The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1931, Page 1

é r Rf » Ww v hon ste. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE =225- ESTABLISHED 1878 ‘BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS Charles Bannon, Confessed _ __ Slayer of 6, Lynched by Mob Goddard Presents Facts on Capital Fight Pushed Off Bridge MUST RUN THE GAUNTLET | SHOWS BISMARCK ie ‘There ‘is no necessity for getting peevish over the routine which the new capitol building bill must take. It is deplorable if either HAS BIG EDGE ON | FREIGHT TARIFFS Would Cost Less to Build Here Than in Jamestown, Sur- vey Discloses be in North Dakota. POPULATION MOVING WEST Path of Empire Moved Out of Red River Valley in.1910; Trend Continues a one group of citizens to enrich An outline of some facts which co Bismarck will present to the citizens = of North Dakota as reasons why the create & their state institutions tion of Commerce. are divided into classifica- faction seeks to make political thunder out of a measure which should be disposed of aside from partisan strife, hard as that may ‘There is hope and every reason to believe that the rank and filc of the legislature, the members of which are here to act for the best bill. ¥. L. Conklin’s statement, published recently, was straight from the shoulder, He did not mince words. If Bismarck must fight to retain state institutions located here in territorial days and reestab- nt, it can fight and will fight such a fight is and indefatigably. as Kanab on of state in- encourage or promote shifting stitutions from one city to the other at the whim of a group of en- and ae abett community sabotage; Putting state institutions on wheels is a dangerous procedure, No telling where the merry-go-round will end. will. be no ‘They Reprisals always follow such conflicts and North tions, including the state's investment exception to that rule. in Bismarck ‘as at the present time; On the other hand, citizens of Bismarck must be patient regard- the relative situation of Jamestown ing the progress. of the new capitol building measure, Such legis- and Bismarck with regard to the cen- lation must run the gauntlet of committee hearings and debate. The ter of population and relative freight great American sport of cussing and discussing cannot be stifled, traffic; the relative nor should it be. It is the best safety valve today. It may be hard and passenger accessibility from all parts of the swallow what a) ateee ty iowa. tha eee oe Ce ee ere amar vend pill tiie aay skin state employes own homes Tt is most important legislation wi emerge! in Bismarck end the investment. by disastrous fire demands more than the usual legislative speed, there the city of Bismarck in public int- seems-to be a general disposition on the part of the legislature to provements, part of which were treat the state's best interests fairly. North Dakota has as much if caused by the fact that the capital is} not more at stake in this matter than Bismarck and it is just as vital Yocated here and all of which repre- to the voters of the state to have the capital here as it is to the sent investment by North Dakota! interests of Bismarck, ‘This is generally recognized by the law- citizens, makers. State property located in Bismarck ‘Assurances have come from Goy. Shafer and his political: ad- is valued ut $826,625. Except where visers that they favor the retention of the atate capital here and that the value is estimated, the figures are the emergency is urgent for:a new building to house the government taken from appraisals made by jess. demoralined by the recent fire loss. League leaders have Lioyd-Thomas company’ of ‘Chicago, veri @ like assufance and those charged with. steering the new which estimates the value of'all state} capitol bill have been given every reason to believe that the measure Property for sigs Rnd will bepassed with the emergency clause.so that work can start.on estimates are building at once. ; they are made by state officials hav- Oe a or this general accord, it ill behooves anyone to stir ing the in charge and are) yp a. fuss and seek to embroil the new capitol bill in a catch-as- conservative. The listing follows:| © catch-can fight. Using the bill'as-® club over anyone should avail 160 acres of land within city limits! iittie, ‘The state's necessity should be above political ncy $50,000 (x); Liberty Memorial ld- in this matter and political graves have been dug with much smaller ing $500,000; power house $34,625; issues than the capitol bill. carpenter shop, $6,000; store house, ‘To date, neither the I. V./A. nor league members of the legis- $1,000; aa of ices butld- |’ tature have shown a disposition to play more than the usual political ing, $160,000; Governor's mansion,! © game with the bill. Politicel strife cannot be wholly eliminated $18,000; watermains and sewer cOD-} consideration of these matters. Tt is simply not in the cards. There nections, $25,000 (x); state street car} rust be some maneuvers for it is all’a part of the game, but to date line, $26,000 (x); water tank, $10,000 not suffered to-any extent from this menace. (x); Roosevelt cabin and improve- ments $5,000 (x); Indian hut, recon- structed by state historical society, $1,000 (x). (x) indicates estimated 3 state officials ‘end employes stood at 85 with a value oe: pelf fe em oor | HQUNK COMMITTEE of @ dozen or more by the time the pend Be igre Tn each case, valued at $1,276,500 and paving im- posal From Senate provements are valued at $1,348,000, @ total investment by tal that 3,200 tons: of’ lignite coal have | Dakota assembly and read in the Capitol. building. "Tho rete to bis: | nore referred to. the state. affalce ae eer ere eee | eee ee ee town from the nearest mine is $1.30 ‘At Dickinson the city's service | | ton, On this basis, the state would subs. joined in adopting reschution bave $1,760 ® year in freight on lgnite | which also was to the legislature. Freight raten on some | ehijeente| Seacoes amsotion of Rownass ead from the east are slightly higher to| Public Affairs’ and was approved i Votes 18 to 11 Against $25,- 000,000 Drought Relief Pro- disclose no one knows, as state politics are in- mysterious way their Charges New Yorker Bought Million-Dollar Oil Lands for Orily $1,000 Bante Fe, N/M, Jan. 29—P—A New Yorker who tried to void his bid the lease on the Rattlesnakes of in New Mexico the 4 the land was worthless has:resl~ more than 6 million dollars from sale of half his holdings. ‘The story of the which E. 8. Munoz bought the lease for $1,000, has. been revi attack on former Hagerman of New o by Sena senate z E 5 i a5 Ff ne #B F : U. S. APOLO Lynch Son---Leave Father CHARLES BANNON OGIZES TO MUSSOLINI Major General Smedley D. But- ler to Be Court-Martialed for Statements Charged Italian, in Philadelphia Speech, With Being Hit- and-Run Driver Washington, Jan. 29.—(%)—The United States government apologized Thursday to Premier Mussolini of Italy because of a recent speech in Philadelphia by Major General Smed- ley D. Butler, of the Marines, in which remarks derogatory to the pre- mier figured. Secretary Adams Thursday ordered a general court martial for Major General Smedley D. Butler, of the Marine corps. Major General Fuller, Marine com- mandant, Thursday informed Gen- JAMES F. BANNON A mob of 80 or more armed and masked men early Thursday morning lynched Charles Bannon, 22-year-old confessed slayer of six members of the bedhead Se eeitiotine Arie A. E. Haven family near Watford City last February. Bannon, a noose, his station at the Marine barracks, around his neck, was pushed from # bridge near Schafer, where he had Quantico, Va. General Butler was in been in jail. James F. Bannon, the youth's father, who is held in connec- Philadelphia Wednesday night, tion with the Haven crime, was unmolested. The son had pleaded for his safety. The two were to have preliminary hearings Friday, 29 Lives Snuffed Out Butler is known in the Marine corps as a fearless officer, but he has been in trouble before because of speeches. He was called in by Secretary Adams in 1929 to explain an address he made about the Marines in con- by Coal Mine Explosion ig win serene sn APPROPRIATIONS C + INHOUSE COMMITTEE Bovine Tuberculosis, State Fair, Livestock Sanitary Board Continuing: its practice of economy, Sums Reduced the house committee on appropria- tions reduced three bills Thursday before approving them for passage. A bill ay Bovine tuberculosis fund was sliced $10,000 and a bill calling for $35,000 for staté the fair bill $10,000 appropriations for ting $80,000 for the fairs was cut $4,000. In the Grand Forks, Fargo and Man- Gan fairs were reduced $1,000 each, as was the $5,000 amount for the Minot fair. j-section ferred until later. Four bills involving the barbering trade, already passed by the senate, recommended for passage by the house committee on state affairs. A bill reducing sheriffs’ mileage fees, mittee. unworkable by the com- Two house bills relating to grain storage ment by. the warehouse lor e- house committee on and grain grading. VBTERAN PAYMENT |Sse"e=atersce APPROVAL IS SEEN = Senate: Leaders: Expect Com- mittee Okay Despite Secre- tary’s Opposition ceeded slowly Thursday morning. Many of the bodies were so badly burned and disfigured a check of the dead was made difficult. ‘The cause of the explosion had not been definitely ascertained Thursday morning. Soon after the blast, it was understood the accident had been! caused by @ spark igniting a quantity of blasting powder, - | however, stated the explosives had been found intact and that the dis- aiton aay pie Teak 8 888 /eRD An appropriation of | $34,100 for operating the live stock sanitary day morning had barricaded them- selves in an entry off one of the main corridors. alive rescue workers renewed their efforts to shaft in the hope of still others might as saying he had been told by a friend that Signor Mussolini’s auto- Spark Igniting Blasting Powder |mobile struck a child and that the Blamed for Tragedy‘at _| Premier, drove oa Without stopping. Linton, Ind. ing Butler's explenation ‘of the inci- dent, aid. Thurgday that .onthe onnger, strength of the order for court mars Linton, Ind., Jan. 29.—(F}—Lives |tial it seemed fair to assume he had cf 29 miners were snuffed out in an |admitted the “substance” of his al- explosion at the Little Betty coal |leged Philadelphia remarks criticising mine near here late Wednesday. With | Mussolini. the rescue of two men Wednesday night and seven more Thursday /ley D. Butler, United States Marine morning, all of the men in the mine had been accounted for, “Having learned from the navy de- partment that Major General Smed- Corps,” a formal statement by Stim- son said, “has admitted that the quotation of his remarks on the press was substantially correct, I have this morning handed a note to the Italian ambassador expressing to Signor Mussolini and to the Italian people the deep regret of this government at this unauthorized action on the part of an officer on active duty.” ‘BATTLE DEVELOPS FROM MINOT VOTE Identification of the victims pro- Later reports, Odea econ oaiipe quickly Claim Man Who Was Not Regis- filled the passages of the mine and| tered Cast One Ballot for Bann aes rescued ‘Thurs- Winning Company Minot, N. D., Jan. 29.—(®)—One teen bodies were taken from . Mine pentrate the gas-filled Near Schafer With Noose Around Neck 1S MARINE COMMANDANT!22.Year-old Youth Had Admitted Brutal Murders of Six Mem- bers of A. E. Haven Family Near Watford City Last February FATHER, HELD IN CONNECTION WITH CASE, NOT MOLESTED Gang of Eighty Men, Masked and Armed, Break Down Doors of Schafer Jail With Hea vy Timbers, Tie Up Offi- cials,, Spirit Doo med Youth Away Schafer, N. D., Jan. 29.—(AP)—Charles Bannon, 22, confessed slayer of six members of A. E. Haven family, was lynched by a mob here early Thursday. Overpowering a deputy sheriff, the mob broke into the Schafer jail, took Bannon to a bridge one-half mile east of here and hanged him. James F, Bannon, father of Charles, also connection with the Haven slayings, was not sateen “i The mob arrived at the jail about 1 a. m., sur- re en, eens S. Hallan and tied him to ". e crow the younger Bann cell and spirited him away in antomobllag? usec _ Sheriff F. A. Thompson, aroused by t! tion, was seized and also tied up. —— The crowd indicated the elder Bannon would be harmed and he was taken from the jail. see Officials estimated 80 men were in the mob. All wore masks and some were armed. They gathered quietly at the jail, and then, using huge timbers bat- tered down the front door of the place. ___ Leaders argued with Deputy Hallan for some time in-an endeavor to get keys) for the cells. Hallan, how- ever, refused: to say. where they were and the leaders SHAFER ORDERS PROBE INTO ‘SHAMEFUL’ BANNON AFFAIR Governor George F. Shafer Thursday ord- ered a thorough investigation into the lynching of Charles Bannon, and sent three state officials to the scene of the hanging. Attorney General James Morris, Adjutant General G. A. Fraser, and Gunder K. Osjord, head of the state bureau of criminal apprehension, left for Schafer after Governor Shafer communicated to them the news of the lynching. “The hanging of Bannon by a mob is a shameful act,” Governor Shafer said, “which de- stroys the good reputation of the state for law and order. Lynch law in North Dakota should not be tolerated.” The governor said that a thorough investi- gation will be made in an effort to determine the identity of mob leaders and members, left. They returned within a few moments, however, - and using the timbers again smashed down a steel door to reach young Bannon, Although the mob was intent only on getting Charles Bannon, the latter pleaded his father be not harmed. “Save my dad,” he urged. He was told the elder Bannon “would be given'a enence with the courts and would not be harmed by. em. Reaching the bridge, a one-inch rope was produced from a car, it was fastened to the railing and a slip knot placed around Bannon’s neck. He was pushed off the rail and dropped about twenty feet. The mob dispersed. Several of its members were armed but no shots were fired and save for the sheriff and his deputy being tied up, no one else was inter- fered with. Sheriff Thompson, who lives two blocks from: the jail, was seized when he came to investigate the noise of the timbers breaking down the doors. Young Bannon was brought to the McKenzie coun- ty jail several days ago from the Williams county at Williston, where he had been held for Perse on since his arrest. He and his father were to have been arraigned here Friday on first degree murder charges for the Haven