The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1929, Page 1

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1929 ESTABLISHED 1878 Proposed Le STATEMENT WILL BE PRESENTED SENATE ON KILLING ACTIONS Attorney General States Solons Would Set a Dangerous Precedent by Probes RESOLUTIONS ARE REFUSED Mismanagement, Mistreatment and Immorality Had Been Charged Institutions NORTH DAKOTAN MAY BE MARKED MEN DANCE NEXT FARM SECRETARY || ACROSS GANG DEATH PICTURE IN CHICAGO Seek Fingerless Death Car Driver, Toothless Gunner and Burned Mechanic ° AIRTIGHT ALIBIS SINISTER | Ring of Kidnapers Operating in Nation May Have Commit- ted Wholesale Murders Chicago, Feb. 25—(7)—Marked men —one with a finger gone, another with a front tooth out, a third with burns on his face—danced tantalizing- ly across the gang massacre investi- gation today. Each in turn appeared in the mur- der picture reconstructed from stories of witnesses. The. man with a finger missing drove the automo- bile that carried the killers to and from the murder scene. The man with the front tooth out was in the car with him, and Was presumably one of the four men who poured machine gun, shotgun and pistol lead into the seven gangsters lined against a wall. And the man who was burned may have suffered that injury in an effort several days later, to destroy the death car. No one of the three was in custody. ‘There was a search under way for Rocco Bellacastro, an associate of gangsters who made “The Circus” cafe a hangout. ,Bellacastro has a finger missing on”one hand. Motives Are Multiple A multiplicity of motives for the murders was the principal stumbling block in the investigation today. “I can name 50 motives for this crime,” said David Stansbury, in ry charge of the inquiry for the state's attorney, “but not one stands out as being important enough to be called the probable cause of the murders.” The apparent care taken by suspects in arranging air tight struck Stansbury as a sinister cir- Proposals to investigate the North Dakota Wheat Growers association and the board of administration, state Henitentiary and state training school were killed by the senate state affairs committee today. The investigation of the ceed a resolution offered by Senator Dell Patterson, Renville county. That to investigate the state board of admin- istration and the prison and training school management was offered by C. J. Olson, Barnes county. The committee decided that, in each case, a statement will be pre- sented to the senate giving the rea- sons for declining to make the inves- tigations asked. ‘At the invitation of a subcommit- tee, appointed to the legal phases of the proposal to investigate the wheat growers, Attorney General Jim Mor- ris appeared before the committee to- day. Morris advised that the legis- ‘ature has a right to investigate pri- \ al ly 3 vate corporations, as but 2 | that it cannot delegate this authority to his or any other state department. He suggested that it would be setting a dangerous precedent for the legisia- ture to launch the investigation. | After hearing Morris the commit- tee went into executive session and decided to kill the resolution. Serious Made As introduced the resolution made serious against the manage- ment of the wheat growers, which is pe largest cooperative doing business, were held byt tee wb which various persons, most of them form- er members of the cooperative, out- lined reasons why the investigation should be made and representatives of the cooperative submitted testi- mony opposing the resolution. Olson alleged that prisoners at the penitentiary were mistreated, that relatives of board members were paid exorbitant salaries; that the board was guilty of collusion in purchasing land for the state penitentiary and that it violated the law in the sale of prison twine plant. It also charged that inefficiency and immorality existed at the state training school and that it was a rendezvous for bootleggers. All of the charges had been flatly denied by the board of administra- tion and the management of the training school and an investigation courted by them. Malice Attack Basis “I am glad the personal spite of one man has not been allowed to “lam more a manufact Mu] of wheat than/aldanien | Thomas D. Campbell . . . “Wheat King’ May Become ~-Sepyetary Under Hoover Thieves Take Phone; | the murders were committed.” Stans- i bury said. Al Capone appeared be- Can’ t Call Coppers | fore police in Miami the day of the murders and offered to submit to St. Paul, Feb. 25.—(#)—Rule No. 1| questioning. I am not, however, in- for robberies is: Phone the police. clined to believe Capone was involved It couldn't be done at the J. L. Abachten drug store here even after Boy Heard Massacre the robbery was discovered last night. Stansbury was skeptical of the lat- The stolen object was the pay phone, , est witness’ story to the effect that taken while the clerk’s back was SGORET WAR TREATY Serie = ROUSES.HOLLANDERS garage at the time of the crime. The witness, a boy, said two of these men Authenticity of Franco-Belgian Military Pact Not Deter- wore police uniforms. He became mined in Amsterdam ® solution. “Claude Maddox, one of the owners of The Circus, was appearing in court to answer a charge of having guns Former Grand Forks Boy Is | the Most Successful Wheat Farmer in United States EDUCATED AT UNIVERSITY Persuades Franklin K. Lane and J. P. Morgan to Back. Stupendous War Task ° frightened --hen he heard shooting inside the garage and ran around in time to see four other men come out that way. The man sitting at the wheel of the automobile into which these four climbed, the boy said, hada finger off. ‘The police search had taken an en- tirely new track today as a result of evidence pointing to the possibility that a ring of kidnapers operating throughout the country, may have committed the murders. The gang originated in St. Louis, Stansbury Hardin, Mont., Feb. 25.—(NEA)— Thomas D. Campbell, known as the “wheat king of the world,” may be- come secretary of agriculture under President Hoover. With Campbell in tl.c cabinet, farmers would have as their leader a said|man who in the last ten years has developed into the most successful wheat farmer in America. Since 1918 he has had in this sec- nce. built on public confide: aon “atthe Copeland sought to destroy that confidence by (Continued on page nine) Amsterdam, Holland, Feb. 25.—(P)— Publication of alleged provisions of a secret Franco-Belgian military treaty excited considerable discussion in wheat in one year. And while adverse conditions cut the profits of other cumstance, but it did not help toward | t LOVE WINGS WAY 10 MEXICO CITY, WHERE MARRIAGE: RUMORED Flood of Speculation Follows Col. Lindbergh’s Surprise Flight to Sweetheart ‘| HAVE NOTHING TO SAY’ No Denials Made That Be- trothed Pair May Not Ha’e Early Nuptial Plans Mexico City, Feb. .25.—(AP)—While those who knew kept sient, those who did not know wondered today if Col- onel Charles A. Lindbergh and his fi- ancee, Miss Anne Morrow, would not. be married while he is in Mexico, and fly back togethe- to the United States. Arrival of the tall young aviator yesterday at sundown, and his pre- cipitate departure for the Morrow country hom: at Cuernavaca set in La @ veritable flood of specula- ion. Some said that Cuernavaca, set in idyllic fashion in the mountains 40 miles from Mexico City, having served as scene of the courtship of the two, was to be also their wedding place. It was even suggested that Colonel Lindbergh flew here in a four pas- enger plane because he expected to have a “passenger” on his trip back, and might, perhaps, need some extra room for additional baggage. Lindy Is Reticent If there was no positive information that such was the intentions of the betrothed pair neither were there de- nials. Colonel Lindbergh himself was more than usually reticent as to his Plans in the less than an hour he spent here last night. Officials at the United States em- bassy carried reticence even further, reporters were refused admission to the building and were told that Col- onel Lindhergh was not there, al- jugh .they had seen him enter a A laconic telegram received from Colonel Lindbergh at the embassy yesterday morning announced he was leaving Eagle Pass, Texas, and would arrive in Mexico City in the after- noon. Arrival at 6:53 p.m. (7:53 p. m. e. s. t.) actually was much later than was anticipated. ‘Has Nothing To Say’ About 50 people crowded around him. Reporters he waved away with the words, “Maybe I can see you later.” And again, “I have nothing to say.” Colonel Lindbergh rolled down his shirtsleeves, put on the coat to his grey suit, donned a gray fedora hat with 4 black band, and stepped from his plane. An embassy car whisked him to Mexico City, newspapermen follow- ing. He was in the embassy alto- gether only a few minutes, appearing shortly afterwarcs to enter a hired automobile. He parried questions and was driven away. It was only from the chauffeur the reporters learned his destination was Cuernavaca. Phones Morrow Home It was understood that in the few minutes he was in the embassy he had telephoned the Morrow-home et Cuernavaca. Waving aside the possibility of a ¢| wedding at this early date it was be- Meved Mrs. Morrow and her daugh- N. Jones. stroyed.and a number of others dam- islative Investigations Killed Hughes Has Equitable Lien On North Dakota Property State Has Legal Title to Build- ing Formerly Occupied by National Guard NO MISDEALING IS FOUND Supreme Court Rules Plai: tiffs in Action Have No Inte.- est in Armory C. B. Little, Edmond A. Hughes and Mary H. Hughes have an equt- able jien upon property formerly oc- cupied as an armory by the Bismarck national guard company, the supreme court held in a decision announced toda: The state of North Dakota has a legal title in trust for the benefit of the militia company but Little and the Hughes have an equitable title, the court has ruled. Plaintiffs in the action against Little and the Hughes, Company A, First Regiment, National Guard Training school, have no interest by this latest ruling in a case that has been in and out of the courts for the past 10 years. Further the court stated in an opin- ion that Little and Hughes acted in good faith and were not actuated by improper motives during their nego- tiations for acquiring title to the Property. Is Valuable Property Growth of the city of Bismarck during the past decade has made the disputed property one of the most valuable business properties in the business district. The armory case; so-called, has at- tracted statewide attention during the past decade. It has had more differ- ent legal phases and court pleadings than any other case presented to the supreme court in the past 10 years. History of the case reveals a maze of legal actions. In October, 1919, Hughes and Little acquired title to the armory by a warranty deed from Company A Training school. The deed was signed by Captain John W. Murphy and Lynn Sperry. More than $15,000 ‘was Paid for property, more than the property was worth, sub- sequent testimony in court has shown. In the spring of 1920, a Bismarck firm of attorneys brought action to (Continued on page nine) 4 PERSONS DEAD AS TORNADO RIPS OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS Twister Strips Path 40 Yards Wide and Half a Mile Long Through Community Dallas. Tex. Feb. 25.—(#)—Four persons were killed and a dozen in- jured in severe wind storms that struck northeast Texas communities early today. - A tornado ripped a path 40 yards wide and about half a mile long across the southeast corner of Cooper, Delta county, killing Mr. and Mrs. W. Twelve houses were de- ‘Troy Young, 21, Mrs, William Dun- Stribling-Sharkey Fight Party on Air Blow-by-blow reports of the Young Stribling - Jack Sharkey heavyweight boxing elimination contest at Miami Beach Wednes- Hoskins-Meyer radio breadcast- ing station KFYR, it was an- nounced today. Hoskins-Meycr and The Bis- marck Tribune are cooperating in giving the program. Expert writers of the Associated Press will file blow-by-blow re- ports of the struggle from the tingside and reports will be put on the air as soon as received at the Tribune office. The fight reports will be put on the air at 8 p. m, Central Stan- dard time. Dempsey Is Target for Thief’s Shot Sees Prowler Silhouetted Window; Jumps From Bed; Man Shoots but Misses Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 25.—( An unidentified prowler entered Dempsey's room here about 5 iF today and shot once at the former heavyweight champion, the bullet go- ing wide. Dempsey made a of the affair to the police late this morning. Dempsey was sleeping with Floyd Fitzsimmons, Detroit promoter, at the home of Harry Moire on the ocean front at Miami Beach, he told police. He awakened about 5 a. m., and saw the figure of a man silhouetted in a window opening to the street. Demp- sey said he thought the man was his host until Fitzsimmons beside him called out: “What do you want?” The man at the window replied in & gruff tone: Had Companion “Turn on the lights,” and address- ing a supposed accomplice in the hallway said: “Come on in, Joe.” in When the man spoke Dempsey said he leaped from the bed and the in- truder retreated, firing once wildly as he backed out the window. The bullet, from a .38 calibre revol- ver, buried itself in the wall about knee high from the floor. Dempsey and Fitzsimmons said they did not follow the intruder be- cause they were unarmed and there were no lights on the grounds. They did not telephone police at that time because it would have been necessary to go through a doorway in the di- Testion from which the prowler and Supposed accomplice approached, Dempsey said. r sai Thinks Man Burglar The theory was advanced that the man was a burglar and that he did not know he was entering a room occupied by Dempsey. “I have no enemies,” the former champion told police. “I believe the man picked my room by accident, hoping to make an easy cleanup.” Nevertheless two plain clothesmen pave been assigned to guard Demp- . ‘BLOODY TWENTIEN WARD CANDIDATE. If | WARNED OF MURDER Voters Near University ‘Will Be Taken for Ride’ if They Go to Polls CAPONE-ELLER GANGS UNITE ‘Reign of Terror’ Due to Racke eteers Charged by Candi- dates in Some Wards Chicago, Feb. 25.—(#)—Tomorrow Chicago elects aldermen. Latest news from the more active fronts follows: Candidate in “bloody twentieth” ward threatened with death unless he quits race. , Bullet, stray cr deliberate, cuts neat hole in windshield of automobile carrying campaign captains of candi- date in fourth ward. Voters living within rifle range of the University of Chicago campus teceive telephone warnings they will be “taken for a ride” if they show up at the polls tomorrow. Workers for one candidate an= hounce they will not be out election day of a fear that it might not be healthy. The campaign in the “bloody twentieth” is described as even more highly charged with possibilities than & year ago when a negro lawyer, Octavius Granady, was shot dead in the street. Granady was a candidate for ward committeeman Morris Eller, city collector and present under indictment as a result sh the disturbances in his ward last ar. Capone Name Prominent The name of Al Capone has been Prominent in the “bloody twentieth” campaign, the charge being made that Capone followers and the Eller supporters have united in an effort report |to defeat Alderman A. J. Prignano. State representative William V. Pa- celli is Prignano's opposition. Speaking of affairs in this ward in a radio address yesterday, Albert R. Brunker, head of the Civic safety greene ee said: ‘ “I sal conference Saturday with several public officials and bs them say’ that the chances of > nano to live through Tuesday tr the ward where he was born and where he has always lived, were slightly Jess than even.” It was Brunker who told of threats made against Prignano’s life. Mayor's Group Shot At In the fourth ward, police were told, workers for Alderman B> A. Cronson were shot upon as they were driving on the outer drive several days ago. Cronson is.a leader of the Mayor Thompson group. Specific cases of intimidation were reported to police and the state’s at- torney from Hyde Park in the fifth ward where Alderman Leonard J. Grossman, floor leader for Mayor Thompson, is opposed by Charles Scribner Eaton, former alderman. The Eaton forces described it as “a reign of terror” and blamed it on an “overflow of racketeers” from the twentieth ward. William Russell, commissioner of Police, took notice of the numerous complaints and charges by arranging extra details of officers in the “bloody twentieth” and other wards where trouble was anticipated. SHAFER’S MILL AND ELEVATOR ATTITUDE LINKED WITH ROADS Governor Will Not Veto Bonzer Highway. Bill, Author of Measure Believes ® DESPONDENT YOUNG LAWYER HACKS SON AND WIFE, SUIGDES to Live After His Head Is Gashed, Doctors Say Vernon, N. soe 3—P) farmers in °:a . years, Campbell en- ed prosperity. Modernize | farming, efficiency, and the use of nachir: ~v on a large scaje are responsible for thc success of this 47-year-old western wheat farmer. ‘When Campbell was 17 his father's illness forced him to :.ssume @ good deal of the responsibility connected with runnire the family farm, a tract 9 1000 orate ness Grehd Forks, B.D, hay f to the University of Nosh went Dakota at Grand Forks, where he| Germany, crowded two four-year courses into five years and emerged with two de- | &. grees—M. E. and R. A. Desirous of further training in mechanical en-| and gineering, he attended Cornell uni: versity, but this course was soon in- ters, Anne and Elizabeth, might change their plans of driving back to Mexico City this morning and remain for the duration of the aviator's visit in the greater seclusion of Cuerna- vaca. a Ambassador Morrow himself was expected back in Mexico City today to investigate deaths of two Amer- engineers in Guanajuato of bandits who kid- and held them for ran- TRIO ARRESTED IN JAMESTOWN HOLDUP Nick Durupt, a Farmer, Slugged and Robbed of $560; Three Suspects Are Questioned can, 60, and an unidentified woman were injured seriously. Mrs. Dun- can’s husband was slightly hurt when their home was destroyed. The community church and two houses were demolished at the Craig- Tranquil community, three miles from Cooper, several persons being injured. At Grand Prairie, 10 miles from Dallas, two negroes, After Gibson, 46, and his wife, 22, were killed. Their home was destroyed. Three mem- bers of the family of J. B. Trigc and one member of the W. E. Smallwood family were seriously injured. ‘The storm, while not equally violent at other points, seemed to have been ® part of a general disturbance over northeast Texas. A heavy rain, with large hailstones, fell in Dallas and adjoining communities last night. Widowed Mother of « Three Is Murdered Holland today. y According to Utretsch Bagblad, lead- ing provincial paper, the convention came into its hands by “fortuitous circumstances” and publication was withheld until satisfactory guarantees of its authenticity were secured. The treaty was negotiated in 1920 at pers and killers, police declared, were aligned here with hood- lums who made “The Circus” their headquarters. They were supporters of Tony Lombardo and Pasqualino Lolordo, two of the most recent gang victims prior to the North Clark street affair. Henry L. Stimson Reaches Hongkong Hongkong, Feb. 25.—/?)—Colonel Henry L. Stimson, governor-general of the Philippines, and Mrs. Stimson arrived today from Manila en route to the United States where Colonel BROKEN-OPEN PISTOL MYSTERY IN SUICIDE 26-Year-Old Heir to Baking pa Millions Is Shot to Death; Found by Actress Wife or any power assisted by Placing all its avail- were guests at government house today. A reception and dinner were on their program for the even- MARSHAL POGH HAS Rochester, N. ¥., Feb. 25.—(7)— Investigation ef the shooting of Frederick R. Deininger, 26, heir to his father's General Baking com- eee mi wed Pah: pany millions, was drepped today hus- Jail today F. Love, recommended a verdict yotses Nick ‘Durupt, of “death by while tem- poss ad robbed porarily insane.” : isoing the third, - “Rochester, N. ¥., Feb, killed jell France-to-Hanoi Hop a 7 goed . the é 98 the ly 5 é Z Flyers Reach Burma i é i 8 4 BE ty uf Hi teh di: i 3 Ht e § i Hf Rae i i ie E I . Pit i il i} ES