Cermak Of Chicago. operates q farm
south Of Mandan.
The North Dakotan visited his cou-
sin In Chicago about q year ago. Sew
eral other relatives Of the mayor farm
near here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-16
BRAZIL BARS CHANNELS

Lima, Peru, Feb. l6.-(ReBraxl
barred upper Amazon channels today
to Colombia and Peru, who began an
undeclared border war Tuesday In
Brazilian tor1jtngy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17
BY SAM WISEMAN

The strike of the coal miners of
Western Pennsylvania is at this time
in a most critical stage, due to the
strike breaking activities of the Lewis
machine. Around the continuous
pressure of Roosevelt and his MIRA
administration, reinforced by a high
pressure campaign of the press, radio,
church, etc., they have succeeded in
tricking back into the mines some
of the striking miners of Central
Pennsylvania, West Virginia Pan
Handle and a few thousand miners
in Western Pennsylvania itself.
This was only possible because of
the absence of a central leadership
of the rank and file.
Great confusion exists amongst the
miners who after showing an I'M
exampled resistance against all the
efforts of Roosevelt himself and the
U.M.W.A. leadership to drive them
back in the mines under unsigned
agreement" and the code are con-
stantly exposed to and under the
pressure of the press agitation that
"the miners are returning to the
mines by the thousands" that
Roosevelt promised to settle the
grievances of the miners satisfac-
torily," that the Frick Coal Co.
will positively recognize the union"
etc.
This campaign is now being in
tensified with the conference between
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17
Coal Strike in Critical Stage Needs Central Leadership

re-striking the mines that have
opened and even extending the strike
to involve new territories, east Ohio,
West virginia..
The National Miners Union from
the beginning of the strike while sup
porting the struggle of the miners
for recognition of their union, has
constantly pointed out the way to
conduct the strike effectively, and
raised before the miners these issues.
At this time we are encouraging the
active forces leading in the local
unions to take up these decisive is
sues as a means of winning the
strike. In the last few days real sue
cesses have been made in convincing
leaders and active strike participants
in about 40 local unions that this is
the only way.
The continuation of the present
strike against the "a reernent" of
John L. Lewis with the operators,
and a struggle for the establishment
of conditions favorable to the miners
(the IS day minimum scale, 6 hours
day, days a week, full recogni-
ton of the mine committee to settle
all grievances. the right to strike at
all times, no blacklisting and dis
elimination, against arbitration
boards, and recognition Of the union)
is the most necessary thing of the
mon,s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17
5000 Los Angeles
Needle Workers On
Strike Against Code
Starvation Pay Is Rule
After N.R.A. Paper
Is Adopted

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Oct. 49,
Over five thousand needle trades
workers affiliated with the A. F. of
L. International Ladies Garment
Workers Union, walked out on strike
Thursday against the low wages and
treatment accorded the workers by
the bosses.
The bosses of the needle trades
have not been paying the workers
the minimum wage Of SIS set by
the N. r. A. code.
The moment the militant needle
trade workers forced their leaders to
call for a strike the police were
called out, including the notorious
red squad. The area about the
strike headquarters, at 18th and Los
Angeles, is patrolled by police all
day. Picket committees, active in
keeping the scabs out of the shops,
have been beaten by the police.
The workers themselves, in spite
of the fake leadership, are holding
out mainly for one point, and that
is recognition of the union. The
workers are also becoming disguised
with the union that asks for merely
the SIS a week that the code set.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17
Ford Speed Jumps
Another Notch

DETROIT, Mich. (FP).-One Of
the reasons for the strike of Ford
workers at Chester, Pa, and Edge
water, N. j., was revealed by some
facts on Ford speedup given to the
Federated Press by workers at the
Ford River Rouge plant.
In the making Of connecting rods,
one year ago IL men put out $4,000
in eight hours, Today, three men
put out 5000 rods in the same time.
Recently $50 men were laid off in
the motor building. One worker
stated that he was ordered to run
five machines or follow the line to
the employment office. He formerly
operated two machines.
MillwrightS in the rolling mill state
that conveyor line gears were removed
and replaced by new ones so that
production is now stepped up from
1900 to $500,
New grinding machines are being
Installed for the model crankshaft. On
the present V-8 model, So operations
were required. The new machine
requires only II operations. The old
machine ground II crankshafts an
hour. the new machine grinds As an
hour.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17
Question of Demands and the Fight Against Lewis Scab Ag
Must Be Raised in Concrete Way in Order To Broaden
And Deepen the Strike

which have reopened, travelling thru
out the striking area placing mass
picket lines at these mines.
The basis of the resistance of the
miners against Roosevelts demand
to return to work and the desperate
efforts of the UM.W.A. officials is
the tremendous resentment against
the contents of the agreement signed
by Lewis and the coal operators. In
spite of this main factor the agree
ment is not being raised as the cen
trail issue against which the miners
must rally all their forces in order
to defeat it. Instead the whole issue
is made that H. c. Prick must be
made to sign the dotted line"
The miners, realizing this, are be-
coming sceptic whether the struggle
will bring them any results of a ma
terial nature. They are seeing more
than ever before that the conditions
of the agreement will mean more
slavery than before the strike, with
the no strike clause and the penalty
of one dollar day for striking, the
fact that the mine committee can
not take up the grievances of the
miner and settle them, that the ag-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17

Philip w. Murray and Moses of the
Prick Coal Co. being heralded as
a definite sign that recognition will
be granted.
Inside the strongest strike territory
in Fayette County, the strongest
efforts are being made to split the
ranks OF the striking miners. In
the last few days an organization has
been formed, called the Miners
Brotherhood" most likely formed by
company stool pigeons of the H. c.
Prick Co. This organization claims
about 1900 members of the Prick
mines, its program is based on the
patriotic support of the President
and the government, and already has
made an attempt to scab in some of
the Prick mines but were stopped
by the efforts of the militant miners
of Feyette County.
In spite of all this there still
remain about $4,000 miners on strike
in Fayette, Green, Washington, AL
legeheny and other counties of Wes-
tern Pennsylvania. The biggest part
Of these striking miners are determ-
ined to carry forward the struggle
and are constantly re-striking mines
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17

the company was determined to
eliminate as many members of the
Auto workers Union as possible.
The company was willing to use the
7. w. w. for this purpose. The com
many fired every member Of the A.
w. u. it could discover, but the l.
w. w. could work openly. I. W. w.
officials boast that the super1n-.
tendent OF the plant found an I. w.
w. membership card Of one OF the
workers and merely returned it to
him, telling him to take better care
of it in the future. There are per-
sistent ruuors regarding the source
by which the I. w. w. finances its
radio programs.
SelIout Tactics
At present a strike Of 1900 work
ers is taking place at the Murray
Body Plant. There is every indica-
ton that the I. W. W. leadership
has an understanding with the COM
pany. First, the I. w. w. leadership
tried to prevent the strike, urging
the workers to wait until 80 per cent
were organized into the I. w w.
When the strike occurred despite
their wishes due to the terrible con-
ditions existing in the plant, the I.
w. w. leadership have prevented the
workers from making any demands
for more wages or slackening the
murderous speed-up.
Girls in the sewing room earn Is
cents per hour; production workers
earn IS to 38 cents per hour; metal
finishers 20 cents per hour. This is
in contradiction with the auto man
ufacturers' code signed in Washing
ton, which supposedly assures a
minimum wage Of 43 cents for men
and 38 cents for women. Yet the
only demands made by the I. w. w.
leaders, Cidervall, T. w. Thompson
and others, is recognition of their or
ganization and rotation of jobs. The
company is not opposed to the stag
ger plan Of employment, and if the
7. w. w. proves itself as efficient as
a company union, the Murray Body
Corporation may take this into con-
sideration.
The I. w. w leadership is no
/ longer interested in maintaining
{ lElGSS JlCh5G llLle. 1lley pIdCSU all
their trust in the N. R. A. Com
| pliance Beard, on which are fellow
/ takers such as Frank X Marten OF
the A. P. Of L. and C. Maysrnith,
local leader Of the Socialist Party.
The Auto Workers Union will con-
tinue to work together with the rank
and file membership Of the I. w. W.
or any other organization, in the
struggle against employers attacks.
The I. W. W. earned a reputation of
being militant working class or
ganization under the leadership of
Bill Haywood. Since the war, the
I, w. w. has degenerated into Sec
ton Of the social-fascist leadership
in the midst of workers organiza-
tons. These agents of the employ
ers and the Department of Justice
have shed all traditions Of militancy
which these organizations had in
previous years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-17
Amalgamated Clothing
Union Admitted to ALL

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 10
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union was admitted to the A. F. OF
L., with the decision to grant
charter to the union made at meet
ing of the executive council OF the
Federation last night.
The Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers was accepted by the A. F. of L.,
with the understanding that it would
surrender it's industrial form Of or
ganization and refuse to accept or
retain as members any teamsters,
machinists, firemen, electrical work
ers and other workers who would be-
long to the other craft unions Of the
A. F. of L. The Amalgamated
Clothing workers thus reyerts to the
craft form Of organization having
Jurisdiction over mems clothing work
ers.
The United Garment Workers
Union was permitted to retain control
over a few shops and over the work
pants industry. Future organization
work is to be carried on by both
unions jointly.
BY the admission Of the Amalgs-
mated Clothing Workers Union to
the A. F.. of L., the Hillman ma
chine takes it's proper place along
side of the A. F. of L. bureaucracy
to continue their common policy of
class collaboration and betrayal Of
the workers.