The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1928, Page 1

==%] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE (=33=1 MILL INVESTIGATION TO BE SESSION'S MAIN JOE Gov. Smith Denies Clemency to Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray (irr APPonts' LASTHOPE FOR | Yents in totes anno KB, LEIGHTON, Pi Pear r| 9 CONDEMNED | , 66, IS DEAD | n= 7 a OF GOMITTE - PROPLE FADES AT HOME HERE peeled ns ' Assistant Attorney General Is State Affairs Group Governor Hoped to Find Rea- ; aS Sudden Victim of Heart ERE 4 sons For Executive Clem- Disease SOLONS ‘MARKING - mim | ency, But Did Not poe iis +e ern FUNERAL TO BE IN MINOT Complete Reports of COUNSEL STILL ACTIVE Prominent Lawyer Was For- Finding Body and Auditors : merly Judge of Minot Dis- to Appear in Journal’ Will Make Efforts to Secure trict Court me No rth Dak ta lawn Pr Eee 0. of ¥ Execution Stay or Writ of weston marking time today waiting for Hal é K. E. Leighton, 56, former Minot} Above fs a fac-simile of the check for $160,267.68 which Gov. A. G. Sorlie told members of the legislature in| publication of the house beas Corpus district judge and assistant attorney| bis message to the special session yesterday he had in his possession, ready to turn over to the treas-| which will contain the various ‘ general of North Dakota since 1925,| Urer, representing the profits made by the state mill and elevator at Grand Forks during 1927. The chec\| ports on the operation of the New York, Jan. 11—()—Denied 3 . i died suddenly at his home, 204 Ave.| {8 $61.06 higher than the amount mentioned in the governor's message, it was learned after the mes-/ mill and elevator. clemency by Governor Smith, Mrs. nue B west, about <1 o'clock last| %88¢ had been prepared that the year's profits were that mych more thi the figure originally given tle} these reports and @ possible Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray night. Death was due to myocar-| S0vernor. Governor Sorlig recommends that as much of this amo is necessary be used to pay off tic! gation of their background apparently are doomed to die in the . a ditis from which he had suffered for} ost of building the state plant which was in-excess Of the bond {: ind the balance be applied in pay-/ pected to constitute the electric chair at Sing several years. ment upon the principal of the ‘bonds mat ig July 1, 1928, work of the special session. row night. 3 Sing’ tomor- : Funeral services will be held at : Edwin ‘Traynor, Ramsey . ot had hoped that the appeal “4 emi cane oa the ks home H ° Ke M e e D 1 Ch ey ee rg a yy 5 me for executive clemen: . B nd burial w! made 0! '. Carr to head p peo ye Gn . race rave FAICKManN to Maintain Dua aracte tee of 17 house members which with a senate justify my interference with. the . PR eh hip le MU ° ° Yestigating the state alll aad processes jaw,” Governor Sm o'clock after spend- 8 eaid. “But did not ha Z =F ing an evening with friends in mlS F A l t A Co vator. The committee also is have searched in vain for tig Saas WZ city and complained of not feeling O ar tenis S re ncerne to which my conscience, in the light of Ge. S } well. He went to the basement to my. oath of office, will.approve on RSS “NICARAGUA > fix the furnace for the night and a wi g few minutes later, when Mrs. Leigh- 4 eT net tvpe the law wi ~~ log ected no reson to Tope] mores, Three Proseeunel Crude Oil Discovery Is ‘No Extenuation Shown calls, she found him dead. Alienists When They Seek to os A . % Besides Mrs. Leighton, he leaves Seabee saa : satis asta Lane] Gwin tim nat ows] © Reported on Max Farm fans, aerecnen? Sit te, “Ti 23, and two daughters, net, 1%, and] All Smiles When Doctor Who itn tn | mtn are De be Petar ‘ors and the trial justice, have Ce) y — rge one , deliberate and pre- ‘ ann tent a, Missoula. Will Be Defense Witness/ wel! Drillers on F. T. Solberg ) tua: oo : tive of Missourt the son ‘of wegen demote Land, Five Miles Northwest IAL, SESSION 18 “The application for executive} Dispersal ofthe rebel band of Augustino Sandino (above), former liberal}and Laura Anderson Leighton, of Max, Bring Up Samples of clemency is therefore denied.” general, is the immediate objective in Nicaragua of United States marines, |Americans of Dutch-Scotch descent.! Los Angeles, Jan. 11.—(?)—Wil- 9 iP bo sent to keep order in the country until a fair election can be held. San-|He was born on a farm near Men-| liam Edward Hickman, sed Recoveri: tain a meee acces tet: rs dino and his soldiers have harassed the United States troops and have/ dota, Putnam county, Missouri, Sept.| and indicted slayer ot Marion’ Park- bartenders = to be ‘planned by counsel for the thus far defied efforts to disperse them. The map shows the region, tn-| 13, 1871. er, has demonstrated that he in-| Lost Drill, Soo Agent Says two prisoners as the hour ap-| cluding the towns of Managua and Ocatal, marine corps bases, and Quilali,)_ At tho age of six, his parents) tends to maintain a dual character proached for their execution. captured by the marines from Sandino on Dec. 30. At the left is Brig.|moved to Wayne county, lowa,| so far as alienists are concerned. INU. S. SENATE Crude oil was discovered by well Edgar F. Hazelton, chief of Mrs.| Gen. Logan A. Foland, who is returning to take command of the forces| where he grew to manhood. He at-| “The Fox” of the kidnaping and ty;_Einar Muus, Ward county; Snyder's counsel, called a confer- i of intervention in Nicaragua. tended the public schools of Wayne) slaying case ~ yesterd drillere on a term five miles north ye Calls Committee Meet to aati, re, a ence of his associates to discuss county, graduated from the high} three prosecuting alienists who| West of Max Tuesday, C, L, Simp- ¢ school at Allerton, then spent two i i a Manus, Ro’ ta erence sty | WILBUR EXPLAINS WHY $725,000,000 [secs {is Hictand'Pace'Noomai|Srggh'° esos Mi ate cou | son, repeatendent ofthe oct a] Determine Course Under | avi, ¢3 schoo] al s Moines and graduates 4 adorei Set “°"| ”EADCHID BUILDING PROGRAM IS ASKED|iss issn Cot" |stats pM Retin | ree ea ey» . a re . ii i ; ich, $ Talia i the supreme | heart ec . bales ea eh re ey anne riage is ca benconrs ‘The Max agent ould that @ erew| Washington, Jan. 11.—(AP)—The| Freeman, Grand -Forks county; Queens conte Nog i stay cet : Towa, in the practice of law, he| witnesses of the insanity defense. drilling tor water on the F. T. Sol-| Tong tial! of the Teapot Dome naval| F. Swett, Kidder county; A. J. i crest fg ewly apeore evi- ‘ moved to Minot and soon gained|. On his, return to his cell he told| D'S farm found oll. The dritlers,|oll reserve investigation, that from| lon, Stutsman county; Richard sid anced fhe nature whieh he re} a plate of povminence- 2b~the ‘ ‘permit himself) the. 9sent sald, Jost their deill.-at | fta qgnate. source had wound its way! bel, Oliver-county; bar tae i fused divulge. madi In addition to law, Judge Lali i ined by any state's feet while pounding through| through civil and criminal courts,| ery, Wells county and A. W. Fé \ alles. he: said sp ge apply Se courts for ovr ct| For Its Naval Defense, Navy corpus demanded Vance engaged in the real estate and loan} specialiste-umless his atto j|shale In recovering the drilt, aj doubled back today to the senate." | ler, Cass county. habeas on Vance,” did nearly iness and took an active interest] his own, pavehiatrists pata b oe ama quantity of of! was found, he/ It led to the room of the public| The division of h his client's constitut rights had} © been invaded by the joint trial with Secretary Tells House Naval a i ing. . lands committee, called into session| mittee shows 10 agg ere a everyone who knew the Canary - aia Sen Judge in 1911 Makes Complete Examination After recovery of the drill, several/ by Chairman Nye to determine its ana Nonpartisans. Independen’ Mrs. Snyder. ‘Committee — Not Woe the governor's decision, — Fe .| | Dr. Fettis said he gave the youth course und Norrit lution | ii iti ‘Tray: Peter select the night of her murder milton iniee ues Misc anit ie nate oredieal exarnisations a to the surface, accord! iitecttng san: tigulcrcto earh: ‘what te eat eo] “Twichell, Brown, for mysterious affairs which ||court by Gov. John Burke. He was} (Acne, © ri Sahel des h] agent. The oil burned readily and| became of the profits of the Conti-| man, Rulon, Montgomery, and unless conveyed by their attorne: Competitive Dlsctod tothe situe sometimes said to be a factor in in- bles the oil rted to hi i - position in 1912 resembles the oil repo: jave|nental Trading company of Canada,| ler. or relatives, will be kept from the aes they don't dare mention, even |{and was reelected in 1916, holding| “mtv tests. = 9 8 | bem found in the A. C. Townley| now extinct. | “In making the committee two condemned people, en! Washington, Jan. 11—(P— : = his judgeship until 1920, when he} prin, bash be: dite a date well at Robinson, he said. In pressing for action on his reso-| public the speaker said he had eee npg ear Stressing his own belief that|| ‘ clear themselves of suspi- || reengaged in the private practice of Durtoiting to come {roman “Ans eiik Reaibescos akieks lution, Senator Norris, Republicas,| to give.each pelltieal faction a “ ‘f 3 i Nebraska, to! ie senate tha Try] representation luding some : “Wilbur ; , issive, . of guards who will:lead them to| gore ring hetia ‘aiieal sectpoweg far of demons in the city that night, |/ assistant attorney general of North) tame for the slaying of the Los|several bottles of the oil being cir- atheros i ean eg me mp Feed pent : Dakota by George F. Shafer, attor- represented. the death chamber. Was there a curse on the world, || ney general, in which capacity he Angeles school girl. culated about the city. sale of oil. Of its profits, he said, To Use State heirs Group Mrs. Snyder, who embraced the . “That guy’s crazier than I am,”) Farmers and business men:of Max e sacraments. She % man’s first c sior -| the well and are repo ve i pea rece! det Bigege br eae deeds? Was there Black Magic ee announced today by Mr. Sha. grea ‘the bia ‘on, for the killing on an State actbloes - meer al terior signed the lease to Sinclair, | t affairs committee will 5 Gray will be accompanied to the| &t@m. Was 2 ~ Irew Cramer,” who, he er | driller who will “shoot” the well, Records Destroyed ‘ death chamber by a minister. fied abroad? I think not.” Turn to sang Len ent tcmantled, fie] admitted, was a figment of his| the agent said. "| The senator said hte company’s M ip Air plan o Lockman of Drakesville, lows. i 2360 Not Guilty Samples to Be Tested in addition te siaciaie seen oenre By Equip srg beh Z BS spare) ea ee east Welby Hunt, Hickman’s 16-year-| Samples of the crnea aa in pes guarantors were Robert Stewart,| vator, z With Huge Parachutes mining this need the ral x both in Minot and Bismarck, Mr,| old accomplice in the holdup of a pe Poder eps pin ing a Ow chairman of the board of the Stan If the full membership. of Sint d Rosel.ill drug store on Christmas ard Oil company of Indiana; H. M. ittee tak oem at all times has taken into consid- J Leighton was a member of the Mod- See eon Shick tosaltod in A Morton, cashier of the First State 3 state affairs comm’ es —P)—, eration condit other navies 5 gan , Blackmer, chairman of the board of] there embarrassing ae poi Ba ae of the Pecttie je ee “¢ nd replace é “a Woreclat Car Farnithed battle in'which C. Ivy Thoms, the| bank at Max, told The Bismarck} tne aidwest Refining company, and cally St the members of planes Ls ic] and their ion and replace- ie pec! uperintendent of| druggist, was fatally wounded, en- Tribune today. James O'Neil,.president of the Pt fact mittee which operat \ ment ‘program so far as they are F C. L. Simpson, super et ‘a plea of not guilty yesterday| Geologists of the state university | 11. o11 company, the latter two miss-| the Sire ~~ waitl, and wi known to us. . the local division of the Soo bec to an indictment jointly charging| Teported a few years ago that the/ine within the government's cri fenceta are Guueeied io en ee ae way, has placed 2 special car jamily.| him and Hickman with the murder.| earth's structure about Max would) soa) cases against Fall and Sinclaic.| Fete ‘Future wars must be { 6 9 sispasnt ioe Lo ahr Sheriff's officers placed little|!ead them to believe that oil saint Senator Norris said the guara sen ae ce LONE EAGLE Paliy ied ‘mourners, the car will] stock in testimony given by a girl be discovered there, Mr. Morton! 17, «agreed to buy oil through the ‘chutes * 1 fornia witness in a murder trial yester-|#ald. Continental Trading company at leave the local station at 7 a. m.) to idicating that Hickman might| This report followed the digsing| s195 a barrel and sell it to. their Prove a success, Frank H. Bell, gen- Thursday. of an artesian well by the Soo ” 4 i mi-| have been involved in another drug 'y companies at $1.50 a barrel.” He] ‘The senate was fines, sald her toda “9 os the eee ae ae scicioal Lindbergh Today Becomes fy aeabersot the a Si erere store holdup killing. The witness) way, two miles ‘tip ie d that John D. Rockefeller, Jr} plete its list of employ A. release for the ‘plane carrying a al at Geneva was for cruiser rding to a member of the family. | in the trial of three men accused of ‘oil” site, the be ae interested in the Indiana Stand-| employment — commi Pprachutes has been perfected by tonnage of between 250,000 and *S'The body will lie in state at the| murdering A- Y. Miles, the, drug:| SHINE ® ,Foesible olf” basia, the) 8°40 company and le wondered) practically finished its work. ferne Gorse, tons, tonnage than Lei ist, sal les el efeller “knew Pacific Sie Transport gent ote me It pres ee for ye ‘We ’ gig wa 3 like ickman than one of the three} banker sald. il al was| W728 being cheated in this manner.” : Feelin? seeks ate, te be Trade were o'elock tonight. inted out, however, ae is depth of 286 feet while Sallian ot ey B eee ] ———_—- int ? ver, se iv tidy if thee are sugcosful 4 plane| Seeded that. the Miler slaying, was on No-| the Sao. weil penetrated 2000 feet |aty, "Democtat, Montana, prone-| thet will’ be furnished by the Pacific Air| a, EF 'ATHER N A Wanipe Jy and they were cogialn at the vubsent time is being carried | cute® of the original Teapot Dome ye Transport company to make final a q ‘ Lvl a pee am in the om, ate several widely - separated investigation. cB : & Berachute, equi B ABY GIRL W AS : bay ar ‘Townley, originator of the| Democrats Discuss . plane ivan landed with sigh ite Van Sant Not Opposed| xtsarusn imgie, ms vert | Many Questions of to Railroad Merger discovery of oll after onerations is Soe tee Ueaseat ime the well te ant Interest to Party ith sli ie | aD : GIVEN POISON , , ’ —_— Naw:Serk, Jan. han Senet are é Glenfield, N. D., near New Washington, Jan. 11.—(AP)—The dest Daughter | Minnesots, who organized 5 ¢ North Dakota| eve of the Jackson day dinner found ei : eye pues Keeper i men have been riling for over «| sreitale for the tradidonal, Demo-|Nineteen Arrested For Di ‘ by ‘ia : Sor Mores year om 8 eoheis Srmmare int day on fhe nomination of a candi-| ttibuting Hand Bills Con- | Gave Death Potion sclentists claim should contatm oll) day om fhe nomination of # candi- ‘Other off drilling operations are|the absence from the meeting of cerning Labor Dispute perature at 7 8. M. 2.0000 eee SoBs Fa cruise! Winchester, Ky.,' Jan. 11.—()— being carried on 1 ase river | Governor Smith of New York and on ses Ba id Mary Magdalene itis, three years f the sector of the ataiae peor ‘at Sou-;™4ny questions of party interest. | New Haven, Jan. 11, are ETtave « > wei old, whose death after tor today. ris, a few miles west of Minot. Advocates of Governor Smith were/rested for di hand our, defense, was dug from a grave in| ture December 29>is being investi-| “Times have changel since then,” the most active among those arriv-| relating to a labor ram for Chirique mountains. tail by Greenup county authori-. the former governor, who ing early, many giving optimistic! students had of the eagle ‘was -given poison December 28 out that the objections he Temperature and views on his chances. Committee-| The ¥ its clenched. by Mrs. razier, his house were no longer valid. men from New York, Illinois, Cs! nt. Hi Pitts, the} + tion lic safe- Conditions || ‘or2!2, Wisconsin, West Virginia, culate’ father, told. officers yeater- its been. replaced by ‘highly Road Washington and Minnesota, ssstrted 7 governmental re; : competit (Mercury readings at 7. =.) Hoteelion the Pebule he . Bismarek—Cl r, F i 2 U ‘i f i He it : % } 5 E fair. s Fargo—Clear, 31; roads fair. | gt Clond—Clesr, 30; roads fair. Jamestowa—Partly cloudy, 31%)