The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1931 The Weather Cloudy tonight; Thursday prob- ably showers and cooler, PRICE FIVE CENTS | Trans-Pacific Plane Overdue i ~¢ Convict and Guard Are Killed in Prison Riot DBLIVERY PLANS ARE BALKED AS DEPUTY _-DERIES HIS CAPTORS Man Serving Term In Utah Pen- itentiary Killed’ While Scaling Wall LOOKOUT TOWER IS BOMBED Deputy Warden, Captured By Rioters, Is Freed Upon Plea of Warden Salt Lake City, Sept. 9.—(}—One convict was killed, a guard was fa-! tally wounded and four others were | the Utah stat ntiary. ! Above h convicts used prison-made bombs and sds abl Stee knives. |Speedboat ace, leading Gar Wood, Louis Deathbridge, 29, one of the | American defender, in the first heat ringleaders, was shot and killed as he nt attempted to scale the wall; C. L.; Christensen, a , died of knife; wounds; Deputy Warden lord F. Giles was cut in the hand; and an- other and two convicts re- ceived black-jack and shot-gun The deputy warden was released after Warden R. E. Davis, braving the! rioters, went into the cell house and; persuaded them to free his assistant. | A dozen convicts surrounded Giles when he entered the cell house and | demanded that he produce the war-! den. When he refused, F. C. Hertel, | @ convict ran into the prison yard; and hurled a prison-made bomb to’ —_—_—_ the roof of the lookout tower on the Farmers Union To Establish northeast corner of the wall. Its ex- ‘f plosion was a signal to other convicts! Five More Concentration Organization, of the North Dakota Farmers Union Livestock. committee, whieh plans to establish as goon as the state besides that at, was effected ‘ere Tuesday }named chairman; Herman Thoreson, | Bucyrus, vice chairman,,.and Herman Knoble, Buchanan, secretary-treas- weaD-/urer Other members of the commit-| on, He recently tried to escape by tee are Ray Gress, Gladstone, and E., digging the plaster from the wall ofp. Christianson, Minot. his cell with a needle, and has been) ‘The committee plans to establish kept in solitary confinement many jjivestock concentration points at; times. some locality on the Milwaukee rali- Php pe em genre Fond jroad in the southwestern part of the , which i state, others at Dickinson, ‘using on the deputy warden because bended # of convicts grouped closely about him! . Talbott, guards off the walls into the prison ipoarq ‘directors vestock yards, was regarded as having thwart- | ha ote ae ed the mutiny. jrecently returned from = sree POSTAL DEFICIT IS MOUNTING RAPIDLY Official Expects Revenues to Fall $150,000,000 Behind R. 8. Morris, Wimbledon, will be supervisor of the concentration; points throughout the state and J. N. O'Keefe, Jamestown, has been ap- pointed field worker for the system. | of the concentration point plan became necessary, Mad- dock said, because of the great growth in business experienced in the Man- Expenditures dan branch. 4 pene! ‘The Farmers Union has entered in-, Pear te tr to a contract, said, with the Sept. 9.—(P)—A postal association,’ $400,000,000. While hard times were affecting on the west coast. | F 3 A! E E i ef i ; 5 ERE gE i | | 5 § i E atk Ht | at DE alliz godly Hd ah i i i 8 5 i fs : iE | = a 5 Fe e EI z i i i : I ! | g 5 g i i z 4 E [ & i 48 i 5 i i [ : L g Hi Ee] 4] EE a 5 d pe 3 3 i ag 3. F & ‘ +. # i i i i E ne a; f i i : : f | i | i i i ; # 3 e z z t E E a g é 5 z Points in State | ;which contained iH 3 As Britisher Won Speedboat Contest Detroit. was Wood in his Loss at Nanson, South of Ro- lette, Is Estimated at quickly spread to ee main structure tely when a strong wind ‘carried the fire and burning embers approximately 300 yards. The general store operated by Linus John- son caught fire and was a total loss. A dwelling attached to the general store, one attached to the blacksmith headway when discovered by D. M. Lunde, manager of the Great West- elevator. Calls were sent into, when the telephone office located in the Johnson store was » destroyed. Nanson had no fire de- Estimates on the loss were $15,000 for each elevator, $50,000 on the Johnson. store and stock and $5,000 estimate. on the amount of insurance was obtainable, but it was reported that insurance was carried on most of the destroyed property. Reports rangements could be completed. Nanson is a town of about 50 peo- ‘There are no other elevators in the town and no other stores. The Only One Competitor in Last Heat of What May or May Not Have Been Contest » BE g E z & ob i | Ba i ee ¥ E g E Bee tf gs! x that contest would be declared “no th chal- ot the Harmsworth trophy race at'The status of the contest was doubt- jlenger and defender. \Business Section.of North Dakota Town Is Wiped Out by Conflagration CAPONE IS FACING COURT SHOWDOWN |October 6 Set As Date For Be- ginning of Noted Gang Leader's Trial Chieago, Sept. 9—()—A showdown Yushels of | between the government and Alphonse This became apparent when the |‘ status of the charges against the gang chief was cleared somewhat by Fed- eral Judge James H. Wilkerson Tues- day in granting Capone permission to withdraw his plea of guilty to an in- dictment charging conspiracy to vio- late the prohibition law. At the same time Judge Wilkerson set October 6 as the date for Capone to go on trial on a charge of income tax delinquen- cies totalling about $2,000,000. Michael Ahern, the gangster’s lawyer, moved immediately to quash the liquor indictment, but hearing on this question was continued indefi- nitely, subject to come up later on five days’ notice from either the pros- ecution or the defense. Judge liquor case, filed a memorandum in which he said he allowed the defend- ant to change his pleas of guilty to not guilty in both cases because of a agreement in which the not concur. His reference that Capone had been sentence in return guilty, which were when Capone was al- guilt in the income tax case. “The commissioner of internal rev- enue,” the court said, “has power, with the advice and consent of the secre- tary of the treasury and the recom- mendation of the attorney general, to IOWA GRAIN DEALERS |Plan to Rob Bank “ASKING MORATORIUM ON CORN, OATS CROP Would Not Sell Grain Held Now), A" Until Prices Offered Improve SAY RETURNS ‘NOT PROPER’ Success of Restriction Move in Oil Field Is Cited At Meeting Des Moines, ‘Iowa, Sept. 9—()}— dealers association is proposing to its 600 ifarmer elevator companies that they make no sales of these grains until higher prices return. Fifteen cents \for oats and 30 cents for corn, leaders of the association asesert, are not proper returns. W. H. Thompson, secretary of the association, outlined the aim of the movement Tuesday when he said that both the old and new crops would be held back “until prices reach a level where the farmer can at least pay the overhead and get through the coming winter.” Leaders of the movement said that Grain Dealers’ associations in Ne- braska, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kan- sas, Minnesota and North and South Dakota would be asked to cooperate, {and the action of the governors of Oklahoma and Texas in curtailing oil production were advanced as an in- dication of what might be accom- plished with products of the grain \producing states. As an aid to farmers in withholding grain, revision of the Iowa warehouse law also has been suggested. At the game time a delegation of Bahr {claring the price of corn for the state and calling upon every owner of corn to hold it until the desired price is secured. Would Strengthen Deportation Laws Omshs, Neb, Sept. 9—(F)— Strengthening of the deportation laws to enable the government to deport aliens convicted of bootlegging and other similar offenses; strengthening of the entrance examinations and ex- tension of more power to American consuls abroad in immigration affairs were the keynotes of the first day’s session at the western division con- vention of the Daughters of the American revolution here Tuesday. Delegates from South and North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Colorado and New Mexico are attending the convention. Claim Ex-Preacher Passed Bad Checks Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 9I—(7)— William E, Sharpe, 33, of Louisville, Ky., who claimed to have been a Bap- tist preacher was held here Wednes- day admitting, police said, that he passed several fraudulent checks in ‘Indianapolis, North Vernon, Seymour oe Id officers, they said, that told of » said, he had held pastorates at Louisville, Jamestown, N. D., and Christopher, TL” Police took from him number of worthless payroll checks drawn on an Indianapolis Lumber company. N. D. AVIATRIX RICHER Cleveland, O., Sept. 9.—()—Mrs. Florence Klingensmith, Minneapolis,| formerly of Fargo, N. D., was among the leading money winners at the 1931 national air races here. She; won $4,300. Scientist Simplifies Method of Learning Exact Shape of Earth si. which reveal the shape of the earth. are the distance . They from the center to the poles (the ee eT rn ee ), the distance from the axis He ab fhe bye Doles and tne equa ‘The formula gives the shape of Proposes Ban on Silk Pajama Use | » Tex., Sept. 9—(P}—If ii | | > HRS, SAM. KING BURLZIGH RESDENT 05 YEARS, I DEAD Stricken By Heart Disease Wednesday Morning in Her Home in Bismarck Leader of British Ministry Wins Support of Liberals and Conservatives Brif ite government Jahead Wednesday with efforts to bal- ance the budget before the end of the week. | Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon- ald’s emergency ‘ministry called for and received from the house of com- mons Tuesday night a favorable vote ‘8 motion to resolve the house into toster of the conser- and liberal members, supple- ted by 12 labor caieanine = three independents. great of the labor membership formed the opposition, together with the four members of the Moseley party and three independents, including Oliver Baldwin, son of the conservative leader. Getting down to the business of forcing his economy program through: parliament, McDonald Wednesday, presented to the commons a “national’ economy bill” which would empower Claim Bank Worker Stole $3,665,929.06; Chicago, Sept. 9—()—The defal- cations of Walter E. Wolf. former $75-a-week manager of the coupon collection department of the Contin- At Mercer Foiled Youth Says He Planned Hold- Up Attempt ‘Because It Looked Easy’ HAS NO CRIMINAL RECORD Californian Is Taken Into Cus- tody When Actions Arouse Suspicion Washburn, N. D., Sept. 9—(P}—A 21-year-old youth, who started out to rob @ bank at Mercer because “il looked easy,” was in jail here Wed- nesday while authorities prepared to bring charges against him. He is Albert Schneider, who gave his address as Lodi, Calif. He was taken into custody Tuesday when his actions aroused the suspicion of townspeople at Mercer. To Sheriff A. J. Loudenbeck of Mc- Lean county he admitted that he went to Mercer to rob a bank. He said it was his first attempt at crime. ‘When arrested, Schneider said he had not yet determined which of two banks he would attempt to rob. He was making his plans, he said, and ere not yet definitely concluded Driving an automobile -bearing a California license, Schneider came in- to Mercer in the morning. He was .,; making @ survey of the town and spent considerable time for business. The rear license plate on his machine was smeared with oil so that it was difficult to descern the numbers. His actions were observed and the|stop sheriff at Washburn was notified. A deputy came to Mercer and took Schneider into custody. SAYS INVENTOR IS DEFINTTELY FAILING exe Edison Declines to Take Oxygen From Tank Designed to Give Relief West Orange, N. J., t. 9.) — of his getting his oxygen in daily automobile has firmly refused to take the tank which is kept in Dr. Hubert 8. Howe, the inventor's personal physician, believes there is no reason for immediate concern. “When I say that Mr. Edison is slowly and definitely failing,” Dr. Howe explained, “I do not necessarily mean that he cannot live, he might Edison, who suffered a collapse several weeks ago, has been suffering from uremic poisoning diabetes, ul- cers of the stomach and Bright's dis- ease. “The diabetic condition has prac- tically cleared up,” Dr. Howe said. “but the urems is gradually becoming WATCHERS WORRY AS DEADLINE FOR HOP'S END PASSES Expected Time of Arrival, If All Went Well, Reached At Noon Wednesday SHIP IS SEEN ONLY ONCE Northern Course Taken, How- ever, Would Be Out of Reg- ular Steamer Lane Seattle, Wash. Sept. 9.—(— Watchers worried here today as the big monoplane in which Don Moyle and Cecil A. Allen left Japan Monday on an attempt to span the Pacific ocean by air, was overdue. If it still is on its way, the plane had been in the air 48 hours. Moyle and Allen had expected to be here at the expiration of that length of time but had gasoline for four hours’ more of flight. ‘There has been no word of the filers since shortly after they left Samu- shiru Beach in northern Japan on their projected 4,465 mile hop. Although no word had been re- ceived as to their progress since they were sighted off Japan 70 minutes after their takeoff, there was little apprehension. The deadline — the hour for their arrival—was drawing near, however. They had expected to reach Seattle in 44 hours or a little more, Turn Beacons Skyward Field lights and beacons were turn- ed skyward from Boeing Field here, and from the county airport at Ta- coma in the early hours. radio stations from the islands to Seattle were on eager to witness the latter what started out to be the Interested citizens began to stir here at dawn. A few had arrived at the air field soon after midnight, de- termined to miss nothing in the event Moyle and Allen sailed in ahead of ‘schedule. ‘Weather reports had indicated fav- orable flying conditions over the lat- ter part of their route. Knowing .Moyle and sae bigs lane main up until 11:30 a m., standard time (2:30 p. m., Eastern standard time). Just where the fliers would land was a matter of ion. Seattle was their goal and the local chapter of the National Aeronautical associa- beso made plans for their reception re. However, John Buffelen, capitalist and owner of the plane, was hoping they would land in Tacoma. He said in case of a landing in Seattle, Everett or Bellingham, which have ‘shown no interest in the flight.” Arrest Alleged Ring Of Alien Smugglers New York, Sept. 9.—(?)—Nineteen men have been arrested in an investi- igation of a ring which, federal of- ficials say, has smuggled 8,000 foreign- ers into the United States for fees was a week or two ago, de- his physical condition has mind. that his mind is dam- 8 Fs pit ” the doc- | id. Every day Edison insists upon zat | alien from gn automobile ride with Mrs. Edi- o) . Some days he | blackmail Pa rine and ‘afternoon and {threat of deportation. months. The scheme of the glers, officials said, was to $200 to $5,000 to him or her to this country and them after arrival smug- Germans Protesting U. S. Wheat Purchase | Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 9.—(7— The Grain Dealers’ association here probably arose !sent telegrams to several members of