The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 22, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s 4 ESTABLISHED 1873 Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1934 Probably shows Tuesday partly cl The Weather colder loudy ‘and PRICE FIVE CENTS \Floyd Again Evades Capture ‘Storm Lashes Washington-Oregon Coast NOTES FIGURE IN KIDNAP QUIZ Swchrdey otis + 16 DIE AS S3-MILE GALE STRIKES AREA; + FLOODS TWO CIS Waters of High Tide Damage Large Sections of Aber- deen and Hoquiam - SEVERAL SHIPS WRECKED Liner President Madison Swerves From Mooring, Crushing Two Vessels Seattle, Wash. Oct. 22—(}—An October storm lashing at the coast of Washington and Oregon, Monday left at least 16 dead and a huge shipping and property loss in its wake. The gales, which reached a recorded velocity of 83 miles an hour, had sub- sided, but two flooded cities, damaged shipping, wrecked buildings, power and communication line tangles, debris- strewn areas—and the death list re- mained. Striking with fury shortly after daybreak Sunday, the storm swept over this region all day, subsiding only after nightfall. The waters of high tide flooded the business sections and a large part of the residential sections of both Grays harbor cities, Aberdeen and Hoquiam. | ———_—— With six feet of water at South Aberdeen, residents were either res- cued by police in small boats, or re- mained marooned until the water fell. More than half the houses in Hoquiam were flooded. At the height of the gale, the steam- ship Floridan sent out SOS messages from the mouth of the Columbia, the trans-Atlantic liner President Madi- son swerved from its mooring here to crush against two other vessels and sink the small steamer ‘being saved with difficulty. Tugs were busy Monday trying to racing out of the sound to go to the Floridan, which later, however, fought| 7: its way to safety off shore, when it came upon the sinking Purse Seiner Agnes. Two men were sighted dead in the water as the Haida approached, and a third, exhausted, let go the res- cue ship's line and was lost. Two others had previously been lost, and two were saved. The known dead: Captain Bernard Thomas and four members of the crew of the small Anderson, all of Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christiansen, NYE GOES TO AD BOB LA FOLLETTE Senator Will Return to State to Resume Speaking re y 2 li f eg HE -EE 3° Offers Body For Tesi John C. Hawkins, 24, sentenced In Los Angeles to hang for murder, Is shown signing a document giving permission to Or. Robert E. Cor. nish, California scientist, to attempt hie “life restoration” experiment ‘Sums teint ~ aaa (Associ. STATE. CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL WORKERS WILL OPEN SUNDAY Robert T. Lansdale, Washing- ton Reltef Offictal, Among Speakers Fargo, N. D., Oct. 22.—()—Robert Lansdale, administrative assistant in the federal relief administration, meeting of the North Dakota state conference of social work opening in Grand Forks Sunday and continuing through Oct. 31, announces Father Fargo, president of Sessions will continue through Oct. 31. Mr. Lansdale’s address at the opening meeting Monday night will og “Federal Government and Re- “Because of the growing interest in social problems, the conference this year has been organized on a larger than any heretofore attempt Father Ryan. “In addition to » several speakers na- in the field of social address the sessions.” speakers will be W. 8. N J, PROSECUTORS CONSTRUCTING CASE AGAINST HAUPTMANN Lindbergh Suspect to Be Ar- raigned on Murder Charges Wednesday TO SET TRIAL DATE LATER New Identifications Made to Show Alien Was Near Hope- well March 1, 1932 ‘Trenton, N. J., Oct. 22—(#)—Bruno Richard Hauptmann will be arraigned Wednesday at 11 8. m., (EST) on an indictment charging him with the murder of the Lindbergh baby. ‘The announcement was made late Monday by Anthony M. Hauck, Hun- terton county prosecutor, after a con- ference with Justice Thomas W. Trenchard, Attorney General David T. Wilentz and Defense Counsel James M. Fawcett. Date for the trial of the German alien will probably be set at the time of the arraignment, Wilentz said. The attorney general added he did not know how much time might elapse after the arraignment before Haupt- mann faces a jury. Fawcett, on arrival here for the conference, said he would prefer to have the trial delayed five or six weeks. Attorney General Wilentz called his six assistants to a conference at Trenton, to assign them their tasks in construction of the case. ‘With the preparations of the prose- cution and defense unfolding, two Possibilities arose: 1, That Hauptmann would be taken to the former Lindbergh home at ‘Hopewell, N. J., for a re-enactment of the kidnaping of Charles A. Lind- oe and the murder with which he is charged. 2. That John Hughes Curtis, the Norfolk boat builder convicted at Flemington in 1932 of obstructing the search for the Lindbergh kidnapers, would once more enter the case. Joseph Lanigan, assistant attorney general, said the Bronx carpenter could not be removed from his cell until the start of the trial, but that Permission might thei be obtained to take him to the Sourland Mountain scene. Although the prosecution disclaimed any interest in Curtis as a witness, Lanigan said it was possible the de- fense might seek him. During his trial, the jury considered the pos- sibility that Curtis actually knew the kidnayers and was not practicing a hoax when he took Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh on sea trips in search of his baby, who already was dead. Identification upon identification, meanwhile, were brought forward in! mountain regio: about March 1, 1932, the time of the Lindbergh kidnaping. C. L. Lightfoot, who lives near New Brunswick, N. J., said his 15-year old foot chauffeur on a back road 10 days before the Lindbergh baby was stolen from his crib. = 1.5 WAR WIFE OF KIDNAPER sz ‘of Altes Stei3, 30, GaB only hes o enell cut on Breii's, torlesneity sett deerione She 10 alive end eel) wer ‘Der oun Randeriting. id eay stoneity . ‘TOU NAVE NOT Hr 4 Pay THIS a00° over ‘lives tn Sterling e Here are portions of two notes figuring In the government's ‘YOU ARS WOT SURE THIS 18 THE PROPER Jato Te BONE, DO TWR POLLOWTIOT oe ‘0 your deughteroin=les, whe ’s invest. gations in the kidnaping of Mrs. Alice Stoll of Louleville. Above is a note written by Mra, Stoll while she was held captive. the letter, for identificatior Purposes, an excerpt from a letter believed to have been written by ‘mg Wolo te was her wedding ri ppreceered Jr, accused in the case, to his father in Nashville, T: le, enn. Press Photos) ] FERA Workers Not North Dakota rattlesnakes can breathe easily in their dens this winter, unafraid of sudden biast- ing death, as far as the FERA is concerne Last year, in one section of the state, a federal relief project was carried out, in which dens of rat- tlesnakes were blown to oblivion by charges of dynamite, lowered into dens after the snakes had “holed-in” for the cold weather. The experiment, while success- ful, will not be repeated this year, ay Robinson, chief engineer, COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE FOR $11,000 WILL OPEN TUESDAY Details of Drive Will Be Drive Will Be Outlin| ed at Meeting in War Memorial Building "|Mrs. Frances Robinson to Re-|ing. transient bureaus, and J. M. Gillette, head of the sociology department, be ga bi eipol og girs session of the confer- and be taken up igs FERA problems The Monday night i 5 g main in Jail for Her Own Safety F # HH z g s 5 3 I , i : J To Molest Snakes BONUS QUESTION IS MAIN ISSUE BERORE LEGION CONVENTION Early But Not Immediate Pay- ment Is Plea of Senator Steiwer Miami, Fla., Oct. 22.—()—Pleas for early but not immediate payment of the soldier bonus and for strong na- tional defense were heard at the open- ing session here Monday of the Am- erican Legion's 16th national conven- Legionnaires gat {Sees Peeper teneieriee ‘Thrusting the question into the opening session, U. 8. Senator Frederick Steiwer (Rep. Ze TMREATEN LIFE OF pros;lerude note delivered last Tuesday at AIR RACE LEADERS SET OFF ON FINAL 2T6-MILE FLIGHT Col. Turner and Clyde Pang- born in Third Place, 2,- 084 Miles in Rear FIRST FATALITIES OCCUR! Gilman and Baines, Trailing Procession, Die in Crash in Italy Mildenhall Airdrome, Eng., Oct. 22. —(®)—Burly C. W. A. Scott and dap- | per Campbell Black highballed their brilliant Red Comet into the last 2,176-mile stretch of the Melbourne air derby Monday out of Port Darwin, with two Dutchmen four hours behind them and the Americans, Turner and ernest in third place. record-smashing pacemakers, ay sliced a generous two-thirds of all existing England-to-Australia speed records in two days, four hours and 22 minutes, limped into Port Darwin on only one engine but repaired it in ‘a few haste-ridden hours and sped on toward the $50,000 prize at Melbourne. ‘The first fatality of the air race occurred Monday when Harold D. Gil- man of Great Britain and his co- pilot, Baines, crashed into flames in Italy, between Soggia and Bari, ac- cording to word reaching the Royal Aero club. Both were burned to death. Last to arrive at Mildenhall, they were the first to die in the great race. They had been dogged with trouble, first by a forced landing at Lyon, then hopping to Marseille where en- gine trouble developed. They were racing for Rome, almost at the tail end of the procession, when the ac- cident occurred. ¢ Only 13 Planes Left ‘The disaster left only 13 planes coer reels ott Rian at inal 20. As Scott and Black hurtled onward with the finish line 2,176 miles away, K. D. Parmentier was reported going all out to overtake them. He had been nursing his motors over the Jong jungle, sea and desert stretches while Scott was demanding every- thing his machine had. Scott limped into Port Darwin on only one motor, Half way across the org Timor sea his port motor faded out. “I never wanted so sincerely to see ustralian hour “and 22 minutes at Singapore, stored away some ham and eggs and raced off after the leaders. “That's too bad,” commented Tur- ner on learning of Scott's motar trou- GLORIA VANDERBILT rest|40 not fail to meet me in front of tl ,| waiting for you. If you do not keep Mother of 10-Year-Old Heiress Receives Crude Note; Home Is Guarded derbilt received s threat against the life of her little millionairess daugh- ter. “If you value the life of your child, he Metropolitan theatre in Brook- lyn at 10:30 p. m., Friday,” said a the Vanderbilt home. “I will be the appointment you will hear from me again.” Anxiously Mrs. Vanderbilt com- municated with and ® guard was posted about the five-story mansion on east 72nd cireet, just off Fifth avenue. Not untii noon Mon- day did the threat become publicly known. ‘The child Gloria is at the old tO | Run Down in Ohio Richehorethendt dots erie Y ADAM RICHETTI Subject of the-most. widespread manhunt since John Dillinger, Charles “Prettyboy” Floyd was wounded in a gunfight with of- ficers near Wellsville, O., Satur- day while his gunman pal, Adam Richetti, was captured. Floyd is believed to be either dead or dy- ing in woods near Wellsville. Po- ce, aided by department of jus- tice agents, are closing in. THORESON SUPPORTS. MOODIE CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNORSHIP Statement Sets at Rest Rumors on Attitude of Nonparti- san Leader Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 22—(>)— T. H. H. Thoresen, anti-Langer can- Gidate for governor in the Republican “|primary last spring, announced Mon- day that he will support the can- | didacy of Thomas Moodie for gover- nor, In making the announcement, Thor- esen said that he had endeavored to bring about certain changes in the conduct of the Nonpartisan League which could not be accomplished due to the concentration of power in one Person. “I, therefore, feel,” he said, “that I cannot conscientiously lend my support to the further building up of this personal power.” Thoresen’s statement was ay fol- lows: ince the present campaign open- ed I have given much thought to the future of our progressive organization and the welfare of the people of this . | State. “I am a Republican and inherently &@ Progressive as enunciated by the Nonpartisan League. For that rea- son I have for the past several weeks endeavored to bring about certain changes in the conduct of our organ- ization and the future policy for the state, which would make it reasonable for me and those who joined with me to support the Republican state ticket. I find this can not be accom- plished due to the concentration of power over the organization in one person. “J, therefore, feel that I cannot conscientiously lend my support to further building up of this personal power as I believe it is detrimental to the Nonpartisan League and the future welfare of the state. I am, therefore, wholeheartedly giving my support to Tom Moodie for governor, and I ask all those who have worked with me in the past to join with me in this support. “I have known Mr. Moodie since 1924, and I know from my own per- sonal knowledge that he has fought shoulder to shoulder with us Nonpar- tisans for progressive principles and candidates. He is inherently a Pro- gressive. He joined in 1924 in support of the late A. G. Sorlie and has ever since been found in the ranks of the fighting Progressives. “He is a man of ability, honesty and sincerity of purpose, and I feel that he will serve our progressive cause and our state well. “This statement is made to set at rest the many conflicting rumors concerning my attitude in this cam- paign.” PRETTY BOY’ IS SHOT 5 IN GUN BATTLE BUT BSCAPES TO WOODS Captured Confederate Is Being Questioned on Kansas City Massacre MURDER WARRANTS ISSUED i Purvis Expresses Belief Desper- ado Is Dead of Wounds; Hunt Continues | Wellsville, O., t. 22.—()—Char: lles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, desperate western gunman, seemingly had made one of his characteristic disappear- | ances Monday as a posse of heavily- armed officers and citizens tramped through the neighboring woods look- ing for him. In the village jail here, officers re- sumed their questioning of Adam Richetti. confederate of Floyd who was captured after a gun fight Sat- urday from which Floyd escaped. Believed to be seriously wounded Floyd entered the woods not far from Wellsville and local officers said there was little likelihood that he had es- caped this section. The posse, how- ever, was unable to locate or pick uf his trail. Melvin Purvis, head investigator for the department of justice in Chi- cago, Monday expressed his belie! that Floyd was dead or dying in the woods where he took refuge. Coal Digger Sees Floyd Contradicting these statements 0; the seriousness of Floyd’s wounds was the word of a coal digger, David Ram- sure, that he had seen a man re- sembling Floyd walk out of the woods and attempt to get a ride on the bord- ering road. Purvis waited Monday for murde: warrants from Kansa.: City to serve on Richetti. On arrival here by plane. Purvis asked for immediate custody of Richetti, but Chief J. H. Fultz, his captor, refused to turn over the pris- oner. Both Floyd and Richetti are wanted by the law as trigger-men in the Kansas City Union Station mas- sacre of five men in June, 1989. Should Floyd be captured alive, & court fight over his custody was seen as a possibility, as there is a murder indictment pending sgainst him in Ohio. ‘Three years ago in April, Floyd and tacular gun battle in Bowling Green, ,, fatally wounding Patrolman Ralph Castner. Miller was killed, but Floyd Richetti Talks Freely In his heavily-guarded cell Richettt talked freely, but denied that Floyd was with him Saturday. He denied participating im the Kansas City crime. Chief Fultz had received @ cal’ that two suspicious-looking mer were lying in @ ditch beside the car. With two citizens, he went to the point described. “Oh, he's @ policeman. ” one of the men said finally, “let him have it.” Both opened fire, then ran. Floyc made the road and stopped a small car. ‘Wounded in the ankle, Chief Fultz bey Richetti to jail and formed a - | escaped. ea changed to the larger car of Jumes H. Baum, but police in the neighboring city of Lisbon blocked his way, at a bridge. Turning back te Wellsville, he encountered the posse gathered by Chief Fultz anc eres the car. Baum, at Floyd’s orders, stepped out of the car and held up his hands. The gunman opened fire from the lrear window and then ran into the woods. Police have not found his trail since that time. Wanted for Jury Probe The capture of Adam Richetti, com panion of Charles (Pretty Boy) Floyd, southwest outlaw, set Kansas City legal machinery in motion to bring the man before a federal grand jury which Monday started an investiga- tion of the Union station murders here in June, 1933. Richetti and Floyd have been nameo by the government as two of the three gunmen who unloosed # stream of death which felled four officers and their federal prisoner in the Un- jon station slayings. R. B. Nathan, special agent in charge of the bureau of investigation here, said a formal charge would be placed against the 32-year-old Richet- ti so he could be brought here to ap- pear before the grand jury. The third accused killer is Verne C. Miller, former South Dakota sheriff. who later was found slain near De- troit. Oklahoma Vote Will Test New Deal, Nov. 6 Oklahoma City, Oct. 22.—(#)—The New Deal—particularly federal re- lief distribution—will be on the test- ing block in Oklahoma Nov. 6, when the state will elect @ governor anc nine representatives. “Flying squadrons” of prominent Oklahomans are covering the state with pleas ior election of Rep. E. W. Marland, Ponca City oil man anc Democratic nominee for governor. Former Senator W. B. Pine, Ok mulgee, Republican nominee for gov- ernor, meanwhile is attacking allegec “wasteful expenditure of relief furvis’ by Democratic politicians. ILLINOIS PUBLISHER DIES Geneva, Ill, Oct. 22—(#)—Charler B. Meade, 78, publisher of the Genevs Republican for 42 years and one of the oldest Hector’ publishers in the state, died a§ his home here jas “Billy the Killer” Miller staged a spec- | 4