The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1934, Page 1

] ? 3 q nce THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Fair tonight and Thursday; possibly local frost tonight, rising temp. Thurs. The Weather ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 65, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS Death Racket Cohesion Bared DEFENSE 10 ANSWER|]—Besees Buaset PRESIDENT 10 NAME CHARGES MONDAY AT CONTINUED HEARING Five Witnesses Called by City to Substantiate Inefficiency Allegations QUERY THREE PATROLMEN Defense Counsel Seeks to Break Down Case in Fiery Cross- Examination After five witnesses had testified for three hours Tuesday evening be- fore an overflow crowd in the city hall as the city commission presented its case against C. J. Martineson, sus- pended police chief whose removal is scught, decision was reached to re- cess the hearing until 2 p. m. next Monday, at which time the defense 4s expected to present a motion, the nature of which was not revealed. The hearing will be resumed in either the district court room or the county commissioners’ room in the) who Burleigh county courthouse. Martineson is charged with general frefficiency in office, insubordina- tion to Police Commissioner Paul A. ‘Wachter and the city commission, malfeasance in office and physical iucapacity to perform the duties of the Office of chief of police. ‘The five witnesses called Tuesday evening ‘by the city commission, through its attorney, Charles L. Fos- ter, were Commissioner Wachter, Po- lice Magistrate Edward 8. Allen, Night Patrolman Vincent Kavaney, Police Captain William R. Bbeling, who is acting as chief of police during Mar- tineson’s suspension, and Motorcycle Policeman Ryder H. Hameo, Defense They were called in an effort to substantiate the charges of the com- mission and underwent rigid cross-ex- ainination by Alfred Zuger, F. E. McCurdy and Scott Cameron, coun- sel for Martineson. Testimony was launched only after the commission had denied a request of defense counsel that a “represent- ative vitizens’ committee” be named to hear testimony, weigh evidence, Prepare finding of facts and submit to the city commission its advisory recommendation. In making this request at the open- ing of proceedings, Zuger charged that the commission was under “triple capacity: first, they are the accusers; second, they are the prosecutors— sume of the oral testimony no doubt will be given by members of the city ecmmission; third, they are the judges and jurors, if a comparison with court procedure is permissable.” Zuger declared that “such a position must be in its very nature embaras- sing to this Commission Promises Fair Play After a short consideration in an hart, president of the commission, announced that the commission felt that it could well fill its obligation to the city by conducting the hearing itself. All members of the commission were present, including Lenhart, Wachter, J. B. Smith, Dr. H. T. Perry and H. E. Spohn. ‘The session Tuesday night, despite the gravity of the case, was not with- out its humor, induced Lewis Douglas, |. Bell is a former offi- Judge Denies Weeks’ Writ Acting Governor Ole H. Olson has ;|authority to remove Tax Commis- sioner J. J. Weeks without cause, Dis- trict Judge Fred Jansonius held in & decision handed down late Wednes- Jansonius denied Weeks’ request for ®& writ of certiorari to review the action of the goyernor in ordering his an has been made to the district court by Lyman Baker, appointed by Olson to succeed Weeks, for a writ of mandamus to compel the ae commissioner to relinquish the Jansonius granted a 10 day stay in the mandamus action, declaring attor- neys have stipulated that this action follow the certiorari proceedings. The court declared the stay was granted because an appesl will be taken on the certiorari action to the state su- Preme court. FIVE PERISH UNDER SHOT-GUN FIRE OF MAD TRUCK DRIVER Police to Question Fred Blink, 45, in Quintuple Slayings at Fulton, Ill. Pulton, Ill, Sept. 5.—()—Police Wednesday planned to question Fred Blink, 45-year old truck operator, held i a hospital ward for the deaths of five persons who perished under the withering hail of an auvomatic shot- gun. Blink and « sixth victim are in a ‘Clinton, Ia., hospital with gunshot wounds which doctors say will not Prove fatal. The quintuple slayings which E ; E SPECIAL BOARD FOR STRIKE MEDIATION Roosevelt Acts on Request of Labor Board; Announcement Expected Shortly GORMAN WILL COOPERATE Independent Estimates Place Total Number of Strikers Tuesday at 200,000 . 5.—(}—Be- tween fifteen and twenty persons ‘were reported shot and wounded in a disturbance at the Trion, Ga., cotton mills late Wednesday. Sept. 5.—(?)—Presi- dent Roosevelt determined Wednes- day to name immediately a special board to inquire into and mediate the widespread textile strike. The president acted upon the re- quest of the national labor relations board. He will name a board probably of three members and the personnel will be announced very shortly. ‘The national labor board asked to withdraw from the strike negotiations to the capacity of a court of dispute. labor ' of the situa- the labor board in a let- 200,000 on Strike, Press Poll Shows (Copyright, 1934, by the Associated Press) At least 200,000 textile workers responded to the general strike call im: the industry in the first ‘real Ss ter to the president, “we are satisfied that mediation looking toward a ter- mination of the strike can best go forward by your creating a special board under public resolution 44, with full authority to investigate the causes of the strike and to propose a just base of settlement.” Pians No Other Steps Aside from this move, however, the President is contemplating no federal interference in the strike involving thousands of workers. He undoubtedly will wait to receive ihe first hand report of the special rd. ‘The letter asking the special board was signed by Lloyd K. Garrison, chairman of the national labor board. The strike committee of the na- tional textile workers ing to President Roosevelt's announcement he was appointing a mediation board to deal with the nation-wide strike, (Continued on Page 4) PROGRAM FOR BAR MEETING ANNOUNCED Hon. Andrew R. Sherriff of Chi- cago Will Address N. D. Attorneys at Banquet Announcement of the program for the annual meeting of the North Da- kote State Bar association, opening here Thursday, was made Wednesday by R. E. Wenzel, Bismarck, treasurer of iy organization. J. P. Cain, president of the State Bar association, will to the welcome and deliver his annual mes- Le e and . The meeting will Friday with committee re- address by Sherriff on of the Constitution.” g Se = a : vue DONALD R. RICHBERG Washington, Sept. 5.—(®)— Donald R. Richberg, secretary of President Roosevelt's executive council, presented an accounting of the government's enormous relief Wednesday with & prefix saying that “under the present administration the indi- vidual is getting aid.” It was Richberg’s fourth report to the it on the progress | of the New and it drew a sharp contrast between the Rooseveltian approach and that of the previous administration. “Prior to March, 1933,” he wrote, major efforts had been to provide corporate relief. The accounting covered activi- ties of government agencies for “relief of individual financial pressures,” such as the home loan system, and those for “relief of corporate financial pressures,” as typified by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. No ite figure was given, but the spread of activities was great. SINCLAIR HAS TALK WITH PRESIDENT ON UNDISCLOSED TOPIC ‘E-P-I-C’ Candidate Inquires at Washington of Aid for Campaign Promise New York, Sept. 5.—(#)—Upton Sinclair talked for two hours Tuesday night with President Roosevelt—“a gorgeous man”—and then set out for Washington to inquire Wednesday what federal aid he might obtain for hir plan to end poverty in California. . The EPIC program is the keystone of Sinclair's campaign as Democratic neminee for governor of the golden state. He also met Postmaster General James A. Farley, national chairman of the Democratic party. After their 25-minute conference both declared with broed smiles, “we didn’t discuss politics.” Sinclair saw the president chairman in a New York hotel. Like Caesar, he came and he saw. Whether he conquered could not be said, for no word was forthcoming of party support for his campaign. “What we talked about is between us,” the author of biting novels on capitalism and one-time socialist said after his chat with the president. His bushy hair has thinned. It is gay now. His eyes are bright beneath heavy, gray brows. For the president he had nothing but praise. One of his chief purposes in visiting Postmaster General Farley, he said, was to “have the pleasure of iad with him on President Roose- t.”” “President Roosevelt gave me two hours of his time, and I couldn't bear to leave until he was through,” Sin- clair said. “He was charming and gracious, one of the kindest and one of the wisest men I ever have known. Ms are Sesunale fe Bare Bim i Oa crisis.” Democratic Rally To Be Held Sunday Herbert Bend and Manhaven next Sunday. Arrange- ments have been made for a baseball counties. Music will be furnished by provide tertainment. Diversion project. Lunch ‘served on the-grounds, at his home in Hyde Park, the party)? Gradually Breaking Down Political Influences GREED HAS LEADING ROLE Many Counties Believed Monies for Needy Constituted Form of Grab-Bag Editor's Note: This {s an- other of a series of stories on the operations of the federal gov- ernment in North Dakota. Another, reviewing the relief situation in Burleigh county, will appear in an early issue of The Tribune. Uncle Sam's relief efforts in North Dakota have been “chiseled” from the beginning, probably still are be- ing “chiseled” to some extent, but Jess and less each day. ‘This, at least, is the view of offi- clals and individuals who have watched the development of the vast federal relief system and have checked the effect of its operations upon the people. Examination of the facts leads to the conclusion that it has been chis- eled in two major ways and for one major reason. The first major way is by certain public officials who have attempted to use the relief expenditures as a means of feathering their political nests. ‘ The second has been the efforts of| people not entitled to relief to obtain government help and the efforts of others to obtain more than their just due. Feel Money Is Gift The leading cause is the apparent breakdown in the feeling of local re- sponsibility for the poor, the con- tempt for expenses which too often accompanies the spending of other People’s money. Some officials have felt that the government money was a gift and, because of this fact, they could be generous with it. Persons on relief have adopted the same at- titude. The trend is to get everything you possibly can. This frequently leads to excesses. The same situation has led to in- nocent but improper efforts to obtain help, made by people who did not need it. They thought the relief sys- tem was a federal grab-bag, provided by Santa Claus for the benefit of everyone. Why shouldn't they get their share? ‘Take the political chiseling by way of example. It has not been the same in all districts nor the same in any district at all times, and much of it has been unintentional. In Burleigh county, when the gov- ernment first put its shoulder to the relief burden, things were conducted on a pretty free and easy scale. Store orders were given to a lot of people who were not really in need. In some cases attempts were made to sell these to various merchants for cash rather than necessities. A good many of the stories of inequality which were heard at that time were true. People with good political connections got the breaks, very frequently; those with less “pull” did not find it se easy. The fact was among several reasons which led to the successive shakeups in the county relief admin- istration which occurred in the early days of the effort. The same condition probably exist- ed in other counties and for a longer time than in Burleigh, because this county was close to the center of re- lef affairs and abuses here were cor- rected with relative speed. County Was Penalized In one North Dakota county, for example, no cash relief has been giv- en for months because of the effort, of one county commissioner to stir up people to demand more relief. He has encouraged everyone to ask for help, whether they needed it or not, and to demand higher relief “wages” than were being paid in other parts of the state. The result, in that county, has been a continual turmoil. The relief administration feels it has prevented chiseling, but the job has been a tough one. (Continued on Page Two) Sentinel Butte Man Killed in Explosion Albert Gilbert, 48, is dead and An- drew Carlson seriously injured as the result of a mine explosion near Sen- tinel Butte. Carlson is in a hospital at Sen- tinel Butte suffering from serious burns and badly crushed body. The two men were alone in the mine room, Monday setting a charge to blast down coal for the next day's work. A defective fuse is believed to have caused a premature explosion. Gilbert was instantly killed. Puneral arrangements have not been completed for Gilbert. STARK RESIGNS ‘Washington, Sept. 5.—(/P}—Treasury officials disclosed Wednesday that W. game between Dunn and Mercer |R. Stark, chief of financial and econ- had submitted his Boy Scout |resignation to Secretary Morgenthau. en-|Stark was an assistant to former Speakers will talk on|Secretary of the Treasury Mills and the possibilities of the Missouri River |Was active in the formation of the will be|revenue program of that administra- tion. HANMER NURDERER SOUGHT FOR CRIME. AT FERGUS FALLS Body of Dr. John Schacht, 55, Found Concealed on River Bank by Boys TWO YOUTHS ARE SOUGHT Dentist’s Pockets Emptied of Money, Car Is Taken by Fleeing Slayers Fergus Falls, Minn., Sept. 5—(@)—| Apparently beaten to death by two robbers, the body of Dr. John Schacht, 55, local dentist, was found concealed on the banks of the Otter Tail river near here Wednesday. Sheriff J. C. Henkes of Otter Tail county said that the elderly dentist presumably fought hiy assailants who overpowered him in his car Tuesday night and then was clubbed fatally. Dr. Schacht’s car is missing. The body was found by two small boys, thus ending a search which be- gan when the dentist disappeared Tuesday night while making collec- tions. First believing it a kidnaping, Sheriff Henkes contacted crime offi- cials in St. Paul and told them two men, whose identities he knew, ap- parently had abducted the 55-year- old dentist, slugging him when he re- sisted. The department of justice, on in- formation from Melvin C. Passolt, chief of the state crime bureau, took over the case. Shortly afterwards, the two youths discovered the body. “From what I understand,” said Deputy R. J. Porliss, “it’s a murder.” ‘tends of Dr. Schacht, who noti- fied the sheriff when becoming alarmed at the dentists absence, said he had left home Tuesday ‘night to make collections and that on the trip. he picked up the two men. The two assailants, Porliss said, took the automobile and fled. Police announced two Fergus Falls youths, Robert Palmquist, 28, and Palmer Swenson, 19, were sought for the murder. Superintendent Passolt of the state crime bureau said the two were the persons seen with Dr. Schacht Tuesday night. Dr. Schacht, who had been dead about 12 hours when his body was found at 10:30 a. m., was slain with a hammer. His pockets had been emptied of money, but two diamond rings remained on his fingers. Dr. Schacht’s car, in which the slayers fled, is a 1934 Studebaker with Minnesota license plates, B-183-883. GAMMONS BEGINS SEVEN-YEAR TERM Former Secretary of Industrial Commission Committed to Penitentiary John Gammons’ 12-month fight to escape sentence for conviction on charges of embezzling state funds ended Wednesday—with commit- ment to the state penitentiary. He was accompanied to the state penal institution by his attorney, John F, Sullivan of Mandan, following the| issuance of a writ of commitment Wednesday morning from the Bur- leigh county clerk of covrt on order from District Judge Fred Jansonius. Gammons was sentenced to serve seven years in the penitentiary more than a year ago. His appeal to the state supreme court for a new trial was denied. Deposits of approximately $13,000 to his private account, which Gam- mons claimed were used to pay sol- diers’ bonus transactions and to pay for the services of his wife, were dis- closed at the trial. The money was taken from the various funds of the stste industrial commission of which he was secretary. Tom Moodie to Speak At Dunn County Rally Tom Moodie, candidate for gover- nor, will head the list of speakers at the Dunn County Democrats’ rally which will be held at Scott's grove, near Manning, Sunday, Sept. 16. Opening the fall campaign in the western part of the state will be, also, John Moses of Hazen, candidate for attorney general, and Henry Holt, candidate for the U. 8. senate. Other candidates for state office and those on the legislative ticket from Dunn, Mercer and Oliver coun- ties have signified their intention of being present. Endurance Fliers to Make Fourth Attempt Chicago, Sept. - 5.—(#)—Two girl fliers from Texas took off in their Plane at 6:28 a. m. Wednesday for their fourth attempt in the past two weeks to establish a new endurance record. The two, Jean La Rene and Mary Owens, had 114 hours toward their 240 hour goal a week ago, when motor trouble forced them down. — . in Dillinger Net ee low) ranged the operations. PATTERSON INVITES N. D, PRISON PROBE Addresses Political Rally Monday Night Miller Monday evening, answer to what he termed a “frame” About 200 attended the meeting. the recent Langer trial in federal had been “framed” by political ene- mies. He said there was a definite move- attacking his administration of the thorough inspection. Other speakers included B. C. Marsh, Washington, secretary of the People's Lobby, who attack the Roose- velt administration; State Senator D. H. Hamilton, William B. Falconer, and J. W. Riley, former deputy in the of- fice of the superintendent of public instruction. Ben Larkin of the rail- road commission was introduced but spoke only briefly. After a lunch had been served, the meeting was concluded with a speech by Usher L. Burdick, Republican nom- inee for Congressman who, along with others on the program, urged the sup- port of Mrs. William Langer’s candi- dacy for governor. Hoover and Wallace Washington, Sept. 5.—(?)—Herbert Hoover and Secretary Wallace, whose political views have clashed repeated- ly, are going to be literary opponents before long. Both the former president and the secretary of agriculture are publishing books late this month. The contents of the Hoover book, “The Challenge to Liberty,” were in- dicated in an article by the former Evening Post. He criticized the New Deal, Secretary Wallace’s book is called “New Frontiers.” Persons close to the secretary say it might well be consid~ by Mr. Hoover in his magazine article. This is a mere coincidence, however. Martineson Removal Charges Get Airing Uncle Sam’s Relief ‘Chiseled’ From Start I | Gives Relief Report | |yast Federal Reliet System) Crying, “I'm framed!” as one of his aides pleaded guilty to the charge of harboring and assisting John Dillin- ger, slain outlaw, Louis Piquett (top), former Chicago prosecutor and at- torney for Dillinger, denied a similar charge. Dr. Wilhelm Loesser (cen- ter) and Dr. Harold B. Cassidy (be- admitted having performed plastic surgery on the bandit’s face. Federal officers assert Piquett ar- SOUGHT BY CRITICS Warden of State Penitentiary Dell Patterson, warden of the state penitentiary, in addressing a political gathering held at the home of J. H. invited a thorough investigation of his office in by political foes to secure his removal. Patterson devoted most of his speech to a historical resume of the Nonpartisan League and its objectives. He made several sarcastic illusions to court and to the fact that he himself ment under way to secure affidavits state penitentiary and declared his books were open at all times for Are Literary Foes Evening Post. He ciitized the New ered an answer to the views expressed SENATE COMMITTEE PROBES CHILE AND) PERUTRANSACTIONS Promise to Show Deals in 1929- 30 Made by Electric Boat and Vickers, Ltd. CLAIM BRIBERY WAS USED Clark to Bring Out Evidence to Show Sales While U. S. Planned to Disarm BULLETIN Washington, Sept. 5—(7\—A let- ter showing that the Electric Boat Company paid in 1928 for the trans- portation to Europe of the wife and son of Admiral Howe, chief of the United States naval mission to Peru, was presented Wednesday to the Sen- ate Munitions committee . Washington, Sept. 5.—(7)—Talk of bribery in the sale of submarines to South American countries mingled with evidence that a Peruvian sales- man of the undersea craft sought to serve as a delegate to the 1925 dis- armament conference in testimony Wednesday before the senate muni- tions committee. Officials of the Electric Boat com- pany of New London, Conn., said they Paid commissions for South American business but, under questioning, said they did not think it could be called bribery. L. Y. Spear, a vice president of the concern, said in order to do business in South America “you had to grease the ways.” A letter from Spear to an official of Vickers, Ltd., the Brit- ish concern with which they cooper- ated in submarine business, said: “We all know the real foundation of South American business is graft.” Letter Discloses Scheme Other letters disclosed that Com- mander Louis Aubry, a Peruvian salesman for the submarine company, Proposed to get himself appointed as @ delegate to the 1925 disarmament conference. “My flag will be: ‘No quotas in sub- marines, construction in South Amer- ica, and classify it as a defensive weapon,” he wrote. ree company did not object to his going but refused to pay his expe! it developed, and he did not attend.” Senator Clark, (Dem. Mo.), in charge of South American angles of the hear- ings, said: “We hope to prove that Americans nonchalantly admitted bribery was necessary to do business in South America, and that it was perfectly {Proper to use sabre-rattling in muni- tions salesmanship tactics.” Officials of the Electric Boat com- ;Pany of New York and Groton, Conn., who bore the brunt of the first day ; testimony, were called back to the stand. They are Henry R. Carse, presi- dent; L. Y. Spear, and Henry R. Sut- phen, vice-presidents, who testified Tuesday that Sir Basil Zaharoff, mys- terious European multi-millionaire arms salesman, represented then: as their agent on that continent for many years and profited handsomely thereby. To Reveal Firms’ Alliance Senator Clark said evidence to be laid before the committee would prove Electric Boat and Vickers Limited, of London, mutually profited in 1929 and 1920 when Peru and Chile were bickering over Tacna and Arica, and that Vickers took the Chilean business j While Electric Boat handled the Peru- vian munitions sales. Further steps will be taken to bring out evidence that munitions com- panies sought United States support in selling arms at almost the very time the United States was preparing to take leadership for naval. disarm- ament. Testimony concerning the muni- tions traffic developed in the open hearing included: Sir Basil in 1925 suggested inter- vention of the American state depart- ment through Ambassador Moore in Madrid to shut out German shipbuild- ing competition. Michel Clemenceau, son of the war- time premier of France, was a British arms company salesman in Europe, and his name was suggested by Zah- aroff to Electric Boat as a likely as- sistant to Zaharoff in Europe and to watch the South American business. Germany Described As Leader in Peace Nurnberg, Germany, Sept. 5.—(P)— Germany was described as a leader in peace by Adolf Hitler, German dicta- tor, in a Nazi cultural meeting Wed- nesday. He told members of the Nazi party, assembled here in convention, that the catastrophes among humanity were as milestones in the history of the universe. He said the French revoltution was the first elementary outbreak of un- rest which “shattered the nearly 1,000- year-old order of society to Its foundations.” Der Fuehrer said “nearly 2,000 years, Germany, in good and bad pe- riods, has been chained as a people and a territory to the furtherance of peace although exposed to the catas- trophes of human development.” ARMY FLIER KILLED San Angelo, Tex. Sept. 5.—(#)— Lieut. Robert Allen Brunt, 24, a West Point graduate of 1933 attached to Kelly field at San Antonio, was fatal- ly injured Wednesday when his plane crashed near Mertzon, Tex. He was on a solo Slight. a