The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1934, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1934 pee i THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE % < Reais: 4 OFFIGIALS EXPRESS [L___— Touhy Gangon Triatin Chicago —————_—|(QRVEN PLBE UNDER - BEARS FOR SARETY as Tami | RIFLE FIRE FROM OF ST. PAULBANKER PRISON IN KANSAS Splotches of Blood Smear Front Scale Walls and Run to Woods; and Back Seats of Vic- Officials Believe Several tim’s Automobile Were Wounded aves ‘ — anemia EVIDENTLY GAVE BATTLE IMPROVISED LADDER USED Ransom Note Demands $200,- Two of Those in Break Were in 000 and Warns Family Not Gang Which Escaped Last } to Tell Authorities Memorial Day (P) 4 Lansing, Kas., Jan. 19.—(7)—Seven con Bott hi frontend ae pony of g , = convicts, including Bob (Big Boy) Edward G. Bremer’s automobte Fe ( $e! =| Brady and Jim Clark who participat- ‘ay inspired fears for the safety of| With police squads guarding everyjand Edward McFadden. The U. 8.,of perjury. Judge Michael Feinberg) °c, 10 ‘he sensational break last Me- the 37-year-old bank president, held|approach to the courtroom, Roger|#nd British governments are aiding|took a hand in the questioning of|mninta’y het wridey under the for $200,000 ransom by kidnapers who | Touhy and three of his gangster aldes|‘H® state of Illinois in the prosecu- | prospective jurors, but attorneys, both fire of guards and being hunted =] have threatened him with death. tion, with the death penalty sought.| for defense and state, were just shop- hc aivaninee Splotches of blood smeared the are on trial in Chicago for the. kid-| The trial wandered into it's fourth eg by national guardsmen and scores of front seat of the Bremer sedan when |®@Ping of John (Jake the Barber) |day Friday with attorneys fencing over| The Judge ordered a half-day ses-|D¢avily armed civilian officers. a it was found in an outlying residen-|Factor. Shown here, in a striking | the selection of the eighth juryman, lineup in court, the defendants are, front to rear, beside the table, Roger Touhy, August Shafer, Albert Kator Seven have been accepted, and two have been pulled summarily from the box and put under arrest on charges CALL HALT 10 CWA ‘Newspaper Folk Here for speed matters. Two hundred special veniremen have been called to supply the needed five. y tial district shortly after 10 a. m. 1 ‘Wednesday morning, it was revealed - day. Indications were the kidnaped own- er and head of the Commercial State Bank, whose father, Adolph Bremer, is a persenal friend of President Roosevelt, was brutally slugged over ing Clyde Deer, a guard in the cell block where they were working. Deer was unharmed. Two guards on the wall fired on the fleeing prisoners in the darkness and expressed the belief that some of the convicts may have been wounded. the head when he resisted his captors ‘as they invaded his car. Then, presumably, sources close to the family said, the unconscious man who at 8:15 a. m. Wednesday had left his daughter Betty, eight, at the ex- clusive Summit grade school and started for his office, was dragged Into the back seat by one of his cap- tors. The fugitives were unarmed and fled on foot toward the wooded country along the Missouri river. Prison guards, peace officers of Leavenworth and other nearby cities had federal agents, took up the man- unt. Milton R. McClean, adjutant gener- al of the Kansas national guard, ord- ered out batteries of artillery at Fort Scott and Iola and troops of cavalry from Pleasanton and Coffeyville to guard against the convicts gaining out- law retreats in Oklahoma. Are Noted Desperadoes -- Brady.and Clark are among the 11 prisoners who escaped last Memorial Day under the leadership of Wilbur Underhill, now dead, and Harvey Bailey, now serving a life term in nearby Leavenworth federal peniten- tiary for participation in the $200,000 ransom abduction of Charles F. Ur- schel, Oklahoma City oil millionaire. ‘The others who escaped Friday were Benjamin Young, Tommie Mc- Mahan ,Frank Delmar, Fred Cody Mahan, Frank Delmar, -Fred Cody Claude Newton. Guards reported the fugitives scat- tered as they fled. In the belief the convicts would head for the Cookson Hills of Oklahoma— jfamiliar to both Brady and Clark— |P. P. Ray, superintendent of the Ok- |lahoma State Criminal Bureau, and two assistants left Oklahoma City for northern Oklahoma armed with JOB - GIVING, SLASH| Annual Winter Sessions HOURS FOR WORKING MAJOR HENRY WILL 4,000,000 Workers Will Receive BE BURIED SUNDA Y Reduced Pay Checks AT OW HOME TOWN Under Order Distinguished Career of Former Local Man Ended by Death at Age of 58 Editors and Publishers Quests of Bismarck for Two-Day Meeting Rear Seat Also Stained The rear seat also was stained with hlood and the blots, a friend of the family intimated, tended to show that Bremer bled profusely. A ransom note, left at the home of ss ‘Walter Magee, wealthy contractor} Washington, Jan. 19.—(P)—A sud- ot Oe eee ’e}den stop-order on the parcelling out instructions for assembling $200,000 for his freedom and warned he would pat sh pe sefenert muned bow Ye killed if the police were summoned lo: slasli working : or the newspapers notified. was the answer of the civil works ad- i Tt bere ee the meres ae odnistration Friday to its: fast- mrer's signature, penn a \windling money . scram, “the theory Bremer fought |“"Orrcial etimaten, were that about | his captors was further strengthened bi \ by @ well authenticated report that | £000,000 CWA workers in every sec- ‘ several months ago he was accosted pera pepsin States would draw , a holdu» man who stole a diamond | ™ lopes. . stickpin from the wealthy banker. All civil works job-giving through- Bremer, however, put up such a/0ut the country, where many applica- fizht that the robber fled after the| ‘ins for work still were being filled,| Major Henry, who had lived here banker regained the pin. Police|W38 called to a halt. The only ex-/the last two years, died Wednesday. } claimed they had no report of the|¢2ption made was for replacing work-|He leaves his widow, three brothers, robbery. ere who had quit and been paid off. |Russell Henry of Duluth and A. J., Fears For Son’s Life At least one protest against the or-/and T. 8. Henry of Valley City, and ders, dispatched from CWA headquar-|three sisters, Miss Tess Henry and ters here, was placed on file almost a8) Miss Belle Henry of Valley City and North Dakota newspapermen en- ‘gaged in a discussion of their prob- lems as the annual winter meeting of the North Dakota Press association opened Priday forenoon in the dining room"of the World War Memorial building here. ‘Welcoming ceremonies and reports occupied most of the morning session, which began with a musical program and invocation by Rev. Walter E. Vater, pastor of McCabe Methodist Episcopal church here. A. P. Lenhart, president of the Bis- marck city commission, welcomed the editors and publishers and B. W. (Weft) Condit of Mayville, first vice president, responded. Reinhart Gil- bertsen of Glenburn gave the presi- dent's address and the report of Sec- retary-Treasurer Mark I. Forkner of Langdon was read. A report on the Publishers Mutual Fire Insurance company was pre- sented by M. H. Graham, publisher of the Devils Lake Journal. O. J. Butte- Gahl, editor of the North Dakota Minneapolis, Jan. 19.—(?)—Funeral services for Major Frank Sclmes Henry, 58, prominent in military and Public affairs in North Dakota, will be held in the Valley City, N. D. Epis- copal church at 2 p. m. Sunday with burial in that city. His body was sent there Friday. Fearing his son's life was in jeop- ardy, Adolph Bremer, chief owner of tne Jacob Schmidt Brewing company | $00n as the move became i The |Miss Georgia Henry of Los Angeles.|7ooi.° ied a discussio1 “ghould | ™achine guns. | executive committee of the United| Major Henry was born in Brooklyn, ler, s nH on id They said Oklahoma national here, Thpreday night beered: BN .eo: States conference of mayors said in|N. Y., and in 1881 came with his par- the North Dakota Press association forcement agencies to desist in their guardsmen would be called out if aid efforts to hunt down the abductors. No word from his son’s kidnapers, who were expected to attempt contact with negotiators Thursday, added to tae uncertainty surrounding the case, i which has prompted the sending of a q snecial detail of investigatérs from establish censorship of free publicity material?” Officers Meet at Noon Officers and members of the execu- tive committee met for a noon luncheon, Reading of reports was to be re- a statement: We have now come back to the thoroughly vicious dole system.” United States army for Spanish- The sudden contraction in civil) American war service and served works activities was expected to add/through the Philippine insurrection. speed to a request President Roose- velt will send to capitol hall shortly ents to Valley City. 1 In 1898 Major Henry enlisted in the the convicts had been seen near Wal- cott and Victory Junction, not far fall near Tucumcari, N. M., and were to the penitentiary. Brady rashington. ‘work. for an additional $1,116,000,000 for jer l Be le ie i cued Funds | duct an abstract, land and loan busi: Pel pe ag of nee | was wounded critically in an attempt H Authorities examined the car for ness. In 1914 he was appointed by| pioneer Py , was to give a paper|*° escape capture. pipes fingerprints but failed to find any. Governor Hanna as state land com-| 6, «The Business Way to Handi Of those who escape Me- Shortly after this disclosure, federal missioner and then served a term as 4 investigators, headed by Harold Na- 2 than, Washington, assistant to the di- tector of the bureau of investigation, conferred with Chief of Police Thom- Dies Friday Morning Mrs. Marie Antoinette Schmitz, resi- dent of Bismarck for the last six Tells Men’ Two “finger men” for the kidnapers 4 oe.o8 ee eae {and speakers will include Former|was caused by heart disease, from ] revealed Governor George F. Shafer, Governor | which she had suffered for five years. Other grants Thursday included $100,000 to Idaho, $2,000,000 to Mich- $250,000 to Texas. League County Chairmen to Meet Here sn @ s & & *t & * 2 @ :: IN ‘SECRET SESSION’ :: eee “ee # ese @ ** Presumably to Remove Executive Body Nonpartisan county chairmen will meet in Bismarck Saturday after- noon, presumably to recall the executive committee of the party and re- ag it with a group friendly to the administration, it became known Fri- ay. Neither Fred Keiteman of Lakota nor Elwood Eck of Hettinger could be reached Friday, but it was understood that they, as president and sec- retary of the payroll county chairmen organized here Jan. 5, have issued the call for the session. C. N. Lee of Bismarck, secretary of the present executive committee, said the executive committee did not call the special meeting here and was not invited to attend. Other members of the present committee are John Nystul of Fargo, chairman, and E. G. Larson, Valley City. ‘Three men to replace the committee are expected to be named at the Saturday session, which apparently had been arranged as another “secret” affair. At the meeting of the payrollers here Jan. 5, recall of the executive committee was suggested but no definite action taken. Governor William Langer and his administration leaders desire to have &@ committee in power to which they can dictate regarding affairs of the party through the coming convention and election periods. POSTPONE TRIAL OF JOHNSON REPLIES WOMAN DOCTOR WHO; 0 SENATE ATTACK IS SERIOUSLY ILL ON RECOVERY ACT ss. PRICE FIVE CENT® CWA Men Accused of Fraud Believe Bremer Was Slugged by Kidnapers GOVERNMENT OPENS ANTI - FRAUD DRIVE BY ARRESTING PAIR Foreman and Timekeeper of Grant County Project Are Arraigned Here HELD UNDER $2,500 BOND Charge Is Based on Allegation They Collected for Teams Not on Job A campaign against fraud in ad- ministration of the civil works proe gram was launched Thursday by the federal government with the arrest of Elmer Hegge and P. F. Breckenridge, charged with padding the CWA pays roll in Grant county. Hegge and Breckenridge were at liberty Friday under $2,500 bonds each following an appearance before U. 8. Commissioner 8. A. Floren in Bismarck Thursday evening. They will have a formal before the commissioner next Wed- nesday. Says He Asked Those Who Now Protest to Help in Administering Law Physicians Ordered to Examine Defendant in Sensational Murder Case Criminal Courts Building, Chicago, Jan. 19—(?)—Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop was carried into court Friday in such @ serious physical condition, her doc- tors said, that her murder trial was Postponed until next Monday. Dr. Wynekoop resisted postpone- ment of the trial, as she has before. “Now look here,” she said, in an anteroom of Judge David's court, as he was considering whether the trial shoud go on, ‘I’m going to die and we af know it. For heavén's sake let's get on with the trial. My name must be cleared before I pass away.” Judge Joseph B. David promptly ap- pointed two heart specialists, Drs. Francis McNally and Arthur Byfield, to examine the 62-year-old defend- ant and determine whether her con- dition is such that the trial should continue. Condition Is Perilous Two other doctors examined her in the county jail infirmary during the night and announced her condi- tion was “very perilous.” Dr. Wynekoop has guffered monen- tary heart attacks—in most instances remedied in a few minutes by stimu- lants—several times during the trial. Her weakness Friday recalled the/arranged to outline. his own recovery elderly woman physician's statement) plans before a meeting of the 48 at the time of her arrest that: It |state directors of the national execu- doesn’t matter what happens to me; I|tive council called by Director rank won't live long, an; ee C. Walker last night for Jan. 31. She announced determination, how-| Nye made mention Thursday of a ever, to remain on trial, coming to/possible inquiry into the NRA, an court Friday with a pulse of 100 andjeventual congressional investigation temperature of .99.6. is generally expected in Washington, From the first day of the trial, Dr. Catherine Wynekoop, daughter of the defendant, had stayed by her side, keeping her fingers almost constantly on her mother’s pulse. Several times the younger doctor expressed doubt over whether Dr. Alice Washington, Jan. 19.—(?)—Further retaliatory outbursts in the senate against the NRA Friday appeared a certainty as a result of notice served do battle for his ideas. Critics of the NRA—and Johnson apparently pointed at least in part to the two Republican independents ‘who led Thursday's attack in thesen- ate—were scared by the administra- tor Thursday night in a New York speech filled with colorful language. Johnson dealt at length with the question of monopolies and profiteer- ing, the focal point of criticism by Senators Borah of Idaho and Nye of North Dakota Thursday. He did not name them, but said: “I asked the very gentlemen who fare now concerning themselves with this kind of problem to sit in here and try to see that only good re- sults. They did not accept... . “I believe that they preferred to sit aside and conjecture evil. So long as they both shall live they will have to answer as to why they did not consent.” Meanwhile, President Roosevelt like trying it this year, with the elec- tions of next fall impending. John- son's address was regarded as notice that he was ready for it. Daily daylight Bae Sa a a coast will Sentence Americans [Bodies of Earthquake To ‘Jail in Mallorca! Victims Are Crema Pacitic NYE, BORAH AND GLASS TAKE LEAD IN ASSAULT could last out the trial. Hear of New ‘Confession’ Before postponement of the court, 2 re] “confession” by John Van Pelt, janitor at the Wynekoop home, to the slaying of Dr. Alice's daughter- in-law, Rheta, caused Judge David to order all newspapers kept from the courtroom. The judge also ordered bailiffs to take precautions against the jury see- ing any newspaper headlines while going from the court to their quarters in the nearby county jail. Both prosecution and defense said they had “heard reports” of the con- fession, but insisted that so far as they knew it had not been made to anyone in authority. Previously during the trial, however, defense attorney Milton Smith had declared in questioning a state wit- ness that “we will prove before the end of this trial that Van Pelt once confessed mi Rheta.” Assistant State's Pisgstid Dough- senate Republican Independents and in the senate late Thursday that emall industries and consumers be protected in a revision of recovery ad- ministration codes even, as one put it, at the expense of government price-fixing. As administration leaders sat quiet, the Republican senators, Nye of North Dakota and Borah of Idaho, and then the Democratic Carter Glass of Vir- ginia, assalied the recovery agency for net helping the little business man. Asked after the senate quit for the Gay if the Democrats intended to re- lv, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the party chieftain, said “probably iater.” Borah warned that the recovery program would fail unless the anti- trust laws were restored and enforced. “We must restore the anti-trust laws or the government must go all the way and fix prices,” he said. Nye, who started the debate, threat- ened a senate investigation unless the code were quickly revised in the inter- est of the consumer and business in- dependents. Thousands Glass agreed with Borah that “thousands of struggling industries cont daughter-in-law, were related to the jury Thursday. “I did it to save the poor dear,” were the words and they were attrib- uted to Dr. Wynekoop by Dr, Harry R. Hoffman, director of the criminal court behavior clinic, while he was £ fall eg gee g i i but there has been no certainty as to} « whether the legislators would feel! netic i i i rf | 5 8 afin i Hit 4 fe I | y jy H| ig at ef 3 if 4 Ebest g it 1! [ Washington, Jan. 19. — (®) — Two A 8 Democratic conservative demanded 3 i Fy |