The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota's. Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED ‘1878 AMERICAN LEGION TO GIVE FETE FOR CITY-COUNTY FOLK Ritual of Veterans’ Organiza- tion to Have Leading Part in Ceremony “SHAFER TO BE SPEAKER _THE B Cox Leaves" Free Dance Made Governor Representatives of City, County Legion and Allied Units Also Slated for Talks Residents of Bismarck and Burleigh, county will be guests of the American| Legion at a free dance and commun- ity celebration to be held January 9 in connection with the dedication of the new World War Memorial build- ing, members of the committee in| charge of the ceremony announced today. The program will begin at, 8p.m. A feature of the dedication will be) the inclusion of a meeting of Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1, American Legion, as & part of the ceremony. As outlined today by Thomas Burke, chairman of the dedication’ committee, the Legion meeting will be preceded by a concert, to be given by the high school band. A. D. McKinnon, post commander, will preside at the opening of the meeting and will turn the gavel over to R..J. Kamplin, state Legion com- mander and a member of the local post, who will act as chairman, Rev. O. 8. Rindahl will give the invocation. 3 Governor George F. Shafer will give the principal dedicatory address and short talks will be given:by A. P. Len- hart, mayor of Bismarck, and George H. Will, chairman of the board of county commissioners. Commander McKinnon will present the Legion’s check for $1,000 as its contribution toward the balcony ete ae ‘Miss: Mary. Houser, presi- Ss Qhal wargal Grit wil preawnt tat organisa check for $1,500 for the same purpose. The Legion Auxillary quartet’ will give one or more song numbers dur- ing the ceremony, which will close with the Legion ritual and the sing- ing of the Star Spangled Banner by the audience. An eight-piece orchestra will provide music for the dance, which will begin: immediately after the close of the formal ceremony. Legionnaires will be detailed to act’ as guides for persons wishing to in- spect the ‘building, which will be (Continues on page eleven) MOTHER OF LOCA L BUSINESS MAN DIES Mrs. Harriet E. Dietz Succumbs Sunday Morning at the Age of 84 Mrs, Hasriet E. Dietz, 84, mother of 8. D. Dietz, manager of the Nash Finch branch in Bismarck, died here Sunday after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were to be held . Monday. afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Perry Funeral Home, Rev. F. E. Lo- gee officiating. ie Mrs. Dietz was taken ill the day sfter Christmas and was taken to a local hopsital. She died at 8:30 p. m., Sunday from old age and complica- tions. Mrs. Harriet E. Dietz was born March 2, 1846, at Chester, N. v., and was raised and educated there. In 1873 she was married to W. E. Dietz. Coming to North Dakota in 1904, she has lived in Minot, Bismarck and Fargo besides residing for a time in Minneapolis and Colorado. The body will be taken to Allen- town, Pa., Tuesday noon, and inter- ment will be made in the family. plot in Fairview cemetery of that city. She leaves many relatives in Penn- sylvania, New York and New Jersey. many of whom are expected to be at the funeral services in Allentown. Her three sons, 8. D. Dietz, Bis- marck; W. E. Dietz, Minneapolis; and C. D, Dietz, Fargo,’ were all in Bis- marck at the time of her death and will go to Allentown for the last rites. Mrs, Dietz leaves: nine grandchil-| dren. Barnes County Judge Victim of Pneumonia Valley City, N. D.,.Jan. 5.—(P)}—O. ‘Hi. Desirgens, judge .of county court Hydraulic Robber. Is Working Kansas City Kansas City, Jan, 6P}—The hy- drautic robber is threatening the safe blower here. ‘An investigator for an ol concern . the money vau}t with water, removing the eurrency through a slit in the top. PHILIP F. LaFOLLETTE Madison, Wis., Jan. 5.—(?)—Notables of Wisconsin gathered Monday to hear Philip F. LaFollette, 33, take the oath that will make him the state's youngest governor. The ceremony wili be simple, in contrast to the Pomp attending the elevation of his father, the late Robert M. LaFollette, te the office in 1901. Phil, a brother or Senator Robert M. LaFollette Jr., is the third of his family to win of- fice in Wisconsin as a progressive Republican. He defeated Governor Walter J. Kohler, conservative Re- Publican, for the nomination and was elected by the usual landslide vote ac- corded LaFollettes. CITIES OF STATE FROWNON ERPORT 10 MOVE CAPITAL Efforts by Jamestown and New Rockford citizens to have the North Dakota capital moved, each to its re- spective city, met little support jthoughout North Dakota today. In a statement, E. E. Greene, secre- tary of the Jamestown movement, said he expected citizens of Fargo, Grand Forks, Wahpeton, Devils Lake and other places to aid in the effort to locate the capital at Jamestown. A survey by the Assoolated: Press, however, showed that his expecta- tions seemed doomed to disappoint- ment. survey follows: think the capitol is in a pretty good spot. No action has been taken by any Wahpeton civic group, but I be- lieve the citizens of Wahpetor con- cur with me in my statement.” W. P. Chestnut, secretary, Fargo Chamber of Commerce: “There has been no discussion by .any Fargo group regarding removal of ‘he cap- ital from Bismarck to Jamestown and_ I do ho} believe any Fargo,group will sponsor such @ campaign.” John Hulteng, president Grand Fork city commission: “I will have nothing to say about the capital loca- tion until ‘the matter comes before the legislature.” W. A. Mcintyre, president, Grand Forks Commercial club: “I am doubt- ful whether our organization will take any action on the matter.” ‘The Valley City Times-Record said, “General sentiment, so far as can be learned, is opposed. to moving the state capital from Bismarck to James- town.” In a recent editorial the Fargo Forum expressed itself as (Continued on page seven) Two Women Seeking New Endurance Mark Los Angeles, Jan. 5.—(#)—Bobbie Trout and Edna May Cooper, girl pilots, circled their small moroplane through lowering clouds Monday, un- daunted in their effort to set a new endurance flight record. (P.S.T.) Sunday, in an effort to break the 42-hour, 16 minutes women’s en- hours, 28 minutes, held by Dale Jack- son and Forest O'Brine, St. Louis. PP aevages sy Jan. Lorde nee a windvane and a couple of gadgets Bliss, government weather bureau expert, and Sam Brunner, veter- an goosebone prophet. ‘The contest is being conducted by a Philadelphia newspaper to determine to comparative accur- casting yard variety involving goose- bones, groundhogs, your Uncle Dudley's “rheumatiz,” and simi- lar rinkiboo: ‘It. began Jan. 1 and is to continue for one month. |FILLING STATION ENTERED Officials and Civic Club Heads. The Associated Press report on the | Mayor H. H. Pfister, Wahpeton: “I, The girls took off at 2:30 p. m.,| of loot. Government Scientist Is Ahead of ‘Goosebone’ Forecaster in Contest % TAKE GOODS WORTH | Fur Coats, Necklaces and Other Clothing Taken From ° Sarah Gold Shop Were Conducted Early Sunday Morning Burglars entered the Sarah Gold shop, 312 Main street, early Sunday: morning and escaped with nearly $3,000 in merchandise. 1 Marauders also entered Scotty's’ Service station at Fourth st. and ‘Thayer avenue Sumday morning but , their loot was small. Gaining entrance by prying open a window in the rear of the store, the burglars carried off seven fur coats, and a consignment of new dresses, blouses, neck-furs, and muffs. Discovery of the burglary was made at ,11:30 a. m. Sunday when Frank: Leibole, proprietor, entered the store | to write some correspondence. He) noticed the safe was gone and the window was open with the scrcen on.' G. A. Dahlen, discovered the safe in; ‘The safe stood in the corner of the balcony, and was presumably rolled to the window and thrown out: by two or three men. Mr. and Mrs. Leibole left the shop Seturday night at 10:30 o'clock. Au- thorities believe that.the robbery was committed early Sunday morning. A careful check was made’of the losses afternoon. Thé.stock was not. find out where the. company funds were kept. An employe said Monday morning removed from the building. THREE MEN KILLED AS PLANE CRASHES Investigation of ‘Missouri Acci- dent Begun by Federal Inspector St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 5.—(?)}—The wreckage of a monoplane which car- ried three men to their deaths in a Toaring power dive was the subject of an investigation Monday by a de- partment of commerce inspector. ‘The plane had been taken skyward for the final test for cross country races at Miami, Florida. Two miles from Rosecrans craft took off, the pilot pointed the nose of the ship downward. He had reached an estimated speed of 200 miles an hour when observers at the airport saw a square of fabric rip from the upper surface of the left wing. Then the plane went into a Baker, Minn., Bank Robbed During Night ing acetylene torches, robbers burned their way into the vault of the Baker State bank at Baker, Minn., 15 miles aduth of here early Monday and es- caped with an ed amount fficers from the Clay county eriff’s office have left to investigate pending their arrival no check made ace z Two Burglaries in Capital City]. » | testified . {dent signs the appropriation bill. RCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, “NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1981 Speakershi to Mark Memorial Dedication BISMARCK ROBBERS |Fwo Killed Near Valley [HOLMES BOUND 10 City in Train-Auto Crash} [|STRICT COURT ON ROSITA MORENO Rosita Moreno, moving picture ac- of Southern California football hero, havé admitted at Hollywood that they are engaged to be married. For- mal’announcement, however, is not to be made for @ while yet, as Miss Moreno’ is ‘only 19 while Mohler still has “several years of college work ahead of him. ; he PASSEDIN CONGRESS Senate and House Differendes Must Be Adjusted Before . Lending, However Washington, Jan. 5.—(AP)—Con- | ed voted appropriations -for rought relief. Monday but senate and house differences must be ad- justed before the lending to suffer- ers can begin. i The house approved the $45,000,- 000 figure for seed, feed and fertil- izer loans requested by the admin- istration. The senate not only did that but—on motion of Senator Caraway, democrat, Arkansas—add- ed $15,000,000 more, to be advanced for food purchases by farmers whose crops were hit. No record votes were taken. The bill went back to the house for action on the food loan amend- ment. If' it refuses to accept that, as seems likely ini view of strong admin- istration objections to the principle ii ‘and if the senate persists in its ‘stand—then a conference be- tween the two branches will be in order, Efforts are expected to be made to send the legislation to the white house as quickly as possible. C. W. Warburton, secretary of the national drought relief committee, in congressional hearings on it that loans would be made avail- able within a week after the presi- House republican leaders announ- ced they would resist all effort to have included in appropriation funds for food. “Representative Tilson, of Con- necticut, the majority floor leader, said “Of course, we cannot the inclusion of $15,000,000 for the purchase of food.” On the other hand, democratic leaders martialed their forces to pre- pare to support the senate actio! In testimony the house propria Hyde, who has sponsored only $21 000,000 for drought relief, said “we feel since congress has set the figure we would like to have the amount! strue the language of the law to in- clude loans for food for human beings, but only for seed, feed, fertilizer and (Contanued on page eleven) Butte Buildings Burn At Loss Near $30,000 Fire of undetermined origin de- stroyed two stores and a pool hall at Butte early Saturday with an ésti- quarters, owned valued at $25,000; a general store owned by Bighaus brothers at $3,000; and_/D. Broderick’s pool hall at $1, flames destroyed nt MORE TH AN $3,000 [To Wed Gridder_ 4 Georte Heinze, Newspaper Man, ‘ and Paul Landsem, Print- “er, Are Victims AUTD- IS SMASHED TO BITS - aes long Track for Several Hundred Yards ‘car was strewn on bot! y City, N. D., Jan. 5.—()— Heinze, 42, city editor of the Opinion, Valley City weekly , and Paul Landsem, 26, employed by the paper, were h killed when their automo- c was struck by a Northern Pa- ‘train 16 miles east of here Sun- 6 car was smashed to bits and odies were mangled by the im- “«- Heinze lived at Tower City. deem’s home was at Enderlin, e and Landsem were the only its Of the machine. Wreck- ‘track for several hundred png associated in newspaper work inthe northwest, Heinze was well Dakota. d ‘career at Clairmont, Minn., in 1907; he, became editor of the Mercer, NeD., ‘Telegram, in 1909, and later the , Minn., Journal in 1912, He Wing Blacksmith 1s Accused of| Fatally Stabbing George Piepkorn | —. and Stabbing Fray Ar- mistice Day John Holmes, Wing blacksmith, charged with first degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of George Piepkorn, deputy sheriff, last Armistice day was bound over to dis- trict court for trial when arraigned at a hearing here Saturday. Holmes {is said. to have stabbed Piepkorn when the latter came to his home to arrest him after Holmes had Tun amuck and had shot Gus Ander- son and stabbed Ben McClusky, his fh | neighbors. Testimony introduced at the hear- ing tended to show that Holmes had become enraged over a family mat- ter and had shot Anderson when he refused to-turn over a revolver to him. McClusky is said to have been stabbed after he had gone to the Holmes home in an effort to subdue the enraged blacksmith, Holmes was arraigned in the court CHARGE OF MURDER| TO SEEK CHANGE OF VENUE! Case Develops Out of Shooting) pressed Monday the Tower City Topics in q He also worked on a weekly at tress, and Orville Mohler, University | Jamestown before coming to Valley Mrs, Heinze ited the Tower City paper while he ‘weskett for the People’s Opinion here. $ r at Tower City was one of ‘the first in the state to endorse the Wigvement of Gerald P. Nye for sen- four years ago. His pape daughter. Funeral er Is Fhreshing Oats Fargo; N. D., Jan: 5.—(?)—Par- go's weather note Monday: was under way & mile south of here qn the A. D. Scott farm where they “needed a little oats.” The oats had been stacked last fall. DOUBTS ARREST OF _ ROBBER SUSPECTS No Dakota National Bank Rob-| bery Suspects Reported, Held, Davis Says ey Doubt that there is any truth in rumor stating that two men suspected of participating in the robbery of the Dakota National Bank and Trust company here last Aug. 7 are being held by eastern investigators was ex- morning by J. E. Da- vis, president of the Bismarck insti- tution. Mr. Davis said he had heard noth- ing of men ‘being held and said he probably would have been informed if any arrests had developed. «The bank president said that in- vestigation of the robbery has shown that $2,700 in negotiable bonds taken in the robbery were sold in New York City 20 days after the robbery, Aug. 27. The bonds, he said, were sent to the New York purchaser from an in- dividual in New Orleans. No trace of the New Orleans seller or of the other bonds taken in the robbery have been found, however, he said. The robbers, obtained betweer: $26,- 000 and $27,000 in money and negoti- It) able bonds when they looted the Da- kota National Bank and Trust com- Pany in the daylight robbery. Minneapolis Man Dies In Automobile Mishap St. Louis, Jan. 5.—()—Donald L. ator. ‘He Jeaves his widow, one son, and services will THéld at Tower City Tuesday after- of Anton Beer, justice of the peace, who was presiding at the last hear- ing of his term, which ended Satur- day at midnight. William Langer, counsel Holmes, announced that he would seek a change of venue from the Burleigh county district court, saying that in his opinion, Holmes gould not get a fair trial in this county, Holmes, who was shot inthe leg prior to his capture by Grant)Hubbel, a member of a Wing posse, been- released from thé, hospital is in the custody of4he.cheriff. —% WPKINNON TELLS OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Says ‘Bismarck Has’ Favored Place in Highway Develop- ments; Is Focal Point | Addition of six miles of oil-surfac- d road on state highway No. 10 east of Bismarck is part of the pro- gram of road improvements adopte by the state highway commission, A. D. McKinnon, project engineer for the highway commission, told the Lions club at a luncheon meeting to- lay. ¥ McKinnon also outlined other high- way improvement projects scheduled for this section, drawing on his mem- ory for the information since the data was destroyed in the capitol building fire. . The speaker said Bismarck has many advantages from the highway standpoint in that it is a focal point for roads leading westward to Mon- tana, south to the South Dakota line and north to all parts of the state. the Lions club will meet at 3 p. m., January 9 and go in a body to the Bismarck high school where they will present a plaque in recognition of the school’s athletic accomplish- ments. The ceremony is scheduled for 3:15 p. m. Fred Peterson expressed his ap- preciation of the message of con- dolence sent by the club in connec- tion with the death of Mrs. Peter- son’s father. Commenting on the agitation of some North Dakota towns to move the capital, the club's publication as- serted that Bismarck donated $100,- 000 to the establishment of the cap- ital here when the city had only 3,- 000 inhabitants; that the city retains the same spirit “and should it be nec- essary to assert ourselves we most assuredly will not be found wanting.” The publication also commented on the fact that persons outside of Bis- marck do not generally know that (Continued on page sieven) ANY COSTUME ALRIGHT New Zork, Jan. 5.—(?)—Invitations to a party at the home of Mrs. Gra- ham Vanderbilt request the guests to let their consciences be their guide in their choice of costume. Lima, Peru, Jan. 5.—(?)—Bad for It was decided that members of; Five Killed in Riot After Uruguay Defeats Peru in Football Game JUDGE DAVID G. JENKINS Judge David G. Jenkins, Youngs- town, Ohio, has handed down a de- cision throwing out the billion-dollar merger of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company with Bethlehem Steel, charging directors of the former concern with “breach of duty” and “abuse of control.” His decision gives victory to Cyrus Eaton, Cleveland steel magnate who fought the merger. COURT OF APPEALS DECLARES DRY LAW Even First Ten Amendments Were Ratified by Legisla- IS CONSTITUTIONAL’ Were Drawn for ‘Intras. factional Fight LOCAL MAN STATES POSITION, Says Capitol Building Fire and. Last-Minute Action Gordon Cox, Bismarck, today. with-: drew as a candidate for the speaker< ship of the state house of representa< tives at the legislative session opens ing Tuesday. ‘ eo Although a bitter battle, which: threatened to create numerous. sore: .- spots in the Independent camp, threatened, Cox su, ‘were Cor porters 3 fident their candidate could cary, I V. A. caucus over L. L, long-time leader of that faction of the Republican party. In view of the bitterness which was apparently being developed, however, Cox decided not to submit his name to the Independent caucus tonight at which the speakership candidate of the majority faction will be selected. Cox’s statement his withdrawal follows: “I wish at this time to announce my withdrawal as a candidate for ree of the House of Representa-. ives. “Recent developments, including the Capitol fire, have made s number of my constituents in Bismarck urge me to take this course in order that I might be on the floor of the House during the session; also, the sharp divergence of opinion among the In- dependent members as to the Speak- ership might result in a lack of har- mony later on, on other more im- Portant matters, and I think the best interests of the State of North Dako» ta can best be served by my withe drawal.” tures, Judge Says 4 New York, Jan. 5.—(?)—The Uni- ted States circuit court of appeals held Monday ‘that the 18th‘ amend-. ‘ment was constitutionally adopted, animously affirming t] e COnVi cused of possessing and selling two pints of whiskey. Written by Manton The opinion of the court, written by Judge Manton, said: | “It is argued that after ratifica- tion of the tenth amendment no amendment giving the national gov- | ernment additional power over the | people or their rights can be adopted isave by the people in convention. The eighteenth amendment was adopted by the legislatures of three- fourths of the several states. “The fifth article of the constitu- tion contemplates, by its phrase, two modes of ratification, (1), by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, and (2) by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or other mode of ratification may be Proposed by the congress. But it is argued that congress never selected the one appropriate to the nature of the amendment promulgated by it, and, it is said that when the fram- ers of the constitution focused their work on future amendments of the document, they were confronted by its dual function as a chart to guide the new super-government. “In national prohibition cases the (Continued on page seven) Young Bannon Plays Harmonica in Cell Stanley, N. D., Jan. 5.—()—Charles Bannon, 22, confessed slayer of the A. E. Haven family of six near Schafer, finds his greatest enjoyment in jail here in playing a harmonica. Isolated from three other prisoners, Bannon spends most of his time playing or reading. He was transferred to the Stanley jail from Williston when his father, James F. Bannon, was returned from Oregon to face a charge of implica- tion in the slayings. Both await court action. Poison Liquor Kills Couple in California San Francisco, Jan. 5.—(?)—Poison liquor drunk during a protracted New Year's celebration was blamed by po- lice here for the death of a chorus girl and her host. Officers began a search for a “blonde woman bootlegger” said to have furnished the deadly.drink. An- other chorus girl, third member of the party, was seriously il. Louis E. Thebault, Windsor, Vt., ac-/ Battle Lead Started ‘The battle for the speal ale Teady was well under way and/Gox’s: action came as a surprise "Its. effect is to oe £: Vv." Fre morrow were tearing completioniand all will be in readiness at the city au- ditorium and World war mi building when the house and senate convene at noon Tuesday. In some quarters, Cox's withdrawal was viewed,as a “break” for L. L. Twichell, manager of the I. V, A. and Jong acknowledged as its leader, Cox's action in announcing his cane (Continued on page ‘eleven) . PLANE CRASHIN FOG IS FATAL 10 THREE Machine Plows Into Hidden Fors est Pine on Shreveport- Dallas Flight Overton, Tex. Jan. 5—(P)— A dense fog was blamed for the loss of three lives Sunday in the crash of an airplane against a forest_pine. The mist veiled tree top. Geath to H. Addison Noever, 26, Kan- sas City, pilot; Tom Molcombe, 20, Midland, Tex., student filer; and Horace Fr sneha 26, peseiink of the Inited Guaranty Securities company of Dallas. Torn loose by the impact, the plane's engine was buried beside the shattered ‘tree. T. C. Bradberry, farmer reported the crash could be New Developments Dictate. - | “Physical arrangements “Yor thé opening of the legislative session to- heard a mile distant. He said he had © seen the plane banking low in the. fog as though seeking a landing place. The party was returning from Shreveport, La., to Dallas. Hunt Begins Seventh Regime in Arizoné chief executive Phillips, outgoing slept, only the ticking of statehouse clocks ended the Phillips regime and ushered in # new one at midnight Sunday night. An entirely Democratic adminis- tration entered office with Governor Hunt. Phillips and several other