The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1935, Page 1

Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Bismarck S THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1935 Karpis Warns G-Man Chief ‘His Days Are Numbered’ Rogers’ Last Trip Ends in California © a | Life Threatened 4 arch iiciale heheh chee PUBLIC ENEMY N01 |City THREATENS LIFE OF PUBLIC'S HERO NO. 1/¢ Long Hunted Kidnaper-Gun- man Writes Hoover He Will ‘Get Him’ HUNT CENTERED IN DAYTON Director of Crime Hunters Has Nothing to Say About Gangster’s Defiance Washington, Aug. 20.—(}—Alvin Karpis, ranked public enemy No. 1, has threatened the life of J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the G-Men long hunting him, Newspapermnen were told at the de- partment of justice Tuesday the threat was contained in a letter to Hoover from Ohio -about a month ago. Hoover himself declined to say any- thing on the subject. Search Dayton Area ‘Word seeped out that Dayton was the principal locality of search for Just. now. Hoover once told reporters: “We intend to knock off everyone who ever worked with this gang. It may run to 25 or 30 le. We have always felt that the ‘ker-Karpis mob was one of the most dangerous in the country.” Sought by federal agents since the $200,000 kidnaping of Edward G. Bremer of 8t. Paul, Minn., in Jan- uary, 1934, Karpis was last seen by Officers when he escaped from a trap in an Atlantic City hotel early last winter. Abandon Girl Friends He and Harry Campbell at that time abandoned their girl friends, Three members have met death as uns barked in Chicago and Florida. Hoover once described the outfi: as “one of the most dangerous mobs in the country.” “as long as it was at large,” he said, “we felt that a kidnaping or a big bank robbery might take place \nywhere. It roved from the Pacific coast \cross the continent through the middle west and south.” SUBWAY COLLAPSE ENTOMBS WORKERS 18 Men Missing as Berlin Olympic: Games Project Drops; Four Saved Berlin, Aug. 20.—()—Eighteen workmen were reported missing Tues- day in the collapse of a portion of the Hermann Goering street subway, now under A section of the street 170 feet ibway ly for the Olympic games next to facilitate movement of the hea traffic expected. Bowman Contracts Held Legal in Court for two bridges and a cattle pass to- $1,361. supervisors. Toothache Clinic Mrs. Adena Miller Rich, Chicago stock broker's wife, succeeds the late great Jane Addams as head resident of the famous Hull House. NYE TO FILIBUSTER HOPING FOR ACTION ONNEUTRALITY ACT fous Obstacle in Way of Quick Adjournment ‘ashington, Aug. 20.—(P)—A fill- we buster against all administration leg- islation, designed to force action at this session on neutrality leigslation, was announced Tuesday by Chairman Nye of the senate munitions com- mittee. Senator Bone (Dem., Wash.), will Board Urges Missouri Survey Hull House Head J| conto of River Channel Sought; Amendment to Zon- Ing Ordinance Passes A resolution asking that army engineers be assigned to conduct a survey of the Missouri river south of the Memorial bridge in the interests of controlling the channel for health Protection was passed by the board of city commsisioners at its regular meeting Monday night. Called to the board’s attention by the city WPA planning board on a recommendation of a special wions’ club committee, the shifting of the river bed has left a virtual cesspool in @ part of the river bottom below the sewer outlet, now separated from the main channel of the stream. Also passed by the board was a formal resolution of application to PWA officials for the new pre- sedimentation basin for the Bis- marck water plant. Preliminary drawings for the new basin have been prepared by T. R. Atkinson, city engineer, and will be submitted with the application. Change Amendment One change was made in the pro- posed amendment to the city zoning ordinance which increases the Class B residential district, which permits apartment construction. The change excludes from the new Class B dis- trict one-half block between First and Mandan 8ts., and between Rosser Ave, and the section line, which is halfway up the block to Avenue A. The amendment with the one age of a new city ordinance. Will Stagger Hours REACH AGREEMENT ON TAXES LEAVING OUT ESTATE LEVIES Harrison Estimates Bill Will Bring $265,000,000 a Year Into Treasury IGNORE ROOSEVELT WISHES Ban on Future Federal Tax Exempt Securities, Silver Repeal Eliminated Washington, Aug. 20.—(?)—Senate and house conference committee Members Tuesday reached a final agreement on the $250,000,000 tax bill, leaving out the new inheritance La proposed by President Roose- vel Instead of the inheritance taxes, the bill agreed upon would increase the existing estate and gift tax rates. The bill was summed up this way by Chairman Harrison (Dem., Miss.) of the conference committee: 1, Graduated corporation income taxes: 12% per cent on the first $2,- 000 of income, 13 per cent on income from $2,000-$15,000; 14 per cent on $15,000-$40,000 and 15 per cent on all over $40,000. 2. Capital stock tax: Increased from the present $1 per $1,000 to $1.40. 3. Excess profits: permit new declaration of capital value and then tax at a 6 per cent rate those profits between 10 and 15 per cent and tax at 12 per cent the profits over 15 per cent. 4, Individual income surtaxes: start levies, as in the house bill, at a tax of 31 per cent on income from $50,000 to $56,000, increasing rates to & maximum of 75 per cent on the excess over $5,000,000. 5. Intercorporate dividends: A 90 per cent exemption, instead of the existing -100 per cent exemption; on dividends received by one corpora- tion from another. This rate would amount to about 1% per cent. 6, Estate taxes: ranging from 2 per cent on the first taxable $10,000 to 70 per cent on the excess over Ryder Hamro, chief of the fire |$50,000,000. department, called the board's atten- tion to the fire school which will be Hamro at present is attending the Northwest Fire school at Minnesp- olis. Provision will be made to stag- ger the hours of. local firemen in order to permit as many of the men start the filibuster, and Nye will join: as possible to attend the schoo!, the disclose in, Nye said. He refused to other participants. The development came shortly af- ter the foreign relations committee reached an agreement on neutrality legislation, but withheld details. Nye filed a report from the committee recommending a constitutional amendment to permit levying on tax- exempt securities in time of war. The filibuster threat was the most Riedel Heads Mercer County Welfare Body schoo! board president with W. of Be as vice president M. 8. Pridt, Hazen, as re- duties of the ‘board’ be followed were. Milhollan, Bis-} state Closed Bank Pays ‘ Off 113 Per Cent La commission decided. A petition of Joe Patera, 210 West Rosser, for a private driveway was approved as was the petitisn of T. M. Casey for a sidewalk, curb and gutter at his new house on Avenue E between Eighth and Ninth 8ts. The board also discussed the sug- gestion made by Mrs. Minnie L, Shu- man, 414 Third 8t., in reference to widening Third St. from Rosser to Avenue D, Avenue D from Second to Fourth Sts., and Rosser from Second to Third Sts. However, before any action can be taken, the board must have a petition signed by the prop- erty owners, Joe Wright, 401 Thirteenth 8t., of- fered $150 for lot 7, block 47, North- ern Pacific Second addition but ac- tion was deferred pending an in- vestigation of the delinquent taxes. Annual Reports Approved Annual reports of F. J. McCormick, W. R. Ebe- ‘superintendent, | ling, year ending June 30, 1935, as pre- pared by Myron Atkinson, city audi- tor, were approved. The report at the city scales show- ed 18,903 loads weighed during the fiscal year with revenues totaling $1,- A comparative report of the pclice department showed 504 arrests made as compared with 758 in 1934 . Stringent enforce- ordinances resulted in issued during the Russian Revives ‘Dead’ Dog With Artificial Blood Pump Moscow, Aug. 2.—()—Dr. 8. 8. Brukhonenko, Russian scien- death” in the presence of a group of foreign delegates ‘here for the * ~ international ' physiological con- Dr. Brukhonenko used an ap- . paratus of his own invention called an “autojector” to produce g z iE ais i 7. Gift taxes: approximately three- quarters of the estate levies. The Borah amendment forbidding future issues of federal tax-exempt securities, and the McCarran amenc- ment, repealing much of the silver purchase act, were eliminated. Harrison estimated these taxcs would bring in $265,000,000 a year. FARGO KILLER CASE AGAINBEFORE BOARD Sathre to Report Investigation Into William Gummer Plea At Special Session ‘The state board of pardons will hold an emergency meeting Sept. 9, Miss Marianne Hansen, secretary, an- nounced Tuesday. A report on the investigation of P. O. Sathre into the case of William Gummer, serving life for the murder of Marie Wick at Fargo will be heard by the board at that time, Miss Han- sen said. Since his conviction, Gummer has maintained his innocence of the crime, Constantly, since Gummer en- tered prison March 19, 1922, investi- gators have followed various leads which his supporters believed would prove his innocence. Gummer has appeared before the board several times with an appeal for Pardon. In addition to the appearance of Gummer, approxmately 90 other in- mates will come before the board. Unidentified Tramps Die from Canned Heat Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 20.—(®)— After investigating for several days Traill county. authorities have been unable to identify bodies of two transients found dead at Hatton last vert where he had crawled. Accident Victim Is _ Recovering Rapidly Frederick Schrimpf, Jr., 216 Ave- nue D West, who with his parents and brother, Roger, was injured when their car crashed into the ditch after sideswiping another. machine last ‘Thursday, was reported “well on the road to recovery’ by hospital atten- dants Monday. Mrs. Schrimpf and other son were discharged from hospital Sunday afternoon. Mem- of the Rudolf Olson of: jamestown, passengers in the other car, were taken to Jamestown for treatment. 16 OF 4 PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY N. D. WPA ARE APPROVED Approximately $104,262 Involv- ed in Employment Program Drawn by State Set-Up STATEWIDE CENSUS ASKED Lignite Coal, Nursing Service, Sanitary Program, Other Projects Pondered Sixteen of 54 projects submitted to ; Washington have been approved by the federal authorities, the national works progress administration an- nounced here Tuesday. Approximately $104,262 was in- volved in the 16 projects, first to be authorized for North Dakota by the federal agencies, All projects are approved and an- nounced from Washington, under a new system inaugurated by WPA. Previously, the project approvals were announced through the state administrators, many at the time of ‘state approval. 3 Among the projects which will probably be conducted in North Da- kota will be a census of the state population, Thomas H. Moodie, state administrator, said. A survey to de- termine utilization of lignite coal as @ steam product also will be made, :t was announced. Covers Wide Field The entire group of 54 projects will cover a wide field, and will em- brace four state wide projects—in- cluding a public health nursing serv- ice project, and a state wide sanitary project. Total cost of the 54 projects. now in Washington is estimated at $1,106,- 924, state officials said. Among - projects approved.-were: Valley City—Cleaning river bed and shore line. Federal funds, $2,725; sponsor's contribution, $150. Clean- ing storm and sanitary sewers. Fed- eral funds, $5,040; sponsor's con- tribution, $2,472, Removing approxi- mately 24,000 cubic yards of earth from 70 city blocks and alleys. Fed- (Continued on Page Three) 15,080 CLAIMS FOR INSURANCE ON FILE IN HOPTON'S OFFICE Checks Covering Losses Moving Every Day, Manager Lars J. Siljan Declares Damage by hail to this year’s crops has been the most extensive on rec- ord, officials of the state hail insur- ance department revealed Tuesday. At the close of business Saturday night the number of claims presented had reached 15,080, the largest in the history of the department. Every county in the state was represented. Dunn county led in the number of claims with 1,175, followed by Wil- liams with 743, Grant with 715 and McLean with 695. Dickey brings up the rear with only 22, followed by Towner with 23 and Rolette with 32. Insurance Commissioner Harold Hopton said checks covering losses are going out every day and that a small army of adjusters is in the field set- tling claims. One difficulty, Manager Lars J. Siljan said, has been that of ob- taining experienced adjusters to serve in this capacity. The number of losses reported from each county to date follows: Adams 476, Barnes 130, Benson 454, Billings 404, Bottineau 559, Bowman 518, Burke 249, Burleigh 169, Cass 135, Cavalier 145, Dickey 22, Divide 212, Dunn 1,175, Eddy 206, Emmons 189, Foster 92, Golden Valley 439, Grand Forks 204, Grant 715, Griggs 116, Hettinger 529, Kidder 254, LaMoure 378, Logan 225, McHenry 330, McIn- tosh 122, McKenze 269, McLean 695, Mercer 124, Morton 388, Mountrail 247, Nelson 283, Oliver 44, Pembina 168, Pierce 203, Ramsey 236, Ransom 135, Renville 194, Richland 40, Rolette 32, Sargent 54, Sheridan 273, Sioux 56, Slope 438, Stark 495, Steele 150, Stuts- man 335, Towner 23, Traill 324, Walsh Ly Ward 278, Wells 251, Williams Native of Dickinson Killed in Alps Crash New York, Aug. 20.—(#)—Mrs. Mar- jon Hilliard Blodgett, a native of Dickinson, N. D., died of injuries re- ceived in an automobile accident near Martgny, Switzerland, in which her companion, Dr. W. Beran Wolfe, New York psychiatrist was instantly killed, according to word received by her husband, Delos A. Blodgett here. Mrs, Blodgett is survived by two daughters and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Milliard of Daytona Beach, Fia., and s brother, Robert C. Hilliard of Minneapolis, Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 20.—()— A. A. Hilliard, father of Mrs. Marion Hilliard Blodgett, is president of the Dickinson. Furst National bank of Post’s Body Being Flown to Oklahoma for Funeral Services There Los Angeles, Aug. 20.—()—In the darkened cabin of a transport plane, the body of Wiley Post began its last aerial voyage Tuesday, while thou- sands waited to pay final homage to ‘Will Rogers, who met death with the aviator in a tragic Alaskan air crash. The body of the famous humorist lay in a Glendale mortuary awaiting public and private funeral services, Thursday, as the huge plane sped toward Oklahoma City where serv- ices for Post will be held. Aboard the plane, which took off at 8 a. m., were Col. Clarence M. Young, airline executive; Joe Cros- son, who brought the bodies from Alaska; William A. Winston, chief pilot; J. L. Fleming, junior pilot; T. W. Dowling, radio operator, and Engineer Tom Ward. WILL'S LAST GIFT Beverly Hills, Calif, Aug. 20.— (?)—The last expression of Will Rogers’ affection for his family reached here Tuesday. It was a small package, ad- dressed to Mrs. Rogers in care of J. K. Blake, her brother. The careless, rambling scrawl was the comedian’s typical handwriting. In the package was a small red fox fur, a souvenir of the land where death overtook him. It was postmarked Juneau, Alaska, The 3,500-mile journey from the northern Alaska wilds where they crashed in Post's ship last Thursday ended just at dusk Monday, when Pilot Winston set down his big Pan American Airways transport at Bur- bank airport. Police, Curious Clash Police and the curious clashed at the airport after the officers had sought to halt the taking of photo- graphs. The incident delayed trans- fer of the bodies to the mortuary a half hour. MORGAN PROMOTED Washington, Aug. 20.— —Tech- nical Sergeant Stanley R. Morgan Tuesday was: promoted to master sergeant, the highest non-com- missioned army rank. Secretary Dern said the ad- vancement was “in recognition of his initiative, resourcefulness, and fine judgment in organizing and directing the recovery of Rogers’ and Post’s bodies,” taking them to the lonely Eskimo village, and transmitting to the outside world & detailed account of the Arctic peeety, near Point Barrow, Alas- Joe Crosson, the Alaskan pilot who had brought out the bodies of his friends in less than two days, re- linquished the controls for the flight from Seattle, which was broken by a brief fueling stop at Alameda. ‘The body of the famous humorist- actor will lie in state five hours Thursday in a grove of pine and olive trees at Forest Lawn park in Glen- dale, Private services were set for 2 p. m. in the Wee Kirk o’ the Heather. (Continued on Page Three) Judge Allen Releases Joyce on $500 Bond Martin Joyce of Brandon, 8. D., arrested Sunday in connection with the automobile accident in which George Bartole of Bismarck was in- jured, was arraigned before City Magistrate E. 8. Allen Monday on a charge of driving while intoxicated. The case was continued until Sept. 10. Joyce was released on $500 bonds. Bartole, who suffered a fractured arm and severe injuries about his head when he was struck by the Joyce machine on the highway, was report- ed “improving rapidly” at the Bis- marck hospital where he was taken for treatment, Carl Hendershot, 72, Is Claimed by Death Carl Hendershot, 72, retired Bur- leigh county farmer, died at 1:45 p. m., Tuesday at @ local He was brought here from his farm home near Baldwin Monday evening. Mr. Hendershot was born April 29, 1862, in New York. Funeral arrange- ments have not yet been made. Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy No. 1, has threatened the life of J. Edgar Hoover (above), chief of the G-men. MILLIONS POCKETED BY HOPSIN DURING DEPRESSION YEARS Admits Taking $3,187,000 From AGE While Stockhold- ers Went Begging Washington, Aug. 20.—(#)—Threat- ened with conetmpt proceedings if he did not answer questions, Howard ©. Hopson agreed Tuesday he and iss his family had drawn profits of $3,- 187,000 from the Associated Gas & Electric system from 1929-1933 in- clusive, The testimony was elicited in the senate lobby investigation through persistent interrogation by Senator ‘Schwellenbach (Dem., Wash.) Hopson acknowledged that during half the time covered, the utility system under him was not paying dividends on its stock. After the hearing recessed until Weednesday, SGchwellenbach told newsmen the evidence so far dis- closed profits of $13,000,000 from 1926 to 1933 to Hopson and J. I. Mange. Hopson contended throughout, however, the great bulk of the profits were only “paper profits” and that he never actually realized on them. Schwellenbach said many others alp failed to cash in on their profits when they had them. Berlin’s Radio City Destroyed by Blaze Berlin, Aug. 20.—(?)—The main building of Berlin’s Radio City was a heap of smoldering ruins Tuesday af- ter a spectacular fire which caused one death and injury to 26. Wants Congress to ] | Add Bureau of BAA} ee East St. Louis, Aug. 20.—(P)— John J. Rogers has written to his congressman. He wants congress to add a BAA to the AAA and other alphabetical bureaus. The BAA would be # baseball adjust- ment administration. Rogers watched the team he had just begun to manage lose e. othe government pays a farmer for not raising hogs,” Rogers told his congressman. “It pays farm- ers in the south to plow under thelr cotton. In view of these facts 1t does not seem unusal to ask the government for compen- sation for these gentlemen for not playing baseball.” Motion to Remove Allen as N. D. College Confirming capitol reports of a move to oust Dr. C. E. Allen as president of the Valley City State Normal school, an attempt to have the office declared vacant failed Tuesday at a meet- ing of the state board of admin- istration. J Mrs. Jennie Ulsrud, woman member of the board, moved the office be declared vacant “in the best interests of the schovi.” Her motion failed for ‘he iack of @ second, the remaining four members of th® board making po President Fails move to support the attempted ouster. No further action was taken by the board on reappointment of Dr. C. L. Kjerstad, president of the Dickinson State Normal] school, but the board will con- sider this later. Judge J. D. Harris, chairman of the board, declared ae Kjersted “situation was ri back where it was.” He hinted at the possibility of a ‘ormal hearing, although others looked with disfavor upon such @ move. jGharon, The Weather G fair tonight eednesdey: Hi wartuere PRICE FIVE CENTS pends $602,240 on Buildings CAPITAL CITY RANKS FIRST IN NEW N. D. HOME CONSTRUCTION $44,575 Expended In First Six Months of This Year fon - Residences ISSUE 92 BUILDING PERMITS New High School Building, Costing $400,000 Large Item on Program Bismarck’s current building boom— the largest since 1929—has seen the expenditures of $602,240 during the 12-month period ending June 30, Over the six-month period to July 1, $44,575, was estimated as the cost of new home construction which is the greatest figure to be expended by home owners in any North Dakota city. The Capital City’s preeminence among state cities in regards to resi- dental construction was disclosed in federal bureau of labor statistics which show new home building here from Jan. 1 to July 1 as $44,575 as compared with Grand Forks’ $25,065, Fargo’s $19,305 and Minot’s $6,385. $37,600 in July During July permits were issued for $37,600 in residential building in Bis- marck which was more than the com- bined total of the other three major state cities. In the same month the estimated cost of residental construc tion for which permits were take out was $21,300 at Grand Forks, $7,000 at Fargo and $600 at Minot. Capital City residental, business and public construction, which this year for the first time since 1929 topped the $600,000 mark, was $566,370 great- er than 1934 and very nearly equal to the entire total of the four previous years, Estimated total cost of the building in Bismarck for the year beginning ¢, July 1, 1934, and ending June 30, 1935, | ¥ has been set at $602,240, according to; & veport prepared by Myron 870 in 1934, $40,034 in 1933, $93,030 in 1932 and $496,923 in 1931, bringing the five-year grand total to $1,353,007. Evident reasons for the building spurt are the Federal Housing Act, rapidly increasing population and a return of confidence in real property investments by banks, credit institu- luring the past fiscal period. Permits included 33 for residences, 14 for private structure alterations, nine for private garages and business structuers and seven for business structure alteration, One of the chief items in the in- creased construction is Bismarck’s new $400,000 high school building, only a part of which was figured in the 1935 total. Business and public construction in which classification the school bi falls, was estimat- ed at $384,515 for the year to which must be added approximately $50,000 for plumbing, heating, wiring and special contracts. New Homes Cost $183,825 Bismarck’s 53 new residental struc- tures will cost $183,825 when com- pleted, it is estimated, while house alterations totaled $15,175. The two other items making up the total construction cost are business structure alteration $6,200 and pri- vate garage $4,525. Miscellaneous permits issued dur- ing the year included 122 for plumb- ing, 98 for wiring, 44 for street exca- vation and one for house moving. Junior Association to Meet Thursday Night Bismarck’s newly organized Junior Association of Commerce will hold its second business meeting Thursday at 1:30 p. m., in the Senior Association of Commerce chambers, Charles C. Goodwin, temporary president, an- nounces, Reports of the constitution and membership committees will be heard and final action probably will be taken on adoption of the govern- ing code, according to Goodwin. Any young business or professional man of Bismarck between the ages of 21 and 36 is eligible to attend and has the cordial invitation of the tem- pany organization, Goodwin, de- cS Farm Hand’s Suit for Wages Is Fruitless A suit for $180 which John Olson, farm hand, claimed he had coming in wages for working on the J. B, Davis ranch in Grant county, was dismissed Tuesday by the state supreme court, reversing a decision in lower court. Davis, against whom the case was brought, claimed he and Olson oper- ated under a contract agreement on a share basis, and that he did not owe Olson the money. The supreme court held that in view of the contract, Olson could not sue for wages but that action in such case must be brought on the contract it~ self. HARMON RITES SET Sharon, N. D., Aug. 20.—(?)—Rites were to be conducted here Tuesday for L. O, Harmon, 78, invalid for five years, who died Sunday. Immediate survivors are his wife and one daugh- ter, Mrs. ©. J. Forberg, both of x ¥