The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1934, Page 3

2 » \ v BY H GOVERNOR ORDERS STARK COUNTY OUSTED FROM JOB Makes Permanent Order in Case of Adam Mischel; Attor- ney Plans Fight Dickinson, N. D., May 2.—(/)}—Adam| A. Mischel, Stark county commission- er of the third district, was perman- ently removed from office by order of William Langer Tuesds: to be brought in @ court of another Judicial 8 Legality of the governor's action in removing Mischel and two commis- sioners as @ board and reinstating them as individuals was questioned by Attorney Cain when the other two members of the board were returned to office January 19. The board was removed more than eight months ago on charges of “mis- conduct, malfeasance and crime in office.” ‘The hearing was conducted before W. R. Schell, since appointed by the governor to the district bench. Prank Hoff, appointed to serve on the board in Mischel's place, will con- tinue in the office until the expira- tion of the latter's term in January. 1937, or pending the outcome of Mis- chel’s appeal, TAPPEN COMMERCIAL CLUB IS ORGANIZED Sponsors Chicken Hatchery and Plans Farmers’ Day and Show in Fall (Tribune Special Service) Tappen, N. D., May 2.—Organiza- tion of the Tappen commercial club has been effected here, with Superin- tendent Hieb of the local schools as president. : Other officers include Leo Sauer, vice president; Eric Koehler, secre- tary-treasurer; and Rev. Eugene Hind- are to foster a friendly social rela- tionship between businessmen and farmers as well as all consumers, sup- port home industries toward these ends, epee rs. Among first A suggestion that a crop contest be conducted in the Tappen area this year, leading up to @ corn and lamb show in the fall, received favorable attention. A committee was appoint- ed to arrange a farmers’ day late in May or early in June. Members meet at luncheon the sec- ond Monday of each month, accord- ing to Edward McDonald, member of the advertising committee. YF Four-Year-Old Sings | At Brother’s Funeral| “Jesus Loves Me”, gospel hymn sung by four-year-old Ardys Nelson, was the high spot of the funeral for Dale Nelson, two-year-old grandson of Mrs. Oscar W. Ecklund, who was buried Sunday from the Mission church east of Wilton. The child sang four verses of the old hymn while the large crowd which lca the funeral sat in hushed 70 on Honor Roll at St. Mary’s School| Seventy grade pupils in St. Mary's Parochial school won places on the scholastic honor roll during the last Tegular school period, according to school authorities. All students earning a “B” average or better are entitled to places on the honor roll. The list of honor students follows: Eighth grade: Tom Fox, Marion ‘Wagner, Eugene Schmidt, George Garske, John Fox, Margaret Ann Lee, George Wentland, Frank Welsgerber, | eastward. Kathleen Bartley, Edith Bailey, Bruce Herman, William McDonald, John Fortune, Nicholas Schneider,, John Agnes Dolan, Cleo Evans, Irene Stecher, Harriet, Fischer, Leo Halloran, Gene- vieve Volk, Justine Soderquist, Marie Soderquist, John Morgenthaler, Boni- face Jappson, Raymond Moreland, Louise Elish, Margaret Bartole, Mar- erer and Elmer Olson, directors. ion Carufel. Objectives of the new organization| Sixth grade: Marjorie Ehli, Amelia CAN’T Hlaver WAIT! @eavty vanes in gardens half. t and with bal- starved. Don’t risk disappoi reed now THE SQUARE MEAL THAT ASSURES RICH BEAUTY IN LAWNS AND FLOWERS Oscar H. Will & Co., Distributors French & Welch Hardware Hoskins-Meyer Local Dealers in Bismarck A R N I V A L | E AN | Stag TONIGHT Carnival Favors Balloons, Confetti, etc. | THE ORIGINAL NIGHT CLUB ORCHESTRA CE at the A Tap Dancing Specialty Feature Come Early! No Cover Charge D THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934 h County Farmer Is ‘Gyp Schneider, Harold Free, Eugene Hen- Grickson, Katherine Ward, William Geiermann, Madonna Clarey, Philip Theresa, Gerhart, Beatrice Fourth grade: Jean Slag, Margaret Webb, Magdalen Schneider, Mary Wachter, Teresa St. George, ty Bartley, Dolores Kast, Jack Wood- mark, Charlotte Fischer, Rosemary Volk. ——_—______+ | Weather Report | —_——— FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: jes cloudy tonight and oe frost ht if “lear; a varmer uraday. ola! Mostly’ low ee ight, and jay, local frost tonight if clear; hat warmer Thursday. For South Da- kota: Local show- cooler east and extreme south m m warner extrsine slow, cu, rome west portion. For Montana: Unsettled tonight Beuen cee warmer northwest For Minnesota: Mostly cloudy, Probably showers in south and east- central tonight and Thurs- day; ler in southwest tonight and in extreme south Thursday. GENERAL CONDITIONS Burlei POCKET IS ee 4 J. P. Peterson, well-known Burleigh by March stopped him Monday even- | inc as he was driving four horses on wagon near his home and asked GIVES STATE FINE LAYOUT FOR FUIERS Official in Charge Says State Will Have Biggest Propor- tion in Nation A low pressure area is centered over ‘Colorado (Denver 29.56) and scatter- ion has occurred from the tates westward to the Pacific A of rain fell at River valley. pressure areas are centered over Great Lakes ion and over northern Manitoba (Prince Al- bert 30.12) and ad fair weather Prevails from the Mississippi Valley . weather iis from North Dakota and ‘westward to the Canadian Rockies. SS le, Bismarck si tation barometer, 28.10. Reduced to sea level, Tiver aT inches: 29.88, a.m. 2.7 Jant Ist Normal, January 1st to 3.37 Accumulated deficiency to date 2.32 NORTH DAKOTA POINTS BISMARCK, a Beach, cldy.” as Carri 5 23 or Dunn Center, cldy. Grand Forks, cldy. Hankinson, oe. 6 szasesesasresssasss: aeke SeabessssRessassesseRse | BeeRseRsBewsesseesEEsses Jame: »_ cldy. Kens sd Lisbon, cidy. Max, cidy. .. Minot, cldy. Napoleon, cldy. Pembina, cl » cldy. Wishek, cldy. . SOUTH DAKOT. ie ; est est Pet. Huron, Bis + 8 66 00 Rapid City, cldy. ...... 78 48 00 MINNESOTA POINTS ‘High- Low- Monepai, ot..." “EB Moorhead, cldy......... 90 44 52 WEATHER IN OTHER STATES est Pet. 2 s Bese sensRssrssssassraasasunasasssaeseste BSSSSS SESSRELHSSRSSESRSSssessasaesssssss: gi BSBSsRescssssssssesssceskseassssassssze’ 3 NOW! PILES MEET THEIR WATERLOO! Sure preva Manitoba | t} North Dakota will have more air- ports per population than any other state in the union with the comple- tion, probably June 1, of the sirport program begun under the Civil Works Administration, in the opinion of Noel Solien, state airport advisor for the Federal Emergency Relief Administra- ion. Total funds expended or allotted for 51 airports constructed or improved under the CWA exceeded $180,000 by April 19, according to the airport advisor, who reported the approximate number of men employed on these projects reached its peak on Feb. 3 with 1,270 men. airports. Each project will have a 100-foot circle in the center of the field, which is the official marking for airports, a wind cone, and boundary markers, 05 |Solien said. Some of the airports are to have the name of the city r embed- Solien pointed out, “the idea was to out, “ locate airports which had federal In other words, in towns continental air route. This program later was extended to take in all cities to stimulate the private use of air- Bolien sai he expects to complete the airport program by June 1, as PICKED Recovers Roll in Court Tuesday , | $5,310.02: is ‘Gypped’ MONDAY * %&# & Peterson, she used the usual line of SyPsy conversation on him, offering to tell his fortune. When he got to the house ‘and was putting the horses in the stable he discovered that his money had been taken from the bib pocket of his overalls. He took his car and tried to catch }.|the gypsies but they had left. They were arrested in Mandan by the Mor- ton county authorities and returned here. March dug up the money, but wanted a receipt from Judge Allen 80 he could get the money from another \carload of gypsies who were with them and who, he asserted, might have taken the money. Peterson, however, positively iden- tified one of the March women as the thief. The gypsies left town escorted ‘by members of the sheriff's force. mc:t of the projects are practically complete now. The airway system brought about by the work involves two types of routes—proposed state air routes and existing commercial lines. ‘The commercial routes, one of which is a link in @ transcontinental route to Seattle, reach out from North to Winnipeg work was done on airports at Fargo, Grand Forks, and Pembina and west toward the Pacific coast at Valley City, Jamestown, Me- dina, Tappen, Dawson, Steele, Bis- marck, Mandan, Glen Ullin, Hebron, Dickinson, Belfield, and Beach. State Routes Listed State rouies are: Pembina toward Cheyenne, Wyo., via Devils Lake, Fessenden, and Bis- marck. Portal toward Watertown, 8. D., via Portal, Minot, Jamestown, LaMoure and Oakes. Grand Forks toward Glasgow, Mont., via Lakota, Devils Lake, Mi and Williston. A leg from Minot extends toward Pierre, 8. D., through Bismarck. Amounts expended or allotted for various airports are: Hettinger $4,209.40; Lemmon $3,406- 80; Valley City $9,511.20; Maddock $376.70; Bismarck $10,941.70; Fargo $5,278.16; Langdon $1,036.75; Oakes $3,108.60; Crosby $1,170.20; New Rock- ford $2,195.45; Carrington $30; Beach $3,303.; Grand Forks $8,235.40; Steele $3,403.05; Lakota $3,856.39; Pembina Rugby $2,054.10; Devils Lake $3,936.40; Hankinson $2,771.70; Lidgerwood $1.733.50; Dickinson $8,- 1300.45; Belfield $1,175.94; Medina '$3,971.85; Streeter $3,743.20; James- town $4,598; Minot $3,686.50; Harvey $7,634.30; Fessenden $3,112; Dawson $2000; Tappen $2,832; Edgeley $2,702.85; Towner $3,182.90; Anamoose $2,088.80; Drake $1,969.80; Ashley $827.10; He- bron $4,538.95; Mandan $4,879.20; Glen Ullin $418.20; Stanley $3,664; Williston $5,418.08; Dunseith $4,306.60; Bottineau $3,744.00; Portal $71.40; Stanton $2,579; Underwood $3,388; Ryder $3,874.50; Watford City $3,266; Garrison $4,666.50; Bowman $4,615; Noonan $450. DESPERATE CONVICT SLAIN Tucker Prison Farm, Ark., May 2.— (®)—Cliff Harback, western Arkansas day. © 1904, Leman & tess Sessenn Sty CONTINUE from page one: D Whether He Could Recognize Man Is Not Made Public Dakota at any time. Bergesen said he has witnesses ready to testify that James was in the state at the time of the murder. If the state's theory that James “Blackie” Bergesen said. Gummer has been in prison for the last 13 years, sentenced to Berve a life term at the age of 21. Bergesen said he believes he has sufficient evidence to bind James over to district court for trial on the charge of killing Miss Wick. The governor of Wyoming allowed extra- dition on this charge. Four or five witneases will. be in Fargo, Bergesen said, to testify that James boasted to them that he and Carter killed Miss Wick, Grygla, Minn., girl who was attacked and slain in her room at the old Prescott hotel, of which Gummer was withheld, was sentenced. to a two- quainted with e man who had boast- ed of the Wick murder. Gummer immediately communicat- ed the information to Swenson and an investigation was begun. Last Octo- ber James was arrested in Denver, and extradited to Wyoming in con- nection with the murder of L. J. Schiller. While he was being welded this charge, Swenson ini witnesses said to have been present when James told of the Wick mur- der. In Oklahoma he found some of the witnesses. The others were lo- cated in Texas and Colorado. Failed to Register In linking James with the slaying, Bergesen said, the state is proceeding on the theory that he came to Car- ter’s room, and stayed there for the night without registering. In the Gummer trial, the defense stressed that Farrell had not been accounted for and that another man] 00 at the hotel the night of the mur- der, A. R. McKenzie, was released after little questioning. The entry of James in the case brings in @ man hitherto not connected with the night clerk. Gummer has maintained | crime. his innocence. May Be ‘James Farrel? The state is proceeding on the theory, Bergesen said, that Carter was the mysterious “James Farrell” who registered at the Prescott hotel the night of the murder. Farrell dis- ,| @ppeared and the prosecution in the Gummer case claimed he never ex- isted. The prosecution contention was that Gummer or an accomplice had placed the name on the hotel register to cover up the crime. James was arrested in Denver last October in connection with the mur- der of Schiller. He was extradited to ‘Wyoming along with Ion Smith on charges of receiving bonds stolen in the Schiller robbery-slaying. Loot in the Schiller case, upwards of $100,- 000 in bonds, never has been recov- ered. Found Clue In Prison Behind prison walls where for near- ly 13 years he has had little contact with the outside world, Gummer found the clue by which he hopes to be freed from a life term in the state penitentiary here. It became known Wednesday that his acquaintance with a fellow-inmate resulted in information on which James was charged with the murder of Marie Wick. The “tip” given Gummer by the inmate was to the effect that James had boasted that he and another man killed Marie Wick in a Fargo hotel after attacking the Grygla, Minn., girl. The inmate gave names of sev- eral witnesses before whom James is alleged to have told the same story. ‘These witnesses, scattered in Ok- lshoma, Texas and Colorado, were in- terviewed and gave affidavits corro- borating the inmate's story. They have made affidavits which are now in the possession of Bergesen. Some of the witnesses will be available at Fargo for James’ preliminary hear- ing. The convict’s information also has Jed to the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of Carter, who allegedly is the second man in the case. It was a strange coincidence that the information which has been sought far and wide by Gummer's brother-in-law lawyer, H. W. Swen- desperado under a@ life sentence for|son, Devils Lake, came to Gummer @ bank robbery murder, was slain in|while in prison, unsolicited and un- a break for freedom here Wednes- | expected. { The inmate, whose name is being Gummer’s attorney had appeared before the pardon board on several occasions, but his pleas were rejected on the ground no new evidence was offered. Swenson had worked con- tinuously to find new evidence which be hoped would reopen the Gummer case and prove Gummer's innocence. At Devils Lake Swenson said he had left the case in the hands of Cass county authorities. He plans, however, to be in Fargo Thursday to confer with authorities there. Tuesday Gummer faced an inter- viewer and in positive statements ex- pressed hope and confidence that the arrest of James would open prison doors for him. The young man, who at the age of 21 started serving a life term, said, “I have always been confident that the ‘break’ would come some day. Sometimes I've been discouraged, but I haven't lost hope. I was positive Td get ‘break’.” A James Farrell had registered at the hotel where Miss Wick was killed and where Gummer was night clerk. The prosecution branded Farrell as a “myth,” contending he never ex- Gummer said he retained a good recollection of the man and believes he could identify him. Twine Plant Secretary At 33, Gummer is secretary to the superintendent of the twine plant, 3 position he achieved as a reward for his good behavior ‘and show of indus- try. Warden G. Patterson said Gum- mer’s record has been good and that. he now is in a position of trust. In an optimistic mood that led him to say he was “positive” that arrest of James will clear him of guilt, Gum- mer quietly and clearly discussed the case. He cited several angles of the evi-) dence presented to the jury. Had the full facts been presented to the jury, he said, he would have been a free man now. He spoke of the death of his father a few months after his conviction, ascribing his death to the shock of seeing his son go to prison. 3 Gummer looks forward, more than anything. else, he said, to seeing his ‘Ti-year-old mother, living on a farm at Mayville. Old age and illness, he said, has made it impossible for her to come to see him in the last three; He said he had discouraged: years. her from making the trip to Bis- marck, believing that she could not ‘would do if he is released. “I have thought of my plans get out,” he said, “and have the work I would like to do, I realize I would g In ‘Throughout the years, Gummer kept in close touch wit being made by Swenson to free him. On Swenson’'s work he has pinned [ad that freedom eventually will Starting in the twine plant, he has applied himself in various positions. He has worked in the prison twine Plant, and in the kitchen. In his present position as to superintendent of the twine plant, he nn considerable bookkeeping, which has learned since he began ai began serving “At first time went very slow,” he said, “but after getting into the rou- tine it wasn’t so bad. It really dosen't seem as though I've been here 13 years. That's a long time, but I've always had the hope, in fact I was confident that the ‘break’ would come soon and that made time go faster.” “I'm positive, from what I know about the information regarding James, that if he is brought here Tl be proven innocent.” TO LEAVE FOR PRISON 3 even though the moved for repairs; the hands ahead and day. e ae: Bunions "=~ Instant relief; stop shoe! ‘ressure; soothe and beal.