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

‘ North Dakota’s Oldest: Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1980 The Weather [ Fair to unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight. PRICE FIVE CENTS Funeral For Ha Murder Case Against Morck Goes to Jury JURORS ARE TOLD 10 REACH ANY ONE OF 5 | POSSIBLE DECISIONS Defense Counsel Argues at Length, Declarng Motive | Not Established DEFENDANT IS ATTENTIVE Morck’s Alleged Hatred of Vic- tim Described as Motive by James Morris ‘The case of Lawrence Morck, Ster!-| ing farmer, charged with the first degree murder of Henry C. Stephan north of Sterling last September | went to the jury at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. im | Judge R. G. McFarland in his in- | structions to the jury pointed out that any one of five verdicts could be re- turned. They were murder in the first or second degree, manslaughter in the first or second degree or ac- quital. George 8. Register, state's attorney, opened the argument for the state this morning. He spoke for an hour on the facts of the case and elaborat- ed on the state's interpretations of facts. He undertook to point out fallacies in Morck’s testimony and dwelt on ‘the alleged discrepancies in the sla and maintained that they had falled to satisfactorily establish any premeditation on the part of the defendant. Morris Gives Rebuttal Attorney General Morris, in the state's rebuttal, gave a detailed ac- count of Morck’s actions on the day of the shooting. He contended that the defendant's ‘movements be that were proof in themselves of pre- pensive and that state witnesses’ teatmeny-.of Morck’s hatred of Ste- phan was an adequate proof of mo- jumping from the wagon, his foot caught on something, accidentally discharging the gun. PITTSBURGH BANK ROBBED OF $50,000 Six Bandits Flourish Revolv- ers and Sawed-Off Shot-- guns in Holdup z rer za? F g ‘ e e eee > -Court Made Victim Of Expert Counter rel ttt F i a © ooo | Aged Rule Broken The mere fact that no woman stu- dent had been elected to a class of- fice in North Carolina State college in 41 years didn’t bother Miss Jes- samine Bland (above) of Raleigh, a bit this fall. She was elected secre- tary-treasurer of her class in spite of this precedent. And, really—why not? "HOUSE AND SENATE CONFEREES AGREE ON EMERGENCY BILL $116,000,000 Bill Includes Pro- vision Giving Presdent Disposal Power ws ferees of the today to the $116,000,000 emergency employment” appropriation in the form witch drew iarthe senate. The report will be re- turned to the senate later today. The revised bill contains the pro- visions giving President Hoover au- thority to use the funds as he sees fit if emergencies arise. This had been stricken from the bill by the senate. This decision, reached tentatively Saturday, was assailed in the senate yesterday by Democrats. Senator Robinson, the party leader, agreed to the restoration of this provision in the interest of hastening the legisla- tion, however. Vote Today In Doubt Chairman Jones, of the senate ap- Propriations committee, will report the formal agreement to the senate. He expressed doubt a vote would be reached today. The conference report also elimin- ated the amendment of Senator Cou- zens, Re] that contractors spending the funds employ local labor and pay the high- est wage scale prevailing in the lo- calities. Amendments of Senators Black, Democrat, Alabama, and George, Democrat, Georgia, making available the balance of appropria- tions for road construction work in their states without the necessity of the states matching the funds also were stricken out. House Invites Hyde Meanwhile, the house committee adopted a motion by Rep- resentative Purnell, Republican, In- diana, to invite Secretary Hyde to tify senate’s $60,000,000 drought relief bill. A motion by Rep- oe Sse ae » Dee. 16.—(P)}—Con- MORE DONATIONS OF GOODS GIVEN TO LEGIONNAIRES ‘Open Your Heart’ Headquar- ters Are Busy Receiving and Distributing Aid STORES SEND BIG PACKAGES Merchants Support Movement by Contributions of Addi- tional Material Additional contributions of goods {were reported today by the American Legion committee in charge of the. Veterans “Open Your Heart” cam- ‘paign. |_ The A. W. Lucas company and the Dahl Clothing company each sent a large package of material to be dis- tributed to the needy of the city and county. The former contribution in- cluded all kinds of children’s cloth- ing, and the latter a good assortment of boys caps, according to Milton Rue, general chairman. living in Burleigh county. Both coun- ty and city folk are being cared for by sponsors of the movement, Meanwhile, the fund which is being connection and new ones, received today, were: B. E. Jones, $1; Henry Halvorsen, $5; $5. COLD WAVE LEAVES NORTHWEST STATES General Mercury Climb Report- ed Following Low Temper- ature Yesterday 8t. Paul, Dec. 16—(7)—The short- lived cold wave which crept into the Northwest Monday made its exit to- day and left behind above-zero tem- peratures that ranged from two to 28 above. The mercury climbed 34 degrees at Thief River Falls in the last 24 hours, 19 degrees above zero supplanting 15 a below registered Monday. Hibbing and Fairmont, each with two degrees above, were the coldest points in the state. Devils Lake, N. D., also was 34 de- grees warmer Where 14 de- grees below was recorded Monday, the temperature hovered around 20 de- grees above today. Jamestown, with 28 above had the highest tempera- ture. In South Dakota, Huron and Rapid City each reported 26 degrees above publican, Michigan, requiring |°"° Heflin Would Stop ed today by Senator Heflin, Demo- crat, Alabama, after a speech blam- ing economic conditions to manipula- tions on the New York exchange. The resolution also would limit in- terest on call money to not more than 8 per cent and subject violators of the proposed legislation to fines between $10,000 and $50,000 and imprisonment for from two to 10 years. ation of the senate bill was rejected| Requested by Wagner Hyde finds it convenient to testify. ILL-OMENED DAY ‘Washington, Dec: 16—(7)—A sen- ate investigation whether bread prices are the result of a com: bination in restraint of trade a cae | SPANISH REVOLUTI Trading on Margins] nesday Leading Figures in Revolution SANTA CLAUS PAYS SURPRISE VISIT 10 BISMARCK SCHOOLS Goes to All in City Except High Schools and Exhibits His Reindeer * Tells Tribune Man and Listeners KING ALFONSO MAJOR RAMON FRANCO Major Ramon Franco, Spain's hero aviator during the World war, coday was in of Portuguese officials at Lisbon after starting a general revolution against the Spanish monarch a few days ago. What the Portug- uese will do with him remains in doubt. A Parisian report today said that King Alfonso was preparing to leave Madrid since insurgents apparently were gaining an upper hand. Pioneers Attend Rites for McKenzie First White Man Charles E. Shafer, Governor's Father, Buried in Town Named for Him Schafer, N. D., Dec. 16.—(7)}—A link between the old west and the new, Charles E. Shafer, father of the state’s HAS DEVELOPED INTO: WIDESPREAD STRIKE) rat Portuguese Officials Do Not|weaith out of a prairie country, yes- terdi laid to rest. Know What to Do With ae heheterees oebaiiiec, ae Captured Revolters for him, he was borne to his grave by and property. heavys! whic 500 " clutched all: @pain seeped to- ping sen day which rev | tribute to a mah they had known as movement of the pastia rancher, trader, hunter, and trail- 3 Services We Simplicity marked the services in Community hall. Rev. D. K. Myers of the Presbyterian church officiated. Rev. Meyers recounted how Mr. Schafer came to what is now McKen- zie county, the first white man to settle in this section, and how he con- tinued as a rancher in that district until his death. . Gov. George F. Shafer, first son of the pioneer, attended the funeral, coming direct from Washington, where he had gone on state business. ‘The widow, Mrs. Eva Diehm Shafer, | Charles H. Shafer, Hillsboro, and Fred |Shafer, who operates his father’s ranch, and a group of other relatives were present. Pall bearers were intimate friends. They were C. A. Jacobson, sheriff of McKenzie county; W. 8. Graham, now state motor vehicle registrar; E. E. Hildebrant, owner of Schafer’s first hotel; Ole T. Olson, Jay Grantier and John W. Goodall, all ranchers in this (Continued on page nine) cities. “Martial law was in force from one end of the country to the other. Seventy-five thousand troops were reported to'have been mobilized, and the leaders of yesterday's revolt of the aviators were interned at Lisbon, but civilian Republicans were rebell- (Continued on page nine) BAPTIST CHURCH 70 HOLD ANNIVERSARY Rev. Fred E. Stockton, Fargo, to Preach; Plan Golden Jubilee Next Year James Bannon Might Have UsedHavenName Watford City, N. D., Dec. 16—(7)— Information ten to show that James F, Bannon, under arrest in Bismarck’s first Baptist organized December 20, 1881 with six constituent members and two can- didates for baptism. Rev. J. R.| received here today by Chief of Po- Deckard was the organizer and first tor. He carried on the being | H. Lister, of Josephine county, Ore- gon. fire was discovered in the base-| Nelson relayed the information to the little church building at | State’s Attorney J. 8. Taylor and street and Avenue B and the | Sheriff C. A. Jacobson at Bismarck, where they will leave tonight for Ore- gon to bring Bannon back, i asked in a resolution today by Sena- tor Wagner, Democrat, New York. The resolution cited that wheat and flour prices had declined but that retail bread prices have not reflected such price drops. The investigation would be con- ducted by a senate committee. Bismarck Might Be On Air Mail Route we , Dec. 16—(P—A $750,- preached | 000 fund for establishment of an air : | Beattie, Woah Ce, through, Fargo, N. D., was added to the trea- ey Deserts bill yesterday by the senal Federal Government Steps Into Fight Against Gangsters; May Deport Volpe ment has stepped into the fight to| in 1925 with a $1,000,- Tid Chicago of its gangster element. Oe mens. Sar marines , Sana ‘Tony “Mops” Volpe, bodyguard for| warrant. Volpe, who came to Amer- Alphonse and ranked by the| ica when 15 years old, was natural- Chicago crime commision as second | ized s few years later, but the gov- only to Capone as # “public enemy.” | ernment charged he alse was the first subject of attack. His| statements in his application f deportation to Italy as an undesir-|izenship, The papers able alien was sought. quently revoked. He served Arrested last night by immigration | term for his alleged part in authorities on s warrant isued by| savings stamp case. Secretary of Labor William N. Doak,| Local officials recently were suc- Volpe was taken to the detective bu-| cessful in returning to prison George reau and held in $10,000 bonds, de-| “Red” Barker, alleged labor rack: spite his protest of American citizen-|eteer, and James “Fur” ship. Almost simultaneously a report| for alleged offenses became current that the activities of| years ago. Local agents ‘a score of alien gangsters were under | migration bureau surveillance .of immigration author-| within month ites, be aboard s steamer Great Falls Policemen Face Conspiracy Trial Approval of the appropriation has been given by the budget bureau, Senator Nye, Republican, North Da- kota, said. He is an advocate of the Proposal. Final a al of the fund to in- augurate new air route is con- fidently expected at the capitol. Additional es said there was & possibility that Bismarck might be located on the new airline but that its route had not been chosen. About Conditions at North Pole Santa Claus, here from the North Pole with his reindeer to see the chil- dren of Bismarck and the Missour! Slope country, paid a surprise visit to the schools today. All but the high school were visited by the Christmas saint who took with him one of his reindeer. Today he was to make a tour of the city with his dog team and tonight he will say farewell to the Missouri Slope country in a radio address at 6:30 p. m. In an interview with a Tribune staff reporter last night, broadcast over KFYR, Santa Claus definitely refused to tell how he gets into houses with small chimneys and apartments which have none at all. It is a secret, he said, and will have to remain so. Describing the manner in which he gets requests from children who writes letters to him, he said, he reads the newspapers and listens on the radio for those which are made public. In addition, he said, Jack Frost peeks in the windows and notes the contents of those letters which never get sent. Sometimes he hears the children say what they want and tells this to the northwind, which whispers the secrets to Santa Claus. There are many reindeer at the North pole but only his magic team can circle the world ina night, he said, and commented that these rein- .| deer never grow old that not in a long time have they had any little ones, although he has a little rein- deer now named Cupid. Santa gave Jack Frost credit for harnessing the Aurora Borealis provide electric power for his fac- tories but said the Fairies. and Elves (Continued on page nine) MAN IS SOUGHT FOR MURDERING PARENTS Charred Bodies of Mother and Family Found in Burning Ruins of Home Nashville, Ind., Dec. 16.—(7)—Paul Brown, 28, was sought by police to- day for the slaying of his parents and the burning of their bodies in the family home four miles northeast of here yesterday. Officers believed that, unbalanced by intensive work on a radio inven- tion, Young Brown shot and killed his father, Lee Brown, 65, wounded his mother, and then set the house afire. Chester Bunge, 24, a farm hand, who was shot twice during the youth’s rampage, said he believed Brown was trapped by the flames, but after a thorough search of the ruins, which yielded the bodies of the parents, officersabandoned this theory and said the killer probably escaped. Bunge was in a critical condition in a Columbus, Ind., hospital. Announcement that Rev. D. Plerce- Jones of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, has accepted a call to become rector of St. George's Episcopal church in Bis- marck today. Rev. Pierce-Jones is expected to ar- rive shortly after January 1 to begin his new work. He is married and has two children and the Pierce - Jones family will take up their home in the episcopal rectory here in the near fu- ture, according to the announcement by the church vestry. Before going to Shoal Lake, two years ago, Rev. Pierce-Jones was lo- cated at Park River and Langdon, N.D. Faded but Legible Letter Written by ‘@ missing link to a collection of, declarat plies letters written by signers of the dec- laration of independence which Dr. Rosenbach values at “more than $1,000,000.” ‘The letter, written in this city July 1, 1776, is addressed to William Flem- ing, Jefferson's confidant and a mem- ber of the committee on independence. At the time of its writing Jefferson é GIVES INTERVIEW ON RADIO; $$$ $$$______—_—_+ In Grave Condition | Raymond Poincare Paris, Dec. 16.—(?)—Considerable anxiety was felt today for Raymond Poincare, French statesman, who is seriously ill with a partial paralysis, in his home here. So serious is his condition regarded that reports cur- rent in Paris today that he had died occasioned no great astonishment, al- though bringing forth many expres- sions of grief. Investigation estab- lished the reports were incorrect, and friends hurrying to his home were even assured there had been a slight improvement in his condition. How- ever, no great hope for his recovery was expressed and M. Tardieu, his disciple and protege, told newspaper- men waiting outside, “his condition is grave.” MRS, SHEPARD USED NARCOTICS, OFFICER TESTIFIES IN COURT Major, on Trial for Poison Mur- der, Says Wife Admitted Using Morphine Kansas City, Kans., Dec. 16.—(7)— Major Charles A. Shepard testified today in his trial for the alleged poi- son murder of his wife that Mrs. to| Shepard was a victim of alcoholism and narcotics, was morose, and had expressed fears of becoming insane. In taking the witnes stand in his ‘own defense, the army medical offi- cer, who is charged with having poi- soned his wife so he would be free to wed Miss Grace Brandon, young San Antonio stenographer, related a story of futile efforts to break his wife of the liquor habit which, he said, had marred their lives from the time of their honeymoon in 1916. First to Mention Narcotics His was the first mention in the trial of narcotics. Shepard testified he discovered a few months before Mrs. Shepard’s death at Fort Riley, Kans., in June, 1929, that she was using narcotics. ‘This was on his return to Fort Riley from San Antonio where he took a three months’ course in flight surgery at Brooks field and where he first met Miss Brandon. “A week or 10 days after I returned from Brooks field, my kit was on the ioe box where I had laid it,” he testi- fied. “Mrs, Shepard was preparing something there and I asked her about it. She said she was taking a dose of morphine. “T asked her how long she had used narcotics. She said, ‘For some time.’ She said she suffered so much pain she had to take it. I told her no one using that amount of alcohol could do that (take narcotics) and live.” Eyes Fill with Tears Tears welled again to the eyes of Major Shepard and his voice broke when he told of events on May 15, :-| Rey. Pierce-Jones to en with the foal nest, tH Be Episcopal Pastor] ,o° under the influence of slcotol before her collapse. Mrs. Shepard, he went on, had ac- cess to his medical kit which con- tained Uquor, narcotics, stimulants, sedatives and antiseptics, including mercury for “disinfecting my hands.” ‘The government alleges Mrs. Shepard died of mercury poisoning. 359-YEAR SUIT DECIDED Feldioara, Rumania, Dec. 16.—(7)}— After 359 years in the courts, a law- suit has been settled. The communes of Feldioara and Fagarash both claimed 1,000 hectares of land. The idea of a 50-50 split occurred to a judge and the communes are in the bliss of peace. ens Conducted LAST RITES HELD IN WATFORD CITY WITH Bic CROWD PRESENT Remains of Six Members of Family Buried in Four Cas- kets at Schafer SLAIN BY CHARLES BANNON Requisition Papers for Return Here of James F. Bannon Are Secured Armed with requisition Ts, State's Attorney J. 8. Taylor and Sheriff Charles A. Jacobson, of Mc- Kenzie county, plan to leave Bis- marck tonight for Oregon to return James F. Bannon, wanted in connec- tion with the killing of the A. E. Haven family at Schafer, to North Dakota. The papers were prepared at the governor's office today and officials expect no difficulty in extraditing Bannon from Oregon, where he was arrested Saturday, the day his son, Charles, confessed to the wholesale killing. “Vengeance is mine, I shall repa: saith the Lord.” u This Biblical admonition came from Rev. Thomas Balie, pastor of the Official Says Youth Has No Moral Sense State's Attorney J. 8. Taylor, here today to get requisition pa- pers for the return to North Da- kota of James Bannon, father of Charles Bannon, confessed slayer of the Haven family in McKenzie county, observed that Charles Bannon appears to have the “mentality of a 14-year-old boy and no moral consciousness what- ever.” Feeling in McKenzie runs high as the result of the crime, he said, and expressed the view that the elder Bannon probably would not care to go through a prelim- hearing there. He intimated that authorities might have diffi- culty in protecting him in the event that he were taken back to Watford City. Sheriff Charles Jacobson, here with Taylor, said he would take the prisoner to Williston rather than Watford City, and then made the cryptic observation that a feo “ yattesper i ot be taken to fatford City for a hearing we'll take him there.” Taylor said the Bannons had been regarded as quiet, inof- fensive people until the Haven murder mystery developed. ‘Wesleyan Methodist church of Wat- ford City in his sermon at the fu- peal Heclige and Mrs, A. E. Haven a four children at erie Watford No References to Bannon To Charles Bannon, 23-year-old farm hand who admits murdering the family, Rev. Bailie made no refer- ence, The pastor, however, exhorted the (Continued on page six) THREE KNOWN DEAD IN BOAT DISASTER Glass-Bottom Craft Was Op- erated by Wilfred Stiles, Formerly of Mandan em 1 Miam!, Fla., Dec. 16.—(7)—Survi- vors of the Eureka II boat disaster were under subpoena of a federal posed Cs ogee voser 9 tell their stories of urning sinking of the “Se-Bot-M” excursion boat, with a known loss of three lives, Sunday night. Definite establishment of the num- ber of persons aboard the vessel at the time was one objective of the fed- eral investigation. Captain Wilfred I. Stiles, formerly of Mandan, N. D., Sunday night 135 passengers and crew members were aboard the Eureka II. Yester- day he said a recheck showed 121 passengers, five crew members, and two relatives of crew members. Rescue boats and other sources re- Ported 135 persons rescued, three dead and three missing but last night po- ice expressed the opinion that Mrs. Mary Holler, Milwaukee, was the only person not accounted for. 1 $1,150 Is Returned; | | Kids’ Game Ruined Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 16. —(®)—Shucks! The kids at the union mission could have had a lot of fun playing with the nice pieces of paper Ernie Lee found yesterday. Ernie, aged eight, an orphan at the mission home, discovered papers in a little book in the street, hurriedly summoned his n Bought for $23,000 Thomas Jefferso Philadelphia, Dec. 16.—(?)—A faded but legible letter written by Thomas Jefferson, purchased at a& cost of $23,000, was today: added to the col- lection of Dr. A. 8. W. Rosenbach, historian and art collector of this city. It was found in a battered old trunk at the home of Mrs. Raleigh Minor, Charlottesville, Va., and sup- was suspected in some quarters of be- ing lukewarm toward the idea of free- dom from England, and it was not generally known that he was drafting the document which won America’s g freedom. “If any doubt has arisen as to me,” Jefferson wrote, “my country will have my political creed in the form of a com] and a good time was tion that will give decisive} about to be had by all when a proof that my own sentiment con-| mission worker happened by, took curred with the vote they (the con- gress) instructed us to give.” papers and counted— Jefferson also wrote of the conspir- Ten $100 bills; three $50 bills acy ‘Washington at New York,| -—that’s $1,150! against of the arrival there of the British fleet, and of the disastrous retreat of the American army on the St. Law- rence after | ve money was returned to the owner—a Parkersburg woman who reported her loss to the police, a