The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1934, Page 1

’ North Dakota’s |G Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | The Weather For Bismarck and vicinity: Somewhat P*tasetied tonight and ‘ateatay. | fe ESTABLISHED 1873 | Northwest Line to FI —_—_... AWARDED CONTRACT | Suicide Bares Love Puzzle ||LAW TAKES TRAIL ON RUN FROM FARGO 10 SEATTLE, WASH. Low Bid for Route Is Rejected Because Bidders Were Irresponsible OFFICIAL FINDING MADE Report From Commerce De-. partment Declares North- ern Air Ineligible ‘Washington, May 16. — () — The Postoffice department Tuesday award- ed a contract for carrying mail from Chicago to Pembina, N. D., to the Hanford Tri-State Airline, Inc., of Sioux City, Iowa, A contract for air mail service be- tween Fargo, N. D., and Seattle, ‘Wash., went to the Northwest Air- lines, Inc., of St. Paul. On the Chicago-Pembina route, the Hanford company bid 19.6 cents per airplane mile, the National Airline ‘Taxi system 24.5 cents, and Northwest Airlines, Inc., 39 cents. The bid of the Northwest Airlines, Inc., for the Fargo-Seattle route was ‘33.75 cents. The low bidder for this route was the Northern Air Transport, Inc., of St. Paul, for 28.8 cents, sain Postoffice department statement “This company was disqualified be- cause the aeronautics branch of the department of commerce reports its equipment as inadequate and because the attorneys advising the postoffice department held that neither its bid nor its bond met the conditions set forth in the advertisement for bids.” Stops on the Chicago-Pembina route are at Milwaukee, Madison, Wis., Rochester, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minn., Fargo and Grand Forks, N. D. ‘The Fargo-Seattle rin’goes through Jamestown, Bismarck, Mandan and Dickinson, N. D., Glendive, Mont., Spokane and Wenatchee, Wash. PRIVATE LINE RESUMES SERVICE IN ROCKIES Salt Lake City, May 16—(7)—Air mail service between this city and Great Falls, Mont., was resumed ‘Tuesday when a plane of the Frank Airways left for the Montana city. The craft carried three passengers in addition to the mail. Aldred Frank, former president of the National Parks Airways, operates the new line under his own name. The National Parks company lost its franchise when air mail contracts were cancelled by the postoffice de- partment. Reed Beats Pinchot In Keystone Election Philadelphia, May 16.—(7)—After Senator David A. Reed had rolled up @ majority of more than 100,000 votes in two-thirds of the state, Governor Gifford Pinchot Wednesday conceded defeat in his effort to win the Re- Publican nomination for senator. Blaming his defeat largely on his health which prevented him from making a personal tour of the state, the governor, who twice before had been defeated in his effort to enter the senate, left what political observ- ers looked upon #s an intimation that he may try again at the general elec- tion in the fall. “ If he runs it will be on an independ- ent ticket against Reed on the Re- publican ticket and Joseph F. Guffey, the Democratic nominee. Pinchot and Reed fought out the cies of the president, as he has done on the floor of the senate. Big Wire Battle Is Brought Into Open ‘Washington, May 16.—(%)—A for- midable fight involving the vast wire networks of the nation broke into the open Wednesday. NRA called on the telegraph indus- try to show cause, in # hearing op- ening here, why the blue eagle should not “crack down” and impose @ code. ‘The American Telephone & Tele- graph company, Western Union and an imposing array of their clients gathered to voice strong opposition. On the other side of the fence was 43 Belgian Miners Killed by Explosion iF2 823% cy : ee & and Kenneth A. Hamm, told Nelson and Mrs. Etna MATTHAE! HELD ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT Wells States Attorney Says Senator Hit Him in Eye During Argument Fessenden, N. D., May 16.—(7)}— State Senator W. E. Matthaei of Fes- senden, counsel for the Zirbel family charged with the murder of the father Henry Zirbel, was bound over to jury trial on a charge of assault and bat- tery after a preliminary hearing be- fore Judge J. L. Johnston here Wed- nesday. Complaining witness is J. W. Sch- midt, Wells county states attorney Schmidt alleges Matthaei struck him last Monday during an argument in the state attorney’s office here, breaking his glasses and injuring his/trip across owing eye. Matthael denied the charge, plead- ing not guilty and posting $200 bond. | land His case will “It was a narrow squeak, because we were landing, the engine ‘conked out.’ be heard at probably the fall term of Wells county court. {when finally Will Go Limitin — | |“ | Fight With Drouth Washington, May 16.—(#)—The farm administration shaped ‘We to go “the limit” in helping ers, i drought stricken farm- Chester C. Davis, farm admin- A young wife is dead by her own hand in Chicago and of a “modern love” tangle grope for a way out of the two marriages. Mrs. Allie Nelson, shown left three survivors tragic wreck of with her husband, Julius, right below, decided they were in love. They Hamm. Mrs. Hamm, upper right, artis BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1984 Three Injured in Road Crash Pond and Sabelli Win in Duel With Death in Ocean Balked in Effort to Reach Rome, Pair Plan’ Return Hop Over Atlantic Lahinch, Ireland, May 16.—(?)— Having won a duel with death over the Atlantic ocean in their unsuccessful effort to fly from New York to Rome, Captain George Pond and Lieut. Cesare Sabelli Wednesday announced they would go on to the Italian cap- ital, then try an east-to-west At- lantic . Sabelli, arising Wednesday after a late sleep described the flight as “a great experience but a gamble with death all the way.” “We were flying blind for about 26 hours,” he said, “and were forced to land eventually, owing to engine trouble. For the last three or four hours of the flight we had a nerve-| 5 wracking time. ti Had Engine Trouble “The engine coughed and smoked, while, adding to our trouble, we had no idea of our whereabouts. It was a welcome relief to see the green fields of Ireland. “We lost @ lot of gasoline on the to trouble with the fuel pipe, and this fact, coupled with @ choking engine, led us to decide to immediately. ; We hit a mud ‘|by an unknown OF MEN WHO HELD GIRL FOR 19 DAYS Child Gives Description of Ab- ductors; Fingerprints May Be Big Help RANSOM NOTES REVEALED Father Was Led Near Trench in Desert in Effort to Establish Contact Tucson, Ariz. May 16.—(®)—With fingerprints and a little girl's story as their clues, officers spread their hunt Wednesday for the kidnapers of June Robles. As they pieced together the weird story of her kidnaping and 19-day im- it in a lonely desert trench, authorities indicated her description of two men who visited her during the time she was chained in her pri- gon might lead to their apprehension. She was rescued late Monday by her uncle, Carlos G. Robles, assistant Pima county attorney, and County Attorney Clarence Houston who were directed to the spot by an anonymous letter from Chicago. Ironically enough, June's father, Fernando Robles, had been led un- wittingly near his daughter's hiding Place while following contact instruc- tions contained in a second ransom note; and authorities believe the kid- napers sought to lead him to the girl because they were afraid to negotiate for the $15,000 ransom they demand- ed. ‘The contact never was made. Probe Note From Prison ‘The letter from Chicago and anoth- er sent to Tucson authorities from the New Mexico penitentiary remained important clues to the girl’s kidnap- ers, The New Mexico letter, written ‘Was forwatd- ed by Warden Ed Swope. It disclosed an asserted plot to kidnap Congress- woman Isabella Greenway or Budget Director Lewis Douglas but authori- ties were interested more because it made reference to @ spot in the desert the approximate distance from Tucson that June was found. Instructions of the first ransom note, delivered to Fernando Robles two hours after June was kidnaped April 25, were revealed by authorities Tuesday night. The note threatened death to the child if instructions were not carried out. “You must follow this,” the father . “Get a car as told, put a sack in the seat, and drive the route until you come to a white cloth being dragged across the road in front of our car, then you pitch the sack of money ($15,000 in $5, $10 and $20 bills) right at the cloth beside the Orders Were’ Specific “Don’t stop, don't speak, don't change or dim your lights, don’t blow horn, don’t give any signal, drive , be alone, don't have # gun. ... Changes Positions On Code Committee y Mail Through Capital Railway Heiress To Wed Doctor A romance which began at a fraternity banquet In New Or- leans will culminate tn a Sep- tember wedding, when Mary Kay Downs, 20, above, becomes the bride of Dr. John F. Oak- ley, New Orleans. Miss Downs is the daughter of the president of the IWlindis Central railroad and made her debut in Chi- cago last season, Late News Bulletins SEEK EARLY ADJOURNMENT early adjournment of congress and June 5 was tentatively fixed as the date. At a conference with house leaders three pieces of legislation were labeled “must”. They were the communications control, bank deposit insurance and loans to industry bills. TWO BURN TO DEATH San Diego, Calif—Two state emergency relief camp members were burned to death when trap- ped by a forest fire. A large number of others escaped. SEEKS MISSING SON Minneapolis—Mrs. Hannah Lund, Hatton, N. D., asked authorities for assistance in finding her son, James E. Lund, last heard from here in Oc- tober, 1933, DIES AT GRAND FORKS Grand Forks—Ross John Mc- Mahon, 27, a graduate of the Uni- versity of North Dakota, died here of pneumonia, He leaves his wife and a three-year-old son. PLAN SCHOOL ADDITION Hatton—Hatton voters authorized ‘& $29,000 bond issue to finance an ad- dition to the school there. Tt is hoped to complete it by next fall. Bids will be asked soon. New York Addresting mutual Ww — mutual sav- ings bankers, Rail Coordinator Joseph B. Eastman said public THREE KIDNAPERS GIVEN LIFE TERMS FOR COAST CRIME Plead Guilty Within 24 Hours of Oil Man’s Rescue in Speedy Action VICTIM GIVES EVIDENCE Says Gang Subjected Him to No Bodily Harm During Time They Held Him Los Angeles, May 16.—(?)—Three kidnapers of the wealthy William Get- tle will begin serving life sentences for that crime before nightfall. Hardly more than 24 hours after Gettle’s delivery from his kidnap prison and less than a week after he was snatched from a party at his Beverly Hills home, the three kid- napers—Ray Williams, Jimmy Kirk and Larry Kerrigan—were rushed to court Tuesday night, permitted to Plead guilty and quickly sentenced to life imprisonment. A county grand jury indicted the trio on kidnaping for ransom and rob- bery charges at 7:50 p. m., after hear- ing Gettle’s story. At 8 o'clock the men were taken be- fore Superior Judge Charles Fricke for arraignment. Fifteen minutes later they had Pleaded guilty. Gettle had testified briefly and the three kidnapers had been sentenced to life terms in San Quentin prison. Because Gettle testified the three had not inflicted grievous bodily harm, they will be eligible for parole after serving three and one-half years. Escaped Death Possibility District Attorney Buron Fitts had given the members’ of the’ gang the alternative of pleading guilty or stand- ing trial and facing the possibility of the death sentence. In view of Gettle’s testimony that he suffered no bodily harm, court at- taches pointed out the district attor- ney would have had no power to de- mand the death penalty. However, his threat apparently had the desired result as the men pleaded guilty with little hesitation. Grouped before the bench were Dis- trict Attorney Fitts and two of his deputies. The , heavily-iron- ed and clad in the blue denim jail garb, sat with their attorney, J. Ed- ward Simpson. Gettle sat at the clerk’s desk, with Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz and other law enforcement officers. Judge Fricke read the indictment. The judge then asked each of the three men if he was ready to plead. Each nodded. “Guilty,” each mumbled. Fitts announced he would call Get- tle as the only witness. Gettle told how he was kidnaped from his Arcadia country home about midnight of last Wednesday. He told of going with two of his guests to the recreation house on the estate. “And then, Mr. Gettle?” asked Pitts. Abductors Acted Quickly “Two boys ran in. They had guns and wore masks,” said Gettle. “They grabbed our arms. They tied Wolf (James P, Wolf, one of the guests) to a tree and said: ‘This is no holdup. It’s a snatch.’ : “They bound my hands and put me over the fence. My hands were bound and they taped my mouth and eyes. They threw me into a car.” “You were directed over the wall?” asked the district attorney. “Yes,” Gettle replied. “I fell from the top of the wall. I told the men I thought they had broken my leg.” The Beverly Hills millionaire des- cribed how he was taken to the house “Well, this ‘boss man’ told me to ownership and operation of railroads may be- come necessary unless the present ition muddle is htened .| transporta out, aithough he te not adveosting it | DZ He asked a better deal for railway labor. KICK PROVES FATAL Fargo—Oscar Halsten, West Fargo farmer, died of injuries e- ceived when he was kicked by a colt, STEEL PRODUCTION RISES New York—Steel production was put at 61 per cent of capacity, a gain of from week, but of one point last ‘Mis-| “Iron Age” said the outlook for com- ing months is obscure. write a letter just as he had written it. He said they wanted my signature. ‘This letter was to my friend, Bill wes.” Gettle identified the “boss man” as Kirk. He said they flatly declared they wan'-d $60,000. The millionaire said they made him write a sccond 1 ‘ter. ‘With the three men in the case ready for San Quentin, authorities were undecided what to do with two Veterans’ Commander Talks on Convention Jack A. Patterson, Minot, depart- ee MRS. ROY E. MOORE Death Tuesday evening claimed Mrs. Roy E. Moore, nee Helen House, as the result of an attack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Moore were married May 20, MRS. ROY E. MOORE STRIGKEN BY DEATH APTER BREF ILLNESS Was Unable to Overcome Attack of Pneumonia; Burial at Grand Forks Mrs. Roy E. Moore, 29, wife of 2nd Lieutenant Moore, stationed at Fort Lincoln, died at 7:40 o'clock Tuesday evening at a local hospital after a week's illness with double pneumonia. ‘The body will lie in state at Webb's funeral chapel from 1 to 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and funeral services will take place there at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. Opie 8S. Rindahl, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, Officiating. The body will be taken to Grand Forks on the evening train. Funeral services will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran church of that city at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon with Rev. Ellis E. Jensen in charge. Pallbearers at the services here will be Charles Vorachek, J.O. Thore- son and four officers from Fort Lin- coln, 1st Lieutenant Charles N, 8. Ballou, 2nd Lieutenant Adrian L. Hoebeke, 1st Lieutenant Willard B. Carlock and 2nd Lieutenant Tito G. Moscatelli. Was Born in State | Helen Almeda House was born at Gilby March 6, 1905, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Esten E. House. The family moved to East Grand Forks, Minn., when she was two years old but now resides in Grand Forks. She finished high school at East Grand Forks in 1921 and was employed at the Dahners-Tavis music store at Mandan for a year before entering the University of North Dakota and the Wesley College Conservatory of Music, from which she received de- @rees in 1929. At the university, Mrs. Moore won distinction in musical circles, becom- ing @ member of Sigma Alpha Iota, honorary music sorority. She was affiliated with Gamma Phi Beta social sorority. During her college course and for a time after her grad- uation, Mrs. Moore was an instructor at Wesley conservatory. After teach- ing a year at Kenmare high school, she came to Bismarck to re-enter the mploy of the Dahners-Tavis Co., at the local branch and worked there un- til her marriage to Lieutenant Moore May 20, 1933, ‘Was Musical Leader | During her three years” here, she ‘was a member of the Thursday Mus-/| ical club and was prominent in the Girection of junior music activities for the North Dakota Federation of Music clubs. She is a former member of the local Business and Profession- al Women’s club. Mrs. Moore leaves, besides her hus- band and her parents, a sister, Mrs. J. Dan Benefield of Eureka, Ill., who arrived at 11 o'clock Wednesday House of Grand Forks. Mrs. House! and Carmen had been here since) Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest House and Mr. Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. ee Moore of Fargo, also are ‘Mrs. Moore's death came on the day on which she and Lieutenant at Randolph Field, Texas, on June 15. Lieutenant Moore's transfer from the |Tuesday at noon. His caused pneumonia. PRICE FIVE CENTS W’CLUSKY FOLK ARE FORCED INTO DITCH NEAR CITY LIMITS Mrs. William Paul Critically Hurt as Car Turns Over Several Times TRIED TO AVOID COLLISION Met Truck at Brow of Hill and Got Too Close to Edge of Highway Three McClusky persons were in- jured, one critically, Wednesday when their driver steered their car into a ditch, four and one-half miles northeast of Bismarck, on Highway No. 41, to avoid hitting a truck which they met as they came over the brow of a hill. The injured are: Mrs. William Paul, McClusky, fractured skull and bruises to the arms and legs. Rev. H. C. Brown, about 50, broken ribs, fractured collar bone and bruises to the head and chest. Richard Paul, 11, son of Judge and Mrs. Paul; fractured ribs, injuries to Hee chest and internal injuries to the iver. Mrs. Brown, a fourth occupant of the vehicle, escaped serious injury. The car overturned several times be- fore settling into the ditch. Eye witnesses were Peter Johnson and Sam Berg, farmers of the neigh- borhood, who happened to be travel- ing along the highway as the acci- dent occurred. According to Johnson, the accident happened as the two vehicles met at the brow of a hill. To avoid collision, Rev. Brown apparently steered too close to the highway shoulder. John- son said the car turned turtle several times. The truck, he said, was trav- eling at a slow rate of speed. Mrs. Brown reported that the truck was in the middle of the road as the car came over the hill. Berg and Johnson assisted in ex- tricating the injured people from the wrecked vehicle and brought them to the Bismarck hospital. Physicians said that Mrs. Paul’s condition is extremely critical. She was unconscious when brought to the hospital and efforts to restore her had failed up to Wednesday after- noon. Her son's condition also is eritical although physicians were unable to tell the extent of the internal injur- ies the boy had suffered. Rev. Brown's injuries were the least serious of the three. MANDAN AUDIENCE HEARS CANDDATES Cain and Hall Speak in Morton County City; Ex-Congress- man Fearful Mandan, N. D., May 16.—()—In- dependent Republican candidates car- ried their fight into Morton county Wednesday night, with Tom Hall, Bis- marck, candidate for congress, and State Senator James P. Cain, Dickin- son, candidate for governor, the prin- cipal speakers. Declaring he hopes for the success of the many schemes set up by the national government to bring back Prosperity, Hall said he is “fearful” of the methods employed. “This is not time to stress the fact that we are Democrats or Republicans or what-not,” he said. “We are here as citizens in a nation-wide trouble of much rice, too many peanuts. “Too many of the fellows of the peanut variety are telling the farmer what he ought to do and must do. Too many government agents are dogging the steps of the farmer telling how many acres of this or that must plant.” “I want these schemes to work i u is humanly possible, but I’m fear: ze, R |Pneumonia Is Fatal To Kintyre Farmer Merties Leroy Lilja, 29, farmer of near Kintyre, died at a local hospital