The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1931, Page 1

— °. <= ~~ 1 PROBE. OF ROBBERY © OF ROY MICHAELSON North Dakota’s- ¢ Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | Mostly fair Tuesday night and ! ‘Wednesday. Warmer. ESTABLISHED 1878 WINDS UP IN DEATH | Minneapolis Pugilist Shot Dur- ing Scuffle in Auto With B. W. Crandell FOUR OTHERS ARE ARRESTED Official Declares Robber Sus- pect Told Him to ‘Go Ahead and Shoot’ (Tribune Special Service) BULLETIN Merricourt, N. D., Jan. 13— Arrest of another suspect in con- nection with robberies which Monday led.to the death of Roy Michaelson, shot by Sheriff B. ‘W. Crandell, was announced by authorities today. The man ar- rested was Reinhold Hehr, a cou- sth of the Brossart brothers who are accused of being implicated in the robbery. Additional ar- rests are expected. Officials said they had recov- ered loot taken in robberies which occurred as long as three years ago. Merricourt, N. D., Jan. 13—Roy) Michaelson, Minneapolis boxer, was} dead Tuesday and local merchants, were hopeful that burglaries in this little Dickey county town will cease. "They had threatened to become epl- demic. / Michaelson died Monday night within a few minutes after being shot by Sheriff B. W. Crandell during a scuffle for possession of the sheriff's revolver. fae As if Crandell arrested ighaelson and was taking him to ae county jail at. Ellendale when the latter reached over, grabbed the ignition keys of the car and threw them into @ ditch,..A struggle ensued. “I warned Michaelson he better quit or ‘Y’l) plug you,’” Sheriff Cran- dell said, “but he told me to-go ahead and shoot.- To keep Michaelson from getting possession of the gun, I fired ‘The last thing Michaelson said was) “You've killed me,’” ‘The sheriff said he was certain the boxer wanted to commandeer the car for an escape, s0 he drew his gun and threatened him. Michaelson was dead a few minutes, after the sheriff shot, Four Others Arrested . ‘Fred, Henry and Elmer Brossart and Jack Ellingson were brought here in another car, after having been ar- rested on the Brossart farm two miles northwest of here. Michaelson had lived with the Brossarts for the last three weeks. The sheriff said mer- chandise valued at $500, believed the loot of the Merricourt robbery, was recovered. Cc. A. Whipple, Dickey county state’s attorney, said charges of grand larceny in the first degree would be, placed against the Brossarts late to- day. Officers said they recovered 18 gallons of moonshine on the Bros- sart farm. An inquest into the boxer’s death was to be conducted this afternoon. ol preceded a few days before'the burg- lary of a local pool hall. Michaelson walked into ‘he Jenner store Monday, purchased a (Continued on page nine) FUND FOR RELIEF jeter ‘ASKED BY HOOVER President Issues Call for ‘Mini- ~ mum of $10,000,000 for Red Cross Work ‘Washington, Jan. 13—(?)—Presl- dent Hoover Tuesday called on the people to contribute a “minimum of petro ae for the relief of drought Ps lerers. It was in a formal B. Olson #8 Ask Prohi Boxer Shot Dead by Dickey County Sheritt [Kills Gir 17} It was when they quarreled “because she kept late hours,” that Frederick » 45 (below), killed his 17-year- Reiling, ld adopted daughter, Doris (above), according to his confession to New York police. He admitted go- ing to the bakery, where the girl was employed as a clerk and hitting her over the head with a chair. DULUTH MAN WILL PACE CHARGES OF ROBBERY AT MINOT Extraditiqn: of Harold Ross to North Dakota City Grant- ed by Olson Paul, Jan. 13.—(P)—Gov. Floyd Monday night ordered the xtradition of Harold Ross, Duluth, to Minot, N. D., to stand trial in con- nection. with the $6,500 robbery Saunders of ty drug store in that city ‘The extradition was granted fol- @ hearing which was con- cluded after a long interruption be- cause of a don board. n meeting of the state-par- Ross was returned to the St. Louis 5 $ sé see in E se f E ite tion. “I am sure that the American peo- Gann, at ciate ot oe eee ple will respond to the Red Cross 8P- | Velma Colter, 19-year-old teacher, peal both promptly and last Dec. 16. ions Ee Gunn, seized from 9 sheriff's party of tte oa uy marching him:to court for s pre- faabun liminary hearing, was burned to weeks than Geath chained:to “the roof of the months This brought scoot in shit ee ue ee necessity for a lated'and ‘He. walked, - resources, to the scene of his funeral pyre. In some the chief tha Grehieh sak generat business de- pression. : The Red ‘on to take communities rural sections. HUBT IN Goodrich, N. Peter Schmidt companying Mr. ship. warship their -eturn. fr fee reel tn ths. Unltd States toed’ and’ overturned. STs wae ommmiseaned a Boeton sustained ouly- in 1910) " ‘ GREEN WILL RESIGN AS PRESIDENT OF JAMESTOWN EFFORT Farmers Union Secretary to Follow Advice of State Board on Capital Matter ‘KEEP OUT,’ SAYS TALBOTT State President Says Big Farm ‘Organization Not Inter- ested in Movement Announcement that he will resign as president of the Jamestown or- ganization which is promoting an agitation to the Stutsman county city capital of the state, was made Tuesday by E. E, Green in a telephone conversation with marck Tribune. Green said he assumed the place only temporarily and would quit when a permanent organization was formed. He was not the original head of the organization, however, having been elected at a meeting called by the original sponsors of the movement, Green is secretary of the North Da- kota Farmers’ Union and his decision to withdraw was reached at a meet- ing of the organwation’s board of directors here last Saturday. Green's action in sending out prop- aganda and petitions to be circulated by the secretaries of local farmers’ unions is said to have caused the board’s decision to suggest that he withdraw from the movement on the ground that his participation might be construed as indicative of the Farmers’ union attitude. Green told the Tribune Tuesday that the Farmers’ Union was not in- volved in the movement and that he had acted as an individual in sending out the material to the local unions. Members of the board of directors, however, felt that Green's participa- tion in the movement would-be con- strued as indicating the attitude of the organization and proposed his withdrawal to prevent any miscon- ception as to the attitude of the farmers’ organization. C. C. Talbott, Jamestown, president of the union, said the organisation, had taken no stand on the questio and will not do so, The m con- stitution, he said, bars it from par- ticipation in purely political matters. He made it plain that he regards (Continued on page nine) SUB-ZERO MARKS PREVAIL INN. D. Coldest Wave of Year Hits State; 13 Degrees Below Recorded at Minot Accompanied by a light snowfall, new low temperatures for the winter season pret Monday night and Tuesday. The minimum ture record- ed in the state was at Minot where 13 degrees below zero was reported. Devils Lake and Williston reported 12 Bismarck and Mandan eight below, Jamestown four below, Grand Forks three below, and during the night the mercury sank to two below, at Fargo. In central North Dakota BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931 ———————— Wins $120,000 Alienation Verdict RURAL SCHOOLS ARE GREATEST PROBLEM, SPEAKER DECLARES County Superintendents Hear Address by Dr. R. D. Cole, of University BASES FINDINGS ON SURVEY Governor Shafer to Speak This Evening; Palmer and Par- Verdict of $120,000 has been returned by a St. Louis jury in favor of Mrs. Howard, who sued her husband's foster-mother, Mrs. Sidney -Emeline Howard, for alienation of affections. Mrs. Grace Howard, who originally asked $200,000, is eave te with her three-year-old son, Wilbur Commission Friendly to Shafer May BATTLE OVER EDGAR BROSSARD AS TARIFF OFFICIAL CONTINUES His Affiliation With ‘Sugar In- terests’ Scored by Op- ponents in Senate’ Washington, Jan. 13.—(?)—Demo- crats,.and. Republican independents in the seriate hanimered again Tues- day at’ appointees of President Hoo- ver, striving first to eliminate from the tariff commission Edgar B. Bros- sard. ‘The majority leaders, however, were confident they would obtain this con- firmation, and that the entire com- mission membership would be ap- proved before Tuesday night. Four members, including Chairman Fletch- er were confirmed Monday. The name of Liricoln Dixon, Democrat, Indiana, still was to receive consideration but On Brossard, charged with being “too close to the sugar interests” the attack concentrated. Debate on his nomination began Monday and was continued until Tuesday after Sen- ator Reed, Republican, Pennsylvania, uttered a vigorous defense. Demo- cratic Leader Robinson had the floor at the outset of the session to con- tinue the barrage. After the Utahan and Dixon are voted on, the senate is to take up the nomination, as governor of the fed- eral reserve board, of Eugene Meyer, New York. On him also a fight is promised, with Senators Brookhart, Republican, Iowa, and Fletcher, Dem- ocrat, Florida, leading the opposition. The majority forces are confident of sustaining the appointment. The forces which obtained the sen- ate vote to recall three power com- missioners indicated they were not (Continued on page nine) Gangster Indicted On Murder Charge der of Alfred Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter. r The grand jury returned a true bill against him Monday after hi but three witnesses, Otto Svoboda and: Warren » reported’ to have been eye-witnesses to the slay- ing, and Police Captain John Stege, commissioner in der.” seen Lingle. He added that he had never | tired Manage Mill Such an Arrangement Will Be Provided for in Measure to Be Introduced Management of the state mill and elevator at Grand Forks by'a com- mission friendly to the administration of Governor George F. Shafer will be provided in a measure to be intro- duced in the North Dakota legisla- ture, political leaders said Tuesday. The governor, who by virtue of his office is manager of the mill, recom- mended in his message to the legisla- ture last week that a commission be named to manage the mill but no suggestions as to how the member- ship should be selected. -’ Two years ago, on recommendation of the governor, a bill was introduced to create a commission of three mem- bers, two of which were to be Non- partisans. The measure was passed by the independent-controlled house, and killed in the senate, where the Nonpartisans were in the majority. Governor Shafer urged such a bill at the last session to cayry out a promise made in his campaign that if he were chosen governor he would be willing to give Nonpartisans con- trol of the mill and elevator. Independent political leaders said Tuesday that they did not expect the governor to renew his promise for giving control of the mill to his poli- tical opponents, since this offer was rejected by the league members of the senate at the last session of the leg- islature. ‘ The bill to be drawn up will pro- vide for a three-man commission to be appointed by the governor as he sees fit. With both houses controlled by the independent faction, the chief ex- ecutive’s recommendation for ¢reation of a commission to be appointed at his discretion stands a good chance of passage. ago establishing time throughout North Dakota is provided in a measure introduced in the senate Monday by Senator W. E. Martin, Huff. Under the measure, the western part of North Dakota would be re- turned to mountain time, while the eastern part of the state would re- main in the central time zone, in (Continued on page nine) Old-Time Cowboy Dies in Montana St. Paul, Minn. Jan. 13.—F. E. Jones, 61 years old, picturesque early day , Who at the age of 14 drove. to Montana the first herd of cattle ever driven from Texas to Miles City, died at Helena a few days ago. ee ° Feds for leo campersure | De Livingstone Is Arrested in boon, oo of te mildest on Tord er Drig: ajamas ime or Bismarck. ‘The averkge temperature from Oct.| New York, Jan. 183—(P}—Cap- | were ordered to leave, eight em- 1 to Jan, 12 was 30 degrees wolle the! tured in bright red pajamas on Dloyes, including « young woman ‘The average for October was 41 or 5| the rocf of her salon of “culture, pled Pci ar ia below normal; for November it was) wit and bonhommie,” Miss Belle While this was' going on, Miss 31 or 3 above normal; for December fenced ‘with the law Livingstone, warned .of the raid 23 or 8 above normal. . , ay, for the fourth time in by. a secret alarm in her fourth ‘The wind movement has been below] - recent thonths. floor apartment, hastily threw & normal, . Ke ‘At ‘the crack of midnight, two cape over her night ‘attire and Snow conditions also have been] federal prohibition agents from Frogoncnhpaeie cre ey ig favorable. The average winter snow-| Chicago, dressed in. evening the roof, apparentiy the idea fall; as shown by date covering 46) clothes and wearing pink carna- of escaping down the stairway of years, is 35 inches. The amount re-|} tions, arose’from the table at an adjoining ~ One of corded 20 f9r.this year is only 15 sa Oe en ee - oe ee ee ‘and es- inches. gowned women an- corted her" salon ‘The. greatest snowfall recorded in| _ nounced ‘the place was in the. street, oe ies @ny one year was 65 inches in 1896-97 hands of the government. It. is to what. she called and'the lest 13 inches in 1902-03. ers nee her clothes,” Miss Living- New York, dan. 13.—(7}— away when eight ‘more agents, 000 8 day. te inate comes, jr He: ale cerns soe Sa : Eimer »” pecretery of was'on. “More then old: Bowery YM. 0. A: | m"the elven ef Ae Sars 4 sons on Program - Rural schools constitute the great- est problem in the attempt to equal- ize educational opportunities for all children, Dr. Robert D. Cole, profes- Sor of secondary education at the University of North Dakota, told county superintendents gathered here for their mid-winter meeting —— ! PRET OEE ENTS Love Thief? | Tuesday. Dr. Cole will speak each morning during the four-day session. Poorer accomplishment of pupils in rural schools appears to be due to poor classification of pupils by grades, Prof. Cole said. He based his findings on @ survey made of various rural and city schools in the state. “We cannot infer that our rural school pupils in North Dakota are less intelligent than those in our towns or cities,” he said, “since the accomplishment of the younger pu- pils when studied by age groups is above the national average and is only slightly below that achieved by pupils in town schools. Some factor other than that of mental ability evi- dently operates to slow up their pro- gress. Poor Classification Is Cause “We are led to believe that one po- tent cause for the poor accomplish- ment of these pupils is poor classifi- cation. If our surmise is correct that they possess as much native ability as do town pupils, how else can we interpret figures which show that 6¢ per cent of rural: pupils are graded from four months to five years behind the place where their test results show they ought to be, whereas in town schools only 30 per cent are thus misplaced. Only 19 per cent of rural school pupils as compared with 27 per cent of town Pupils are correctly placed. “Other factors of course are pre- sent. All studies made show that the school year in rural schools is short- er than that in towns and cities. Moreover, illness, bad roads, intem- Perate weather, and absences caused, by farm work at home, all tend to- ward irregular attendance. Rural school children are actually in school (Continued on page seven) BELIEVE TRADEWIND FELL NEAR ISLAND Liner Says Plane Dropped 20 Miles Off St. Michael’s Island Point New York, Jan. 13—(?)—The Mac- kay Radio company announced re- ceipt of a Tuesday from the Uner President Garfield saying the San Miguel radio station in the Azores had broadcast the following: “Understand airplane “Trade-Wind fell in sea about 20 miles off Mosteiros point, St. Michael's island. All ships advised to keep lookout and report: this station if anything seen.” eee of sileyi aw (Sao Miguel nearer Portuguese coast than any of the other large islands forming the Azorves group. It is about 800 miles from Purtugal and about 150 miles east of the island the “Trade-Wind.” If the airplane came down in the sea near St. Michael’s it would indi- cate its pilots overshot their goal. 11 Were Killed in Philippine Outbreak f fanatics and forces in was comput Tuesday at 11 ee ene _ Four constabulary forces wounded. The number DOROTHY JANIS “Ridiculous!” retorted Dorothy Janis, film actress, when she learned that a $25,000 love suit had been filed against her by the wife of a Holly- wood movie technician. The plaintiff, Mrs, Sara E. Lund, says that eight days after her marriage her husband, Sidney Lund, was sent to the south seas to help film a picture featuring Miss Janis and Ramon Novarro. On this trip, she charges, he lost interest in his wife and transferred his affec- tions to the actress. RECORD-BREAKING POULTRY SHOW IS EXPECTED IN CITY First Reaper Manufactured in America Will Be Exhib- ited at Affair “although it is too early as yet to make any definite prediction as to the success of the Missouri Slope Poultry Show, it is the opinion of the board of directors that this year's show, which will be held at the Liberty Me- morial building, Jan. 19 to 22, prob- ably will eclipse the record breaking exhibit of 1928, Carl Nelson, secretary of the association said Tuesday. Numerous attractions will be fea- tured to augment the poultry exhi- bits. Chief among these will be the exhibition of the first reaper manu- factured in America, loaned to the association by the International Har- vester company. Several hundred prizes, including both money and merchandise, will be awarded to the winners, as well as @ number of special awards such as trophy cups, medals and certificates of merit. O, J. Weisner, poultry expert from the agricultural college, has been secured to place the awards. Judging will be done by comparison. Special attention will be given to the exhibitors of the 4-H division and a@ number of prizes will be awarded to the winning entries. The Bis- marck Tribune has offered a silver loving cup to the boy or girl whose entry is adjudged the sweepstakes pen champion. The Oscar H. Will company has offered a cup for the best single display entry and the Central Meat Market a cup for the best pen. No entrance fee will be re- quired of the 4-H exhibitors and nearly a hundred prizes will be awarded. A number of new pens have been secured and the directors say that there housing facilities will care for an unprecedented number of entries. Feed, water and watchmen will be Provided by the association at no cost ie Fi : igt ah f i ii i ein He (ii i ry a7 Foe 5 il PRICE FIVE CENTS bition Fund Increase $135000,000 BILL FOR 4 DEPARTMENTS REPORTED TO HOUSE Tinkham Objects to Increase of - $2,369,500 Allowed for More Dry Agents BELOW BUDGET ESTIMATES Dry Bureau Wants $11,369,000 While Justice Department Asks $51,239,000 Washington, Jan. 13—(7)—Large increases for enforcement of prohibi- tion and immigration laws. were in- cluded in the'$135,739,668 supply bill for the state, justice, labor and com- merce departments reported Tuesda: to the house. is An increase of $2,369,500 allowed by the house appropriation committee for 500 additional agents in the pro- hibition bureau resulted in the filing of a minority report by Representa- tive Tinkham, Republican, Massachu- setts, In all the prohibition bureau was alloted $11,369,000 for the next fiscal year, The total carried for the jus- tice department was $51,239,000, an increase of $5,843,000. The labor de- partment figure was $13,830,000, with an increase of more than $1,000,000 for deportation of aliens and other immigration bureau uses. The com- merce department total was cut slightly below the current year to $53,988,000, with a reduction of more than $2,000,000 for the census bureau, largely compensated by increases for aeronautics and other divisions. The state department allotment was $16,- 681,000, a cut of less than a million from the current year. The total for the four departments ‘was $2,411,000 below budget estimates, but $5,831,000 above total expenditures for the present fiscal year. Tinkham Scores Increase Tinkim's minority report asserted: “The 500 additional enforcement officers provided for in the bill will add @ new measure to the corruption, lawlessness and perjury now generally connected with the enforcement of prohibition, and must increase the Present resentment of and contempt for law and government and the dis- respect of the administration of jus- tice in the United States.” The transcripts of closed hearings before the commitee disclosed that Attorney General Mitchell declined to answer questions on prohibition policy Propounded by Tinkham. “I have never openly entered into any controversial field about prohibi- tion,” Mitchell testified, “If I could avoid it. I think it would impair my usefulness as head of my department. if I got into a discussion of these controversial matters. I do not think I ought to do it and I will ask the committee to excuse me.” But Director Woodcock of the pro- hibition bureau, testified under ques- tioning: “We do think we can stop the open traffic in intoxicating liquor. . . . So, I would have to say that we would reach a degree of enforcement when we have prevented the traffic in in- toxicating liquor, when you would see no open saloons or speakeasies, when. you see no liquor manufactured, when you see no liquor being commercially. We think that is en- forcement and that is our ultimate objective.” Prisons Are Populous In the justice department items, increased court business and crowded. Penal institutions caused increases of $1,583,000 and $1,661,000 respectir Mitchell testified in the year duly 1, 1930, the federal prison popu- lation increased 20 per cent to more Offering Booklet on Famous Love Affairs