The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1932, Page 1

_North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, PETURPAN: MARCH 5, 1932 Question Frien Murray Champions Cause of ‘ OKLAHOMAN SPEAKS TO PAGKED HOUSE HERE FRIDAY NIGHT Aspirant For Democratic Presi- dential Nomination Out- lines Platform PRESCRIBES CURE FOR ILLS Declares Flames Now Destroy- ing Poor Eventually Will Destroy Wealthy Asserting that he would live more days, sleep more nights and have more happiness out of the presidency than in it, Willlam H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, governor of Oklahoma, told a Bismnarck audience Friday night that he has entered the campaign! because “no one else ‘seems interested | in the common man.” How many Democrats were in the audience was problematical but it was a packed house, which listened intently for two hours as Murray outlined his theories of government and prescribed his cure for the ills which beset the nation. Emphasizing that bad laws, admin- istered by good men, are better than good laws administered by bad men, Murray warned the Democrats that they cannot expect to win the elec- tion simply because they profit by the mistakes of “poor old Hoover” or “cuss their way into the white house,’ Would Uphold Constitution In brief, Murray held himself out as a constitutionalist and asserted that the country can be made a place!” of happiness and opportunity for everyone if the guarantees of the constitution and the declaration of independence are taken advantage of on behalf of the private citizen. (Continued on page eleven) fn Lee Ee | Weather Report p Rhian FORECAST ‘North, Da- Generally fair east, proba- bly snow west portion beginning tonight or . Sun- continued 0 For kota: day; cold. For South Da- kota: Probably snow. beginning tonight or Sun- day, except fair tonight east por- tion; continued cold. snow to- 3 colder tonight ex- southwest portio For Minnesota: Fair tonight and Sunday; colder tonight in northeast and west-central portions; continued cold Sund night and Sund: cept the extreme CONDITIONS The high pressure area, with its accompanying fair and cold weather, extends from the Mississippi Valley and Plains States northward to the Canadian Provinces. Sub-zero tem- jeratures prevail in Minnesota, North Bakota and from. Ontario westward to Alberta in the Canadian Provinces. Low pressure areas, accompanied by moderate temperatures, are centered over the Great Lakes region and over the north Pacific coast. Precipitation occurred in the ppt | Valley, sourhern Plains Sti nd over the Bismarck station barometer, inches: 28.40 reduced to sea level 30.33. For the region of the Great Lakes— cold beginning of week, following by rising temperature; mostly fair Mon- day and Tuesday, followed by precipi- tation periods middle and latter parts. For the upper Mississippi and low- er Missouri Valleys and the northern and central Great Plains—moatly ris- ing temperatures thereafter; prectpi- tation periods beginning of week and probably again by middle or close. TEMPERATURE At 7 a.m... . Highest yester Lowest last nig PRECIPITATION Amt. 24 hrs. ending 7 a. Total this month to date Normal, this month to dai Total, Jan. 1 to date . Normal, Jan, 1 to date... 0.20, Accumulated deficiency since jan. y ie NORTH DAKOTA POINTS 7a. m. Low BISMARCK, clear .. Devils Lake, elear Fargo-Moorhead, c Jamestown, clear Valley City, clear Williston, ‘clear Minot, clear .. Grand Forks, cl GEN! Other Stations— Amarillo, Texas, clear Boise, Idaho, eld: Calgary, Alta. snow. Chicago, Il, Tain Denver, Co! Des Moines, Dodge City, Kans., cl Edmonton, Alta., clear e, Mont., snow. {90 Havr 90 Lander, Medicine Miles City, Modena, Utah, No, Platte, Neb. Oklahoma City, th, clear 5 Cl ©. clear Qua Rap! ‘Roseburg, wig iy 8 Official in chat ORRIS W. ROBER' Kidnaping BISMARCK FAVORED IN RESOLUTION OF | RICHLAND FATHERS County Commissioners Say Re- moval Proposal Not in In- terest of Taxpayers - Declaration that “removal of the capitol building (from Bismarck) ould not be in the best interests of taxpayers of the state” was con- jtained in a formal resolution passed iby the county commissioners of Rich- land county received in Bismarck Saturday. ‘ The resolution, a copy of which was sent to The Tribune, said: “We, the board of county commis- ‘sioners of Richland county, North Da- kota, favor the present construction of the new capitol building at Bis- marck, N. D. The removal of the capitol building would not be to the best interests of the taxpayers in the state.” Signed By Commissioners The document was signed by Com- missioners J. H. Burching, J. C. Shaut, C. M. Johnson and O. F. ;Strege and was attested by County Auditor George J. Fischer as secretary of the board. ‘The Anamoose Commercial club also has come out strongly for Bis- marck, asking the people there to ivote “No” on capital removal. The text of the Anamoose resolution fol- lows: “Whereas, the people of North Da- kota will be called upon on the 15th of March, 1932, to vote on the propo- sition of moving the state capital to Jamestown, and “Whereas, this proposition has been forced upon the people of the state by small minority for the purpose of benefitting their city at the expense of the tax-payers of the state, and Capital 43 ‘Years “Whereas, Bismarck has been the ‘loapttal for the past 43..years and much money: has been invested by the state of North Dakota in buildings were the capital removed, and “Whereas, there appears to be no fundamental or logical reason why a change should be made, and “Whereas, the last legislature by a large majority voted to retain the seat jof government at Bismarck. “Be it. now resolved by the Ana- moose Commercial club that we be- leve it to be for the best interests of the state and its taxpayers that the capital be retained at Bismarck and we do urge upon our members and friends the necessity of voting “NO” on the proposition on March 15, 1932.” ONLY TWO PARTS OF TAX BILL UNSETTLED Presentation to House Monday Is Hoped For; Centers Around Sales Tax Washington, March 5.—(#)—A final drive was undertaken Saturday in the ways and means committee to get the big new tax bill in shape for presen- tation to the house Monday. Just two portions of the revenue measure remained to be settled; the excise tax schedule, from which about, $200,000,000 is to be derived, and ad- ministrative provisions of the estate tax which are to be |. The ex- cise tax decision choosing the indus- 9 |tries to be taxed is a highly contro- versial subject. As now shaped, the measure cen- ters around a manufacturers sales tax {of two and a quarter per cent, to be levied on virtually every finished Product not definitely classed as a necessity of life. Provision has been made not to pyramid the tax on pro- ducts made up through repeated man- ufact processes. The amount to produced from this source is esti- 00 9 | mated At $625,000,000. For the rest, the bill will carry in- creases in the individual and corpor- it small Abducted Girl Found in Ohio RE i le : E ATH HEE Ht F and land there, which would be lost! | mittee’ lon vee ae Has Made Many Sad Chapters Kidnaping of Lindbergh Baby Has Recalled Many Such Incidents in Past CHARLIE ROSS WAS FIRST Bobby Franks and Marian Park- er Cases, Among Most Re- cent, Ended in Death This is the first of a series of stories to be written on the his- tory of kidnaping in the United States by Bruce Catton, N. E. A. writer. Other articles in the ser- ies be published in following editions, By BRUCE CATTON The kidnaping of small children has |made some of the most tragic stories American newspapers ever have printed. From the days of the sensational Charlie Ress case down to the pres- ent disappearance of the Lindbergh baby, the nation’s criminal history is studded with records of kidnaping. In some cases—relatively few—the missing youngsters later have turned up alive, unharmed, and restored to their parents. In more, only @ corpse has been found. In a few, the mystery never has been dispelled. A Undoubtedly the most widely known kidnaping of former years was that of Charlie Ross. | es 28 Charlie Ross was four years old, the son of a well-to-do Philadelphian. On @ July day in 1874 he was playing when two men drove up in a spring wagon and enticed him away. His older brother, Walter, went with him on @ promise of candy. At a drug store the wagon halted and Walter was given 25 cents and sent to get the candy. To this day no.one knows certainly what hap- Pened to Charlie Ross after that. Somewhat similar was the equally {mysterious disapnearance of Freddie :Lelb in Quincy, Ill, in 1871, ! Freddie, five years old, simply tod- {dled out to play and never came back. ;_A search that extended from one coast to the other was begun, dozens ing was learned. More recently there was the tragic jease of Melvin Horst of Orrville, O. Melvin, a lad of five, was last seen jby his mother playing a few days af- ter Christmas in 1928, Night came and the boy did not come in for supper. A search began that has been carried on \to this day. Aes * Somewhat like the kidnaping of Baby Lindbergh. was the kidnaping of 13-month-old Blakey Coughlin, who was stolen from his crib in his fath- er's summer home near Norristown, Pa., in the summer of 1920. The kid. naper got into the nursery through a window in the middle of the night and carried the boy away. For five years so-called clues in this case kept turn- ing up, but all proved groundless on. investigation and the child was not found. Equally terrible are many of the cases in which the mystery has been cleared up. Most notorious of all was the kid- naping of little Bobby Franks of Chi- cago by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Bobby Franks vanished while on his way home from school. After his father had received a letter demand- ing ransom, the boy’s body was found under a culvert on the outskirts of Chicago. Leopold and Loeb, sons of (Continued on page eleven) Hoover Nominates 20 For N. D. Postmasters ‘Washington, March 5.—(#)—Twen- ty nominations for postmasters in North Dakota were made Friday by President Hoover and sent to the sen- ate for confirmation. They are: Alexander, Marie Toenberg; Am- brose, Rudolph G. W. Anderson; Bal- four, Reuben P. Semrau; Berthold, Ella C. Sweeney; Donnybrook, Nellie Ribb; Douglas, Oscar J. Haner; Het- tinger, Don E; Dela; Killdeer, Ole H. Larson; Mercer, Bernhard C. Hijelle; Mohall, Almenda Lee; New Leipzig, Martin H. Weber; New Salem, Aug- ust Kreidt; Plaza, John C. Black; Powers Lake, Lottie A. Nelson; Reed- er, Albert F. Harris; Scranton, Viola C. Marking (new. appointment); Tio- ga, Seth E. Garland; Tolley, Chase E. Mulinex; Williston, Alex G. C. Strom; Watford City, Sidney O. Dundas. House Attention on Appropriation Bills Washington, March 5.— (AP) — The house centered its attention Sat- urday on appropriation bills while the senate was in recess. Soon after ‘convening, the house iti ety ett 1,059,778, ury ~ post supply bill. It then took up the },446,506 independent offices ap- propriation measure. Soy sy house ways and means com- ona Krai hey on petroleum imports in balancing the t's of “messages” were received, scores of | Tumors were investigated—but '‘noth-| INDORSES LEMKE 10 RUN FOR CONGRESS John Huseby, Finley, Will Run For Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor LANGER OUT FOR GOVERNOR All Incumbents, Olson, Dale, Byrne, Baker, Gronna; Thompson on Ticket William Lemke, Fargo, was indorsed as a candidate for congress at the | Nonpartisan League state convertion, jwhich closed here Friday. the indorsement on the first ballot | with 41 votes, while Usher L. Burdick jot Fargo received 30, T. H. Thoresen, Grand Forks, 2, and A. T. Lynner, jdorsed by acclai for the state’s other seat in congress. The full slate of candidates chosen by the convention follows: Gerald P. Nye, incumbent, U. 8. senator. William Langer, Bismarck, gov- ernor. 0. H. Olson, New Rockford, Nentenant governor. Alfred Dale, Bismarck, treas- retary of state. Mrs. Berta Baker, auditor. A. J. Gronna, Jr., Williston, at- ‘Wash- burn, superintendent of public instruction. John Huseby, Finley, commis- sioner of agriculture and labor. S. A. Olsness, incumbent, com- missioner of insurance. ‘ Ben C. Larkin, incumbent, rail- road commissioner. J. H. Sinclair, Kenmare, ang Olsness,,. Thompson, Larkin and SYMPATHY TO LINDY A resolution extending sympa- thy to Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh was approved by ac- slamation, by the Nonpartisan League state convention here Fri- day. ‘offices. | For the ‘er of agriculture and labor, a contest | second only to the fight ‘for governor developed. Five ballots were taken for candidates for the agricultural post, and Huseby was named on the; ‘fifth ballot when he received 61 votes; ‘against 16 for W. J. Church, former| member of the state board of admin-; istration. Huseby. has the indorse- ment of the Progressive Republican’ party, which drew up a separate slate when it failed to reach an agreement with the league on a fusion ticket. Huseby is the only Progressive can- didate endorsed by the league, though most of the candidates in- dorsed by the Progressives figured in| the convention balloting. Burdick for Congress Burdick was the choice of the Pro- gressive Republicans for congress. ‘The Progressive committee, which conferred with a Nonpartisan com-! mittee on the fusion proposal, select- ed Burdick after the joint commit- tee disagreed. Progressive leaders said Burdick has consented to accept, and they awaited word from I. Moe, Valley City, indorsed by the Progressives for governor, as to whether he would accept. Ballots were cast for 16 candidates when Nonpartisans took the, first vote for commissioner of agriculture. A. T. Martell, Carson, was the strongest candidate on the first bal lot with 19 votes, while Huseby re- ceived 16, and Church 15. D. H. Hamilton, Eckman, made a plea for indorsing Martell, declaring the Car- son man was a World War veteran and, that “the convention could not ignore such an important organiza- tion as the American Legion of which he is a member.” Several speeches were made in be- half of Church, and on the second ballot Church mustered 27 votes, Martell 23 and Huseby 21 while scat- tering votes were given to R. A. Kin- zer, Sam Johnson, George Aljets and Ada Lefor. Church was the high man with 26 votes on the third ballot, Martell re- ceived 16, Huseby 23, and Aljets 2. fourth ballot, i | He won| i indorsement of commission- | THREE KIDNAPERS TO BE SENTENCED to Life For Abducting Trio in 1930 Los Angeles, March 5.—(?)—Con- |vieted of kidnaping and holding for ransom of E. L. (Zeke) Caress, Auga {Caliente betting commissioner, three es men Saturday faced the possibility of | while contests developed for the other | prison terms of from 10 years to life A jury Friday night convicted the trio, Ralph Sheldon, former aide of Al Capone in Chicago, Jesse Orsatti and Louis Frank. The three are to appear Wednesday for sentence. Members of the jury, though stout- ly verifying their verdict, appeared nervous as Judge Charles Burnell dis- missed them. All were taken to their homes in automobiles supplied by the | sheriff's office. The trial: had lasted five weeks. Testimony of the statte showed that Caress, his wife, Helen, and their | japanese houseboy were kidnaped | Dec. 20, 1930. After a shooting affray with Long Beach police while the kidnapers were attempting, to cash $50,000 in checks extorted from Caress, the victims were released, but later the gangsters collected $20,000 in cash from Caress under threats that his wife's ears would be cut off and mailed to him. James Doolen, a member of the gang, turned state's evidence. MRS, MOONEY FAILS TO SEE PRESIDENT 84-Year-Old Mother Crosses Continent in Effort to Get Her Son Free Washington, March 5.—(#)—Mrs. Mary Mooney, mother of Thomas J. Mooney, who was convicted of the San Francisco preparedness day bombing in 1916, Saturday made an unsuccessful effort to plead before President Hoover for her son's re- Tease. The 84-year-old California woman was informed at the white house that the president was engaged. She talked with one of the chief execu- tive’s secretaries before departing. “I didn’t see the president,” Mrs. Mooney said. “Isn't it a shame? My Tiny monarch of all he surveys, above is Master Charles A. last June 22, while his curly-dog playmate stands by. jFage:Termacof From 10. Years! Sinclair ‘Were’ indorsed by acclamation: The Weather Snow probably beginning tonight or Sunday; continued cold. PRICE FIVE CENTS | Lindbergh, Jr., celebrating his first birthday party C harles, Jr., was just longing to grab the candle when this picture, never before published, was snap ped in the garden of the Morrow home, Japan Concerned Over United States’ Attitude Representatives of Small Na- tions Urge League to Take Effective Steps By The (Associated Press) Renewed fighting was reported in the Shanghai area Saturday as repre- ‘sentatives of small nations'urged the League of Nations to take effective {steps in the name of peace. A report from headquarters of the Chinese 19th route army to the Nank- ing foreign office said large forces of Japanese were attacxing vigorously with their objective unannounced. A point 15 miles from Nanking was the base of operations. At Takyo General Sadao Araki, minister of war, told the League of Nations Manchurian investigating commission Japan has no intention of invading Soviet Russian territory but if the Soviet army menaced Man- churian territory Japan would have no choice but to defend it. Japanese officials at Tokyo ex- Pressed concern over what they said Jap Capitalist Is Slain By Patriot Tokyo, March 5.—(#)—Baron Takuma Dan, managing director of the House of Mitsui which con- trols one of the world’s greatest fortunes and is Japan's leading commercial organization, was shot. and killed Saturday in the heart of Tokyo's financial district. The assassin was arrested imme- diately. He was Goro Hishinuma, 21, a farm-boy. Police who questioned the young assassin said his mind apparently had been inflamed by recent at- tacks upon Baron Dan in connec- tion with large purchases of Amer- ican dollars by the Mitsui interests just before Japan went off the gold standard in December. Ultra- patriotic organizations made much of the incident, claiming it was detrimental to the welfare of the country. eee appeared to be reluctance of the U. 8. to join a round table conference at Shanghai to discuss a permanent so- lution of the situation. They said Washington's attitude appeared based on two false impres- sions—that an armistice agreement had been reached Feb. 28 at Shanghai and that Japan in accepting the French League of Nations proposals Feb. 29 had agreed to immediate ces- sation of hostilities. At Shanghai about 10,000 more Jap- anese troops were landed and ma- chine.gun and heavy artillery fire was heard. Japanese officials maintained | the last two days since the major ad. vance was halted, but a correspond- eae ep convinced him Chinese ¢] of considerable skirmishing Were well-supported, There were indications peace dis- cussions between Chinese and Jap- anese might be resumed Sunday. They were deferred today because, Japanese said, it was believed a solu- tion was impossible. there had been no heavy fighting in| 12-YEAR-OLD O80 BOY IS RECOVERED, KIDNAPERS CAUGHT James Dedute, Son of Wealthy Contractor, Found Captive of Two Young Men Youngstown, Ohio, March 5.—(7)— James DeJute, Jr., 12-year-old son of a Niles contractor, kidnaped from near his home Wednesday morning, was returned safely to his parents shortly before noon Saturday after officers had found him in a secret tunnel at a suspected gambling re- sort near You 5 The boy was recovered by a party of officers headed by W. J. Harri- son, Mahoning county detective, who acted on a tip he had received. The posse stormed the place and found the lad held by two men. The men were booked at the coun- ty jail in Warren as John de Marco, 30, and Dowell Hargraves, 27, both of Youngstown. Police said the men admitted the kidnaping. Behind Filling Station The house is located well back from the Hubbard-Youngstown road, be- hind a barbecue and filling station. | It is the same place where Josephine Devine of Niles was held captive sev- ‘eral days eight months ago, when she was abducted from her place in ‘Niles, known as “the red house.” po- | lice said. | Harrison declined to name the {man who tipped him in a telephone jcall by saying: “Go to Scotty’s place and you will find that DeJute kid |from Niles.” |_ The Mahoning county officer met |federal men and others at Vienna. | They surrounded the house, then |kicked in the door. They rushed | into &@ room bare of all furniture, j but there were rugs on the floor and a ane was burning in the kitchen stove. “Jimmie,” cried one of the officers. Cried ‘Here I Am’ “Yes sir, yes sir,” came the re- sponse. “Here I am.” The officers quickly found one of the walls was, four feet thick. Harrison and Risher Kicked into it. Their shoes crashed dof Baby’s Nurse} Common Man’ NONPARTISAN BODY Nl Baby Lindy on His First Birthday IRED-HEADED SAILOR QUIZZED BY POLICE AT HARTFORD, CONN Police Refuse to Divulge Infor- mation Gathered in All Night Investigation HINT AT ‘IMPORTANT CLUE’ Officials of 10 States Gather. With Hoover Representa- tive For Parley Hartford, Conn., March 5.—(?) —The wood in the ladder found at Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's home after his baby had been kidnaped was described by a county officer Saturday as the kind used at a Bronx ship yard frequented by Henry (Red) John- son, Englewood, N. J., sailor, held here for investigation. Hopewell, N. J., March 5—(?)—The Lindbergh baby, stolen from its crib last Tuesday night, was still missing today and the kidnapers had not yet broken their ominous silence. Officials of 10 states gathered in Trenton with a representative of the government, assigned by President Hoover himself, to arrange details 6f @ concerted campaign to restore the baby to his famous flying parents. In Hartford, Conn., Henry (Red) Johnson, a suitor of Betty Gow, the missing baby’s nurse, was held for questioning. New Jersey state police, who had examined Miss Gow at length and exonerated her of any connection with the kidnaping, announced they Baby Situation Given at Glance (By The Associated Press) There has been no word of the stolen baby. Henry (Red) Johnson, deckhand friend of Miss Betty Gow, nurse to the kidnaped Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., is held at Hartford, Conn. Postcard addressed t© “Chas. Linberg, Princeton, N. J.” altailer” to previous postcards received by the Lindberghs. found in the mails at Hartford. It said: “Baby still safe. Get things quiet.” charles Lindbergh Hopewell Ke arles th, Hopewell, N. J.” also was mailed at Harttord, neater Police request appre- ension of motorcar in which were baby and three men. : All Gerad of U. S. naval air forces of to Li pahapeety indberghs in Police and prosecutors of 10 states joined Gov. A. Harry Moore of New Jersey in conference seek- }ing best program for solution of mystery; President Hoover sends representative to meeting. —_———— __________._! were not interested in Johnson. They said he was detained at the request of the chief of police at Englewood, N. J., for reasons unknown to them, Search Rooming House New York City police, however, searched a rooming house which had been Johnson's home and where his brother still lives. The brother said Johnson was deeply in love with Miss Gow. An Englewood landlady said Johnson had been in her rooming house Tuesday night, the night the baby was stolen, but she couldn't re- member if he'd been in all evening. An automobile containing three men and a baby for which New Eng- land police were searching stopped at Weatherfield, Mass., and changed li- cense plates, A letter mailed from Hartford to Mrs. Lindbergh was not intercepted by police and they said Saturday they knew nothing of its contents. The Englewood chief of police and @ sergeant went to Hartford to as- sist in the questioning of Johnson. A detective there said he believed the information would “crack” the case, Seek Radio Station New York state police sought # ra- dio station which broadcast a through @ flimsy structure revealed as a false wall. In a few minutes the thin partition was ripped away. There stood 12- year-old Jimmie, white and shivering, between two young men, one of whom held a revolver. Jimmie recognized Deputy Sheriff Lundy, and rushed into the officer's | “Take me home, please,” he said, |“to my father and mother.” He was trembling, but said he was not afraid. He exclaimed he was glad, then burst into tears. |Farm Board Wheat Bill Before Hoover call saying, “Lindbrgh baby safe.” A Chicago man signed a sworn statement giving a Niagara Falls, N. Y., address, where he said the baby was held. No such address could be xy plea. After a night-of rumors, “clues” and ui uae eis? is ", guarded Lind- early Satur- developments. af i if i 2 i i q if i ge & L ee i g