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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Bodies, Limbs
Found Under
Floor Of Barn
Cruesome Fate Of Haven Family
Revealed to Horror.Strick-
on Onlookers

Watford City, N. D., Dec. l2.-(F-
To A. j. Knox, Wiliston attorney re-
tanned to defend Charles Bannon on
q charge Of embezzling the property
Of the A. e. Haven family, Is being
given the credit for inducing the
young man to reveal the whereabouts
Of bodies killed in North Dakota's
most gruesome murder mystery OF re-
cent years.
Bannon was arrested or the embez-
element charge, but much OF the
questioning had to do with the dis
appearance of the Haven family,
missing since last February.
At noon Thursday, when the hear
ing recessed, cannon was taken into
q conference with his mother, Rev. J.
K. Meyers of the Watford City Pres
byterian church, and his attorney.
For an hour and q half the four
talked behind closed doors, with the
mother, attorney, and minister plead
ing with Bannon that II he knew
anything concerning the Ravens
whereabouts to tell them.
After much persuasion, during
which prayers were offered by the
minister, Bannon tersely announced
that the three-months-o ld Haven In
FAINT, a girl, was buried In q refuse
pile near Cherry Greek, close to the
Haven barns and granaries.
Charged Mrs. Haven
Mrs. Haven, he said. during a fit
Of insanity, had killed the child by
trampling on 1t and the father had
buried 1t. Then, Bannon said, he
took the remainder Of the family to
Williston to flee from the country.
naming the date of their departure
as last Feb. 10.
Bannon's attorney asked officials
for two automobiles to go to the Hav-
en- farm. Nothing was given out to
the public as to the mission but q
number Of citizens followed the cars
and upon arrival at the farm were d.
rected to begin digging In the refuse
pile. In q short time the remains Of
the infant were found, embedded In
lime.
At the direction of Mckenzie coun-
ty authorities. Bannon's removal to
the county jail was ordered and he
was hurriedly taken to Willtston and
put In a cell.
Two hours later Damon was visited
by his attorney. When his counsel
walked out Of the Jail. he carried with
him q diagram showing where the
bodies Of Haven and the two elder
sons were buried.
To States Attorney ]. 8. Taylor
and Sheriff G. A. Jacobson, Knox re.
vealed the information obtained from
Bannon. Two automobiles were made
ready at $50 o'clock last night, With
CONTINUED on page elevenI
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
moran IS ACQUITTED
|OF VAGRANCY Count
Chicago Jury Finds That Bugs
Is Successful Business
Man in City

Waukegan, ILL.,, Dec. 12.-R-Ths
"gangless gang leader" Of Chicago,
George Bugs" Moran, today stood
acquitted Of a charge that he is a
vagrant.
The public enemy" a classification
given Moran by the Chicago Crime
commission, was freed Of the charge
by a Lake county jury after five
hours OF elaboration last night.
Moran shook hands with the jurors
and announced his next step would Be
to "clear up" another vagrancy COM
plant still pending against him in
Chicago and confer with government
authorities reported to be investigat-
ing his income tax payments.
Moran, referred to as the "ganglesa
gang leader because many Of his fol-
lowers have been slain, including the
seven killed by machine guns in a
North Clark street garage q year ago
last st. Valentines day. was pictured
by the prosecution as an associate Of
gangsters with no lawful occupation.
The defense described him as q sue
cessful business man ana properly
owner, who also dabbled q bit In
stocks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Man Knows Enough to Outline Plan
For Getting Power Out Of Sunshine

New York, Dec. 12.-tP-Dr. Rob-
ert A. Millikan, the physicist, said to-
day science already knows enough to
outline q method Of getting power
out Of sunshine.
He predicted this will be done
when coal and oil sources are ex-
hausted, in an address before the
Association Of Life Insurance Presi-
dents.
He said one other possible continu-
Gus source Of energy exists in hydro
gen from sea water. but with no
known way Of using it.
For the last century" he said,
"men have been using the sunshine
bottled in coal and oil in by-gone
ages and this reserve will do for us
and our children. but what then?
The answer is here. and it Is not a
hopeless one.
TT is this-there Is enough energy
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Hollywood Building and Loan Official
Admits Disappointing $S,000,0O0

Hollywood. CAL. Dec. 12.-Charles
A. Whitmore, building and loan CON-
missioner, announced today defalca-
lions totaling several million dollars
from the Guaranty Building and
Loan association were admitted In q
written confession by Gilbert Beese-
myer, As, its secretary-manager.
Directors of the association said
Beesemyer's Interpretations might
aggregate $4,000, 900. They were said
to have affected not only the asSo-
citation, In which he vas a IS per
cent stockholder, but also the North
American Bond and Mortgage COM
pany and the Guaranty Holding cor
poration, both Of Los Angeles. Beese-
myer was described as having been
q director Of the latter concerns.
The confessions. Whitmore said.
we're given to him and to directors OF
the association early after which
Beesemyer was taken into custody.
He was charged with grand theft.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12

Whitmore said the confession dis
closed the most amazing and elab-
crate populations OF their kind In
California In recent years. Beese-
myer said the distractions were made
over q period Of nine years.
The building and loan association
was capitalized at $1l 100000 but Of
ficials said its deposits exceeded that
figure. It was allied with the Bank
of Hollywood, q relatively new insti-
tuition. which failed to open its doors
Monday.
Whitmore said:
1.-THE loss is certain to be very great
While this is the largest defalcation
in recent years and comes at q time
Of unrest, nevertheless 1t should not
be allowed to shake public confidence
in the building and loan business"
Whitmore said his department
would take charge of the Guaranty
Building and Loan association and
liquidate the remaining assets xos the
benefit Of 10000 depoettorA
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12

sent us each day by the sun for all
our needs, those present now and
those reasonably In prospect, and
without calling upon stored-up sup
plies Of any kind. Two modern
countries In our latitude receive from
the sun in a day as much heat as Is
produced by all the coal burned In
"a hours throughout the world.
Further, we now know enough al
ready to be able to outline the main
methods by which to 60 to work to
utilize this inflow Of sunshine. It
cannot be done without work or
without brains. That alone makes
it worth doing. But 1t Is only an
economic reason that prevents US
from utilizing sunshine directly now.
We are not likely to utilize 1t appre-
Gladly 50 long as coal and oil and gas
are as abundant and accessible as
now"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
LEGION REPORTS DEMAND FOR
GOODS IS GROWING HEAVIER
Mouse Raises Havoc
At WOmen's Meeting

London, Dec. 12.-R.- Miss
Ishbel MacD Donald, daughter OF
the prime minister, addressing q
.women,s dinner here last night.
was interrupted by the sudden
appearance Of q mouse fleeing
from q cat.
Some Of the women laughed but
many hastily wrapped their long
skirts around their knees and
pulled their feet up under them
on their chair seats.
The cat chased the mouse un-
der the wonen's chair for the en-
tire length Of the table and calm
was not restored until both dis.
appeared.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Rescues Eskimo Family From
Wolves and Will Bring
Them to Bismarck
Santa Claus Is found again.

Santa Claus is found again.
Lost yesterday somewhere in the
wilds of northern Canada. the rudy
old gentleman turned up today at
lie Pas, Manitoba after a long and
hazardous trip from Fort Nelson,
British Columbia.
With him were Tautak, an Eskimo,
together with Igaluk and Ertak, Tau
talks wife and child. and an Eskimo
dog team.
The manner in which he found
Tautak and his family is one Of the
most thrilling chapters of his long
journey from the North Pole to visit
the boys and girls of Bismarck and
the Missouri Slope area, according to
a dispatch from The Tribune's spe-
cial correspondent at lie Pas.
Binding Snowstorm Hits
Sweeping through Northern Al
berta, Santa Claus said, he encoun-
tered q binding snowstorm which
made progress difficult and caused
even Bitten. his wonderful lead
reindeer. to lose the way.
When the weather finally cleared
he heard sharp barking In the dis
lance and later amt upon the Eski-
mo family surrounded by a pack Of
wolves. Tautak had run out Of am
munition and his situation was des-
perate.
Santa Claus arrival drove the
wolves away and Tautak offered tc
guide Santa Claus here to show hi
gratitude. The offer was accepted
and later It was agreed that Tautal
and his family should accompany
Santa Claus to Bismarck to help care
for the reindeer during his visit tt
North Dakota's capital city. This. Il
was explained, will give Santa more
time to talk and visit with the chill.
dren Of the city and from all part!
Of the Missouri Slope country WHIT
are expected to come here to see him
Tired out after his long trip, SAINTS
Claus said he would make the rel.
atively short Journey to Winnipeg
today or tomorrow and would arrive
in Bismarck Monday.
Preparations for his reception were
made by IN Association of Commerce
committee which met yesterday.
A parade will be held at 1880 p
m. Monday In which Santa Claus viii
head q procession Of school children
Starting from Santa Claus camp II
the Northern Pacific park 1t will pro.
coed west on Main venue to seconc
street, thence north to Broadway
then East to Ninth street; Themes
north to Rosser avenue, west on RIOS.
ser avenue to Fifth street and south
on Fifth street to the starting point
5000 Children Expected
Approximately 5000 children arr
expected to be in line.
An additional celebration will b,
held at tbs o'clock Monday evening
at the N. P. Park when school chill
dren of the city will gather to inSpece
the camp. They will sing thret
Christmas songs under the direction
Of Clarion Larsen, who was visiting
the schools today to teach the chill
dren the songs.
Santa Claus will give an interview
to a Tribune representative on con
ditions at the North Pole at 5:4!
o'clock Monday evening. This vii
be broadcast over KFYR. This vii
be In the nature Of greetings to tn
children of Bismarck and the Mis-
souri, Slope.
At $50 p. m. Tuesday he viii
broadcast q farewell talk on th'
radio.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Found
In Cattle Barn.
On Home Place
Bannon Tells Where cruesome Remains Are Located; Digging
for Body Of Mother Under Way; One chiid's
Body ~Dismembered

Wiiston, N. D., Dec. 12-(AP)-Solution of the murder
and disappearance of six members of the A. E. Haven family
near Watford City neared completion today.
Thursday afternoon the body Of a three-month-old infant
was found. Last night the bodies of Haven, his sons Daniel, 19,
and Leland, 16, were dug up from beneath a constable and to-
day the were digging anew for the body of Mrs. Haven and
the remains of the three year-old son, Charles, whose feet and
legs were found buried with the bodies of his father and older
brothers.
Bannon VIII Be Charged with Murder
The bodies were recovered by following directions given by Charles
Bannon, %, neighboring farm hand, who is held in jail here and who
will be charged with murder in connection with the crime
that Mrs Haven had killed the other members OF her family and had
taken her three-year-old son and disappeared. told where the body Of
Mrs. Haven would be found.
A party, headed by Coroner Harry Larson, Mckenzie county, imme-
diately left for the Haven place to dig for 1t.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12

At 2 o'clock this afternoon search
ers had failed to find the body. They
believed they had found the grave
in which Bannon said he first had
buried It, however.
Bannon was said to have told au-
thorities he had placed the body In
a grave six and q half feet deep.
The searchers had reached q depth
Of six feet without obtaining any
signs Of the remains OF Mrs. Ban
non.
According to Bannon's latest
statement. made public by States
Attorney j. s.. Taylor and A. j. Knox,
attorney for Bannon who has been
assisting In the quiz, Mrs. Haveu's
body Is buried near the west wall Of
the barn which already has yielded
up the bodies Of Haven, his two sons
and part Of the body. of the three
year-old child.
Dug Up and Reburied
Bannon told Taylor, the latter said.
that Mrs. Ravens body was dug up
once from q shallow grave and buried
again near the barn wall. He failed
to give any details regarding the re-
mainder Of the body of the dismem-
bered child but authorities hoped to
find 1t along with the body Of Mrs.
Haven. Authorities said they feel 1t
has been definitely established that
the child Is dead, thus accounting for
the entire family which Bannon
originally said had gone to Oregon.
Authorities continued their quiz Of
Bannon in an effort to obtain q COM
fession that he killed tho Haven
family and to ascertain how and why
together with the details. Taylor
said he is certain In his own mind
that Bannon is responsible for all Of
the deaths.
Search for the elder Bannon In the
west was intensified today. A war.
rant already has been sent to Port.
land. charging him with embezzle-
ment.
Today 1t was revealed that authori-
| ties learned that the elder Bannon
had written to his son from Oswego.
Ore. Dec. z.
There were two sheets Of paper In
tC%ontinued on page eleven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Hospital Will Give
It's Babes Insurance

Maiden, Mass, Dec. 12.-ReA
gift Of q $1,000 life insurance policy
Is made to each child born In the
new Maplewood hospital here. Hos
pital authorities believe the practice
to be unique In this country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
SHARP CUTS MADE
BY BUDGET BOARD
IN APPROPRIATIONS
Slash Three.0uarters Of Million
From Requests Of N. D.
Institutions
WOULD SPEND LESS MONEY
Tax Cut Appears Possible It
Legislature Acts on sug-
gestions Made

Budget requests of state institu-
tons for the next biennium were
slashed nearly In half-from $685.
030.39 to SITS, 648-in recommends
lions drawn up by the state budget
board, according to figures announced
today by John Steen, state auditor
and ex-officio board secretary.
The amount allowed to the state
institutions by the last legislature toy
the l929-193l biennium totaued
$6,007, 623.64.
Requests Of state departments
were cut from s., 042, 330.5l to $2,916.-
1852. The 1929 legislature appropriate
ed $3,O23,A 1882 for the present bien-
mum.
Appropriations requested from the
general and special funds for all gov
ernmental and institutional activities
~arereeate $13,635, 349. 80, which the
board pared down to 3 .44l,13S.24, or
nearly 81 900 900 less than the bien-
NAL appropriations voted by the last
legislature.
The budget board therefore slashed
S41o4. 2l1!6 8 from the various re-
quests for appropriations and II ITS
recommendations are followed by the
legislature. appropriations for the
l931-l933 biennium viii be approxt-
mately one million dollars less than
the funds provided for the present
biennium by the 1929 legislature.
Legislature To Act
Recommendations of the board,
drawn up after an investigation Of
needs of the various state depart
ments and institutions will be placed
before the legislature when 1t meets
In January.
Members Of the board are Governor
George F. shafer, chairman; State
Auditor Steen, Attorney General
James Morris, Representative D. L.
Peters, Wolford, chairman OF the
house appropriations committee, and
Senator P. T. Kretschmar, Ventura,
who succeeded Senator e. H. Brant,
chairman Of the senate appropria-
lions committee, who resigned his ex-
officio post as q member OF the bud
get board.
Both state institutions and state
departments asked for q total ap-
preparation Of $12, 465, 5000 for the
biennium, but the board allowed
s.. 1894, 2lO.24. The last legislature al
lowed for the present biennium
$9.03l, 066.e6.
Besides these appropriations. there
are $4,000 in standing approprta-
tions from the general fund over
which the budget board has no con-
troll. These include SIS, 900 900 for an
CONTINUED on page eleven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
$9,44l,138.24 Budget Recommended
Claus Safe After
Battling in %Snowstorm
More Contribute to
LegiOn's Xmas Fund

Twenty dollars was added to
tho American Lesion's Christmas
cheer fund by contributions an.
nounced today.
Persons desiring to contribute
to this effort to bring cheer TO
tho unfortunate Of Bismarck and
Burleigh county 1t the holiday
season IRE asked by tho Legion TO
send their contributions to Ito
Christmas committee. The vet
earns have pledged themselves to
use the money only for the pur.
poses indicated.
The position Of the fnnd today
follows:
Previously contributed ... .$165.S0
Bill Furness. 800
b. E. Hitchcock. ......... 800
A Friend. 500
John G. Spare. 500
r. Van Neste. ZOO
LOYAL.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Six Pops Enable
Man to Leave Jail

Evanston, H.. Dec 12.-tHt-A
pop. meaning q sharp explosive
noise. followed by five more pops
resounded throughout the Evans
ton police station, after which
william Kitok walked out of jail.
q free man.
mo use holding him." ex-
planned Lieut.. Carl Ekman. be
cause what blew up was the eY-
dence. namely six bottles Of home
BREW"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Cuba Calm Over It's
Internal Troubles

Havana, Dec. 12.-P-Cuba went
about its business today with no out
ward indication that the constitution
had been suspended from M end Of
the island to the other. Police re-
manned in charge but there had been
no necessity for calling out troops,
although the country is virtually un-
der martial law.
Street gatherings are forbidden,
largely as q result Of yesterdays dis
turbances In which one man was ia
tally wounded.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Sioux City Grocer Is
Killed by Two Bandits

Sioux City, Iowa. Dec. 12.-Re
Louis Friedman, SO, was shot and
killed in his grocery store early today
by two armed bandits during an at
tempted holdup.
When Friedman refused to Throw
up his hands one Of the bandits slug
ged him over the head with a black
jack. Friedman. however, continued
to struggle and the other bandit shot
him between the eyes. The bandits
fled In an automobile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Two Die When Chicago
Gang War Is Resumed

Chicago. Dec. 12.-tF-A fusillade
OF shots and the roar Of an automo-
bile engine signalized the apparent
resumption early today Of ga1lgland
warfare, ~quiescent for a month or
more. +.
TO well : dressed young men were
the victims. Both had been shot in
death. Police said they were identi-
fled as Rudolph Mareno. "A, and John
Thomasulo, %, alias George Mayo,
adding that Mayo had police records
in Buffalo, N. Y, and Rochester. Ind.
A lonely highway In the Evergreen
Park district was the scene Of their
assassination. Mrs. Martha Van
Woerden of Crown Point, Ind, a
guest in the home Of Joseph Klemp,
q truck farmer, heard the shots and
the roar of the motor Of an automo-
bile. A few minutes later Theodore
WierSrma, q resident of Evergreen
Park, en- route home In his car found
the bodies beside the road.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12

ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS VICTIM
Minneapolis, Dec. 12.-Fp-Minne-
apolis' traffic death toll for 1890 rose
to 50 as Louis Labissoniers, IS, died at
General hospital from injuries SUI
fered Wednesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12

CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS FREE
New Bern, N. c.. Dec. 12.-R-
Christmas weddings are free. Miss
Pauline Darlington. justice Of the
peace, has offered to tie nuptial
knots without charge for tho rest q
the yeex.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
PETERS TO BE REVEALED

Big Rapids, Mich. Dec. l2.-(F-
Names of goods at Ferris Institute
caught petting are to be revealed at
public assemblies. President Wells p.
White announces.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-12
Continued Raising Cattle

When the big cattle companies left
the country during the nineties be-
cause the settlers were encroaching
on the open range, Mr.. Shafer con-
tinued on his home property and
adapted himself to changing condi-
lions. He became q farmer, too, al
though he still retained his liking
for cattle and continued to raise
some livestock as long a he was ac-
tive in the management Of the home
property.
When his son was inaugurated gov
ernor in 1929, MI. Shafer was an in.
terested spectator. Together with his
lifelong friend John w. Goodall, he
was given q place Of honor on the
rostrum from which his ION delivered
his inaugural address.
The appearance Of the two pioneers
in the house chamber where the in
augural ceremony was held. va the
signal for q spontaneous den,onstra-
ton Of enthusiasm by the audience.
This was generally interpreted at that
time as not only a tribute to the two
pioneers themselves but q tribute to
their comrades Of the old West who
had long since passed into the
shadow.