The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1930, Page 1

North Dakota's Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 — ee THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1930 The Weather Fair ht and r. Ne Solded connen in bemperstare. PRICE FIVE CENTS Sauvain Named to State Post Shepard Is Convicted of . [German Beauty ‘ELDER BANNON, HELD | JURORS RECOMMEND LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR ARMY PHYSICIAN Deliberators Come to Decision After Two Days and Two Nights WAS IN LOVE WITH BLONDE Major Will Remain at Liberty Under Bonds Until Feb- ruary 2 Kansas City, Kans., Dec. 22—(7)}— Major Charles A. Shepard was con- victed today on a charge of having fatally poisoned his second wife. The jury verdict carried a sentence of life imprisonment, specifying that capit punishment should be imposed. The armyrofficer was sitting down when the verdict was read. He placed his hands over his eyes. The jury had been given the case 2:58 p. m. Saturday. ‘The major, a specialist in pulmon- ery diseases, was portrayed by the ing use of his medical knowledge, had removed an unwanted wife by use of ® slow acting poison which would produce symtoms suggesting natural illness, In Leve With Blonde It had alleged he did this because he was enamoured of Miss Grace Brandon, blonde stenographer at Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas. Miss Brandon testified for ‘the prosecution as did army associates of Major Shepard and others connected with the social and military life of Fort Riley, Kansas, at which the ac- cused was stationed when the alleged crime was committed. Letters of the major to Miss Brandon, her letters to (Continued on page nine) CHRISTMAS RUSH IS... UNDER WAY IN CITY js Postoffice and Express Com- pany Add Extra Men to Handle Big Business The Christmas rush is on in Bis- marck. Seven extra mien have been added to the force at the local -postoffice and three extras are on duty for the local office of the! railway express agency to take care of the rush of pa Sunday gave many persons oppor- tunity to phair last-minute pack- i th bel i HE ae 5 i MINNESOTA HOTEL SOLD Detroit Lakes, Minn., Dec. 22.—(7) j | active for 80 years. | The title of “Fraulein Berlin 1930” went to Fraulein Eva Bartoschek, 19, in a@ recent contest in the German capital. SOLONS FACE HARD PROGRAM DESPITE FAST RELIEF WOR Eleven Essential Supply Bills Appear Key to Extra Ses- sion Situation Washington, Dec. 22—(7)}—The ad- ministration’s emergency relief pro- gram is now law and congress is off on two weeks Christmas holiday, but trouble ‘signa still mark the road to final adjournment. ‘The tasks disposed of last Saturday debate, ser:ned ‘the. portion of thr! ional program for which Peaceful and speedy accomplishment hhad been hoped. Virtually al] obstac- les seen & month ago as potential causes of an extra session of the next congress in the spring, remain to be tackled. Senate Causes Worry It is the senate that is causing leaders to worry as they count upon ‘the houge to go down the line for the administration. Today the legislative leaders cast about for means of avert- ing a deadlock on the next steps of the congressional program. Some of the Republican senate} steersmen are convinced the greatest aid to completing the program would court’ adhere: white house Saturday came informal word that the president would not ask 8 session, but any satisfaction by foes of the court was not sion. treasury-post of- in conference for broken although the gap has narrowed considerably, and leaders hope to put through an agree- ment. ‘The 11 essential supply bills are the reer ete. tees more fhe bill appropriating $150,000,000 for the farm board. Between 300 and 400 Were Merapi Victims the fields near the voleano’s base, many of them overcome sudderly and witheut warning by an avalance of lava, The volcano had remained in- IN CONNECTION WITH HAVENKILING, BACK Placed in Williams County Jail Where Son, Who Has* Confessed, Was DENIES HE WAS IMPLICATED Father, Arrested on Charge in Oregon, Brought Back by Officials Williston, N. Dec. 22.—(P)— James F. Bannon, arrested in Oregon in connection with the slaying of six members of the A. E. Haven family near Schafer, arrived here today in custody of McKenzie county officers. Brought here by Sheriff G. A. Jacobson and Julius C. Taylor, state's attorney, Bannon was placed in the Willjams county jail. His son Charles Bannon, 22, confessed slayer of the family, is held in the jail also. Both are charged with first degree, The officers said the elder Ban- new nothing coneerning the death, knew nothing ‘His son took entire responsibility for the sl@yings in his confession and said his father had nothing to do with them. Slain In February ‘The Havens were slain in February. The younger Bannon confessed after Partial completion of a hearing on an embezzlement charge plaged against him for alleged sale of property be- longing to the Havens, Protesting his innocence, the elder Bannon claimed he had no participa- tion or knowledge of the killing of the Havens. He spoke with emotion about his son, declaring he would not believe Charles was responsible for the deaths until he heard the story from his son's lips. Bannon is occupying the same cell in which his son was held after Charleasedmittedthe killings, The son was renfoved to the jail at Stan- .2y Saturday, authorities seeking to keep the two apart until further questioning of the father. Bannon appeared nervous as he alighted from the train. A small group of townspeople were present. Maintains His Innocence “I just can’t understand it all,” ae said. “I am absolutely inno- cent.” He was questioned en route from the coast by Taylor and Jacobson. (Continued on page nine) FIREBUGS’ FLAMES ARE FATAL T0 TWO Children Victims When Fire Spreads From Butcher © Shop to Home Chicago, Dec. 22.—()—The deaths of two children were charged today to four men who, police said, con- fessed to an arson plot. A fifth man was sought as the “brains” of the al- leged plot. “Business was bad” police quoted Harry Goldvarg, proprietor of a butcher shop which burned Saturday, as saying. “I hoped to collect the $3,800 insurance on my $600 worth of fixtures,” Goldvarg named Jacob Tatelman, a restaurant owner, Jack Rosow, a waiter for Tatelman, and Martin Borad, as accomplices. The children died from burrs suf- fered when the fire spread to their home, adjoining the butcher shop. They were Jerome Israelson, 5, and burned. She was in a hospital today in a critical condition. A young fireman’s insistence that he smelled gasoline as he stood over lice said, led to the uncovering of the. plot. New Pastry Shoppe To Open in Bismarck Hold Services for Aged Tuttle Woman Mary H. Blumb, &, Tuttle woman, died Saturday Ti Oe @ result of injuries a . Piaeat services were held this aft- ernoon at -2 o'clock at the Nazerene, church of Tuttle. The body will be sent to gouth ‘Dakote for burial: the ruins of the ce In Sp Say Boy Killed to Thrill Girls Just to make good his boast that he was a killer, Everett Halidiman, 17, committed two murders during hold- ups at Independence, Kan., and Kansas City,. according to his girl companions, Aletha Rush, 14, and Fern McNab, 15. They were jailed at Independence as police began a@ roundup of a gang of juvenile crim- inals, The girls (Aletha, left, and Fern, right) are shown above and Haldiman is pictured at the right. Exodus From Farm to City Continues at DARTMOUTH'S HEAD VOICES OPPOSITION TO DRY AMENDMENT Or. Ernest Hopkins Says Spirit Hinders Temperance De- velopment A lopkins, presi- dent of Dartmouth college, in his first Public statement on the prohibition question, today declared his opposi- tion to the 18th amendment. He outlined his attitude in a letter to the national temperance council, composed of the principal officers of the national temperance organiza- tions, in reply to a request from the council for a statement of his views. In it, he said: “I do not see how in- dividuals or organizations whose so- Meltude ir for building up a spirit of temperance can continue either to believe in or to support the theory or practice of the 18th amendment as defined in current legislation. Cannof See Advantage ‘Looking back over a period of time in which at least the tenden- cies developed by the amendment can be shown,” he wrote, “I see, in the’ large, that advantage has ac- crued to anybody, except possibly to industrial - efficiency, in the enact- ment of the amendment and in the mass of legislation which has fol- lowed in its trail.” He said he did not believe it a proper function of the constitution “to devise sumptuary provisions for Personal conduct” or that detailed “for increasing the indus- trial efficiency of workmen belong in @ national of any government except of one more frankly utilitari- an than £ am willing to see the United States become.” + “Despite my objections to the whole theory of the 18th amendment, I would support it if I either had seen or was seeing at the present day any evidence to justify a belief that leg- islation enacted under the amend- (Continued on page nine) —The court’ was held in open air, fhe sary gathered Ces wit old ie ” J 2 Publico, “This court is now in session, folk” they heard ‘oisoning His Wife msucm LEGION RECEIVES TOYSFROM PUPILS OF TAYLOR SCHOOL Letter Accompanies Each Gift to Veterans’ ‘Open Your Heart’ Movement POST COMMANDER GRATEFUL 100 Packages Are Prepared for Shipment Today as Cam- paign Nears Close ‘Thirty toys were added to the col- lection of the American Legion “ | Your Heart” campaign Saturday by {pvoils of the Spare Slower Pace 56.2 per Cent of Nation's Popu- lation Last April 1 De- clared Urban Washington, "Dec. 22—()}—The march of America’s millions from the farm’ diye! city continued, but at a somew! slower pace, through the last decade, On April 1, @ total of 68,955,521 Persons or 56.2 per cent of the na- pared @ percentage of 51.4 in 1920. The census bureau, announced the divisions 5 In the interim, the bureau @ new method of computation which tenders the figures not strictly ac- curate for purposes of comparison. Had the 1920 method been used this year the urban population would have been 55.9 per cent, or a gain of 44 per cent for the decade. The gain’ for 1910 to 1920 was 5.6 per ‘cent and for 1900 to 1910, 5.8 per cent. The trend to the cities is forcibly illustrated by a comparison with the urban percentage of 286 in 1880. Over the intervening period of ex- actly half a century, the urban pro- oan has Lig doubled. changing method of compu- tation, the bureau extended its defi- nition of urban population to include, in addition to cities of 2,500 and over, townships and other incorporated Places with a total population of 10,000 or more and a population density of 1,000 per square mile. The divis'on of population as in the various states included: Urban Third and Fourth grades of the school at Taylor, N.D. Miss Florence Rogers, teacher of grades, told the story when she brought in the all neatly as donation No. 405, the support of the Taylor tots caused more com- ment among the veterans at head- quarters than any other items of the campaign. ‘The toys were made by the chil-. dren during school hours, an hour each day being alloted for the pur- Pose for three days. Most of the chil- dren made airplanes. Others made wooden animals, mounted on wheels and a few of the girls made cute little cradles containing tiny dolls. Letter With Each Toy Each toy was accompanied by a letter from the donor to the prospec- tive recipient. All were similar in tone to that written by George Het- tenbaugh, whose letter follows: Taylor, N. D, Dec. 12. Dear little friend: I am sending you a little present. I made in school. I surely hope you like it. We had fun making it. Some of us brought saws and hammers and we all got some wood. We made air- Planes and checkers. Most of us made airplanes. I made one too you can see. I have a brother and a sister. My brother was taking a nurses training. (Continued on page nine) COMMISSION IGNORES LIQUOR LAW DECISION Enforcement Body Hopes to Complete Report to Hoo- ver by January 1 Washington, Dec. 22.—(#)—Mem- bers of the law enforcement commis- sion expect the next few days will bring a decision on what will be writ- ten into their prohibition report. While confident they can get the recommendations before the presi- 337 | dent about January 1 they have not yet, according to authoritative word, 539 | reached agreement upon the princl- Maitland Fined on Drunkenness Count Lieutenant Lester R. Maitland, army aviator who made the first flight from the American mainland to Hawaii in 1927, was sentenced to be Teprimanded and forfeit $100 pay by ® general courtmartial today after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of being intoxicated. ite of Dirge and Anvil Song, The New Golf Ball’s Here to Stay ‘The prosecution rested there and John Ball went to bat. De- fenders took the witness chair and said, “He's not too fat. When treated right he does his stuff on you muff and make the rough you're only venting spleen. “The bail's to blame!” you guys all claim, no matter how you've swung, and any time you're off your game the ‘new ball blues’ is sung.” The jury foreman had his say. He said, “We'd like to know where pal points. The commission apparently has de- cided to disregard entirely the Clark decision holding invalid the eigh- teenth amendment. There had been suggestions that since the decision had been placed before the supreme court by direct appeal filed last Sat- urday, the commission might hold up its recommendations. As the group regssembled today it had for the first time its full mem- bership of 11. Judge William S. Ken- yon had been held out of the city by court sessions for the last three weeks. Zither Club Gives To Needy Children Plans to make Christmas happier for children who are ill or in needy circumstances occupied: members of the Zither club at their December meeting last evening at the Business and Professional Women’s club rooms. Several scrapbooks for the children’s wards at the two hospitals were com- pleted and taken to the hospitals to- day. The meeting: was also in the nature of a Christmas party and members brought gifts which were exchanged. After the party the gifts were re- wrapped and presented fo the Amer- ican Legion “Open Your Heart” com- mittee. A part of the evening was spent with games, prizes going to Pauline Wetch, Rose Lauringer, Christine Preszler, Pauline Pfeifle and Agatha Heftner. Committees in charge were enter- tainment: Magdaline Trautman, Theresa Kraft, and Athelene Kary and refreshments: Barbara Pfau, Mil- dred and Florence Major. SEEK DUAL-SEX RACE Los Angeles, 22.—(\—Dr. Ar- thur Torrence, » believes that persons of dual sex, resembling in original the human being, in his theory, live near Lake , Africa. He is planning an expedition in search of them. r Gets Appointment ‘ —— NELSON SAUVAIN Nelson Sauvain, former superintend- ent of schools at Devils Lake, today was named by Governor George F. Shafer as a member of the state board of administration, succeeding J. E. Davis, resigns REPUBLICANS ASKED TO FORCE MEN LIKE NORRIS FROM PARTY Independent Members of Party Aroused by Robert H. Lu- cas’ Demand Washington, Dec, 22.—-()—Repub- lican Independents in the senate, aroused over Robert H. Lucas’ de- mand that the Republican party “ac- tively oppose men like Senator Nor- ris,” were planning a counter. attack today at the capitol as party leaders re- ees silent on the threatened rup- re. Senator Nye, North Dakota, of the Independent wing, said an effort had been made to hold a meeting of the Independents, but. the holiday recess made this improbable. He is chairman of the campaign funds committee, which examined Lucas Saturday. Lucas is executive director for the Republican national committee. “I'm wondering if Lucas speaks for | the Republican national committee,” said Nye, commenting on the Lucas statement that Senator Norris’ atti- tude “brings an intolerable situation and one which must be eradicated if the party is to live.” Nye sent investigators to a local bank today to examine the note ac- count of Lucas. The latter told the Nye committee Saturday he paid per- sonally for anti-Norris campaign lit- erature with ‘borrowed money and still owed $200 on the loan. “If we have any difficulty in get- ting the information we want we will subpoena the bank officias,” Nye said. * Senator. Norris and Cutting, New Mexico, another of the Republican Independent group, were preparing replies to Lucas’ latest statement. Senator Glenn, of Illinois, the only Republican regular who has engaged thus far in the political controversy, would not comment on Lucas’ state- ment. He did sa;, however, in referring to Norris, that he did not believe any man “who consistently fights the Re- publican program and policies and does everything possible he can to obstruct the Republican program is entitled to be called a Republican.” MIAMI BANK CLOSES Miami, Flag Dec. 22.—()}—An- nouncement of the closing of the.City National Bank, Miami's second est financial institution, was made early today by the board of directors. i Hair Tonic Is Extra | At Barbering Party d PR ac i Union barbers of Bismarck and Mandan were hosts to 350 children at Christmas haircutting parties in the Twin cities of the Missouri Sunday. Two hundred children were shorn of their locks at the party which began at 9 o'clock ‘iunday morning in the Union Hall on Fifth street. And just because it is the Christmas season, each child got a little extra. Tonic and oil were applied to the head of each “customer” to make the job “smell good” and each was given an apple, donated by the Bertsch grocery. In addition, R. V. Stair, gave each child a free ticket to the Wee Putt Putt golf course, Transferring the scene of their operations to Mandan, the scissor wielders “barbed” 150 children in the Morton county town in the afternoon. The Purity Dairy company donated eskimo pies for the delectation of the guests. Organizations and indiviauals assisting the barbers in making the parties a success were the Red Cross, The Salvation Army, ‘The Bismarck Independent Char- ities and Miss Esther Teichmann, Bismarck school nurse. The Bismarck Central Trades and Labor Assembly donated the use of the hall. TO FOLLOW DAVIS AS BOARD MEMBER Reorganization Meeting of Ad- ministration Group Set for This Afternoon VOID NETCHER APPOINTMENT New Member Has Been Active in Educational Circles for Years Appointment of Nelson Sauvain, Devils Lake, to be a member of the state board of administration suc- ceeding J. E. Davis, who resigned re- cently, was announced today by Gov- ernor George F. Shafer. Sauvain was appointed to the place made vacant by Davis’ resignation and by the failure of Arthur L. Netch- er, Fessenden, to accept an appoint- ment tendered to him by the gover- nor. The Netcher appointment, filed by the governor with the secretary oC ag December 17, will be nulli- Sauvain was, for many years, su- Perintendent of the Devils Lake School system and has been promin- ent in the educational affairs of the state. During the last year been state representative for the F. E. Compton company, Chicago, School supply house. Before going to Devils Lake, Sau- vain was superintendent of schools at Casselton. While at Devils Lake he took an active part in the work of the Torth Dakota Education association and its district organizations. He was president of the Northeast dis- trict of the group and later was state "gauvaln was expected uw was ex} to if; @ member of the board this Niteeneesy and to participate in formal meet- ing at which the board will be reor- the fact that Mr Dena chaiiues e fact that Mr. Davis of bree body. ht uvain attended a mee: board this morning in ites tao of a visitor. Only routine matters were considered, board members ssid. CLEVELAND 10 GET NATIONAL AIR RAGES Ohio City Has All Ideal Require- ments Desirable for An- nual Events Cleveland, Dec. 22.—()—The na-~ tional air races, annually the biggest Sporting and educational exposition of the aeronautical industry, will be held in Cleveland each of the next five years and possibly for 10 years, It was announced today. Heretofore, the races have been awarded on the basis of annual com- Petitive bids and have been held ib 10 cities but only in Cleveland, Chi- cago and Spokane were they con- The arrangements to hold the next several races in Cleveland was an- nounced by Senator Hiram Bingham, president of the National Aeronautic nage nto W. Greve, pres- of ational Air a of Cleveland. iiiiiieiss Senator Bingham, in exp! the arrangement, said: “While ches cities may have advantages in cer- tain respects, all of the ideal Tequire- ments for holding the national air races are more effectively combined in Cleveland. These include such im- rsrineayh Seeareions as central lo- cation in an area of large population | With demonstrated civic interest and capacity to handle the races success- fully; size, accessibility and status of the airport; and cooperation of city The National Air Races, Inc., isthe organization which underwrote and sponsored the ninth annual air races of 1929 and the Gordon Bennett in- ternational balloon race of 1930. The 1929 air races were conducted with a Profit of $100,000, which has been Spent o promote aeronautics. The week or 10 days ending with Labor day probably will continue to be chosen as the time for the racei each year, Mr. Greve said, because weather conditions of this period are the most likely to be ideal.