The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 8, 1929, Page 1

i 9 NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 '3 Murders Sunder Chicago Gan ST, VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE REVENGE SEEN IN EXECUTIONS Henchmen of Scarface Al Ca- pone ‘Taken for a Ride’ and Assassinated REPORTERS IDE"TIFY DEAD Slain Duo Had Been Acquitted of Killing Two Policemen Four Years Ago Hammond, Ind, May 8—(?)—A treble murder today sundered the brief truce of Chicago's gangland. ‘Three men, identified by newspaper- men as John Scalisi, Albert Anselmi, and Joe Guinta were found shot to death on a rural roadside early in the morning and the forfeit of their lives was seen as the retribution of their underworld foes for the mas- sacre of “Bugs” Moran's clansmen on St. Valentine's day. Scalisi and Anselmi were henchmen of Scarface Al Capone, and the form- er had been freed under $50,000 bond only a week ago pending trial as one of the Moran gang executioners. The pair were found heaped in the back seat of a coupe that had been nosed into a ditch near Wolfe Lake, just this side of the Illinois state line, their bodies covered by a blanket. Twenty feet away officers found a third body, identified tentatively as that of Joe Guinta, another gangland habitue. Reporters Identify Victims Hammond police were unable to verify the identifications made by newspapermen from Chicago who brought photographs from their gal- léry of gunmen and hoodlums to com- Pare with the victims. The however, expressed themselves as oa of the identities of the dead Tio, Scalisi and Anselmi, a dread duet of. meee with whom police have oft- en o conjure, were-regarded as aces of the Capone staff and their supposed executions today were seen as the stroke of avengers for the sev- en followers of “Bugs” Moran, the north side chief, who were lined up against the wall of a North Clark @ street garage three months ago and swept with machine gun fire. Had Slaying Alibis Thrice have Scalisi and. Anselmi been tried together for the slayings of two policemen, only to win acquit- als because they professed to believe the detective squad that chased them was a squad of their underworld foes. Scalist and Jack McGurn, “machine gun” Jack, were the only two indicted for the Moran gang massacre. Their trials were deferred several times at the behest of state's attorneys and 1 \ WILLIAM HODGE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1929 SENATE VOTES 47 TO 44 TO RETAIN DEBENTURE IS COMEDIAN OF GOLDEN DAYS OF THEATRE f ‘Voulez Vous?’ ! ‘ When Muriel Charlebois, above, en- tered Robert P. Champonier's French class at the University of Calif PLAYFULSTRUGGLE FOR GOP'S PISTOL IS FATAL'TO GRID HERO Edwin Hill, Star Halfback for New York ‘U,’ Instantly Killed in Wrestle New York, May 8.—()—Edwin Hill, of New York univer- great football team of last fall, lice who wanted further time to] Volver. up their cases against the men, and only last week their attorneys obtained their release from the coun- ty jail under heavy bond on the Promise of their appearance when the trial is called. McGurn had been trapped in a downtown hotel where he had,been hiding since the day of the seven-fold murder. chaplain of San Quentin bream. Soclered tel pecaiaeae. “a miserable failure” and is crowding Jails and prisons. i I i [i : Hh g i H ei Es a agt 1 he i ii E F i | BE: i ii: # i i E zl | i | i i i B2 i; fl : ul i i EB a months’ later t | District. Attorney zB McGeehan of Bronx county but was suspended from duty. Finest Traditions of Legitimate Stage Preserved by Star Appearing Here 1S FIRST VISIT TO BISMARCK About Time Sullivan and Corbett Fought By J. HARVEY GIBBONS ‘William Hodge, who appears at the Auditorium this evening, is a bequest of the stage that existed before the period of the silver tinsel. He has come down from the days when the spoken drama demanded born mas- ters of mimic life and then developed them into celebrities whose claim to Public renown was in their genius. The stage still was in the age of mas- terful portrayal of character roles, when mellow comedy teamed with wit and the color and action of tragedy conformed to a true appreciation of psychology. In other words, he is an flapper type was added to the play bill and the stage became flippant. Hodge arrived in Bismarck Tues- ‘day evening, coming from: Billings on & tour from the coast eastward. He here to Fargo. It was, pos- first visit to Bismarck. He was booked here years ago, but his & conflict of dates in comedy. There are so type of actor left since Robson and Mrs. Fiske are re- called, it is difficult to add to the enumeration. Hodge recaliedafundof memories in his morning remi at the Pat- terson. When he started His career he can’t definitely recall, except that it was when Jim Corbett knocked out mighty John L. Sullivan at.New Or- leans. Hodge's recollection is keen * on the fact that it was at the time of |: CANADA IS GROWING 76 Boats Tied Up in Montr Harbor as Elevators Are Filled to Capacity Ottawa, May 8.—(}—Congestion of Gan SRnRGIAR Dis JOSE SOIRE 10> wenty-six boats loaded 100 bushels of grain are await- ing unloading in Montreal where the elevators holding approx- imately 13,000,000 bushels are filled to capacity. e HT § ! ! Thinks He Started as Thespian | ° Governs Hawaii Here is President Hoover's first island gubernatorial appointee — Lawrence M. Judd of Honolulu, who has been named to succeed Wallace R, Far- rington as governor of Hawaii. Far- rington, completing his second term, desires retirement. Judd is a Honolu- Iu_ supervisor, former territorial senate president and head of a large meat distribuiing firm. TRAPPERS ORGANIZE TO RESCUE BALLOON OF NORTH DAKOTAN Navy Craft Traveled 900 Miles to Win First; Schlosser's Bag Sailed 360 Newcomb. N. Y., May 8.—(?)—A party of trappers was organized today to salvage the balloon in which two aeronauts dropped into the wilds of the Adirondacks four days ago. E. J. Hill and Arthur G. Schlosser, “ ‘V formerly of Grand “| Forks, crew of the } Detroit Times entry jin the national , elimination balloon race, emerged yes- terday from the . Wilderness where | they wandered two days beset by hun- ger and cold seek. ing their way back 73 to civilization. =# ‘Their appearance Schlosser accounted for the last of the 12 balloons which took off from Pittsburgh, Pa.. last Saturday to qualify for the in- eee ternational balloon race. : Navy balloon No. % 1 which traveled approximately 900 miles to land on Prince Edward Is- land was credited with being the win- ner. Unofficial fig- ced =the ures pla Goodyear VII which landed at Keesc- ville, N. ¥., 405 miles, second. Hill and Schlosser drifted about 380 miles. The winners of first and second place are qualified as international entries. INFATUATED BANKER > HOOTS ANOUR, SELF Los Angeles, May 8.—()—Frank J. Williams, financier, today lay dead from a self-inflicted bullet wound and Miss Peggy Troxel, 18, w: wounded at the girl's residence here last night. The financier, who was president of a securities company here and an officer in other Southern California » had been divorced by his wife and was infatuated with Miss dead {Blane RESERVATIONS MAY BLOCK REPARATION Proposals of Owen Young Are Threatened by Rupture of Strong Entente He Formed TONED SCHACHT PLAN DOWN Alteration of Spa Settlements Rouse Britons, but Diplo- macy May Win Paris, May 8.—(?)—German and British reservations threatened today to block an agreement on the repara- tions proposals of Owen D. Young, American spokesman. The reservations destroyed much of the strength of Mr. Young’s former position of having Great Britain, Ja- pan. Italy and Germany lined up solidly behind him, a position to which many believed France and Belgium eventually would have had to acquiesce. Mr. Young, aware that a single mis-step now might spell the irrevo- cable failure of the three-months old conference, stepped gingerly in the maize of conflicting national inter- ests, attempting maneuvers which might see his newly launched pro- posals past the shoals which threat- ened them. Two Maneuvres Explained Despite the secrecy which had characterized the negotiations of the Past few days two phases of these maneuvres were evident, first, post- ponement of the time when the Ger- man reservations would be handed in (Continued on page six) RACE WITH DEATH IS LOST DESPITE PLANE Eau Claire Publisher Dies as Touring Daughter Prepares to Fly to Bedside Eau Claire, Wis, May 8—(?)— While his daughter returning from Europe prepared to fly to his bed- side, Charles W. Fiske, publisher of the Eau Claire Morning Leader and the Eau Claire Evening Telegram, died here today of pneumonia. He was 66. ‘When he became seriously ill a cable was sent to Micss Fiske aboard ship and she prepared to fly home from New York. New York, May 8—()—Dorothy Fiske, who was hurrying from France to the bedside of her father in Eau Claire, Wis., lost her race with death. A radiogram reaching her yesterday on shipboard told her her father's condition was serious and she im- mediately chartered a plane to take her to Chicago. This morning, just before she took off from Roosevelt Field she received telegram informing her that her ther had died. She started on the air journey, however. MAIL PLANE PILOT IS KILLED FLYING BLIND 3s Cheyenne, Wyo., May 8.—(#)—Ivan Heuston, Denver, pilot on the Denver- Cheyenne air mail route, was found amidst the wreckage of his 10 miles south of here today. Heuston had teen missing since 7 a o'clock last night, when he passed over the local airfield. He was un- of the dense fog. Houston apparently lost his way in gland’s Truce TIGERMAN AND BRITISH |MOTT’S $80,000 SCHOOL BOND ISSUE VOTED FOR, 196 TO 65 School District, Covering Four t Townships, and City of Mott, Out of Debt TENTATIVE PLANS ARE MADE | Educational System to Be Re-| organized Upon Comple- tion of New Building (Special To The Tribune) Mott. N. Dak., May 8—Mott will issue $80,000 bonds for the erection of an additional high school building. This was decided yesterday when Mott citizens, in a special lection, voted 196 to 65 in favor of issuing the bonds. The local school board plans to sell these bonds to the state school fund at five per cent unless lower bids are received, members say. The school district, which covers four townships as well as the city of Mott, is out of debt. ‘Tentative plans for the new build- ing already have been submitted to the local school board by Ira L. Rush, Minot architect. The building will in- clude accommodations for a senior high school, science laboratories, and @ combination auditorium and gym- nasium. The auditorium and gym- nasium, in the basement, will be! large enough to seat 850. A large stage also will be built in the audi- torium. Completion of the building is pected by the end of the present y ‘The new building is necessitated by an increase in school attendance, which required two additional teach- ers this year. Reorganization of the school system with junior and senior high schools is expected after the completion of the structure. The building will be used as a con- vention hall for county ‘and district meetings held here. HEFLIN FLAYS ORDER BARRING REPORTERS FROM SINCLAIR CELL ‘Time for Those in Authority to a7 Veteran Named | Indian Official For 27 years A. G. McMillan, above, has been in the Indian Service of the government. Now he has been named superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, numbering more than 100,000 and constituting more than one-third of the nation’s In- dians. McMillan is the first super- intendent to be chosen from the ranks. GIL PAVES WAY FOR RELIGIOUS PEACE IN STRIFE-TORN NATION; Mexican President Makes Over- ture to Hierarchy Leader for Conference Mexico City, May 8.—(@)—President Emilio Portes Gil has opened a door through which diplomatic negotia- tions for settlement of his country’s church-state strife may be ap- proached. In a signed statement published to- day he said: “If Archbishop Ruiz (Monsignor Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores, archbishop of Michoacan and a lead- er of the Mexican Roman Catholic hierarchy) should desire to discuss with me the way to bring about co- Stop Truckling to Million- aire Criminals’ Washington, May 8.— (AP) — The order of Washington jail officials ba operation in the moral effort to bet- ter the Mexican people which he de- sires, I shall have no objection to talking with him on the subject.” Archbishop Ruiz recently gave out @ statement published in the United The Weather Fair tonight and Thursday, not . much change, near f1 PRICE FIVE CENTS PRESIDENT HOOVER'S. | WISHES ARE IGNORED BY REPUBLICAN BLOG | North Dakota Senators Among Republicans Voting Against the Administration COMPLICATES FARM RELIEF Leaders Convinced Plan Will Be Eliminated in Senate-House Body Conference Washington, May 8.—()—The sen- ate overrode the wishes of President Hoover today and voted to retain the export debenture plan in the farm relief bill. A combination of Democrats and Republican independents defeated a move by administration leaders to eliminate the plan voted into the farm bill by the senate agricultural com- mittee. The farm bill itself still is to be voted upon. The vote was 47 to 44. The debenture plan would provide for the issuance of certificates of ex- Porters of surplus crops in an amount, equal to one-half the tariff on the crop exported. In the case of cotton, on which there is no tariff duty, the debenture rate would be 2 cents a pound. De- benture certificates would be for cash in the payment of import duties. Is Optional Remedy The debenture section would give the proposed farm board the option of invoking the plan. It would not compel the board to use it. A graduated reduction of debenture rates would be provided for use when- ever overproduction might be fore- cast in debenturable products. Thirteen Republicans voted against the administration motion to clim- inate the debenture provision. Only two Democrats voted with the | Republican administration group. Those voting for retention of the debenture were: Republicans—Blaine, Borah, Brook- hart, Frazier, Howell, Johnson, LaFol- (Continued on page six) FARMER DISCOVRES INDIAN'S SKELETON |Remains of Century-Old Giant Warrior of Prairies Found in Cairn of Rocks Watford City, N. D., May &—(%)— The “skeleton in armor” immortalized iby the poet Longfellow, has a near ring newspapermen from Harry F,|States which said “the church and | Counterpart here today in the mortal Sinclair's prison house, was attacked in the senate today by Senator Hef- lin, of Albama, who said it was “time for those in authority to stop truck- ling to millionaire criminal Heflin declared Sinclair, whom he described as “this thief who stole from the government,” should be ac- corded no special privileges. “The press will not be permitted to go to his cell and write about him.” Heflin declared. “But a poor boy would not have such protection or such a shield thrown about him as has been thrown about this million- prisoner. “Oh, when will the day come when our authorities will stop this defer- ence to millionaire criminals. Let them wear the stripes like any other “Don't you approach the cell of Sinclair, these reporters are told. You will disturb him; he's taking a nap.” FARGO JUDGE FINES RECKLESS DRIVERS Henry Aalgaard and Richard Ludwickson Crash; Anton Smedstad Injured Fargo. N. D. May 8—(?)—Henry Aalgaard and Richard Ludwickson, drivers of cars which collided here Sunday, resulting in injuries to An- ton L. Smedstad which are expected its ministers are ready to cooperate to the fullest extent for the better- ment of the Mexican people.” It was in answer to this President Portes Gil spoke. There was some speculation here as to how broad a spirit of concilia- tion the president's statement might point. Settlement of the controversy beween the church and the Mexican government apparently has hinged, since the rupture became open in 1926, on some modification of ar- rangement of the national religious laws which would permit the clergy to exericse its offices without con- flict with its own ecclesiastical con- ceptions. The specific point has been regis- tration of the priests which the gov- ernment has required and the episco- pate refused to allow. The episco- pate authorized all priests in Mexico to abandon their posts rather than comply, the result being that since 1926 no services have been conducted by priests in Catholic churches throughout Mexico. The significant thing, observers thought was that an emissary of the church had approched the Mexican government from some distance and found a not too cold reception. The door, it was believed, certainly was open to further negotiation. Crash Shock Causes Langer to Seek Bed A slight general shock received in to prove fatal, were found guilty of | home reckless driving by Police Magistrate . A. Leonard today. were fined $100 each and sen- -—-? é i | : | i lin til ; bet ; i i i | i ‘ [ 3 i | i f i — ; i & ga remains of an Indian warrior, found this morning buried under a thin cavern of rocks 20 miles east of this city. The find was.made by Daniel Har- ter, farmer, who was searching the vicinity for arrow heads and other relics of the days of the redman. Such relics are not uncommon in the neighborhood. The complete skeleton was un- earthed, and the bones were pro- nounced undoubtedly that of a brave of a century or more ago by Coroner Harry Larson and Dr. P. O. C. J son, who were summoned to shallow grave and its occupant. death had resulted natural causes or whether the sentinel of the prairies had met his fate in battle could not be ascer- tained. The cairn of rocks which served as the warrior’s mound had evidently prevented for a century the scattering of the bones by the ele- ments or by wild beasts. The skeleton was brought to Wat- ford City, and as yet no arrangements for its disposal have been made. The man in life had been of giant struc- FARGO CLERIG FACES SYONESS LBEL SI Fargo, N. D., May 8.—(#)—Unless Rev. C. W. Finwall makes a “full and complete retraction” by midnight Pri- day, libel suit will be filed him Saturday, Francis Murphy, former Police |