The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Cloudy tonight; Saturday most!: fair; little change in temperature. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS Federal Prison Break Is Staged Japanese Cabinet Resigns; Criticism Blamed PREPARATIONS ARE MADE TO ORGANIZE COALITION GROUP Situation Is Believed to Fore- cast Suspension of Gold Standard EMBARGO HELD POSSIBLE Crisis Precipitated By Economic Rather Than Diplomatic Causes Tokyo, Dec. 11—(P}—The Japanese cabinet, headed by Premier Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki, resigned Friday as4. a result of criticism of* its policy on foreign affairs and its financial policy. ‘The resignation, followed immed- Following his conviction of first- degree murder by a jury, Harry F. Powers, West Virginia “Bluebeard” ‘will be sentenced to death by hanging. ately by preparations for forming 1t8| " gentence will be imposed by Judge / successor, was believed to have in-|John C. Southern, left above, de- troduced a possibility Japan might brewed Aaed ert pe Attorney J. Ed standard and place|Law, top center, to prove Powers not stepend the ed Stan guilty. Mrs. Pressler Lemke, an embargo on gold. for whose murder Powers. was tried, is Three possible developments were! shown in the center below while Pow- ‘I Sentence You to Hang—Until Dead’ | POKER - BRIDGE 1 SHOWN BY QUARTET IN GOTHAM MATCH Culbertsons Gain 260 Points on Lenz and Jacoby in Sen- sational Play REDUCE LEAD TO 1815 Informatory’ Double By Mrs. Culbertson Helps to Keep Score Down New York, Deo, 11.—()—In sensa- tional contract bridge peppered with poker Mr. and Mrs. Ely Culbertson ‘Thursday night gained 260 points ot Sidney 8. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby. The third session of the marathon test of rival systems ended iri the wee ‘Bluebeard’ Slayer To Die on Gallows * Warden Is Injured || 4_ Warden is Injured’ ||Powers Declared Guilty of Kill = ing Woman; Death Sen- tence Imperative DELIBERATION IS BRIEF Only One Hour and 50 Minutes Required By Talesmen to Reach Verdict Clarksburg, W. Va., Dec. 11—(P}— Unmoved by his conviction for the ‘murder of Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke of Northboro, Mass., Harry F. Powers Friday awaited the outcome ‘of arguments for a new trial, prac- tically his only hope of being saved from the gallows. A jury of 12 farmers and business WARDEN OF KANSAS INSTITUTION 1S SHOT AS CONVICTS ESCAPE Three of Six Prisoners Who Make Getaway Are Recap- tured in Gunfight 3 OTHERS SURROUNDED Two Wounded Leavenworth Guards Are Brought From Battle in Ambulance BULLETIN Leavenworth, Kans., Dec, 11— (®)—Three convicts who escaped from the Leavenworth federal prison and barricaded themselves in, were killed Friday afternoon. They were reported to have kill- ed themselves to avoid capture as @ posse rained shots and tear bombs into the place of refuge. Leavenworth, Kas., Dec. 11—(P}— Three of six prisoners who escaped from the Leavenworth federal prison sma’ hours with Lenz and Jacoby plus; 1815 in contrast to 2075 at the start! of the session. . At one time, during play lasting more than six hours, the lead was only 415. The Culbertsons’ minus might have gone above 3,000 but for i ‘Thomas B. White, warden of the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan.,' was wounded Friday in a break from: prison by: six men. | men deliberated one hour and 50] Friday morning by abducting War- minutes Thursday night before re- Sindtin Sipe. hide IGA a turning @ verdict of first-degree mur- i after- der in the trial of the man who| fiery, 1’ Teumed to the peniten- wooed by mail women throughout the} The other three convicts were re- country. The verdict carries a man-| ported surrounded at the Bell school- datory sentence of hanging at the|iiouse, about eight miles west of here, Stage Set For Gala ‘Open outlined following the resignation./ers is shown at the right. @ brainy informatory double by Mrs. state prison at Moundsville. and were besieged by a posse of sol- ‘They included formation of a coali- tion cabinet with portfolios distribut- ed among members of both the min- seito (government) party and the Seiyukai iy, & com~ pletely Seiyukai ministry or a new cabinet under Premier Wakatsuki. Seiyuaki party leaders have been Gemanding for months a gold em- bargo be reimposed and it was con- sidered certain if the party comes in- to power it will mean abandonment of the gold standard immediately. Opponents of the cabinet also ac- cused it of lacking a definite foreign policy and this was also an issue. The cabinet crisis appeared to have been precipitated mainly by economic causes, rather tha ndiplomatic. The foreign office, in a statement today on yesterday's developments at the League of Nations council meet- ing, sald Japan is not -restricted by the League's Manchurisen resolution from taking police measures to pro- tect Japanese lives and property. There was a general impression that the downfall of the Wakatsuki government had been brought about primarily with the purpose of fore-| stalling a military dictatorship. South Dakota Body ‘Opposes Legislation Watertown, 8. .D.,. Dec.; 11.—(?}— “Complete and unalterable opposi- tion” to adoption of any federal leg- islation “involving further restrietions three-day convention of the Farmers- elevator association of South Dakota. The objection extends ‘even to “various surplus marketing plans pro- posed by several agricultural organi- CONGRESS 10 WAIT ACTION BY EUROPE ON ARMS PROPOSAL Will Not Approve Debt Cut Un- til Other Nations Reduce Armaments Wi to wait and see what on disanmament. and reparations revision before it listens to President Hoover's request for consideraion of the war debts. Leaders on Capitol Hill were dis- 'tinctly cautious Friday over the presi- jdential proposal for ‘temporary ad- ‘ fustment” of the debts owed to Amer- gress is going Europe does Te- }ica. Some were very antagonistic to it. a . It was evident that urtil Europe showed good intentions on arms re- ductions at the approaching Geneva parley, to be held in February, and until France indicates how far she i willing to go in slicing the German reparations, there is no hope for con- gressional action. : Chairman Borah of the senate for- eign relations ittee, whose words will go a long way'in the impending debts discussion, summed up: “I am not in favor of recreating the world foreign debt “There is no business tor it to PT: iE OH 1 ashington, Dee. 11.—()—Qon-! transact.. I do not see any evidence | zations.” A resolution covering that point was adopted as of that Europe proposes to reduce arm: aments or thet she proposes to adj Your Heart’ INDIANS DEATH IS RULED ACCIDENTAL Fargo Coroner's Jury Says Red- skin, Was Intoxicated When He Fell Fargo, N. D., Dec. 11.—()—John Holy Elkfate, Standing Rock reserva- i tion’ Indian i pitel Thureday from injuries suffered ‘in @ plunge from a third floor room in @ hotel, came to his death accidental- ly while intoxicated, was the verdict returned by a eoroner’s jury. The Indian, 44 years lod, married, and. the father of five children, died | ‘from a fractured skull. He failed to recover consciousness after falling from the window folowing a “pary” with other Indians. All were here to testify before the current term of federal court. 2 Testimony showed the Indian was alone in the hotel room when he leaped from the window and that two others had been locked in a- hotel room adjoining. Elkface had first been locked in his room and agents then. attempted to reach him? but he| [bad locked the door from the inside. ! ‘Two persons arrested on liquor law | violation charges as a result of the lineident were arraigned and asked 24 hours in which to retain attorneys They are Daisy Dunphy, operator of cafe, and Carl Lucken, who resides who died in a Fargo hos-}aiti Mrs. part of general resolutions approved by blanket vote after opponents of the position failed to secure a vote on each resolution separately. Another resolution commended the investigation of elevator at Minneapo- lis, In the resolution Governor Olson was urged “to pursue this inquiry fearlessly and thoroughly to the end that any transgressions may be pun- ished adequately.” In the interest of better business for railroads, the association reversed last year’s declaration in favor of pushing completion of waterways sys- tems, and recommended that federal work “at the present time in extension of such systems of waterways be dis- continued.” HONOR BISMARCK VOUTH Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 11.—()— Ethel Schlasinger, Streeter, and John P. Birdzell, Bismarck, were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity, at a meeting Thursday of the University of North Dakota chapter. ENGLISH HOUSE ADJOUBNS London, Dec. 11—(#}—The House of Commons adjourned Friday to Feb. 2. the motion providing that the speaker may call an earlier session should the necessity arise. What Do | YOU See? GEORGE FP. WILL, Oscar H. ‘Will and Company: “It seems to me that I can de- tect a decided though slight turn for the better in general business conditions, That this is largely a matter of psy , of the gen- eral mental attitude, is I think more encouraging than if it were a slight increase in volume of sales only. “Even if improvement is exceed- ingly gradual, the fact that peo- ~ ple‘ere now ready te adjuct them- aselves to conditions as they are, serves to abolish the depression as Such, and makes for general im- provement at an accelerated pace. “No great advance in this ter- ritory is possible until we have another crop, but every improve- ment in livestock and dairy prices will be reflected in business vol- ‘ume promptly. All evidence seems to show that we have at last passed the low point.” juss reparations upon any proper basis.” Borah Sums Up less to forgive shows some disposition to reduce her armament. “It is unthinkable the American people should shoulder Europe's de! in order to enable those nations to build navies and equip armies for future warfare, literally using our money for that purpose.” Somewhat similar sentiments have been voiced by Democratic leaders in the house. With Hoover Hl Hoover said it was obvious some of the European nations could not pay their debts after, the expiration of the moratorium ‘next July. 1. But that question is not agitating the congres- sional mind just now. a It is the belief of some leaders the (Continued on page eieven) 1 | New York, Dec. 11.—(#)—The Ely Culbertson vs Sidney Lenz battle of the century became good old frée for all bridge last night with kicking off the shins the only thing berred. Culbertson was no safer from the wrath of the missus than any ordinary duffer. He wanted to eat while he played and he order- ed a big steak. “Bly,” reminded Mrs, Culbert- son, “we are playing cards, you know, Can’t you wait until after Ahe “No!” he said, just a little sharply. Culbertson continued — eating. Another hand was dealt. Mrs. Culbertson was about to bid. Cul- bertson cut off @ piece of steak. No word from Mrs. Culbertson, but she looked across.the green felt with the nearest thing this side of a glower. Culbertson quit eating. Mor was expert Lenz, defender of the official system, any safer from a good call down from his partner when an expert bid re- sulted in the red. near the place and who is alleged to} have sold the woman liquor which she sold the Indians. They are held in -|the county jail. Hebron Boy Whirled To Death by Truck His foot caught in the wheel of a truck on which he was catching a ride, Sailer, 14, was whirled to death at Hebron Thursday night. J. K. Kennelly, Morton county cor- oner, was called to Hebron Friday to {investigate the accident. ~ ‘Witnesses said the boy had seized ithe side of the truck so that he \slide along the icy street.. He .w: \pulled for @ short distance when his {foot became entangled in the spokes of the wheel which caught -him up and whirled him to his death. ‘The driver of the truck was not held, but was to be questioned ‘by the coroner. 7 Benny was the son of Mr. and Mrs. August Sailer of Hebron. f After All, it’s Just Old-Fashioned) * Bridge; Only Shin-Kicking Is Barred There was post mortems, too, just as in any bridge game, ‘and Lenz's oft said “let’s get going” couldn't stop them. Sometimes the conversation was ‘polite and sometimes it wasn’t. AS, for instance, when Culbertson said to Lenz, “may I see that last trick again?” and Lenz answered “glad- ly, my crosseyed bear”. with what be described as an -upside smile. Omens and good luck pieces crawled into the, game last night. Mrs, Culbertson ‘put a rabbit's foot in her purse, Culbertson hung. & wishbone on a bridge Jamp and Oswald Jacoby, Lenz's. partner, had a finger decorated with an- tiseptic. Ossie, that's & lber- ty, but it is, after all, a sporting the finger decoration through a little Park Avenue heroism as he walked to the bat- tle arena. A nondescript pup was run over by an automobile, Ossie picked him up, carried him off the street and further danger, and was bitten on the hand. Charity Ball Bismarck Dancers Will Contrib- ute to Legion's Relief Campaign Fund The stage is set for the gala Your Heart” Charity Ball, which will be held tonight in the auditorium of the World War Memorial ey ee ‘The program will open at 9 with a seven-piece orchestra furnish- ing ..the. music, and will continue as long as the guests have ‘an inclination: to dance. At 10 "o'clock comes the grand march, which, will be led by Governor will include many couples pfominent locally and throughout the state. In the list of patrons and patronesses will be Joseph Rabinovitch, Grand Forks, state commander of the Amer- ican Legion, and Mrs. A. G. Porter, Edgeley, state president of the Amer- fean Legion Augiliary. Plan Buffet Luncheon A buffet luncheon will be served at 10:30 o'clock. Tickets for. the lunch will be sold for 35 cents each at all concession stands 6n the dante floor. Frank Clausen, caterer, will serve the luncheon. Included in the menu are oyster cocktail,’ red hot Chili Con- carne, assorted cold sliced meats, as- sorted cheese, Spanish salad, potato salad, pickled herring, smoked fish, smoked sausage, potato chips, milk, buttermilk, coffee, bréad and butter sandwiches, and. assorted nuts. Profit realized through the giant s0- cial function will go to the American Legion’s “Oper relief of needy Bismarck families. The scene of the ball has been dec- orated with red and green Christ- mas ropes, bells, and. bunting, and lattice work. Concessions, including a soft drink bar and booths where the! games of Big Six and Chuck-a-Luck may be played, have been established in the huge auditorium. Ball Will Be Informal The dance will be strictly informal, according to Frayne Baker, chairman of the committee in charge. Baker said expenses for the ball will not be more than $50 despite the elaborate decorations and the atiractive pro- gram. A contribution of $25 by the local A. O. U. W. organization helped swell the “ Your Heart” fund to $359.11. Friday, according to Milton Rue, general chairman of the relief campaign. New contributions were listed: as follows: ' Brought forward . A. O. U. W. - P&R. Webb . R. M. Bergeson . Thelma Randon . T. G. Rice . Lyle Gray . est Henderson .. G. Hanson .: nm Your Heart” fund for Total Plan Banquet Meeting Legionnaires and ex-servicemen: are | invited to attend a banquet in the Grand Pacific hotel at 6:15 o'clock this evening. The dinner is planned as an entertainment feature for Le- gionnaires coming here for the char- ity ball. Among out-of-town veterans who will attend the affair are State Commander Rabinovitch; State Ad- jutant Jack Williams, Fargo; C. T. Hoverson, head of the U. 8. Veterans’ Bureau at Fargo; T. O. Kraabel, state veterans’ commissioner, Fargo; Fred J’ Seeba, Harvey, deputy for the fourth district of the Legion; and others. At 1:30 o'clock, in the Grand Pa- cific, the Lloyd Spetz post of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting. Special entertainment features have been planned for the banquet. REFUSE WAGE REDUCTION the executive committee room late Friday indicated a recom- mendation that railway labor re- fuse to accept wage reductiéns at this time and offer instead = compromise. Culbertson on the last hand of the Arguments for a new trial on the diers and civilian officers. Session, the 109th hand of the match. Six rubbers were played in the ses- sion, each side winning three and making the rubbers of the series stand: Lenz and Jacoby 10; Culbert- sons 16. Lenz thought the Culbert- sons had much the better cards in the third session. Their aces and kings totaled 55 to.49 for the “official” pair. ‘Lenz was free in criticism of Culbert- json as slow. The Culbertaons were more en- thusiastic than ever over their sys- tem with specific examples, among them a hand in. which. Lens essayed ;@ four heart contract, was doubled and Jacoby redoubled. The contract was set three, the Culbertsons gain- ing 600 points right there. It was the ‘76th hand. of the series and the first harmed of ruber-t9.-~Tem} they cut their deficit to’ the lowest since the first rubber ended, 415. Lenz re- bid his hearts without an assist from his partner and ‘then Jacoby raised the contract to four. He expressed his opinion quite sharply about the (Continued on page eleven) SOME REGULARS IN 6.0. P, ORGANIZING TODEPEAT HOOVER Tennessean Sets Up Opposition Headquarters in Shadow _ of White House Washington, Dec. 11.—()}—Almost ‘under the windows of the white house, an erstwhile aide of President Hoover Friday had set up an organization seeking to defeat his renomination by the Republican party. It was Horace Mann of Tennessee, whose directing work in the southern states had much to do with swinging big chunks of Dixie into the Repub- lican fold, He established headquar- ters here Thursday, claiming a nation- wide organization, thoroughly ground- ed on months of preparation. The real strength of the new ma- FORMER LEGISLATOR DIRS IN- BISMARCK 'sizz sarees czars ct ‘out the candidate'to back. There are plenty of good Republicans, “‘self-sa- crificing, patriotic statesmen” from among whom to select a nominee, he said. One thing, he did insist upon. His organization is composed of “party regulars.” Reports have linked the name of Gifford Pinchot with the Mann group, M. W. Kelly, Mayor of Napoleon and Ex-Member of House Succumbs Thursday accused of perpetrating at his gar-/ tle. agé in a Clarksburg sifburb will be| Posses caught up with the fugitives, heard, Saturday. who had split into two groups, a few hours. arden Whi eld Powers calmly waited in the center/ tive te titees te bets 7" er of the brilliantly lighted stage of the| and seriously wounded on a highway Moore Opera house, where the trial| near the Bell schoolhouse. was held, while the jurors deliberated In the capture of the first trio, As sistant Deputy Warden James Gal- his fate in @ dressing room beneath.| yin and a prison guard were Even when the verdict was read he showed no concern. Outside the theatre a cheer rang ™_ reported wounded. One of the convict wounded, 5 — Marched in Irons up Clarksburg's; principal street 88} ‘The men were brought back to the the verdict was relayed: from person Townspeople gathered and watched curiously as the con- victed man was taken back to the county jail. “Just what I expected,” he was quoted by Andrew Moore, the jailer, as saying as he was returned to his, cell. Powers,was arrested August 27 after police. in Park Ridge, Ill, had asked Police here to search for Mrs. Asta Buick Eicher and her three children, who had left home with a Clarks- burg man late in July. The day after the arrest the bodies’ of Mrs. Eicher and the children were unearthed from a drainage ditch leading from Powers’ garage. The next day the body of Mrs. Lemke was found in the ditch. Many possessions of both women were found in the garage which, the state contended, had been built as a “murder for slaughter house for profit.” Bismarck Turns on M. W. Kelly, mayor of Napoleon Dakota legislature, died in a local before 8 o'clock. of the brain. He was 61 years old. afternoon. there for the last 25 years. Was Public Worker poleon school board for several years, term, state legislature for three terms, and was mayor of Napoleon at the time of his death. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of ‘America ‘and the Napoleon Lions club. Kelly was a member of the house of representatives from the 36th leg- iglative district. during the sessions of 1921, 1923, and 1927. He leaves his widow, living at Na- poleon, and three sons, C. L. Kelly, Ismay, Mont.; J. A. Kelly, Napoleon; » R. , Seattle, Wash. He also leaves 13 grandchildren. Son and Widow Here Mrs. Kelly and her son, J. A. Kelly, came to Bismarck from Napoleon Thursday afternoon .and were with Kelly at the time of his death. Kelly was born in Worth county, Towa, Jan. 26, 1870. After: spending his early life in Iowa, he’moved to Minneapolis, where he remained for 12 years before moving. to Logan county in 1902. ‘i Puneral services will be held from the Catholic church at’ Roleon district.. ‘The body will lie in state at Per- ry’s Funeral Parlors Friday evening. California Swimmer . Establishes Records Los Angeles, Dec, 11—(#)—Three American A. A. U. Mtree-style swim- ing records were made Thursday { broke three marks from 600 yards to 800 yards set in 1928 by Ray Ruddy. Christmas Lights but there is a belief Senator Hiram prison in an army automobile, - They were marched in irons through the main gate while guards trained guns on them. One was limp- ing. A blanket was thrown over his shoulders<and he was wearing a leather jacket which ‘he had acquired while at liberty. ‘One of the convicts had e shotgu: and another was armed with a pistol, They were captured in a patch brush south of the Lecompton high- rlway. * The warden was struck with a shot- gun charge when he with one of his captors as they to force him into the third métor car they had stolen in thelr flight from the prison. Leaving Warden White lying on the ground the convicts drove Tt was reported that White's arm deg shattered and virtuallly blown off. ‘The shooting occurred near the Bell school house. : Abandoning the second car they had commandeered, the fugitives hid be- hind a hedge fence along the road, holding the warden captive. Three Leavenworth boys, Lyle Hait, and former member of the North hospital Thursday evening shortly Death was caused by hemhorrage Kelly suffered a stroke Sunday and was brought to the hospital here He had lived at Napoleon about 30! years, having been a livestock dealer Kelly was an enthusiastic public worker, having ‘sefved on the Na- ‘was auditor of Logan county for one represented his district in the Johnson of California is the candidate it would like. He has not, however, thrown his hat in the ring. Ambassa- dor and Ex-vice President Dawes also is talked of. Mann's split with the president came when the latter overhauled the; patronage-distributing machinery in! the states where the Tennessean had organized the campaign. Ever since Mann has been a bitter opponent of | Hoover. Now he terms his renomina- tion in 1932 an “utterly useless ges- ture,” destined to certain and calami-! tous defeat in the November election. | Bismarck turned on its new Christ- {Jack Calvin and Carl Laufer, were mas season lights for the first time {forced to stop and surrender their Thursday evening. Festoons of green and red lights, forming canopies over the sidewalks in the Bismarck district, gave the city an appearance indicative of the yule season from dusk until midnight. ‘With more than 75 per cent of the ‘city’s merchants having installed the lights, offered at special prices by the North Dakota, Power and Light com- pany, gaily lighted each evening for the rest of the year. These lights will burn all night at Christmas and New Year's, it is planned. Small Christmas trees have been the business district will be: records, jmedley program of his coilege and’ the Los Angeles Athletic club. Crabbe) Woman Convicted in ‘Vice Market’ Case set up at intervals on the sidewalks — !to emphasize the motif. Los Angeles, Dec. 11—(P)—-A_su-' Appearance of the Salvation perior court jury has convicted Olive -Army’s first kettle for cash offerings Clark Day in the so-called Hollywood at the corner of Fourth St. and “vice market” case. Broadway avenue Friday was another She was accused of being one of sign of the rapid approach of Christ- the operators of an enterprise which mag. supplied young girls as companions, There are only 11 more .shopping for wealthy men. days before FOUR ARE EXECUTED INGWERSEN RESIGNS Menard, Il, Dec. 11.—(#)—Four| Iowa City, Iowa, Deo. 11.—(#)—Bur- men paid with their lives in the elec- ton A. Ingwersen, head football coach tric chair early today for killing per at, the University of Iowa since 1924, sons in Illinois, announced his resignation Friday. Observes 20th Anniversary of Mishap Which Broke Back, Legs, Fingers, Toes Passaic, N. J. Dec. 11.—(P)— Friday in his private solarium in @ hospital, Tom Shinners observ- ed the twentieth anniversary of the falling of the boom that broke his back, legs, fingers and toes and changed him from a burly iron worker into such & shapeless wreck that surgeons were astonished he still breathed. He was 29 years old. His head and shoulders still are massive, the head and shoulders of a man whose vigorous legs sup- ported 185 pounds of muscle in a frame only a quarter inch under six feet. He no longer remembers how it feeis to walk and skate and dance; nor does he, on the other hand, remember exactly how it felt, 20 years ago, not to read books and use his head, for he has undergone not only a physical but a mental change. For seven years he was unable i $0. f007F eminent. 8 Finger oy He can move now. His arms are veld Pliable and he can raise his head. He even writes—on a typewriter, tapping out about 3,- 000 letters a year to friends and strangers, mostly letters of cheer to turn away from others the gloom that encompassed his soul for so long. He found salvation in reading, - and because he had never read much of anything he read every- thing when he started, poetry, history, economics, politics, as- tronomy, biology, fiction, banking, drama, philosophy and travel, words whose meanings glimmered faintly in his untutored mind. In 20 years he has read 3,000 vol- umes.’ : He places Rupert Hughes above Shakespeare for punch and clar- ity. Albert Payson Terhune he ranks above Dreiser and Proust. ‘ car, The warden ‘then Was instructed to enter the car. He pushed one of his captors in an attempt to escape and one of them then fired at him point blank. Find Car Abandoned The car which the men seized to flee from the prison was found aban- doned later on a soggy road a few miles north of the prison. Officials were informed another automobile had been commandeered nearby. The six prisoners, armed with sawed off shotguns appeared at the warden's. office and covered clerks and employes. The warden, who was at work at his desk, was forced to join them. Forged passes permitted the prison- ers to pass the gate guards and enter the warden’s office. Names of three of the six convicts were: Stanley Brown, sentenced from Fargo, N. D., to @ 15-year-term for robbing a postoffice. George Curtis, sentenced from Ok- lahoma, City to serve a 25 year term for assaulting a mail carrier. Tom Underwood, serving a 25 year sentence from Duluth, Minn., for robbing @ postoffice with firearms. Officials said names of the other three would not be known until af- ter an official check-up was made. ASSERTS UNDERWOOD 1S DESPERATE CRIMINAL St. Paul, Dec. 11—()—Police Chief Thomas A. Brown Friday said Tom Underwood, one of:the escaped Leav- enworth prisoners, was “one of the (Continued on page eleven)