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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
Undertaking Press Is
Barred in white Lies

The sensational yellow press, muck
raking the lives Of unfortunates for
their daily ration Of glazing head
lines, is stripped Of its glamour and
laid bare as the dramatic background
of White Lies" the Columbia Pic
ture featuring Walter Connolly, Fay
Wray and Victor Jory. which comes
to the Capitol tlaeater Tuesday only.
The film tells the dramatic story
of ruthless publisher whose zeal
Gus search for sensational news makes
his own daughter a victim Of his UNI
lscrupulous news editing. Walter Con-
molly, who scored so effectively in
Whom the Coos Destroy" and ''Tlae
Captain Hates the Sea- will be seen
in the leading role as the newspaper
publisher.
Fay Wray plays the attractive young
daughter. who in an attempt to help
q victim Of her fathers yellow Jour.
nalism, Is herself involved In . SEN
sational murder case. How Connolly
takes the stand at the girls trial and
tries to save her makes for dramatic
climax that Is said to be highly e1tec-
tive.
Victor Jory. as the young officer
who. although In love with the girl,
is forced to arrest her: Leslie Fenton,
playing q repentant embezzler; and
william Demarest, Irene Herv ey,
Oscar APPEL and Katharine Clare
Ward : In supporting roles. complete
the cast.
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tractual rights in violation Of the
Constitution.
The chanengers emphatically dis
Sented from the Government argu-
ments and insisted the Constitution
protected them from conflscation of
their property and guaranteed to
them compensation when contractual
rights were violated.
If payment in gold required by
the obligations was impossible be-
cause of the boarding act and other
monetary legislation, they declared
the contractual obligations could only
be discharged by paying them in
lawful money the value Of the gold
to which they were entitled.
Regarding United States gold clause
obligations in its currency and bonds,
they insisted the Government must
not repudate its promise to pay In
gold or its equivalent, asserting that
it had borrowed the money on its
credit and must discharge the obli-
CATION in good faith.
The Government claimed 1t had
been demonstrated in March, 1888,
that the time had come to check
the Withdrawals of gold because of
the drain long exerted on its none
tary stock of gold, and also to combat
the deflationary effect resulting from
the fact that the United States was
the only important commerce nation
in the world still endeavoring to main
tain pre-war gold parity of its none
tary unit.
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Questions and Ans,rers
Inu0Iued IN Cold Cases

A The validity Of public resolution
No. 10" adopted by Congress June s,
1888, declaring 1t to be against pub
lie policy" to settle contract obliga-
tions in gold or in any particular kind
Of coin or currency.
@. What kind of payment was
specified by the resolution?
A. 1t directed that all gold-clause
contracts shall be discharged upon
payment, dollar-for-dol in any
coin or currency which at the time OF
payment is legal tender for public
and private debts"
@. What did this mean?
A. That the 100000 ,o00,0O0 Of OBJ
legations would be settled dollar-for-
dollar in existing greenback currency.
Act Called Invalid.
O. What did those challenging the
law contend?
A. That public resolution No. 1o''
was unconstitutional, that by approv-
ing it Congress materially altered the
terms of contracts.
@. What was the basis of the Gov
ernment's contention?
A. The Government argued Con-
gress had full authority to regulate
coinage currency, to say what shall
be legal tender for all debts and to
suspend gold payments in order to
maintain the equal power of every
dollar.
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AFFECTED BONDS
TOTAL q BILLIONS
Gold Securities Estimated
ID BiIIions-LocaI Debts
About $40, 900, 900, 900.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Value Of Federal bonds. both out
standing and matured. which contain
the disputed gold clause is set at
S21, ,565. .727.180 by the ONCE Of the
commissioner of public debt.
There are % issues outstanding one
aggregating about $50, 900 900 in va
rious series of postal savings bonds.
Outstanding securities containing
the clause amount to S14,565, ,727, ,l80.
The Treasury estimates that approx
imately s7,000,000 900 has been retired
since abrogation of the clause
Should the Treasury be forced to
pay off these securities in present-day
dollars Of the old gold content, the
obligation would be increased by about
20 per cent, or, roughly, s15.096, 900 900.
Other Gold Debts.
In addition, it was estimated there
was at least $40, 200, ,o0o, 900 of local
Indebtedness Estate, county and mu-
nicipaD payable in gold. Payment in
dollars of the old gold content would
tack $4,000 900, 900 on local debt.
Estimates Of the amount Of private
contracts written in gold vary by as
much as 0.00o 100000. One OBJ
server for the Federal Reserve Board
estimated the total at 5000, 900, 900 900.
which would mean an increase Of
S140 900 100000 if paid of in dollars
of the old gold content.
U. S. Securities Listed.
In the table that follows Federal
securities containing the gold clause
are listed serially, as determined by
the Office Of the public debt commits
sioner:
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property Of millions Of Americans was
in the making.
Mrs. Hughes and her friend chatted
animatedly while they waited the
measured procession Of the black
robed justices to their chairs at noon.
Shortly before noon, Justice NC
Reynolds brought a group Of friends
to the marshall's Office. Room was
found for them although the capacity
was already taxed.
Mrs. Roberts Present.
Mrs. Roberts, wife of the justice,
was asked as she sat in the court
room about the case. She laughingly
said she did not know herself whether
a decision had been reached, but de-
cided to come and take a chance"
She sat near Mrs. Hughes. Both
we're dressed in black.
Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former
Assistant Attorney General, was in
the front row of the lawyers section.
Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Labor.
OF Minnesota, took seat Just ahead
of the Minister from Panama.
At 11:40 Justice Stone was the
first member of the tribunal to appear.
He went into the marshals ofice
TO see that a friend was admitted,
and thence to the robing room.
Associate Justice Cardozo then
stepped briskly into the robing room.
He smiled at persons he recognized,
but did not speak. His black eyes
flashed almost excitedly, however, in
marked contrast to his usual de-
meanor.
Senators McKellar, Democrat Of
Tennessee and McAdoo, Democrat, of
California found seats near Senator
ShipStead. The group was joined later
by Senator Duffy, Democrat. Of Wis
consin.
More than so lawyers stood in the
rear Of the room. Sensing the drama
Of the event, pages rearranged the
chairs Of the justices and nervously
stood by to assist in seating members
Of the bench when they arrived.
The delegation from the Justice De-
partment was swelled with the arrival
Of William Stanley, Assistant Attor-
ney General, and Angus MacLean
assistant solicitor general, who were
seated in the front Of the room along
with Solicitor General Biggs.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The gold cases in questions and
answers:
@. What took them into the su-
preme Court?
A. The Governments suspension OF
gold payments and refusal to pay an
equivalent sum in present-day de-
valued currency.
@. How much money was involved?
A S69 100000 .00O
@. Who is concerned?
A. Every holder Of public and pri-
vate obligations specifying payment in
gold or its equivalent-bondS, mort
cages, notes and the like
@. What is the total amount Of
these obligations?
A. Estimated at 500, ,000. .000, 600 up.
S169.O0o. o.00o, 900 Needed.
@. If these obligations had to be
paid in an equivalent amount Of cur
rency, what would the amount be?
A. s169,o00, ,o00, 900 if the total orig
inally was 100000, ,0o0, 900.
@. Why is that?
A. Because the amount Of gold
needed to fulfill the contracts at the
reduced dollar content of IS 5-21
grains would require that amount of
present currency.
@. What was the direct issue before
the Supreme Court?
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ROXY THEATER ROBBED
OF MORE THAN $1,000
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February ia bold
robber. who carried of his loot in
paper bag. entered the Roxy Theater
at Seventh avenue and Fiftieth street
just after midnight today, tied up
three officials of the theater and
escaped with cash estimated at be-
tween Sll 900 and $4,000.
An audience Of $500 persons was
unaware the hold-up was taking place
More than 100 theater employees knew
nothing Of it.
The robbery took place in the office
Of James Muldoon, Roxy treasurer.
Just of the spacious rotunda through
which q steady stream of persons was
passing.
The bandit gained admittance by
complaining he had ben short changed
by ticket seller. The attendant took
him to the treasurer's office, telling
him to wait outside the door.
The bandit took only paper money,
ignoring $4,000 in silver.
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Of every dollar, with equal legal tender
value.
The gold clauses constituted a seri-
GUS obstruction to the effective exer-
else by Congress Of its monetary and
other powers.
If gold clauses were to be enforced,
Congress would be deprived of the
power to regulate the value Of the
dollar.
Such clauses would, If enforced,
interfere with recent monetary meas
ures adopted to protect the gold re-
serves of the United States, to pro-
vide a more effective use of those
reserves, and to regulate and protect
the foreign commerce.
The monetary measures adopted
were necessary to cope with the dis
organized financial and economic con-
ditionS which reached q crisis in this
country in 1888.
BY declaring the gold clauses were
not enforceable Congress was able to
take steps to remedy the conditions.
The volume of gold debts made it
necessary for Congress to adopt the
resolution.
The holders of gold obligations who
insisted in being paid in currency in
amounts 10 the value Of the gold
called for in them were demanding
$l.69 for every 81 invested.
Law Properly Enacted.
An impressive Congress majority
had properly enacted the legislation;
and 1t did not constitute an abridg-
ment of constitutional rights.
Existing gold clause contracts could
not be permitted to obstruct the legiti-
mate monetary policy of Congress.
The Supreme Court had frequently
declared existing contracts could not
be permitted to have that effect.
Holders of gold bonds could only
demand the face amount OF the debt
payable in legal tender currency, be-
cause of proclamations, orders and
regulations concerning boarding, and
the acquisition and export Of gold
coin and bullion.
Gold clause obligations called only
for the payment in gold coin, and
did not require a promise to pay an
asserted equivalent Of that value IN
legal tender currency.
The payment of gold bonds in gold
coin was illegal and impossible.
If gold coin was available to dis
charge the debt, the owners Of gold
clause obligations could have realized
on the gold no more than the face
amount in lawful money.
The United States must be sup
ported in the exercise Of its sovereign
power over its coinage and currency,
and the monetary legislation must be
supported, with no hinderance from
gold clause obligations.
On the other side, the law was
assailed as an abridgment Of con-
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Cases In Brief
Two Challenges Made
To Validity of Gold
Resolution.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The gold cases In brief:
Norman G. Norman of New York,
holder Of a 81 900 Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad bond, presented an interest
coupon for $22.50 and demanded
S38.10, which he contended was the
equivalent in currency Of the $22.50
he was entitled to receive In gold.
John M. Perry Of New York asked
either $4,000 in gold for the $4,000
liberty bond he held, or $l6,931 in
currency, asserting that amount rep
resented in currency the gold right
fully his.
r. Eugene Nortz of New York, hold
er Of $106, 800 Of gold certificates, sued
to recover $64,334, which he alleged
was the difference between what he
received for his certificates and the
value Of the gold to which he was
entitled. .
Bankers Trust Co. Of New York
and william H. Bixby, trustees Of
s34,54s, 900 of Iron Mountain Rail
road bonds, demanded they be paid
in gold or currency equal to its old
value.
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RADIO "DEVIL L.CHASER"
is FILMED FOR MOVIES
"Lick" Satan by Singing, Elder
Shouts Before Cameras Max
ing a "Short."

II you want to click" the devil, "just
open your mouth and sing. Be
happy"
Thus Elder Solomon Lghtfoot Mi
chaux, nationally known colored radio
preacher, advised his congregation last
night from In front Of kleig lights and
cameras as they filmed him as the
devil-chaser-away in his first movie
short.
The short subject, he said, would be
entitled:
Happy Am !" or We've Got the
Devil on the Run"
THE devil doesn't like radio preach
ing" Michaux told his congregation Of
more than 1000 persons jamming his
Church Of God. 80 the devil enters
the static. Yeah mani
But this movie will lick the devil II
we all sing loud enough" he shouted.
So the massive congregation fairly
licked the tar out Of the leading Cit
izen Of HadeS.
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TWO DIE IN FLMAES
Fashionable Astor Hotel in Mil.
waukee Damaged by Fire.

MILWAUKEE,, February 1s R.-
Two persons lost their lives early to-
day in fire at the fashionable Hotel
AStor, residential hotel and apartment
house near Juneau Park.
The dead are Oscar Teweles, &C.
year-old deaf mute of Milwaukee, and
his nurse, Ilsie Saxinger.
The fire broke out in the basement
shortly after am, and although the
flames did not spread quickly smoke
filled the halls.
Many of the guests summoned BY
telephone walked to the street un-
aided, but others were carried out BY
firemen.
Five persons, all Milwaukee resi-
dents, were taken to the County Emer-
gency Hospital suffering from the
effects Of smoke.
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BONDS.
$5ee.724,o50

Is eonsols. Of 1890 s5ss
IS Panama Canals 1915.
80 ... As
2s Panama Canals 1915
IS .... 25
IS Panama Canals 1861 AZ
IS conv. 1a46-47. 49,. rs
gas Postal Savings, vari-
Gus series ... sc
First Liberties 1932-47 :. 1888
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Other Contentious.

Other Government contentious:
1t was the purpose Of Congress to
maintain at all times the equal power
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CELEBRITIES CROWD
CHAMBER TO HEAR
HUGHES READ DECISION

Continued From First Page.)
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Railroad Bankrupt.

The Missouri Pacific was bank
rupt, undergoing reorganization. The
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Turkish Plan Success.
Turkeys "Five Year Plan" is de-
| clared to be a success.
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Corps, to be retired from active serv-
ice. April %.
Freeman, Capt. Edward ", Quar-
termaster Corps, from Brooklyn, N.
Y, to Washington, March /.
Dietz, Capt. Charles w.. Quarter
master Corps. from Washington to
New Cumberland, Pa, about March IS.
Menzie, Capt. James T., Cavalry,
from Fort Myer, Va, to Washington,
about March 81
Ulmo, Capt. Henry w., Coast Ar
tillery Corps. to be examined by an
Army Retiring Board at Walter Reed
Hospital here.
Allen, Capt. William j., Quarter
master Corps, ordered home to await
retirement. January 81.
Ellwanger, First Lieut.. Clara E,
Army Nurse Corps, to be retired from
active service. January 81.
Rouse, Capt. Harold F.. Air Corps,
to be retired from active service, jan
uary 81.
Earnest, First Lieut.. Charles H.,
Air Corps, to be retired from active
service. January 81.
Porcher, First Lieut.. William John
Long, Medical Corps Reserve. from
st. Paul. Mimi, to Denver, Colo, ef-
fectlve February l.
Guest, First Lieut.. Wesley T.. Sig
nal Corps, assigned to duty in the
Signal Corps. aircraft radio labora-
tory at Wright Field, Ohio, effective
February /.
Naylor, First Lieut.. Robert H., En-
gineers Corps, detailed for duty with
the Organized Reserves, 4th Corps
Area, February /.
Houston, Second Lieut.. Margaret
Army Nurse Corps, to be retired from
active service January 81.
Hine, Second Lieut.. Daniel L., Field
Artillery, from Fort Francis E. War
rem, Wyo., TO the Hawaiian Depart
ment, about February 26.
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MARYLAND. BRINGS
| LIFE TO MANSION
New Oklahoma Governor
Differs Radically From
"AlfaIfa Bill"
BY the Associated Press.

6y JIlc AoSOtldbCu ACoos
OKLAHOMA CITY. January 90
Oklahoma has a new Governor-there's
no mistake about that-and he's a
quiet business man as different from
the blustery alfalfa Bill" Murray as
the environments from which the two
emerged into the state house.
The new chief executive, Ernest w.
Marland, wouldn't need to try to be
different from the grizzled Murray,
now travelling through Texas on a va
cation trip to Mexico. He simply lives
in a different world than Murray ever
has known.
However, none would say Marland
Is as shrewd in politics as his predeceS-
sor. or that he even is an experienced
politician.
While "Bill" Murray was going into
retirement in a slouch hat and other
clothes to match. the dapper, stubby
former oil multimillionaire was in
augurated in a silk hat and proper
dress.
Murray seldom was seen at any sort
OF social or near social function and
despised all civic meetings. But Mar
land will join any group where polite
society congregates when he can leave
his official duties.
At the annual Oklahoma Gridiron
banquet and dance last week end the
Governor and Mrs Marland, an at
tractive young woman, joined in the
fun.
The Executive Mansion again is
known by that name; Murray called
it the house" Press conferences are
held again; Murray abolished them.
Marland eats regular meals at home
Murray ate stewed onions and drank
black coffee at intervals during Office
hours.
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ARMY ORDERS

Graham, Col. William A., Judge
Advocate Generals Department, from
3rd Corps Area, Baltimore, to Wash
ington.
Seone, Col. Consuelo A.. Signal
Corps. ordered to the Army and Navy
Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark, for OBJ
servation and treatment.
Wade, Col. John P, Adjutant Gen
erals Department, ordered home to
await retirement, April %.
Hill, Lieut.. Col. James r., Quarter
master Corps, from Baltimore to the
Philippine Department, about May IA.
Lee, Lieut.. Col. Raymond E.. Field
Artillery, relieved from duty at Bos-
ton and assigned to duty as military
attache to Great Britain and the Irish
Free State, London, about April 8.
Field, Lieut.. Col. Edgar L., Inspector
Generals Department, assigned TO
duty at Boston. upon completion of
his present tour Of foreign service.
Willis, Maj. Archie H, Finance De-
partment, ordered home to await re-
tirement, January 81.
Joerg, Maj. Robert, jr.; Infantry,
ordered to retire from active service,
April %.
DENT, Maj Guy B., Medical Corps.
assigned to duty here, upon compile
ton Of his present tour of foreign
service.
Weiss. Maj. John M, Medical Corps,
from Washington to the Hawaiian De-
partment, April 26.
Lyter, Capt. Clinton s., Medical
Corps, from Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
to the Panama Canal Department.
June 6.
Zajicek, Capt. John F.. Engineer
Corps, detailed for duty with the Or
ganized Reserves, 9th Corps Area.
Bruton, Capt. Philip G., Engineers
Corps, detailed for duty with the Or
ganized Reserves, 3rd Corps Area,
April 18
Hill, Capt. Guy, Signal Corps, as
signed to duty as post signal and me-
neurological officer, Patterson Field,
Ohio.
Lawson, Capt. Dwight, Medical
Corps, from Washington to the Ha-
waiian Department. April 26.
Nimocks, Capt. David r., Infantry.
from Fort Ontario, N. Y, to Gaines
vile, Ga.
Kemp, Capt. Donald c.. Signal
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dent regards-equality of security as
a fundamental sovereign right OF each
power. If arms equality were the
only means Of making that right et-
fective, I would be the tlrst to
advocate it.
ut is evident, however, that equality
of naval armament not only fails to
give equal security, but it is, on the
contrary, utterly incompatible with
equal security. A moments considera-
ticn of the widely-varying defensive
needs of individual nations due to
such factors as geographic location,
coast lines, distribution Of outlying
territory, commerce on the seas, ct
ceteta makes this clear
Discussing the 5-5-3 limitation
placed on England, the United States
and Japan by the 1922 Washington
naval conference, Davis said:
1T has been enormously considered
by some to mean or to imply o1-
ferent degree of national prestige or
sovereign right, whereas it means
nothing of the kind.
Prestige Not Affected.
AS maCter OF ldcI, HllIAIdAy Po"0A
consists of a navy, an army and an
air force and the combined strength
of Japan in these three branches OF
arms is greater than that of the
United States yet even so, do not
consider that this affects the national
prestige of America"
For the time, Davis said. diplomatic
discussions and negotiations on the
naval question are being held in
allowance. The issues involved, how
ever, are in a state of govern
mental consideration.
"I therefore do not feel at liberty,
Davis added. Ito discuss publicly the
present situation in detail"
I'VE should not be unduly disturbed
by the present apparent deadlock or
engage in loose talk of an impending
naval race" Davis declared.
The fleets remain strictly limited
until January /, 1887, he said, and
"there is no reason why during the
period which remains an accommoda-
ton which maintains and even
strengthens the sense of security OF
all cannot become an accomplished
fact"
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SMALL u. S. TRADE
SURPRISES RUSSIA
Commissar Says Johnson Act Does
Not Apply to U. S. S. R.
Exchange.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, January 30.-The Soviet
government, through its commiSsar
for foreign trade, expressed surprise
today that, despite the resumption Of
diplomatic relations. the United States
fails to avail itself of the opportunity
of trade with the U. s. S. R."
Already Rosengoltz, the commlssar,
told the ALL Union Congress of Soviets.
We are experiencing series of diff
culties in developing trade exchange.
In connection with this difficulty, the
johnson act is entirely without basis
as applied to the U. S. S. R.
"It was directed toward govern
ments which do not pay their debts
he declared "Our imports from the
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work the hadtthose who
become fagued and irritable They
he plenh his when
feeling
And they nerves. gnsd FRAZIER oRmAH PETERS
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United States during the first five
year plan alone amounted to $780,
900, 900 rubles. We made all our pay
ments, therefore the johnson act does
not apply 1t Is rather strange that
because of the johnson act, the bank
organized to finance trade between the
United States and the Y, S. S. r. has
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DAVIS STRESSES
EQUAL SECURITY
Held More Dominant Than
Equality of Armaments
by U. S. Envoy.

NEW YORK, January 30.-Equality
Of security, Norman H. Davis declared
last night, is fundamental sovereign
right of each power.
Addressing the council on foreign
relations, the American ambassador
at-large said the dominant issue in
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volved in the
recent London
naval talks was
equality Of Sc
curity" vers u S
"e ality OF
armaments."
Opinion OF
President.
II should like
to state with all
the emphasis of
which l am
capable" Davis
said, that I re-
gard and 1
know the PreSi-
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been completely inactive. Naturally,
such a situation cannot bring about
a widening of trade relations"