The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1931, Page 1

a Pe red “3 ra North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Partly cloudy Saturday night, Sun- day; not much change in temperature, ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS Heat Wave Takes 49 Defense Rests Case in Bannon Murder DEFENDANT DENES “THAT HE HAD PART INHAVEN SLAYINGS Court Convenes Early So Jury Will Get Case Today SAYS HE BELIEVED HIS SON Explains Trip to Oregon in Search of Murdered Family . non, 55, was completed in district here Friday and indications the case would be given to the jury Saturday. Bannon, taking the witness stand in his own behalf, denied he had a part in the slaying of the six members of the Albert E. Haven family near Schafer, N. D., about Feb. 10, 1930. 's son, Charles, 22, who con- fessed the murders, was hanged by a mob at Schafer Jan. 29, 1931. He ab- solved his father of guilt. Arguments are to be presented to the jury by States Attorney J. 8. Tay- lor of McKenzie county and Thomas Craven of Williston, special assistant attorney general, for the prosecution, and State's Attorney E. J. Mcllraith of Crosby and W. A. Jacobsen of Watford City, for the defendant. So. the case would be certain to reach the jury Saturday Judge John C. Lowe of Minot, presiding, ordered court convened at 8 8. m. instead of 9:30 a. m. Bannon, following lengthy exam- ination by his own attorneys, under- went sharp questioning by State’s At- torney Taylor. He answered ques- tions with much emphasis. which his son, Charles, told him that he had taken the Havens to Williston to go west; that he did not doubt the authenticity of a letter which Charles later exhibited as having come from the family at Colton, Oregon, but which, after he was arrested, he ad- mitted having forgot; that he noticed nothing unusual about the Haven farm during the entire time he lived there with Charles from shortly after |" the Havens disappeared until he (James) went to Oregon in October; that he did not ipate or misappro- priate much of the “Haven personal property which alleged fact the state contends is the. motive for the crune; that he did not know the Havens were buried on their farm; that when he went to Oregon he made a diligent search for the Havens so that he might turn over to them several hundred dollars of their money which he-was carrying with him. pale a Bannon asserted that nearly en state witnesses who had testified as to conversations with him curing the summer of 1930 were mistaxer: in their testimony in some respes:s and particularly those who had said he told them he was present when the to Williston. Bannon said he believed he did tell word had been received A. - World Fliers and Their Route at a Glance : | Pioneers’ Association Will Pre- sent Memorial to City of Bismarck July 2 Governor George F. Shafer will be the principal speaker July 2 at the formal dedication of Pioneer‘ Memor- ial-park, which will. be dedicated to early residents of the county, two miles northwest of Bismarck, it was announced Saturday morning by Wil- lam Watson, McKenzie, president of the Burleigh County Pioneers asso- ciation. George F. Will, past president of will|make the shorter @ picnic on the grounds, with ade and coffee furnished free to members of the association, who Having already established a record for distance covered in a given time, Harold Gatty (above) and Wiley Post (below) Saturday were winging their way across Eastern Siberia. At the right, the map shows the route they are following on their west-east globe-circlng jaunt. Below is a picture of the Minnie Mae, the plane they are using. POST ANDGATTY ROAR OVER SIBERIA SHAFER WILL § ATPARK DEDICATION) Are Well Past Half-Way Point in Globe-Circling Dash; Plan 1,200-Mile Hop Irkutsk, Siberia, June 27—(AP)— Far ahead of their pell-mell schedule and well past the half-way point in their 15,000 mile dash around the world, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty sped their monoplane Winnie Mae out of Irkutsk Saturday for an 850- mile hop to Blagoveschchensk, Si- beria. “They landed here at 11:55 a. m. Saturday (11:55 p. m. Friday, E. S. T.) from Novo Sibirsk, completing the 1,050 miles in six hours and 10 minutes, and hopped off again at 2:10 p. m., (2:10 a. m., E. S. T.), tak- ing only a little more than two hours to Prepare for a dash over some of! eed eat cae pen a ich. tinally the; inne 0 go on Khabarvosk, 1,100 Tiles east of here, without a stop, but decided to flight in order to pick up weather reports. The; expected to-reach Blagoveshchens! at 8 o'clock Saturday night and rest there until] dawn Sunday, then pro- ceeding to Khabarovsk. If weather conditions are favor- able they expect to attempt a non- stop flight from Khabarosvk straight across the remaining stretch of Si- beria, the Gulf of Tartary, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Kamchatka penin- sulavand the Bering Sea to Nome, Alaska, a distance of 1,200 miles. The Winnie Mae roared into Irk- »|utsk with her motor working per- conveyance to the Pioneer Park was part of the or- iginal claim of J, O. Simmons, com- rising the NE: of the SW% and is Fots 2 and 3 of Section 30, in Town- ship 139, Range 80, according to W. ‘alconer. Mr. Simmons was an early pioneer, coming to Bis: squatted on thi making a preemption entry and re- ceiving patent to the land. aby i 5 § g aie aie followi: “About ek in 1878, and land, afterwards Nearly 58 years ago, in July, 1878, the Bismarck Tribune story about tl two and one-half miles porte: of Bismarck, situated on ublished the land: luffs along the Missouri River, ite of an old Indian village. diameter, and The patterns ona Sein @ the The ground consists of about 15 is covered with haps two feet deep. Tere’ somewhat rude, jome instances consider- able taste, as well as skill, shown in ornamenting. iny ar- rows were found in the vicinity and fray be its of flint, » which made in making the arrows. ntons”. The entire Th old village ta on the claim of 3 site is included in the area.of the new park. Baldwin Man Will “Speak at Meeting fectly and landed alongside the trans-Siberian railway tracks after circling the city. ,, Jump Out Briskly ite the terrific physical strain the fliers jumped out briskly and asserted they were in perfect con- Fie haee ad ‘ H N WILDS *|Faulty Steeriig Gear Causes SPAIN TO VOTE ON GOVERNMENT FORM Elections Set for Sunday Will Determine Complexion of National Assembly Madrid, June 27.—(4)—Spain wrest- led with the rough draft of its a swer to former King Alfonso Satur- day on the eve of the first elections since the fall of the monarchy last) April. Sunday, a national assembly will be chosen to draw up a perma: nent form of government. Alfonso said before he went into exile in France he would not renounce his rights to the throne until the ple had expressed, through the lot, their preference as to a mi archial or a republican form of gov: ernment. The provisional government vowed to maintain order during the ballot ing even if martial law was neces- sary. Troops and police patrolled the} streets of many cities. | Political parties, of which about 20/ are participating in the election, held | final meetings in behalf of their can- didates. A majority of the cabinet, | including President Alcala Zamora, were touring the provinces with the; intention of retaining power in the/ new government. | While great uncertainty prevails.| observers predicted President Alcalz Zamora’s right republican party would win the lion’s share of seat:,/ closely followed by the socialists. There are a sprinkling of monarchist and church candidates as well ag in- dependents running. AGED MONTANA MAN KILED IN ACCDENT Car to Leave Road in West- ern North Dakota :are F. M. and Paul, both of Omaha, French Chamber App roves Hoover War Debt Scheme LEVI M. PARSONS DIES IN SLEEP OF HEART AFFLICTION Pioneer Telephone Company Man Was Familiarly Known to Friends as ‘Slim’ Levi M. Parsons, 59, pioneer tele- phone company employe and a resi- dent of Bismarck for 25 years, was found dead in bed Saturday morning apparently the victim of heart dis- ease. Parsons returned from a trip to) Steele Friday evening and complained of 8 slight stomach discomfort which appeared to leave him before he went! to bed. Attending physicians estimated that death occurred in the early hours: of Saturday morning. No evidences of heat prostration were evident, they said. Parsons, through more than 30 years of association with the tele- phone company, had a wide acquain- tenceship not only in Bismarck but throughout the entire state. A man of genial personality, he was known familiarly as “Slim” to almost all who knew him. Government Wins Brilliant Vic- tory After Bitter Battle With Deputies PREMIER LEADS IN FIGHT Appeal From Floor Swings Vote in Favor of America Mora- torium Plan Li Trial ————___—__—_—< {Heads Rotary ] Paris, June 27—(7)—By a major- ity of 197 the chamber of deputies Saturday upheld the French govern- ment on its reply. to the Hoover; moratorium plan and authorized Premier Laval to continue negotia- tions with Andrew W. Mellon, Amer- in Paris. Friday noon and ending Saturday morning, the deputies adopted by a vote of 386 to 189 a motion approv- ing the government's stand with qualifications. The government had made the motion a queston of con- fidence and Premier Laval had taken the platform to urge its passage. The motion read “The chamber, proving the French government's answer to the proposal of the president of the Uni- ted States, counts upon it to assure at the same time the inviolability of the unconditional annuity accepted at He was born in Oshkosh, Wis., Sept. 29, 1879, of pioneer American stock. He ‘was named Levi Morton Parsons after an uncle, Levi P. Morton, who later served as vice president under McKinley. He received his education in the Oshkosh schools and in 1801 he was married to Miss Jennie C. Groggins. Shortly after his mar- riage he became associated with a telephone company and has been active in utility work since that time. A veteran in the telephone service, Parsons was a member of the C. P. Wainman Chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America. During the war with Spain he volunteered and served with distinc- tion. He was a charter member of the Gilbert Nelson post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Besides his widow, he leaves two sons and three daughters. His sons Neb. His daughters are Agnes of Rochester, Minn. and Mary and Genevieve of Bismarck. A son, Will, died last fall. Funeral arrangements will be com- pleted on the arrival of children liv- ing out of the city. ACKER READY 10 HANDLE REFUNDS State Tax Commissioner Will Supervise Part of Gasoline Tax Work in Future Plans have been completed in the office of the State Tax Commission- er for making gasoline tax refunds which will be handled by that office, starting July 1. Under the provisions of Chapter 189 of the laws of 1931, all appli- cations for refunds of gasoline tax payments must be passed on by the tax commissioner instead of by the state auditor as has been the prac- tice under the 1929 law. Iver Acker, state tax commission- er, said blank forms of application for refund of gasoline taxes have been mailed to dealers. All appli- cations which will reach Bismarck, by June 80, he said, should be sent to the tax commissioner on the form which he has prescribed. if In a circular letter sent to dealers, Acker asks that all old blank forms | of applications be destroyed and the new form, adapted to use by the tax commission's office, be used in cont ion with applications based on sales made before July 1 as well as ee made on and after that Under the provisions of the new to the state auditor the claims for refund which have approved, and the state auditor writes war- the Hague by the power signatories to the Young plan and the neces- sities of a policy of peace and economic cooperation, and rejecting all additions, passes to the next busi- ness of the agenda.” Premier Laval thereby won one of the most brilliant victories in the his- tory of parliament by wringing from a reluctant chamber its approval of his -counter-proposal which provides that Germany shall be granted a one- year moratorium on reparations pay- ments only in accordance with the Young plan. ‘ The critics of the government's policies—even those who paid hom- age to President Hoover's offer— based their attack on the premise) that Germany might use the proceeds of the plan for constructing arma- ments or for economic dumping. Leon Blum, Socialist leader, argued that, on the contrary, cooperation with Germany must be sought in order that the cause of disarmament and economic rehabilitation might be promoted in Europe. Finance Minister Flandin replied to many of the objections in a tech- nical speech but when he had finish- ed the situation appeared confused ‘and the government's position un- certain. The battle was transferred to the lobbies where the opposition occupied itself in maneuvering the downfall of the government. The applause which greeted Deputy Franklin Bouil- lion’s trenchant onslaught on the mo- tives of the American president and former Premier Herriot’s contention that the Young plan would not guar- antee payment for war damage, made things look ominous for the cabinet. Many supporters of the government seemed hesitant and the opposition grew in strength, although the social- ist and nationalist groups decided to cast a favorable vote. At that point, Premier Laval took hand and decided the fate of the day. Speaking impromptu from his place, he told them that however much they disliked the Hoover plan there was no alternative and that its advantages offset its disadvantages. His appeal was heard and he was given the support he asked. At Washington, President Hoover Saturday kept in close communica- tion with Parisian conference rooms where representatives of two govern- ments sought to remove immediate obstacles to an inter-governmental debt holiday. Action of the French parliament. encouraged the chief executive anc |. Washington officialdom generally, al- though there was no effort to mini- mize the delicacy and deliberateness with which the next work must be law, the tax commissioner certifies | debt nts th payment of refunds as hith- erto. that, Bae yy change is beginning uly 1, the repre passing on claims for with the tax commit Bismarck Stores to Close Doors July 4 Bismarck stores, with the excep- aT Hi ; 8 g | ERy ili : i E i cation of the president's plan as orig. inally announced. AGREEMENT ASSURED SECRETARY ASSERTS iean-secretary of the treasury, now! After a stormy session beginning| 113, east and north of Fredonia; Logan Sydney W. Pascall, above, of Lon- don, will serve as president of Rotary International for the coming year. He was elected by unanimous ballot at the 22nd annual convention of Rotarians at Vienna, Austria. ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS ARE LET BY HIGHWAY BOARD, 276 Miles of Improvements in Various Parts of State to Cost $287,059 Contracts for $287,059 road con- struction work were let at the month- ly meeting of the state highway com- mission Friday. The contracts call for 276 miles construction, including 117 miles graveling, 132 miles reoiling and re- rentaeeg and 27 miles earth grad- ‘The Pickus Construction Co., Aber- deen, 8. D., was awarded the con- tract for resurfacing and reoiling 53 miles in Cass and Richland counties. The company bid $29,136. ‘Thé oil will be furnished by the Standard Oil company at a cost of $16,275. The work consists of 17 miles of re-oil, re- gravel and stock pile road improve- ment on U. 8. Route No. 81 and State Route No. 18, north and south of Hickson and north of Casselton in Cass county; 13 miles of similar im- provements on U. S. 81 south of Hickson in Cass and Richland coun- ties; and 23.439 miles of such work on U, 8. 81, north and south of Fair-/ mount in Richland county. Contracts for resurfacing and re- oiling 66.6 miles road in Grand Forks, Pembina and Walsh counties were let to Megarry Brothers, Bain, Minn., at a cost of $39,120, while the Stan- dard Oil Company, with a bid of $24,162, was awarded the contract to furnish oil for the projects. Of this work, 51 miles is to be done on U. 8. 81 and State Route 5, north and south of Pembina and, east, west and south of Hamilton in Pembina county; 9.6 miles on U. 8. 81 north of Grafton in Walsh county; and six miles on U, 8. 81, northwest of Man- vel, in Grand Forks county. Among other contracts awarded were: H Regraveling: La Moure county, 11.883 miles, 8. R. | county, 8. R. 13 and 56, north and west of Fredonia, 14.988 miles; con- tract awarded to Migarry Brothers, $10,602. Barnes, 23.213 miles, 8. R. 9, Rogers! north and west, and south and east, Migarry Brothers, $13,659. Grading projects: Sheridan, 8.998 mi R. 14, north of Denhoff, grading, B. Ledahl, Noonan, $20,526; structural, N. M. Neilson, Valley City, $8,468; ct ated metal, North Dakota Metal $961; concrete pipe, North Dakota Concrete Products Co., Mandan, $1,279. Gravel projects: Grant, 10.124 miles, 8. R. 21, east and west of Carson, Migarry Bros., $16,343. Mercer, 6.570 miles, S. R. 31, south- east of Stanton, 8. F. Lambert, Bis- marck, $7,903. Williams, 3.946 miles, U. 8. 2, Willis- i * at H. ©. Osborn, Moosejaw, ves ENTIRE NATIONS SWELTERING UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE From Ohio Valley to California Mercury Readings ‘~ ‘ Are High STORMS HIT SOME SECTIONS Ohio Cities and Detroit Are in Path of Disturb- ance aa (By The Associated Press) Killing heat raged over America Saturday. Forty-nine lives have burned out since summer went on its first ram- page Thursday and singed a path of destruction across the country. From the Ohio River valley to Southern California, temperatures sizzled at 100 degrees and above. No relief was in sight for the week-end. The storm god added his wrath Saturday to that of a merciless sun. Michigan, Ohio and Western Penn- sylvania were swept by windstorms, rains and lightning. Whipped across Lake Erie, the storm lashed the shoreline from Toledo to Cleveland. Lightning kill- ed two in Cleveland. A street cleaner was electrocuted by a fallen wire. Twenty thousand telephone circuits were out of order. A woman in North Olmstead was killed by lightning and a boy drowned in Maumee bay, near Toledo, when waves knocked a boat to pieces. Storm Injures Score In detroit, a score of persons were injured as wind and rain damaged buldings, homes and automobiles. At Selfridge Field, Mich. a man was killed in the wreck of a hangar. -A farmer was killed by lightning near Yale. A woman died of fright in Pitts- burgh, where the rainfall was heav- jest since 1903. Another woman was killed by a tree blown down in Somerset, Pa. Summer's scourge ally in the midwest. Illinois had 10 more heat deaths, eight of them in Chicago, where the temperature was shoved down to 78 at noon Friday by lake winds, only to soar to 95 again by evening. The weather bureau predicted 98 for Sat- urday. At Canton, Ill. all-time June high of 104 was recorded. Over all the state, the mercury hovered near the century mark. The burning sun took five more lives in Iowa, five in Missouri, four in Indiana, four in Minnesota and twa in Kentucky. The welter spread into the Dakotas. In Wisconsin, only the Lake Michigan ports were moderate. Farmers Work at Night Over all the grain belt, farmers worked at night in their felds. Horses dropped dead in harness Friday in many places. In Adams county, Il- linois, the humane society forbade heavy work for horses in the sunny hours. At Cherryvale, Kan, a farmer dropped dead shocking wheat. For ten days, the state has roasted at 100 and above. It was 104 at Salina; 103 at Emporia. Oklahoma, too, was . Anew season high was reported at Altus— 104. North Coast Is Cool The Pacific Coast, from San Fran- cisco north, was comparatively cool. Southern California still blistered. One unofficial report had it 120 in the shade at Boulder Dam. The east and south were moderate, although it reached 90 and above in Memphis, Birmingham, Tampa and New Orleans. Lightning killed a man at Ruston, La., and an- other at Needham, Mass. Washington was again cool. A rain freshened neighboring Maryland and the District of Columbia. The weath- er man warned of warmer weather, however, by Saturday night. New York's millions weathered well. The maximum was only 81. But a hot week-end was the prediction. Oliver County Will Graduate 71 Pupils Diplomas will be presented 71 eighth grade boys and girls of Oliver county at the annual county com- mencement exercises, to be held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, June 30, at the band hall in Center. This is struck terrifice Railroad to Furnish the largest group of students ever Livestock Partitions Fn, Stith, omny epee