The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1935, Page 1

is | THE BIS ESTABLISHED 1873 Hoffman Detends Hauptmann Action American Doctor Killed; British Seek Hitler’s Help Children Donate Much Canned Food HOBBY. OF STUDYING PAPLOSIES FATAL TO RED GROSS READ Peace Proposal Only Protracted Wrangle in League of Nations BRITAIN IN MIDST OF CRISIS Italians Launch Renewed At- _ tempt to Prove Ethiopia Is Backward Country (By The Associated Press) With the Italo-Ethiopian war cre- ating constantly growing tension in Europe, Great Britain moved for closer relationship with Reichsfuehrer Hitler of Germany. The British ambassador in Berlin conferred with the German leader, and it was understood they took up the long-shelved plan for a European aviation alliance as a collective guar- antee of peace. With Constantin von Neurath, for- eign minister, present, the German leader and the British envoy talked long and frankly of the possibilities for limiting armaments and nego- tiating an aviation pact among the signatories of the Locarno treaty. The flame of British resentment against its government for its Italo- Ethiopian peace formula was fanned by the publication of a “white paper” showing that Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare instructed thé British minister to Ethiopia, Sir Sydney Bar- ton, to press Emperor Haile Selassie urgently for a favorable consideration of the peace plan and “on no account” to reject it. American Is Killed The death of an American medical missionary in Ethiopia punctuated Saturday the fretful aftermath of the attempt by Great Britain and France to formulate terms for peace between Italy and the em- pire of’ Haile Se- lassie. Dr. Robert W Hockman was killed while hand- ling an unexplod- ed Italian bomo ‘xt Daggah Bur, on the southern front. - £ 4 Dr. Hockman, who was @ United fe Presbyterian mis- e & 3] sionary to Ethi- opia and head ofDr. R. W Hockman the Ethiopian Red Cross, had removed the detonator and supervised the digging out of the unexploded projec- tile recently. He had made a hobby of studying bombs. Precipitates |. MARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1935 Judge Interprets U. S. Accusations Following Namesakes! eeiniing Henry Wallace iV (above), eon of the secretary of agriculture, is following the other three Henry Wallaces of his family by attending lowa State college at Ames, la (Associated ?rese Photo) HOWARD PRESTON IS BURIED IN ST. PAUL Former Bismarck.Man and N. P. Brotherhood Head Dies of Cancer Howard. Preston, 46, head of the Brotherhood of Steamship and Rail- way Clerks of the Northetn. Pacific Railway and son. of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Preston, 310 Thayer Avg. West, was buried at St. Paul Saturday following funeral services conducted ‘by mem- bers of the trainmen’s brotherhood. Mr. Preston, a resident of Bismarck for many years, died Thursday at St. Paul. The cause of death was can- cer. Mr. Preston underwent an oper- ation about a year ago. Since then ee Prep eek ak Diaaeee in She St. Paul office but recently became ilj again and succumbed to the old ailment. Born Nov. 9, 1889, in Dickey county, Mr. Preston came to Bismarck with hic parents in 1892. He received his Wrangle Over Peace Plan The Franco-British peace proposal A hep appeared to have precipi- ted only'a protracted wrangle over the pian between its advocates and thse nations aligned solidly against it’on the ground that it threatened tHe foundations of collective security. / Britain was in the midst of a po- Miical crisis incident to the formula- of the scheme. Advices from Rome indicated Fas- cists intended trying to turn the Teague of Nations against Ethiopia, ‘using Ethiopia’s denunciation of the peace plan as a fulcrum. Argue for Italy The elements at Geneva supporting the peace program, frankly described as embodying partial dismemberment of Ethiopia, argued that,Italy, in the interests of European peace, must be given an economic outlet in Ethiopia. The other side to ‘the controversy contended any concessions to Premier lussolini, to call off his campaign (Continued on Page Six) Decisive Struggle in Mexico Is Predicted Mexico City, Dec. 14.—(P)—A de- cisive struggle between radicalism and conservatism in Mexico was pre- dicted by informed sources Saturday to result from the return of the one- time “strong man” Gen. Plutarco Elias Calles, The former president arrived from Los Angeles by airplane Friday after six months of voluntary exile. While workers’ organizations threatened a general strike unless Calles left Mexico immediately, the former president remained in his cap- ital residence. Aas early education here and was: em- ployed for several National Bank. Later he accepted a position with the Northern Pacific here and ad- vanced to a clerk’s position in the freight depot. He was transferred to Dilworth, Minn., and later went to Fargo as depot agent. Five years ago he was selected head of the railroad brotherhood and moved to St. Paul where he made his headquarters. Last year he was unanimously re-elected head of.the brotherhood for a three- year term. Besides his parents,*he leaves a widow, two daughters, Kathleen and Helen, both at home; and two broth- ers, Kenneth of Kansas City and Ward of Agar, 8. D. His father and two brothers were at the bedside when death came. MOTORISTS WARNED AGAINST ICY ROADS Snow, Heavy to Light, Reported -From .Numerous Points Throughout State Motorists were warned again by the state highway department Saturday against slippery highways as snowfall was reported in various parts of North Dakota. Two inehes of snow was reported in the Williston area. inch and Minot one-fifth while a trace was recorded at Jamestown, Grand Forks and Bismarck, Local snows and . colder weather was forecast for North Dakota Satur- Offense Became Complete the Minute Conspiracy Was Entered Into ‘ ‘Trial of former Gov. William Lan- ger and co-defendants resumed Sat- urday under a finely drawn interpre- tation by Presiding Judge A. Lee Wy- man of the federal accusations. So far as the merits of the acy case go, Judge Wyman held, it “does not make a bit of difference” what the defendants did with money solicited from employes — “whether ‘they divided it up among themselves or collected a penny of money or not.” “Just the minute the conspiracy was entered into, conceding the evi- dence would show there was such a conspiracy, and anyone of the de: fendants in this case did any one of the things set forth in the indictment as an overt act, the offense became complete,” Judge Wyman said, The court issued its interpretation when denying the submission of prosecution evidence to show Langer transferred $19,000 to his personal bank account from funds of his po- litical weekly. Based on Solicitation The government bases its conspir- acy charges on solicitations of the Langer administration from employes paid in both state and federal funds. “We are not trying either of these men for the misappropriation of money; we are not trying either of these men for embezzlement; we are not trying either of these men for defrauding the U. 8. government or anyone else out of money,” Judge ‘Wyman held, “These men .are on trial charged with conspiracy to do what?—not to unlawfully collect funds from state employes; not to take the money be- longing to the Leader or to someone else and appropriate it to their own use, “They are charged with a conspir- acy to obstruct or to defraud the U. 8. government by obstructing the administer- "| governmental function of ing certain laws of congress having reference to construction of fed- eral aid highWays and the distribu- tion of direct relief. Complete On Agreement “The offense is complete the min. ute they have agreed to obstruct gov- ernmental functions of administering these laws or any one of them has done any one of the overt acts toward the consummation of that unlawful agreement, 4 Judge Wjman held that to admit the funds transfer evidence which District Attorney W. P. ‘Lanier sought to introduce would prejudice the jury. Lanier had succeeded only in iden- tifying ledger sheets and deposit slips of the personal bank ‘account - of Langer through J. E. Davis, president of the Dakota National Bank and pany of Bi , and simi- Bank of North Dakota, through {R. M. Stangler, manager of the insti- tution. ‘ As he sought to continue, Francis (Continued on Page Six) POLITICIANS WATCH TOWNSEND THREAT Old Age Pension Advocates Will Enter Candidates for old] sponsible for either a wrongful or Defense Fund Rumor waht Upsets Drake Trial Chicago, Dec. 14. WATERFOWL REFUGE j $25 Posted |City Not Responsible ‘ 100 MEN AT WORK ON BURLEIGH COUNTY'S Duck Death Trap Will Become Asylum by Construction of Gigantic Dikes HOSKINS LOOKS TO FUTURE Control of Water by Separat- ing Long Lake Bed Into Four Parts Is Ba: When Spring rolls ‘round Burleigh | county again will boast some of the. best “duck water” in the United States. Authority for this statement is Brooks Hoskins, WPA engineer in| charge of developing a migratory | waterfowl refuge on Long lake, where 100 workers have been at work for the last several months transforming a portion of the lake from a death trap; which has caused the death of millions of ducks to one where fresh water is; always assured and where they can! breed in an ideal natural habitat. The story of Long lake as a water- fowl refuge goes back more than 10 years when the government purchased more than 14,000 acres of land for a waterfowl refuge. Why such a purchase was made is) lost in the maze of time and possibly that of politics, but the fact is that it never was successful. Instead of @ place beneficial to wild waterfowl it continued to be a death trap, for at low water botulism frequently de- veloped and numberless ducks died. » Saved Thousands During the last such epidemic in August, 1932, groups of persons went out from Bismarck to rescue the thou- sands of ducks which had sickened and were dying, removing them to! fresh water lakes nearby. Thousands | of others died. orable conditions was that as water in the lake became low and much of it dried up, the water became warm and the botulism germ developed. The basic fact controlling this sit- uation was that the lake has too large an area for it to be filled by the run- off from its watershed in a year of average rainfall. Only once or twice since records have been kept has it ever been full of water. The work now being done is in- tended to correct this condition by} constructing dikes to divide the lake into four parts. To Finish Dike Soon The first dike, at the west or upper end of the lake, will be 1,800 feet long and 5 feet high. It will maintain water to an average depth of 3 feet over 1,500 acres. This dam or dike, Hoskins said, will be completed by Janury 1. The second dike will be 3,300 feet long and will impound water on 1,800 (Continued on Page Six) For Police Actions Ruling that the city of Bismarck 4s not responsible for injuries which may be inflicted upon citizens by its} policemen in the course of their of- ficial duty, Judge R. G. McFarland Thursday sustained a demurrer which had been entered by the city govern- ment in suits filed against it and Policemen Frank Yeater and J. J. Shimek by Melvin Engle and Adam Millius. The court took the stand that the) city government cannot be held re- negligent act performed by a police- man in the exercise of acts of a gov- ernmental nature for the good of the general public. Both Engle and Millius claimed in their suits. that they were assaulted | by Yeater and Shimek through no fault of their own. The policemen claim that their acts were provoked by the two men. The suits against the policemen {ing attention to an “obligation” were “Reason” for dévelopment of tiifav-!Tidente-a federal irfvestigation would OLSON REITERATES PLEA FOR U. 8. AID IN MURDER SOLVING Widow Writes in Weekly Paper That Assassination Makes Cause ‘a Holy War’ i 1 POLICE REACH STALEMATE Mrs. Liggett Reiterates Her Identification of ‘Kid Cann’ | As One Killer RE ee | Minneapolis, Dec. 14.—(#)—Renewed | pleas that the United States govern- ment enter the Liggett case and call- telegraphed to Washington Saturday | by Gov. Floyd B. Olson and Attorney General H. H. Peterson. . If their request again is rejected,! the two Farmer-Labor state officials demanded that Homer 8S. Cummings, | United States attorney general, “turn over to us the evidence upon which you base your several public indict- ments against the reputation of Min- neapolis and St. Paul.” Cummings, who Friday refused to order federal supervision of the Lig- gett investigation, branded the Twin Cities “poison spots of crime” about @ year ago. The telegram sent him Saturday said, in part: Obligation Created “We believe that your public state- ment with reference to your willing- ness to cooperate to the fullest ex- tent with local authorities in the so-; lution of serious crime and the pun- ishment of perpetrators, coupled with your several published statements re- flecting upon fhe cities of Minneapo- lis and St. Paul, have created an obligation upon you to honor our re- quest for the use of department of justice operatives in the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the murder of Walter Liggett.” | The communication expressed con: | “disclose a violation of federal law,” and pointed out “the limitation of the jurisdiction conferred upon the department of justice by acts of con- gress does not restrain you from in- vestigating a matter in order to determine whether or not a federal law has been violated.” The federal act, violation of which the telegram alluded to, prohibits the use and possession of a machine gun. Killed by Machine Gun Ballistics experts have determined the former publisher was assassinated with a submachine gun. Isadore Blumenfeld, alias Kid Cann, liquor agent held in jail in connec- (Continued on Page Six) NORTH DAKOTA FERA ENDS WORK SUNDAY Welfare Board to Assume Care of Unemployables in State Hereafter North Dakota’s FERA will come to an official end at midnight Sunday when all direct relief activities will be taken over by the state public welfare board. Approximately $1,500,000 in federal funds is expected to be turned over to the state, some of which must be used for liquidation of FERA affairs, ac- cording to welfare board members. In addition, the board will have $500,- 000 for each of the two years of the present biennium, derived from the sales tax. From the latter tax, $100,- 000 a year also is available for moth- ers’ old age pension and to blind. The works progress and rural reset- tlement administratior’§ will continue to handle relief for employables and rehabilitation projects. E. A. Willson, head of the FERA and secretary of the state welfare board, is in Washington attending a conference on pending congressional matters in connection with the social probably will come up at the next f court. Twenty-five dollars in cash prizes will be a) led ‘to the five Bismarck householders having the most effect- ive Christmas —()—Principals in the Drake estate mail fraud trial} mail, coupon or telephone General |had a week-end recess Saturday ‘to|of the committee . As Prizes in Christmas Light Contest) security program. ‘The one important rule to remember is that Christmas lights must be on every night from 7 to 10 from Christ- mas even through New Year's night, Christmas Please enter my name as a con- testant ‘im the Bismarck Junior 1,100 Items Contributed by Children of City in Mass Effort Friday WILL FILL MANY BASKETS Community Giving Splendid Support to Open Heart Drive, Says Brophy Workers in Bismarck’s Open Your Heart campaign were busy Saturday sorting the 1,100 items of canned goods and other donations contributed to the movement Friday by the city’s public school children. + A partial list compiled Saturday by school officials noted 700 items of commercially canned fruits and veg- etables and 300 items of home- canned goods, The list included all of the items usually found in @ grocery store with jelly, corn, carrots and fruits pre- dominating in the home-canned do- nations. In addition there were pickled beets and other pickles and 50 packages of dry materials, such as raisins, prunes, macaroni, coffee, sugar, dried fruits and cereals, 500 Toys Listed Approximately 500 toys, some of them broken but many in good con- dition, were contributed, mostly by grade school pupils and there were a number of boxes of clothing, much of it in good condition. One girl brought a small pieced comforter for a child's bed, made especially by her mother for this occasion. The food items were being as- sembled at the World War Memorial building from which will be distrib- uted on December 24 baskets to the needy families of Bismarck. Mrs, E. F. Trepp has been placed in charge of packing the baskets, Chairman W. J. Brophy said Satur- day, and has been authorized to ca!l {on any woman’s organization in the city to assist her. Many of these have volunteered to help in any way available to them. Many Other Donations At the same time Brophy listed many other fine donations. The Harding Metal Works at 108 Third St., has donated the services of a truck and two men two hours daily until the end of the campaign and they already have worked a day and a half, Brophy said. John Bozak at the Service Barber- shop has contributed 15 children’s haircuts and the Century Cab com- pany has offered the use of a taxi one hour each day. This cab has been in use for several days, Brophy said. The Bismarck Paint and Glass company is donating paint and brushes used in repainting toys and Gussner’s grocery store has donated merchandise valued at $25, ‘includ- ing a quantity of candy in, bags and six dozen toy automobiles. Molly’s Service station at Fourth and Thayer and Hektners Short Stop Super Service station at Sixth and Broadway have each volunteered the gasoline and oil needed to oper- ate one truck in the Open Your Heart effort. Legion Donates $50 Getting behind the campaign unanimously, the American Legion Friday night authorized its executive committee to make such donation to the Open Your Heart campaign from post funds as seemed advisable. That group, of which Chairman Brophy is @ member, promptly decided to con- tribute $50 as it has always done in past years. Many Legionnaires also made individual contributions. The Open Your ‘Heart campaign originated with the American Legion six years ago and is being conducted under veteran leadership again this year, the only change ftom the former system being that all other organiza- tions have been invited to accept a fair share of the responsibility of seeing that the city’s needy are properly provided for. Miss Esther Teichmann, school nurse and chairman of the Legion's child welfare committee, reported on the assistafce granted to date and pointed out that there still is a tre- mendous need for clothing for chil- dren of school age, much of which will have to be purchased from the Open Your Heart funds. 11 Nations Expected To Default on Debts Cleveland May Get Republican Meeting New York, Dec. 14.—(?}—While Chi- Cloudy, with er tonight; ! Liberator Resigns | ¢ DR. THOMAS G. MASARYK *x* * * [THOMAS G. MASARYK RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA 85-Year-Old Leader of Nation Born of World War Retires From Duties Praha, Czechoslovakia, Dec. 14.—(?) —Thomas G. Masaryk, 85 years old, first president of Czechoslovakia, re- signed Saturday. Dr, Masaryk was elected first pres- ident of Czechoslovakia in November, 1918, when the nation was granted independence after the World War and the republic was proclaimed. In 1920, the national assembly voted him the privilege of remaining pres- ident as long as he desired, in recog- nition of the life-long work for which he was called “the Liberator.” After signing his decree of abdica- tion at Lany castle, Masaryk went to the front of the great residence and took his last presidential salute from the assembled guard. Then the presidential flag was hauled down from its staff. CHRISTMAS SPURS MAILING BUSINESS Two Delivery Trucks, Five Ex- tra Employes to Handle Rush at Postoffice Getting the first taste of the! Christmas rush six days earlier than usual, postoffice employes were pre- paring Saturday for the largest holi- day business in recent years. Two delivery trucks will be added to the regular postal services early next week, according to Postmaster Walter Sather. The two trucks will be used exclusively to deliver Christ- mas packages and Bismarck residents are promised immediate delivery of incoming gifts. Five additional employes to the regular staff will probably be added next week to handle the holiday mail, Sather said. The heavy Christmas mailing, which usually starts about Dec. 16, began this year on the 11th, Sather said. Earlier mailing may account in part for the rush, he believes, but an anticipated large increase in the Christmas business is the most im- portant factor. Already this year, receipts at the local postoffice have shot above the market set in 1934, the best previous business year in the history of the government's local office. Sather cautioned all Bismarck per- sons to wrap Christmas packages well, address them in clearly legible hand- writing or printing and mail early. Woman Is Critically Hurt in Car Mishap sorry” notes. f “The total debt is about $22,000,000,- |” 000. ‘ The Weather PRICE FIVE CENTS. DEATH IN CHAIR MAY NOT CLOSE CASE IN GOVERNOR'S BELIER Only Two Avenues Left for Bruno to Evade Penalty for Kidnap-Killing POLITICAL FUTURE 1S HURT Legislative Leaders Reject Gov- ernor’s Request to Probe Visit in Cell New York, Dec, 14—(?)}—The Lindbergh baby. (By the Associated Press) Gov. Harold Hoffman of New Jer. sey declared Saturday a “searching inquiry” into the case of Bruno Rich- ard Hauptmann, sentenced to die in the electric chair for the kidnap- murder of the Lindbergh baby is war- ranted if only to remove all question of doubt as to his guilt. Interviewed at the National Re- publican club in New York, where he addressed a luncheon meeting, the New Jersey governor said, “In minds of a great many people there is some doubt whether this case has been completely solved. “I am not interested in establish- ing Hauptmann’s innocence but in seeing that New Jersey can render justice without any suspicion of error.” Defends His Action The governor defended his action in opening reconsideration of Haupt- mann’s case when he visited the con- victed Bronx carpenter at the prison at Trenton, N. J. He would not, how- ever, disclose the nature of his can- versation with Hauptmann and re- fused to answer a direct question as to whether he indicated he would grant a reprieve. Hauptmann is sentenced to die dur- ing the week beginning Jan. 13, The question of clemency, the gov- ernor said, is solely in the hands oj the court of pardons, of which he i @ member. The governor, however, has the right to grant a reprieve. Inasmuch as the final say is in the hands of the court of pardons—ex- cept in the event Hauptmann’s law- yers gain a new trial with any new evidence, if they have it—the gov- ernor declared “any criticism of my action is wholly unwarranted.” Bruno Is Calm Hauptmann calmly received the news Saturday that the week of Jan. 13 had been set for his death. _ An unnamed prison guard, dele- gated by Principal Keeper Col. Mark O. Kimberling, broke the news to the condemned man in his death house cell. When the guard told him of the new death sentence, set Friday by Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Trenchard. Hauptmann, Col. Kimber- ling reported, said, “I feel something will happen so I won't go to the chair.” The guard told Kimberling Haupt- mann showed no noticeable change in his demeanor or expression when he heard the news. He thanked the guard, Kimberling said, and explained he had been “expecting the informa- tion almost any time.” ae oe Adviser Visits Bruno x short time later Hauptmann’s spiritual adviser, the Rev. John Matthiewsen, of Trenton, arrived to see him, The clergyman’s visit was short and when he left the prison he said he hed found the prisoner cool and com- “He took it (the news) very com- Posedly,” he said. “He knew what was coming up. The news really made no impression on him. He is full of confidence in the fact that the state of New Jersey does not in- tend to permit a murder.” “I have hardly spoken to a persop who believes that the execution Hauptmann will write the last ter in this crime,” said the Friday just before Justice Thomas W. arenchare. signed a new death war- rani “In other words, they doubt that there has been a complete solution. The majority believe he's guilty, but they think there are riddles that main unsolved. “As the situation now