The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s +| GH Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Fair tonight and Wednesday; somewhat colder Wednesday. . ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS |Moodie Asks Case Dismissal 713 Killed As Fire Traps Guests in [Heian Exeowtve [LEAGUE COMPROMISE - « I BURNED TO DEATH, DROWNED BY LEAP INTO ICY WATERS Police Believe Death Toll Will Be Heavier When Complete Check Is Made AT LEAST 30 INJURED Lansing Hotel Was Headquar- ters for Legislators in Special Session fie E i E E & g a i i i Eg a pata: rape, i i fe | eEEEERY f Bk Pr 7 i i : i H : g i of the alarm, fire “the most horrible thing have been through.” a He told of seeing persons jumping and the roof to the ei i al i i tt i 5 4 8 g HEE F : i i i i i trate se Bs i E i REVEALED IN PROBE Both Branches Encouraged Sales to Foreigners SsWashington, Dec. 11.—()—Evidence ‘ate munitions committee Tuesday to- gether with testimony that both mili- itary branches encouraged sales to Potential enemies. Major K. K. V. Casey, Du Pont sales manager, said both the war and navy departments encouraged sales to po- tential enemies because they pro- vided business for American compan- in- : § § Ea § a FaE 32 3 & i i i fog a 3 z re FL i 65 i k H ! a is §. 1% BF i & F a> HBEEg ss i ; Ls i E g ? 4 Hy Lys. ‘He was flanked on the witness stand by Irene and Lammot du Pont, of- ficers of the big powder fe Previously Senator Clark, (Dem. Mo.), conducting the inquiry, produc- ed evidence that shortly after the war the army agreed to provide ammuni- tions out of reserves for sale by the “peddlers” Bethlehem Steel's war materials. (U.S. TOBUY 84,000 20,000 of Quota to Remain in State for Slaughtering; Du Pont Sales Manager Says Pesan Budapest with complicity in of co-operation between the United ing a draft of the agreement, in- States government and American mu-| structed its representative to “vote nitions makers was offered to the sen-j for the resolution.” .|lution adopted at Geneva on King wal| Alexander's dea h as a sweeping vic- MORE ND, CATTLE sonsuar | E s F i i ; : 5 i 5 E E ei i i 5 i i tt f z 5 I gf Fy ig 8 F i a E : i E Hy zB u | - i LE i rf ie ul bs ae at 3 g PROPOSAL CREDITED {IN ENDING QUARREL Resolution Deplores Assassina- tion of King; No Dissent- ing Votes Cast TACTFUL NOTE ASKS PROBE Both Nations Appear Satisfied After Studying Draft of Agreement Geneva, Dec.11—(7)}—A threaten- ing Yugoslav-Hungarian quarrel was ended Tuesday and the agreement hailed by Geneva statesmen as a notable triumph for the League of Especially gratifying to them was that it followed closely the removal, under league auspices, of another European “war threat.” This was the Saar basin territory plebiscite, on which a Franco-German financial agreement was made last week and a solution reached on the difficult problem of policing the territory dur- ing the vote. Both Hungary and Yugoslavia at a session of the league's council lasb night @ resolution “de- ploring” the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia at Marseille. Not @ dissenting vote was cast. Worth of League Seen Hungary was asked in a tactful way to take “punitive action against any authorities whose culpabilities have been established” and to “com- municate to the the meas- ures which it takes to this effect.” Yugoslavia, which had “| Nations. the assassination by ter- rorists, and Hungary appeared satis- fled. Statesmen of mejor powers were vastly relieved when the government at Budapest, after study- European Diplomats here said the agreement proved that nations may make con- cessions to the league which they would find difficu.t to make directly to the government with which it wag at odds. ‘The League council Tuesday ad- vanced the date for the opening of its January session to enable it to be ready to function before and during the Saar plebiscite. The council members decided to assemble January 11. Plans for dispatch of the international force to patrol the Saar territory in connection with the voting. An army of 3,300 men is con- templated to be composed of 1,500 British Tommies—1,300 Italian Cara- binieri, 200 Dutch Marines and 250 Swedish Royal Guardsmen. YUGOSLAVS CHEER LEAGUE FOR SETTLING CONFLICT Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Dec. 11.—(P) —Yugoslavia cheered Tuesday a reso-; tory for her and an ignominious “de- feat” for Hungary. ~ Plunged into pessimism only yester- day over her prospects at Geneva, the country sang the praises of the world.’ ‘These words were those of a spokes- man of the ministry of foreign af- fairs, whe expressed delight at Gen- eva’s “favorable” action. i : Cash Offered in Open Heart Drive First donations of cash to the American Legion’s “Open Your Heart” campaign for the relief of the needy and the spread of Christmas cheer were announced Tuesday by R. R. Nelson, chair- man of the committee in charge. They were as follows: George F. Bird A Friend TOtAl ....seceecceveeeees 88.00 Al} donations received will be used in relieving the wants of Burleigh county ‘folks, particu- larly school children, Nelson said. Donations of clothes and toys still are coming in, along with contributions of household equip- ment, of which many families are in need. Emphasis wag placed by Nelson on the fact that broken items are acceptable, since many of them can be repaired. A mattress was received Mon- day following an appeal on be- half of three boys who were sleeping on gunny sacks, he said, but additional items of this sort will be welcome. REQUEST BILL OF PARTICULARS FOR Hearing Is Postponed Until Thursday; Jury Panel Told to Return Jan. 2 Flemington, N. J., Dec. 11.—(P)}— Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the stolid Bronx carpenter, stood handcuffed in Hunterdon county court Tuesdsy for 15 minutes as he listened to prelimin- ary arguments in his attorneys’ de-| mand on the state for a bill of par- ticulars on the indictment that he murdered Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. ‘The argument was short-lived, for Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Trenchard, who presided, postponed hearing until Thursday when the de- fense requested he fix a date when Edward Reilly, chief defense counsel,) could be present. Justice Trenchard assured the de- fense Hauptmann would be in court when the motion was argued. There will be no action affecting the de- a a except in his presence, he d. The justice told the special panel of 150 prospective jurors they were to return Jan. 2, the date the former German army machine gunner is to go on trial. No one will be excused,; the jurist said. The defense served its demand for @ bill of particulars on the date some to the 12 questions propounded. Tues-} to answer. Defense Requests Time Assistant Attorney General Joseph Lanigan, appearing for the prosecu- tion, told Justice Trenchard the state was ready to argue the ‘matter and could dispose of it “in 10 minutes.” much time it would require, and as- sociate defense counsel Floyd Fish- er asked the justice to defer the argu- ments until Reilly was present. | “I want to fix a time when counsel: will have abundant opportunity to argue this ,” said Trenchard, and fixed Thursday for the hearing. Hauptmann listened intently to it all. The slight smile he displayed as he entered the court room disa| Daughter of County Farmer Dies Sunday Gov. Olson Re-elected Commission Director when he was led to the bar. Fisher announced the defense would serve a formal petition for a bill of particulars on the state later in the day to supersede its present request. Lanigan any other petitions to be argued, and Fisher replied that it wanted access to certain exhibits of state evidence in the case, as well as permission to visit both the Lindbergh estate at Hope- well, the scene of the kidnaping, and the Hauptmann home in the Bronx, N.Y. He added he understood all this could be General David T. Wilentz, chief of the prosecution, so he would make no motions for the commission. a E St. Paul, Dec. 11.—(7)}—Ratification New York, Dec. 11—(P)}—A Hugh 8. Johnson used to duck as administrator of the NRA i went the NRA’s way Tuesday— from General Johnson. i waters of tak- ing their flames that had ‘Witnesses A Harold Porter, 18, told one strike ® railing ped i! d Fede i : Ez 8 5 i E é i die, u i He looked up from his scholar- ly labors in a department store, autographing copies of two books for boys he wrote as a young Heutenant of cavalry, to make the remarks: “The NRA is dead as the dodo, which is not only dead but ex- tines, It’s deader than any door- Nor need the NRA expect any “No, absolutely not!” he ex- . “Tam edi to be away from it.” ied these time ago but has not received 8 replY center for the day’s legal move was to force the state a with Attorney | Sa! ROOSEVELT URGES COORDINATION OF ALL LAW AGENCIES Suggests ‘Body of Public Opin- ion’ to Back Up Anti- Crime Offensive 500 EXPERTS ASSEMBLED ‘Cummings Faces Problem of Drawing Up Plans With- out Offending States Washington, Dec. 11—(#)—A man- date from President Roosevelt for a Gouble-barreled attack on lawlessness set the national crime conference to work Tuesday on what is called the greatest campaign of its kind in the country’s history. Five hundred experts who applaud- ed the president vigorously after his speech Monday night started discus- sions and studies to carry out Mr. Roosevelt's two suggestions: 1. That every law enforcement agency from the justice department Gown to one-man police forces in hamlets should be coordinated. 2. That a “body of public opinion” should be built up to back anti-crime efforts. é: Att General Cummings’ crime conference faces the task of drawing up this program without treading on responsibilities properly theirs. It seems likely the recommendation to come from the conference will be a National Criminological Institute— Perhaps a sort of university with de- gree-granting powers—to train peace officials, enlist the aid of science and serve as a national center for the ex- change of information. All Agencies Must Help crime “a symptom of social disorder” in the cure of which every social agency must be active, Presi- dent Roosevelt told the conference: “First, I ask you to plan and to con- struct with scientific care a constantly improving administrative structure—s structure which will tie together every crime-preventing, law enforcing agency of every branch of government —the federal government, the 48 state governments and all of the local gov- ernments, including counties, cities and towns. “Your second task is that of equal importance. An administrative struc- ture that is perfect will still be in- effective in its results unless the peo- ple of the United States understand the larger purposes and cooperate | HAUPTMANN \States’ rights or relieving localities of purposes. “I ask you therefore to do all in your power to interpret the vf crime to the people of this country. They must realize the many implica- tions of that word ‘crime.’” The gathering of judges, detectives, lawyers, criminologists and officials also heard Attorney Gen- 3 suggest a national education of peace of- jcers. Henry L. Stimson, former secretary of state, warned against “hysterical” sentimentalists in treating crime, and Patrick J. Hurley, former secretary of war, called on every citizen to do his share. ion of “political pressure” head of the department of justice's bureau of investigation, ag a neces- sity if gangs are to be permanently exterminated. “Until political pressure is doomed,” Hoover said, “and until there ar- (Continued on Page 7) Improvement Shown By Miss Plaggmeier Continued improvement in the con- dition of Frances » New Salem school teacher injured in an inquired if the defense had/ automobile accident Sunday, was re- ported Tuesday. She received a frac- tured skull. Her mother is a school teacher at Dodge. Her father was killed in an automobile accident several years ago. 4 DIE IN AIR CRASH Havana, Dec. 11—(7)—A Havana- Plane carried four inelt an American, to death when it Monday in hills of Oriente Province. Hugh Johnson, No Longer in Glass House, Throws Rocks at Blue Eagle It’s not that the general is not still on good terms with Presi- Hotel Vie for U.S. No. 1 Policeman Honors HOMER 8. CUMMINGS Washington, Dec. 11.—(@)—A administration’s No. 1 policeman Attorney General Cummings and HENRY MORGENTRAU, JR. friendly rivalry for the title of the appears to be developing between Secretary Morgenthau. Soon after Cummings took over the justice department he be- gan an anti-crime drive. Public enemies one after another were eliminated—men like George “Machine Gun” Kelly, Harvey Batley, John Dillinger and “Baby Face” Nelson. Cummings himself announced in the Lindbergh kidnaping case. the arrest of Richard Hauptmann He told newsmen how bul- many lets were found'in “Baby Face” after his encounter with justice de- partment agents. He called the Progress. Then the treasury got busy. national crime conference now in Morgenthau announced a fight to the finish on bootleggers. The progress of this drive is announced regularly. Internal revenue ‘detectives made new efforts to get gangster evaders of income tax laws. New York last week the treasury When “Dutch” Schultz surrendered in said the last of the big racketeer- income tax cases was nearing conclusion, ‘ Modern Diogenes | | Finds-Honest Men | o Washington, Dec. 11.—(?)—At- tention Diogenes: A lot of hon- est men figured in this one. Believe it or not, a one-dollar bill pinned to a postcard has been received at the White House. “If you receive the dollar that has been pinned to the card, then confidence in God has been restored and love of money is vanishing.” The postcard was mailed in Chicago a few days ago. The White House referred it to the treasury where the dollar has been deposited in the “conscience fund” which includes anonymous cash gifts to the government. sce SCHOOLS FINANCIAL STRESS DISCLOSED 23 States Need $21,000,000 to Operate Customary Terms and Pay Teachers Washington,. Dec. . 11.-(#)—Schools in 23 states were disclosed Tuesday by a government survey to need $21,- Eliminati The defense was uncertain NOW! was described by J. Edgar Hoover,| 000,000 if they are to operate their customary terms. this year and pay their teachers salaries averaging only 960 a month. . ‘These were the figures laid before the national council of state super- intendents and commissioners of ed- ucation by Dr. Howard Dawson, school financial consultant of the federal education office. He estimated $75,- 000,000 would be required if teachers were paid their present salaries—av- eraging $75 for elementary and $100 monthly for secondary schools—and schools operated at least eight months of the year. Many of the needy schools now run on as scanty a basis as three months a year. Dawson listed states still needing aid, including: North Dakota, Dakota, Wisconsin, Montana and Minnesota. Dawson said that Arkansas, Colo- absolutely no funds with which to start the current season. The total for the six states was 585 schools| with 56,000 pupils and 17,000 teachers. Some state educators grumbled over school aid operations of the relief ad- ministration. Only three states have been allotted relief funds to date mer added to financial worries. George Casper, 44, Of Devils Lake, Dies Casper, 44-year-old dent who is well known in North Da- kota in plumbing circles, died early Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs, H. C. McConnell, 4035 Nokomis ‘avenue here. GERMANS RELEASE GIRL CIVIL COURT CASES ARRANGED IN ORDER Judge McFarland to Try Ac- tions Simultaneously With Regular Proceedings Civil court actions in the order of their appearance on the December calendar of the fourth district court, which resumes sessions at the Bur- leigh county court house Wednesday, were announced Tuesday by Hon. Fred Jansonius, fourth district judge. Proceedings of the court were sus- pended Tuesday to permit the use of the court room for hearing the case testing the qualifications of Gov- ernor-elect Thomas Moodie. Judge R. G. McFarland of James- town was scheduled to arrive here Tuesday. He will try cases in the chambers adjoining the court rooms simultaneously with the regular pro- Civil cases to be tried in the order of their appearance are: Acme Commission Co., Inc. versus Mandan Creamery and Produce Co; L. H. Carufel versus Joe Palczewski; O. E. Erickson versus Bismarck Tribune Co.; E. A. Hogue versus Leo Sanders. and Mrs. Kelly; James L. Buckley versus William Langer; Ellen Schuh versug Stanley Lucas; Emil Schuh versus Stanley Lucas; Peter Dalen- berg, as special administrator of the Ezra Conine estate, versus Annie Kennedy; Edward 8. Allen versus Elick Larson; State of North Dakota for the benefit of the Workmen's Compensation Fund, and John R. Hoye versus Northwest Nursery com- pany and E. C. Hilborn; Anton Oberg versus Henry Jessen; John R. Bryan versus Merchants Insurance Co.; Charler Sattler versus Margaret Mc- Intyre; Central Lumber Co. versus Annie Lovin; Mrs. James Olson versus David Fryer and Mrs. David Fryer; Floyd Fowler versus Lyman ‘W. Morley; Carl J. Jacobson and ‘Mrs. Carl J. Jacobson versus Clarence Hanson, State Buuding Fund, Busi- South! ness Service Collection Bureau, W. C. Rowerdink and Scott Cameron; Owens-Illinois «lass Co. versus Thomas W. Asbridge, Martha K. Eastburn and First National bank. To Dredge Sand and Gravel From River| Proposal to dre ze sand and gravel for commercial purposes from the bed of the Missouri river has been made | ine by Captain W. A. Leach, Bismarck, to the federal government, according to information received from the war depa.tment which has notified river navigation interest of their right to Protest in the event the plan does not meet with their approval. According to the war department, it is proposed to put the dredged material on barges and unload these at an unloading plant here. No dredging will be done within 200 feet of any structure built or authorized by the United States government and all work will be conducted in such & manner as to meet the approval of the army engineers. i Captain Leach could not be reacted londay to learn details of his plans to obtain information regarding the probable number of men who will be employed in the operation. PATHOLOGIST DIES 8s DENIES CHANGE IN RESIDENCE; ADMITS MILL CITY BALLON Attorneys Charge Complaint Fails to Show He Did Not Meet Qualifications PAID STATE TAXES IN 1930 Declares Contest Has Caused “Public Turmoil’ Change in Relief Administration Dismissal of an action challenging Governor-Elect Thomas H. Moodie’s right to office was asked in Burleigh county district court Tuesday after denial had been entered that the gov- ernor-elect failed to meet constitu- tional requirements for five years residence in North Dakota. Moodie admitted that he voted in Minneapolis in 1930, as alleged in the complaint, but denied that this af- fected his residence in North Dako- ta. He declared he voted while tem- Porarily located in Minneapolis, and never intended to change his place of residence, adding that after his work was completed in Minnesota he returned to North Dakota. Caused ‘Public Turmoil’ Dismissal of the action was asked by Moodie on the ground that the complainants failed to show he did not meet the constitutional qualifica- tions. He declared that the action against him has caused “public tur- moil,” and revealed that plans of the federal emergency administration to Place North Dakota under a state- relief set-up were changed as a re- sult of the court action. Moodie’s return to the complaint. read by M. A. Murphy, Fargo, one of his attorneys, called attention to the approaching legislative session. Many important and wide-reaching problems affecting the peace, com- fort and well being of this state have beam suspended or delayed solution because of the situation existing not only on account of this litigation but also on account of the fact that the undersigned (Moodie) will take office with a new administration. Vital Problems Involved “One of these vital and important problems is that of the relief of the Poor, the care, sustenance and support of thousands of families, who through no fault of their own but due to wide- spread national and international economic conditions, must receive re- lief from the federal, state and local governments. a “Authorities representing the fed- eral government, having the vision and administration of federal emergency relief. have contacted the undersigned as the incoming governor and have cooperated with the under- signed in completing plans by which such relief administration will be more widely extended and more directly and efficiently given to those in need.” Since the commencement of this litigation, Moodie said in his return, “a public turmoil and uncertainty” has been engendered, causing federal authorities to suspend further “de- velopment of such plans so far as the same relate to more direct state ad- ministration thereof and will not go further with such plans until the un- . (Continued on Page 7) STORY OF ISLAND DEATHS DISCLOSED U. S. Gets Facts From Letters Found Near Bodies; ‘Mad Empress’ Is Missing San Diego, Calif. Dec. 11.—(7)—A story of horror, perhaps removing the final mystery from the strange death of three men on Marchena island off the coast of Ecuador, is in the hands of the United States gov- ernment iy: ‘The story is told in letters found near two bodies on the island Nov. 17, by the American tuna clipper Santa . Amaro. They were seized by United States customs guards, presumably acting on behalf of the government of Ecuador, to which Marchena and the other Galapagos islands belong. Captain William Borthen of the Santa Amaro said he had been ordered not to discuss the letters. “But let me tell you,” he exclaimed, “things happened on Charles Island that, are too horrible for us to imag- Charles, one of the Galapagos group, is the island from which Ru- dolph Lorenz and Trygve Nuggrud were reported to have been banished ‘without food or water by Baronese Eloise Bosquet von Wagner Wehrborn, the “mad empress of the Galapagos” who now is missing. The bodies found on barren Mar- chena Island were identified as those of Lorenz and Nuggrud by Capt. T. T. Ellan Hancock, Los Angeles patron of science. Py