The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 14, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1981 Mostly fair tonight and Geturday; slightly cooler tonight. 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS Three 7] Torch Slayers Confess DECIDE 10 EXTEND | JAPANESE TRI 10 INGLUDE OCEAN HOP Colonel Tells Friends He Will Fly over Europe, Asia And the Atlantic ANNOUNCEMENT IS SURPRISE Wait at Nome for Clearer) Weather before Starting Trip To Siberian Island Nome, Alaska, Aug. 4—()—The, vacation air tour of Colonel and Mrs | Charles A. Lindbergh, originally des- tined to end in the Orient, blossomed Friday into a projected flight around the world. { Their intention to extend their 7,000 mile trip by thousands of miles | across Asia, Europe and the Atlantic,| was disclosed Thursday night by| Colonel Lindbergh to afew friends} as the flying :-uple awaited favorable! weather for their dash across the, Bering Sea.. Friends said the announcement ‘was a complete surprise and that even; if such an extended journey had been talked over when they were planning their route to the Orient, the fliers} had not revealed it. From the outset of their “vacation,” begun on July 27 at New York, and during the several weeks of previous; preparations, the only announced! Gestination had been the Orient. | Meanwhile, clearing of the weath- er here, which started late Thursday, was awaited before a take-off for) Karagin Island, 1,067 miles away on Kamchatka Peninsula, | To the west several hundred miles, ' and around Karagin-Istend; last night ‘said the weather was Much of Thursday —_ Lindberg’ Lindberghs N N Still Other Reasons (An Editorial) Another reason why three of the city commissioners who did not accept the recommendations of the Association of Commerce Tax Com- mittee should give more study to the situation, is the fact that the city now has on its books some $53,000 in unpaid certificates of indebtedness which have been running for years. According to City Auditor Myron Atkinson, who. by the way, is & most efficient city official, $46,000 newed frim time to time. In 1923 of these certificates have been re- the figure stood at $46,000. A few years later a fire truck was purchased and some additional $7,000 in certificates of indebtedness were issued, bringing the sum total to $53,000 which draw 5% per cent. In some of the vaults of individuals and financial institutions of Bismarck are some certificates of indebtedness issued during the years of 1893 to 1897 by this city, when financial conditions were anything but - flush. Many thousands of these were never paid because their issue was illegal and those who came to the ald of city employes by oe this script never were paid and probably never will be. Steps should be taken and probably will to retire these certificates of indebtedness, but that can only be done by curtailing the city budget in line with recommendations by a group of public-spirited citizens rep- resenting the membership of the Association of Commerce. These are items to be considered by the city commission before fi- : nally closing the door upon budget curtailment. Jersey Senator Is Seriously Wounded - What Commissioners Said as Candidates Candidates who seek office as city commissioners have the priv- ilege of announcing the platforms upon which they stand, at the same time they file their an- nouncement of candidacy. Here are the declarations of the three city commissioners who de- clined to accept the tax-reducing recommendations of a committce of taxpayers, appointed by the Bismarck Association of Com- merce: George Humphreys (in 1920)— “An honest, economical and busi- ness administration of city affairs. H. T. Perry (1931)—Economy. H. E. Spohn (1931)—Lower tax- ation and efficiency-in public of- fice. Sat goes eee CUBAN PRESIDENT east, working on his low-winged monoplane. After checking his ea- gine, he superintended the filling of the fuel tanks to capacity, more than! 500 gallons. On returging here, he said if the weather was at all favorable they, would start early Friday. The famous flier did not talk over 4m detail the proposed round-the- world route beyond Tokyo. He said that following visits to Japanese and Chinese cities, they will fly by stages to Europe but did not disclose whether their course would take! ‘them over Siberia or southern Asia. | The crossing of the Atlantic willl be by way of the Azores. T™m a joking mood after announcing| their probable take-off Friday morn-; ing, already delayed 24 hours, Lind=; bergh said his two great boyhood) ambitions had been fulfilled. First, he said, he wanted to learn to fly, and second, he wanted tofly to Alaska. The course westward from here, airmen pointed out, will be the first time a flight has been made across the Bering Sea by way of St. Law- ence Island, approximately half way to the Siberian coast. The ‘ump from 8t. Lawrence Island to Cape Navarin, about 250 miles, will their longest over-Water flight of the trip to Karagin Island. Junior Teams Ready. To Fight For Title} sesemen Park River, N. D. Aug. | Play-off here Friday at 1:30 p. m. In the second contest, Watertown, South Dakota’s color - bearer, tangle with Milwaukee county, Wis- consin’s entry. The two winners will meet Saturday at 2:30 p. m, in the championship game.’ All four teams were here Thursday night, accompanied by their coaches. American Legion ‘officials and a rec- ord throng of fans which is expected ship is dec Ask os Aid ASSUMES COMMAND OF MEN IN FIELD Takes Charge of Troops in Na-| 7. tive District; Is Trying To Effect Peace Havana, Aug. 14.—(?)—President ; Gerardo Machado Friday took over Personal direction of a campaign to stem revolutionary activity in the mid-island province nd vavgeee geoles his own district, w! he ious fighting of the ‘inst Bi pd gt of revolt has taken place. He is carrying direct to the people a plea for peace, but a thousand fed- be} and Pinar Del Rio provinces, but there is a strict censorship under the government decree of martial law. Army headquarters announced. to- day since the pier ty pata been killed and 12 wounded in 32 en- its; 104 have been taken and 179 rebels have surrender- ed. Of the total dead, 46 are listed troops sent to check their movements. | Woman Found with Him in New! York Apartment Arrested; Tells Incoherent Story iNew _ York, ‘Aug. 14.—(®)— Roy Yates, New Jersey state senator from Passiac county, was shot and serious- ly wounded early Friday in an apart- ment. He was taken to a hospital and Miss Ruth Jayne, found in the same apartment, was questioned by police. Jayne by telephone at one a. m., that | @ shooting had occ in the apart- | ment. An ambu was sent and the doctor found the 35-year-old | Jersey senator in a serious condition. | Police, who said they were not noti- fied of the shooting until three hours after Yates was taken to the hosptal, found a pistol in a courtyard in the rear of the apartment. They ques- tioned. Miss Jayne, who. gave her age 88 25. She was-incoherent, they said, | and could not tell them how the shooting but when they asked if she knew Yates they asserted she repfied: “Yes, too well.” The ambulance surgeon, said Miss; Jayne's neck showed black-and-blue’ marks and that she told him she could remember nothing except that! rt ge had grabbed her by the Yates is married and has three! daughters. Yates was vice president of the; Lincoln Trust company of Paterson; before a recent consolidation and now is vice president of the Investing Cor- poration of America of New York. He was elected to the senate in 1927 and was re-elected for a three-year jterm last year. He is a prominent clubman. WLEAN READY 10 PROVIDE FREE COAL, Norling Appoints Men to Super- vise Distribution in Each Township there | ‘Washburn, N. D., Aug. 14—A town- coal committeeman has been appointed in practically every town- ship in the County to issue permits for free coal, according to County a charge. Karl Meyer will. have charge of. township 149-90 and 149-91. Sam Lunden will have charge of Spanish War Veterans township 148-89, 149-00 and 148 For Aged Redskins ong Rolla, N. D., Aug. 14.—“e—Appro- | of tion of government V. Case will have charge The hospital was notified by Miss | VIVIAN GOLD Above are shown three of the vic- tims in the fiendish robbery and torch murder of two young couples on a ‘lonely read near Ann Arbor, Michi- ‘gan, } i ITAX VALUES SHOW | SHARP REDUCTIONS THROUGHOUT STATE Total, on Basis of Local Assess- ments, Is $193,787,313 Un- der 1930 Figures Drastic reductions in the assessed’ valuation of locally assessed proper-! ity in North Dakota for 1931 are dis- lclosed in reports of counties to the state board of equalization. Fifty-two of the state's 53 counties, which had reported up to Thursday ‘valuation, or 17.58 per cent under jast year’s figures. | Farm lands are reduced $151,300,- {os or 18.9 per cent, other real estate \'S reduced $27,865,433, or 18.29 per jeent, and personal property is reduc- jed $14,712,787 or 9.58 per cent under last year’s valuation. “The reduction in valuation of urban real estate and personal prop- lerty means that there will be very {little shift of the tax burden from ‘farm lands to other locally assessed property if valuations are allowed to ‘stand by the state board of equaliza-; tion,” Iver Acker, state tax commis- | sioner, said. Farm lands in the various counties have been reduced all the way from one per cent to 42 per cent as compar- ed with last year’s valuation. The average decrease is about 19 per jeent. Eastern counties, generally, counties. Next Tuesday, the state board of {equalization will convene to hear representatives of the counties and municipalities of the state relative \to the equalization of property velua- tion. Based on figures for this year {rom every county except Dunn, farm lands valued at $796,563,101 in 1230 are cut to $645,263,008 in 1931, a re- duction of $151,300,093 or 18.99 per cent. On o’her real estate, the compari- son is $152,382,776 in 1930 and $124,- 517,343 in 1931, a cut of $27,865,433 or 18.29 per cent. Totals show $945,945,877 in 1930, $769,780,351 in 1931, a reduction of mits |, 165,526 or 18.88 per cent. i Persons totals of $153,- Property Seer ic cio this year. a cut of $14,712,767 Minneapolis, Aug. ‘Aug, 14—UP)—Orders approving sale of the Polson, Mont., holdings of Public ew Consoli- dated Corporation * the United |. States Department a Interior for ered and payment by the receiver of a eeo0 in settlement out of court show's reduction of~-$109,878,213-nt- » ANNA HARRISON Vivian Gold and Anna Harrison, both of Cleveland, Ohio, were visiting at the Lore home at the time of the tragedy. Young Lore was shot several times and his companions were beat- en to death. ow Plannin Air Tour of World Three of Victims in Fiendish Michigan Torch Slayings Harry Lore and his mother Steamer Sights Body Of Airman in Ocean Haugesund, Norway, Aug. 14.—(P)— Whether or not the body of an air- man sighted off the Shetland Islands was that of Parker Cramer or his radio operator Oliver Pacquette, miss- ing since Sunday on a flight to Co- penhagen, was the subject of specula- tion Friday. The master of the~ Norwegian steamer Sjoeglimt, which arrived yesterday, reported that his crew had noticed a body clothed in what ap- peared to be flying togs floating west of the Island of Foula Sunday after- noon. Foula is located about 20 miles west of the Shetland Islands. BANGS SPEAKS ON Grand Forks Man Discusses Ideas in Building New Struc- “ture for State Here Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 14—()— George A. Bangs, chairman of the North Dakota State Capitol commis- sion, Thursday night sounded an in- vitation to representative organiza- tions of North Dakota to aid what- ever.architect is selected and the com- mission in arranging the decorative and ornamentation plan of the new state house. Speaking at the annua] dinner of the North Dakota Architects’ Associa- tion, Bangs said the new North Da- kota capitol “is going to be a building of, for and pe the people of North Dakota” and the commission will make it a home product in so far as possible. Beginning his talk on the financial situation of the state, Bangs said there was something like two million dollars available for the new structure and explained the details of the funds. He then passed to the problem of selecting an architect, which he des- cribed as one of the most important confronting the commission. “The nominal policy of the state,” Bangs said, “has been indicated by legislation to, the effect that all pub- lic money expended shall preferably go to North Dakota.” This principle, the speaker explained, has been em- bodied in the capitol bill which allows "| Plan Court Fight in Gopher, Road Dispute near Cook, Prospect, Friday, following faure of @ confer- Ey ee CAPITOL PROBLEMS; FARMERS CAUTIONED TO GET LOW RATES Railroad Board Tells How to Take Advantage of Reduc- tions by Railroads Farmers were cautioned by the State Board of Railroad Commission- ers Friday to obtain the correct new rates before shipping hay, straw, and livestock feed to drought-stricken areas of North Dakota. Attention was called by the Board to the fact that reduced rates on these products to both the drought areas of this state and eastern Montana became effective July 28. The Great Northern, Northern Pa- cific and Soo Line railways have es- tablished half rates on hay and straw, and a two-thirds tariff on livestock feed to the drought areas. The rates apply only on shipments covered by permits issued by the county agent or chairman of the board of county commissioners. To points on the Soo Line, the re- duced rates apply to all stations west of Bisbee, Devils Lake and Carring- ton, and North of Bismarck to sta- tions on the Great Northern all points in the counties of Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie, Moun- ; trail, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, Town- jer, Ward, Wells, and Williams, and in addition, the cities of Knox, Leeds, Niles, Uleasant Lake, York, Munster, New Rockford, and Churchs Ferry: to points on the Northern Paciifc, stations in the counties of Benson, Dunn, Eddy, Foster, McLean, Mercer, Sheridan and Wells. No reductions are made to local jpoints on the Milwaukee road, Mid- land Continental road, or the Chicago ‘and Northwestern railway. If shippers move entirely over the line of one railroad, the reduced rates of 50 per cent on hay and straw and 33 1/3 per cent on grain for stock |feed will apply, according to Railroad Commissioner C. W. McDonnell. If shippers move over more than one road, the delivering line, he said, originating and intermediate lines, rates will be 85 per cent of the regular rate between local points. This is the , |regular rate for joint-haul movement, ”|or 85 per cent of the sum of the local railway agent or get in touch with the traffic department of the railroad commission at Bismarck so there may be no misun as to the correct rate. New Dry Army Is Obtaining Results mn, Aug. 14. — (>) — ia i i wea i ‘Lies Near Death as Result of Accident; Joseph Schneider, Glen Ullin Farm Youth, Injured By Horse’s Kick Joseph Schneider, 19-year-old Glen Ullin farm youth, is in @ critical con- dition in a local hospital from in- juries sustained when he was kicked by a horse Thursday afternoon. He was brought to Bismarck fol- lowing the accident. It was learned here that he is suffering from a rup- tured intestine and resultant infec- tion. An emergency operation was Performed Thursday night but phy- sicians hold slight hope for his re- covery. ADMIT CRIME. AND ARE SENTENCED 10 LIFE IMPRISONMENT Slew Two Young Couples on Lonely Road Near Ann Arbor, Mich., Tuesday MOBS HOWL FOR VENGEANCE Police Protect Three Prisoners With Difficulty; Lynch- ing Attempts Fail Ann Arbor, Mich, Aug. 14—(?)}— Three torch slayers, called “fiends” in human form” by the judge who sen- tenced them, were in solitary confine- ment Friday in Jackson prison, serv- ing the first day of @ life-long penal! for killing and burning two two yous jcouples on lonely country road near here early last Tuesday. They confessed, were sentenced to life imprisonment and placed in the —__—_—— | Jackson institution within six hours’ time last night. A new angle to the affair—not mentioned by the men in their con- fessions — was revealed early today with the arrest of Catherine Keller, the young couple, attacked one of the girls, killed them and then —— their bodies. Deputies said ee an was the sweetheart of Smit of the convicted men. She admitted being with Monday night, but said she Party before the holdup and occurred. The closing of the doors few minutes, before midnight ew minu fore st, the most riotous day in the history of this university community. Battle Angry The first attempt occurred at silanti, eight miles away, whore jth Schneider was working on a header box in a grain field near Glen Ullin when the accident occurred. One of the horses of the team hauling the box suddenly lashed out with its rear hoofs, catching him with terrific force squarely in the abdomen. Fel- low workers carried him to a nearby farm and later took him to Glen Ullin. After an examination, a Glen Ullin physician ordered him to Bis- marck. He was brought here late Thursday afternoon. Physicians said if the patient can survive the next two or three days, his chances of recovery are good. PLAN FOR FIVE-DAY jz: WEEK BEING FAVORED Movement for Guaranteed Em- ployment on New Basis Gain- ing Ground at Washington ‘Washington, Aug. 14—(7)—A move- ment for employment and possibly the five day work week has gained favor and considerable mo- inclined toward adoption of the five- day week with five days’ pay. Or- ganized labor, however, is if three men were arrested and tioned and confessions were obtained. The second came when they were brought here and placed in the coun- The third, in which tear bombs were used to angry residents Pressing against police cars, took Place as the prisoners were being transferred to the court ea for [the f ine fri steak wee zante, aa ne ice began the trip to Jackson with meyer The wind-up of the most sensation- al crime in Michigan in many years came with breath-taking rapidity. The clue that provided the key for Nee | 8 ete apHl bia g>8