The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1933, Page 1

L i North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper - ESTABLISHED 1873 Two More Men Are K INVALID BANKER 1S SPIRITED FROM HIS CHICAGO RESIDENCE Fear Heart Disease May Be Fatal to August Luer, 77, in Captivity NO RANSOM DEMANDED YET Two Men and Comely Young Woman Are Sought as Ab- ductors of Aged Man Alton, Il, July 10.—()—August Luer, 77, semi-invalid banker, seized in his home as he rested in bedroom slippers before retiring, is the latest victim of middlewestern kidnapers. Luer, who combines banking with meat packing interests, and is a weal- thy,. prominent citizen of Alton, was abducted Monday night by a comely young woman and two men. No word of his whereabouts has been received since his disappearance in the abduc- tor’s motor car. Relatives Tuesday anxiously awaited receipt of ransom demands. They feared for the captives life, even if money payment is arranged. He has been in partial retirement because of frequent heart attacks. A recurrence, without the aid of medi- cine he habitually uses, might easily Prove fatal. Fifteen months ago the banker re- ceived a letter threatening his life if $5,000 was: not forthcoming. He hired & bodyguard. Later the guard was discharged. - Police were inclined not to con- nect the previous threat with Monday night’s kidnaping. Entrance by the kidnapers into the Luer home was obtained by a ruse. ‘The young woman and a companion inquired for Henry Busse, a neighbor. ‘The banker’s wife explained he lived nearby and invited them inside when they asked if they might use the tele- phone. Immediately the woman severed the telephone wire. Her companion seized the banker. His wife reamed and a third burly, midd@le-Sged ‘than appeared, dragged Mrs. Luer to another room, end flung her to the floor. Her head struck the corner of a mantelpiece, in- Mlicting a gash. Bleeding from the wound she rushed back into the hall to see the abductors dragging her hus- band into a motor car which had been parked in the drive. DEVILS LAKE MAN KILLED IN MISHAP Russell Curran Fatally Injured When His Truck Crashes Into Bridge Fargo, N. D., July 11.—(#)—Appar- ently falling asleep while at the wheel, Russell Curran, said to be about 33, resident of Devils Lake, was killed when the truck he was driv- ing, crashed into the southeast end of a steel bridge on the paved high- way % mile south of Sabin, Minn., shortly after midnight Monday. Riding with Curran was his broth- er-in-law, James Tuttle, also of Dev- ils Lake, who is in St. Ansgar hos- pital, Moorhead, Minn., suffering from many tuts and bruises, but his condition is not considered serious, although he is suffering from the shock, According to the story given Wal- ter C. Wright, Clay county coroner, Curran and Tuttle were driving a truck loaded with beer, which is con- signed to Mondak, Mont. ‘The truck ‘was the property of the Orange Crush company at Devils Lake, by whom Tuttle and Curran were employed. Curran is su to have fallen asleep at the wheel, and Tuttle, no- ticing Curran’s condition, grabbed the steering wheel, the car swerving into the bridge. The car was de- molished, the engine being ptished far back into the car. Authorities notified Tuttle’s father of the mishap and he was expected to come to Moorhead Tuesday for the body. The body is at the Wright Funeral chapel in Moorhead. Pcapelteracalsiela) | Chicagoan Swears | Off Single Women oe Chicago, July 11.—()—There ‘was a little matter of $16 between Wildman, 27, recently of Vaule, 22, of Crookston, Minn., and Sydney, in jail, Tuesday told police that in the future he would have business dealings with mar- vied ladies only. Wildman said he met Miss Vaule, a world’s fair visitor, last Friday at her hotel and gave her a shampoo. Later, when she was in her bath, Wildman disappear- ed and so did the $16. . Police said the man admitte removing the money from the young woman’s purse and added that he was sorry, but Miss Vaule wasn’t and said she would appear against him in court. “T'll not fool around with single ladies any more,” Wildman said, is! married ones. Married ladies don’t tell.” Wildmen was sentenced to 60 days in the house cf cortection. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1933 Rye Continues To Pull Cereals Upward Silence Wins a Congress Seat | ‘Without making a single cam- paign speech, Paul Brown, above, attorney of Elberton, Ga., was elected congressman from Georgia's Tenth district to succeed the late Representa- tive Charles H. Brand. Brown, 52, polled more than twice the vote of his eight opponents in the special election. WOMAN IS SELECTED STATE HEALTH HEAD BY ADVISORY GROUP Dr. Maysil M. Williams Suc- ceeds. Dr. A. A. Whitte- more in Position ‘Dr. Maysil M. Williams, former di- tector of the division of child hygiene in the state department of public health, Monday toox office as North ;Dakota’s first woman state health of- ficer. « She succeeds Dr. A. A. Whittemore, who headed the “state board of health” before a law passed by the last legislature creating a “state depart- ment of health” became effective. The appointment was made by the public health advisory council, com- posed of Dr. N. B. Livingston, Mini Dr. Anges Stucke, Garrison, and Dr. John Crawford. New Rockford, ap- pointed by Gov. William Langer last week, and the superintendent of pub- lic instruction and attorney general, ex-officio members. Born in Ontario, Canada, educated jin schools there, and the medical school, University of Toronto, Dr. Williams did missionary work under the Canadian government in the Yu- kon region. She then came to North Dakota, becoming director of child hygiene department in 1924. In 1930 Dr. Williams was a member ciation delegation to Europe and two years ago received a degree in the school of public health at Harvard. Having received her license last week, she is eligible for the state medical association. PLEADS GUILTY IN TORTURE ROBBERY ‘Terry Jerome of Minot Reiter- ates Statement Arthur Zimmerman innocent Towner, N. D., July 11—P)— Pleading guilty to first-degree rob- bery charge in district court here Monday before Judge G. Grimson of Rugby, Terry Jerome of Minot reiter- ated previous statements to McHenry county officers, that Arthur Zimmer- man, Minot,serving 20 years in pen- itentiary for robbery, is innocent of oe crime of which a jury convicted Judge Grimson, after receiving the of the American public health asso-; | WILLIAMS, JOHNSON APPEAR ASSURED OF ELECTION BY LEGION Come Out as Favorites Follow- ing Caucuses At Willis- { ton During Night FORTY AND EIGHT ELECTS ‘Steam-Roller’ Charges Hurled As Bismarck Delegate Is Ruled Out of Order Williston, N. D., July 11.—()—Out of the morning came a mustering of strength regarded as sufficient to as- sure Jack Williams of Fargo reelection as state adjutant of the North Da- kota American Legion by a large ma- jority, and election of William H. Johnson, Minot, as state commander. Supporters of Williams, at a meet- ing held after midnight, voted 50 to |3 to support Johnson for commander. |H. M. Pippin, Halliday, vice command- jer of the state Legion, was the other jcandidate. Sixteen posts of the cen- jtral association of the Legion prev- fously indorsed Johnson. A meeting of supporters of Charles F. Martin, Bismarck, was held with about 20 present, but was confined to FARGO DRUM CORPS WINS Williston, N. D., July 11—(P)— Fargo won first place in the Am- erican Legion Drum Corps contest held here Monday night in con- nection with the war veterans an- nual state convention. Second place went to Grand Forks, with Bismarck third. only the Martin candidacy for adju- tant. The twd caucuses were the first strength of the candidates for ad- jutant. vote late Tuesday. Reports of committees was Tues- day's first order of business, while the election for the Legion and Aux- iliary was to come up at Tuesday aft- emnoon’s closing session. Fessenden Man Up H. A. Metzger, Williston, is in line for the vice commandership, while Fred Gimblet, Fessenden, is the can- \didate for finance officer. Rev. J. A. |Fielstad, department chaplain, and William Jones, Lisbon, historian, are to be put for reelection. The Martin-For-Adjutant group from Bismarck, sponsoring a change in the Legion’s constitution and by- laws to provide for a reorganization, precipitated a debate of Tuesday's } session when the group’s program | was placed before the convention. K. W. Simons, Bismarck, sought to have the program considered by the delegates, but on motion of M. H. Lynch, Lidgerwood, the proposal was referred to the committee on consti- tution and by-laws. The vote was 89 to 22. Milton Rue, in urging the matter be taken up on the floor, declared Bismarck delegates failed to receive any places on the convention com- |mittees and for that reason brought their proposal to the floor. ‘Will Be Emasculated’ Simons said that if the matter is {taken into committee, it will be emasculated, and made s0 involved as to complicate the situation con- siderably. Lynch urged the proposal go through the regular committee chan- nels, declaring it would receive the proper attention there. Claire Brick- ner, Fargo, said the matter should be placed in committee as has been the custom. Benefits received by World War veterans and their dependents are cut more than in half as a result of the national economy act, T. O. Kraa- bel, Fargo, veterans service commis- sioner, reported to the convention. He estimated that before passage of the economy act, $1,731,552 was re- ceived annualy by North Dakota war veterans and their dependents, while this amount is reduced to an esttmat- ed $879,916 under the economy act. Disability allowances are cut from $276,660 to $27,660; death compensa- tion from $124,008 to $105,408; disabil- ity compensation from $857,424 to $600,194, and pensions from $473,460 to $118,365 annually, Kraabel said in his report. 2,000 Families Affected Nearly 2,000 families are affected by the reductions, with a majority exist- ing on their pension, allowance and compensation payments, Kraabel re- guilty“plea, deferred passing of sen- ported. tence for one week, to enable author- ites to continue their investigation. Jerome pleaded guilty to a charge of being implicated in the torture robbery of Joseph and Geoge Krimm, father and son, near Karlsruhe, in October, 1929, a crime which was committed by three men. Zimmerman was convicted by a jury here in 1930 when both of the Krimms identified him as being one of the bandits. Jerome told Judge Grimson the robbery was committed by him- self; Clifford Johnson, Minot, for whom a robbery warrant was issued at the same time Zimmerman was ar- rested, and a third man whose name is being withheld, but whom Jerome told the court resembles Zimmerman and might easily have been mistaken for him. Clifford Johnson never has been “They must now seek relief and as- sistance from other sources and the first one to be approached will be the county,” Kraabel said. “Therein we have the transfer of this tax. burden from those who pay federal income taxes to those at home who pay local and state taxes.” é During its six years operation, the veterans service commission has been instrumental in obtaining adjustments on new and pending claims of North Dakota veterans amounting to $713,027 Kraabel’s report said. The office serves a potential popu- jation of 75,000 North Dakota citizens, he added. He pointed to opposition that devel- oped during the -last session of the legislature to continuance of the vet- erans service office. “apparent this attitude wes based upon ¢ feeling Jengendered br the net senomy (Continued on Page Seven) outward indication of the possible; The matter will come to a/ ‘| announced destination 10 minutes be- Laura pean ash adie Wed! GOES UP 41 CENTS marriage to Louis Payn Mattern Was Crusoe’ While Missing LINDBERGHS MAKE READY FOR SECOND LONG AIR CRUISE To Resume Northern Hop After Forced Two-Day Stop Along Maine Coast North Haven, Me., July 11.—(7)}— The flying Lindberghs made ready Tuesday for another long air cruise from this little island which saw the start two years ago of their notable flight to the Orient. ‘This time Colonel Lindbergh and his wife were headed northward to Greenland and the upper reaches of the Atlantic to chart the feasibility of an air route to Europe. Their indefinite schedule allowed) them to log a two-day delay, occas-| foned by the vagaries of a Maine |coastal fog, which forced the couple to take refuge Sunday night on a lit- tle pond at South Warren, 20 miles distant, whence they flew Monday to the summer home here of Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, mother of Mrs. Lind- bergh. It permitted them, too, an opportun- jity to visit their son, Jon, and Col. Lindbergh’s mother, Mrs. Evangeline | j Lindbergh, who greeted them as they set their fast, low-winged monoplane} Fla in the cove bordering the es-| ate. A mishap to the plane, a snapped cable, developed on the flight up the coast from New York. Lindbergh ap- Parently considered it of minor na- ture but ordered a replacement rush- ed here from that metropolis. With this repaired their immediate destination was Halifax, N. 8. where their arrival was expected by Monday afternoon, if weather conditions per- mitted a takeoff from here. N.D. WOMAN DIES IN MINNEAPOLIS CRASH Miss Auslaug Rosenberg of! Fargo Is Victim of Auto- mobile Collision Minneapolis, July 11.—()—A young woman was killed and two other per- eir automobile, in trying to pass a machine at an intersection here was struck by a third automobile. The dead woman is Miss Auslaug Rosenberg of Fargo, N. D., who had been visiting with friends here. Her head was crushed under the car as it overturned. She died before reach- ing General Hospital. Bruised but not seriously hurt were Edward H. Feiker, Jr., 23, the driver, and Stanley L. Nemee, 23, who was thrown clear of the roadster as it tipped. Both were treated at Gen- eral Hospital. Traveling toward Fifth Avenue on Ninth 8t., the Feiker car started to Pass another machine. Verne Maket- eace, was driving north on Fourth Avenue. As the Feiker roadster spurt- ed by, his machine barely tipped the rear end, but it completely over- turned, pinning Fetker and Miss Rosenberg beneath. GANG SEEKS NEGRO La Plata, Md., July 11.—()—Sheriff Robert V.. Cooksey Tuesday rushed Page Jupiter, Negro farm-hand, out of the Charles county jail to an un- fore the arrival of a mob of 49 men carrying ropes and sledge hammers. The stage and screen are old stories to Laura Lee, above, but having a New York penthouse, a husband and leisure to travel are new and wonderful, she said in revealing her recent secret New York broker. months’ honeymoon in Europe, Su They'll have a six ‘Robinson Built Crude Home of Scrub Growth and Shot Wild Game For Livelihood Moscow, July 11—()—Jimmie Mat- tern lived the 16 days he was lost in the wilds of northern Siberia in the best Robinson Crusoe tradition. The plane he was flying around the world crashed in a hilly spot near the Anadyr river; he suffered cuts and bruises; when his chocolate and biscuits gave out, he shot small game, and, while he awaited a boat to take him down stream, built a crude hut for protection against cold winds. The story was told Tuesday in a dispatch to the newspaper Izvestia from Khabarovsk, whence the Amer- ican aviator took off on June 14 for Nome, Alaska. This is the tale Tavestia related: =| Mattern was only 14 hours out of Khabarovsk when his motor began to! sputter. Plane Finally Crashed He found no place to land his “Cen- tury of Progress” in the wild terrain, and pressed on. Finally the engine failed and the plane crashed three! miles from the river on which Anadyt village is situated. Its. propellor was bent; the right wing smashed; the fuselage and mo- tor damaged. Mattern was hurt, but not seriously. | He started for the river. The) journey took eight days. His food gave out after three days. Then, ap- parently, he made good use of the! fishing tackle and rifle he had with | him, Built Crude House He built a house of scrub growth | for the weather was cold, and waited) by the river six days until on June 29/ fishermen in two boats passed. They} heard his shouts and took him to their camp 11 miles from Anadyr.| Shortly afterwards he went to the coast, and Soviet guards went to his/ assistance. | Mattern asked the guard to procure | the motor and instruments from the plane. This was done, for the Amer- jean decided to abandon it. It was reported Tuesday that Mat- tern would be taken to Nome by Pilot Levanovsky, Russian flier ordered to fly from Khabarovsk to Anadyr. (An Amecican relief expedition) headed by William Alexander, ar- rived in Nome Monday night from Juneau). Drizzling rain fell from low-hang- ing clouds, however, dampening hopes | of the flying pair that they might/ take off immediately. Capitol Limestone Damaged by Blaze At least a dozen blocks of Indians limestone shipped here for use on the new North Dakota state capitol were damaged by fire here Monday eve- ning and will have to be replaced, ac- cording to John M. Davis, superin- tendent of construction for thesLun- doff-Bicknell company. The stone was in a boxcar sidetracked near the In- ternational Harvester company build- ing. The fire, which is presumed to have been started by a spark from a switch engine falling into the pack- ing material surrounding the stone, wes seen about. 6:10 p. m. and re- ported b yO. W. Roberts, chief meteor- ologist of the weather bureau here. The Bismarck fire department ar- rived before the flames had gained much headway, and soon had the sit- uation under control. The damage to the stone will oc- casion no delay in construction op- erations at the capitol, Davis said, as replacements can be made before the stone will be needed to continue the work, The N. P. Railway company is as- suming responsibility for the damage. AND WHEAT PRICES. TRAIL RIGHT ALONG Wheat Hops Five Cents a Bushel in Frenzied Trading on Chicago Mart MAY WHEAT SOARS TO $1.14 Rye Gains 20 Cents in Two Days to Cross Dollar Mark on Grain eppnanee Chicago, July 11.—()—Sensational | price gains by rye and wheat Tuesday ; followed Monday's bullish government | crop estimate. Gains of almost 11 cents a bushel in rye and approxi- mately five cents a bushel in wheat were registered in frenzied trading. Two deliveries of rye—September and December—crossed the dollar-a- bushel mark and May wheat at one time was at $1.14. The rye advanced made gains for the last two days of almost 20 cents a bushel. A year ago Tye was selling for less than 35 cents. Among the chief factors helping boost rye were the official estimate indicating a yield much below annual domestic requirements and belief that the processing tax on wheat would result in greatly increased use of rye for bread. At the close, rye was nine cents a bushel higher than Monday's finish with the December at $1.02, only two cents below the peak. Wheat finished with gains of a little more than four cents with May at $1.11, or three cents below the top. Corn was almost three cents up with May at 77%. Oats were less affected by the strength of bread grains and closed only about a cent higher than Monday, the May finishing at 53%. NATIONAL RECOVERY COUNCIL ORGANIZED Super-Organization, Which In-; cludes Cabinet, Will Meet Every Tuesday Washington, July 11.—(#)—Presi- dent Roosevelt Tuesday organized a recovery council composed of his cab- inet and all special administrators to combat the economics emergency. Frank C. Walker, of New York, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, is executive Secretary. The super-organization was called to meet Tuesday instead of the hold- ing of the regular cabinet meeting. The group will meet each Tuesday in the place of the cabinet. The recovery council includes the following: President and his cabinet, Director of the Budget, Lewis W. Douglas; Chairman of the Reconstruction Cor- poration, Jesse H. Jones; Governor of the Farm Credit Administration, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.; Chairman of the Board of the Home Loan Own- er's. Corporation, William F. Steven- son; Administrator of the Industrial Recovery Act, Hugh 8. Johnson; Ad- ministrator of Agriculture Adjust- ment, George Peek; Federal Relief Administrator, Harry L. Hopkins; Chairman of the Board of the Ten- While telegraph wires burned with idna ee Doug Visited Her | oe the news of his impending separa- tion from Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks was reported to have visit- ed Lady Ashley (above), ill in a Lon- don hospital. Formerly Sylvia Hawkes, she was @ leading actress on the English stage. GOLD BLOC CLAIMS VICTORY IN MONEY BATTLE AT LONDON Charges Decision of Steering Committee Virtually Kills Monetary Agenda London, July 11.—()—After many days of fierce controversy, the steer- ing committee of the world economic conference late Tuesday rendered a decision which the gold bloc private- ly declared virtually kills the mone- tary agenda and represents a com- Plete victory for the gold group. The committee, constituted of jeaders of the parley, adopted a re- Port calling for the discussion of sil- ver, commercial indebtedness, central banking cooperation, and other sub- jects which can be treated without dissension. The American delegation, support- ed by the British dominions and a number of smaller countries, had fought for the inclusion of the full original program in the revised agen- da of the congress. Would Avoid Discord In addition to the three topics ap- Proved, subcommittees were author- ized to decide for themselves what other matters could be usefully con- sidered without provoking renewed discord. Previously James M. Cox of Ohio, chairman of the world econ- omic conference monetary _ com- mission, had said the agenda drafting committee of his group had unanimously agreed on procedure. The steering committee adopted the report. “This means,” Cox declared, “that two committees of the monetary com- mission will go to work.” Cox also is chairman of the agen- da drafting committee, which is com- posed equally of representatives from gold standard and non-gold coun- tries. Finance Minister George Bonnet of France, the leader of the gold bloc who was a member of the committee, was smiling after the meeting, and nessee Valley Authority, .Arthur E. Morgan; Federal Railroad Coordina- tor, Joseph B. Eastman; and Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Robert Fechner. By this un@sual method, Roosevelt gets around his table at the same time all the chiefs of his special recovery agencies for a united attack on the problem. talked jokingly with French news- Papermen. The drafting committee met in an attempt to reconcile differences in viewpoint as to what should be re- tained in the conference agenda. The gold bloc insisted on the exclu- sion of nearly all monetary questions. While the monetary drafting com- mittee was meeting, Secretary of In announcing the organization of the council, Marvin M. McIntyre, a secretary to the president, said: “During the summer and in order to coordinate the organization and work of the new governmental agen- cies, the Tuesday cabinet meetings will be replaced by a council meeting. “To provide for the orderly presen- tation of business and to coordinate inter-agency problems between the various departments and agencies, the president has asked Frank C. Walker to act as executive secretary of. this council.” Meanwhile, President Roosevelt has directed a complete survey of the gov- ernment’s entire fiscal situation. The two college professors he named Monday—James H. Rogers of Yale and George Warren of Cornell—set to work Tuesday on their task. Complete reorganization of the gov- erpineaee fiscal system appears pos- sible. Cooler Weather in Prospect for State After hovering above 90 degrees generally in North Dakota, cooler weather is in store for North Dakota Tuesday night, weather bureau offi- cials predict. High winds caused damage to build- ings and other property in the area north of Hazen late Monday while light scattered showers were reported CONNECTICUT ON RECORD | Hartford, Conn., July 11.—(#)—Con- | necticut Tuesday became the 12th| state officially to repeal prohibition | Beach, Carrington, Devils Lake, Dick-|on pert of the Pittman resolution as 50 delegates br unanimous vote; He is charged with slaying his em- | ployer’s wife, ratified the 2ist amendment to the i United States constitution. by 13 corn and wheat region weather stations. Drake getting half-an-inch to lead the state. State Cordell Hull was busy conver- sing with various conference leaders. Later Hull, chief of the American delegation, said “we are making real progress today.” He expressed the opinion the atmosphere was changed completely since last week, when gold bloc representatives demanded ad- journment on the grounds progress without currency stabilization was impossible. Soviet Russia Speaks Soviet. Russia, in a proposal sub- mitted to the monetary commission, reminded the parley one of its main objects is to increase imports, and ssked the nations to come forward with offers to buy goods rather than tariffs to shut out goods. The Russian proposal stated there was a possibility of increasing sales in Russia under certain conditions. It also asked for consideration of the Soviet’s suggested pact for eco- nomic non-aggression before ad- journment should take place. Senator Pittman of Nevada pressed forward with the work of his sub- committee on controlling the world market for silver. An agreement with India on re- stricting sales of silver, it was said in an authoritative quarter, is near completion although details still are to be worked out. With success in sight on this plan for stabilizing the price of the white metal, the Nevada senator was hope- ful of reaching an agreement also for maintaining the fineness of silver coinage and for preventing the dumping of silver on the world mar- ket through debasement of coinage. Others with light rainfall were! insom, Grand Forks, Lisbon, Max,! between Jamestown and Bismarck. , Napoleon, Cakes and the (sued This would clear the way for action calling for the optional use by central banks of one-fifth of silver in mone- taxy reserves. Weather Report Fair and cooler 3 Wednesday ie PRICE FIVE CENTS ped 24-YEAR-OLD SON OF DEMOCRAT CHIEF IN NEW YORK ABDUCTED Ask $250,000 For Return ot John J. O'Connell, Jr., Husky Athlete DEATH THREAT IS RECEIVED Youth Disappeared Friday; Ask Attorney General Cum. mings For Help Albany, N. ¥., July 11—(@)—Kid- napers Tuesday held 24-year-old John J. O'Connell, Jr., nephew of Edward J. O'Connell, powerful up- state Democratic leader, for a $250,- 000 ransom, believed to be the largest sum ever asked by abductors in this country. The O’Connells were powerless to act for fear that the kidnapers would carry out their threats to kill young O'Connell. Meawnhile, the abductors had not been heard from since late Saturday when they asked that in- termediaries be named. O'Connell, a husky athlete, disap- peared early Friday morning, but his Kidnaping Grows In Leaps, Bounds (Copyright, 1933, by the Associated Press) New York, July 11.—Kidnapers, operating throughout the United States, has sought at least $650,000 from victims’ families and friends in the last five months. They haven't recieved that sum —Pprobably. No one knows. But the racket has paid them more than a quarter of a million dollars in that time. Here, in brief, are the kidnap de- mands of only the most notorious cases of the last five months: Charles Boettcher II, Denver, Feb. 12.—$60,000. Jerome Factor, Chicago, April 15 —$50,000, Peggy McMath. Harwichport, Mass., May 2—$60,000. Marry McElroy, Kansas City, Willers farm, Sune jam » 8. Pas 15—$100,000. sa John Factor, Chicago, , Aion » Suiy S— John J. O'Connell, Jr. Albany, July 7—$250,000, | 3 August Luer, Alton, Til, Suly 10 unannounced. st kidnaping was not made public un« til Monday night. Police did not become aware of the abduction until the newspapers, which had withheld publication of the story, spread the news. Immed- jately after the story was published, Senator Copeland (Dem. N. Y¥.) made a plea to Attorney General Cummings to ald in apprehending the kidnapers, Only Son of John J. John J., Jr, is the only son of John J., one of the three brothers who dominate the Democratic organ- ization of Albany and Albany coun- ty, and the only nephew of Daniel P, and Ed. Members of the family have remained constantly within reach of a telephone since the kid- naping, hoping to hear from young O'Connell. Z Meanwhile, the 11 intermediaries named by the O’Connells in a code. notice, published in the Sunday Knickerbocker Press, were absent from their places of business and had not been heard from since their names were made known, Received Call Friday A telephone call to Samuel Aron- owitz, law partner of Edward J., re- ceived on Friday, was the first in- formation that young O'Connell was held for ransom. A letter was received during the day advising the family to designate intermediaries through a code mes- sage in the newspaper. The notice was inserted. Another telephone call and a sec~ ond letter from the kidnapers was recélved by the O'Connells Saturday, the last word from the kidnapers. The contents of the letter were not Tevealed. There were two versions of the ab- duction. One was that O'Connell was forced into an automobile as he step- ped from his own car in front of his home. The other theory was that he was leaving a beer garden in South Pearl street with a young woman compan- ion when two men stuck pistols in his ibs and forced him to enter an auto- mobile, Burleigh Dads Confer With Highway Chief Six boards of county commissioners were to confer with Frank Vogel, state highway commissioner, Tuesday regarding work to be done on second- ary and feeder roads in their counties. Seven counties, Wells, Sioux, Siope, Steele, Towner, Traill and Wells, were represented at conferences Mon- day. Tuesday commissioners of Bur- leigh, Cass, La Moure, Morton, Grand Forks, and Ramsey were conferring with the commissioner. Conferences with all counties will be completed Wednesday when Barnes, Stark, Stutsman, Walsh, Ward and Williams county commissioners meet with Vogel. The conferences are being held to determine work to be done on the secondary and feeder roads in each county and to give information to the commissioners so they may know what requests to send in on feeder roads.