The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1931, Page 1

w ¥ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Seturday, No decided change in temperature, ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS Bismarck Is Motordom's Youth Believed to Be Joilet Penitentiar CLEVELAND ARREST | JAILED AT BEMIDJ PENDING ARRIVAL OF RICHLAND OFFICERS Young Man and Companion Deny Extorting $25,000 From Wahpeton Banker, OCCUPIED SUMMER COTTAGE Said They Rented It Several Days Ago; Suspicion Based on Newspaper Picture Bemidji, Minn., March 20.—(P)}—A youth believed to be Gordon Bjorn- son, Wahpeton athlete sought on @ charge of kidnaping and extorting $25,000 from a banker, and @ com- panion were arrested at a summer cottage here Friday. Both. denied they were the men sought and said they had rented the cottage a few days ago. ‘The two are in the Beltram! coun- ty jail awaiting arrival of the sheriff of Richland county, N. D. Believing one of the pair resem- bled the portrait of Bjornson printed in a Twin Cities newspaper, Chief of Police Louis V. Larson and deputies under Sheriff Andrew Johnson went to a cottage at Grand Forks Bay and made the arrest. The companion of the youth be- Neved to be Bjornson said he was from Little Falls. Sheriff Johnson said the youths were about 23 years old, and that one was five feet seven inches in height, weighed about 145 pounds and had chestnut hair, answering the descrip- tion of Bjornson. ‘The sheriff said neither wore rid- ‘ng breeches or high leather boots. Bjornson was reported to be wearing this attire when last seen. ‘The car which the two used was not the same as that owned by the relative with: whom Bjornson said to be traveling. The sheriff said he would not ques- tion the two until arrival of officers from Wahpeton. AIR OFFICIALS ASKED TO HELP IN SEARCH ‘Wahpeton, N. D., March 20.—(P}— Aid of airport officials in principal cities throughout the country was en- listed Friday in the hunt for Gordon 23, Wahpeton athlete and sought on a charge of ping and extorting $25,000 from kidnal ©. A. Leach, local banker. ‘That the elusive youth would seek to purchase an airplane .to escape from this part of the country was the ‘Walter 8. Gordon,| The “sage critics” were not imme- department belief expressed by manager of the oriminsl of the William J. agency. Bjornson holds a pilot’s license and possession ‘was eager to get said. The youth finally the license by sending a friend from (Continued on page sleven) GAMBLING IS MAD LEGAL IN NEVADA Governor Also Signs Bill Al- lowing Divorce After Six Weeks Residence of it after he disappeared from his home in the Bjornso y Struck By Third O b— [ Sought in Manhunt ‘ youth, is being sought on a charge of extorting $25,000 from O. A. Leach, ‘Wahpeton banker, on threat of kid- naping Mrs. Leach if the demand for money was not met. SINCLAIR LEWIS IS SLAPPED IN FACE BY THEODORE DREISER Two Writers Involved in Affair at Reception Honoring Russian New York, March 20.—(#)—The Post says that Theodore Dreiser, navelist, slapped the.face of Sinclair Lewis, Nobel Literary prize winner at a reception last night hon- ering Boris Pilnyak, Russian commu- nist writer. The incident, says the Post, was the result of a literary feud brewing since 1928 between the author of “Main Street” and the author of “An American Tragedy.” ‘It occurred after Lewis, called upon to speak at the dinner, said, accord- ing to the Post story, “I feel disin- clined to say anything in the presence of the man who stole 3,000 words from my wife’s book, and before two sage critics who publicly lamented my receiving the Nobel prize.” Three years ago Mrs. Lewis, for- merly Dorothy Thompson, charged that Dreiser literally pl her book “The New Russia” in his volume “Dreiser Looks at Russia.” diately identifiable. PHYSICIAN BELIEVES WOMAN KILLED SELF Testimony Introduced for De- fense in Bowles-Loucks Murder Trial Hillsboro, Ore. March 20—()— Testimony of a physician that he be- Meved Mrs. Nelson ©. Bowles commit- ted suicide has registered a blow for the defense in the murder trial of her husband, a Portland millionaire, and Irma G: Loucks, his sweetheart, Dr. Frank C. Menne, coroner's phy- sician and a defense witness, said BARES: CONSPIRACY AGAINST AIRCRAFT Man Who Said He Planned to Wreck Giant Dirigible Is Taken in Custody DESCRIBED AS COMMUNIST Plan to Damage ‘Akron’ Re- vealed Following Probe of San Diego Tragedy Cleveland, O., March 20.—(?)—Dis- covery of the alleged plot to wreck the giant dirigible “Akron” was the outgrowth of an investigation of an elleged widespread sabotage plot against aircraft in this country, it was ee tad bins st C. F. Barndt, general manager the Great Lakes Aircraft corporation, said the crash of a navy bombing plane at San Diego, Sept. 28, 1930, started the investigation which was climaxed at Akron Thursday night with the arrest of Paul E. Kassay and his alleged confession of plans to wreck the huge dirigible. One of the pilots of the bombing plane was killed when the ship mys- teriously crashed. It was one of 18 planes built and delivered last spring by the Great Lakes company in Cleveland. ‘Wings Were Weakened Subsequent investigation, Barndt said, showed some one had weakened the wings so eventually they would collapse. Two planes which already had passed rigid factory defective. Investigators of ‘the San Diego tragedy followed the trail back to the tattory where Kussay ‘been. em- ployed as a mechanic. He later went to work on the Akton dirigible and while the investigation continued, the alleged plot to wreck this big craft also was discovered. Kassay, trapped by department of Justice agents, confessed, they said, that he meant to see the dirigible never took to the air. William J. Mc- Dermott, assistant United States dis- trict attorney, said Kassay planned to weaken the top of the dirigible’s metal skeleton by omitting rivets, and had planned. to get into the control | TWO toom before the scheduled Jaunching of this ship early this summer. ‘The “Akron,” now in final stages of construction is designed to be the world’s most formidable fighting ship, and is to be operated by the United States navy. Kassay was described as @ com- munist and as a war-time captain in the Austro-Hungarian navy. Kassay denied to reporters that he ever was in the Austro-Hungarian Navy and said the plot against him was a frame-up. 1 in Nevada Friday the came legal in Nevada Prey “will be|Bowels, stabbed fetaly in Mie| Announce Merger of Thortened May 1 as the result of two| Loucks’ apartment Nov. 12, killed her- Tw Ser. ton Bank bills signed Thursday by Governor | self. oO ‘an S| 9 - a Tong apiene mbing, | C. * pantie of the First National Navade Wook a HD Rowsrd the go-|the coroner’s: jury that accused| bank of Scranton with the Bank of called good old days. In the divorce | Bowles and Miss Loucks of murder. announced day: by measure she will become the only|Dr. testified he had observed | Gilbert Semingson, state bank exam- state in the union in which @ person |bruises on Mrs. Bowles’ arms. . may establish legal qualifications in Motion for'a directed verdict of ac-} Deposit liabilities of the National dix weeks to sue for a divorce. Ark- /uittal was filed by the defense when | benk were by the’ Bank of ansas and’ Idaho recently adopted |the state rested. It was to be acted under which . name * the bills requiring three months’ resi-|on Friday. merged institution will operate. ‘Another mi to facili ° tatrivacer eo tv oa peel Robins and Meadowlarks Will by the legislature Thursday. pro- tee ed ac Sonar ad Welcome Spring Here Saturda vat com! Property settlements may be sea co e ring ere . y thus preventing thelr publication, _-| Both robins and meadowiarks | N. ©, Ramsied in the early chance, some of which have been op-| are on hand to greet Dame Spring part of the winter, deserted that erating several years without benefit] when she arrives Saturday, O. W. Spot for the trees near the home of legallty, Nevada again may cee the| Roberts, Head of the federal of A. M. Christianson, supreme high life of a half century ago, when é court justice, about six weks ago. her. mountains were ylelding millions weather bureau, said Friday. He At last reports he was still lively of dollars in silver and gold to free- added that it is a rare occurrence and happy. Both families offered spending, quick-shooting, and other-| “OC 4 o¢ ne Tribune re- mk 0 be outdone by any newer Chicagoan Absolved | have are carts | Mola at financing t % are 4 eg ruary 18.” average date wintered holes an, Mee ere Shale Ata: De, aa, Miscouri river and are un- slaying of Norma Newby, with whom Be dierinore, the meadowlarks Spring will arrive officially at he had been friendly 17 years. have ‘arrived and these usually 9:07 a. m., Saturday, Roberts said, was See ema] Gea oc ewes | Sesto te ca a was beaten unconscious, was slain by| their appearence any time now, Tie time the oun will cross the hee ood eee eee ‘since al the frost is out of the Fe Sr calito Ng aise rd Search for the two suspects contin- A robin which made its ga che north, side of, Bismarck ted in.the east, home near the home of Dr. homes when it rises and sete, © 7 s ae Un ee ae a3 Qe ~y 2 pr 7 They'll Cross North Dakota of the United States of State Stimson are shown match at Bangkok, Siam’s capital, the i Noon Holdup Nets Gunmen ‘About $500; Cashier and Wife Locked in Vault Moorhead, Minn., March 20.—(?)— plight of Eloura 20, Northgate, charged with the manslaughter of one of twin chil- dren born to her Jan. 24, drew tears from a district judge here Friday. Bismarck Phantoms Beaten by Enderlin Sa King Prajadhipok of Siam and his queen, who at Portal, N. D., April 20. They will be met at and other prominent U. 8. officials. watching a recent championship tennis queen holding the cup to be awarded is wearing the panung, a garment that passes for nt After arriving at Portal, the royal couple will train and cross North Dakota. In New York City, King Prajadhipok will receive eye treatments. idiand .Prime Minister Viking Carried 156 Persons St. Johns, N. F., March 20—(7)— Captains of sealing vessels reported to St. Johns today that they had searched every foot of ice within 22 miles of the scene of the Viking dis- aster without finding a ‘trace of the 28 men still missing. They declared further search useless. Air expeditions, it was felt here, would needlessly endanger the lives of fliers, and would accomplish noth- All except the most seriously in- jured of the 127 survivors had been transferred from Horse island to the sealer Sagona Friday. An official tabulation issued by Sir ing-in the destruction of the ship, 2} with 127 survivors. The premier said the ship carried a signed crew of 147, four members of the motion picture expedition headed by Varick Frissell, two stow- aways and two men who had joined the ship but were not listed on the ship’s articles, making a total of 156. steamers Sagona and Beothic picked up three each in White bay, a total of 127 saved. BERNT BALCHEN IS ON WAY TO ISLAND Boston, March 20.—(7)—An aerial relief expedition, headed by Bernt Balchen, famous aviator took off from the Boston Friday on the first search for survivors of the wrecked sealing ship Viking. Randy Enslow, Tellef pilot, was at the controls. Lankin and Dodge in Valley City, N. D., March 20.—(?)— Dodge to 16. The Lankin. test was tied at 17-all at half time. Hellstrom Funeral to airport leg of a flight to Newfoundland to Consolidated Final Lankin will seek its fourth successive championship title of North Dakota SHORT-LIVED RIOT STAGED AS SOLONS QUESTION WARDEN 729 Convicts in Cellhouse F Smash Glass in Doors, Yell at Guards HAVE NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE Outburst Follows Two Other Demonstrations in Which Lives Were Lost Stateville, Tl, March 20.—()}— Prisoners in cellhouse “F’ at the model penitentiary here loosed their Fent venom in another short-lived demonstration Friday, smashing glass in their cell doors and hurling a chorus of invectives ‘against guards. The disturbance was quelled in short order and efforts of the con- victs to break from their cells were futile. ‘There were 729 convicts in the cell- house, most northerly of the four cir- cular blocks. One prisoner gave the signal for the outburst by kicking through the heavy plate glass pane in his barred cell door and shouting. His fellows took up the concert of boos, but could Go little damage. ‘There was no chance for an es- cape. ‘The outbreak came while legisla- tors were hearing the testimony of Warden Henry C. Hill in his office at the old penitentiary. A messeng- er brought word to the warden and with Col. Frank D. Whipp, state pris- in superintendent, and all extra guards -he rushed across the river to the scene. All prisoners at Stateville, with the exception of a very few trusties have been confined to their cells since the riot of Wednesday. It was reported that prisoners sought to set fire to mattresses and blankets in their cells in an effort to force guards to release KILLS SWEETHEART AND WOUNDS THREE Fond du Lac, Wis., Man Goes on Shooting Rampage Be- cause of Jealousy: Fond Du Lac, Wis., March 20.—() —Aflame with jealousy, Alton Baltha- zar, 26, shot and killed his 21-year- old sweetheart Thursday night, seri- ously wounded his brother, and slight- ly wounded his best friend and his sister-in-law. ‘The dead girl was Ruth E. Smith, Curtis, Wis. She was shot three times through the back. Hearing the shots, Balthazar’s brother, Albert, 35, in front of whose home the shooting occurred, rushed to the street. Alton fired at him, one bullet striking him in the side and another in the arm. He was taken to the hospital where it was reported he probably would recover. Albert’s wife ran to her husband's side and was wounded slightly in the head. Alton fired at her six-year- old son, Junior, but missed. Mrs. Balthazar snatched up the child and ran into her home to hide, but the slayer pursued her. Eddie Roble, 31, a friend, who ac- companied Alton, grappled with him and was shot in the head. His wound ‘was not serious. Police arrested Alton as he was fleeing. He said he went to his brother's house, where Hiss Smith was visiting, after she denied she had made an engagement with another man and invited him to come ové and “T’'ll prove it.” : Negro Kidnaper Is St. Louis, Mo. March 20.—(?)— Pleading guilty to the sensational kidnaping of 13-year-old Adolphus Busch Orthwein from his wealthy father’s Huntleigh village home last New Year's eve, Charles Y. Aber- nathy, negro, was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary here Friday. Kansas City, March 20.—(7)—A postlude to @ stroke which killed Milton Thompson, millionaire from polis where she made her home for the last few years.| landowner, appeared Friday in Honorary pallbearers, selected from the story of Steve Raysik, who noms spit fa tye] ald he and his wit pred for Edward G. Patterson, William | ‘Thompson's death following their I. P. Baker, Dr. ©. BE. Stackhouse,| arrest on trespassing charges. Alfred Zuger, and Judge Fred Jan- Raysik, an unemp! wire worker, said he and his wife had ‘The body will lie in state at Webb’s| been seining creeks and rivers To Serve 10 Years n Is Arrested utbrealkk| MEMORIAL BUILDING aula aaneuemiaian fOnFarm Board | SAM H. THOMPSON = ILLINOIS MAN IS CHOSEN 10 TAKE FARM BOARD POST Sam H. Thompson, Veteran Farm Leader, Succeeds Alexander Legge ‘Washington, March 20.—(P)—A man who took only 48 hours to prove he favored the ideas of at least 67,000 farmers was appointed Thursday to the Federal Farm board. His commission places Sam H. Thompson on the board which he sought for seven years to establish with enactment of the agricultural marketing act, now a law for 20 months. Back i 1924, Thompson appeared before the house agriculture commit- tee to speak for the McNary-Haugen equalization fee bill. His right to represent Dlinois farmers was chal- lenged. He left town, and in two days returned from Chicago with 67,000 signatures on a petition asking the bill be passed. Fills Legge Vacancy Appointment of Thompson, elected to presidency of the American farm bureau federation for three terms, was announced at the white house after President Hoover had departed for his Caribbean trip. The presi- dent had signed the commission be- fore he left. He fills the vacancy left by the resignation of Alexander Legge as chairman and the appoint- (Continued on page Eleven) WIFE-SEEKER STILL HUNTING FOR MATE New Mexico Man Who Wrote Bismarck Mayor Sends Plea to Minnesota Apparently efforts of George o. Strand, Las Cruces, N. Mex., to find a wife in North Dakota have proved unavailing. Strand, who has requested the governor of Minnesota to aid him in securing a wife, last October made a similar request of Mayor A. P. Len- hart, Bismarck. Strand in his com~- munication to Mayor Lenhart said he was “unable to make a fair living with two trades and a hamburger stand” and “I am seeking a life mate with some means and ability to aid me made same. Strand gave a personal description of himself and avowed he was a first glazier and ended request “Evidently our efforts to bother with Strand’s request, .o.na-|Prayer of Poor Man and His Wife That Wealthy Man Die Is Answered a Mo., to appear before justice of the peace. talked to and Summit, P. Gi i We ig iit iat gst re f eget i Niecca ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW 1S OPENED IN Is Largest Array of Motor Cars Ever Shown Under One Roof in North Dakota DECORATIONS HINTOFSPRING New Machines Are Lower, Longer and Obviously Safer, Than Old Models of Same Lines Bismarck was the mecca for auto- mobile enthusiasts of Western North Dakota and neighboring states as its Sadapsinniee wa show opened here ‘World Wi mu : ‘ar Memorial in the quality of the entertainment. Offered as well as with respect to its appointments and details, visitors meer be heap marks a forward story of mot this section. eRe Never before in the history of the state has so large an array of fine automobiles been shown under such favorable conditions. With approxi- mately 35 care on display, there was Plenty of room for the crowd to move te and examine them from all Draperies of Georgia smilax on the walls and balconies of the big room formed a beautiful background for © shiny motor cars. These, of course, were the center of interest, es models of all popular lines splayed in the ce: eres Aerie floor, cen ough each make of machine had one or more points apperently different in style and design from the Test, all had two things in common. One was a reduction in height and the other was the fact that they are obviously faster and safer than their predecessors in the same lines. Eights predominated on the show- floor although there were a number of sixes and fours on display. These looked just as proud and glossy as their larger brothers. with the smilax on the walls, gave something of the effect of a beautiful spring bower. One almost expected to hear spring birds chirping among the foliage of the smilax. At first glance the current auto- mobile models give the impression of being a little smaller than previously, whereas the opposite is the case. The illusion is created by the fact that all are built closer to the road with the bodies designed to rest in rather than. on the chassis. A side view discloses that nearly all the machines on dis- (Continued on page eleven) in newspapers. to assist Mr. Cae ‘were unsuccessful,” the may- or Governor Olson of Minnesota said he was too busy with unemployment THREE KILLED IN MOTOR COLLISION 12 Others Injured When Auto Bus and Truck Crash on Virginia Bridge Washington, March 20.—()—Three Persons were killed and 12 injured in a collision early Friday of a bus and truck on the Washington-Rich- mont highway near Fort Humphreys, a. Lieutenant L. W. Prentiss, Fort Humphreys, where the dead and in- aged were taken, reported the dead Mrs. W. B. Dudley, Dover, N. J. Ray A. Morriss, Portsmouth, Va. One man, unidentified. Lieutenant Prentiss said Mrs. Dud- ley and Morriss were identified through papers on their bodies. mond, collided. 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