The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 1, 1931, Page 1

s ¥ oe wf ¥ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, ‘MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1981 The Weather Partly cloudy Monday night, Tues- day, probably thunder storms, PRICE FIVE CENTS Two | Bismarck to Greet Airmail Service Tuesday PROGRAM MARKING INAUGURAL TRIP 1s PLANNED BY CLUBS Government Officials and Air- way Executives Will At- tend Luncheon REACHES HERE AT 12:40 P.M. Fargo-to-Bismarck Mail andj Passenger Service Will Be Daily { | Everything was in readiness here | Monday for the opening of the Bis- marck-Fargo leg of the U. S. airmail service, scheduled for Tuesday morn- ing. Bismarck’s three luncheon clubs will join in formal recognition of the | event by entertaining officials of the} U. S. goverment in charge of the service, and executives of the North- west Airways, Inc., holder of the air- mail contract, at a luncheon follow- ing the arrival here of the first plane carrying incoming mail. Original p.ans announced by L. H. Brittin, vice president end general manager of Northwest Airways, were for him and his party to arrive here Monday and fly back to St. Paul Tuesday afternoon. In a telegram received Monday by H. P. Goddard, secretary of the As- sociation of Commerce, Brittin said, however, that the official party will not arrive here until about 12:40 p. m., Tuesday. For that reason the time of the luncheon, originally planned for 12:15, was set back to one o'clock in order to make sure the; guests of honor would be on hand. All | local persons are invited, whether or) not they are members of the luncheon the Association of Commerce. ‘With Brittin will be Earl B. Wads- worth, general superintendent of air- mail for the postoffice department; for the central United States Chadwick B. Smith, operating man- | ager for Northwest Airways. 1 ‘They will come here in a special’ ship accompanying the first west- bound mail plane from Fargo, and} will leave here early Wednesday | morning in order to connect with a south-bound plane leaving St. Paul the same day. Brittin said the company would prefer not to carry passengers on the initial airmail flight in order that it might be left free to give undivided attention to the mail and to formali- (Continued on page seven) KIRKLAND'S TERM MIGHT BE CHANGED Valparaiso Youth Recalled by Judge, Who Will Hear New Arguments Ben F. Myezs, airmail superintendent Valparaiso, Ind, June 1.—(%)—| Judge Grant Crumpacker, cvitizied for the one-to-10-year sentence he; pronounces on Virgil Kirkland for the slaying of Arlene Draves, Monday ordered the Gary youth returned here from Pendleton reformatory and said he would hear arguments on a new; sentence. = ‘The court acted on its own initia- tive and said it would set aside it: sentence of last Wednesday after a second jury had convicted Kirkland) in the girl's death. The verdict was! assault and battery with intent to; rape. | Judge Crumpacker said he still! contended the law provided for a/ one-to-10-year term in the case of a; minor not previously convicted of a/ felony despite the frequently ex- pressed opinion of Attorney General James M. Ogden that it should have been five to 21 years. MURDER DEFENDANT SEEKING ELECTION \ ‘avid H. Clark, Held for Slay- ‘ing Two, Will Run for Judge- ' ship Tuesday los Angeles, June 1—(P}—While {estate sought Monday to hold jvid H. Clark for trial for the slay- } ad Herbert Spencer, magazine edi- br. Clark urged voters to name him hunieipal judge in an election Tues- Pecantora and Spencer were found shot to death in Crawford's office thé afternoon of May 20. Alleged gang les were immediately questioned and it not until many hours after the shooting that Oalrk, a former deputy prosecutor surrendered to Dis-, trict Attorney Buron Fitts. From the jail Clark Sunday issued ‘a statement saying, “I am innocent of these charges and all I ask is that my friends ge supporters retain their confidence in me. “I am sorry that my preliminary examination will not be {inished be- fore the election Tuesday so the peo> ple could have all the facts.” \day by O. Jy of Charles Crawford, politician, | Serving | In the Pilot’s Seat N a Pilots C. L. Smith, left, and Carl F. Luethi will be the men in the pilots’| seats when the new airmail service to Smith was due to arrive here tod: trip from Bismarck-Mandan to Fargo the first airmail into Bismarck, arriving here about noon Tuesday. Below is a picture of one of the Hamilton all-metal planes which will be! In addition to space for the mail it has accom-; clubs, Reservations may be made at! modations for the pilot and six passengers, used in the new service. Bismarck is inaugurated Tuesday. ' lay in readiness for the first eastbound | Tuesday morning while Luethi will fly May Rain Below Normal in Northwest Portal Received But .26 of an Inch; 1.94 Inches Is Re- ported Here North Dakota's rainfall during May ranged from above normal in some sections to below normal in others, according to figures compiled Mon- W. Roberts, federal meteorologist here. In the northeast section of the state the precipitation was above normal, with the Grand Forks weather sta- tion reporting a total of 2.86 inches while Pembina, with 3.38 inches, re- corded the heaviest total in the state. The northwest part of the state was below normal, with Portal receiving} only .26 of an inch rain during the month, 1.91 inches below rormal. Williston received .45 and Sanish .66. Other parts of the state were, in most instances, near or above the nor- mal mark. In the Larimore. district. a good fall was recorded with 3.34 inches for May. Hankinson received |3.10 inches, Wishek 2.93, Jamestown 2.60, Amenia 2.58, and Lisbon 1.91. “The various weather stations in the state reported the following total pre- cipitation for May: Bismarck—1.94, Amenia—2.58. Beach—.72. Bottineau—.28. Carrington—1.21. Crosby-—.95. Devils Lake—1.24. Dickinson—1.21. Drake—.81. Dunn Center—.88. Ellendale—1.68. Fessenden—1.65. Grand Forks—2.86. Hankinson—3.10. Hettinger—2.00. Jamestown—2.60. Latimore—3.34. Lisbon—1.91. Sanish—.66. Williston—.45. ‘Wishek—2.93. Moorhead, Minn. Catholics Attacked By Mobs in Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, June 1.—(?)—A procession of itholics ob- Auto Manufacturer Has Granddaughter New York, June 1.—(#)—Mrs. Ed- gar W. Garbisch, the former Bernice Chrysler, daughter of Walter P. Chrysler, automobile manufacturer, is the mother of a daughter, born at Harbor sanitarium. Garbisch, a star center and foot- ball captain at West Point, and Miss Chrysler were married Jan. 4 last year. te|showing steady improvement in St. Part of State "TART AND SANFORD HONORED BY COURT’ Memorial Program Is Conduct- ed for Recently Deceased Jdurists Washington, June 1—()—The laws | of many were laid aside briefly Monday | in the dignified semi-circular su-; |preme court room as the nine Justices | joined in simple ceremonies remindful of the inexorable law of death. Members of the bar also partici- pated in memorial services for the) late William Howard Taft, genial; chief justice and former president, | and Edward Terry Sanford, associate | justice, noted southern jurist. Both died on March 8, 1930, Taft after a lingering illness and Sanford sud-| denly. After a few moments of silence that ended the service, the court turned to the routine business of dis-| posing of cases on the last day of the term before adjourning for summer recess. FATAL SHOOTING OF GAMBLER IS PROBED Inquest Into Death of Helmer Anderson, Audubon, Is Conducted Lake Park, Minn., June 1.—(7)—An inquest into the shooting of Helmer Anderson, Audubon, killed here early Saturday as the aftermath of a poker game holdup in which two masked, nervous bandits gathered in loot of about $150, was to be conducted here at 2 p.m. y. ‘Anderson was shot as he walked into the room where the poker play- ers were standing, hands up, faces to wall, nearly 20 in number, He failed, to obey the killer's command to “stick | ‘em up.” Marshal Severt’Ebeltoft, of this city, shot as he ran to the scene of the murder by the fleeing killer, is John’s hospital, Fargo, and is expect- ed to be discharged within a week. ‘A man of 55, the marshal showed me Entries for Boy Scout Contest Race, Starting Today, Will Determine Winner of Free Trip to Yellowstone National Park Offered by Bismarck Tribune and Paramount Theater Nine Bismaick Boy Scouts were lined up Tuesday for the start of the Tribune-Paramount Theatre Boy Scout Popularity Contest which will send one of the nine on a week's vacation trip to the Yellowstone National Park. The winner will be the guest of The Tribune and the Paramount on a tour which has been specially planned by the Northern Pacific railroad. His expenses wil! be paid by The Tribune and Paramount and special chaper- onage will be provided by the railroad. Entrants in the contest were determined by conducting preliminary popularity contests among the members of Bismarck’s 10 scout troops, the victor in troop contests being entered in the final race for the big prize. The boys entered, together with the name of the organization sponsoring the troop and the name of the scoutmaster follow: MINNESOTA'S ‘GAG? LAW IS SET ASIDE BY SUPREME COURT U. S. Justices Rule in Favor of Publishers in Saturday Press Case Washington, June 1—(#)—The Minnesota press suppression law was set aside Monday by the supreme court. The decision was rendered in the case of the Saturday press of Min- neapolis, suppressed under the statute by the lower courts as malicious, scandalous, defamatory and a public menace. The constitutionality of the law was challenged by J. M. Near, one of its publishers. He contended the statute deprived him of the liberty guaranteed to the press by the feder- al and state constitutions. The case sttracted widespread at- tention. Numerous influential news- Papers commented editorially on the Minnesota law, regarding croachment — upoft-—thie’ freedom of the press. PUBLISHERS WIN AFTER FOUR YEARS St. Paul, June 1—(?)—A four-year fight against Minnesota's newspaper suppression Jaw, which, until Monday, met with sepeated failure, has result- ed in a victory for Howard A. Guil- ford and J. M. Near, publishers of the Saturday Press, a Minneapolis weekly newspaper. The legal dispute starting in 1927 and carried to the state supreme court ended Monday with the su- preme court of the United States set- ting aside the Minnesota statute passed in 1925. Efforts to repeal the statute in 1929 and again this year, failed. The house of representatives this year passed the repeal measure but it was buried in the mass of legislation confronting the senate and was not acted on be- fore adjour::ment. A temporary injunction issued by the district court in 1927, which found the paper had published articles charging protected gambling and oth- er official corruption in Minneapolis, was appealed. The state supreme court upheld the order and remanded the case to the district court and the publication was ordered stopped. A second appeal resulted in another affirmation of the lower court's order. Then followed the appeal to the’ United States supreme court in which the publishers contended the law was unconstitutiorlal and infringed on the rights of free speech anda free Press. The publishers were aided in their fight by a‘torneys for the Chicago Tribune. Open Wheat Sales In Canada Approved Winnipeg, Man., June 1.—(P)— Open market selling of wheat and coarse grains has been approved by the Manitoba wheat pool, R. M. Ma- honey, general manager, announced. He said the optional system, where- by members who wish to do so will be able to collect the full spot price on delivery to pool elevators, was to go into effect in Manitoba Monday. * FRENCH ARE ADAMANT Paris, June 1.—(?)—Officials of the ministry of the interior said Monday that the decision barring Texas Gui- nan and her troupe of showgiris from France remained unchanged. Mayors Treated to it as an en- ~qatitionaF} Troop 2—Robert Edick, Metho- dist church, Al Cordner. Troop 3—Duncan Wallace, Ro- tary, club, Bill Smith. 4— Robert Gussner, Evangelical church, E. G. Sawyer. Troop 5—Not entered. Troop 6— Robert McCurdy, Presbyterian church, Corporal Heffron. Troop %7—-Robert Griffin, Knights of Columbus, Clayton Finlayson. Troop 8— Richard Griffin, Knights of Columbus, Father Jo- seph Wacker. | Troop 9—Clarence Finlayson, American Legion, John Karasie- wisz. Troop 10—Jack Mayo, club, Frank Walbert. ‘Troop 11—Howard Byrne, Elks club, Robert Byrne. There are no strings attached to this contest. There is no entry fee and no contestant or his friends need buy anything in order to obtain votes. All that is necessary is to clip the ballot which will appear in The Trib- une daily from now until June 8, in- clusive, mark the name of your fa- vorite and send it to the Boy Scout Contest Manager, Paramount The- atre. You may send the ballots one at a time or in bunches, but all must be in the hands of the contest board by midnight of June 8. The winner will be announced as soon thereafter as the votes can be counted. The date when the trip to the Yellow. nce also will be an- 5 ~ after the contest is “com Pleted. The standings of the contestants will be published daily beginning Tuesday and continuing until the end of the contest. Remember, the only way in which votes can be cast is by marking the ballot which will appear daily in The Tribune. There are no restrictions on the campaigning methods to be adopted by the contestants and the troops which they represent, but it is assumed that they will conform strictly to the Scout code of ethics. The most common method 1s ex- pected to be to ask friends and rel- atives of the contestants and their backers to clip the daily ballot and mark the name of their favorite. The contest management consid- ered at some length the form of the ballot and it was suggested that the names be rotated as is done with official ballots for public office. This idea was rejected, however, in favor of an alphabetical listing and the names will appear on the ballot in the same order each day. BOY SCOUT BALLOT (Vote for one name only) Howard Byrne . Lions Clarence Finlayson ..+ Richard Griffin Robert Griffin Robert Gussner . Jack Mayor .... Robert McCurdy ....+scecseseeee[, Duncan Wallace week Record Gondola Will Not Remain Monument Augsburg, Germany, June 1.—(?)— Contrary to previous plans, the alum- inum gondola in which Prof. August Piccard and Charles Kipfer rode to new heights, will not remain as & monument to them on the glacier’ ween nnn Austria, said a salvaging squad recov- the seven foot sphere across a natural ice bridge by cable, slung it over a big crevasse, and lowered it some 1,300 feet down the glacter’s wall. trom three Egish department stores English offering Dr. Piccard any price to ex- hibit his now historic “basket.” Burgundy Sips in Wine-Making Capital of France PASCIST-CATHOLIG ARMISTICE LOOMS | POLLOWING STRIFE Pontiff and Il Duce Ask Editors to Discontinue Fight in News Columns FIELD IS CLEAR FOR TRUCE Indefinite Closing of Play- grounds Sponsored by Amer- ican K. C. Protested Rome, June 1.—()—Prospects of a settlement of difficulties between the Vatican and the Italian government emerged Monday from conferences by the pope and Premier Mussolini with their advisers. At the end of a meeting with 24 cardinals of the curia the pontiff directed the editor of the newspaper Osservatore Romano to discontinue his editorial attacks on Fascist stud- ents who have participated in anti-| Catholic demonstrations for the last | week. At the same time the premier pass- ed the word to Fascist editors that they were to cease their anti-Catholic campaigns at least for the time being. This leaves the field clear for diplomatic s:egotiations and it was expected that representatives of the two governments would move immed- jately to effect an agreement. Another element was injected into the diplomatic phase Monday when Papal Count Edward Hearn, director of activities fer tite American Knights of Columbus in Rome, filed a protest against the closing of three play- eas operated by that organiza- tion. He asked ‘Ambassador Garrett to Pass the protest on to the Italian gov- ernment and to demand an explana- tion. He said he had not been informed as to when the playgrounds would be permitted vo reopen and he had been obliged to aischarge 25 playground di- Tension Appears Less The tension appeared to be lessen- ing but there was nothing to indicate the situation had lost any of its ser- jousness. The closing of all the Catholic clubs in Italy, begun by the police in (Continued on page seven) TWO STORES BURN IN FLAMES AT KIER} Volunteer Firefighters Unable to Check Flames Causing $16,500 Loss (Special To The Tribune) Kief, N. D., June 1.—A fire of unde- termined origin destroyed the Boko- voy Implement store here last night at 11 p. m. causing estimated dam- age of $15,000. | Volunteer firefighters were unable to prevent the spread of flames which also destroyed the building next door occupied by the Farmer's General store. Loss there was estimated at | $1,500. Contents of the building were | saved. . Proprietors of both stores said that the buildings were fairly well covered by insurance. Volunteer firemen, who fought the fire with water drawn from nearby wells after they had formed bucket brigades, said that a light favorable wind probably prevented further spread of the blaze. 15-YEAR-OLD BOY SLAYS POLICEMAN ‘| Guess | Am Sorry,’ Youthful Killer Tells Chicago In- vestigators Chicago, June 1—(#)—The problem of what to do with a 15-year-old high school boy who slew a policeman end then reenacted the killing, apparently without emotion, confronted Chicago authorities Monday. Verner Corry, whose mother, Mrs. Adeline Jones Corry has been an art teacher in Chicago public schools for Patrolman | Be 20 years, was the boy. Edward Smith was his victim. , He shot Smith to death Saturday with an automatic pistol when the police- man ordered him, his brother Carl, 13, and Schuyler Pearson, 15, from the |view the conviction of Albert B. Fall ° | Poisoner? | ° MARGARET SUMMERS Chicago, June 1.—(#)—Deaths of the five known husbands of Mrs. Margaret Summers, as well as those of 14 other persons were under inves- | tigation Monday, Coroner Herman N. Bundesen said, in connection with poison murder charges already made against the woman. The inquiry, the coroner said, was carried back over @ period of 25 years as a result of in- formation supplied concerning Stan- ley Jones and James Lynch, two of her husbands, whose deaths ante- dated those of three others. Investi- gators were trying to learn whether Mrs, Summers insured these men as she did the others. All of the 19 per- son whose deaths were being investi- gated, were relatives or roomers of the woman. COURT REFUSES T0 REVIEW CONVICTION OF ALBERT B. FALL; Former Secretary of Interior Must. Report at Once to Be- gin Prison Term Washington, June 1.—(?)—The su- preme court Monday refused to re- on charges of accepting a bribe in connection with the naval oil reserve leases as secretary of the interior un-; der President Harding. Under the action of the court, Fall must report at once for commitment under his sentence of one year in the| Penitentiary, and payment of a fine; of $100,000. The former cabinet official was convicted in October, 1929, of having accepted a $100,000 bribe from Ed- ward L. Doheny. The money was al- leged to have been brought to Wash- ington by Doheny’s son in the fam- ous “little black bag.” The goverment contended the! money was given to influence Fall in leasing the Elks Hill naval oil re- serve in California to the Pan-Amer- ican Petroleum company, which Do- heny represented. Fall argued the sum was a loan from one old friend to another. i FREDERICK HOFFMAN DIES IN CITY MONDAY Throat Infection Proves Fatal to Well-Known Salesman; Was War Veteran H | Frederick Eugene Hoffman, 38, Bis- marck, died here Monday at 12:45 p. m., the victim of a throat infection. | He was taken ill last week and was taken to a local hospital for treat- ment Friday. His condition was not regarded as critical until early Sun- day when he suddenly became worse. Attending physicians performed an emergency operation in an effort to save his life but he failed to respond. Mrs. Rose Hoffman, his wife, was Men Die in Mishaps TOLL IN NORTHWEST DURING WEEK-END IS 2A DEAD, MANY HURT Victor Leedy, 23, Drowns Sun- day Night While Swimming Near Sykeston HIS COMPANION IS RESCUED Jacob Weisz, 35, Resident of Underwood, Dies When Auto Turns Over f Two North Dakotans were included in a list of 24 dead in the Northwest as the result of accidents over the week-end holiday, according to Asso- ciated Press dispatches. Victor Leedy, 23, Goodrich, was drowned in Lake Kiawatha near Sykeston and Albert Mauch, 27, also of Goodrich, barely escaped with his life when he was rescued by another fisherman. Jacob Weisz, 35, Underwood, died when a car in which he and Gustaf Storsatx were riding, turned over about seven miles south of Ryder. Storsatx was injured. The body of Weisz was taken to Underwood following the accident, which occurred Friday, and is being held there pending funeral arrange- ments. Raymold Woell, 15, son of L. L. Woell, Clifford, N. D., implement dealer, in a Fargo hospital, with in- ternal injuries suffered in an auto ac- cident last Saturday, underwent an operation. His general condition is fair. Raymond was en route to a school picnic when the accident oc- curred. Mrs. J. W. Worst, Fairview, Mont., wife of the president emertus of the North Dakota Agricultural college, received injuries about the head and knees when she was struck by an au- tomobile in Fargo Sunday night. Though she is 80, her injuries are not believed serious. J. W. Kramer, cigar store clerk and driver of the car, was not held. Mrs. H. Donaldson was recovering in a Valley City hospital Monday from scalp injuries received when her automobile overturned near Rogers Saturday night. Unconscious for more than 111 hours following an accident, Harold Heinze, 12, Tower City, regained con- | sciousness Monday and is expected to recover by Valley City doctors. He fractured his skull Friday afternoon as he rode in a truck under a bridge and failed to dodge a support in the city park here. He was standing in the truck while riding with a number of other children. Faith in his ability as a swimmer is believed to have cost Leedy his life in the fishing tragedy. After the boat whch he and Mauch were using (Continued on page seven) PLANE IS OPERATED BY RADIO CONTROL Texans Also See Automobile Run and Water Frozen by Remote Control Houston, Tex. June 1—(P)—A crowd of 5,000 persons was thrilled by the operation of a monoplane, ostensbily by radio from another plane, at the municipal airport here Sunday. Robert E. Autrey, Los Angeles, in- ventor of the devices used, said the monoplane was pilotless in the air. Tt was occupied by one of his as- sistants. Autrey, who flew the control ship in the demonstration, expressed himself as entirely satisfied with the results. It was the first time, he said, he had made the experiment with the plane in public. Other performances at the airport included maneuvering of a motor car by radio control from another car and from a flying airplane and of water in an electric refrigerator by radio. at his bedside when the end came. Hoffman was well known through- out the state where he had traveled for a wholesale house for a number of years. He was born at Montevidio, Minn., Aprit 29, 1893. A veteran of the World war, he served with dis- tinction as an officer in France and was wounded there. Prior to coming to Bismarck about 12 years ago he had lived at Dickinson for a number of years, At the time of his death was with a securities firm. brother Kenneth, of Hibbing, Minn., MAN IS SLAIN ON MINNESOTA FARM Police Officials Believe Rob- bery Was Motive for Kill- ing of Bachelor Bemidji, Minn., June 1—(?)—Hugo Besides his widow he leaves a/| Olson, 63, bachelor, was found mur- dered in his farm home in Maple and a sister, Mrs. W. C. Roth, of |Ridge township, this county, Monday. Longview, Wash. Mrs. Hoffman women’s shops in Bismarck, Grand here just look at our Burgundy |swimming pool of the John Marshal) America’s visiting mayors have peasants, who have drunk wine {high school. met ‘the celebrated wines of old | Sl! thelr lives, and see how ) Judge Mary Bartelme of the juv- 5B pay ot healthy, hearty and long-lived |enile court said discretion rested with junmUnay and Spgs $he-peot they are.” the state's attorney as to whether the vintage is in the sipping. Pointing to @ table laden with the boy should face a jury in criminal Mayor Gaston Geyard received golden goblets of wine he coh- j|court or come before her. She addtd the visitors and their wives at tinued: “There are other things |that there had been instances in city hall Sunday and made an to drink on this table but I hope [Cook county of boys under 17 being address in which he extolled the they will not be used.” tried for murder in the criminal court wine grapes of this section, fa- ‘The visitors accepted his invi- [and slso in the juvenile court, but mous for its sparkling red and tation except Mayor John ©. | that none ever ha dbeen executed. white Burgundy. Porter of Los Angeles and Mrs. “My heavens boy, aren't you sorry “Remember,” he said, “that we Porter. Mr. Porter quenched his for the widow and children of the are in a wine: country, thirst with ice water and Mrs. /officer you killed?” whose fermented products are the Porter with orangeade. “Well,” Verner re , after @ least harmful in the world for the ‘The party was given s rousing | moment's hesitation, “I guess I am ; human As you go sround reception by a crowd of 12,000, [sorry. Yes, I'm sorry.” ‘Three ne! Dietel, operates a chain of |Aloys Pischl and Clifford Streter, calling for