The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1931, Page 1

a}> a PSY _ ESTABLISHED. 1878 “North. Dakota’s. Oldest Newspaper: _THE BIS) -BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1931 CK TRIB . y Syheat . PRICE: FIVE CENTS Burke Will No GANSTERGURGED | Two Far WITH VALENTINES DAY SLAUGHTERING Alleged Killer, Robber, and Kid- naper Apprehended in Mis- souri Thursday PRISONER BECOMES DOCILE Arrest on Farm Made Possible Largely Through Truck Driver's Efforts St. Joseph, Mo., March 27.—(?)— Harry Ditchburne, assistant state's attorney from Chicago, announced Friday that Fred Burke, notorious gangster, had refused to waive ex- tradition to Chicago, where he is charged with the St. Valentine's day massacre of seven Moran gangsters. A banner -of- bloodshed flaunted | through countless crimes was furled Friday, and Burke, ‘killer grown do- cile, waited in a police cell for his accounting with justice. To Chicago, which named him a principal in the St. Valentine's day massacre of 1929, police here con- ceded prior claim to Burke. Burke would say nothing of the Chicago massacre and its toll of sev- en, felled by machine gun fire, but the science of ballistics had pointed to him nearly two years in a’search spurred by Cook county rewards of $41,000. ‘Trapped by an amateur detective and captured by officers as he lay in bed, Burke came unshackled to St. Joseph from the Sullivan county farm home of his father-in-law, between which and’ a house in Kansas City he had divided his time for nine months. He had no ‘message, he said, for his 20-year-old wife, a Kansas City nurse, who with the Sullivan county com- munity: had known him as Richard. ¥. White. Blonde and blue-eyed, the former Bonnie Porter expressed. dis- belief to Kansas City police-that the man she married 4ast June, after a fortnight’s courtship, could be. Burke. (Continued on page eleven) MAHATMA GANDE GIVEN FREE REIN Nationalist Leader Will be Chief Delegate to All-India Congress Karachi, India, March 27.—(7)}— Mahatma Gandhi, India’s “great soul,” emerged Friday from weeks of ‘strife and turmoil in- which radical nation- alist elements assailed his leadership, with greatly enhanced power and prestige. The working committee of the all- India. national. congress in ‘its an- nual. convention Friday appointed him chief delegate to go to London and negotiate for complete Indian| ple. self-government, with full independ- ence in finanelal, military and exter- nal affairs, at the forthcoming sec- ond round table.conference. Simultaneously the active. opposi- congress platform oitlined by the working committee, thus removing the principal dissent making. certain Practically unanimous approval of Gandhi and his program when it comes up for a final vote. STABBING TRIALS. SCORED BY DEFENSE Counsel for Nelson Bowles and rma Loucks Point Out » ‘Serious Faults’ Hillsboro, Ore., Match 27.—(?)—De- RE SE MELE TE {” Hunts Big Game | WE. Lions-and tigers hold no terrors for Mrs. A. A. Palmer, Washington, D. C., society matron, who is accompanying her husband on a trip around the world,. during which they wil hunt big game in junglés never before penetrated by a white woman, The South Seas, Asia and Africa are in- cluded in. their itinerary. Mrs. Pal- mer is the wife of an army colonel. HOOVER BELIEVES IT UNFORTUNATE THAT U. §. BOUGHT ISLES Need New Methods of Self-Support . ‘U. 8. 8. Arizona, March 27.—(#)—~ The Arizona, carrying President Hoo- ver and his party back to Washing- ton, ran into cool bracing weather during the night after a week spent in the tropics which left the faces of most of the party, including Presi- dent ‘Hoover's, burned to a deep red. Mr. Hoover in’ a statement com- mented upon, progress the people of Porto Rico had made in self-govern- ment and establishment of Demo- cratic institutions. He said the Island was recovering from ‘the hurricane, drought and business depression. “The most constructive contribution of the federal government is to continue and expand the ‘present policies of aid and cooperation with their insti- tutions in health, education, better adaption of agriculture, and expan- sion of industry and markets.” they might have some military value sometime, but-that “when we paid $25,000,000 for them we acquired an effective poorhouse, comprising 90 Per cent of the population. The peo- cannot be self-supporting either in living or government without dis- covery of new methods and re- sources. Commenting that the reason for change of jurisdiction from the naval to a civil department was to see if industry would not be developed, he said: “Viewed from every point ex- cept remote naval contingencies, it was-unfortunate that we ever acquir- ed the Islands. Nevertheless, having assumed the responsibility we must do our best to assist’ the inhabitants.” Steeplechase Brings Fortune to Americans Buffalo, N. ¥.,, March mh) Five members of the family of Clay- .. Woods, 32, Buffalo, held the Gregalach, steeplechase ‘at Aintree, England, Fri- 7 au pu Z i E a g i 2 $ 3 ER i i s i i | I 2 e a » & s ceeds of E i fe i ¥ uf > i & s gPs Fog pie i If a : J aT iM ay Says People of Virgin Islands | sarow down sere MANCLAINSHE SAW BROTHERS DROP GUN THAT KILLED LINGLE Defense Counsel Fails to Shake Sensational Story of Ken- tucky Turfman IS FIFTH CALLED TO STAND Priest Says Defendant .‘An- swers the Description’. of Man Who Ran Away Criminal Court Building, Chicago, DL, March 27.—(7)—Clark a Kentucky turfman and the state's star witness in the murder trial of failed to shake his story that he saw Brothers drop the pistol that killed Alfred Lingle. : Cross-examination wes brief and brought out little in addition to his sensational testimony of Thursday. _ He did not see the pistol in Broth- ers’ hand, Applegate said, but he saw him toss the weapon about 15 feet from the body of the slain reporter. “How do you know that it ever was in his hand then?” he was asked. “Well, he couldn't toss it with his foot, could he?” snapped back the tunnel after the tify Brothers as that man, but he ‘was-the first to say he saw Brothers) i: He did not say good friends: and often cashed chec other sums-up to '$1,~ He said Lingle talked. to two ‘days before he was about buying a pair of race horses. Go Into Record The witness’ record as a race horse trainer and owner was gone into by Defense arte pee benpipeey Al ate ie never mated trom a track or had his train- er’s license canceled. He said he was suspended once for 18 days because he hit a: negro. - ae : “Has anyone ever reimbursed you for your information or opinion about 2” asked Cantwell. 2 “No, sir,” replied the’ witness fot-' ly. “I'm not a tout.” He was. asked about the man he said had brushed by him just before g in the tunnel,” he added, know whether he’s the man thet’ kill- ed Lingle or not.” Father John Reynolds of Notre Blinded by Blizzard, Minnesotan Crashes Into Underpass — Support Valley City, N. D., March 27—(?)— Apparently blinded by the blizzard, a man believed to be 8, E. 6. Huson, 734 East Main street, Mankato, Minn. was instantly killed when He ctashed into the center support of a Northetn Pacific Railway underpass. one mile west of Eckelson, N. D., Wednesday afternoon. Huson was sione in’ his Minot, N. D,, March 27.—()—John z 48 iE hi et I i i f Bi i q E § fg TEs ft i ‘i i if i Hl i i en Fi = RORMER NEW YORK t Waive Extradition to Chic goans on All-State Basketball Team) ‘MERAY TOY SAYS DETECTIVES Valley City, Minot | | And Jamestown Get -. Other Three Places Lyle Fisher, Al Schauer, Carson Noecker, Alvy Dahl, and Gordon Aamoth Win Coaches’ Favor for Posts on All- North Dakota Prep Five HAROLD TAIT, BISMARCK, PLACED ON SECOND SQUAD Mandan, Devils Lake, Starkweather, Cando, Reeder, and May~ ville Also Have Men on Three Honor Teams © Selected in Associated Press Poll North Dakota Coaches’ All-State High School Basketball Selections FIRST TEAM Forward—Lyle Fisher, Fargo. Center—Carson Noecker, Valley City. Forward—Al Schauer, Jamestown. ._ Guard—Alvy Dahl, Minot. Guard—Gordon Aamoth, Fargo. SECOND TEAM Forward—Frank Boehm, Mandan. Forward—Harold Tait, Bismarck. Center—Vernon Weaver, Devils Lake. Guard—Jack Charbonneau, Fargo. Guard—Donald Hall, Starkweather. THIRD TEAM Forward—Paul Weibler, Devils Lake. 4 Forward—John Bacon, Cando. Center—George Bacon, Reeder. Guard—Lester Dohn, Bismarck. Guard—Joe Johnson, Mayville. HONORABLE MENTION: FORWARDS—Charles Olson, Fargo: Paul Dooley, Leeds; Jeftries, Valley City; Kalbfleisch, Minot; Arth erzig, Bowman; Baertsch, Valley City; Strom, Williston; Robert Miller, ry; Eddie ismarck; William Griff- In; in; Eugene Botten, Carson: Os: ickle, Michigan; Robert Campbell, Grafton; McLeod, Milton; Lewis U |, Mayville; Olson, Grand Forks; Lester Pauison, LaMoure; Gronlie, Lisbon; Vixo, Powers Lake; Fred Ratios Bosch, Hallid joach, Hallida: Hamilton: Ackert, Ellendale, and 5 G Gratton: Wlemel.-Candos: el Bo! Bett Rolette; Boyle, Grand Fo Hiller, Valley Citys anell, MM Valley City: arry, Ralph! Odegard, Dickinson; Crosby; Jackson, Halliday; Hovde, Aneta; Peterson, Devils Lak Willtston; Green, Bismarck; Henderson, Dazey; Bernard Thiegs, Ne 3 Chester Parker, Lee Harstad, Mayville: 3 a tatton. iy; La Tourrette, Lakota; Robert O'Hara, ‘Spielmany: Mandan. ‘, o a Bowman; ;' Milton ‘Dittus,- Elgin: Casey Hone, joseph ‘Aasen, Hatton; Hodgins, Park Robert Kippen, Hamilton; Walter Suemper, LaMoure; Achter, onald Winslow, LaMoure. (By The Associated Press) Seventy-one North Dakota high | School. basketball players are consid- ered worthy of all-state mention by the 23. coaches participating in the 1931 canvas of the Associated Press to select all-star players. The poll reveals a number of splendid offensive performers in the state, several capable centers, but.a limited number of outstanding guards. Members of the first team secured their berths by comfortable margins, as did the forwards on the second team. Remaining players on the second and third teams, however, were given but a slight margin over those Usted in the honorable mention roll. .In Lyle Fisher, Fargo forward, and Carson Noecker of Valley City, cen- ter, the first team has two tall youths who are. exceptionally effective near the basket, Fisher, who led all play- ers in the number of votes received, is a finished performer, while Noeck- er, in-the opinion of the coaches, gained polish rapidly as the season Progressed. Fisher has a one-hand shot that is hard to stop and Noecker, with his. height of six. feet, three inches, is also fine offensive threat. Blue Jay Is Aggressive In Al Schauer, Jamestown's all- state football halfback, the-team has an ve and hard-driving for- ward, who is a good shot and a fine floor man. He is a. good-sized boy ~ OFFIGIAL ARRESTED Charges Against Building In- spector Not Made Public; Quit Last Tuesday New York, March 27.—(#)—Rollin ©. Bastreas, who retired last Tuesday as chief building inspector of New York, was arrested early Friday. His arrest followed indications that the city-wide investigation voted by the state legislature would be antic- ipated by direct action against pos- sibly vulnerable departments and of- ficlals on the part of the city ad- ministration. Bastress was taken into custody on. order of- Assistant District Attorney vestigat ding along with 10 others at the request of Mayor James. J. Walker, conferred with Hastings for an hour Thursday. Details. of the charge against the former building official were not made . public immediately. Charles Brady, superintendent of theebuilding| with plenty of stamina and was the department, resigned. Tuesday. (Continued on page eight) Fargo vs. Valley City—Score by Quarters Score by quarters in the game between-Fargo and Valley City is given below.” These two teams met Friday afternoon in the World:War Memorial:building here in‘the first game of the 1981 . North Dakota: high school basketball tournament. Ist 2nd 3rd VALLEY CITY 4th OG , Hoe It’sa Hundred to Five Your Next Child Won’t Bea Twin, Insurance Man Says | der duress. FORCED BORNSON INTO CONFESSION Counsel Says: Wahpeton Youth Received ‘Bad Treatment’ in Minneapolis SIGNED SECOND CONFESSION Former Athlete, Who Admits Ex- tortion and Kidnaping, Is Reading Bible Wahpeton, N. D., March 27.—(7)}— J. A. Heder, counsel for Gordon Bjornson, 23, Wahpeton youth charged with kidnaping and extort- ing $25,000 from O, A. Leach, local banker, Friday charged private de- tectives in Minneapolis used force in obtaining a confession from the ath- Tete. Dr. Benjamin Thane, Wal:peton, after an examination of Bjornson, re- ported to Heder that the youth’s body bore several bruises. “The bruises on Bjornsons body were caused by private detectives who obtained a confession from my cli- ent,” Heder said. Bjornson’s counsel said his investi- gation revealed that Minneapolis po- lice were not responsible for the “bad treatment” accorded the youth. Dr. Thane refused to comment on his ex- amination, asserting he presented his report to Heder. Signed Second Confession Thursday night Bjornson signed a second confession, Richland county officers said, admitting he extorted the money from Leach on threats of harm to his wife. “In. my opinion,” Mr. Heder said. “State's. Attorney Arnold Farhes took the second confession because he was convinced the first was obtamed un- “I believe,” ‘he continued, “Mr. Forbes believed the first confession was obtained through such force and third-degree. methods practiced on the youthful defendant to the nth degree by experts in their line and would be such as to absolute!y -pro- hibit its use as evidence in any court of justice in the state of North Da- kota.” Mr. Forbes, however, said he was not aware of duress in obtaining the first confession after the youth sur- rendered in Minneapolis Thursday night. Believes Second No Better Mr. Heder expressed belief the sec- ond confession obtained by Richland county authorities “is not any better than the first one.” “The second confession is based on what is contained in the first one,” Heder asserted, “and I don't believe (Continued on page eight) TWO NEBRASKANS LOST IN BLIZZARD Man and 13-Year-Old Boy are Sought; More Snow and Cold in. Prospect Lincoln, Neb., March 27.—(%)—Two Nebraskans were lost Friday in the ‘spring blizzard which had swept zero and near-zero temperatures over most of the state. ‘They were John Ukena, owner of bakeries at Rushville and Gordon in the northwest, and Bud Fountain, 13- year-old boy at Red Cloud in tke south central district, who left the! house to put his dog to bed in the barn and did not return. Ukena. was last seen at midnight Wednesday when he left a farm 12 miles south of Gordon. It was snow- ing then. Meanwhile more snow and cold were in prospect. Escaped Grand Forks Prisoner Is Caught St. Paul, March 27.—(7)—Police Chief Thomas A. Brown said today March 27.—(P)—It's a frowns on hundred to five: that. your next such policies and discourages their child won't be a twin and you can x \take out an insurance Lloyd's does not write any in- against it being a twin with a surance but.only brings together premium of five per cent. _ the brokers and those desiring in- Douglas Cox, London insurance surance. Lloyd's business during broker, is an ‘authority on. insur- the last three centuries has been ance against twins, He takes the principally marine, but of late view that his policy is one.of the other: forms. of insurance are man’ le ‘ ‘. Ad -For five pounds premium, paid ‘Lioyd’s, whose principal marine six months: prior to the expectant business now is mainly distribut- ‘birth, a. policy is issuable paying ing information "100 pounds in the.event twins are ping shippers, was started born.” Both children must live 24 in 1tth century by Ed- hours under the provision of the ward Lloyd who ran a coffehouse Policy. \ ¢ where marines gathered to spin ‘Mgytts oe dena | ee pants vere nee ge Tournament Opens Here Oo STATE'S BIGHT BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS o>—______________-e [Pens Too Much | Participants Represent Best of ° Rafael Sabatini wrote “Scaramouche,” and “Captain Blood,” and “The Sea Hawk.” That was all right, but he kept on writing. And some of his later writings were in a diary and concerned a Mile. Grandin of Paris. This was after he had promised to give -up Mile Grandin, his wife leged when she recently obtained divorce in London. They were mi TIM HEALY, FORMER GOVERNOR GENERAL OF IRELAND, IS DEAD Parliamentarian Extraordinary Dies at 75 After Three Weeks Iliness Dublin, Irish Free State, March 27. par! mentarian extraordinary and its first Governor General, who died Thurs- day after a three weeks illness, He ‘was 75 years old. The end had been foreseen for sev- eral days, although he was ill with what was thought to be only a bad cold for some time before seriousness of his malady, a bronchial affection, was appreciated. He took a turn for the worse Thursday morning and his son was summoned to his « bedside. Death came at 8:50 p. m. As a member of parliament for what is now the Saorstat, Healy founded a tradition of his own, the “Irish Nights” in which he would sit back with his silk hat over his nose, pre- tending not to listen to debate. Sud- denly he would arise, obtain the floor and make a speech of vitriol, coated with honeyed Irish words. He withdrew from the House of Commons when the Free State got its own parliament and became first Saorstat_ Governor General, serving from 1922 to 1928. makers were forecasting the future Irish administration, Father Healy, the famous Irish wit, wa’ asked “What will Tim Healy be in the new government,” and he replied “He will be a very. old man.” The most daring prophet would not have ventured to foretell that Tim- othy Michael Healy would occupy the (Continued on page eleven) PIONEER DIES HERE AFTER AN OPERATION Jacob J. Lamb, Who Came Here in 1883, Was Carpertter, Millwright and Farmer Jacob J. Lamb, 73, a resident of Burleigh county since 1883, died here early Thursday afternoon following an operation at a local hospital. Death followed iliness > Approximately.200 Squads Playing This Season EXPECT LARGE ATTENDANCE Record-Breaking Crowd Expect- ed to Jam Huge. Audi- torium Saturday Night Basketball fans from all parts of North Dakota were on edge Friday for the opening game of the annual high school tournament to determine Sor aaa aed champion of the Bi be The cream of approximately 200 teams from all se¢tions of the state a Jey City in the opening round. The game between Devils Lake and Bow- man was scheduled to start at 4. A shift in arrangements for the games Friday night was announced by the state board of athletic control. Under the revised schedule, Minot will meet Mayville at 7:15 o'clock while Bismarck will clash with Crosby as soon as the Minot-Mayville game Facts on State Cage Tournament ‘Teams entered—Fargo, Valley City, Bowman, Crosby, Devils Lake, Mayville, Minot and Bis- marck. The Place—Bismarck ‘World ‘War Memorial building. Time of | Games—Opening round, 3 p. m., and 7:15 p. m, Friday; semi-final round, 10 a. m., Saturday; consolation round, 2:30 p. m., Saturday; Saturday night program, 7:30 p. m. Meee, Sa eapolis; F. C. Wyttenba Aberdeen, &. D. Me ss Social Functions—Banquet for visiting teams, coaches and :prom- inent visitors in World War Me- morial building Saturday night following final game as guests of the Bismarck Association of Commerce. Tournament Manager—H. 0. Saxvik, Bismarck superintendent of schools, appointed by state board of athletic control, is completed. ‘The original plan was to start the Friday night game at 7:30 o'clock. The semi-final games between the winners in the upper and lower brackets in the Friday contests, will start at 10 a. m. Saturday and the winners of these games will meet Saturday in the championship game. This contest is scheduled for 9:30 the first round will be played Sat- urday afternoon and three games are scheduled for Saturday night instead of the usual two. At 7:30 p. m., the losers in the semifinal games of Sat- ‘day games will meet at 8:30 in the prel- ude to the final game. Despite bad weather Thursday and uncertain road conditions, a large to is expected to jam the huge World ‘War Memorial building Saturday night for the final round. Fargo was listed as the favorite by the coaches of visiting teams but many harbored the idea that there would be an upset, since the dope bucket has been mauled rather badly in recent tournaments. The state board of athletic control, (Continued on page eight) Booklet of Poetry Offered by Tribune ‘The finest thoughts and sentiments of the race have been expressed in verse. ‘There are certain poems that every one loves. This booklet is made up of old poems, those best