The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 30, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest: Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 U. S. Aviator BOARDMAN-POLANDO ARRIVE SAPELY AT ISTANBUL, TURKEY Pangborn and Herndon Also Cross Atlantic Safely and Are En Route to Moscow FLIERS CHEERED BY TURKS Holders of New Mark Were Sighted Only Once After Tak- ing Off From New York Russell Boardman and John Polando were at Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday after having set a new non-stop dis- tance record of 5,000 miles from New York, while Hugh Herndon, Jr., and Clyde Pangborn, another pair of American aviators, were en route from England to Noscow in an effort ; to beat the ‘round-the-world record | of Wiley Post and Harold catty. | ‘The latter pair arrived at Berlin late ‘Thursday. Boardman and Polando, brought their transatlantic monoplane Cape Cod down at the Istanbul airport at 1:20 p.m. (6:20 a. m. E.S.T.) Thurs- day. In the 49 hours and 20 minutes since they took off from Floyd Ben- nett field, New York, Tuesday morn- ing they had been sighted only once, and that was over Newfoundland just before they headed across the Atlantic. Grinning broadly and shaking their own hands above their heads, they climbed out of their sturdy plane while a great crowd, among them most of the members of the American colony, cheered. Ambassador Joseph C. Grew gave them a hand out of the cockpit and introduced them to the governor of Istanbul. A squad of Turkish police during the.brief cere-| mony. ry. “We are very happy at having ac- complished our purpose of beating the world’s non-stop record,” Boardman told the Associated Press correspond- ent, “It was a fine trip.” In Fine Spirits Both men were in fine spirits and in good physical condition. They seemed to be momentarily stunned when the drone of the motors, to which they had listened for so long, stopped, but recovered quickly. Their voices gave little indication of air deafness as they talked to offi- cials of the American embassy and representatives of the Turkish gov- ernment for half an hour before go- ing by automobile to # hotel at Istan- bul, 15 miles from the airport. ‘There had been no definite news of Boardman and Polando since they left Floyd Bennett Field, in Brooklyn, ‘until they came down at their desti- nation. They had taken along many little parachutes which they expected to throw over with notes attached as they passed over populous centers. i \ From the time and Po- left Floyd Bennett Field, New “Zork, until they came down at Istan- it the only report they had been d monoplane down in Wales Wed- e: Pi evening and Thursday went to Croydon, England. Later they regional ; Shifts in crops like cotton and whea‘ ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1981 N. D. Recieves NEW YORK Russell Boardman of Boston (look-|in which they flew from. New York ing out-of cabin) and John Polando (above), his mechanic and pilot, are shown with their plane “Cape Cod,” flig! NEW CROPS SEEN AS CRYING NEED OF U. §. FARMERS Shifting of Production Centers! - the “Creates” Problem, Asserts Chamber of Commerce Washington, July 30.—()—The/| shifting of. crops throughout . the} country has produced so many prob- lems the agricultural service depart- ment of the United States Chamber of Commerce ‘believes a pressing need for a solution has arisen. The department said in a report Thursday, the use of mechanized equipment had enabled farmers to grow crops in areas formerly consid- ered ynprofitable. Production of wheat, cotton and corn, it said, had shifted westward from old centers in “The speed with which é have been taking place, and the rap- idity of the development of machine methods readjusting themselves to new condi- tions and were losing ground in pro- duction of certain crops. Substitute crops are needed, it add- ed, in-noting that the wheat and corn producing areas had shifted from the north Atlantic to the mid- and far- -TO-TURKEY FLIERS to Turkey. They were photographed at Floyd Bennett field, New York, as ANd aca were made for the Find Man in Ditch A man found lying in the ditch two miles east of ‘the state peni- tentiary at about ‘three p. m. Thursday is believed to have been vietim of a hit and run ‘Griver. In a dased condition and un- -able. to ‘speak, the man was tht te a local hospital by she 's officers who began an immediate investigation of the: affair. The extent of his injuries has not been learned. SEE EE EST COOPERATIVE ACT IS SUSTAINED BY ND, HIGH COURT Effect May Be to Permit Asso-: ciations to Grant Exten- sions, Say Attorneys rative plan of the Federal in Act was sustained in its The Farm entirety in a decision handed down | of Thursday by the North Dakota Su- Preme Court. Attorneys in the case believed the effect of the court’s ruling would be to enable the Farm Loan Board and the Federal Land banks to grant ex- | the tension of loans through local asso- | his trials. lations. The case, regarded as having a far- reaching effect, was selected from a number of actions pending through- tic coastal states. ee Ambassador’s Pants Are Stolen by Thief out the country, and brought in the| Nerth Dakota court as a test case. An appeal to the United States Supreme Court for a final decision was con- sidered by attorneys as likely. PONE) RRR SS RRR SS AEST Sweet Corn Sells | For Cent.a Dozen The Weather Showers probable Thursday nighi and Friday; mot much change. PRICE FIVE CENTS ———, CHANGE HIS PLEA; NOW WANTS TRIAL Acts When Federal Judge Says He Will Not Be Party to Secret Agreement PLAN DECISION FOR FRIDAY ‘Defendant Must Understand He Can- not Bargain With Court’ “Scarface Al” Capone appeared in federal court at Chicago for sentence ‘Thursday on his plea of guilty to vio~ lating the prohibition law and evad- ing income tax payments but later sought to change his plea to not) guilty when Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson said he would not be & party to any bargain far a light sen- te Wilkerson Says dispatches received by The Tribune. Wilkerson deferred until Friday, afternoon decision on the request for permission to withdraw the plea of guilty. “The defendant,” said Judge Wil- kerson, “must be made to understand he cannot bargain with this court.” Attorney Michael Ahern had asked leave to change the: plea and place the gang chieftain on trial, con- tending the defense and government had entered an agreement ay by the attorney general of the United States under which the prosecution would propose a lenient punishment. U. 8. District Attorney George E. Q. Johnson confirmed the defense attorney’s statement that he had communicated with the department of justice relative to recommendations and handed Judge Wilkerson the nce between his office, corresponde: 9 |9nd_Weshington for perusal. the of the Only reading indict- ments occupied the brief morning) session of court, during which the corpulent boss of Chicago gangs sat, mopping his brow nervously in the crowded courtroom. “It the defendant asks leniency,” Wilkerson, The judge said that “any agreement. the defense and prosecution right, have made” had no binding influence upon the court, and asserted that the Power to compromise in a case in- volving criminal liability is not vested in courts. Judge Wilkerson explained that he taxes on an income of more than $1,000,000. He could only ‘internal revenue department. These Gg za ge <3 gas 85 +7 The law put Al Capone, “gangland chieftain, “on the spot” for sentence Thursday in federal court at Chicago and above are seen the principals in the drama as they appeared in court. At the left is Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson, who will sentence the vice lord. At the right is Capone, the scar which gives him his underworld sobriquet, showing plainly on the left side of his face. 4 Below, at the left, are Robert E. Neely, acting collector of internal revenue, and W. E. Bennett, in charge of federal prohibition agents, while at the right is Elmer L. Irey, chief of the intelligence bureau of the U. 8. three men are credited with having done much to bring Capone to justice. ‘SCARPAGE AL’ SAYS CRIME .NO LONGER _ HAS ATTRACTIONS} Will Go Straight After He Gets | Out of Prison, Gang Leader Tells Reporter EB zo ly s Set New Non-Stop Record CAPONE TRIES 10 'REFUSES 70 CALL SPECIAL SESSION ©!Governor Rules Extra Meeting of Lawmakers Unnecessary to Meet Drouth Conditions Outlining the progress of relief work in drought-stricken areas of northwestern North Dakota, Governor F. Shafer today made public a letter in which he deems as un- nec a special session of the essary . | legislature to consider the situation. The letter was sent to A. W. Ricker, editor of the Farmers Union Herald, St. Paul, who made the suggestion for a special session in a letter sent to the governor last week. North Dakota, the governor said, “will assume its full share of respon- sibility in meeting the needs of this situation in cooperation with various other agencies, public and private, local and national, which are now at work on a general program of re- | Wet.” Commenting on a statement by Ricker that members of the Farmers’ | ’ As Law Put Al Capone “On The Spot” for Sentence } ACREAGE REDUCTION 12 Per Cent Cut in Crops in North Dakota This Year Noted by G. N. D. A. Farmers in North Dakota and Montana this year have reduced greatly the acreage devoted to their eight principal crops in comparison with the acreage harvested last year, according to estimates published by the U.S. D. A. The reduction in. North Dakota which amounted to more than 12 Per cent, or 2,319,000 acres, is largely accounted for by decreases in the crops ‘mated acreage in wheat, rye and Jess than last year. The only IN STATE IS LISTED == so-called cash grain crops. The esti- 1 flax this year is 2 1-4 million acres} ; General Rain | COOLER WEATHER IS REPORTED FROM ALL SECTIONS OF STATE Precipitation Will Benefit Corn and Late Feed Crops, Says Federal Bureau MORE SHOWERS FORECAST Entire Country, Except Two Sweltering Sections, Enjoys Respite From Heat Rain fell in Bismarck and general- ly throughout the state Wednesday night and Thursday morning as tem- Peratures tumbled to lower levels. Tt was still raining in many sections of the state at 10 a.m. Thursday and weather bureau officials predicted showers for tonight and Friday. Precipitation at Bismarck at 3 p. m., was 1.04 inches. The only points in North Dakota getting no rain were in the north- eastern section of the state. Numer- ous localities reported rain during the night, an unusually heavy fall of 2.01 inches being recorded at Het- tinger. Wishek received neary an inch, while at Napoleon .50 inch Ellendale or Al Arkansas and Texas. Not only were inhabi- tants suffering in these sections, but the corn crops were | | i {of the cash crops to.show an increase} was potatoes, which was increased 15 the donated wheat can be obcained |, from farmers in North Dakota the state mill and elevator will grind the Huge quantities ripened sudden- by the hot dry weather have been thrown on the market. One grocer bought a whole field so cheaply he made profit at 12 ears for a cent. Old-Timers Recall That ‘Hoppers’ Eclipsed Sun Away Back in 1877 # af B Ed ‘i aah: 2 SRE s ua ellonte stance trom New York City, which the Board-Polando plane left ‘Tuesday morning at 6 a. m, (ES.T.), to Istanbul, is approximately 5,000 ie cf