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

x7 * haunts of the game fish might as well North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1932 mtr idea Pare PRICE FIVE CENTS stul Outlines League Plan Winni SLAYERS EXPOSE ~ ARE NOT DISCLOSED Condemned Murderess Tells How Two Friends Were Killed, Bodies Quartered SCHEDULED TO HANG FEB. 17 Attorney Hints Some Other Per- son Might Be Indicted For j Heinous Crimes Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 29.—()—Given ® chance to tell the “true story” of the killing of her two former women friends and the sending of their bodies in trunks to Los Angeles, Win- nie Ruth Judd, condemned murderess, ‘Thursday awaited whatever action tg be taken by the county grand jury. For four hours Wednesday Mrs. Judd was before the inquisitorist body. Her voice, at times apparently hysterical, could be heard in the cor- ridors outside the jury room. She emerged smiling. There was no of- ficial statement as to what she told ‘the jurors. Secretly, and without her knowing the purpose of the trip until it was ‘under way, Mrs. Judd was brought here from the state prison at Florence to make good her threat to “tell everything.” Mrs. Judd’s attorney in Los Angeles announced that inthe event the grand jury indicts another person, he immedirtely will place the woman's case before the pardon board with a plea for commutation of sentence. ‘Mrs. Judd is scheduled to be hanged Feb. 17 for the murder of Mrs. Agnes Anne Le Roj.. She also was charged with the murder of Miss Hedvig Samuelson. Both women were slain fn Phoenix Oct. 16, 1931. Sheriff J. R. McFadden and County Attorney Lloyd Andrews of Maricopa county repeatedly had tried to get from Mrs. Judd the “true story”. of the crime, and to that end had visited her in prison. They had reported Mrs. Judd had little to offer that was not brought out at her trial. HOOVER SPERDS UP e Judd Tells DETAILS OR WOMAN |{_‘Pestoones’ Fast | PRENENT TAX RATE. || MAHATMA GANDHI Poona, India, Dec. 29.—(?)—Mahat- ma Gandhi announced officially Thursday that his proposed fast of Protest against the ban on entry of India’s “untouchables” in Guravayoor Temple would be “postponed.” He had @ three-hour conference Wednesday with advisers on the matter in Yeroda prison, where he is held. It was be- Heved the fast, scheduled to begin New Year's day, would be postponed indefinitely, Gandhi being satisfied that all concernéd were doing their best to maintain progress toward re- moval of the “untouchability” ban. CANADIAN FARMERS MAY TRADE CATTLE FOR RUSSIAN FUEL Dominion — Livestock Growers Approve Project as Boon to Their Business ‘Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 28—(#)—A Project to barter Canadian cattle and hides for Russian oil and coal is understood to be in the hands of the Canadian government. A decision is expected soon as to|° whether Canada will enter the trade agreement with the Soviet nation. Meanwhile, G. G. Serkeau, legal rep- resentative of a Winnipeg syndicate reported to be arranging the barter plan, was in Ottawa negotiating with LEISURELY CRUISE the federal government. J. H. Mc- Donald, a grain trader, will meet Serkeau in Ottawa to discuss the plan NEAR CONFISCATION SAYSSURVEY BOARD Report Reviews Operations in Ail Taxing Districts of North Dakota WOULD INCREASE GAS TAX! Property Levy For Township and County Roads Would Be Abandoned Increasing cost of government in North Dakota constitutes a problem which must be solved “if taxation is not to become confiscation,” the state governmental survey commission re- port states in a discussion of revenue and taxation. Insert After 1st Parg. Present Tax Ra Recommendations made in the re- Port include the elimination of thou- sands of local officials such as most elective local assessors and township officers, and would reduce the total tax bill for all governmental purposes by millions of dollars annually an anaysis of the report indicates. The report, transmitted to Gover- nor George F. Shafer by the five commission members, gives the re- sults of a study of taxation, elections, township, city, village, county and state governments, elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education. A Signing the report are Charles D. Cooley, president of the Mandan city commission and Morton county state’s attorney, who is chairman of the commission; W. J. Bickert, Wash- burn; V. A. Corbett, Minot; George P. Homnes, Crosby, and J. D. Root, Guelph. John B. Cooley of Grand Forks is secretary. Attention is called in the report that North Dakota counties spent $3,696,856.45 for the fiscal year 1912- 1913, for all purposes, while this fig- ure jumped to $9,676,876.37 for the fiscal year 1931-32. general property and special taxes from 1910 to 1932, the report states that approximately $40,000,000 a year is spent for all governmental purposes in the state. The figure given for 1910 is $9,553,995. ; Taxes Have Quadrupled During this period while the taxes have nearly quadrupled, the popula- tion of the state has increased only 20.73 per cent, the report pointed out. Viewing with concern the rapidly increasing property taxes, the survey commission remarks that “if new sources of taxes are adopted, such as sales taxes, severance taxes and other President Hopes to Reach Fish-|turther, and, it is reported, to perfect!taxes not in the nature of a direct ing Destination By Thurs- day Evening With President Hoover in Florida Inland Passage, Dec. 29.—(?)}—Presi- dent Hoover speeded up the leisurely southern cruise of his fishing fleet ‘Thursday in an attempt to reach the deep sea game fishing grounds off Palm Beach by Thursday night in- stead of Friday and get in an extra day of angling. Lawrence Richey, one of Hoover's secretaries, explained that the unex- pected speed was a-result of the chief executive's decision that the deep sea be reached as soon as possible. The ace (oF, She, Sent aen's ‘been fo: epot! 0 far. Harry 8. Guggeheim, American am- bassador to Cuba, was expected to join Palm Beach around Bare Plot to Slay. Greek President Athens, Dec. 20.—(?}—Police Pe discovery Thursday of an anarchists feet See ecaee ls Jorganization of the company .to back the deal. : Cattlemen in western Canada were quoted as being almost unanimous in their approval of the step that they say will bring an improvement in the ‘cattle marketing situation. Details will be worked out rey is reported. The project is said to in- volve the export of coal from the Black Sea to Churchill, where it will be distributed for sale.on the prairies at a-price that backers of the project hope will be lower than quotations in the United States. ‘The cabinet. will meet in Ottawa for the first time since the return of Premier Bennett from England Fri- day. In some circles the belief was held that the prime minister discussed the situation while in England. The plan involves the exchange of 100,000 head of cattle for crude oil from Russia. Mexican Congress Closes Its Session Mexico, City, Dec. 29.—(7)—With congress officially closing its session at noon. Thursday, the permanent house and senate commissions just appointed will take over any business arising until the next regular con- gressional: session sits next Sept. 1. The slate was cleared of important; business Wednesday night. The last act was approval of the federal bud- get project as it was sent to congress) from the presidency, and the passing of the civil registration law sent by the presidency. ‘The latter provides for issuance of identification cards to all residents’ of Mexico, native or foreign, in a standardized system of identification. Cards will cost but 20 centavos (about seven cents) and will be valid for three years, DEY BOARD DISSOLVES we 29. property tax, that the general proper- ty tax be reduced to the extent of the moneys derived from such new sources.” Unless this is made mandatory by an increase of the total tax burden, the commission adds, pointing out that “indirect taxes are of no value under present conditions unless they replace, to the extent of the funds de- rived therefrom, the general property tax, which must be correspondingly Showing the combined state, local’ Leander J. McCormick, scion of family, soon will wed the Countess he is shown here in Paris. Announcing his engagement, McCormick said he and the countess will be married in Lond WOULD SHIFT DUTIES OF REORGANIZATION TO PRESIDENT-ELECT Democratic House Leaders Hit Upon Tentative Scheme For Economy Washington, Dec. 29.—(#)— The Democratic leadership in the house has tentatively agreed upon a pro- posal to give President-Elect Roose- velt broad authority to reorganize the government to effect economies aa # major step toward balancing the fed- eral budget. The propdsal is to be offered by Chairman Byrns of the appropria- tions committee, probably as an amendment to the general deficiency bill late in the present session if it is not put on another supply bill by the senate. The president-elect will begin an intensive study of the governmental structure when he goes to Warm Springs, Ga., next month. Various experts will be summoned there to supply the information he needs in tackling the job of reorganization. ‘The study was planned by Roose- velt before he returned to Albany from his recent trip to the Georgia health resort. At that time, he con- templated devoting 10 days of his law, the ultimate result likely will be; stay to the departmental study. Speaker Garner Thursday express- ed the hope that “congress might |see” the proposal for executive au- thority as a step toward reducing government expenditures, Representative Rainey of Illinois, lowered, if the new taxes are to be justified.” The survey recommends that the motor fuel tax be placed upon such a basis, and so apportioned between the state and its political subdivisions, as tp ‘provide for the construction and (Continued on Page Two) ROOSEVELT CLEAR DESK FOR LERMAN @ sponsor of the movement. In making known the details of the plan, Representative Byrns said: “I have given the subject of con- solidating and abolishing federal agencies considerable thought, and I have concluded that congress cannot effect such reorganization. “The president-has the machinery at hand to do it, and by giving him authority to place economies into ef- fect, we can expect to be able to rely upon it that they will be put into effect.” Both Garner and Byrns said that congress would have power to pass upon any consolidations made by the President-Elect Will Leave Gu-| incoming president. bernatorial Office in Two Days Albany, N. Y., Dec. 29.—(?)—With the end of his term as governor of | Fargo New York only two days away, Presi- dent-Elect Roosevelt Thursday was clearing his desk for his successor, Lieut, Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. the same time the was pre- paring plans for seeking first-hand information on the nation’s financial situation before committing himself to any tax policy designed to balance the federal budget. In connection with the gathering of this information, Roosevelt Ra preparing for a conference with President-Elect John N. Garner, Saarr co ee Douay neat day Bar wee! Fraser Is Executive Officer of Infantry Adjutant General G. A. Fraser of has been appointed executive officer of the 68th infantry brigade. The appointment was made by the federal militia bureau. The position enables General Fra- ser to continue as an officer in the guard after he leaves his position as adjutant general, for which his term McCormick to:Wed Countess the Democratic floor leader, also is) the wealthy Chicago McCormick de Flieurieu of France, with whom lon. Philippines Measure Considered by House Bill Already Approved By Sen- ate Would Grant Independ- ence in 10 Years Washington, Dec. 29. — (®) — The much-contested issue of Philippine independence came before the house again Thursday with leaders confi- dent it would be quickly disposed of. Up for final vote, with not more than one hour's debate to intervene, was an agreement on a 10-year inde- pendence plan already approved by the senate. Leaders on both sides said the large majority by which the house voted for independence last season foretold approval now. Chairman Hare of the insular af- fairs committee brought in the bil worked out in conference with the senate. He filed the report Wednes- day, thereby making it. privileged business Thursday. Only a possible lack of a quorum was expected to delay final action that would send the measure to Presi- dent Hoover. His personal attitude is unknown, but some Republican lead- ers have predicted that he will veto it. The pending plan would give independence in 10 years, with a fa- vorable vote on ratification of an island constitution to be taken as ments of sugar and oil to the U. S would be curtailed during the interim period, as would immigration. The house Thursday also continued consideration of the agriculture sup- ply bill with prospects of sending it to the senate before the week-end recess. ‘The senate was in recess again Thurs- day. It will meet briefly Friday to recess over New Year's. PRESIDENT OF ISLE SENATE IS AROUSED Manila, Dec. 29.—(?)—The pending Philippine indépendence bill was branded as a “joke” Thursday by Manuel Quezon, president of the in- sular senate, in a stormy four-hour session of Island legislators meeting as the independence commission. Quezon, who previously had de- clined to comment on the congres- sional compromise measure, declared the bill would provide a “fictitious independence.” “If my opposition to the bill causes @ division of the Nacionalista party,” he said, “let there be a division.” The legislators adopted a resolu- tion saying the difference of opinion among Filipinos was based on the 10- year transition period provided and retention of naval bases by the U. 8., and not upon limitations placed upon free imports. Another resolution ratified Quezon’s action in cabling the independence delegation in Wash- ington, D. C., “Give us immediate in- dependence or nothing.” NOT PLANNING TO RETURN Athens, Greece, Dec. 20. — (P) — SAmuel Insull, who recently made a successful fight against extradition to the U. S&., said Thursday that while he had made no definite plans to return to America in the near fu- ture he contemplated a trip through the continent and’ England. He prob- expires Jan. 1. ably will go into business here. Prince Mike Romanoff’s Aristocratic Tobacco Taste Brings Trouble Again lt allie id toned adventures at Harvard, Ox- Filipino acceptance of freedom. Ship-| INCREASES MARGIN FOR Hl F. TEDMAN 37 Majority Reported By Can- vassing Board Lifted to 39 in Court Decision BOTH TOTALS ARE LOWER 35 Ballots From One Precinct Thrown Out Because of Error By Inspector H. F. Tiedman gained two votes in the official recount of ballots cast for commissioner from the fifth Bur- leigh county district, it was found Thursday in district court. The official return by the county canvassing board gave Tiedman 1,362 votes to 1,325 for Victor Moynier, commissioner for the last 12 years, who subsequently contested the elec- tion. This was a margin of 37 votes. 1,311 for Moynier, a margin of 39. Twelve of the 13 precincts in the district were examined in the re- count. Ballots from the other pre- cinct had not been properly protect- ed from possible tampering, District Judge Fred Jansonius ruled, and the count of the canvassing board for that precinct was accepted. Of the 12 precincts recounted, er-| rors were found in all but one as compared with the official report of the canvassing board. In most of these cases, however, the mistakes; were found to favor Tiedman rather than Moynier. Moynier’s biggest gain was in one city precinct where 35 ballots were excluded from the count because they had not been properly initialed by the inspector of elections. In this number, 20 votes were lost to Tied- man and seven to Moynier, while! some of the ballots contained no} votes for commissioner. In another city precinct, however, Tiedman gained five votes and Moynier lost four. | The precinct excluded from the recount was the third precinct in the} first ward, Judge Jansonius ruling} that it could easily have been possi- ble for anyone to have tampered with these ballots. Ballots from the sec- ond precinct of the first ward were accepted on testimony by William A. Falconer, election inspector, who identified them to the satisfaction of the court. Moynier’s contest collapsed, it was made clear by his attorney, when ex- amination showed that Moynier had received more votes on absent voters’ ballots cast in city precincts than had Tiedman. In the precincts re- counted, 173 absent voters’ ballots were cast and of this number 96 were! cast for Moynier and 177 for Tied-| man. Scott Cameron, Moynier's attorney, had intimated to the court that he particularly desired to challenge the absent voters’ ballots and was pre- Pared to launch an effort to show that they were not cast by persons who were properly voters. Under a ruling of the supreme court such votes as were invalidated would have been exeluded but, since it would be impossible to show for The recount gave Tiedman 1,350 to} , an en | ‘Divine Healer’ Terming himself “conceived of God,” Paul Oakley, 20, above, is held in the “divine healing murder” of three- year-old Bernice Clayton at Linden, Texas. The child's father and Oak- ley’s brother also are held. They are accused of having caused the child’s death during “healing” rites in which they sought to “drive the devils” out of the child, an infantile paralysis victim. ALLEGED ROBBER IS BELIEVED ONE OF KANSAS CITY GANG Leonard Barton Identified as One of Bunch Which Raid- ed Missouri Bank Kansas City, Dec. 29.—(?}—One of four men now held for trial on bank robbery and murder charges in Min- neapolis was said by police Thurs- day to have been identified through photographs as one of the participants in the $20,000 robbery of the Plaza Bank of Commerce here Dec. 8. Out of a group of photographs sub- mitted by Capt. T. J. Higgins of the detective department, bank officials selected one of Leonard Barton as re- sembling the bandit whose mask slipped off during the holdup. John O'Keefe, cashier, and Dunlap Vanice, dJr., assistant cashier, selected the same photo. They were unable to identify any of the other three be- cause of masks the robbers wore. whom they were cast, the deduction would have been made on a pro-rata basis. Hence, had Tiedman received three-fourths of the votes cast on absent voters’ ballots, he would have lost three of every four ballots ex- cluded from the recount. ‘When it appeared, however, that. Moynier had received more absent voters’ ballots than Tiedman, the; case collapsed because the percentage feature then would have worked the other way. As a result of the recount, Tiedman will take-office at the first meeting of the county board in January. The! procedure will be for the old board, to clean up pending business. Then! Tiedman will be inducted into office; and the board will be reorganized. Gigantic Fire Ball Discovered in Space Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 29.—(P}— Out in space a gigantic pin wheel of two balls of fire as big as 24 suns has been discovered. It is whirling at the! rate of about a million miles an hour, in @ space only about as wide as a oe ot the distance between sun and The results of 12 years observations which have proved the existence of this fireworks monster were reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science Thursday by Prof. 8S. Dugan, of Princeton university. The pin wheel is the star Cassiopiae, so distant that even in a telescope it is just a pin point of light to.a man’s This star is really twins, one |Sioux County Case ons Will Start Friday] soos. war thus pier agreed to Barton, also known as Lawrence Barton, Leonard Carson, Lawrence Devolt and Larry Duvall, faces trial Jan. 3 at Minneapolis on charges growing out of the robbery of the third Northwest National Bank and the slaying of two policemen and a mo- torist. Trials of two other suspects, Owen Lewis, Kansas City, and Robert Newbern, Wichita, Kas., were set for Jan. 4, and that of Clarence Colton for Jan. 10. Kansas City police were asked to check on movements of the men when Minneapolis officers found stationery of a Kansas City hotel in possession of the suspects. Employes of the hoe tel said the men had stayed there Dec. 1 to Dec. 9 or 10. Captain Higgins said Barton is wanted at Kirksville, Mo., for the slaying of John Rose, a patrolman; at Hannibal, Mo. for a theater rob- bery; at Carrolton, Mo., for robbery of a hardware store and at Omaha, Muskogee, Okla., and Milwaukee for other crimes. Fort Yates, N. D., Dec. 29.—(P)— Counsel for successful ‘county in the November election, filed Judge F. B. Lembke when the case was called in district court here Thursday. appointed Judge ‘The supreme court Minot to hear the case afternoon. ‘True Story’ to Grand Jurys (RECOUNT OF VOTES WILL BE FIRST CARE OF ADMINISTRATION Party Chieftain Warns People Demanded Action in Elect- ing Progressives SUBTERFUGE-ALIBIS RAPPED Says Citizens Not Interested in Politicians But in Honest Government Fargo, N. D., Dec. 29.—(#)—John Nystul, chairman of the Nonpartisan League executive committee, leaving Fargo Thursday for Bismarck in an- ticipation of the opening of the session of the state legislature next week, de- clared it would be the new adminis- tration’s purpose to carry out cam- paign pledges to the utmost. No “interests,” other than those of the people, said Nystul, would be served in the coming session. “The mandate of the people North Dakota, clearly expressed in the last election, places a definite re- sponsibility upon those who are to as- sume the administrative and legisla- tive responsibilities of the next bien- nium,” said Nystul. “ the overwhelming majorities accorded Progressive candidates, the voters of the state have indicated in no uncer- tain terms that they demand positive relief in the way of tax reduction and @ type of state government that is not subservient to special interests. They ask that all elected officials make the welfare of the average man their chief concern. It is not probable they will tolerate subterfuge and alibis. People Expect Action “Getting down to cases, the people of North Dakota expected a legislature which is not the hireling of the money interests. They look for substantial reductions in the expenses of state government. a revamping of tax system to balance the state but and Provide the greatest possible equality. They ask for legislation and investiga- ‘tion to curtail exploitation of the pub- lic by utilities, foreign-controlled fi- | nancial institutions and other corpor- ations who have been permitted to take unfair advantage of the people of the state. Without extensions)they demand that the existing state indus tries be given an opportunity to suc- ceed under sympathetic management. The farmer has had nothing to show for his efforts except calloused hands, The laborer and small business man sees taxes steadily increasing with wages and earnings steadily declining. They expect no millenium but demand @ fair consideration of their economic problems. Politicians Unimportant “In the face of the present emer- gency there should be no time for Political revenge or building up of Personal political machines. All per- sonal advantages must be forgotten in the interests of an administration that will best serve every citizen and tax- payer of the state. The people care little about politicians but are very much concerned about constructive and honest state government. “The executive committee of the Nonpartisan League will endeavor to promote a program of keeping faith with the voters who have placed in office a new administration. We do not propose to foster or promote the special interests of any person, firm or combination which is not consistent with the welfare of the majority of our citizens. Our only purpose will be to help in co-ordinating different groups in carrying out the common responsibility of a square deal for all our people.” Marin Begins Fight Against Large Loan Paris, Dec. 29.—()}—Louis Nationalist deputy who led tion to the Dec. 15 debt payment to the U. S. opened a fight in the chamber of deputies Thursday which the lenders would not get back @ sou.” (The League of Nations recom- Irving candidate for state's attorney in Sioux | dec! an affidavit of prejudice agains: | 8.