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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
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Extradite Kidnaper Sankey to South Dalc0tt
Button Game Is Stopped in Court
RULES MusT BE OBSERVED
Facts Withheld in Suit by Cripple

Button. button. Who's got the
button?
A game Of this ancient indoor pas
time was started Thursday in Bur-
leigh county district court with one
crippled boy, four lawyers. . governor
and q farmer politician as the play
ers. A district Judge was the referee.
But the players interested couldn't
agree on the rules and the Judge
stopped the game before 1t really got
started.
The governor, the farmer-politi-
clan and three of the lawyers didn't
want to play anyhow. claiming that
the fourth lawyer hadn't compiled
with all the requirements before try
Ing to get the game started.
The result was that the suit of
James Buckley, crippled boy, against
Governor william LANCER. G. D. King
and an insurance company, in which
he sought to collect $500 alleged to
be due him, was thrown out Of court
by Judge G. w. BUTTE, Devils Lake,
before word OF evidence was Of
fered.
As result. the jury and the public
was denied opportunity to Judge the
facts In q case which has created
wide comment.
Three Joined - Defendants
Buckley. the plaintiff, claimed one
or all Of the three defendants owed
him $500 to complete settlement on
an insurance policy, Of which he was
the beneficiary. He and his lawyer,
F. E. McCurdy. didn't know which
one had the button 80 all three were
joined In q suit to recover the money.
After some fuss Wednesday and
Thursday, Jury was selected to hear
the case and Attorney McCurdy made
his opening statement to the jury, in
which he promised to show that one
or more OF the defendants had the
$500 button and that Buckley was
entitled to It.
Then he called King to the stand
for cross-examination and the legal
fireworks began.
All OF the defendants joined In a
motion that King be barred from CIV
Ing testimony against anyone, in
GLIDING himself, on the ground that
McCurdy's complaint had not set up
his cause Of action, If he had one,
In the proper manner. The matter
was argued for two hours and finally
Judge BUTTE decided that those who
didn't want to play were right in
their contention.
In his opening statement to the jury.
McCurdy promised to prove that his
client had been gyped and to show
how It was done but this was not
evidence and none was offered on any
point.
King, the only witness called. sat
In the witness chair while the argu-
ment ragged over the rules, but was not
permitted to say word, except Il do"
when he sworc to tell the truth.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
Bremen Kidnapers
Silent 18th Day

St. Paul, Feb. 2.-R-Kidnapers
maintained their silence for the nth
consecutive day Is the Adolph Bremen
family anxiously awaited word from
the gang which seized Edward q.
Bremen. wealthy banker. for 4200, 900
ransom, Jan. II.
Conjecture persisted In some quar-
tiers Is to whether he had been killed
ty hts captors, although the family
remained hopeful some communioa-
tom would Be received soon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
CWAAPPR0PRIAT|ON
OF $49o,oO0,o00 is
COMMITTEES URGE
Improbable Program Will Last
Through May, Admins
traitor Hopkins Says

Washington, Feb. 2.-R)-An I'M
mediate appropriation Of 445,00o. 900
to carry on the civil works program
and its 100000 employees and $780,
100000 for direct relief was recon-
mended to the house Friday by its
appropriations committee.
The committee released an account
by Harry L. Hopkins, CWA and re-
lief administrator, that even with the
civil works request 500, O00, 900 higher
than originally intended, 1t was i'm
probable the CWA program would last
through May.
Hopkins told the committee that un-
less immediate action was taken the
10000, 900 originally allotted for the
CWA would be exhausted Feb. and
there would be no funds for that huge
payroll.
The present rate Of expenditure he
said, was about SO 000, 900 a week.
In its formal report, the appropria-
lions committee admonished the house
10 remember that these relief meas
ures are not = permanent policy OF
the federal government" and added:
They are temporary and only the
extreme emergency justifies them
Relief Lists Reduced
The administrators testified as head
OF the federal relief organisation that
last March there were 1850 900 fam
lilies In the q. 8. on public relief
rolls representing something over
100000 people. or one person out Of
every six"
The number Of families on the fed
eral relief rolls in December, he said
had decreased to 2650, 900.
1--WE might extend civil works q little
longer" Hopkins said. MY own
thought would be, however, with a
fund OF this size, you could not pos
sibly keep this running all the time
between now and next winter: that
you would either diminish 1t sharply
curing the summer time or demobilize
it entirely during the summer time"
Hopkins said that many people who
needed relief had been ashamed to ask
for it until the CWA was created last
November by President Roosevelt.
Mentions Difficulties
He made only brief mention before
the committee Of the difficulties en-
countered In administering the huge
civil works program and touched light
ly on the avalanche Of letters that
reached CWA headquarters following
drastic reductions Of hours and jobs In
order to make funds last as long as
possible.
Speaking Of changes Of political in
reference and graft, In some cases OF
which prosecution has been ordered
he said. the number Of persons who
have been implicated In graft Is very
small, although It looms very large IN
the public's mind"
Saying he did not think the federal
government should be encouraged to
stay In the relief picture forever, .
hopkins added:
I'VE have done nothing and will do
nothing to encourage the set-up Of q
permanent relief machinery Of this
kind Ia the United States"
1T . impossible" he said, for me
to tell you how many families are GO
ing to be on relief next July, August
or September. or next October or
November. I do not know.
II think that We can, on q minimum
basis. conclude we are going to have
an average OF close to 5000. 900 families
on the relief rolls during the coming
year"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
Loses Control Of Ak
And Chops Thumb Off

Matt Barth, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip Barth Of Thinner, who had
one Of his thumbs chopped off 1t tho
last joint. Is recovering nicely ct .
local hospital, according to his ply.
Sjciau.
The accident occurred 1t the Peter
Wetzstein farm six miles east Of BIS
marck about II .. m. Wednesday.
Barth was splitting wood and holding
the block Of wood with his left hand.
A sudden gust Of wind caused him to
lose control Of the *. He was brought
to the hospital immediately where
the wound was dressed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
| County Warrants Are
Called for Payment

Burleisi1 county warrants up to and
including No. 800 were called for pay
ment Thursday. Feb. !, BY County
Treasurer Ernest Elness. This means
that over one-third Of the registered
warrants will be paid, Elness said.
The amount Of warrants registered
total approximately SOL 900 and the
amount called for payment totals
~, 100. Warrants registered up to
Thursday number 1850, Elness said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
Athletic Board Will
Meet in Fargo Feb. 10

Fargo, N. D.. Feb. 2. - IN - The
bnerd Of control Of the state high
school athletic league viii meet here
Feb. 10. It was announced Friday by
B. @. B. Tighe. president Of the
league.
Naming Of sites and dates for the
Class B tournament viii Be part Of
the business Of the board. The board
also is expected to announce at that
time names Of Glass B teams which
have elected to challenge Class A
teams for district titles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
Linton Blacksmith
Is in Burleigh Jail

Jonathan Hoff, Linton blacksmith
who Is charged with melting riot Of
unemployed ct Linton q week ago, Is
In the county jail here.
Upon failure to furnish 81 600 bonds
for his appearance IN district court
he was brought to the Burleigh county
jail Tuesday by Sheriff T. NJ. Klein Of
Emmons county Tuesday afternoon.
Four other defendants on q riot
charge furnished bonds and are at
liberty. All the defendants were held
to the district court at the preliminary
hearing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
ADMITS LIQUOR GUILT

Fargo. N. D.. Feb. 2.-P)-Arrested
late Thursday as . suspect while po-
ice and county officials were investt-
eating ownership Of an automobile
load Of whiskey found on . Fargo
street Tuesday, Ted Cowan, Fargo. is
said To have confessed to liquor law
violation last fal ii Trail county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
sEEDMEN ELECT FARGOAN

0EEON10N 0A6O1 1A160VHN
Fargo. n D., Feb, 2.-lR1-H. A. Nell
son Of Fargo was elected president Of
the North Dakota Seed Trade associa-
tion ct it, annual meeting In Fargo
Thursday. A. NJ. Christiansen Of MI
not was named vice president and 1.
r. Goldberg Of Fargo Is secretary
treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
TEXAS BANK YIELDS
81, 900 TO $4,000

Coleman. Tex, Feb. 2.-R)-A gang
Of heavily-armed men waylaid SIX
employees OF the First Coleman Ma
tional Bank as they appeared for
work Friday, waited for the timelock
to open the vault and fled with be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
They took along all Of the en-
ployes. Five Of them jumped off the
running board Of the robbers auto
mobile two blocks away. The sixth,
q. w. Woodruff, assistant cashier,
was released nine miles east Of Cole
man.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02
POLICEMAN SLAIN AS
ROBRERS GET S14.5OO

Needham, Mass, Feb. 2.-(P)-Ons
policeman was slain, three other men
shot and $l4,50O taken from the
Needham Trust Co. Friday by four
bandits, two Of them armed with
what bank employees described as sub
machine guns.
Forbes Mcleod, policeman shot
through the stomach as he answered
the banks burglar alarm, died short
~ afterward in the Glover hospital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-02

GET OVER $4,000
IN ROCHESTER, RAID
Rochester, N. T., Feb. 2.-(F-Nur
men Friday held up the Union Trust
Co. branch bank at Culver and Mer-
chant Roads and escaped with be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
GEORGIAN WILL SPEAK
AT u. c. v. EXERCISES
Birthday Anniversary Rites on
Friday Will Honor Lee and
Jackson.

, Representative Paul Brown of Geor-
gia will speak at birthday anniversary
exercises in honor of Gems. Robert E.
Lee and Stonwall Jackson at Confeder-
ate Memorial Hall. 1922 Vermont ave-
nue., at o'clock Friday night under
auspices Of Camp III, United Confeder-
ate Veterans. The exercises have been
an annual event for many years, COM
memorating the Confederate heroes
Gen. w. L. Wllkerson will preside
The invocation will be pronounced by
DR.. Forney Hutchinson, pastor of
Mount Vernon M. E. Church South
and solo will be sung by Alice B.
Haig. The farewell address Of Gen. Lee
will be read by Miss Frances Phillips,
historian OF the District Division.
U. C. v.
The program also includes numbers
by a quartet consisting of Alice B.
Haig, soprano: Lillian Chenoweth. con-
tralto; Clifton p Clark, tenor. and
Randolph Myers. bass; a recitation by
Miss Phyllis Warner, solo by Clifton
P. Clark and the benediction by DR..
John E. Briggs. pastor of the Fifth
Baptist Church
The principal speaker will be intro
duced by Attorney Frank A. Hampton.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
BANK ACT CHALLENGED.
Mining Company Questions U. S. Right
to Acquire Gold.

to Acquire Gold.
BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 13.-The
40-year -old Argonaut Gold Mining Co.,
in Federal Court suit today, chal-
lenged the constitutionality of the ma
tional emergency banking act and the
Presidents right to order gold holdings
surrendered on arbitrary price rulings
Filing of the suit, asking an injunc-
ton to prevent the Government from
seizing some I'LL ounces Of Argonaut
gold, instituting criminal proceedings
for violation of the act and compelling
acceptance of the s20.67 an ounce price,
was hailed as particularly significant in
financial circles here today, in view of
increasing discussion of the Govern
ment's right to title of the huge gold
stores Of the Federal Reserve banks.
The Argonaut Co. seeks the S34.06 an
ounce price for newly mined gold, and
in the petition stated 1t had rejected
the Governments offer to pay S25.67.
Defendants in the suit are United
States Attorney H. H. McPike of this
district, and Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, jr. Judge Harold
Louderback today issued a temporary
restraining order in favor of the mining
company and show-cause order re-
turnable before Judge A. F. St. Sure
January %.
The company petition states 1t has
been advised by attorneys the national
emergency bank act, as amended last
March, and subsequent administration
orders about surrendering of gold are
unconstitutional and void" going be-
yond the powers vested in Congress. the
Chief Executive and the Secretary Of
the Treasury in seeking to compel de-
liveries of gold below its market value.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
Marriage Licenses.

Ktansh :a ~ n bdss Rsdsst e. 2s and :s 5ua
Robert & Grady. 90, ssae Eighth street,
stae.t ana Catherine RiN r E w4ssm,n Allen II e23 W
and Edna stewart ie.s sfff: ffa7 7s0qssHsatf seventh
Thomas F. Arnold. -. and Mary E. Miller.
20. both of Baltimore; Rev. A. F Poore.
and Elizabeth Williams. -, u Fenton
street northeast: Rev. s. w. Courts.
Fred Looper. 10 2914 Eleventh street. and
Sara " Price, 10. 1889 street; Rev. L.
o'Rss y Ef'nb Both s. of ans sa1mo4s aHass'h Rs4
James mes -tS CAN'T q: :o lis Lpgsrs court
court: Rev. Edgar Newton.
James R. Turner. %, 1l131a Sixth street
Mston ttress s9d ksH Msbe
northeast. and Dorothy x. Guy, 20, 1920
North Capitol street: Rev. G. H. Corkran
George Fickus. %. and Katherine Rogers
"a, both of Baltimore: Rev. T 8. Davis
James Cooper, "a. and Margaret Shaw; %
both Of 1924 G street. Rev, j, E. Graham
r. w. McClanahan, 80, Philadelphia. and
sallie H. Phillips. %. 1924 r street: Rev
Q. w RobeTts: SO. Berwyn. Md. and Lii
liam M Nash. 30 216 E street; Rev H
M Hennig
Evening star., 1934-01-14
Deaths Reported.

BENJAMIN r. stedman. ss, 2525 18th st. ne.
Mary Inglehart. SO. washington Home Tor
Catherine Murphy. "a. st. vincent's Home.
joseph Frsncis Lewis ssoo 7s AlS 1881 Belmont rd'
Jennie L. Van Scooter. II. 1875 Mass. ave.
4a'ss 4asssh ~ezteE Hsfs afss.' es $500 xsass
fHda Harrison, bS. Gallineer Hospital.
Elizabeth w King 81. 5210 Kansas aye.
Archie W. Smith. 81 Gallinger Hospital.
Ella Fifer AZ, Georgetown University Hos
Steven Martin. 46, St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Gus Constan inople. 46 Gallinger Hospital
James M Crump. As, 1923 Vermont ave:
Vincent w. Hughes. 43. EMERGENCY Hospital.
Eusene b. Melbourne. "a. 1923 Montelo
aus Ooldston rs. Gallinger Hospital
Harris Marks SO. 1909 Montello aye; ne.
Addie Smith: q Gailia1gsr i1gr,i HosPtaif oHsPo.nif.,
.Sdxsrd SSGssd sWinsons, 33. Tuberculosis Hospita|
Ssmes Fulton Moore. 20. Gallinser ospitsl
Evening star., 1934-01-14
ROOSEVELT CALLS
FARLEY ON MONEY
Congress Banking Groups
Are Summoned to White
House Tonight.
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developing factors, not the latest of
which is the temper OF Congress.
The Presidents conferees of yester-
day would not reveal what was dis
cussed, although they did indicate that
no announcement was to be expected
over the week end. The meeting fol-
lowed one Friday, at which COM
Wandering the Federal Reserves gold
was known to have been talked over.
The purpose of this step is to give
the Government rather than the pri-
vately-owned Federal Reserve banks the
profit arising from devaluation OF the
dollar. If the gold content should be
cut in half, the gold stocks IN question
would be worth $1,000 900, 900 rather
than the present $3,500 100000.
During the day the Treasury an
nounced that gold production for 1888
was 2,435,o91 ounces in the United
States and its territories. valued at
$50, 49,, 800, on basis of the mint price
Of $20.67 an ounce. The total was
s288 200 less than in 1882 and less than
half of 1915 peak production OF $101,-
035, 700.
Gold Miners Benefit.
Silver mined totaled 22,141, ,130 ounces,
valued at the average price of 3412
cents for bar silver. at $7.638,690 The
1882 production was 1,839,643 ounces
greater AS compared with the price
prevailing last year. silver producers
now sell their new output to the mints
for 6412 cents an ounce, under the
Roosevelt order remonetizing the metal
when newly mined.
The gold miner, too. is receiving a
higher price for his output. Under the
Presidents gold-buying program, the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation is
buying all newly mined gold at $34.06
an ounce, quotation that has stood
by gradual upward steps since the first
price of $3l.76 was announced late in
october.
In the Capitol, Chairman Steagall OF
the House Banking Committee was at
tempting to arrange for hearings on
his bill to authorize the Treasury to
purchase the domestic production of
silver and pay for II with silver Ger
tificates. He was not sure, however,
when the hearings could begin, since
the first of this week he must Usher
through the House the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation extension bill
Silver should be added to our
monetary base" Steagall said 1T
doesn't form big enough part Of the
picture now"
Under his proposal. the Treasury
Immediately would start buying silver
at the market price, continuing its pur-
chases until a billion dollars had been
expended. Thereafter it would buy
each month a quantity equal to esti-
mated domestic production.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
BY POTOMAC GRANGE
National Executive Committee
Present for Ceremonies Here
Last Week.

Officers for 1884 were installed at q
meeting last week of the Potomac
Grange, No l, with the National Ex-
ecutive Committee present for the in
stallation.
D. w. Davis, former Governor of
Ohio, and Renick w. Dunlap. Assistant
Secretary OF Agriculture under the
Hoover administration, were among the
guests. The meeting also celebrated
the sixty-seventh anniversary of the
founding of Potomac Grange.
Officers installed were, master. r. H.
Ellsworth; overseer. o. M. Kile; lecturer,
H. T. Baldwin; steward, George E.
Billings; assistant steward, A. w.
Childs: treasurer. z. c. Powell; chap
lain. William Stuart: secretary, A. M.
Loomis; gatekeeper. w. NJ Sparhawk; :;
Pomona. Mrs. Merrill Sickles: Flora,
Mrs. A. Louise Gilbert; lady assistant
steward, Miss Carol S. Piper: member
Executive Committee, D. L. James.
Evening star., 1934-01-14
BATTLE TO SECURE
CAPITAL AIRPORT
TO OPEN TUESDAY
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to be charged "one-half as against the
District of Columbia and the other half
as against the general funds Of the
United States"
Authorization Is given the commits
sion to fix fair and uniform charges,
fees, rentals and prices for all services
and privileges accorded to any person,
firm or corporation using said airport" !"
The commission would be required to
prepare an annual report each Decem-
ber covering operations Of the airport
and to submit 1t to the President for
transmittal to Congress.
Project Before p. w. A.
Request for development of the local
airport as a municipal air terminal by
the Public and Civil Works Admins
trations has been pending informally
before Mr. Battles subcommittee since
December IL.
II am investigating several ramifica-
tions Of the project which have caused
delay in its consideration by the full
Public Works Board" Secretary Battle
explained
He voiced the opinion that the price
asked for the airport property is too
high and that negotiations are in
progress to have the amount reduced.
The difficulty Of arranging for purchase
of private land out Of public works
funds also has caused trouble, Battle
admitted
It is understood that troublesome
legal features concerning the airport
property ownership also have been CIV
ing concern to public and civil works
Evening star., 1934-01-14
STABILIZED DOLLAR
FEARED BY FRENCH
Finance Minister Warns OF
Exodus of Capital to
: United States.
n the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 13.-The French are
Beginning to dread the dollar stabiliza-
tion for which they have clamored.
sGeorges Bonnet, minister of finance,
and others warned that American stab
ization of the dollar would be severe
test to French finance because capital
would be likely to go suddenly from
France to the United States.
The operation of stabilization. which
IS believed to be approaching. has
caused economists to issue private warn
tngs that French commerce, which has
sunk to half its normal volume, would
be placed at a permanent disadvantage
which only unhoped for reduction OF
government costs or devalorizatlon OF
the franc could overcome.
Present Rate Wanted.
Financial and business interests,
nevertheless, wish for the dollar to be
stabilized in order to clear the financial
atmosphere. These same interests,
however, hope stabilization will not be
made below the present rate OF ex-
change and certainly not Immediately
while the government is still shaky
fsom it's mud bath in the Bayonne
municipal pawnshop scandal and while
the 1884 budget still is in process OF
formulation.
Frances budget balancing efforts have
taken a year, wrecked three cabinets,
and threatened to bankrupt the
treasury.
In February there will be heavy bond
maturities. During the year. about 22,-
DOC, 100000 francs worth of bonds and
some floating debt must be met with
cash or refunding. That will be quite
aside from collecting more taxes with
business admittedly bad.
No Budget Yet.
1t takes, roughly. $4,000 600, 900 at par
exchange to run the government, but
dnce 1929 it has been hard to make
both ends meet. The present "balanc-
ing" was on the theory advanced by
the party in power that the shortage
would be 60O0,O0O,O00 francs on a bud
get of about $4,000, 100000 francs. Op-
positionists contended it was at least
one-third larger.
Although the 1884 budget, as it
stands at present. is balanced, there
really is no budget. The government
last October presented the disbursement
side as 5,442, 1852, 900 francs. but the re-
ceipts will not be presented until later.
For that reason Parliament had to vote
monthly credits, pending preparation OF
the real budget.
{ Efforts to balance the budget started
early last year in attempts to straighten
up the 1888 accounts, but, as the Paul
Boncour, Daladier and Sarraut govern
ments were overthrown on the issue.
the effort automatically turned to 1894.