The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 12, 1937, Page 1

Telephone | THE BIS 2200 ‘Strike Stops , Cruicks ED DUDLEY 1S THRD APTER HAVING SHOT SUB PAR 70 ROUNDS #2-Year-Old Scotchman Is Hero ~ of Galleries as He Slams Way to Front JOHNNY GOODMAN. TRAILS Ralph Guldahl Still in Thick of Fight as Other Leaders ’ Falter Badly Bill. Holt, Clay, N. ¥., 149-178-227: johnny Bulls, Lisie, I, 149-75— Sam Snead, White Sulphur Gprings, W. Va., 142-70—212. Pat Sawyer, Minneapolis, Minn. 142-75—217. Ted Auburndsle, Mass., 152-74—226. Byron Nelson, Reading, Pa. 151- nk, Snead Deadlocked for Golf Meet Lead Babes in Woods Provide Mystery Sng ork on Bis The Police Are Jittery (An Eéiterial) Im its efforts to capture the degenerate who recently has attacked seven Bismarck women, the city’s police department shows signs of becoming jittery. Faced with a difficult task and balked in the efforts made to bring the offender to book, it has now adopted a defeatist attitude. Instead of telling the public fairly and frankly what the con- dition is, so that citisens may protect themselves and their women- folk where possible, the police department has very obviously adopted the ostrich-like attitude of pretending that the condition doesn’t exist, At least it seems hopeful that information regarding such af- * fairs will be kept from the public so the department will not be sub- 7 Sa av, a esa on™ ject to criticism. ‘That is the interpretation which this newspaper givés to the fact that the police department has attempted to suppregs informa- tion regarding the last two such attacks which occurred in Bismarck. In each case, the police department has failed to make available to this newspaper reports of the attacks. In each instance the in- formation has come to The Tribune from other sources. Only after admitted that it had knowledge of the occurrences. In-fairness to the police department and the officials con- ‘His reasoning, as expressed in recent conversation with a ‘Tribune representative, bolls down to this: “If the newspapers print fact that a crime has been committed, whoever committed the be apprised that the police know about it and will, 'there- cateh.” be something in what the chief says. offender is wholly witless he knows that-he com- could reasonably assume that the police have of Aighted public, It consists of hard’ and pérsistent ‘work, ‘This editorial'is not an indictment of Bismarck’s police depart- ‘ment. Tt agrees that the police are doing the best ttley can, makes no comment on how good that best is. If the department is to be indicted that must be done by the public. If the public’ is satisfied ‘his newspaper has no special cause for complaint, ‘The Tribune does not believe that the affairs of the police de- partment can properly be handled from an editorial desk. It is not attempting to usurp the work of the police department. But it does feel that the police are showing a defeatist attitude when they refuse to advise the public as to what is going on in Bismarck. ‘That they are doing so when they withhold information from the newspapers is not admitted by Police Commissioner E. B. Klein. He has worked frantically on this problem and that frantic atti- tade,may have contributed to his reasoning, His version is that the Public DID know about the attack upon Mrs, Clarence Smith Thurs- day evening; that The Tribune is not the public and that refusal to apprise The Tribune of the facts is NOT refusal to inform the public, In this he may, of course, be right. Also it may be eminently proper for him to do as he suggested in a telephone conversation Friday evening, that is get out handbills or make a radio speech tell- ing the people “the truth.” He need not do that, of course. The columns of this newspaper are open to him at any time. In fact, this newspaper solicits both _ shim gad the police chief to avail themselves of its facilities to explain the ratherugly situation which has developed here or anything else which’ they wish t say to the public. It will be printed without revision or deletion. } Meanwhile, The Tribune asks those who disagree with the secretive attitude of the police, not to accede to suggestions by the Police that they keep such matters “dark.” That.the police will make such requests after publication of this editorial iimy.be taken for granted. ‘This newspaper reiterates that it has no personal quarrel with the police department or any member of it. It merely is advising the public of what is going on and promises that it will keep the iblic informed to the best of its ability. The police may, on occasion, be able to suppress information. ve suppressed Prepares for |Child Genius Comes N.Y. INVESTIGATORS PROD HOUSEKEEPER ABOUT KIDNAPING Mysterious Background Re- vealed in Questioning Em- ploye of Society Woman G-MEN MOVING SECRETLY Reports Abductors Have Been Contacted Not Verified; Ac- tivity Is’ Limited Stony Brook, N. P., June 12—()— Investigators prodded a plump, black- haired woman with patient questions Saturday on her story of life at “Long Meadows” farm from which Mrs. Alice McDonell Parsons vanished without a trace save a crude moved secretly, concentrated on ques- tioning the mysterious Mrs. Anns Kuprianoff, housekeeper in the Par- sons household, It was Mrs. Kuprianoff who told of seeing the 38-year-old heiress get into an automobile with a middle- aged man and woman Wednesday morning and drive away on a trip from which she has not returned. Across from Mts. Kuprianoff in the; Bay Shore police station sat Alex Kuprianoff, 43-year-old match fac- tory worker, who came from Long Island City Friday to claim he was her former husband. Assistant District Attorney Joseph 8. Arata of Suffolk county said Mrs. Kuprianoff admitted the relationship, though she had not mentioned Kup- rianoff in her earlier story of two former marriages. Arata said the woman also identi- fied Kuprianoff as the father of her li-year-old son, Roy, who lived with her on the Parsons’ landscaped poul- try farm. The match worker, Arata said, dismissed that statement as “im- possible.” She previously had said Roy was the child of her first hus- band, who died in an automobile ac- cident. While reports spread that the heiress would be released soon in New York City, that a contact had been made with the kidnapers, and that the ransom had been paid, no signs of activity were apparent st the Stony Brook home. Federal its were remaining aloof, the result of family efforts to contact the kidnapers. CITY EMPLOYES BENEFIT Minneapolis, June 12.—(7)—A five- day, 40-hour work week for more than 1,500 Minneapolis city employes was seeerltoes Friday by the city coun- et i MARCK TRIBUNE North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper PRICE FIVE CENTS Drenched by thunderstorms, these two unidentified baby girls were foun near Buffalo, N. ¥., at.4.8.m. A doctor sald they may or may not be ti old when discovered. in a field wins, about two weeks Steel Strike Broadens As Efforts Prove Futile Peace COLLECTION OF °36 TAX LEVIES IN MAY DECLINES SLIGHTLY Many Taxpayers Planning to Take Advantage of Delin- quent As Collection of the 1936 tax levy in taxpayers | while in. tion amounted ty $6,- htly more. than $100 ‘less. lections thus far vredidaet » Delin- the five Bill No, 59 passed at the last session of the state legislature which pro- vides that delinquent taxpayers may contract to pay back taxes.on an in- stallment plan withoyt penalty and interest. The first of’ the series of six payments arranged under the plan will be due Oct. 15, with a part of the remainder due on the same date annually during the next five years, Taylor said. Wing Citizens Plan For Community Day Wing will hold its annual Com- munity Day celebration June 22, ac- cording to information received Sat- utday from J. O. Lein, chairman of the committee in charge of arrange- ments. Mike Jones is secretary and all citizens of the community are co-op- erating to make the affair an out- baseball game a picnic. Other features may be added later, Lein said. SAYS PLAN June court reorganization plan was “doomed.” Where Russians Hope to Set New Nonstop Flight Record If Soviet aviators succeed in the daring Arctic flight reported being. planned in Moscow, they will set a new world record for a non-stop long distance flight. ‘The projected flight would take a bee-line course from Moscow, over the North Pole, to San Francisco, along the route indi- cated by the heavy line in the map at left. The distance, 5868 miles, is 211 miles further than ~ from San Francisco to Berlin; only 278 miles less than from New York to Port Said. The present long distance non-stop record of 5657 miles was set Aug. 5-7, 1983, by M. Rossi and P. Codos of France, who flew from Minor. The projected Soviet flight’ would be 211 miles longer. Nation's Second Largest Mak- er, Bethlehem, Now In- volved in Walkouts Monroe, Mich., June 12—(P)— National Guardsmen were order- ed into this sector of the strike- beset Great Lakes area Saturday. (By The Associated Press) The aggressive Steel Workers Or- ganizing committee struck at a Beth- lehem Steel corporation plant Satur- day even as representatives of Op- posing sides in a strike against three other major steel makers were unable to agree on a seven-point settlement plan proposed by Gov. Martin L. Da- vey of Ohio. ‘The. list of 73,000 strike-idle work- ers at mills of Republic Steel corpor- Bheet & Tube ment on the number who had left their jobs. Pickets, numbering 200 to 300 @round each gate of the Pennsyl- 'vania plant where 12,000 to 15,000 mill hands are employed, cheered as the night shift stopped work promptly at midnight. There was no immediate indication of a spread of the walk- out to other plants of Bethlehem, the nation’s second-largest steel pro- ducer which employs 80,000 workers. é Peace Parley Recesses The peace conference in Ohio's executive mansion at Colum- bus between representatives of Re- public, Sheet & Tube and John L. Lewis’ steel union recessed until next Tuesday. Governor -Davey, asked if he felt progress had: been made toward set- tling the seven-state strike, said “we Davey ‘urged the companies @ 8WOC contract recogniz- unfon as collective bargain- nt for its own members only —the point at issue throughout the two and one-half week-old strike— company representatives said they had not changed their intention against. signing. The officials, J. C. Argetsinger of Sheet & Tube and chee Airs Re- lic, expressed ope wernor Davey would find s way to settle the conflict without necessity of signing a contract. : Are Willing to sled on Union representatives— ip Mur- tay, nations! SWOC chairman, and John Owens, Ohio CIO director—in- sisted, meanwhile, on contract. “We are not going to walk out—we are willing to wait for days,” @ union said. spokesman The proposal that the SWOC be recognized in a contract for its mem- bets only was virtually identical to the agreement signed with the SWOC several months ago by the Carnegie- Tilinois Steel company, subsidiary of the U. 8, Steel corporation which is FRANCO WILLING 10 OUST FOREIGNERS IF The Weather Rain probable tonight and Sunday; cooler Sunday. marck P. O. SUPERINTENDENT'S REFUSAL 10 ‘FIRE’ TWO MEN IS CAUSE Closed Shop and Recognition Of Union Is Demanded By Hod Carriers ALL CRAFTS LEAVE JOBS Organized Laborers Declare They Will Not Work With Non-Union Men Work on the Bismarck postoffice addition was held up Saturday when all employes walked out in what they said was an attempt to gain a closed shop and union recognition. The strike was called by local 443 of the Hod Carriers union when Con- struction Superintendent John Chris- tianson refused to accede to their de- mands that he discharge two work- ers not union members, Adam Voigt, chairman of the Bismarck trades and job quit work at noon, Voigt de- clared that work will not be resumed REDS’ DO LIKEWISE)” Not Open to Peace Suggestions Without Victory for Fas- cist Armies London, June 12 —(P)— Great Britain announced officially to- night the conermnen 0.8 Seat hoped would be his final Bilbao of-|Chris fensive under way, disclosed Saturday he would agree to the withdrawal of foreigners from his legions if the Madrid-Valencia government would do likewise. The insurgent commander-in-chief made this statement in a written in- terview with the Associated Press, at the same time apparently closing all Toads to peace in Spain except “our victory.” “Any attempt to end the war by agreement would be treason against Spain,” Franco wrote. Pushes Bilbao Drive Franco was in Burgos after order- ing a closer drive on Bilbao, the northern seaport and capital of the semi-autonomous Basque @ siege which is somewhat a twin of his seven-month campaign against Madrid. Asked whether he would consider peace proposals by coun- tries (one calls for a truce to allow the slow withdrawal of foreign sol- diery) and why he. considered any such accord would be impossible, the generalissimo answered: “Of course I earnestlydesire a rapid action of war which would spare Spain from further ‘loss of life and ruin and end with @ definite vic- tory for our arms.” Denies Agreements ‘The generalissimo denied rumors abroad that his regime had given either commercial or territoral agree- ments in return for the support of Germany and Italy. The general was questioned con- cerning his attitude toward the Unit- ed States in view of that nation’s neu- trality in the war. “Taking into consideration the fair attitude of the North American gov- ernment,” he replied, “I see no rea- son to change our foreign policy in respect to the United States.” Nye in Capital City to Survey Relief Needs Senator Gerald P, Nye returned here Saturday after discussions at tions are that it will be ready for use Oct, 1. AASGAARD SPEAKS AT CHURCH RALLY Dr. David Stoeve’s Service Is Recognized With Salary Raise and Gift appearance Saturday before conven- tion sessions of the North Dakota dis- trict, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. Former president of Concordia col- . Aasgaard from Minot Friday to conduct a meeting] talc of county officials to determine relief needs. Officials of five counties meeting at Minot told him the state must look to the federal government for relief assistance even though crop prospects now appear bright. The situation in five northwest counties, McKenzie, Williams, Burke, Divide and Mountrail, where rainfall by lhas been deficient this spring, was .jcent, compared with the termed by spokesmen so acute. as to constitute an “emergency” calling for immediate steps for relief by the gov- ernment. CAR LOADINGS OFF Washington, June 12—(#)—The As- sociation of American Railroads re- ported Friday 692,140 cars of revenue freight were loaded during the week ending last Saturday. This was & decrease of 102,715 cars, or 129 per preceding weel BROTHERS FOUND SLAIN Bagnoles, France, June 12.—()}— Carlo Roselli, former Italian Socialist leader who escaped from an Italian prison camp, and his brother, Sabat- t| tivo Roselli, were found mysteriously church. The convention ends Sunday after- noon after a talk by Rv. J. E. Gronli, Minneapolis, mission secretary. Window Smashers In alain in a forest near here Friday.