The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 14, 1928, Page 2

GARAGE FIRED, ENTIRE FAMILY IS SACRIFICED Names of 13 Gang Figures Also Contained on Slain List 4 CHILDREN PERISH } — Political Campaign Brings Racketeer Operations to Light This is the eighth of a series of articles on racketeering by James P. Kirby, staff writer for The Tribune and NEA Service and tells the story of Cleveland, Tomorrow, Kirby will tell of conditions in Philadelphia. oe BY JAMES P. KIRBY Cleveland, 0., Sept. 14.—A family , including four children, were ‘iced by the torch of racketeers when the garage, over which the family slept, was burned to the ground here last fal . This was the worst fatality re- corded in the long list of outrages which mark the trail of racketeers affecting the dry cleaning, under- taking, kosher butchers, teamste credit jewelers and other lines of bu iness, and through which appear tl names and faces of well known Chi- cago operators. Pick Wrong Pla The burning of the ily is di- rectly attributed by F. Hawkins, who operates a moving and hauling business on the East Side, to the fact that racketeers attempted to discipline him for his refusal to pay tribute to the racket, intended to set fire to his garage, and made the mis- take of selecting a garage adjoin- ss eed establishment. le explains that about a week be- fore the fire, he was approached by certain “organizers” who invited him for the last time to “join” an org: expected to contribute for the safety of his equipment. The operations of racketeers in Cleveland came to light during the early summer in a political campaign over the office of county prosecutor. An independent candidate for the Republican nomination, who was drafted by the Cleveland Bar As: ciation and defeated by the organi: tion candidate, made the charge dur- ing the campaign that racketeers had been getting protection and, with the preserved therein. Pittsfield, M Sept. 14—)— Somewhat back from the village street Stands the old-fashioned country- seat. Across its antique portico Tall poplar-trees their shadows throw; And from its station in the hall. An ancient timepiece says to all— “Forever—never! Never—forever!” The Longfellow house where the famous poet found inspiration to write “The Old Clock on the Stairs” | is soon to pass away—as its storied inhabitants long since have done. Civic progress has decreed that “the old-fashioned country seat” | must give way for the erection of a new high school building. The 188-year-old colonial-type building, surrounded by its wide lawns and venerable trees, awaits its day of election of his opponent, would con- tinue to be protected. While the charge made in the heat of a political battle, which was the hottest in Cuyahoga county in many years, the allegation of racket- eering was immediately taken up by the newspapers and the police. "| still Silence The American Plan Association then produced a series of affidavits from individuals in the dry cle: ing, kosher butchers, and other sim- ilar lines of business to show that racketeers, well identified with the movement in Chicago, had been busy in Cleveland, and that fear of re- ‘isals on the. part of their victims ad kept the latter silent. A special grand jury investigation was launched early in the summer, but the: tments and there appears to be little likelihood of any-in the near future, However, Cleveland possesses a robust and vigorous safety director in the person of Edwin D. Barry. Barry’s reaction to the suggestion of racketeering in Cleveland was characteristic. He forthwith sent for Detective Inspector Cornelius W, and Captain Emmett Potts. them out of town,” he or- . and forthwith: detectives WE PP LAIST on awe om eweme nan un ss peed. Se Se if Weather Report By ‘Temperature at 7 a. m. 4 yesterday last night . ipitation to 7 a.m. sees .86 lighest wind velocity ........ 20 og en + 33 “ee F233 Ba fs 5. Cloudy |°Bly not a conviction but not even an |compared with those of Chicago, De- y ineluding Big Joe and John Lonardo doom when the courts decide how} much the city shall pay for this and \ trav Molonafettons The need of a growing city for a school site is to result in the destruction of the Longfellow House (above) at Pittsfield, Mass., where the poet was inspired to write “The Old Clock on the proposed that the new structure be named “Longfellow school,” and that the original stairs (right) be he of of cl dl adjoining properties, taken by emi- nent domain. in 1790, it was bought and remodeled into a mansion, 10 yea Thomas Gold. Hon. Nathan Appleton, acquired the Appleton’s daughter became the wife had died within the house, and it was beginning its second half century immortalized it in his poem. He lived in the mansion, which he used as a bela home, through the early "50's. homestead down to the present day. The Another was a portico somewhat more elaborate than on the original. old rooms on either side of the en- Built as a large, square farm house later, by His son-in-law, the jouse upon Mr. Gold’s death. Mr. f the poet, Henry W. Longfellow. Generations had lived and some f existence when, in 1845, the poet The old house has continued as a Passing years brought some hanges. One was a mansard roof. Within, the home has remained harming. Here, unharmed, are the & ; ' tairs.” It is ~|LEGION BEGINS |trance, beautifully designed, with arches, wainscets, cornices and fire-|7§ per cent of the eligible vote. He was always intensely interested in his children, how they would pro- gress in the world, what would be- come of them, were they happy, won- dering how he could do more for them. Without his children and fam- ily, his life would have been hollow. County officials looked forward to visits, short but inspiring, from the bailiff. He was acquainted with every plank, nail and brick in the Luilding. Many are the stories that have arisen concerning Cook and his duties at the court house. Any county official can tell half a dozen humorous incidents in which the aged man figured. VOTE CAMPAIGN Kenrelly, Recently Elected Department Commander, Starts Drive John K. Kehnelly, of Mandan, re- cently elected department comman- der of the Americar. Legion, is urged in a letter received‘from Ed- ward E. Spafford, national comman- der of the Legion, to arouse the peo- ple of this state to their duty of citizenship in registering and voting at the general election in Novem- ber. “Our slogan must be ‘no Jess than 76 per cent of the eligible votes,’” the letter says. It follews in part: “Now that you have assumed the reins of office, you are confronted with one of the most important du- ties of your term. * “That is get out the vote. It is essential not only te get out a big- ger vote,*but a better and more in- MINNEAPOLIS CASH Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. WHEAT PRICES STAND STEADY Reports That Farmers Are Holding Wheat Influences Traders red to 818 a year ago. eis course grain closing-qu 3 dark northern... To arrive ....s000 Chicago, Sept. 14.—(#)—Prices displayed unusual steadiness early today in the wheat market; with traders giving continued attention to reports that United States far: ers are wihholding supplies. In the corn pit, an unofficial forecast of frost tomorrow over western sec- tions of the corn belt had only a slight bullish influence. Opening % to %e off, wheat sagged a trifle more, and then recovered. Corn started at %c decilne to 1%c ad- vance but subsequently tended downward. Oats were easy. Pro- visions showed firmness. In connection today with current reports that domestic wheat grow- ers are storing their grain on a uch larger scale thi usual, a ading authority here was out with & statement that whether stored on farms or virtually loaned to countr; elevators prospective supplies will not be reduced one iota. He assert- ed that if any benefit accrues, Can- and Argentina, are undoubtedly. beneficiaries, and that disposal of Canada’s tremend- ous surplus is improved through a ae 1.12 1.10% @1.16' 1.08% 1.07 1.11 07%, 1.06% @1.09' 1.07% @1.10 1.06% 1.08 1.05% 1DHW or 1HW To arrive ... 18% Protein— 1DHW or 1HW To arrive .... 12% _Protein— 1.80% @1.32 «+ 1.28% @1.32 1.22% @1.24 1.20% 1.18% @1.14 112% @1.14 1.06% @1.08: ‘10K telligent. vote. : “Next November we elect a Pres- ident and a Vice President, 39 Gov- ernors, 82 Senators and 435 Con- gressmen. We want their election to be a decisive majority expression. “Our slogan must be ‘No less then > Places of the best type in colonial | vote of this, size would exceed the architecture. The original wallp: brought from mellowed with hall are as thev were lon; Longfellow knew them. aper, Paris, remains here age. Staircase and ry before Opposition developed when the city fathers decided to take this property for the néeded school building, and it, was decided therefore to keep alive the traditions associated with the site. Hence, it is probable that the schoo! will be named the “Longfellow school,” and, moreover, the stairway that played so the poem may oe & part in/“stump” the state. preserved within the new building. The original clock was removed to Craigie House, the some years ago Longfellow home Another in “Cambridge, characteristic “grandfather clock” now ticks on the landing halfway wy the stairs, and such a clock, it is planned, will adorn the preserved staircase. From Movie Studio Worker to Bank President scoured the city and rounded up well known characters whose means of livelihood was the subject of conjec- ture. There was a scurrying for cover and a hasty exodus of conspic- uous characters. “We'll detail policemen and detec- tives to accompany them day and night and give them no peace,” Barry said, and his officers immediately set out to carry out his orders. Still Smolders Although the racket appears to have become quiescent, it is smolder- ing in such lines as the dry cleaning, in which the familiar Chicago meth- od ‘of operation, an occasional stench-bomb, a truck set afire, an oc- casional dynamiting, indicate that while the racketcers are fearful of Barry's threat, they have not quit business. Small tailor shops, kosher butch- leaning and similar estab- continually feeling the the racketeers whose now covert and fairly well The death of an aged woman who was choked by gangsters when she refused to accede to their demands for money, late this summer, was declared by Inspector Cody to be the work of a racketeer mob. The bootleg racket, here as else- where, appears to furnish the basis of recruiting operators for other rackets and despite the effectiveness with which Barry’s police curb gamb- ling, the booze racket thrives and leaves in its wake a long list of gang murders. Rulers Killed In the period since January, 1927, there have been thirteen murders of well-known underworld characters, and Lawrence Lupo, recognized rulers in the liquor Traftic. and not arrest. The Cleveland Association for Criminal Justice, a volunteer organ- ization similar to tho: inf ions. dministration pe Bip and in stimulating public officials who appear to weaken. However, the Cleveland situation troit and St. Louis, appears to be finitely better than cities. Rev. rower to Head wed. G the} “Although they had only $11.60 automobile, bought and paid for on the installment plan, Gregory Dowl- ing, 25, and his bride of little more than a year are stages of the rainbow. Beught Another Bank. - Will You Be President?’ St. Louis, Sept. 14—In a small driving in easy across the country from Hollywood, Calif., to St. Louis where there awaits a pot of gold at the end When they ‘ive at St. Louis the young husband wil! walk into the Page bank at 6135 Page boule- vard and take charge as president. With by that time probably will be John J. Dowling, grayin St. Louis financier and president o' the Savings Trust Company, St. Louis, who worked his way upward through life from a job as a grocer; clerk. The elder Dowling is hand- int to his son on a silver platter a thing that he worked so hard to achieve. a Gregory Dowling was working in a Hollywood motion picture studio the other day when his father wired: “Have kought' another bank. Will you accept the presidency? Letter follows.” The letter came and Gregory quit his job in the movie studio and ac- the bank presidency. jife has presented numerous quick and unexpected turns for young Dowling. zing school four years ago, he decided to go to California and departed on 24 hours’ notice. Through a want ad he found a $35- a-week job ia a movie studio. Within a few months he was promoted and his salary doubled. Soon he came to know Dick Barthlemess, Colleen Moore and other stars. Equally as. unexpected was his marriage to pretty Carol Murray, who had moved to “alifornia from Kansas City. They met on a pie- nic one Sunday. and a few weeks er—on July 4, 1927—they were beieee cae Atay spe >enezie, () .. Dow! re! ac Tinancial aid from his banker iether, In his letters, the son said he could sor and make his own way in ¢ worl . His Dad Wired Him: ‘Have| WILLIAM COOK, RESIDENT HERE gan’s saloon. those four p ‘few log cabins The Northern People lived weather came. 's heavy. at the present « ment by hadn’t iff arrived. Cook city when farmed for 20 1882, and 22 bus! horse, before ai ‘Then came the id their furni And go they so bade farewell to for St. Louis in of butter. 4 eritat ts id, and na for 12 cents a pound, frie ciitkens for 15 ane each in i Cook waa 14 years old when ter's army was laces night, Cook said. k said. le for every meal.” Cook watched Bismarck grow from a small wilderness settlement of to the modern cit 55 YEARS, DIES (Continued from nage one) dance halls. He called it the “tough- est spot in_town. were Jack O’Neil’s dance hall, Sey- enth Cavalry saloon, Jack Cham- Pion’s dance hall, and Pete Branni- In that block | np, Men were shot in almost every of itants which it is today. Pacific railroad had in tents until site of Mandan. 3, He rare of Co- Keogh’s saddle ‘wounded, was, ‘the only survivor of Custer's inst stand. Cook nd after t] their’ Galttorais Bill's smile each reached the city in June, 1873. All the buildings were log structures. | ” cold | st River boat traffic There were no Suilaibee e ferry crossed thn river five miles south of Bismarck at the site of eld Fort Abraham Lincol: Acquainted With Indians Indians, who came into the settle- : the hundreds to trade furs | to-be more prominent in this stat for coffee, tea, rice, and potatoes, | than was the case heretofore. rarely molested inhabitants here, be-| Leaders cause of the protection afforded by | preased the the soldiers at the old fort. Farming of grains on a lar; been started here when the an farming and ranching | votes on a Democratic beg: ry ng | vores. ‘on 160 acres four miles north of he was 19 yea: "| made up. thei Cus;| Sinith previous greatest proportionate vote cast since 1900. e total would be the largest in the history of our coun- try. SHAFER BRANDS NEW POLITICAL: STEP NEEDLESS (Continued from page one) gubernatorial candidate plans to In a statement made to The Bis- marck Tribune over long-distance telephone today Halvor Halvorson, Minot attorney. expressed himeelf as strongly opposed to the action taken by the state Democratic party in en- dorsing Maddock for governor. Halvorson Bides Time “As far as I can learn, Fred L. Anderson has not yet turned his withdrawal papers over to the sec- retary of state,” he. said, “Until this is done: Maddock, of course, is not the regular Democratic candidate. “I am strongly opposed to Mad- dock’s endorsement the Demo- crats. The idea of a Republican turning to the Democratic party for support after he has been refused by his own_party is against my principles. Politics should not be conducted in this manner. It shows that the party and its principles mean little to some office-seekers. into office.” : Halvorson, who a short time ago said he would run for govérnor if the Democratic party endorsed Mad- announcement concerning his plans this afternoon, ‘With the arinouncement of Mad-/seod dock’s candidacy for the governor- ship, political leaders were sizing up his present status in st rh oe f 07 were otbanit terthine whether Al Smith's of carrying the state will be ad. vanced or hurt by developments within the last few day: Rel tion U ‘The Religie Faery is tp6 whe heretofore had paid little at- scale | tention to the religious side of the uestion, because of a dis! foi ver, wi wil lic on both the state and na- id. Hi topal cet. North ae discounted crop in| however, who expres: of oats | that Maddock’ wheat 40 cents a bushel, aed ir wate, Grant County Fair Exhibits Commend dock, said today that he had not de-| Pow re ould refuse to cast their : ballot with a|U.S.D.A,)—Uattle otherns Srna ’s action would e Carson, Sept. 14—~The Grant bailed of United States competi- tion. According to a long-distance |Duru: weather forecast circulated exten- sively today, indications point to sévere frost September 15 over the corn belt west of the Mississippi and possibly reachi south into ‘western Oklahoma. Except for a transient bulge on some transac- tions at the start, however, the corn market gave but little evidence of ‘being disturbed by any immediate chahces of frost. The position was taken by numerous .traders that more than half of’.the country’s|1 red corm trop is now fe from . frost damage. ; 1.04% 1.06%, 1.06% 1.10; + 1.01% seven 101K To arrive... 12% Protein— Grade of 1 amber... ber. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Sept. 14—)—(U. S, D. A.)—Hogs, 10,000; market opened steady -on hogs scaling 250 pounds lown;, ier weights including packing sows mostly 10 cents high- er; later trade on light hogs very slow; now bidding 10@20c lower in comparance with Thursday’s aver- age; top $13.50 paid for a few loads of choice 180 to 215 lbs. Butchers, medium to choice 250 to 350 ‘Ibs 12.60@13.30; 200 to 260 Ibs 1. 0@ 13.50; 160. to 200 Ibs 42.00@13.50; pee cholée 80" to 130 Cattle, 3,000. Calves, 1,000. Ma- tured killing classes slow; generally. steady best light weight steers heavy cows draggy; bulls fully teady; vealers 25@ lower; stock- ers and feeders steady. Slaughter |o classes, steers, and choice 1800 to 1500 pounds 16.25@18.60; 1100 to 1300 pounds 15.25@18:60; 950 to 1100 pounds 15.70@18. Seager 850 (ere up are: 10, yearlings, geod a choice 750 to 950 pounds 15.25 oe 18.50. Heifers, good and choice 8! ls down Br Ae common }@14.60. Cor Bt mon and medium % 0; cutter and cutter 6.25@' hese (a2 82 = Ss 2 & Soke . isi 8 @PDDODHODNSOO 8 rt seereseekh 4 & OO DOOOO leago, 4h |. Open Bish Lew © Clo Wheat— Sept. LOU 1.09% 1.07% 1,08 Dec. | 1.18%, E48% 212% 1, bh LET 148 20.121 1.20 ers (milk fed) good @18.50; medium. 14. and commen 8.50@14.50. and feeder steérs, weights) 12, medium®9. P, 18,000;. w al u (92 slow; - ;, lam nds 12. 14.25 14.20 16.62 16,72 SOUTH §T, PAUL LIVESTOCK eae. 4 MINNEAPOLIS RANGE in arriving. ‘most; killi MARKET By Associated Press Leased Wire CLOSE 14—) —Wheat receipts today 524 com- Minneap-|* jotations 1.18% @1.25% 1.24% 1.07% @1.10% . rtht Seta 1.06% 04% @1.06% 2.09% + 1.05% @1.09% 1.05% 1.04% 2 amber -...5....65 1.00% @1.08% copper and 4 | na 8, 4 Lis 20% linneapolis, Sept. 14—()— ae iNER ‘Law’ Close 1.06 1.06% 1.06% 1.06% 110 “14044 1.00%. 110% 116 116% 1.15% 1.16% 86% 88. 86% - 88 88% 89% 89% 89% B1% 37% 37% |tained ae Bae Zan See hig Al% AL% “AI A1% i FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1928 ers’ Torch Kills Six as Gangster ‘War’ Hits City of Cleveland . [_______ Longfellow House Doomed by Progress _~«| — | STOCK MARKET - STILL BOOMING Two Score Issues Sail to New High Records as Specula- tion Rages New York, Sept, 14.—)—Specu lation for the advance was resumec on.a broad scale in today’s stock market, which witnessed the estab- lishment of nearly two score new high records. Buying embraced a wide list of issues, but the motors, motor accessories, oils, foods and coppers gave the best demonstra- tions of group strength. Extreme ‘ins in the active issues ranged rom 2 to 13 Polat, with the ticker again falling half an hour or more behind the market. Despite bankers’ predictions of continued high money rates this fall, operators for the advance went confidently ahead with their cam- paign in the belief that the resump- tion of gold shipments from Great Britain would ease the credit situa- tion. Call’ money renewed at 7 per inst { 1-2 yestérday, and “outside market” were reported at 6 1-4 to 6 1-2 per cent. joty and motor products were in the spectacular individual features, each soaring 13 points to new high records at 217 and 168, respectively. Adams Express climbed 11 1-2 poin Collins & Aikman 7 1-2, Curt! Aero} 7, Johns Manville 6, Com mercial solvent 5 1-2 and Wright U. 8. Industrial al- cohol, Republic steel, Case thresh: ing machine, Radio, Greene Cananea Copper, pressed steel car preferred, Freeport Texas and Wilson Co. A sold 4 to 5 fone higher. Among the many new high rec- ords were Barnsdall A, American Encaustic tiling, Texas corporation, National enameling, Cerro de Pasco Hupp motors. was again in large vol- ume, wit of 5,000 to 15,000 shares avpearing on the tape at frequent intervals. “Bear” traders, who. had-sold stocks fresly in ex- pectation of a yrds reaction on the publication of the brokers’ loan in- crease, were driven 'to cover in sev- eral of the high priced specialties. Public participation was on a broad a tpi wan ey ave be aca te- porting unusual Wy orders from middle. western qties. RANGE OF CARLOT SALES habe cat Sept. 14.—@)— inge o fcarlot grain sales: % % % % % % % % % % % % % eat: No. 1 dark northern 111 1-4 to 145; 2 dark northern 127 to 128; 1 hard spring 118 1-4 to 135 1-8; 2 amber durum 100 to 112; 2 durugt.97:8-8 to 98 1-8; 1 mixed. i) 1 mixed -wheat 10 Biri’ Sample grade §5 to 60; Oats: ‘None. ~ No. 4 white 87 5-8 tp 38 No. 8, 96 3-8, 7 + No. J, 214 1-2 to 215 1-2. DULUTH RANGE Duluth, Minn., Sept. 14) — Open High Low Close % 95% 24% 95% 95% 95% 194% 95% re 27%, 98% 97% 198% % STH 88% 87% 38% BUM 89° (87% ‘89 a ry Bit” 2.11% 2.10% 2.10% 2i2™ 212% 211% 211% 12 2.12% 2.18% 212% 2.18% -, Minneapolis Minne, Sepa tt.” eapolis, ey — Flour’ unchanged. Shipments 6 barrels. Bran 24.00@24.50. sclINBZ GONTKA’S HEARING OPENS The hearing in Emmots count: venile ‘court of Inez Gont i sens cpeund this atussend eats par .) df Tea ing of the findings of the Emmons -Jury whieh investi- The ug held before Judge George M. of, Third judicial district py ‘The coronér’é report is being read by A. L. Portz, Emmons. coutity cor- joner., No witnesses had sppesred at the . [court at 3 p. ~The fe gathered in the court room were the « , # e f ; ’ 4 ; eS ee ee cd 2.07% 2.09 2.08% 2.10 Vera: wei he 255, cost 58% 50% spring 1.09%; Mad aed Corn—No 2 1. 3 Mugabe Nos 60 58% 60 61%: 60% 61 CHICAGO ©. GRAIN . ‘2.07% 2.07% | coroner's A 2.08% 2.08% rey cde B18 218%, 2.12% [by Oe Sern nei court. was prol ‘was dependent upon the information irae ate ie Se aa said at. 8 p.m. ~ Mics Arrangements for the hearing today over the