The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1930, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKUTA. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1930 The Weather Probably local showers tonight os Fri- day. Warmer tonight, cooler Friday. PRICE FIVE CEN'I'S WOMEN WHO GAVE SONS TO NATION WILL BE HONORED Each Will Plate Trowel of Mor- tar on Cornerstone of War Memorial CEREMONY SET FOR TUESDAY > Dignitaries of Nation and State to Form Escort of Honor, Committee Announces Gold star mothers of Burleigh county who gave the® sons to the nation’s cause on tz= battlefields of France in the World war will lay the cornerstone of the War Memorial Community building here at 4:30, Tuesday afternoon of the American Legion state convention. Every gold star mother in the coun- ty is desired to be present. The com- mittee in charge of this feature of the convention has not yet completed its list of them. It desires that each and every one, however, consider herself invited and appear for participation in_the exercises. Visiting dignitaries, here for the American Legion state convention, will be asked to form an escort of honor for the gold-star mothers at the ceremony. Among them will be Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, ©. L. Bodenhamer, national com- mander of the American Legion; Tru- bee Davisson, assistant secretary of war for aviation; Harry Hart, State Legion Commander; Jack Williams, North Dakota Legion adjutant, and other notables including leaders of the American Legion Auxiliary, both na- tional and state. In announcing the plans for the corner-stone laying the committee said it feels that the mothers of Bur- leigh county's war dead have a major terest in the building which was wected in memory of their sons. Members of the committee are on Shaft, John Bowers,, William antz and R. J, Kamplin. So that each gold star mother will have a hand in the exercises, it has been decided to have them all file by the stone and place a trowel of mor- tar on it. a itaries on Platform On the platform are expected to be the boards of city and county com- missioners, all of the war mothers, included athong them the gold-star mothers, the commanders of the Bis- marck and Regan posts, American \. Legion, the officers of the Bismarck and Regan units of the American Le- gion auxiliary, department and na- (Continued on page Eleven) MRS, W. B. THELAN, §2, DIES AT WILTON Wife of Physician There Victim of Bulbar Paraly: Na- y ' tive of Bohemia Mrs. W. B. Thelan, 52. wife of Dr. ‘W. B. Thelan, Wilton, died at the family residence at 7:45, Wednesday evening, of bulbar paralysis, with which she had been afflicted five years and which had caused her to lose her voice. Services were held atthe Catholic church at Wilton at 10 o'clock this morning. The body then was brought to Bismarck and will be taken east to St. Paul on No. 4 this evening. In- terment will take place in the family , burial plot in Calgary cemetery there. ‘Pallbearers at this morning's services ‘were Ed Thompson, Ed Kuhnert, T. A. Steffens, Al Hitt, L. Michel and H. Gray, all of Wilton. Mrs. Thelan was born in Prague, the capital of Czecho-Slovakia, then Bohemia, November 24, 1878, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Khroun. She came to St. Paul in 1888 and was graduated from Anker hospital, there, as registered nurse. In 1904 she was married to Dr. Thelan and in June of the same year they moved to Wilton. Mrs. Thelan leaves her husband, Gretchen, living at are Joe Khroun, Beleny, Wash.; John Khroun, St. James, Minn.; Mrs. Bar- bara Woods, Bakersfield, Calif.; and { “Mrs. Anna Mowers, Chicago. Minnesota Bandits Raid Another Bank 10 miles north of here, and fled with $1,500 in cash. News of the holdup was flashed to ‘Williams, was alone, forcing him to They took bank,” Williams jmade a million ‘n Wall street, then Tobbers fled in an old touring |sumption at more than a billion gal- OO Unhappiness Comes | In Wake of Riches | ———________—_—__ Jersey City, N. J., July 24.—(P)—A deckhand who earned $40 a month lost the most of it. Revelations as to the wealth of John E. Van Wie came: in court proceedings for reduction of annual alimony of $18,000 whico Mrs. Van Wie has been receiving. In a $15 a month flat, it was set forth, vhere was happiness on corned beef anc cab- bage. Then with savings of $3,000 Van Wie started in Wall street. In ten years he was worth $1,130,000. His wealth has shrunk to $144,861. CTY ADOPTS BUDGET WITHOUT PROVIDING FORPOLICEWOMAN Will First Try Out Community Building, Says Statement; Park Figures Set The city commission passed the annual budget at a meeting Wednes- day evening without any changes | from the figures announced last week.’ No taxpayers appeared to protest either the appropriations or the levy. ‘The park board also enacted its budget. The latter provides for an expenditure of $18,450, although $2,500 of this‘is a problematical item. It was entered as a precaution, based on the remote possibility that the city would have to buy some of the Jasz- kowiak tract on the northwestern outskirts of the city, so as to salvage the Indian village site and other at- tractive park sites, recently before the district court under condemnation Proceedings. The levy. is approxi- mately 2 mills, as last year. Must Raise $158,390 The city budget calls for a levy of $158,390, although the municipality will spend more than that, as last year, when it paid out more than $405,000. The $158,390 is for adminis- trative purposes and does not include fixed sinking-fund payments other- wise provided for. The tax levy to meet the ‘collection of the adminis- trative amount will be 18.125 mills or $18.12% per each $1,000 of asstes- ment. The budget makes no provision for an increase of the personnel of any of the departments. It passes up the Proposed appointment of a police- woman, brought up during recent imonths by some of the women's clubs. The reason for not considering that appointment at this time is largely due to inauguration of the community building during the en- suing year. The commission prefers to test out’ that activity first before undertaking any others entailing ex- Pense on the taxpayers. That much was said, in effect, in a statement which Mayor A. P. Lenhart submitted and which the commission endorsed. The citizens advisory committee was before the session and discussed the pending plans for south-side sur- face sewerage which have been hang- in gfire for months under threats of damage suits if heavy rains should cause property harm. WILL LAUNCH SUIT FOR WET PETITION Advocates of Prohibition Repeal to Test Law Governing Ini- tiative Proposals Efforts to place a proposal for re- Peal of the state prohibition laws on the ballot at November's general elec- tion will be taken to the courts Friday, A. J. Danielson of Minot, representing the committee petitioning for initia- tion of such a measure, said today. Mandamus proceedings to compel the secretary of state to put the re- peal measure on the ballot will be in- stituted by William Lemke, Fargo at- torney, Danielson said. Robert Byrne, secretary of state, to whom Danielson submitted more than the required 20,000 signatures to initiate the pro- Posal, refused recently to accept the were defective in that a number of Petitions did not contain affidavits, as the law requires. Danielson said constitutionality of the law requiring the affidavits will be challenged on the ground that the requirements for affidavits is an ob- struction of the law in gathering sig- natures. Byrne, after conferring with the attorney general, ruled there were insufficient signatures to initiate the measure. Under the statutes, each in- dividual petition must bear an affi- davit sworn to by the person collect- ing the signatures. Danielson an- nounced he is going forward with a Petition to memorialize congress to modify the prohibition laws. The law requires only 10,000 signa- tures for such a petition. Danielson the remainder would be obtained by August 4, the last day for filing the Petition. Lemke plans to apply to the courts Friday for an alternative writ of man- damus to compel Byrne to place the initiative measure for repeal of the state prohibition laws on the ballot. CONSUME BILLION GALLONS New York, July 24—(7)—Father Knickerbocker drinks a lot on ‘a hot day. City officials figure the con- Petitions, on the ground that they a Italian Quake Toll Gold Star Mothers to Lay Building Near —_ Cornerstone Issue Appeal for Citizens to Prove Bismarck’s Hospitality Pointing out that Bismarck’s reputation as a hospitable city is at stake, officials of the American Legion convention committee and the As- sociation of Commerce today issued an appeal for assistance in housing visitors who will be here Monday and Tuesday for the American Legion and Auxiliary state conventions, In a joint statement S. S. Boise, Legion convention chairman, and H. P. Goddard, secretary of the Association of Commerce, said it appears probable that a sufficiently large number of citizens have registered rooms with the convention housing committee to care for members of the Amer- ican Legion auxiliary. With the number estimated for the convention steadily rising, how~ ever, it appears that some visitors may go zens of Bismarck, join in extending hospitality. To meet this situation if it should arize, the appeal was issued today. It asks that civic-spirited residents register with the committee rooms which may be used in an emergency by members of the Auxiliary or Legionnaires and their wives during the convention. Those who can care for one or more men also are asked to register. A fixed charge for such accommodations has been arranged by the committee to pay local citi- zens for their trouble. Persons who can aid the committee in this effort to prove that Bis- marck is a hospitable city are asked to register their rooms with the As- sociation of Commerce, telephone number 140. THREE BANK BANDITS FACE DEATH ON GALLOWS FRIDAY Missouri Governor Refuses to Stay Executions of Trio Which Shot Policeman Kansas City, July 24—()—Three gunmen who shot a path through a Republican national convention crowd June 14, 1928, to escape after robbing the Home Trust company in the manner of the old west, today faced the certainty of death on the gallows Friday morning. Gov. Henry 8. Caulfield announced yesterday he would not stay the triple execution of the bandits, condemned for the slaying of Policeman James H. “Happy” Smith, who pitted his courage against the automatic fire- arms of the bandits and three com- panions. The men under death sentence are Tony (“Lollypop”) Mangiarancina, Danny of the Italian colony; Carl Nasello, olive-skinned machine gun- ner, and John. Meagino, driver, whose mistake Ied to the capture of the jatoon of guards with machine guns at strategic points and powerful floodlights on the county jail are the sheriff's answer to repeated rumors that @ last-minute delivery will‘be at-; tempted. Six bandits participated in the rob- bery, accomplished to the accompani- ment of a rattling machine gun and roaring shotguns. From the haven of @ vault a bank employe drove off the robbers with tear. gas bombs after they had agthered up $19,500. The retiring robbers turned their guns on a convention crowd throng- ing the street and made a spectacular escape. Patrolman Smith, a charge of buckshot in his back, died as he shot the windshield from the bandits’ car. Four others were wounded and one witness died of heart fatlure. Tony Bonello, fourth member of the gang, pleaded guilty and is serv- ing a life sentence in the Missouri penitentiary. While he was at large his young wife was slain in New York, presumably by gangsters who thought she “knew too much.” Police sfill seek Sam Stein as leader of the gang, and the sixth participant in the rob- bery, known only as “the cowboy.” A door torn from their car in the mad flight led to the arrest of the three condemned bandits 48 hours after the spectacular robbery. Michael McGinley, 77, Pioneer Resident of Slope, Dies in West Dickinson, N. D., July 24.—Word was received here this week of the death at Los Angeles last Sunday of Michael McGinley, 77, pioneer resi- dent of Dickinson and the Missouri the third family member to die in the last seven months, his wife passing away Dec. 10, and a daughter, Cath- erine, May 1. : Burial of all three was made in alifornia. “Mike” McGinley came to Bismarck and Mandan in 1879 and to Dickin- son @ year or 50 later, being here be- fore the Northern: Pacific came through. He was in the hotel busi- ness here many years. Left are a son and daughter, An- in Los. Would Stencil Brands on Babies’ Feet to! Prevent Future Mixups A—)—The whe undertook Chicago, July 24.—()—Seven mod- ern Solomons hoped today to lead the Bamberger and Watkins babies out of the woods of doubt. The seven savants of science and medicine, summoned by Dr. Arnold H. Kegel, health commissioner, had searched for hereditary traces in the infant boys and thelr perents, the!discernible for seven months after-| [Wiliam Watkins and the Charles| ward, the health without beds unless the citf- Late News Bulletins TO PROBE PETITIONS Minot, N. D., July 24.—(7)—A hearing to determine whether a sufficient number of qualified signers appear on petitions for the recall of four Minot city commis- sioners will be held early in August, it was announced today by District Judge Fred Jansonius, Bismarck. CALL GRAIN MEETING Fargo, N. D., July 24—(4)—In order to consider questions ex- pected to arise in handling this year's crop, grainmen of soyth- western North Dakota are ‘in- vited to @ conference to be held in Fargo by the chamber of com- merce Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Farmers Grain Dealers association of North Da- kota, JAMESTOWN BOY HURT Jamestown, N. D., July 24.— | (AP)—Two Jamestown youths were struck by an automobile, | the driver of which, after a mo- mentary inspection of their hurts, left them lying in a road | near here last night, it became | known toda: e boys, John {| Waxler, 16, and Cleve Hallock, 14, were riding a motorcycle when struck by a sedan. The driver continued for a short dis- tance and then walked back to | where they lay. Hallock was un- conscious and Waxler had a | wound in his leg which bled profusely. Wrapping a rag | around Waxler’s leg, the man is credited with saying “you're not hurt, kid” and then went quickly | to his machine and drove away. FargoGarageDamaged By Explosion, Flames Fargo, N. D., July 24.—(#)—Several thousand dollars of damage was caused by fire and an explosion at the Isensee Motor company here last night. William Hart, a foreman of the plant had just closed the build- ing and was standing in front when the explosion hurled him across the street. He was only slightly injured. Eight- five automobiles, some new, stored in the building were damaged by smoke and water and some were partly burned. Transpacific Hops May Start Tomorrow Tacoma, Wash. July 24.—(P)—A test flight today was the final step in Lieut. Harold Bromley’s preparations for his attempted non-stop flight to Tokyo. Installation of a blind flying instrument was completed. Robert Wark, preparing for a non- stop refueling flight to Tokyo, was at Seattle where special gasoline tanks! are being installed. The take-off of the two fliers is expected early tomor-/ row if weather is favorable. Bambergers, and were ready to ap- pear before Chief Justice Harry Olson of the municipal court to report their Statements by Dr. Kegel had indi- cated that Baby Bamberger will be- come Baby Watkins and the health commissioner has obtained a promise from the parents that the savants’ reports will be accepted as final. Yesterday, Dr. Kegel revealed that an ultra violet-ray machine has been devised which would prevent a re- currence of the baby mixup if in- stalled in all hospitals. The machine can stencil a brand or name on a baby’s foot that will be) (to Chicago as one of the chief events | That's for the bandits to find out. BISMARCK GIVEN PLACE ON ROUTE OF AIR CONTEST Flyers in Race From Seattle to Chicago Will Make Nine Stops on Journey Chicago, July 24—(#)—The route of the Pacific Air Derby from Seattle of the national air races next month was announced today, calling for nine stops in the 2,130 mile race across the northwest. The race, for pilots using planes of 200 horsepower, starts at Seattle at 10 a. m., August 21. The flyers race from there to ortland, Ore., for a luncheon stop and then on to Spokane to spend the first night. From Spokane the race heads for Butte, Mont., and thence to Billings, to spend the second night. The next day the flyers will go to Bismarck, N. D., and Aberdeen, 8. D., staying overnight in Aberdeen. The next lap takes them to Fargo, and from there to St. Paul for a night stop. The next day the route leads to Milwaukee and the finish line at the Curtiss airport at Chicago on August 25. PLAN SURPRISE FOR NORTHWEST BANDITS Nature of Reception Planned by; Bankers’ Committee Is Not Made Public, However Minneapolis, July 24—(#)—Bank bandits who choose the northwest for their raids from now on are in for a surprise. party was the ultimatum that came Wednesday from six men who met to make a formal declara- tion of a war to the finish. against the desperadoes who have been loot- ong backs o* the area. Just what kind of a surprise they were in for was not made public. The men who met Wednesday, rep- resentatives of bankers associations of Minnesota, North and South Da- kota made it clear, however, that they are ready to fight fire with fire. If the bandits are going to be highly modern in the manner of their raids, the banks are going to be just as modern in their defense against such raids. To make bank robbery less attrac- tive financially, it was decided at the candidates is: gressman O. B. Burtness, 38,998; T. J. Clifford, 15,678, Donnell 89,407; 67,375. tion—Bertha R. Palmer Arthur E. Thompson 58,380; Oliver P. Bakken 15,251. conference, all banks will be urged to MAJORITY IN Governor Shafer’s Margin Over Brant Fixed by Canvassing Board at 36,122 State Treasurer Berta E. Baker re- ceived the largest majority of any {candidate on the Republican ballot in the June primary election, accord- ing to official figures announced to- day by the state canvassing board. Mrs. Baker's margin was 44,600 votes. The treasurer received 104,997 votes to 60,397 for Della M. Ward- rope, her opponent. Governor George F. Shafer won the Republican nomination for reelection by a margin of 36,122 votes, the board's figures show. The governor, who ran as the In- dependent Voters association candi- date, polled 105,371 votes against 69,- 249 for E. H. Brant, Linton, his Non- Partisan opponent. Governor Shafer will be opposed by Pierce Blewett of Jamestown, who won the Democratic nomination. Ble- wett received 4,671 votes, F. O. Hells- strom of Bismarck, 4,587, and Fred L. Anderson, Minot, 3,421. The official vote for congressional First district—Con- Second district—Congressman Tom Hall, 33,990; A. S. Marshall, 25,355. Third district—Congressman J. H. Sinclair 35,600; Staale Hendrickson, 9,565, and A. C. Townley 11,022, Burke Is High The largest vote polled was by Su- Preme Court Justice J. Burke, who re- ceived a total of 143,888, against 23,- 895 for his opponent, M. C. Freerks. The measure to increase the gaso- line tax from three to four cents a gallon lost by less than 2,000 votes, while the proposal to permit Sunday movies met defeat by over 14,000 votes. Votes polled by other candidates Lieutenant Governor—John Ww. Carr, 95,635; Eric A. Bowman 68,111. Secretary of State—Robert Byrne 92,084; Laura B, Sanderson, 72,328. State auditor—John Steen 100,637; R. R. Smith 65,627. State treasurer—Berta E. FA or 104,997; Della M. Wardrope 60 Attorney general~James Morris 95,051; R. E. Swendseid 66,994. issioner of insurance—S. A. Olsness 95,070; H. W. Swenson 66,375. Commissioner of agriculture and labor—Joseph A. Kitchen 90,492; 8. 8. McDonald 73,780. Railroad commissioner—C. W. Mc- Christian Bertsch Judge of supreme court — John Burke 143,888; M. C. Freerks 23,895. Superintendent of public instruc- 104,465; The vote on the six measures on ship all of their securittes into their|the primary ballot is: correspondent banks. To have only Constitutional amendments: a minimum currency on hand and to| To extend term of supreme court lars under time lock during the en- out, the yegg, even if successful in jkeep all except a few hundred dol- judges—Yes, 83,635; no, 63,316. To extend term of district court jtire day. In that way, it was pointed | Judges—Yes, 75,009; no, 65,795. Repeal of depositors guaranty fund his holdup, will get only a limited |act—Yes, 94,124; no, 55,853. amount of money. The public will be asked to co- operate in this move to the extent that any customer requiring an un- jusual amount of currency will be ask- ed to give notice in advance. Mott Girl Seriously Hurt When Run Over By Binder in Fields (Tribune Special Service) Mott, N. D., July 24.—Esther, young daughter of Herman Schlenvogt, who resides on a farm west of Mott, is in serious condition after being run over by a binder dragged by runaway horses. . Because of her condition, attending physicians have hesitated to move her to a hospital, and the full extent of her injuries has not been deter- mined. She suffered numerous cuts and bruises and possibly internal hurts, The girl was standing in front of the binder oiling the machinery when the horses became frightened and jumped, knocking her down, and Pulled the binder over her. She was unconscious many hours. First Shipment of New Flax Recorded; Minneapolis, July 24—(4)—The first car of new flax to arrive in Minneap- clis for 1930 came from Thayer, Kan- sas, and was shipped to the Bartlett Frazier company of Minneapolis. The car was sold at 2 cents over July. This arrival was unusually early, even for Kansas. South Dakota flax is ex- pected in any day. Victims of Bridge Collapse Are Buried Coblenz, Germany, July 24.—(®)— Thirty-six victims of Tuesday's tragic De! bridge collapse were buried last night in her home at midnight last night. while all the Rhineland mourned. A procession of thousands escorted the bodies over the old Moselle bridge into Luetzel, where funeral services were held in Turner hall. The coffins were placed in one iong row, those containing the six child victims in the center. PENWOMAN FOUNDER DIES San Francisco, July 24.—/)—Mrs. Claudia Hazen White, 60, one of the founders of the .eague of American hall, a seed warehouse, the Cafe and an old barn. A block building, behind the. pool hall, was gutted by the flames. Devils Lake Woman Penwomen, died here yesterday. She sald. |) 3 ‘was a native of Ohio, One-man game and fish commis- sion—Yes, 91,443; no, 59,329. Four-cent gasoline tax—Yes, 81,758; no, 83,681. Sunday movies—Yes, 84,629; no, 990. Firebug Suspect Is Held at Granville After Morning Fire Granville, N. D. July 24—(>)— Four buildings were destroyed and another gutted by fire which broke out here early this morning. Damage was estimated at $10,000. As a result of the fire, Charles Higley is in the McHenry county jail, suspected of starting the blaze. Hig- ley had been sleeping on the second floor of the building in which the fire started but had been ordered out by the proprietors. The buildings destroyed were a Pool ity ment Hurt in Accident Elk River, Minn., July 24.—(P)}— Thrown thréugh the windshield of a bus when it skidded on wet pavement, Mrs. Gurina Anderson of Devils Lake, N. D., sustained slight cuts about the face and other bruises near here ‘Wednesday. route to Fargo. Mrs. Anderson was en Blow-out of a tire caused the bus to skid and crash into a telephone pole. Fargo Woman, Mother Of Four, Shoots Self N. D., Fargo, July 24.—(AP)— Shooting herself through the chest with a small calibre rifle, Mrs, David Laney, Fargo, committed suicide Her husband, who is secretary of the Northern and Dakota Trust Com- pany, was in the kitchen talking to a friend, F. L. Rasmussen, Fargo, when they heard the shot. Mother of four children, her last words were “my poor children, my poor children.” She died a few min- utes later at a hospital. Laneys formerly resided at Amidon and at Glyndon, Minn. The De- The state of Washing\on collected ay MRS. BAKER POLLS LARGEST PRIMARY VOTE BRAND ASUNTRUE CLAIM ANNOUNCER WAS EXTORTIONIST Detroit Newspaper Says Police Commissioner Admits Earli- er Charge Was False Detroit, July 24.—(#)—The Detroit News says that Police Commissioner Thomas C. Wilcox, admitted today that his statement that he has an affidavit accusing Jerry Buckley, slain radio announcer of receiving $4,000 from a racketeer is false. Buckley was political commentator for station WMBC and had taken an active part in the successful campaign to recall Mayor Charles Bowles. He was slain in the lobby of the La Salle hotel, where he lived and in which the radio station is located, two and a half hours after he made the an- nouncement that the mayor had been recalled from office in Tuesdays spe- cial election. e His brother, Paul, former assistant prosecutor, declared “Jerry's” activity in the recall was the “sole reason” for the slaying. Police advanzed other theories—that he had made gangland enemies through his attacks on gam- blers, that he was witness of a gang slaying, that he might have been ex- torting money from gamblers and bootleggers. “Jerry” Buckley championed the cause of the unemployed last winter when thousands were in distress. He broadcast pleas for aid, directed pro- grams of cheer to them and, accord- ing to intimate friends, spent all his savings in responding # personal re- quests for money. His efforts in their behalf won him friendship of the Poor. Accused of Extortion In.an.announcement today Wilcox uid @ «that’he hada sworn stale- ment from an admitted bootlegger accusing Buckley of extortion. Wil- cox also said that the police were in- vestigating an assumed possible con- nection with the underworld as one of several theories for the slaying. The name of the accused was with- held. The affidavit said that Buck- ley had induced him to take up liquor running. After he became connected with a prosperous bootlegging gang, the affidavit said, Buckley demanded and received sums aggregating $4,000. Commissioner Wilcox is scheduled to appear before the city council to- day with a report of progress in solv- ing the city’s latest and most sensa- tional slaying by gangsters. There were indications that the commis- sioner’s resignation would be asked if that report did not convince the council that progress is being made. Wilcox promised the most thorough cleaning the city has ever seen and at the edge of the city the state police post has been augmented by all men available from other posts to assist in the cleanup. ‘The reward offered for the capture and conviction of Buckley's slayers was increased to $7,500 today by the offer of $2,500 by the Detroit Times. Ninety-seven men were arrested and questioned by police last night in a drive against gangsters. They were taken into custody at a minia- ture golf course. Police later announced the arrest of three suspects who were trailed by Detroit detectives and state police and taken into custody near Ann Ar- bor, Mich. Police said they had heard the men “knew something about the case.” The suspects were registered as Frank Lipore, Riverside, Mich., agd Frank Forestieri and Anthony Mus- nesski, both of Benton Harbor, Mich. Says Charge ‘Shameful’ Robert Oakman, 70-year-old mil- Nonaire builder and politician, came to the defense of Buckley today. Oakman, found by reporters cruis- ing on his yacht in Canadian waters, denounced characterizations of Buck- ley as a racketeer and blackmailer and called him a sincere foe of the underworld interests he opposed in his talks from station WMBC. He called statements of the police commissioner and others, linking Buckley with underworld activities and representing him as_ receiving money from crooks, “shameful in- nuendo against a man who bore on his breast the weight of 4 fight for a clean city.” “Jerry Buckley,” Oakman said, “as far as his radio business was con- cerned should be judged by what he advocated over the microphone.” Oakman helped to elect Charles Bowles mayor last fall, then broke) with him and aided the campaign which culminated in his recall Tues- day. House of Commons Favors Navy Pact London, July 24—(?)—The House of Commons last night adopted on second reading the bill embodying legislation on the London naval treaty, thus virtually insuring that it will be enacted. A third and final reading will fol-| low but that largely is a formality as action on the second stage is con- sidered the equivalent to ratification. In the meantime the bill has been jteferred to the committee of the more then $7,000,000 in automobile} whole, where only routine action is [Mcense fees this year. regerded es likely. 2,000 LIST OF DEAD IN DISASTER STILL GROWING LARGE Reports Say 3,025 Bodies Have Been Taken From Ruins in Stricken Area CEMETERIES ARE FILLED UP Victims at Melfi Taken to Neigh- boring Village for Burial, Says Report (By The Associated Press) Stunned by Wednesday's devastat- ing earthquake which is known to have taken more than 2,000 lives, with the possibility that the death roll .will go over 3,000, Italy today set in motion a vast relief army that was Penetrating into the recesses of the stricken mountain provinces. With the death roll in the province of Avellino officially placed at 1,607 instead of the previously announced 1,392, fears were growing that the number of dead throughout the earthquake area might be exceeded on a rechecking of bodies. Latest official estimates place the number of injured at 4,264 in the 8 cities and hamlets in the six prov- inces most seriously affected by the earth shock has developed into the greatest quake disaster since the Messina tragedy of 1908. Prefect Vicidomini late today told the correspondent for the Associated Press that the earlier official esti- mate of 1,392 deaths in the province of Avellino had risen this evening to 1,607, bringing the total officially listed dead up to 1,993. The town of Avellino, high up in the Appenine mountains anda the most stricken of the countryside, was given over all day to funerals. The absence of tolling church bells was striking. But the church belfries were so shaken by the quake that their sextons did not dare to ring them and tragic processions wound their way through streets still filled with debris and rubble. Relatives of those in the aanger zone were frantically trying to get in touch with them but only a few cf the hany messages coultl get through as there was only one telephone and telegraph line to the local prefecture and police station. The same report said that the dead in the volcanic crater city of Melfi were increasing in number every hour as the work of rescue parties pro- gressed. The report said the cemeteries in that town had been completely filled and that 200 bodies had to be taxen by train to Foggia for burial. Upon receipt of this information the Bank of Naples placed 500,900 lire at the disposal of the government for relief work. Government agents at Rome had counted the dead in 85 cities and hamlets in the earthquake area and announced the known death list was 1,993 with 4,264 known injured. In Potenza 232 were dead and 535 injured. In Foggia 1,557 were maimed and 120 killed. Benevento had 24 dead, 87 injured. Naples reported eight killed and 13 injured in two towns c. that province. In Salerno two were killed and none injured. Bari province reported serious dam- age in the town of Canosa but appar- ently no persons injured. Campo Basso experienced heavy damage with none killed or injured in the three towns affected. After receiving these reports from Undersecretary of State Leoni, Pre- mier Mussolini issued an edict to pre- fects throughout the country forbid- ding public or private subscription lists in aid of the victims. The gov- did they estimate the extent of prop- erty damage. Both carried consider- able matter of other details of the quake, however. Pope May Visit Area There was considerable speculation today whether Pope Pius XI will car- ry out the intention manifested by Pius X in 1908 and visit the «reas stricken by Tuesday's earthquakes. Pius X intended to leave the Vati- can and go to Messina in 1908 after an earthquake had devastated the city, planning to comfort the suffer- ernment organized relief and supplied the means of burial for all victims as fast as the thousands of workers could reach those tasks. The Duce announced that the council of ministers had taken all necessary emergency measures. The mifistry of the interior, which gave out death figures. had great dif- ficulty in obtaining them from pro- (Continued on page Eleven) Issue Extraditions For Two Montana Men Two men arrested in North Da- kota were ordered extradited to Mon- tana today by Governor George F. Shafer. ‘The men are George Pellett, taken into custody in Wells county, and Ivan Davidson, held in Griggs county. Pellett is wanted in Richland county, Montana, for grand larceny, Davidson by Deer Lodge, Mont., auth- orities for burglary. 4 Governor Shafer today also made requisitions for the return of two men arrested in other states to North Da- kota. He asked the governor of In- diana to authorize. the return to this state of Alonzo G. Galloway, ar- rested at Pekin, Ind., for nonsupport. He is wanted by Ramsey county au- thorities. The other requisition was for the return from Crookston, Minn, of C. G. Schultz, wanted by Fargo police on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, ig 2 r) AN