The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878' Minne SOLONS PASSED BUT 400 OF 2,800 BILLS PUT BEFORE SESSION Important New Laws Include Road Bond Issue and Con- servation Body Measures BATTLE OVER REDISTRICTING Increased Gas Tax and Local Option Boxing Bills Fail to Receive Approval St. Paul, April 22—(7)—The Min- nesota state legislature to adjourn sine die Wednesday with nearly 400 new laws ready for the statute books but with more than 2,000 more projected measures failing of passage in the last crush of legis- lative business. ‘The 47th session appropriated $4,- 070,645, the highest in the state’s his- tory, and which will increase the maximum general revenue tax levy to 43 mills for 1932, the highest levy ever set. Creation of a five-man conservation commission unifying state adminis- WinsFreedom | ? JOE BOMMARITO Joe Bommarito was the only one of three acquitted in the Gerald E Buckley murder trial in Detroit who really won freedom. The other two, Ted Pissino and Angelo Livecchi, im- mediately were rearrested on other charges. The three were accused of murdering the crusading radio an- nouncer in a basi ed hetel last July tration of natural resources and au- thorization of a state highway bond issue of $15,414,000 for road improve- ments were the chief measures @p- proved, although one o fthe primary pieces of legislation—reapportion- ment—was in a questionable status. Gov. Floyd B. Olson vetoed the bill reducing from 10 to nine the number of Minnesota’s congressional dis- tricts, giving as his reason the redivi- sion was inequitable. Say Veto Ineffective THREE ACQUITTED ON CHARGES OF KILLING DETROIT ANNOUNCER Ted Pizzino and Angelo Livecchi Sponsors of the measure took the stand the governor's veto was inef- fective, claiming he has no power in reapportioning congressional districts and there the matter stood with some Minneapolis:-legislators talking of 3 court fight to test the legality of the bill. ga ‘The governor also vetoed the pro- posed Metropolitan .sewage disposal il] which would permit the Twin (Continued on page Nine) IOWA LEGISLATURE GOES OUT LIKE LION Final Adjournment Taken Tues- day With Calendar Still Showing April 15 Des Moines, April 22.—(?)—Run- ning true to form the 44th Iowa gen- eral assembly came in like'a lamb but went out like a raging lion. Final ent was taken at 11:52 p, m. Tuesday after the house} +1, refused to adopt senate amendments to a highway expansion program. The senate recessed after approving the measure late in the afternoon, but de- bate kept house members clashing al- most to the last minute. Lieut. Governor Arch McFarlane and Speaker Francis Johnson :ound- ed their. gavels six days after ad- journment had been agreed. upon. ‘The calendars still registered Wed- nesday, April 15, and the-clocks.in the legislative chambers pointed to 12 o'clock noon. 2 my passed 62 fossils than in sembly 62 an 1929. The total of 342 acts included few of Gov. Dan Turner's inaugural recommendations, his income. tax pro- gram and several other administra- tion measures having suffered; defeat. One Killed, 17 Hurt In Tenement Flames New York, April 22—(P)—Flames that destroyed a five-story terement at Park avenue and 116th St. just be- fore dawn We y, killed one man, injured 17 persons and ‘eft 100 h less. flames, dashed th corridors aropsing the sleeping people, some of Pica leaped screaming from win- we. When firemen subdued the fire aft- er a two-hour battle, an unidentified man was found burned to death on the top floor. Carmine O'Farry, 22, and her sister, Isobel, nine. were trapped in their third floor apart- suffered a fractured pelvis and child a possible skull fracture. Portuguese to Fight With Funchal Rebels ment and had to jump. he tere. H elen Keller Gets ‘Great Kick’ Out of Her First Flight Through Clouds Rearrested on Other Counts, However ‘Detroit, April 22.—(#)—The Gerald Buckle with its Ted before echoes of the jury's: verdict had ‘died away in: recorder’s court at 7:50 o'clock Tuesday night on an in- dictment charging him and “Black Leo” Cellura, notorious Detroit gang- ster, with murdering William Cannon and: George ‘Collins, reputed dope runners, last July 3. Cellura has not been arrested. Angelo Livecchi still was receiving congratulations when police took him in custody for Rochester, N. Y., au- thorities on a charge of robbery, armed. Only Joe Bommarito of the defendants won actual freedom. Pizzino and Bommarito were ac- cused of firing the shots which ended ECS’ DANO I INNEW YORK JAIL Gangster Held in Connection With Beating and Torture of Truck Driver Catskill, N. ¥., April 22.—(P)—Jack “Legs” Diamond, who has been marked by the postol bullets of gang on his truck, WACHTER IS NAMED : THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1931 iy TO DIRECT WORK OF |F'or Murder Hearing POLICE DEPARTMENT City Commission Is Reorganized as New Members Take Of- fice Tuesday Night OTHER ASSIGNMENTS MADE Humphreys to Direct Water De- partment; Spohn Streets and Perry Finance A reorganization of the board of city commissioners as well as the re- appointment of most city officers was effected at the first meeting of the new board Tuesday evening at the clty hall. Paul Wachter, former street. com- missioner, was named police commis- sioner and George Humphreys, who hhas been in charge of the police de- Fartment, will direct the affairs of the water works, poor relief and health departments. - Wachter also was elected vice president of the board. H. E. Spohn will be street commis- sioner and will have the affairs of the building inspector under his su- pervision. Dr. H. T. Perry was named commissioner of finance and fire commissioner. ‘The board concurred in reappoint- ing practically all city officers, the chief of police and the city weigh- master -appointments being the only ones not acted upon at the meeting. The commissioners deferred action on the reappointment of city weigh- master, J. D. Wakeman, pending 4 conference with him to determine whether he would accept the ap- pointment. It was understood by the | board that he was considering a trip to California. opiate a aamiaata | South Dakotan | Lauds Bismarck M. R. Warnick, Leola, 8. D., Hereford cattle rancher, had nothing but praise for Bismarck ‘Wednesday when he left for his Essig after a two weeks’ visit ere. “Cheap fuel and the wonderful water supply should make thé Missouri Slope a great district soon,” he said. Warnick said he thought sification was the Missouri Slope |. farmer's greatest need at present. He thinks the Bismarck district farmer could profit well by cov- ering the hills in this section with cattle as well as wheat. The South Dakotan accompan- ied his wife here. Mrs. Warnick underwent a serious operation here and will remain in a local hospital. LIONS CLUB ASKING CITVZENS’ HELP FOR CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN Residents Asked to Do Their ‘Bit’ in Making Bismarck a Beautiful City diver- Appeal to every Bismarck citizen to join in the “clean-up and paint-up” movement being sponsored by the Lions club was centained in a state- ment issued Wednesday by the com- mittee in charge. Each resident is asked to do “his bit” in order that the city may main- tain its. reputation for cleanliness, Action on the appointment of a chief of police was deferred. ‘ TBs was reappointed. as . H. Atkinson as city engineer. J Christ Bertsch, B. O. Ward and G. F. Dullam were renamed as members of the board of adjustors to. serve with H. 5. Dobler and George H. Will, whose terms have not expired. Dr. C. E. Stackhouse will again act as city health officer, Cora Paul- son as nurse at the’ detention hospi- tal and A. W. Munson as milk in- spector. No change was made in the super- vision of the water works department, with David R. McDonald being re- appointed as manager and George G. Doorley as superintendent, C. L. Pfleeger, who has been acting as custodian of the tourist camp, was formally appointed by the commis- sioners. Estimates of the cost of paving re- pairs on Fourth St. from Thayer Avenue north were read by T. R. At- kinson, city engineer. Estimates. on four different types of paving ranged from $10,000 to $12,000. This work would include paving the section in the middle of the street where the tracks of the capital street car line are located. M. H. Atkinson, city au-. ditor, informed the board that state officials had agreed to remove the tracks, ties and overhead trolley. ‘The cost of paving Main Avenue from Ninth street east to the city (Continued on page nine) Iceland Government Crisis Has Passed Copenhagen, Denmark, April 22.— (®)—Iceland’s government crisis .was solved for the time being Weduesday with acce| Christian Demands of the opposition tor res- ignation of the premier and continu- ation of the session of the dissolved health and beauty. The committee statement follows: “For the good of the city and for the- personal satisfaction. that. every loyal resident will get from it, the {committee in charge of Bismarck’s - {annual clean-up and paint-up week urges every citizen to do his share in this community enterprise. “Starting Saturday, everyone 1s asked to work and talk “clean-up and |paint-up” to the end that ours may continue to be the best-looking as jh as the best city in North Dako- “It is our hope to get this work done in one week, beginning Satur- day. It 1s little enough to do if every- one will pitch in and help. All that is necessary is to clean up around your place and then apply such touches of paint as are necessary to make a satisfactory job. Each citizen is expected to estimate his own needs to the end that his place will look as good as his neighbora This is one event in which an attempt to ‘keep up with the Joneses’ is wholly laudable. “The Boy Scouts will make the ne- cessary inspections and will take care of cleaning up vacant lots. They will be aided in this work by a truck, to be donated by the city for this Purpose. “If you need paint, call up your in your newspaper. You will find the paint and other materials needed, reduced in price. “The work of cleaning up the city is closely associated with the elimin- ation of fire hazards. Bismarck is to be inspected soon to determine the nature and extent of these risks. The work which is done in cleaning up the city will have an important bear- ing on this result. We know that every Bismarck citizen wants to see his city head the list. The way to accomplish this end is for everyone to do his bit.” n Improvement Is Noted In Roberts’ Condition Some improvement was noted Wed- the of O. W. nesday. in Roberts, head of the weather bureau , according to attending physi- alting, or parliament, were refused. ‘The king’s action was taken after re- ceipt of supplementary information) from the Icelandic premier. Ieja dispatches Wednesday Hi ns. Roberts is suffering from a heart ailment. Local Man Gravely ll at Mayo Clinic} | Father dealer or look for his advertisement | W' of Lynched Youth Ac- cused of Helping Son in Mur- dering Haven Family IS ACCOMPANIED BY GUARDS Taken From Minot Jail to Wil- liston; Hearing Set for Al- exander Thursday Minot, .N. D., April 22—(?)—Facing @ charge of participation in the slay- ing of the A. E. Haven family of six persons near Schafer in February, 1930, James F. Bannon, 55, Wednes- day afternoon was removed from the Ward county jail in Minot to te tak- en to McKenzie county for a prelim- inary hearing. National guardsmen were on duty to protect Bannon from any possible harm. The hearing will be held ‘Thursday at 10 a. m. at Alexander, with Justice Robert Hinman, a furni- ture dealer and undertaker in that town, presiding. Bannon is the father of Charles Bannon, 22, who corffessed the Haven slayings and absolved his parent. The son was hanged by a mob who took him from the Schafer jail last Jan. 27. The elder Bannon was a prisoner in the jail at the time but thc mob did not molest him. . Taken in Autombile Bannon was taken from Minot in an automobile, and guarding him were Sheriff Sivert Thompson, Mc- Kenzie county, and Charles A. Jacob- son, former McKenzie sheriff, now a special deputy assigned to the Ban- non case. A Minot newspaperman was the only other occupant of the car. ‘Thompson and Jacobson said they will take Bannon to the county jail at Williston, where he will be kept during the duration of the nearing, except for the times when he is transported to Alexander by National Guardsmen to be present for the court proceedings. rpaiibore attorney, W.-A. Jacobson, ‘Watford City, has intimated that he does not intend to call his client to the witness stand at the preliminary hearing, and witnesses who ‘will be called by State's Attorney J. S. Tay- lor, Watford City, have not been dis- closed. Expect No Trouble Both Sheriff Thompson and Deputy Jacobson said in Minot Wednesday that they do not anticipate any at- tempt will be made in McKenzie county to harm the elder Bannon. They pointed out that if the:e had been a high feeling against him, the men, at the time Charles was lynched, easily could have obtained custody of the father, who was in a neatby cell in the Schafer jail. At the time of the hanging ot Charles, state authorities who con- ducted an investigation of the mob's action, left word with McKenzie county officials that the elder Ban- non should not be brought back to the county without being made for National Guardsmen to help the McKenize officers in provecting him. Three officers and 14 enlisted men of the National Guard left Bismarck ednesday, having been directed by Adjutant General G. A. Fraser to go to Williston to care for the guarding of Bannon. BEER WAR BLAMED FOR CHICAGO DEATH Edward Fitzgerald, 31, Reputed Lieutenant of Frank McEr- lane, Is Victim * Chicago, April 22.—()—A southside beer war was. blamed by police Wed- nesday for a new flare-up of gang- land shootings, in which Edward Fitz- gerald, 31, reputed chief lieutenant for Frank McErlane, a “public enemy,” Wghotgun id pistol bullets were ant fired into his body as he attempted to flee late Tuesday from five men who called at a saloon in an automo- cal i Edward Courtney, Fitzgerald's com- SCHOLAR SELECTED U8, AMBASSADOR FOR NEW REPUBLIC Salvador De Madariaga Will Represent Spain in Washing- ton, It Is Announced IS PROFESSOR AT OXFORD Appointment Made Despite Fact New Government Has Not Been Recognized Madrid, April 22.—()—The Spanish republic's ambassador to the United States will be Salvador de Madariaga, scholar, internationalist, writer of note, former League of Nations of- ficial and at present the Alfonso XIII professor of Spanish studies at Ox- ford university, England. Don Salvador de Madariaga’s name heads a long list of diplomatic ap- U. S. Recognition To Be Made Soon Washington, April 22—(7)— Secretary Stimson announced Wednesday that Ambassador Laughlin at Madrid would ex- tend American recognition to the new Spanish government. Pointments published Wednesday by Alejandro Lerroux, minister of state in the new republican government. The Washington appointment was included despite failure of the United States government as yet to recognize the new regime at Madrid. De Ma- dariaga, at present in Mexico City de- livering a series of lectures, will re- Place Alejandro Padilla y Bell, repre- sentative of the monarchist govern- ment. De Madariaga is‘of an arisiocratic Spanish family of. Corunna, and is 44 years old. He married an English- woman, the former Constance Archi- bald, and is the father of two daugh- ters He is trilingual, speaking and writing French, Spanish and English with equal fluency. Among his works known in America are Disarmament, The Sacred Giraffe, Engixhmen, Frenchmen and Spaniards, and num- erous magazine articles. His hobby is listed in the British Who's Who as a “change of work.” Among other appointments an- nounced are, ambassadors: Paris, Dr. Gregorio Marnon; London, Ramon Perez. Ayala; Berlin, Jose Oriega y Gasset; Buenos Aires, Jose Martinez (Continued on page seven) FORMER CONVICT IS HELD IN KIDNAPING Edward ‘Cocky’ Leonard Ar- rested in Connection With St. Louis Doctor Case St. Louis, April 22.—(7)—A former convict, Edward (Cocky) Leonard, was under arrest Wednesday as police and county authorities pushed their investigation into the abduction Mon- day night of Dr. Isaac D. Kelley, Jr., wealthy and socially prominent phy- Leonard was arrested late Wednes- day night and booked as an extortion suspect and as having knowledge of Dr. Kelley's disappearance. He told police he knew nothing about it. Leonard was arrested in the kidnap- ing of Michael Katz, millionaire Kan- sas City druggist, in March, 1930, but later released. So far as could be learned Wednes- day, no demands for ransom have been received. Sheriff Alfred Lill of St. Louis county reported Wednesday he had obtained an actual description of the kidnaping from an unnamed inform- ant. The kidnaping, the sheriff said, occurred in suburban Clayton, where Forced Down | FRANK HAWKS Paris, April 22.—(?)—Captain Frank Hawks, fastest of American fliers, was forced down Wednesday at Poilly-les- Gien in the department of Loire, when his fuel gave out on the return lap of @ flight between London and Rome. He had set out from London Wednes- day before breakfast in an effort to have lunch in Rome and return to eee in time for dinner Wednesday ATTORNEY STRIKES BACK AT JUDGES IN OHIO UTILITY FIGHT Prosecutor Asks Disbarment of Two-Justices and Assails Three Others Youngstown, ©., April 22—(7)— Prosecutor Ray L. Thomas has struck back at Mahoning county common Pleas court judges‘ who have demand- ed that he withdraw from an investi- gation of public utility deals here. Thomas, in petitions filed late Tuesday, asked disbarment of Judges David G. Jenkins and J. H. C. Lyon and with them named three other judges in affidavits of prejudice. Judge Jenkins became nationally known as the jurist whose decision ,|Tecently enjoined the proposed bil- lion dollar merger of the Bethlehem Steel corporation and the Youngs- town Sheet and Tube company. The utilities investigation was started last March when Harry Engle was ousted as traction commissioner. The. five Mahoning common pleas Judges have charged Thomas him- self is involved in utility deals and have asked that he be removed from the investigation. ‘Thomas also demanded disbarment, of Attorney Andrew M. Henderson, one of the three legal advisors to the judges in their investigation. Jenkins was charged with receiving funds for a vacation trip and medi- cal expenses from utilities, Lyon with using his office as an excuse to avoid Payment of a $500 light bill, and Henderson with assuming financial obligations of Lyon's after being ap- pointed as attorney for a receiver. N. D. Students at Minnesota Elected Minneapolis, April 22.—()—Stud- ents at the University of Minnesota, 4,000 strong, Tuesday elected fellow undergraduates to positions.on five student governing bodies. Positions were filled on the all- university council, the board in con- trol of. student publications, and the union. board of governors, main vampus bodies; and the agricultural Arthur Brudvik, Mohall, N. D., rep- resents the dentistry school on the all-university council, and William Fowler, Fargo, N. D., was elected to Dr. Kelley was lured by a telephone appeal for medical aid. The kidnap- ing was the 12th in the St. Lous dis- trict in recent months. Race Between Two Solo Hops Across Atlantic New Yrk, April 22—(?)—A race between two women filers, each determined to be the first of her sex to make a solo hop across the Atlantic, was in prospect Wednes- Ullin, N. D., will represent the acad- emic school the union board of Women Planning The Weather — Pair, cold Wednesday night, Thursdays slightly warmer Thursday afternoon, PRICE FIVE CENTS Body Breaks With Farm Board sota Legislature Is Ready to Adjourn Elder Bannon Moved WHEAT GROWERS 70 ASK $620,805 FROM GOVERNMENT GROUP North Dakota-Montana Organ- ization Will Operate Inde- pendently Hereafter DUIS MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT, Farmer Association May Star§ Legal Action to Collect . Claims, Head Says Grand Forks, N. D., April 22.—(?)— Definite severance of “ne connectior with the Federal Farm Board” was announced Wednesday by the North Dakota-Montana Wheat Growers as- sociation, which has a signed mem- bership of approximately 25,000 grain Producers, George E. Duis, president, an- nounced the association would con- tinue operating independently of the federal board, against which it has filed claims totaling $620,805.98, Legal action may be brought in an effort to collect these claims, Mr. Duis said. Mr. Duis’ statement appears in the current issue of “The Wheat Grower,” official organ of his association, which will be mailed to all members. The statement promises that in the next issue a further statement will appear intended to show that the “formation of the Farmers’ National Grain corporation has been unwise and is, speaking, mental to co-operative grain market- ing and is of no benefit to member cooperatives of that organization.” Mr. Duis, who is a vice president of the National Grain Corporation, points out that his group, commonly known as the North Dakota-Montana “wheat pool,” was one of the first cooperatives to do business direct with the federal farm board, and continues: “It was but natural to believe that with the enaction of the agricultural marketing act, cooperatives marketing associations were to receive benefits. “Instead, the public money has been lavishly spent, much of it going to sources who emptied their elevators receiving pegged prices and who had no right to benefit from the stabil- ization efforts of the federal farm “If farm relief is to be what the fed- eral farm board has handed agricul- ture through their cooperatives to date, it is certain that members of the North Dakota-Montana Wheat Grow- ers’ association have had all of that kind of relief they want, and are (Continued on page nine» CENTRAL AMERICA ATTACKS FEARED U. S. Women, Children in Hon- duras Safe; Precautions Taken in Nicaragua Tegucigalpas, Honduras, April 22.— ()-—Fear of an attack by a rebel band operating near La Lima, banana and sugar settlement in the Cortez zone, has led to evacuation of Amer- ican women and children to Tela, now considered safe from molesta- tion by the revolutionary forces. The principal rebel activity Wed nesday appeared centered about San Pedro Sula, key city on the railway line between the capital and the coast. A large force of government, troops has been sent there. Captain Peter C. Geyer, American naval attache, has gone to San | Pedro Sala to seek a conference with | the rebel leaders in the hope of as- suring @ neutrality zone in the area. The legation has arranged with the Honduran government for such a zone. Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, April 22. \ ditional precautions for the safety of this banana tation center and Americans lent hereabout. ‘Workmen here and along the coast