The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 13, 1935, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper fa ESTABLISHED 1878 HARAR AND JWJIGA FOCAL POINTS OF ETHIOPIAN DEFENSE Casualties Reported After Clashes on Two Fronts in Invaded Territory Mussolini Spurs Production of Necessities to Offset Sanctions A new threat to the cities of Harar and Jijiga, focal poings of Ethiopian defense, was seen Wed- nesday in mneconfirmed reports reaching Harar that two motor- ized Italian columns were moving into advanced’ ‘positions in the south while the northern Italian army occupied. new territory. Addis Ababa, Nov. 13—(?)—An official statement Wednesday said an Italian plane had dropped six bombs on Daggah Bur, wounding a woman and a child. Daggah Bur is 100 miles southeast of Ji- diga, near Sasa Banch. (By the Associated Press) Invading Fascist forces extended their northern lines Wednesday and the cities of Harar and Jijiga became the focal points of Ethiopian defense. Possession of Harar and Jijiga would constitute one of the steps necessary to extend the Fascist line joining the two Italian colonies. The movement of the northern forces westward along the river pointed toward the Lake Tana region, seat of British power in- terests. Casualties Suffered ‘An official communique from Addis Ababa said both sides suffered many s duri an__ engagement, fiéar Anelé, Ogaden “prov- ince, on the southern front. In an- other engagement the Ethiopians chased the Italians out of position, the report said. . In a northern engagement Tuesday, the Ethiopians took the offensive, at- tacked an Italian column, killed the commander.and scattered the unit. Eight Ethiopians died in this last en- counter while the Italians lost “many more,” the communique asserted. While the invasion proceeded, Pre- mier Mussolini and Sir Eric Drum- mond, British ambassador, discussed methods of relieving European ten- sions. Most concerned they were with the strengthening of Italian garrisons in Libya and the reinforcement of the British fleet in the Mediterranean. Credit Withdrawn Credit facilities of a London msnu- facturer of perfumes supplied from Italy were withdrawn. Many govern- ments weighed an answer to Musso- lini’s note, threatening reprisals if economic sanctions are applied Nov. 18, the scheduled date. The Fascist home command put life under strict regulation to offset whatever effects such sanctions may have and to spur domestic production of ities. Official French circles Wednesday reported that Vittorio Cerruti, Italian ambassador to Paris, had notified Premier Laval Italian reprisals ; against France for sanctions would be i softened and attacks on the French by the Rome press stopped. ~, CLERGYMEN INDORSE MERCY DEATH MOVE ‘Not Contrary to Christian Prin- ciples,’ England’s Dean Inge Declares Chicago, Nov. 13.—(#)—Endorse- ment of England’s “mercy murder” movement including by the famed “gloomy dean,” William by the Journal of the American Medical as- sociation. ki “To meet possible objections on religious grounds,” the former dean of St. Paul's cathedral signed a state- ment that “what is proposed is not contrary to Christian principles,” the Journal correspondent said in week's issue. Other said, were Dean Inge’ DIPLOMATS RENEW DEBATE| Ralph Inge, was reported Wednesday |were accepted. London correspondent HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE x : BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1935 Conspiracy Case Given to Jury 2 Dead, 2 Rescued Dying Pilot Lands ‘| His Plane Safely Bakersfield, Calif, Nov. 13.— (#)—The heroism of a dying army pilot who brought his three pas- | sengers to a safe landing before he collapsed at the controls was | o lauded Wednesday as an autopsy was begun into the death of Capt. Donald Buckman. The 34-year-old pilot’s com- plane down faultlessly. Twenty minutes later Captain Buckman was dead. MOB OF 700 WHITES HANGS NEGRO BOYS POR BRUTAL KILLING Minister Jeered as He Pleads to Allow Law to Take Its Course Columbus, Texas, Nov. 13.—(?)—A mob of some 700 persons, including several women, hanged two Negro boys Tuesday night for the brutal slaying of Geraldine » 19, high school honor graduate. ‘Ten masked and armed men forced two officers to surrender Ernest Col- lins, 15, and Benny Mitchell, 16, who had confessed attacking the girl and throwing her body into a 22 | ee oe ‘The mob burried its victims to's lve oak tree a mile from the Koll- mann farm and quickly “strung them up,” despite the plea of the Rev. E. B. Marmion, Episcopal rector, to “let the law take its course.” Mob Jeers The mob listened to him in silence and then broke into a chorus of jeers. “White folks, please don’t do this,” pleaded Mitchell as the hangman's knot was slipped about his neck. Collins, apparently unshaken, peer- ed into Mitchell’s face and grinned. ‘The two. prisoners were chaified to- gether about the neck. Failing in| an effort to break the chain, the mob hustled the youths beneath the tree| and threw two ropes over a limb. Twenty men seized the ropes and pulled up the kicking Negroes. Were Returning Prisoners Sheriff Frank Hoegemeyer and De- puty Harry Townsend were returning the prisoners from Houston, where they had been held for safekeeping, to Columbus for juvenile court trial We fednesday. The maximum sentence they could have received was confinement in a reformatory until they were 21 years: old. County Attorney O. P. Moore said he believed the lynching was “an ex- pression of the will of the people.” N. D. Cannot Recover On Gammons’ Account Public funds deposited to a private account may not be recovered from the despository even though it is sub- sequently learned the funds were pub- ic monies, Judge William H. Hutch- inson of LaMoure held in @ decision received by the Burleigh county clerk lof court Wednesday. ‘ Judge Hutchinson handed down a judgment dismissing the action through which fhe state industrial commission sought.to recover $13,- 079.37 deposited by John Gammons in the First National bank of Bis- based its case on the fact that the bank was not as qualified depository f public funds and that it knew the de- posits were public monies when they on the case was held sev- eral months ago in Burleigh county Banks Show Profit, O’Connor Declares Lost, 50 From Sea Heroic Saga of Ocean Re-En- acted in Reef-Ridden Wa- ters of Philippines Manila, P. I, Nov. 13.—(?)—Des- perately racing incipient pneumonia among survivors of the wrecked Silver- hazel, the navy’s destroyer, Peary, swept toward Manila Wednesday. Aboard were 50 of the 54 persons who spent four stormy days on a rock in the San Bernardino Straits, two of whom, the destroyer reported here were developing pneumonia. Immed- jate hospitalization on arrival was asked for the pair, Seamen R. Pkers- vil and Rodney Arthur, a Hindu. The Peary also carried the bodies of Mrs. Neil Williams of Los Angeles, who died of exposure, and Bernard C. Mac- Pherson, an apprentice seaman, Hunt Missing Captain Searching craft moved through the treacherous waters of the straits Wednesday seeking the missing Capt. H, A. Lennard, master of the British freighter, and an unidentified sea- man, Ships were unable to approach within 1,000 feet of the stricken freighter, broken in two with her stern sunk. \ Unable to use lifeboats because of the riptides and huge waves, rescuers resorted to rafts to reach the sur-/ vivors. One rescue ship, freighter Chicago Maru, was so bad- ly damaged when it struck a submerg- ed reef that it was forced to speed here for repairs. Jap Feared All Lost Captain Moji, master of the Chi- cago Maru, said at one time he fear- ed all 54 aboard the Silverhazel would be lost. ‘The Chicago Maru, which sighted the wreck Sunday morning, was car- tied against the reef that afternoun. “There were about 20 half-naked people on the rock and 20 others on the wreckage,” the captain said. “The sea was running high, but [ offered [the tifebeat out in the hope it could rescue the stranded people.” The attempt was unsuccessful. TEN NOMINATED 70 ASSOCIATION BOARD Ballots for Election of Five New Directors Will be Mailed Soon Ten men, whose names will be placed on the final ballot in the elec- tion of five new members to the board of directors of the Bismarck Asso- ciation of Commerce, were announced ‘Wednesday by H. P. Goddard, secres tary. Receiving the- nomination in the primary balloting last week were F. L. Conklin, 8. W. Corwin, J. P. French, John Hoffman, Carl, Nelson, George F. Shafer, K. W. Simons, J. C. Taylor, Paul Wachter and J. P. Wagner. Ballots will be mailed to all mem- bers of the association in the next two or three days and must be re- turned not later than 3 p. m., Friday, Nov. 22, Each member will vote for five directors. Retiring members of the board are President J. A. Larson, J. W. Guthrie, John L. Peterson, C. R. Robertson and R. B. Webb. Directors whose terms do not expire until next year are E. McCanna, George F. Bird, Dr. H. Brandes, Art Tavis and H. J. Duemeland. é Board Picking States Eligible for Age Fund Washington, Nov. 13.—(?)—The so- cial security board will soon begin deciding which states will be eligible for old age assistance grants when congress appropriates the money for them in January. Under the social security law, the board must approve the pension system of a state before it can get the federal grants of $15 a month for each needy aged individual Report 30,000 Facing Distress in Manitoba Winnipeg, Nov. 13.—(7)}—A group of municipal officials Tuesday told W. 'R. Clubb, Manitoba minister of public 30,000 tp 40,000 persons Lakes | ipeg and Mani- threatened with destitution. reported many of the per- area are without sufficient failure of the wheat promised the government supplies. hildren Burn to Death in N . CG. Home 13.—(?)—The oy A. Hi i HE if ‘ i a Nov. the Japanese, heart of the town, which was Down the hills which tower above Makale, Italian troops moved forward without resistance to occupy the northern Ethiopian city, the objective of their second great drive of the campaign which started in October. late King John at the extreme left, a pretentious stone building set apart from the homes of the villagers and the partly walled headquarters of Ras Gugga, Ethiopian traitor. A brief dispatch from stated that the Italian flag, lowered Jan. 22, 1896, from Fort Makale again had been raised there. Here the city is shown, with the old palace of the After 39 Years, Italians Again Rule in Makale Italians Push Toward British Power Site in Ethiopia | Commander Emilio de Bono IFRANK NAVIN, OWNER (OF DETROIT TIGERS, DIES AFTER TUMBLE Heart, Attack While Riding Is} Believed to Have Caused His Death Femoral i Detroit, Nov. 13—(P)—Frank J. Navin, 64, owner of the world cham- pion Detroit Tiger baseball club, died Wednesday within an hour after he fell from a horse at the Detroit Riding and Hunt club. It was not deter- immediately whether. death was due to a heart attack or to injur- ies suffered in the fall from his horse. Navin was riding ahead of Mrs. Navin on the bridle path when she saw him fall. She summoned help from the club, and Mr. and Mrs. b. W. Droeger, who managed the club, found the widely-known sportsman in, tall grass alongside the path, uncon-; acious. and . with. his—-hand.. clutched over his heart. He was taken to the hospital where he died without regaining conscious- ness. Mrs. Droeger said that apparently Navin was not thrown from the horse. She said the stirrups and tack were in place, and that the mount, an Irish jumper, was known as a gentle ani- mal. In Baseball 30 Years Navin was a figure in big time base- ball for 30 years and was yice presi- dent of the American League. Around him he gathered some of the brightest stars of baseball includ- ing Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings, Sam Crawford, “Wild Bill” Donovan, and Mickey Cochrane, the man on whom we gambled $100,000 and won. Navin’s Tigers won five American League pennants but only one world series championship, which fate and baseball luck decreed should be his this fall—his last in baseball. Mickey Cochrane, manager of the Tigers, was crushed when informed by telephone of Mr. Navin’s death. He immediately cancelled his reserva- tions for a trip to New York, which he had planned to make Wednesday. Mickey Heartbroken “This is terrible,” said Cochrane. “We had been together a lot during the past two weeks and had plan- ned to spend a lot of time together before the spring training season opened. We had some great plans for the club and Mr. Navin was especial- ly interested in additions to it for next year.” Navin was born April 18, 1871, in Adrian, Mich., one of the nine chil- dren of Thomas and Eliza Crotty Navin, natives of Ireland. In 1899 Navin married Miss Grace M. Shaw, daughter of Charles and Minnie Moore Shaw, of Detroit. The couple were devotees of horseback rid- ing and owned a number of prize- winning : mounts. Navin belonged to several clubs and fraternal organizations, among them the Knights of Columbus, De- Clubs Taking Part In Rogers Tribute Governor Welford Pays Homage to America’s Cowboy Philosopher; Beach, Bottineau, Sentinel Butte Are Doing Bit With luncheon clubs and other organizations taking an active part in the campaign, information from all parts of the state Wednesday showed the Will Rogers Memorial campaign going forward on all fronts, according to information received at the state headquarters here. Everywhere people have entered into the spirit of the movement to pro- vide a suitable living memorial for America’s best-loved private citizen. Many communities expect a large number of small donations rather thi a smaller number of large contributions, in line with the effort to make the movement an expression of good will rather than’a mere attempt to collect money. Despite the demands on him for time and money, Gov. Walter Welford Wednesday joined the list of contributors by sending his check and a letter in which he asserted that “as time goes on an increasing number of people will recognize Will Rogers for the true spirit which pervaded his life. His memorial will be to this friendly and congenial spirit. There can be only one such person. > Services Above Value i “The services which he gave to the world are above value. He lived during a time when the greatest minds often were confused and uncertain and by his writings and expressions provided a very necessary antidote to the destruction and destitution which have been prevalent throughout the world during this very trying period. “always clean and wholesome, he was fun-loving and fun-giving. It is a fine thing now, while his vibrant personality still is fresh in our me- mory, to undertake to provide a suitable memorial to perpetuate his great contribution to the welfare and development of civilization. “I hope this endeavor will receive the whole-hearted support of the citizens of the state.” PRESIDENT FAVORS INTEREST RATE CUT Thinks High Charges on Loans Will Slow Up National At Beach the Lions club has voted to suppéort the movement and at Sen- tinel Butte the Civic club is spon- soring a dance, the proceeds to go to the memorial fund. Sponsors Rogers’ Night In Bottineau county, Mrs. Flora Cameron Burr, a member of the state commitiee, is arranging for each mo- tion picture house to have a “Wili Rogers Night” with a portion of the receipts to go to the fund. Dr. L, P. Larson of Finley has en- Recovery listed support of the local Lions clu» and from all parts of the state editors wast Nov. 13.—()}—Presi Jare joining in the movement to ac- quaint the public with the facts and purposes of the campaign that this |state may be adequately represented. Announcement also was made Wed- nesday of the appointment of Prof. John E, Howard of Grand Forks, president of the state federation of -| music clubs, as a member of the Pea re ee Ree te state committee in charge of the cam- He added that if this money were! Paign. not used in a reasonable way, the Subscriptions Multiply large deposits would slow up recovery. Meanwhile the subscription list in ‘He cited an instance of a man in| Bismarck continued to mount, contri- the east who contracted to buy ajbutions Wednesday totalling $105. farm. This man was able to pay 60/The fund now stands as follows: per cent cash and required a mort- a gage for the other 40 per cent. ples ees aa This fellow shopped around, thelr. a. G. Sorlie, Grand Forks.. 3.00 president said, and the best rate he| Dit so end Porks i could get was 6 per cent on @ mort- ee peg gage. He added there were lots of ASSK VO Tohsken cases like that, slowing recovery. le O. Joh anon The president said he did believe Governor Walter Welford .. that the old “pirate rates” which pre-|John Ehrmantraut ... vailed in south and west for years|A. J. Hollensworth dent Roosevelt ex] hope Wed nesday that interest rates would be lowered so as to make large bank re- serves more useful in the drive for recovery. Talking with newspapermen, the president agreed that expanded bank 50 5.00 1.00 1.00 50 troit Athletic club, Bloomfield, Red Run and Detroit Golf clubs, Detroit Riding club, Detroit. Automobile club and the Detroit Board of Commerce. ; ‘Hailing Gov Big Boy Floyd Unimpressed by ‘His Reception in Chief Executive's Office . Paul, Nov. 13.—(#)—Big (not pretty) Boy Floyd from Iowa squawl- ed in the governor's office Wednes- day on the betting “scandal” involv- ge g , But | | c ‘ F | i a; 8 ee iW i i I its (i Lr gy i z i g ah iH Ms ag i ‘Oink,’ Grunts Iowa Hog had been largely eliminated. R. D. Corwin .. 50 Asked if bank examiners were com-|Roy Eliason: 23 Pl to bankers against real es-|Carl Opp -. 25 laining tate loans, he replied he thought this ears was the case only where banks had excessive loans of that kind. Total to date ...sssecseeee' $105.00: Where no address is shown the con- tribution is from Bismarck. SUBSCRIBE NOW Everyone has an opportunity to give something toward perpetu- ating the memory of this fine American and it is hoped that everyone who smiled with Rogers will come forward with a subscrip- tion. Take or send your donation to any bank or to this newspaper. Use the accompanying coupon so that you may be given proper credit. ernor Olson ernor Herring delivered the hog per-' sonally, as provided in the wager. | ‘The memorials will be of humanitarian, charitable or edu- cational nature. USE THIS COUPON Dore! ottices ae be sltaved Olsons| Oy memorials to the late Will Rog- ‘A comple of more squeals from the| @f® of enduring form and for hog, and he finally stood quietly. charitable, educational or hu- “This is soon ange Sores: Som ‘sinllar eubecripéions nor Harting “I brought hog up here so we could teach Min- by others, I hereby ad nesota farmers how to raise good| this purpose the sum of hoga.” ; i “there should be reciprocity and we Name bail.” AGGreSS 6.0... . ee esce seco ess cneee “You already have done that,” re- ‘ers Memorial Conmiecan, = torted Governor Herring. Unless we are otherwise in- | The hog was brought directly to} structed this gift will be announc- (Continued‘on Page Seven) ed through the press. BANKERS URGED T0 | SHOULDER DEMANDS | PORPRIVATE LOANS ; Government Financiers Want to! | Get Out of Money Lend- ing Business i { SE New Orleans, La., Nov. 13.—(AP)— Heads of two government financial agencies urged members of the American Bankers association Tues- laay to look forward to shouldering demands for capital now supplied by the government, but cautioned “not too soon.” “I feel that banks should make more | courageous efforts to substitute pri- vate for government credit,” said Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance corporation. Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the Re- construction Finance corporation added he was “as anxioys as any of you can possibly be that the govern- ment get out of the money lending ‘business as soon as possible.” Then he} warned it “should not get out too} While Crowley outlined an eight Point program to cure banking “abuses,” Jones flung before the na- tion’s banking figures a demand for a “fair deal” for the railroads, protest- ing that “entirely too many” carriers are “dominated by bankers.” Jones declared railroads “are en- titled to a fair deal by the public, as well as by our legislators; also from their competitors in other forms of transportation.” The condition of railroads, Jones said, presents “a common problem to us all.” Crowley cautioned that deposit in- surance is “no cure-all” for banking troubles. KELLEY, HELGESON WAIVE EXAMINATION Former Sheriff, Deputy Bound Over to District Court on | $5,000 Bonds ' Waiving their right to a prelimin- ary hearing, Joseph L. Kelley, former Burleigh county sheriff, and A. H. Helgeson, his deputy, were bound over to the district court here Tuesday on charges of embezzlement, Kelley and Helgeson appeared vol- untarily before Justice of the Peace H. R. Bonny to hear the charges out- lined in a complaint signed by Chair- man William Fricke of. the board of county commissioners. Helgeson, awaiting trial in district court on a separate embezzlement charge, was released on a continuing $5,000 bond, set at the time of his first arrest. Kelley was placed under @ bond for the same amount. Meanwhile, a check for $6,090.29 has been received from the state bond- ing department by County Treasurer erally fairy hot much change in temp. |was placed in the hands of a The W 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS TRIAL PROPER ENDS AT 305 P.M. WITH CHARGE DELIVERED Four Defendants Enter Plea of Not Guilty to U. S. Per- jury Charge WYMAN TALKS FOR AN HOUR Judge Points Out Fine Points In Definition of Word ‘Conspiracy’ Federal Judge A. Lee Wyman instructed the jury he will receive no verdict, sealed or otherwise after 9 p. m., Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday, should the jury reach a decision in the William Langer case dur- ing those hours. William Langer and three co- defendants entered a plea of not guilty Wednesday to charges of Perjury preferred by the federal government. The federal conspiracy case against former Gov. William Langer and three associates, jury in federal district court here at 3:05 p. m., Wednesday. The jury of 12 men received the case at the conclusion of the trial which began Oct. 29, after final charge had been given by Federal Judge A. Lee Wyman of Sioux Falls, S. D. Also resting in the hands of the jury in addition to Langer are State Senator Oscar E. Erickson, chairman of the state Republican central committee R. A. Kinzer, former of the state relief committee, and Frank A. Vogel, former state highway commissioner under Langer’s administration. The government charged the four defendants with conspir- ing to corrupt the administra- tion of acts of congress in con- nection with alleged solicita- tion of employes paid in full or in part with funds contributed to the state by the federal gov- ernment. Define ‘Conspiracy’ “What is a conspiracy?” the judge asked the jury, then answered the question: “A conspiracy is an unlawful agree- ment, an unlawful confederation be- tween two persons; unlawful when the object or purpose is to accomplish an unlawful act, or to accomplish a lawful act by unlawful means.” He held it was “not necessary for the government to prove the defend- ants actually met together and speci- fically agreed that they would by joint effort obstruct the United States government in the purpose of a gov- ernmental function.” “If this were necessary, e judge jcontinued, “it would be difficult, deed, to convict, because a conspiracy is hidden to the world.” Intention Is Essential He told the jury “when we get right down to the bones of the case, the one big question is ‘What was the intention in the minds of these men?’ “There is no dispute between gov- ernment and defense counsel as to the essential facts; the exception is to the inferences which necessarily and reasonably flow from those facts. “It is the contention of the gov- ernment that the solicitation of em- ployes would result in demorelization cf morale, resulting in lack cf inter- est on the part of the employe mani- festing itself, and lowering of effici- ency to the extent the purpose of the United States government was inter- fered with in the carrying out of these statutes, “And—if it was interfered with they (the defendants) are presumed to have intended to interfere with administra Ernest Elness in partis! payment of | S@17 claims against Kelley's bond with