The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1931, Page 1

an ESTABLISHED 1878 Capi SCENE: OF MURDERS BEFORE HANGING HIM Tenant of Farm Near Watford City Refused to Permit Execution There MOTHER SWEARS REVENGE Three State Officials Launch Into Investigation Into Schafer Affair Schafer, N. D., Jan. 30.—/)}—How he ntob that lynched Charles Ban- non planned to hang him on the farm where he killed the six mem: bers of the A. E. Haven family was revealed Friday to state officials in. vestigating the affair. The 22-year-old confessed slayer was taken to the farm, six miles from here, by the mob that took him from the Schafer jail, but plans to hang him on the spot .where the Havens died were frustrated by the present occupant of the place. Ed Evanson, who was appointed by|/Anna Sell won first place over 200 ‘the public administrator as guardian} other competitors in a perfect-baby Angeles. She of the Haven farm, told state offi cials that the mob came to his farm| scored a rating of 99% per cent—the about.1 a. m., and told him they were | highest ever recorded in a show of “going to have a party.” Evanson said that he told the mob leaders that his wife and six children ‘were living-on the place and ordered ‘the crowd off the farm. He declared that he threatened to shoot if the crowd would not disperse. Evanson said that the number of sutomobiles carrying the men crowd saree ant at ce” | MOVEINTENDED 10 there were more than 100 cars.” 16 Cars Established It has been fairly well established that there were 16 cars and two trucks, but the number is mnerh to have appeared larger as head- lights of the numerous machines flashed their rays across the Haven farm, Authorities believe thad the mob ‘of 80 men made definite plans to hang Bannon on-the spot where he confessed killing Mr, and Mrs, Haven and their four children. Some-of thi bodies were buried in a cow barn on the farm. Attorney. General James Morris,| funds committee indicated in the ‘Adjutant General G. A. Fraser and/| senate Gunder Deion, beet of the Gere bu- c appre! ion, : Jaunched into their investigation Fri-| lean, ‘ew Hampshire, of the ex- day, making a survey of the bridge|Penditures by the Nye investigators: where Bannon was hanged Thursday, | was for the purpose of defeating him reau of and examining the jail. Deputy Sheriff Peter Hellan, who ‘was on guard at the jail when th mob arrived, and Sheriff F. A.| Statemen: Nye filed with the ac- ‘Thompson, who was held by mob/ counting office of the senate show- members when he came to the jail, ‘were being questioned by the investi- gators in an effort to determine’ th identity of leaders and members the crowd. 4 Members of the mob wore ‘and so far authorities have been un: + (Continued on page three) GLEN ULLIN STRUCK Six Buildings Are Damaged by Flames; Louis Kroh Painfully Burned in Garage ond floor He was taken to a Bismarck hospi: in a highly nervous condition. ‘The fire started at 2 a. m. and was! discovered ® group of Glen Ullin returning) Judge R. G. McFarland Metes a& masks pany garage, 4 Michael Tschide, suffered the great- ” est loss. Louis Kroh was seriously burned about the face and hands while help- ing to salvage articles from the sdc- tal recite same who is TOFOUR OFFENDERS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1981 CHARGES AGAINST Atterney General Declares Er- nest Michel Had ‘Solicited Accident Cases’ ‘POLITICAL’ Nebraska Court Decision Cites Judge Candidate as ‘Am- SCORES PLAN Mitchell said “I cannot myself be- bee Hh etl Asay oma it | Setting an all-time record for all- around excellence, 11-month-old Ruth | contest held at Los that kind. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Sell of Los Angeles. NYE THINKS MOSES’ of that state. This quotation read: “A condition existed where agents of those attorneys were traveling in the state soliciting employment for non-resident tered haunting the HURT HIS CAMPAIGN North Dakota Senator Says Ex- pense Report, in Record, May Be Misinterpreted e ‘Michel, personal he said, was & 1 - of “fair ability” but not outstanding, + and he charged that the effort to have him selected as a United States judge was to pay a. political debt. MIDWEST STATES 10 GUT DOWN BUDGETS lowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma Will Save Greatly ‘Thursday that the placing in the record by Senator Moses, Repub- for reelection next year. ¢| . Moses placed in the record earlier 8 ing how the original $100,000 given the committee for expenses had been. New York, Jan. 30—(7)—With ® composite budget of approximately $2,000,000,000 from which to trim tax- Nye ald the senate that s “scandal ‘in his off’ to Feil dsdgl e 2 § 8 Hl LEGISLATURE FACES BATTLE OF BRIDGES ‘ TERMS GIVEN ton in Field for Missouri i Out Sentences to Poul- Piet Cronies try Thieves oH ' By ge hopper appropriating money for s ‘Missouri river bridge south of that city, Fort Yates, which obtained an ap- two years.ago but which will ask 60 He Ee | j i if i : i ie f i é 5 ¢ iH a) ee HE ee | id é & i iG i i E = % 4 | [ iy f ey i ll z & i H i i lr i at Bae al Argu Had Planned to Lynch MITCHELL REPEATS (Major General Butler - Said to Have Resigned Reported Resigned i Secretary Adams, However, De- ~— SCHALL'S NOMINEE? ISENATE DEMOCRATS Garrison, Fort Yates and Stan-| | ii of General Baediey D. Butler, of the Marines. Butler has been ordered to DECIDE 70 USE ANY PLAN TO WIN FIGHT in Order to Get Relief Pro- gram Through ‘Washington, Jan. 20—(P)—Senate Friday to go.to any limits necessary Senator Robinson, Arkansas, min- ority leader, was strong in support for a finish fight with President Hoo- ver and the Red Cross for his $25,- 000,000 relief appropriation. ‘The party also determinted to in- sist upon the appropriation of 20, 000,000 bushels of farm board wheat; the fund of $3,000,000 for medical supplies in the drought area; and the $5,000,000 appropriation for organiza- tion of relief corporations. All of these proposals have been voted by the senate but the house has acted on none. ‘The Democrats made it clear after their conference that they are will- ing to force an extra session of the new congress in the spring, if neces- sary to get their programs although the party leaders have expressed themselves as opposed to an extra rection, unless forced into it, Care for Dependents Of 29 Mine Victims Linton, Ind., Jan. 30.—(P)—Tem- porary relief for those dependents on the 29 miners who lost their lives in the explosion-torn little Betty shaft mine near here Wednesday, was sup- Plied Friday, as plans went forward for permanent rehabilitation of the bereaved ‘The explosion which swept the west entry of the mine, trapping 38 men underground, made 18 widows and 53 orphans. Nine of the miners survived and were rescued. viares He Has Not Received Sugh a Notice ler's Statements Deroga- tory to Mussolini ington Fridey fesignation, Rumors to this effect crept per- sistently into the capital's discussions of Butler's present difficulties, caused by a speech in which he made re- marks considered derogatory of Pre- mier Mussolini. Meanwhile the veteran campaigner, under technical arrest, was confined to the Marine post at Quantico, awaiting a general court martial. Its date had not been set and until spe- cific charges are filed, corps officials were reluctant to speculate on the Possible penalty. In Atlanta, 6. Russell Bridges, southern manager of the lyceum bu- reau, insisted Butler had signed a lecture contract effective Feb. 1, go- ing on & lecture tour after he had submitted his resignation. Secretary Adams said no resigna- tion had yet reached his office. But- ler himself could not be reached, but his aide, Lieutenant Lucian ©. Whitaker, said he was certain no res- Willing to Force Extra Session) ignation had been submitted. Butler's speech, by no means the first to bring him into conflict with his superior officers, was made in He was quoted run over’ a ‘and driven, Dettiocrate decided-at e-party.meetingon; He gave-an-unnamed friend es Philadelphia Jan. 19, as saying Mussolini child with his automobile his authority. ‘The Italian embassy protested, the state department asked the Navy de-. partment for information and the latter asked Butler for an explana- Secretary Stimson handed Ambassador De Martino an official apology which was cabled at tion. ‘Thursday, once to Rome. Almost simultaneously, Secretary Adams cited Butler for a general court martial. The task of preparing specifications and charges was given Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, judge advocate general of the navy. These first must be approved by Sec- retary Adams and then will be served charge against Butler will be was the subject of much speculation. The regulations made no mention of remarks about S to upon Butler. What the official weather permitting, for the first lap An investigation of the cause will|/of a transatlantic flight to Rio de Monday. Janeiro. Mrs. Dunn Charges Jamestown Would ‘Upset Work of Pioneers’ Active resentment against Jamestown's effort to take the state capital to that city was ex- Pressed, Friday by Mrs. J. P. Dunn, 75, widow of Bismarck’s Pioneer druggist. Mrs. Dunn came here in 1873 as bride of 17 and‘ has lived tinuously since. In: & | i i : : i i a fi : H i i i a sl eges gF. 4 tei Bismarck citivens met the re- quirements of the commission, which asked for $100,000 and 160 acres of land. “Our: old-timers did more than that,” Mrs. Dunn said. “They raised $100,000 and gave 320 acres E i : E i 2 E i 3 E E i | BERE f fi L i i 3 3 F E g E i #2 i : : e E i i [ i | : : I ball iit i ey Ht BEE i § a i ll z 4 i I 5 te r i E i PLANNING COURT MARTIAL U. S. Has Apologized for But- ‘Washington, Jan. -30.—(7)—Wash- wondered if Major General Smedley D. Butler’s spectac- ‘ular and dramatic career in the Marine corps, capped by an official jatate department apology to the Ital- fan government, had been ended by ments Are Heard Youth on Haven Farm MINNESOTA'S ‘GAG LAW’ CONSIDERED BY SUPREME COURT Publisher of Suppressed Satur- day Press Challenges Validity of Law CLAIMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL Says Corrupt Governments Should Not Be Permmitted to Stifle Criticism Washington, Jan. 30.—(7)—The question of what constitutes freedom of the press was argued before the supreme court Friday in a case from Minnesota brought by J. M. Near. The suit was aimed to test the va- Udity of the Minnesota statute under which the Saturday Press, a weekly publication in Minneapolis, had been On the charge that the publication scandalous was malicious, and de- famatory, it was declared nuisance by the state courts and sup- by injunction. The com- pressed plaint was,based on a series of ar- ticles charging that city officials were not energetically attempting to rid Minneapolis of crime. Near and Howard A. Guilford were named as publishers of the Saturday Press, but during the court proceed- ing Guilford sold his interest to Near. The publisher challenged the valid- ity of the Minnesota statute. He ted against the suppression of protest the publication by injunction, insist- ing that under the constitutional guarantees of free speech and free he was entitled to a hearing. injurious to public welfare by advo- cating the violent overthrow of the ‘government, or breach of law. “Cor- rupt governments” should not be permitted “to stifle criticism” and “gemain in power” by suppressing publications attacking them, he as- CHARGES BAYARD Unsuccessful Democratic Can- didate Says Raskob and DuPont Responsible Washington, Jan. 30.—(7)—Allega- tions that former Senator Thomas F. Bayard’s Democratic nomination for the Delaware senatorship was “bought and paid for” were made Friday be- fore the senate campaign funds com- mittee. Wright Dizer, unsuccessful Demo- cratic candidate for congress from the state, made the charge. He at- tributed Bayard’s nomination to John J. Raskob, Democratic national ington. Bayard defeated the late Josiah Marvel for the senatorial nomination tt the Delaware state convention. Bethlehem Steel’s New York, Jan. 30—(}—The Beth- we ‘Thursday, the final quarter of 1930, against $3,783,425 in the previous three months and near he in the com- @ public NOMINATION BOUGHT separate structure, and shops on the ground floor. The construction is of BALDWIN CHURCHILL Profits Cut Greatly corporation A income of $2,291,000 in PRICE FIVE CENTS JAMESTOWN SEEKS EEA TAS) 1) DHLAY ACTON Jade Looks Him ]) QM NEW BUILDING | |New Rockford Also Seeks to Enter Field; Bismarck Asks, for Emergency Clause HALVORSON TALKS FOR WN. D. Tells Legislature to Perform Duty Imposed on It and Pass Bill in Present Form Residents of Jamestown Friday presented petitions to the secretary of state asking a vote on the question of where the state capital shall be located and then pleaded with the bree Agee ti) committee of the house not Pass the proposed capitol building bill because Jamestown would have to refer it to the people to carry out their capital removal movement. The committee listened to argu- ments by To Mahatma Gandhi, just released from prison, India looks for a decision as to the attitude of his nationalist followers toward British offers of im- Proved constitutional status. BROADWAY THROWN INTO TURMOIL AS STRUCTURE BURNS 17 Persons Are Injured and 200 Are Driven Into Cold by the people of the state as a whole; and Edgar B. Matson, New Rockford, Speaking for the Eddy county city. At the close of two hours of argu- ment, Chairman L. L. Twichell said the committee would take the mat- ter under advisement and asserted that he believes anything done by the committee and the legislature will be for the best interests of the people. The burden of Thorp’s argument for the capital removal petitions was that action on the bill by the legisla- ture would prejudice the effort to take the capital to the Stutsman county city and would, in effect, de- prive the people of a constitutional eee of. birth ots removal pro- lion out been ham- Night Flames pered by the legislature,” He support ae ed amendments, Mei ign offered by New York, Jan. 30.—(P)—Dancing “ flames leveled & alx-story building on strike ‘from the: bill upper Broadway early Friday, driv- the phraseology designating Bismarck ing more than 200 persons into the| 25 the seat of government and the cold, injuring 17 others and throwing |Site for the new capitol building and the Great Witite Way into a turmoil,| Would eliminate the emergency Of the injured, two firemen were | “#US. Now attached to the measure. “Young, 6] for Bismarck, and floor collapsed, catapulting an entire hook and ladder company to the | Halvorson, for the state speaking outside of the two cities, asserted that — Lg Bea edo pelle an emergency actually exists, and is Brest t oe neerously ‘apparent to anyone. For that rea- lashlight powder prematurely €X-|son they asserted, the clause should Ploded, mangling the left hand of remain in the bill. ‘They contended one and possibly blinding the other. that the legislature should recogniz Most of the tenants, occupying 190| tne situation as it exists now and apartments on the upper five floors, | should make provision for a new cap- scurried to safety via elevators, fire] ito, building at the existing seat of escapes and metal bridges leading to) government without heeding James- adjoining buildings. Others were| town’s plea for assistance in remov- helped to safety by firemen and fel-| ing the ‘capitol to that city. low lodgers. The majority were ar- r The tists ane seenketons folk and many|out by eae terre Jutemoun were elderly. has on file petitions to submit to the next regular election the question of removing the capital to that city. If the bill is passed with the amend- ments eliminating reference to Bis- marck, there is a possibility that no action toward construction will be taken since the seat of government then could be considered in doubt. To that extent it would place the legislature on record as denying rec- ognition of the fact that Bismarck now is the seat of government. In addition, passage of the bill without the emergency clause would make it ineffective before July 1 and by that time Jamestown could file 9 petition, taining only 7,000 names which HAVE DISAGREEMENT |. Birth of New Faction Within Conservative Ranks Seen | by Political Seers The scene was the Lincoln Square building, known as the Miller build- ing. It houses an arcade leading to Loew's Lincoln Square Theater, in a wood and brick. Starting on the third floor about midnight, the fire spread rapidly in a Secure Booklet on Interior Decorating ‘The practical, helpful character of this new booklet is shown especially thinks |in its decorative hints for special Tooms and its detailed scheme for furnishing a six room house and an ‘of|#partment. Living rooms, rooms, halls, kitchens, bedrooms for i | A 3 ! & ° i E on et i el & & till BSE