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The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21
LANCER FATE LEFT
TO THREE JURISTS
OF CIRCUIT court
Arguments in Former Cover.
nor's Appeal From Felony
Conviction Concluded

Kansas City. March 2l.-(F-North
Dakotas former governor, william
LANCER, headed homeward Wednes-
day night, his fate in the hands Of 4
three-judge court.
LANCER was convicted Of conspiracy
to obstruct relief administration In
his state. He has been here since
Sunday for argument Of his appeal
before the eighth United States cir.
cult court Of appeals.
Laughingly he declined q luncheon
invitation with several prominent
Kansas Citians.
"Those people don't want to meet
me-" he chuckled. I'm q convict. you
know"
To . question as to whether he
would try to be in Gerald p. Nye's
senate seat after next year I.anger
replied:
"or maybe In Leavenworth."
70 Free ON Appeal
He Is free on appeal bond from his
l8-month sentence and $4,000 fine,
assessed by Federal Judge Andrew
Miller OF North Dakota after his con-
viction June Is. 1884. He was re-
moved from the governorship by the
state supreme court.
The governments case, built on the
allegation that solicitors for Langer's
political newspaper, The Leader" !"
inundated relief employees into SUBJ
scribing S per cent Of their salaries,
was both attacked and defended as
LANCER lawyers and U. s. District
Attorney p. w. Lanier Of North Da-
kota argued the appeal.
George Thorp Of Langer's counsel
argued that the money had passed
from the government to the state and
thence to the individuals and that
therefore the government had no
jurisdiction. James Harkless. an
other LANCER attorney, argued the
government could not retain an n
terest In relief funds and declared
that such retention would be gov
ernmental paternalism.
Lanier Outlines Prosecution
Lanier gave the court an outline Of
the alleged conspiracy from the first
day that Langer conceived the idea
Of founding THE Leader" Into it he
carefully drew LANCER. Oscar Chaput,
Harold Mcdonald, Frank Vogel. and
r. A. Kinzer, ST., all convicted with
the governor Of conspiracy.
Chaput, secretary to the gover-
nor: Vogel. state highway commits
sioner, and Kin1er, former executive
secretary Of the state relief commit
tee, were sentenced to Is months in
prison and fined $500 eacr. Nc
Donald, subscription solicitor for the
Leader was sentenced to four
months In jail. All appealed.
LANCER and his co-appelauts con-
ceded there was plan to raise funds
BY assessment Of state employees. The
fact that Mcdonald also solicited
relief employees was IN error on his
part. they claimed.
The three judges who will rule On
the appeals are Arba s. Van Valken.
burgh, Kansas City; Archibald K.
Gardner. Huron, 8. D.. and Joseph
Woodrough, Omaha. No decision Is
expected for several months.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21
HOILYW0On ACroR DTRa

Hollywood. Cal. March 3l-(k1
william BOYD. stage and motion pic
turs actor. died late wednesday night
ct Hollywood hospital. The actor.
often confused with the blonde WI
liam ~Bill' Boyd Of the screen, died
from gastric hcmouhAgcs develop
iug from IN tntestin11 atlmeut
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21
RAISE GAeOLTNI PRICE

chicago, March 2l.-(ReAn in-
crease in the price of gasoline. three
tenths q . cent pr gallon. effective
Friday. March q. In tho States Of
Michigan. Indiana. Illinois. Mime.
sofa, Iowa. Missouri, Kansas ana tl,e
Dakotas was announced wednesday
by the Standard OIL Company Of In
diam.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21
Sitting Dust Storms Shroud
Springs Advent in Southwest
Chinaman { Col0red,
But of Wrong Hue

New York, March 21.-(R-Out
Of the Harlem rioting came the
story Of q Chinese laundryman
who shared the fears Of other
shop owners that hoodlums would
smash their show windows.
Then the Oriental noticed that
Negro shopkeepers were painting
on their windows with huge, white
letters the word, "Colored."
Up went q sign on the laundry:
ME Colored Too"
The window was smashed.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21
PARIS STARTLED BY
HITLER DEFIANCE TO|
PROTESTING POWERS
Note to Nazis Published; Warns
Armament Decision Con.
trary to Treaty
COUNCIL FACING CRISIS
Session to Hear Threat Of War
May Not Be Held Until
Early in April
Copyright, 1885, BY the Associated
Pree0)
COUNCIL FACING CRISIS
Copyright, 1895, BY the Associated

Press)
Paris, March 2l.-France Thursday
bluntly accused Germany Of violat.
ing treaty obligations In q note which
the Reich refused to consider and,
at the same time, asked the League
Of Nations to put Germany on trial.
The French government requested
IAN extraordinary session Of the
league council for the examination" !"
The note to Germany said the
German action was clearly con-
trary" to treaties and agreements and
raised the most formal protest."
The French communication was
similar to one the Italians deposit
ed in the Wilhelmstrasse by the am
bassadors Of both France and italy,
but the Berlin foreign office announc-
ed officially that neither note would
be considered.
French Publish Note
Whereupon, the French govern
ment disregarded an arrangement
with Berlin and publisl,ed the note.
It warned Germany that the deci-
sion to reestablish It's army was
clearly contrary to the contractual
engagements written In the treaties
that Germany signed" and declared
1t Frances duty to raise the most
formal protest against these measures
with regard to which It now had for
mulated every reservation"
The German actions, said the note.
ARE equally contrary to the dclara-
ton Of Dec. 10, 1882. whereby the
Reich government voluntarily rec
ognized that general statute Of ar
1naments carrying equality Of right
for Germany with all nations should
not be made without the establish.
ment Of security regime for all"
France insisted that the negotia-
tions between herself and England
were completely free and fully COM
patible with respect Of treaty right
for the establishment Of contratual
means Of q new arms statute for Ger
many In general settlement Of the
problem Of security and Of armament
and that the government Of the Reich
had appeared to justify confidence In
accepting such procedure"
League Faces Crisis
The League Of Nations faces the
gravest crisis in It's history Thursday,
in the opinion Of many observers, Is
result Of Frances appeal against
Germanys rearmament declaration.
J. A. G. Avenol, secretary.general
Of the League. Immediately consulted
members Of the council by telephone
concerning the date on which the
body should meet. Generally It was
believed the session would not be held
until early April.
Frances appeal was brought under
Article II Of the covenant Of the
League.
The section describes amy war or
threat Of war" Z matter Of concern
to the entire League, which when ap.
pealed to It is empowered to take
Continued on Page Two)
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21

Adaptation Of the wheat program
is one Of q series Of steps taken by
the agricultural adjustment admins
tration, first to help the farmers
through the worst drouth on record
and conserve the nations food supply
In 1894, and second to complete the
recovery from consequences Of the
drouth this year, 50 Is to give con-
sumers double assurance of ample ma
tional food supplies" the AAA said.
The nations farmers have report
ed to the department they intend to
plant corn this year on area equal
to 96.0o2, 900 acres for harvest.
Last years corn harvested acreage
was S7,406,O00 and produced 1850. .7lo.-
900 bushels, the smallest crop since
1851, because Of the severe drouth.
Continued ca Page TWo)
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21

Wallace announced that spring
wheat farmers, instead Of reducing
acreage by the 10 per cent which was
decreed last fall. will be allowed to
plant their full acreage and make a
larger reduction in their 1896 plant
ings.
Wallace added that unlimited acre
ages would be allowed this spring but
that corresponding reductions would
be required in 1886.
Threats Of a 1885 drouth and q de-
sire to avoid q wheat shortage led
the agriculture adjustment admins
tration to this decision, Wallace de-
clared. He characterized it as q duty
Of government and the farmers" to
protect consumers from 4 shortage.
He also said it was a duty Of gov
ernment and consumers" to protect
farmers from the piling up Of sur
pluses and resulting low prices.
The drouth quite definitely con-
tinues," the secretary said. He point
ed to figures showing the precipita-
ton percentage Of normal during
January and February to be: idaho
81. Kansas IS, Montana 81, Nebraska
81, North Dakota IS. South Dakota 70.
Oklahoma 83, Oregon II, Texas l02.
Utah 6S, and Wyoming 81.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21

Geneva-The League Of Nations
was considered to be confronted by
the gravest crisis In It's history as q
consequence Of Frances appealing
under Article II Of the covenant
against 0ermany's rearmament dec
laration.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-21

disclosed Italy In its protest 20
Germany declared e ''cannot &C.
0ept . situation determined BY .
unilateeal decision annuling obli-
cations Of IN international char
acter." Premier Mussolini was
said 70 b prepared 70 address
the legislature concerning his
views Of the existing European
sltuntion.
Evening star., 1935-08-27

turn the snakes loose to carry the
word personally to the sacred thunder
birds. This year they sort Of over
prayed themselves, because right in
the middle of Sunday evenings final
services there came q regular cloud
burst. Faith which moves mountains
is one thing, but when it starts wash
ing them down fiat that's putting on
the pressure. The high priest finished
his big talk to the skies with his nose
plugged 80 he wouldn't get drowned
a. an inside job, and when he put
on his gum boots and waded out on
the fiat 70 turn his bunch Of snakes
loose 1 think the last thing he whis-
pered in their ears was to ask the
weather god whether he couldn't take
a joke.
There was one busy snake that put
me in mind Of Huey Long having one
of his little debates with Mayor
walmsley OF New Orleans He had
IA rattles and button and his poison
sacs hung so far down he looked
like he was wearing q Windsor tie.
Copyright. 1895. by the North American
NeWspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1935-08-27

What Duffy said for the President
amounted to q charge that Mr. Hoo
yer had advocated far greater expan-
sion of presidential power 10 years
ago than Mr.. Roosevelt is advocating
today. Another attack on Mr.. Hoover,
read to the Young Democrats by Gov.
Earle Of Pennsylvania also is supposed
to have been based on data supplied
by New Deal headquarters here. How
ever, the President may not have flg-
ured in that directly.
Duffy Too Modest.
If the New Deal high command had
only known that Duffy recently con-
cealed his supposedly heroic rescue
of a 4-year -old girl, the commanders
might have chosen a better publicity
man.
Duffy was returning from a sail on
a lake near his Wisconsin home about
two weeks ago when the child fell into
the water nearby Several other per-
sons were around. He called to them
to fish the girl out. When no one
budged. he hoped in himself and
saved her. He admonished the crowd
later not to tell the newspapers any
thing about it, and then hoped
train for Washington.
normal Congressman poutd
hare telephoned for reics photoo-
rdphers. re-endcted the scene for
the neUs reel and pinned a medal
on himself
Any one could have found out who
the White House favorites are by look
ing into the diplomatic reception room
at the White House the night the
President delivered his radio talk to
Young Democrats.
Gathered there, from left to right.
we're Treasury Secretary Morgenthau.
Prof. Felix Frankfurter. Reliefer Harry
Hopkins, Frank Walker and Undersec-
retary Of Interior West. Their admir-
ing beams were focused on the Presi-
dent as he talked They could not
have looked more like teachers pets If
each had had a big red apple in his
hand.
wired for Sound"
A bystander whispered his admira
ton Of Mr.. Rosevelt's radio talent to
a neighbor. saying, The old man is
certainly wired for sound"
Evening star., 1935-08-27
FOURTH SALE DELAY
MARKS STATE PROBE
Federal Judge Orders Investiga-
tion Of Violence by Grand
Jury.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated PreSS.
KANSAS CITY. August IA
fourth postponed farm foreclosure sale
was recorded in Missouri today as
Federal grand jury began investigat-
ing the violence at Plattsburg two
weeks ago in which q Federal ofacer
and his three aides were roughly han
died by farmers.
A sale at Maryville was postponed
without explanation yesterday after a
large crowd Of farmers, many OF them
strangers who appeared in Automobiles
bearing out-of State licenses, sur
rounded the court house.
Previously q sale at Maysvflle had
been postponed twice, once after the
representatives of q mortgage firm
had been nanled and ordered out Of
town.
Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis in
structed the grand jury to 60 deeply
into the Plattsburg affair.
This was the only instance in which
Federal officers were involved. There
United States Marshal Henry Dilling
ham was held prisoner nearly four
hours until the legal hours Of sale had
passed.
Evening star., 1935-08-27

tudes and relationships and graduate
to careers of adult crime.
Economic security. including social
provision against the hazards Of un-
employment, ineapacity and widow
hood, and development Of adequate
public welfare service for family re-
lief and child protection. is the most
ton because 1t contributes to the de-
velopment of normal and wholesome
family life
Measures which Are Needed.
Educational measures needed TO
meet the problems Of truancy and
delinquency include more widespread
attention to children who md dim
Guilty in learning and who are un-
adjusted IN their home and school
relationships Further development
of vocational and other school activ-
tiles for groups which formerly would
have left school at an early age to
enter industry Is urgently needed at
. time when few jobs are available
for young people
The cost of reasonable programs Of
crime prevention certainly would not
be out Of proportion to the estimated
present annual expenditures for erfm;-
nal justice Of more than $3.50, 900 900.
We have our choice in the United
States between expending large SUMS
on courts and penal institutions and
developing such measures Of social
protection and school and community
organization as will encourage de-
velopment of wholesome childhood
and make it unnecessary for boys and
girls to seek conpanionship and sd-
venture IN WAYS which are socially
destructive and individually demoral-
fzip0
Evening star., 1935-08-27
MAN SHOT BY POLICE
IN ERROR ASKS $780, 900
Puts Pain and Suffering Damages
at $135, ,5OO-sues After
Miami Accident.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MIAMI, Fla, August I'll Harry
Hopkins, %. of Brooklyn. N. Y, who
was shot and wounded by City De-
tective j. I. Deas here December IL,
1894, today sought $50, 900 damages
from the City of Miami.
A paper he filed in United States
Court yesterday listed grounds for
damages as: Pain and suffering,
$135, 600; hospital and X-ray expenses,
81, 500; doctors fee, $1,000; extra liv-
ing expenses in convalescence, $1,000;
future doctors and nurses fees,
SIC, 200.
Deas. suspended March 80 when
charges Of assault were filed against
him but reinstated May 8 after his
aequittal, said he and another oficer
were investigating hold-up at q f1ll-
ing station and hailed Hopkins, who
started running. Hopkins said he
thought the police officers were ban
dts.
Evening star., 1935-08-27
MISS ALMA KLAUS
INJURIES FATAL
Trained Nurse Was Hurt in
Auto CraSh-TWo Others
Recovering.

Miss Alma I. Klaus, 81, Of s16 Rit-
tenhouse street, died last night in
Georgetown Hospital from injuries
received early Saturday when the
automobile she was driving ran OF
the road, hit a tree and caught fire
at Westmore, Md.
Meanwhile no serious trafic acci-
dents were reported in the District
during the 24-hour period, ending at
8 am. today. as police continued in
the sixth week of the traffic safety
campaign here.
Miss Klaus and her two companions.
Miss Barbara Lee Edwards, ~, 1867
Monroe street, and Louise NJ GoHriou.
81. Of 1910 Twenty-fr street, were
pulled unconscious from the blazing
car by three Washington men who
drove UP shortly afterwards. Miss
Edwards and Miss Gouriou received
numerous injuries, but were reported
improved today.
The trio had attended a dinner at
Braddock Heights, q resort near
Frederick, Md, Friday night and were
en- route to Washington. Friends to
day expressed the belief that the front
wheel brakes had locked, causing the
accident, pointing out that the brakes
previously had been gone over after
having given some trouble.
Burial In Texas.
Miss Klaus, trained nurse, re-
Gently had been employed In her
profession at the Eastern Star Home
She came here about nine years ago
after graduating in nursing mt her
home In San Antonio. Tex The body
will be taken there for funeral serv-
ices and burial
Miss Klaus leaves her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank l. Klaus: a sister,
Mrs. Gladys Gilhs and brother, Elroy
Klaus, all of San Antonio
A total of 1876 motorists were
arrested for traffic violations in the
"A hours ending at Q am. today. OF
these, 26 were arrested for speeding,
l for driving while drunk, 2 for reck-
less driving and for passing red
lights. Police reports showed Is per-
sons received minor injuries In Il
accidents during the period A total
of s.040 trafic arrests have been made
since the campaign started.
Evening star., 1935-08-27
BOOM DAYS ARE AHEAD,
CONVENTION GROUP SAYS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, August IL
Members of the National Association
Of Better Business Bureaus open their
annual convention here today with
assurance that boom days are ahead.
One hundred members are attending
the sessions, which continue through
Thursday.
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.. former
District of Columbia Commissioner
and first city manager Of Cincinnati,
sees better times ahead, he said in
an address before the members rrom
bureaus in 50 cities in the United
States and Canada.
He described the recent cycle in
business practices from rugged 1ndi-
vidualism to rigid regimentation'
and back again to the more pleasant
fields Of private initiative
Evening star., 1935-08-27
HOUSING PROGRAM
IS FACING SNAG
Would Suffer if Included in
Presidents Order to Speed
Relief Projects.
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

Secretary Ickes was in apparent
doubt today about the inclusion of his
$3.50 900 900 low-coSt housing pro-
grams in the Presidents order TO
speed up all work-relief projects for
quick employment.
The effect Of the Presidents man
date placing . September IL deadIine
on applications for works progress
funds and a December Is deadline
for execution Of contracts, Ickes in
dicated, will force the abandonment
OF q number Of large State and mu-
nicipal projects
Ickes Undecided.
The Secretary blew hot" and "eold"
on the possibility Of completing the
huge housing program within the
limitations set by the President.
Il have always gone on the theory. ="
he said. that the housing was ex-
relief program" In the next breath
Ickes read from the Presidents order
that all projects" must be contracted
for and closed by December IS. He
explained that it apparently was all
inclusive" in its scope.
The Presidents orders, Tckes said,
have mo worse effefts on p. W. A.
agencies" He added 1t would make it
very difficult to get projects under way
in time, rs q great deal depends on
the celerity in which they get it
cleared through official channels.
Ickes said he supposed" President
Roosevelt ordered the headlines in a
desire to get the money to work as
soon rs possible and because he want
ed to get things under way before
leaving on his vacation"
With applications pouring in at the
rate Of 800 TO 400 a day, Ickes be-
lieves that the major part of the mu-
nicfpal and State programs will be
cleared In time
The chief difnculty facing the hous-
| ing program. regardless Of whether
It is concluded in the Presidents
rush order, lies in the acquisition Of
sites.
Titles on 1S Sitea
Out Of 76 housing projects under
consideration the Government owns
titles to only 18 sites, options have
been obtained on 20 other sites and
condemnation is preceding on 8 more.
II the President requires a closing
OF housing projects BY December IS
the bottom would undoubtedly fall out
Of a considerable portion Of the pro-
gram. Under any circumstances more
speed win have to be applied In secur-
ing site. Ickes explained.
The question Of land purchases
must be settled in the case OF each
housing project before Ickes can in
vite bids or engage architects to draw
! UP plans. Controller General McCarl
also must pass on all projects before
any contract can be awarded.
Evening star., 1935-08-27
PARALYSIS SCARE
DELAYS SCHOOLS
Massachusetts, Communities Close
Libraries and Theaters
to Children.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOcftteo fTesS. .-
BOSTON, August 27.-Acting to
prevent spread Of infantile paralysis,
health authorities, of two Eastern
Massachusetts cities ordered the open
ing date of public schools postponed
today, and several communities barred
children from libraries, theaters and
other public places.
Al Fall River. where the disease
has been most prevalent. DR.. Patrick
H. Walsh, chairman of the Board of
Health, announced the schools would
remain closed indefinitely and chill
dren under Is years Of age would be
barred from the public library, SWIM
ming pool and beaches.
In Haverhill the opening OF the
schools was postponed from Septem-
ber 8 to 23 and health officials voted
to prohibit gatherings Of children Is
years old or younger at indoor places
Of amusement.
Seventy cases of infantile paralysis
have been reported at Fall River, 18
Of them within the last 48 hours DR..
Walsh said the total was the highest
since 1910. Haverhill has had 18 cases
and deaths.
Evening star., 1935-08-27
WIDOW IS KILLED
. AS CAR HITS POLE
SpenCerviIIe Couple Sc
riousIy Injured in Crash
at White Oak, Md.
By a STAFF Correspondent Of Tn. Star.


WHITE OAK. Md. August 27.-
Mrs. John Clark, 67-year-old widow
of Norfolk, Va. was killed here shortly
before noon today wnen an automobile
in which she was riding crashed into
a telephone pole In avoiding the col
lision with another machine.
Her brother-in law and sister. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Howell Stabler OF
Spencerville. members Of one Of Mont
gomery County's most prominent fam
lilies. were severely injured in the same
mishap. Their son, Henry r. Stabler
40, was uniniured.
Police were told that the elder
Stabler was driving south on the Coles
Vile pike when an automobile occu-
pied by colored people and driven by
Arizander Graham. colored Of Balti-
more. drove out upon the highway from
Columbia road.
Stabler swerved his machine to one
side Of the road to avoid a crash and
left the highway. plunging into pole
The car was demolished, the pole
snapped in two.
Mrs. Clark died instantly from in
ternaI injuries, a fractured pelvis
shock and Iacerations of the forehead
and chest.
Injured Are Elderly.
Stabler, who is u. suffered injuries
OF the chest when thrown against the
steering wheel OF his machine. His
wife. who is So, received a possible
fracture of the left arm and injuries
OF the head and possibly q broken
nose.
Mrs. John York of 5357 Twenty
ninth street happened upon the scene
while out driving with her two young
children and carried the injured to
Montgomery County General Hospital
at Sandy Spring. where X-rays are tc
be taken to determine the extent oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Stablers injuries. Mrs
Clark also was carried 10 the institu-
ton. but she was pronounced dead
upon arrival.
Graham awaited for the arrival Of
Montgomery County police.