The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1932, Page 1

a Be ® Sawing the bars of his cell, Robert/ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 - ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE - BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1932 Believe Lindbergh Democrats May Pick Thoresen MOVEMENT T0 MAKE HIM NOMINEE SAID TO GAIN STRENGTH Progressives Ask He Permit His Name to Be Presented at , Convention HAS NOT COMMITTED SELF Friends Ask That He Delay De- cision Until Situation Can Be Surveyed (Special to The Tribune) Grand Forks, N. D., March 26.—() Political circles in the state were Speculating Saturday upon a well- defined movement on the part of Progressives of every political persua- sion to induce T. H. Thoresen of this city to accept an endorsement of the Democrats for governor when the party convention meets in New Rock- | ford next month. Thoresen, when interviewed Satur- day, refused to commit himself upon the situation. He waved to a pile of the ‘state urging him to allow his name to be used in overtures to the Democratic party. Some Democratic party leaders have broached the sub- ject to him but he has not committed himself. His friends have urged him letters on his desk from all corners of | proper. will be staged, was announced Amusement Program Is Expect- ed to Draw Crowds From Entire State TRUCK EXHIBIT PLANNED Committees in Charge Working Hard to Make Annual Event Big Success Preparations for Bismarck’s annual automobile show, the only one of its kind to be held in North Dakota this lyear, were gaining momentum this week-end as local automobile and ac- cessory dealers made ready for the event of next week. ‘The show will be held in the World War Memorial building next Friday {and Saturday, April 1 and 2, under the auspices of the Bismarck Auto- mobile Dealers’ association. ‘Theodore Quanrud is general chair- {man of the show. An elaborate decoration scheme for the main auditorium, where the show Saturday morning by 8. W. Corwin, chairman of the decorations commit- tee. Twe thousand fresh cut tulips and daffodils, together with baskets of huckleberry branches. will be used to to delay any decision upon any fu- ture political action he may take un- til they can thoroughly survey the Situation in his behalf. loyal Thousands of Thoresen’s friends thoughout the state are re- dress up the main floor. The walls and balconies will be festooned with Georgia Smilax and the ceiling will be massed flags, Corwin said. To See Bathing Beauties An &musement program, including fusing to support William Langer, Nonpartisan League candidate for governor. They claim that unfair tactics were used in forcing through his endorsement at the Nonpartisan convention and that his leadership is one the Progressive element cannot follow or trust. Friends See Manipulation Those close to Thoresen declare that he was sacrificed through a rather sinister manipulation of league machinery by inte! Jess friendly to the I. Some short and ugly words are being. used in connection with the Langer drive for delegates which began more than a year ago. Ever since the Langer nomination, there has been a beating of the po- litical bushes to feel out support for the Bismarck attorney. To date the reports have been anything but en- couraging. Langer'’s candidacy has found a great proportion of the Jeague membership “cold” to his leadership. They don’t responu to the idea and the reaction is being viewed with great consternation. Halvor Halvorson of Minot is being mentioned for the Democratic nomt- this writing and may seek to run for congress. Friends of Walter Maddock are said to be urging him for the Demo- cratic nomination for governor, as part of a scheme to secure someone net unfriendly to Langer’s interest. ‘The object of this move, it is said. is to discourage leaguers from bolting the Republican primaries in June where the fate of Senator Nye and many state Nonpartisan weague can- didates is involved. Leaguers hope the interest of the Nye-Shafer ficht will keep the Non- partisans in the Republican column at the June primaries. Democrats Optimistic Democrats, stirred by the vote of March 15. are anxious to make some nation, but he is not at all active at! suitable a building. several musical and entertaining fea- tures which will be climaxed with a women’s clothing style show and pa- rade of bathing beauties, is in the making. given on a stage to be erected on the main floor, An elevated runway through the middle of the auditorium will be used by the style and bathing beauty paraders. Sammy Kontos’ orchestra will play in the evenings while the high school id will give concerts each after- A truck exhibit will be staged in the gymnasium (basement) of the memorial building in connection with the show. A talking moving picture dealing with automobiles will be pre- ‘sented in the dining room on the lower floor during the show by Quan- rud, Brink and Reibold and Corwin- Churchill Motors, Inc. Belief that several automobile fac- ‘tory representatives will be here for ithe show, particularly because it is the only one in the state this year, is expressed by the show managers, who assert that Bismarck is in po- sition to stage the finest show ever conducted in North Dakota because of its great advantage in having so Amusements Are Listed The amusement program, to be giv- {en each evening, was outlined as fol- lows: Captain Asbestos (fire eating act). Al Ward and His Dancing Doll (ec- Masked Musician (from Paramount theater). Whistling solo—Mrs. George E. Ma- roney. 4 Music—U. 8. Indian School Girls’ geson. Style Show (A, W. Lucas company; Sarah Gold Shop; Robertson’s and {Rose Shop). The entertainent program will be | °TS centric buck and wing dances). | | To'Hold Auto Show _|PIEAFOR BALANCED Here Next Week-End THEODORE MARTELL WINS FIGHT AGAINST EXTENSION DIVISION Writ-of Mandamus Orders That Grant County Agent Shall Get Pay A writ of mandamus ordering the extension division of the North Da- kota Agricultural college to pay its share of salary due Theodore Martell ;for his services as Grant county ag- ericultural agent was issued Friday by Judge Fred Jansonius in Burleigh county district court. In a memorandum opinion, the been legally discharged last July 7, as the defendant claimed, and there- fore was entitled to salary from the extension division. The agricultural agent has received his share of salary from Grant county. Division Claimed Immanity The defendant contended that the extension division, in distributing federal money as part salaries for county agent work, acts as an agent for the United States government and that therefore the state court could not mandamus the division. Jansonius, however, ruled that mem- bers of the extension division are not federal officers, declaring the law is administered by state officials under state control. The judge declared that facts in the case are clear. Martell was le- gally appointed agricultural agent for Grant county in 1926 by the exten- sion division and county commission- Prior to last July 7 the extension division became dissatisfied and ar- ranged a joint meeting to consider charges against Martell. N. D. Gor- man of the extension division and {the Grant county commissioners met informally, Judge Jansontus said, but Martell. was not notified of the hear- ing and did not attend. Commissioners Wouldn't Agree The commissioners testified they would not agree to discharge Mar- tell unless in doing so they would not {be required to name a successor and {could dispense with the agent's office. Despite the extension ° division's contention that joint action was tak- en discharging Martell, he continued work and continued to receive salary from the county. hearing and that therefore Martell was not legally discharged. Since he continued to perform his work, the judge continued, he should be paid for the services. SHANGHAT PARLEY NEARS BREAKDOWN Chinese and Japanese Adjourn! to Refer Issues to Governments Shanghai, March 26,—(?)—Negotia- tions for a Sino-Japanese armistice were very near a breakdown Satur- day as the delegates of the two coun- tries adjourned until Monday in or- der to refer controversial issues to combination with the Thoresen fol- lowing. They are interested pri- marily in the senatorial and congres- sional places and of course in carry- Bathing Beauties. Committees at Work Several committees, made up of automobile and accessory dealers, are hard at work making preparations for} their respective governments. The mecting Saturday ended with & deadlock on the issue of withdrawal of Japanese troops and only the pos- sibility of substantial concessions on ing North Dakota for the Democratic presidential nominee, whoever that may be. | C. C. Talbott. president of the North Dakota Farmers’ Union, thinking seriously of running for the | ie affair, The committeemen fol- low: Finance—N. ©. Churchill, chair- man; ¥. M. Davis and John Fleck. Advertising—M. B. Gilman, chair- both sides offered any hope of saving the conference. The . negotiations reached a crisis late Friday, it was understood, when Lieutenant General Kenkichi Uyeda, United States senate upon the Dem- man, and F. M. Davis. Decorations—S. W. Corwin, chair- chief of the Japanese delegates, in- formed the conference the Japanese ocratic ticket. Whether this is con- man; George E. Maroney and A. C. would not withdraw before six weeks tineént upon endorsement at New Rockford or whether he would be a free lance is not known at this writ- ing. Anyway, such a contingency is Wilde. Enterfainment—Fred A. C Precliaege W. A. Sather and John eck, opelin,| ary defense line, and then only to a so-called second- running through Chenju, Tachang and Tsetzelting. The Chinese delegates immediately judge ruled that Martell had not/ Jansonius ruled that the meeting of | July 7 did not constitute a formal) BUDGET IS MADE BY PRESIDENT HOOVER Is ‘Keystone of Recovery’, Hoo- ver Says in Statement to Nation CONFIDENCE IS EXPRESSED Meantime, Senator Borah Con- gratulates House For « Killing Sales Tax Washington, March 26.—()—De- scribing balancing the budget as the “keystone of recovery,” President Hoover said in a statement published | Saturday that this “must in the main be accomplished by an ‘norease in taxation.” He added that a further reduction of government expenditures is expect- ed but that the potential savings by this means are not sufficient to avoid heavier taxes. Voicing confidence that both par- ties intend to sec that the budget is balanced, Hoover said unless this ts done “the several measures for restor- ation of public confidence and recon- struction which we have already un- dertaken will be incomplete and the depression prolonged indefinitely.” Makes Strong Appeal In a strong appeal to the people to support and not obstruct congress in its efforts to bring receipts and ex- penditures to a level, the chief execu- tive late Friday asserted that of the $4,100,000,000 budget,.a total of $2,100,- 000,000 cannot be reduced and the $700,000,000 for army and navy should not be touched in any manner to im- pair the strength of the nation’s de- angel of the Lord descended from and rolled back the stone from upon it. ment white as snow: became as dead men. In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn to- ward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sep His countenance was like lightning, and His rat- And for fear of Him the keepers did shake, and And the angel answered and said unto the women, PRICE FIVE CE Baby Seen for Go vernor ‘CURIST [IS RISEN Fear not ye: for crucified. ulchre. And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the heaven, and came the door, and sat into Galilee; the you. word. I know that ye seek Jesus, which was He is not here: for He is risen, as He said: Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead; and, behold He goeth before you re shall ye see Him: lo, I have told And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring His disciples And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. Him by the feet, and worshipped Him.—Matthew 28:1-9. And they came and held fense. This leaves but $1,300,000,000. jPlus postoffice expenditures, out of which savings can be made. and the sum covers many vital services of the | government. '" By contrast, he pointed out the es- timated deficit for next year is $8, 250,000,000 coming on ‘op of a two billion shortage this year and a half billion deficit last year. Much Saving Possible Much saving is possible, the presi- dent maintained, through postpone- ment of the least essential activities, elimination of unnecessary functions jand “businesslike reorganization” of ‘government. activities. “But when all this is done,” he went jon, “the balacing of the budget must) in the main be accomplished by an in- crease in taxation which will restore jgovernment revenues. Economies it: "TROUBLE FEARED IN ISH CELEBRATION as Erin Observes Repub- jexpenditure or increase in taxes alike lican Anniversary leall for sacrifices—sacrifices which: ‘are a part of the country’s war on! Troops Confinéd to Barracks; depression.” Borah Ccngra‘ulates House |_ Even as he was speaking Senator |Borah (Rep., Idaho), was congratu- lating the house for rejecting the sales tax and asserting the budget could be balanced by cutting expenses. “It is said we cannot cut expenses.” {he said. “I wonder if we have built up a bureaucracy that is master of both the executive and the ‘congress and which in this time of distress is going to refuse to share with the tax payers the burden they are carrying. From thé Chamber of Commerce of the United States also came a resolu- the sixteenth since the revolution {which flared on “bloody Easter week” lin 1916, found the Republican spirit imore active in Ireland now than in ‘years, with some trepidation over the |possibility of trouble before the mor- TOW passes. It is the first time in years that Re- ;Publicans, under the organization of {the “Irish Republican Army” have been permitted a free rein for their ,memorial celebration in honor of the | 916 revoltion and the Republican | leaders who died for the cause. | On that fact, however, officials of nee Dublin, Marcli 26.—(P)--Easter eve, | the government pinned a confi | the day would be peaceful. C! es, they said, were not likely to occur tion asking congress for drastic cuts, in government expenditures. it rec-} ognized the need for additional taxes but asked “great care and fairness .. not to dry up important sources of income and discourage business en- terprises on which employment de- pends.” AMENDMENT T0 NEW TAX BILL IS ADOPTED Will Tax Oil and Coal Imports, _ Wort and Mait, and Grape Concentrates Washington, March 26.—(?)—Uni- awaited with some trepidition on the part of the Nye men who are anxious that no action be taken that will di- vert league voters to the Democratic primaries. a nightmare which haunts most political dreams these days. The outstanding question, however, in the present political crisis, is the Floor layout—Jack Fleck, chairman; E. D, Rose, and R. A. Masot Ice-Gorge Breaks in Missouri at Yankton prepared to leave the conference, it was learned, and agreed to remain only after Nelson T. Johnson and Sir Miles W. Lampson, American and British ministers, promised to use their good offices with the Japanese in an attempt to secure more concili- atory terms.. Mamoru. Shigemitsu, ted appeals by Democratic, Repub- lican and independent leaders tem- porarily stayed a deluge of tariff pro- posals Saturday and secured from an angry house adoption of an amend- ment to the new tax bill which re- tained oil, coal and a group of other excise taxes in the measure. when there was no opposition. | As a precautionary measure, how- lever, the regular Free state army was ‘ordered confined to barracks over the week-end, to prevent any possibility of clashes with the Republican irreg- ular forces. ‘The “Republican Army,” in coljab-| oration with the Cumann Namban.} Repubilcan women’s organization, be-| jgan selling white muslin Zaster littes. | jemblems of the cause of the republic and complete independence of Great Britain, in the streets Friday. The flowers were worn in hundreds of jbuttonholes before the day was aver, backed by the white, green and orange colors of the Republican flag. 20 Cars of Wheat Go to Drought Area Grand Forks, N. D., March 26—(?)}— Twenty cars of cracked. wheat were shipped Saturday from the supplies | of the American Red Cross at the INorth Dakota state mill here. The grain will go to Mountrail and) future action of Thoresen, who. has! Yankton, 8. D. March 26.—(7)— Japanese minister, also was under- Immediately afterward the house Bottineau county drouth sufferers. been making great strides in his law} Flood ‘conditions in the vicinity of} stood to have agreed to assist in adjourned. The wheat is from the supplies of the practice in the Red River: Valley as bringing about a compromise. The appeals were made by Acting farm board, turned over to the Red well as annexing @ host of friends in both the Republican and Democratic ranks and from voters allied with | obstructed The Chinese asked Saturday for Permission to submit the matters at Chairman Crisp of the ways and means committee, Rainey of Illinols. Cross at Omaha. One hundred cars will be both the I. V. A. and league ition. {Chickené Seem to. || tm | Know About Easter Mita Glebe lat Suanaalatys reenvill March of Mrs. Hattie Fry's Plymouth Rocks “has just laid an egg that measures ence and eight inches lengthwise. Norwich, N. ¥., March 26.—(®)— Mrs, Pry’s Plymouth Rock more than laid that egg than one the White Leghorns out at C E. Lind- sey’s place turned in one seven inches around, ‘1 ALLEGED BURGLAR ESCAPES Ivanhoe, ' Minn., Mearet 8. — six and one-half inches in circumfer- i, water level above. | Donovan, escaped from the county jai) Friday night. He was held on & burglary charge. f Lincoln which ‘have been breaking through current, . The south end of the long, gorge still held solid, but the opening was sufficient to start a rapid fall of aa) f ORDERS TRAFFIC RESTRICTION | Restriction of loads on Griggs coun- foads rsainst heavy trucks ei the gravel. Frost bolls and snow haves issue to the Nanking government. Under the Japanese plan to with- draw to a secondary - defense ' line, they would still control the territory. for a five-mile radius around the city. Complete withdrawal, a spokesman for the Japanese said, would depend “upon’ ‘circumstances entirely.” The, only major agreement reached since the opening of the parleys con- cerns the composition and functions of a joint commission to certify the wit wal of the forces, that the commission should include representatives of the United States, Great Britain, 8 four powers that have been. in bringing about peace assist overtures, RAIL CHIEFTAIN DIES Philadelphia, March 26.—(7)—Ag- company and one of this country's’ eading transportation made the roads unfavorable died Friday night. He was 69 the Democratic. leader, Hawley of Oregon, ranking Republican on the ‘ways and means committee, LaGuar- dia of New York, -sveaking in- dependent Republican, and Mississippi, one .of ths” Democrats who headed the rebellion against the sales tax B few days ago. One by one they took after the house had accepted a pro- posal to tax coal imports, other amendments proposing Crisp warned, that if sisted in offering tariff anda revenue bill he would vote against the measure. The vote was 185 to 14. The amendment calls for: a one- cent a. gallon tax on oll imports; ‘four cents a gallon on lubricating oil; 10 cents a hundred pounds on wort and malt not used in making executives, |bread, and 40 per cent ad valorem|ing in on grape concentrates, shipped here and are arriving at the rate of about 25 a day. . Earl H. McGaha, crusading minister, was acquitted of a first-de- Col. William Starrett, 55, charge: of. all- army construction’ for war purposes in the United States @uring the World war, died Friday night. Col. Starrett’s company built new. T. Dice, president of ‘he Reading coal imports; five cents a gallon on|many.of America’s largest skyscrap- ers, Including the Empire State build- ‘Néw York the world’s tallest who had | Josie Story of Resurrection Will Be Recited in City Churches |Bismarck Will Go to Easter Services in More Than a | Dozen Churches | Bismarck, in common with all of | Christendom, will pause to listen to told in more than a dozen of the jchurches of the city Easter Sunday. | Easter observances in churches here will begin with sunrise services jand continue throughout the day. As |young and old alike gather to pay their homage to the Risen Christ, the | story of His victory over death will| {be related again and again in song/| land story, while the Easter theme, with its accompanying message of life reborn, will be re-echoed in ser- mon and song. Sacred cantatas, to be given at the Trinity Lutheran and First Lutheran Weather Prophecy Is Cloudy, Colder March = 26.— Cloudy and colder is the very best the weather man is willing to of- fer a large portion of the country for Easter Sunday and its annual parade of new spring finery. Virtually the entire eastern sea- board is promised week-end show- ers ending probably Sunday morn- ing, just when skies should be bright. Further inland snow flur- ries are promised in spots, with clouds for most of the Ohio Val- ley and the Lake region. Washington, i churches, will give the dramatic events of the crucifixion and the Eas- ter morning. In some churches the young people will have complete charge of the serv- ices, while nearly every Sunday school in the city plans Easter programs for the smaller children. ‘Trinity Lutheran Services at the Trinity Lutheran church will begin with a sunrise service at 6 a. m. “The Empty Tomb” will be the sermon topic and there will be Easter hymns and special music, The Halleluja Chorus from “The Messiah” will be sung by the choir as a prelude to the high festival serv- Opie S. Rindahl, will speak on the subject, “He Is Risen.” The choir also will sing “Open the Gates of the Temple,” and the concluding chorus of the sacred cantata, “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” by Du Bois. This cantata will be given in its én- tirety at the service at 7:30 p. m. Soloists Marie Lemohn will play the accom- and NE. Freeburg EN. Hedeh, ; EN. A (Continued on page Three) ice at 11 a. m., when the pastor, Rev. | { a of the choir in addition (MISSING BANKER IS ~ ARRESTED IN OMAHA the resurrection story as it, will be|Man Who Fled From Walhalla | | Found in Nebraska; Is Freed on Bond Omaha, Neb., March 26—(%)—In- dicted by a federal grand jury in North Dakota last September, An- drew W. Robertson, former presi- dent of the First National bank at Walhalla, N. D., was arrested here Thursday night on a fugitive war- rant. ‘ Robertson's arrest ended a wide- spread search by federal authorities who sought him to face a federal complaint charging him with convert- \ing $420 of the bank's funds to his own use. Known as “S. K.” Robertson, and John MacKnight, the former banker had been living here with his wife and had been working as a salesman for an accident insurance company. His bond was set at $5,000 today by United States Commissioner Mullen. If bond is not supplied here, he will be returned to North Dakota, officials said. He disappeared from Walhalla on Dec. 4, 1930, the day the bank closed. Authorities revealed Robertson was traced through his son, Stanley, a student in a grade school here. In relating his arrest federal agents said they first learned Robertson had fled to Sioux City where he had lived under the name of Ferguson. When he moved to Omaha he adopted the name of John McKnight. In trans- ferring the school credits of the son, however, it was found necessary to retain the name of Ferguson. The boy had continued to use this name ere. HAD CHARGE OF BANK ABOUT THREE MONTHS Walhalla, N. D., March 26.—(P)— Andrew W. Robertson, former presi- dent of the First National bank here, who was arrested in Omaha, was in charge of the bank for about three months, authorities said Friday. The Group Demonstrates Before Jap Embassy | WASHINGTON YOUTHS REPORT OBSERVING WOMAN AND CHILD Man With Party Resembles Missing Detroiter, Known as Kidnaper POLICE CARS SCOUR CITY Virginia Minister Reiterates That He Expects Definite Action Soon Washington, March 26.—(?)—A Sudden, unexpected tip Saturday swung the feverish search for the Lindbergh baby and his kidnapers in- to the center of the capital. As hopes alternately rose and waned from the many clues a man greatly resembling Harry Fleischer, reputed leader of the Detroit purple gang—wanted for questioning in con- nection with the case since he drop- ped from sight some time ago— sought lodging last night on an ob- scure Washington street. It was nearly midnight. Four youths who saw him and another man walk to the door noted a small car outside. In it sat a woman and a baby. They recalled news pictures of Fleischer and when the men had been turned away for lack of room, called the police. From the rogues’ gallery, officers said, they immediately picked out Fleischer's picture. By radio and tele- type the authorities sent orders tc spot the car or the men and call re- serves. Cruising police autos, radio equipped, carried on an inceskant watch through the night. The police were certain the group had found lodging in the city either in a rooming house or a tourist camp. They warned patrolmen the men were dangerous. Minister Expects Results While this new angle developed, a minister in Norfolk, Virginia, who had been approached in the case re- iterated he expected negotiations for the return of the baby would be com- pleted within a few days. The auth- orities at Hopewell, New Jersey, were equally insistent the information which led to these Norfolk hopes was of no “specific significance.” Col- onel H. Norman Schwarzkopf, state Police superintendent, said Colonel Lindbergh himself had come to this conclusion. The Norfolk minister, the Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock and the two men who with him are acting as inter- mediaries for the return of the baby, would say no more, but remained un- shaken in believing authentic the ap- Proaches made to them by alleged go-betweens for the kidnapers. Fleischer and Abie Wagner, both said by the New Jersey police to be “known kidnapers” have been sought intensively for some time, ostensibly to get an account of their activities just prior to or at the time of the kidnaping. Wagner was said to have been in central New Jersey shortly before the baby was taken, but both men have dropped from sight com. pletely since. Countless tips in New York, on Long Island and elsewhere, never materialized. ‘GRAND OLD MAN’ OF AUTO INDUSTRY DIES Henry M. Leland, 89 Years Old, Originally Organized Lin- coin Company Detroit, March 26.—(*)—Henry M. Leland, the “grand old man” of the automobile industry, died at 5:30 o'clock Friday morning in Grace hos- pital, where he had been ill for sev- eral weeks. He was 89 years old. Leland was active up until a short time before he entered the hospital , Feb. 25. He frequently recalled with pride that he had manufactured rifles for soldiers in the Civil war and airplane motors during the World war. He was president of the Cadillacs Motor company from 1902 until 1917, when it became part of the General Motors group. At the age of 7, Leland organized the Lincoln Motor company, now a subsidiary of the Ford Motor company. Purchase of the Lincoln property by Ford resulted in a break in the friendship between the two automo- bile manufacturers which never was from |healed. Leland claimed Ford had promised to $8,000,000 to the Lin- coln stockholders who had lost their investments. Ford was victor in a jong-drawn out litigation that fol-