The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 2, 1934, Page 1

” ESTABLISHED 1873 MOTHER AND SONS WIN EXONERATION FROM GRAND JURY « Defendants Were Charged With The Murder of Their Hus- band.and Father WILL CONTINUE INQUIRY Attorney Says Family Will Push Probe in Effort to Learn How Victim Died ne, 24, and her five quintuplet daugh- ters, whose arrival intrigued the world. The combined weight of the “1 quintet was 13 pounds, six ounces. As shown above they are Cecile, Yvonne, i secre LEONARD NAMED STATE COMMANDER OF VETERANS BODY Local Man Chosen at Conven- tion Here; Johnson of Fargo Is Adjutant home Saturday and State Senator W. E. Matthaei, their counsel, said they ‘were going to continue the investiga- tion on their own resources in an at- tempt to clear up the mystery sur- vounding the father’s death. The grand jury was to inspect the county jail Saturday afternoon, & ness, of the action Herman Leonhard, Bismarck, was Zirbel case, said he the what further procedure in the investi- gation would be followed. - VETERANS OUTLINE jeez PROGRAM FOR STATE jess Scns site ie ing disapproval of unjustifiable meas- ures which bring to the former service man the disapproval of the general MEETING, JUNE 3-5} _ lic, The three major objectives of the Plans for Joint Encampment To Be Held in Bismarck Are Completed The am for the annual en- campment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the United Spanish War Vet- erans and their auxiliary organiza- tions to be held in Bismarck, June /lain. Saturday. iat Federal Surveyors Claim Work Record ization will be held se! E a.m. The V. F. W. will hold session in the city auditorium and the three groups will meet in the me- morial building. A stood concert by the. V. F. W. band opens the afternoon at 1 o'clock. Business sessions will be held until 4 p. m. when the delegates through the new its Militia to Enforce Minnesota Embargo St. Paul, June 2—(#)—Gover. nor Floyd B. Olson shortly after Mobilisation Pictured above is Mrs. Olivia Dion-|of the other six Dionne children. lap; Daniel, 2; Ernest, 7; Theresa, 5; and Rose, the entire f world fair they | fered $250 a week to exhibit the re- sults of the biological marvel of the five-in-one birth. voted to accept a 20 per cent wage increase offer and a strike appeared to have been averted. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1934 are Pauline, 1, on Dionne’s », 6. ‘The infants are all doing well and plans a trip to the re they have been of- Late News Bulletins (By The Associated Press) STRIKE THREAT FADES Toledo—Power company employes NRA LEADERS HOPEFUL wi NRA chiefs ex- hope that threatened , Strikes in the steel and cotton aaa industries would be avert- WINFIELD SMITH DIES fie railroad, died here of pneumonia. He had been ill only a short time. Smith, a World war veteran, fought in many engagements and was ‘wounded in action. Besides his wife he leaves four children. Burial will be held in Spokane, his former home. He was well in Bismarck. JUST A POOR FARMER Minot—John Hancharow, farm- er south of Ruso, was found cry- ing by police to whom he explain- ed he was worried about his fi- nancial outlook. Searched at the Police station, $1,031.18 was dis- revived by administering same thing has occurred four but they now are logt. cause,” said 5 Nye Saturday after a conference with Secretary Ickes of the Public Works administration. RATE REDUCTIONS MADE reductions on livestock and feed were made Sat- railroads. urday for all western 5 ‘The cuts will aid movement in the DICTATOR’S POWER Three Are Freed in Chasele . Mother, Her Quintuplets, and Rest of Family ; | IS GIVEN SPEAKER TO SPEED CONGRESS Republicans Content as Major- ity Party Is Forced to BURLEIGH CATTLE REDUCTION GROUP READY TO FUNCTION’ Federal Veterinarians Start Or- ganization in 11 North Da- kota Counties TOWNSHIP HEADS NAMED Cattle to Be Appraised and Classified in Two Groups Un- der Proposed Plan Burleigh county's cattle allotment organization was perfected Saturday and held in readiness as the federal government moved swiftly to begin actual appraisals in the cattle reduc- tion program. Eight federal veterinarians arrived in Bismarck Friday and received in- structions, Saturday they dispersed to different areas and began the im- mediate organization of the county committees for the relief program. ‘The central committee in Burleigh county completed its organization with the naming of forty-nine men who will be ready for immediate call by the federal representatives. Henry © Putnam, Burleigh county director for the program, anticipated that the county meeting would be held the fore part of next week and urged that all committeemen be prepared to meet on extremely short notice. ‘Under the proposed plan, all cattle will be appraised and classified into two groups. One will be the con- demned cattle and the other, those in. passable condition. Appraisals will be made by the township committee- men except on the condemned cattle which will be judged by the bureau of animal industry representatives. ‘Will Tag All Cattle All appraised cattle will be then tagged and the condemned ones marked with two tags. None of the letter will be shipped. If a) in any townships are too high the ia government will step in and make its ENJOY COOL WAVE | AS BAST SUFFERS plan proposed now goes into effect. The numbers of these herds will be Milwaukee. Has Record High Temperature; Chicago Ap- proaches Old Mark the farmers, the mortgage taken back, mortgage the cattle for two years. In the a greemen: with the following conditions: by killing and as condemned determined by the size of the farmer's family. These cattle will be sold to and farmers will not be allowed to proposed emergency cattle t the producer must comply 1. To sell and convey the cattle listed to the secretary of agriculture disposing of the cattle and by delivering the remainder to an agent of the secre- Apply Gag Rule ‘Washington, June 2.— (#) — The) Kansas City, June 2.—(?)—Snow and all-time heat records made the nation’s weather map a crazy quilt tary. 2. That on January 1, 1936, the number of female cattle over one year of age owned and controlled by him shall not exceed 8) per cent of the average of the numbers of female “ezaristic” day of “Uncle Joe” Can- non, Republican speaker of a quarter of a century ago. The small but militant Republican minority’s spectacular t ‘ili buster was broken, but its instigators | rriday apparently were content. Monday. ‘After more than two weeks’ debate | causing considerable understanding late Fri-| A adop' the remainder of the|drouth-stricken San Luis valley in on the floor. He can prohibit any amendments. ‘The rule, however, requires a two- thirds majority for passage of a meas- Stock Control Bill Sent to President cattle over one year of age owned by him on January 1, 1933, and January 1, 1934. Agree to Cooperate 3. To cooperate with further gen- eral programs pertaining to the ad- justment in production and the sup- port and balance of the market for cattle and dairy products proffered by the secretary of agriculture prior to June 1, 1936, pursuant to the agri- cultural adjustment act as amended. 4. Not to sell or assign, in whole or in part, the contract or his right to or claim for payments under the .jeontract. Any such sale, assignment, order, or power of attorney shall be null void. 5. To abide by and conform to regulations and administrative rulings | relating to emergency cattle agree- ments prescribed by the secretary agriculture. Federal men who were in Bismarck Friday were: G. M. Bayler, C. Branigan, John Dirac 3.7. grees and Chicago experienced the second hottest day in its history— 102.2 degrees. Bismarck had .03 of an inch of rain night and four other North ported damage. light rain brought some relief to, ; a half # dozen cities in rain and hail preceded a snowstorm jat Butte, Mont. At Denver, a reported plan to bom- bard clouds with explosives over the » At their meeting lay H. M. O'Rear, Washington, . assistant to the chief of the bureau of animal industry, explained the Palns to the organization. men. Twen- ty-three accredited veterinarians are being started in the work in North Dakota and more will be added as soon as it is possible. an effort to produce rain was termed not feasible by J. M. Scherier, mete- orologist of the Denver weather bu- reau. Faced by serious drouth conditions in the central and western states, the federal government took steps to further aid. (Continued on Page 7) Firms to Display P.| which came from state federal emer- PRICE FIVE CENTS Leader Check Paid for Stock Murder\Margin Buying On Wheat Mart Bared to Jury emington Asserts Governor Dealt in Both Securities and Grain Futures During May, June, and July, 1933; Defense Objections Are Overruled STANGLER VERIFIES STORY OF NEWSPAPER CHECK Manager of Bank of North Dakota Says Order for $2,461.48, Given Broker by Governor, Was Signed by Erickson; Original Accounts Introduced A check for $2,461.48, drawn on the account of “The Leader,” state administration newspaper, was applied on Gov. William Langer’s brokerage account, a witness testified Sat- urday in the federal court trial of the chief executive and sev- en co-defendants. The testimony was given by P. C. Remington, head of a local brokerage concern, who said the check represented an outright purchase of stock. Objections by the defense led to a reference to previous testimony by R. M. Stangler, manager of the Bank of North Dakota, that the check referred to was drawn on “The Leader” account. Preceding Remington on the stand was Miss Stella Brand- by, 22-year-old stenographer in the federal emergency relief offices here, who testified she was given an increase in salary after she pledged five per cent of her pay to “The Leader.” She was one of several witnesses put on the stand by the government in an effort to show that Langer and co-defend- ants conspired to solicit political contributions from federal employes. Judge A. M. Christianson, federal emergency relief ad- ministrator for North Dakota, and John Williams, secretary of the relief organization, were called as government witnesses but were not available Saturday morning. Taking the stand at the afternoon session, however, Judge Christianson said he ordered “The Leader’ solicitation stopped as soon as he learned it was going on. He said Arthur E. Thompson, state superintendent of public instruction, showed him a list of the persons solicited and he ordered the practice stopped and that uncollected post-dated checks be returned to the signers. Remington was placed on the stand at the morning session but his testimony was temporarily interrupted when the de- fense objected that no proper foundation had been laid. R. M. Stangler, manager of the Bank of North Dakota, was then re- called to the stand, to testify about “The Leader” account. Says Langer Bought Wheat on Margin During the months of May, June, July, 1988, Langer main- tained accounts for the purchase of wheat on margin, and for the outright purchase of stocks, Remington testified. Original accounts were introduced by Lanier through Remington, who identified them. Two separate records, one showing purchase of stock,. the other purchases of wheat, were introduced. “With reference to this exhibit,” Lanier continued, “this represents pur- chases of stock on margin or outright?” “Purchases outright,” Remington said. Lanier produced another exhibit. “Purchases on this account represen’ those made on margin or outright?” asked Lanier. “Purchases on margin,” replied Remington. Lanier referred to the stock account as “Exhibit 87.” “Do you know whether or not you received a payment on the account represented in Exhibit 87 in the form of # cashier's check drawn on the Bank of North Dakota in the sum of $2,461.48?” te a ee | ret ‘A cashier's check previously intro-| Who are the other members?” duced into evidence was shown the) witness. The check, according to pre- vious testimony by Stangler, was pur- chased by ® check drawh on “Th Leader” account. Stangler had testi- fied he “understood the cashier's check had been purchased by Oscar E. Erickson.” Erickson is publisher of “The Leader.’ Remington testified Langer's ac- count had been credited with the $2,- 461.48, upon receipt of the cashier's check. The amount represented an outright purchase of stock, Reming- ton said. Stock records and the check were given the jury which spent several minutes examining them. In the meantime, Stangler was recalled to) the witness stand to continue his tes- Vice Chairman of “You are vice chairman?” “Yes,” “As @ member of the committee iz it part of your duties to inspect the clerical work in the federal emergency relief office?” Lanier asked. Stangler replied “we're supposed to” but that it was impossible to attend to all of the detail. “Would you know if the employes there were solicited for five per cent of their salaries?” he . Stangler said he remembered one specific occasion when the soliciting was called to his attention. “What were the duties of this com- mittee?” timony. “To figure out the needs of the state Stangler’s previous testimony was|/and report so that funds would be ; exhibits as “Leader” de-|made available.” fense objections After the testimony| “Was it part of your duty to hear had been read, the court allowed the;complaints from the counties?” heck to be introduced and the trial] “Yes.” " 2 Lanier asked, “Judge Christianson Stangler identified “Leader” slips on|was active on the committee, prob- which were items showing moneys|ably the most active member?” relief employes. He testified, fe a gel Hie, be ae gency 3 1] “Were the com} large! as ue member ee as pps pad up to him?” - iy dats with Kinser on the matter of the| committe.” penecally. pul Ua RAR. five per cent tations ant Stangier Feared Trouble opposed any contributions from the! “Did you audit accounts of the of- office employes. Lanier was still|/ fice?” Lanier asked. questioning him as the noon recess} stangler replied that he did, “check was called. Sinkler, Roars Objection After Stangler had identified six would government exhibits as ‘ r’ de-|you raise salaries of the employes?” posit slips, Lanier said he wished to| “Generally, the secretary's or some- offer a word of explanation about) times other members of the commit- tee.”