The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1936, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE . BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1936 The Weather Partly cloudy tonight, becoming une settled Friday; colder Friday. PRICE FIVE CENTS N. D. Prison Break, Gigantic Extortion Plot Are Thwarted uestion Gives Attorneys ‘Headaches’'Two Convicts, One MUSSOLINI ORDERS |Guard, Four Opera ITALY 70 SPEED UP Stars Are Involved WARSHIP BUILDING Prisoners Plotted to ‘Shake Down’ Famous Singers by Composite Photos Showing Four Women in Nude Poses The criminal records of two of the extortion-prison break plotters Liquor SCORES OF POINTS RAISED IN SESSION OF STATE OFFICERS Debate Legal Establishment of Municipally-Owned Stores in WN. D. IGNORE LIQUOR LAW ATTACK Suggested Forms of Uniform Ordinances Will Be Pre- pared by Group ‘Whether municipally-owned liquor stores can be legally established in North Dakota’ came in for contro- versial discussion at ® conference here Thursday of state's and city attorneys. The conference was held prior to HOW STUFF DOES GROW WHEN IT GETS WATER the general meeting Thursday a i noon of officials from most of tl incorporated cities and villages and the 53 counties in the state to discuss the newly adopted legalized liquor law. Scores of questions covering all fea- tures of regulations, operations, li- cense fees and enforcement were dis- cussed at the conference and many remained unanswered satisfactorily to all those present. Hangs on 1932 Act The authority for possible mu- nicipally-owned liquor stores hinged on whether article 47 of the state constitution a) oven pealing the prohil i constitution alzo by the prohibition county of city in ‘engaging in thé Uquor business. ‘The prohibition ¢latse repealed was section 217, article 20, through the adoption of amendment article 47. “Does repeal of section 217 permit) cities to engage in the liquor busi- ness?” asked Aloys Wartner, Harvey elty attorney. “That, is an important question before this meeting.” He pointed out that section 185 of Yhe supplemental laws of 1925 pro- vides: May Engage in Industry “The state, any county or city may make internal improvements and may engage in any industry, enterprise or| business, not prohibited by article 20) of the constitution.” ‘Wartner contended that by repeal of the prob en cee ee Cacned against engaging quor business article 20 also is repealed by infer- ence. ©. B, Burtness, Grand Forks city attorney, contended that the consti- tutional prohibition against munici- pal stores still remained, and his con- tention was upheld by Attorney Gen- eral P. O,-SAthre, who admitted, however. the point “might be open to dispute.” ‘There was little discussion on the attack of the lUquor law made by Prof. James E. Cox of Grand Forks, who through his counsel, Francis Murphy of Fargo, obtained a tempor- ary order restraining State Treasurer John Gray from pledging state funds for purchase of liquor tax stamps, claiming no appropriation for such stamps was contained in the initiated measure adopted at the general elec- tion. The hearing will be held in dis- SF | 7 Fs ESBS oe it Agee i 1 d s [ [ i a i: s z H er ni Fey HE 8 gE é 5 é 8 laney, hired man, corn grown on irrigated acres. They hadn’t expected as much as they got lacked crib space at the time this picture was taken in mid-October. In the right background is the barn where the Sylvester beeves will munch the corn fodder this winter. Below is Sylvester's irrigated melon patch from which $225 worth of cantaloupes were sold during the summer. Note how thickly the melons covered the ground after the frost had killed tie vines. **# # nee ee % * " Pictured above are two scenes on the A. J. Sylvester farm south of Mandan. The top picture shows Frank pf and . nd xe * Mandan Realtor Is ‘Sold’ O Missouri Bottoms Irrigation ND, ENJOYS INDIAN SUMMER AS COLD GRIPS EASTERN U. 8. Severe Storms Lash Atlantic Seaboard; Temperatures Far Below Freezing While the eastern and midwestern states shivered in the grip of an unseasonal cold wave Wednesday, dian summer forecast to Thursday and Friday, weather bureau g E a i Corn, Potatoes, Cantaloupes and Hay Raised in Abund- $225 worth ance by A. J. Sylvester ‘700 bushels of potatoes 465 pounds of 5 800 bushels of corn. 100 tons of alfalfa hay. A huge stock of fodder. of cantaloupes. record of 62 acres of feart river bottoms last J. Sylvester, Mandan And the record isn't as good as it would have been had he irrigated ester said Thursday. Take the potatoes, for example. When it there was plenty of faye ground to sprout the #0 he did no irrigation before it in th in the ground. the drouth struck and no appeared he finally decided EEE F int | tf NW TRUCK AND BUS GROUP 10 CONVEN National Association President to Address Sessions Op- ening Here Friday Delegates to the annual convention of the Northwest Truck and Bus as- sociation will focus their attention jon the new federal transportation act and proposed legislation when they gather here Friday for the first of the two-day sessions. Approximately 200 members of the ae ee Goes Shopping and | Returns With Baby ge ee eee Pittsburgh, Nov. 19.—()—A mother went shopping for baby clothes and returned with the baby and its layette. The baby, a 6%-pound girl, was born to Mrs. Mary Mazula, 23, in & doctor's office where she stopped to rest after the shopping trip. ARISTOCRATS. WANT YORK ON THRONE IF KING WEDS WALLIE r Tells Nobility They Ought to Be Ashamed of Remarks They Are Making London, Nov. 19.—()—Some British aristocrats are debating with gravity the friendship between King Edward and Mrs. Wallis Simpson, an informed Peer asserted Thursday. “I would not like to repeat some of the things they are “saying,” he declared. “I have told them they ought to be ashamed for saying such things about their sovereign.’ The aristocracy’s principle fear, this source said, is the reported possibility of a marriage between the ruler and the former Baltimore debutante. To the possibility that King Edward —who has achieved » reputation of being strong-willed—might abdicate in the face of criticism over the possible »{marriage, the peers were declared to have replied: “Then let him abdicate, by all means, and let’s get on with Duke and Duchess of York.” se \ ‘throne. (-MEN SEEK PROOF OF CONSPIRACY 10 FIX TURKEY PRICES Complaints From North Dako- ta, Other States Being In- vestigated by U. S. Washington, Nov. 19.—()—The men ‘who trail kidnapers and bank robbers for Uncle Sam sought Thurs- day ‘to determine if wholesale buyers of Thanksgiving turkeys were conspir- ing to fix prices. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the bu- reau of investigation, ordered the in- vestigation in six widely scattered states at the request of Attorney Gen- eral Cummings. The attorney general requested that the federal agents determine the truth of telegraphed complaints by turkey growers in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and North Da- kota, “I do not know if the allegations are true or false,” Cummings said at & press conference, “but they will re- ceive very serious attention at the hands of the justice department.” Cummings said the department's inquiry would be completed well be- fore Thanksgiving. Langer Celebration Is Held at Denhoff Denhoff, N. D., Nov. 19.—Between 300 and 400 people attended the cele- bration here Tuesday night of Wil- Ham Langer’s victory in the general @! Bombs Begin Wrecking Famous Structures in Madrid as Siege Continues POPULATION IS TERRORIZED Socialist and Fascist Artillery Batteries Continue Pro- longed Duel (By the Associated Press) Brand council of Fascism ordered Italy to speed the building of war- ships and airplanes “in this special Moment” Thursday. By that they meant the Spanish Civil war, Iberian conflict between Fascist and a united Leftist front. Wednesday Italy and Germany, Eu- rope’s Fascist powers, formally rec- ognized the existence of an insur- gent, Fascist “government.” On the other side of the growing European wall, Soviet Russia let it be will be found in a story on page 3. Two prisoners in the North Dakota penitentiary were in solitary confinement, a former prison guard was under arrest and four women opera stars breathed easier Thursday as the result of activities by prison and federal officials which nipped in the bud both an attempted prison break and a gigantic extor- tion plot. The opera stars were Rosa and Carmela Ponselle, Lily Pons and Lucrezia Bori. The prisoners and an outside accomplice, Peter Koteros of Premier Benito Mussolini and his! Buffalo, N. Y., had planned to extort money from them by sell- known it was “hardly possible” she| - would engage in an arms race to Spain with Germany and Italy. The siege of Madrid proceeded on land and from the air. Insurgent bombs wrecked a main span leading into the capital. Bright fires dotted (ie heart of the city, Land troops: emaries, jn Madrid’s northwestern’ eee 20,000 Cheer Franco Francisco Franco, dictator—desig- nate of the Fascists, told 20,000 cheer- ing supporters at Salamanca the Italo-German grant of recognition “consecrates the success of the first stage of our work in saving Spain.” An estimated 90 persons were killed and 200 injured in the early morning air raid on Madrid, which left the business center of the city a scene of devastation. A Fascist bomb fell at the main en- trance of the Madrid general post- office killing many employes and partly wrecking the buildings. Socialist and Fascist batteries con- tinued their prolonged artillery duels Neither side reported advances after desultory machine gun attacks in the northwestern university city section. Volunteers labored frantically to re- lease Madrilenos buried beneath scorching ruins in Madera, Valverde and Carmen streets. More than 300 persons were re- Ported killed in air raids during the last two days while some sources set. the injured as high as 800. Accident Victim’s Condition Critical Struck by an automobile while cording to his physician at a local hospital where he was brought for treatment. The accident occurred Monday eve- ning. Newman was knocked down by the car as he started across the street. He received severe chest and skull in- juries arti was brought to the local hospital Tuesday. His physician declared that there was ® marked congestion of the lungs and serious injuries about his head. No X-rays have been taken because cf ne critical condition of the pa- ni Pioneer Blacksmith Burned Rushing Fire Oakes, N. D., Nov. 19.—(#)—Sprayed with flaming gasoline when his stove exploded as he attempted to hurry the fire, H. D. Bachelor. pioneer blacksmith, was in serious condition in @ hospitel Thursday with burns that covered virtually his entire body. Physicians said only his head had not been burned. ae Rudy Vallee’s ‘Dream Girl,’ Fay Webb, Dies of Infection we CARMELA FONSELLE ROSA PONSELLE ing them faked pictures of themselves, which appeared as though they had been taken in the nude. The pictures were made in the North Dakota prison Bertil- crossing a street at Wilton, Claude|!on room by Theodore Larson, life-term prisoner. He took pic- Newman, 54, rural mail carrier, was| tures of the four singers, superimposed them on pictures of nude in critical condition Thursday, ac-| women which had been smuggled into the prison by George Schultz, 71, former guard, and then photographed the com- posite pictures so they looked like originals. Frank S. Fowler, in prison for fraud, was to have “sold” the pictures to the women after his release in order to prevent him from “exposing” them. Koteros was an outside accomplice and faces charges of conspiring He to use the mails to extort money. furnished the lascivious pictures which were used by Larson and Fowler as the basis for their extortion plot. Whether he also was to par- ticipate in the extortion effort ‘Hunter Finds Cat, | Not ’Coon, on Limb Pte baht tells Saeed Old Rag, Va., Nov. 19.—(P)— When Philip Smith goes out on a limb to reach for a raccoon on his next hunt, caution will be his watchword. With a companion he followed their ‘coon dogs on a two-hour chase. The animals “treed” near Shenandoah National park. Smith climbed the tree. He grabbed the “coon” and a three-foot wildcat swung into ac- tion. Hunter and wildcat hit the ground at the same time. ‘The two men clubbed the wild- cat to death. A doctor treated Smith for deep lacerations of the face. Monica, Calif, Nov.19-—U}— | Webb, who acted as » mediator in| Dixie Boy Is Accused Fay Webb, whom Rudy} irl” in the their divorce, died Wed- patching up some of the quarrels be- meen is Gaughiar and Vallee. ex-wife's fatal illness to tion, make-believe of jebb first met ile nie ial i E i | i s E Of Murdering Sister Officers studied Thursday the 8 16-year-old boy accused of his old not known at the prison. Schultz, Larson, Fowler and Ko- grand jury at its fall session in Fargo. The plot was uncovered by Warden Dell Patterson and his assistants at the prison more than a year ago, i iE 2 “i i E | i E j f § a a . Be FE