The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1934, Page 1

Local M 1 GLAIMS EVIDENCE, IF RELIABLE, INDICATES JUSTICE. MISCARRIED ass County State’s Attorney Says Another Man Is Sought in Case GET SUSPECT IN WYOMING le ur C. James Also Will Be Questioned Here About Bank Robbery If evidence now in the hands of of- “icials holds up, William Gummer, Mo has served 13 years of a life tence in the North Dakota peni- ntiary here, is not guilty of the urder of Marie Wick. This statement was credited to A. R. Bergesen, state's attorney of Cass county, by The Fargo Forum, fol: lowing a long distance telephone con- versation Monday evening with Ber- n at Sundance, Wyo., where the attorney went to take custody & suspect in the sensational mur- Her case, Decision that Arthur C. James, the Buspect, must return to North Dakota lor the trial of the Grygla, Minn., girl the night of June 7-8, 1921, in the pld Prescott Hotel at Fargo, an- Bowpced Monday by Governor Lesli of Wyoming. p custody of three Cass prities, is expected in Bis- y night and will be p regarding the robbery National Bank and ug. 7, 1930. James are State's esen, Sheriff Peter Deputy Sheriff Jack sought for author- yhom a watrant has “Blackie” Carter, the pr was informed by Blakeman of Crook nty, Wyoming. james, arrested at Sundance, Wy: not been questioned te’s attorney indicated that 5 er person is sought in con- nection with the case and that James had made gome admissions while held m g isthe giz geee OO | Caught With Goods i WILLIAM P. VIEDLER Caught with $2,665 of the $200,000 Bremer ransom money on his per- son, William P. Viedler, ex-convict arrested in Chicago, gave police leads which may result in apprehending the entire kidnap gang. A number of per- sons involved already are under ar- HULL TELLS JAPAN AMERICA DOES NOT FAVOR NEW POLICY Nipponese Told in Polite Lan- guage Pacts in Force Must Be Observed Washington, May 1.—(#)—The state department awaited far eastern re- action Tuesday to its polite but direct Cordell Hull, soft-spokey secretary of state, unfolded to newsmen Mon- day night a statement asserting be- neath smooth diplomatic language that the United States does not ap- prove of Japanese control, as project- ed, over Chinese affairs, The statement, delivered in sub- stance to Foreign Minister Hirota last Sunday by Ambassador Joseph C. Crew in Tokyo, stated in effect: First, that Japan is still a party to treaties for the maintenance of Chi- nese sovereignty. Second, that treaties cannot be le- gally “modified or*terminated” except by the processes agreed upon by the contr: Parties. eriain rights in ‘Chine and’ proposes et and to keep them. Envoys Are Silent Although both the Japanese am- bassador and the Chinese minister here hed no immediate statement concerning the American ward the modified Nipponese policy, there, came from Senator Borah One Killed More Registered — Warrants Called Announcement that 450 more of Burleigh county's registered war- rants have been called in for re- Tuesday said, the total involved ‘being $106,- 660.30. Still outstanding are registered warrants in the amount of $47,- 168.39, the treasurer said, explain- Tuesday's call accounts for all warrants registered up to and in- cluding Feb. 10, 1934. WOULD PROKIBIT OIL SERVICE STATIONS IN VICINITY OF SCHOOLS Proposed Ordinance Introduced at Meeting of Bismarck Commission A proposed city ordinance which would prohibit erection and operation of retail or bulk oil stations within 400 feet of blocks on which schools are located, was introduced Monday ‘evening at the regular weekly meeting mr the Bismarck city commission. proposed ordinan: The ce describes oil stations as “menaces to health and safety.” ‘The proposal would not be retro- active, however, with oil stations al ready established permitted to con- tinue operation regardless of the pro- Posed ordinance. ‘The penalty for violation is fixed at a fine of not exceeding $100 or im- Pprisonment not exceeding 90 days. ‘W. J. Noggle, the only bidder, was awarded the sidewalk contract for the city this year. Noggle’s bid is higher than that of last year, it was ex- plained, because of increasing labor ‘and material prices under the recov- ery program, included the following: earth, $1 a cubic yard; filling, $1 per cubic yard; sidewalk, 21 cents per square foot; crosswalk, 29 cents per square foot; concrete driveway, 28 cents per square foot; paving repairs, 30 cents per square foot; relaying block walk, 70 cents per square foot; straight curb and gutter, $1 per linear foot; curved curb and gutter, $1.10 per linear foot; old concrete removed, 15 cents per linear foot; old concrete paving removed, 10 cents per linear foot; straight curb, 70 cents per linear stand to- | rayne % Haystack Burned on us| Wachter Farm Tuesday Fire tack on the Sopeoaeds, barsieck on. the ~ . CK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1934 an Is Kidnap Victim Diticial Declares Gummer May Be Innocent and Six Wounded in Rioting Firing From Havana Rooftops Turns May Day Celebra- tion Into Bediam MARCHERS RUN TO SHELTER Elsewhere Throughout World; Day for Communist Ob- servance Is Quiet (By The Associated Press) Bullets fired from roofs into the ranks of 10,000 marching Havana Communists Tuesday killed one man and wounded six others. Four of the wounded were marchers, one was a policeman, and one a soldier. As the firing broke out what had been a fairly orderly procession be- came a bedlam, as the marchers aca\ tered for shelter and police fired their tear gas guns. The Communists accused adherents of the Cuban ABC secret political society of the shooting, but the po- lice ‘version was that Communists themselves had fired from the roofs at the police for the purpose of pro- voking disorders, Observers were unable to identify the persons who fired and counted only six persons among the casual- ties. Police asserted, however, that one marcher had been killed. The shooting occurred as the Com- munists were marching through “Bloody Reina Street,” scene of dis- orders last September in which sev- eral Communists were killed. First Sign of Prior to the shooting the only dis- order had been a slight disturbance over the attempted seizure by police and soldiers of some of the Commun- ists’ banners. The Communists’ own “committee for order” had assisted in keeping the demonstration peaceful. After the shooting, however, soldiers and police, armed with rifles, pistols and clubs, ran through the clouds of tear gas, the marchers and spectators. In other lands, however, the de- monstrations assumed the character- istics of a parade staged in Tokyo where 7,000 demonstrators marched under the direction of 3,000 -police. In Austria, May Day was seized upon as the occasion to elevate Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, Fas- cist leader, to the post of vice chan- cellor of the nation. Communist meetings got under way on the outskirts of Paris in mid- afternoon without police interference and the situation in the French capital was reported calm with busi- ness practically normal despite the fact that the Communists had called for a nation-wide general strike. Celebrations by Communists and Socialists got under way in New York about noon but their beginnings were quiet and orderly. The New York police were in readiness for any even- tuality. : Paris Is Armed Camp Squads of police, heavily reinforced by mobile rds bearing rifles, patrolled strategic spots in Paris while 10,000 troops were held in reserve. The heart of the French capital buzzed with its normal activity and public services functioned normally despite a communist-sponsored strike, but a Sunday atmosphere prevailed in the workers’ districts. Most of the factories were closed. Manifestations were concentrated in Paris, but trouble was feared in in- dustrial centers elsewhere because of flaming political enmities and the LF Ese Huet 2 Z i 5 5 E i Bit ue OO | Answers Last Call pS ne DR. WILLIAM HENRY WELCH One of the deans of American science and discoverer of cures for many diseases. Dr. Welch died Mon- day in Baltimore. NOTED PATHOLOGIST STRICKEN BY DEATH AT AGE OF 84 YEARS Dr. William Henry Weich Was Dean of Teachers at Fam- ous University Baltimore, May 1—(#)—Dr. William H. Welch, dean of American scientific medicine, who died in his sleep late Monday at the age of 84, has left be- hind a long record of discoveries and advancement in medical research, particularly in pathology. Dr, Welch was one of the five mem- bers of the original Johns Hopkins Medical school faculty and one of the foremost pathologists in the world, known equally well in the centers of science in Europe and America. Dr. Welch was born of a long line of New England physicians in Nor- folk, Conn. April 8, 1850, and at- tended Yale university, taking his de- gree there in 1870, and ranking sec- ond in a class of 150. For a time he taught Latin and Greek, but aban- doned the classics to attend the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, now a part of Columbia University, and gained a medical de- gree in 1875. The pursuit of medical education then led him to Europe, and the next four years were spent in the univer- sities of Breslau, Strassburg, Leipzig, Vienna and Berlin. On his return he began to teach the new science of pathology, in which later he was to become a world figure, at the Belle- vue Hospital Medical college. While he was professor of patho- logical anatomy and general pathol- ogy at Bellevue, plans were being made for the establishment of the Johns Hopkins Medical school, and Dr. Welch was brought to Baltimore to take the chair of pathology, being one of the five members of the original faculty of that institution. Dr, Welch’s honors were climaxed April 8, 1930, when he was honored simultaneously in America, China and several European countries with an international celebration of his 80th 5 in isolating this and it was given his name. From the laboratory which he blished came many discoveries bearing on malaria, and poisoning. The department of pathology firm- ly established and functioning smoothly, Dr. Welch turned his at- tention the which now draws students from all parts of the world and equips them to fight disease alike in crowded cities or lonely swamps. In his spare moments the savant was writing, and oy oo paititgieal eat bet Papers on subjects have been col- i scientist ‘ARIZONA CHILD IS | STILL IN CUSTODY OF KIDNAPING BAND: Family Says Authorities Have Quit Case, Leaving It With Free Hand | WILLING TO PAY $15,000! Ask Piece of Dress and Answers to Questions to Establish Identity Tucson, Ariz., May 1.—(®)—The kid- napers of six-year-old June Robles were free Tuesday to negotiate for a $15,000 ransom without interference from authorities. Her father, Fernando Robles, issued @n announcement to the kidnapers saying he was ready to meet fully their demands and that, at the fam- ily’s request, official investigation had been stopped to permit unhampered negotiations. Bernabe Robles, reputedly wealthy Grandfather of the child, returned from a second trip acress the border to Santa Ana, Sonora, where he told @ hotel proprietor he had sought the advice of Manuel Gamboa, recognized in that area as a seer. Passing through Nogales on his re- turn, the pioneer cattleman expressed hope ‘that “this little journey is going to lead toward solving of the kid- naping.” He did not say what ad- vice, if any, he had received from the reputed seer. Alphonso Aguirre and Henry Dalton, Tucson city councilman, who accom- panied Bernabe Robles into Sonora, differed, however, on the value of Robles’ activities below the border. “The baby is safe,” Aguirre said, but he declined to disclose the source of his information. Robles’ statement askud the girl's captors to produce a piece of the child’s dress to assure him he was dealing with the right persons, and answer a list of questions which would further establish the fact that he was dealing with those who held his daughter. In Glendale, Cal., John Mauler, au- tomobile repairman and uncle of June, said the kidnapers had demanded by telephone the discontinuance of offi- cial search for the girl pending ran- som negotiations, Plan to Dismiss Langer’s Appeal Washington, May 1—(P)—The su- Ppreme court indicated Tuesday it would dismiss the appeal by which Governor William Langer of North Dakota sought to set aside an injunc- tion prohibiting enforcement of the North Dakota grain embargo act un- til its constitutionality could be de- termined. Peter O. Sathre, counsel for the governor was asked by Chief Justice Hughes during his argument why North Dakota had not pressed for a decision by the trial court on the validity of the grain embargo. The chief justice stopped further argument, indicating that the court, probably next Monday, would an- nounce the dismissal of the appeal because it thinks the state should have pressed in the trial court for a decision on the validity of the em- bargo act instead of appealing from its interlocutory injunction. The Grandin Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. and 31 other companies and individuals in North . Dakota qhallenged the validity of the em- Igrgo as an unlawful restriction on interstate commerce. A three-judge federal district court granted an interlocutory injunction. rickets, | Moodie Backs Human Rights, Understanding “Williston, N. D., May 1.—(#)—An appeal to eliminate misunderstand- ings and to “work toward human rights to build a greater common- wealth” in North Dakota was made Propose To Heal Old Schism | *Hopper Assassin F. D. BUTCHER Prime mover in the effort to save North Dakota crops this year by poi- soning grasshoppers is F. D. Butcher, entomologist at the state agricultural college, Fargo. He has been placed in general charge of the work in North Dakota. GEN, HUGH L, SCOTT STRICKEN BY DEATH AFTER LONG ILLNESS Noted Soldier and Indian Fight- er Succumbs to Infirmi- = | ties of Age Washington, May 1—(4#)—Noted as an Indian fighter and as a friend of the red man, Major General Hugh L. Scott is dead. The former chief of staff of the army had been in Walter Reed hos- pital here for two months because of the infirmities of his 80 years. He died late Monday night. Princeton, New Jersey, was his home. ‘When the exigencies demanded, General Scott fought with gun and saber, but more often during his half century in the uniform he faced his enemies in friendly fashion and by preference achieved his outstanding successes by diplomatic rather than military tactics. But both in the struggles where he relied the force of arms and those which hinged upon the force of personality, he suc- ceeded with a regularity which won him many words of high commenda- tion from his superiors. The Indians of the western plains, his first foes in battle, felt many years ago the inherent friendliness of the man who later was to become their protector and their instructor in the ways of the civilization of the white man. Fought Sioux in "16 From the Sioux expedition of 1876 through the successive Nez Perce and Cheyenne campaigns, to Cuba, the Philippines, and the Mexican border, General Scott's life was a never- ending round of duty. Between times he was called upon to organize and lead for five years a command of Kiowa, Commanche and Apache In- dians; to intervene as chief investi- gator of the Ghost Dance disturb- ances of the Eighties; to assume charge of Geronimo's band of Chiri- cahua Apaches; to decipher for the Smithsonian Institute sign languages of the Indians, which he alone among the white men mastered; and to take over various important tasks in con- nection with the Cuban and Philip- pine campaigns. In his time he served also as su- perintendent of the military academy, as head of a special mission to New Mexico and Arizona to adjust Indian troubles, as commander of the trpops sprang up between them. Wilson made him assistant chief of staff of ie | the army in 1914, and a few months later elevated him to chief of staff. But even in that post He was not fi special mis- Jackson, Miss, May 1—()—An end| PRICE FIVE CENTS DR. J. K. BLUNT IS ABDUCTED, ROBBED BY ARMED BANDITS Suffers Harrowing Experience But Seals Lips on Ad- vice of Police . AFFAIR OCCURRED SATURDAY, Was Sitting in Motor Car Near, His Home When Approach. ed by Pair Disclosure that Dr. J. K. Blunt, Bis- marck dentist, was the victim of two kidnaper-robbers Saturday night was made Tuesday. Information regarding the affair, rumored Sunday and Monday but suppressed by local police, was ob- tained Tuesday by the Tribune and later verified by Blunt who previous- ly had promised the police to keep quiet about the matter. Blunt, who lives in the Mason apartments, was seated in his car on Second St., at 10:10 p. m. Saturday, waiting for his wife to come for a ride, when two men approached the machine. One opened the door to the front seat and poked a gun at Blunt, while the other popped into the back seat. “Come on, let's get out of here,” was the instruction. Blunt, surprised, did not move at once and the order was repeated with instructions to “get going, we're not fooling.” Obeying, Blunt drove northward, taking a devious route and finally heading out of town on the road lead- ing north from Washington 8t. About a mile out of town, Blunt was ordered to leave the wheel and the man in the front seat with him walk- ed around behind the car to take the driver's place. Blunt assumes the man in the back seat had him covered Jasnce ‘he his harrowing experience, since he didn't move. Didn't Get Good Look Efforts to get a good look at the men in the front seat met with vio+ lence, the bandit pushing Blunt in the face and instructing him not to turn his head. After Blunt ‘left the wheel, the men shoved his hat down over his eyes 80 he couldn't see. Noticing that the gasoline guage showed empty, the bandit inquired and Blunt said there was about two gallons left. The men continued on into the country, stopping at a trac- tor beside the road in a effort to obtain more gasoline. About seven miles northwest of the city, the men stopped in the middle of ® long valley where, despite the moonlight, it was comparatively dark. There they turned the car around, forced Blunt out of it, robbed him of his money, a few dollars in change, and ordered him to walk into s near. by pasture, holding his hands above his head. Telling him not to look around or to return to the city at once, the ban- dits drove away. After a short time Blunt sat down and watched the car drive up the hill, stopping at the top before proceeding onward. Afraid to use the road for fear the men might have run out of gas and he might encounter them Blunt traveled eastward through the fields, stopping at a farm house but finding no one home. Finally he saw the lights of cars on U. 8. No. 83, most of them head- ing north. . Car Reaching the road, he hailed a car driven by Fritz Schultz, a farmer liv- ing 12 miles north of town, who obligingly turned around and brought him back to Bismarck. Reporting to the police, Blunt was asked by Chief Martineson to keep quiet about the matter on the ground that it would be easier for them to catch the culprits if no mention were made of it. The police also maintained silence, dismissing in- quiries about the matter Monday with loned. (Continued on Page 5) Truck Driver Slain; Vehicle Is Missing 1