The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1929, Page 1

NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER POSTAL INSPECTOR STAGES GUN FIGHT. WITH FOUR IN ROOM Chicago Ace Cornered Quartet for Questioning in $18,000 Postoffice Rald ATTEMPTS ARREST ALONE Drops One Man Before Three Bullets Stop Him; Woman Leaps Through Window April 23—(#)—Evan Jack- son, an ace among Chicago postal in- spectors, and four men he sought for Qn $18,000 fice robbery ‘fought may die. Clyde Mackin, one of the robber suspects, was slightly wounded ‘and was captured. A 5 lly hurt, on the alley pavement below. The other three escaped. - With the help of Morris Stein, in whose room the gun fight took place, Jackson had lured the rob- bers to the hotel. The postal = tor and a concealed them- selves in an adjoining room, taking down the conversation between Stein ‘The woman and one of the men leaped from the window of Stein's toom. The others fled through the hotel lobby. . Later, at the hospital, Jackson dic- tated a statement to his secretary, to)’ 2e used in the event of his death. The names .of the men who escaped |: were given by Mackin as Harris Tra-|. vis, ‘Eddie Courtney and ‘William Btein told police that $1,100 ' warth of money orders stolen in the robbery ot st substation 4 caked ia ite assed am rife at a department store. Jagkaun been ‘earning this, enlisted ping the robbers. Denies Robbery Knowledge The.Courtney woman said the men had used her apartment as a place tor changing: clothes, but she dis- tlaimed any knowledge of the rob- sery. Within two hours after the shoot- rig, more than 100 policemen and a wore of government agents were making a thorough. search of the vot oqued concealment. 2 i “Federal authorities said the three who got away are all former convicts, ASSOCIATED PRESS Fifty years ago a mischievous young British midshipman to the ironclad Bacchante net ‘upset the captain's gig by his skylarking: ‘That midshi is GBSONS ARMAMENT POSTION MAY OPEN WAY 10 AGREEMENT Possible Basis for Future: In- ternational Disarmament Conference Is Seen | Geneva; April 23—()—In the light of their’ unquestioned. background, of compromise there was growing belief at Geneva. today that American dis- armanient proposals broached yester- & distrma- ween the great. naval. nations. ' The project continued to atisorb delegates to the preparatory commis- sion of the League of Nations,-which is seeking a ble basia for a future international disarmament conference. ‘The proposals were believed to em- body the results of long months of stidy by American naval experts. One point to be agreed upon, par- ticularly with England, is the per- centage of estimated power to be ac- corded six-inch gun cruisers, which England, considers cspecially adapted to the needs of the empire. It was be- Meved here that the American NAMES FE, MURPHY (= Minneapolis Tribune Publisher Succeeds Late H. V. Jones of the Journal vi — New York, April 23—(#)—The As- sociated Press has reelected four of jurpby, of the Minneapolis Tribune to fill the vacancy on the directorate created by the death of H. V. Jones, of the Min- BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1929 SENATOR REED’S QUICK MOVE SIDETRACKS NYE REPEAL BILL Consideration of National Ori- gins Provision of immigra- tion Act Postponed WILL TAKE FIGHT TO FLOOR Opponents of New Quota B: Will Force Controversy Before Senate Washington, April 23.—(#)—The discharge of the senate immigration committee from further eration of the bills for repeal of the national origins provision of the immigration act was proposed in the senate today after the committee had voted to postpone indefinitely action on the measures. Senator Nye, Republican, North Dakota, an author of one of the bills, offered the resolution to discharge the committee in an effort to get the legislation immediately before the senate. Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsflvania, objected and Nye's resolution was forced to go over un- til the next legislative day. ‘Washington, April’ 23.—(#)—The consideration of bills for repeal of the national origins provision of the tion act. and opponents of the new immigration quota basis nounced they would carry their fight for repeal to the floor of the senate. Senatér Reed, Republican, Penn- sylvania, made the motion to side- track the bills for repeal which pro- pose action in line with the views of motion car- The quick move of the Pennsyl- vanian caught the opponents of na- tional origin napping, testy quorum Ported the motion. Senator Nye, Republican, North Dakota, the author of one of the re- peal bills, and Chairman Johnson, of the committee, voted’ against - nt. Senater Gould, Repub- lican, Maine, was present but he did not vote. Senator King, Democrat, Utah. an- other foe of the national origins quote restriction, arrived lete but his. yote. would not. have changed ¢! Benatora Nye end Kink both an- nounced migration committee. If successful, such a step would force the immigra- tion controversy before the senate. ‘The resolution for discharge of the committee is expected’ at least to serve, as an early test of strength on the question. STATIC ELIMINATED BY RADIO DISCOVERY ‘Throw Switch, Press. Button,’ Programs Come Over Tele- phone Wire.to Listeners Washington, April 23.—(7)—A new field for broadcasting, using tele- phone and power wires running into the home instead of radio space in the ether, was outlined today for the he} thereupon has unanimously Mayor Serves for t 50 Cents Per Year d He » Ti., April 23.—()—With his fe 1 installation last night, Dr. Fred Earel went on this town’s Pay roll as mayor at 50 certs per an- f WAR DEBT EXPERTS ANNOUNCE FAILURE TO REACH SOLUTION Chiefs of Various National Dele- gations Will Draw Report on Reparations Paris. April 23—(@—Reparations experts of seven nations in an official communique issued shortly after noon today announced their failure to reach an agreement on a settlement of what Germany owes to the A special. committee composed the chiefs of the various national del- egations has been appointed to draft @ report surveying the work which has been done and notifying the gov- ernments concerned of. failure to reach an accord on the figures of a settlement. The door was not closed to further negotiations. The communique said that while the subcommittee was drafting the teport to the various governments other members of the delegations would work to see if agreement could not finally be reached where they had failed before. Observers: regarded this as the slimmest of hopes, how- ever. The communique indicated unani- mous decision to appoint the subcom- mittee to draw up a final report. The communique said: “The com- mittee on reparations has received and ordered to be filed the report of the subcommittee of last week (that of Lord Revelstoke) stating that an agreement on figures with the Ger- man delegation had not been reached. “The committee in plenary session | aid in decided “pon. appointment of a subcommittee to be charged with the work of out- ining the chief points to be embodied in & report. . TAILSPINS CAUSE. OF 150 AVIATION DEATHS Washington, April 23.—(4)—A re- port sent to the senate by Secretary Adams shows that fatalities in the aviation service of the navy and ma- rine corps in the last five years have totaled 150 and that their outstanding cause has been the tail spin, which accounted for more than 35 per cent of the accidents. has wi modification and development by the| main navy.” | Residents national academy of sciences by Ma- | ing of General George O. Squier, re- tired, in describing a mrithout interfererice to regular tel device called the | flying British Credit Hoover With Friendly Accord On Navy Disarmament Yondon, April 23.—(#): — British today was inclined to ascribe Seven of the eight women members of congress, including the three Ruths between sessions of congress in Washington. Left to ri Pratt and Mrs. McCormick. In the back row, left to right, the picture was taken Mrs. Langley, the eighth woman member, 100 JAP FISHERMEN | asics DROWN ARTER SHIP /*seerssen FOUNDERS ON ROCK man and Bessie, his estranged wife, knelt yesterday beside the bier of a Vessel. Sinks So Quickly Only One SOS Is Radioed; 97 mutual friend, Only when Wildman Are Saved in Sea ol | had finished his silent prayer did he realize that the wife, who had left him three months ago, was kneeling at his side. s In Mrs. Wildman’s arms was their baby boy, Robert. He moved as though to caress the child. Mrs. Wildman arose quickly and left the troom, Some men walking through an alley last night stumbled over a rifle. Then jthey came to a man’s body —John ee body. Tokyo, “April 23.—(#)—More than a hundred persons §=were believed drowned when the Japanese steam- ship Toyo Kuni Maru sank a few min- | bem birgteeey eb Hc hertmenay sar gripped in dead fingers. Upon it, in paetragetiicany Rowe ig CP ithe shaky handwriting of John Wild- ‘The vessel sank so quickly there Heel ia written: ‘This is all I was only time: to send out a single ; 808. Two steamers which reached the scene-early this’ morning, several hours after the sinking picked up 97 . Two hundred and nine were Several nayal craft left Ominato to DEATH.IN SHOOTING the search but it was feared “4 carried by the| Robert Ward paid to’ Have Shot en bound for} Wife After Quarrel Over ‘The disaster was believed due to knowri to have been aboard when the ship sailed from Hakodate yesterday. Makchatka where they were to fish for. crabs during the summer. ‘Stepping Out’ bad weather in the wake of-last Sun- Dak. BBLIBVE AUSTRALIAN AVIATORS ARE DBAD London, April 23—(#)—The Daily Express said today it was believed ne en peng and Robert itchcock - of airplane - burra, lost in the Tanimi ry Australia, in search of the Southern Cross, both were dead. by a galé and a snowstorm off the| Robert Ward, 45, and his wife, Fay, coast of Hokkaido, and in the vicin-| 25, are in a critical condition today ity of Hakodate. suffering from gunshot wounds which ne Mrs. Ward said were inflicted by her husband after a quarrel. The Wards 5,000 HOMELESS AS In a statement to James Gault, ° county attorney, Mrs, Ward accused her husband of jealousy. Ward told # Officers he had quarreled with his wife about “her stepping out.” The — P Ward is a smelterman here. His Snow Lake, Ark., April 23—(P)—| wite has been working as a waitress, More than 5,000 persons in Phillips) ‘The wards left Minot, N. D., last and Desha counties were homeless to- | yune, going first to ! day and at least 14,000 acres of rich | white in Minot, Ward was employed tesult of a break in the Laconia Cir- | nioved in a cafe. cle levee and high water around the i n Misalasippl river levee at Knowl- one, formerly lived at Baldwin, 's Landing. High water from the White river, 4 the circular dyke for Senate en ane receiving telephone ‘and farm bells gathered part. of their belongings and hurried to safety. No loss of life was re- DAMAGE, $500,0 \ Observers, flying as near to the eerie ffokanuie as wer. mien, and fail- it. Louis, Mo., 23.—(?}—Gaso- | ing a place to land, ascer- eaeaioe estimated | tained the body under the wing of $500,000 were de-jthe plane was that of Anderson. day's hurricane ;which was followed| Great Falls, Mont., April 2—m—| came here recently from Minot, N. D. 4 shooting occurred in a hote! room. farming lands were inundated, the) as a barber and Mrs. Ward was em- wank, yesterday forced @ gap ported. All livestock was saved. e-accom-j Nearby, they reported, there was a THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE R WILL VE Old.Sea Dog ‘Made the King Laugh’ , who are new members, are pictured it in the front row are Mrs. Oldfield, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs, are Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Kahn. When had not arrived in Washington. MISSISSIPPI LEVEES HOLD BACK HIGHEST WATER IN 78 YEARS Illinois, lowa and Missouri Low- lands Threatened With Greatest Danger Quincy, Til, April 23.—()—Possibil- ity of rain in the watersheds north of here held the greatest potential danger today for nearby Ilinois, Iowa and Missouri lowlands, after pros- pects of @ decline in the Mississippt river yesterday had brought hope that the levees migh withstand the high- est waters in 78 yetts, Rain today, in the opinion of veteran ‘observers, would mean that every levee in this region, from Keokuk, Towa, to Louis- jana, Mo. would be: in imminent danger of breaking. A rise of another foot here would Probably send the river through .or over all the dikes in this vicinity, it po . The water 21.5 feet on the Quincy gauge at mid- night. South Quincy last night faced its most serious situation. since the high water began in March. A hole developed in the levee and workmen were ‘kept busy -all night to prevent @ break. It is. estimated that there are approximately @ million dollars | in worth of homes and improved farm buildings in the district, which is one of the most fertile in the endangered section. mained on patrol duty there. Concern was still felt today for the Gregory district, north of Canton, Mo., which was partly flooded Sun- day night. Hopes that the crest had been reached were based on reports from Burlington, Iowa, Keokuk and had fallen since overflowed their The Fabius river rose yesterday, but no especial concern was felt since this stream was the one which broke through in Marion county, Mo., last Saturday and its damage has already been done. - The present flood is the most men- acing that has swept this section in three-quarters of @ century. Not since 1851, when the great flood of that year sent the river to 22.5 feet, has the level risen so high or re- mained high for so long. The Mississippi first passed the 14- foot flood stage this year on March 14; suddenly rose two feet a couple of days later; and had reached the danger stage by St. Patrick's day. A levee broke in the Indian Graves dis- trict March 21, flooding 7,000 acres, and another went through the follow- ing day, inundating more than 12,000 additional acres. i The water has not yet receded there and is still up to the second homes. OPPONENTS RELY ON HOOVER'S ATID, TO DEFEAT MEASURE McNary’s Report Devotes Para: - graph to Plan and Details - Relief Legislation f : SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BILL Chairman States Senate Meas- ure Does Not Presume to ~ Solve Farm Problem Washington, April 23.—(7)—An “ tual start on the consideration farm relief legislation was made the senate today and shortly after started, Chairman McNary of its riculture committee, declared that house containing the ° tre plant oui ewes pees veto. “It would be vain to send this bill to the president with the debenture Plan in it,” McNary said. “I feel cers. tain he would disapprove it.” Immediat Pecrpatgpetlbdiedisemdeairrmas Lag * Ing Proposal into piers bill. hese: Teasons the president gave for the plan,” Caraway. “are the same advocated uals and in the press that {atten off sweat and blood of Representative Burtness, can, North Dakota, McNary’s report described the'oper- ation of the debenture proposal a: Debenture “Bection 10 provides a of expert debentures may uge at its discretion may find it impossible a eee pe loan, corporation, or. Provisions of act. If, for. example, there should year an exceptionel surplus of & commodity and if the marketing National guardsmen . re- t Sunday, when they | the import banks. if i 5