The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 16, 1930, Page 1

haath wee North Dakota’e Oldest. Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Hyde Asks N.D.T THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Probably showers tonight Not much change in’ Sunday, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1930 - ood PRICE FIVE CENTS Comb Hills Near ar Rugby for Bank Robbers EFFORTS 10 CAPTURE HURDSPIELD BANDITS Police Are Baffled by Profes- sional Way in Which Rob- bers Made Getaway MAY BE WORK OF CITY ‘MOB’ Authorities Proceed on Theory That Attacks on Banks Are Work of Single Organization Determined to bring to an end “in this state, authorities every possible clue in an eff« the state of robber gangs. .« , The search for the raiders was un- der way by police in the vicinity It is believed the quastet Parties making an extensive search of the countryside. Suspect Chicago Gangsters Indications that organized crime has moved into North Dakota caused Pay Amateurs Captured Search for the Hurdsfield bandits had Bismarck as a pivot. Chiet of * Police Chris J. Martineson, Sheriff Rollin Welch and authorities in ad- joining counties believed that cap- ture of the Hurdsfield quartet may lead to a solution of the robbery of the Dakota National bank and Trust company at Bismarck. At the same time Jack Fremont, 24, not difficult to cope with the ama- teur robber, whereas the professional bandit provided a new problem for the state. Another amateurish at- tempt to rob the bank at Hurdsfield in June resulted in the arrest and -sentencing of a youth. The raid on the Hurdsfield bank, however, was , Called Liquor Ship, Held by € Canadians 5 ‘Windsor, Ont, Aus Aug. 16.—(?)—Be- Heved to have on board a cargo of 10,000 cases.of liquor the British steamer Vedas was held here today by. customs officers. ‘The ship was seized yesterday .off East Sister Island in Lake Erie. Mem- of 26 were while a fleet on the pipe lines, telephone and other utility, boats N. cau, = |‘Beware Democrats!’ Is Opening Word wner, and Mrs. Kern, above, to their they had been cae, @ gang pave lineal te Boies) peared from Missing Couple and nd $70, 000 Safe OFRIGERS REDOUBLE [ of Charles Kern, 80, wealthy retired bakery WORKMAN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE ON MEMORIAL BRIDGE! F. E. Erickson, Local Man, Is Charged With Reckless Driv- | ing by Morton Officials OCCURRED FRIDAY AT 6 P.M. Victim, a Widower With Small Children, Will Be in Hospi- tal Se--ral Months A. G. Vertz, about 40, an employe of ! Crack Shot | ° | DIRIGIBLE R-100 [8 SAPEIN HOME PORT ARTER STORMY TRIP English Airship Reaches Card-| ington Today 57 Hours Aft- er Leaving Montreal STRONG WINDS DELAY CRAFT Great Crowd Greets Arrival and the Hope Engineering company, was seriously injured in an automo ile ac- cident on the Liberty Memorial bridge home in St. Louis, allaying fears that gang of swindlers. The Kerns, who carried ‘used in a real estate transaction at Toledo, disap- ‘a train at Defiance, Ohio, and were missing for two days while combed gangland haunts in the belief that they were Reld captive. Kern refused to reveal where he and his wife had been. a = UTA RECORDS SHOW PAYMENTS TO POLICE, JUDGES, POLITICIANS Advertises Saloon For Sale in Papers this case tt iin ayo ayertne. In case it didn’t pay ‘Under “Business: ties” in the an bas Prosecutor West ‘promises a watch hereafter on the thriving place: CHICAGO GOLFER 1S LEADING AT‘ST. PAUL . sisany Dawson Daween dure in 71 to Take Precedence Over Other Early FinisHiers St. Paul, Aug. 16.—(?)— Fighting against a stiff northeast wind that skyrocketed most scores, Johnny Daw- son of Chicago shot 'a 71, one under par, today to take the lead among the early finishers at the half-way imark of the 72-hole fight for the $10,000 St. Paul open golf champion- ship. His total for 36 holes was 144. Most of yesterday's low scorers, in- cluding Gene Sarazen, were still out on the fairways, due to a late start, when Dawson posted his total. Walter Hagen was one shot behind himghow- ever, with 145. Dawson, in the midst of a aispute 73-T1—144 5 Paul teeeeeeeeeee ‘14-76—150 Orrin Markhus, St. Paul. 80-81—161 x-Rush Harding, St. Paul 84-86—170 x-Vic Des Jardings, St. Paul, withdrew ........ 81-42 ‘Walter Hagen, Detroit, 72-73—145. _Art Tveraa, Minnespolis, are Joe Belfore, Duluth, 78-74—152. San Bernadri, Chicago, 77-74—151. Howard Smith, Minneapolis, 92-94 —186. 1181, ueiag oa C.J. Barry, Great Falls, Mont, 74- 83—167. ‘Tony Manero, New York, 69-70—139. GUS FROHMAN DEAD New York, Aug. 16—(7)—Gustave Frohman, 76, retired theatrical man- ager and brother of Daniel and the inte. Charles Frohman, died last night | adian at his home after a months illness. Graft Money Indicated and Enormous Profits Disclosed by Dead Gangster's Books years, Check to Politician A cancelled check for $250 made out to a former judge of municipal, rts. An unpaid note for $600 on which appeared the name of a former police sergeant who at one time was as- signed to investigation of vote frauds and who later worked under the civic safety commission. Checking totaling $600 either made Payable to or endorsed in the name Side political leader. A cancelled check for $500 made (Céntinued on page fifteen) Two Contractors Die In Building Warfare New York, Aug. 16—(7)—A gang raid in which two contractors were shot to death and another was ‘wounded was regarded by police today as an outbreak of warfare in the building racket. Peter Morello and Joseph Perrano were killed and eragis Pollaro was two gunmen .| Seriously wounded by. who cornered them in Morello's office on the upper east side, Morello was hit by five bullets and died instantly. Perrano jumped out of a window after being shot in the chest. He was dead when picked up. Morrello has a long police record. CANADIANS SEIZE -“QUOR Coast gu: Friday they had received informa- tion that the British ship Vedas which’ has been lying at anchor in Can- adian waters near Middlesister island in Lake Erie, had been seized aad Can- customs oat non ga 20,000 cases of liquor Of Lucas, New Director of G. 0. P. ‘Washington, Aug. Lange Re ees as.executive director of tion | representa employed- 1930, the Democratic leaders could not! fe a MR aad measures: par- struction, installation of natural gas|ty of a battle cry for the campaign. “The Democratic strategists hold construction as well es farm labor,|to the fallacious idea that if things but that closed industrial plants and‘ will remain as they are amet! met he he believed voters | The Lucas statement—the opening gun of the Republican national or- ganization’s participation in the fall election cam pared the Democratic party to a “quack” and the Republican organization to the “old family physician” needed to deal wen ag serious illness. The new di- the Democrats with Raving “ga campaign of mis- and confusing prop- “The country is facing a crisis. We are in the midst of a temporary but serious depression. If, by reason iF: this situation the Democratic party should gain control of the legislative jbranch wot the federal government, what chance .would there be for a restoration of normal business? Elect ee Democratic congress in 1930 and this country will not see normal busi- ve again for some years to , Bismarck, faces a chatge of reckless driving, filed in Morton county, as a result. dislocation of his right shoulder, a double fracture of the pelvic bones, fracture of the lower spinal vertebrae ployed in laying the gas pipe-line be- tween Bismarck and Mandan were quitting work. It is the custom for a motor truck to pass slowly down the road, picl up the men to return homes. Vertz was at- to seal the truck when 3 machine. he.was driving about six feet! from the curb of the bridge art! Vertz darted across the roadway. in froft of him, Measurements taken Erickson car skidded 70 feet after striking the man, they said. Vertz Doesn't Remember Vertz said this morning that he | doesp't remember what happened | after the Erickson car struck him. Vertz was brought to a Bismarck hospital in the motor truck while, Erickson continued on his way to Mandan. It is this fact and the cir- cumstances surrounding it which may bring him into the Morton county courts in connection with the affair. First investigation of the matter ‘was made by Bismarck police but it later was determined that the acci- dent occurred on the Morton county side of the bridge and was one for Morton county officials to han‘ile. An investigation by Sheriff Henry Handtmann and Motorcycle Patrol- man D. E. Fouts, made this morning, resulted in the charge being filed against Erickson. Fouts said workmen employed on the pipe line estimated the speed of| Erickson’s car at 45 to 50 miles an; hour but that Erickson contended he) was going only between 20 and 25 miles an hour. Erickson could not be fees today to obtain his version of the affair, Fouts paid he was told that Erick- son stopped after the accident and assisted in cairying Vertz to the curb but made no reply when he was asked if the man shouldn't be rushed to the hospital. Instead, Fouts said he was told, Erickson climbed back into hjs car and started it up. Vertz’ fel- low workmen thought he was going to pull up to the curb but when he failed to do so, Ralph Gress, a company employe, gave chase in an automo- bile and Emerson Ingalls, company time keeper, pursued on a motorcycle. ‘'Théy learned Erickson’s identity when he stopped at the ah ee miniature golf course, Fouts said. Deny Erickson Reported It was said in Bismarck that Erick- son reported ‘the accident to local | 16.—(P)— | police on his return here, but Fouts said his information indicated that he failed to do so until Bismarck police “looked him up” after their in- vestigation. Even if internal injuries fail to de- velop, physicians said, Vertz will be in the spite! for several months. He was resting easily this morning and X-ray pictures were take: to as- certain the full extent of his injuries. ‘The man has been employed as a painting foreman py the Hope En- gineering company. and the Montana- Dakota Power company since last fall. His home is et Glasgow, Montana. He is a widower with four young sons and a daughter. THINK CLIMBER LOST Mount Robson, B. C., Aug. 16.—(>) -—All hope for the safety of Newman D. Waffl, head master of Carteret Academy, Orange, N. J., who started out alone 11 days ago in an attempt to scale the western slope of Mount searchers had found bits of tattered searchers had found bits of attered clothing in a slide far up on the mountain. Seach for Waffl's body will be continued. HEADS PYTHIAN SISTERS Tampa, Fla., Aug. 16.—(?)—Mrs, El- sie Vandevort of Washington, D. C., ‘was unanimously elected supreme chief of the International Pythian come.” | Sisters at the biennial convention of uucas concluded with a statement |the orderhereFriday. Miss Mary Ter- just part time operation continued to ef- election dey, the Democrats will secure (re Ags Nae eal fect many workers. control of congress.” aot would elect a/ williger, Livingston, Mont., was mede supreme senior, the second highest post in the crganization. at 6 o'clock Friday night and F. E.! Vertz suffered | Willis T. Frazier, son of Senator Lynn J. Frazier, of North Dakota, qualified as expert rifleman at Fort Meade, Md., training camp and earned a place on’ the third corps area team in the national matches. ABANDON VESSEL IN PACIFIC OCEAN; 250 PERSONS ARE AFLOAT British Steamer’ Tahiti Is Dis- abled in South Seas; Passen- gers and Crew Quit It Suva, Fiji, Aug. 17 (Sunday) —(?)}— The master of the disabled British | steamer Tahiti wirelessed at 12:30 a. m. today that passengers and crew were abandoning ship at 26 degrees 27 minutes south latitude, 166 degrees five minutes west longitude. The message said the crippled ship's bulkheads were expected to give way any moment. A Norwegian ship which passed the Tahiti yesterday and turned back to her assistance, was expected alongside at noon today. The position given is about 500. miles southwest of Rarotonga Island of the Cook group. The-Tahiti was believed here to have been carrying about 100 passengers and @ crew of 152. Sir Hugh Allen, director of the British Royal college of music, was among the passengers, Besides the Norwegian vessel, the American steamer Ventura, which left | here for Pago Pago, American Samoa, Thursday, and the Tofua which sailed from here Friday, were proceeding to the scene. Neither the Tofua nor the Ventura were expected to arrive be- fore tomorrow. ‘The Tofua carried 60 Fijian labor- ers who assisted the stokers in firing the ship’s boilers to make the best possible speed. It was hoped to in- crease her normal speed of nine knots to 14 or 15. The Tahiti sent her first distress call at 4 a. m. New Zealand time yes- terday saying she had broken her starboard tail shaft and lost the pro- peller. At that time she had been in virtually the same location for about a day and a half. She was on her way to San Francisco from Welling- ton, N. Z. Shortly before the message was re- ‘ceived from Captain Toten of the Tahiti saying the ship was being abandoned a wireless reached here in- dicating efforts were being made to get her under way. The wireleés said the Tahiti’s engineers hoped to get’ her port engines working this morn- ing. At 7 o'clock last night the Tahiti radioed all was well aboard and the crew was working to stop the leak. Divorce for Mary Lewis for Cruelty Los Angetes, Aug. 16.—(#)—Mary Lewis, opera star, was granted a di- vorce from Michael Bohnen, operatic singer whom she married in New York in 1927, after a ten minute hearing yesterday on her complaint charging cruelty and desertion. Miss Lewis testified Bohnen “quite frequently tossed both me and the furniture all about. Shortly before we separated he was in some trouble with a motion picture studio over his contract tind proceeded to take his ill luck out on. me.” Miss Lewis said her husband, ac- ‘engaged to marry a German acrobatic dancer, known, on the stage as La Jana.” Under a property settlement Miss Lewis will receive $35,000. ENDS LIFE WITH POISON Chicago, Aug. 16—(7)—A woman who identified herself as Helen Claire, 28, died in a hospital today of poison self-administered. Mrs. William Mac- Milen, an acquaintance at whoxe home she became ill, told police she met the young woman on 4 train from Minneapolis a month ago. Police telegraphed polls in en effort Minnee! jfo find relatives of Miss Claire. Radio Description of Re- turn Is Broadcast Cardington. Eng. Aug. 16.—(P)— {Through terrific storms that tested | ; her mettle and proved her seaworthi- | | ness the British dirigible R-100 today {completed her voyage to Canada and | ; back and was moored safely to her | ‘home mast at 12:02 p. m. (6:02 a. m. E. 8. T.) without incident. | | The world’s largest lighter than air | {craft twice crossed the Atlantic ocean in a span of 3,287 miles along the great circle route and added to her mileage from St. Lawrence Field Montreal, to Ottawa, Tortonto and return. Besides displaying remarkable speed capabilities, the bulky airship conclusively demonstrated her mighty strength by riding out wind and storm in the latter part of her home Tun, Averages 58 Miles Per Hour The dirigible left Montreal at 8:28 p. m. E. 8. T. Wednesday. Following the great circle route almost without deviation, a speed up to 92 miles an hour was attained. When heacwinds buffeted her, the R-100 slowed down to 12 or 15 miles an hour, but rode steadily on under perfect control. She averaged 58 miles an hour. The time of crossing was approxi- mately 57 hours, according to an of- ficial announcement. Cardington turned out in force to greet the air adventurers. The R-100 @ropped her mooring cable at 11:30 a. m., after circling the airdroms, and was fastened to her mast 32 minut later. It took an hour and 22 mintues to land the airship from the time it was sighted over the field. Lord Thompson, minister for air, greeted the home-comers after they had been examined by the customs officers. He broadcast a speech and regular British Broadcast company announcers were on the air with a continuous description of the arrival and mooring of the airship. Trip Exceptionally Smooth One tragic incident marred the re- turn. Edward Lill, a prominent mem: ber of the Chipping Solbury dis- trict council, fell dead while watching the R-100 as créw men tied her to the mast. Most of the spectators dispensed with all formality and lay flat on their backs on the ground, the better to see what was going on above them. That the giant ship rode smoothly through a 75-mile an hour gale with no discomfort to those on board was (Continued on page‘ fifteen) po ideal Lg Valley City Man Is Slugged and Robbed Valley City, N. D., Aug. 16.—(2)— Merle Peterson, in charge of\the Stan- dard Oil station here, was slugged over the head by a robber last night, bound and gagged, and robbed of about $150. It is believed one man waited out- side while another effected the rob- bery. Peterson was ordered into an ante-room by the robber who knocked him unconscious. ‘The assailant escaped without leav- ing any clue. DIES ON WAY HOME Fargo, N. D., Aug. 16.—(#)—Joseph J. Greenland, 66, Williston, clothing merchant, died Thursday in 2 hos- pital after being taken from « train en route home from Minneapolis. | Greengard suffered a heart attack on the train. The body will be taken to; St. Paul and funeral services will be| f “Asks $100,000 of _ mt | | Yeast King’s Kin Charging the love of William N. Fleischmann, 57, of the multi-million- aire Cincinnati yeast family, cooled on @ pre-honeymoon trip to Hono- lulu and he sent her back to Califor- nia alone, Madge: Mitchell, above’ of Loa Angeles, beauty, contest winner and former screen acdress, has filed a $100,000 breach of promise suit. Fleischmann now lives ,at Beverly Hills, Calif. NO HOPE NOW FOR 42 MINERS BURIED ALIVE Great Clouds of Smoke Belch From Pits of British Co- lumbia Coal Mine Blakeburn, B. C., Aug. 16—(P)— Dense clouds of black smoke welled up from the lower levels of the Blakeburn mine today, temporarily halting efforts of rescue parties to reach the 42 men remaining en- tombed as the result of an explosion and cave-in Wednesday night. All hope for the trapped miners was abandoned. There was no indication when work could be resumed. ground last night when the smoke appeared, fearing there was a fire in the lower part of number four tunnel which might cause another explosion more disastrous than the first. ‘What little hope remained that any of the entombed miners might have lived through their long imprisonment was blasted by the appearance of the smokg cloud. The lower levels were already choked with poisonous, gas to such an extent rescurers could work only a few minutes clearing away the debris, even with the aid of gas masks. Thirty men were over- come while working in the tunnels before proper safety equipment ar- rived, but all were revived. The bodies of three men who were working in a different part of the mine were recovered. John Parchello, ‘was brought out alive. MOTORIST SHOOTS BANDIT Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 16.—(2)—A motorist who hurried from the scene without giving his name last night fatally shot one of two unidentified bandits as they fled after obtaining held Sunday. | $975 in a drug store holdup. St. Louis, Aug. 16.—(7)—The en- durance monoplane “Great St. Louis,” in which Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine regained the sustained flight record from the, Hunter brothers, stl was aloft at 8:11 a. m. (C, 8. T.) to- day. At that time the plane had been in the air 625 hours, more than 68 Bill Pickens, their manager, still was complaining about what he called the meager financial returns by Messrs Wm. Jackson, O’Brine Pickens. ‘Thus far Pickens had been able to close but four contracts, totaling about $1,800 for tpe flyers, and this com- prises “their sole reward” except for $7,000 they wil! receive from an oil company whose products they are us- ing, Pickens complained. “Just to think,” he wailed, “there are those two boys making the te est endurance flight in history, a1 @ great big New York company says $1,000 is too high a price to adver- tise ene Of ite products. What those Manager of Endurance Pair Bewails Lack of Proper Financial Reward people in St. Louis came out here and we didn’t collect a dime. A free show anl they all came out.” Despite all this trouble, however, Pickens is “trying to keep up the old spirit and so far we have not cut our price because the one big mistake in the promotion business is to ask for $2,000 when you could have had hours longer than the ‘Hunters’ record. | $5,000. St. Louis’ “lack of financial genero- sity” is no mystery to Pickens. The city is “too close to big achievements in aviation.” é “Lindbergh spoiled you, folks,” he explained, “and unless a show can be made to rival a transatlantic crossing you are not interested—at least not financially.” One of St. Louis’ largest theatres will give a midnight show tonight for the benefit of the Jackson-O’Brine exchequer. Today was the 27th in the air and apparently they were not nearly so worrled as thelr manager. The only complaint from them was that “the air surely is rolling.” boys need is 2 paar fence around their thip. The other night helf of the ‘The pilots stil! hed given no indica- tion of when they would land. Officials ordered the rescuers above | Aid In Relief AGRIGULTURAL CHER TS SEEIKNG AID FOR FLOCKS OF MONTAN? Chairman yi Wise ver Governor Sha- fer to Help Carry Sheep Through Winter SAYS ANIMALS ARE STARVING President Hoover to Call in Bankers to Ask Assistance * in National Plans Secretary of Agriculture Arthur H. Hyde today appealed to Governor George F. Shafer for aid in feeding and wintering several hundred thou- sand sheep and cattle from drought- stricken central Montana. Governor Shafer said the plan out- lined by the secretary of agriculture appeared feasible and he planned to communicate with Montana officials in an effort to take steps to relieve the neighboring state. Mr. Hyde's telegram | to the gover- nor today reads: Are Without Food “The severe drought in central Montana requires the movement of several hundred thousand sheep and |cattle quickly. While the drought has created difficulties for owners of these animals there are thousands of farmers in your state who have sur- plus feed and pasture and can win- ter these animals. “I suggest you consider plans for interchange of this situation. It might be possible to arrange that the ownership of the animals be retained by present holders and that farmers of your state take over the feeding and wintering on some basis of pay- ment for feed used plus participation in amount later realized over agreed value per head. While this idea may not be workable some such partner- ship basis would be beneficial to both sides and a. very great service per- formed. “If deemed feasible, plage Ret in teach with Montana peop.e and see what can be done in this direction. It might be possible to use your State Bankers association in cooperation with Bankers assoication of Montana to forward these ideas.” Governor Shafer said that it is not only feasible to make arrangements to have North Dakota farmers winter feeder stock on a partnership basis, but it would be possible to enter all classes of stock on a contract basis at a certain amount a head for care. The governor said he would request the Greater North Dakota association to work out a plan of operation in co- operation with Montana organizations and officials, “Spme sections of North Dakota gy surplus feed,” Governor Shafer said. “This is especially true of the Turtle mountain region, the Red river, Yel- lowstone and Missouri river valleys. “In these sections there ought to be sufficient feed to take on stock. It will not only enable farmers to sell feed at a fair price but also to earn extra money caring for Montana live- stock.” WILL BE GLAD TO HELP PLAN ALONG Fargo, N. D., Aug. 16.—()—James Milloy, secretary of the Greater North Dakota association, could not be reached today in an effort to get comment on the partnership plan of cattle and sheep feeding promulgated by Secretary Hyde. Officials of the association said, however, that the group would be “only too glad” to do anything it could to relieve Montana's drought situation through arrangement of co- operating groups. Milloy was en route to his summer home at Detroit Lakes, Minn. BANKERS ARE READY TO SUPPLY HELP Detroit Lakes, Minn., Aug. 16.—(P) —The North Dakota Bankers associ- ation will cooperate with Montana and North Dakota bankers and farm- ers in any way which is feasible in the program of drought relief which has been promulgated for the Mon- tana areas, W. C. Macfadden, secre- tary of the North Dakota Bankers’ association, said here today. “The banks of our state have al- ways looked with a kindly eye on the men engaged in the cattle feeding business if they have proved them- selves responsible,” Macfadden said, “and those who have established credit in past years will find no trouble this season. Others, entering the business for the first time, if they prove to have feed and shelter avail- able, will also be given financial aid if it is at all feasible,” Macfadden said. “Much of our work in agricultural lines has been taken over in late by the Greater North Dakota associa- tion and I understand they have al- ready done considerable work in out- lining a feeder cattle and sheep plan.” HOOVER WILL ) CALL ON BANKERS ‘Washington, Aug. 16—(7)—A bitte conference with bankers from th drought-ridden states stood out today as the next national move in the drought relief campaign. Beneficial rains meanwhile alleviated conditions in several of the sun-parched areas. ‘As soon as the state relief commit- tees—agreed upon at the white ne conference of governors—have been set up, President Hoover seen call in their banking members for discussion of the financial means to be employed in tla: campaign to pre- vent human suffering and farmers and their winter season. (Continued on pege fifteen)