The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1934, Page 1

cx ’ i i j 6 ee _ day of proposals for THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 ‘ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934: Ask Big Sum in New Kidnaping 2500 KNOWN DEAD IN SNGLE DISTRICT, GOVERNMENT AVERS Impassable Roads Impede Res- cue Efforts; Untold Thou- sands Homeless EARTH SPOUTS MUD,.WATER Wailing Mothers and Orphaned , Children Search Debris 4 for Loved Ones Calcutta, Jan. 18—(#)—At least 2,500 persons were killed in the Bihar district alone in the terrific earth shocks which shook all India Mon- day, @ government announcement said Thursday. Apparently the city which suffered most was Muzaffarpur, officials said, where the earthquake dead now are known to total 600, while it is esti- mated that several hundred were killed in Nonghyr. Impeding rescue efforts, roads to Muzaffarpur are impassable and in the city indescribable scenes of horror were reported—with wailing mothers searching through the debris, and homeless—and in many cases, or- Phaned children—wandering about stunned by the catastrophe. The affected area, centered largely in the Bihar district, was described in the official report as pitted with holes spouting mud and water. This report indicated an even larg- er toll than previous reports of 2,000 dead for India at large as a result of violent earth shocks which de- stroyed whole cities Monday. An aerial survey of the Bihar dis- trict Wednesday showed that great fissures had formed in the ground, doing untold damage to farm lands and threatening remaining buildings. DAIRY COMMITTEE OF FARMERS UNION HOPES FOR SUCCESS Group Says It Is ‘Not Far Apart’ From Plan Advocated by Government Washington, Jan. 18—(#)—After two days of conference with officials Tires of Flight; Back to Prison a “The most-hunted woman in the country,” Mrs. Irene McCann, weary of dodging the law, is Pictured after she walked into &@ Chicago police station and gave up, asking to be sent back to Missouri state prison, from where she escaped the second time in Dec., 1932, Mra, Mc- Cann was given 10 years in 1931 for aiding her husband in mur- Ger of @ Joplin, Mo., jailer. HOUSE COMMITTEE === DECLARES ENGLAND DROVE DOLLAR DOWN Says Stabilization Fund Need- ed to Prevent Repetition of Experience Washington, Jan. 18.—(#)—Formally Teporting approval of the administra- tion’s money measure, the house coin- age committee said Thursday that Great Britain forced the United States ‘was intended “to prevent a repetition of this experience.” With the dollar going below $5 to equalization fund, the committee formally reported to the house, “was 8o effective in driving our dollar up that we were forced off the gold stand- of the farm administration, members | arq. of the dairy committee of the Na- tional Farmers’ Union said Thursday they were “not far apart” from the administration in its program for re- they represent for a discussion Fri- “4 restoring the cheese and te Fina, “ ell rage EEE ATE i It is to prevent repetition of this 8 R F te oe ‘fs ef tg cH i 2 i - file sf ‘Horror_of Great Indian Earthquake Grows Payrollers Revive Move to Oust Nonpartisan Executive Committee DEMOCRATS RESIGN POLITICAL JOBS AT ROOSEVELT'S FROWN Reorganization of National Committee May Follow Patronage Expose SECRETARY LEADS PARADE dackson Announces Retirement; Some Other Leaders Are Not so Speedy resignations are due, though Arthur Mullen, Nebraska in legal practice—Orman Ewing of Utah—has given no word about his Meantime, Republicans on the sen- Think Farm Worker Murdered for Money St. Paul, Jan. 18.—()—Working on’ theory Johnson to Answer Critics of Recove' q ae Pf i i H g He i fg iy E F i $ | il ‘| i ¥ i th *|Consider Evidence Against Langer Group Contemplates Meeting of County Chair- men to Act on Issue KEITZMAN, ECK LEAD DRIVE New Action Is Sequel to ‘Secret Meeting’ Held in City on January 5 Another movement to oust the pres- ent executive committee of the Non- Partisan League and replace it with men favorable to the administration i" under way, it became known Thurs- ay. Leaders of the attack on the pres- ent committee are Fred W. Keitzman named president and secretary at an organization of pay-roll county chair- men here Jan. 5. Members of the executive commit- tee are John Nystul of Fargo, chair- man, C, N. Lee of Bismarck, secretary, and E. G. Larson of Valley City. Before an election for a new com- mittee can be called by the secretary, chairmen must be obtained. It is thought likely that a meeting of the county chairmen will be called, despite the fact that an election could be held without summoning a gen- eral meeting. Successors to the pres- ent committee must be named and it is thought this may be difficult un- ess a meeting is called. Power Generally Conceded It is generally conceded that the heads of the executive committee will fall, since many of the county creatine are on the state pay roll at present At th meeting. here Jan. 5, it was learned that a plea had been made for recall of the committee, but no definite action was taken on the proposal. The chairmen were told that the present committee is not in sympathy with Governor William Langer. Sev- eral appointive officials of the Langer administration were present at the rueeting. Administration men, it is reported in various quarters, are apprehensive that the present committee may re- fuse to call a state indorsement con- vention at all this year. For this reason, it is said, they are particu- larly eager to name a new committee to which they can 5 At the “secret” meeting here, a res0-, lution was adopted demanding that the executive committee call the state indorsement convention March county conventions Feb. 27 and pre cinct meetings Feb. 17. MONTANA SOLONS 70 STUDY IMPEACHMENT Governor, Secretary of State, Before Acting Helens, Mont., Jan. 18.—(#)—Reso- lutions for the filing of articles of impeachment against Governor Frank and Secretary of State Cooney Samuel W. Mitchell, in connection agtiite sil i 5 ry [ | | ; 2 F | I ; E ay i i H g g i z i i i i i i i pil : i i i i i ple i inti i ; if i! ai : j J ‘New Weather Man {ORAL CONFESSION j | 1S INTRODUCED IN TRIAL AT CHICAGO ject and Jury Is Excluded Pending Decision LEGAL CONTEST RAGING Defense Would Exclude Evi- dence; Insurance Angle of Case Is Probed Criminal Courts Building; Chicago, Jan. 18—(?)—The confession of Dr. Alice Lindsey Wynekoop that she fir- Appointed by President Roosevelt to be new chief of the U. 8. weather bu-jed @ bullet into the back of her Teau is Willis Ray Gregg (above), a|daughter-in-law, Rheta, on the af- veteran of the bureau famed for his|ternoon of Nov. 21 was admitted into’ signatures of 25 per cent of the county | meteorological activities in the field|the court record Thursday by Judge succeeds Contracts for a total of 1,152 miles of road construction work in North Dakota were awarded in 1933 at a to- tal cost of $2,538,779.22, according to figures compiled by the state high- of aviation. He Says Federal Money Was Godsend to Program way department. This work, awarded at eight con- tract lettings during the year, includes 513 miles gravel surfacing, 183 miles regraveling, 397 miles earth grade, 58 miles oll-mix, 1.708 miles paving and seven special structures. Construction work completed dur- 6,| Ing the year totaled 1,407 miles in 1933 and approximately the same in 1932. Frank Vogel, highway commission- er, reported that on Dec. 31, 1932, the highway department had under con- tract and rot completed 1,165 miles of construction work. many these contracts were let late in the fall, no work could be done on them until the 1933 season opened,” he “As said, The outlook for employment on road work in North Dakota was very dark until the passage of the indus- trial recovery act by the last con- gress, Vogel reported. a E E ae bak | I : i State Funds Diverted | 5 g a i z ° Bee AWARD CONTRACTS FOR 1,152 MILES OF WORK IN 1933 Highway “Department Chief; The confession was introduced by testimony of Police Captain John Stege. The jury had been excluded. The confession, which was practi ally a duplication of the written con- fession signed on November 24 by Dr. ‘Wynekoop and repudiated by her few days lat ‘was made on the morn- ing of November 24, in the presence of Capt. Stege and Dr. Harry W. Hoff- man, psychiatrist of the Behavior clinic, Stege testified. ‘The dramatic moment came a few minutes after Stege had been called to the stand. Captain Stege told of making a-call at the west side mansion where the body of the 23-year-old wife of the defendant's son, Earle, was found on an operating table. Then, with Dr. Wynekoop and other occupants of the house, he went to the Fillmore street Police station. Prosecutor Charles 8. Doherty ad- dressed the bench: Offers State Exhibit “I desire to have this statement in- troduced into the evidence as a state's exhibit.” The three members of the defense counsel sprang to their feet with ob- Jections. “Excuse the jury,” ordered Judge Joseph B. David “tell them to be at ease, as they probably will be out a long time.” While the attorneys battled over the advisability of the evidence, one of the jurors, Fred Marsh, was being speed- ed to a dentist's office for emergency treatment. More insurance agents were parad- ed to the stand Thursday by the state 1m its offort to prove that Dr. Wyne- koop murdered her daughter-in-law and that the chief motive for the ‘a desire to benefit by poli- of night. Continuing the line of attack begun day, the state called to Attorneys for Dr. Wynekcop Ob-| a [Quick Change Actor | Ne deel ecb lca CARLOS HEVIA Cuba's political kaleidoscope added a new feature to its display Thursday with the development of Carlos Hevia a8 @ quick change actor. The 33- year-old statesman resigned the presidency late Wednesday after hav- nig held the post only 40 hours as successor to Ramon Grau San Martin. MENDIETA IS NAMED PRESIDENT OF CUBA SUCCEEDING HEVIA Is Fifth Leader of Nation in as Many Months; Takes Oath of Office Havana, Jan. 18.—()}—Carlos Men- dieta, 60-year-old physician, states- man, and revolutionary, Thursday was made president of Cuba—the fifth President in as many months. Mendieta entered an office which had been vacant overnight, since Car- los Hevia, who had held office 40 hours, suddenly resigned. The presidency was given to Mendieta by acclamation of a group of leaders of Cuban political life who gathered in the palace. The inaugural oath was given by the supreme court. Mendieta accepted the presidency after a night-long resistance against the pleading of friends who wished him to become chief executive at once. Previous to his acceptance, Manuel Marquez Sterling, secretary of state under Hevia, refused his constitution- al right to become president himself, preferring that Mendieta should take office without delay. jurprise Strike Staged Meanwihile a surprise strike early Thursday tied up Havana's power, mae: light, gas and transportation syst Colonel Fulgencio Batista, com- mander of the army, evidently sus- pecting that Former Secretary of War Antonio Guiteras was at the bottom of the tieup, immediately or- dered his arrest. While union leaders were not im- mediately available, it was believed that Thursday’s movement was that originally called for late Wednesday, | > and directed against what some de- scribed as “Batista’s military dicta- torship.” The colonel and Dr. Guiteras split over political differences after the latter had “maneuvered” Hevia into the presidency. The 33-year-old for- mer naval officer resigned after only 40 hours in the position. Public employes reported for work, however, and the railroads were run- the |ning on schedule. Wednesday these 23 8Se Ebi Rue Mi groups were included in the body re- ported to have planned a general Apparently promising a surcease from the strife which has torn the island for months, Mendieta was as- sured of the support of the National- ists he leads, the political societies A. B.C. and O. C. R. R. and the Rewer revolutionary organizations. Hebron Rancher Is Honored at Dinner Fargo, N. D., Jan, 18.—(@)—The Portrait of Matt Crowley, pioneer cat-|and tlemian of western North Dakota re- siding at Hebron, was unveiled Wed- nesday at the Saddle and Sirloin club and State Livestock Breeders’ banquet in the Little Country theater at the North Dakote Agricultural college. Crowley was chosen because of his contributions to the livestock indus- try of the state. His portrait is the nineteenth to be hung in the hall of fame. dining farmers and homemak- EDWARD G. BREMER, ST, PAUL BANKER, IS HELD BY ABDUCTORS Dropped From Sight Wednes- day Morning After Taking Daughter to School POLICE ARE NOT CALLED IR Facts, However, Are Obtained From Other Sources; Rare som Note Disclosed B&t. Paul, Jan. 18—(?)—Kidnapers demanding $200,000 ransom abducted Edward G. Bremer, son of Adolph Bremer, wealthy St. Paul brewer and Prominent Democrat of Minnesota, ‘Wednesday morning. ‘Warning the family to maintain secrecy, the abuductors said they would kill their victim if negotiators for his release called in the police or notified newspapers. The 37-year-old president of the Commercial State bank was picked up by an unascertained number of men between 8:15 a. m. and 10 a. m. Wed- nesday shortly after he had returned from Chicago. Police have received no official no tification of the abduction and meme bers of the Bremer family refused to discuss it. Abduction of Bremer, whose father owns @ controlling interest in the Ja- cob Schmidt Brewing company, fol- lowed by seven months the kidnap- ing of William Hamm, Jr., million- aire president of the Theodore Hamm company, who paid $100,000 Brewing for his freedom last ager of the Home Owners Loan cor- poration, is an uncle of the missing man, who was seized after taking his eight-year-old daughter, Betty, to the Summit grade school. Never Reached Bank did not reach there, the kidnapers apparently stopping his automobile and taking both him and the car te an outlying residential district, The next heard of the bank presi- Teports, was an anonymous telephone | call to Walter W. Magee, wealthy! contractor, from a man speaking in: @ low voice. Magee was Bremer car could be found Highland Park district of St. and that there was a note back doorstep of Magee's Magee attempted to conversation, in the meant El Penschuck, former city his office at the time, trace the call. The Party, however, suddenly hi At home, Magee found a t; ten note addressed to “ err trai % ve gave instruct for contacting the Made napers but the contents were not ree vealed. Magee refused to discuss the case. Bremer’s automobile later was found about a mile from where the abductors told Magee to look. Matches Urechel Demand The ransom demanded for Bremer’a release matches that asked in Urschel abduction in ine & ekge i i fic! ihes ei ae other abductions in ‘a half years. Kidnapers have their victims of $128,400 of the $310,- 000 ransoms demanded. Bohn, youthful son of a tor an : refrigerat The younger Bremer received his early education in St. Paul schools, He is a graduate of George Wash- ington university, holding bachelor of laws and a master’s degree. Upon his graduation he entered the