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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
EARLY court TEST
Seen FOR DEBT ACT
Frazier Says He Knows OF Nc
Case Where Measure Has
Gained Objective

washington, Sept. le.-(P)-An ear
" supreme court test OF the Frazier
Lemke farm moratorium act was pre-.
dictedl Wednesday by Senator Frazier
(Rep. N. d. co-author Of the measure
Frazier said he knew Of no case
under the act which had been carried
through to the ultimate objective Of
scaling down farm indebtedness, as
serting many Of the courts had beer
slow in setting up machinery for carry.
ing out the law.
The Frazier-Lemke act. passed dur.
Ing the closing hours Of the last con.
gress, was an amendment to the bank
ruptcy act designed to give debt reliel
to farmers. It provided for retention
Of his property by q bankrupt farm.
er under supervision Of bankruptcy
court and gave him five or six year,
In which to buy back his property. Tht
farmer was required. however, te
make certain payments and mee1
other requirements.
Frazier said he believed the con.
stitutionality Of the amendment woult
be tested before long in the supreme
court. He said the law had been at.
tackled from many quarters.
Some Of the delay In getting thu
amendment into operation, Frazier
Esaid, wa, traceable to judges who hac
failed to appoint promptly debt I'D.
justment committees authorized By
law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
10 BOUND OVER ON
CHARGES OF WHEAT
SMUGGLING TO j. s,
s ssss.eE -. : ~ Il. s..ss 5as
Arrangement Follows Govern
lnent Action to Break Up
international Ring

Rolla, N. D.. Sept. l9.-(P)-Nine-
teen defendants were bound over to
the United States district court here
Wednesday on charges which involve
smuggling Of wheat from Canada into
the United States.
The arraignment before United
States Commissioner John A. Stormon
followed arrests Tuesday by federal
agents and customs border patrolmen
as the federal government moved to
forestall organization of an interna-
tional ring Of wheat smugglers. p.
w. Lanier, Fargo, U. s. district at
torney, and Donald Murtha, assistant
district attorney, were present.
In all, there were "a persons ar
raigned before the commissioner
Charges against two. who were mi
n0rs, were dismissed upon motion by
the government. In cases Of three
other defendants the charges were
dismissed without prejudice, in order
to permit the government to bring
further charges In II evidence war
rants.
41IC 40 WAIO WCAC UOuuO ONCl w LAX
federal court all waived preliminary
hearing, and without exception, Com
missioner Stormon said, made volun-
tary statements to the government
admitting participation in smuggling
activities.
Bonds Of the 10 were fixed at $500
each. It appeared that q number Of
them would furnish bail Wednesday
afternoon. thereby obtaining release
Those who fail to furnish required
bonds. Stormon said. will be taken t6
the Ramsey county Jail at Devils
Lake.
The 10 are: Penny Orion; Leslie
White: Peter and Melvin Hendricks;
Noel, Bud. L. c.. and j. M. Stapleton;
Willis Friske: S. L. Leftwich; Alex.
ander and Gilbert Smerer: Lloyd Bar
ker: ROLAND Jefferson; Ernest
Schwartz. Richie Olson, James and
Charles Brown: James O'Donnell.
The two minors against whom
charges were dismissed on govern
ment motion were Russell and How.
ard White.
Charges were dismissed without
prejudice in the cases Of Wilmer and
Harold Pound ard Abner Blackberry.
The arrangements were concluded At
noon. after which District Attorney
Lanicr and Assistant District Attor-
new Murtna left the city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
New York to Raise
Funds With Lottery

New York, Sept. 19.-R)EThe board
Of aldermen by . vote Of 60 to Tues
day adopted the city lottery plan %
q means Of raising relief revenues.
The lottery bill Is 50 drawn as to
get around the anti-gambling laws.
Instead Of cash prices being given out,
memberships In an association are to
be sold and officers Of the association
chosen by lot. These officers will be
paid large salaries and viii serve" for
six months term, or until the next
drawing.
BY the same vote the board also
passed q bill taxing gross incomes Of
business concerns ct tho rate Of one
tenth Of per cent. An income tax
Of Is per cent Of all federal income
taxes paid In 1894 was approved uu.
snimously.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
THREE INJURED IN
GRANDFORKSC
Adam Fsist in Critical condi.
ton; Two Brothers Sus.
tain Lesser Hurts

Grand Forks, N. D.. Sept. l9.-(R-
Three brothers were injured. one criti-
cally, In the collision Of two automo-
biles here late Tuesday.
Adam Fest, 20, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Wendelin Feist. suffered severe head
injuries, q fractured jaw and possibly
skull fracture and was in criti-
cal condition at q hospital. His broth
ers, Wendelin, IL, and Joseph, IS
were taken to the hospital but their
injuries were reported not serious.
The accident occurred when . car
driven by Adam Feist was struck by
an auto driven by Mrs. Arman Rohde
Of Grand Forks, at an intersection In
q residential district.
Police said the Fest car was struck
with such force that 1t upset and
skidded 20 feet on the pavement. None
Of the occupants Of the Rohde car was
injured and their auto was practical
~ unchanged, officers reported.
Responsibility for the mishap has
not been determined.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
League Given Report
OF Soviet Terrorism,

Geneva, Sept. l9.-P)-A protest
against the admission Of Russia to the
League Of Nations was received by the
assembly Wednesday from represen-
tatives Of . group Of independent Re-
publics federated with the Soviet gov
eminent.
Azerbaijah, northern Caucasus,
Georgia, Turkestan and Ukraine al
legged Russia committed aggressions
in their countries, occupied them by
military force and now governing on
" by terror"
The protest announced q continued
struggle at Geneva to secure indie
pendence for the 100000 people In
the states, most Of which are linked
into the Transcaucasian federal SOW
let republic.
Russia was taken into the league
family Tuesday and Maxim Ltvinoff
her commissar for foreign affairs, an
nounced he would offer amendments
to articles Of the covenant which In
certain instances, he said, legalize war
Leaders Of the League Of Nations
encouraged by the addition Of Soviet
Russia to the family were reported
Wednesday to be mapping plans te
induce Japan and Germany to re.
turn to the fold.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
Second Bandit Taken
By Hinckley Sheriff

Hinckley. Mimi. Sept. le.-R-A
man who gave his name - Orville
Martin. q. Minneapolis, was arrested
here Tuesday rs an accomplice Of
william CISCO, slain by Sheriff Hannei
Rypkema Monday after filling sta
ton holdup.
Martin. who denied he accompanied
CISCO, was arrested after he asked
farmer for food. Two companions Of
CISCO had been sought By posses IL
this vicinity since CISCO was slain.
Sheriff Rypkema, who said be VA
sure Martin was one Of the met
sought, said he believed the third mar
had reached . box car after fleeing
across the fields. Martin was to b.
viewed BY the holdup victim.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
TESTIMONY SPIKES
RUM0RS W|LuM0TT
FOUL PLAY victim
Fourth Officers Tells Board He
Tried UnsuccessfulIy to
Revive Captain

New York, Sept. 19.-(PeRumors
that Captain Robert w. Willmott, who
died several hours before his ship, the
MORO Castle. was swept by fire, had
met foul play. were spiked Wednesday
by an officer Of the liner.
Howard Hansen, fourth officer Of
the liner, told the department Of COM
merce board investigating the disaster
that he had been summoned to the
dead captains room, that he had tried
to revive him unsuccessfully.
And were there airy marks Of vio-
lence on Captain Willmott's body?"
asked Karl G. Nielsen, Hull inspector.
mot that I saw" was the answer.
Rumors that Captain Willmott had
died Of unnatural causes, probably
through poisoning, were responsible
for analysis Of his charred remains.
The final order from the bridge Of
the burning liner would have left the
ship turning crafty in circle, it was
adduced from the log Of William w.
Trip, cadet engineer Of the MORO
Castle. It showed that the last order
telegraphed from the bridge called
for:
"Full speed ahead on the starboard
engine; full speed astern on the port
engine"
Federal authorities investigated
Wednesday q charge that members of
the crew Of the ill-fated MORO Castle
had been threatened with the black
list II they tell the truth about the
disaster.
The charge was given to United
States Attorney Martin Conboy by
william L. Standard, counsel for the
Marine Workers International union,
who promised to produce sailors to
testify to the threats. Conboy said
the charges would be given to his aids
for investigation.
The Department of Commerce board
Of inquiry was still in the dark con-
corning the cause Of the fire.
After . four-hour inspection Of the
ruined hulk on the beach at Asbury
Park, Dickerson N. Hoover. chairman
Of the commerce departments investi-
eating board, said Tuesday the exam
nation showed mo indications to the
cause Of the fire.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
Lack Of Breeze
Postpones Race

Aboard U. 8. G. G. Cutter off New
port. Sept. l9.-(P-The third race
for the Americas cup between the
British challenger Endeavour, victor
in the first two, and the defending
American sloop Rainbow Wednesday
was postponed until Thursday for
lack Of a breeze.
The postponement came only few
minutes before 1880 p. m. eastern
Standard Time) the deadline be-
yond which a race cannot be started
under cup rules.
The sea was as flat as a millpond
with only an occasional puff Of wind
out Of the southwest to ruffle the
waters and not enough to give any
hope OF sailing the race under the
time limit Of five and one-half hours.
Another attempt will be made
Thursday to start the race at 1910
a m, the scheduled starting hour.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
TRAILS FAR BEHIND
IN Voting TUESDAY
Governor Schmedeman Gets
Heavy Plurality Over Two
Democratic Opponents
TOTAL COUNT IS SMALL
Philip laFollette and Howard
7. Greene Get Majorities
But Lack Strength

Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. l9-(R-
The Democratic state ticket, strongly
in support Of President Roosevelt and
the New DeaR apparently polled the
biggest vote in the Wisconsin primary
election Tuesday. leaving the new La
Toilette Progressive party and the
Republicans behind at the rate Of
about l8 votes to q precinct.
This was indicated by returns from
all but 500 Of 2.9l6 precincts.
Governor Albert G. Schmedeman
had a heavy plurality over two oppo-
nents for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination with more than half
Of the state reported.
On the other state tickets. Philip r.
Lal7ollette, Progressive candidate for
governor and Howard r. Greene, Re-
publican candidate had substantial
ma jorities over their opponents but
fell short of meeting the Democratic
voting strength.
The Progressives and Republicans.
who until this year fought their pri-
mary battles in the same party COL
umn, were running about even in their
share of the balloting.
Only 100000 Vote
The voters themselves furnished thu
big surprise Of the election by failing
to respond to the general plea for a
large turnout Available returns In
dicated that not many more thar
100000 total votes were cast, compared
with 100000 in the primary OF two
years ago and 200 600 in the general
election. This left large army Of
electors from whom no expression Of
sentiment was received.
In the Democratic gubernatorial
primary 2440 precincts gave: schmed-
eman III, $40; william B. Rubin as
$50; Richard Lehman, 1878.
For the Progressive gubernatorial
nomination 1888 precincts gave La
Toilette 120,425: Henry o. Meisel
6c8O.
For the Republican nomination for
governor 1888 precincts gave Green
72,443: Fred r. Zimmerman 1853:
James N. Tittemore 97i9.
Senator LaFollette. without opposi-
tion, polled 107,438 votes In 25l9 pre-
cinctS.
John NJ. Callahan held 4 lead over
his nearest rival for the Democratic
senatorial nomination.
The Socialist had no contests for
governor or senator. The nominees
are George NJ. Nelson for governor
and James p. Sheehan for the senate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
Raging Lion Terrorizes Street
Crowds Before Being Shot Down

Employees fled and the doors to
the building were closed. A circus
guard with . high-powered rifle
opened one Of the doors and fired
four times ct the beast whose
roars could be heard In the street
outside the building. Then, &C.
companied by policemen, the
guard entered and one Of the Of
ficers linished the wounded m.
imal With . pistol bullet.
The crowd Was terror stricken
6 the Lion broke open the cage
and leaped to the street. Before
men and women and many child
rem had an opportunity to start
running the great beast sprang on
the neck Of Z horse pulling one
Of the wagons and dragged tho
animal to thu ground
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
One Killed, Two Hurt
In Rail-Truck Crash

Lawrenceville, ILL.,. Sept. l9.-(R-
The fireman was killed and two other
persons injured Tuesday when the
south bound Egyptian flyer OF the Big
Four railroad crashed into large
transport truck at q grade crossing
here. The locomotive and three bag
gage cars were derailed, and the
truck demolished.
The fireman. George Mobley, IS
OF Danville, ILL.,, was. scalded to death
when q steam line burst.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
Order Unfair Trade
Practices to Cease

Washington. Sept. l9.-(P)-The
Bayer company, incorporated, Of New
York. was ordered Wednesday by the
federal trade commission to cease
unfair competitive practices" in the
sale Of aspirin.
The company IS prohibited from as.
sorting without proper qualification
that the product has mo harmful AZ
ter effects" docs not depress the
heart" and the like.
The company likewise was directed
to stop advertising that aspirin not
manufactured by 1t is counterfeit or
spurious.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
Police Nab Boys
Doing Santa Act

Minneapolis. Sept. l9.-R-
Seven Minneapolis boys. all under
10 years old, tried the Santa Claus
process here Tuesday night, en-
tering a candy store through the
chimney.
All went well until. filled with
candy to the point where they
used bon bons for snowballs, they
started out. The first small boy
through the chimney met police
squad.
Final disposition Of their cases
has not been d6Mdsd upop
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19

Richmond, Va, Sept. lo.-tRr
Circus guards Wednesday shot to
death . raging lion after the
beast had broken open his cage
In q circus parade, pulled down =
wagon horse and scattered crowds
in terror.
Leaping across the radiator Of
IN automobile. the lion loped up
the street and turned on . Sec
ond horse, sinking his teeth into
the animals head.
Then Patrolman John Robert
Paul, advancing almost under the
hools Of the agonized horse. shot
five times. Angry and hurt the
big jungle beast bounded down
the street, finally taking refuge In
the Hankins. Johan sheet metal
works
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
John Thompson, SO,
Succumbs at Beulah

John Elliott Thompson, 80, died
Wednesday ct the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Tyszer at Beulah. He
tcmesteaded in Mercer county In 1907
coming from Missouri where he was
born. He leaves his widow. five sons
and two daughters. Funeral aer-
vices will be held ct Beulah Friday
afternoon,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
STRIKE DEATH TOLL !
MOUNTS TO IS WITH
NO TRUCE IN sight
Skirmishes in Textile Centers
Increase; Picket Dies Of
Bayonet Wound
BOARDS REPORT AWAITED
Cloth Making Industry at
Standstill With 40, 900
Workers Now Idle
BOARDS REPORT AWAITED
BULLETIN


washington, Sept. l9.-(ReIhs
executive council Of the United Tex
tile Workers Wednesday gave . vote
OF confidence to its national strike
committee and discretionary power to
continue and extend the walkout.
ny The Associated Press)
The death toll In the textile strike
mounted to Is Wednesday, the idle
were estimated at 10000, and skir-
misl,es in textile oenters increased In
number.
One name was added to the death
list-that Of Ernest K. Riley, 20, Of
Mount Holly, N. G. He died Of -
bayonet wound suffered Tuesday
night when several thousand pickets
rushed" troops at Belmont, N. G.
A report Of President Roosevelt's
mediation board was awaited, in the
hope that it would contain . clue for
q peace move.
Tear gas was used extensively In
scattered clashes. A shouting, rock
hurting crowd Of several hundred was
dispersed from the Powell knitting
mill ct Spartanburg, 8. c., by special
officers who used tear gas and fire
hose.
Police used the same weapons to
avert q serious clash between textile
piceets and mill hands In Little Falls.
N. Y.
Waterville, Me, ID Sore Spot
More tear ga4 guns were brought
into play 1t Vvatarvills, Me-, . new
high tension spot On the textile map.
The rioting In Waterville. outside
the Lockwood Manufacturing COM
pany mill, was the worst outbreak Of
the current strike In Maine. Six men
were arrested, and National Guards
men were dispatched to the scene.
Scores Of windows in the plant were
shattered.
The mill operated on q greatly cur
tailed basis.
At about the same time that the
Waterville strikers were rioting, po-
lice in Lewiston, another Maine tex
tile center, took five men and two
women pickets from Biddeford into
custody as they and other pickets
CONTINUED on Page 3
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
Zap Family's Infant
Daughter Dies Here

Gertrude Fuchs. eight-months-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Emanuel
Fuchs Of Zap, N. D., died at 6:55 p. m,
Tuesday at a local hospital. The child
had been in the hospital since Sept
emher Is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
Mechanic Gets Life
For Murder Of Child

San Francisco. Sept. 1o-lR)-Al-
bert Ruske. N-year-old mechanic.
was under Z life sentence Tuesday
after he had pleaded guilty to the
Staying Of eight-year-old Elaine Wat
son.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19
GAS SALES
TO south AMERICA
TRACED BY PRObERS
President Of Federal labora'
tories Meddled in Cuban
Diplomatic Affairs

Washington, Sept. 19.-tRIsenate
munitions investigators sought We'd
nesday to trace the activities Of Fed
eral Laboratories, Inc, Of Pittsburgh
in selling gases and machine guns
to South America.
Testimony has already shown that
this company decided last fall to favor
q revolutionary group in Cuba against
the government In power. Examin-
ing senators limited that this decision
had q considerable influence in the
fall OF the government and victory
for the Mendieta revolutionary group
Shooting questions at John w.
Young, president Of the concern, In
vestigators brought the Logan Act In
to the picture after Young acknowl-
edged that he advised Cubans last
year about how to patch up their
revolutionary troubles. The Logan
Act forbids private American citizens
meddling in diplomatic affairs.
Never Heard Of Logan Act
Are your familiar with the Logan
Act?" Senator vandenburg (Rep.
Mich.) asked.
Never heard Of It," Young answer
ed.
Young told the committee his decis-
ion to favor Mendieta over the exist
ing Grau San Martin government
came after conferences at the state
department and personal visit to
Havana. He said, however, that the
state department officials never ad-
vised him what he should do in his
business negotiations.
Federal Laboratories. which re-
Gently has supplied large amounts
Of tear and nauseating gas for use In
American strike zones, also did Q
large business in South America.
It was their South American agent,
+. 8. Jonas. who once remarked in .
letter to q friend that 1T was certain
~ q hell Of business where person
has to depend on trouble for living.
Jonas was expected to tell the COM
mittee much about the company's
business in South America.
Officials Of the United States Ord
nance company Of Cleveland are ia
follow Young and Jonas to the stand
The committee also was told that
foreign machine guns had been i'm
ported and sold without restriction In
this country.
Officer Paid for Sales
Other statements about which testi-
mony circulated included:
That Lieutenant Commander James
H. Strong Of the United States navy
received commissions for munitions
sales he made to the Colombian gov
eminent while still In the navy.
That Federal Laboratories, Inc, had
engaged in lobbying In state and ma
tional capitals to prevent legislation
against the use Of tear gas.
Young said more than 100 foreign
machine guns had been imported this
year and some Of them sold by q New
York importer without restriction.
| Captain Hans Tauscher. . former
German military attache. who was
expelled by President Wilson during
the World War, was described In testi-
mony Is the importer.
The testimony followed issuance BY
the committee Of . statement asking
citizens Of South America to under
stand that the aim Of the committee
was to promote peace by disclosing
the dealings Of the private munitions
industry. It said the committee was
not dealing with the morals Of ma
lions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-19

Unsettled and colder tonight, temper.
allure near freezing; Thursday fair.
Evening star., 1934-11-12

companied her husband as far as
England, where she entered hospital
as a student nurse. After they return
ed to America, he enlisted in the Field
Artillery and she entered the Walter
Reed Hospital as nurse. After the
war, Mrs. Rogers served as President
Harding's personal representative in
disqualification work.
Succeeded Her Husband.
Representative Rogers died in mid
term, in 1925, and local veteran or
ganizations demanded she become a
candidate. She was elected and has
served the district ever since.
Mrs. Rogers maintains her hus-
bands old law office here. She almost
invariably travels by airplane. She
Is erect, of medium height and weight
and her hair is graying. She dresses
inconspicuously and during congress
sional sessions wears black tunic.
Evening star., 1934-11-12
COL0RED HEALTH DRIVE
WILL PRESENT PRIZES
Plaques to Be Awarded Commu-
mites Proving Superior Over
Past Three Years.

Communities that have shown
superior work in health achievement
will be given prizes early next month
by the National Negro Health Move
ment, according to DR.. Roscoe G.
Brown OF the Public Health Service.
Plaques will be awarded those COM
munities that nave proven superior for
the past three years, based on reports
sent to the Public Health Service.
Certificates will be given for the first
years achievement.
It was said that IL communities
are now in position, by reason Of two
years Of achievement. to receive the
plaque award on the basis Of this
years work.
Plans for National Negro Health
week, beginning April IL, on the birth
day anniversary Of DR.. Booker T.
Washington, its founder, were made
at recent conference attended by
prominent physicians and health
authorities.
Evening star., 1934-11-12

Mrs. Rogers was born in Saco, Me-
So years ago and came to Lowell
with her parents as a child. She
attended a girls school here and an
other in Paris.
In 1917 she married the late Rep
resentative John Jacob Rogers, who
in 1917 was a member of a Congress
sional Committee sent to France to
observe wartime conditions. She ac-
Evening star., 1934-11-12

ship, went for
Mrs. Rogers by
27,000; and the
district gave her
10000 votes more
than her Demo-
cratic opponent,
j e r e m a b j.
O'Sullivan.
A m o ng her
most active sup
porters were the
World War vet
er a n S. T h e y
waged a volunteer
crusade, touring
the district in
her behalf.