The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 25, 1934, Page 1

i * ye tah ie e . THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather ttled tonight and Friday; warmer: ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934 Democrats in Session Here Wenzel Plans Appeal Against Ouster Order TO BATTLE REMOVAL ‘EDICT OF GOVERNOR IN DISTRICT COURT Decision in Workmen’s Com- pensation Bureau Case Made Wednesday GROUNDS SAID SUFFICIENT *Series of Trivialities, Inconse- quential Evidence’ Is Answer Removal of R. E. Wenzel, member of the North Dakota workmen's com- pensation bureau, was ordered late ‘Wednesday by Governor William ‘Longer. Langer raid he will decide on a Successor to Wenzel Thursday. An appeal from the governor's de- cision will be instituted in district court, Wenzel said, following receipt tf the removal order. In his order, Langer said he is sat- 1stied “good and sufficient grounds exist and have been established for th? removal” of the compensation bu- reau commissioner. Former Governor George F. Shafer, in his final argument before Langer Monday indicated that, in event of an adverse decision, the governor's authority to remove the commissioner would be challenged. Shafer termed Vhe charges against Wenzel as “a se- ties of trivialities, supported by incon- sequential. evidence.” Charles A. Verret, assistant state attorney general, and 8. E. Ellsworth, enecial assistant, prosecuting the case, contended “the piling up” of many acts performed by Wenzel dur- img his 10 years as compensation commissioner made him subject to removal, Charges of “misconduct, mal! trim. in office, neglect of duty {ce and gross incompevéncy” fied against Wenzel last Oct. 27 and Langer ordered him suspended. J. E. Pfeifer of Amidon was named to suc- veed him at that time. Wenzel attacked the governor's au- thority to suspend him and the dis- trict court held the governor was without power to suspend. Langer then reinstated Wenzel and a hearing on charges was begun before a spe- ia] commissioner. MINOT PAIR KILLED IN TRAIN-CAR CRASH Fractured Skulls Are Fatal to Swan Swanson and Mrs. nnie Alberts Minot, N. D., Jan. 25.—()—Two persons were killed Wednesday when 2 truck in which they were riding was struck by a Soo Line passenger train at a private crossing a short distance east of the Minot city limits. The victims were Swan Swanson, bout 70, and Mrs. Jennie Alberts. Th ing a coat belonging , vontaining some correspondence dressed to him, when he was killed, leading to the error in identification. MAN CRITICALLY HUBT IN MISHAP AT BEACH Beach, N. D., Jan. 25—(#)—Lyle Farley of Milbank, 8. D., was critically injured near here Wednesday when Js automobile turned over on its top 3 he was approaching a railway bo hhis recovery. Cause of the accident ‘was not determined. Wheeler Introduces Grasshopper Measure Washington, Jan. 25.—()—Senator Wheeler (Dem. Mont.) introduced a ‘bill Wednesday authorizing an appro- priation of $2,354,983 for the control of grasshoppers which have caused great Orange Queen rossing. Doctors held little hope for | 14. If the Florida oranges grow sweeter this season it may be asa result of the reign of lovely Miss Marjorie Giddens, 17 (above). She's just been chosen Queen of the Florida Orange Festival at Winter Haven, ORDERS PROBE INTO. LYNCHING OF NEGRO YOUTHIN KENTUCKY Governor Ruby Laffoon Indi- cates Jailer's Actions to “? Be Studied Hazard, Ky., Jan. 25.—(P)—An in- tensive investigation of the lynching of Rex Scott, 20-year-oll Negro, was launched by Perry county authorities Thursday. Scott was forcibly remov- ed from the county jail Wednesday | major night by a mob of armed men, and hanged to a beech tree in a grave- yard in Knott county adjoining. Jailer Troy P. Combs, when inform- ed the Negro had been lynched an hour after his removal from the jail, telegraphed the details to Gov. Ruby Laffoon at Frankfort. Kentucky law requires that the governor remove ‘any jailer surrendering a prisoner to @ mob and grant him a hearing to determine if he shalfbe reinstated. he was not in possession of the keys. Deputy Jailer W. ©. Knuckles WELFARE ISLAND'S PRISON REVEALED “WORST IN WORLD’ Conditions Uncovered by Goth- am Commissioner ‘Almost Beyond Belief’ GANGSTERS WERE IN CHARGE Leaders Had Valets, Special| Food, Liberties and Sleep- ing Quarters New York, Jan. 25.—(7)—Austin H. MacCormick, Mayor LaGuardia’s ap- Pointee as commissioner of correc- tion, Wednesday tore the false-face from Welfare Island penitentiary and showed @ scandalized New York “the worst prison in the world.” Neither the 1,700 prisoners nor Warden Joseph McCann himself was warned of his visit. population was vir- the thumbs of two i cial food, special sleeping quar- ters, special liberties. ‘They kept pets and even raised with gangster gecden:) * They kept homing pigeons, probably used to deliver narcotics. One of the leaders—the notori- ous Joseph Rao, who was the un- scathed target of the infamous baby killers two years ago—even had his own mono- grammed stationery. An investigation listed the four, stolen), and the sale of privileges. Warden McCann still was nomi- nally in charge but could issue orders only with the commissioner's approv- al. A deputy warden was placed under “military arrest” Wednesday, but later was permitted to leave. ‘Com- missioner MacCormick said he would file charges against him for “neglect of duty.” Knives, finely: razor blades, deadly lengths of pipe and even a large hatchet were among the contraband found in large quantities in the possession of the prisoners. More than 200 prisoners were under treatment at the hospital Thursday fering from the effects of nar- Logan Investigates Farmyard Skirmish As the two were driving from the farm yard, the automobile ran down Schmidt, who suffered a broken leg mishap. State's Attorney and sher- Farley Opens Work _ TWO NEW LETTERS On Democratic Job Scout Founder Seriously Ill Deep concern’ is felt for Sir Robert 8, S. Baden-Powell, above, founder, of the Boy Scout movement, who recently underwent his second operation within a month in London. sir Robert, who. founded Scouting in 1908, will be 77 on Feb, 22. WISCONSIN YOUTH = MASTER BREEDER AT TURKEY SHOW Wallace Jerome of Barron Wins' Coveted Honors at Grand Forks Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 25.—(P}— Wallace Jerome, youthful turkey grower of Barron, Wis., won the mas- ter breeder's award, most coveted prize of the All-American turkey show, at the close of judging at the annual bird exposition here Wednesday. The grand champion bird was a bronze yearling torn owned by George E. Lamm, Phillip, 8. D., and the cham- pion dressed turkey was a 15-pound Narragansett young hen displayed by bth Martin Ellingson of Evansville, Jerome's bronze display also was outstanding last year when one of his turkeys was named grand champion. {tional committee records show a con-| Delegated by President to Re- organize Democratic Na- tional Committee MANY VACANCIES ARE NOTED Perry of North Dakota Among Committeemen Holding Federal Posts (Copyright, 19%, By The Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 25.—(#)—Post- master General Farley, now quietly engaged at the president's order in reorganizing the Democratic national committee, Thursday had before him ® committee list showing about a score of members who hold either appointive or elective office or have been practicing law here. Quietly the Democratic chairman has been placing figurative pencil marks down the list, either approving Or disapproving all memberships. Eight vacancies now exist on the com- mittee, some through resignations. Other resignations are expected. Most of the committee members holding public office of course are checked almost automatically by Far- ley as far outside the limitations set by Roosevelt. Recently, however, the president spoke against the practice bed committeemen having law offices re. Farley himself has indicated that when he can be spared from the na- tional committee he would like to devote his entire time to his task as postmaster general. North Carolinian Led Long before the Roosevelt expres- sion of displeasure came, O. Max Gardner, committeeman from North Carolina, resigned and started the ball rolling. ‘When including even senators and, Tepresentatives, who by past prac- tice always have served on national Party committees, Democratic na- siderable list of members holding} either federal or state appointive or} elective offices. A list of the committee and occupa- tions or status of the members in. cludes: California: William Gibbs Mc- ARE RECEIVED IN BREMER ABDUCTION Notes Picked up From Minnea- polis Boxes Believed Work of Crank CONTENTS NOT DISCLOSED Apprehension for Missing Man's Safety Growing Hour After Hour St. Paul, Jan. 25.—(#)—Federal op- eratives struck out on @ new trail Thursday seeking to solve the eight- day enigma of the kidnaping of Ed- ward G. Bremer, held for $200,000 ran- som, by running down the course of two anonymous notes, supposedly pen- ned by the abductors. Although the contents of the mis- sives were not disclosed it was under- stood they contained instructions for meeting the kidnapers at their rende- vous for ransoming the son of the principal owner of the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co. One of the missives, unsigned, was received Tuesday at the Minneapolis Postoffice. The other was brought in Wednesday. They were collected from different mail boxes in that city in the regular course of routine. They were unstamped and addressed to Adolph Bremer, father of the missing man. 'W. C. Robertson, postmaster, turn- ed them over to Werner Hanni, head of the St. Paul office of the bureau of investigation. Justice department investigators considered the possibility the notes might have been the work of a crank. Meanwhile, as hour after hour elapsed without any apparent word from the kidnapers, apprehension for the missing man’s safety grew. Close friends of the family were abashed at the failure of what they earlier had claimed was an impending con- tact with the gang, and were at a loss to explain why negotiations for his release had not reached a climax. Bremer, 37-year-old president of the Commercial State Bank, was seized eight days ago after he had left his 8- year-old daughter, Beity, at a school for girls. Adoo, United States senator. Towa: Mitchell, chief justice of the} Towa supreme court. Louisiana: Huey P. Long, U. 8./ senator. H Minnesota: Joseph Wolf, appoint- ; ed collector of internal revenue for Minnesota, January 4; Mrs. Agnes M.| Hodge, appointed collector of cus- toms at Minneapolis, January 4. i Montana: J. Bruce Kremer, prac-| ticing law in Washington (resignation | announced Jan. 5). | Nebraska: Arthur F. Mullen, has practiced law here. | North Dakota: Hector H. Perry,| appointed collector of internal rev- Lamm took the master breeder award @ year ago. Announcements of top awards were made at the traditional All-American dinner Wednesday night. George W. Hackett, show manager, presided. Speakers were W. P. Davies, editor of the Grand Forks Herald; Clara M. Sutter of “the Farmer,” St. Paul mag- azine; Thomas W. Heitz, turkey spec- "EERE o Noted Criminal Held For Wisconsin Slaying enue for North Dakota, June 10, 1933. South Dakota: W. W. Howes, ap- pointed second assistant postmaster general and later first assistant. | Virginia; Harry F. Byrd, U. 8./ senator, TEMPERATURES RISE THROUGHOUT STATE Highway Crews Set Out to Plow Roads Clear in Northern Counties SEEK CHUCK CONNORS IN TWO KIDNAP CASES Chicago, Jan. 25.—()}—Charles (Ice Wagon) Connors was sought by Chi- cago police Thursday in connection ith two kianapings, the recent abduc- tion in St. Paul of Banker Edward G. Bremer, and the kidnaping last sum- mer of John Factor. Federal authorities and squads of city detectives, all heavily armed, watched a west side building where a man answering Connors’ description bad been seen with another stspect in the Bremer case. A saloon in this building, said to be orerated by a friend of Connors, was under surveillance, Connors, a member of the Touhy gang, was indicted along with Roger Touhy and four other men for the Factor abduction. Touhy and three cf his gangsters are on trial on the indictment. Federal agents also watched the underworld for traces of Verne San- key, wanted for the Boettcher kid- naping in Denver. Sankey, who was reported to have been en route to Chicago by train, has been linked also with the William Hamm, Jr., kid- raping in St. Paul, for which Touhy and three others were tried and ac- autted. “We are performing routine activi- ties in connection with the Bremer case.” Melvin H. Purvis, chief of the federal division of investigation in Chicago, said. Diversion Proposal Still in n Study Stage Washington, Jan. 25.—()—Public works officials said Thursday the Missouri river dir Project still wes “in the study stage,” with a field man of the Prince Is Just “Teddy” to Her Londoner {is no reason why Mrs. E. McGill can’t be intima’ royalty if she wants to. the Prince of Wales paid Prise visit to the Oval Hou for Unemployed in Lond shook hands with officia McGill piped up: “Well, serve us all alike.” “Right you are!” replied the Prince, and shook hers too. SENATORS MASSED BEHIND ROOSEVELT MONETARY MEASURE Disregard Republican Charge of|¥ Unconstitutionality From Hastings i Washington, Jan. 25—()—Despite |® Republican challenge of its consti- tutionality and the pronounced op- Position of Glass, the Democrat, the Roosevelt ranks of the senate massed confidently behind the extraordinary monetary bill Thursday in apparent readiness to jump at the first chance to vote it through. Contrasting with the calm demean- | or of the house in considering the) treasury-postoffice appropriation bill, Passage of which wes assured by Fri- day at least, the senate heard fighting words set off by Hastings of Dela- ware. “Robbery.” the Republican) termed the money measure. “Hide-/| ous” he insisted was the nature of | its implications. He further denounced the proposi. tion as being beyond the constitu: tion, in a very lengthy speech. It already was evident that once the voting begins, the roll call tally will be no respecter of party lines. | Senatorial wiseacres were going slow | on naming names in predicting the} outcome, however. | Material for another word scrap) on the senate floor later was collect- led by a senate committee, in testi- mony by Senator Reed (Rep., Pa.) and Edward A. Hayes, American Le-| gion commander, for loosening of the | economy act to provide another $40,-' 000,000 for veterans benefits and re-} moval of alleged inequities in auto- matic promotions for the military | services. Administration leaders are believed | opposed to such new veterans’ legis- | lation, | Enactment of the farm credit re- financing bill, guaranteeing the prin- cipal of $2,000,000,000 of farm mort- gage bonds, neared when house and senate conferees agreed on all pro- visions of the measure already passed by both branches. Independents in both parties vir- tually decided to put silver and man- datory inflation amendments to a); test vote, but meanwhile found their strength far from a majority. Meanwhile, the house banking ‘committee made plans to start hear- ings Friday on bills to establish a new federal monetary authority which would have the sole right to issue Relief for Bankrupts Is Sought by Lemke i wees sel : ‘CHALLENGE PRICE FIVE CENTS HEAVY ATTENDANCE AT PARTY MEETING PROVES INTEREST Principal Item Before State Central Committee Is to Name Convention City BISMARCK. INVITES GROUP, Minot Is Chief Rival Contenders Sources of Strength and Discord Seen Democrats from all parts of North Dakota ae Bpeetad in Bismarck ‘Thursday for three separate meetings. The list includes the state central committee, which will select the time and place for the state indorsing con- vention; the Democratic Ex-Service- man’s League and the Young Demo- crats , Each group was to meet separatels and the combined result was expect- ed to be @ flying start for the Demo- crats into the coming state campaign. Burleigh county Democrats were hosts to the visitors Wednesday night at a buffet luncheon and get-together in the Grand Pacific Hotel, attended by women as well as men. The chief contest at the present ses- sions will be that before the executive committee of selecting a place for the state convention. Bismarck, Minot, Jamestown and Valley City were ex- pected to enter invitations with the first named cities in the lead. Eack was prepared to extoll its advantager and places with fewer assets as con- vention centers were urging their ad- herence to the Democratic cause in the Past as a reason why they should be favored. | visitors at 200 or more and others were | expected to arrive before business ses- sions opened Thursday. Democratic prospects but not all of it was devoted to consider- the be before the public this year in a definite way except in the senatorial and congressional campaigns. There was a marked tendency, par- ticularly on the part of some so-called old-timers, to feel that the Democrats had achieved their main end as a state organization when Roosevelt was elect- ed in 1932. Opposed to this was the apparently increasing demand of the younger element for a state campaign and an effort to unseat the olaees at the state capitol build- The chief object of their demand ta “turn the rascals out” was Governor William Langer. Some of the older heads were much (Continued on Page DUSTER AGH OF GOVERNOR State Senator J. P. Cain Charges Acting Without Authority Dickinson, N. D., Jan. 25.—(7)-