The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1931, Page 2

|. RNTERTAINER HAD FEAR OF GAMBLER, HER DIARY SHOWS} Slaying of Wealthy Man In Hotel Room Caused Political Upheaval MAN TRIED AND ACQUITTED) Victim Became Prominent When He Was Charged. With Bribing White Sox Editor's Note: This is the last of a series of six stories by Asso- ciated Press staff writers, dealing with some of the leading murder thysteries of recent years. By MARK BARRON New York, March 21.4)\—The Rothstein: murder case, an irritable enigma to New York police for more than two years, again has bobbed into politics. Failure to solve this mystery ts one of the principal charges of the civic committee demanding an investiga- tion of Mayor James J. Walker's ad- ministration. Tt is a keystone homicide, the solu- tion of which probably would unravel the answers to, dozens of other crimes. Never was such a chain of criminal and political upheaveals begun as by the person who, on the night of Nov. THE ROTHSTEIN WEB ‘The spreading web of develop- ments in the Arnold Rothstein case brought these results: Four indicted for the murder; one acquitted, three indictments Police Soe Mier an resigned in police shakeup; oth- er New ‘York officials elected on promise of quick solution of the crime. Mention of Rothstein in diary of Vivian Gordon, murdered Broadway “butterfly,” may lead to new clues to his slayers. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt asked to investigate record of Mayor James J. Walker, one charge being that he failed om Rothstein case. a revolver-on Arnold 4, 1928, turned killed this czar of Rothstein and gamblers. For a time the murder was written off as “unfinished business.” ‘New Clue Arrives But a new clue arrived in the death of Vivian Gordon, the witness in New York's vice inquiry who was found strangled in a park. Just as it was-hinted that Roth- stein could have given some light on the murders of other Broadway but- terflies, the diary left by the Gordon girl may solve his murder. Tt reveals that she feared Roth- stein, and give clues to his strictly confidential business. One of those may be the thread which eventually will identify his killer. Rothstein, a grim, poker-faced man, was known as king cf New York's floating gambling pariors for years, but it was during the world series' scandal of 1919 that he became: publicly notorious. He was accused of bribing Chicago White Sox players. On the fateful night he was sitting in a Broadway restaurant when @ telephone call summoned him to a card game in a hotel room a few blocks, away. A few hours later he stumbled from the room with several bullets in his body, and he died two days later without making a state- ment. Some said he was kiiled be- cause he “welched” on $360,000 he lost| This may justify him in going to at poker. An overcoat’ belonging to George “Hump” McManus was found in the room and he later surrenderea. McManus was indicted for the murder along with Hyman Biller. In| desires a slam, “John Doe” and .“Richard Roc” December, others were dismissed. Police Commission Quits Because he .could not soive the murder, Police Commissioner Joseph A. Warren was forced to resign. In 1929 District Attorney Thomas Crain was elected on his proniise to have the murder solved within a fow Grover Whalen made similar Promises and he was appointed police ‘weeks. commissioner. The Rothstein estate was event- ually placed at two million. Inez beauty, in- An ironical note to the Rothstein murder is the last notation on police records, On Jan. 15 this year a fur- Norton, a former Follies herited $45,000 of this. 1929, McManus was ac- quitted and indictments against the q Death of Vivian Gordo torney Thomas Crain (left). Notes in ‘The spreading web of developments following the murder of Arnold Roth- stein (right), New York's gambling czar, led to investigation by District At- slain Broadway butterfly, may lead to new clues. Figures in Rothstein Case the diary of Vivian Gordon (below), By WM. E. McKENNEY Secretary American Bridge League In the great majority of cases, when South has opened the bidding with & two-club forcing bid, North's proper response will be two diamonds, and remember that North is obligated | to make this response of two dia- monds even though the hand does not contain a card higher than a six spot. North’s two-diamond response is/ an artificial convention and his hand } may or may not contain a diamond, | just the same as his partner's hand in making an original two-club forc- ing bid may. or may not contain a | club. The object of the two-diamond response is to keep the bidding open as cheaply as possible so that partner may show both of his true declara- tions. When North’s hand contains an ace | and a king, or two aces, he will make | the positive response as described in yesterday's article. If North were to respond with two of a major suit and that major happens to be one of South's strong suits, South will bid four or more of that major according to the strength of his hand. If the major suit named by North happens to be the hole or the weak suit in| South’s hand, South will jump the bid to thre>no trump, andasthis is a game-going declaration, North is not obligated to keep the bidding open further. x x * 8 * After North’s response with two of major and that particular major does not suit South's hand, South will then show the higher value of his two declarations. If North's response had been two no trump, South now has the information that his partner holds an ace and a king or two aces. three no trump, but if he still desires to play the hand in a suit in prefer- ence to no trump, he will show the higher ranking of his two suits. As} soon as the game bid has been ar- rived at, North must pass unless he ‘When South opens with two clubs and North responds with two dia- monds—the negative response deny- ing the above described strength—and South now goes to two no trump, North must realize that he is going to be called upon at his third dec- Jaration te make a choice between no trump and a suit. Undoubtedly South’s hand contains a weak suit and it is advisable for North to endeavor to plug this hole by bidding any four-card suit neaded by queen 10 ov-stronger.. Sometimes even a three-card suit headed by ace —A Series Explaining the Contract Bridge System— queen, king queen, or ace jack 10 is advisable. There is no danger for North in bidding these short suits as he has already denied with two diamonds and South will realize that he is simply trying to assist him in building up his hand for no trump. If North cannot assist his partner in this manner, he must respond with another artificial bid and this bid should be the cheapest bid he can put in. When South has shown that one of his real declarations, no trump, by bidding two no trump in response to North’s two diamonds, North's artificial reply should be three clubs. This three-club bid by North does not signify that his hand holds strength—he may or may not have club strength—it is simply made to give South the cheapest opportun- ity to name his other real declaration. If Soyth were to bid two of a suit after North’s two diamonds, North would realize that he will be called upon to choose on the third round between two suits. If North has length and strength in the first real suit named by South, and knows that hand will be weak in the other suit that South is going to name, North should indicate his choice at once by raising South's two of a sult bid to three or four. -* * When North, on the third round of bidding, is called upon to make & choice between two suits, South’s two real declarations having been two different suits—say spades and hearts jhe has advised the local board, he | will stop at various cities and inspect THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1931 RECREATION CHIER SEES DIFFICULT JOB; Reel Says Launching of Propos- ed Work Here Is Man- sized Task i eet r ome This is the fifth of s series of ar- ticles on home gardening, written especially for NEA Service and The Tribune. By WILLIAM R. BEATTIE Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. John W. Reel, selected from among’ @ large group of applicants for the Department of Agriculture post of recreational director in Bis-| The best way to plant any garden marek, realizes that he has a job|crop is when the weather is warm ahead of him. enough and the soil is dry enough to work. "This is indicated by Reel in letters} pianting dates for ne to the city recreation oar, composed | ger tnt vary ich toe louse aed of Mayor A. P. Lenhart, represent-|the date of the last killing frost in ing the city; Father John A. H. Slag,/the spring. Of course the date of representing the park board, and Dr./ the jast killing frost can not be de- W. E. Cole, representing the city pended upon absolutely because it school board. may be @ little later one year than Although the arrangement here is| another. entirely new in some details, insofar] We dtvide garden crops into about as members of the board know, it/ three more or less distirct groups ac- will not be wholly new to Reel. In a| cording to their ability to withstand letter to the board he said that he | cold. once had charge of a layout some-| First, there are the very hardy ones, what similar to that here, the only} like peas, cabbage, onions, lettuce, difference being that it was in Flor-! spinach and radishes, that can be ida. planted three or four weeks or even According to Reel’s letter, it would | longer before danger of frost is over. be unwise to expect to develop a city- | Potatoes can also be included in this wide program without the proper list because it takes them some time groundwork and in too short a time.| to come up, but after they do ap- His idea is that it will take at least| pear above ground they will not two years to initiate and fully de- | stand much freezing. velop a program such as is con- ‘The second group includes those templated by the recreational board. that will stand considerable cold but ‘Commenting on the size of tBe job|no actual freezing. These are the as he envisions it, Reel said: ‘“I do|parsnips and carrots, not know whether your people appre- beans, snap beans, cauliflower, early ciate the fact or not, but you are] sweet corn, Swiss chard and beets. throwing out a real challenge to the No Dividing Line PLANTING TIME. FOR GARDEN CROPS VARIES FROM FREEZING TO SUMMER WEATHER Onion -ets are planted root down at uniform depth and in straight rows. beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, pep- Pers, squashes and eggplant. The planting period for the first group, however, runs into that of the second group and the second group into the third. ‘There is no distinct dividing line. - It pays to take .a chance with the | Plant frost-resistant crops and plant’ just as soon as the ground is in condition. Second and even third plantings should follow so that if the earlier plantings are killed, those that come Lima | later will survive and produce a crop. be | studying tippling in New York's 32,- 000 speakeasie: Peas, for example, can often planted while the ground is still freezing or the surface every night. “The method of operation of your various facilities is unique but should be successful as long as everybody is in harmony with the big, underlying reasons for a successful community recreation program.” Reel, who has been studying at Columbia University and from which he has obtained a Master's degree, left New York City March 23 en route to Bismarck by auto. On the way, their recreational organizations in an effort to pick up new ideas which may be useful here. Although he did not say in what outfit he served, Reel is a member of the American Legion, having been vice commander of, his post in Flor- ida last year. Editor’s Note: ‘This is the last of a series of stor- ies bearing on the proposal to launch @ constructive recreation program in Bismarck. i Four Fargoans ‘Are Cleared of Coun Fargo, March 27—(?)—Four of eight persons arrested here the night of March 17 have been cleared of the charges of liquor possession which were lodged against them. Four others may be cleared by dismissal of charges or may escape trial at the current term of district court by con- tinuan-e. ‘Thursdsy, a Cass county court jury acquitted Miss Edith Dimick, Fargo, charged with possession. Ed Olson, Fargo, was acquitted Tuesday of a similar charge. After the Dimick verdict was re- turned, Roy Redetzke, assistant state's attorney, moved for the dismissal of the liquor charge against Mrs. Ed Olson, wife of the defendant in the Tuesday acquittal, and also an- nounced the dismissal of ® liquor charge against Ray Cirkevold, Fargo. It is probable, Redetzke said, in view of the Olson and Dimick ac- —North should show his preference as follows: Supposing the bidding were South two clubs, North two diamonds, South two spades. North's cheapest re- sponse. was two no trump. South then showed his other real suit by bidding three hearts, If North pre- fers the hearts, he should now bid four hearts but if he prefers spades and his hand is very weak, he should simply bid three spades. However, if his hand contains at least one high card trick, he should bid four spades. When South has shown two suits and North is weak in both the suits shown and has the other two suits protected, he should bid three no trump. The two-club forcing bid can bé used with success when thoroughly quittals tht charges against the four remaining persons jailed in the St. Patrick’s day raids will either be dis- missed or a continuance asked. INSTRUCTOR FOUND OUT New Haven, Conn., March 27.—(P) —No” on a typewriter is two taps: One more tap and “yes” is obvious. Students in a Yale Biology class took advantage of this to follow the an- swers of an exceptionally brilliant blind student who used a portable . typewriter at weekly ‘yes and no” 4 quizzes. The instructor caught on; The vast number of used cars sold every year by Chevrolet dealers proves conclusively the popularity of the OK policy. Used car buyers have Jearned that the red OK tag stands for a thoroughly recondi- tioned, dependable used car—that EXTRA VALUES@All this week Used Cars ‘with an OK that counts*’ n Brings Clues in Rothstein Murder My pression in the landscape on @ warm Undercover Man Will summer evening and note how much tooler the air was in the low place? This is what fruit growers call “air ” It is the result of the colder air settling to the lower levels, leaving the warmer air on the nigher ground. Gardens on low ground may he completely frozen while those on higher ground will pull through a freeze in good condition. Even a dif- ference o* 40 or 50 feet in elevation may mean safety on the higher ground. Methods of planting early crops are just as important as time of planting. The soil should be in good conditfon, well plowed, pulverized, fertilized, and all that. ‘Then comes the question of planting distances and the depth to plant. Soll Covering Varies It is a safe rule, that, the heavier or more poorly drained the soil, the shallower the seed should be covered. In general, garden seeds should be covered only deep enough to insure enough moisture to get them started. Deeper covering only retards them | and delays their start. | ‘Wherever the soil is loose and dry it pays to firm it slightly after plant- ing and covering the seed. This can be done with the back of the hoe or by placing a board over the row and treading on it. : TOMORROW Protecting the FINDS ALCOHOL COSTLY New York, March 27.—(?}—Géorges G. Valot, director of the national of- fice for alcohol research at Paris, is 8. His conclusion at volving Ke half-way mark of’ his investiga- listed _ them—today! understood by both: partners, but no attempt should be made to use it} until it has. been thoroughly studied | and full knowledge of it has been ac- quired. (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) TOMORROW— Examples showing | how to apply this two club forcing bid. rier was, awarded a $4,150 judgment ‘against the estate for a broadtcil and sable coat which Rothstein hac pur- chased for one’ butterfly beauty who moved in his world. 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