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Bl, nt4 ¥ TABLISHED 1873 x *k * BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1935 - League Ready to Set Sanction Deadline xk kk 18 OF 60 ADDITIONAL TALESMEN EXCUSED BY FEDERAL JUDGE Totat of 131 Possible Jurors Will Report to Wyman Thursday Morning STUDY LIST OF VENIREMEN Max Lauder of Wapheton Joins Defense Staff of Murphy and Murray Eighteen of 60 additional talesmen summoned in the conspiracy trial of former Gov. William Langer and three associates in United States district court here, were excused Wednesday by court order. In the meantime, court attaches marked time awaiting resumption of the trial at 10 a, m, Thursday, when the 48-hour: delay granted defense at- torneys by Presiding Judge A. Lee Wyman, expires. Judge Wyman granted Chief De- fense Counsel Francis Murphy the delay Tuesday to allow him to inves- tigate persons called on the jury panel, names of which had been kept secret until opening of the trial. Three Other Defendants Erickson, state senator and chairman of the Republican state central com- gnittee; Frank A. Vogel, former state highway chief, and R. A. Kinzer, sec- retary of the relief committee under Langer. Tuesday, 89 out of an original panel of 135 reported for jury duty and were excused until Thursday. Wed- nesday’s list thakes a total of 131 who ‘Wyman. The government scored two victor- fes in the opening skirmishes, U. 8. ey once tempt by di cessfi an mp! le- fense counsel to obtain a court order commanding 4 list of federal witnesses be revealed, in addition to turning back the defense drive for a new jury panel. Lauder Joins Staff A new defense attorney made his appearance in the court room Tuesday ‘Max Lauder of Wahpeton. He will aid both Murphy and J. K. Murray of Mott, other attorneys for the de- fense. The 42 mare shat uunced by the court Wedne: low: L. E. Prince, Regent; John Pulles, Stanton; R. O. Miller, Cooperstown; R. M, Kane, Grand Forks; Almon C. uy Bryant, Napoleon ‘ed Ferderer, Jay Bryant, Napoleon; lerer, Solen; B. E. Ketchum, Linton; An- drew Johnstone, Watford City; Jame: Lauflin, Napoleon; Mrs. A. A. Pagen- kopf, Dickinson; Ole Tolsby, Barton: Bruce Burritt, Fargo; Glen Dill, Oakes; R. M. Spaulding, Dickinson; ‘W. A. Schafer, Minot; A. C. Currie, Perth; O. F. Talkington, Fryburg; Frank Sharp, Monango. George Allen, Pleasant Lake; M. O. Ruud, Jamestown; Miss Marjorie E. Keeppe, Grand Forks; A, H. Dahl, Tolna; Thomas Hughes, McKenzie; “Forman; E. A. J. Goodrich; W. F. GUARDSMEN PATROL KENTUCKY MINE Others Fall in Battle at Mannington Mannington, Ky., Oct. 30.—(P)—A machine gun unit of Kentucky Na- tional Guardsmen patrolled the Wil- lams mine here Wednesday, scene of & bloody, one-sided battle late Tues- day between mine guards and a band of some 600 to 700 union sympa- thizers. ~~, One man, Enos Martin, 31, of Crof- from -————_ Baby Orang Given Chance to Survive ] ° Unable to feed her offspring in the normal maternal way, Nancy anthropoid. TWO NORTH DAKOTA MEN KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENTS ON ROADS ;|Bismarck Transient Blown From Truck; Fried Man Burns to Death ‘Two men were killed in North Da- kota in the last 24 hours in automo- bile accidents while scores were in- jured as sleet-covered highways made motoring perilous. The dead are: Bismarck Dr. L, W. Larson, county coroner, said Inte Tuesday” Hutto, transient who had been stay- [deg sate gress bureau since Sept. from a truck, R. C. Leonard, transient bureau director, is trying to establish com- munication with relatives who are be- lieved to be at Terrell, Texas, which the youth gave as his home address. Pending word fram them the body is at the Webb funeral home. Blown Off Truck that ati inquest | w, Possibly will be held in the death of He was instantly killed about 11:30 a. m., Tuesday when he fell Hutto was riding on one of the transient bureau trucks on the way to a camp which is being built when the fatal accident occurred. He was sitting on a pile of celotex which was [Nellie Wyknenko Is \County 4-H Leader Sarah Swanick of Menoken Is Winner in Major Class Dress Competition Nellie Wyknenko, Wilton, was elect- ed president of the Burleigh County 4-H club organization at the annual meeting Tuesday night at the World ‘War Memorial building. Other officers elected were: Reu- ben Pearson, Wilton, vice president; George Hughes, McKenzie, secretary, and Lucille Ebeling, Menoken, treas- urer, The election followed a dinner, at which the Bismarck Rotary club was host to the young farmers’ organiza- tion, and a program presented by members of the various clubs. Coun- ty Agent H. O. Putnam was in gen- eral charge of the meeting. One feature was the awarding of prizes to winners in the dress-making contest sponsored by the various sew- ing clubs. Menoken Girl Wins Top award in the cotton school dress competition, the major class, went to Sarah Swanick of the Jolly Juniors club, Menoken, who modelled @ lovely dress of brown with a yellow collar, Other awards, in order, went to Lucille Ebeling, Cheerful Stitchers club, Menoken; Janet Little of the 16 Busybodies, Regan; Adeline Schatz of the Regan Wide Awakes and Benevie Pearson of the Sunshine Workers, Wilton. Miss Wyknenko won the only award in the silk afternoon dress contest. Others in the cotton dress compe- tition were Alice Johns and Berna- dine Harty of the Taylor Tots club; Gertrude Leton and Lyla Thompson, Moffit; Mavis Strand and Ruth Cox of the Regan Wide Awak Eva Trygg of the McKenzie Seniors; Dor- othy Mork, Elsie Victor, Alice Easton and Inez Colby of the Jolly Juntors and Helen Johnson of.the Sunshine. forkers. Particularly impressive to the au- dience were the dresses made by Janet Little, 12 years old, and Benevie Pearson, 10. In each case the girls cut and sewed the dresses themselves. Winners Introduced The various winners were intro- duced by Mrs. A. B. Johnson of Wil- ton, chairman of the county 4-H club committee. Other members of the committee are Mrs. Henry Larsen, oT and Pearle Salter, Meno- Judging in the contest was done by the home economics teaching staff of Bismarck high school. George F. Dullam, Rotary presi- dent, welcomed the club members, emphasizing the need for leaders as opposed to leaners in both agricul- ‘The| ture, commerce and industry. ire bureau, — following the truck immediat Picked up Hutto and ay: eS hospi-| movement and suggested that it ope til ko: Se Ane, Linen Hutto was FRIED MAN BURNS TO DEATH IN WRECK Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 30.—(P)— John Schkowski, farm hand near Fried, burned to death in a wrecked automobile Tuesday night while three companions escaped. ‘The car overturned at the southeast city limits, Mrs. Paul Antonwits, her 2-year old son, and John Glowack, One Man Seriously Wounded, FOUR NEW AUTOMOBILES DITCHED AT MANDAN Four new automobiles were ditch- ed, one of the cars overturned, and ‘Debare Smith, Mishawke, Ind., driv- er of the lead car, landed in a Man- dan hospital suffering from “driver's Leingang Yawns; , Dislocates Jaw The response was made by Kather- ine Hughes of McKenzie, county president, who also presided at the business meeting. She thanked the Rotarians for their interest in the * * SAVE TRAPPED MEN World’s Largest Plane Plunges to Earth Shortly After Take-Off . MOTORS DIE, BIG SHIP SPINS Craft Costing $500,000 Was 105 Fept Wide and 70 Feet Long Dayton, O., Oct. 30.—()—Major P. P. Hill, chief of the flying branch at Wright Field, died Wednesday after- noon of injuries received in the crash of the Boeing bomber during a test flight. The plane crashed on the takeoff. Injured were Lieut. Donald L. Putt; Leslie Tower, chief pilot of the Boeing Aircraf company; John Cut- ting, test observer, and Mark Koog- ler, Wright Field employe. The huge ship—105 feet in wing spread, and capable of 250 miles an hour speed under full five-ton load— roared into the air and had climbed about 100 feet when the two left mo- tors cut out, witnesses said. Spins to Earth Afire Its right motors pulling full-out, the big ship spun in the air and smacked to earth in flames. It did not overturn. Lieuts, L. F. Harman and R. K. Giovannoli, who witnessed the crash said a sickening lurch that ended in a turn of 180 degrees warned them that the bomber was going to crash. They sprinted toward the spot where they knew it would fall even before the left wing dropped and the plane smashed into the ground. these oft To. cers, offic: id, several members of the crew probably owe their lives. A second after the crash, flames enveloped the plane, trapping five members of the crew, who had not leaped at the moment of impact. Drag Men From Inferno Lieuts. Harman and Giovannoli reached the plane as the flames soar- ed. They threw their coats over their heads and with their arms over their faces leaped through the flames and clambered into the wreckage. They dragged through the blaze members of the crew. When the ambulance reached the wreckage, all of the crew had been were unconscious, others, with hands, arms and bodies burned, were unable to talk because of pain and shock. Both Harman and Givannoli were burned, neither seriously. They were treated at the field hospital and then removed to Miami Valley hospital in Dayton for observation. Reported as costing $500,000 to de- might be further intensified if they would attend some of the club meet- ings. Reviewing the activities of the clubs, she said the aim is to impress upon the members that the farm is Teally a factory. Club members are themselves to improve con- | ditions, both present and future, by learning more about good farm prac- Putnam, reviewing the general con- dition of the club movement, urged parents to help rather than hinder their children in club activities and said the greatest need is not for money but for leaders who will give their time and effort to the task of improving the boys and girls in rural areas, Above the improvised stage was a sign asserting “The Rotary welcomes 4-H clubs. You are the great hope of ure.” Putnam BE 5 velop, the huge four-motored craft was offered to the army at $200,000 in lots of 25. Had 4 Gun Nests It carried four machine ay nests hour. It was fully equipped with radio direction finders and other safety devices. The cause of the crash was not im- mediately determined. Lieut. Col. Frank Lockland, Captain J. M. Gillespie, Captain L. C. Craigie and Captain H. A. Bogart were ap- pointed to conduct an investigation. The plane was brought to Dayton Aug. 21, in a spectacular nonstop flight from Seattle, Wash. It set a record for that time of slightly over nine hours for the flight. Bond Issue Frowned On in Fargo Election Fargo, N. D., Oct. 30.—(?)—Pro- posals to bond the city for construc- tion of a new public library and re- construction of the -city hall failed of voters’ approval Tuesday in an un- official tabulation of ballots, Both proposals obtained slight majorities but each needed a two-thirds pro- portion. pulled to safety. Some of the crew) * 4 ba SiPuureday; thie change in temp. = PRICE FIVE CENTS x k * xk *& Y One Killed, Three Injured As Army’s ‘Flying Fortress’ ‘Crashes LIRUTENANTS BRAVE | ‘Army’s Mystery Bomber Destroyed in Spectacular Crash FLAMING WRECKAGE, WOMAN SUCCUMBS Mrs. Jacob Burck, Resident Since Late '80s, Will Be . Buried Saturday Mrs. Jacob Burck, 65, 215 Tenth St., died at 6 a. m. Wednesday at a local hospital after a six months’ ill- ness. The cause of death was dia- betes. Mrs. Burck was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Waters. She was ‘born June 15> 1872, in Russia” and came to the United States with her parents in 1884. The family lived in Emmons and McLean counties before moving to Bismarck in the late '80s. She was married to Jacob Burck on July 26, 1889, at Bismarck. Be- sides her husband, she leaves two sons, George of Ely, Minn., and Jacob iof Wilton; a daughter, Mrs. C. E. Webber of Chillicothe, Ill, and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 8 a. m. Saturday at the St. Mary's pro- cathedral with Rev. Father Henry Holleman officiating. Interment will be made in St. Mary’s cemetery in the family plot where her father and mother are buried. : The body is at the Calnan funeral 16 CONT CORN LOAN FOR 1995 PROBABLE |Latest Returns on Vote Shows 725,875 Ayes and 113,- 452 Nays Washington, Oct. 30.—(?)—A 45-cents a bushel corn loan on the 1935 crop was announced Wed- nesday by the AAA. Washington, Oct. 30.—(#)—An- nouncement of a 1935 government corn. loan was believed to be imminent Wednesday as officials rushed tabula- tion of official returns from Satur- day’s national corn-hog. referendum on a 1936 production control pro- Orne appeared no change in a ten- re no a ten- tative decision to offer @ 1935 loan of 45 cents a bushel to adjustment con- tract signers, and it was said authori- Announcement of the vote in the referendum was expected te appear about the same time as the corn-loan rate. E Fe Es rai il li i ft - i a i aa a | | 2 i 5 i E i late PIONEER BISMARCK | 36 NATIONS PLEDGED TO PARTICIPATION IN ISOLATION OF ITALY Il Duce’s Armies Defiantly Push Ahead Into Interior of Ethiopia ROME RATIONS FOODSTUFFS Reports Persist Britain Works With France on Peace Proposal (By the Associated Press) The economic war of the League of Nations against Italy steadily gained strength Thursday. The League's sanctions staff is meeting Thursday to set a deadline for imposing penal- ties, and 36 nations already . have =i pledged participation in the economic TO DISTRICT COURT These nations gave approval to both of the economic sanctions—the “buy Former Deputy Sheriff, Facing Embezzlement Charge, nothing from Italy” boycott and the Released on Bonds Said to be the largest land plane ever built, the army’s mystery bomber, pictured above, was des- troyed in a flaming crash at Day- ton, Ohio. With a wing spread of 105 feet, and streamlined over its 70-foot length, the mammoth, 15-ton low- wing monoplane had four 725 h. p. motors which could hurl it over @ 2500-mile non-stop range at a speed of from 200 to 250 miles an hour, From its aluminum body, like warts on a dinosaur, jutted four machine gun turrets, shield- | ed by unbreakable glass. Note two of these turrets, at the side and top, in the scene below. The mon- ster air cruiser was protected by the latest safety devices—“robot” pilot, two-way radio telephones prohibition against the export of cer- tain key products to the aggressur nation. Defiantly, 1 Duce’s armies pushed ahead in East Africa. On the southern front, his Roman Legions were marching on before Ger- logubi, metropolis of Ogaden province, preparing to attack the town. They had crossed more than half of the Ogaden desert in their drive north- ward to Harar. May Fall Without Battle On the northern Aduwa-Adrigat front, the advance progressed so easily the Italian officers believed the mountsin pass at Makale would fall without a battle. At home the government strength- ened ite n. The A. H. Helgeson, former Burleigh ‘county deputy sheriff charged with lembezzlement, was bound over to the district court here Tuesday afternoon at @ preliminary hearing before H. R. Bonny, justice of the 5 and a radio “homing” device. pope ee cer palsaget fai continu- ‘ing $5,000 bond posted at the time of his arrest on the embezzlement charge. State's Attorney George 58. KEITZMAN'S, BODY [Se Set es™Sar's TAKEN TO LAKOTA Sener "= Harry Rosenthal, deputy county treasurer, was the only witness called by Register during the hearing Tues- day. Rosenthal produced records to show the payment by Helgeson of $125 for taxes from a lean made by the agricultural adjustment administra- tion jointly to the sheriff and H. E. Reddington of Wilton. wartime food rationing pro- regulations placed on food- stuffs Tuesday were placed Wednes- day on the use of paper, heat and Ught. 1 Duce summoned the Italian women to aid his drive f 5 In every one of the nation’s provinces, committees of war mothers were mob- State Officials Will Attend Fun- eral Friday for Auto Ac- lent Victim Mussolini put in = sudden sppear- ance last night at the opening of the theater season by Luigi Pirandello. ‘The theatre crowd greeted Il Duce with cheers, ~ Nov. 9 Deadline Proposed With the diplomats’ gathering in Geneva for the League session Thurs- day, the foreign minister of the Netherlands, A. C. D, De Graeff, pro- posed to establish Nov. 9 as the dead- line for imposing the stringent econ- omic sanctions. It was generally felt’ the penalties would be laid down by Nov. 5. Anthony Eden, who left London for the League meeting after campaign- ing in Coventry for re-election, was striving to have the sanctions im- The body of Fred W. Keitzman, secretary-treasurer of the Nonparti- san League executive committee, was’, The full amount of the loan was taken to his home at Lakota Wednes- $275, the adjusted amount of delin- day afternoon where burial will be quent taxes on Reddington’s property. made Friday from the Lutheran|The money was borrowed by Red- church, een secitically tor the payment Many state officials and leaders of | delinquent taxes. the Nonpartisan League in Bismarck| The state's contention is that Hel- plan to attend the services which will geson paid $125 to the county, turned be held at 2 p. m. Rigas oleae monet Pe An autopsy conducted Tuesday re- himself. i vealed that Keitzman died from a! At the conclusion of Rosenthal’s “cerebral hemorrhage, fracture of the testimony, Attorney John Sullivan of that Britain was working with France on a peace plan to end the Italian in- vasion. ‘The Liberal News-Chronicle assert- sternum (breast bone), and third de- Mandan, counsel for Helgeson, made recelved in an automobile accident tion was overruled by Bonny. The on U 8. highway 10 miles east of her “efense rested and the case was bound Dr. L. W. Larson, county coroner,! Charges against Helgeson grew out said that an inquest would be con- of a county audit, made by F. F. Bur- the coroner's jury are Lester Rich- she NSO WATCHED tos ret al AR WOMANS BOD Of Spud Control Act Rush D. Holt, West Virginia Dema- : ae crat, predicted Tuesday the new po- Mrs. Eubanks, Missing legging of the tuber and said he would Lemmon, S. D., Woman seek repeal of the law at the next See bordering the Missouri “It's going to give rise to a new,river south of Bismarck and Mandan kind of bootlegging—potato bootleg-jhave been enlisted in the search for to find a single, solitary farmer in|Lemmon, 8. D., who it is believed favor of it.” plunged into the icy waters in a fit uuee Holt said, will ugh imposition of the potato sales morning. tax. The act, setting up = compul-| Peace officers of the two counties, gree burns of hands, feet and legs” ® motion for dismissal but the mo- late Monday night. ‘over to the district court. , ducted at a later date. Members of, mansee. Washington, Oct, 30.—(}—Senator'Farmers Enlisted in Hunt for tato control act would result in boot- congress, Farmers ging,” Senator Holt said. “I have yet|the body of Mrs. E. J. Eubanks of |self. Living costs, riselof despondency over ill health lest sory control program, imposes a tax|*ho Sunday abandoned all hope of 5 | & g BE | Principal speakers at the meeting will be Dr. James Webb, chief scout : : « $ la Fa fg g " “ [ I i i | i {