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

Telephone | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 G-Men Wipe Out _ Al Brady’s Gang Sn two ode neous” | BISMARCK ARMORY EXCEPT FEW GUNS G-Man Assists Local Men in In- vestigating Theft of High Power Wapons ment agents wiped out the notorious Indiana gunman-gangster, Al Brady,| and one of his mobsnien Tuesday in a sensational five-minute gunfight on Bangor, Me., Oct. Se oe Bangor’s busiest downtown street. | Bismarck netional guard officers and an agent for the federal bureau of investigation Tuesday had recov- ered all but six pistols of 17 weapons, including two automatic rifles, which Remodeled Postoffice and Leading Figures.on Progam North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper BISMARCK, N. D., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1937 The Weather Cloudiness tonight and Wed.; slightly warmer PRICE FIVE CENTS Wed. afternoon. JAMES A. FARLEY HERE 10 DEDICATE NEW POSTAL UNIT Democratic Chieftain Slated to Head Ceremony Here at 5:15 P. M. Today PARTY COHORTS GATHER Birdzell’s Activity Heightens Belief He May Candidate for U. S. Senate Democrats from all parts of North Dakota were flocking to Bismarck Tuesday for the dedication of this city’s new postoffice addition. The ceremony was set for 5:15 p. m.. with Postmaster General James were stolen last Thursday night from the armory in the World War Me- morial building. Disappearance of the automatic rifles caused considerable alarm. They are high-powered weapons capable of shooting at the rate of 600 rounds a minute. Their capacity is limited, however, by the fact that the magasines feeding bullets into oe weapon contain only 20 rounds each, A. Farley giving the dedicatory ad- dress. Also missing were two 22 calibre target rfiles, 13 .45 calibre pistols, 250 rounds of 30 calibre ammunition and bal rounds of 45 calibre ammuni- All but six of the pistols and the 45 calibre ammunition were found scattered in the building, leading in- vestigators to the conclusion that it was an “inside” job. zZ To get into the room where the guns were kept the intruders had to pass three doors, Since none of the locks was damaged the ‘infer- ence was that some unauthorized person had obtained a key. Monday night all members of the national guard organizations and all employes in the building \.:re finger- printed in an effort to find the cu!-; prits. This work was done under the direction of the agent of the FBI who was into the case because of the fact that government property [ggg tnvolved and. the nature of the Bismarck police also have been co- operating in invéstigation of the case, Syrian Assassin Slays U. S. Envoy into Marriner at close range. The consul general was struck in the head, abdomen and thigh. He died in- stantly. Assassin Admits Motive An investigating magistrate ex- amined Karayan. The prisoner, police Al Brady A third gangster, superficially wounded, threw down his gun and surrendered. One federal agent was The dead: Al Brady, 35, wanted for three slayings and several robberies. Clarence Shafer, Jr, a Brady J. Theodore Marriner Killed by Armenian to Whom He Had Refused Visa CHRIST BERTSCH Pictured above are Bismarck’s ———_—__ Beirut, Syria, Oct. 12—(?)—James ‘Theodore Marriner, one of the best known American foreign service offi- cers, was shot and killed Tuesday announced, admitted that Marriner’s refusal to issue a visa for the United States was the motive for the attack. The authorities said the American remodeled postoffice, ‘nearly twice the size of the structure be- official had blocked Karayan’s entry the d tory program. the grounds of insanity in i d ae Verical “Jarea “As Farley, who also is head of the Democratic National committee, dress at 5:15 p. m. 4 He will be introduced by Luther E. Birdzell, former justice of the as a quiet-spoken, effective North Dakota supreme court, who egent of his government. He was to Se | = Gee (37 Tax Levy for es : N. D. Is 6.10 Mills Christ. Bismarck post-' master, will speak briefly. He ‘eq| Drug Agents Arrest 1983 Fixed 20 in St. Paul Raid Insignia Adopted | =eaEZe By Bismarck A. C.\.). HAL TU sere oy ots Sarna Scary | Seropettn cezactearme | ACT ISRULED VALID om masried. : sign, members of the Bismarck fessional men who have an active *J. Theodore Marriner ‘Association of Commerce are go- terest in making Bismarck a of Federal Corporation, Court Holds by an Armenian to whom he had re- es feet a visa to enter the United ‘Armenian's family: z Marriner had arrived at the cor- sulate general from his mountain home in Broummana, outside Beirut, when he was attacked at 8:30 a. m Marriner, 45 years old, was known throughout the diplomatic service in JAME 'S A. FARLEY | LUTHER E. BIRDZELL Crackemen Escape From Landa Bank After Burning Hole Highest Rate Since by Board Should Rai: $2,878,367 A tabulation of the new state tax levy will be found on Page 2. assassin’ felled ing to flaunt to the world their pel 0 Museccive andi com: "1 jaunt wor! , @ more ive com- <a Ser seul as he eeieed membership in the Capito! City's fortable city in which to establish from his automobile before his offive civic organisation. &@ home and rear a . for the start of the day’s official have pitas Bis- “We bring to business. marck. Bismarck brings *Marriner’s chauffeur captured the assassin. to you.” » That was the way one director expressed himself ‘in pointing out that the city’s “livewires” were all mbers of the association and Judge Burr Hurt as Head Hits Car Roof Devils Lake, Oct. 12.—(}—Justice A. G. Burr of Bismarck, member of the state supreme court, is in a Devils Lake hospital with a scalp wound sus- tained when he struck the roof of the car in which he was riding as it bumped over a railroad crossing be- tween here and New Rockford, Justice Burr was enroute to Devils| tion Lake where he was scheduled to speak ‘Wednesday at the annual Presbyter- ian Synod of North Dakota. His con- dition is not serious. Estimate of Federal said “tt Revenue Raise Seen Washington, Oct. 12.—(#)—Presi- dent Roosevelt may increase esti- mates of federal revenues for this fiscal year in a revised budget sum- mary next week, 989 farm in 1936, 1935 and $1,000,267,961 in Concrete Foundation Laid for Qil Derrick in the Nesson valley field east of here was completed y as rigging crews struggled steel girders |Coun! which will rise 139 feet when the en- {Ut miners Fargo, Tuesday the post of second vice president of{ Washington, Oct. 12.—()—A flax- zs the state secretaries’ section of the! seed production in 1937 of about 7,- Chattanooga, Tenn. 12,—()— | $1,793,081, 3,000 American Bankers association. Wat- | 642,000 bushels, 29 ver cent greater | output of 551,000 bushels, while Min- |Biggest of 240 bishops attending the| was raised in this bracket in 1936, tam, secretary of the North Dakota| than the 1936 production, Tuesday | nesota’s 4, Goo this} There were general increases Bankers association, was elected| had been predicted by is A.| items on the 1937 levy with excep- ‘ (Continued on Page Two)