The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1934, Page 3

“ i 4 i 4 if H Sao Declares in Speech at Mandan That Committee Will Raise $10,000 LETTERS SENT PAYROLLERS Former Governor Hanna Denies He Will Serve on Fund- Raising Group Gov. William Langer, in speech at Mandan Tuesday night, revealed a committee had been ‘organized to raise funds to pay the $10,000 fine im- posed on him by a federal court, and to pay costs of sponsoring an appeal from his conviction of charges of de- frauding the United States govern- ment. The governor said the money also would be used in the appeal of his four associates convicted with him, Besides the fine, Langer was sen- tenced to serve 18 months in a fed- eral penitentiary. He has appealed to the cirtuit court of appeals, and de- clared he will carry his case to the United States supreme court if the Circuit court sustains the conviction. Langer said State Senator A. F. Bonter, Jr., Lidgerwood, organized the committee to raise funds to pay the fine and pay for appeal litigation. He named John Wishek, Jr., of Mc- Intosh_ county and former governor L, B, Hanna, Fargo, as other members of the committee. Farmers in Iowa, where he spoke recently, have con- tributed, Langer said. When informed in Fargo that he had been listed as one of a commit- tee of three to accept subscriptions to pay Langer’s federal fine, Former Gov. L. B. Hanna said he knew nothing of the matter and had not given con- sent to use of his name. Letters, some signed by Bonzer and others by Wishek, have been sent out to various individuals in the state, in- cluding some who are on the pay- roll of the state relief administration. All. are asked to contribute the amounts which their “enthusiasm for Contributions Asked To Pay Langer Fine the people's cause dictates.” The ap- Deal is solely for funds to finance the appeal, no mention being made that any of the money it is hoped to raise will go to paying the governor's $10,000 NEW TROUBLE SEEN ON STRIKE FRONTS Two Disputes End But Others Through Nation Take Their Places 1 (By The Associated Press) Fresh labor troubles cropped out Wednesday in the textiles and steel industries as the government stroye to settle ‘the long strike of Pacific coast maritime workers. Two other disputes ended. A peace returned to Seabrook Farms, near Bridgeton, N. J., scene of a series of disorders. The striking employes ac- cepted a settlement anc returned to work. Tugmen at Toledo, on strike since June 1, went back to work pend- ing arbitration of their grievances. The steel industry's third largest company—Republic—announced the end of its relations with the Amalga- mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers because of what it termed the union’s “radical eleient.” A new strike threat hung over Alabama textile mills. Union work- ers, asking shorter hours and more Pay, were reported to inave voted to walk out, the time to be fixed at a meeting Sunday. At San Francisco the president's labor disputes board held another session in its efforts to bring peace between shipowners and their striking employes. Beech trees furnished the original writing paper. On their bark the men of earliest times carved messages in hieroglyphics. These records were the first books of northern Europe, and the word “book” is a lineal de- ona of the Anglo-Saxon word 88c One Fargo Department. store sold 400 dozen Quality Ko Patterson Seal Spinach, No. High Spots in Our July Clearance Sale The greatest Princess Slip in America. 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Crime, Po * 2 & * ** 8 * * Suit Results in Downfall By FULTON THATCHER GRANT CHAPTER TWO Part II Serge Alexandre turned out to be sense a of He only saw the man once, myself, and, that was at the opening of Lucienne Boyer’s extravagant night-club, “Chez; Elle,” in the Rue Michodiere, some time around the middle of October, 1933. He was impressive. He came in with Arlette Simon, who was sup- posed to be his wife. ficial record of their marriage). They entered during a song by a noted vaudeville artist. ing in her wrap of gold cloth, might have been a grand duchess. Alex- andre knew himself to be the idol of seven hundred persons crowded into that stuffy, underground music-hall. He acted that way. He radiated power and authority. He was a strong ( find no of- The singer, ravish- But Alexandre was more than a social attraction. He did things. He bought the Empire Theatre and put his friend Henri Hayotte in the job of director. He imported Rita Georg and Marianne Kupfer to delight Paris|he said, with deep feeling. with “Katinka” and other musical successes. He owned a racing stable } beyond measure. You have question- in the name of a South American dip-'ed my honor. Luckily my honor is lomat. the Place Saint Georges for a holding’ company that controlled factories, security houses and practically every kind of business known in France. He had sumptuous offices in His financial career, however, was begun far away from Paris and far from the Sante prison where he had lodged at the expens: of the State un- der the name of Stavisky. His first big racket was in Orleans. He sold the city fathers the idea of building) up the operations of the municipal’ pawnshop, and he did a good job in the selling. This was in 1929. Offered ‘Aid’ to Poor His Orleans scheme: was to stimu- late the utilization of the municipal pawnshop, thereby helping people tide over the depression. The catch was that Stavisky could get his own hands on the jewels which the Orleans, citizens hocked so readily. Once they were evaluated by an expert, Stavisky| substituted glass or paste for the orig- inals, putting the fake gems away) in the safe deposit cf the pawnshop. The real ones he sold—to the profit of Serge Alexandre. Not only that, he. litics, : CROOK REACHES PEAK : THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. _WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1984 |etere corporation personages such as Plunder ee @ ** * *# @ secured loans against the false jewels from local, well-meaning, small capi- talists. All this to the tune of ten million francs, approximately. Of course he knew it couldn't last. But he protected himself against the ay of reckoning »y going to Paris. There he opened those brilliant of- fices in the Place Saint Georges, in- corporated himself under the name of Ste. Fonciere d’Enterprises de Tra- vaux Publics, which means the “Fin- ancial Corporation for Public Works Enterprises,” and amassed a healthy Capital of 30,000,000 francs in stock shares. These shares were sold and paid for too. Then Serge Alexandre returned to! Orleans. He arrived just at the m ment when the directors of the pawn: shop, called the Credit Municipal, were discussing the necessity of de- manding a police investigation of his operations. They told him straight out that they believed he was a crook. In reply he took ten thousand 1,000- franc notes from his brief-case (pro- ceeds, naturally, from the sale of his new corporation’s stock) and laid them on the table. “Here is your money, Messieurs,” “Your suspicious natures have wounded me so unimpeachable that I need fear nothing of your small-minded peck- ing. Take your money and go to Hell. I shall never again set foot in your bigoted city.” And he walked out, leaving them crestfallen and ashamed. It was a nice piece of play-acting and charac- teristic of the man. Knew ‘Right People’ It was from this rsoment on that Stavisky began to develop the bril- liant character of Serge Alexandre in Paris. He made acquaintances with the “right people.” He appear- ed in the “right places.” And es- pecially did he use his mistress, the pretty Arlette, as a decoy and lark- mirror to intrigue and ensnare every man who could be of use to him. Now he subsidized newspapers, to- wit: La Liberte and La Volonte, two important dailies. He bought, or prac- tically so, Bec et Ongles, a sort of racketeering Tattler. Senor Dorn y Alsaca, ambassador from a Latin- American state, fostered a racing stable for him. And particularly did he ease into the direction of his Fon- After thorough er tires. ers. built. Drive in—TODAY! ~ 122 First St. @ Try General Jumbo tires this week st our risk and expense. Drive them anywhere—give them 8 real test. 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In reality the first never came reef and the second wrought his down- fall, ment of the state bureau of crim- inal apprehension and establishment of 12 district offices at strategc points to assist county and local police offi- With 90 Days Of Hot oir ce at Weather Still under the Trianon Treaty. Stavisky y bought up either actual titles or prox- {es in Hungary which should have, under the treaty, been compensated by cash for losses incurred when the Austro-Hungarian Empire was cut up as a good, ripe melon after the war. Then with the showy altruism that was typical of his financial ges- tures, Stavisky offered to float a bond issue of more than half a billion francs to secure these indemnities. Gaston Bonnaure and Guiboud-Ri- baud escorted him to Stresa and Budapest and put him in touch with the Hungarian officials. All was set. The bonds were printed and ready to sell. But suddenly the French Finance Ministry frowned on the en- terprise and forbade the issue. When Fiattery Worked Retrospectively, it was about time something of the kind happened. That, as far as Stavisky went, was that. He did not press matters. Then he went to Bayonne and be- gan work on Scheme Number Two. In Bayonne, as every newspaper reader knows, it was the city pawn- shop that became his meat. Mayor Garat, a pompous epicure and a man of easily flattered, weak charac- ter, was director of the institution. Stavisky sold him the same idea he had worked in Orleans, but this time with frills. The plan was this: they were to issue bonds, secured by the Jewels which the Bayonne people in- nocently pawned. Fair enough, but after they had printed four stub- books holding the bonds and their counterfoils for the official issue, they also printed ten more stub-books un- Officially. Both sets of books were hand-signed by Mayor Garat. The official set was for 50,000,000 francs. The unofficial set were left blank as far as the face values of the bonds were concerned. 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