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

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1935 - PublicWelfare Board Takes Over Relief G-Men Will Not Enter. Liggett Murder Investigation Ethiopia Condemns |FINRAL SRVICES FY Devious D ~ PATRICK KELLY, 73, BISMARCK PIONEER, CLAIMED BY DEATH Funeral Services to Be Held Here Monday at St. Mary's Church Patrick Kelly, 73, pioneer Bismarck and Burleigh county resident, died ot 3 p. m., Thursday at the home of his son, Thomas H. Kelly, in Billings, Mont., according to word received here by his two daughters, Mrs, G. R. Lipp, 405 Broadway Ave., and Mrs. James Trimble, 215 Third 8t. Physicians said the cause of death was a heart attack. The body will be brought here Saturday noon and will He in state at the Webb funeral chapel Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Funeral services will be held at 9 &. m., Monday at St. Mary's procathe- dral with Rev. Father Robert Feehan in charge. Burial will be made in St. Mary’s cemetery beside the body of his wife who died in 1921, Immigrated When 20 Born March 17, 1862, at Moore Hall, Mayo county, Ireland, Mr. Kelly im- migrated to the United States when he was 20 years old. Arriving in America he came directly to Bismarck where a brother, William Kelly, was living. He arrived here on June 15, 1882. A Tio yeatslatercon July #/hemarried | his childhood sweetheart, who followed him here from Ireland. Mr. Kelly was employed for several years in railroad construction work as a private con; t actor. In 1905 he purchased a large ranch north of Bismarck which he continyed to manage until some ten years ago when he retired. “In Pioneer Association In recent years he has been making his home with his son at Billings and a daughter, Mrs, L. A. Lewis, at Liv- ingston, Mont. He was a member of the Burleigh County Pioneer asso- ciation and the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Besides his two daugifters here and @ son and daughter in Montana, Mr. Kelly leaves another son, William J. Kelly at Seattle, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. H. A. Neuman, also of Seattle; eight grandchildren; one brother, Michael, whose address is unknown, and a sister, Mrs. Quinn, in Ireland. | PO A brother, William, preceded him in death. Light Snow Falls in Dickinson Territory Light snowfall was reported in the} Dickinson area Friday, as weather reports indicated lower temperatures would prevail in the state. A heavy’ fog made visibility poor in the Mott territory. The state high- way department reported oil mix on highway 10 was slippery at Richard- ton, and that in the Devils Lake dis- trict roads were open but snow caus- ed heaviness in some spots. On high- way 12, the detour has been cut out -and the road is open from Gascoyne to Scranton, the department stated. Michael Sorstokke Drops Dead at Home Hensler, N. D., Dec. 13.—(#)—Michael Sorstokke, 58, farmer near here, drop- ped dead while feeding his pigs at his farm Thursday night. A heart attack was cause of death. The widow, four sons and a daughter survive. Fu- neral services will be Sat jurday. Townsend Will Back President Candidate Washington, Dec. 13.—(®)—A de- cision to form a political party and enter candidates for the presidency and congressional seats in the 1936 election was announced Friday. by Dr.| F. E. Townsend, co-sponsor of the plan to pay $200 a month to all per- sons past. 60 years. YOU And The Social Security Plan! By far the most ambitious experiment of its kind in American i history, the federal-state Social Security plan will bé launched with the new year. Beginning at that be taxed, for collection a year later, to support this mammoth pro- gram. More than-30,000,000 Americans will be affected by this experi- ment and every class of dependents will share in its benefits, if it succeeds in its aim of banishing three stories tell:’ is 1—Whet the program is, whom it will benefit, and how.the money SEP’How the goverhment and the states will handle old age assist- iplomacy British People and Small Na-' ie tions Ired by Hoare-Laval | | Proposals (Copyright, 1935, Associated Press) Geneva, Dec. 13—The Ethiopian; government, in biting language, threw into the tempestuous League of Na- tions Friday night a note condemning | the Franco-British peace plan as a matter which might destroy the League and the collective security of Europe. The Franco-British proposals were ‘received in a welter of antagonism by delegates of the League's smaller | members gathered here. 1 Emperor Haile Selassie asked the| League to call a special meeting of the assembly on the grounds the| Franco-British peace plan violated) the spirit of the League covenant. The plan, which 13 was understood | offers about half of Ethiopia to Italy in exchange for peace, already has! resulted in a call for a session of the council next Wednesday. Five Points to Plan There are five points to the plan, as follows: 1, Italy would get sovereignty over Tigre province, already conquered by her military forces, except for the sacred city of Aksum and a corridor connecting that city with Ethiopia; 2. The Danakil frontier would be, “rectified” so as to give the Aussa region to Ethiopia in full sovereignty; 3, The Somaliland frontier would be “rectified” running from the Kenya-Somaliland boundary inter-| section to Gorrahei, west of Guram- dak. to the intersection of the 45th degree and the British Somaliland frontier; 4. Ethiopia would get a free port on the sea, preferably. Assab, and a corridor leading. to it;. France and Great Britain would undertake to get from Ethiopia guarantees against the importation of. arms, and .munitions;~: « Would. Grant e Demand 5. ‘France and Great Britain. would agree at’ Geneva to urge Emperor Haile Selassie to grant Italy a zone| of influence running from the new Somaliland frontier established under | | ' Ethiopia from the 35th to the 45th| longitude and northward to the 8th Parallel; Emperor Haile Selassie would have sovereginty oyer this zone of Italian influence but would have an advisor who might or might not be an Italian. There would be a League of Nations’ commission to advise the Ethiopian monarch on internal affairs, but no member of this commission could be @ citizen of any other interested wer. British People Protest By letter and telegram, British constituents protested to their repre- sentatives in parliament against the war settlement suggestion which would give a part of Ethiopia to Italy. The sentiment reflected the report- ed efforts of smaller powers at the jléague conference to exert their in- tfluence for peace terms which would {uphold league principles without ap-j| proving Italian aggression by a grant of territory. The opposition from the British countryside led to comment in the | parliamentary halls threatening to ‘oust Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare unless the League of Nations vetoed the peace offers formulated by him and Premier Plerre Laval of France. A mutiny in the, British cabinet was brewing, informed sources said. under the leadership of Neville Cham- ;berlain, chancellor of the exchequer. Failure Predicted Unofficial advices from Geneva pre- | dicted the failure of the proposal be- ! fore the league council next Wednes- | day ‘when that body begins its consid- erations. ‘The committee of 18,.called together to consider new penalties against Italy for aggression, found itself in the midst of the peace terms controversy | with only a survey of the effectiveness | of existing sanctions in prospect for its session. Authoritative sources at Rome said Pope Pius, through the church's wide diplomatic channels, was influencing the attempts for peace.. Three papal nuncios—in France, Poland and Aus- tria—were named as having played important parts in the movement to bring the war to an amicable end. time, employers and employes will the fear of the future that DBLAY CONFERENCE - WIT DBTECTIVES Editor’s Activities in Rochester and Austin Scanned by Investigators MACHINE-GUNNED TO DEATH Complaint Not Yet Signed as Police Continue to Hold Liquor Salesman ees A story of causes back of Wal- ter Liggett’s assassination will be found on page 10. Minneapolis, Dec. 13,—(P}— Federal ballistic experts have con- firmed that Walter Liggett was slain by a machine gun bullet, A _new witness, who said she weuld be able to identify the car from which the killers mowed down Liggett, was located. She is Mrs. Herman A, Vanwold, who lives in the building where the Liggetts had their apartment. Investigators quoted her as saying she would be able to identify the car if she saw it again. Minneapolis, Dec. 13.—()—Attor- ney General Cummings Friday told Gov. Floyd B. Olson the United States department of justice will not enter the investigation of the killing of Walter W. Liggett, weekly newspaper publisher. His reply to several ap- peals came by telegram. Governor Olson made public the jtext of the attorney general's tele- gram: “Manifestly the activities of the department of justice are limited by the -jurisdiction conferred by acts of congress. While its resources of our technical laboratories and identitfica- tion records are available to all local authorities; we cannot assume. an investigative jurisdiction which does not belong to us.’ “The burden of enforcing state and local criminal laws rests upon the point 3 and extending all across| States and communities in which in-| fractions of such laws occur. Recommended to Sullivan “If you have any evidence that a federal offense has been committed, it is respectfuly suggested that you transmit it to United States District Attorney George Sullivan at St. Paul for his consideration.” In the house of representatives, Rep. Marius Waldahl, Plummer, pro- posed appointment of an interim com- mittee of the house and senate to make a “sweeping investigation of all charges that vice and corruption have taken hold of government” in the state. Asserting after receipt of the tele- gram that he still is “very desirous” of having the department of justice intervene in the investigation, Gov- ernor Olson said he planned to con- fer with Attorney General Harry H. Peterson later in the day relative to certain phases of the case. : Wants Federal Aid “I will confer with Attorney Gen- eral Peterson to ascertain whether certain angles of the case can be de- veloped to a point where federal in- tervention can be made possible,’ Governor Olson said. “I am very de- «Continued on Page Two DAKOTA T0 RECEIVE TWO RADIO PERMITS Examiners for Federal Board Recommend Stations at Jamestown, Williston Washington, Dec. 13.—(#)—Federal permission to construct radio stations at Jamestown and Williston, N. D., was recommended Thursday by an examiner for the communications commisson, In separate reports, Melvin H. Dal- berg recommended the commission issue construction permits to the Roberts McNab company at James- town and the KWIL Broadcasting Co., at. Williston. D. A. Gibbs, Jr. and E. H, Shemorry signed the Wil- liston. application. Both applications were for 100 watt | stations, Jamestown to operate on un- ;Mmited time and Williston on’ speci- fled time. The examiner found from the evidence a need for local radio ‘service in each community. Neither jcity has a radio station. The Roberts McNab company oper- ;ates hotels at Jamestown, Bismarck and Devils Lake. The examiner found the firm to be of “considerable standing and financial responsibility.” The nearest regional station to James- town, ‘the evidence disclosed, was WDAY at Fargo, 90 miles away. Dalberg’s report held there was considerable “live talent” in each Press Photo) SHIRLEY WANTS MIDGET AUTO \f midget automobites aren’t made at the North Pole, Shirley Temple, child screen actress, knows where Santa Claus might buy her one, sh informed him. in a letter listing her Chris —— | is wants. (Associated AS BUENOS AIRES FIXES GRAIN VALUE American, Canadian Reached; Argentine Market Shoots Up 19 Cents | Chicago, Dec. 13.—(4)—Sensational- j1y climbing world wheat prices Friday accompanied a surprise announcement in Buenos Aires that the Argentine government had guaranteed that country’s farmers a price for their grain far above prevailing levels. With the delicate world market thus thrown suddenly out of gear, prices at all international wheat centers jumped sharply. Wheat futures in Chicago soared 5 cents per bushel to above $1.00 for the first time in weeks. This was the maximum gain per- mitted for the day. The Buenos Aires prices shot up more than 19 cents and as other world markets were hurriedly adjusted to this level tumultuous trading was witnessed. Liverpool wheat soared al- most 6 cents. Winnipeg futures ad- vanced 3 cents, the permissable limit. Leading United States markets fol- lowed the action at Chicago and soar- ed 5 cents. An early miscalculation fixed the American equivalent of the Buenos Aires guaranteed price at 90 cents a bushel. Actually the new government guarantee, 50 per cent more than the minimum fixed a year ago, was equiv- alent to approximately 76 American cents per bushel at the official ex- change rate. Study of this situation, however, had no immediate effect on the trade as all attention was focused on the Canadian government, which holds the largest exportable surplus in the world at the present time. Dispatches said enormous business in Canadian wheat for export was transacted there, estimates of the trade ranging be- tween 5,000,000 and 12,000,000 bushels early in the day. Profit-taking caused a slight price reaction in. American markets but closing quotations were at the top maximum levels. Stutsman County 4-H Singers State’s Best Fargo, N. D., Dec. 13.—(?)}—For its 4-H vocal talent, North Dakota looked Friday to Stutsman county. Delegates from that county to the 26th annual achievement institute won first place in the song contest, Williams county placing second, Barnes: third, and Benson fourth. MOHALL BEATS TOLLEY Mohall, N. D., Dec. 1 | | { 1 1 Mohall’s Yellowjackets defeated Tol- ley high school Cagers 32 to 10. | New York, Dec. 13.—()—Trade im- Former N. D. Doctor Murdered by Maniac WHEAT PRICES SOAR >> At: 7. non son Limit: lost his job‘ because of ill temper. 13,—(#)—In | the their opening game of the season, | ried. Three Victims of Russian a Noble's Insanity | New York, Dec, 13—(P)—Fatal |shooting of two dental school profes- sors at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center was blamed ‘by the authorities Friday-on the “persecu- tion”-mania of a frustrated man who The assassin, who killed self, | | was Victor Koussow, 52, whose papers showed he once occupied the high Place in Russian life he resented oth- ers holding here. “Koussow was undoubtedly suffer-; ing from a persecution complex,” saia! Deputy Chief David J. McAuliffe.| “You can tell that from his actions} and the note he left.” McAuliffe said he regarded the case closed. Koussow’s victims Thursday were: Dr. Arthur Taylor Rowe, associate dean of the dental school. Dr. Paul B. Wiberg, associate pro- fessor of dentistry. Wounded Third Another of the six cartridges Kous- sow fired from a pistol before he lev- elled it at himself, wounded Dr. Wil- liam H. Crawford, also an associate Professor. An outline of Koussow’s life, found typewritten in his book-strewn apart- ment, showed he had been trained in medicine and in law, had held high army commands in the white Russian forces and in the civic affairs of Nico- laieff, a Russiap city. His familiarity with medicine, doc- tors said, had placed Koussow in the medical center with the official ca- pacity of “Technician.” 3 Koussow, who resented his position and spoke frequently of his noble family, dropped a letter in the hos- pitat as he dashed in search of his victims. Announced Intentions “I am going to kill Dr. Rowe and two or thgee others,” it said. Koussow, a dignified though glow- ering and stoop-shouldered man, was discharged Thursday by Dr. Rowe who had warned him about his irritable manner. In the afternoon he returned to OTHER GIFTS ARE LISTED, i | Entire City Responding Nobly, | opened its heart Friday and donated jial and money, Dr. Rowe's office, whipped the gun from his gray smock and fired two shots. He ran to the laboratory floor two flights up, where he found Dr. Craw- ford and Dr. Wiberg seated at a table, heads bent over X-ray slides. Kous- sow, at the threshold, shouted and fired. Dr. Crawford fell with a bullet in his back. Dr. Wiberg lunged at Koussow who fired again. Bullets struck the doctor in the heart and chin and he dropped to a desk. Shot Self in Corridor Koussow fled-to a corridor filled with doctors and nurses, and shot himself. The doctors were all graduates of University of Minnesota and mar- Dr. Rowe, 51, was born in Casselton, Trade Broadens © (Continued on Page Two) Food Donations by Schools Are Heavy, Juvenile Population Opens Its Heart to Help Fill Bas- kets for Needy to Appeal on Behalf of Community's Poor Bismarck’s juvenile population @ tremendous amount of food to the city’s sixth annual charity campaign. H. O. Sixvik, city school superin- tendent, said early in the afternoon that never before in the 15 years he has been connected with the school; system has there been such a spon- taneous response by the children to a request for assistance in a public enterprise. Others are opening their hearts, | too, W. J. Brophy, campaign chair-) man, announced, some giving mater- | some service and some both. | Both the Snyder and Wachter | trucking establishments responded Friday to Thursday's request for help Additional Cash Is _ Given to Campaign Cash as well as clothing and food continued to pour into Bismarck’s Open Your Heart headquarters Fri- day, additional cash donations list- ed totaling $17.50 and bringing the total to $158.35. All of the money will be used in purchasing food and clothing for the needy. The position of the fund, with thé memes of new donors, follows: Previously listed .. -$140.85 ee of Honor . * Minishoshe Chap. D.A.R. A Friend J. 8. Johanssen . C. H. Tolan, Fargo . A Friend H. J. Taylor A Friend ... A. L. Overbee . A Priend G. L. Personius . . W. J. Pfenning, Water- town, S. D. .......... 8 ‘i met rbrreress 8 $83838388338 Total to Date in transporting material. They will bring to the World War Memorial building Saturday the food donated by the school children Friday. It will be stored there until the baskets are! Packed just before Christmas. V. F. W. Supporting Move W. L. Sherwin, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, volunteer- ed the services of three men and a car to help bring in other gifts. Harrington’s barber shop donated 25 children’s haircuts, the Catholic Daughters of America offered the services of two women to work each day at Open Your Heart headquar- ters, sorting clothes and assisting in giving out clothes to the needy and the auxiliary to the Veterans of For- eign Wars also offered the services of two women daily. The offer on behalf of the Catholic Daughters of America was made by Mrs. E. A. Greenwood and by the V. F. W. aux- fiiary by Mrs. Oscar Selvig. Another gift was from the “Good Fellows” committee which formerly distributed Christmas baskets here. Some 250 baskets were left over from previous years and these were given to the Open Your Heart committee. At the same time, Brophy announc- ed that the Boy Scouts, who already have helped by distributing and col- lecting lists for checking by donors, have volunteered to paint the used toys which have been donated and the work will begin at once. Will Repair Toys Broken toys and those which .need repairing will be done by students at the city high school manual train- ing department. This work usually has been done at the state peniten- tiary but a decrease in the prison population makes it impossible this year, Warden Del Patterson inform- ed the committee. Finney’s drug store has donated six dozen scooters for distribution as toys and these, together with the hun- dreds of other toys which have been contributed will do much to give Sante Claus a lift, Brophy said. Adjutant Herbert Smith of the Sal- vation Army, which is cooperating with the American Legion and other local organizations in the campaign, Friday the 13th News FOOLISHNESS / AN APPLE A DAY Fargo, N. D., Dec. 13—(P)— James Everson, Fargo cattle buy- er, recites it this way Friday: “An apple a day keeps the hold- up men away.” On-his way home with a sack of apples and $600 in currency in his pockets, he was waylaid by two men, one of them striking him with a sap. He threw the bag of apples at them, jumped over a fence and ran away, his money intact. ! i THEY'LL MAKE WHOOPEE Racine, O., Dec. 13.—(?)—Friday the 13th may be an unlucky day for some people but for Mrs. Rachael Mc- Elroy it means a celebration. Mrs. McElroy is 99 Friday, and her daugh- ter, Mrs. Kate Belle Wolf, is 76. They've invited their friends for din- ner. 13—COUNT ’EM North East, Md., Dec. 13.—(?)— Twin boys were born Friday—Fri- day the thirteenth — to Mrs. George T. Culley, 36, and brought to 13 the total nnumber of chil- dren to which she has given birth, 13 LAST STEPS San Quentin, Calif., Dec. 13.—(?)—| 65 Arthur D. West must climb the 13 steps to the gallows Friday to expiate the crime of killing Roy V. Lockwood, @ fellow soldier at the Presidio, The crime, West's conviction, death sen- tence and denial of his appeal all oc- curred on Friday. NAVAL CONFERENCE IN DEBATING DUELS OVER JAP DEMANDS British and Americans Work in Close Harmony as Break- down Looms London, Dec. 13.—()— Japan « granted Soviet Russia the right to a fleet equal to its own in arguing for tonnage equality for all nations before the international naval conference, authoritative quarters disclosed Friday. London, Dec. 13.—()—Delegates to| the international naval conference, whirling toward a compromise or a breakdown over their most vital is-| sue faster than had been expected, engaged Friday in a technical debat- ing duel. Spokesmen of all five powers were asking and answering questions of highly important aspect on the total tonnage controversy precipitated by the Japanese demand for naval equal- ity with the United States and Great Britain. Admiral Osami Nagano, chief Jap- anese delegate, led off Friday’s ses- sion, clarifying phases of his position, after the four other powers and three Dominions joined Thursday in reject- ing his stand. Informed British sources said the leading role being taken by Viscount Monsell, first lord of the admiralty, was a certain sign that the British and Americans were working in close harmony. Some optimism still prevailed in all delegations that a compromise was yet possible to permit the conference to achieve its aim of a new agree- ment to replace the Washington and London naval limitations treaties, ex- piring at the end of 1936 as a result {of Japan’s denunciation. Both the British and Americans insisted on continuance of the 5-5-3 ratio. New U. S. Postoffice Is Damaged by Blaze Washington, Dec. 13.—(?)—Interior Friday said all the money placed in The Weather der tonight; Cony acces PRICE FIVE CENTS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY IS DEADLINE FOR FERA EXISTENCE IN STATE Earmark $200,000 as Allotment to Counties for January Charity Needs WASHINGTON AID IS SOUGHT Nucleus of Federal Agencies in Counties Retained to Man- age New Setup North Dakota’s public welfare board will take over the distribution of re- lief to unemployable persons in this state Monday morning. Meeting Thursday at the state capitol building, the board arranged to swing into action in all counties by appropriating $200,000 as aid to the counties during January and to assume the responsibility for liquid- ating the Federal Emergency Relief organization which is to go out of business at midnight Sunday. In many counties the nucleus of the FERA organization has been retained to manage the new setup. Meanwhile the board looked toward Washington where officials were ar- ranging to put the new social security bill into effect as soon as congress appropriates money to finance its activities. By making federal grants to cooperating states for assistance to the aged, the blind, and to widows and dependent children, the govern- ment is expected to materially reduce state costs in caring for unemployable Persons. North Dakota Is Eligible North Dakota, it was felt at the board meeting, has made all necessary arrangements to participate in these federal grants. The pension for aged persons, ac- cording to advices from W: mn, will be $30 a month, with the state paying half and the government the other half. The minimum age limit is years. Although the meeting of the state welfare board was closed, it was learned that the $200,000 authorized as state aid may not be enough to meet the demand and that more may be appropriated by the various county welfare boards to help them meet the burden placed upon them, although it was made clear that the counties. will be required to contribute to the full extent of their financial ability. That the board will be in position to extend further help was disclosed by a checkup of FERA funds Which show a balance of approximately $1,- 500,000 which will be turned over to it. Plan Statewide Survey The boarg authorized a statewide survey to détermine the relief situa- tion among Indians who will need aid from the state or county. It also made a $2,000 allotment for Rolettte county to be used in Janu- ary for aid to Indians needing relief and not taken care of through other agencies and appoined a committee to study desirability of uniform hos- pital charges for relief cases, to report. back at the next meeting, Dec. 18. Decision to take over liquidation of the Federal Emergency Relief admin- istration was on a 4 to 3 vote. Immediately following the meeting, E. A. Willson, state FERA head, ana secretary of the welfare board, left for Washington to attend a conference called by the federal social security board. Frank Milhollan of Bismarck, vice chairman of the board, asserted it was imperative that quick action be taken by the next congress in social . security legislation to provide funds for the aged, blind, and dependent and crippled children. Would Lighten Burden “Appropriation by congress of funds . to aid states in caring for this type of relief would assist the state and’ counties by taking many persons off direct relief rolls,” Milhollan stated. The board also is insisting that counties must furnish relief funds up to the limit of their financial ability, Milhollan stated, adding that unless: county aid is forthcoming, state funds will be inadequate to’ meet the relief situation. For direct relief the board will have $500,000 in money. obtained from the™ sales tax and authorized for the fiscal year, in addition to $100,000 to handle other social cases, and the funds re- maining in the FERA. . Starting Monday morning, all di-) rect relief will be handled by the state board, with FERA leaving the picture. Work relief will continue under the