The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 14, 1931, Page 1

x 4 ¥ a A N } x iN \ Nortk ‘Dakota's Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Garrison Bridc | Progressives Are Conside SAYS PRESIDENTIAL HOPE OF NEW GROUP IS WITH DEMOGRATS Wants ‘Another Roosevelt,’ but Does Not Mean Governor of New York WILL NOT NAME HIS CHOICE Hull Agrees With Nebraskan; Caraway Favors Robinson or New Yorker Washington, March 14.—(#;—Am- bitious Democrats and Independent Republicans are working toward a union of ideas they hope will give them political supremacy in 1932. ‘Their underground courtship broke to the surface again Friday in a manner not especially pleasing to the old-line G. O. P. members, to whom THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931 “$1500 singlé man. $3500 married man. _ $400 additional _for each de-, ~ pendent.“ NORMAL TAX on first $4000, = % on next $4000,' % on balance. © SURTAXES 3 5 Senator: Norris, Republican, Ne- braska, who thinks the country should have a Progressive president, an- nounced his only hope is with the Democratic party. Senator Hull, Democrat, Tennessee, had the same idea, describing what he thinks are similarities in the policies of the two groups. Norris wants “another Roosevelt” in the white house. He declined Fri- day, however, to name the candidate he would like to see Democrats nomi- He said if Owen D. Young were chosen he and other Independ- ents would have to “go fishing.” He concedes the nomination of President Hoover for a seoend term. ° Hull Attitude Same Hull did not. commit himself on a presidential nominee. He limited his statement to agreeing with Norris (Continued ‘on page three) SHAPER WILL MAKE . TOURNEY DRAWING Alignment of Teams for State Basketball Contest Planned for Monday Drawings for the state basketball tournament will be made by Gov- ernor George F. Shafer at his office at 9:15 o'clock Monday morning, H. O. Saxvik, Bismarck school supasin- tendent and tournament manager, said Saturday. Since the teams which wil play in the tournament will not be decided until after the games between district, winners in the eight regions, the drawings will be by the letters design- ating the regions and the competing. teams will play in the order in which, the letters designating their regions) are drawn. SCORES COME FROM . ALL PARTS OF 'N. D. Scores from district basketball be named by Saturday night. Saturday tournament scores fol- DISTRICT 1 Semi-Finals Wahpeton 46; Lidgerwood 11. Lisbon 28; Milnor 21. DISTRICT 3 Semi-Finals Valley City 30; Tower City 14. Dazey 18; Litchville 14. DISTRICT 4 if S Jamestown 33; McCl 20. La Moure 30; Elle! 1. DISTRICT 5 Semifinals 5 Hazelton 19; Linton 17 (overtime). Mandan 51; Steele 11. DISTRICT 7 i: Sub-District At Hettinger First Round Marmarth 28; Scranton 16. Reeder 30; Bucyrus 25. ‘ Ser 37; Beach 19. Dickinson Mode} High 31; Medora 16. ; Second Round Hebron. 47; Belfield 11. Halliday 22; Hebron 18. Dickinson 35; Model High 21. . DISTRCT 9 : Semifinals Grand Forks Central 21; Hatton 11. Mayville 28; University Model High 18. DISTRICT. 10 Semifinals Grafton 23; Cavaller 11, Hamilton 47; 9. DISTRICT 13 Semifinals First $4000 over $10,00071% ‘and s0 on-up to 20% on in- comes over $90,000. / ‘BRITAIN. PERSONAL EXEMPTION $ 800 single man. $1375 married man. _ “a $250-$300 additional for each child. One-sixth of income tax free if that is not-over $1500. ~ : ‘NORMAL TAX gonaita 10. % on first $1260: , 22% % on next, and go on up into_surtax class. / SURTAXES PA ; First $2500 F over - $10,000," * 27%. me Next $2500, 29%. Next $5000, 32%, up to 50%.~ A <aN YA $280 married man. _ E $120-$960 in addition for each \child depending on number; ee nag NORMAL TAX dew 10%" on' first $2000. 123% on next $1000... , 15% on next, and so oni up “to 40% on all over $16,000.. mre fin ang” * ach.” though” regular’ », thing. Also a 10 to 40% tax.on divi-” dends, exempt in U. 2 sect ~~ oes GET MILLION DOLLARS IN JEWELS BEGIN PROBE INTO LAST MINOT. TERM OF FEDERAL COURT Department of Justice Aroused by ‘Drubbing’ of Prohibi- Department Minot, N. D., March 14—(#)—The Minot Daily News Saturday said the department of justice has Jaunched Officials Have Virtually No Clue Which May Lead to Mys- terious. Robbers Palm Beach, Fla., March 14.—(7)}— Police groped in virtual darkne#’ Sat- urday as they &gught a guiding gleam to lead them to approximately one million doilars worth of diamonds and pearls that disappeared in the largest jewel .robhery..within the memory ‘of this wealthy resort. The gems were taken from the lo- cal branch of Charlton and Company, New York jewelers. .Neither Otto ‘Wegener, local manager; D. H. Odom, night watchman; nor J. Schuler, em- Ploye of the firm, gave the author- ities any tangible clues. The burglary apparently occurred at the one hour of the day in which an investigation into the jury panel bred fi "gu Alas a tit gt ae re. : The News states that the investiga- tion is an outgrowth of what has been described as “the worst. drubbing” the prohibition department has ever received at a term of court in North Dakota. A report of the affair has been forwarded to Amos. W. Wood- cock, Washington, national director of prohibition. In undertaking the investigation, the News continues, the department of justice agents who now are in Mi- not and elsewhere in the state, have been told to investigate the follow- ing rumors: B ‘That liquor was furnished free to many jurymen, supposedly at the in- stance or under the direction of some of the defendants at the court term. on jurymen while they were sitting in judgment of de- fendants in the liquor trials. That some of the jurors “hob- nobbed” with some of the defendants outside of court. ‘The calendar of the Minot term of court “blew up” after three defendants had been tried on what the regarded as sample Body: of Cave-in Victim. Removed Duluth,’ March 14—UP)—The body’ of George ‘Marcifiiak, 20, buried since in a well on his father’s farm near Duluth, was re- | lic moved at.7’a, m. Saturday after more Chicago Man back against the wall of @ build- "Eis Jap Tay ‘hla ha vas placed that way to’ re- ‘alms. no watchman was on duty. Wegener told the investigators he was kidnaped by four men Thursday night who forced him. to deliver the keys and combination under threat of his life. Odom, who. left the. store at 7 o'clock Friday morning, one hour be- fore the day watchman came on duty, told the sheriff the place had been unmolested up to the time he went home. The missing jewelry included: Diamond rings $75,000. ‘Two pearl necklaces valued at $75,- 000 and $50,000 and a diamond ring worth $15,000. WHITE WILL SERVE TERM OF {4 YEARS ‘Three-Fingered Jack’ Found Guilty of Murder of Po- liceman Pflaume Chicago, March 14.—()}—William “three-fingered Jack” White, robber and gangster, was convicted Saturday of the murder of Policeman Edward Pflaume of Forest Park. The jury fixed the penalty at 14 years in pris- on, ‘The verdict removed from the Chi- criminal, but the punishnient was lighter than that assessed at his first trial. Sentenced to déath for the trange Role Of ‘Mendicant’ When His Heart Fails | BODY OF MINNESOTA STHDENTS SUPPORTS DISCIPLINARY ACTION Declare That ‘98 per Cent of Student. Body Is Behind Administration’ St. Paul, March 14.—()—Support for the action of the’ University of Minnesota farm school faculty in dis- missing 17 students was given Satur- day by a group of students who called at the state capitol to defend the School administration’s disciplinary action. Declaring that “98 per cent of the student body is behind the adminis- tration” a spokesman for the group said they “heartily approved the stand toward wiping-out liquor drink- ing on the school campus.” He add- ed that “a wrong impression had been created -by the protests,” which fol- lowed action against’ the dismisse: students. The visitors intended to appear be- fore the senate which Friday ap- Pointed a committee to confer with school authorities in an ‘ effort to have the students reinstated. That conference reached a. tentative agreement for reinstatement of all but two of the dismissed students. These two, accused of bootlegging, were expelled and can never return to the school. As the senate was not in session Saturday, the delegation called on Speaker Oscar A. Swenson of the house who, referred them to Repre- sentative H. A. Johnson, Minneapo- lis, chairman of the committee on crime prevention. At an informal session that followed, the statement was made that at a special chapel meeting Friday only eight of about 450 students voted against supporting the school administration’s action. Diphtheria Scourge Increases in Alaska “ Point Barrow, Alaska, March 14. (P}—The diphtheria scourge had the upper hand again here Saturday, but Dr. Henry Griest of the Presby- terian Mission hospital and his wife were fighting back with renewed Beers and an additional supply of an- xin. The number of serious cases had mounted to 24, the only hospital was overflowing and the disease rapidly. by Joe Crosson, aviator. Crosby Man Facing Embezzlement Count to have zled amounts to about $3,000, of the Chap- elevator FREEMAN I$ NAMED TO AID MAUREK IN GAME DEPARTMENT Speaker of House at Recent Session Quits One State Job to Take Another RESIGNS. AS LEGISLATOR Reorganization of Office Held Up to Permit Grand Forks Man to Take Post C. Vernon Freeman, Grand Forks, session which ended March 6, Satur- day resigned as a member af the leg- islature and was immediately ap- pointed deputy state game and fish commissioner. ; The resignation was tendered to Governor George F. Shafer. The ap- Pointment was made by Burnie Mau- tek, state game and fish commission- er, who ‘Thursday was reappointed to that office for a two-year term. The appointment of Maurek and his subsequent appointment of Free- man marked the culmination of an arrangement which had been under discussion for some time. Although Maurek’s first term ended in Febru- ary, he was not immediately reap- pointed and the re: ition of the department for the next biennium was held up pending this action by the governor. ‘The reason for the delay was seen Saturday in the fact that Freeman could not be appointed as deputy un- til his work as a member of the legis- lature had been completed. In the event that a special iegisla- tive session is held, the sixth district, which is @ part of Grand Forks coun- ty, would be without representation unless a special election were held, since the’ governor.. cannot. appoint “4 members. of the legislature to fill un- expired terms. Freeman, who has spent most of his time here since the close of the session, began his new work at once. He has made plans for taking up his residence here. He takes the place made vacant by the resignation of Lewis’ Knudson of ; Kenmare, the first deputy under the one-man game and fish commission law. Although various reasons have been given for Knudson’s resignation last February, it was commonly re- \ported that he and Maurek had failed to agree, both on matters of policy and on details of administration. Freeman’s resignation as a legisla- tor was made necessary by the law which prohibits one man from hold- ing, at the same time, two state of- fices for which compensation is re- djceived. His job as legislator paid $5 a day for 60 days, which ‘he already has received. The new job pays $3,000 a year and traveling expenses. Maurek said the term for which Freeman was appointed would be two years, although the statute does not provide a definite term. Onder the Jaw,, the deputy may be removed at the pleasure of the commissioner. ALLEGED BIGAMIST IS FACING CHARGE Man Is Accused of Marrying Bis- marck.Girl When He Already speaker of the house at the legislative | ™ e Bill Is Nice, France, Magistrate Says Jury Must:Hear Nixon- Nirdlinger Case MOTHER TO HELP DAUGHTER Sister of Slain Theatre Magnate Says Brother Had Planned Divorce Nice, France, March 14—(?)—Un- der no circumstances will Mrs. Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, who killed her husband here last Wednesday night, be released without a jury trial, the examining magistrate said Saturday orning. She will be brought before the er- dinary. session of the court of assizes which does not meet until August, the magistrate said. “There is always a possibility,” he added, “that she might be admitted to bail after my investigation has been completed, but there is no rea- son to suppose that they will take Place immediately.” MOTHER WILL JOIN DAUGHTER AT NICE St. Louis, March 14.—()—Answer- ing an appeal from her daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Nash Nixon-Nirdling- er, to “come to me at once,” Mrs. James N. Nash Saturday prepared to jeave here for Nice, France, where the “Miss St. Louis” of 1923 {s held in the fatal shooting Wednesday night of her wealthy husband. Mrs. Nash, who will be accompan- ied by her son, Wesley, a former Uni- versity of Missouri football player, will take with her recent correspond- ence from her daughter which indi- cates, members of the family said, that the young beauty had been sub- jected during the past few months to “periodic outbursts, rages, threats, and in some cases violence,” on the part of her elderly husband. . SISTER SAYS. VICTIM CONSIDERED DIVORCE Los Angeles, March 14.—(?)—Fred- erick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger planned to divorce his third wife, Charlotte, be- ing held at Nice, France, in connec- tion with his death, Mrs. Harry Mc- Kenna, a sister of the slain man, said here Saturday. Mrs. Laura B. Nixon-Nirdlinger, his second wife, who lives at lo, Calif., said reports of a reconciliation between her and her former husband were “too personal to discuss,” but Mrs. McKenna said this was impend- ing when he was killed. AGREE BURNED MAN Offi Is Begin Probe Into Iden- tity of Dead Man, Where- abouts of Smith Perry, Ia., March 14—()—With county authorities‘agreed the body of @ man buried here Feb. 6 as John M. Smith was not that of the Farmer- Labor gubernatorial candidate of 1930, attention turned Saturday to- ward solution of Smith's: disappear- ance and establishment of the iden- tity of the corpse itself. County Attorney George Sackett has announced a representative of the state bureau of criminal investigation would accompany county officers to Denison, near where the body, burned beyond recognition, was found, to in- Had Wife in Montana William Isaak, 26, faced a of bigamy Saturday after- noon when arraigned in justice court heré. He is accused of having mar- ried Alice Farnum, Bismarck girl, on Feb. 16, while already having a wife in; Montana. vestigate a report it was obtained there. When the body was exhumed and examined by a court order obtained at the request of insurance com- panies carrying policies on Smtih’s life, evidence was found showing the body had been embalmed before . In addition: skull fracture suffered by Smith at.Norfolk, Neb., 10 years ago was not in evidence and teeth charts failed to check. German Chancellor WASN'T JOHN SMITH“ The Weather Generally fair Saturdey night and Bunday. Colder Saturday night, PRICE FIVE CENTS ring Norris’ Proposal i He’s ‘Mr. President’ | New occupant of Finland’s executive mansion is P. E. Svinhufvud, shown here in a new portrait. A former prime minister, he now has taken of- fice as president of his country. ANOTHER IS QUIZZED AS BROOKS MURDER PROBE PROGRESSES Homesteader Questioned About Girl's Murder; Begin Search for Youth San Diego, Cal, March 14—(P)}— State, county and city officers or- ganized Saturday under a ventral of- fice for a concentrated drive to bring to justice the brutal slayer of Vir- ginia Brooks. Herbert Ogelsby, 56, a homesteader, was being questioned at El Centro, Calif. A youth who aroused the sus- Picion of Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks, parents of the 10-year-old school girl whose dismembered body was found Tuesday in a gunny ack on Camp Kearney mesa, was sought. Two other men held on robbery charges, one at Salinas, Cal., and the other at Oklahoma City, virtually had been eliminated as suspects. Centralization of all operations was asked by 4. F. Nuremburg and Harry C. Hickck, state criminologists, and Tex Welch, Los Angeles police chem- Officers at El Centro said Oglesby admitted he had been arrested in Dayton, Ohio, 25 years ago on @& charge involving small girls. He had newspaper clippings of the Brooks girl's disappearence Feb. 11 and of other cases involving attacks on girls. He insisted he had not been in San Diego since last November. WOMAN TS BELIEVED KIDNAPED AND SLAIN Search Forest for Traces of Crime Strangely Reported Eleven Days Late Chicago, March 14—(?)—County highway police Saturday searched @ 30,000-acre forest. preserve for Norma Newby, 36, in the belief she may have been kidnaped and slain. The woman disappeared 11 days ago, but the story of her suspected fate did not come to light until Fri- day when the highway police began questioning Frank J. Murray, 47, salesman, who said two robbers ab- ducted. him and the woman March 2, forcing him to drive his automobile to the preserve. The robbers beat him into unconsciousness and took Slightly Improved) his car. Berlin, March 14.—(?)—Condition of former Chancellor Hermann Muel- here, was said Saturday not to be greatly changed: from after- Friday. t!noon when he showed a slight im- provement. Mother Throws Three Children From Bridge, Jumps to Death After Them + |Jer, who is seriously ill-in a hospital | but making Newby. He said that he said nothing about her because he was suffering from a temporary amnesia. He was not held. ‘Signed Woman Facing Trial) _|.V. A. OPPOSITION F or Killing Husband Carries Appropriation of $177,- SHAPER APPROVES MEASURE DESPITE 000 for Missouri-Span at Big Bend WAS ADVISED TO USE VETO Other Friends, However, Point- ed to Miseries Caused by Nestos’ Veto Although it was bitterly opposed by most members of his own political faction in its progress through the legislature, Governor F. Sha- fer Saturday signed the Garrison bridge bill. It carries an appropriation of $177,~ 000 for the construction of a bridge across the Missouri river at the Big Bend, about seven miles southeast of Garrison. The governor's act was the finale to one of the bitterest battles of the recent legislative session, in which a coalition of Nonpartisans and I. V. A's joined to, pass the measure. Although the major voting strength in support of the enactment was pro- vided by the Nonpartisans, and ad- ministration leaders in both house | and senate bitterly opposed it, care was taken to keep from making it a purely administration fight. This was due to the fact that I. Vv. A. legislators from the Minot district were active supporters of the meas- ure and the administration did not care to offend them. Was Advised to Veto The battle against the appropria- tion was carried into the executive chambers and it.is known that Gov- ernor Shafer was advised by some members of his party to veto the measure. Others, however, pointed to the political miseries of the Nestos administration which were alleged to Heddy in eecalley omnes fact that he an appt lation for a bridge at Williston, passed at the 1923 leg islative session. Estimates as to the cost of the Gar- rison bridge vary, depending on the attitude of the persons making tha estimate. The range was from $450; 000 to $800,000, with the probable actual cost somewhere between the two sums. In addition to the state appropria- tion, the structure will be financed by the federal government to the exe tent of 50 per cent of the total. The counties of McLean and Mercer, ly- ing on the east and west sides of the river, respectively, will divide 25 per cent of the cost. The state appro- Priation, it is estimated, will cover the remaining 25 per cent. On this basis, the bridge would cost $708,000. Mercer Must Approve Before a contract can be let and the work started, however, it will be necessary for Mercer county to ap~ prove the site and provide its share Of the cost. The bill was bitterly assailed by some residents of Mercer county, al- though it was sponsored by Rep. Got- tlieb Isaak of the 48th district, of which Mercer county is a part. Approval of the Garrison bridge bill makes possible the construction of two Missouri river bridges during the next biennium, provision already having been made for construction of (Continued on page three) Last of Wendel Sisters Is Dead New York, March 14.—(?)—Miss Ella V. Von E. Wendel, last of the Wendel sisters who inherited the vast fortune of John Gottlieb Wendel, died in her sleep Friday night, She was 80 years old. 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