The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1932, Page 3

rr TWO KNOWN DEAD AS FIRES SWEEP WOODS AND DEFY CONTROL Areas Near Quebec and Toronto in Difficulty as Result of Flames. Quebec, May 19.—(4)—Forest fires in @ score of heavily wooded areas near Quebec and Toronto became more menacing as the third day of conflagration dawned and scores of small settlers’ communities were be- _ing hastily evacuated as the flames bore down upon them. Horhes were razed, outlying schools deserted and an unestimated amount of property loss suffered as the fires stubbornly refused to be brought un- der control. Thousands of volunteer firemen were battling desperately but were making slow ‘They were hampered by lack of modern appara- tus but were working tirelessly in bucket brigades and had slowed up the march of destruction in many quarters, . The Resticouche county situation reached major proportions despite an army of volunteers working under the direction of forest rangers. A group of settlers’ homes in Rag- jneau township was destroyed and it looked early Thursday as though the village of Bersimis was doomed, * Five new fires broke out late Wed- ro nesday night near Nepiscuitt lake. At least two persons lost their lives, according to reports reaching here. John Henry, fisherman and trapper of Dufault Portage, reached Toronto with his wife and small child and stated he was certain two of his trapper friends had perished. Seventeen soldiers, hurrying by motor truck to Valcartier camp, near Quebec, were injured when the truck capsized. Crews were being organized Thurs- sd to penetrate the difficult coun- A Local Resident Dies From Heart Disease Mrs. John H. Robideaux, 56, a resi- dent of Bismarck for 33 years, died here early Thursday a victim of heart disease. She was taken ill a week ago. Born in Maine in 1875 of pioneer ‘New England stock, Mrs. Robideaux came to North Dakota from New York state in 1899, She had made her home in Bismarck since that time. Besides her husband she leaves a son by a previous marriage, two sis- ters and a brother. Mr. Robideaux was with her when death came. Funeral services will be conductec from the Calnan Funeral Parlors Fri- day at 10 a. m,, Rev. Father Henry|not say very much to me. Every time Hollerman officiating. § Interment will be made in St. Mary's cemetery. Brown Is Elected to Head Bankers’ Group Carrington, N. D.. May 19.—(?)— Bankers of the fifth district of the North Dakota Bankers. associa- tion, representing 23 — institutions, elected A. C. Brown of Hannaford their president at the an- Bual convention here. Other officers are J. C. Hoffert of Carrington, vice president; Henry Nelson of Valley City, treasurer, and Lynn W. Schwoebel of New Rockford, secretary. CONTINUED Posses Patrol Border in Hunt for Bandits Who Robbed Ipswich Bank as to destination, Doolittle said, and that was when they decided against going to Devils Lake or Minot, Both of the decisions were made by a man seated in the front seat who whisper- ed in tones too low for Doolittle to hear, to one of the men in the back Seat. The men had supplies of gasoline which they carried in cans in the car, Doolittle said, and they stopped at times to refuel. The cashier asserted the men avoided all towns. Fire at Banker Doolittle told of the bandit .car stopping near Frederick, 8. D., where the men fired at a banker who sought to pursue them. One of the men left the car, Doolittle said, and opened fire on their pursuer, During the morning the men traveled at high ‘speed, but in the afternoon appeared to slow down. Upon asking the bandits to release him on several occasions, Doolittle said he was told “if you behave your- self you will be all right.” One of the men referred to the shooting of the bank president and remarked “he was a fool to resist.” Doolittle had no food during the time he was kept captive. The men offered him some tomato juice, bu: he refused it, saying he did not care for it. They apparently carried sand- wiches in the car also. When taken from the bank Doolit- tle was placed in the front seat but after traveling about 10 miles the men changed drivers and put him in the rear seat. He was blindfolded about three miles out of Ipswich. One of the men said virtually noth- ing during the entire trip, Doolittle said, while the others talked frequent- ly, Joking most of the time. ‘Was Well Treated “I was well treated all of the time I_was in the car,” Doolittle said. “They let me sit in the back seat and aside from joking once in a while did COOL UNDER A SOLAR I asked when they were going to let me out they said ‘sit down and be- WA ee t’ “I tried to listen to all that was said to get an idea of where they were headed for, but they were very care- ful and talked only in whispers when they discussed their destination. “They appeared to be unfamiliar with much of the country they were traveling through and many times had to turn back because they had gotten off into. blind alley. They avoided all towns and traveled only on side roads, but most of them were good except in spots. “They asked me where the rest of the money was kept in the bank and TI told them they got everything there was.” Shortly after his arrival at Binford, Doolittle called his relatives at Ips- wich. He said they were highly elat- ed at his release, having been under terrific strain since the kidnaping. Doolittle is 36, 1s married and has one child. TIP MAY LEAD TO IDENTITY OF PAIR Aberdeen, May 19.—(4)—Following the tip of a man who said he knew the identity of two of the robbers of the Bank of Ipswich, two reporters last night invaded the deserted quar- ters of their Aberdeen “den” and secured evidence that has been sub- mitted to officers. The two men, whom occupants of their rooming house declare have been making hints concerning bank robbery, left Aberdeen Tuesday after- noon and have not been seen here since. P ‘They were described to the re- porters, who later interviewed em- ployes of the robbed bank and found the characteristics of the robbers and of the missing Aberdeen pair were very similar. Fingerprints on articles in their abandoned quarters were turned over ‘to officers who are expected to com- pare them with some good prints ob- tained at the scene of the daring day- light holdup. Names of the men and of the land- lord who was led to suspect them were withheld pending the outcome of fingerprint examinations. The two were seen leaving Aber- deen on an Ipswich-bound train the afternoon before the robbery. {WOUNDED MAN IS REPORTED BETTER Aberdeen, 3. D., May 19.—(7)—M. Plin Beebe, Ipswich bank president, wounded by a bandit during a rob- bery Wednesday, was reported “con- siderably improved” at a hospital here Thursday, and his physician said he has “every chance in the world for a rapid recovery.” Beebe was shot through both thighs and was slugged when he ignored a com- mand to “stick ‘em up.” Buy or Sell Through The Tribune Want Ads Here They Are! The New '32 “SOL Man! ... they're the season's leading offerings — the straw hat sensations of town! See them—a great selection, in- deed, of new, light, easy-fitting SOLARS. flexible, SOLARS are designed to ap- peal to your style sense . . . pred to appeal to your value sense! Compare them — you'll find them the equals of hats costing much, much more! TOYO PANAMAS GENUINE PANAMAS $1.98 $9.98 . $<3.98 CONTINUED Police Chief Says Lying Boatbuilder Was Not Implicated ations, the police were making & check of John Curtis’ movements on that night. Their information was Curtis left Norfolk that day by air- plane and flew to New York. The of- ficers seek to learn what time he spent in New York and where he was while Jafsie, Col. Lindbergh and Col. Henry Breckinridge — Lindbergh's friend and counsel—consummated the transfer of ransom money in the ‘Bronx burial ground. The guard about the Flemington jail throughout the night was in- structed to watch the prisoner close- ly, both as a precaution for his own safety from any outside violence that might threaten and because of fears the boat builder might attempt sui- cide. Curtis, by his own confession, has stated financial troubles leading to the bankruptcy of his boatbuild- ing business, and worry over the hoax he has perpetrated, have weighed heavily on his mind. dafsie returned home last night after a busy day looking over rogues’ gallery pictures. New Jersey police ‘announced questioning of Jafsie had produced answers “adhering consis- tently to the fundamental facts re- lated so far.” Asked $25,000 ‘The police intended to pursue fur- ther their inquiry into the request by Curtis, early in his “ransom nego- tiations,” for $25,000 from Col. Lind- bergh. The Rev. Mr. Dobson-Pea- cock, at Norfolk, said the request for the money was made but that the money was to be deposited in the name of all three intermediaries. There was an intimation from Nor- folk police, who have been looking into the activities there of the “nego- tiators,” that Curtis’ confession was4 far from complete; that he was hold- ing back “something important.” From other sources there were in- timations that his detailed account of negotiations with the kidnapers—an account he gave the authorities a few hours before confessing it all was a lie—may in fact have held some elements of truth. These intimations were that some of the persons he named as the kidnapers may be ac- tual persons, despite Curtis’ sub- sequent disavowal of the story. Curtis’ appetite was unaffected by his harrowing day. At the Fleming- ton jail Wednesday night he ordered “dinner for two” including two large steaks—and ate them both. POLICE SEARCHLIGHT TURNS ON CLERGYMAN Norfolk, Va. May 19.—(?)—The searchlight of police inquiry, which brought from John Hughes Curtis a confession of deception in his role of negotiator in the Lindbergh kidnap- ing case, was swung Thursday in the direction of an Episcopal clergyman in a probe for further information. The Very Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock, accused by Curtis of urging him on against his will to continue the fari- cal search for men and boats that did not exist, has been requested to give interviews to both New Jersey and logal officials. The minister, who described as, “absolutely untrue,” the charge made by his imprisoned associate, said he oe cigarette was ready at any time to give “all information in my ”. per= taining to the case, but he indicated he was not willing to go to New Jer- ‘sey to do this, In reply to a request that he go to Hopewell, Dean Dobson-Pearock telegraphed Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf, head of the New Jer- sey state police that “I stand ready at such time as you may select to meet at Norfolk you or Governor Moore's accredited representative and will fully and freely give all informa- tion in my possession pertaining to the subject.” In the meanwhile, Commonwealth's Attorney John M. Arnold, of Norfolk, said he planned to interview the rec- tor of the fashionable Christ Church as & part of his investigation to de- termine if any Virginia law had been violated. He said “conversations” he had with Rear Admiral Guy H. Bur- rage, retired, the third member of ROOSEVELT WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF PARTY MAJORITY Gets Delegates From South Carolina, Vermont, Dis- trict of Columbia (By The Associated Press) Thirty-two more votes picked up Wednesday by Franklin D. Roosevelt in South Carolina, Vermont and the South Carolina Democrats defeated a referendum proposal by the closest vote had in that state since prohibi- tion began, and declared for\a cam- paign on “economic issues” alone. So far Democrat groups of a dozen states have spoken for repeal or re- submission in some form, they are New York, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Washington, Michigan, Illinois, Norta Dakota, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Montana and Vermont. : Five have lined up for enforcement or have defeated wet plans. They are Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and South Carolina. Seven states avoided all mention. These are Ken- tucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisi- ans, Arizons, New Mezico,.and Con- necticut. ‘ Six Republican groups have called for repeal or resubmission, 10 havs taken the dry side or have defeated wet plans, and 17 have made no men- tion of prohibition. ils rear zeener guitere TJ Gir! as Taught by Minette You can easily become sional woman and earn ary. Beauty shops seek our ae Write for interesting jet. MINETTE BEAUTY SCHOOL Farge, North Daketa ook the Norfolk trio of “intermediaries, and Captain F. H. Lackmann, skip- per of the yacht used by Curtis, fur- nished no evidence that Curtis had violated the state laws. Both of the seafarers, the official said, gave’ facts showing that they were convinced of the sincerity of had acted in Curtis and that they good faith. Police officials say they are inter- ested in obtaining more definite in- formation of the whereabouts of Cur- tis on the night of the kidnaping. WIFE OF CURTIS IS MINNESOTAN’S DAUGHTER District of Columbia, placed the lead - ing contender for the Democratic presidential nomination within reach- ing distance of a majority in the par- ty convention. . He had today 428 votes exclusive of 100 from New York and Pennsylvania which, while disputed, his managers expected him to receive. Friday and Saturday 40 more delegates will be chosen in Tennessee, Oregon and Ne- vada, with prospects he may get them all. This would run his claimed total of delegatess selected by the end®of ‘the week to 568, ten shy of the ma- jority. This does not mean nomina- tion, as a two-thirds vote is required. President Hoover's walkaway candi- dacy gathered 28 more delegates Wed- nesday from Alabama and Vermont, taking him to within six votes of the Republican nominaing mark on pledged votes alone, excluding hun- dreds of uninstructed but friendly delegates. Two states in the party conventions ‘Wednesday acted on prohibition. 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