The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper . ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS | Langer Bank Account Probed North Dakota Is Benefited by Rain Dies in Air Crash As Bride Looks on 4 § ba - FIELDS, PASTURES MATERIALLY AIDED BY SUNDAY SHOWER Was First Fall of Consequence in Bismarck Since April 2 Records Show TEMPERATURE IS MODERATE Forecasts for Further Precipi- tation Bring Joy to Farm- ers of Area Parched fields of Burleigh county took a new lease on life Monday as the local area received its first show- er of any consequence since April 2. Rain, which began to fall about noon Sunday, continued through the afternoon and amounted to 23 of an inch, according to the records of the ‘U. 8, weather bureau here. The preci- Pitation was quickly absorbed by wheat and grazing lands where ory faint signs of green were to be seen during the spring months when the season’s heaviest rains usually fall. Temperatures remained moderate ‘Monday as cloudiness continued and farmers’ hopes were raised by the ‘weatherman’s promise for more rain Monday evening and “probable show- ers Tuesday morning.” During the entire month of May the local precipitation amounted to only 09 of an inch, For April, the total was 32 of an inch. It was on April 2 that Bismarck and vicinity received its last shower of any con- sequence, The fall at that time was 26 of an inch. Wide Area Benefited Sunday's showers were centered in the region between Bowman, N. D., and Huron, 8. D., a section which has been among the most severely hit in the Northwest. The rain fell heav- jest at Rapid City which received 1.28 inches, In North Dakota, Lisbon cele- brated the greatest shower, measured at .96 of an inch. Valley City, which appeared to be the eastern edge of the shower area, received .95 of an inch while the north section of the state received only light falls of a few hundredths of an inch. Throughout the drouth-stricken Middlewest, temperatures tumbled, giving residents relief from the long Period of intense heat. The mercury rose to a maximum of only 81 in Bis- marck Sunday and during the night descended to a low of 50. But the effects of May's unparalleled aridity remained despite the week-end rains. Government officials met in ‘Washington at the call of President Roosevelt to consider various propos- als for alleviating the distress of farmers and stockmen in the devastat- " ed areas. Other States Get Moisture A two-inch downpour was welcom- ed in the sugar beet section near Scottsbluff, Neb.; heavy rains fell in sections of Illinois; Ottawa, Kas., had * 1.06 inches and elsewhere there were scattered showers, but none of drouth- breaking proportions. Weather bu- reau officials reported the drouth ap- | YOu peared to be broken in the’ Rocky Mountain section. A brisk snowstorm pelted Leadville, Colo., for an hour Sunday. Cooling winds in the wake of gen- eral rains brought relief from a 13- day heat wave in the Prairie Provinces | jy, of Canada. Governors of the drouth-stricken state, an embargo on livestock ship- ments into North Dakota is in effect by Gov. William Langer’ Saturday. In Minnesota militia men are to be posted Monday on bridges leading into the state, to prevent out-of-state live- stock from being brought into the state. In North Dakota, the governor (Continued on Page Two) Withhold Decision On End of Congress ————_____¢ | Buried on Coast Failing in his fight for life, Gov. Jathes Rolph, Jr., of California, suc- cumbed to a malignant illness and was buried Monday at San Francisco. MEN WHO ATTACKED ROLPH'S ATTITUDE MOURN HIS DEATH California Governor Is Buried in San Francisco; Hoover in Cortege San Francisco, June 4.—()—Men who a few months ago sharply criti- cized Gov. James Rolph, Jr., for his WEST COAST YOUTH CONFESSES DOUBLE SLAYING 10 POLICE Admits Murder of Mother and Brother But Is Unable to Give Explanation TELLS HORRIBLE DETAILS) Tied Up Victims After Crime in Hope of Throwing Offi- cers Off Trail Los Angeles, June 4.—(7)—Louis Rude Payne, 21, cracked under the strain of an all-night grilling by po- lice and confessed early Monday, of- ficers said, to the details of the hatchet slaying of his mother and brother in their Westwood mansion here, “I killed them last Tuesday night,” etectives quoted the youth as crying. “Many things my brother and mother had done to me finally multi- Plied themselves a million times in my approval of a lynching became mourn- ers at his funeral here Monday. Former President Herbert Hoover headed a line of dignitaries in final tribute to the California governor ing at San Jose of the two kidnapers of Brooke L, Hart. Rolph, who was mayor of San Fran- cisco for 19 years, boasted that more people called him “Jim” than was the case with any other living man. Widely known through his shipping interests, his long public service and public role as greeter, parade bestower of prizes, national attention at least twice in his gubernatorial capacity. Refused Mooney The first came April 21, 1932, when he followed the example of three of his predecessors and refused to par- don Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings, convicted of murder in con- nection with the bombing of the 1916 “preparedness day” parade in San Francisco, Rolph, mayor of the city at the time, was the or » The victims, Thomas H. Thur- mond and John Holmes, had con- fessed the slaying of Brooke Hart, a Ege Hi z i z Hil i i cee governor, “Mission District” August 23, 1869. His father was a native of London and Hi iH } HH Hy H id E z z z F Ey oe I aE i z z i : i F & g 8 : = @ relief sands Tope. Transom.) “I did that just to confuse the po- rning the “I don't know,” or to remember.” strain of the intensive grilling begin- and a telegram, both addressed to his father, Lucius F. Payne, wealthy St. Louis utilities company executive, confessing the double slaying. “I struck my mother first,” detec- tives quoted the youth as saying after he finally broke down. “Then I tied &@ plece of rope around her neck and tied it to the bedstead. Then I went into my brother's bedroom where Robert was sleeping.” Detectives said Louis told of crash- Jing the light hatchet down several times upon his brother's head. her body and brother's form with another length of lice,” they quoted him as saying. After making his lengthy statement, Sioux County Leader Is Stricken by Death John C. Shields, 56, of Fort Yates, of county board il 5 i : EESRE He aioe ail hel eke Ba i 5 | a 3 5 5 E Several hours later, however, the 9s | | Seen in Spotlight MRS. ALEX LEGROS Two persons caught in the spotlight centered upon the birth of quintuplets leader to Mr. and Mrs, Ovilia Dionne at Rolph attracted |ficers found in Louis’ pockets a letter | Corbeil, Ont., were Dr. Dafoe, back- country doctor, ard Mrs. Legros, neighborhood midwife. Mrs, Legros had assisted three of the five children into the world when Dr. Dafoe arrived. Since then they have joined in the effort to keep the unusual brood alive, using baby incubators which were sent to them as soon as news of the situation reached the outside world. TO BOSS FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT WORK Eight District Men Chosen by Taylor to Direct Work in North Dakota Appointment of eight district man- agers to handle the re-employment ‘service in North Dakota's 53 counties was announced Monday by J. C. Taylor, Bismarck, re-employment director for the state. District managers, their headquar- ters a0K) the number of counties they 8 are: Cc. ers: Freeman, Bismarck, 10 counties. Claude Elmer Boatright, Jamestown, seven, Robert 8. St. Pierre, Fargo, five. Carl F. Fryhling, Grand Forks, six. Albert Bolkan, Devils Lake, seven. H. D. McChesney, Minot, five. Don Larin, Williston, five. tirely eliminated, and a much more efficient clearance of labor will be pos- sible between counties.” MANAGERS NAMED Many ‘North Dakota counties, Tay- Jor explained, have found that suffi- cient highly skilled labor is unavail- able in their own counties, and it will district managers to > | Succumbs in Fargo Albert F. Lehman, 33, Killed In- stantly in Plane Plunge at Wilton FALLS FROM 220 FEET Was Warming Up Motor Before Taking Wife for Flight Saturday Eve While his bride of a year looked on, Albert F. Lehman, 33, of Wilton, for- mer resident of Bismarck, crashed about 200 feet to instantaneous death near the Wilton airport Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. Lehman had taken off with the in- tention of warming up the motor be- Th oe to take his wife for a Spectators at the airport reported that at an altitude of approximately 200 feet the plane appeared to falter in its climb and then plunged toward . ‘The crash was hidden from view beyond the brow of a hill. Lehman was dead when taken from the wreckage. Death was believed to have been instantaneous. A physi- clan’s examination showed a broken neck and back, fractures of béth legs and a compound fracture at the base of the skull. ‘Witnesses of the accident sald the Plane landed flat and expressed the opinion that if Lehman had attained only slightly more altitude he would have succeeded in bringing the ship to the ground under control. It was said at Wilton that Lehman, ® student pilot, had only a few hours. of flying experience and that the Plane was a rebuilt machine pur- chased about a week ago. Born in Bismarck Miss Matilda ALEX STERN Alex Stern, businessman and bank- er who died Sunday night in Fargo, affairs since territorial days. ALEX STERN, FARGO BUSINESS LEADER, I TAKEN BY DEATH Have Been 77 Years Old Next Thursday Fargo, June 4.—(#)— Alexander Stern, president of the Dakota Na- tional bank, who has been prominent. in business and civic life in Fargo singe 1881, died at 9 p. m. Sunday in his home here. He had been il: for approximately five months. He would have been 77 Thursday. Born in comparative obscurity at was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf C. Lehman. The family later resided at Taylor, N. D. Lehman was well known in Bis- marck. He operated a steam shovel in the construction of the new capi- tol building and for other recent construction projects here. At Wil- ton he was employed at the Truax- Traer coal mine. Besides his wife, he leaves his mother, Mrs. Margaret Schlafman of Taylor; two brothers, Clemens and Rinehold Lehman of Taylor; a half- brother, Richard Schlafman, and five sisters, Elsie, Freda, Marie, Hilda and Leone Lehman. Funeral services will be held at Wilton Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., with Rev. Opie 8. Rindahl of the Trinity Lutheran church of Bismarck offi- clating. Interment will be made at NONPARTIANS OPEN SPEAKING CAMPAIGN Thoresen, Olson, Crum, Husby. Dale and Others Are Ac- tive on Stump Alexander Stern burned his bridges behind him when but 14 years of age. He came to America and started a career that brought him success and linked his name with the progress of the once-small village of Fargo to the state's metropolis. Landing in New York on Aug. 17, 1871, the ambitious youth made straightway for the state of Illinois, where he had dreams of living and starting his own business. He settled at Bloomington, working as a clerk for some time to acquaint himself with American business methods. Realizing the immense opportunity in the newly-opened territory of Da- ; kota, he moved westward and found- ed his permanent business and home in Fargo in 1881. He is said to have been the first Jew to have settled in Dakota Territory. . Opened Clothing Store Successful at the beginning, the young merchant started to boost the small village and opened a clothing store where the Merchants National bank is now located. He continued in business there until 1885, when he built a two-story building. He did business in that location for more than seven years until the great Far- go fire of 1893 destroyed his building. Not discouraged, he immediately set to work and constructed a modern two-story brick building on the same site. He was a figure among those businessmen of the city who urged the people to rebuild with more mod-! ern and substantial buildings, despite the great losses incurred during the fire. Two other business blocks which he had acquired also were destroyed by the flames. He conducted his clothing business in the new brick building for 10 years, during which era he became one of the most prominent and well known businessmen of the city. His confidence in the future of Far- go firmly established, Mr. Stern fore- ‘saw great possibilities and with this ; foresight, erected in 1903 the building which today houses the Stern Cloth- ing company. Served On School Board The Fargo merchant's activities were not altogether directed toward business. In 1889 he was elected to the board of education and served as a member of that body for eight years. He was elected to the state assembly in 1909. He was also appointed to the board of directors of the North Dako- ta Agricultural college at Fargo and served for a number of years, receiv- ing his first four-year appointment (Continued on Page Two) 4-H Club Considers Poultry Sanitation Discussions of “Poultry Sanitation” Speaking dates of the Nonpartisan League fac- tion endorsed at the Jamestown con- vention were announced here Monday by John Nystul, campaign manager. T. H. H. Thoresen, Republican can- didate for governor, C. Liebert Crum, candidate for attorney general, and Lieutenant Governor Ole H. Olson, candidate for renomination, will speak at the following places: June 4—Fin- Jey, 2 p. m., Hillsboro, 8 p. m.; June 5 Kindred, 2 p. m., Wahpeton, 8 p. m. John Husby, commissioner of culture Matthaei 8 p. m.. and O} Pp. m., a EESTESE m., . m., Bottineau Husby at Burnstad at 8 p. m. Say Bancorporation Sold Security Short Minneapolis, June 4.—(P)—An at- tempt was made before the Minnesota commission g E t had been a leader in North Dakota| Well Known Merchant Would; Giessen, Germany, on June 7, 1857,| Jurors Are Told Deposits Match ‘Leader’ Checks Withdrawals From Leader Accounts in Bank of North Dakota Compared With That Kept by Executive in Dakota National Bank and Trust Company HEAR KINZER EXPRESSED PEEVE AT WOMAN CLERK Said ‘She Needn't Think She Is So Damned Smart’ Down on Defense Objections; Says Evidence to Show’ Governor Profited From Deal Claims that sums totaling $9,033.79 were withdrawn from “The Leader” account and that similar amounts were deposited to the account of Governor William Langer in the Dakota Na- tional Bank and Trust company were advanced Monday by pros- ecution forces in the conspiracy trial of the state executive and seven others in federal district court. Testimony on the point was given by J. E. Davis, president of the local bank. His appearance followed brief examination of L. M. Here Are Trial Developments at Glance A statement from the bench by Judge Andrew Miller that if solicitations were made by Gov. Langer or other state oficials from which they benefited personally, a state law had been violated. A statement from the bench by Judge Andrew Miller there is testimony “tending to show the governor did receive some of the benefit of clerk hire in connection with his interests in ‘The Leader’.” Testimony that R. A. Kinzer, one of the defendants, said he cut the salary of a federal relief employe, who had refused to contribute to “The Leader”, “because she doesn’t need to think she is so damned smart.” Claims by the government it will show that funds were withdrawn from “The Leader” account and a cor- responding amount deposited to the governor’s personal account. French, federal relief employe, that R. A. Kinzer, former sec- retary of the relief set-up and a defendant, had ‘told him he cut the salary of a stenographer “because she doesn’t need to think she is so damned smart.” The stenographer referred to was Mrs. Edith Scott, who last week testi- fied her pay was reduced from $90 to $85 a month following her failure te Pledge five per cent of her salary to “The Leader”, state administration newspaper. The government charges the defendants conspired to obtain “Leader” pledges from federal workers. Miller Calls Attention to State Statute AS court recessed shortly after noon, Judge Andrew Miller called atten- tion to state statutes referring to collection by a state official of a part of employes’ salaries for his own benefit. oe produced original records of Langer’s bank account im his ineti- tution. A group of deposit slips on the Langer account were identified by Davis. The slips covered deposits from Dec. 2, 1932, to April 6, 1934. Davis identified a number of deposits as coming from the Bank 0! North Dakota, in which previous testimony has placed “The Leader” ac- count, by means of a code number. Introduction of the deposit slips met with many objections by the de- fense, which in turn were met by an explanation by District Attorney P. W. Lanier as to what he proposed to show through the deposit slips. “We propose to show,” Lanier said, “that on the dates deposits were made to the Langer account in the Dakota National bank, there were with- drawals in corresponding sums from ‘The Leader’ account in the Bank of North Dakota.” The court allowed examination of Davis to continue. “How do you identify the amount on the deposit slip as coming from the Bank of North Dakota?” asked Lanier. “By the figures—77-28,” Davis said. “Each bank is given an identifying number—the Bank of North Dakota is Ti-28.” Davis explained that after many of the deposits the numbered symbol appeared, thus showing which bank it came from. In all, Davis identified 10 deposit slips, which totaled $8,333.79. They varied in amounts from $50 to $2,000. Stenographer Was Solicited Following the testimony of Davis, the government called to the stand Miss Marguerite Fredericks, an em- Ploye in the governor's office. She said she had been solicited by Oscar Chaput, business manager of “The Leader.” She said she had given four Post-dated checks each in the sum of $16.50, and that she paid them. Her salary she testified came ‘“most- ly” from a fund set aside by state appropriation for clerk's hire. Her testimony began a legal battle which ended in a ruling by Judge Miller. Defense forces contended that soll. citation of Miss Fredericks was a gal solicitation; that no state law had been violated and that, in the supposition there had been any vio- lation, the federal court had no juris- diction. In a detailed statement, the court outlined his position. “I don’t agree with counsel,” the court said. “This question has been coming up for some time and it has to be settled—it might as well be settled now.’ Defense attorneys suggested a re- tirement to chambers, but the court "ite read t tions of the penal| #4,000,000,000 He iwo sections per A code of North Dakota, one providing|finance farm mortgages, while that any state officer directly or indi-|Cpponents have estimated rectly receiving and appropriating to| 8s $9,000,000,000. his own use any part of allowance made for clerk hire, “shall be gullty/ Incumbents to of a misdemeanor.’ mit a crime. “If there is conspiracy in this case on the part of the governor or other state officials who are defendants herein, to receive any part of a clerk hire, it comes under the state statute and would not be a lawful transaction. “While it is true that the defend- ants could not be convicted in this court for violation of a state law, it does have and is pertinent to the in- tent of the defendants—if there was a conspiracy on the part of the defend- ants—if there was a conspiracy en- tered into to violate the federal law.” (Continued on Page Two) May Force Vote on Lemke-Frazier Bill Washington, June 4—(#)—A peti- tion designed to force a house vote on the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage, currency expansion bill, was signed Saturday by the 145th member, giv- ing the legislation @ preferred place on the calendar. Administration leaders, however, by using the unusual powers vested in them by Friday's rule of procedure, could keep the bill from coming to a vote on June 11, the day it ordinarily would come up. Present plans are for adjournment of congress before then, but support- ers of the bill hoped they could delay adjournment long enough to force the bill through. Under it, new currency would be is- sued to buy up existing farm mort- i nett steed cal s ii i 4 a