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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
CAREER
ENDS FOR CURTIS,
FAMOUS PUBLISHER
Pennsylvania Rose From Pow
erty to Control Great Mag
azines, Newspapers

Philadelphia, June 7.-P-Cyrus
H. K. Curtis, whose rise from news
boy to publisher was one Of the epics
of American business, died Wednes-
day at his home in suburban Wynn
cote Of a lingering heart ailment.
He would have been 80 on June 10.
One of the worlds great magazine
and newspaper publishers, Curtis
passed away at 2:10 a. m.
He had been Ill since May, last
year, when he was stricken with a
heart attack while on his yacht Lyn-
donia. near New York, and was hur-
ued to this city aboard the vessel.
Five days later his wife died sud-
denly. She had taken room in the
hospital to be near him and passed
away in her sleep from a heart all
ment from which she had suffered
for a number Of years. She was his
second wife and a second cousin.
Curtis was chairman OF the board
of the Curtis Publishing company
which publishes the Saturday Eve
ming Post, Ladies Home Journal, and
the Country Gentleman.
Also, Curtis was president of Cur
tis-Martin Newspapers, 1ncu which
publishes the Philadelphia Public
Ledger and Evening Ledger, and the
New York Evening Post and owns
the Philadelphia Inquirer company,
which publishes the Inquirer. He
was q member OF the Associated
Press.
The publisher left one daughter,
Mrs Mary Louis Curtis Box, widow
of Edward w. Box, for many years
editor Of Ladies Home Journal. She
was his only child.
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PRESIDENT insists
EUROPE MUST OPEN
DEBT NEGOTIATIONS
Is Willing to Listen But lnitia-
tive Will Not Be Taken
BY America

Washington. June 7-(P}-As the
date for collecting the next war debt
installment approaches. the admin
istration is sticking to the principle
that debtor nation can approach its
creditors and lay its case before
them, but that such a move must be
initiated by the debtor.
One week from Thursday INSTALL
ments totalling $l44,179.674 will be
due. On Friday, the British cabinet
will meet to discuss It's payment of
$75,950,00O. with intimations the Lon
don government is looking for word
from Washington as to what is ex-
pected.
Dispatches to this effect were count
cred at the white house, however, with
a statement that the British had
made no formal representation on
the debts and consequently no official
reply could be in preparation.
There were, however. indications
that informal negotiations were in
progress. Ambassador Lindsay has
called frequently at the state depart
ment. But he has not visited Presi-
dent Roosevelt. who is handling the
debt problem personally.
With congress on record against re-
vision or cancellation, Roosevelt's posi-
ton is that any move for changes in
the funding agreements must be made
on the initiative of the debtor coun-
try.
What the British will decide to do
is uncertain.
A default by France apparently is
regarded in Paris as virtually newt
able.
The French installment totals $4O,-
037, 900.
OF the nearly $4,000, 900 owed next
week by other nations. the bulk will
be due from Italy. What that coun-
try will do is uncertain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
Announce Changes in
University Faculty

Grand Forks, N. D.. June 7.-(R-
Promotions and appointments were
made and designations accepted at
the meeting Of the state board Of ad-
ministration at the University OF
North Dakota here Tuesday.
The List Of promotions will be an
nounced at commencement exercises
June Is. designations accepted were
those of DR.. Robert S. Forsythe, pro-
lessor Of English: Captain H. H.
Davis. associate professor OF military
science, and Weston w. Heringer, in
structor in pathology and physiology.
New appointments included Captain
Charles H. Karlstad to succeed Cap
tain Davis. whose tour of duty here
expired; Donald B. Simonson, who
has been a part-time instructor, to be
a full time instructor in physiology
and pathology: Ross Tisdake Of Grand
Forks, to be an instructor In the law
school, and DR.. n. G. BenWell OF
Grand Forks, to be special lecturer In
physical diagnosis in the school Of
medicine. Frank G. Foley, temporary
instructor In geology the last semes-
ter, was given permanent appoint
ment.
The board approved the trip Of adj
vanced mining engineer students to
the mines and ceramics exhibit for
the North Dakota display at the CEN
fury Of progress exposition In Chi
cago.
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SAYS 'SH0ESTRING'
STARTED BROTHERS
ON ROAD TO WEALTH
o. p. Van Sweringen Tells Of
Entry Into Railroad Fjnan-
cial Circles

Washington. June 7.-(P-A million
dollar "shoestring' gave the brothers
Van Sweringen their start on the path
they are treadlng as railroad royalty
That lone 100000 was all the
cash o. P. and M. j. Van Sweringen
and their associates first put up in
1916. The former revealed Wednes-
day to senate investigators of how j
P. Morgan helped them on their way
to the many millions of investment
represented in current Van Swer-
ingen interests.
You may say that is starting on
shoestring.' the Cleveland operator
remarked almost casually.
Il agree that is so, but we made
what we have today out of that shoe
1--WE were poor when we started out
in life. I've never been reluctant to
admit that"
Van SWeringen had been asked the
amount Tuesday by Ferdinand Pc
cora. as counsel for the senate COM
mittee, and said he could not then
comply.
Morgan Listens Closely
j. P. Morgan and his counsel, John
D. Davis, listened intently. as did
another crowd that jammed the hot
hearing room.
A moment before, the investigators
had agreed unanimously on terms of
a resolution to be presented to the
senate later in the day seeking wider
power to go into income tax returns
of Morgan partners and their stock
transactions bearing on the payment
made. Chairman Fletcher predicted
it would be approved by the senate
without delay.
Are you satisfied with the COM
mittee's action?" Pecora was asked.
Il think So" he smiled.
The matter of-fact answer by Van
Sweringen as to the amount of cash
put up to get start In railroading
attracted the audience to close at
tention.
The noted railroad operator list
ened more intently to Pecora's ques-
tons Wednesday and pointed a finger
at the counsel as he replied.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
MATTERN is CLOSE
TO POST.GATTY MARK
WAS FLYING HIGH WHEN
HE WAS LAST REPORTED

New York, June 7.-(F-Just be-
fore Jimmie Mattern passed over Mo-
70 Sibirsk, Siberia, he was II hours
and IA minutes behind the Post atty
round the world timetable, establish
ed in 1881.
Just after he passed over the Siber-
ian city, however, he was only / hour
and A minutes behind.
This is because Post and Gatty
stopped at Novo Sibirsk and stayed
there 8 hours and 80 minutes. Mat
tern kept right on going.
Mattern lost 80 minutes on the
journey from Onsk to Novo sibirsk,
Starting "a hours and so minutes aft
er he left New York, he required three
hours to reach Novo sibirsk. Post
and Gatty did the same distance in
2 hours and q minutes. Their
elapsed time on arrival at Novo Sib
risk was rs hours, SO minutes.
Two messages sent from Omsk were
received from him here Wednesday.
One to his hacker, read: Feeling
fine. Everything okay. Jimmie.
The other, to the manager OF Floyd
Bennett field, where Mattern began
his race around the world. said: I'll
be glad to get back on those concrete
runways"
Statisticians figured Mattern still
has a good chance to set his "Centzs-
of Progress down here in record
time.
Behind At Omsk
Head winds and little misfortune
Continued on Page Severn
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Road Body Reflects
All Present Officers

McCook, Neb., June 1.-(R-All Of
ficers Of the Great Plains Highway.
Canada to Mexico route we're reelected
at the ninth annual meeting here
Tuesday Several states were repre-
sented in the gathering.
The officers are J. v. Romigh Of
North Platte, Neb., president; r. Y.
SCHNEIDER Of Perrytown, Texas. first
vice president; B. H. F1yr Of Oakley
Kansas second vice president: r. A..
Baker Of Valentine. Neb., third vice
president; e. c. Kelso Of North
Platte, Neb., secretary treasurer.
The officers for North Dakota are
vice president, H. p. Goddard, Bis
marck; and G. E. Danielson, Minot,
and Hugh Roam, Portal. directors.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07

question was two to one In favor Of
repeal. The unofficial tabulation was
sol ,23o to 277.6o4 in 1914 Of the states
1851 precincts.
OF the 800 delegates named in Tues
days election to the convention that
will meet here June rs formally to
register the will Of the people, $50 will
be pledged to vote for the new amend
ment.
The anti-repealists will have 70
delegates.
Surprising strength came from q
number Of rural counties-heretofore
looked upon as strongholds Of the dry
forces-to boost the vote the repealists
had been given In the large cities.
Fifty-seven Of the 80 counties in In
diana voted for repeal. Each county
was apportioned one delegate for each
10000 population.
States other than Indiana that
have voted to repeal the eighteenth
amendment are Illinois, Michigan,
Rhode Island. Wisconsin. Delaware,
New Jersey, New York. Nevada, and
Wyoming.
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HATTON DECLARES
C0OPERATI0NN now
IS NATIONS NEED
Challenge Is To Manner Of
Thinking and Adjusting
Economic Machinery
BARBECUE IS HELD At NOON
Busy Day For Convention Folk
To Be climaxed BY Ban.
quet and Dance
BARBECUE IS HELD At NOON

Greetings from the international
organization were brought Wednes-
day by Charles H. Hatton Of wichita,
Kansas, international president, to
hundreds Of Lions and Lionesses Of
the fifth district, who are in annual
convention here.
Hatton reached here by train at
HAS a. m. and was taken to the city
auditorium, the convention hall, i'm
n1ediately to deliver his short greet
ing address.
The international president was
met at the train by the Mott high
school band, official convention band,
a convention committee and the
three district governors of the fifth
district-W. Murray Allan of North
Dakota and Saskatchewan. Newton
L. Haney Of South Dakota and w.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
Capital Announces
Premiere Showing

Bismarck and visiting Lions will
have opportunity to view real
premiere" showing Of a notable
film at the Capital Theater We'd
nesday and Thursday, Gus Win
greene, capital manager said We'd
ne5day
Topping big double feature"
program Is film which has never
been shown commercially. Ann
Carver's Profession It deals with
the life, loves and experiences of q
woman attorney.
Backing up this high powered
drama Is 80 This Is Harris pro-
duction featuring Phil Harris. radio
star, with gorgeous girls. tinkling
tunes, smart repartee" and all the
other accountrements of a snappy
musical comedy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
Darlington Visitors
Are Given Workout

Darlington, N. D.. June 7.-(P)-
Fire fighters who came here for their
state convention had ample oppor-
tunity to display their talents Tues
day night when two fires broke out
here. More than 100 visiting fire
men helped to fight the flames.
A fire at the Emmett Carroll gar
age started when a trouble light
dropped into a pool Of gasoline. Fire
also broke out at the 8. J. Malen
home. When the Malen fire was un-
der control, firemen staged a water
fight over the house between firenen
on the two hose lines.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
Schroeder Named to
Head Forks Schools

Grand Forks, N. D., June 7.-R-
Elroy Schroeder, Grand Forks county
superintendent, was unanimously
elected superintended Of the city
school board here at a meeting Of the
board of education Tuesday night.
He will succeed John G. West. who
resigned to become president Of the
University Of North Dakota July !.
The new superintendent IS native
of Grand Forks county.
He received his education in the
country and public schools OF Grand
Forks and the University of North
Dakota. He is "a years old and has
been county superintendent for six
and a half years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
DEMOCRAT CHIEFTAIN
PLEASED BY RETURNS

washington, June 7.-F-Post-
master James A. Farley, as chairman
Of the Democratic National commit
tee, Wednesday expressed qualification
with the repeal votes Of Indiana and
Illinois.
In q statement, he said:
THE favorable vote In the states
Of Indiana and Illinois on the ques-
ton of repeating the 18th amendment
Is exceedingly gratifying to me.
while this result was expected. it
will. 1 feel sure. have very whole
some effect upon the sentiment in
other states which are yet to vote on
this question.
"As the people Of one state after
another vote for repeal the attitude
of the country becomes more and more
apparent.
Il anticipate that other states soon
to vote will likewise favor repeal"
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Sudden Setback Is
Suffered by Gandhi

Poona. India, June 7.-(P)-A
sudden setback in the condition
Of Mahatma Gandhi, who recent
ly concluded a three-weeks fast
In protest against the treatment
accorded midas "untouchables,"
was announced Wednesday aft
ernoon by an examining ply
Sician.
The Mahatma has lost 2la
pounds in two days and. al
though there are no definite
complications, the doctor order
ed that the restrictions regard
ing visitors be frightened.
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Dry Hopes Dashed
BIZ Indiana Returns
Hossier State Is Tenth in Sue.
cession to Ratify Repeal
Amendment
MARGIN IS TWO TO ONE
Majority Of Delegates to State
Convention Arc Pledged
To Wet Side

indianapolis, June 7.-P)-lndiana
hope Of prohibitiorists to stop a
steady march Of states toward repeal
Of the eighteenth amendment, We'd
nesday had Joined the wet parade.
In special election Tuesday it be-
came the tenth consecutive state to
decide that prohibition has no part In
the federal constitution and should
be removed through ratification Of the
twenty first amendment.
The popular state wide vote on the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
TRAGEDIES HIT SCHOOL

Milwaukee, Wis. June 7.-(P)-A
Staying and suicide on the campus OF
the Milwaukee Downer college, eX-
elusive school for girls, Wednesday
followed an automobile accident near
Waukesha in which one man was
killed and two young women were
seriously injured, The tragedies fol-
lowed party at Waukesha beach.
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E. Tracy of Minnesota and Manitoba.
Hatton told the Lions delegates
that present economic and political
conditions are a direct challenge to
members of the Lions service club
organization-which. he said, has
grown to be the largest service club
organization represented on the
North American continent, with more
than 10000 members.
Cites Serious Situation
Falling prices have brought about
j. serious situation, he said, but the
United States has at its command
the greatest production machinery
ever known. The challenge is to con-
troll this gigantic production ma
chinery, he said, to eliminate a con-
dition where I'VE have too much
wheat but not enough bread. too
much cotton but not enough cloth
ing. too many bricks but not enough
houses
He said that though he is Repub-
1ican he has great faith in the DEM
ocratic administration and urged
Lions to cooperate in every way pos
sible to improve conditions. declaring
that Lionism breaches that coopera-
ton is many times more effective
than individual efforts.
' Our present problem is intellec-
tual." he said.
Just after Hatton's address the
Lions parade - featuring two living
lions brought here from the ZOO at
Minot - formed at the World War
Memorial building for its journey to
the city baseball park for barbecue
picnic and program OF music. sports
and other entertainment.
In the parade were the Mott band.
the Bismarck high school band and
the Bismarck American Legion drum
and bugle corps. The musical or
CARNATIONS we're to present music
during the barbecue picnic.
Banquet Set For Tonight
Governor Allan will preside at the
governors banquet in the gymnasium
of the World War Memorial building.
beginning at $50 o'clock Wednesday
evening. On the program are group
singing, music by vocal chorus and
quartet, a program by dancing stu
dents, and an address by Hatton.
The convention ball will begin at
9 o'clock in the main auditorium Of
the World War Memorial building,
with Harry Turner and his orchestra
presenting the music.
Music and entertainment dominat-
ed the days convention activities
w. s. Ayers Of Bismarck. general
convention chairman, presided as the
business program Of the convention
got under way at the auditorium.
Addresses Of welcome were delivered
by Mayor A. P. Lenhart of Bismarck.
Obert A. Olson. president Of the Bis
marck Lions club, and presidents Of
the local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
Roy Burns of Sioux Falls, s. D., and
w. J. Flynn of Winnipeg. Man., res
pended.
The district governors were intro
duced a. gave brief talks Past dis
trict governors and directors then
were presented.
Discuss Peace Garden
Following came reports of district
governors, secretaries and treasurer,
addresses by Rev. Herman Olsen OF
Winnipeg and W. E. Lilo Of Lari-
more on the international peace gar
CONTINUED on Page seven)
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GALLAGHER AND SERR
ELECTED AT MANDAN

Attorney r. F. Gallagher and Theo-
dore M. Ser were elected to the
Mandan board of education Tuesday.
With 86l voters registered. new rec
ord In votes cast was established for
school elections there. the election
seldom attracting more than few
hundred voters.
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Will IS WINNER IN
SCHOOL BOARD VOTE
Defeats Mrs. Price Owens in
Election Tuesday to Re-
tain Present Post

George r. Will, incumbent. was
elected to the Bismarck board Of edu-
cation for another three-year term at
a special election Tuesday.
VIII polled Sos votes to 259 for Mrs.
Price Owens, his only opponent.
The four other members Of the
board are Burt Finney and e. B. Cox.
who have two years left to serve. and
George M. Register and DR.. w. E.
Cole, who have one year left.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
YOUTH Is DROWNED

Melrose, Mimi, June 7.-(P)-Ven-
turing into water beyond his depth
as he was swimming in the mill pond
here. Alfred Hollerman. 20, son Of
Herman Hollerman, Melrose business
man, was swept away IN the Sank
River channel and drowned Monday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-07
FIGURES SHOW SENTIMENT

Washington, June 7.-(P)-Of
the 10 states recorded In favor Of
repeating the eighteenth amend
ment, eight have held popular
votes which combined show q
four-to-one majority for repeal.
The total-with New York's
tabulation still unofficial and I'LL
nois and Indiana incomplete
roughly shows 5,824,800 votes cast
for repeating the amendment,
against 1,375,l00 for retaining 1t.
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TWO ARE NAMED TO
MINOT SCHOOL BOARD

Minot, N. D., June 6.-lReJ. G.
Blaisdell, Jr., incumbent. and Lyall
w. Day were elected members Of the
board Of education Of the Minot school
district Tuesday. Blaisdell received
1914 votes and Day 1886. George
Benno polled $50, and Dr.. v. B. Alb
bot TIA. Henry W.. Gay, incumbent,
was not q candidate for reelection.
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ROUND-W0RLD FLlER
WAS LAST REPORTED
OVER NOV0 S|B|RSK
Delay in Communication May
Have Hampered Report
From Russian 0utposts
SHOULD BE At CHITA NOW
Moscow Had Reported Good
Weather For Most Of Long
Overland Jaunt

Moscow, June 7.-(P)-Fifteen hours
after he had passed Novo sibirsk,
Jimmy Mattern, American round the
world filler, was unreported Wednes-
day so far as Moscow knew, but un-
less he had encountered difficulties
with his plane, he should have reach
ed Chita, Siberia. the next stop on
his schedule.
Delays in communication, which
increased the further eastward the
flier progressed, left Moscow without
word Of his whereabouts.
The Moscow weather bureau said
the aviator should encounter good
weather and wind conditions as far
as Krasnoyarsk. after which he prob
ably would meet strong headwinds
and cloudy weather on his way to
Chita.
WAS FLYING HIGH WHEN
HE WAS LAST REPORTED
Novo Sibirsk, Siberia, June 7.-(R
Jimmie Mattern was sighted here
at 4:l0 a. m. Wednesday Moscow
time (8:10 p. m. E. s. r. Tuesday,.
He was flying high and fast towards
Chita, Siberia. his destination In the
fifth lap of his round-the- world
flight.
This town is about 400 miles due
east Of Onsk, Siberia, from where
he hoped off at ITO a. m. Moscow
time $40 p. m. e. S. T. Tuesday,.
His average speed was about l3c
miles an hour.
Chita is about 300 miles east OF
Nivo Sibirsk
Jimmie Mattern is little behind
the globe-encircling flight record he
seeks to better but zooned across
Siberia confident Of ultimate SUCCESS.
Day was just breaking when the
American left Omsk for Chita, 100
miles east, just three days. IL hours,
and so minutes after leaving New.
York.
I'll Beat EN- Yet
Before him on the fifth leg OF his
lone journey was favorable weather
with very light head winds, clear
sky and good visibility.
It'll beat 'em yeti" he exclaimed
referring to Wiley Post and Harold
Gatty, the trail blazers who passed
over Omsk three days, two hours and
nine minutes after their departure
from New York in 1881.
BY this computation the Texan
was 10 hours, Al minutes behind hia
predecessors mark at Omsk, but Post
and Gatty lost 14h hours later at
Blagovestchenck, when their plano
became nired.
Mattern landed here 81 minutef
ahead of the Post and Gatty time
but in bringing his gaily-colored MAJ
chine to earth, wing strut broke
necessitating a delay for repairs.
He made good use of the time
however, for he spent few hours in
refreshing sleep, sorely lacking In his
Transatlantic hop tc
Jomfruland Island, short leg tc
Oslo, Norway, and the two succeed
ing hops to Moscow and to Omsk.
He made the 1,45O-mile Moscow
Omsk jaunt in IL hours and 81 min
utes, at an average of about l20
miles an hour
The Texan landed at Onlsk at :35
p. m. Moscow time Tuesday $3.50 a.
m. E. S. T. Tuesday, and took off
again for Chita at ITO a. m. Mos
cow time Wednesday (5:l0 p. m. e
S. T. Tuesday,.
Before leaving Onsk, the smiling.
youthful American praised Soviet Of
ficials for their excellent and willing
help.
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INCUMBENT DEFEATED
BY WASHDURN VOTERS

B. E. Robinson was elected to the
Washburn school board in Tuesdays
election, defeating John E. Williams
who had held the post for the last six
years. The vote was 172 to l42 in
one of the closest elections there in
recent years.
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Weather Report

Unsettled tonight and Thursday,
probably showers or Thunderstorm:
little change In temperature. :
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heads the statistical bureau Of the
largest insurance institute In Italy;
Rose Laddon Hanna, a Russian, and
Hon. Margaret Bondfield, former Min
lister Of Labor Of Great Britain, had
charge Of this session.
y 4
The speakers convened for this In
ternational Congress Of Women rang
ed from Yi-Fang WI, head Of the big
gest women's college In China; Jane
Adams, and Carrie Chapman Gait,
to young Christine Galitzi. an init
mate friend Of Princess 1leana OF Rou-
mania, and Viola lima, 23-year-old
editor Of the magazine Modern
Youth"
Though men appeared on the pro-
gram, it was primarily a woman,s
convention. For the congress was bas-
ed upon the conviction that women
will have more important part to
play in a world which recognizes "a
new DEAF than in the pre-depression
era. In a way, the congress was raj.
ly' for women, to show them how
they, as women, can help make this
world a better place for all countries