The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 26, 1931, Page 6

“with slaying, was THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1981 N. D. MAN T0 SPEAK TO NATIONAL GROUP | ©. C. Swain, Head of Mayville | Teachers College, Invited | to Los Angeles | Mayville, N. D, June %—— President C. C. Swain of the State Teachers college here has been } yited to give two addresses at the, National Education association, whi meets in Los Angeles the first week! in July. | ‘Under the direction of W. J. Coop- er, United States commissioner of edu- cation, a conference will be held in Los Angeles to formulate a 10-year) plan for rural education in the Unit-; ed States. It will be conducted under the auspices of the Federal Office of Education, the National Education association, and the National Con-/ gress of Parents and Teachers. The sessions will be held July 2. i ‘The chief meeting of the conferen will take piace the same evening when Mr. Swain, Commissioner Coop-| er and James C. Stone, chairman of | the federal farm board. will speak. | President Swain’s topic will be “The Organized Teaching Profession and the Rural Child.” | ‘The other mecting at which Mr. Swain is to speak is the second na-| tional conference of the department) of supervisors and teachers of home| economics. His topic will be “An In- tegrated Program for Rural Schools. Takes Stand in Own Defense at Trial in Crosby (Continued from page one) the courtroom, as she heard the tes- timony of Hallan. | ‘The state completed its case Thurs- ; day and the defense began presenta- | tion iof evidence late in the day The jury was told by the de- fense it would be proved Bannon did not dissipate the Haven personal! property, which the state has claimed | was the motive for the slayings. Although the state had 62 witnesses under subpoena, States Attorney J. S. Taylor of McKenzie county closed his case after questioning 29 of them. He ‘will tell.the jury: that it has been proven that Albert E. Haven, who Bannon is specifically charged as Charles had said he killed him, | but was slain by being struck on the| head with a blunt instrument. Together On Farm That Bannon and his son were to-| gether on the Haven farm within about 15 hours after the family was slain and continued to occupy the premises during nearly all of 1930 until the elder Bannon went to Ore-| gon and the son was arrested and| confessed. ‘That Charles alone could not have | killed the entire family as he said he did. That both the Bannon father and son dissipated the Haven property and pocketed the proceeds. That the defendant admitted he was on the Haven premises on the night of the murder. That the defendant told of having had transactions and dealings with the Havens when in fact they were dead. ‘Three witnesses had testified for the defense when court adjourned for the day. They were Earl Gordon, Williston, deputy sheriff of Williams count W. C. Honn of Watford City and Miles Anderson of Oswege, Ore- on, . Prosecution witnesses who testified at the afternoon s ion were Charles P. Hunter, postmaster at Colton, Ore- gon; Alfred Danielson, store proprie- tor at Colton; and Morris Frazee, E. C. Evenson, J. O. Nelson, W. P. Chap- pell, Eli Tveden, Robert Hinman and C. A. Jacobson, all of McKenzie coun- ty, where the murders occurred. Postmaster Testifies Hunter, who described Colton as a town of about 100 inhabitants, said James Bannon came to the postoffice there early in December, 1930, inquir- ing as to whether the Haven family lived in the vicinity. Hunter said he asked Bannon why hhe was certain the Havens had come; to Oregon, and the witness quoted Bannon as replying “Because I hauled them to the train so they could go to Colton.” The postmaster said he had been interested in the disappearance of the Havens because he had received many inquiries as to whether they were at Colton, and he said he told Bannon it was impossible for them to hhave come to Oregon because he’ un- derstood they had never purchased any railroad tickets. Hunter said Bannon seemed to be nervous when he told him about the railroad tickets, and his hand trembled. Bannon’s face showed emotion, the witness said. Danielson, who operates a store in the same building as the Colton post- office, said he was present when Ban- non had his conversation with the postmaster and that Bannon also talked to him. He declared Bannon said he had taken the Havens to a railroad station so they could go to Oregon. Both Hunter and Daniel- son remained unshaken in their tes- timony regarding Bannon’s reference to taking the Havens to a railroad station, in repeated efforts of defense attorneys to get them to admit Ban- non might have said it was his son Charles who had taken the family away. Marketed Crop was occupied by the Bannons, it be- ing the contention of the prosecution that the murders were motivated by a desire to seize and dissipate the Haven personal property. Chay cashier of the First State ting |highway department, roads upon the gScegQrge Be Brier iecieitl | that the Havens had told him before {out to himself. not shot to death |’ {had with James Bannon about the which James had written from Ore- | gon December 2, 1930 to Charles Ban- non, in which among other things he told his son “watch your step.” Admits Writing Letter The defense attorneys showed the letter to the defendant, he told them he had written it and they agreed it should be entered as an exhibit with- | out objection. Hinman, a member of the coroners jury which investigated the Havens deaths and who assisted in a post-/ mortem examination on the body of | Albert Haven, testified the only in-| jury was a crushed skull. This testimony was offered to prove there was no bullet wound. Tveden, of Sidney, Montana, who; was a mail carrier out of Watford | City in 1930, told of asking James Bannon in May or June, 1930, if he! could rent and occupy some buildings on the north Haven farm about two miles from those occupied by the two Bannons. Bannon told him, the witness said, they left not to rent the buildings to anyone because they didn’t know | when they would return and when they did they wanted to use them. Jacobson, former sheriff of Mc- Kenzie county, testified he was at the Haven farm in January, 1931, when Charles Bannon was taken there after he had confessed the murders, and the witness told of how Charles related and pointed out how he had slain the Havens. Jacobson said Charles said he had shot Albert Haven who, after being wounded, ran into the house, and that he followed him in and clubbed him on the head with a rifle stock. The witness testi- fied that Chavles also said that after he had shot Mrs. Haven he noticed she was still breathing and he swung | the rifle stock against her head and | the stock broke off, A rifle barrel | and broken stock previously had been introduced into evidence by the pros- ecution. Had $900 on Person i Jacobson said when he took custody of James Bannon in Oregon in De-| cember 1930, Bannon had in his pos- | session $900 in postal certificates and three checks for $10, each, all made Bannon told him, Jacobson said, that this money all be- longed to the Havens and that he had} taken it to Oregon intending to give ; it to the Havens if he could find them. When Jacobson completed his testimony, the state rested. Gordon, called as the first witness, ! by the defense played a prominent! part in obtaining a confession from Charles Bannon. Gordon produced two written conf: ms which Charles had dictated. Both confessions ab- ved James Bannon of any connec- tion with or knowledge of the mur- der. Several parts of both confes- sions subsequently were repudiated by Charles as being untrue and new! stories were told by him of the kill- ings. “My father or mother knew abso- lutely nothing about my killing the; Havens,” one confession said. The} two confessions varied greatly. In| one Charles took full responsibility for the killings and in the other he; said two other men were with him in | the crime. Farmer's Evidence Rejected i Threugh Honn, a farmer near Wat- f ford City, the defense attempted to reveal conversations which he had Haven property, but objections by the prosecutor that they would be self- serving declarations were sustained by the court and none of the testi-| mony Honn was prepared to give got | into the record. ‘Anderson, a brother-in-law of Ban- non, who was with him when he vis- ited’ the postmaster and storekeeper | at Colton to inquire for the Havens, testified Bannon did not tell Hunter and Danielson that he had taken the Havens to a railroad station but that he said “My son took them by car to Williston.” Anderson, who was not in the courtroom when Hunter and Danielson testified, all witnesses hav- ing been excluded from the room at| the beginning of the trial, could not remember that there had been other things said about which the two Col- | ton men had told. When a recess was ordered after Anderson completed his test:mony, the defense attorneys, B. J. Mcllraitt Crosby and W. A. Jacobson, Watford | City, said they had only two or thre2 other witnesses to call before the de- fendant testified in his own behalf. Petitioners Ask Rulings by Court On Gas Tax Issue (Continued from page one) $650,000 as revenue to be derived from the one-cent increase was, howeve! considered conservative by highway officials who believed that in round} figuers $1,500,000 added construction | could be done as a result of the in-| crease. Make Big Refunds During 1930, gross revenue from the! three-cent gasoline tax totaled $3,- 381,656.75. Of this amount, however, $1,413,962.52 was refunded to those entitled to refunds. Of the net! amount, $1,260,000 went to the high- way department, and $630,000 to; counties. For the first five months of this year, gas tax receipts apportioned toj the state and county totaled $615,000, two-thirds of which went to the state highway department, while the re- portioned to counties. The highway commission already has arranged to let between $700,000 and $800,000 additional road con- tracts this year should assurance be received that the increased tax will become available after July L Report State Roads In Good Condition Rains of last week in nearly all parts of the state have aided main- tenance forces in smoothing high- ways and removing corrugations. an, tion report issued today by the stave state system are reported to be in generally good condition. AUTO STRIKES HORSE Goodrich, N. D., June 26.—An auto eight former directors of the W. B. ‘medal tournament of the North Da- iturned yesterday from Great Bend, ‘convention of the North Dakota and maining one-third or $205,000 was ap- | according to the weekly road condi | Minnesota Court Rules Confessional Is Sacred St. Paul, June 26.—(#)—The right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge information given him in confidence, has been upheld by the Minnesota state supreme court. ‘The high court reversed, Fri- day, the conviction of the Rev. isters federation, he appealed to the state supreme court. All communications or confes- sions made to a clergyman in his professional capacity are privi- leged and need not be revealed in court, the supreme court ruled. “It is the duty of the court to protect the privilege and there is Emil Swenson, Lutheran pastor j little danger of the witness, un- of Minneapolis, on a_ charge of der the claim of privilege, screen- contempt of court. Mr. Swenson ing others from justice,” said the was: found guilty in Hennepin opinion. The court upheld a law passed in 1923, relating to “confessions” to. ministers, and which was amended by the 1931 legislature to make it clear that it applied to clergymen, of all religions. The amendment was passed and sign- ed by the governor after Mr. Swenson’s case came into court. county district court, Minneapolis, by Judge Paul W. Guilford, for declining to divulge a conversa- | tion between a parishioner and | the minister concerning a divorce | case. | He was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or spend 30 days in jail. Backed by the Minneapolis min- File Suit Against 8 Foshay Directors, Minreapolis, June 26.—(4)—-Suit for | $325,000 Thursday was filed against | | ° | since this phase of the work is rap- idly expanding, $35,000 will be re- quired this year. +7 oe Glenview By MRS. LARS JACOBSON Foshay company, charging illegal div- idend payments before the firm went | into receivership. | ae . a» |..Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown and son C. J. Rockwood the receiver. | warvin visited at the Ivor Erickson | brought federal court action asserting | home in Painted Woods Sunday. the eight declared dividends despite | yr, and Mrs. Arvid Engstrom called knowledge there were no earnings or | . “s profits for that purpose. jat the Joe Brown home Sunday eve Named defendants were W. B.| Ms walter Simons, daughter Foshay, H. H_ Henley, CW. Salle |Grace and Willard Simons were Bis- Gay, 3. hae nue and LoL til, | ™arck callers Wednesday. | Meas at Lars Jacobson and Palmer Stran-} demo were business callers at the E.) E. Strandemo home Friday. | The Chester Erstroms were Bis- marck callers Saturday. Miss Halvarson spent the week- | end with her parents at Regan. | Mr. and Mrs, E. E, Strandemo are | ‘visiting relatives at Kenyon, Minn. Mr. Strandemo who was quite ill/ when he left here is much improved. Mrs. Con Johnson and Mrs. Joe Brown called at the Jacobson home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morgan were Capital City visitors last week. Hillsboro Druggist Wins Golf Tourney Fargo, N. D., June 26.—(#)—Turn- ing in an exceptionally low net tot: of 65 W. H. Schram, Hillsboro wen first honors in the handicap 18-hoic kota Pharmaceutical association at the Fargo Country club. Jack Mc- Cain, another Hillsboro golfer, shared , second place with C. H. Saunders Minot, each scoring 72. Schram had a gross total of 192. McCain and Saunders had gross scores of 103. Bismarck Men Attend Lutheran Convention Rev. J. V. Richert, pastor of Zioa Evangelical Lutheran churei: re- ‘Dickinson Building | Record Established| Dickinson, N. D., June 26.—Dickin- son has surpassed all annual build- ing records, a survey of construction | projects now under way or complet- ed reveals. Building during 1931 al- ready has topped the $300,000 mark, with indications pointing toward a half-million dollar figure before the year draws to a close. In 1930 construction in the city set ‘a new record when monies spent for | building and other improvements to- taled $292,225. In less than six | months this year the figure has been surpassed to give the city a building to many others. | growth in the, last 18 months which j Rev. F. Randt of St. Paui, vic?! totals $592,000. | president of the Missouri Synod rep- | resenting the parent organization! Chewing gum is exported by the preached the opening sermon an United States to 86 foreign countries. spoke in behalf of Synod at various! The largest buyers are the United | times. Kingdom, Philippine Islands, Japan. The most ‘mportant business to| France and China. N. D., where he attended the 15th Montana district of the Lutheran Missouri Synod, June 17 to 23. i J. C. Meyer was the lay delegate of the local congregation. More than 130 pastors and lay dele- gates were in attendance in addition |Pembina Religious {county were present yesterday at the from the depression, Legge took is- sue with “bank examiners and oth- er high power financial experts” over the shift of banks from farm invest- ments to bonds, : From a credit standpoint, the farm is a good investment, Legge main- tained,—an A-1 credit risk from the moral hazard standpoint of desire to Pay, although conditions of farm Prices now may make his ability to Pay somewhat slow. Agriculture Legge continued, is not on the down hill path with little chance of recovery. The present trouble he diagnosed as over-production which can be solved by raising for home consump- tion only. Legge attacked the pres- ent cry for a reduction in the tariff RP coming from “the silk stocking Fails to Break Will Of Rich Contractor St. Paul, June 26.—(/)—An appeal by Mrs. Louise Margareta Fletcher, asking to set aside an order admitting to probate the will of the late John Butler, St. Paul contractor, was de- nied Friday by the Minnesota state supreme court. Mrs. Fletcher, claiming to be a daughter of the late Mr. Butler, asked Permission to file objections to the will, dispose of an estate of $2,731,- 000, and which was admitted to pro- bate October 26, 1926. Group Holds Meeting Cavalier, N. D., June 26.—()--Rep- resentatives of all parts of Pembina forty-third annual convention of the wea Council of Religious Educa- tion. Rev. C. A. Armstrong, Fargo, state superintendent of the North Dakota Council of Religious Education gave the main address on “What Is Relig- ious Education, Driving At?” Other speakers were Rev. F.. Shallcross, Ca- valier; Rev. A. E. Place, Drayton; Rev. W. W. Smith, Neche, and Rev. Thomas Lindsey, Hamilton. Norwegian Groups" Close Convention Grand Forks, N. D., June 26,—(P— Three branches of the More Fylkes Lag, an organization of former resi- dents of the Norway country bearing that name, ended their annuai con- vention yesterday. Addresses, entertainment and elec- tion of officers of the Union Body and the three branches—the Sond- mors, Romsdals and Nordmors Lags— comprised the two-day program, un- der the supervision of Dr. Jacob Tan- ner, St. Paul, retiring president. Rev. F. J. Indseth, Borup, Minn., was elected president of the combined aa Huystad, Benson, Minn., was named vice president; Rev. E. Erick-| Mrs. Fletcher’ tition son, Fillmore, N. D., sécretary, and| November eto tis was. ens Oluf Vaksvig, Grand Forks, treasurez.|years after admission of the will to probate. The state supreme cou:t held she had had ample time to fue her objections during the six months allowed by law and which expirei April 26, 1927, but had failed to do s.. She was not mentioned in the will, but Mrs. Margaret Butler, widow of the contractor, established a $100,009 trust fund for Mrs. Fletcher in Au- gust, 1927. John Butler was a brother of Pierce Butler, now a justice of the United States supreme court. Justice Butler drew the will to which Mrs. Fletcher objected. Holds Farm Property Is Good Investment Waterloo, Iowa, June 46.—(?)—An investment in farm land is much saf- er than many forms or more liquid investments Alexander Legge, former chairman of the federal farm board, told the Iowa bankers’ convention Wednesday. 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Grapefruit, large, 2for ............ Oranges, medium size, 3 dozen for .... 57¢ Fresh Peas, Cauliflower, Parsley, Beets, Turni; bers, Tomatoes, Asparagus, Raspberries, Cherries Marriage and Divorce Are Curtailed by Hard Times bureau study on marriage and di- vorce, ascribed the decreases to tho fact that getting married and getting | divorced costs money. | ‘There is little likelihood of a rise in |the rate of linkings and partings be- Of forty states on which the fig-|fore 1932, Miss Hagan predicted. uring is finished, 33 showed decreases| Decreases of more than 10 per cent in marriage and 30 showed decreases | included: Marriages—Wisconson 15.4; in divorce. {Montana 10.9. ; Miss Alice V. Hagen, who for five| Divorces—North Dakota 17.1 per years has written the annual census/cent; Montana 10.3 per cent. Washington, June 26.—(?)—Hard times hit both the marriage and di- vorce markets last year, leaving & trail of lean, lorn figures at the cen- sus bureau. 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