The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 21, 1929, Page 1

| North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper NSTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1929 The Weather. Partly cloudy tonight and Sun- ' i day, Cooler Sunday. PRICE FIVE CENTS) YOUTH ADMITS COMPLICITY IN $512,000 THEFT STATE WILL CLEAR |["MaeDonaid Friend || EMBARGO ON GRAIN SHOW OFF OF 1206 ~ MILES OF HIGHWAY Nighway Department Will Pay Maximum of $25 a Mile ‘ for Clearing Work COUNTIES TO PAY THE REST Two Trucks, Four Plows and Two Tractors Are Used in Bismarck District Details of the snow removal pro- gram to be launched by the state highway department this year in co- operation with various counties, now are being worked out by the depart- ment’s division engineers and county officials, Maintenance Engineer T. G. Plomasen said today. ‘The state will keep open 1,205 nt counties will continue it at their own . In the event the snowfall is termined until count: had opportunity to pass on the state's If some counties join in the effort they will have to purchase additional machinery and it is felt that this may act asa ber to their cooperation. investment. ly has indicated its will- trucks and keep SHIPPING PROBABLE, WPDONNELL WARNS Grain at Minneapolis and Du- luth-Superior Passes the Saturation Mark SHIPMENT BODY TO MEET State Railroad Commissioner Thinks Embargo Might Be Placed Monday Warning that an embargo on grain shipments to Duluth-Superior and Probably to Minneapolis may be Placed Monday was issued to North when | Dakota farmers and elevator men to- DISTRIBUTING AUTOS BUT MOVES TO FARGO Moving Headquarters Is Made Necessary by Larger Ter- ritory Allotted Firm Announcement that the Lahr Mo- day by C. W. McDonnell, chairman of the state railroad board. McDonnell today was informed that the Duluth local terminal grain com- mission at a meeting red shee mended an embargo on Duluth-Superior. say Stocks at Head-of-Lakes elevators on Sept. 18 were 32,968,000 bushels. The elevators had empty space for 2,788,000 bushels but cars on the track totaled 3,267,000 bushels in addition to 1,974 carloads, or approximately 3,000,000 bushels more, were in transit destined for Duluth. On Sept. 14, stocks at Minneapolis totaled 43,703,595 bushels which, after deducting 10 per cent for working space and adding 3,804,000 bushels for 2.536 cars on track Sept. 17, left a shortage of 5,039,295 bushels of avail- elevators but even when their capac- ity was considered the net shortage “jof storage facilities at Minneapolis i E i oi! FEeNES BELGE belted os 3 i i | i i : gu la | Pr z | : ! | aT] FR ‘was placed at 618,753 bushels. In a dition, 1,644 cars were in transit to Minneapolis, From this showing, McDonnell said, it appear probable that the grain committee of ®| builders, Bardo said, SHIPBUILDERS SPENT $143,000 IN CAPITAL T0 AID BILL PASSAGE Schwab to Face Senate Inquiry Committee on the Geneva Arms Conference TO PROBE ABOUT SHEARER Huge Sum Intended to Speed Authorization of the Mer- chant Marine Act ‘Washington, Sept. 21.—()—Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the board of the Bethelehem Steel corporation, was called upon by the senate committee investigating the activities of Ameri- can shipbuilders at the unsuccessful Geneva arms limitation conference in 1927 to tell today what he knows about the employment there of Wil- lam B. Shearer, big navy advocate. Whether he would be questioned about the new angle of the inquiry developed at the opening sessions, the expenditure of $143,000 here by a group of shipbuilders during congres- sional consideration of the Jones- White merchant marine act, was not disclosed. The Washington activities of the ship building interests were brought into the hearing unexpectedly during the examination of Clinton L. Bardo, president of the New York Shipbuild- ing company, a subsidiary of the American Brown Boveri Electric cor- poration. The $143,000 spent in Washington, he testified, was intended to speed up Passage of the Jones-White measure, which was enacted about a year ago. He said $102,000 of this amount was expended by the Trans-oceanic com- pany, another subsidiary of the Brown Boveri Electric corporation, which at the time was projecting a four-day transatlantic service. The remainder, he told the committee, was furnished by the Newport News cor- Poration, which contributed $10,000; the Bethlehem corporation, $1000; the Sun Shipbuilding company $5,000; the Worthington Pump and Machine company $2,500; the General Electric corporation, $5,000; Babcock ana Wil- cox company, $5,000; and the West- inghouse tric and Manufacturing company $4,500. Chairman Shortridge of the investi- gating committee, announced ‘would follow up this disclosure with a move to have officials of those com- panies summoned for questioning about their expenditures. The ship- trow employ Frank Lord “to keep us informed, run errands, and get us facts not carried (Continued on Page 6) $8,000 IN CURRENCY S bites Ii ie | F a | i r l ; 2 : : t | : i | 4 fil s vl 828 SEIZED BY BANDITS Minnesota Bank Employes and Patrons Forced to Lie on Floor During Looting z i F i fief i 1 iu Hit Ht I i i ee ze : ae iE Hi i i ; E iF i a HT A | : : : La SA nil a il Hj Five Children Orphaned by Gastonia Mob ae These five children, all under 12, were left orphans when their mother, Mrs. Ella May Wiggins. a former cotton mill worker, was killed when an anti-communist mob fired on a truck as she and other strikers were en route to South Gastonia to attend a communist meeting. Seven men were arrested by authorities on charges of mur- der of the woman. Above, left to right. are Albert. 3; Myrtle. 11, holding Chalady, 13 months; Millic, 6, and Clyde, 8. Mrs. Wigg ins is shown in the inset. Detroit Night Club Blaze Death _ _ List Mounts as Probe Is Started GERMAN MYSTERY WARSHIP CAPABLE HIGH-SPEED CRUISE Seems Destined to Play Impor- tant Part in Future Naval Limitation Pacts Washington, Sept. 21.— (7) —Ger- many's new mystery warship, a 10,000- | ton craft mounting six 11-inch guns and capable of a wide cruising radius he | at high speed, seems destined to play an important part in any future naval Umitation conference that deals with capital fighting ships. In the judgment of some American naval officers this would be especially 80 if there should be a move in 1936 to abolish the battleship. With Germany possessing six ships of the characteristics of the one now completed, it is argued in naval cir- cles, the other sea powers would be unable to do away with their own capital ship fleets without changes in the present agreement, which fixes eight inches as the limit of the bore of guns to be mounted on other than batt . Under the terms of the treaty of Versailles Germany is permitted to m. While comparatively little is known about the new German craft by the other navies, it is the German claim that its new design is entirely prac- | Che! tleal. If such is the case it has made @ big advance in warship design and one that may factor in future capital ship limitation conferences.. SINCLAIR CLEMENCY RESTS WITH HOOVER sre: s Wi » Sept. 21.—(P)—Unless cong tage ly ee F R ry the recommendations of his attorney Harry F. Sinclair and his associate, Henry Mason Day. will have to serve out their jail terms for the shadowing incident dur- the Faii-einctair® oll conspiracy a Eye H 3 i if See | aE g a j i i i ii “ rE i i E EE | i 1 | : | if HF i fi I tel il H i F | i He gag pee ' i ze i + nota a make the nation aj‘ getvocioboe hi noe- NONPARTISANS 10 - : “| HOLD 3 MEETINGS FOR ORGANIZATION | Lack of Fire Escape in Building | Thoresen and Langer Sched- Involves Four Depart- uled to Follow Organizers’ ments in City Work With Addresses edy in Cabaret BLAME CLOAKROOM GIRL it, Sept, 21—()— Prichroprerlpan cer mgentgpe eed | ghizst,of the organization meetings Friday swept the Study club, a of the Nonpartisan league, leading up | Detroit cabaret, was increased to | ‘© the platform committee meeting to | 90 this morning. be held in Bismarck in October and ‘Repe the state convention in February, will The latest death was that of | be conducted in three towns next Mrs. Helen Snyder, wife of Stuart week, it Alfred Snyder, of Montreal. pS Pela isa Coan dua ea ee The gatherings follow efforts of or- Detroit, Mich., Sept. 21.- <P) —The | ganizers who, it was sald, have been death list in the fire which early Fri- | working in several counties for the day swept the Study club, popular | last 10 days. Favorable reports relative cabaret, mounted to 19 today with Pe cepanienton Lert received doubts being expressed for the recov- representatives. ‘T. H. Thoresen and William Langer, ery of 13 of the 37 injured still re-| Bismarck attorneys, will address the maining in hospitals. first of the which will be One of the injured, Rolland Lowe,(called at Mayville Wednesday. A of Detroit, died early today. Eight speaking program has been outlined the injured have been discharged, | to take place at 2 o'clock p.m., fol- while a majority of the others are lowing a banquet at noon. ported in a “temporarily serious con-| From Mayville the pair will proceed dition.” to Rolette, where they will deliver ad- Investigation ,of the fire today | dresses at an evening mecting Thurs- broadened to include four city de-)day. partments in its scope. The next day adherents of the party While Henry J. Garvin, a detective | will gather at some point in Bottineau inspector, tentatively placed the |county not yet designated. The Bis- blame for the tragedy on the cloak | marck men will speak at this meeting, room girl who is said to have opened | Object of the meetings will be to the front door when the flames were | stimulate enthusiasm among party first discovered on the first floor of |members and disseminate food for the club, County Prosecutor James | thought prior to the state convention. not It was said that no attempt at dis- cussion of possible candidates or poli- cles would be brought before the audiences. First evidence of political activity in the party was heard here the last week in August, when R. W. Frazier, Crosby, chairman of the executive committee, announced he would call two Pargoans, both of whom were well along on the road to fame, were near- wrecked. & z = BB i ef [ iH a it i 2 H 3 il i f E i z : il if f ef ak E af, i di bi ln at i i ! Ki aE Hi | BROKER'S EMPLOYE FAKED KIDNAPING IN NEW YORK ROBBERY Connived to Seize Negotiable Securities Delivered as Collateral for Loan PROMISED A $50,000 SHARE ‘Bigger Mind Behind the Theft,’ Police Commissioner Gro- ver Whalen Believes New York, Sept. 21.—()—Miltor Alter, 18-year-old messenger boy, to- day confessed to the police that he had been the tool of others in the theft yesterday of $512,000 in negotia- | ble securities from hsi employers, R. V. Hiscoe company, brokers. The boy, who had been employed by the brokerage house at a salary of $15 a week, said the robbery was di- rected by a man known to him as Jack Rosen. The lad said Rosen had urged upon him the easy opportunity {of making money. The urging was repeated yesterday before the boy visited the Guaranty Trust company to redeem with a $400,000 certified check, stocks and bonds worth $512,- 000 which had been deposited as col- lateral on a loan. “He said to me he needed money and that I should walk off with the loan,” the boy said, “and he then told me my father was to receive $50,000 as my share. Then I finally consented.” The boy said he delivered the secur= ities to Rosen, receiving from the man one dollar and directions to go to the Academy of Music in Brook- oe pace eine to Brooklyn and then elephone employers, saying had been kidnaped. . ssi In announcing the boy's confession, Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen said he believed Alter had j been induced to leave a former posi- {tion several weeks ago and go to work for the brokerage firm so that he could turn over to those who were using him, bonds and securities worth @ fortune. “I believe there is a bigger a |behind this theft,” wenlssioaee ‘WIDESPREAD StOcK EXCHANGE SCANDAL INVOLVES MILIONS Seven London Securities Sude denly Slump; Loss ts Esti- mated at $40,000,000 London, Sept. 21.—()—A wides spread stock exchange sensation with repercussions in many parts of Great. Britain developed today because of the slump of seven securities of the so-called Clarence Hatry group of companies to a small fraction of their Price two days ago. The stock exchange committee suse pended permission to deal in the stocks, after the slump was estimated, to have cost shareholders $40,000,000. It is understood the Bank of England. is taking a hand in efforts to meet | & difficult situation. It is feared ' losses will be widespread and that many stock brokers will be involved. Hatry consulted lawyers and on lice. This visit was equivalent vemntery arrest. be bs ry was a clerk in an insurance Office just before the world war, but was Sonling 18 millions before he was’