The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s 4 ESTABLISHED 1878 Oldest Newspaper BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1934 | Langer, Vogel and Erickson — Indicted; Warrants on Way ‘Clean-up Week Set for April 21 to 28 LIONS ENLIST BOY SCOUTS 10 ASSIST IN TWO GHECK-UPS First Inspection Will Be Made Saturday, Final ‘Review Week Later WILL REPORT DELINQUENTS ‘Clean, Healthful, Thrifty, Safe and Beautiful’ Bismarck Is Objective Bismarck’s spring “clean-up, paint- up and fire prevention” cam) will be conducted from Saturday, April 21, to Saturday, April 28, in- Clusive, it was announced by A. EK. Anderson, chairman of the Lions club committee in charge. The clean-up and paint-up cam- paign has been conducted each spring by the Lions club while the fire pre- vention feature is new this year. The Capital City’s nine Boy Scout troops, under the direction of Paul O. Netland, area executive, and their scoutmasters, will assist the Lions club in conducting the beautifying drive. Next Saturday the scouts will make @ check-up of all property in the city, residential and commercial, and the following Saturday will make a final check-up. ‘Will Be iy-owners, who are found de- linquent in the clean-up work on the final check-up will be re to! the city auditor and chief of the local fire department. Scouts will use a card system for both the preliminary and final check- ups, listing the following items: ashes, rubbish, manure, dirty alleys, lawns, old automobiles, boulevards and uncovered garbage. If conditions which should be beautiful.” Start Tuesday that residents will make the scouts’ work much easier if god nn up their property before check-up Saturday. This will elim- inate the necessity for an: extensi final rea oe Anderson Assisting Roy Neff and Dr. A. health officer, as well as the three healthful, thrifty, safe and 8 Immediate and E. B. Klein. Plans for the scouts’ first check-up : i E § : 3, g t g E | i : it HE | Dinner Guests Join in Denying Wirt Charges | , Six companions at the dinper.where | dinner had » chance to do any talking | top row—Alice Batrows-of the interior’ Schoolmaster William A. Wirt claims he heard talk about Roosevelt being merely the “Kerensky” of the new deal, told a congressional committee Tuesday that the schoolman had tes- tified untruthfully and that no such comments were made. On the con- trary, they said, he did most of the talking, wearying his fellow guests with a continuous monologue. Each contended that no one else at the At the close of the hearing Rep. ‘Bulwinkle (Dem., 8. C.) said the house committee could not prosecute ‘Wirt for perjury but that he saw no reason why the district attorney and the grand jury should not look into the matter. Tuesday's witnesses are shown above. Reading from left to right, they are: department’s education bureau, hos- tess at the party at which Wirt ob- tained his information; Laurence Todd, Washington representative of ‘Tass, Soviet news agency; Hildegarde Kneeland, economist in the depart- ment of agriculture. Bottom row— Mary Taylor, economist in the depart- ment of agriculture; David C. Coyle of the and Robert Bruere, chairman of the textile code advisory committee. PWA STATE'S CCC UNITS WILL BE RETURNED HERE ATEN APRIL Will Be Stationed at Seven Civ- iliah Conservation Corps Camps in N. D. Seven of North Dakota's eight civ- ilian conservation corps companies’ now stationed in other states will be moved to camps in North Dakota late in April, it was announced Tues- day morning by Col. G. W. Hosris, coomcoandent at Rost Linon, U. ie oes will be moved as follows: 165th company—from Hill City, 8. Park River. ‘794th company—from Piainview,| Ark., to Dunseith. Je7th company—from West Fork, Ark,, to Watford City. ‘The 796th company, which former- was stationed at Dickinson, will remain at Pierre, 8. D., Colonel Har- Mor 413 “replacement” sta. "men now sta- tioned at Fort Lincoln, the command- Richardton Man Is Killed Under Cart Dickinson, N. D., April 17.—(?)—His body crushed-from being dragged un- der the wheels of the horse-drawn cart which he was driving, John Ran- dolph Van Antwerp, of Richardton, about 40, was found dead on the road east of Richardton late Saturday. He ‘was & World War veteran. Van Antwerp was believed to have fallen from the cart in front of the wheels of the vehicle. One arm, both legs and his back were broken. The body was found by Adolph Walth of Richardton. He leaves him widow and six children. FOSHAY'S DREAM OF WEALTH ENDS WHEN JAIL GATES CLANG|E= Watches as Souvenirs Is Headed for Prison St. Paul, April 17.—(7)—Wilbur B. Foshay, dreamer of a utilities em- pire, who distributed gold watches in Minneapolis six years ago with a lavish hand at dedication of the Foshay Tower, arrived at the county SEVEN PLACES ARE RAIDED BY COUNTY AND STATE OFFICERS Some Hard Liquor and Slot Machines Found; May Re- voke Beer Licenses Seven business places and resi- dences were raided Monday night by officers representing the state’s at- ’s office, sheriff's office and ONE-HOUR PARKING |[ Former Solon Dies SYSTEM PROPOSED BY CITY FATHERS Ordinance Is Given First Read- ing by Commissioners Monday Night NEW LIQUOR LAW APPROVED ‘Memory Restorer’ Urged by Allen Placed on Books; Possible Jurors Named First reading of a one-hour park- ing ordinance was had by the Bis- marck city commission Monday night in an effort to improve traffic con- ditions in Bismarck. JOHN J. BLAINE Boscobel, Wis. April 17.—(?)}—The death of John J. Blaine, who suc- cumbed to pneumonia at his home here Monday night, has removed one Action was taken at the request of ‘igures Wis- & committee of the Association of {tas political historye Commerce and is designed to keep traffic moving in order that shoppers may have more opportunity to park near places at which they wish to trade. Mention also was made that such an ordinance would tend to keep merchants and workers in stores and offices from parking their cars near their places of business through- out the day. The one-hour law, which will be- come effective with its final pas- sage, set for next week, succeeds the Present two-hour restriction. Pass Ordinance An ordinance redefining intoxicat- ing liquor and prohibiting its sale in Bismarck make persons arrested for drunken- ness tell where they got their drinks. Allen recently complained of the poor memories of persons brought before him on such charges. Five firms submitted bids on a dump truck to be used in collect- ing garbage and that of the Inter- national Harvester company was ac- cepted, its net bid being $985.93, livered in Bismarck, including an al- lowance of $175 for the truck now being used by the city. Other firms submitting bids were the Fleck Mo- tor company, Capital Chevrolet com- pany and the . Gilman company. Announcement was made that col- lection of garbage by the city would begin about the middle of May or as soon thereafter as the new truck is Orders Clean-Up Week At the request of a Lions club com- mittee and the Boy Scouts, Mayor 28 as clean-up and Request by the board of adminis- tration for abatement of all general taxes and of the penalty and interest on special assessment taxes charged against property recently purchased by it as a part of the site for the new high school building was referred to the board of county commissioners with the city’s approval. The taxes| are for the period from 1919 to 1933, inclusive. Twenty-three names were drawn from a lst of 69 to fill out the city »j/of Bismarck’s quota in the county jury box, as required by law. Names ul tion's policy) as revolutionary. A director of the refinance corpor- ation at the time of his death, Blaine, who was 58 years old, had previously served as United States senator and had been governor of his home state three times. Puneral services have been tenta- tively set for Thursday. Survivors include his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Don Ferris of Madison. | Late News COAST REPORTS QUAKE Santa Ana, Cal—A severe earth- quake shock caused persons to leave their homes and office buildings in Santa Ana Tuesday. The shock, felt at 10:33 a, m., was the most severe eyed ota the earthquake of March TO BURY DEAF TEACHER Faribault, Minn.—Funeral serv- ices for D. F. Bangs, for many years a teacher at the Minnesota school for the deaf, and later su- perintendent of the state school for the deaf at Devils Lake, N. D. will be held here Wednesday. SIMPSON GETS APPOINTMENT THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE PRICE FIVE CENTS Trio and Aides Are Accused of Violating Law Nine Scheduled to Stand Trial in Federal Court as Result of Action by Federal Grand Jury at Fargo; Cases Prob- ably Will Be Heard Late in May CHARGES GREW OUT OF SOLICITATION FOR LEADER Chaput, McDonald, Two Kinzers, Yeater and Hample, All Bis« marck Men, on List of Persons Blamed by Grand dury After Week of Investigation Governor William Langer, State Highway Commissioner Frank A. Vogel, State Senator Oscar E. Erickson and six of their associates, indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of exacting political contributions from federal relief workers, Tuesday awaited without comment the government’s anticipat- ed service of bench warrants. With the warrants in his pocket, U. S. Marshal O. Gunvald- sen left Fargo for Bismarck by automobile at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. It is expected that he will arrive in the Capi- tal City late Tuesday afternoon and probably will cail Governor Langer and the others, informing them of the warrants and instructing them to appear before U. S. Commissioner S. A. Floren either Tuesday evening or Wednesday forenoon for preliminary hearings. No statements were forthcoming late Monday, following their indictment, from Governor Langer, Commissioner ‘Vogel or Senator Erickson, listed as publisher of “The Leader,” Langer administration political newspaper, for which it is al- leged contributions were demanded. The indictments, voted by the grand jury at Fargo, cul- minated a week’s deliberations on data gathered by federal agents during a long investigation, an earlier result of which had been removal of Governor Langer by Relief Administrator Scores of witnesses, most examined by the grand jury. Erickson, were: Harry Hopkins as head of relief work in this state. Hopkins Tuesday declined to comment on-the indictment. of them from Bisniarck, were Six Minor Officials and Solicitors Accused Indicted, besides Governor Langer, Commissioner Vogel and Senatew Oscar Chaput, business manager of “The Leader.” Harold McDonald, solicitor for “The Leader” fund. R. A. Kinzer, former secretary of the state emergency relief committes, Joseph Kinzer, son of R. A. Kinzer, former employe of the state emers gency relief committee. According to an Associated dispatch from Fargo, P. W. Lanier, U. 8. district attorney for North Da- kota, said those indicted were charged in the indictments with violating the law prohibiting one federal employe from soliciting funds from another federal employe for political purposes and with conspiracy to interfere with the proper administration of an Act of Congress. ‘The charges carry a penalty of not Washington—Secretary Ickes ap- pointed Professor Howard E. Simpson of the University of North Dakota to conduct a study of ground water fluc- tuations in North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and western sec- Hone of Minnesota, Iowa and Mis- souri.. Roosevelt Assails ‘New Deal’ Critics Washington, . April 17.—(P)—In his new book “On Our Way,” President Roosevelt has this to say about per- sons who, like Dr. William A, Wirt of Gary, Ind., have described parts of his administration program as revolu- tionary: “Some people have sought to de- scribe that policy (the administra- Per. haps it is. It is revolutionary, ——_— and these’! Convicts Whipped | ‘Tuesday, } For Escape Effort | Gooras | 4 Se. Secmeree_Seveee™ jail here late Monday with a dollar| said watch and $10 in cash as his only valuables. With him was Henry H. Henley, + E i E Cecamany. Operato. Meet at V alley aber nah He all if 5 ile Balit a Purposes it they seek differ from those that were used before, “If it is a revolution, it is a peace- ful one, achieved without violence. Policy ‘Fascism.’ It is not Fascism because its inspiration springs from the mass‘of the people themselves rather than from a class or group or “Some people have called it ‘Com- munism;’ it is not that either. It is not a driving regimentation founded upon the plans of a perpetuating di- rectorate which subordinates the making of laws and the processes of ha courts to the orders of the execu- ive.” Lawn Rates Will Be Effective April 26 Special lawn water rates in the ital will become effective about bok 26, it was announced Tuesday by Myron H. more than two years in the federal Penitentiary, or a fine of not to ex- ceed $10,000, or both. The Kinzers and McDonald have been arrested and are at liberty under $2,500 bond each, pending trial at the next term of fed- eral court in Bismarck. Warrants for the others indicted will be issued within a day or two and ‘Extra’ Circulation Indicates Interest That the story of the grand jury's indictment of Governor Wil- liam Langer and eight of his as- sociates on federal charges prob- ably more “news punch” than any other one story ever published in Bismarck was in- dicated late Monday when circula- tion of The Tribune's “extra” ranked among the largest on rec- ord here for such an edition. The “extra” was necessitated when the story “broke” after The Tribune's last regular edition had rolled from the presses. Far into the evening, hours after the “extra” went on the street, The Tribune received calls for copies, but by that time the sup- ply had been exhausted. placed in the hands of Osmund Gun- office: In the event he is convicted of the felony, it would deny him the right to hold public office, his citizen-' Paul J. Yeater, employe of the state highway department. G. A. Hample, also an employe of the state highway department. Press |< eral employe from soliciting from another federal employe for Political purposes, and the other charging conspiracy to interfere with the proper administration of an sct of congress. He refused to amplify the statement. If they wish, those who have not already been arrested may appear fore Judge Andrew Miller voluntar- ily to have bond fixed and also to enter a plea without going through the formality of being arrested. Other- wise they will have to appear before a U. 8. commissioner who will fix bond. Must Plead to Judge Arraignment for the purpose of en- tering pleas must be before a federal judge and may not occur until the n_t term of court. Lanier said he would recommend the same bond for those who have not yet been arrested as was set for the Kinzers and McDonald, $2,500. The district attorney announced that it will be the purpose of his office to have the cases ready for trial noe later than the latter part of May. The Kinzers funds change the rank or compensation of a federal em- ploye for not contributing to a polie tical fund. Text of Federal Law Section 118, under which it ig assumed some of the its were bie type “No senator or representative in, or delegate resident pheerhitag congress,.or senator, delegate, or resident commiasioner= elect of the executive, or naval service of i F Oh