The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 18, 1932, Page 1

y ay % a North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper | ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932 The Weather Snow tonight; Wednesday cloudy and somewhat warmer. ‘ PRICE FIVE CENTS Robbers Loot Minnesota Bank Roosevelt Party Leaves on 3,000-Mile Trip New A.B.A. President SKIES ARE DARK AND -WEATHER IS CHILLY AS TRAIN PULLS OUT Will Give Three Major Addresses At Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Baltimore PLANS VISIT TO SOUTHLAND Stops At Rochester and Buffalo in Interest of Lehman Candidacy Arranged Se Roosevelt Special, Oct. 18—(7)— Smiling and waving his hand to a small crowd of well-wishers, standing on a rain-drenched railroad platform, | Governor Roosevelt, accompanied by j| his daughter, Mrs. Curtis Dail, and his son, James, and a party of 60 left : here at 9:35 a. m, (E. 8. T.) for a pres- idential campaign trip of 3,000 miles through 17 states, The presidential nominee’s “weath- er luck” deserted him at departure ‘Tuesday morning for one of the few times in the four campaigns he has toured, 1920, 1928, 1930, and 1932. Those who have travelled with him expected to find clear skies, “Roose- velt Weather.” A black sky and wind blown rain greeted the candidate as he boarded his special train, starting an eight-day trip through the middle- west and south. Three Major Speeches Major speeches of the trip will be made at Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Bal- timore. Other addresses will be made at Rochester, Buffalo, Wheeling, In- dianapolis, Springfield, Ill., Louisville, Knoxville, Atlanta, Raleigh, North Carolina and Richmond, Va. Tuesday the governor was to speak at Rochester and Buffalo in behalf of the state ticket, headed by Lieut. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, candidate for governor. The Roosevelt special is due te reach Pittsburgh Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, He will motor to Wheel- ing, W. Va., for an address before his night speech at Pittsburgh. From Pittsburgh, he will head for Indianapolis, Springfield, Ill, and St. Louis. Monday he was somewhat concerned over reports from Spring- field that he had intended talking at the tomb of Abraham Lincoln in that city. “I neyer intended talking at Lin- coln’s tomb,” he said. “Such reporst are nothing but Republican propa- ganda. I merely want to visit the tomb because I have never seen it.” To Visit Health Center From St. Louis, Roosevelt will jour- ney across the border states of Ken- tucky and Tennessee to Atlanta and make a side trip to Warm Springs, Ga., the health center where he has gone twice a year for the past several years. Before returning to New York City Oct. 26, Roosevelt will carry his “Look, Listen and Learn” campaign as he describes it, into South Caro- lina, North Carolina, Virginia, and| Maryland. The last of his three ma- jor speeches of the trip will be at Baltimore. The other two are set for Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Virtually all of those who made the Jong swing with him last month will accompany the candidate on this trip. Manitoba Premier Rebukes Farmers Winnipeg, Man. Oct. 18—(?)— Members of Manitoba's farmers’ “army,” which marched to the capi- tol here last week-end to protest against economic conditions, Tuesday faced the prospect of trudging 100 miles to their homes again with a rebuke from the government for their ins, Pervou have ruined your chances of ever getting a hearing here again,” Premier John Bracken told them. The premier’s address was made to Michael Sawiak of Winnipeg, who headed the delegation. Sawiak was asked whether he was a Communist and he refused to reply. “You knew,” the premier told the farmers, “the government had re- fused to hear any deputations accom- panied by such a demonstration as you have here today. I want you to. realize we won't be used for this sort of propaganda again.” The premier refused the marchers free transportation back to their homes, some of them 100 miles away. ‘They had walked here of their own free will, he said, and would have to walk back. Want Robber Suspect For Murder in Fargo Oskaloosa, Iowa, Oct. 18.—()— Ma- thaska county authorities said Monday that Edward (Hungry Slim) Vandi- ver, 45, of Eau Claire, Wis. and Kirks- ville, Mo., is wanted at Fargo, N. D., on a murder charge as well as for bank robbery. Vandiver was arrested at the re- quest of North Dakota officials as a suspect in the robbery of a Hatton, W. D., bank. Fargo officials also revealed they ‘want him in connection with the slay- ing of Lief Erickson, Fargo citizen who was shot to death as he sat ir his car after being robbed three years ago. | Clarence E, Martin (above) of | Martinsburg, W. Va., was elected president of the Ai ican Bar ai sociation at Its annual conventioi In Washington, je succeeds Guy A, Thompson of St, Louis. (Asso- | elated Press Photo) | MITCHELL EDITOR CLAIMS ROOSEVELT HAS SPECIFIC PLAN ;Declares Voluntary Domestic Allotment Scheme Would Help Farmers Mitchell, 8. D., Oct. 18.—(#)—W.R. Ronald, a director of the National Progressive ‘league, said in a state- ment Tuesday that the recent farm relief speech at Topeka of Frankiin D. Roosevelt, Democratic presiden- tial nominee, referred to a specific program which would be carried out through adoption of the voluntary domestic allotment plan. Ths plan, said Ronald, who, is edi- tor of the Mitchell Evening Republi- can, would bring annual distribution of $550,000,000 in tariff benefits to Producers of wheat, cotton and hogs alone. This program, he added, would “at once assure the wheat farmer tariff benefits of $250 annually for each 1,000 bushels of past average produc- tion; the cotton farmer $100 yearly for each 10 bales; and the hog pro- ducer $180 for each 10,000 pounds marketed for slaughter. And it would be done in such a way as to provide definite control of production and in- crease farmer ‘income by ing open market prices.” Quotes From Magazine Ronald quoted from “Business ‘Week Magazine” as follows concern- velt speech was drafted in close con- sultation with important eastern in- dustrial and business interests which have come to realize the crucial im- portance of a restoration of agricul- tural purchasing power for business recovery. So far from being indefi- nite, the six specifications of a plan of farm relief laid down in the Roo- sevelt speech were a precise and ex- plicit description of the domestic al- lotment plan.” Support for this plan, Ronald: as- serted, was bi-artisan, as evidenced by its introduction into congress by two Republicans, Senator Peter Nor- beck of South Dakota and Represen- tative Clifford Hope of Kansas. That action followed @ declaration in the Republican national platform favor- ing legislation to balance agricul- tural production against demand, | which he said was adopted by the resolutions committee at the instance of advocates of the voluntary do- mestic allotment plan. Compilations Are Cited ~ Ronald cited compilations he had made to show that on approximate Present yields and domestic consump- tion the allotment plan would bring, through the intended tariff benefits, for distribution to farmers on their. allotment the following totals: Minnesota—Wheat $6,250,000; hogs $18,000,000; total $24,250,000. ‘North Dakota — Wheat $30,000,000; ‘hogs $3,000,000; total $33,000,000. South Dakota — Wheat $9,000,000; hogs $13,500,000; total $22,500,000. Montana—Wheat $15,000,000. Taking up Roosevelt's plans, Ronald said the allotment plan would meet all of Roosevelt's specifications for the relief of agriculture, namely: Effec- tive farm tariff, control of surpluses, limiting production, non-conflict with anti-dumping laws, self financed, and economically sound. “Our plan,” said Ronald, “would make the tariff effective by collect it as an. excise tax on all of the pro- duces processed for domestic human consumption.” CLOTHING DRIVE CONTINUES Grand Forks, N. D., Oct; 18—(P)— Another large assortment of used clothing, approximately as much az was gathered a week ago, was hauled to @ downtown storeroom Monda; night in the second American Legion- sponsored drive for warm clothing for needy residents of Grand Forks. The Sheriff P. C. Balkan of Traill coun- ty. N. D., and W. clothes was gathered by Legion mem- . H. Backstrom, as-| bers, assisted by Boy Scouts, and/home with a revolver in her hand “It 1s understood that the Roose-! ting | McEown, and Mr. and Mrs. Gagnon’s FARMERS UNION 10 PROMOTE POULTRY / MARKETING IN N. D, ; Would Grade and Pack Birds Near Point of Origin, Sell | on Eastern Market | DISCLOSE PLAN AT MEETING Affairs of Organization Discuss- ed at Annual County Ses- sion Here Monday Plans for the designation of poul- try concentration and grading points jin North Dakota were cxplained to members of the Burleigh County Farmers Union Monday afternoon at |their annual mecting in the court- ; house, Speakers were C. C. Talbott, presi- lent of the North Dakota Farmers | Union; Walter J. Maddock, vice presi- jdent; Dr. C. F. Monroe, head of the extension department of the state agricultural college, Fargo, and A. W. Ricker, editor of the Farmers Union Herald, St. Paul. Under the poultry-marketing plan outlined at the meeting, birds would inson, Minot, Devils Lake, Jamestown, Valley City, Grand Forks, Fargo and either Bismarck or Mandan. The main concentration point would be at Fargo and small lots of turkeys or other birds would be shipped there for trans-shipment to the east in carload lots. system, birds from the western part markets at the carload freight rate, Plus nine cents per 100 pounds, thus effecting a saving. Sales of the produce would be man- aged by the Farmers Union Poultry Commission, a Minnesota cooperative St. Paul. The birds will be sent di- rect to the eastern markets and sold there. The birds will be graded by experts at the concentration point and a 60 per cent advance on the sale price would be made at time of delivery. The remainder would be paid after the poultry are sold. Plan Schools For Graders The Farmers Union has arranged with the Federal Bureau of Coopera- tive Marketing to send expert grad- ers to the concentration points. These (men will grade the poultry and also will conduct schools for the education of assistant graders. Birds will be classified before pack- ing and shipment and a box contain- ing No. 1 young tom turkeys will| contain nothing else. By this sys-| tem the Farmers’ Union hopes to build a reputation for quality and to; (Continued on Page Seven) 32: DEMOCRATS AWAIT Expect Big Crowd to Hear De Puy At Political Meeting Wednesday Night Burleigh. County Democrats were in @ fever of expectancy Tuesday as the time neared for the greatest Demo- cratic rally ever held in western North Dakota, scheduled for Wednes- day night at the city auditorium. Leading citizens from this section of the state have indicated their inten- tion to be on hand, according to mem- bers of the local committee in charge. They predicted a near capacity au- dience. Billed as a Roosevelt-De Puy rally, the candidate for governor will be the principal speaker. He is expected to outline in detail his plans for cutting state expenses and contributing to farm prosperity: Among candidates who will appear with him are R. B. Murphy and W. D. Lynch, candidates for congress, and William M. Schantz, candidate for state treasurer. John F. Sullivan, Matdan attorney, will preside at the meeting and will introduce the speakers. Members of the committee plan, they said, to make the session a “snappy” one and the program will not last more than two hours. WATCHES MURDER CASE Minot, N. D., Oct, 18.—(?)—Charged. with the murder of three relatives of Deputy Sheriff J. B. McEown of Minot, a relative by marriage of the three slain persons is being held in jail at Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, await- ing trial in superior court. The slain Persons were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gagnon of Greenville, Me., brother- in-law and sister of Deputy Sheriff grandchild, three-year-old Carroll Gagnon. Charged with the murder of the three is Roland Willer, 22, Gag- non’s son-in-law, who entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned in court. | WOMAN’S CONDITION SAME Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 18.—(4#)—The } condition of Mrs. J. 8. Wildes, who suffered @ bullet wound near the heart Saturday was unchanged Tues- day, hospital attaches said. Her con- dition is critical. She was found by’ her husband on the floor of their sistant state's attorney, left Monday|trucks furnished by local business] when he returned from the yard at with the prisoner for firms were used for the hauling work. the sound of the shot, he said. be concentrated and graded at Dick-| Under this! of the state would reach the rae, | organization managed by T. C. Croll, | Lupe Velez, film actre: adopted daughter, Joan del Valle { daughter of Lupe’s oldest sister, ‘DEMOCRATS GAINED IN CALIFORNIA BUT STILL TRAIL 6. 0. P. |Registration Figures Show 1,- 539,560 Republicans and 1,147,414 Democrats (Copyright, 1932, By The Associated Press) San Francisco, Oct. 18—(®)—A wave of Democratic registration tha: surged in for last spring's presiden- tial primary and swept on for the j August balloting has broken in full force for the November election in President Hoover's home state of Call. fornia, almost doubling as compared with 1928 but remaining nearly 400,- 000. under the Republican total. Registration figures gathered by the Associated Press from all but one of the state's 58 counties showed Tuesday the following totals for the two major parties: Republican Democratic 1,147,414 These figur presented an in- rease of 555,253 for the Democratic party over the 1928 official registra- tion and 3,809 for the Republicans. The state total of 2,847,655 compared with 2,313,816 for 1928 and again set @ record. Every county gave an in- crease over the 1928 registration, that of the 1930 general state election and that of the May and August primaries of this year. While the Democratic tide was sweeping in, an increasing number of heretofore Republican counties were caught in the undertow, so that for November nine counties show a largez eae registration than Repub- ican, In eight counties the Republicans 1,539,560 MOTHER ROLE FOR LUPE VELEZ Mercedes, actress In legal proceedings In Mexico City. Is shown in Los Angeles recently with her Velez. Five-year-old Joan is the and was adopted by the (Associated Press Photo) Troops Called to Quell . Prison Riot in Ontario Disorder Develops When Con- victs Demand Cigaret Pa- | pers and Tobacco | Kingston, Ont., Oct. 18.—(#)—Quiet. | Was restored Tuesday at Portsmouta ‘penitentiary, on the shore of Lake Ontario here, where troops were called Monday night to quell a riot of the 906 prisoners in the institution. The riot, in the course of which the prisoners threatened to set fire to the prison buildings, was reported to have begun over a demand by the men for cigaret’ papers, more tobacco and longer recreation periods. Two of the prisoners were injured. The soldiers fired several volleys. ; They finally withdrew after the |prisoners threatened to burn the buildings, including those in which they had barricaded themselves, if the troops remained. Previously the prisoners had cap- tured Acting Warden Gilbert Smith and held him for a brief period when he entered the building in which they were fortified to attempt to persuade them to quiet down. The last of them finally were per- suaded to abandon the attempt by another prison official, whose name was withheld. He forced himself, after the troops left, into the barri- caded mail bag room where the lead- ers of the rebellion were, and after some difficulty persuaded them to re- } turn to their cells. While the 9C0-odd men screameiij within their strongholds during the; late afternoon, a huge crowd outsid:! the prison was kept a quarter of a! mile away by police. The riot began| at noon and lasted until sundown.; Persons in the crowd said somewhere! between 30 and 100 shots were fired) after the troops arrived. First reports of the cause of the} outbreak said the prisoners had be-| come enraged when one of their num- ber, working on a quarry gang out- side the walls, was caught in an at- tempt to escape. This story said the other members} of the quarry crew then refused to increased their registration over 1928, 1930 and the 1932 primaries. As compared with the 1928 presi- dential election, Democratic registra- j tion gained steadily this year.’ It was] Poona, India, Oct. 18.—()—Reports 255,321 or 43 per cent greater for the May primary, 435,496 or 73.5 per cent greater for the August balloting and 555,252 or nearly 94 per cent heavier for November. work and were taken back to the} prison where they balked at being led; at mid-day into the cell block. DENY GANDHI HAD STROKE published in London saying Mahatma Gandhi had suffered a_ paral; stroke were denied officially Tues-! day. Gandhi was thoroughly fit Monday night, the statement said. Political Forum Hears Arguments In Favor of Hoover and Roosevelt Chicago, Oct. 18—(#)—The con- fllcting views of two of the na- tion’s political leaders, as to who would make the better president, Herbert Hoover or Franklin D. Roosevelt, Tuesday were before members of a political forum, ar- ranged by Northwestern univer- sity. The cause of the Republicans was put forth’ by Henry J. Allen, former governor of Kansas and publicity director of the G. O. P. national committee, while that of the Democrats was given by Gov- ane Albert C. Ritchie of Mary- land. Debating the political issues of the day before the forum Monday night, Allen assailed the record of Roosevelt as governor of New York and charged it failed to of- fer proof of his qualifications for the presidency, while Governor Ritchie, on the other hand, told had failed on all major political his audience President Hoover | Policies promised the people in 1928. : “If,” said Governor Ritchie, “the millenium which President Hoover promised in 1928 had not come to pass, and if, on the other hand, the policies of President Hoover and the Republican party, instead of leading us to the. mil- Jenium, have led us down into the valley of depression and despair, then I say the American people should not put faith in that same administration and in the same Policies which got us into these difficulties, should not put our one into them to get us out of it. Praising President Hoover for what the speaker called his “cour- age of leadership,” Allen said that during Governor Roosevelt's administration as chief executive Of ATTEND OPENING | SPEECH FOR HOOVER IN CITY CAMPAIGN Apathy Marks Richardson Ap- pearance At City Auditor- ium Monday Night ATTACKS ROOSEVELT PLAN Says Democratic Candidate Of- fers Farm Voters Nothing But Words Fifty-one persons, including six women, heard Seth W. Richardson, assistant attorney general of the United States, open Bismarck Monday night. There may have been more, for he spoke into a microphone, addressing his remarks particularly to his “pr gressive friends throughout the stat but 51 was the number in the city auditorium. It was unusual for a Republican rally in Bismarck and only an occa- sional spattering of applause marked the speaker's attack upon the Demo- crats, particularly Franklin D. Roo- sevelt. Apathy ruled throughout the meeting. As he hurried through his speech, looking at the empty seats, the Speaker several times gave the im- Pression of a man performing a dis- tasteful task and anxious to get it over with, Gordon Cox, Bismarck, Republican candidate for the state legislature, introduced Richardson as the “type of man who, if he did not think the reelection of Herbert Hoover would benefit the farmers of North Dakota, would not be here tonight.” At the same time Cox made mili- tant declaration of his intention to vote for President Hoover. this characterization was an apt one. The basic political strategy behind the speech was an attack on Gov- ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt's farm- relief speech at ‘Topeka, Kan., al- though Richardson did not mention Roosevelt by name, referring to him only as “the governor.” ‘Come Home’ Is Plea The address opened with the dec- kota do not need to be told how to vote and closed with an appeal to return to the party of their fathers on the ground that progressivism would best be served by continuing rather than from without. (Contintea on page two) VICTIM OF MISHAP IN COMA 48 HOURS Gust Gall, Local: Man, Struck By Automobile While Re- pairing Tire on Road Unconscious for nearly 48 hours, Gust Gall, 600 Thayer Avenue, lies in @ local hospital suffering from injur- ies sustained when he was struck by an automobile on the highway be- tween Napoleon and Hazelton Sunday night. He is suffering from a_ fractured skull, fractured leg and lacerations. His eyelids were torn. John Martin, 312 South 10th St., Gall’s companion at the time of the accident, is suffering from multiple | lacerations to the ear and forehead. The men were retutning from al hunting trip when the accident oc-| curred. Gall had stopped to repair’ a tire when a passing automobile struck him as he was working on a wheel. Martin had not alighted and was hurt when the two cars crashed together. The occupants of the other car brought the injured to Bismarck for medical attention. vic! North Dakota Has Variety of Weather) (By The Associated Press) North Dakota experienced .a variety of weather Tuesday including rain, sleet, and snow. An all-night downfall of snow at Minot which continued Tuesday gave that region one and one-half inches of snow by noon. Precipitation came to Bismarck and | vicinity in the form of sleet which | left the section with a thin covering of the ice Tuesday. Precipitation to- taled 02 at 7 a. m., with the sleet continuing for several hours more. Devils Lake and Jamestown received @ trace of rain while other points in the state reported cloudy weather. Freezing temperatures prevailed at Bismarck, Devils Lake, Williston, and Jamestown, with the mercury at other Points in the 30s. . The forecast was for snow in the eastern and southern portions of the state Tuesday night anti possibly in the southeast portion Wednesday morning, somewhat warmer in east and north portions Wednesday after- noon. MINNESOTA ASKS AID St. Paul, Oct. 18—(®—A request for $660,506 for direct; relief work in of New York state “there has been un increase of $95,000,000 in the cost of government for three years.” 20 Minnesota counties up to Jan. 1 was made to the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation Monday by Gov- ernor Floyd B. Olson, the speaking | campaign for President Hoover al Later Richardson admitted that | laration that the people of North Da-! to work within the Republican party | There j | | A public hearing required by law May Go To Reno It was reported in New York that ; Lenore Ulric and her husband, Sid- ney Blackmer, are living apart and that the actress may take up resi- | dence In Reno at the termination | Of her present Broadway engage- ment, (Associated Press Photo) REDUCED MINIMUM | WAGE SCALE T0 BE | BRRECTIVE DEC. 16 iChanges Cover Public House- keeping, Mercantile and Laundry Occupations Reduced minimum wage rates for women workers in North Dakota will go into effect Dec. 16, R. E. Wenzel, chairman of the state workmen’s compensation bureau, announced Monday. |. The changes cover public house- keeping, mercantile and laundry oc- cupations and will bring about a 10 per cent reduction in the minimum wage schedule covering the three oc- cupations, The new orders also will eliminate apprenticeship periods for public housekeeping industries, Wen- zel said. Instead of a graded scale for part- time workers, as formerly, depending on the number of hours worked, these workers under the new orders will receive one forty-eighth of the weekly minimums for each hour worked. Regardless of the number of hours worked, all other regulations pertaining to rest room and other facilities, including sanitary and health conditions, remain unchanged. to allow persons favoring or opposing adoption of the recommendations of the bureau relative to change in the minimum wage orders to appear be- fore the bureau, was set for Monday but no one appeared at the hearing. Issuance of the new orders was the final step which followed approval by the workmen's compensation bu- Teau of recommendations made by conferences held last month. Each of the three conferences made their recommendations after study of tes- timony presented at hearings held in the larger cities of the state. The new rates are those approved by the board Sept. 21: Public housekeeping: Waitresses or counter girls reduced from $14.90 to} $13.41; with board, from $8.90 to $8.16; chambermaid or kitchen help from $14.20 to $12.78; with board, from $8.25 to $7.53. Where room also is furnished, not more than $2 per week may be deducted. Laundry: . Experienced women changed from $14 to $12.60; with laundry privileges, $13.50 to $12.10; first period of apprerfticeship, $11 to $9.90; second period of apprentice- ship, $12.50 to $11.25; no deduction to be made for laundry privileges dur- ing apprenticeship. Mercantile. Experienced women changed from $1450 to $13.00; the maximum length of apprentice- ship term for women in mercantile establishments set at one year at a minimum weekly wage of $10.80. Investigate Stories Of Negro Slayings Senatobia, Miss., Oct. 18—(P)— Conflicting stories that from two to seven Negroes had been killed by angry citizens hunting the slayer of @ deputy sheriff were investigated by authorities as the search continued Tuesday. THREATEN TO KILL SIX VICTIMS WHO WERE IN BUILDING Four Young Gunmen Speed Away in Automobile With $1,892 Booty HOLDUP NEAR TWIN CITIES Marauders Cursed Continually, According to Employes, Customers Amboy, Minn., Oct. 18—()—Four young gunmen who continually cursed and threatened to kill their six vic- tims robbed the First National bank of Amboy of $1,892 Tuesday. Amboy is in Blue Earth county, 110 miles south of the Twin Cities. It has a population of about 600. The leader of the bandit gang ex- amined the daily cash book before Proceeding to rob the cashier’s draw- ers and the safe in the vault. From the moment three of the quartet ran into the bank they began cursing their victims, departing about five minutes later with a threat to “blow all your brains out if you don’t Stay put on that floor.” In the bank when the raiders en- tered were Herbert Dredge, assistant cashier; Miss Lulu C. Nuoffer, sten- ographer; Mrs. H. I. Hoffman, John A. Starkweather, Russell Johnson and Merrill Anthoney, patrons. Simultaneously drawing pistols from their pockets, three of the gunmen rushed into the bank, The fourth stood guard in front. ‘Now,——You All’ “Now,—you all,” the leader, wear- ing a mackinaw and overalls said, “get ‘em up quick or we'll wipe you out. This is a holdup. Get on the floor.” As all obeyed the command to lie on the floor, the leader walked over to the cashier's cage. He looked at the cash book, then helped himself to about $500. Singling out the assistant cashier, he growled: “Where's all the dough? You've got more than this.” Dredge, a pistol jabbed in his ribs, {Was ordered to open the safe in the vault. After the bandit leader was hand- ed $700 more, taken from the safe, he walked towards his accomplices, . “Give him the works,” he sald, | Pointing to Dredge. “He's got more money.” “But we haven't got any more money in the bank” Dredge protest- ed. Made Systematic Search While one stood guard over the vic- tims and a second was posted at the door, the leader started a systematic search of all the drawers in the cash- jer's cage and in the vault. He grabbed papers from the shelves in the vault, examined books and scattered them about. Emerging from the vault, the raid- er inquired of his companions: “Is the coast clear?” Getting an affirmative answer, he said “let's go.” But before he ran from the bank, he admonished his victims to “stay on that floor and don’t dare get up tight away.” The band jumped in the car and headed east, towards Mankato, about 25 miles away. The car bore Minnesota license Plates, No. B160-448. The car is regis- tered in the name of Lizzie Godsied- son, Austin, Minn. Three weeks ago she reported her plates had been stol- en. Duplicates were issued Sept. 30. SOUTH DAKOTA BANK ROBBED BY ‘SALESMEN’ Sherman, S. D., Oct. 18.—(}—Two well-dressed young men held up the First National bank here shortly be- fore noon Tuesday and fled with all the bank's cash except a small amount of silver. Bank officers said a check-up would be necessary to de- termine the loss, which they esti- mated at from $2,000 to $3,000. Posing as magazine salesmen, the bandits entered the bank on pretext of obtaining information about con- ditions in this section. After a brief conversation with the cashier and his assistant, they drew revolvers. 5. O. Wangsness, cashier, and Mel- vin Nitterby, his assistant, were or- dered into the vault, and A. C. Berg, @ merchant, was forced to join them. Before departing the bandits closed ee vane door but failed to lock it, an e three prisoners gained their liberty and ‘an ae alarm. 2 The bandits were reported to have headed west out of Sherman, is about 30 miles northeast of Sioux Falls on the Minnesota border. State Department at Work on Insull Case Washington, Oct 18.—(P)—State de- partment experts worked Tuesday on overturned, pinning nim Py aethyrnng the case of Sam- » Chicago utility opera- i ria oe ancien 0 re to Greece on Hlinois indictments charg- i EN.