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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-27
~ KNOWN DEAD AND !
$50 HURT BY Storm |
IN TAN|P|CO REGION
Medical and Food Supplies Sent
From Capital Delayed BY
Rail Damage
MUCH OF CITY IS IN RUINS
Small Towns In District Report
Desperate Need; Death
list May Grow

Tampico, Mexico. Sept. N.-tRp-
Disease, hunger. and thirst threaten
I'd to add their terrors Wednesday to
those Of floods and storms which four
Gays ago brought death and destruc-
ton here.
An official estimate placed the dead
at s. and the injured at more than
$50. It was feared many more bodies
were buried In the city-wide ruins and
that the number hurt may total we'll
over 1900.
The store Of wheat Is sufficient to
last only three days more. Other food
supplies are nearly gone: Medical
and food articles have been sent from
Mexico, D. f., but their arrival Is
:roblematical because Of disrupted
rail service.
Much Of the city lies In ruins; the
!1arbor, filled with mud and debris,
can not be used. Residents have to
take water from small private wells
for fear broken public water systems
may be contaminated.
From Panuco, to the southwest, mas
come word that 5000 there are home
less and desperately in need Of food.
Hospitals are crowded with injured.
Small Towns Ask Help
Neaby towns sent out appeals We'd
resday for aid, saying the hurricane
and floods had caused extensive dam.
age. It was feared heavy loss Of life
had occurred In the Plntilla district.
On the right bank Of the Panueo.
General Anselmo Mactas, director
Of relief work. said every building In
Tampico was damaged. -,
II believe the number Of dead Will
rever be known" he declared. "as
snany bodies IN sections flooded by
The Panuco river were undoubtedly
washed to sea"
General Macias declared martial
law Sunday night. . few hours after
the l25-mile-an-hour wind struck.
Mrs. w. E. Evans Of the American
consulate, after q tour Of the hospi-
isis, reported no Americans or other
foreigners we're among the victims.
Wreckase Litters Streets
From the air the city. an important
oil port. appeared to be q mass Of
wreckage. with, houses unroofed, trees
uprooted and streets filled with debris.
Water, In places four feet deep, was
Tn three sides Of Tamcipo.
When the storm was ct It's height
Sunday night prisoners In the uau-
nicipal Jail staged . concerted break.
and IS escaped. Two were killed BY
guards.
Most Of the deaths and injuries oc-
rurred In the poorer sections where
residents, reluctant to leave their pos
sesaons. delayed their flight too long.
A number Of ships at harbor, al
though they had been warned, suffer-
ed In the storm.
Mayor Jose Tarrega estimated the
damage at between $2.000. 900 and s.
100000. He said the cyclone blew fur
lOusly for II hours.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-27
PUBLIC WORK BOARD
CONSIDERS APPEALS
FOR FEDERAL MONEY
State Chairman Says Every e.
fort IL Being Made to
Speed Projects

Devils Lake, N. b., Sept. 27.-(P)-
With 81 projects before 1t, the state
public works board this week bent its
energies to perfecting and forwarding
to the federal administrator at. Wash
ington proposed public works projects
amounting to several million dollars.
Chairman 8. ]. Doyle said every ef-
fort is being made to speed consider
alton of the applications for projects.
Four communities and representa-
tives of labor and contractors appear
ed at Tuesdays session.
J. w. Mccormick, Phillip Blank, E.
F Molten, and G. N. Cunningham,
New Salem. presented project for q
waterworks system. It was referred
nack for correction as to financial
data. The same disposition was made
Of q project for a waterworks system
at Carson, presented by DR.. r. II. Lea
witt. J. G. Bell and T. r. Atkinson.
Need Financial Data
Representing the village Of Bow
bells. c. A. Masters, H. M. Westrum.
G s. Summers and E. O. Nehring,
we're before the board in connection
with Bowbell's waterworks project.
Financial data in the application
must be corrected.
The application of the village OF
Velva for waterworks project was
referred back for a second time for a
decision as to technical detail.
w. E. Lilo, William Hanson and Jo-
seph Clark presented all application
Tor funds for new high school at
Larimore to cost $4,000. It will con-
tain community hall.
Chairman Doyle announced that II
necessary more engineers will be add
ed to the staff Of the local office to
speed consideration Of the projects.
Plan Long Session
The board will be in session here
until Saturday.
Representatives of labor unions and
contractors appeared before the board
Tuesday. Roy Arntson, Bismarck,
president Of the state Federation OF
Labor, declared the scale Of wages
set for semi-skilled craftsmen at q
conference between contractors and
representatives of labor unions at
Fargo Saturday Is not satisfactory. It
win be taken up with the national Ia
Dor board.
Contractors appearing before the
board were notified that bids for
projects can not be taken until the
contract between the government and
community IS completed. under pres
ent instructions to the board. The
matter has been taken up with the
federal administrator. however, and
an early decision Is expected In the
interests Of speeding up procedure so
that work can begin on projects In
time to relieve unemployment condi-
tions before winter weather sets In.
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North DakOtan Hurt
In Montana Accident

Williston, N. y, Sept. n -llY)---
Jack Perlichex. about a, said to be
from Burlington, N. -. u II critical
condition hers Is the result Of "A au-
touhcbiIe accident three miles east Of
Bainville. while Jim Truax Of this
city = being treatsd S0 > fractured
arm. &
TzAax picked NJ Herlichek "a his
WY toward winston. 4 short dis
taslce east Of Bsinville. In Montana.
tn oar suddenly Mt the highway and
eteetefneA:s apparently becAus4 q :
baoNn-ce1t tirs
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LICENSING LAW IS
PROPOSED BY LABOR
Would Have All industries IN.
der Federal Rule to Curb
Exploitation

Warrington. Sept. N-(R)-Organ-
lied labor,s official analysis Of the
recovery act began Wednesday with
. recommendation to one department
Of the American Federation Of Labor
for study Of . federal licensing sys-
TEN applicable to all business and In
6ustry.
That recommendation was embodied
IN Z report submitted to the metal
trades department Of the federation
by John Frey. secretary-treasurer. The
building trades branch Of the feder-
alton made ready to start It's con-
ventiou nearby. Their conclusions
and proposals will Be presented to
the general federation convention
which viii start next week and last
until It's business Is finisl1ed.
Frey. In his reort to the metal
trades. said:
The recovery act and the national
recovery administration constitute .
beginning rather than IN end. They
indicate . definite turn In the road
over which business men have been
travelling since our American indus
tries had their origin. A federal regu-
lation has been established which
places definite curbs upon the
vaalnted rugged individualism' Of
industry, which. Ia practice, had too
frequently deeenerated into ruthless
exploitation.
MIRA experience. Frey reported. had
s,at.s.liaA esaddlfi0aaAl e.videncA AZ the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-27
Confessed Slayer
Held for Officials

Fargo, N D., Sept. 27.-(AP)-
Claude Otto Cutlip, Sutton, w. Va,
who Monday confessed TO Fargo po-
lice he murdered . man near his
home nine or ten years ago, will be
returned to West Virginia to face
murder charges. 4.
Chief Of Police G. W. Albright
late Tuesday received ! teleerann
from Sheriff r. n. Rollyson 81 Brax-
ton county, ~. Va, instructing the
Fargo Officers to hold Cutlip and
stating that Sheriff Rollyson will
come TO Fargo Immediately for the
man. a
No details 81 the murder were con.
tanned in the message.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-27
KELLY ACCOMPLISH
ADMITS EFFORT TO
ASSIST DESPERATE
Went % Texas RI Effort to Get
Part Of Ransom Money
$73,25o Recovered

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 27.-tF}-
John M. Keith, 4 special agent Of the
department of justice. announced
Wednesday that Langford Ramsey.
attorney and former brother-in-law
Of George Machine Gun" Kelly, con-
fessed Wednesday that Kelly sent him
to Coleman, Texas, to get part Of the
Charles r. Urschel ransom money.
$73.2S0 Of which was recovered near
Coleman Wednesday.
kelly got $4,000 Of the 1900, 900
Urschel ransom money and Albert
Bates got another $75.OO0," Keith said.
Bates is among those now on trial at
Oklahoma City,"
THE other money was divided
among lesser participants" Keith
added.
kelly was broke when he got to
Memphis. Every effort he made to
get the buried money near Coleman
was thwarted. He attempted time and
again to get it.
In Chicago Sept. ~
Keith said he knew Kelly was In
Chicago September 81 when two mes
sengers Of the Federal Reserve Bank
were held up and Chicago police
man was killed.
"7e left immediately thereafter for
Memphis" the officer said.
I'VE missed capturing Kelly by II
hours in San Antonio, Texas, septem-
Der -. He was spotted on his way to
get some 81 hts money, but got out
Of town just Il hours before We ar
rived"
Ramsey was arrested Wednesday
morning when he went to police head
quarters. Keith said he took 0eral-
dine Arnold, the little girl who reveal
ed the whereabouts Of the Kellys, 10
Fort Worth, Texas from Memphis,
after Mrs. Kelly had brought her
here q blind" representing the
child ay her daughter. Ramsey Is .
brother Of Kelly's first wife.
Il was no secret officers planned
ID remove the Kellys from Memphis
By planes ct the most auspicious mo-
ment.
Get Removal Order
An officer who would not be quoted
said IN order Of removal WAS obtained
from Federal Judge II. B. Anderson
q jackson, Tenn. wednesday. The
officer. said the, dash may b made
wednesday but he did not know
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Strikes T1andicapping Mr.
Disease, Hunger Thirst Feared in Mexico
Dale Says Interest
Fund Needs No Levy

State Treasurer Informs industrial Commission in Official Re-
port That Real Estate Bond Fund Will Be
Able to Meet All Charges
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Women Are Urged to Join in Drive
On Menace of Racketeers in Country

NEW YORK-Four methods by
which the women of New York can
help in the fight against racketeering
were outlined by William Fellowes Nor
gan, jr., president of the United States
Fisheries Association, in letter to Mrs.
Preston Davie, chairman Of the Finance
Committee of the Republican State
Committee. made public at the head
quarters of the committee.
There are four definite things that
the women Of this city can do to stop
racketeering," Mr.. Morgan said in his
letter to Mrs. Davie First, elect an
honest, able district attorney.
Second, demand that the Federal
Government require organized labor to
remove racketeers from its local unions.
Third, ask the President to insist
that an misunderstanding clause be in
cluded In all codes. This was put up
to Gen. Johnson and his answer was
that the law specified that everything
Evening star., 1933-10-08

or the other, and took sides bitterly
The internationalists felt that for the
United States to refuse to ratify the
Treaty of Versailles, thus also failing
to assume membership in the League,
was to act the part of the traitor to
peace.
The nationalists, on the other hand,
pointed out clearly and with equal eX-
aggeration that membership in the
League was certain to involve us in
European quarrels, was reversal of the
position which from the beginning of
our history had kept the Nation inde-
pendent and free from the turmoil of
international strife. The mistakes of
the Covenant gave them plenty of am
munition. Senator Lodge was the dar-
ing and resourceful leader of the op-
position. He, however, trained all his
guns on Article x, which guarantees
boundaries, and he even went so far as
to say that the Senate, with a reserva
ton as to this article, would accept the
treaty.
Wilson said it must accept everything
or reject everything, and it was this in
flexibility which prevented ratification
of the Treaty of Versailles and Ameri-
can membership in the League. Sen
ator Lodge was right in his opposition
to Article K as liable to involve the
United States in European wars and
therefore as contrary to tradition. 9th
ers at the time pointed out the dangers
in later articles involved in economic
sanctions and the agreement to join in
military action against an aggressor ma
ton; and many have since pointed out
that it is utterly contrary to American
policy to put in the hands of other
nations the decision as to the use OF
American military forces-contrary not
only to policy, but to the Constitution
itself.
The Treaty Of Versailles failed to re-
ceive the consent Of the Senate to rati.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Canada's School Upkeep
Cost Is $l35,OOO,OOO

OTTAWA, Ontario-When more than
100000 young Canadians trooped back
to school this month to the 10000
teachers taking care of their instruc-
ton, it meant an outlay to the people
of Canada this year OF something like
s135 900, 900 to take care of the cost.
Since 1921 expenditure on ordinary
public day schools in Canada has in
creased by 36 per cent; enrolment by
Is per cent; the number of those in
high grade schools by IL per cent.
There are more schools and better
schools; a more proficient class of
teachers; broadening Of the scope and
base of education.
And as with primary and secondary
education, so with higher education.
Today Canada has % universities, 10l
colleges. also numerous technical and
professional schools. With an average
enrolment of about $4,000 students,
with assets amounting to $130,000 900.
and maintained at immense cost, they
at least rebuke the charge that Cana
dians, as a people, are mostly needless
of intellectual values.
Copyright. 1933J
Evening star., 1933-10-08

fication and the United States remained
outside the League of Nations. Com
municationS addressed to the American
Government by the League were not
even acknowledged during the remain
der of President Wilson's term of Office.
He took the ground that since the
United States had refused membership
there must be no communication what
ever with the League. When, after the
Inauguration of President Harding, Mr..
Hughes became Secretary Of State, he
ordered all these communications an
swered through the American Minister
pulously polite, if somewhat aloof in his
dealings with the League.
Mr.. Hughes felt that merely because
his Government had refused member
ship in an organization was no reason
to treat that organization as though it
were a danger to this country or poi
sonous in itself. He began the system,
since greatly developed, of co-opera-
ton with the League in matters which
concerned the United States or were
of humanitarian interest without pO-
Itical implications.
Not Afraid of League.
George Harvey, at that time Ambas-
sador in London, who was one of the
most violent opponents of American
membership in the League, put the sit
uation clearly and simply when he said,
If the League of Nations will 60 to all
the trouble to organize conferences con-
cerning subjects in which the United
States is interested we should be merely
boorish to refuse to send delegates. We
are not afraid of the League" There
has been opposition on the part Of Ger
tain die-hards to any cooperation
whatever; but these are men who, as
George Harvey intimated, are afraid
of the League" The reasons for their
fear, so long as the United States does
Evening star., 1933-10-08

PARIS.-That Germany is rearming
is a fact a fact well known through
out Europe and has in recent months
been the subject of severe recrimina-
tions in the French press. What is
less we'll known in France is that Ger
many is purchasing war supplies in
this country and is being enabled 10
rearm in large part by French money.
In the matter of explosives. one
of Germany's chief sources of supply
Is the Dura factory at Couze-St. Front.
near Bordeaux. This factory. which
rivals in Importance the du Pont works
in Delaware, is mainly under British
ownership. 1t formerly belonged to
the Belgian fnancier Lowenthal. who
fell or Jumped from an airplane into
the English Channel few years ago.
The chief business of the Dura fac
tory is Transforming cotton linters,
which it buys from the United States
in enormous quantities, into cellulose.
Used for Eplosives.
Thousands of carloads of cellulose
are shipped from Couze-St. Front to
Germany annually. The contracts
stipulate that the cellulose must be
uSeQ LOT lIlS lIldlluldCluiC VI SCAoIo1u
combs. toothbrush handles and other
peaceful products, but it is fact well
known to the shippers as well as to
the French customs authorities that
these shipments are in reality utilized
for making explosives.
In addition to this, it is little-known
fact that the great German dye trust,
the I. G. Farben- -Industrie, is owned to
the extent of probably more than IS
Ger cent by French capital. The Far
ben -Industrie is Germanys main re-.
lance. in case of war, for supplies of
poison gas and many other chemical
products.
Although these facts are known to the
French government, there does not ap-
pear to be anything the government can
DO about it, 1t would be possible to
stop the shipments of cellulose, but it
has been pointed out that in that case
the orders would simply go to the
united States, and many hundreds of
French workmen would thus be thrown
out Of jobs. This would not suit the
Evening star., 1933-10-08
French Said to Help Germans Arm
Through Cellulose and Investments

French government at all, because it
probably would mean the closing down
of the Dura plant. which, while British
owned. is recognized as one of Frances
chief explosive factories in case of hos
tilities.
Poison Gas Research.
AS for the Farben- -Industrie, there
appears to be no way of separating its
poison gas researches from the business
of general chemical research necessary
to the dye industry. The fact that
French capital is supporting these re-
searches is disagreeable to those French
men who are aware of it, but if French
capital Withdrew it would Immediately
be replaced by British and there would
be no tangible gain.
(Copyright 1933)
Evening star., 1933-10-08

that went in codes should come from
the industry and not from the Govern
ment. In the case of racketeering,
this could not bring results, because
the trainers of codes are fearful Of IN
serting misunderstanding clauses. They
would be glad, however. to make this
insertion in their codes If they could
tell the racketeers that Uncle Sam de-
manded them to do so.
Fourth. help to promote such a
strong feeling against racketeering that
1t would be considered disgrace for q
man to pay toll in any form to the
racketeerS.
If the women Of the city Of New
York stopped to realize what rack
eteering actually cost them in dollars
and cents" Mr.. Morgan wrote, II am
convinced that their action would
eliminate this menace and bring I'M
mediate results"
IN (Copyrisht, 1o33.l
Evening star., 1933-10-08

not actually join the organization, are
obscure.
The Department of State, with the
approval of successive Presidents, has
considered all invitations from the
League, has accepted them If the SUBJ
ject matter was of international in
terest involving this country, has re-
fused them for such definite reasons as
lack of interest or adequate handling
elsewhere or as contrary to American
policy because dealing with political
matters.
Full Part in Disarmament.
For example, the United States has
taken it's full part in disarmament work
in the conferences called by the League
on economic subjects. IN discussions Of
the Far Eastern questions and of Liberia
since these directly involved the Unlteo
States. It has refused to participate
in conferences on subjects which hao
no immediate interest for this country
It has seldom taken any part In the
health work of the League for the rea-
son that the International Health
Office, of which America was an active
member long before the League was
thought of, does this work admirably
with less politics involved. The Amer
ican Government has never seen any
reason why the League should duplicate
work already being well done elsewhere
Relations with the League consist OF g
policy of cordial cooperation without
political commitments.
With one exception this cooperation
has been in conferences called by the
League, not in League meetings as such
where American participation woulo
have been grossly improper, since the
United States is not a member of the
club. That one exception occurred dur
ing the discussions of the Sino-Japa'
nese controversy over Manchuria. Tht
League of Nations had taken jurisdic'
ton at the beginning, the United State.
being a keenly interested spectator only
so long as the discussions we're over tht
terms of the League covenant. Bu
finally the Kellogg Pact was also in
volved. and at that juncture the Amer
ican Consul in Geneva, at the urgen
request of the League, was instructed
to sit with the Council, with permission
to speak only when the past was undel
discussion.
Proved Unfortunate Move.
This proved to be an unfortunat
move. Inc members Ol IIlc btdS "
saw in it q gesture toward American
membership, and their desire to pro
mote this object made them more in
terested in the physical presence of al
American official than in the subjec
matter under discussion. At home
caused an immediate controversy be
tween the opponents Of American mem
bership and those favoring such mem
bership. Its ostensible purpose o
closer cooperation in the solution Of I
question In which America was deepl
concerned really meant little or nothing
since there has never been lack o
proper cooperation. The question o
whether an American sits at the Coun
Gil table or on the side lines does not IL
the least affect the understanding
necessary for cooperation or refusa
to cooperate.
The American Minister to Switzer
land is a man of tact and wide knowl
edge of foreign affairs. His informa
contacts with League omcials have al
ways been satisfactory and illuminat
ing. The League Of Nations understand
| (Contiuued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1933-10-08

TIMES surely hang upon the answers to
these queries.
Now it cannot be denied that Amer
ican foreign trade dixie that of the en-
tire world) has suffered a most serious
decline In August, 1888, our export busi-
ness amounted to only S131 100000, as
compared with 1881 900 900 for the cor
responding month in the boom year
1929 A similar comparison for our pur-
chases Of goods produced abroad shows
a falling off from 1869 600, 900 to Sl55.-
900, 900. Thus the dollar value of the
total foreign trade of the United States
this last August amounted to only 38
per cent as much as in August, 1929
though the shrinkage in volume was
not quite this bad, because of price