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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
LEGION POST TO MEET
Maj. Atkins Will Outline Program
for Year April IA.

The Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing Post Of the American Legion will
meet April II at Red Mems Hall. be-
ginning at 8 o'clock.
Maj. l.. e. Atkins will outline the pro-
gram of the Legion for the current year.
Nathan Williams, Joseph Lennon and
Hugh Marsh have been named to the
posts decentralization committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

$25 each of three coming Saturdays and
81 weekly thereafter.
Two Of Ellis former wives are dead,
1t was shown. The others divorced
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

some celestial instrument. And it's
only a railway station.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
50 PASSENGERS ARE
BELIEVED Persisted
AS STEAMER Burns
Bucaramanga, Berthed in Co.
Iombia, Destroyed as Pc
troleum Cargo Goes

BOgota, Colombia. Mar. 16.-tR-
Burned ty flames which even water
could not quench. the bodies of be-
tween 20 and so passengers and crew
of the river steamer Bucaramanga
were sought in the Magdalena at La
Dorado.
The Bucaramanga, berthed at the
small river town yesterday. was de-
Stroyed when its cargo of Petroleum
caught fire and burned like finder.
Its captain, Antonio Velez, refusing
to leave his ship, va burned to death
while standing on its bridge.
Passengers and crew, squeezing
through portfolios to escape q furnace
behind them, jumped into the river,
the surface of which was covered with
petroleum which had been released
from the ships tanks. This in q mo
ment caught fire too, and many of
those in the water were burned to
death before they could swim away.
Only 10 passengers of q list thought
to number more than 80 were saved.
Most of the crew persisted. Other
steamers in the harbor stood by help
lessly. afraid to venture too near the
doomed ship where the barrels of oil
were exploding and SCATTERING liquid
fire for great distances.
The fire was believed to have been
the result Of ca~relessneSs Of q fire
man.
La Dorado Is q small port about
$50 miles from the mouth of the
Magdalena.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
Fearing Deportation,
Woman Splashes Acid,
Into Eyes Of Officer

Crookston,. MIMI, Mar. l8.-(F-
Physicians today said they feared G.
N. Furlong. immigration patrolman.
would lose the use Of one eye burned
Monday when a woman he vas ar
resting for deportation threw acid In
his face.
He was taking into custody Helen
Penner, 2~2-year-old, for deportation
to Canada. When he approached her
she drew q small jar from her pocket,
took the lid, and threw the contents
on him, be said. Officials said it con-
tanned acid.
Furlong seized the girl and shouted
for aid. A deputy sheriff took charge
Of her and Furlong, Is years old. was
taken to q hospital.
The girl was deported last June
after coming here from Canada and
returned recently. immigration men
said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
ARMY SURGEON HELD
IN CONNECTION WITH
POISONING HIS wife
Major Charles A. Shepard Ar
rested When Girl Bares
Certain Facts

Denver, Colo, Mar. 18.-@-
Charged with fatally poisoning his
wife, Major Charles A. Shepard, sur
geon at Fitzsimmons veterans hos
pital, was in jail today. following his
arrest last night by federal officers
on q fugitive warrant from Topeka.
Kan.
Mrs. Shepard died last June Is at
Fort Riley, Kan. Later, when reports
that she had met foul play arose, an
investigation was started. Her remains
were disinterred and an autopsy per-
formed. Psychologists reports to army
officers at Fort Riley said death re-
suited from poison.
Major Shepard denied the charge
after his arrest.
The arrest mas made by United
States Marshal Richard G. Callen. UNI
der direction of special agents of the
department of justice. Federal author
tiles here said that the officers ar
rest followed an asserted confession Of
q girl with whom the army officer
was friendly.
While officials declined to disclose
the girls identity, they said she was
somewhere in the south" and they
had been in communication with her
over long distance telephone.
The girls admission that she had
been friendly with the army officer
even before the death of Mrs. Shepard
was given as one reason for the in
vestigation Of Mrs. Shepard's death.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
SIX MORE BANKS IN
FIRST STOCK GROUP
CooperstoWn, Park River, South
Heart, Egeland and Jor-
dan Firms Join

Minneapolis, Mar. 18.-PtThe
First Bank Stock corporation today
increased its number of member units
to 81 with acquisition Of six more
banks In North Dakota and Mon
tana.
Three of the new members became
affiliated with the corporation
through consolidation with other
banks.
The six, announced by p. ]. Lee
man, vice president and general man
ager, are: Farmers and Merchants
bank, Cooperstown, N. D., which has
deposits Of $283,0l1.56 and resources
of 1886, 1880, which consolidated with
the First National bank Of that town;
the First National bank and Farm
ers Security bank Of Park River. N.
consolidated under the name First
National bank of Park River with
combined deposits of NJ 7,401.l1 and
resources of $549. 1852: First State
hank, South Heart. N. D., with de-
posts of $3.50 ,3l9.15 and resources Of
9162, 632.05: the First National Of
Egeland, N. D.. which was merged
with the First National Of Cando, the
latter institution assuming the de-
post liability and taking over the as
sets Of the Egeland hank: and the
First National bank Of Jordan. Mont.
which has deposits Of $279,546.20 and
resources Of t3l4,438y66.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
3 Mahatrna Casualties
Continue in Carriage

Borsad, Bombay, Indian, Mar. 10.
-(AP)-Thete are three casualties
among the 80 Swarajists marching
from Ahmadabad to Jalalpur in
support Of Mahatma Gandhis cam.
palgn Of civil disobedience. These
three are accompanying the party in
. pony carriage. Gandhi and his
column, arriving ct Napa this morn
ing, are expected here this evening,
when they probably will announce
resignations Of 0fficers Of q more
villages.
Leaving behind one Of their num-
Der who was stricken with smallpox
Mahatma Gandhi and his fellow
Swarajist devotees left Amand 1t
dawn for the next village, Napa..
The Mahatma was said to be
greatly fatigued from his four days
Of marching, although refreshed by
his halt here Monday and Z day Of
silence. Reports that he WIS., SUIT
from rheumatism were denied.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
Gales Insists Ridley
Is Hired by Townley

Fargo, N. D., Mar. 18.-R-Reiter-
ating charges made In q letter to pas
tors Of the third congressional dis
trict that A. @. Townley had hired
Rev. Caleb v. A. Ridley, Sylvia, N. O..
to engage In q series Of debates with
him, Rev. Thomas w. Gales. Fargo,
superintendent Of the North Dakota
Anti-saloon League. today defied
Rev. Ridley to deny "that the pay
ment he Is to receive for such debates
Is to come from Townley or someone
or some organization representing
Townley."
In replying to Ridley's charges that
his letter was "unkind and unchris-
tian." Gales asserts he has proof that
Ridley wrote to . friend that Town.
ley had promised him several things"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
SPAIN TO GIVE FORMER PRIME
MINISTER ITS HIGHEST HONORS
Body of Don Miguel Primo
de Rivera Brought Back
Home From Paris
PARTISAN PRESS IS SILENT
Government Dignitaries, Kings
Representatives, Will At
tend Mass.

Madrid, Mar. 18.-P)-The body of
Don Miguel Primo De Rivera was
brought back to Spain today, enter
ing the country at Irun, the same
frontier city through which so many
Of those he exiled when dictator left
their homeland, and from which he
himself departed just a month ago,
discredited and cast aside.
Friends and foe alike, their bitter
ness quenched at the bier. planned
for him the highest l1onors the Span
ish monarchy accords to m not its
sovereign. He will be buried with the
military pomp of his rank of captain
general.
Partisan Press Silent
Even a strongly partisan press to-
day generally refrained from the Bit
ter political comment against the for
mel dictator which filled its columns
until his death Sunday forenoon in
self Imposed exile in Paris.
The funeral party arrived at Irun,
as 8 a. m. and will remain until late
this afternoon. The body will be re-
moved from the train at the border
city to q special chapel in the rail-
way station where a mass service will
be sung, departure for Madrid fol-
lowing.
The funeral train will arrive at the
north station, Madrid, at Z a. m. to-
morrow morning. Another mass then
will be sung inside the funeral car.
Premier General Berenguer, other
government dignitaries, represent
atives, clerics, and personal friends
will be present.
The funeral cortege will leave the
train at IL a. m. escorted by repre-
sentatives Of every branch Of the
army and navy carrying draped BAN
ners. It will 60 directly to San Isidrc
cemetery where the body will be in
TERED in the family vault, next t.
that Of his wife.
Sons Accompany Cortege
Although General Primo De Ri.
vera's three e0hs win accompany tn.
cortege, his two daughters, Garner
and Maria Pillar, who discovered hi:
body In his room Sunday morning
probably will take no part in thu
ceremony, Spanish custom forbidding
They are aboard the train bringing
the body here.
King Alfonso himself probably viii
not march in the cortege, because O
tradition, but the Infante Don Jaime
probably will represent him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
AL CAPONE SWALLOWED UP IN
MYSTERY.SHROUDED CANCLAND|
Police Officials and Newspaper
Men Eluded as Rack.
eteer Is Released
ASSOCIATES TIGHT. Tipped
chicagoan Is Thought Headed
Homeward; Transportation
Mode Is Problem

Chicago. Mar. 1s.-R-"scarface"
AL Capone today was lost" In that
fog of mystery that shrouds gang
lands activities.
The Chicago gang leader, released
yesterday from the eastern peniten-
tiary at Philadelphia. was variously
reported as heading homeward in q
train. an airplane and an automobile.
On one point all the rumors were
agreed-that was that Capone was
coming bac,. to Chicago where he
achieved wealth and notoriety as the
nations biggest gangster.
Associates Admit Nothing
How or when he would return was
merely q matter of 20 muc'l conjec-
ture. Capone's Chicago associates
followed the usual gang custom of
admitting nothing and denying moth
ing.
It seems obvious, however, that he
would not make a public display Of
his return. In the first place. there
are enemy ~gangsters, reported anx-
iouS for the chance to avenge the
deaths In their ranks attributed to
Capone's henchmen. In the second
place the police have indicated they
will treat Capone like any other
hoodlum'' and pick him up on sight.
The most generally accepted report
was that Capone was on the Broad
way Limited of the Pennsylvania
system, accompanied by Frank Cline,
the bodyguard who served 10 months
with his chief on charges of carrying
guns, and others Of his followers.
The trains schedule calls for arrival
in Chicago at 10 q. m. but 1t was con-
sidered unlikely that Capone would
stay aboard that long, If he vas on
the train at all.
The chances that Capone would re-
turn by airplane were slim. The mu-
nicipal airport said weather condi-
tions made flying almost impossible
last night and this morning.
WIN Not De Molested
Although city police posted squads
near the Capone home and at other
points where they thought the gang
ster might appear, federal authorities
annouced they would not modest him
at present.
Caponc is under 5000 bond on q
federal contempt of court citation
which charges him with giving false
affidavit. This action resulted from
his affidavit last year that he was too
i'll at his Miami estate to return to
Chicago and appear before q grand
jury.
District Attorney George E. @.
johnson said this case will be brought
to trial before April Is and that In
the meantime Capone's bond Is ade-
quate and the government will not
trouble him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
No Witnesses Called
BY Huckins' Counsel

Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Mar. 1872
without calling . single witness, the
defense In the trial Of George e.
Huckins, on . charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenses rested
today. Closing arguments to the jury
started ct 10 .. N.
Previously Judge +. o. Ellison had
overruled . defense motion for q d.
rected verdict.
The only person to appear on the
witness stand before the defense
rested its case was Charles Negus.
partne Of Huckins In the Huckins and
lyegus retail cigar store here. Negus,
who testified Friday for the state. was
recalled BY the defense and testified
that he received cash detailing $4,000
Is dividnds Tor his investment IN
Huckins' mysterious buslne9 which
has paid = to - pr cent interest On
Investments
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
Moorhead Daily News
Directed by Peterson

Moorhead, MINI, Mar. 1s.-He
Formal announcement viii be made
today by the Mooehead Daily News
that, beginning about March 50,
wayne Peterson viii take over man
asement Of tho paper In association
With =. D. Ium and sons Of Wahpe.
ton. J. p. Dotson, present publisher
from whom the Lunas and Peterson
have purchased tho paper. has made
no announcement Of future plans.
The Iunas are owners Of the Wah-
peton Farmers Globe and part own
efs Of tho Mayvile Tribune. Several
years ago they published the Valley
City Times-Record.
Peterson has been . publisher Of
weekly newspapers 1t Mayville and
Rolla and lately has been travelling
for printers supply concerns.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
PROPOSAL TO issue
COURTHOUSE BONDS
OF LITTLE INTEREST
Only 870 Ballots Cast at Ten
Precincts at 3 p. N. on
s25o,ooo Project
LARGE MAJORITY IS NEEDED
Rural Districts Voting In Con.
nection With the Regular
Township Elections
LARGE MAJORITY IS NEEDED

Bismarck was casting m extremely
light vote on the $250,O00 bond issue
for the construction OF . new Bur-
leigh county courthouse today.
At 3 p. m. only $40 ballots, or
slightly more than one-third Of pos
sible, had been cast. and q lighter
vote vas expected from the county
outside of the Capital City.
In the city election last April, Bis
marck cast a record vote Of 1880 bal
lots.
Although leaders of the courthouse
proposal expected q heavier vote
later this afternoon, it was generally
agreed that the city and county vote
would be considerably lighter than
expected. The polls will remain
open until Z o'clock this evening.
however, and hundreds are expected
to swarm to the ballot boxes during
the evening meal hour.
Sixty per cent of those voting must
favor q new county building II the
bonding proposal is to be successful.
Though none of the wards had cast
more than $50 ballots at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. the fifth and fourth wards
had cast only 68 and 70 votes respec-
lively at that time. The third ward
had cast the largest vote.
Total ballots cast by 3 p. m. at M
polling places In the city follow:
First ward, first precinct North
ward School)-106.
First ward, second precinct Nittle's
garage)-95.
Second ward, first precinct OWN
School)-64.
Second ward. second precinct
Swimming Pool)-92.
Third ward, first precinct Chigh
school)-l23.
Third ward. second precinct lRich-
holt schooD-107.
Fourth ward (Bertsch's garage
Is.
Fifth ward Association Of Com
merce)-68.
Sixth ward, first precinct dire hall,
80.
Sixth ward. second precinct tSt
Mary's school)-63.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
UNIVERSITY OF ROME
GRADUATED AKEN0 ON
RIDE BY GANGSTERS
Peter 6ica Dragged From Sedan
and Killed When Three
Empty Guns

Chicago, Mar. 18.-N)-The scourge
Of gangland-the 'ride"-added an
other to the long list Of north side
killings last night.
Peter Bica, who emigrated to Amer
lea after graduating from the Univer-
sity of Rome, was dragged from a Sc
dan by three men. From behind q
nearby telephone pole q passerby
watched the three empty their guns
into the already limp body OF the
victim.
On the day after the body Of John
(the Billiken) Rito was found floating
in the Chisago river, police attribute
Bica's Staying to q new north side
liquor war.
Bica's family, however, disputed the
theory that he was allied with any
gang. They said until recently he con-
Quoted q grocery store. Robbery or ex-
tortion was no motive, police cited,
for nearly $500 In money was found
on the body.
Guns also roared on the south
side-police guns, Two negro bandits
were surprised robbing q delicatessen
shop and were killed in q gun battle
with q detective squad.
In the meantime Col. Robert. 1s1lam
Randolph, President Of the Associa-
ton of Commerce and only known
member of the secret comu1ittee Of
SIX" began an inquiry into the laws
on search warrants and carrying con-
cealed weapons. i
This action followed the release Of
Frank Diamond, notorious Capone
gunman, after an indictment charg-
ing him with carrying concealed
weapons was quashed by Judge Peter
M. schwaba. In criminal court, who
decreed that police have no right to
search gangsters without warrants.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
Rocky Mountain Area
Is Covered With, Snow

Denver, Colo. Mar. lS.-U1-A light
blanket Of spring snow today covered
q portion Of the Rocky Mountain Sec
tion, while to the east particularly In
Kansas, rain aided spring crops ma
terially.
The snow pelted nearly al Of Col-
orado and much Of Wyoming and the
storm continued down the eastern tier
OF the Rockies into New Mexico and
Northeastern Arizona.
Montana, visited by . spring storm
Sunday. received no moro precipita-
ton over the n houv period but tenn
peratures which have been genial Tor
weeks were magkedly lower.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
Six Kentuckians Are
Believed Partially
Paralyzed by Ginger

Richmond, KY, Mar. 18.-P)-Par-
tial paralysis, believed to be Of the
type prevalent at q number Of points
in the country and to be caused by
consumption of poisonous alcohol, has
made its appearance at Paint Lick,
this county.
Five men there are partially par
alyzed as q result Of drinking Jamaica
ginger. DR.. J.. B. Floyd, city health
officer, reported today. and he said
he had reports Ct other cases. Three
of the men we're said to be In q SER
ious condition.
Tests revealed wood alcohol in the
mems systems, DR.. Floyd said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
Chase IS Minnesota
GOVERNOR ASPIRANT
State Auditor Since 1921 Is
Third to Seek Republican
Nomination

st. Paul. Mar. 18.-ReRay p.
Chase, state auditor since 1921, filed
today for the Republican nomination
for governor.
Chase Is the third Republican en-
try in the race. N. J. Holmberg. state
commissioner Of agriculture, and ]. A.
A. Burnquist, former governor. both
having filed previously. One or two
others still are considered probable
entrants, Senator John T. Hougen,
Crookston, and Earle Brown. former
Hennepin county sheriff, who Is now
superintendent Of the state highway
patrol.
Chase became auditor In 1921 sue
ceeding J. A. o. Preus who had been
elected governor. Chase was elected
state auditor for terms Of four years
each in 1872 and In 1914. His present
term expires January !, 1881.
Chase's home b at Anoka.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
New Protection Law
Adopted by Germany;
Kaiser Could Return

Berlin, Mar. 18.-R1-The Reich
stag today adopted the new law for
the protection Of the republic by .
vote Of 265 to $50.
The law supersedes the old defense
law which went out Of operation on
July a. 1923.
Under the old law the former kaiser
was specifically forbidden to reenter
Germany. The new law does not con-
tain this provision and while under
1t the kaiser theoretically would be
free to return, nobody, not even the
m~onarchists, considers even the pos
sibility Of his return.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-18
MONTANA MURDERER
MA|NTA|NS.HE DIDN'T
KILL SECOND WOMAN
10-Year-0Id, Confessed Killer Of
Aged Woman, Valves
ExtrGditiop

FL Paso, Tex, Mar. 18.-(R-Mel-
vim W.. payette, Is, confessed slayer
Of Mrs. Christina Wilson, 81, wealthy
Butte, Mont, widow, today was to be
questioned further in an effort to i'm
plicate him in the similar killing OF
Nora Kelly, IS, also Of Butte.
Following his confession yesterday
to the Staying Of Mrs. Wilson, the
prisoner waived extradition. Montana
officers carrying papers necessary for
his return to that state, are en- route
to Ell Paso.
Yesterday the youth stolidly denied
any knowledge Of the death Of Nora
Kelly. She was found dead, bound,
gagged, and tied to q bed, in the Pan
anna hotel, April 10, 1923.
Payette said he was in the Idaho
state reformatory, serving a term for
automobile theft at that time.
Both slayings occurred In hotel
rooms. Butte police officials. insist
on linking Payette's name with both
deaths.
In c~onfessing the Wilson killing, the
youth said he slew the widow acci-
dentally, having gone to her room
with the intention Of only robbing
her of 5000 he believed was in her
possession. He declared he was in
toxicated at the time.
He was captured when he halted In
FL Paso during an attempted flight
to Mexico. and ~telegraphed relatives
In Montana for money.