The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1935, Page 3

(wh DESPERADO ESCAPES FROM JOLIET PRISON Gunman Charged With Five Murders, Many Bank Robberies, At Large Joliet, Tl., Aug. 5.—()—Four guards at the state prison were discharged Monday for “inefficiency and negli- gence which resulted in the inexcus- able escape” Saturday of Henry “Midget” Fernekes, mild appearing but deadly shooting gunman. Announcement of the dismissal of the guards was made by A. L. Bowen, director of the state department of public welfare, following a six hour investigation of Fernekes’ while naively disguised as a visitor. Gov. Henry Horner Monday put a price of $1,000 on the head of Ferne- kes who was blamed for at least five murders and a dozen or more bank robberies. Deadly Pistol Shot During his riotous career from 1916 to 1924, Fernekes became a deadly pistol shot and was said by police to have been without criminal peer as @ sidearms marksman. His bullets were alleged to have caused the death of three bank officials, one here and two in Pearl River, N. Y., and two Pennsylvania policemen. He was caught only twice—after his first “bank stickup job” when only an 18-year-old “punk” in Vincennes, Ind., in 1914, and again in 1923 when taken unaware by four police officets who were “tipped” that he was in a Ubrary studying texts on explosives which he admitted he hoped to aid him in perfecting a silent bank vault bomb. ‘The police considered it likely that ernekes was headed for a cache of stolen currency, estimates of which ranged all the way from $100,000 to a million dollars, Sentenced To Death ‘The small desperado was captured in 1925 and convicted of a robbery at the Inland Trust and Savings bank here in which a Building and Loan cashier was slain. He was sentenced to 10 years to life for robbery, then tried, convicted and sentenced to death for the slaying. During his trial and pending his appeal of the death sentence Ferne- kes four times tried to escape from the Cook county jail. Once he blast- ed a 15-inch hole through a brick wall. In 1927 the supreme court re- versed the murder conviction and he went to prison on the robbery sen- tence. Bismarck Girls Bow To Wing’s Champions Wing's girl softball team, unofficial county champions, walloped the Bis- marck All-Stars 16 to 1 here Sunday. The local girls were easily rattled and Olive Jacobson, Wing _ pitcher, struck out 12 batters and walked four, allowing only two hits. Edna Nel- son, All-Stars’ flinger, struck out one and walked two, allowing 13 hits, wi presented a strong, smooth- i experienced combination for which the All-Stars were no match. ‘The visitors brought in two runs in the first stanza, one in the second, 11 in the third and two more in the seventh. Bismarck’s lone run was made by M. Mann in the sixth on an THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1935 | OUT OUR WAY By Williams | A LL_RIGHT—ALL-CLt RIGHT/ TLL DUMP IT RIGHT OUT AN! LET TH’ BIG BRAINS FIND 7H! CRICK AND A BUCKIT WITH A_PLUSH HANDLE AND A SPOUT—THIS IS TH’ BESTT COULD DO— BUT I'M DUMB, IT'S PITIFUL / ity “4 Ow tee : vate Gy udiinne en periae ine AREA Uae adie "yy Ol : eget tse, A Mahe Mie INAS EP pyar aga, nna y so [Frank Hitcoock] FERA REGREATIONAL INSTITUTE CONVENES Picnic Climaxes First Day's Sessions; Mrs. Falley to Speak Tuesday A picnic Monday afternoon climax- ed the first day's sessions of the FERA recreational institute being held here under the direction of Alice Bender, guest instructor. Recreational directors from Mc- Lean, Grant, Morton, Sioux, Burleigh, Oliver and Mercer wefe in attendance Monday to receive instruction in stag- ing plays, directing handicraft work and promoting other community wel- fare ent . Paul O. Netland, area scout execu- tive, gave the handicraft demonstra- tion and talk while Miss Bender and Mrs. Stella Clary, Sioux county work- er, instructed the group on play pro- duction and “get-acquainted” games. Reports of the progress made in each of the eight Missouri slope coun- ties and a talk by Mrs. Hazel Falley, state director of the women’s work division, will feature the Tuesday ses- sions, A luncheon at noon will be in charge of Mrs. Grace Clendening, field representative of the state office. The Misses Mildred Downs and Mary Cave, previously announced as having a part in the program demon- ‘FRANK #. HITCHCOCK Tucson, Ariz, Aug. 5.—(P}— Gen. Frank Harris Hitchcock, former postmaster general and publisher of the Tuscon Dafly Citizen, died at 3:30 a.m. Monday in the desert sanatorium of pneu- monia. In a long period of public serv- ice, Frank Harris Hitchcock per- : formed his outstanding work as postmaster general in the cabinet AAA DISAPPROVES OF PROGESS TAX SHIFT Transfer From Bushel of Wheat to Barrel of Flour Not Feasible, Farrell Says Information that the federal gov- ernment will not approve a proposal to change the wheat tax from the bushel of wheat to the bar- rel of flour was received here Mon- day by Walter J. Maddock, Farmers Union official and a member of the national wheat advisory committee for the AAA. In_a telegram to Maddock, George Farrell, wheat administrator for the AAA, said the law will not permit HUNDREDS KILLED A TYPHOON HITS CHINA Lashes Populous Tea- Growing Province hundred persons were killed or drown- ed Monday when the most violent typhoon in many years struck the South China coast. Virtually the entire part of south- ern Fukien province suffered heavy life and property losses. The center of the disturbance was at Chuanchow, 100 miles north of Amoy. As the storm roared inland streams were flooded and numerous villages were completely submerged. Another similar storm was re- Ported approaching. The population of Fukien province is estimated at 20,000,000 persons. It is one of the greatest tea-growing provinces in China and is especially noted for its flower-scented teas. The climate is sub-tropical and the Province as a whole is mountainous. 27,600,000 ACRES OUT OF PRODUCTION Switch From Basic Crops Due to AAA Program Increases Legume Acreage Washington, Aug. 5.—(#)—The AAA announced Monday that its crop ad- justment program has taken 27,600,- 000 acres out of basic crop production this year. Of this total, the AAA said, 27,500,- 000 acres have been planted in other crops. The 1935 total compares with more than 35,000,000 acres rented in adjustment programs in 1935. Officials said the switch from basic crops (wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco) has been the leading factor in the largest increase in legume acreage ever reported in the United States. Legum re pods such as are borne by pea and bean plants. Joseph F. Cox, chief of the replace- ment crops section of the AAA, said the 1935 acreage of alfalfa hay, a plant of the bean family, is 1,750,000 acres larger than the total of 11,482,- 000 planted in 1934, Soybean acreage was said to total 5,463,000 this year, an increase of 20 Per cent from the total of 4,223,000 acres in 1934, Total hay acreage this year was said to be 66,096,000, an increase Fort Lincoln Captain Gets New Appointment Captain Percy M. Vernon of Fort Lincoln Monday received instructions at once for duty at the Uni- versity of Alabama where » aie ia t over duties as instructor le Re- Most Violent Storm in Years berve Ottibere Haining Oheps of the school. Due to the necessity of fin- ishing up his work as an executive officer in the state CCC administra- Pe ene Neer tion, Captain Vernon plans to remain Amoy, China, Aug. 5—(?)—Several|here until around Sept. 1. He and his wife and three children will go to Tuscaloosa at that time. |Caricature of Japan Emperor Ires Nation Washington, D. C., Aug. 5.—(P)— Hirosi Saito, the Japanese ambassa- dor, said Monday morning he would make representations against an al- leged insult to the Japanese emperor to Secretary Hull or Undersecretary Phillips during the day. The ambassador said he would visit! the state department to discuss the caricature appearing in the current issue of Vanity Fair magazine which pictures the Japanese emperor pull- ing a jinrikisha on which is a sign labeled “Japan’s emperor gets the Nobel peace prize.” The ambassador said he could not say whether he would lodge a formal Protest against the caricature until after he had discussed the question with state department officials, The average income of Napoleon III of France amounted to $14,219 a day. processing Of 5,384,000 acres over last year. Sakaroorncavrie the lower peroleid Acres rented or contracted by the of flour per bushel and that “we feel,| Government this year in the adjust- even though a change could be made,|™ent programs were divided as fol- the farmer would get no benefit from |!0WS: corn 11,969,000; wheat 4,912,000; it. The cost of ‘collecting the tax|Cotton 10,293,000, and tobacco 430,000. would be doubled.” Cox said he was gratified that so ‘The suggestion that the method of|™uch of the rented land had been collecting the processing tax was| Planted to soll-building legumes, made at the conference called last week by Gov. Walter Welford to sur-| Joseph A, Pepper, 61, the fi situation, being ad- ° vanced by the millers and represen.| Hope Pioneer, Is Dead Fargo, N. D., Aug. 5.—(®)—Joseph tatives of the grain trade. Washington with a request for infor-|A. Pepper, 61, former editor of the strations, did not appear because of a conflict with their Girl Scout camp- ing program. of President Taft. His efficient conduct of the postoffice department resulted in the unusual situation of having a surplus at the end of the fiscal year in 1911. Also he established the postal savings banks and the Parcel post. In winter, the staple food for the Eskimo is boiled seal and walrus meat. . It was referred to AAA officials at mation regarding the legality and|Hope Pioneer and Fargo resident for feasibility of the idea and as to|25 years, died in # Fargo hospital late| whether it was justified by the price|/Saturday. Funeral services will be at history of wheat in other years when|Hope Wednesday. the crop had been damaged by rust or other cause so that it was of light Confucius lived to be about 172 weight. years old, living from 550 to 478 B. C. % Rober A Good Store ---Made Better Many residents of Bismarck will tell us, the day our new store opens, that they can remember “when Robertson’s first opened up. Yes, sir, and it was a good store right from the start.” Our new store with its beautiful mer- chandise and modern surroundings has been built in order to serve you better. Our business principles maintained through the years will continue to gov- ern our course ... we are but making a good store better. ments have been added to complete our service. The New Shoe Department The New Beauty Salon tson’s Watch for our Opening Announcement Opening Announcement Soon Two new depart- A lawyer by profession, Mr. Hitchcock made a success of that calling after leaving the govern- ment service. He also extended his interests into the field of newspaper publishing. Mr. Hitchcock was born at Am- herst, Ohio, October 5, 1869, the son of Henry Chapman Hitch- cock and Mary Laurette Harris Hitchcock. He received his early education in the schools of Bos- ton and then went to Harvard University, where he was grad- uated in 1891, White at Harvard he was active in athletics, especi- ally on the ‘varsity baseball team. An injury sustained on the col- lege diamond left him with a slight limp the rest of his life. ‘The line-up: Bismarck 1, Wing 16 Wing AB RHE A PO 522100 33006 5321 414 411000 411000 500000 421000 411021 411000 421000 Totals ......... 441613 2 6 21 ABRHEAPO 310010 300122 301026 300101 301107 300102 100300 300000 200101 200102 200010 | Strange But True > 8 re © o 8 Stories of Life =| HE SHOULD SQUAWK Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 5.—(?)—One head was better than six to catch a chicken thief suspect. A man passed Patrolman McCloskey carrying a bag. ‘The patrolman heard a squawk. He investigated, found six chickens withjed the three primary colors; in pig- their heads chopped off, one with the|ments, the three primary colors are head still on, and squawking about it./red, yellow and blue. EAGLE ENJOYS WHY BE SATISFIED— with a 5th line Tire when you can get real satisfac- tion in Nationally known ipper Tires at a lower price? Two 30x3', gripper Tires with Road Tubes, $9.00, the Nat. Adv. List Price of One First Line Tire and Tube—Two 5.00-19, with tubes, $12.20. Gamble Stores. Pursuing his law course at Columbian, now George Wash- ington University, Mr. Hitchcock received his bachelor's degree in 1894 and his master’s degree a year later. He was admitted to the bar in the District of Colum- bia in 1894 and three years later to practice before the supreme court of the United States. He practiced his profession in New York after his retirement from the cabinet in 1913. He also was publisher of the Tucson (Ariz.) Daily Citizen, which he purchas- ed in 1910, and of the Las Vegas (New Mexico) Optic. Mr. Hitch- cock was unmarried. JOSEPHINE never bother Red, green and blue are consider- @ENE SARAZEN: “It’s important to me that Camels are milder. Extra millions ase spent for thechoiceto- baccosin Camels.They never get my wind OF upset my nerves.” Schilling Pepper will season a million steaks tonight. Attention! Boys and Girls! The People’s Dep't. 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