The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1936, Page 1

[==] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1936 Peifer, Kidna Knox Calls for ‘Free Enterprise’ in Acceptance Talk Aide "GOP VICE PRESIDENT | AS"SMARK'SRAVE’ OF LAKE BOAT: THORPE MISTREATED ‘COMMIT M'MAHON ~ NOMINEE 1S CHEERED BY 25,000. AUDITORS Says People Must Choose Be- tween Regimentation and Constitutional Freedom GETS TEN-MINUTE OVATION Charges Present Administration With Obstructing National and World Recovery Chicago, July 31. “preservation of free enterprise” as the basic issue of the campaign, Col. Frank Knox, the Republican vice presidential nominee, Friday pointed for a platform tour across the nation. He formally accepted his party's commission as running mate to Gov. Alfred M. Landon of Kansas Thurs- day night before a crowd that filled the 25,000 seats at the Chicago Stadium. “The people,” he declared “must , Choose between regimentation of the . economic life of 130 million people by politically appointed federal bureau- crats and the continuance of free en- terprise under a government of con- stitutional powers.” His appearance on the rostrum evoked @ ten-minute ovation and set off @ parade of delegations in national convention style. His long indictment of the administration was interrupted frequently by applause. Enumeration of the alphabetical agencies drew rounds of boos. “Hysterical Experiments’ The New Deal, he said, “embarked on a series of hysterical experiments;” “initiated a campaign of abuse and vilification of business men;” “inaug- urated a policy of credit adulteration. periments that de- foreign trate and frightened estic finance;” “hamstrung” com- merce by “recklessly drawn” reform ~ ’ measures; and built “mounting de-/ fictts.” “It set up a system of regimenta- tion in industry that reduced produc- tion and prevented re-employment,” the Chicago publisher asse: “2h installed a regimentation of agricul- ture that destroyed food, reduced for- eign markets, and increased the cost of living.” “I charge the present administra- tion with delaying recovery in the United States and the world and with responsibility for the ten million still unemployed,” he said. Colonel Knox charted two courses for the electorate: Falsely Promises Security “One les along the valley of a regi- mented society, maintained by a paternalistic government which false- ly promises a security that men were v pon to purchase with their own ef- “The other lies along the rugged heights to self-support, self-govern- ment and self-respect. way.” “The people know,” he stated, “that with the election of a new adminis- tration the dammed-up forces of re- covery will burst forth in a magnifi- be Prosperity.” He referred to the issues. in the Party's platform and added: “Where the specific progrant is. not definitely outlined the details will be Tepresented in the coming campaign.’ In this connection, Colonel has mapped a coast-to-coast ry beginning ing itinerary Senator Frederick Stelwer of Ore- gon, introduced the candidate by call- ing for the defeat of “would-be poli- tical royalists” and predicting: “Landon and Knox will achieve the greatest political victory in three gen- erations.” fotth: “The party will gain much from the vigor, experience Pigs ™ standing ability of Colonel Knox.” = ‘These pictures show the proximity of the sand boat Material Service, which went down in Lake Michigan with a loss of 15 tives, to the shoreline of Chicago’s south side and the nearby lighthouse. The “A” mast, a part of the gravel hoist, and a smaller prow mast are visible tn top photo which shows shore line less than a mile away. Below is shown the lighthouse with arrow waters of the lake. Hamilton Will Speak On KFYR-WDAY Link Fargo, N. D.,. July 31—()—John Hamilton, chairman of the Repub- Ucan national committee, who will visit Bismarck Monday for a confer- rence with state party leaders, will «there, at.6 p.m. that day by. private plane, lea’ at 10 p.m. for ‘Billings, Mont., William Stern, na- tional committeeman from North Da- kota, was advised Friday. Hamilton. will speak over a hookup of KFYR at Bismarck and WDAY at Fargo from 9:30 p. m. to 10 p. m., Stern said. FORK ELINATES MANDAN JUNIORS Parish Turns in 9-3. Victory; Minot Leading Fargo in First of Eighth Grand Forks, N. D., July 31—()}— With its veteran pitcher, Jacque ‘Parish, in complete command of the situation throughout Grand Forks eliminated Mandan in the first round men three Mandan runs were counted in the: sixth frame when Parish left the inting to the mast protruding above (Aesocisted Press Photos) NEW HEAT WAVE IS SCOURGING RAV AGED | MIDWEST CORN BELT Possibility of Showers Forecast for Only Narrow Strip Along Canadian Border Chicago, July 31—(4)—A hot sun in ® cloudless sky routed moderate tem- peratures and intensified the ravages of protracted aridity over most of the drouth belt Friday. | “Fair and warmer today and to- |morrow” was the ominous forecast of the Chicago weather bureau for Illi- nois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio. The possibility of local showers was sighted for upper Michigan, Wisconsin and North Dakota Friday, and in Minnesota Saturday. No rain fell in the east central states and only scattering precipita- tion which ranged up to .26 of an inch at Oklahoma City, Okla., was {recorded in the west central states. Increasingly pessimistic crop reports drove prices upward in the grain pits. Corn shot up the 4-cent daily limit at Chicago and Kansas City Thurs- day as traders perused a special gov- ernment report indicating corn was damaged beyond recovery in half the acreage of the important producing areas, September corn, closing at 98 cents & bushel in Chicago, was the highest since 1930. Winnipeg July wheat December wheat, which closed at $1.11 at Chicago, was, up 31 per cent from the low of last spring. On the mercantile exchange butter, eggs and potatoes sold at new 1936 peaks. Lard futures advanced 20 to 35 cents per hundredweight. Gov. Clyde l.. Herring of lowa ar- rived by plane at Washington to seek designation of 34 counties in his state as drouth areas and WPA approval Both |or » farm-to-market roads construc- early. next |Ray mii if tion program which would employ destitute farmers. Court Rules Fargoan Entitled to Damages HIS BABY GIRL, FILM STAR MOTHER CRIES i ‘Shook Her Until Her Teeth Rattled and Lips Were Cut,’ Sobs Mary Astor MAN’S NAME ENTERS CASE Nursemaid Forced to Refute Some of Her Testimony About Hollywood Doctor Los Angeles, July 31.—()—Mary Astor's dramatic description of a joy- ous mother and child relationship was in the record Friday, superimposed on @ picture of physical punishment and mental castigation which she said Dr. Franklyn Thorpe inflicted on their baby girl. The trim screen actress and the surgeon, who divorced her last year, are struggling for custody of chubby Marylyn Thorpe, who has just passed her fourth birthday. “He shook her until her teeth rat- tled,” the actress said. “Her lips were cut and there were bruises on her little body.” At that point, tears welled in Miss Astor's dark, long-lashed eyes, which were in full view of Judge Goodwin Knight. 4 Sits in Front of Mary Dr. Thorpe was sitting directly in front of his ex-wife. This was the high point of three nights of testimony, which has been adjourned now until Monday morn- ing. Another ripple of anticipation, Passed over the crowd when Attorney Joseph Anderson, representing Dr. Thorpe, asked the nuresmaid, Nellie Richardson: is “Do you know George Kaufman?” Immediately Mary Astor's represen- tative, Roland Rich Woolley, was on his feet shouting objections. “That’s only an attempt to scandalize inno- cent persons,” he cried. “It’s immater- jal and beside the point.’ Nurse's Memory Poor Judge Knight overuled him, and Miss Richadson said she had heard the name but was unable to recall whether a George Kaufman had ever visited Miss Astor at her home. The man mentioned was not fur- ther identified. The significance of this point lay in the fact that a “written statement” attributed to Miss Astor in an affi- davit filed by Dr. Thorpe told of an coed at $1.02, highest since Aug. 25,j yas illicit love affair with a man named “‘I love George and the least I can do is save him ¢rom a messy scandal,’” the affidavit read in one Place. In another, it sald, ‘“I wanted to be able to see George for the rest of his stay here without being upset —looking like hell—I want to have the ue lew times of completely enjoying Some Testimony Refuted Before Miss Astor was called tu the stand, Dr. Thorpe’s attorneys ham- mered at Nellie Richardson, the nursemaid who had said four women sometimes stayed with Dr. Thorpe. In cross-examination, they forcea her to refute some parts of her testimony. She testified that on one occasion, when she said Mrs. Lillian Lawton Miles stayed all night in Dr. Thorpe’s house, Mrs. Miles’ 15-year-old boy also there. Wahpeton Is Choice Of Junior Chambers) Valley City, N. July 31.—(P)— ‘Wahpeton was the choice of the North Dakota Junior Chamber of Commerce association for its fall con- vention. The selection was made ‘Thursday at a state meeting here at FOR ‘SUTHERING’ GUN TOWARD KING Cast Revolver at Monarch’s Feet as Protest Against In- justice, He Claims WEEPS AS HE TESTIFIES Experienced Tortures of Damned Soul, Crippled Scotchman Tells Court London, July 31.—(#)—George An- drew McMahan was committed for criminal trial Friday on three chi after he had sobbingly testified in a Bow street police court hearing that he “slithered” a revoviver at King Edward on Constitution hill two weeks ago. Weeping, the prisoner testified he had planned to shoot himself but, in- stead, decided to toss his revolver in the roadway in a protest against “wrongful imprisonment.” McMahon drew his clenched fist across his eyes as he related the “agonies” he had suffered as a result of the “unjust” imprisonment on a criminal libel charge, later quashed. “I had been brooding on the sub- ject for many months and in my weakness gave way to drink,” he gasped, Soul Was ‘Tortured’ “I experienced the tortures of a damned soul!” McMahon will be tried at Old Bailey in the autumn. The three charges on which he was committed are: “Presenting near the person of his majesty a revolver with intent to break the public peace.” “Producing a revolver near the per- son of his majesty with intent to alarm his majesty.” “Being in possession of a revolver with intent to endanger life.” Bpedking: with a Scottish. accent, the: crippled’ prisoner told the court how he stood in the crowd waiting for the king to ride by last July 16. “I saw all the people happy and content,” he declared. “Then I re- membered I had hardly the price of & meal. Going to Shoot Self “I thought: ‘What is the good of living?’ I was going to shoot myself.” He continued: “Then I saw how distracted my wife would be. “The thought suddenly struck me that if I could only draw the king’s attention to the wrongs I imagined had been meted out to me, at least, he would not allow his subjects to be so treated.” McMahon always had carried a re- volver for his own safety, he ex- plained. “I remembered about the gun,” he went on. “I stooped down. “I waited for a few moments and when the king was approaching I threw the gun.” It clattered at the feet of the mon- horse, EDITORS WILL REAR BARNHART SATURDAY Minnesota University Man to Address Southwest Dis- trict Meeting Here which Harold Kelly of Devils Lake, |the south state president, presided. Begs for Dime and . Grabs $5 From Man PER ces * ‘Wheeling, W. Va... July 31.—() —“Got a dime, mister, for 2 cup of coffee?” inquired a panhandler. iss Oliver, 50, pulled out a HELL E FDR Says Nations Need Frankness Sharp-Eyed Auto | Owner Nails Thief Columbus, O., July 31.—(P)— The youth who stole the automo- bile of Mrs. Russell Ray, mother of six children, made the mistake of driving past her home later. She saw him, ran out and flagged him. Surprised, he slowed down and she jumped on the run- ning board, shouted for help. ‘ He sped away and she jumped off, but a half dozen motorists pursued him. He abandoned the car a few blocks away and fled. us| AMERICAN REFUGEES REPORTED BOARDING VESSEL AT VALENCIA French Party Frightened by Alleged Italian Intervention in Rebellion (By the Associated Press) Loyalists besieging the northeast- ern rebel strongholds of Zaragoza and Huesca Friday thrust fiercely at insurrectionist defenders while the French radical-Socialist party voiced fears of international repercussions from Spain's 14-day civil war. Thousands of fresh troops and a squadron of bombing planes rein- forced the legions storming Zaragoza and Huesca. The government was determined to seize the two cities, 40 miles apart, by nightfall. Reports from government sources tended to indicate the rebels were be- ing-hard pressed on al} fronts. In Hendaye, France, advices were received that the northern rebel com- mander, Gen. Ymilio Mola, abruptly changed his yians for marching .on Madrid and had dispatched his troops toward San Sebastian. Americans Reach Port American refugees from Madrid were reported to have reached Val- encia, Mediterranean seaport, safely. More than 100 were presumed to have arrived there for embarketion on & United States cruiser. Frightened by alleged Italin inter- vention in the rebellion, French radi- cal-Socailists proposed a three-power attempt to bring peace to Spain. The French government ordered an in- vestigation of the cfash of an Italian seaplane and the forced landing of another in French North Africa. Paris heard the planes were part of 8 fleet of six en route to Spanish African rebel headquarters. Oran advices said the planes were loaded with machine guns and ammunition, but word in Casablanca said the car- goes were bombing equipment but no bombs. Loyalists Gain Ground Luis Companys, provincial presi- dent of Catalonia, re; “many Slopes surrounding Zaragons, but else= but else- where loyalists were pictured as gain- ing ground against the insurrection- ists. Columns of loyal militia were reported converging on Cordoba and Granada, southern rebel trouble airplanes Leftists took over the city govern- ment of Barcelona, unseating Rightist members of the municipal council. Advices received in z President Speaks in English and French Following Tre- mendous Quebec Ovation The Weather Increasing cloudiness tonight and Saturday, possibly light showers Sat. PRICE FIVE CENTS Kills Self FOUND DEAD IN CELL 2 HOURS ATER BEING GIVEN 30-YEAR TERM St. Paul Night Club Owner Was ‘Fingerman’ in $100,000 Hamm Abduction BELIEVE HE USED POISON Quebec, July 31—(#)—President Roosevelt, responding to a tremendous ovation in this historic French-Cana- dian city Friday, asserted “frank dealings, cooperation and a spirit of give and take between nations is more important than ever before,” in solv- ing grave world problems. Pointing to the long years of peace and friendship between Canada and the United States as an “example” for other nations, Mr. Roosevelt also referred to the Canadian-American reciprocal trade agreement as “tang- ible evidence of the desire of the peo: ple of the two countries to practice what they preach when they speak of the good neighbor.” The first American president to pay an official visit to Canada’s gover- nor general, Mr. Roosevelt arrived Friday forenoon for a long-promised good will call and was taken to Duf- ferin terrace, overlooking the 8t. Lawrence river, for addresses of wel- come and his own response. ppreciated Ay Reception Mr. Roosevelt expressed warm ap- preciation for the rousing reception accorded him at the depot and on the way to the speaking stand. The city was gay with flags and throngs ap- plauded at the station and along the way. Previously he had been welcomed in addresses by Lord Tweedsmuir, Can- sda's governor-general; MacKenzis King, the prime minister; Adelard Godbout, prime minister of Quebec, and J. E. Gregoire, Quebec’s mayor, all of whom cited Canadian-Ameri- can friendship as an example for all nations, A luncheon at the summer residence of the governor-general, near where Arnold and Montgomery, American |revolutionists, stormed and captured the city on New Year's eve, 1776, fol- lowed the speech-making. Discuss Mutual Prebiems Mr., Roosevelt and Canada’s gov- erning heads talked over in private mutual problems affecting the two English-speaking nations. Speaking in English and French on’ the terrace, the American chief ex- ecutive objected to accounts of his recent vacation cruise in Canadian waters which said he was to be ac- corded in Canada all the honors cus- tomarily rendered to a “foreign ruler.” “Your excellency,” he said, turning to Lord Tweedsmuir, “I am grateful for the honors; but something within me rebelled at that word ‘foreign.’ Not Called Foreigners “I say this because when I have been in Canada I have never heard @ Canadian refer to an American as @ ‘foreigner’, He is just an ‘Ameri- can.” And, in the same way, in the United States Canadians are not ‘for- eigners,” they are ‘Canadians.’ “That simple little distinction,” he added, “illustrated to me better than anything else the relationship be- tween our two countries.” The president extended an invita- tion to King Edward to visit the Practicability of cooperative develp- ment of the Quoddy hydroelectric Power undertaking. He hoped the project would be com- Pleted on the American side through ® change of heart on the part of con- | ve i iT i Judge Had Dismissed Motion for New Trial and Turned Him Over to Marshal St. Paul, July 31—(%—John P, Peifer, convicted in the $100,000 kid- naping of William Hamm, Jr., killed himself in the county jail Friday two hours after being sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. The details of his death were not immediately learned. He was found on his cot in the county jail and rushed to a hospital where he was Pronounced dead. First reports were. that he had taken poison. Physicians said Peifer apparently had been dead about 30 minutes when he was found, after being alone in the cell less than an hour. Police Surgeon E. W. Miller and Dr. Harold Andresen, who examined him said the former night club proprietor, had poisoned himself. Had ‘Gum’ in Mouth Dr. Miller said Peifer had “some sort of gum in his mouth when we Peifer was convicted by a federal court jury Saturday, after a two weeks’ trial during which the govern- ment charged he received $10,000 of the ransom for serving es “finger man” and bringing the kidnap gang to St. Paul. Principal witness against him was Byron Bolton, confessed kidnaper, who had pleaded guilty as the trial opened. ‘Two persons remained to be sen- tenced in connection with the abduc- former Bensenville, Ill., postmaster, in whose home the St. Paul brewing company head was held captive, Two Others in Cells Alvin Karpis and Charles Fits- gerald, who had pleaded guilty, were taken to the Leavenworth peniten- tiary to serve life terms earlier this week. Arthur (Doc) Barker, one- time co-leader with Karpis of the no- torious Barker-Karips gang, and El- mer Farmer, others indicted for the Hamm kidnaping, already are serving prison terms for the abduction for $200,000 ransom of Edward G. Bre- mer, St. Paul banker, In support of the defense motion for a new trial, vigorously contested by government attorneys, Mortimer Boutelle, Minneapolis attorney, charged testimony .of Bolton was without corroboration and that the court erred in instructing the jury. Over vigorous objection of Archie M. Cary, chief defense counsel, Peifer was taken into custody imme- diately after sentence by the Unitec States marshal’s office. FARGO GIRL IS DEAD OF CRASH INJURIES Adeline Brun, 13, Is Second Victim of Auto Upset on Road at Wheatland Fargo, N. D., July 31—(7)—An auto- mobile accident near Wheatland had taken, two lives Friday with the death of Adeline Brun, 13, of Fargo. Oscar Smith, 21, of Galesburg injured fatally when the car he was N.D. Traffic Toll : E : E & : é i é E ' F ! E ro i fi slat 1:58 i i E H i i E : ii i i BYE } i i i é E E> ‘Tesdlution passed by the i i Fl