The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1934, Page 1

» state “in a matter of days” if it is North Dakota’s w Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 SHEPPERD NAMED |L____t Defense ist at Federal Court Tritt | TO DIRECT WORK IN NORTH DAKOTA First Emergency Aid Will Be Rush of Feed Into Area for Livestock WILL SLAUGHTER OTHERS Third Part of Program Is Im- mediate Planting of Ad- ditional Forage Speedy action along three general lines for the relief of livestock in drouth-stricken areas of North Da- kota was forthcoming Wednesday as| Dr. E. W. Sheets, director of emer- gency drouth relief, Wash! » announced the appointment of J. H. kota Agricultural college, Fargo, to bar charge of the situation in this 5 a State directors for the government's Program were named also for South Dakota and Minnesota. The Min- nesota director is A. M. Ebberle, ‘di- rector of agricultural extension at the University of Minnesota. Aci to the Associated the first emergency aid will come in the form of a rush of feed into the regions most severely hit by the drouth. There is a plentiful supply of corn, oats, and cottonseed meal for the purpose, the report states. The second big und be the slaughter or removal of live- stock found to be infected with tuber- culosis or other diseases or which is too emaciated to be saved, or where conditions do not warrant the carry- F. A. VOGEL ee ROOSEVELT 10 PUT * Shepperd, president of the North Da- FAITH IN NRA FOR DEEN PR Press,| Will Stand by Blue Eagle An- other Year Despite Ques- tions Raised by Darrow ht, 1934, By The Associated will] (Copyrigi = Washington, May 23.—(?)—Presi- ts ing of this stock on expensive import- ed feed. The third part of the program will be the promotion of a wide campaign for planting emergency forage or feed crops, which will involve some mod- eration of restrictions of the corn- Chester C. Davies, farm adminis- trator, planned to announce soon the list of counties designated as drouth stricken in which local committees will be organized under the leader- ship of county agents to carry out the actual work of buying and feeding livestock, alloting seed for forage crops, and administering funds to be spent in direct relief, The list was expected to include all counties in North Dakota and South Dakota together with adjoin- ing counties in Minnesota and Mon- tana, and possibly some previously designated as drouth-stricken by the wheat section of the farm adminis- tration. In a statement issued at Fargo, Dr. Shepperd said concentrated feed, oats and corn will be rushed into the most seriously affected sections of this Possible to do so. result, world wheat prices may be higher during the coming marketing season. ‘The bureau of agricultural econom- ‘under last year. Congress Asked to Tighten Oil Program ment post in the fall. Crash Victims Are Showing Improvement thie, regained ‘Tuesday, but Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Flemmer, also of Hebron, were still in a coma. TWO cONCTE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1934 ‘Governor Pleads Not Guilty -To Attack Drouth from Three Directions at Federal Court Trial SEE ADJUSTMENT ©. E. ERICKSON HAROLD McDONALD PAUL YEATER Pictured above are five of the nine senator from the Kidder-Sheridan dis- defendants in the federal court case now in progress here. They are F. A. Vogel, state highway commissioner; 0. J. Chaput, business manager of the “Leader,” political newspaper; Harold ‘McDonald, “Leader” solicitor; “Leader” publisher, Oscar E. state trict and an employe of the Bank of way accused of being a “Leader” solicitor. All are accused of conspiracy to,levy upon federal funds for political pur- sca, PALL COURT OF hill, however, showed no signs of re- its criticism, nator Nye (Rep.,N. D.), who pro- Fall of Water Tank Chicago, May 23.—(#)—The thun- dering plunge of a steel water tank through the upper floors of a seven story building left three dead and seven injured Wednesday. FE fie s Hit Sok AIDING DESPERADO Evelyn Frechette and Dr. Clay- ton May Found Guilty by Federal Jury Paul, May 23.—(?)—Evelyn » French-Indfan sweetheart @ federal pri- . The maximum a man from the marshal’ ‘was brought into the courtroom. She BUILDING IN CITY SHOWS SHARP GAL VER OLD FIGURES Volume for 1934, While Still Small, Doubles That Re- corded in 1933 Building construction in Bismarck this year is double that of 1933, ac- cording to the permits filed in the office of M. H. Atkinson, city audi- tor. The approximate total cost of build- ing construction for which permits have been registered is close to the $30,000 mark compared to half that much for the same period last year. Thirteen permits were granted up to June 1, 1933. Already 18 have been approved by the city auditor this year, The largest single building project approved to date was registered on May 10 by Atdis Boutrous, 212 Avenue A, who plans the construction of an apartment house costing $10,000. The structure will be erected in the North- ern Pacific addition and will be de- signed by H. M, Leonhard and built oe Anderien and Tosterud, contrac- J. ©. Beattie, who will build a game . lodge will cost approx- imately $15,000 and is being con- structed for George Slade, eastern capitalist. Homes to be built this year in Bis- marck number five, which, taken with improvements and alterations, the Missouri Slope Distributing Co. -| Two new service stations, an addition y 4 z 5 z i i : i F ! | af of a lubrication room to the Bismarck Ses edt sas Sa Says Utility Firm Made Large Profit OF DIFFERENCES IN TRUCK STRIKE Both Sides Indicate They Will Accept New Agreement and End Bloody Strife POLICE STOP VEHICLES Traffic Is at Standstill as 24- Hour Truce Agreement Is Enforced BULLETIN Minneapolis, May 23.—(?)—Three regiments of the Minnesota National Guard were organized for strike duty in Minneapolis late Wednesday as it became apparent strikers would not accept the decision of the regional labor board for ending the strike. Minneapolis, May 23.—()—Strikers and employers at noon Wednesday still were considering an order issued by the Regional Labor Board to end the Minneapolis Truck Drivers strike. Both sides indicated they will sign the order, ending the strike before nightfall. Governor Olson and a group of business men at the same time con- ferred with Minneapolis Chief of Po- lice Michael J. Johanes shortly be- fore noon and discussed the possi- bility of extending the present truce in the strike if either side fails to agree to the labor board settle- ment. Should either side refuse to sign, the matter will be referred to the national labor board at Washington, through B. M. Marsham, its repre- sentative, who arrived here Wednes- day. The national board has the| mission power to call in the department of justice or appeal to the president for federal troops, all other measures failing. Marsham went into separate con- ferences with employers’ and strik- ers’ representatives immediately up- on his arrival. He first held a short conference with members of the Min- neapolis-St. Paul regional labor board. Olson Is Noncommital Governor Olson would not reveal what information he had, if any, which led him to confer with Chief Johannes on the possibility of ex- tending the truce. When asked di- rectly if his move meant a possibil- ity that the strike would not be set- tled, he merely shook his head. It was believed the governor's act was taken only as a precautionary measure. While it was believed a majority would agree to the strike settlement, it was said a minority in the truck drivers union was opposed to that section of the labor board’s order which contained a compromise on the controversial question of recognition of the union by employers. The labor board has ordered that individual employers must recognize the union. men when the employes vote to allow the union to act for them in any collective bargaining. The minority among the strikers de- mand full and formal recognition of tee union by the employers commit- Police Trucks Meanwhile, Minneapolis was quiet with police keeping trucks off the Dillinger’s Auto Is Destroyed by Bomb Chicago, May 23.—(?)—Police were confronted with a mystery Tuesday in the of an armored automobile recently ex- pg Me i g Dillinger Fjtr ie hi BPE i i i a fal lit SOUTHWEST GUNMAN AND WOMAN FRIEND KILLED BY POLICE Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Park- er Shot Down Before They Can Return Fire RODE IN MOVING ARSENAL Girl's Body Found Almost Doubl- ed Over Machine Gun Held in Her Lap Black Lake, La., May 23.—()— Clyde Barrow and his gunwoman companion, Bonnie Parker, were shot and killed Wednesday by Texas and Louisiana officers who beat them to the trigger pull. ‘Their crime career ended in a blaze of riot gun fire when, disregarding a command to halt and unable to get their weapons into play, the despera- do and his cigar-smoking girl were riddled with bullets as they drove their car past ambushed officers at 85 miles an hour. The car careened into an embank- ment and was wrecked. In the wreckage the officers found both bodies riddled with bullets. Bon- nie was almost doubled over the ma- chine gun she held in her lap. Bar- row's broken body was twisted behind the steering wheel, a revolver gripped in one hand. The car, splintered by gunfire, Proved to be a speeding arsenal. The trap was sprung by Frank Hamer, a former Texas Ranger; B.M. Gault, a highway patrolman, and Ted Hinton and Bob Alcorn, Dallas coun- ty sheriffs, Hamer was recently com- ed as a highway patrolman for the special purpose of getting his man—and in this case—the gun- woman, Hamer had learned of the high- ways frequented by the pair and had, with Gault, been watching the Black hideout two months for the southwest's No. 1 public enezny. Several weeks they barely missed the couple at the rendezvous. After that they adopted a policy of “sitting and waiting.” Police Picked Up Trail ‘The bandits’ trail was picked up ‘Wednesday morning by Hamer and three Texas Ranger associates in Bos- sier parish, where Barrow was report- ed to have relatives residing. They followed the bandit car to Bienville Parish where the Rangers were joined by Sheriff Henderson Jordan and a staff of deputies. The officers got ahead of the ban- dit car and lay in wait until Barrow ran his car into the ambush. With the posse, heavily armed, hiding in brush along the paved high- way, Barrow’s car broke over the hori- zon racing at 85 miles an hour. As fhe one approached, an officer yelled “halt.” Barrow and the woman answered by reaching for their guns and were met by a fusillade from a dozen guns. The automobile smashed into an’ embankment and the officers con- tnued to fire until the bodies were riddled. Barrow and his companion recently had led officers in a wild chase over half a dozen states. Frequently they were cornered but eluded pursuers or shot it out. They replenished their banks and business , {funds by robbing houses. t Barrow was regarded as one of the|. killers, nation’s most shooting at the bat of an eye and fleeing in fast automobiies. Bonnie Parker was charged by offi- cers with participation in most of Barrow’s later crimes. Officers said she was as quick on the trigger as her associate and just as clusive. In the wrecked car, officers found three army rifles, two sawed-off auto- matic shotguns, @ machine gun, a dozen pistols and large quantities of ammunition, Senate Silverites Studying New Bill Washington, May 23.—(?)—Four western senators broke temporarily away from the silver bloc Wednesday for a huddle on the question of liber- alizing the silver purchase bill. The four asilverites—Borah _THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE 2%: PRICE FIVE CENTS DENIES CONSPIRACY CHARGE PRESENTED BY U.8. GRAND JURY Seven Other Defendants Leader Racket Case Enter Similar Answers JOSEPH M. DIXON Missoula, Mont, May 23.—(7)—| Joseph M. Dixon, former governor, United States senator, and assistant secretary of the interior in the Hoover administration died here Tuesday night. He had been ill since his re- turn from Washington a year ago. He was 67. Death was due to heart disease from which Dixon had suffered for more than a year. His health began to fail during the Hoover-Roosevelt campaign but he toured Montana and made a num- ber of addresses. After President Roosevelt was elected, Dixon aided the new interior secretary, Harold L. Ickes, reorganize the interior department. He was en- gaged in this work several months. Funeral services for Dixon were ex- pected to be held here but arrange- ments have not been completed. BURLEIGH, WITH 11 CARS OF BAIT, SET FOR "HOPPER FIGHT Poison Sent to Nine Distribut- ing Centers Throughout County Eleven cars of Burleigh county’s 26- car allotment of grasshopper poison Ihave been placed at distributing cen- ters throughout the county with the remaining 15 being held in readiness at Jamestown if the situation becomes acute, according to County Agent Henry O. Putnam. C. H. Griffin, assistant state lead- er in the grasshopper fight, was in Bismarck Wednesday checking over the distribution of the poison bait. He said that in many counties throughout North Dakota the pests are moving into the fields from their hatching places with greater rapidity than formerly because of the thin stands of grain. Warning the farmers to be on the alert, he pointed out that the time to do the killing is in the beds before the ‘hoppers get into the fields. Spreading of the bait has been held up in this county because of the cold weather. The grasshoppers do not feed until the temperature gets around ninety. Putnam urged the farmers to be careful to spread the bait correctly in flakes over the areas infected to prevent the killing of game birds. The may be obtained at Wing, Bismarck, Arena, Driscoll, Sterling and Moffit. Cars will be shipped later to Regan and Menoken, but until then the farmers in those vicinities will be forced to go to their nearest distribut- ing point. Quits Federal Post To Keep Party Job ‘Washington, May 23.—(#)—Specula- tion as to the length of Postmaster General Farley's tenure as Demo- cratic chairman was reopened Wed- nesday by a new divorce between a national committeeman and a federal - J, Abbott of Michigan was the latest national committeeman with a federal job to send in his resig- nation. But unlike most the others, he left his government post and Wednesday still was on the com- mittee. Leaders of House __ Favor Embargo Bill Washington, May 23.—(?)—Leaders the ase took Boe step Wednesday to quench war flames the Gran Chaco. Baldwin, Wilton, | ¥! DELAY IN TRIAL ASKED Defendants Assert Erickson, in Hospital, Is an Import- ant Witness Pleas of not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to obstruct operation of an act of congress were entered in fed- eral court Wednesday afternoon by Gov. William Langer and seven of eight co-defendants arraigned with him, after which the defense asked for a continuance of the case for a Period of from 10 to 30 days because of the illness of one defendant, State Senator Oscar E. Erickson. A recess was taken to permit de- fense counsel to draw up a formal ap- plication setting forth the grounds on which a continuance is sought. Judge Miller previously denied a de- fense motion challenging the petit jury. At the morning session, the court had denied tw omotions to quash the indictments. The indictment to which pleas of not guilty were entered was sustained by the court following argument on demurrers this morning. The court has not ruled on the demurrer to the indictment charging conspiracy to solicit political contributions from federal workers for support of “The Leader,” Langer administration news- paper. All defendants except Erickson, ill in a hospital here, were present. As court convened for the after- noon session, E. R. Sinkler, Minot, de- fense attorney, entered pleas of not guilty for all defendants, but understood | heart disease. As Lanier read the name of the fisst defendant, Gov. Langer, Judge Mil- ler asked: “What is your plea?” The governor answered in @ clear, ringing voice: “Not guilty, your As the names of the seven other de- fendants present were read, the same — “not guilty, your honor,” was ven. In the motion challenging the petit jury, the defense used some of the |grounds on which the motion to quash the indictments was based. The motion on the petit jury stat- ed that a political campaign is now in progress and one of the issues is the right of the Nonpartisan League to solicit contributions to maintain the state administration newspaper, “The Leader.” It also was |the jury panel was selected contrary to law. It was claimed that the State Rec- ord, weekly newspaper published at Bismarck, had published “infamous, defamatory and sucrrilous statements concerning William Langer and others for the purpose of prejudic- ing the jury panel.” After the arraignment, Sinkler told the court that Erickson is considered by the defense one of “the material and indispensible witnesses,” and asked for sufficient time to make for- mal application for a “short time,” until Erickson can be produced as a itness.