The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 29, 1932, Page 1

S os ~ Ave _North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 Shan Another Woman WIFE OF U. 8. NAVY MACHINIST THINKS ASSAILANT WAS JAP Tense Excitement of Hawaiian City Revived as Woman Relates Story ANOTHER IS TERRORIZED Victim Says She Was Bound to Bed With Stockings at Point of Pistol Honolulu, Feb 29.—Tense excite- ment which gripped Honolulu in re- cent months because of attacks upon ‘women and an attendant lynching, was revived Monday by an assault il upon the wife of an enlisted man of the U. S. navy. i The victim, Mrs, Kathleen Hope,/ wife of John H. Hope, machinist on the submarine 8-28 now en route to} San Diego, Calif. was the second; naval wife assaulted here in recent months. Her attacker, who she thought was @ Japanese, entered~her home with a «pistol Saturday night, bound her to a bed with stockings, gagged her, as- saulted her, and then calmly helped himself to cigars on a table. Before he left he threatened to re- turn and “get her” if she reported the crime to police. Mrs. Hope caught but a single glimpse of her assailant’s face when his mask slipped off. Terrorized Another He also terrorized Mrs. D. W. Cury, wife of another man on submarine} duty, in an adjoining home. Neither of the women possessed a telephone. Officers arrested Edward Wong, 23, Chinese, when Mrs. Hope picked his Photograph from a police gallery, but renewed the search when she was un- able to positively identify Wong and said she believed her attacker to be a Japanese. The attack brought renewal of! charges that local authorities could not cope with the situation and a plea the “federal government inter- vene. The charges were made by Mrs. Harry Kluegel, president of the Citi- zens’ Organization for Good Govern- ment, who terms the series of reform bills passed by the recent special leg. islative session “a sop to an aroused | public.” Began Last September They recalled widespread .criticisim of local law enforcement which fol- lowed the assault last September up- on Mrs, Thomas H. Massie—wife of #/ naval lieutenant—the first of a series; of crimes, climaxed in the lynching} of one of her alleged attackers, the calling of the legislative session, and a department of justice investigation now under way. ‘The attack on Mrs. Hope came scarcely 10 days before the scheduled trial of Lieut. Massie, Mrs. Granville Fortescue, mother of Mrs. Massie, and two naval enlisted men accused of the second-degree murder of Joseph Kahahawai, young Hawaiian and sus- pected attacker of Mrs. Massie. Four other men of varied races await trial for that assault. Seth W. Richardson, assistant U. 8. attorney general who formerly was district U. 8. attorney at Fargo, N. D., has been sent to Honolulu by Attor- ney General Mitchell to investigate the series of crimes in the Hawalian city. BISMARCK LEADS IN CHARITY CAMPAIGN Capital City Has Best Record of 207 Listed By New' York Organization When the people of Bismarck dug into their pockets and gave generous- last fall they ‘had no idea they were setting a récord for the rest of the nation to shoot at, That they were, however, is dis- closed in @ computation made public by the Association of Community Chests and Councils; New York city, comparing funds raised for 1931 and 1932 relief work on a percentage basis. Bismarck raised $13,477 for 1931 compared td $32,748 for the current year, an increase of 143 per cent, while Fargo’s showing of $57,233 and $99,439 for the two years respectively figures out to-an increase of 73.7 per cent. Fort Wayne, Ind, is but a small fraction of a per cent behind Bismarck for top honors. Bismarck and Fargo are the only two North Dakota cities contained in the tabulation, =~ ‘The leading cities in the report, in order, with totals raised for 1931 and 1932 and the percentages of increase are: _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1932 ghai WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH? (An Editorial) Statements made by capital removalists at a meeting held Fri- day night in Jamestown prove clearly the campaign of misrep- resentation and untruth which Bismarck must combat between the present time and the primary election March 15. It is interesting to compare these! statements with the truth as we know it in Bismarck. First among the assertions which should be challenged is the declaration of P. M. Hansen, Jamestown publisher, that he was offered $25,000 to withdraw the removal issue from the ballot and statements made last Tuesday night by E. E. Greene, Jamestown, that he had been “approached” with a similar offer, amount un- stated. Bismarck denies, emphatically and categorically, that it has ever offered money to anyone in Jamestown to withdraw the issue from the ballot and offers as proof the fact that it has raised no huge sum, such as Hansen mentions, to conduct the capital defense campaign. The amount raised here was $10,000, which is $15,000 less than the $25,000 which Hansen mentioned. . On at least two different occasions there have been received from Jamestown strong hints that the issue would be withdrawn if certain sums of money were paid. These suggestions have been flatly rejected by Bismarck as a matter of principle. Residents of this city may have been tempted by these suggestions from James- town, but they could see no advantage in setting a precedent which would encourage community blackmail. They adopted as their guiding light the words of Stephen Decatur who said more than 100 years ago: “Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute.” Bismarck fs not in position to raise “millions” but the $10,000 it has raised is being spent in legitimate presentation of the facts of the case through newspapers, through the state publicity pam- phlet, and by other honorable means, This city has no slush fund. It does not believe in paying blackmail, It cannot forget there is a moral issue involved in this whole business which weighs more heavily with many persons than the arguments regarding higher taxes and others directed to the self-interest of the voters, M. C. Fredricks (formerly Freerks) asserted that the memorial building on the capital grounds houses only the supreme court and an historical museum with an .... “ox-yoke .... stuffed robin and Teddy's wooden horse.” The building houses many state offices and the historical mu- seum and library are among the finest in the northwest. It pre- serves for posterity the story of how this part of the United States was opened to settlement. The historical museum does not belong to Bismarck but to the state. This city believes the entire state should be proud of it, / E. E. Greene asserted that Bismarck is deliberately withhold- ing the location of the center of population for the state as shown by the census of 1930 and that the western part of the state is so arid that farming has failed there and the trend of population now is eastward, : The fact is Bismarck now is urging the federal census bureau to locate the center of population for 1930 so that the people may know the facts. What data is available from the census burcau discloses that of the 23 counties nearest Jamestown 14 show an in- crease in population and nine show a decrease. Of the 27 counties nearest Bismarck, 19 show an increase and eight show a decrease. Moreover, the percentage of increase is much larger in the coun- ties near to Bismarck than in those near to Jamestown, This com- putation ignores population changes in Rolette county, regarded as equidistant from Bismarck and Jamestown. Full data covering this point will be presented later by The Tribune. The indication’is that the center of population for 1930 will be further west and slightly south of the present mark. If Jamestown prefers facts to wild claims, let it join with Bismarck in asking the census bureau to speed up the determination of this center of population. Fredricks, in his speech, said he was approached last winter, apparently by a legislator, with the question of how much James- town had to offer. He should either retract this statement or else offer proof and details regarding the affair. This would he the course of honest citizenship. Bismarck is supporting its assertions in this fight with facts obtained from official sources. Unless Jamestown does so it can- not refute the charge that it is presenting distorted opinions and untruthful propaganda instead of facts. The issue thus presented is that of who is telling the truth. Bismarck is willing to have the location of the capital decided on that basis. New: York, was the natal anniversary of that se- lect company, the leap year babies. For instance, there is Arthur Kline, retired merchant of San Francisco, born Feb, 29, 1848. “That makes this my 21st birthday,” he said. “Now I'm old enough to vote, | han at N. D. A. C. after all these years. I'm glad. I ly to the community chest campaign vant to cast my ballot for John Gar- The joke, unfortunately, is one on Mr. Kline. |20th birthday anniversary. The year 1900 didn’t count, for reasons best known to the calendar makers. One of the “leap year babies” who attended his majority Monday is Rear Admiral Colby Mitchell Chester, born in 44. It was Admiral Chester whose careful calculations in 1909 upset Dr. Frederick Cook's claims to discovered the North Pole. Monday Is Rare Birthday For Persons Born Feb. 29 Retired Ri World. Series r Admiral and Baseball Star Are Included DINWOODIE. NAMED Feb. 29.—(#)—Monday Editor of Dakota Farmer Will Replace Dr. Don McMa- Fargo, N.-D., Feb. 29.- -Promi- nent in agricultural development in the northwest for many years and with a national reputation as a farm magazine writer and editor, Dr. John T. E. Dinwoodle of Aberdeen, 8. D., has been named livestock specialist forthe extension division of ,the North Dakota Agricultural college, according to an announcement made Monday by President J. H. Shepperd. Largely a North Dakota product, Dr. Dinwoodie was born an dspent his. youth at Bottineau, N. D., is a 1911 graduate of the North Dakota Agricultural college, and during the ‘last 13 years, while editor of the Da- Monday was only his having He Pet. | He was born 100 0, veterinarian at Minnesota 1931 . 1932 Ine. | Donald Topler. born in a real leap mitral ‘exoerinniat’ station ‘treen Bismarck $ 13,477 $ 32,748 1 year family, had company at his/i91¢ to 1916, and for the following Fort, WAM sooura ‘ames 138 ocated that snares Terie sate colseee Ind. years ago, celebrat South State % Briston, Conn. 100,083. 220,386 120.0) with both his grandmothers, each Of]. xe replaces Dr. ‘Don wit Mich, ied 4 Cy whom born on Feb. 29 sixty year’) who resigned = few months ago to A eonn "96360 1.210300 Ta8|riptnorter ot the tascbet pares Wie | ramaale Of, Fargo. Dr. Conn. -O' yal over 87283 "99439 73.7 came rarin’ out of the west lest fall tie the eee: Be POR, Are ee The 207 cities enumerated raised $61,385,468 for 1932 compared to $53,- previous year. STOCK SPECIALIST 2 was born and spent| : LOOPHOLES 1N LAW ENFORCEMENT DRIVE President Gives His Views on Problems in Special Mes- sage to Congress RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED Speech Is Concerned With Bankruptcy, Criminal, and Prohibition Laws Washington, Feb. 29.—()—A plug- ging of loopholes in the federal bankruptcy and criminal laws— coupled with a strengthened enforce- ment of prohibition in the capital— was advocated to congress Monday by President Hoover in a special message. ‘Speaking of the dry law for the first time since the submission of the Wickersham report, sone Lahey urged speedy action on previous recommendation that the District of Columbia be made a model enforce-) ment city for the nation. Also, in ending, his communication, the president said that as important as his recommendations were—‘we must all keep before us that effec- tive administration of the law in a republic require not only adequate and proper machinery, honest and! capable officials, but above all a citi- zenry imbued with a spirit of res- pect for: law.” Lists Recommendations His recommendations included: Creation of additional judgeships to relieve congestion. Authorization for the supreme court to prescribe rules to expedite action on appeals, Permitting the accused to waive the requirement of grand jury in- dictment. Provision that if 12 eligible grand jurors vote for indictment, it cannot be invalidated by the presence of in- eligibles on the grand jury. Limitation of time for making mo- tions to quash indictments because of disqualification of grand Jurors. Enabling the federal government to turn accused children over to state authorities to be dealt with by juvenile courts. Treated As Citizen Providing that where a corpora- tion, organized under the laws of! jone state, carries on business in an- Armistice Arra Ordered to Pacific > Becomes Governor | > OO THEODORE ROOSEVELT Manila, P. I., Feb. 29.—()—Pulfill- ing one of his father’s cherished am- bitions, Theodore Roosevelt Monday became governor general of the Phil- ippine Islands. He promised to work for “the well being of the average Filipino.” Side-stepping the delicate and perennial subject of Philippine independence in his inaugural ad- dress, he urged development of the islands until they are economically independent. Greeted by an enthusias- tic holiday crowd Sunday the new governor general took the oath of of- fice on the family Bible upon which his father rested his left hand when he was sworn as president of the Uv. 8. WILL INAUGURATE BALLOON TESTS AT BISMARCK BUREAU |Two New Observers Added to Local Weather Office Force; Add New Equipment lother state, it shall be treated as a citizen of the state where it does} business as respects suit within that/ state between it and residents there {and arising out of business done in: |the state. ! |, The president strongly criticized | flaws in the present bankruptcy laws. | He pointed out that losses to credi- tors soared in 1931 to a total of $911,- 000,000. The present law, he said. “holds out every inducement for waste of assets long after business failure has become inevitable,” and,! in addition permits wasteful exploit-| ation. S | As he expressed it, the aims of re- vised bankruptcy legislation should be to relieve honest but unfortunate debtors of an overwhelming burden of debt; “to effect a prompt and economical liquidation of insolvent estates; and to discourage fraud and needless waste of assets by withhot- ing relief from debtors in proper Give Police Authority Under his proposals for stricter) prohibition enforcement in this city, which were published last year and now are embodied in pending legis- lation, the polico would be clothed with the authority of federal pro- hibition agents. He devoted but a single paragraph to the subject Mon- President Hoover transmitted to congress along with his message a report on bankruptey made by the department of justice, following a lengthy investigation. on conclusion the president said: said: “Reform in judicial procedure is, for many reasons, a slow process. It is not to be brought about by any single measure. It can best be ac- complished by dealing with the sub- Ject step by step, the sum of which, in the course of time, will result in definite improvement. “Taken together, the proposals I have outlined offer an opportunity for substantial improvement in the administration of justice. They tend to decrease the burden on the public treasury and upon litigants. None of 2 Tequires consequential Increase in expenditures. They would reduce crime.” . Flowers Blooming In February Here ae Ae ch AR It may seem impossible and it probably is a record, but the fact is that flowers are blooming in Bismarck in February. ; Accurate determination of wind di- rections and velocities will be started) here Tuesday when the weather bu- regu inaugurates a program to record flying conditions daily, according to an announcement made by O. W. Roberts, federal meteorologist. - Two observers will be added to the force at the local bureau to take over this phase of the work. Formerly stationed at Ellendale, they are Merl S. Main and Charles R. Nelson. Observations will be made three times each day at 5:30 a. m., 11:30 a.m. and at 5:30 p. m. Winds velocities are determined by releasing 36-inch balloons inflated with hydrogen and observing their movements with a theodolite. A Penthouse has been erected on the roof of the weather bureau building, where recording apparatus will be mounted and where balloons will be released. The theodolite is an in- strument equipped with a telescope and designed to aid the observer in following the movements of the balloons. The balloon work formerly was done at Ellendale at the weather bu- reau there. Decision to do the work here was made in the belief that it was more feasible to have observa- tions made at a point on an airways route, Roberts said. Not only will wind conditions be determined, but the height of clouds recorded, according to Roberts, who said that the service undoubtedly would prove a boon to aviation in North Dakota. After the first of next year, the remainder of the staff now stationed at the Ellendale station will be moved to Bismarck under the present plan. The Bismarck station is the prin- cipal one in the state and stations at Williston, Devils Lake, Ellendale, Grand Forks, and Moorhead are subordinate to it. An interesting sidelight on the work under way at the weather bu- reau building was provided by Rob- erts in commenting on ancient The penthouse on the Davenport Bank Is Robbed of $31,717 Will Place Largest Number of Fighting Vessels in That Ocean Since 1919 NAVY MANEUVERS PLANNED Battleship, Light Cruiser, and Eight Destroyers Are In- cluded in Fleet Washington, Feb. 29.—()—Orders have been issued by the navy depart- ment which will place virtually the entire U. 8. navy in the Pacific ocean. The training squadron of the Scouting force and the special service squadron have been ordered to pro- ceed to the Pacific and participate for the first time in naval maneuvers. The training squadron consists of the battleship Arkansas and six de- Stroyers, while the special service squadron consists of the light cruiser Memphis and the destroyers Wickes and Philip. The order leaves only the follow- ing vessels in the Atlantic: The battleship Wyoming (now a training vessel); and eight ships of the fleet base force at Guantanamo; nine submarines at New London, Conn.; 60 vessels of the mine sweep- er and tug type distributed among the naval districts and the three battleships, New Mexico, Mississip- pi and Idaho, undergoing “modern- ization.” The New Mexico is at the Philadelphia navy yard, the Missis- sippi and Idaho are at Norfolk. Va. It was said at the navy department the movement of the two squadrons to the Pacific will place the largest number of fighting vessels in that Ocean since 1919. The two squadrons were ordered to report to Vice Admiral Arthur L. ‘Willard, commander of the scouting force in the San Pedro-San Diego area. An official explanation by the navy department of the move said the ships would join the “black” force in the naval maneuvers in an attempt to resist the effort of the “blue” force to seize a foothold on the Pacific coast. The “blue” force, consisting of units of the battle force recently en- Gaged in joint exercises with the army off Hawaii, Hawalian waters about March 8 for its mission under command of Ad- miral Richard H. Leigh. FINN TROOPS FIGHT ARMY OF FASCISTS LaPua Organization Advances on Helsingfors to Stamp Out 'Communism’ Helsingfors, Finland, Feb. 29.—(?) —Fighting broke out 25 miles from Helsingfors Monday afternoon be- tween government troops and a force Of several thousand Fascist citizens marching on the capital. The Fascists, who call themselves the LaPua and whose professed ob- jective is the destruction of com- munism in Finland, sent a message to the president Monday demanding that the cabinet resign and that a new one be chosen whose members would pledge themselves to destroy communism. Before dawn Monday morning the moved out to strategic points ‘round the capital and detachments of artillery garrisoned outside the town moved in to prepare to defend the city if necessary, All entrances to the city were guarded by troops fully equipped with machine guns and heavy ordnance. All trains were stopped and. searched 25 miles out from the city limits, and iS was announced that the vigilant measures would be continued as long as danger threatened. Thousands of additional members Si, including she selection Loti cans of the LaPua movement, the objec- tive of which is to put down Finnish communism, were reported concen- trated at Hameenlinna, 70 miles from Helsingfors, where LaPua leaders called a meeting for Monday. The government learned Sunday that 4,000 armed men were concen- trating at Mantsala and claiming they could muster 20,000 men for a march years. ion the capital. The commander-in-chief of the ‘army and other high officers met the cabinet in special sessions Sunday night, and President Pehr Edwin Svinhufvud, who had planned to go into the country Tuesday, postponed his trip. All army leaves were can- |30U! celed and Helsingfors troops were Paper carrier, barracks. gun’ and confined to James Introduces Army Housing Bill 000,000 Washington, Feb. 29.—(P)—A ihe the army housing bill was in 4 Over Chine: The Weather Rain or snow tonight and prob- ably Tuesday morning; colder. PRICE FIVE CENTS nged Attacked in Honolulu Representatives of (007 WL PI Entire U.S. Fleet | “hin Japan Agree To League Proposal Fact That United States Government Is Opposed to Any Plan For Economic Boycott Against Japan Because of Hazards Becomes Established 100,000 SOVIET TROOPS ARE STATIONED AT VLADIVOSTOK Acting Russian Commissar For Foreign Affairs Has Given Con- sent For Transportation of Limited Jap Troops Eastern Railway Geneva, Feb. 29.—(AP)—Representatives of both China and Japan Monday night accepted a pro- posal by the League of Nations council for an armis- tice in the fighting at Shanghai and a conference of the principal powers to restore peace in the East. The plan calls for an immediate end of armed con- flict in the Shanghai area and the simultaneous with- drawal of both the Chinese and Japanese armies. Thereafter the conference would take place, but if the fighting is not stopped there would be no such con- will sail from] ference. cott, because of its enormous made at Geneva and Shanghai on a British warship. of smallpox. BISMARCK FARMER WISHES 0 RUNFOR PLACE IN CONGRESS jH. J. Roberts Will Seek Endorse- ment of Nonpartisans at State Meeting ‘Asserting that the “banker's power; to control the issue of money is the tail that wags the dog” and is re- sponsible for present economic con- ditions, H. J. Roberts, farmer living in Bismarck, Monday announced his candidacy for the Nonpartisan League endorsement for a seat in congress. Roberts was an employe of the state tax department when T. H. Thoresen was tax commissioner. Roberts, in a formal statement, said he has prepared a platform pro- posal which will be submitted to the Nonpartisan convention and that he is “extremely anxious to go before the people of the state on this issue.” Preparations for the convention were being completed Monday by C. N. Lee, chairman of the Nonpartisan state executive committee. He an- nounced that the meeting would be held in Patterson hall and will be called to order at 2 p. m. Wednes- day. He will preside at the open- ing and until a convention chair- man is selected. Lee asserted there is every pros- pect that the Nonpartisan forces will cooperate with the Progressive Republican party in selecting can- didates and in formulating a plat- form, denying statements by political commentators that the Nonpartisans would ignore the Republican progres- sives, { The Nonpartisan chairman was one of a committee which met with the Progressive Republicans at their meeting at Valley City recently. At that time a committee was appointed to confer with the Nonpartisans re- lative to matters of common inter- Decision on what affiliation or Cooperative arrangement may be made will be up to the convention, Lee said, but expressed belief that there would be strong support for ome kind of a working arrange- ment Minneapolitan Shoots And Kills Holdup Man Minneapolis. "Feb. 29.—()—Com- manded to put up his hands by an armed man whose car he had just pulled owt of the ditch, Carleton irdeaux, 20, Minneapolis news- whipped out his own Shot the bandit Sunday. The bandit died six hours later in a St. Paul hospital. The attempted holdup and fatal shooting occurred outside the north- east Minneapolis city limits. Deputy Inspector L. J. Rauen of Ramsey county sheriff's office late Sunday Pi Pr. ju’ (By The Associated Press) As it became definitely established Monday that the American government is opposed to any plan for an economic boycott against Japan, a Japanese government spokesman at Tokyo said there were “fair prospects for peace” in the con- flict between that nation and China, At Washington it was said the major European powers were inclined to agree with the U. S. stand concerning a boy- hazards to peace and the re- action such a move would have on industries. The Tokyo spokesman said sincere efforts were being to arrange a truce. A confer- ence between officials of the fighting nations was under way From Shanghai came reports of the first three casualties among Amer- jean defense forces. Three infantrymen died, one of pneumonia and two The Japanese consul at Vladivostok informed the foreign office at Tokyo he learned that 100,000 Soviet Rus- sian troops were stationed in Vladivo- stok and along the railway near the northern Manchurian order. He said he had been told the Russians believed 2 Russo-Japanese clash in- evitable sooner or later if not over. Manchuria then over the fisheries question which has caused friction several years. The acting Soviet commissar for (Continued on page seven) Weather Report FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: or snow Rain tonight and probably Tuesday morning; colder Tuesday. For North Da- kota: Rain or snow tonight and probably Tuesday morning; colder west portion Tuesday. For ‘South Da- kota: Mostly cloudy, rain east portion tonight and possibly Tues- day, nee, Montana: nsettled east, Cold rain or snow west portion tonight and Tuesday; colder Tuesday and east and south portions tonight. For Minnesota: Increasing cloudi- ness, probably some rain or snow Tuesday and in west portion tonight; not much change in temperature, CONDITIONS Low pressure lies over the Lake Region (S. S. Marie, Mich. 29.58) and forms a trough from the North Pa- cific Coast over the Rocky Mountains (Helena, Mont. 29.62), while high pres- sure appears over the central Cana- dian Provinces (The Pas, Man, 30.34) and over the West Coast (Roseburg, Ore. 30.18), The weather is mostly unsettled ‘with light precipitation falling in the Lake Region and from the Pacific Coast over the Northern Rocky Mountains. ‘Temperatures have fallen except for the Lake Res gion and the southern Plateau where slight rises occurred. ageismarck station barometer, inches: 28.25 reduced to sea level 30.06, TE! At Ta. m.. Highest yesti Lowest last night ; PRECIPITATION Amt. 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m. Total this month to date . Normal, this month to date Total, Jan. 1 to date . Normal, Jan. 1 to date . Accumulated deficiency an, BISMARCK, cld: Devils Lake, 3 Fargo-Moorhead, clay.. Jamestown, clear Valley City, clear Williston, ‘cldy. Grand Forks, cid ° GENERA! Other Stations— Amarillo, Tex., Boise, Idaho, Calgary, Alt: Chicago, 11 Denver,’ Co! Des Moines, Dodge City, Ks ol Edmonton, Alta,, eld: Havre, Mont., cidy. Helena, Mont., rai; Huron,’ 8. aay. Kamloops, B. C., ci Kansa: Mea "te idy. rY : ei Miles City, Mont, clay. 4 Modena, Utah, peld: No. Platte, Neb. Oklahoma ‘City, ierre, 8, D. cleat