The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1931, Page 1

' | } ey 4 « Ye ( mn “ ths m2 North Dakota’s Oldest: Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUN The Weather Fair Monday night and ‘Tuesday. Not much change in tensperature. ESTABLISHED 1878 ° TRADEWIND HAS NOT BREN SEEN SINCE IT TOOK OFF SATURDAY Hopes for Safety of Mrs. Beryl Hard and William S. Mac- Laren Dim — —. BAD WEATHER IS REPORTED Pair Hopped Off Saturday Forenoon From Bermuda Bound for Azores Horta, Island of Fayal, Azores, Jan. | 12—(@®)—The__storm-swept Atlantic was believed Monday tohave claimed the lives of two more transoceanic fliers, Z Hope for the safety of Mrs. Bery! forenoon for Horta in their. mono- Plane Tradewind, dimmed fast! with the passing hours. 6 Anxious watchers here were gloomy as the hours passed with no word from the white ship. Bad Weather Reported Steamers passed and put in to Horta reporting no word of the flight. One ship came in with a dis- abled steamer in tow, reporting “the worst weather in years” along the Tradewinds route. The aviators, with a “payload” which they hoped to take to Paris, expected to negotiate the 2,000 miles in about 21 hours. This would have put them here at 8:15 a. m., E. 8. T., Sunday. They have not been seen or heard of since the tald§off. They carried no radio, The 300 gallons of gasoline which their plane carried was believed to have been sufficient to keep them until 6 p. m, Sunday. In this time they might have reached the west- ern European or Moroccan coast, but in view-of a northeast gale, ‘poor vis-. ibility and-other unfavorable weather conditions this-wes« considered im- probable. If forced down at sea the plane would not have floated for more than a few minutes, Alt it was equipped for a sea-landing the giant waves seen hereabouts the last three days would have crushed an even more substantial ship. Authorities here sent up rockets throughout the night as possible bea- (Continued on page nine) NEGRO IS BURNED ON SCHOOL'S ROOF Young School Teacher at Marysville, Mo. Marysville, Mo. Jan. 13.—()}— Chained to the roof of the Garrett rural school in which he was alleged to have assaulted and slain Miss Velma Colter, 19-year-old teacher, Raymond Gunn, negro, was burned to.death by @ mob which made e fu- neral pyre of the building Monday. Face down across the ridge pole, Gunn pushed himself up and wa' at the crowd which contained hun- dreds of women. Then he sank against the roof. One long, piercing shriek arose above the crackling of the flames as they played about his head. The crowd. orderly throughout, f ‘where Linton Reports Two Robberies Saturday Marauders broke into and burglar- ized a store and a garage at Linton Saturday night, a communication to Chief of Police O. J. Martineson from the state's attorney of Emmons county sald Monday. According to Martineson the amount of the loot has not as yet it it is believed Hart, 27-year-old widow, and Lieu- tenant William S. MacLaren, who left Hamilton, Bermuda, Saturday INDUSTRIAL SURVEY GIVEN SUPPORT BY PROMOTION GROUP Greater North Dakota Associa- . tion Outlines Need at Mee’ _ing Here Today Recommendation that the state of North Dakota carry on an industrial survey of the state was made here Monday at a joint meeting of the in- dustrial development committee of the Greater North Dakota associa- tion and the association's board of di- rectors. The need of a state industrial sur- ‘vey was stressed at the state indus- trial conference held in Grand Forks last September. The survey recom- mended to the state by the joint meeting here according to C. E. Dan- felson, president of the association, would include a study of the state's state government and state institu- tions, and all other factors which (Continued on page nine) (Cont 3 FORMER “BANKERS ON TRIAL Jansonius Presides Over Case Against J. J. Breher, R. B. Daly, W. E. Daly Trial of three former officers of the State bank at Martin, N. D., marc! ; Last June a grand jury at Mc- lusky indicted J. J. Breher, prest-. pennies, AN We F An indictment charging Breher embezzlement also was returned of venue sought by de- has been granted and ‘was transferred from: Sher- county to New. Rockford in Eddy a eae McCulloch, ‘Washburn, and Sullivan, Mandan, are coun- sel for the defense, , BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1981 RIFLE WITH WHICH SIX WERE SHOT IS LOCATED ON FARM Charles Bannon’s New Confes- sion Enables Officials to Find Weapon DOESN'T IMPLICATE FATHER 22-Year-Old Slayer Says He : Broke Rifle Striking Mrs. Haven’s Head Williston, N. D,, Jan. 12—()—The rifle used in the sextuple slaying of | the A. E. Haven family of six persons near Schafer Feb. 10, Monday was in the possession of McKenzie county authorities, having been recovered through directions given by Charles Bannon, 22, confessed perpetrator of the massacre. Whereabouts of the weapon had remained a mystery since early in December when Bannon first admit- ted his guilt, and declared that he had given the gun to another person whose whereabouts he did not know. Saturday he wrote story of when he smashed it against the head of one of his victims and that it was hidden on the Haven farm where he lived for nine months after the slay- Auditor Finds Gun McKenzie county authorities, who have been here resuming questioning of the youth and his father, James'F. Bannon, also charged with murder but who denies his guilt and is ab- solved by his son, telephoned direc- tions the younger Bannon had given them as to where the rifle would be found to County Auditor Arne Tol- lefson at Schafer. ‘Tollefson went to the death farm, one mile north of Schafer, and on of the chickephouse andvgranary, he barrel of the rifle. Con- bunkhouse he found the cealed in an eave of the of | Attorney A. J. Knox, Williston, coun- Mob Kills Alleged Attacker of] ttaffic problems, services available to ndustry from departments of the was found the stock which Bannon says was broken off as he struck Mrs. Haven as she lay with two bullet wounds in her body. The younger Bannon has not yet explained why a hammer was buried in a refuse pile, near where the body of the six-weeks-old Haven infant was recovered by his directions. Ban- non, at the time the baby’s body was dug up, also excavated filth and brought to light the hammer. State’s Attorney J. 8. Taylor, Wat- ford City, had contemplated immedi- ately arraigning the father and son before a justice of the peace in Mc- Kenzie county, but he was delayed taking his action at the request of sel for the younger Bannon. Still Without Counsel The elder Bannon still is without counsel and his wife who was here asked the McKenzie county officials, through Attorney Knox, to delay ar- raignment of her husband for one week, to which Taylor consented. Both the father and son have ex- Pressed fears oe being pecnee ae McKensie county, apparent realization of the fact that sentiment there is strongly against them. The younger Bannon during his conversations with officials several times mentioned the topic of religion and punishment in the hereafter. Corn Is Coronated Cereal World King Jan. 12—()—The grain world awaited coronation of a new cereal king Monday in its mightiest exchange—the Chicago board of By decree of the directors, native American corn was elevated at the opening gong to the throne occupied for 82 years by wheat. The remnant of a once -mighty group of wheat traders transacted their last deal, for the present at Teast, in the big wheat pit Saturday and moved across the floor to the smaller pit for brokers who deal in corn. The corn traders took over the wheat pit in the center. The reason for the abandonment of the wheat pit is the attempt of gov- ernment - sponsored to pre- vent wheat prices below certain minimum levels. Wheat trad- ing has fallen below that of corn. Felons Imprisoned on Islands Fear _ Destructive Cataclysm Ix Coming Pictured above are Mrs, Beryl Hart and Lieut. William 8. MacLaren, flyers who were believed lost during their attempted flight from Bermuda to the Azores. They took off from Bermuda Saturday forenoon on the second leg of their planned flight from New York to Paris with a pay load. Nothing has been heard of the Tradewind, their plane, since they took off. Senate Quickly Approves _ 4 Tariff Commissioners DETROIT AWAKENS FROM HIBERNATION PRODUCTION BEGUN City of Automobiles Resumes ~ Manufacture of Cars; Thou- “sands Reemployed Detroit, Jan. 12.—(#)—Detroit is re- awakening. The city of automobiles has been in a condition of industrial hiberna- tion for more than a year. Factory wheels have turned only intermittent- ly. There have been gaps in assembly lines at the numerous automobile factories. But the go ahead signal has been given, and the ever -hopeful popula- tion of this essentially youthful com- munity, believes “things will be dif- ferent now.” Street Railways Ready The Detroit street railways made preparations to transport thousands more workers to their jobs Monday than went to work last Monday. Most of these are of the thousands laid off Dec. 18, when the inventory began, and most are going back to work on part-time schedules, Announcement was made that 75,000 employes of the Ford River Rouge plant had been notified to begin work Monday. An- other 32,000 Ford workers were to re- port at other plants in the Detroit area. Street cars were lined up to furnish transportation for 50,000 of the men recalled to the Rouge plant. Other automobile factories have issued similar calls to their workers. Dodge, Hudson, Lincoln, Buick, Cadil- lac and Chrysler are going into pro- duction after the annual inventory. Chevrolet has promised 30,000 algal steady jobs through the win- Optimistic reports have come out of the New York automobile show, and statements of industrial leaders the depression is soon to be a thing of the past are accepted at their face value in Detroit. Detroit Hit Hard “Hard times” of the last year have appeared worse in Detroit than else- where because of thé greater contrast with normal conditions of In days of Progeny. when the as- sembly lines ‘crowded, Detroit is ®@ boom town. é ‘Hungarian Woman to Be Hanged Tuesday Contest Is Begun Immediately, 4 <pelowever, Against Edgar. B. Brossard ‘Washington, Jan. 12—()—Foyr of President Hoover's six tariff commis- sion nominees were quickly confirmed by the senate Monday without a rec- ord vote. A contest then was started against a fifth, Edgar B. Brossard, Repub- | lican of Utah. Those approved were Henry P. Fletcher, of Pennsylvania, Republic- }an chairman; Thomas W. Page, Democrat, Virginia; John Lee Coul- ter, Republican, North Dakota; and Alfred P. Dennis, Democrat, Mary- land. Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, had questioned the qualification of Fletcher, a former diplomat. Senator Reed, Republican, Penn- sylvania replied Fletcher was a man of unusual fitness for the post. Page and Coulter were approved without debate. While no one opposed Dennis, Sen- ator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippl, explained his vote against the Mary- lander: in committee. “There was not any question as to his honesty, but I felt he was 2 little bit too subservient and would not measure up to what I thought he should as a tariff commissioner,” Harrison said. “His views are cor- rect and he is @ real expert but I felt he could not be as free and inde- pendent as he should.” Meanwhile, the senate’s contro- versy with President Hoover over three of his nominees to the power commission—already confirmed—con- tinued to simmer. Senator Dill, Democrat, Washing- ton, proposed that the interstate commerce committee call Chairman Smith, and Commissioners Garsaud and Draper for an examination. Saturday the president rejected a re- quest that their nominations be re- t Administration members of the com- mittee turned against the proposal and said there were votes in the com- mittee against it, Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon- tana, prepared to seek a veto against salaries for the three commissioners: as the:lone course open to the senate in the dispute over the right of the commisioners to hold office. 175 Believed Killed In Ecuador Landslide}: NEW WET AND DRY |! CLAIMS EXPRESSED BY FACTION HEADS Curran Predicts 36 States Will Be Ready for Repeal Vote in Two Years _| SAYS 24 ARE PREPARED NOW Prohibitionist Declares Alcohol Death Rate Still Smaller Than Before Washington, Jan. 12.—(7)—From either side of the prohibition fence spokesmen delving into statistics pre- sented new claims for their causes Monday. A prediction that in two years the necessary 36 states will be ready to vote for repeal of the cighteenth amendment was advanced by Henry H. Curran, president of the Associ- ation Against the Prohibition Amend- ment. * Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington, general secretary of the World League Against Alcoholism, blamed an in- crease in the alcoholic death rate upon “widespread wet propaganda” but concluded that even this had not lifted the death ratio to the pre-pro- hibition mark. Curran Explains Claim Curran issued a statement saying 24 states now are ready to vote for repeal. He claimed the delegations of 12 states to the next congress con- tained 19 out of 24 senators favoring submission of the repeal question to the people and 113 out of 160 repre- sentatives taking the same position. Besides the delegations of these states, he said, there were several more sen- ators and at least 42 more repre- sentatives ready for submission. Of the 12 states, he said, Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Wisconsin, would have two senators each ready to vote for submission, aud Mryland, Ohio, Louisiane, Mon- tana and Washington would have one each. The combined house dele- gations of New York, Illinois, Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island, Ohio, Con- necticut, and Maryland, he claimed, would have but 32 representatives opposed to submission, out of a total of 122, Wet Senators Listed The senators included in itis list were Walsh (of Massachusetts), Coolidge, Herbert, Metcalf, Bingham, Walcott, Copeland, Wagner, Glenn, Lewis, Kean, Morrow, Tydings, Bulk- ley, LaFollette, Blaine, Broussard, ‘Wheeler, and Dill. Cherrington cited census figures to support his conclusion regarding al- coholism deaths. He placed them at 3.7 per 100,000 in 1929, against 5.9 in @ “normal year before national pro- hibition.” “When one considers the increased toxicity of illicit Mquors,’ he said, “the great improvement in the pub- lic health, evidenced by the tremen- dous decrease in the general death rate might almost be considered as prima facie cvidence' that the use of illicit liquors is not more than a very small fraction of the pr2-prohibition consumption.” TWO MEN BURNED 10 DEATH IN FARMHOUSE Bodies of Ole Meland and John/ Iverson Found in Ruins Near Manitou Stanley, N. D., Jan. 12—)— Charred bodies of two men, Ole Me- land, 40, of Manitou, and John Iver- son, 45, of Alexander, were found Sun- day in the smouldering ruins of Me- land's farmhouse three and one-half miles northwest of Manitou. ‘The discovery was made after Mrs. Ben Holte, a neighbor had reported seeing @ blaze in the direction of the Meland place, shortly before daylight. Among those who were questioned by Sheriff Lund Sunday were per- sons who attended a party at the Meland home Saturday evening. The group included neighbors of Meland. They said all was well at their host's place when they left for their homes. Meland was unmarried and Iverson reported to have a wife and four children at Alexander. = ot «/Figure Dances Will Bachelors Cotillion in Washingt On Vacation In this nautical looking costume, smiling Galli Curci would be as much at home as on the high seas as she usally is on high C’s. The noted opera star is pictured above at Miami Beach, Fla., where she is resting prior to starting a concert tour through the north. DEATH OF NATHAN STRAUS. ENDS LIFE OF PHILANTHROPY Patriarch of American Jewry Noted Over the World for Benevolence New York, Jan. 12. —(#)— Nathan Straus, patriarch of American Jewry and the benefactor of little children the world over, died in his sleep Sun- day in his 83rd year. . After the death of his wife, Mrs. Lina Gutherz Straus, 10 months ago, his health sank rapidly and he had been restricted to a wheel chair since his return from Europe last year. Revered In Many Sections For his philanthropies in the con: servation of infant life, the establish: ment of a Jewish homeland and the relief work of the World war, the name of Nathan Straus was revered, wherever mankind suffered. In the United States, Germany, Palestine, Cuba, Poland and the Philippines particularly he poured forth his re- sources to aid the under-privileged of every race and creed. Born in Rhenish Bavaria, Jan. 31, 1848, Nathan Straus was brought to America as a boy of 14 by his father, Lazarus and settled in Talbotton, Ga. When the Civil war ruined his fath- er’s business, the family moved to New York and the elder Straus and PRICE FIVE CENTS Senate Committees Appointed Flyers Are Believed Victims of Ocean Storms FREEMAN MAY NAME HOUSE COMMITTEES +} BEFORE WEDNESDAY I V..A. Gets Most Chairman- ships and Control of Im- portant Groups SELECTED BY JOHN CARR Ployhar, Atkins, Plath, Eastgate Are Chairtr xn of Lead- jing Bodies Standing and joint committees were named in the North Dakota senate Monday by Lieutenant Gover- nor John Carr, the presiding officer. Speaker C. V. Freeman is expected to complete house committee appoint~ ments by Wednesday. IL. V. A’s were given control of the important committees and a majority of the committee chairmanships. There are 36 standing committees and eight joint committees. Each of the 27 I. V. A. senators got chairman- ships while 17 of the 22 Nonpartisans got similar recognition. Senator Frank E. Ployhar, Valley City, heads the state affairs commit- tee which has nine I. V. A. and eight Nonpartisan members. Senator D. H. Hamilton, Eckman, headed this com- was controled by" the Nonpartons was contr y the Non League. Senator 8. J. Atkins, Cando, Inde- Pendent, was appointed chairman of the appropriations committee, filling the position held at the last session by E. H. Brant, Nonpartisan, who was his party’s candidate for governor in’ the June primary. The head of this committee becomes ex-officio member of the state budget board. Heading the apportionment committee is John J. Plath of Davenport, Independent. This committee may be given the become one of the most heated issues of the present session. Senator J. E. Eastgate, Larirsore, Independent, heads the important highways. committee which is expect- (Continued on page nme) EIGHTEEN ARRESTED ON GAMBLING COUNT Sheriff Conducts Raid on Al- leged Gambling Den at In- stigation of Woman Eighteen men Monday facea gambling charges. following the first raid to be conducted by Sheriff Joseph L. Kelly since he went into office last week. Sheriff Kelly and his squad staged a surprise raid Sunday night at 107 Fifth St. The accused were brought before A. E. Shipp, justice of the peace, who released them on their own recogniz= ance instructing them to appear in Justice court at 10 a. m. Monday. After the men had been arraigned, Judge Shipp ordered a continuation of the hearing until 2 o'clock, Mon- day afternoon. Money, said by the officers to have been taken from card tables in the room, was offered as evidence at the hearing. Sheriff Kelly, Deputy Sheriff Fred his two sons started the crockery business of L. Straus and Sons. From that beginning, the brothers forged a brilliant business partnership that lasted until Isidor Straus was lost in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Heavily interested in depart- ment stores‘and other lines, Nathan Straus his last directorate in 1925 to devote his time to the work of mercy. Philant Were Many He championed the use of pasteur- ized milk for babies in 1892, estab- ishing plants here and abroad for its manufacture and distribution; donat- ed an ice plant to Santiago, Cuba, during the Spanish-American war; founded the first tuberculosis preven- torium at Farmingdale, N. J., in 1909; ministered to the unemployed of New York in 1893 and 1914; contributed thousands of dollars and raised mil- lions more for reconstruction work among the Jews of Palestine; and said always his ambition was “to die a poor man. Feature Annual ing parlor at 107 Fifth St. Offering Booklet on Do you know the real story of love drama that Cleopatra and Antony staged in the shadow of the Pyramids? . Famous Love Affairs id