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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-17
jURIST REPEATS
!. INSTRUCTIONS ON
JURORS REQUEST

Seven Overt Acts Charged By
Government Are Rs-read
70 ralesmen
At the request Of Jurors, Judge
Andrew Miller convened court Sat-
urday afternoon for . brief session IA
which h repeated his instructions On
the seven overt acts charged By thu
government against william LANCER
and his associates.
Judge Miller opened the sessions By
saying:
Gentlemen Of the Jury, I received
some communications from you and
IN 50 far - It can be complied with
shall comply with them. The first
request y the reading Of tho seven
overt acts"
The court then referred to ths ~
quest for his charge on the seven overt
acts.
The court stenosrapher was ordered
to read this matter.
Answers Further Request
On completion Of the reading Of
that material, the court referred to Z
further request Of the jury, telling
the steuographer: Read that part d
the charge with reference to thu
number Of defendants that must b
found guilty or not guilty." and that
part Of the charge covering conspiracy
and violation Of state laws Is 1t mai
relate - . continuation Of . conspir.
acy In violation Of q federal law" TN
stenographer read those portions Of
the judges charge.
The court then ordered the reading
Of additional matter requested. COM
prising that portion Of the charge II
which he illustrated conspiracy b
means Of postoffice robbery.
The stenographer started TO read
that portion.
Tho Judge refused to answer twt
Of the questions asked because, hi
said, they called for m expression d
opinion on his part. In reply Il
them, however, he did elaborate Of
his previous charge rs to the bash
at . conspiracy.
Here Are the Questions
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arents vhen snch a@ents IA fhe
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fheir snnerinrs ana vhich go
the superiors never eef knevle6se
ar"
~ Can the ALLEGED consolra-
tor be held respanaabla for the
hired agents."
The two questions, the court
said, are Substantially the same.
The court now tells yoa, It b
mot neceesary Or essential to the
existence Of = conspiracy that
each consptrator shall have -
know Ill the details Of the con.
spdracy.
where . party d men COM
btne IN unlawful thing and In
performing It one party goes .
seep beyonA the rest and does N
aet which the rest DO not per-
form, Ill are responsible for IL
act. In pursuit Of conspiracy
each = responslble for the acts
of tho others.
II one procurss Or couspises with
another to commit crine, he =
guilty Of anything done By cen-
federate In Whatever fellows In
oidentally In the execution Of .
common dealen. even thoaSh Il
was not infen6ed N ! - 81 the
original nlan.D
Conclrdine his eh.r~a fhe conrE
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-17
Sons Of Norway Will
End Meeting Saturday

Jamestown, N. D., June le.-(H-
The Washington times., 1934-05-10
.BALLOU URGES
C|V|CS STUDY

Wider instruction in economics,
political science, and government
in the schools was advocated by
DR.. Frank w. Ballou at the dedi.
cation Of the new Taft Junior
High School last night.
The school superintendent told
more than $500 people attending
the celebration that better back.
ground in government by school
children could be instrumental in
avoiding another depression.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
contrasted the conditions in
schools today with those of his
own school days. He told of his
experiences in teaching at a coun.
try school. Harry Baker, jr.,
principal Of the school, spoke on
the relation Of school to the COM
munity.
The Washington times., 1934-05-10

Coast Artillery Corps, to the Ha.
waiian Department.
First Lieut.. Arthur E. Wilson,
Coast Artillery Corps, to the
Panama Canal Department.
Lieut.. Col. James S. DuSenbury,
Coast Artillery Corps, to the
Panama Canal Department.
Major william Spence, General
Staff Corps, to Corvallis, Oregon,
Second Lieut.. William M. Breck'
inridge, Infantry, to West Point,
N. Y.
First Lieut.. Charles Hare Mason,
Corps of Engineers, to West Point,
N. Y.
Major Nels E. Stadig, Infantry,
to Fort Williams, Maine.
Capt. John U. Ayotte, Infantry
to Fort williams, Maine.
Major Charles A. King, jr., In
fantry, to Fort Adams, Rhode
Island.
Major Ford Richardson, In
fantry. to Fort Hamilton, N. Y.
Lieut.. Col. G. Barrett Glover,
ir., Infantry, to Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Ind.
First Lieut.. Harold P. Henry, In
fantry, to Fort Howard, Md.
Capt. John w. Campbell, In
fantry, to Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Major William G. Weaver, In.
fantry, to Fort Jay, N. Y.
Capt. James C. Reed, Infantry.
to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Capt. Robert j. Kirk, jr., In
fantry, to Fort Moultrie, S. C.
Major John L. Dunn, to Fort
Lincoln, N. D.
Capt. Ernest C. Aver, Infantry,
to Fort Crook, Neb.
Major Adlai c. Young, Infan-
try, to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana.
Lieut.. Col. George R. Koehler,
Infantry, to Fort Hamilton, New
York.
Capt. John W. Mccormick, In
fantry, to Fort Douglas, Utah.
Capt. William H. Beers, Infan-
try, to Fort Wayne, Michigan.
Capt. Walter A. Elliott, Infan-
try. to Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Major Edwin D. Patrick, Infan-
try, to Hartford, Conn.
Capt. Harvey I. Cassidy. In
fantry, to Fort Moultrie, South
Carolina.
First Lieut.. Dwight L. Adams,
Infantry, to Fort Benjamin Har-
rison, Indiana.
Capt. Philip A. Helmbold, In
fantry, to Fort Sam Houston,
Texas.
Second Lieut.. Robert D. John
ston, Infantry, to the Hawaiian
Department.
Second Lieut.. Madi SON C.
Schepps. Infantry, to Fort Benn-
ing, Georgia.
Major Paul ]. Dowling, In
fantry, to Chicago, Ill.
Lieut.. Col. Robert c. Rodgers,
Cavalry, to Marion, Ill.
Capt. Laurin L. Williams, In
The Washington times., 1934-05-10
ARMY ORDERS

AASM4 ONDGNO
Leave of absence is granted to
Lieut.. Col. Philip B. Connolly
Medical Corps, three months.
Lieut.. Col. Frederick ]. Oster
mann. Infantry, three months
Major Everett c. Conant, Vet
erinary Corps, three months.
Major James r. Sperry, Veter
mary Corps, one month.
Captain Clyde v. Finter, two
months.
Second Lieut.. Frederick G.
Crabb, jr., Infantry, two months
Col. James Totten, Adjutant
Generals Department, to Omaha,
Neb.
Col. Paul T. Hayne, Adjutant
Generals Department, to Wash
tngton, D. C.
Capt. Letcher o. Grice to Van.
couVer Barracks, Washington.
First Lieut.. James E. Macklin,
End, to Randolph Field, Tex.
Second Lieut.. Edmund C. r.
1asher to Fort Ontario, New
York.
First Lieut.. Wayne M. Pickles,
Quartermaster Corps, to Fort Sam
Houston, Tex.
First Lieut.. Lathrop r. Bullcne
to, Fort Hancock, N. ].
First Lieut.. William Webb to
Fort Banks, Mass.
Col. William J. O'Loughlin, In
faVNfI.xy f1 TJou,oiioy HoToo Vf ~ ant
Col. William J. Davis, Infantry,
to the Hawaiian Department.
Capt. Eugene L. Brine, Infantry,
to the Hawaiian Department.
Capt. Jack Howard, Infantry,
to- the Hawaiian Department.
Capt. Cuthbert A. Osborn. In
fantry, to the Panama Canal De.
partmeht.
Capt. Richard F.. Lussier, In.
fantry, to the Philippine Depart
ment.
Capt. Ralph M. Caulkins to
Philippine Department.
Capt. Eustace M. Peixotto co
Philippine Department.
Capt. John D. Chambliss, In.
fantry, to the Philippine Depart
ment.
First Lieut.. Charles M. Adams,
jr.. to the Philippine Department.
Major James S. Simmons, Med
ical Corps, to the Panama Canal
Department.
Capt. Everett L. Rice, to Fort
Francis E. Warren, Wyoming.
Capt. William R. Bent, to Fort
Adams, Rhode Island.
Capt. John E. Dahlquist, to Fort
Smelling, Minnesota.
Capt. James H. Hagan. to Fort
George G. Meade, Maryland.
Capt. William M. Hutson, to
Fort Screven, Georgia.
Capt. Anthony J. Touart, to
Fort Williams, Maine.
Capt. Percy McC. Vernon, In
fantry. to Fort Lincoln, North
Dakota.
First Lieut.. Vernum C. Stevens,
Coast Artillery Corps, to Ha'
waiian Department.
Second Lieut.. John A. Sawyer,
The Washington times., 1934-05-10
President to Delay
JUd0e'S ADDOintn1ent

President Roosevelt is not 60
ing to rush appointment of a
Municipal Court judge. He let
this be known today in declaring
that he is going to give further
studS to the post before acting
upon the recommendation Of the
Department of Justice that Ar.
mond Scott, colored lawyer, be
named.
Mr.. Scott has been recon-
mended to succeed Judge James
A. Cobb, colored, and the Bar
Association, the Women's Bar
Association and many individuals
have recommended the reappoint-
ment of Judge Cobb, ,
The Washington times., 1934-05-10
Taxi DriUer Robbed
BU TLUO PASSENGERS

Two men engaged Morris
Shackleford, a taxi driver, to
take them from Ninth and F
Streets Northwest, to Robinson
Court Southwest, at 4 a. m. today
and when they reached their
destination, drew guns and held
him up, taking 81, the driver
told police. They escaped by
running through an alley.
The Washington times., 1934-05-10

fantty, to Plattsburg Barracks,
New York.
Capt. James B. Edmunds, Quart
ermaSter Corps, to Baltimore, Md.
Second Lieut.. Alfred B. Dennis
ton, Quartermaster Corps, to Bal
timore, Md.
Capt. Joseph H. Burgheim,
Quartermaster Corps, to Fort
Smelling, Minnesota.
Capt. Walter Hitzfeldt, Quart
ermaster Corps, to Fort Sill, Okla
homa.
Capt. James R. Kennedy, Quart
ermaster Corps, to Fort Benning,
Georgia.
Capt. John A. Weeks, Quarter
master Corps, Fort Hamilton, New
York.
First Lieut.. Gaylor B. Kidwell,
Quartermaster Corps, Fort Myer,
Virginia.
First Lieut.. James D. O'Brien,
Quartermaster Corps, to Fort Han
cock, New Jersey.
Col. John o. Steger, Adjutant
Generals Department, to Fort
Sam Houston, Texas.
Major Ormal H. Stanley, Med1-
Cal Corps, to washington, D. c.
Major Homer L. Conner, Medi-
cal Corps, to Fort Mcpherson
Ga.
The Washington times., 1934-05-10
NAVY ORDERS

Comdr. Charles S. Alden to
c. f. o. U.S.S. Macdonald and in
command when commissioned.
Lieut.. Gg) LeonidaS D. Coates,
jr. to V. S. Sqdn. los US.S.
HouSton).
Capt. David Potter (S.C). to
duty as Officer in Charge, Fl
nance & Supply School, instead
Supply Corps School, Philadel.
phia, Pa.
Lieut.. William j. Dean (6.CO
to Naval Torpedo Station, New,
port, R. I.
Lieut.. Edwin A. Eddiegorde
(S.C) to Finance and Supply
School, instead Supply Corps
School, Philadelphia, Pa.
Lieut.. Cornelius v. S. Knox
(C.CD additional duty instructor
Naval Air Station, Lakehurst,
N Il
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
THE TOWNSEND BILL

Much Hullabal1oo has been made regarding the Town
send Old Age Pension Bill that is being presented to Con
gress at its next session. Townsend Clubs are being organic
ed throughout the country. Some 40 states are already or
ganized. An organization is to be set up in Butte in the near
future. The Bill provides for an old age pension, beginning
at the age of 90, of $500 per month. The understanding is
that the 5000 is to be spent each month if the recipient is to
- eligible for the next monthly payment. No one can OBJ
ject to receiving 5000 per month after the age Of 90, if he
lives that long.
The joker in the Bill is the method Of financing. This
bill is to be financed through a national SALES TAX. That
is the joker. The Sales Tax is the most unfair of all methods
of taxation as it puts the burden Of taxation upon those least
able to pay. The workers spends a larger percentage Of his
income for commodities and goods than does the capitalist,
yet he is less able to spend. Financing a program by such a
method throws the burden of support of the aged upon the
workers rather than upon those who have grown rich from
the labors Of the pensioned during their productive years.
For years, and especially the last four years, big business
has been trying to foist a sales tax upon the American people.
The Sales tax is to be a substitute for the income tax which
is the fairest form Of txation. Now a sales tax is being put
through as a rider to an old age pension bill. Big Business
knows that old age pensions must come and they are willing
that it should come, even at $500 a month, if the workers and
common people will have to pay it. The only fair method, Of
financing such a program is an increased tax on incomes in
the higher brackets and an excess profit tax upon business.
Let business, who reaps the harvest of mems labor be forced
to retire them when their years Of productivity are over.
Before signing the petition for the Townsend Bill read
it carefully. You will soon see that you favor a sales tax.
If such a bill is presented you can rest assured that the sales
tax will be passed whether the pension portion is passed or
not. These petitions are getting millions Of signatures favor
able to a sales tax as well as Old Age Pensions. Think twice
before signing and think three times before you as workers
give too much impetus to a movement that seeks to add in
creased taxation burdens upon your shoulders.
The NRA has increased your cost Of living rs per cent
in Butte and has lowered rather than increased your wages.
1t is true some have benefited in the sweated industries. You
are bearing the full burden of recovery now, be it called
"share-the-work plan" OF "NRA' Let those who can and
should bear the cost of unemployment insurance and old age
pensions carry the load. Don't sign anything that takes the
burden Of taxation from high incomes and places it upon the
food and clothing you must buy to keep your family alive.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
AT. of. CONVENTION VOTES FOR
ORGANIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL UNIONS
international Charters VIII Be Issued to Mass-Production Indus
tries, Including Aluminium, Cement and Automobile; Ais
Decide on New Drive to Organize Iron and Steel Workers.

San Francisco, Calif.-Determined to
meet squarely the changing industrial
situation accompanying the develop
ment Of mass-production industries,
the American Federation of Labor, at
its fifty-fourth annual convention here,
made labor history and adopted one
OF the most ~far-reaching changes in
its structural policy, when a report Of
the Resolutions Committee was adopt
ed directing the granting Of charters
to workers in mass-production indus
tries and calling for the immediate and
effective organization OF others.
Announcement Of approval Of the re-
solution by President Green brought
forth prolonged hand-clapping and
lusty cheers from $50 enthusiastic de-
legates, who recognized the occasion
as a memorable one in the progress of
the great American labor movement.
Craft Unions Protected
Adoption Of the resolution directing
that industrial, or vertical charters
be issued, does not very materially af-
feet the 100 existing craft, or "horizon-
tall" unions now affiliated with the A.
F. of l.. Protection OF craft %organiza-
tons in their own sphere is definitely
assured.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
DRIFTS And RAISES
(This column contributed by Butte
Miners Union No. y

The agreements between the Union
and the Company, which ended the re-
cent strike sets up certain procedure
for adjusting grievances that may arise
between the two parties. It provides
as a first step, that a grievance may
be taken up directly with the foreman
by the miner himself or thru his rep
resentatives. The miners representa-
tives will be mine committees which
are now being set up at the various
mines. The men at each mine select
their own committees.
This system of mine committees has
been in use in coal mines and certain
other industries for many years, but
has not been heretofore adopted in
Butte. The system has great posi-
Continued to Page A
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25

Those who discussed the resolution
predicted that it would bring to the
trade unions hundreds Of thousands who
would learn and understand the strug-
giles OF labor.
The move was also hailed as organ
lied labor's answer to the growth OF
company-fostered unions in the auto
mobile, steel and other mass-production
industries as well as to the competition
Of Independent and Communist unions.
The Resolution
The resolution as reported by the
committee and adopted by the conven-
ton reviews at length the changing in
dustrial conditions and developments in
industry and labor organizations, to-
gether with the vast amount Of evil
dence presented to the committee at
several hearings, and concludes with
the following paragraphs
THE American Federation OF Labor
is DESTROYS Of meeting this demand. We
consider it our duty to formulate pol
icies which will fully protect the juris-
dictional rights of all trade unions or
gained upon craft lines and afford
every opportunity for development and
accession of those workers engaged
Continued to Page 81
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25

cussed in business and labor circles
and is known to be under considera-
ton by some Of the presidents official
family
l.. Cut hours decidedly, possibly Civ
ing the workers the 30-hour week they
ask universally, with no cut in weekly
pay.
2. simultaneously spur business, so
as to ease the shock to sensitive feel
ings, with a tremendous spending pro-
gram.
There has been much gossip that the
presidents order cutting the cotton gar
ment industry code week from 40 to
SO hours was a trial ballon to see how
hard it is to get away with an order
OF that kind. Everything was on the
side of the order, the competing gar
ment industries already having the IS
or 80 hour week and powerful unions
standing ready to support the order
with a strike if it was defied. Never
Continued to Page -
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
WHY DOES THE
POWER COMPANY
FEAR O'CONNELL
Stockholders Are Protected By
Law; Power Company Can
Not Be Forced To Lose Money

Why is the Montana Power Com
pany, especially the Gas Division con
Quoting such an intensive and expen.
sive campaign to defeat Jerry J. O'Con-
mel for Railroad Commissioner? What
has the Company to fear by Jerry be-
ing elected? Jerry O'Connell, or any
other mar elected to the Railroad Com
mission cannot force the Power Com
pany or any other Utility to lose money
on its investment, All Utilities are
protected by State Law which allows
them a profit on the amount Of their
investment. In this way the Stock
holders in the Power Company are pro-
tected for the Company cannot be fore
ed to operate at a loss.
All O'Connell can possibly do is show
that the claimed amount invested by
the Company is far in excess of the
actual amount this Utility has invest
ed in Montana. In other words he
can force the commission to investi-
gate the amount of water in Montana
Power Stock. If Montana Power
stock is being watered it is high time
the Consumer and the Stockholdei
knows about it. If the consumers O
Montana are being forced to pay divi
dends on three times the actual amour.
invested they are paying three time.
too much for their gas and light. Doe.
the Montana Power fear an investiga.
ton Of their stock manipulations Ar,
they afraid to let the public know hov
much water is in their stock? Tn
Electric Bond and Share Co., and Utal
Power and Light didn't fare so wei
in the investigation made in Utah
Does the Montana Power fear like re
suits.
The campaign conducted by the Ga
Division to show that Butte receive
a fair rate is ludicrous. Because othe
cities pay more is no proof that Butte
rates are not too high. If a robbie
steals ten dollars from one man AM
20 from the second, that is no proc
that the first man has not been robbie,
merely because he lost only ten dol
lars. The Advertising Of rates by tn.
Power Company only proves that othe
cities are being robbed more thai
Butte.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
TOM BROWN
REELECTED

Tom Brown OF the Engineers Union
and President of the International I'm
ion OF Mine, Mill and Shelter Work
ers was reelected to the same office
by an overwhelming majority. He was
opposed in the race by Bob Brown,
former president Of the Butte Miners
Union and P. Peterson, president Of
the Park City, Utah local.
James Robinson was reelected to the
office Of Secretary of the international
this being his second term. He was
opposed by R. N. Gibson of Nevada.
Geo. P, Coles of the Butte Miners
Union was reelected Vice President
OF the International, He had no op-
position for this office.
Dan Orlich, also Of the Butte Miners
Union was reelected as member Of
the executive board, representing the
Montana District.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
WILL 3O-HOUR WEEK
ROOSEVELT ROAD
EASE THE PANIC
By Frank L. Palmer

New York.-(FP)-Has the A. F. OF
L. convention and Pres. Roosevelts
order in the cotton garment industry
indicated the next great drive on the
depression?
This is the question being widely
asked as the country celebrates - il
that is the word ~ the fifth anniver-
sary Of the beginning OF Hoover's tenn
porary recession in business. The con-
viction is growing that the futile moves
made so far will have to be replaced
by more drastic action unless we are
to 90 on indefinitely with one Ameri-
can in five on relief rolls.
This kind OF program is being dis
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
Farmer-Labor Candi-
dates Address Council

The five survivors of the Farmer
Labor Progressive League Legislative
Candidates addressed the Council last
Tuesday Night. These candidates on
the Democratic Ticket, Ed. O'Byrne,
Sam Speigel, Tom Ryan, Mike Null
holland and Bill Neary stated that
their position toward Farmer and La
Dor legislation was the same as during
the primaries. They are now being
classed as REDS in an effort to de-
feat them. As one candidate remark
ed, mo man can live in Montana for
over thirty years and see the deplor-
able conditions in the State without be-
coming tinged with red"
An effort is being made, as was made
in the primaries to defeat a number
of these candidates and Labor should
not fall down on the job as it did in
the primaries. Labor will have to elect
all five OF these men to get an even
break in the legislature. These can
didates can be identified as they were
in the primaries by their common slo-
gan, Legislation for Organized Labor
and Organized Agriculture"
Montana labor news., 1934-10-25
Compliance Board
Collects for Workers

Efforts Of NRA compliance and en-
forcement agencies have resulted in re-
"stitution of S788,422 in back wages to
workmen between June 10 and Sept
%, 1884, according to a survey just
completed by the NRA Compliance
Division. This brings to approximately
100000 the amount of back-wage
restitution obtained through interven-
ton of Administration agencies since
the Recovery Act was passed.
This sum represents the amount re-
paid workers through Intervention or
NRA's own agencies, and does not in
clude the wages restored through eff
forts of various industries code author
tiles. 1t is the difference between the
amounts actually paid workers as wages
and what should have been then paid
under their codes.
During the period surveyed, restitu-
ton Of back wages was made through
MIRA Intervention in 1876 cases, in
volving 35,148 employees. The tota
during the first year Of NRA has beer
estimated at more than 100000.
The Compliance Division pointed out
that its figure for restitution of back
wages does not include the amounts
of wage increases brought about I'm
der code clauses providing for "equit-
able adjustment OF wages above the
minimum" An effort is being made
to collect this information.
Wage resolutions in Montana throu-
gh the efforts Of the local Compliance
office during the period June 10 tc
October IS, have totaled $3,117,57, One
hundred seventy-five workers benefit
ed from these wage resolutions.
A special commission for the Fur
Manufacturing and Fur Custom in
dustries, authorized under an Admin
istrative Order Of August 7, 1884, is
now making a special study to deter
mine the effects Of NRA Codes on
members Of the Fur Industry, accord
ing to advices received in the State
MIRA office.
The Commission requests the coop
Grafton Of all members of the industry
in order that the study may be as
complete as possible. State NRA Dir
ectors are cooperating with the Com.
mission and are prepared to furnish in.
formation regarding the study beinl
conducted to all interested members o
the industry.