The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1931, Page 1

’ ¢ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931 The Weather ‘Unsettled Thursday night and Fri- day, showers probable, ___—~PRICE FIVE CENTS Admits Using Child As Shield , Driscoll Farmer Takes Own MARTING, KOBSSEL 1S FOUND BY WIRE IN FARM GRANARY | Was Still Alive When Cut Down But Died a Few Minutes Later; No Reason Given HAD SUFFERED SUNSTROKE Friends Believe This May Have Affected Mind; Finances in Good Order Found dangling from a rafter in the granary with a noose about his neck, Martin ©. Koessel, 47-year-old farmer, died a few minutes after hav- ing been cut down by his wife and daughter at his farm home’ south of Driscoll late Wednesday afternoon. AutHorities were unable to attrib- ute a reason for the suicide. Koessel had complained of a severe headache, members of his family said, and had gone to his room to lie down. After a few minutes he got up and bgtiege going Seas the anal in e farm yal One il found a few minutes later already unconscious from the effects of strangulation. He died before physicians arrived. Koessel suffered a sunstroke recent- ly and it is thought his mind might have been reper Haeeereety | ap- peared to be ly rational, mem- bers of his family said. The theory that he might have been motivated | through despondency over money matters, was eliminated when ne | orities investigated his financial af-/ fairs and found them to be in good order. Besides his wife, Koessel three sons and two daughters. He had lived near Driscoll for. the st 15 years. puneral services will be held. at Driscoll Saturday afternoon. NADINE O'LEARY 18 HAVING BATTLE 70 RETAIN GOLF TITLE! Bismarck Girl Is One Down to Challenger at End of First 18-Hole Round on Miss Nadine O'Leary at the end of the first 18 holes in the | final round of the women’s state golf | tournament here Thursday. Miss O'Leary won the first hole, but efter the second she was never able to get Mrs. Hall down again. The} champion turned in a medal score of | EDISON HOPING TO i= LIVE DECADE MORE}. Inventor Stronger “Stronger Now Than at a Any Time in Last Eight Weeks, Says Physician tend gress at leaves | © “Pathfinder “4 PARKER CRAMER P Cramer, who once tried to fly from Rockford, Ill, to Stockholm, is re- Ported to be charting a route for an air-mail service to Europe via Green- land. AMERICAN SEEKS TO CHART ROUTE FOR AIRMAIL LINE Cramer Lands in Greenland After Leaving Detroit on Se- cret Mission July 27 Detroit, Aug. 6.—(?)—A Diesel mo- Bellanca officially, that communication was to be maintained, if possible, with the home office of the sponsoring com- pany in Cleveland. Cramer, with Bert Hassell of Rock- From Washington assistant postmaster is not connected with the aerial sur- vey Cramer is reported to be making. iFargo School Board Puts Tighe on Fire (By the Associated Press) airdrome. Seattle has ts neo penta Abe Sees SAS NON-STOP RACE OVER PACIFIC OCEAN MAY} BE LAUNCHED SOON Pangborn-Herndon, Arriving at Tokyo, Find Another Pair There With Same Idea $25,000 PRIZE AT STAKE Don Moyle and C. A. Allen Com- prise Second American Crew Seeking Laurels Tokyo, Aug. 6—(7)}—A non-stop) race between two monopanes from Toyko to Seattle, with a large cash award awaiting the winner, appeared as a possibility Thursday with the ar- rival here by airplane and boat of four American aviators. Hugh Herndon, Jr., and Clyde Pang- born, who abandoned a round-the- world race in quest. of the record set by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, landed at Haneda aerodrome near here from Khabarovsk, Siberia. A damaged wing and unfavorable weather had held them at Khabar- ovsk until their record-breaking as- pirations went glimmering. After get- ting their , the fliers took off a few minutes later and landed at . They left ursday |noon nine, Cook winning the eighth the come to Japan to attempt flight ae mar and C. City of Ta- monoplane Tachikawa coma, in @ hangar al a offered @ $25,- eet born and Herndon were in ex- cellent spirits despite the fact their started southeast and crossed fia apn sea, then flew over Hok-) |kaido and followed the east coast of; Hondu. The fliers were greeted by repre- sentatives of the American embassy, who had been in communication with; the Japanese aviation bureau regard-! ing @ landing permit, which was: iP Herndon told reporters he would! make a definite announcement soon Tegarding plans for a transpacific which had greeted Miss Amy son, British flier, on her arrival from London, had started home before the/ pair arrived. QUIET REIGNS IN OIL PRICE BATTLE National Guardsmen Continue to Close Wells Under Or- ders From Governor Fargoan | Has Defendin, Defending Cham- pion One Down at the,End of First 27 Holes WEATHER CONDITIONS BAD Bismarck Youth Fights Lone Battle Against Group of Seven Fargoans BULLETIN holes of his match with L. C. Sorlein to go one up. They halved the 30th. Staging a remarkable comeback to! lead Paul Cook, defending champion, one up at the end of 27 holes of their scheduled 36 hole match, L. C. Sor- lein of Fargo, was out ahead at 2:30 Pp. m. after having been four down at: the end of the first 18 holes at noon. Sorlein shot a par smashing 35 to overtake aad pass the Bismarck youth who was experiencing difficulty in the upper nine and who turned in 42 for the poorest showing he has made in the tournament to date. Cook appeared to have the match in the bag at the end of the morning play but Sorlein’s game began to click perfectly as he stepped out on the links after lunch to romp away from the twice-crowned champion. Sorlein in a brilliant run, won six of the first seven holes in the after- and halving the second and ninth. Bill Fowler of Fargo won over E. . Sf Fargo, in the other semifinal, under par. William Fowler, runner-up last year, and regarded as Cook's most dangerous rival, had a lead of four up, over E. W. Stranahan, also of Fargo as, they finished the first 18 holes of their match, Cook led Sorlein all morning, win- ning the second, fourth, s¢venth and eighth holes to have the former Bis- marck man two down at the turn. jComing in, Sorlein spurted to win the 10th and 11th only to lose again on the 16th and 18th. Cook turned in @ card of 77 for the {first 18 holes with Sorlein trailing by three strokes. Par is 73. The scores of the match follows: ;Par out . “ Cook out . 1453443454—36) °463583444—38 | -353654545—40 Play on the upper nine in both {matches was not of a championship jcaliber as a slow drizzle made condi- | Ho unfavorable for the best kind of golf, Stranahan was outdriving Fowler | town jconsistently in their match, but was having trouble with his second shots and in four cases where he lifted his head, his “peeks” cost him holes. The golf in this twosome was spec- tacular, but at other times it was er- ratic. Stranahan was able only once to gain the upper hand, on the fifth after he squared the match at the third following ® victory for Fowler! on the first. Fowler squared the match at the sixth and went one up at the seventh a never again was headed. The tournament championship will belong to either a Fargo or a Bis- marck player, this pein been deter- mined Wednesday as 2 bie Ser ar stepped into the third round and el it out i go Paul Cook, wk golfer and de- pay champion. they are the only ac- tive participants who have ever won the .state championship more victories by margins in the quarter-final round Wednesday, both ending their match- Pion. Sorlien earned the right to face Cook by conquering an ancient rival, Vern Gallaher of the Edgewood club, 3 and 1. Sorlien had Gallaher dor- mie 2 at the 16th, but instead of making the mistake he did a year ago, when he had the same margin and then lost on an extra hole, he bagg- ed a victory on the 17th to earn him- self a semifinal position. Stranahan earned the right cee a Fowler by conquering another wood entrant, Jack Hilber, 1 ee the match ending on the 17th with Stran- ahan 2 up. Cook reached the turn in his match with a 3-up lead. Sorlien was only 1 up, Fowler was 5 up and Stranahan gained a 1 up margin on the ninth. Cook and Fowler are no in semifinal play, but Stranahan never has been beyond the second match in a state tournament, al- though he has been 8 consistent qual- ifier in the championship flight. Sor- lien is no stranger to North Dakota golf, having won a number of minor tournaments, but never has advanced to the semi-final round before. 17-YEAR-OLD FARGO BOY ANNEXES STATE | MEN'S TENNIS TITLE Phil Wooledge Defeats Warner M'Nair, Fellow Townsman and Defending Champ Fargo, N. D. Aug. 6.—()—Phil Wooledge, 17-year-old Fargo net star, Thursday added the North Dakota singles championship to his already long list of titles. The youthful stylist defeated War- ner McNair, also of Fargo, defending champion, 8-1, 5-7, .7-5, 6-4 Play had scarcely begun Wednes- day when the men’s singles event of the Red River open tennis tourna- ment was without its defending; champion, Phil Brewster, red-headed) Kansas City racquet wielder who first won the championship in 1929 and repeated his conquest last year. The smooth strokes of Ray Mor- gan, Minneapolis municipal parks champion, accomplished this startling upset in the third round.of the an- nual tournament held in conjunction with the state championships here. | Morgan won 6-2, 8-6. The Gruchalla sisters of James- town, Helen and Harriet, retained |their state doubles crown by con- jquering Mrs. Ethel K. Eddy of ane Marion Wisner of Grand Forks, 1, 7-5. Helen Gruchalla and Miss Wis- ner advanced into the final round of the women’s singles and meet Thurs- day for the championship the James- town girl has held for the last three years. Wooledge Beats Elton Phil Wooledge disposed of Bill El- ton of Grand Forks, thrice holder. of | the state title in as many years near- lly @ decade ago, 6-1, 6-0, 6-2. Teached Helen Gruchalla singles final, defeating Ellen Belo of Fargo, 6-2, 6-1, and Miss Wisner ad vanced, 6-2, 6-4, at the expense of Kathleen Kelly of Fargo. es on the 13th green by 6 and 5 scores. Cook won from J. P. Martin of the Fargo tim was Dr. R. W. Pote of the Fargo Country club, a former state cham- vhete : # ; af a f } iH & 8 25 g 3 g i i [ ; Ei A 58 f i acyE il rihgt to engage Weatherman Will Play Important Part in Pending + ea Election |==s:«. ae 214? : th HH Fargo jalso was cloudy and raining Wedn IN ARCTIC REGION Uncertainty Reigns as to Next Refueling Point of Famous Vacationists STORMS REIGN ON ROUTE Point Barrow, Next Scheduled Stop, Is Shrouded by Rain and Mist Aklavik, N. W. T., Aug. 6—()—| Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh were stormbound at Ak- lavik Thursday. Violent storms which broke Wednesday were still raging and a take-off was considered impossible. They were expected to await a change in the weather before taking off for Point Barrow, Alaska, the next stop in their holiday trip from New York to Tokyo. Radio operators reported communi- cation with the outside world almost impossible as violent storms swept the barren lands between Simpson and Aklavik. Barometer Drops Steadily During Wednesday the barometer fell steadily here and skies became overcast shortly after the arrival of the Lindberghs from Baker Lake. Rain had been falling intermittently =e} flying conditions were extremely Unless the weather changes sud- denly, the flight of the Lindberghs to Point Barrow may be delayed for Men of the northland, white trader and Eskimo alike, were hosts to the flying Lindberghs. Rainy weather to the west and uncertainty over their next refueling were other factors holding the eee, here at the mouth of the. broad MacKenzie. Weathe reports from Point Bat-| Grain Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife on their flight to the Orient, told of rain and a storm area in that vicinity. In addition, the arctic ‘ce pack en- circling Point Barrow, 536 miles to the northwest, had prevented the cutter Northland from arriving there with gas and oil supplies. The Northland was off Icy Cape, 150 miles beyond Barrow. The path through central Alaska, striking the Yukon river and either stopping at Fairbanks, on the Tan- ane, or proceeding directly from here on the 900-mile flight to Nome, prom- jised clearer weather but at Nome, it es- day night. Wednesday was given over by Col- onel and Mrs. Lindbergh to rest and sleep after their arrival on their 1,100-mile flight from Baker Lake. They had a warm breakfast at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Urguhart and then had nine hours sleep. The entire population of A Aklavik and whites and Eskimos from miles around spent the day examining the glistening low wing monoplane and the ane the awakening of the couple. the| The visitors had the opportunity after rising to see Eskimo life for the first time. Meanwhile, 700 miles to the west, land made plans to refuel the Lind- bergh plane if the Colonel should | protested. Calm waters of a tions to greet the been under way with house cleanings Possil At Point Barrow, weeks of pesbars Lindberghs hat Ft. Lincoln Visitor Major General Johnson Hagood, commanding the Seventh Corps area with headquarters at Omaha, visited Fort Lincoln Wednesday afternoon and morning to check over with Lt. Col. Wallace McNamara, post , details incident to eile ie ik eh i if i Ht Hil | | row, the next scheduled stop for Col.| soreq Life By Hanging Sorlein Leads Cook _ |LINDBERGHS ARE In State Golf Meet DELAYED BY RAIN ’ “Keke for Lea Asks for Leave _ |__Asks for Leave | GENERAL BUTLER Major General Smedley D. Butler has asked for a leave of absence before he retires from the marine corps October 1. BATTLE LOOMS AS GRAIN QUOTATIONS SINK INTO CELLAR Northwest Cooperative Groups and Federal Farm Board Face Threatened Breach Chicago, Aug. 6—()—With grain markets continuing to dig themselves deeper into the cellar, officers of the Northwest Grain association Wednes- day said a breech was tween north’ Co ee ®@ federally spon- organization. While W. J. Kuhrt, general man- ager of the Northwest association, said at Minneapolis that the break was impending, A. L. Berg of Baltic, 8. D., president of the association, in conference here with officials of the Farmers National Grain corporation, said the situation had not gone be- yond the formal protest stage. “We hope that our difficulties with the federal ferm board will reach a ‘satisfactory conclusion,” he said. Protest to Washington ‘The protest was presented at Wash- ington, H. F. Horner of Minneapolis, legal counselor for the Northwestern association, and John C. Heisler, Far- go, N. D., accountant said. The Northwest Grain association is objecting to the program evolved by the Farmers’ National, through which the corporation would take over all grain buying and activities of the association and leave it with agency. ‘The protest also criticized the Farm- ers’ Union Terminal ussociation of St. coast guardsmen aboard the North- Dae, Terminal handling AD in the northwest was pe sqren sent to the Feseral be Doard by American Wheat Growers’ association. Laporte all deliveries of wheat head deferred futures of ing the low point of October, 1852. tudes Explain Atti In a statement at Aberdeen, 8. D., Ce ee aS, Oe Ae ican Wheat Growers Associated, said Hat ccgntbauce cit sta teams ta grain "8 plans. ‘He said he had signed the resolution objecting to the expansion scheme ‘but that should not be interpreted as’ 2 H 3 i al ia g threatened be- western cooperatives and the federal board over the. policies of the Farmers ' National COTHAM GANGSTER TELLS DETECTIVE OF BOY'S SLAYING Says Rivals Were Attempting His Murder So He Grabbed Boy to Ward Off Bullets HELD ON ROBBERY CHARGE Man Tells Police Narcotic Ring Battle Was Cause of Shooting New York, Aug. 6.—(#)—Tony Tro- bino, admitting he was the intended target of the gangland bullets that killed one child and wounded four others in Harlem's Little Italy, told an amazing story to police today of how he used the body of a little child as a human shield from the leaden spray. The admission was made to a detec- tive whose identity was not made pub- lic. Shortly thereafter Trobino was arraigned on a technical charge of robbery and ordered held without bail. Trobino is said to have admitted to the detective he was a member of @ narcotic ring recently split up and that the word had gone out that the faction of which Trobino was a fol- lower was necting to have trouble. According to the admission to the detective, ‘Trobine said he was sitting in an automobile in Harlem when the gangsters started to fire from their automobile. nor the boy he held in a tone of him, he said. ‘When the gangsters’ car put on full speed after the wounded children be- gan to scream, Trobino said, he dropped the boy, ran over to the automobile in which he had been sit- ting, and drove away. After receiving Trobino’s statement, police were said to be searching for Vincent Coll, whom Trobino named of “Dutch” 1” Schults, Bronx Bronx racketeer. BUTLER'S CAREER IN MARINE CORPS TO END OCTOBER 1 Holder of Two Honor Medals to Terminate Service at That Time; Asks Leave Washington, Aug. 6—()—The spec- tacular career of Major General Smedley D. Butler will terminate in Hee th Q é BSER: