The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1936, Page 1

r nny means wa, oseneittemansttamecsxtinim [i] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Increasing cloudiness The Weather it and Saturday; not so Sold tonight, ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1986 ry PRICE FIVE CENTS . Hauptmann’s Hope of Escaping Death Chair Ebbs As Execution Time Nears 39 Dead As Tornadic Storms Lash South|Attorneys Make SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, Regulars Win N. Y. Battle With Borah 1 COMMUNITY HARDEST HIT BY SPRING WINDS Damage Estimated at Over Two Million Dollars as Reha- bilitation Begins THREE CITY BLOCKS RAZED Fire Adds to Horror, Trapping Three Persons in Home During Storm Greensboro, N. C., April 3—(}— The south counted 39 storm dead and feared the toll would rise Friday as volunteers searched in daylight the wreckage left by tornadic winds that ‘swept across five states. The destruction centered at Cor- dele, Ga., and at Greensboro, causing damage estimated at $1,250,000 in the southwest Georgia city and more than $1,000,000 material loss here. ‘Nurly Friday there were 12 known @ead here and more than 100 injured. At Cordele, a town of 7,000, the dead numbered 18 and nearly 500 fated were more or less seriously State and local authorities of Geor- gia and North Carolina rushed medi- cal supplies to fight disease from wa- ter pollution, Striking Cordele at dawn, the tor- nado leveled an area three blocks wide and two miles long. If it had come two hours later a PEACE PARLEY SEEN IN COLSON JOURNEY FROM ADDIS ABABA Selassie’s Trusted American Advisor Departs for Egypt on ‘Sick Leave’ (Copyright, 1938, Associated Press) London, April 3—Direct Italo- Sthiopian peace negotiations may be Presaged, informed sources said, by the departure from Addis Ababa Fri- day of Everett A. Colson, Emperor Haile Selassie's most trusted and most important advisor. The shrewd Maine Yankee who has guided Ethiopia’s foreign affairs for eix years announced at Addis Ababa the government during that leave. “I hope to return soon,” Colson as- He left Addis Ababa only a week VALLEY CITY WOMAN DIES Valley City, N. D., April 3.—()— Mrs, F. C. Schroeder, 76, resident here since 1881, died Thursday. She Jeaves three daughters and two ‘sons. Funeral services will be Monday. Water ‘Too Cold’; Calls Off Suicide @tappling for her body in a lake she had decided not to drown her- self because the water was “too cold.” The men were grappling after Betty's mother told Police Chief Thomas Trogheon the girl threat- ened suicide after a disappoint- ment in love. CAPPER STOCKY ARDS BILL IS DROPPED FOR SENATE SUBSTITUTE Act Places Packer-Owned Cor- rals Under Agriculture Sec- retary’s Supérvision yers” should defend the right to en- act laws we believe are constitutional and not continue to refer to decisions of the supreme court, which in many instances are largely influenced by ‘economic opinions.” P Lewis Cries ‘Invalid’ The Minnesota Farmer-Laborite was defending the Capper bill from jan attack by Senator Lewis (Dem., Tl.), who charged the bill was un- constitutional, said Pierce Butler, member of the own state, had ren- economic decision” in te railroad valuation case. Prior to the time Butler went on the court, i Benson said, he was “in of railroads.” Trade Pact Ratified By Canadian Senate ‘good progress Ject Preased bitter opposition to unpledg- Idaho Candidate’s Delegates Trail Far Behind in Em- pire State Voting Washington, April 3.—(?)—Despite ®@ primary victory of New York's reg- ular Republican organization over supporters of Senator Borah of Idaho, the senator's friends here indicated Friday their confidence was unshak- en, Carl G. Bachmann, chairman of the Borah-for-President campaign head- quarters, remained in his office into the early hours of Friday to receive the reports télling how the Borah candidates for convention seats trail- ed far behind in the empire state. Bachmann declared the New York Primary could not be described as “a true test of strength” for the Idahoan, adding that the Illinois test April 14 “will tell a different story.” Senator Borah was entered in nine of the 43 districts in New York, In- complete returns from the 15th dis- trict showed the regulars enjoying a wide advantage over Representative Fish and William Ziegler, Jr., lead- ers in the state's Borah organization. The regulars also led in the other eight districts by large margins, Unpledged Delegates ‘The regulars had pitted unpledged party delegates against the Borah backers. The Idahoan has even ex- ed, or “favorite son” delegations. Bachmann said he now is concen- trating on Illinois where Borah will contest with Col. Frank Knox, Chi- Other primaries will follow in quick Utne i wi a ‘sticcession. Wisconsin’s comes April 1, Nebraska's April 14, afd Pennsyl- vania and Massachusetts on April 28. Borah and Gov. Alf M. Landon of: Kansas are assured a partial test of Power in South Dakota May 5. A Borah instructed slate was eritered there Thursday. A slate unofficially Pledged to Landon was entered last week. The Kansan declined to sign Papers necessary to make the slate an official Landon one. Maine Favorable to Knox ‘The Maine Republican convention Thursday endorsed a slate of dele- Gates to the Cleveland convention who re unpledged but favorable to Col- onel Knox “as long as he has a chance.” ‘The eighth Virginia district conven- tion instructed its two delegates Thursday to vote for Landon. Republican Chairman Henry P. Fletcher said the only outstanding is- sue of the campaign is—“the question whether we shall go forward in an or- derly manner and by constitutional processes in working out our problems by the trial and error method.” Senator Schwellenbach (Dem. Wash.), in a radio address, assailed the New Deal's foe, the American Li- berty League. Good Progress Being Made on Dam Building Fort Peck, Mont., April 4—()—De- spite unfavorable weather conditions. is being made toward ‘completion of the Fort Peck dam here, engineers in charge of the pro- announced Friday. Cold weather has hampered dredg- ing operations in the Missouri river, and engineers are waiting for ice to clear away before starting this phase of the work. Concrete pouring activites are be- continued. Contracts totaling $55,- ing Ottawa, April 3.—(P)—The Can-(921.60 for equipment and supplies third Amy Mollison Takes were awarded during the past week. To Paltry $202,332 Washington, April 3—(7)—A_ cut from $250,000 in 1934 to $202,332 in 1985 in the salary paid Charles M. chairman of Bethlehem ‘Steel corporation, was disclosed Fri- Off on Africa Flight |S 2 (2p companys ia report to Mrs. Amy i off from here Friday on what believed flight record to Capetown, South The British flier took off at ._ It carried s HG i E r g BEG h 2 i é g i E 8 F : [ G. Grace, president, received —— Eugene wesend, Kent., Eng. April 3. si A pril 3— | $190,000, the same as in 1934, while Quincy Bent and C. Austin Beck, di- rectors, each received $90,000 in both be an attempt to set 8 | vears, Former Grand Forks Man Taken by Death Johnstown, Pa., April 3.—(#)—Har- 40, receiver of the one- native of Grand for 10 years was an i i AUTHORITIES DENY FORCING REINHOLT 10 ADMIT MURDER Former States Attorney Moses Scoffs at Allegations Vio- lence Was Used LIFER IS DEMANDING TRIAL Stanton Farmer in Prison Six Years Has Only Affidavit of Court Clerk Golden Valley, N. D., April 3—(P)— ‘All authorities associated with the case of Gust Reinholt, Stanton farmer life sentence, have denied any vio- lence or threats were used in obtain- ing @ confession of the crime, States Attorney Floyd Sperry said Friday. Sperry said that for the present he Judge H. L. Berry of Mandan. ~ Whether he will continue to resist the motion depends on the outcome of a thorough investigation of the case, he said. At Sperry’s request a hearing at which testimony will be taken from all connected with the case will not be held until about April 15 before Judge Berry. Denied Flat denial of the allegations con- tained in the defendant's affidavit filed Thursday was made by former States Attorney John Moses of Hazen, Former Sheriff Henry Klindworth of Clerk of District Schreiber of Stanton who filed an af- fidavit supporting the contentions of the defendant, Sperry asserted. Withdrawal of the guilty plea sought on six allegations, including claims he was beaten and threats of mob violence were made; that he had no attorney; that the missing son has ever been found and “no proof can, be advanced he is not alive and that Reinholt was not in a competent men- tal condition at the time.” Moses Denies Moses denied any threats were used and denied violence of any kind. “as for mob violence,” he said, “there was a great deal of talk bu! it came after the confession had been given.” “The entire case came up quite sud- denly,” Moses said. “Reinholt was taken into custody on a Saturday. confessed that night to the sheriff, and Sunday I talked to him for about an hour and he repeated the confes- |sjon.” “A search of the Knife river was made but the body of the son Theo- dore, was not found,” Moses ex- plained. “There was intense excite- ment because of the revolting na- ture of the crime, and we thought it to handle the matter as quickly as possible.” Examined By Court _Reinholt was given a preliminary hearing Monday before the justice of lowing “‘a very careful and extensive examination” by the court, was sen- tenced to life imprisonment April 21, 1930. Klindworth, now county sanitary supervisor under the state health de- partment, refused to make “any in- criminating statements that may hurt me later,” and referred all questions to Moses. May Call Witnesses Judge Berry said he may call to- gether for hearing soon all persons connected with the case to determine if the motion should be granted. Farmers Warned Not To Listen to ‘Lures’ . Ee. who have been dpe ponies which took them from and other northwest states to land of inferior worth in other sections of the coun- try.” Great New Zeppelin Is Flying Over Brazil ()—Germany’ the Hindenburg, flew over Pernam- buco at 2:50.a. m., Friday, com April 3.—(}—Andrew | her first crossing of the South At- resident 54 years, died) Jantic ocean. The airship left Fried- pneumonia. Funeral ser-| richsafen, , Tuesday, and is Germany, Jon her way to Rio de Janeiro, re ; | that Paul Wendel’ Interesting Angles On Hauptmann Case Brooklyn, N. ¥.—Assistant District Attorney William McGuinness said Friday he would ask Trenton police to turn over to him at once Paul Wendel, who repudiated a Lindbergh looking for a woman between 25 “confession” and declared he was to 30 years old, McGuinness said, who days beyond his law-allotted hard Hauptmann has, in effect, lived one year and 16 days. Under the sentence of the court in which he was found guilty of the Lindbergh murder, Hauptmann was to have died the week of March 18, 1935. An appeal to the New Jersey celed that execution date. court of errors and appeals can- The appeal failed and he was again sentenced to die, this time during the week of Jan. 13, 1936. The execution date was set for” Jan. 17. A 30-day reprieve from Gov. Hoffman saved him. With the expiration of the reprieve, Hauptmann was sentenced 8 third time, the death warrant calling for his execution “the week of March 30.” The execution was set for the night of March 31. The execution was stayed by Warden Kimberling of the peni- tentiary, and a new execution hour of 8 o'clock tonight was set. What happens tonight remains to be seen. Brooklyn, N. Y.—District ‘Trenton—Hauptmann, a started immediately to read “confident and not worrying. ‘Thursday night. adjacent number eight. cereal, bread and coffee. William F. X. Geoghan said Friday tory of being forced to sign a confession, which he later repudiated, was found true as far as the investigation has gone. earlier than usual Friday, \wakened the Bible end told his guards he was ‘The office of Col. Mark ©. Kimberling, prison warden, an- nounced that Hauptmann—in marked contrast to the restless night he spent Monday before his previous date with death—slept well Soon after arising st 9 a. m., he again went through the ordeal of being “prepared” for the chair, His head was shaved for the wecond time this week. He was given clean clothes and transferred from his old cell, number nine next to the death chamber, to the He ate a big breakfast and ate it heartily. He had two eggs, Golden Glove Champs To Be Crowned Tonight WORE COC CAMPS ASKED OF FECHNER “FORNORTE DAKOTA Think State's Quota Should Be Raised in View of Increas- ed Enroliment Interested sections of North Dakota are making appeals to the federal gov- ernment for an expanded CCC pro- gram in North Dakota for this year with special emphasis on water and soll conservation activities by the OCO ‘groups. Joining in the pleas for expanded CCC activities was Gov. Walter Wel- Harvey, in Close Race for Team Honors Here Harvey and Bismarck with five fighters each and Mandan with four were leading candidates for team honors at the conclusion of Friday morning’s bouts in the American Le- gion’s Golden Gloves boxing tourna- ment being staged at the World War Memorial Dickinson, Burnstad and Elgin each Qualified two amateurs for the semi- finals, scheduled for Friday after- noon, with Linton snd Assumption Abbey of Richardton each getting one Desperate Fight For Mercy Move Appeal to Prosecutors for Help in Saving Condemned Man But Action Is Regarded as Unlikely; Charge Against Wendel Comes to Nothing here he said he was held prisoner. They also/GRAND JURY FAILS TO TAKE ACTION ON WENDEL at the rogues’ gallery in New York | Would Have Returned No Bill Against Alleged Confessor Except his abductors, Case Was Not Formally Before It; Warden Ready to Let Law Take Its Course Bruno Richard Hauptmann, condemned slayer of the Lind- bergh baby, apparently will walk the “last long mile” to the electric chair in the death house at Trenton, N. J., at 8 o’clock tonight. His attorneys were making a last desperate effort to save him through an appeal to the prosecutors who presented the evidence which resulted in his conviction,- but indications were this would not be effective. Witentz and Hunterdon County Both Attorney General David T. Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck, dJr., have consistently contended that Hauptmann—and Haupt- mann alone—is guilty. Late Friday afternoon Wilentz gave it as his view that the execution must be carried out unless a court stay is granted or Governor Harold G. Hoffman grants another reprieve. A court stay seemed unlikely but Hoffman was reported by a close associate to be ready to issue another reprieve. Al- though there apparently is no legal basis for such action by the governor it was assumed that Prison Warden Mark O. Kimber- ling would honor it. The effort of C. Lloyd Fisher, Hauptmann’s counsel, was based on the purported confession of Paul H. Wendel that he participated in the kidnaping. After considering the Wendel case until midnight Thurs- day, however, the Mercer county grand jury took no action. It would have reported a “no bill,” according to reliable authority, except that the case was not formally before it. Grand Jury Request Saved Slayer Tuesday It was at the request of this grand jury that Hauptmann was saved from the death chair Tuesday night. It wanted time to investigate the Wendel angle—but that apparently has come to naught. On this basis, Hauptmann’s only real surviving hope was that Governor Hoffman might again try to intervene. Kimberling said Hauptmann appeared nervous and @ little upset bub Bismarck and Mandan | was fairly well composed. All preparations for the execution were completed by midafternoon, Nevertheless, the warden said, Hauptmann appeared confident and told a keeper he was unworried, Hauptmann chose what may be his last dinner. It consisted of celery, olives, salmon salad, corn fritters, Swiss cheese, fruit salad, cake, coffee and milk. VETERANS GRANTED SLIGHT PREFERENCE IN FARM AID PLAN berth. ‘Tonight's championship battles will| Must Comply With All Rules of start promptly at 8:30 p.m. Winners of all classes will be awarded Golden Gloves’ emblems and the outstanding fighter of the tournament, chosen by ®& special committee of judges, will receive a special trophy. One technical knockout featured the 11 bouts Friday morning, which bristled with action from the open- ing gong. Frank Stauss, 165, Harvey, established himself as a strong con- tender for the light heavyweight title by stopping Francis Sahan, 164, sumption Abbey, in the third and last round of their bout, Stauss to Meet Lee Stauss will meet Tommy Lee, 165, Bismarck, in the final of that division tonight, Lee easily outpointed Jack Inman, 161, Flasher, in the other semi-final. Albert Campagne, 157, Bismarck, decisioned Herbert Shirmeister, 149, Linton, in the only morning bout in the middleweight division and was to meet Lorrin Zacher, 160, Elgin, who Resettiement Administra- tion to Get Help Veterans who seek to become eli- gible for assistance from the Reset- tlement administration in obtaining new farmsteads or improving their situation where they are must comply ‘with all the requirements laid down As-|for persons without service records, the resettlement administration point- ed out Friday. The only difference is that such applications, where properly made, will be given preference over others, all things being equal. ‘The procedure for a veteran desiring help, it was pointed out, is to ob- tain the approval of the veterans ad- ministration, then apply to the Re- settlement administration, These ap- Plications will be investigated and the drew a bye in the first round. Le0/veteran must be able to show that he Toussaint, 152, Harvey, and Tony/is in position to make @ success of Brucker, 152, Mandan, were paired in the other bracket. Werner Arntz, 136, Burnstad, de- feated Frank Kessel, 145, the venture by reason of training, ex- perience and other qualifications. The resettlement administration *jalso warned that it is not its prac- and was matched with Helmuth |iic¢ to joan money with which to buy Clausnitzer, 143, Bismarck, in the semi-final of the welterweight divi- sion. Johnny Brucker, 143, Mandan, outpointed Hershel Walker, 145, Wis- hek, and Jack Mulloy, 144, Harvey, a specific piece of land. It does offer veterans the opportunity to buy on easy terms farmsteads or homes which have been selected or developed by the resettlement administration as won on a default from Douglas Bur- part of one of its projects. kett, 142, Dawson. The winners were to meet in'the other bracket of the welter group. Three Lightweights Win The difference between rehabilita- tion-in-place and resettlement was pointed out. The former means small loans and the supervisory assistance In the crowded lightweight division, |o¢ county administrators given to ell- Leonard Arntz, 136, Burnstad, beat le farmers who cannot obtain George Brucker, 131, Mandan, and {credit elsewhere. Resettlement in- was slated to meet Roland De La-|volves the relocation of families on Barre, 130, Elgin, in one semi-final lignd new to them. while Lowell Elofson, 130, Bismarck, according who outpointed Dave Vogel, 131, Har-| administrator Howard Wood, should Persons interested, to vey, and Wilbert Keller, 133, Linton,!ask for a pamphlet, entitled “Reset- who defeated Pat Grogan, 128, Dick- tiement News” which contains full in- ingon, clashed irf the other bracket. Lowell Boyum, 124, Harvey, was vic- ver only and It, 120, Mandan, in one semi- 5g ie FH the other. g Bi , meeting Dan Foster, 1 Harvey, (Continued on Page Two) “S = Johnny Knoll, 125, Bismarck, |now are being persons bout in the featherweight |terested in the resettlement phase was paired against Matt |should get their applications on, formation. Loans for rehabilitation in place made and in- file So they may take full advantage of with Ralph Parr, 122, Elgin, and |the erences granted them, vet- 126, Assumption Ab- tee ese urged to get special sppli- cation blanks from the Veterans Ad- ment administration, ‘The one thing certain was that the warden has in his possession a death warrant calling upon him to execute Hauptmann before the end of the week of March 30—midnight tomor- row or midnight Sunday, he was not sure which; and that some legal agency higher than himself would be needed to halt tonight’s execution be- yond the period specified in the death warrant, During the day and night of star chamber session the Mercer county grand jurors examined Governor Hoffman himself, Attorney General Wilentz, and the prisoner Wendel, together with others, until nearly midnight. At thelr Tuesday session the jurors had heard the story of the “country detective,” Ellis Parker, who obtain ed the “confessions” which were fol- lowed by Wendel’s arrest. Despite it all, Wendel remained in jail charged with the Lindbergh baby murder, and Bruno Haupt- mann faced execution for the identi- cal crime. The trouble was, it developed Frie day, that the grand jury had no fore mal complaint against Wendel at all before it. ‘Wendel was arraigned Sunday and to which he pleaded not guilty has not yet come before the grand jury. With no complaint before it, no “no bill,” could be voted. A “no bill” will be voted, according to present indications next week, after the jury looks into several minor phases of the charges against Wen- del. These are expected further to exonerate Wendel. It was explained that frequently the justices of the peace before whom arraignments take place do not sub- mit the papers to the prosecutor’s office—tor presentation to the grand jury—for several days, and often for weeks, The Wendel papers, it was une derstood, had not reached Prosecutor Erwin Marshall even Friday. set for execution and requested it be request upon spare Hauptmann’s life, so far as the Mer- Oscar Meyer, 116, Dickinson, and |ministration at Washington, D. C.,/honor such a reprieve, and few doubt- , only en-|upon which to apply to the Resettle-jed that he would «Continued on *