The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1929, Page 1

be Md fs ! THE BISMARCK TRIBUN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1929 pSTABLISHED 1873 w MOORHEAD | THREE GIRL STUDENTS BURN TO KIDNAPED AND MURDERED IN UTAH Body of June Nelson, 12, Found Submerged in Canal at Salt Lake City ATTACKED AND STRANGLED ized in Half Block Separating Store and Home, Few Clews Stir Search Salt Lake City, Jan. 2—(AP)—The “hat, shoes and galoshes worn by June Nelson, 12, who was kidnaped and slain New Year’s eve were the objects of an extensive search here today as @ possible link to the identity of the murderers, who attacked the girl be- fore strangling her to death. Those articles were missing when the body of tia schcol girl Was found yesterday partly submerged in a shallow canal on the outskirts of the DEATH; FIRE CAUSE XMAS TREE North Dakota’s Votes. | part of Flame From Illuminated for Hoover Are Cast North Dakota’s five electoral votes will be formally cast for Herbert Hoover late Nelson, Granville. Cold Wave Couey, ¢ Weather Man Says Minnesota Suffers Most Frigid Temperatures of ;Season; 30 Below at Bemidji St. Paul, Jax. 2—(AP)—Below zero prevailed throughout Minnesota , With the mercury sinking to the lowest mark of the sea- son in a number of in northern Minnesota. Bemidji, in Beltrami county, re- ported 30 degrees below zero, the coldest this winter. Brainerd had 20 below, Thief River Falls 27 and Hib- city, and a painstaking search for|>INé them in the vicinity was unavailing. Four suspects, including an ex- convict who had served terms for at- tacking girls in this vicinity, were grilled by police headquarters yester- day, but all were released when of- + ficers stated their conviction that the men knew nothing of the crime. Authorities expressed the belief that the slayer, who kidnaped the girl while she was returning from her father’s confectionery store to her ‘nome less than a half block away, was known by the victim and that he Killed her to escape detection. Ab- sence of footprints in snow along the bank of the canal led to the belief that the slain girl had been hurled from a car as it sped across the bridge. Although the abduction occurred in a thickly populated section early Monday evening there Were no wit- nesses to it, and light snowfall there failed to reveal any signs of a strug- gle. Betty ‘Nelson, the victim's 5-year- years agy from Lewistown, Mont. NELSONS LEFT FOR MONTANA 10 YEARS AGO Moorhead, Minn., Jan 2.—()—June Nelson, 12-year-old girl who was kid- naped and slain at Salt Lake City New Year's eve was born at Moor- head, but left here for Montana with her parents more than 10 years ago. Her father, Charles H. Nelson, was nationa} falls and at Borup. pep aeers a0: the tomy moved to ow, font. Mr. Nelson’s brother, Sam Nelson resides at Fargo, N. D., and their mother at Haxby, Mont. “ ” SCOTT BOY FUNERAL HELD IN REGAN HALL Farming Days Flock to Serv- ices for Child Burned iF d 3 partileles sal tte B : pelle faites EE : a g in Minnestoa. Jamestown reported the coldest, 8 below. A cold wave from northeastern Saskatchewan is expected to sweep down on western Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota tomorrow, acording to government weather ob- MYRONT, HERRICK, VETERAN DIPLOMAT 1S CRITICALLY SICK United States Ambassador to France Attacked by ‘Asth- matic Influenza Cleveland, Jan. 2—(AP)—Myron TF. » United States ambassador to ® sudden turn for the worse in his illness @f the last 10 days that caused the Herrick estate at Gates said fever had abated and his temperature ‘was near normal. Barring complications, Mr. Herrick sissippi, Gathers Headway in Eastern States ra gael ant : i t a Gi Hite Christmas Symbol De- stroys Dormitory Six Escape by Leaping From Second Story; Occupants Trapped in Rooms hman of Portland. eo Miss 3 Margaret Hemmers of Gresh- am, Ore. ‘The tragedy came on the eve of the opening of school after the holidays, and the girs had just returned from Soaay. homes to resume their studies towns and cities . Occupants of the dormitory had re- tired for the night and were trapped when the tinder-ike Christmas tree burst into flames, presumably started by faulty electrical wiring, and sent runners of fire darting into curtains other inflammable CONVICT KIDNAPER' LYNCHING BY MOB IS CAUSE OF PROTESTS Mississippi Governor Refuses to Make Investigation in Killer’s Killing Jackson, Miss., Jan. 2.—(”)—Gover- nor T. G. Bilbo’s official notice of the lynching Monday night of Charley Shepherd, convict killer and kidnaper, was his announcement that he would not instigate an investigation into the Rc aga ats hacer “I have neither the time nor the money to investigate 2,000 people,” the reply to telegrams governor said in Jordan, district attorney, was considering a ‘call jury investigation. National ‘were the negro had been taken. The verdict of the coroner's stated that Shepherd came to death “from causes unknown to this body.” His burned and mutilated body was buried in the prison farm cemetery after lying at the pyre ruins for hours. The mob which raced over north- west Mississipi last Thursday night when the convict trusty killed the Monmouth, Ore., Jan. 2.—(?)—A from Lost Court Appeal For Case Dismissal Convicted Slayer’s Only Hope Is for Supreme Court to Grant Rehearing within a few days. N. Dakota Grain Freight Rate Boost Checked; Plan Quiz Pounds Not Allowed by Commerce Commission ‘Washington, Jan. 2—(AP)—An at- tempt by the Milwaukee railroad to raise grain rates from North Dakota points on its line to Duluth and the Twin Cities in Minnesota was checked today by the interstate commerce commissic ion. The railroad had filed schedules by which the present rate on wheat from Jamestown, North Dakota, to Duluth or 20 cents per 100 pounds would have become 24 cents, and the present rate’ to Minneapolis of 20 cents would have become 21. From Franklin, North Dakota, to Duluth the present rate of 21 cents would have been raised to 24 cents and the of bi : Arthur| Coanges were said ty the commission however, ® grand guard officers leading groups of possemen in the negro’ ordered to cease their duties by Adjutant General J.. M. Hairston when word was received that to- illustrate the -effect-of the new schedules over the territory involved. Boy With Toy Cycle Lodged in Throat Is on Road to Recovery Cincinnati, O., Jan. 2—(AP)—It was considered probable here today that Frank Brooks, Asco, W. Va., baby, would be on the road to com- plete recovery within a few days. The child has been in a hospital nearly three weeks with a toy motor- cycle lodged in his throat but doctors today believed his strength would be by | sufficient the latter part of the week prison camp Saturday wil her story of ill treatment from the slayer. to permit an operation for its re- moval. The pneumonia which set in th|as a result of the obstruction had been virtually conquered they said an’ the child continued to improve. - Scott Tragedy Touches Hearts; - Fund for Relief of Family Grows ‘The tragedy of the Carl Scott family, Monday, when in the burning of their home, their youngest boy’s life was lost and sll personal possessions burned, their household and chords of the community. , has touched the to the fund writes The Tribune: “I am fund if ifs (it OM PORPAOONEP NO eorralnanee j sessseseeske | SEUCESEEESEESSCSSSESESESSEES ; 2 |expiration of FACE 2ND CRIMINAL CHARGE Charles W. Nelson Is Charged With Obtaining Property Un- der False Pretenses; Warrant Is Issued; Three Complaints Signed by Commissi Valley City, N. D., Jan. 2—(P}—A warrant charging the obtaining of issued this nothing by Judge 3. LJ. Moe against Charles W. Nelson, county auditor of Barnes county for the past 22 years and one of the old- the | es county auditors in thé state in point of service. Three complaints signed by the five members of the board of county com- missioners, H. M. Frank Oglesby, Dazey and A. J. Linn, San- elit formed the basis for the war- vant. ‘These complaints alleged that in three specific instances Nelson had collected publication fees, Sheriffs fees and sheriffs mileage from delin- quent taxpayers in connection with Tedemption notices when such fees had not been paid to the newspaper or to the sheriff. Find Irregularities Tavestigation into the alleged irreg- ularities was started in June when J. Linn questioned Nelson concerning the nonpayment of such fees-xy the county. The investi- gation, which was climaxed during a special session of the board last week, revealed that the alleged manipula- tions may amount to several thou- sand dollars, more than $1,500 of such irregularities having been found in a Period of less than one year. The three specific complaints upon which the warrant is issued include the collection of such fees from Jesse J. Taylor, Oriska, $21.24; Ole A. Oppe- gard, Dazey, $29.32; and First State Bank, Rogers, $21.52. Acquiteé of Fraud Mr. Nelson was recently tried and acquitted in justice court here for ir- regularities in connection with absent voters ballots in the last general elec- tion, it having been charged that he submitted an absent voters ballot for one originally marked by Leo J. Wag- ner, Greenland township, this county, an employe of the state at Bismarck. Mr. Nelson has served the county continuously since April, 1907. Be- cause of the implicit confidence which the board of commissioners had in his integrity he has been permitted to keep his own fee book. Because of the nature of the alleged irregularities these items did not appear on the books of the county and did not come under the scrutiny of the bank exam- iner, thus escaping detection in regu- lar audits. Valley City, N. D., Jan. 2—()—C. W. Nelson, county auditor, who was. arrested here this morning and charged under the separate com- plaints with having obtained property under false pre‘enses, waived exam- ination when arranged before Judge I. J. Moe and was bound over to dis- trict court under $1,000 bonds on each of the three counts. Bonds were furnished and Mr. Nel- son released from custody. LOWDEN CONVINCED FARM RELIEF MUST USE EXTRA SESSION Definitely Opposes Attempts to Tinker With Agriculture in Present Congress What’s Wrong With Ward County Jails? Minot, N. D., Jan. 2—(AP)—In- vestigation of the jails in Ward of the compulsory duties of the coun- ty grand jury which tas been sum- moned to be convened in Minot Thursday, Jan. 10. Mohall Area Will Be Drilled for Oil :{Sinclair Subsidiary Agrees to Explore If 23,000 Acres Are Blocked Off Mohall, N. D., Jan. 2—(#)—The Mohall area, where natural gas has long been in evidence, seems de- finitely assured to be explored for oil during 1929. The Transcontinental Oil Co., of Tulsa, Okla., a subsidiary of the Sinclair Oil company, has been interested in the proposal to conduct drilling explorations. A. M. Fruh of Minot, while here, exhibited letters and correspondence with the company, in which it agrees to drill the Mohall structure as soon @s 23,000 acres in leases are blocked. At a meeting of the local Lions club, it was voted io assist Mr. Fruh in obtaining the leases, and P. M. Clark, George I. Rodsater, L. R. Prins and A. H. Trutna were named to co- operate with him. One obstacle in the way of securing the leases is that title to some of the land in the so-called Mohall anticline structure is held by the Bank of North Dakota, and under existing Jaws it has no right to lease mineral or oil rights on state lands. New legislation to make possible the leas- ing of such land may be sought of the legislatur€. STRUM BOY KILED FALLING ASLEEP AT AUTOWOBILE WHEL Lyle Bopp, 22, Thrown Through Windshield Into Rock Pile in Turnover Forman, N. D., Jan. 2—(?)—Lyle Bopp, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Bopp, farmers of near Stirum, N. D., died in a Breckenridge hospital about 11 a. m. Tuesday, cight hours after the car which he was driving left the road about a miles east of here and turned over. A cousin, Frances Bopp, and the Misses Argensinger and Stimke, of Stirum, passengers in the car, escaped with slight injuries. The party was returning from a dance at Lidgerwood and in the belief of Frances Bopp, Lyle went to sleep while driving. Lyle was thrown through the windshield and received severe injuries to his face and head when he struck a rock pile on the roadside. Loss of blood and a frac- tured skull are believed to have been the cause of his death. His parents, two brothers and a sister survive. The car which was moving west, turned over twice and the left door Aims at Record Marshall, Mo., Jan. 2.—()—Blaine M. Tuxhorn hopped off in his open- cockpit monoplane at 8:54 a.m. today in an attempt to establish a new en- durance flight record by refueling in the air by using a synchronized cata- pulting device. The ground was snow covered and the thermometer hovered about five degrees above zero when the Kansas City aviator and his co-pilot, Leonard Rhiner, took the air. No trouble was experienced in getting off the ground. The plane carried 25 gallons of gasoline, enough fuel for seven to eight hours and planned to refuel for the first time about 3 o'clock this aft- ernoon. Tuxhorn planned to fly at an ele- vation of about 1,000 feet. Although cold, the weather was bright and clear - ith prospects of the mercury climbing considerably. To break the endurance record set by Belgian filers, the little monoplane must stay aloft until 9:03 p. m., Fri- day night. The refueling device constructed by Tuxhorn catapults four gallon con- tainers into the air when set off by a hook attached to a cable dropped from the plane. The containers are projected along the line of flight at approximately the speed of the plane and are hauled aboard by a winch operated by a small wind driven propeller. The gas- oline is pumped from the container into the fuel tank and then the con- tainer is dropped with a parachute, THREE PLANES SEEK ENDURANCE RECORD Two Refuel in Midair, One by Auxiliary Plane, Other by Means of Rocket (By The Associated Press) Three separate assaults on endur- ance flight records were under way in the west today with the Army's big tri-motored monoplane question mark already on its second day of a cruise in California that may last for weeks with the air of refueling in the air. ‘The question mark, carrying a crew ere wear out the plane will remain loft. Blaine M. Tuxhorn and Leonard } | Rhiner, flying a small open cockpit i ¥ é A g di ass 4 E e E é i 3 5 z gE ee Hi AL : fp i E Hae i 5 g DEATH TOLL IS FOUR Actor’s Death in Fire: House Brings Probe; Alcoholism Kills Three HEATH: frill i ISOOURI RIVER DAM IS DIVERSION PROPOS/ Francis Tucker Has| BARNES COUNTY AUDITOR TO Minot to Spend Million Dollars . as Preventive of Inun- dation SUGGEST CHANGING Big Muddy Dam Would Bring Irrigation and Power ; tral North Dak Flood control in the rivest and the impounding of its weters for purposes of flooding hay meadows; the possibility of constructing a dam in the Missouri river and various de- tails of the Missouri river diversion Project are discussed in the report of State Engineer R. E. Ke: which - will be made available to members o€. the legislature early in the coming © session. ‘ Commenting on the Mouse’ river flood problem, Kennedy observes thas... the city of Minot is displaying @ Te> markable civic spirit 8 ae in preparing to spend a = lars to control a flood which has not yet occurred. The floods which have. threatened Minot recently have been only a nuisance but a substantial, drain upon the city’s treasury, the re- port points out, whereas a large ex= Penditure is necessary to guarantee permanent flood protection. i The remedy suggested for controls ling the Mouse river in Minot is to establish a new channel for the against damage. Figures by L. P. Wolff of St. Paul, a consults ing engineer who has cooperated in devising a flood control scheme, place the cost of one route at $1,179,000. alternate routes through the city are possible, Kennedy. said. Kennedy's surveys and calculations, place the maximum flood occur at Minot at about more than the flood of if gest in the known history Mouse river valley. floods in the Mouse river are by water from melting snow whe 3 summer floods are rare and nominal size. From his computations Kennedy ar- rived at the conclusion that drainage of the area above Minot in per the of (Continued on page eleven) BAKER, RUSS COUNT. QUASH MOTIONS ARE NADE BEFORE COURT; Attorneys for Indicted Formed: Bismarck Bank Officers | Move for Dismissal Motion to quash grand ments returned against I. P. ig,yuetise i Ee iss