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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
Forest Fire Sweeps Maine Resort

By United Press
FIVE ISLANDS, Me-, June IA
forest fire swept a large section of
this vacation resort during the
night, destroying fifteen cottages
and two permanent residences, with
loss of more than $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
BARNETT RITES HALTED
Chemists Ordered to Examine Re-
mains of Richest Indian.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, June burial
rites for Jackson Barnett, aged In
dian oil millionaire, may be con-
Quoted as soon as chemists complete
a microscopic examination of the
body, federal authorities announced
today.
The rites were delayed yesterday
when John w. Dady, superintendent
of Indian affairs, halted cremation
to guarantee full details Of the
death for the records.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
HAVANA EDITOR HELD
In ENVOY PLOT PROBE
Suspect is Held Incommunicado
In CabanaS Fortress.
Bn Tnited Press

By United Press
HAVANA, June IA leading
Havana newspaper editor was held
incommunicado at Cabanas fortress
today, suspected of completely in a
plot against American Ambassador
Jefferson Gallery.
Guillermo Martinez Marques, ed
itor of the newspaper Ahora, was
the man held. Efforts to obtain
statement from him were futile be-
cause police would permit no COM
munication.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
THREE WOMEN ROBBED

Thieves Cut Screen to Steal Money
and Diamonds.
While a hostess and her two
visitors were in the kitchen, thieves
cut through a screen in the home
of Mrs. Nellie Walker, SIT East
Nineteenth street, and took $50
from Mrs. Walker and diamonds
valued at $3.50 from the purse of
Mrs. Lena Weilacher, 629 North
Bancroft street.
From the purse of another guest,
Mrs. Gladys Rockefeller, 227 North
Deal street, thieves took a small
amount of change.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
CLUB SEEKS MEMBERS
Greek American PrOgreSSiveS
Discuss Plans.

A temporary committee, to receive
applications for membership in a
local chapter of the Greek Amer
lean Progressive Association, has
been appointed. Members are
Harry Alexander, Gus Theofanis
and Paul Gianakos.
Plans for the organization were
discussed last night at a meeting in
the American Settlement Center,
GIT West Pearl street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
THANKS YOUTH TELLS
GIRL RESCUER; BROWNS
Sunday School Outing On Missouri
Lake Ends in Tragedy.

By United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June LOTS
Bleich Jr., 10, died last night with
a smile and a THANK you" for the
girl who tried to save his life.
Young Bleich, on a Sunday school
party, was swimming across the lake
with two girls and two other youths
when he became exhausted.
Il can't make it," he called. Miss
Rebecca Smith heard him.
st swan over to him and grasped
the shoulder strap of his suit" she
said. Il was pretty tired, too, and
I called to the others to help. Otis
was getting too heavy for me to
hold. Just before the boys reached
us he smiled at me, said thanks
and sank"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
CONVICT CUTS STEEL
WITH RAZOR BLADES
Texas Prisoners Must Grow Boards.
Sheriff Announces.

By United Press
VICTORIA, Tex, June 1. -
Bearded prisoners will inhabit the
Victoria county Jail henceforth.
Sheriff R. S. Weisiger has in
structed that no more razor blades
be given men incarcerated in the
Jail. Jailer Richard A. Rogan dis
covered a hole cut through a steel
wall next to a box that contains
levers which operate the outside cell
doors. The hole was cut, Weisiger
said, with safety razor blades.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
PRIVATE is KILLED IN
ARMY PLANE EXPLOSION
Victim Struck by Portion of Motor
Hurled Through Cockpit.

HuIIcW AHIUWsH NUCMpIIa
By United Press
COLON, G. T., June IA piece
of metal hurled through the cockpit
of an army amphibian airplane
from a motor which exploded in
mid-air killed Private Ralph H.
Lawson, Maryville, III.
Lieutenant Cornelius w. Cous-
land, pilot, was cut and bruised.
but brought the plane safely down
with the remaining motor. -Four
other persons in the plane escaped
injury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
CARL OADINGS UP AGAIN
Increase of I3,425 Reported for
Week of May 26.
BIZ United Presj

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The
American Railway Association to-
day announced carloadings of reve-
nues freight for the week ending
May IS totaled 624,567 cars, an in
crease OF 1925 cars above the pre-
ceding week and 79,016 cars above
the corresponding week in 1888.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
MINNESOTA IMPOSES
EMBARGO ON CATTLE

Pastures Needed for State livestock,
Governor Says.
By United Press
ST. PAUL, June 1.-Governor
Floyd B. Olson today proclaimed an
embargo on shipment of livestock
into Minnesota. The action was
taken to reserve available apstures
for Minnesota cattle and was stimuli
taneous with Is per cent reduction
in livestock freight rates ordered by
the state railroad and warehouse
commission
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
GENERAL is H0N0RED
Macarthur Will Attend Football
Game at Little Rock.
By United Press

By United Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June L.
General Douglas Macarthur, high
est officer in the United States
army, who was born in Little Rock,
will be the honored guest at the
ADMINISTRATION football game here
Oct. Is. General Macarthur has
announced he will attend.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
MONOPOLY IS EFFECTED

-
A monopoly on airmail has grown
up and outsiders have been kept away
from the trough.
On the strength Of their government
contracts. many companies have put
out vast issues Of stock and skyrocket-
ed it into millions for the lucky hold
erS.
The administration is said to feel
that fraud has been shown clearly
and that every operator who attend
ed the "spoils conference" was equal
~ guilty.
Arguments against complete can
collation. follow:
That many Of the operators are
guiltless in that they did not ask for
or receive any extensions or new con-
tracts under Browns regime.
That many Of those who knew OF
the understanding" to restrict bid
ding on the transcontinentals did not
take part IN it.
That cancellation OF all contracts
Furnishes some 5000 innocent en-
ployes
That. despite abuses, the airmail
operators had built up the greatest air
transport system In the world, and
that complete cancellation perils the
industry.
That the same effect could have
been gained by salvaging what was
good about the industry. and scrap
ping only what was bad.
NEXT: What future courses
are possible.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
BY E. T. PYLE

Washington, Feb. 19.--1n 1928, air
mail planes we're flying some 8!OOO.-
600 miles a year over "a routes total
Ing about 10000 miles about half OF
todays totaD and carrying about g.
100000 pounds of mail yearly.
But little passenger service was be-
ing offered and the years total OF air
line passengers was only $4,000.
The operators preferred the much
easier method Of making their money
strictly from airmail, and not bother
ing with passengers.
The companies which had received
the "a airmail contracts awarded be-
tween 1926 and 1928 were, on the
whole, financed by private individuals
or by capital local to the cities
through which the routes ran. There
was little big money" IN the airlines
then.
But when public enthusiasm tocI
aviation to it's breast following Lind
bergh's Paris flight. the big invest
ment houses saw that here was a po-
tentiany rich field.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
Blame Big Bankers
In Air111Qil MIDDLE
nit a bid they would lose the con-
tracts they already had.
AWARDS CUT AND DRIED

AWARDS CUT AND DRIED
When the bids were opened, there
was only one bid on each line except
for brave independent. whose bid
was thrown OUT. Gossip had fore
told that the routes would 60 to Ger
tain companies. and they did.
On the foregoing are based the
charges Of fraud and collision. on
which all contracts were cancelled.
And the case Of the airmail operators
wasn't helped any by revelations OF
gigantic salaries and bonuses paid to
officers Of companies receiving sub
sides, and of vast riches run up In
the stock market on shares Of subsidy
collecting companies.
With that background, here are the
two sides to the question Of whether
Roosevelt did right or wrong. first the
arguments for complete cancellation:
There was a "spoils conference" at
which the operators tried to divide
the airmail map to suit themselves.
and there was an understanding
among operators that only certain
ones would bid on those two transcon-
tinentals.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19

But If he can make six spades, he will
get top on the board.
However, were he now to lead q
and other friends who had known and
loved him for years.
Public men Of many lands regarded
Albert as one Of the worlds foremost
figures. Virtually all referred to the
loss to Europe which his death
causes.
President Roosevelt was shocked
beyond expression" at the loss of a
ruler so universally beloved and whose
energy and wisdom were so devoted to
the ideals Of peace and justice"
Former President Hoover praised
the king as ''one Of the outstanding
figures of the war by virtue not only
OF his military courage but also for
his great moral courage"
David Lloyd George, wartime prime
minister Of England. said he was q
wise monarch and a fine man."
Those who were his enemies dur
ing the war joined in the tributes t<
King Albert, the ruler, and I~lg Al
bert. the man.
President Paul Won Hindenburg OIL
Germany expressed deep sympathy
for Queen Elizabeth and the Belgian
nation, and other German officers II
the World War were equally shocked
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19

issued this week BY Postmaster Gen.
eral James Farley. The places to be
filled are at Binford, Darcy, Havana,
Iawton, Medina, New England, VII
low City and iceland.
Competitors for any office must
take the examinations at Bismarck,
Bottineau, Mott, Lidgerwood, Coopers-
town, Devils Lake, jamestown or VAL
ley City, the postmaster general said.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the. post
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19

hit the road for Florida tournaments
Monday, leaving Mister Par" In un-
disputed possession Of the treachsroua
Galveston municipal golf course.
Among them was Craig Wood, pro-
fesstonal Of Deal, N. J.. who won the
first annual $4,000 Galveston ope,,
with 72-hole score Of 900, two over
par, three strokes in front Of Byron
Nelson Of Texarkana, who drew down
. check for $500 as second place win
ner.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
GENERAL CONDITIONS

An extensive high pressure area is
Icentered over the lower Missouri
Valley (Kansas City 3O52) and cold
weather prevails from the Plains
States eastward to the Great Lakes.
Another high pressure area Is CENTER
ed over the western Canadian Prov
inces (KaInloops 3026). A low pres
sure area overlies the Pacific coast
region (Roseburg 29.84). Tempera-
lures are above the seasonal normal
over the northwest. Precipitation has
occurred from the Great Lakes re-
gion SouthwestwArd to Oklahoma and
also In the Pacific coast states; else
where the weather Is generally fair.
{ Bismarck station barometer, inches:
28.36. Reduced to sea level, 1927.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
COMPACT q
80 EXPlRIS PLAY IT -
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY
Secretary, American Bridge Leakue

Watch for the key card Of q hand.
Success or failure OF today's entire
hand depends upon when the king Of
diamonds is played.
Don't take it for granted that trump
is going to split. or that a hand is
going to break favorably for you. Al
ways figure on the worst possible dis
tribution and try to provide against it.
The worst distribution that the
declarer can get in today's hand. and
still make his contract, is to find four
spades to the jack In the West hand
against him. Yet the contract should
be made.
The Play
The king OF hearts is the opening
lead and the declarcr must ruff i'm
mediately. South can see that the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19

TUESDAY par y
cloudy and some
what colder.
For North Da-
kota: Increasing
cloudinesS. warm
er east and south
portions tonight;
Tuesday pa r t y
cloudy and some
what colder.
For South Da.
kota: General ! y
fair and warmer
tonight: Tuesday
unsettled. slightly
warmer S0utheaSt
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
C. o N TIN U E ID
Monarch Is Killed
By Accidental Fall
To Foot Of Cliff

ing the period Of mourning. which
will continue until after the funeral
will be removal Of the body to the
royal palace In Brussels Monday
night.
The body will lie in state at the
palace until Thursday. when it will be
taken to the Saint Gudele Cathedral.
Interment Will be In the royal crypt
at Laeken.
Only the second son. Prince Charles
was with the queen until last mid
night when Prince Leopold and his
wife arrived from Switzerland Their
sorrowful meeting took place in the
queens private apartments In the
i palace at Laeken
Prince Leopold will take the oath Of
fidelity to the constitution before
joint meeting Of the chamber and the
senate Friday. Afterward, he will be
proclaimed king and. with completion
Of that act. Princess Astrid automa-
tically will become queen.
In the castle. awaiting removal to
Brussels, the body OF the king lay
Monday in a bed of rosewood, strewn
with white lilacs. heavy bandage
around the head.
Face Slightly Marked
The face was unmarked, except for
two cuts over the right eye. The lips
were parted slightly. The light mus
tache was trimmed neatly. The body
was dressed in the olive uniform OF a
! general.
An official report. issued by the
minister Of justice. Paul Emile jan
son, confirmed the story that the
king left early Saturday afternoon
with his valet for the Marche Les
Danes. where he had been on climb
ing parties previously
He left his valet in the royal auto
mobile. Hours passed. The monarch
said he would return by 4. When It
grew later. the frightened attendant
notified officials.
Even then, however, with soldiers
and peasants joining In a desperate
search. 1t was two O'Clock Sunday
morning before the body, clad in a
corduroy suit, was found in 1 deep
ravine.
! It was ascertained from an inyesti-
CATION OF the face Of the precipitate
cliff that frost-bitten rock crum-
bled when he grasped 1t and he
plunged SO feet. The skull was
crushed.
The grief OF the working classes
was heightened by recollections Of his
many kindnesses. Laborers recalled
how he had visited their houses when
touring the country or inspecting fac
tories and mines.
| Both the future rulers are popular
with the people Of Belgium.
When he was only II, the prince
Duke OF Brabant, volunteered as q
common soldier In the World War
His popularity has increased steadily
through the years.
The new queen. who is expecting the
birth Of Z third child this spring, has
been we'll liked by al since their mar
riage-"a real love match" the WORLD
called tin 1926.
Their two children are Princess
Josephine Charlotte. 8, and Prince
Baudouin. ;. who becomes heir to the
throne.
Prince Leopolds sister, Princes,
Marie-Jose, was married to Prince
Umberto, heir-apparent to the throne
OF italy. Ia 1890. Prince Charles, frs
LOT the three children to reach the sidl
OF the grief-strtcken queen. Is q
years old and bachelor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
STOCK BOOM LAUNCHED

The first big financing was with the
airplane manufacturing companies.
Investment houses put out millions OF
shaers OF stock. and sold them to an
aviation hungry public at prices far
beyond what they could ever be worth
in actual earning power.
Many of these original stocks are
now as worthless as a sheet OF Sec
cnd-hand carbon paper. But the
aviation boom was on.
Next sbig money started to get
into the airlines. Holding companies
were formed and they bought up and
merged airmail lines all over the
country.
The financing was so intricate SO
intertwined and duplicated that ever,
Senator Hugo Blacks astute airmail
investigators can't sit down and take
YOU step by step through all the air.
line financing from 1928 until today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
Industry Was on Sound Basis
Until Stock ManipuIators
Put in Their Hand
THREE FIRMS RULED RO0ST
Independents Squeezed Out by
Browns Actions Under Ex-
tension Power

Editors Note-This story Is the
third of a series Of four OH the
history of the airmail. its romance,
Its amazing progress, and Its scam
dals, revelation Of which threat
EMS q great setback to the in
duStry.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19

diamond to dummy's king, his contract
eventually would be defeated. To make
his contract. declarer immediately
should cash dummy's king and queen
OF spades, return club, lay down the
ace Of spades and discard heart from
, dummy.
He then should lead clubs until West
is forced to ruff with his Jack, and
West Is helpless. II he returns q heart,
the declarer will ruff with the eight
of spades and will have diamond to
get into dummy and make all the good
clubs-he never needs his ace Of dia-
monds.
! If the declarer were to lead q dia-
mond at trick two, West would not
ruff with his jack OF spades until
South was exhausted of clubs and now
the declarer would have no way of
getting into dummy to make all the
good clubs. Thus his contract would
be defeated.
Copyright, 1894, NEA Service, 1nc0
elected three delegates who will pres
ent credentials to the county conven-
ton. The anti-Langer delegates elect
ed are Homer Ritchey. A. F. Andrtst
and VIM. label, none Of them pay
rollers.
Ants Rule in Third
In the second precinct of the third
ward the meeting, which was held at
the high school. was controlled by
forces opposed to k..5.r. O. E. john
son was elected chairman, Dagmar
,Rickert, secretary, and o. E. johnson,
John Danroth and George Holta, del
egates to the county convention. The
LANCER forces held meeting Of their
own and elected precinct officers and
delegates.
In the second precinct Of the sixth
ward the following delegates were
elected: Mrs. w. E. Berwman, Anton
Fisher, Ed Erbe and Ted Bette.
Mrs. G. G. Boise, secretary of the
county Nonpartisan League executive
committee, said Monday morning
that 1t would be several days before
returns from country precincts would
be received and some of them might
wait to file the names of their dele
gates with her at the county conven-
ton Feb. q.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
BROWN ENTERS PICTURE


So the events upon which the can
collation. was based have been taking
place during the last five years, large
~ during the administration Of former
Postmaster General Walter Brown
After Brown took office congress
passed the Watres bill, which:
l-Changed the method Of pay for
carrying the mail from pound basis
$50 much pound, regardless Of dis
tance) to a space mileage basis Csc
much mile for fixed allotment OF
cargo space.
2-Provided that new routes should
be awarded under competitive bidding
this to give non-mail carrying air.
lines a chance to get aumaiD.
$Authorized the postoffice to give
extensions to lines already holding
contracts (this to protect the equity
Of contractors who had thousands Of
dollars tied up in equipment.
SPOILs ARE SPLIT
It was under this law that it Is
charged Brown and the airmail opera.
tors carried on their abuses. BY this
time, you see, big money had come
into the industry, and lines already
were being drawn under the control Of
two or three big companies
And here is what happened:
Brown called the operators In, ane
they sat down to divide up the new
routes among themselves. But the,
didn't agree on what they wanted, &
Brown took charge and built his owr
airmail map"
Congressman say that 1t was theil
intention that extensions literall.
should be extensions. that Is. small
additions to routes already existing.
But Brown gave out huge extern
sions, some far longer than the orig
inal line, some jutting off at angles
sometimes second extension on tn.
end Of q first extension.
NO BIDDING ON EXTENSIONS
The result was that out of the 1900
miles Of airmail routes added during
Browns regime, nearly 5000 were lex
tensions" on which there was no bid
ding whatever.
Congress intended that non-mai
carrying lines Of which there wer'
many, clamoriug for mail subsidies
should have q chance to bid on Il
new airmail routes.
But only two important new route
were let under Brown-the central an
southern transcontinentals.
Many independents wanted to BIZ
On these lines. But at the Last min
ute the specifications were changed
requiring six months Of night flynn
BY the bidding line. Not an independ
ent line In America could qualify.
Some companies already flying mai
also wanted Z chance at these tw
long routes. But, 1t was charged be
fore the Senate committee. the opera
t0gS were told that u they dared sub
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19

portion.
For Montana: Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday, except unsettled
southwest portion; no decided change
In temperature.
For Minnesota: Increasing cloudi-
ness and not SO cold tonight; Tuesday
unsettled, light snow In northeast,
warmer In south and extreme east
portions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-19
Will Choose Officials
For Eight POstOffices

Examinations will be held soon for
postmasterships In eight North Da-
kota towns, according to q statement