The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1930, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1930 The Weather Generally fair tonight and Sun- day; not much change in temp. PRICE FIVE CENTS Marshal Joffre’s Right Le LITTLE HOPE IS HELD |{_ Warrior Fighting i(QRN SUGAR FREED {Apology from Nye Asked by Republican Treasurer FOR HERO OF MARNE BECAUSE OF ILLNESS! World War Lord Was Suffering From Arteritis In Both of His Legs MYSTERY SURROUNDS CASE Operation On Veteran Said to Have Been Performed Dec. 20 In Paris Paris, Dec. 27.—(7}—With one leg amputated because of gangrene de- veloping in the advanced stages of arteritis, Marshal Joffre, victor of the Marne, lay tonight between life and death and his doctors appeared to hold little hope for his recovery. There was an air of mystery about the old hero’s illness, for his physi- that the amputation was last Saturday and that Mme. Joffre had persistently refused to permit <cn of her husband's con- ition. Amputation was imperative, said Dr. Boidin, who has attended Marshal said, that gan- grene threatened the marshal’s life. Joffre, French World war soldier, who was hailed everyw! affection as “Papa” Joffre, of the Marne” when Inited States in 1917, seriously ill in France. OF ENGLAND, LORD MELCHETT, IS DEAD Former Sir Alfred Mond, World ‘Nickel King,’ Headed Chemical Firm London, Dec. 27.—(P)}—Lord Mel- ‘| chett, the former Sir Alfred Mond, Late in December, 1916; he was cre- ated a marshal of France. In the spring of 1917 he visited the United States, and was hailed everywhere with great affection as “Papa” fre, and “The hero of the. Marne.” marshal’s A what slim hope there is, uni the wish that hope will not vain. Flaxton Chosen for New County Memorial Flaxton, N. D, Dec. 27.—(P)—Flax- ton, by vote of Burke county com- mission ers, has been selected as a site for a county war memorial building. ipproximately $12,600 There was @) available for gel ete | to W. C. Mitchell, board chairman. Flaxton offered to supply the balance of about $7,000 plus two lots for a site. Richland County Man Poisoned by Monoxide in which he was riding. He is ex- pected to recover. Pope Prizes Christmas Present from Edison Vati City, Dec. 27.—(?)}—Among ipo ee Le dew porn gen one of Britain’s leading industrial financiers, died here this afternoon. his illness Lady Melchett Temained at his side and Sir Russell ‘Wilkinson, ee spent much of his time at the house. Lord Melchett, before his elevation to the peerage in 1928, was Sir Alfred important figure and an interna- one of Engiand’s richest men he given large sums of money in ect with the establishment of Jewish homeland in Palestine. He was chairman of the imperial chem- ical industries, the largest chemical concern in Great Britain, with a capital of 76,000,000 pounds (approx- imately $380,000,000) and was a di- He was long a force in British Politics and was minister of health in the Lloyd George war cabinet. Later he bolted the liberals and join- ed the conservative party. Minneapolis Mishap Toll Equals 1929's Minneapolis, Dec. 27—(7)—With the death early today of Joseph Brown,’ 36, an automobile accident victim, the 1930 Minneapolis traffic fatalities reached the 1929 tota! of 90. Brown was struck by an automo- bile Christmas night. Mrs, Harold Lloyd Expects Stork Soon Beverly Hills, Calif., Dec., 27.—(7)— Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lioyd say they are preparing for an addition to their family in March. “We expect a visit from the stork some time early in March,” Mrs. Lloyd, the former Mildred Davis, film actress said last night. “And I hope it’s a boy,” the be- film comedian added. =: Naval Academy Dormitory Is Normal | Again Since Prankster Has Resigned Annapolis, Md., Dec. 27.—P)— A who converted OF DISCRIMINATION BY SECRETARY HYDE} Canned Food Labels Will Not Be Required to Show Corn Sugar Content |GIVES CORN NEW OUTLETS Also Will Ask Congress to Ap- propriate $45,000,000 For Drought Relief Bonds Will Picture Italian Beauty i Lucky indeed will be the persons who | Possess engraved portraits of this young lady which soon are. to be issued by the Italian government. For her face will have something to do with their fortune. The aoe ol Milan, has been chosen to pose for the picture which will decorate a new issue of Italian bonds. ~ DEMOGRATS FAIL T0 HANMERED 70 DEATH Farmer Kills Mother, Step- father, and Uncle During Fit of Insanity Boonville, Ind., Dec. 27.—()—Shir- ley McNeely, 35, farmer of Tennyson, near here, late yesterday hammered to death his mother, his stepfather, and his uncle, apparently during a fit of insanity. The dead are Mike Breidenbach, 60, his stepfather; Mrs. Mike Breidenbach, 60, his mother; and Thomas Wetson, 60, his uncle. McNeely surrendered last night to Sheriff George Ward. He said the slayings took place in the late after- noon. McNeely went to Evansville to the home of Ed Leigh, a relative, who induced him to come here and surrender. The man told Sheriff Ward he had intended to kill his wife, her mother, and a half brother, Arthur Bradley, but that his “mind began to clear up” after the triple-slaying. MeNeely said there had been family troubles, but that these could not be ascribed as a reason for the slayings. He said he “didn't know why” he killed the trio. MARCELINE DAY ENGAGED Los Angeles, Dec. 27.—(P)—Marce- line Day, film actress, is to be mar- ried “not too soon and not too late.” That is as definite as she was in making an announcement about the while the students were living in their quarters but in the summer, during the regular cruises, they It all came to light as an in- spector heard the click of an elec- House lines were tapped and a receiver was found hidden in a wastebasket with convenient clips to permit instant connections and disconnections to the wires, One of the lines tapped extended to the outside world. Called before the officials of the school, the student, a sophomore, whose name is withheld, was un- able to give a plausible expiana- tion and was given to understand he might resign. INDUGE. BROOKHART TO VOTE WITH THEM lowa Senator Condemns Party For Not Having Announced a Program Washington, Dec. 27.—7)—Demo- cratic leaders have not adopted a pro- gram said Senator Brookhart, Repub- ican, Iowa, today, which will induce him to vote with them in organizing the next senate. Brookhart had offered to vote with the Democrats if they would csoper- ate to put an end to what he called “Mellonism.” The offer made after the election attracted considerable interest because of the close line-up in the next senate. He, and other Republicans or the Farmer-Laborite, could give control of the senate to the Democrats. Brookhart said today the Demo- cratic party apparently has “the same sort of leadership as the Republican party.” He added he did not propose to “jump out of the frying pan into the fire.” “So far they have announced no program,” he said. “The Democratic Party seems to be wanting to avoid responsibility and the country will not trust any party that wants to do that.” Brookhart said the much-talked-of cooperation between the Republican and Democratic parties “is simply bi- Partisan Wall street rule.” “It is the same we have had all f “Nearly all laws which are oppressing the people today were passed by this operation. “Party regularity is the same propo- sition in both parties. It places party above country and I think is treason to the country. Party policy should always be subordinated to national policy.” Three Trains Are In Bratianu’s Cortege Another Bank Chops Its Rediscount Rate Washington, Dec. 27—(#)—The federal reserve board announced ‘to- day that the Federal Reserve bank of Cleveland had reduced its rediscount rate from 3% per cent to 3 per cent on all classes of papers effective De- cember 29. The reduction in the rediscount rate now gives the Cleveland bank the same rate as the Boston bank. The only lower rediscount rate in |the federal reserve system is 2 per cent at New York, where it was re- duced @ few days ago from 2% per cent. |. ‘The remaining nine federal reserve banks in the. system have a 3% per J cent rediscount rate. r Joseph Nutt Declares North Dakota Senator Made ‘Un- warranted Charges’ REGARDS CAMPAIGN FUNDS Says That Detailed Report of Expenditures Is On File In Washington Washington, Dec. 27.—(P)—Joseph R. Nutt, treasurer of the Republican committee, today demanded an apol- ogy from Chairman Nye of the special elections investigating committee for what he termed “unwarranted charges” that a special campaign fund set up in the Commercial Na- tional Bank of Washington was “a slush fund.” The Republican treasurer's state- ment, dictated from Cleveland, his home, to national committee head- quarters, said that at the time Nye made his accusation the facys regard- ing the fund were on file in the cap- itol. Fund Was $50,000 Mr. Nutt said the fund was $50,000 and not $40,000, as Nye had said, and te thpaaaa ‘was expended, all of it by “Every dollar,” Nutt said, “has been accounted for and I have in my pos- session all the canceled checks cov- ering the $32,000 which was sent into eleven states or congressional districts for use solely in congressional cam- ms, The existence of the bank account was revealed in testimony before the committee that it was used by Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the national committee, to secure a loan that he used partially to pay for liter- ature opposing the re-election of Sentor Norris, independent Republi- can, Nebraska. | Detalled Report Submitted “Although a detailed report,” Nutt the petal camipalen fund ihe special; cany im the Commercial National bank has been made to the clerk of the house of representatives, Chairman Nye has seen fit to express his opinion -that this was a slush fund. “I cannot too strongly resert this pction. OF mipenaior siting in almost a Judicial capacity. The facts regard- ing the disposition of this fund were easily obtainable by Senator Nye from public records on file in the capitol where his committee has been sitting and certainly if he had desired to proceed ‘in fairness he would have made no such statement to the news- Paper correspondents without first making some investigation.” BXISTENCE OF LOBBY RACKET IS CHARGED South Dakotan Says Petition Signatures Are Solicited ‘Commercially’ Washington, Dec. 27.—()—Exist- once of @ “lobbying racket,” worked throughout the country by agitators for cash payment of veterans’ com- pensation certificates, was charged today by Chairman Johnson of the house veterans committee. The South Dakota Republican said “commercialized solicitation of citi- zens’ signatures on petitions to con- gress” was being extensively prac- ticed. Johnson cited about 1,000 petitions bearing about 50 names each, “The organization that got these out required a cash tribute of 10 cents from every person who signed,” he said. “It advertised employment in newspapers and offered each responding the opportunity to cooper- ate in its scheme. “Applicants accepting, pay $75 for 150 petitions, or 50.cents each, with the understanding that they circulate the petitions charging 10 cents for every signature secured for the 50 blank spaces. The five dollars real- ized on each petition is pocketed by the circulators, or divided with sub- ordinates they in turn may employ under any financial arragements they can make.” Seven Californians Held for Gambling of violating the state gambling laws today after spectacu- Johnne Smith, ‘suspected gambling inna suspected gam boats, anchored off Long Beach. Po- lice sald gambling paraphernalia was seized on both crafts, Woman Killed Self, ‘Official Declares Minneapolis, Dec. 27.—(P)—Mrs. Lillian Martell, 27 years old, found dead in an apartment committed suicide by swallowing a poison tablet, Dr. C. A. Hobbs, deputy Hennepin | county coroner, reported today. The woman’s husband, William Martell, held for questioning, was released last night. The couple for- merly lived at Ely, Minn. They were married in Minneapolis December 1. i ELECTORAL COLLEGE DEATH BLOW IS SEEN BY SENATOR NORRIS — Nebraskan Has Turned His Back On Third National Party NOT PRESIDENT CANDIDATE Change In Constitution Would Permit Independent to Seek Presidency Washington, Dec. 27.—(7)—A new election reform campaign—one he expected to extend beyond his life span—was taken up by Senator Nor- ris, of Nebraskf, today even as he turned his back upon a third party movement and a possible presidential candidacy. The veteran Independent Repub- lican announced he would start with the next congress to agitate for abo- lition of the electoral college. This would require amending the consti- tution. His objective, he said, was to make it possible for an independent to run for president without party organization. He made his plan known in refus- ing the suggestion of Dr. John Dewey, head of the League for Independent Political Action, that he leave Re- publican ranks to lead a third party movement. To form one more fac- tion under present electoral provi- sions with any hope of success, said Norris, would be futile. Not a Candidate “I'm not a candidate for president,” he told newspapermen last evening. “T'll not be @ candidate for president. I'll probably be dead before this re- form can be brought about.” His utterance did not end third party talk for 1932, however. Such names as Borah of Idaho and Pin- chot of Pennsylvania continue to be mentioned as presidential candidates for such a I. Responding’ « ¢usstioo, however, Norris said if the Democratic party should nominate a real progressive in 1932 many of the western Republican Independents would support him, just as the Nebraskan voted in 1928 for Alfred E, Smith. He did not com- mit himself as to 1932, but indicated strongly he might repeat his bolt. Norris in the last few days has een denounced as a “demagogue,” and his ejection from the Republican Party has been demanded. “I do not believe that a man who has at heart the good of the coun- try,” he said, “can look upon a party as something that is sacred. ° * * Our enthusiasm for a party often gets the best of our judgment. Doesn't Belong to Leaders “With dt ine up the Democratic party f Owen D. Younr. * * * * “The trouble is that under, or present system the people have vote for one man or the other. Often it is a case of voting for the lesser of two evils. “The people don’t really select our presidents. What we need is a sy5- tem by which the rank and file can get control of a party any time they have a mind to.” Norris termed the electoral culiege whose abolition he will seek a mere “fifth wheel to a wagon.” Woman Posts Bonds For Convicted Major Denver, Colo, Dec. 27.—)—A woman's intuition, as she expressed it, was responsible for release on bond of Major Charles A. Shepard, 59, medical corps officer convicted Mon- day on a charge of fatally poisoning his wife. Mrs. Alice W. Watt ,wealthy Den- ver widow, has announced she posted $20,000 to secure the officer's release because she had an “instinctive knowledge of the utter impossibility of the major committing such a deed.” She does not like the publicity, she said, but if it will “tend to influence other friends to come to his aid, then I do not regret it.” g Is Amputated |” Dodd’s Fairest | o— BANK CASHIER AND BARBER TESTIFY AT FESSENDEN HEARING See Resemblance Between Sus- pects and Bandits But Are Not Positive NEW JUDGE ACTING IN CASE Martineson Goes to Fessenden to Testify In Event His Evie dence Is Needed Two witnesses for the state failed to identify Joe Wicks, Blows county deputy sheriff, and A. R. Nord, Mandan insurance man, as bandits who robbed the Farmers and Mer- chants bank at Hurdsfield last Aue gust 14, The witnesses, placed on the stand at @ preliminary hearing today in Fessenden, were A. T. Giltner, cash- fer of the bank, and Ed Benschoof, Hurdsfield barber, who saw the ban- eee the bank following the When the 1931 annual appears at | Tbbery. Dodd College for Girls, Shreveport, La, this picture of charming Miss Mary D. Gunter, above, will appear in the publication’s “Hall of Fame.” The reason is Mary has been elected prettiest girl at the college. She lives in Delhi, La. WILLIAM H. TAYLOR, ONCE INDIAN SCOUT, DIES IN CALIFORNIA ‘Billy the Scout,’ 103, Said to Have Served Under Custer In Northwest Hollywood. Calif, Dec. 27—(7)— William H. “Billy the scout”, Taylor, 103-year-old veteran of the Indian wars and the confederate army, and for 25 years one of the film colony's most. colorful members, died of old age yesterday. Z Taylor was born in 1827 in that Part of old Mexico which later became Texas and lived through one of the country’s most stirring periods of de- velopment. In 1856 he joined the army and fought wandering Indian tribes on the prairies, With the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted in the 78th confederate Virginia regiment. At the close of the war he again joined the United States army. He served under General Nelson A. Miles in the campaign against Sitting Bull and was a scout for General Custer. He spent 20 years fighting Indians. Taylor retired and came to Califor- nia 3¢ years ago. He entered motion Pictures in 1910, playing in western two reelers. Until his 102nd birthday he gained a living as a white haired Indian fighter in the films. During his last illness, Taylor said he never married and knew of no relatives. Local “old-timers said” they had no recollection of Mr. Taylor as ever having scouted in this part of the country. . Hanna Decorated by French Honor Legion Fargo, N. D., Dec. 27.—L. B. Hanna, former governor of North Dakota, has been named as-director of the ion. of -Honor, a French organization, membership in which is conferred for meritorious services. Mr. Hanna's decoration came as a reward for his services during the World war. ———_—. a | Steel Worker Leaps | Into Blast Furnace eee Dortmund, Germany, Dec. 27.— (P)—After years of labor at the blast furnace of the Dortmunder Steel Works, Robert Germann came to feel a great affection for the furnace. Today he told com- panion workers that it seemed to be calling him. Later they saw him jump into the white hot mol- ten steel. No motive beyond the fatal at- traction of the furnace could be ascribed to the act. | | ° This December One of Warmest On. Record, Says Federal Weather Man Persons counting their blessings at this holiday season should not forget the weather, O. W. Rob- Not that Roberts claims credit for it. He has been disclaiming responsibility for the antics of sun, wind and rain for so long that he has no inclination to claim credit for fine weather. However, he still is keeping the records and rises to remark that Bismarck has been favored this Beenie in comparison with the The average temperature since December 1 has been 23 degrees, and only six times in 56 years has this figure been exceeded. The ] Tecord was established in Decem- Ri | ber 1877 when the average tem- perature was 29. December 1 was the only day this month when the mercury went below zero, the minimum being one below. Only two other Decembers have shown more fav- orable records, In 1877 the mini- mum was two above zero and in 1913' zero was the low mark. The condition which has pre- vailed here has been general over the state, Roberts said. Associated Press dispatches to- day Piccaiaa that frost ap cold weather is causing damage in the orange groves in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys in Cal- ifornia while cold weather pre- vails in the Rocky mountain states. Giltner told what he knew of the robbery but was unable to describe the bandits clearly. He asserted thelr appearance paralleled that of Wicks and Nord to some extent. Asked definitely if he could say Nord and Wicks were the bandits he re- Plied in the negative, John Gates, Sioux county sheriff, and Kenneth McDonald, Mandan at- rel accused of complicity in the , were present at the hearing. ‘Today's action, however, is lim- ited to presentation by the state of office. Martineson said recently that he would testify that Nord was in Bismarck at about the time of the robbery. As the hearing recessed at noon, Connolly announced that Mrs. Marie Streitmatter, considered the state's Star witness, would be on the stand: this afternoon. It was from Mrs. Streitmatter that authorities obtained the information which led to the arrest of ‘Vicks, Nord, Gates and McDonald on bank robbery charges. Connolly said Mrs. Streitmatter would probably be on the stand for most of the afternoon and would be subjected to a severe grilling when the hearing reconvened at 1:30 o'clock, Fails to Identify Wicks ‘The state's second witness, Ed Ben- schoof, Hurdsfield barber, who wit- nessed the robbery from his shop across the street, also failed to posi- tively identity Wick and Nord., Ben- schoof, however, did say that the money was brought out of the bank by the robbers in a grain sack. <ira. Streitmatter, in her affidavit of in- formation, describes how the four (Conuinued on page eleven) Buchanan Man Heads Farmer Union Group Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 27.—(7)—H. G. Knobel, Buchanan, was reelected President of the Stutsman County Farmers Union at the annual meet- ing of the board here Friday, Other officers reelected are August Gruchalla, Fried, vice president; Wil- liam Bennett, Eldridge, treasurer; and George McNally, Buchanan, sec- retary. New members of the board, ae H. J. Hammerstadt, Kensal; H, R. noski, Adrain, and Frank Kelly, Woodworth. : Approxim: 200 att 4 ately Persons attended the Slayer of Policeman Taken to Stillwater Moorhead, Minn., Dec. 27—(7)— Ray P. Liggett, who pleaded guilty to killing Policeman Roy E. Larson, to Prison at Stillwater today to begin ee life sentence. » who was heay manacied, oe the custody of Gian County Archie and Deputy John A, whey : Peaches Browning to Seek Absolute Divorce New York,- Dec, 27.—(}—Notice that Frances Heena