The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 22, 1935, Page 1

» ra , ‘HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 xk k BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1935 ‘Hurricane Cuts Off East Cuba x *k * x * * xk k & PRICE FIVE CENTS xk kk *& British Open Avenue to End War KENTUCKY DERBY'S VICTORIOUS JOCKEY SOUGHT IN SLAYING Police Want to Question *Smoky’ Saunders About Woman’s Death IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOGRAPH Louisville Tailor’s Wife Found Crushed to Death on Highway Louisville, Ky., Oct. 32—(#)—The Jockey who rode Omaha to a thrilling victory in the 1935 Kentucky Derby, dapper little Willie “Smoke” Saund- ers, Tuesday was named by Louisville police as one of two men they wanted to question about an after-the-party slaying of a young and pretty Louis- ville married woman, ‘The second man has not been iden- tifled. Police in Baltimore, where Saund- ers has gone to ride in races st Laurel Park, went to Saunders’ hotel early Tuesday to question him but the jockey had gone. D. B. Headley, whose uncle, Hal Price Headley of » Ky., holds Saunders’ riding contract, ex- pressed. belief that Saunders was on his way back to le, ' Telephoned Saunders Headley, staying at another Balti- more hotel, said he telephoned Sa’ ders and advised him he was wanted for questioning in the slaying of Mrs. Evelyn Sliwinski, 24-year old wife of ® Louisville tailor, whose mangled body, crushed by automobile whegls, was found in » road early Sunday. “I advised him to go back and see what it’s all about,” Headley. said. “No. he didn’t seem bothered) about, it.” The party that preceded ing was related to police. by Mrs. Agatha Mackison, 28, who identified @ photograph of Saunders as that of Mrs. Sliwinski’s companion: on :the Saturday night party. - Mrs. Mackison was quoted by De- tective Capt. William A. Oeltjen as saying she, Mrs. Sliwinski, and two. men che knew only as “Jimmy Smith,” and “Tommy,” met at a saloon and visited several night clubs. Other Spoke Italian “Jimmie,” she identified from a photograph of Saunders. “Tommy,” the said, spoke Italian fluently. “Jimmie” and Mrs. Sliwinski quar- reled, Mrs. Mackison’s statement re- lated; he knocked her down, and \ later resumed the quarrel in the car and ordered her out. “She walked around in front of the car,” Mrs. Mackison’s statement to police related. “‘Tommy,’ the man I was with, stepped on the gas and ran over Evelyn. We kept for sev- eral miles and turned. As we came back about 50 miles an hour we ran over her again. As I felt the wheels pass over her body I screamed. “What's the matter with you?’ ‘Tommy asked, “we didn’t hit any- thing; maybe a cat.’ ~ Wiped Off Wheels “After we drove a little while longer they stopped and got out and in- spected the car. I think they wiped the wheels. Then we started again. “<Jimmy’ said, ‘step on it. I think the law's after us.’ They took me to my home. “ ‘Just remember this,’ they told me. ‘You ain’t seen nothing, you ain’t heard nothing; you don’t know any- thing, and you're lucky you're aliye.’” Mrs. Mackison said she hesitated about telling police, because she was afraid she. might be killed, Frost-Bitten Wheat as the fall term of the United States toms court opened Tuesday. Frost- Ward ing their exhibits for the club crops bitten wheat is suitable only for feed rural resettlement administration, will section of the Show. i purpose. be joined with the 350,000 familes al-! Burleigh county’s corn club at’ Still ‘Wheat is dutiable on an ad valorem| ready on rehabilitation rolls in the will bg one of the: tars, accord basis at 10 per cent and subject also| entire country. 4 |ing to "A. H. Erickson, leader. ‘A. B. to various additional. taxes. The| The plan, designed to help farmers Johnson is assistant leader of the government contends ‘the wheat|0t now under the federal rehabilita-|club which, has a membership of 36. should be taxed on the market value| tion loan program, provides for certi-'Lee Sundquist in president. at Winnipeg while shippers hold that/ fication of needy families for tem. - 7 Value at points of original shipment} porary direct on a subsistence) Coal Men Will Meet iinet said through an agreement! In City October 31 Naval Conference Hgned —- Planned by Britain] ine London, Oct, 22—#-—A naval lim- | Sele —_—_——— SEES ACT bogey deel tle vature. Wallace Monday tary. ure suse catia meat sory. contro} law by the next’ congress. t "|First Indications. Point to the slay-| of; Two persons were killed, scores injured as ® severe temblor, cli- maxing a week of minor shocks, stripped walls off buildings in Montana's capital city. In the photo the National Biscuit com- SEEK GLUE 10 SOLVE DEATH OF TEACHER | sss ee Sc ISD, HOTEL ROM coe SCROOL WIL | FRATURE EXTENSION | MADRS, FARHERS Behool tence ew om here sista Dally Program at State Show ticers raited the reports il atin arene geben eat reports | Here Is Announced by Will, General Chairman Strangulation, . Assault, Officers Say Leola, 8. D,, Oct. 22—UP)—Seeking a clue to solve the death of Lela Hal- vorson, 24-year-old Madison, 8. D, of South Dakota. © Miss Halvorson, who had come ae School teacher, was found dead Sun- | Dally program for the school to be day morning by Miss Martha Koppy, held in connection with the State another Aeasieoo ld piranha Show, opening here Thursday, was to have reliev was announced Tuesday by George F. . 8. » e di mw fuk = heey ene ct, ie tanee Will, general chairman. were Miss Halvorson had been strang-| J. T. Sarvis of the Great Plains led and that she had been criminally station at Mandan will open the assaulted. {school with a talk on “Corn in Farm- State agents questioned two men but ing Production in North Dakota.” both were released. | Three prominent North Dakota Miss Halvorson arrived Saturday corn producers will assist P. J. Ol- night. She had an appointment to son, assistant director of the agricul- meet Miss Koppy at 9 a. m. Sunday. ture division of the State college, in Miss Koppy told officers she went answering the questions: “Has su- to Miss Halvorson’s room then, but perior show corn a superior utility noticed nothing wrong. Returning ® value?” and“‘How do I produce show second time, she said she saw Miss corn?” Otto Mund, Sargent county, E. Halvorson's body on the floor behind yy, Granlund, Ransom county, and a bed which had concealed it from her 5c. crimmins, Emmons county, are view the firet time bard rele, the three farmers who will take part An inquest was but it was a it asi oxi in this section of sa program, Two to Following this, Olson will talk on “The Modern, Methods of Corn Im- |. provement” and E. W. Norcross, de- puty state seed commissioner, : will _ speak “Merchandising Seed Corn.” T. E. Stoa of the Staté oollege’s de- * partment of agronomy will talk on “What Is New in Small Grain Varie- ties” and the school will come to a close with an address by Will on the Corn Show, its aims, purposes and accomplishments. , The school is under the personal supervision of Dean H., L. Wester, dean of the division of agriculture, | State college at Fargo. Dean Walster will act as chairman at all of the Pioneer Sends Entries. Entries continued to arrive at the offices of H, P. Goddard, secretary of the state association. Among the re- cent entries was one from Steven ‘Triplett, 82-year-old farmer who has farmed in southern Burleigh county since 1881. Triplett has had an ex- hibit in each of the past 13 Corn \ Shows, Goddard said. 5 County agricultural agents are as- .'aisting 4-H club members in arrang- FARMERS WIL GET » DRACT FEDERAL AD Needy Faniilies Will Be Certi- , fied for Temporary Re- lief by RRA Damage Wrought by Montana Earthquake in Helena LEMKE SAYS PEORIA COURT ‘ASSUMPTION’ ON ACT ‘ERRONEOUS Proceeded on Theory Mortgagee Is Owner of Property, Solon Says “eke N. aed oni ees rt William Lemke of Nort Mon- Th, sel te. “oroneous-assunpeion ley “erroneous -assumiption” in holding his and Senator Frazier’s new farm moratorium law unconsti- tutional. “The decision in the Peoria case seems to proceed on the theory that the mortgagee is the owner of the property,” Rep. Lemke said. “The property belongs to the mortgagor. He is the person who accumulated and created it.” The two-judge court held the law violated the fifth amendment pro- tecting property against seizure with- out due process of law. It also held the law violated article four of the constitution guaranteeing full faith and credit to state courts. “There are 26 lawyers on the house judiciary committee and 18 on the senate judiciary committee,” Rep. Lemke added. “Both these commit- tees considered this act carefully. “Naturally I have more confidence in the judgment of these committees composed of some of the ablest law- 9 PLEAD INNOCENCE '|T0 FEDERAL CHARGE | [ONDON HINGE UPON OF RUM CONSPIRACY Judge Miller Opens Term of U. $. Court Hearing Liquor " Cases HUNT SIX IN ALLEGED RING Government Charges Thou- sands of Gallons of Booze Disposed of Nine defendants who the govern- ment claims were part of a liquor ring extending into several states. Tuesday pleaded innocence when they were arraigned here before Fed- eral District Judge Andrew Miller on charges of conspiracy to violate national liquor laws. The nine, arraigned by Assistant U. 8. District Attorney Harry Lash- kowitz, were: Mike Guon, Joe Gould, both of Mandan; Maurice Weinre, Henry Thoe, Harvey Erickson, and Elmer Augustad, all of Devils Lake; and Alec Arenson, Arne Anderson and Benny Moses, all of Minneapolis. Attorneys appearing for the group’ entered the pleas with provisos they might be withdrawn to be substituted for motions or demurrers. The nine were specifically charged with conspiring to remove distilled liquors on which the federal tax had not been paid to points other than government-bonded warehouses and conspired to manufacture liquor with- out payment of the federal revenue tax. The acts were alleged to have occurred from May, 1932, to January, 1935. In Other States Lashkowitz said the government would seek to show illegally rectified liquor was state ‘by. i truck” and that the ‘conspiracy = tended into several states, with dis- posal ‘of thousand of gallons of {l- legal spirits.” Judge Miller informed Phillip Besseler, Minneapolis attorney ap- pearing for the three Minnesota men, the ¢ase might be called for trial in November. Lashkowitz declared a number of persons indicted on the same charges had not yet been apprehended and was reluctant to reveal details of the charges. In addition to those who were ar- raigned Tuesday, and to those whom marshals are still seeking, six others were indicted: Ralph Nelson of Devils Lake, Andrew Milkes of Fargo and Minneapolis; Anthony Perone, Dil- worth, Minn.; Ted Cowan, Fargo, and ‘Swen Swenson, Devils Lake. Seek Other Indictments Additional indictments will be yers in this nation than I have in the decision of the Illinois court.” HOLIDAY GROUP MAY CONDEMN WALLACE Minnesota Association Also to Consider Asking Loan Pay- s ment Stay Madison, Minn., Oct. 22.—(P)—Wal- ter Groth, Minneapolis, secretary, said delegates to the Minnesota Farm Hol- iday association convention convened here Tuesday would consider a reso- lution condemning Secretary Wallace cf the department of agriculture. Approximately 1,000 delegates were present and officers forecast this number would be swelled to 3,000 be- fore nightfall. “A resolution condemning Secretary Wallace and possibly asking for his removal will be presented to the con- vention,” Groth said. “The sentiment of the Farm Holiday association is that the AAA program has been a failure and that the status of the farmer has not been improved at all since Secretary Wallace took office.” Groth added a resolution asking deférment of. payment of seed loans for one year and dividing the amount over a three year period also would be introduced. « HOPES FOR PEACE IN MUSSOLIN'S ACTION Feel Duce Must Capitulate Some in East Africa to Provide Basis ROME MASSES ITS LEGIONS No Immediate Prospect of Ma- jor Conflict on Northern War Front (By the Associated Press) The British government, a leader in League of Nations sanctions against Italy for its aggression in Ethiopia, left the way open Tuesday for an end hostilities in East Africa. Opening debate in parliament on the Afro-European crisis, Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare declared Britain had never turned its back on @ peaceful solution. “There is still breathing space be- fore the economic pressure can be ap- plied,” he said. “Can it not be used for another attempt at such a set- eee ee To Get 33rd Degree Era Sei AR TNT na NE [ $2,500,000 DAMAGE DONE IN JAMAICA BY DEVASTATING STORM Three Lives Known Lost With Check Delayed by Wreck- ed Wire Systems HEADS FOR EAST BAHAMAS Short Circuited Power Lines, Rising Rivers Add to Island Terror A. M. CHRISTENSON mander Cooke, commandant of the U. 8. Naval station at Gaun- tanamo Bay, telegraphed “no known loss of life or personal in- juries in this vicinity.” tlement?” As if in @ direct plea to Mussolini not to press further in Ethiopia, the foreign secretary continued: e “Italy is still a member of the League of Nations. Recalls Friendship “I welcome this fact. Cannot this eleventh-hour be used to make it un- necessary to proceed farther along the unattractive road of economic ac- tion against a fellow member, an old friend, a former allay?” Sanctions imposed by the League of Nations would virtually isolate economically from most of the There were indications’ from Paris and Rome the efforts for peace were definitely shaping up. It was expected Il Duce’ terms for ending his con- quest against Haile Selassie's empire would be transmitted to London, .and then to the League, through Premier Pierre Laval of France. ‘The opening of the British parlia- ment, with its debate on the inter- national situation, overshadowed all else Tuesday in the Afro-European crisis. Hopes for peace in London were based on belief it would be necessary for Mussolini to capitulate somewhat in East Africa before any peace could be found acceptable both to the League of Nations and to Emperor Haile Selassie. British Hold Key But the British have been pointing the way at Geneva. Consequently, the British stand was of dominating moved for trial in Fargo and Grand Forks against the group, Lashkowitz said. Andrew Oien, Bowman farmer charged with making a false state- ment with intent to defraud the gov- ernment on a barnyard loan, pleaded guilty. He was to be sentenced later in the day. Oien was charged with mingling 44 head of a neighbor’s cat- tle with his own to total 1 whichY he represented as his own and on which he obtained a total loan of $3,000, according to Dolald Mur- tha, assistant U. 8. district attorney. Fourteen defendants charged with violation of Indian liquor laws were to be arraigned or sentenced. Ellsworth Finlayson of ‘indicted on charges of receiving stolen federal property, also was to be ar- Awaiting arraignment also was S. M. Kotchman, Gorham, charged with using the mails to defraud. Kotch- man allegedly obtained merchandise totaling $25 in value from mail order houses through asserted checks sent through the mails. President’s Cruiser Well in Van of Storm Charleston, 8. C., Oct. 23.—(#)—The cruiser Houston, bearing President Roosevelt home from @ tropical fish- ing trip, ploughed northward Tues- day well in the van of a hurricane which struck Jamaica and eastern Enroute with President Roosevelt to 14 importance. In Rome, the whole idea of Mus- solini’s Fascist government seemed to be this: to conquer as much of Eth- iopia as quickly as possible to be in the best bargaining position. While Tl Duce was carrying on dip- lomatic maneuvers in the capitals of Europe, his military commander in East Africa pledged himself anew to the complete submission of Ethiopia. “I intend to carry out my task methodically and resolutely,” said General Emilio de Bono, “with full confidence that events will justify Italy's action.” Forces Concentrated De Bono's forces were concentrated in northern Ethiopia for the major offensive against Makale, some 60 miles to the southeast of Aduwa. Italian scouting planes reported the principal concentration of Ethiopians was at Amba Alagi, 50 miles south of ‘Makale, in the mountain fastnesses. With the Italian commanders look- ing for a slow and tedious advance into the interior toward -Makale, there was no immediate prospect of a major conflict on the northern front. Recurrent rains in the desert in southeast Ethiopia have halted tem- the advance of the Fascist, legions under General Rudolfo Gra- OWEN TO cut WITH BEER WHOLESALERS the) Must Establish Headquarters in State or Lose Their Licenses Today Officials of the state beer commis- sion. were for the bell Santiago, Cuba, Oct. 22.—(7)—With the eastern end of Cuba, including the United States naval station at Guantanamo bay, cut off by a hurri- cane, authorities here Tuesday feared restored communications would show @ widespread loss of life. The hurricane, which swerved on its course from the Caribbean so widely that the Belan and Nationa) observatories lost track of it, smashed and five injured in Santiago where the destruction of property was im- mense. But Santiago apparently was west of the storm center. The blow was beligved.to hee hit-the eastern | area much harder, Storm Moves Inland ‘The storm seemed to have moved inland around Guantanamo bay and Caimanera, where the United States Naval station is situated. The im- portant banana-shipping city of Bar- acoa and other points to the east were cut off from the western part of the island. Relatives of persons living in the area supposed to be stricken were frantic, unable to get more than the vaguest idea of what had happened. The lack of highways made penetra- tion of the district difficult. Haiti Unreported Reports were lacking from Port-au- Prince, Haiti. The damage or the number of in- jured in Santiago and Oriente pro- vince, where the hurricane apparently centered, could not be determined. The gale was described as being strong enough to knock a walking man down. Two east Cuba towns, Caimanera and Bouqueron, had been. evacuated. The storm’s course generally’ was believed to have been through the Windward Passage, between eastern Cuba and Haiti, only 50 miles across at its narrowest point. From there it was expected to swoop down on the eastern group of the Bahama Is- lands. Santiago had battened down for the blow, Cafes and theatres were closed. Trams and busses were halted. Pa- trols of firemen, police and soldiers helped secure residences against the force of the storm. Railroads “tied down” all rolling stock, except that used for evacuation of the popula- Bouqueron. .Q, LYNGSTAD Two Bismarck men, Judge A. M.. Christianson and John O. Lyngstad,--Tuesday were among .. five North Dakota Masons who were elected to receive the 33rd degree, the highest in Scottish Rite Masonry, by the southern su- preme council, Ancient and Ac- cepted Scottish Rite. Others honored were Walter L. Stockwell of Fargo, Cyril D. Page of Grand Forks and Howard B. Tilden of Fargo, the Associated Press reports, COLD WAVE HITS NW; NO CHANGE IN SIGHT Some Damage Reported to Po- tato Crops; 6 Inches of Snow in S. D. Little change in temperatures, which stayed well below the freezing point in North Dakota overnight and did some damage to potato crops, was anticipated by O, W. Roberts, head of the federal weather bureau station here. Threshing is practically completed in the state, and corn husking and potato digging are well advanced, Roberts said. He said it was mostly too dry for the best results. “Some damage to potatoes from freezing temperatures was reported,” Roberts stated, “and some are not being dug due to the low prices.” Hauling and stacking of winter feed is said to be quite general. Live- stock is in “excellent” condition and considerable marketing is being done. The forecast was for generally fair weather tonight and Wednesday with little change in temperature. Early ‘Tuesday the mercury was 16 degrees at Bismarck with Minot and Grand Forks recording the lowest marks of 11 degrees, A heavy fall of snow blanketed western South Dakota with the rang- er station on top of Harney peak re- cording a fall of six inches. tions of Caimanera and Wires Short Circuited In Santiago several high tension wires were short circuited, increasing alarm among the populace. At least REDUCE GRAPE SURPLUS Buenos Aires, Oct. 22.—(?)—The Argentine government ap- proved a measure for the destruction of vineyards in order to reduce wine production by 100,000 liters (about 2,400 gallons) a year, the estimated surplus, The grape growers will be jcompensated by the government for their losses. ! He Still Feels All | Right Despite Blast o—. .. 23.—()}—Someone called James McGuire at 1 o'clock er morning to ask how he