Ames Daily Tribune-Times (Newspaper) - April 10, 1935, Ames, Iowa Use Classified Ads To Buy Sell or Kent Telephone 2400 Ames Tribune Times S TORY C O UN TVS DAILY night to snow In and north Colder 2 p m oO Wed 6 a m 41 2 p ra 41 YOL 68 NO 238 Official Amos Story County Paper AMES IOWA WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 1935 United Press Wire Service THREE EXCAVATION BEGUN FOR POSTOFFICE DUST STORMS ARE AGAIN SWEEPING Farmers Give Up All Hopes of Wheat Crop GARDEN CITY Kan UH Western Kansas farmers day gave up hopes of a wheat crop A new dust storm denser and more destructive than tihe dozens which have swept their fields tugged at what vegetation remained and threatened to leave the western third of the state virt barren The storm extended over west ern Oklahoma and the Texas pan handle Meanwhile Nebraska the Dako tas the mountain region of Colo rado and Wyoming experienced lain or snow Only a few scattered Kansas communities received any moisture The fore cast indicated the eastern part of might rain Health Endangered Here farmers were unable to get into their fields because of the dust which made breathing painful en dangering their health and stalled their tractors Federal meetings scheduled at school houses were postponed The lead line for to sign applica tions for government oil and gaso line to be used in listing dust breaks is April 20 Unless the dust subsides farmers will not be able to beat the deadline Wheat prospects in Finney county and in that part of the state south and west of Garden City are absolutely said I W Sloan Farm Bureau agent Even if rain should com now tlie harvest would be only one half of one per cent of normal Estelle Groebe Finney county poor commissioner said many fam ilies were seeking government aid in order to leave their farms where the dust today was reports drifting furiously There was no Continued on Pase Two Change Due in Indian Affairs Following Quiz WASHINGTON Tb changes in tiie Bureau of Indian Al fairs are expected to be recom mended shortly by a house Indian affairs subcommittee which been carrying on a quiet investiga tion for nearly three months The subcommittee concludes its hearings Wednesday then begin the task of formulating the actual report It is expected this will take two or three weeks The investigation opened shortly after congress convened because of bitter criticism of Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier and op of the passed last year in an effort to give the Indians a new deal The measure was intended to end oppression and exploitation of Indians Indians have testified before the present investigating committee that this has not happened They testified that the has been forced on them whether they like it or not altho congress had intended that individual tribes should decide whether they wished to come in under the Present indications are that the report probably will call for legis lation to replace the Wheeler Howard and some laws re the powers of the Indian bureau Members of the bouse Indian committee have expressed disap pointment at Collier They charged that he had noc lived up to his reputation Some said Collier placed his own inter on the measure in order to force tribes to come under the J terms of the when he knew this was rot the intent of congres Heroine of Weird Aerial Battle When a student fly er froze to the dual controls of a plane flying 2000 feet above Roosevelt Field L I Miss An nette Gipson noted wo man pilot prevented a crackup by striking the hysterical man over the head with a fire extin guisher and knocking him out But not before he in his fright had struck her several blows in the face Public to Hear Lutheran Organ Thursday Night The installed pipe organ In the Ames Lutheran church will be heard publicly for the first timo Thursday trening at an opening concert to be presented to the gen eral public by Ihe church Tickets Entire State Benefited by Soaking Rain DES MOINES UJ Slow soak ing rain general the state fell on thirsty Iowa soil day causing immeasurable to farmlands still parched by last summers drouth Federal Meteorologist Charles D Reed predicted additional rain Wed night with probable snow in the states western and northern sections Seeding of oats barley and flax made good progress in the state but field work was impeded by showers in the northwest counties Reed said Small grain seeding is about finished in many tral and southeast counties while soil was too wet to work in several eastcentral and northeast counties he added Corn plowing is going forward in every section of the state except the northeast and eastcentral counties Reed pointed out High temperature of the last 24 hours was 52 degrees at Forest City and lowest 35 at AS SPY IN PARIS Movie Plot Story Is Revealed PARIS alleged by police to be the director of German espionage in Paris was arrested Wednesday and charged with trying to ascertain details of possible i ments French agree Test Your Knowledge Can you answer seven of these test questions Turn to page four for the answers 1 Name the senator from Ne vada who proposed the prevailing wage amendment to the adminis tration work relief 2 Which state has extensive everglades 3 Who it Wiley Post 4 In which state is the town of Big Stone Gap 5 Name the Negro actor re cently deceased who played the role of De Lawd in Green Pas tures 6 Name the greatest master of pianoforte composition 7 Name the prime minister of Great Britain 8 What was the name of Bru tuss wife 9 Which U S senator calls himself 10 In which state is tbe city of The Dalles Gertruds Boe Overby have been on sale for several days There are no reserved seats The organ concert will be played by Bessie Biack Young organist at the University Church of Christ Des Moines Also on the program will be Gertrude Boe Overby of North field Minn soprano soloist with the St Olaf college choir who appeared in Ames with the choir a year ago The following program has been announced for the concert Group Prelude and Fugue in C Minor Meditation Te Deum Laudamus Clauss Group My Heart Ever Faithful God Is at the Anvil Oscar R And Tho a Cloud Your Heaven from Der Freischutz Group The Curfew Largo from Xerxes I Pilgrims Chorus from Tann hauser Group These Are They from The Holy City Window Lights arranged by Ov erby Norse folk melody 0 Divine Redeemer Group Ostrow Toccata from Fifth Symphonic The arrest was made as Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin and For eign Minister Pierre Laval left for the Stresa armaments conference Police charged that was specially interested In any military agreement with Austria and had investigated the ity of a royalist coup in France Police were reported to assert 41iat received mail at the home of an American friend here It was remembered that too young Americans Robert and Mar jorie Tilley Switz now are on trial with a score of other defendants charged with espionage in behalf of foreign nations arrest brot a story of fae constant struggle of wits between spies and the agents who seek to curb their activities and who often fol low suspects for months even years before taking action It was said that five counter espionage agents arrested Bern huber after trailing him for BERLIN Salli Epstein a months Police asserted Jew and Hans Zeigler were be headed at prison at 6 BEER LAW REVISE j Gondola Fitted Up for Strato Hop BEFORE 1A Senate Passes Saleby DES MOINES legis lation was placed before the Iowa assembly unexpectedly Wednesday when the house began considera tion of its proposal to rewrite the present beer law The motion was made by Galla gher democrat chairman of the house liquor com who asked suspension of the rules The house had been scheduled for routine discussion Wednesday Fireworks expected in the sen ate over the highly controversial truck regulatory and port of entry were delayed when members asked for a complete reading of the long measure Its reading re quired 45 minutes democrat Center ville chairman of the motor ve hicle committee began an ation of the measure shortly be fore noon before a packed senate gallery and a crowded floor 50 Amendments Prior to Gallaghers motion in the house two minor bills were passed and two others were sent to the governor for signature After bringing the beer be fore the house Gallagher moved that the lower chamber go into a committee of the whole to consid er 50 minor amendments Galla gher described the amendments as friendly and healthful to the pro posal Under the which is similar to a beer before the senate cities and towns would be given full authority to enact regu ordinances All revenue from licenses from traverns and retailers would accrue to cities and towns and to counties in cases where taverns are outside city limits Bills which went to the gover nor from the house one to regulate dance halls and one which provides that cities of 10000 or more population should establish permanent voter registration sys tems The dance hall gives cities and towns power to regulate Continued on Page Two With expert craftsmen at work fitting complicated instruments into its interior the largest gondola yet built for stratosphere explora tion is shown at Wright Field Dayton 0 from where it will be shipped to Rapid City S D for the next campaign in the upper air set for June The hollow metal ball of a magnesium alloy lighter than aluminum is nine feet in diameter eight inches more than the gondola used in last years hop ILL PLAY Epstein Zeigler Nazi Foes Are Beheaded Wed er sold to chiefs of the surete na French Scotland yard products whose handwriting comparer with writing on a letter directing a subagent to obtain detailed information of French military activities and secrets Police said was agi when he was arrested but refused a statement An Italian dancer Dina was quoted by police as saying that was a remarkable linguist and had the entree to French political circles Their story was that he had led a double life It was intimated hat rrs arrest was linked with tbe re seizure of Lydia Oswald an alleged spy and that further ar rests could be expected at any moment in Steel Will Be Shown Here Rhapsody in Steel a sound mo tion picture based on industrial production processes will be pre sented by the general engineering department of Iowa State college at the New Ames theater Thursday at a m A symphony orchestra plays for work a special score compose by Edwin E The leitmotif of the film produced by the Motor company is the assembly of an automobile a m Wednesday for complicity in tl murder of Horst Wessel the nazi national hero The executions in the secluded courtyard of the prison were dis missed with a curt official an which gave no details It was announced that Adolf Hit ler had refused clemency Epstein and Zeigler were be headed by the state executioner with a medieval battle axe at the prison where the heads of two beautiful patrician women convict ed as spies fell into the basket re The murder of which they were convicted occurred Jan 14 1930 They were the last of those whom the nazis blamed for the murder of the young storm trooper after whom the nazi anthem is named They were convicted June 15 1934 and sentenced to death Their trial was regarded as im portant in clearing the name of Wessel All the people implicated were communists At the first trial held under the regime the defense asserted that Wessel was killed in a dispute over a wo man Lucie of Alexanderplatz with whom he was associated Na zis said he was killed by orders of the communist party because of his prominence in the nazi move ment WilKam Barrs Auto Tues Night An belonging to Wil liam was stolen from Main street and Douglas avenue between p m and 10 p m Tuesday Police Chief W J Curt reported Wednesday The car was a 1931 V8 coupe and bore Iowa license No 853067 Diagonal Road Out Must Now Survive Sifting Committee DES MOINES Iowa Daily Press of the biting the construction of more di agonal highways until the entire primary system has been paved was recommended Tuesday by the senate committee on roads and ways The which passed the house by a large majority now takes its place on the senate calendar The committee voted unanimously to recommend passage it was report ed The measure however must survive a sifting committee test before it can be considered by the senate The sifting committee which has the power of removing any from the calender that it wishes will be appointed before lie end of this week by Lieut Gov Nels 0 Kraschel The is designed especially to prevent construction of addi tional highways radiating from Des Moines after the manner of highway No SS between the cap ital city and Marshalltown The roads and highways commit tee also voted out but with amend ment recommendations the re ducing the personnel of the high way commission from five to three The amendments would leave the number of commissioners at five but would reduce the salary to year The present salary is a year No change was re commended in the size of the com mission because the committee figured five members were needed to represent adequately the var ious sections of the state Senator Fred Nelson republican Story a member of the committee said The salary cut is be cause the position is not a full proposition he added Violinist Will Take s Place Nathan above eminent young Russian violin virtuoso will be heard in State gymnasium here the night of April 19 Prof Tolbert MaeRae head of Iowa State col lege music department announced Wednesday Milstein takes the place of Eliza beth Rethberg noted Metropolitan soprano in the closing concert of tbe 193435 series at Iowa State Miss Rethberg will be prevented by European engagements from singing here At the end of March Milstein made his first appearance at Cleve land playing as soloist with the Cleveland symphony There the high praise which has greeted Mil stein everywhere was repeated by Archie Bell writing in the News It is well to know tbat if you hear him the remainder of your life you are likely to compare all other violinists to him Per sonally I had assured myself that nobody could play the violin so well as he had been said to play it To me at least be is the most satisfactory violinist 1 have heard in many years That is he comes nearest to what one so often hopes will be Taussig Famous Economist Retires CAMBRIDGE Mass Frank William one of Americas most distinguished econ and former chairman of the United States tariff commission resigned as Henry Lee professor of economics at Harvard it was an Wednesday H is the author of many books editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics and former president of the American Economics associa tion Dr Taussig will become pro fessor emeritus effective after Sep tember 1 Will Liberalize Loans for Seeds WASHINGTON of the agricultural adjustment admini stration have decided to liberalize regulations for seed loans in Minne sota Wisconsin Michigan Illinois and Iowa Hop Bernard progressive Wisconsin said Wed Peace Program At Iowa State Thurs Friday The attention of the entire stu dent body and at Iowa State college will be focussed on the problems of peace as a Peace Emphasis program opens Thursday morning with an lege convocation at 11 a m in Great hall of the Memorial Union Rabbi Eugene not ed Des Moines leader of ihe Jew ish faith will speak at the convo cation on Promotion of World Peace At p m Thursday in Great hall Rabbi Mannheimer will speak on questions rising out of the morning discussion and will con duct an open forum The program here sponsored by eight religious ami cultural groups Continued on Page Two FAIL TO CUT PAY Big Grace and Schwab Salaries Safe NEWARK N J EE Stock holders of Bethlehem Steel corpor ation were defeated by an over whelming margin Tuesday in an effort to cut a substantial slice from the huge salaries being paid ers of the company Defeat on a motion to limit 1935 salaries of Charier M Schwab chairman Eugene G Grace presi dent and RE McMath secretary to 20 per of the corporations 1934 net profits came as a climax to one of the stormiest meetings in recent steel history during which presiding officials were barraged with criticism and bitter comments The attack was launched after Schwab and Grace had addressed the assembled shareholders reporting improved 1934 earnings for Bethlehem One stockholder Leopold B Coshland New York demanded in formation regarding salaries A small group of other holders came to his support following Graces answer that Schwabs salary was his own and that of Grace During thnext few minutes Grace was to id io remember that there arc no pockets in shrouds Schwab as an old man who has outlived his useful ness and not worth the an paid him by Ihe cor and oilier officers were reminded that it is no wonder Continued on Page Five Patriotic Council To Lay Plans For May 30 Observance Preliminary organization and preparation of plans for the annual Ames Memorial day observance will take place at a meeting of the Ames Patriotic council called for Friday at 7 no p m in the hotel by Whitney C Clark president of the council Mrs Robert Campbell is secretary Notices have been sent to indi vidual patriotic organizations by Mr Campbell U has been stated however that should any group have been overlooked in the direct invitations that they prepare to be represented it tho council assem bly Sun from each patriotic organization is expected Ames Hi Players To Present Play Friday Evening The Ames High School Dra club Wednesday was put ting finishing touches on its an spring play Death Takes a Holiday which is to be pre sented in the public schools field house on Friday evening at 8 oclock The play a decided fantasy which revolves about the activi ties of Death during a short holi day on earth was written by Al berto Casella and rewritten for the American stage by Walter Ferris Mrs Ferae Gaunt tor of dramatics in the high school is directing the produc tion Mrs Gaunt said Wednesday or ders for seat reservations for the play have been received from groups in Traer State Center Corydon Des Moines Indianola and Fort Dodge Pres idents of senior classes of 36 schools and dramatics coaches of 50 schools in the state have been extended special invitations to see this production which has not Continued on Page Two 10CAL TRUCKERS ASSURED JOBS BY STATE STEPS IN TO MORALS Herring Puts Special Agents in la City IOWA CITY The state of Iowa stepped into the immorality investigation at University of Iowa Wednesday to protect the honor of the states youth against charges of wholesale prostitution which have reverberated on the campus in the past 24 hours Frank Moorhead Gov Clyde L Herrings personal state agent ac companied by Al Haight an ace sleuth for the state bureau of in came here Wednesday to look into the expulsion of 23 students and closing of one for immorality The quick pace of events which followed the first shock of univer sity officials charges of wholesale immorality in a fraternity house crystallized as follows 1 The state whose legislature is now in session sought to pur sue complaints of Phi Beta Delta Jewish fraternity that other clubs were just as bad as their order which was disbanded by university officials on the testimony of two juvenile girls Incident Closed 2 A county grand jury may be called May 6 County Attorney E A Baldwin who gave the univer sity until then to clean up all im morality reports was met by Dean Robert retort that the incident was closed 3 Mayor Thomas E Martin moved to clean up hotels from where it is alleged girls pass from fraternity to fraternity 4 Members of Phi Beta Delta refused to close their house and threatened to go to court to sub poena other fraternity members in an effort to crack this thing wide open Moorhead was acting under the instructions of Governor Herring t find out exactly what this is all about We must know for the safety of anxious parents whose children are in the university the gover nor said in Des Moines how wide spread this thing is and whether charges made are true The governors instructions were for Moorhead to report his find ings to the state attorney generals office Ames Labor Council Stops Work Until Change Is Made Scarcely an hour after a apolis contractor had started for the new Ames post ofr rice at Kellogg avenue and Sixth street the Ames Labor council had brought a halt to all activity be cause two trucks brought her from Minneapolis were used on the pro ject Agreement later was reached and work is expected to he ed Thursday morning The contractor Walter of Minneapolis who holds the contract for the excavation thea conferred with the leaders of labor group and announced would use only Ames trucks on excavation work but insisted that the power shovel operator be ais own regular employe Operator Threatened All work was stopped whett crowd of about 60 men to drag the shovel operator off machine it was reported Mr Ra promptly stopped the project declaring he would not have any trouble with local labor over work He prepared to remove Iris equip ment return to and had loaded part of it when the con ference took place and the agree ment was reached Mr said Wednesday aft that one of lain trucks had been sent back to Minneapolis and that the other would not oe used on the work He said he had no Ames truck drivers who were among the protestors Wednesday morning to report for work Thurs day morning Rain Halts Work The rain prevented resumption of the work Wednesday afternoon Legal points are involved in the labor controversy The contractor stated that the contract for con Continued on Page Two FHA Speakers To Meet Ames Business Men Ames contractors building ma terial dealers and firms handling allied lines will hear a group of state and federal of in the federal housing administra tion in two meetings held Thursday and Friday nights at the hotel it was announced Wednesday by Dale Pollock chair man of the Ames hotter housing drive of the Junior Chamber of Commerce nights at the hotel The meetings will be held at S p m in the junior chamber rooms at the hotel Speakers on Thursday night will include Ray W Baxter associate director for Iowa FHA L D Bec kett state manager of financial relations Anthony of Wash ington and Mr Ainsworth of the Meredith Publishing company Des Moines On Friday the men will hear Mr Bradley state KHA di rector and Mr Whitney chief valuator Invitations have already been mailed to a number of contractors and material firms It was stated however that any business men in in tho better housing cam here are also invited to at tend Demand State Coal In Institutions LANSING Mich CUE hundred coal miners and lame from a night on hard cap itol floors and desk tops resumed their siege on the Michigan legis lature Wednesday Chill night drafts that them to huddle together for warmth only increase their that all state institutions be heated with coal The Saginaw valley force spent the night in postures many of them obviously uncomfortable Several sprawled across the speakers trum in the house of representa tives and a like number ruined dignity of the lieutenant post in the senate Half of the force of 600 which came to Lansing Tuesday morning in a blaze of determination had de and returned to their homes They invaded the house her Tuesday afternoon and the they supported was Ignor ed they stayed overnight Spokes man William Stevenson of Bay City said they will remain until the measure is passed The miners took over the Tuesday night after their leader had inspected and rejected dations made for them by the stats board of auditors official ers of the capitol The board had arranged for the use of a down town warehouse The miners took possession calm ly and with no disorder They partially disrobed for sleep and took repose upon divans and such other furniture as was available State police were on hand to see that they did no damage but they were not needed I I I SAYS I I i Clothes make a woman smart and since it is generally agreed that Clothes do not make the man why waste money on him
