The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota's Oldest Newspaper Mars FRENCH WORLD WAR GENERAL SUCCUMBS TO ARTERY AILMENT Left Leg Had Been Amputated at Thigh December 20 Because of Illness WAS IN COMA NEARLY WEEK Only Pershing, Ludendorf and Von Hindenburg Left of War Leaders Paris, Jan. 3—(?)—Death came to- day to Marshal Joffre, last of the chief French military leaders of the great war, after a fortnight’s illness in which it was necessary to ampu- tate his left leg. The marshal would have been 79 years old Sunday. ‘The end was peaceful. Three mem- bers of his family, Mme. Joffre; -his son-in-law, M. Lafile; and his broth- er, Ferdinand; General Issaly, his chief of staff; Colonel Desmazes, of his staff; his doctors and a few oth- ers were present. He died without coming out from the coma which closed over him at noon Thursday, his life gradually ebbing since. ‘The announcement was made at 8:30 a, m. A member of his military household, Captain Saint Cernin, pale with emotion, emerged from the hos- Marshal Joffre’s Life at a Glance Born Jan. 12, 1852, at Rivesaltes, in the Pyrenees. “went to Paris to study in the Ecole Polytechnique, and. saw ac- tive service with the army in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war. After the war entered the army ineer corps, worked on the for- tiffeations of Paris, and in 1876 be+ came a captain. Took ‘part in the oceupation of ‘Formosa in 1885 and spent three years .in French Indo-China as chief of engineers. Returned to Paris in 1888 and entered a railway regiment. Sent to the Senegal in 1892 to build a military railroad. ‘Headed an expedition to Timbuc- too in 1893 and later was sent to Madagascar to organize an army base. ‘Became @ general of brigade in 1900, and a general of division in |' 1905. * In 1910, While commanding the second army corps, was appointed to the Conseil Superieur de la “Guerre. . In 1911 was made chief of the general staff. mn Aug. 5; 1914, was made com~- mander-in-chief of the French army. . Began the offensive of the bat- ‘tle of the Marne on Sept. 6, 1914, || and threw back.the great German ~~ On Dec. 13, 1916, was made tech- nical advisor of the government. ‘Ostensibly a promotion, this actu- || ally took.the direction of the army |; out of his hands. A fortnight later, |; as compensation, he was made @ marshal of France. In the-spring of 1917 he made a trip to America and helped stir American enthusiasm for the cause of the allies. Became a member of the French academy on Dec. 19, 1918. Died Jan. 3, 1931. pital and in a husky voice told; newspapermen: “The marshal is) dead, gentlemen.” He displayed a bulletin signed by the physicans, Pro- fessor Leriche and Drs. Boulin and Fontaine, which set the end at 8:23 a, mm In Coma All Week Bhortly afterward Professor Le- riche, Strassbourg specialist who came to Paris to treat the ailment which finally cut the marshals life short, ‘appeared and, informing the newspapermen of. the circumstances of death, added that the marshal had been in a state of coma practically all this week except for rare intervals of five of 10 minutes’ lucidity. Despite the early. hour a crowd al- had assembled outside the Hos- ‘Mystery Girl’ Says She Can Get Money) z gE fi ef § f i 3 a2 4 e i i = = g Board Hit hal Joffre Dies S x W nf Has Resigned ° GEORGE AKERSON George Akerson, formerly of Minne: sota, will leave his post as secretary to President Hoover to enter private business, probably about the middle of January. AKERSON WILL QUIT POST AS SECRETARY TOHERBERT HOOVER Former Minnesota Man A nounces That He Will En- ter Private Business Washington, Jan. 3. Akerson, formerly of Minnesota, will Post as secretary to Presi- dent Hoover to enter private business, leave his about the middle of January. SAY PIEPKORN AND HOLMES INFECTED BY DISEASE GERMS Physicians Testify at Prelim- inary Hearing for Accused Wing Blacksmith CASE ADVANCED TWO DAYS |First-Degree Murder Case Pre- sented to Anton Beer Before Latter Leaves Office - | ‘Testifying for the defense in the case of John Holmes, Wing black. smith. charged with the first-degree murder of George Peipkorn last Arm- istice day, Doctors L. W. Larson and C. W. Schoregge said today they had discovered traces of diphtheria germs in the wounds of both Holmes and Peipkorn. The evidence was presented at a Preliminary hearing being held before Anton Beer, justice of the peace. It] was originally planned for January 5 but was set ahead two days in order that it might be completed before Beer ends his term of office Janu- 4. Schoregge testified that he had on tseveral occasions taken cultures from the throat of Holmes which indicated jthe Presence of diptheria germs. He also stated that his scalp and gun- shot wounds showed -traces of the same bacilli and that he had ordered Holmes committed to the detention { hospital. Dr. Larson, bacteriologist for the Quain and Ramstad clinic, said he had examined material taken from His resignation and its accéptence; the wounds of both” Peipkorn and was announced late Friday with an expression of regret by President Hoo- A successor, said the chief ex- ecutive, has not yet been chosen and probably will not be selected for. 10 ver. days or 50. Akerson has had charge of the president’s public relations, the other two secretaries, Walter Newton and Lawrence Richey, having specialized duties. He had been a personal as- sistant- to Mr. Hoover at the com- jmerce department and came to the ; White house at the time of the Hoo- ver inauguration. The President referred to him as “an old friend” and gave as the rea- son for departure duty to his family, in view of an offered post wtih the Paramount Publix corporation at two or three times the salary he receives at the white house, Akerson’s original career was that of newspaperman. From cub reporter he rose with the Minneapolis Tribune to managing editor. He was named that paper’s Washington correspond- Paris. jent in 1924. He became connected Grive on Paris. |with the Philadelphia sesquicentennial commission the next year but soon Mr. Hoover took him into the com- merce department. His white house duties weekly press conferences. Communist Woman den, will be held here Sunday. Services have been planned not to include a clergyman, which is be- lieved by relatives to be in keeping Mrs. Husa was the aunt of Mabel Husa, North Dakota girl communist, now serving a jail term in New York state for desecration of the American flag. Ella Reeve “Mother” Bloor, who re- cently figured in a communist dem- onstration in Washington, D. C., is to preside at the funeral. Mrs. Husa died :here New Year's day. included {meeting foreign dignitaries as the jpersonal representative of Mr. Hoo- ver, greeting all the President's callers and dealing with newspanermen through twice-daily interviews which supplemented Mr. Hoover's semi- Succumbs at Belden Minot, N. D., Jan. 3—()—Funeral | services for Mrs. J, P, Husa, 67, Bel- ‘Holmes and. believed he had found cases. He further stated that he had infectedguinea pigs withcultures tak- en from this material and that the injections had not proved. fatal. This fact, he asserted, would ind! that the germs were present in a non- virulent form. as to whether the presence of the germs could have been a contributory Cause in the death of Peipkorn. Witnesses were called Saturday, morning by the defense, the state having rested its case the first day of the hearing late in December. Howard Glanville testified that he ‘was an eye witness to the stabbing and virtually corroborated the testi- mony of Grant Hubbell, defense wit- ness who had previously testified that (Continued on page seven) Governor Holds Up St. Paul, Jan. 3—()—A warrant of extradition to North Dakota of Har- old Ross of Duluth, issued Friday, was suspended Saturday by Governor Christianson, following a request for @ hearing by attorneys for Ross. Ross, North Dakota authorities claim, was one of three men who held up a drug store at Minot, N. D., Dec. 24 and escaped with $4,000 in cash. No date has been set for the hear- ing, and Governor Christianson said he will leave the matter for dispo- sition by the incoming governor, Floyd &. Olson, who will take office Wednes- Ye Willie Dow, Fargo, Leads Miami Meet Miami, Fla, Jan. 3—(#)—Willie Dow, Fargo, N. D., scored 73 and went into the lead of 36-hole play in the Miami open golf tournament with a total score of 148. His score for the first 18 holes Fri- day was 75. Saturday morning he vent out in 36 and returned with 37. Johnny Farrell, former national | open champion, had a par 36 at the turn to add to his 74 for Friday's 18- holes, Laurie Ayton, Chicago, count- is 76 Saturday with a 74 Friday for with the wishes of Mrs. Husa, who was a communist. Einstein Theory, if Correct, Would | Enable Man to Conquer Gravitation Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 3.()-Dr. Albert Einstein has begun prepa- rations for an attempt to solve the greatest problem in his mind —whether gravitation, light, elec- tricity and electro-magnetism are different forms of the same thing. The Germati scientist, in an in- terview with newspaper men, said hiscoming to Pasadena was to seek the help of American savants to- ward a solution of this problem. In his preliminary announce- ment of his “field theory* about two years ago Einstein disciosed. the view, supported by certain mathematical conclusions, that these four forces might be dif- ferent manifestations of one thing, and that a law: might be evolved to bring them all into one fleld of operation. Einstein's colleagues pointed * out that if such relationship could be established and 2 single law for controls electricity and light. Students of the theory envisioned ®& man thus eqt being able to step off the top of a skyscraper without the. slightest falling. Protected against the force of gravity, such would remain suspended in the itty might ascend or descend a ‘When the last question was an- swered at the interview, Einstein paused. He smiled, and with a sort of mischievous, childish de- light looking eround the little Class room, stood and said sim- ply: “T hope I've passed the exam- ag traces of diptheria germs in both Neither doctor made a statement Extradition of Ross \\dates were optimistic. iNew Arrests Old LINES DRAWN FOR SPEAKERSHD TILT AS SESSION NEARS Freeman and Twichell Arrive in| City Today; Local Man Al- ready Is on Ground Lines were being drawn here today for the first political battle of the im- pending legislative session. This will come in the I. V. A. cau- cus, expected to be held Monday night, at which the Independent fac- tion select a candidate for speaker. Both of the leading candidates were on the scene today. ©. V. Freeman arrived from Grand Forks, accompa- nied by L. L. Twichell of Fargo and} Gordon Cox, Bismarck, also a candi- date for the honor, was on the ground to meet him. How the battle will end was prob- lematical today although both candi- Few persons are commenting on the importance of the tilt but it is admitted that it may become one of the most important is- sues of the present session from a political standpoint. Both Cox and Freeman have @ number of votes pledged. The final decision will be made by a few 1. V. A. house members who have not yet definitely announced their preference. In the background stood a number of house members who have made no. effort to win the speakership prize but are willing to accept it in case the battle between Cox and Freeman becomes too intense. Among these were’ D. L. Peters, Pierce county, chairman of the house appropriations committe at the last session, and A. J. Rulon, Jamestown. The latter has been regarded as a formidable candi- date but is handicapped by the fact that Lieutenant Governor Jobn W. Carr, who will preside over the sen- ate, also comes from Jamestown. Carr was expected to arrive from Jamestown tonight and local hotel- men said a large number of others are scheduled to be here by Sunday night. : session Tuesday calls for a meeting of both houses at noon. This will be followed, if precedent is observed, by formal organizations of the two branches of the legislature and the ‘usual notices to the governor that the legislature is in session. ‘ ‘The usual thing is for the inaug- uration of state officers and the for. mal presentation of sposcnge (2 108 eas ture on Wednes- \EIGHT ITALIANS SOUGHT enoa, Italy, Jan. 3.—(?)—If eight convicted of killing two Fascist! for ever|are found they must arms ranging from 15 to 30 yeart. It took nine years to gether the evidence and the men vanished. They were tried just the same, Hero of Marne Is Dead Panama Government ‘The program for the opening of the ben Regime Men Isthmian Republic Is Awaiting Return of Its New Presi- dent-Designate Panama City, Jan. 3—(?)—Panama, its government overturned in a brief revolution which brought death to 10 Persons, Saturday awaited the return of its new president-designate, Dr. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro, minister at Washington. Dr. Alfaro cabled from Washington: his acceptance of the Post. Meanwhile a provisional govern- ment, headed by Dr. Harmodio Arias, @ leader of the isthmian republic's young bloods, acted to restore order throughout the country, arresting the leading figures of the old regime and seeking in pronunciamentos to allay public fears of further violence. Arosemena Is Held Florencio Harmodio Arosemena, who yesterday resigned the presi- dency he had held since 1928, was confined to his quarters with other government officials, including Arch- ibaldo Boyd, governor of the province of Panama, It was believed he will be released shortly unless it is de- cided to hold him for trial on charges of malfeasance. The revolt flared at aobut 2:30 a. m. Friday and before noon the old government had been completely overthrown and the foundation laid for establishment of a new one. Of the 10 dead, eight were members of the police of national constabulary and two were civilians. Fifteen per- sons were wounded. Before resigning Dr. Arosemena, whose surrender had been coerced the point of a riot machine gun, re- Placed Daniel Ballen as secretary of court took charge of the situation ac- cording to law and at.5 p. m. swore in Dr. Arias as provisional president. Consider Special Interests The secretary said that, while the question of the ability of the new regime to fulfill international obli- gations entered into the problem, other considerations involving the special interests of the United States must be considered. ‘These special interests involve the waterway of the Panama canal and certain rights accorded the United States by treaty. These questions will be considered $s Snag in Buying Plan fter Gallant Battle»mrms = Widow and Tutor Begin Trans-Atlantic Hop) JES Wonrissiys MRS. HART AND LIEUT. MACLAREN TAKE OFF WITH BIG PAY LOAD Expect to Land on Seine River or Lake Just Within Paris’ Limits HEAD FOR BERMUDA, AZORES Foodstuffs Carried by Plane ‘Tradewind’ New York, Jan. 3—(P)—A red- haired widow and the man who taught her to fly pointed the plane “Tradewind” for Paris in pitch dark- ness early Saturday, setting their sights for Bermuda and the Azores with a pay load. Mrs, Beryl Hart, one of the few women to hold an unlimited trans- port license, and Lieut. William 8S. MacLaren, former navy flier, toc’: off from the Glenn H. Curtiss seaport in | Queens at 5:50 a. m., circled the field several times in the glare of search- lights, and headed over Manhattan, finally roaring away toward the tip of Long Island. Several. minutes later an escort plane, occupied by W. D. Campbell, E. M. Smith and C. J. Strickland, friends of the pilots, followed them into the air, intending to accompany them several hundred miles. Lieut. MacLaren was at the con- trols on the getaway but Mrs. Hart was expected to replace him soon} after the start and do the bulk of the piloting. e In, Spotless Both wére dressed in spotless aerial togs, unsoiled by the grime of land take-offs, and Mrs. Hart wore a five- leaf clover, a rabbit's foot and an In- dian penny as emblems of good luck. A fair sized crowd was present to wish them bon voyage. The pilots planned to cut southeast over the Atlantic and land at Hamil- ton, Bermuda at 1:30 (E. 8S. T.) Sat- urday afternoon, a distance of 650 miles. Resting three hours while the Plane was tuned up and refueled, they hoped to resume the flight about sunset and make Horta, Azores, in 21 hours, traveling 2,042 miles. They figured the last lap to Paris, 1,520 miles, would take them 17% hours, setting them down on the river Seine, within the city limits, in less than 50 hours. They carried with them a chart of the Seine, drawn by Dieudonne Coste after he and Maurice Bellonte had landed here on their Paris-New York flight. In case the river traf- fic is too heavy, they will come down on a small lake just outside the city. Are Carrying Mail With a desire to prove that ocean flying can be put on a paying com- mercial basis, the pilots loaded the “Tradewind” with about 250 pounds of mail and foodstuffs, the first car- go load to be started across the At- lantic. The mail was cleared out of New York and was destined for stamp, collectors along the way. They carried no radio. Weather bureau officials predicted favorable weather on the first lap, with a 15- mile an hour tailwind. Mrs. Hart is 27 years old and the widow of A. J. Hart, a New York ad- vertising man. Lieut. MacLaren is 34 and married. He is a graduate of the United States naval academy. The escort plane returned to the airport about 8:30 a. m., bringing tidings that the ocean flight was proceeding without mishap. Proposed Rail Merger Considered by I. C. C. ‘Washington, Jan. 3.—()—A special meeting of the interstate commerce commission was called for Saturday to discuss the consolidation plans of eastern railroad heads. It was said at commission head- quarters a public statement may be made Saturday, and that this was one Ens, ee ended ab eee Although formal applications for consolidations, as agreed upon Friday by executives of the Baltimore & Ohio, the Pennsylvania, the Nickel Plate and the New York Central railroads have not been filed the com- mission has received a letter explain- ing the plans. About 250 Pounds of Mail and/ Togs d. INew and Different The Bismarck Tribune today announces a new and different | service to its readers which we feel will be of interest to every | member of every family. | It is an information service whereby The Tribune, through its | Washington Bureau, will answer any question to which you seek the answer, In addition, it offers free or at nominal cost authentic informa- tion on any subject of interest from curing hams to the opera- tion of radio stations. Whatever you may want to know The Trib- une's information service will tell you. | This is one of the most costly | features ever offered to the news- Paper public in North Dakota. We believe it is one of the best. | We offer it in line with our fixed policy of giving the people of the Missouri Slope country ae best newspaper service possi- le. Watch for further information regarding this great new service. PROPOSE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AT MEETING {Overcrowded Conditions and | Expected Student-Body Growth Described | Approximate!” $6 bust and pro- | fessional men met witit members of launching @ campaign for the con- struction of a new high school build- ing in Bismarck, Data on the enrollment and pres- ent facilities of the public schools were presented by H. O. Saxvik, su- perintendent; W. H. Payne, high school principal; C. W. Leifur, prin- cipal of the Will junior high school; and members of the board. On the showing made all present agreed that construction of a new school building is a necessity but some expressed the view that this is not a good time to start a bond issue campaign: It was indicated that the board will call meetings of other Tepresentative groups in the com- munity and it is probable that the matter will come up at group meet- | ings of the Association of Commerce to be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Data presented by Saxvik showsthat the school census increased from 1,912 in 1922 to 2,959 in 1930. During the same period enrollmenf high school has increased from 393 to 601 and grade school enrollment has jumped from 1,116 to 1,501. Kindergarten Is Revived The record shows that in the school years ending in 1922, '23 and '24 kin- dergartens were operated. They were discontinued for the next six years but were revived last year. Only half of the children in the city have opportunity to attend kindergartens, however, because of crowded school conditions. A part of the increased school at- tendance, it was brought out at the meeting, is reflected in the enroll- ment at St. Mary's parochial school. (Continued on page seven) Brooklyn Millinery | Model Is Shot Dead New York, Jan. 3.—(?)—An attrac- tive millinery model was found fatally jShot on‘a Brooklyn porch shortly aft- er midnight Saturday and her dying statement led to the arrest of her grocery clerk husband on a homicide charge. Mrs. Yvonne Gessieri, 28, and the mother of an eight-year-old daughter, was discovered on the porch in the Flatbush section with three bullet wounds in her body. Her automobile stook a block down the street with a revolver and five cartridges on the Just before she died police asked her who shot her. “My husband,” she was quoted as saying. Pressed for a motive she de- clared, “because he loved me and I loved him.” | Biologist Believes Genius May Be Captured and Dominated in Future Philadelphia, Jan. 3—(}—The elusive quality of human tem- Perament known as “genius,” and domina‘ Two Marines Wounded °% opinion of Professor Julian OF BISMARCK BOARD {the Bismarck school board Friday night to consider the advisability of in the} PRICE FIVE CENTS © MAY BUY SUPPLIES, State Officials Already Have Placed Orders for Immea diate Necessities JAMESTOWN SEEKS:CAPITAN Little Comment Made Here’ Res garding Stutsman County ; City Proposal: Work of the board of. administra- tion in purchasing supplies and bree door for aes rehabilitation of st Offices struck a snag when Attorney General James. brmd ris informed board members that dee partment heads could make their a Purchases bth or wished. @ board been considering bids for equipment and supplies but it later developed that heads had placed orders for their immediate necessities. Morris said the de; it heads could make their own selections and that the board had no legal author- ity to supervise their purchases, Money to pay for the purchases would come from the equipment funds ap> Propriated for the various depart- ments or from emergt sppropria= tions to be made by the legislature, Are Getting Settled Meanwhile various state depart- ments were continuing the work of getting settled. A check today showed that many lost few valuable records and that the state’s Pere will not be as Soon as various departments are fully ae in new quarters. le announcement from Jamestown that citizens there were considering 4 movement to make that city the capital of the state drew little com ment here. F. M. Davis, president of the Bis- marck Association of Commerce, said he doubted if the movement would receive much support it the state in view of the manifest advant- ages to the state of retaining Bins ees iy capital. ics e state still owns appreximatel $1,000,000 worth of land and pullde ings on the capitol grounds, Davis said. In addition, the Bank of North Dakota building, owned by the state, is occupied by that institution and a number of other state departments. He expressed the view that the legis- lature would be “very reluctant to give serious consideration to a pro- Posal to move the capitol from Bis- marck” and asserted that numerous expressions received from leaders in other cities indicated that the (Continued on page seven) NEW TRIAL SOUGHT BY FRANCES TUCKER Convicted Slayer of Hans Bjone, Verona Banker, Claims New Evidence A motion for a new trial for Frans cis Tucker, convicted of the first de- . Sree murder of Hans Bjone, Verona banker, in 1927, was made by defense attorneys, William Langer and W. D. Lynch, in Burleigh county district court Friday afternoon. Defense counsel introduced testi- mony tending to show that a witness had seen and talked to Bjone an hour after he was alleged to have been sot. Eaey 3 une for a new trial on ie grouns tt newly discovered evidence has been uncovered. Bjone was shot to death Feb. 6, 1927, as he was working alone in the Farmers, and Merchants bank of Verona and Tucker was convicted of the murder and now is serving @ life sentence in the state penitentiary. Judge Fred Jansonius, who presided, had not ruled on the motion by Sate urday noon. 4 The motion was brought. before Jansonius, when the presiding in the Verona ‘district gee Stark Has County f | —<— oe