The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 18, 1929, Page 1

North Dakota’e Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1929 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘ The Weather Unsettled and cooler Saturday partly ae PRICE FIVE CENTS NORTHWEST GRAIN COOPERATIVE INCORPORATES INQUEST BY CORONER FAILS 10 FIX BLAME FOR FATAL ACCIDENT Automobile Crash Sunday Took Lives of Two Young Men, Hurt Two Others Shawnee Case Joins ‘I’m Alone’ Incident as Subject of Diplomacy: CRAFT CALLED RUM RUNNER Captain Macleod Says Shots 16 WITNESSES QUESTIONED) Were Fired After He Had Hoisted British Flag Jurors Conclude Lloyd J. DeLong) wenington, Oct. 18.—U)—Assist- Met His Death When Car Hit Girders A Morton county coroner's inquest this morning fatled to fix blame for the automobile accident Sunday on the bridge spanning the Missouri riv- er here which took the lives of two young men and injured two others. Lioyd J. DeLong, 21, and Phillip J. Koch, Jr., 24, received fatal injuries in the crash and Joe Ferderer, Man- dan, and Harold J. DeLong, Bis- marck, suffered minor hurts. Sixteen witnesses appeared at the inquest, which was conducted at the Morton county court house at 10 o'clock, and were questioned by Cor- oner J. K. Kennelly, and State's At- torney Louis H. Connolly. Sheriff Henry Handtmann was present. The coroner's jury, made up of Robert Cummins, A. J. Sylvester, and Charles Toman, Jr., all of Mandan, concluded that Lloyd J. DeLong met his death Se aie Leger bridge spanni ie Missou! iver between Bismarck and Mandan when the car in which he was riding struck steel girders on the side of the bridge ‘and was subsequently wrecked. Morton county officials investigat- ed only the death of DeLong, how- ever, as Koch died in Burleigh coun- ty. (Continued on page nine) FITTS THREATENING GRAND JURY ACTION Wife of Witness Indicted .for Perjury Partially Corrob- orates Husband Shawnec, has been indicted by a fed- Los Angeles, Oct. 18—(7)—A prose- hung over another defense witness in the Alexander Pantages case today; as the multi-millionaire theater man continued his fight against the charge that he criminally assaulted Eunice Pringle, 17-year-old dancer. District Attorney Buron Fitts inti- mated the grand jury may review testimony given by Mrs. Floy Biffle yesterday, partially corroborating the | sworn statements of her husband, Garland Biffle, who was indicted on ® perjury charge Wednesday after giving evidence considered favorable to the theater man. After giving her testimony Mrs. Biffle broke down and implored court officials not to take her to jail. a arrested my husband; are to arrest me?” she cried. Believe ‘Fire Bug’ Responsible for Hotel Holocaust Tak- who they the fire § f ee gE PELL i i ii Biffle was fied he saw Miss Pringle and Nich- olas Duneav, author of the dancer's vaudeville skit, enter the Pantages the day of the al- i sf i : i i if i James i i gE il a Hi i i Fr gilts alli tt it i i li i rll Hy i iH ill g Hi I; f iF HE H i i ill [. Hf Sg fil fe i i th ie AS La athe etc z E Eg i 3 it Fé & : i i if H ! | ii Mh ite! z #2 as Fz to iF i F MacLeod, of the Canadian ship; CANADA ASKS FOR REPORT ON COAST GUARD FIRING AT BOAT oe | ‘Pooh-Pooh,’ Bible | |. Is Quoted in Court | e e Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 18.—(#)—Course in Bible study is to supplement Blackstone in the legal education of Prosecutor Joseph 8. Raw- | lings. Rawlings had considered Black- “Pooh-pooh.” muttered Benjamin the talesmen straggled to the jury The defendant was acquitted first ballot. “Psalms 104:15: ‘Wine, that mak- | the minister as he left the court room. ‘CONVERSATIONS ARE ‘MACDONALD’S PLAN | INNEXT PEACE MOVE | Says Neither Britain Nor U. S. Desire to Impose Will on World Outside . . 18.—)}—Conversa- tions with France, Italy and Japan, in the same informal manner which characterized his talks with President | Hoover. will be Premier Ramsay Mac- Donaki’s next step in his crusade for glad the heart of man’ ” quoted | POTTER'S COUNSEL FILES APPEAL FOR NEW MURDER TRIAL! Charge McFarland Erred in Granting Change of Venue to McLean County A IS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE jCameron Reiterates Charges That Judge Jansonius Also Made Several Errors Charging that Judge R. G. Mc- Farland erred in granting the state's motion for a change of venue from Burleigh to McLean county in addi- {Judge Fred Jansonius, Raymond E. Potter filed an appeal to the state supreme court for a new trial with the Burleigh county clerk of court this afternoon. Potter is serving a life sentence in the state penitentiary following his conviction in a trial at Washburn in July for the first degree murder of Oliver Webb in Bismarck last Oc- tober. Scott Cameron, Potter's counsel, charges the state in a series of affi- davits showed that McLean was no better a place for the trial than Bur- leigh county. Affidavits signed by several prominent Bismarck residents were introduced: by the state before Judge McFarland alleging that Bur- leigh, McLean, and other counties were not suitable for a fair trial be- cause the Bismarck Tribune, which saturates those counties with its cir- culation, carried such detailed re- leaders | ports of the first trial. charges that * | several i ! g i ef tl | [ t & ry | ; i g 5 i | | i [ i li ! 1 ie | % 5 Ht i Hl Li 32 “These affidavits in no way consti- tuted cause for a change of venuc ‘from Burleigh to McLean county,” | Cameron said today. “If a change of venue were to be made, the trial should have been moved to some county outside the fourth judicial district, as the state asked originally.” Besides charging Judge McFarland with error, Cameron reiterates Judge Jansonius made errors. Judge Jansonius re- tion to errors during the trial by! counsel for | INSIX MONTHS MADE BY RUM SYNDICATE |Huge Sum Paid for Bribery, Ships and Liquor, Ac- count Books Show HOOKED UP WITH AL CAPONE Wilkinson Denounces Banks and Lawyers Who Aided Gi- gantic Booze Ring Detroit, Oct. 18.—(#)—Federal in- dictments against 42 men said to havi ‘been involved in two huge liquor syn- 'dicates operating out of New York, ; Detroit and Chicago were returned by '@ grand jury today. Fifteen of the alleged conspirators already have been arraigned according to John R. Watkins, district attorney. Undercover agents worked for six {months as bona fide members of the {syndicate to collect evidence. | They assisted in loading contra: band on freight cars consigned to New York. At all times the govern- ment men acted as bona fide rum runners and enjoyed the confidence of their associates. Designate 2 Syndicates The two syndicates are designated by the agents as the Sam Rosenfield and Sam Miller rings. Both Rosenfield and Miller are now free under bond. Eight members of the former ring have been arrested. The marshal's office has warrants for i1 others of the ring. Three members of the Rosenfield ring have been ar- rested and are free on bond while warrants are out for nine other al- leged conspirators. Used Rail and Truck The indictments charge specifically ithat these men conspired to violate the tariff act and the national prohi- bition laws from January 1 to Sep- tember 18, smuggling liquor into the United States from Canada by boat and then distributing it to Chicago, New York and Toledo by rail and fused to grant a new trial on a mo- | truck. tion made by Cameron a short time SS trial. 7 Notice of appeal was served on prosecuting attorneys this morning. Charles Fisher, clerk of court, is expected to forward the appeal to the supreme court ‘n the near future. MAX MANFATALLY BURNED BY BLAST IN OIL. PUMPHOUSE D. J. Grant Succumbs to Burns Received as Gasoline Fumes Explode Minot, N. D., Oct. 18—(#)—D. J. ieleees a Ex i i F; Most of the importations consisted of beer which was taken to Chicago and Toledo by truck. New York was the principal market for whisky, gin and champagne. ‘The undercover agents stated they were employed to run the liquor in their own boats for the syndicate. Pleets of boats with an aggregate ca- pacity of more than 2,000 cases a trip were used by the syndicate. Govern- ment trucks also were pressed into service to carry the liquor, according to the agents. New York, Oct. 18.—i.?:—Entries in @ small black account book showing | $2,000,000 profits in six months, huge sums paid for bribery, ships and li- (Continued on page nine.) | Stimson Named Chief American Spokesman In London Navy Meet Washington, Oct. 18—(4)—Secre- tary Henry L. Stimson, who took a leading part in the recent Anglo- American naval discussion, has been There have been no indica- the president's views on the the commission that is to rep- the Washington government. however, a strong im- here, that no other delegates el z g & es $9,000,000 PROFITS ‘sc pss | | Believe It or Not, Texas Guinan Loses | . Los Angeles, Oct. 18.—(4)—Texas ;Guinan, night club character, lost her suit for $105,000 damages against the Los Angeles Railway company yesterday. The company contended it was not responsible for damage caused by one! of its trucks which collided with Miss | Guinan’s automobile and assertedly caused her to be injured. Texas sued | for $5,000, designated as the loss of @ week's salary, and $100,000 addi- | tional damages. NATIONALIST TROOPS MUTINY: FOREIGNERS FIND REFUGE AT SBA. | ° ' | i | { | | Six Americans Evacuate Wuhu | as Feng Forces Attempt $100,000 Extortion Shanghai, Oct. 18—(4)—Advices from the city of Wuhu, in the prov- ince of Anhwei, today indicated some Nationalist government troops had mutinied there this morning but were driven from the city. Latest reports said Wuhu was quiet and that all the foreigners there were sate. It was authoritatively learned all the foreigners imciuding about six Americans evacuated the city and went aboard the Japanese and Brit- ish gunboats. The foreigners in- cluded 70 Japanese and 30 of other nationalities. | Authentic accounts of what took place at Wuhu indicated the trouble started when the Nationalist govern- ment attempted to disarm a contin- gent of troops belonging to Feng Chen-Wu. chairman of the Anhwei of his doubtful allegiance. Feng’s troops also were reported to have attempted to extort $100,000 Mexican from the residents of Wuhu which was refused. The opened fire on the city at three o'clock this morning and carried out looting to an extent not yet known. Loyal Nationalist gov- ernment forces stationed in the city {clashed with the revolters and after a day of fighting and disorders drove them from the city. ‘uhu is only 50 miles from Nan- king and it was understood that the: Nanking government was rushing ad- ditional forces by motor trucks. As a precautionary measure the British naval authorities have ordered H. M. 8. Ladybird to Wuhu from Kiukiang and also H. M. 8. Gnat from Nanking. iAGED WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER Eighty-Day Stay Granted in the Mrs. Pearl Burgess Case After Jury Reports Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 18.—(#)—A jury of 11 men and one woman early today found Mrs. Pearl Burgess, 52, guilty of the murder of Mrs. Etta Fairchild, 76-year-old inmate of an 5 I “ } REEN CELEBRITIES WORRIED ASU. S. PROBES POCKETBOOKS ‘traveling expenses jplaced under the heading of “en- tga! 83. € Liquor Bills Listed on Income! i] Tax Report as ‘Salary for Business’ TAX COUNSELOR IS INDICTED; | Rod LaRocque, Dorothy Mac-| kaill and William Haines Among Stars Affected Los Angeles, Oct. 18.—(AP)—Ap- prehension hung heavily over the Hollywood motion picture colony to- day as a result of filing by the fed- eral government of a bill of par- ticulars naming a half dozen screen celebrities as clients of Marjorie Berger, Hollywood tax counselor, charged with making illegal deduc- tions from income tax statements | prepared for her customers. Liquor bills, presents for a wife, and parental gifts were among expenditures which the government says Miss Berger tertainment,” “advertising and pub- licity,” and “salary for business manager.” Statements prepared by Miss Ber- ger, which were cited in the bill, included those of Rod La_Rocque,) Mitchell Lewis, Dorothy Mackaill, William Haines, Robert W. B. Browne, and George Marion, Jr., playwright. Miss Berger has been indicted on seven counts and in the case of Tom Mix, cowboy star, the actor was ramed as a conspirator. She is free under $10,000 bond pending trial next week. Liquor bills, covering the major part of an item of $1,444.66, were listed in La Roque’s statement as for “entertainment,” the govern- ment charges. Under “advertising and publicity” Lewis was charged with concealing expenditure of $378.76 for liquor in 1926. Other items in returns prepared ty Miss Berger alleged to have been fraudulently deducted were: $396 in the return of George Marion under the heading “advertising” which was used to buy cigarette cases for his wife; $13,500 in La Roque’s return listed as “salary for business man- ager” which was a gift to his mother, AL SMITH MAY SEEK PEE Ni Declines to State Whether He/ Has 1934 Senatorial Ambitions BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES P. A. LEE FROM GRAND FORKS Buying and Marketing Grains, Seeds and Grain Prod- ucts Planned TO OWN CROP TERMINALS Full Cooperation With Federal Farm Body Indicated by Clause St. Paul, Oct. 18—(—The Co- operative Farmers Northwest Grain corporation, incorporated for $6,000,- 000, filed articles of incorporation with Secretary of State Mike Holm today. The papers arrived in the office just after it closed yesterday and were filed this morning. Names of 52 di- rectors appear in the articles. Min- nesota, North and South Dakota and Montana are represented on the board. Incorporators are Rodger M. Stubbs, S. S. Beach, Oscar A. Olson, Albert Immer, Theodore Frederick- son. J. E. Brin, N. F. Leines, and A, F. Nelson. The board of directors includes P. A. Lee of Grand Forks, secretary of the North Dakota Farmers-Grain Dealers association, the State Farme ers’ Elevator Cooperative, and other members of this group. Lee also is one of the 16 directors tentatively named for the federal farm board's new $20,000,000 grain corporation. To Study National Co-op Lee and two other directors of the Northwest organization, F. H. Sloan, Sioux Falls, and A. F. Nelson, Min- neapolis, both representing the South Dakota farmers’ elevator group, will attend the Chicago meeting Oct. 25 at which the federal farm board will continue its study of the National Grain Co-op. It is expected that, when organization of the national system is completed, some way will be worked out by which it can assist, and cooperate with the northwest corporation in buying and market- ing grain. The articles of incorporation con- vey broad powers, authorizing the buying and selling of grains and seeds and grain products from th2 elevator associations, and the mar- keting of these products through such channels as are deemed advisable. Authority also is given to finance the purchases from the elevators and for borrowing money for this purpose. Another clause empowers the corpor- ation to buy or otherwise acquire terminal storage facilities and such other real or personal property as is needed in the conduct of its business. New York. Oct. 18.—\)}—Under the headline “Smith's mind open on can- didacy in 1932 national race.” the New York World today published the following: The Democratic presidential nomi- nation in 1932 is not a closed book for Alfred E. Smith. “Governor,” he was asked, “is it true that you will seek to enter the senate in 19342” Mr. Smith declined to answer the question for the record. “Have you determined not to run for president again?” Mr. Smith did answer that question and this is what he said: “A man never gets anywhere or ac- complishes much if he makes his plans too far in advance. I have never made definite plans for the fu- ture. I have never gone about it that way. What I have done has sort of come my way. I have never deter- mined matters long in advance. You cannot tell what is going to happen in the future, what may occur in be- tween times. And to count on what you will do at some distant time is, Daughter Objected to Mother Going Out and Meeting People, She Says Hl i Hy i iH i : s | ie [ iF | e E i Lt é EER a aE EG f i i i i i & £ i 5 [ rH : 8 bagi i z ; LF if i é f 2 é i & i at Be i E i et | i | i i i HED af e 3 3 re oe Cooperate With Board nticipation of full cooperation with the federal farm board is shown in a clause in which the directors are “expressly authorized to enter into such agreements, stipulations and arrangements with the federal farm board as may be ad- visable for obtaining, securing, pro: tecting. safeguarding and insuring the payment of loans made to this corporation by said board.” Of its initial capital and to estab- lish substantial credit, the associa- tion will issue 300.000 shares of stock, each share to carry a voting mem- bership at $20 par per share. The directors will meet within 30 days to elect officers, adopt by-laws and perfect their organization. Place of the meeting has not been stipulated but it probably will be in Minnesota. Divide State Inte Districts Under the articles, each state is divided into 10 districts each repre- sented by a director. There also are three directors at large from each York; Charles Bockter, Garber, Fortuna; A. L. eek ie i [ } i milly