The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1931, Page 9

~ (ee eee DESREFIRPLANE (Rockne Is Lauded CHISED BIRKIN | By Old Room-Mate — TWEKTORT 95,0... Wahpeton Man Says He Want- ed to Have Luxuries Which He Never Had Enjoyed ‘Wahpeton, N. D., April 2—(#)}—De- sire to own an airplane prompted him to.extort $25,000 from a local banker, Gordon Bjornson said in district court Wednesday as he was senten- oe ities five years in tho state penitentiary. Appearing before Judge George A. ‘McKenna after pleading guilty Tues- day, Bjornson, 23 years old, was given ‘until April 11 to take care of personal affairs. He was remanded to the Rich- land county jail, and on April 11 will be taken to the prison at Bismarck. Bjornson said he will attempt to repay O. A Leach, from whom he said he obtained the money lest May after. threatening harm to Mrs. Leach, and give him whatever prop- erty he now has. Judge McKenna, in sen- tence, bemoaned what he termed the current crime wave among youths of his remarks “your age”—addressing to Bjornson. “I hope that in your case the youths of this community will'find an example to deter them trom crime,” Judge McKenna said. “It is very difficult to understand the plight in which so many young men find themselves. The stain of crime is so far-reaching that it takes Generations to wipe out.” Answering Judge McKenna’s ques- tions, Bjornson denied anyone aided him in commission of the crime. money from the white-haired 64- year-old banker. “I don’t know,” he said. “I've asked myself and I can't answer.” Later he said he believed that he to have an airplane and a car. The information charging kidnap- that the kidnaping dropped. Bjornson’s parents, his _ alike «share® fash-° % oI Earlier Days By CHARLES E. DORAIS Athletic bedi yb halt trot blue eyes and “my name is K. ‘When we were getting located, Rock sald, “where will we put your }trunk?” I replied: about my trunk, I didn’ “Shake on that, guess we're about even on this world's ” Goods.’ Walked To Save Money poo cbt the precious nickels that were so scarce for him and for me. ‘Those rest- extorted the money simply to secure} ing, ree herd challi te et the Juxuries which never had been bis—} most entertaining talkers I ever have 5 il a remark Bjornson received his sentence ro ngerea shila well his thirst tor ‘without apparent emotion and imme- NY eas the court Sport aaree'| with Jut McKenna, getting the/ should talk about things, not people.” name and authors of books which the t+ has always stayed judge recommended he read while in iol is prison. ledge even back in those days “Folks wanting to learn something with me. was always doping out new treasury. Rock ways to fatten our slim ing was filed with Judge McKenna,| Every once in 9 while we would the state waiving the arraignment} sneak away from the campus and and asking that the case be contin-/| take part in club smokers in the near ued. If Bjornson serves his time on| vicinity, Rock as the fighter and I as the extortion count, without asking| his second. It is good to remember hasty parole, the understanding is| that on no occasion of this kind was charge will be| be ever returned anything but win- ner of both the meagre purse and the brothers | bout. and sisters, and a number of cousins| Another time during our first year surrounded him as he sat in court. | Rock heard players in the band and Easter : Coat May * we,. suggest either. Black or Skipper: Blue. Black and. Blue the spring of ’31. . Many new’ coats have- just arrived, E, ‘Gus’ Dorals, Detroit ‘Coach, Tells of Coach's “Never mind ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931 San aie eae hoe aoe he sent home for his flute. And PS FPL Merdped yb pes on. He went into campus activities: with a vim arid was a campus leader, What ‘Rock was no good at he worked at until he won. He had a wonderfil persistence. In: his first talks in public he was bad. Now. thousands can testify Rock overcame that difficulty as he had many oth- ers. de Teiuad football Lent son hing impressed me early al Rock was the fact that he refused to to! accept traditional methods in playing ‘Was Accepted Soon thereafter his efforts were re- warded and he was accepted by both the band and the orchestra. At times, in desperation, I used to take that terrible flute apart and hide the var- ious pieces in different places, his ingenuity was enough for the test, and the dulcet. notes of the flute went on and on. Our condition was well expressed by Rock one day when we met after | we had both gone our way. “Gus,” said he, “I came to Notre Dame with a collar button. I built around it and I can see the time com- ing when I'll have the whole ward- tobe assembled.” As his close friend of college days T listened often to Rock’s ambitions .|and hopes. First I remember vividly his oft-expressed idea that at the end of his pharmacy course he would get @ good break so that some day he would be a druggist with a nice little drugstore of his own. After that his horizon broadened, he now wanted to be a professor of chemistry. He therefore changed his course to pharmaceutical chemistry and achieved this ambition. He con- tinued teaching chemistry for sev- the position. ‘The thing that -was indicative: of the Rockne that I knew. was well ex- emplified in his latest. gesture of de- fiance to death. When he was told he had three years to live, maybe two, did he think of himself or the plea- but | sure he might grasp during this time? Not Rock. He said, in effect, “well, Til have to hustle then, to’get all the Rock is not dead to me, any more than any great man really dies. Captain Cook, first to plant the British flag in Australia, had not gone: there to find new Jands, but had been commissioned by the British’ Royal money I can gather together for the. family. My time is short, so here | BOTH PARTIES MAY TEAM T0 PREVENT FEDERAL TAX RISE Responsible Party Leaders of Both Houses Have Expressed Economy Desire ‘Washington, April 2—(#)—The co- the next congress was looked for Thursday to prevent a federal tax in- crease. Responsible party leaders in both the house and senate have expressed opposition to increased levies to meet the expected $700,000,000 deficit this year and the probability of another next year. To balance receipts and. expendi- tures the budget for the 1932-33 fis- cal year will be kept to a minimum. Budget Director Roop made this session “Democrats will be as anxi- ous as Republicans to keep down ex- penditures” since “each party real- izes it may be held responsible for the condition of the treasury after 1932.” The Washington senator denied congress only once in eight years has ceeded J tes. dicted the next assembly could keep below the $5,000,000,000 mark because no more money would be needed for the farm board. Purther savings through curtailment of public build- ings Jones suggested the approaching operation of both major parties in| deficit be met by short-term certifi- _——— cates since long-term higher interest. $305,000, for the same period last year. ponds bear | not more than $350,000,000 is expected from this source in the next three Income tax collections for the firet| months it is estimated total income. nine months of this fiscal year were | tax collections will be around $1,835. 000 below the $1,808,614,861 as compared with $2,410,986, has been piles amapigyea ex budget estimat He pre- were anticipated appropriations. Modern Barber and Beauty Shop Downstairs - Nicola Building Broadway Ent: . Your Patronage Appreciated ©. W. Peterson - G. A. Neldeffer A. R. Bruhjelt Beauty Operator, Alice Specht Phone 1378 promise after Chairman Jones of the committee Astronomical, society to observe the jog a transit of Venus across the sun's face from a southern aspect. expense estimates. Jones said he believed at the next for MODERNISTIC MARBLE DESIGNS eral years after taking the job as|’ football coach. His objective again changed during his student days and his latest am- bition was to be a chemist. later conversations with him after he had achieved fame as 8 football coach I formed the idea he still had good | a secret hope some day he might yet go back to that which was at one time his greatest interest—chi emistry. AS Ce Oe eae structor. Fate sort of threw him into the work, for the summer after his iaiy, 0. He then had to have something to make ends meet.right away and the assist- ant coach job offered by Jesse Harp- voice a desire to be an athletic graduation he met and nie Skiles, from Sandusky, O. er was the solution. 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