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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
PROBE DROWNING
OF SIX PERSONS
All Were in Automobile Which
Plunged Into River Near.
Ferry Landing

Chester. H.. April 6.-(R-A cor
oner's Jury was called Monday to tn
yestigate drowning Of six persons, In
GLIDING an entire family Of father,
mother and three children, here
Sunday night when a motor a IN
which they were riding plunged down
sn embankment and into the MisstS-
sippi river. Two other occupants OF
the car were rescued.
John Maness, st. Louis. driver OF
the car, started down the embank-
ment, which leads to a ferryboat
landing, but had gone only q short
distance when he discovered the boat
was In the middle Of the stream. Up
on seeing the car. attendants Of the
boat signaled they would return to
the Illinois side, but Names appeared
to lose control Of the vehicle, It
plunged ahead at rapid speed.
Attaches Of the ferry rescued
Maness and Allen Brooks, who man
aged to free themselves from the car,
a coach, and made futile attempts to
pull Mrs. Maness and Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Cerney and their three children
frem the water. Eary Monday all Of
the bodies, with the exception Of one
Of the Cerney children, had bee recov-
cred.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Minnes0tan Seeking
Custody Of Two Men

Memphis, Tenn. April 6.-Re
Deputy Sheriff q. A. Hoel, Proctor.
Mimi, who was to return two men
charged with murder and robbery
there, planned to 80 Monday to
Green Wood, Miss, to interview q
man reported to have witnessed the
Staying. The witness name was not
divulged.
Harvey Grizsel. -. and George
Reilly, q, East st, Louis, H., indict-
ed In Minnesota on q charge Of Slay-
ing = payroll guard In 1920. win be
returned II Hoel succeeds In fighting
habeas corpus proceedings instituted
by their attorneys. Noel said Sheriff
Emil Erickson and Prosecutor Mason
Forbes, Proctor. were expected here
Monday to assist him.
The men have been indicted BY .
grand jury here on pistol carrying
charges. Memphis police have agreed
TO waive their claims II ,Ainnesota
obtains custody.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Clever Bandits Get
$4,000 in Jewelry

New York, April 6.-R-Two
young men carrying potted Easter
flowers Sunday brushed past q maid
and into the apartment Of Margery
Ardell, divorced wife Of FRANKLIN Ar
cell, stage and screen comedian. They
put down their packages, locked the
door and then stalked into Mrs. Ar
cel's bedroom.
They demanded the "jewelry we
saw you wearing last week." and
found 1t on. the top OF the dressing
table, $4,000 platinum bracelet
and three rings valued at $1,000 each.
They bound Mrs. Ardell In . chair
and one of them stood guard over
her while the other went out to ring
for the elevator. When 1t reached
the floor both calmly strolled out.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
BISMARCK Will GO
TO POLLS TUESDAY
FOR CITY ELECTION
Two Commissioners, Two Park
Officials, Magistrate, JUS
tice to Be Named

Candidates for office in the city
election to be held here Tuesday
completed their prediction activities
by bringing their campaigns to q
close Monday.
Two city commissioners. two part.
commissioners, q police magistrate
and q city justice Of the peace. will
be elected.
Candidates for the various offices
follow:
For two places on city commission
]. p. French, Obert. A. Olson. n. :.
Perry and u. e. Spohn.
For police judge. 8. Allen and 8,
8. Mcdonald.
For city justice of the peaoe-Anton
Beer and II. A. Mutchler.
For two places on park board-Mrs.
Rosa M. Young and H. s. Dobler.
The polls will open at nine a. m.
Tuesday and will close at Z p. m.
Voting places follow:
First Ward-Precinct No. l. between
Third and Fifth street, and north
of the township line, which runs cas-!
and west through the city, beginning
at Avenue A on the east and touch
ing approximately Rosser avenue on
the. west, at the William Moore
school.
First Ward-Precinct No. 2, between
Third street and Mandan street and
north Of the township line, at the
Faunce garage.
First Ward-Precinct No. 3, west OF
Mandan street and north of the
Continued on page nineJ
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Aged WOmanSuccumbs
From Bullet Wound

Wilkesbarre, Pa. April 6.-R-
Beaten about the head and nearly
decapitated. Minnie Z. Dilley, Is. well
to-do, was found dead In the house
where she lived alone ct Forty Fort,
q suburb Of Wilkesbarre, Sunday
night. The coroner said abe had
been dead at least . day.
The body was found In front Of :
fireplace. Nearby was. . ginger ale
bottle With which she apparently had
been beaten, but police were unable
to find the instrument which had
been used to hack at her throat.
There was no evidence Of robbery or
indication Of . struggle.
The body was discovered by Miss
piley's nephew. Aiming Dtlley. who
broke Int othe house when his knock
81 the door was unanswered
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
CONTINUE ANALYSIS
IN WOMAN'S DEATH
N. D. Husband Suggests Head
ache Tablet May Have Been
Source of Poison

Minneapolis. April 6.-R)-Author-
tiles Monday still awaited the OUT
come Of an analysis of the contents
of the stomach Of Mrs. Stella Hansen
Sommerfeld, who died last week
while her husband was in Fargo, N.
D., where he is q salesman.
The analysis Is being made at the
University Of Minnesota. Meanwhile
DR.. Gilbert Seashore, Hennepin coun-
ty coroner, issued a statement In
which he said:
Mrs. Sommerfeld's husband has
suggested the headache remedy a
q source Of the poison. Mrs. Som-
merfeld had q blood tumor on hea
brain, and her husband learned that
for some time she had been com-
planning Of headaches.
He suggested that she may have
sought q remedy and thus obtained
cyanide poisoning mistakenly. He
said he learned she was In good
spirits the night before she died and
that morning when she left for work
I'VE have been unable to find any
c~ontainer Of any poison or medicine
in her effects. The cyanide poison
acts quickly. It was taken the morn-
ing she died. There was nothing to
show where she obtained 1t. I viii
investigate Mr.. 6ommerfeld's sugges-
tion.n
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06

MI. Rider, called to attend q fu-
neral In Kansas City, said he
sought to pay Mr.. Brown . COM
plinent In asking him to conduct
Easter services. The former pas
tor refused.
The evangelist Was shot In the
back and. left side as he returned
with Mrs. Rider to hts motor car.
Dropping to his knees. he prayed
for his assailant.
G. r. McC umber. deputy sheriff
and . member Of the church, ar
rested the former pastor. Author1-
ties said he told several versions
Of events leading up to the shoot
Ing.
He was quoted as saying insist
ence Of the evangelist On : recon-
citation Ind led 10 blows. Again
he said the evangelist had at
tempted 70 force entrance to his
house. ne said dilsenDibn had
cauDed him toIes1lm.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
SHERIFF CHARGED
With NUMBERING
ALLEGED HUSTLER
South Dakotar Will Have Hear
ing Resulting From No
vember Shooting

Buffalo, s. D., April 6.-R-Cattle
rustling, the cause Of many feuds in
the days Of the "Old West" again will
echo in the Harding county court
room Tuesday at the preliminary
hearing OF. Floyd Short, deputy state
sheriff, charged with the murder Of
Wayne Kelley. accused cattle rustler,
killed last winter while evading ar
rest.
When Kelley's widow recently
signed q complaint against Short,
friends of the slain ex-convict started
a subscription fund to hire q special
prosecutor. The fund has been ru-
mored at various amounts from $500
to $l,400.
Dan McCutcheon, Belle Fourche at
torney, has been retained. by the KEEL
ley faction. Charles Brady. states
attorney, will be unable to officiate
because he was a member Of the posse
which killed Kelley. He and other
officers will testify for the defense.
The chase which finally resulted In
Kelley's death reads like pages from
q western thriller. Arrested carly II,
the fall, he was placed In the Perkins
county jail at Bison. After several
days confinement he escaped.
Officers throughout the range
country Of western South Dakota
searched for him.
In early November posses stimuli
taneously raided two hideouts.
Kelley was found at the William,
Eslers ranch in the "SNm Buttes"
country In Harding county. Officers
allege the fugitive refused TO surren-
der and that he reached for his hip"
Short then Is said to have fired, and
Kelley died with his boots on"
At the time Of the shooting Short
was chief Of police at Lennon, but
was acting Is a special state deputy
during the search for Kelley.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Royalists, Rebels
Fight in Madeira

Lisbon, Portugal, April 6.-Re
Fighting, between rebel forces and
loyalist troops, has broken out In
Madeira. 1t was reported Monday
afternoon.
Captain CabecadA Was reported to
be trying to recover Funchal BY force
Of arms.
Some casualties resulted, but de-
tails were lacking - the Rebels have
cut all cable communication.
A transport sailed Tor Nadeirs
with troops Monday Afternoon and
another leaves Monday night VITA,
artillery. machine guns md supplies
Two seaplanes al1o were ordered q
uoceed-to IL l11ana.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Three Persons Are
Hurt in Auto Mishap

Three persons were injured near
Washburn early Monday morning
when the car In which they were rid
ing struck loose gravel and turned
over.
Alice. Hetzel, Mobridge, 8. D., SUI
fered two breaks in her arm; Arthur
Sailer, Bismarck, sustained lacera-
tions about the head: and Miss Wilma
Barlow, Bismarck, was severely bruis-
ed as q result Of the accident.
Herbert Thiel, Olaf Jensen, and
Florence Doheny, all Of Bismarck,
who also were riding in the car, were
uninjured.
Miss Hetzel was brought to Bis
marck for medical attention and AFT
er her injuries were treated was taken
to q local hospital. sailer also Is in
the hospital, Z number Of stitches
having been taken In the wounds On
his scalp
According to friends, the party was
returning from Minot where they had
attended . midnight moving picture
show.
With the exception Of the injuries
suffered BY Miss Hetzel, the injuries
were not regarded as serious.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
CONNECTS PLEAD NOT
GUILTY TO CHARGES
Pair Who Set Fire to Ohio Peni.
Tertiary Are Arraigned on
Murder Indictments

Columbus, Ohio. April 6.-(R-
Hugh Gibson and Clinton Crate
Ohio penitentiary convicts who con-
fessed they were responsible for the
fire Of a year ago when $40 prisoners
persisted, Monday pleaded not guilty
to three indictments charging first
degree murder.
The pleas were heard by. Judge G.
J. Randall after he had named four
attorneys to defend the men. Glib
son and Crate had announced follow
ing their confessions last week that
they would plead guilty II the court
would guarantee that they would Be
sentenced to the electric chair I'm
mediately.
An indication the pleas might. be
changed was given when the attor-
neys informed the court they retained
the right to make q change later y
they thought necessary.
Date Of the trial win be set after
attorneys for Gibson and Crate de-
eide upon . future course.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Big BILL THOMPSON
AND anton CERMAK
WILL Be PRINCIPALS
Republican Incumbent and Dem
ocrat Challenger Both Ex-
press Confidence
MAYOR SEEKS TERM RECORD
New Candidate Is czechosIo-
vakian Immigrant Who Once
Was Coal Miner

Chicago, April 6.-P-Who Is CO.
ing to be Chicago's worlds fair
mayor?
One more day Of q bombardment
Of words and the voters will decide
the question Tuesday, choosing be-
tween william Hale Thompson. Re-
publican, and Anton j. Cermak, Dem
Ocrat, immigrant CzechoSiovakian
who came up from coal mining to q
position Of power In politics.
Confidence radiated from both
sides as the rival candidates pushed
their campaigns without pausing for
Easter Sunday. Cerrnak told his au-
diences that he felt he will win by
the largest vote eve given a mayor
atty candidate in Chicago. At ths
same time he announced that II he IS
elected he would resign from his Of
flee Is chairman Of the county board
before becoming mayor. Thompson
headquarters issued a statement in
which Mrs. Bertha Baur. Republican
national committeewoman, was quot
ed as saying he would be reelected
by from lOO, 900 to l25 900.
Whatever the result, it is bound to
be unusual in Chicago politics.
If Thompson wins it will give him
a longer term than any of his predeces-
sors; as he already served thrice AZ
mayor. If Cermak is victorious il
! will put into the mayors chair for
the first time, a man not born Oh
American shores.
Thompson has served II years. So
did Carter II. Harrison, Jr.-four two.
year terms and a four-year. The
first Carter Harrison, aSSaSsinated on
the closing day of the 1893 worlds
fair, served 10 years-five two-year
! terms. ~ r
Cermak. born near Prague, Czecho-
Slovakia, came to America as a child:
worked as a young man in dovnstate
Illinois coal mines; came to Chicago
and built a carriage business in fire.
wood: entered politics and rose TO
head of the county board. He was a
pupil of the late Roger Sullivan and
inherited the toga of leadership upon
George E. Brennan's death.
The campaign, compared with tina
primary of last February, has been
quiet, although q slight touch of vio-
lence was reported Sunday nigh5
when a powder bomb was exploded
between two apartment buildings. in
one of which resides Joseph Sikorski.
a candidate for alderman. Both
buildings were slightly damaged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Wilton Priest Is
Accident Victim

Rev. Father r. B. Schilowsd. Cath
olic priest Of Wilton, suffered lacera-
lions about the head Sunday night
when the automobile he was driving
tipped over and rolled into the ditch
after 1t Was gra1ed by an auto
driven by J. b. Smith, Bismarck post
office employc.
The accident occurred on Highway
No. g., Just south Of Wilton. Al Hoon
and Paul Partyka. both Of Wilton and
passengers In Rev. Father SchilowsE's
auto, were unlnjured In the accident.
Injuries to Rev. Father Schilowsh
were minor, according to reports re-
ceived here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06

Virgil Kirkland Is
Granted NeW Trial
Montana Woman
4. Paid for Honesty

Butte, Mont, April 6.-R-
The honesty of Mrs. Sarah Quinn.
Butte widow, has been recognized
by the award Of $780,.
When Thomas Foran died, sew
eral months ago, Mrs. Quinn was
appointed administrative Of an
estate that was represented by
about 5000 In q bank. He had
roomed at her house several years.
One day, while cleaning the
basement. she found more than
500 900 In cash. She turned the
money into the estate asserting it
must have been the property Of
her lodger.
In final settlement the court
allowed her $3.50 for special serv-
ices and $1,100 for fees as admin
istratrix.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
WUPPER BACK HOME
TO ANSWER CHARGE
OF EMbEZZLEMENT
Former Nebraska Banker Con-
fessss He Incorporated
About 100000

West Point, Neb., April 6.-(R)-
Without a penny in his pockets, Paul
Wupper arrived here early Monday
to face charges of embezzling about
81, 100000 from the State Bank Of
Beemer, 10 miles west OF here. which
failed In September, 1923.
A former bank president and mayor
at Beemer, Wupper, whose biCamous
marriage led to his apprehension In
Philadelphia, was rushed here by Of
ficers after his return to Nebraska
Sunday night.
Sheriff G.. H. Sass said Wupper
would be arraigned Monday before
County Judge Homer Mcdonald on
charges growing out Of the bank
crash. Wupper was expected to waive
preliminary hearing and be taken In
to district court. The sheriff said
the former banker had indicated he
would plead guilty. As soon al a sen
tence is passed he will be taken to the
p~enitentiary at Lincoln.
Wupper told officers his second
marriage was a CLOSED book" and
that he wanted to forget 1t.
He did not mention his first wife.
who lives at Fremont, but he raj
anxious to see his two daughters,
Margaret, q teacher, and Caroline.
Wupper told officers he had no
money. He asserted he had only $35
when he fled from Beemer In 1925.
Officers have little fear Of mob vio-
lence. although the crash Of W,lpper's
bank wiped out the savings Of many
Cunning county residents. including
his own wife.
II am anxious to make amends II
given q chance" he declared.
Shortly after arriving here Wupper
went to his cell to sleep. It had been
searched. carefully for anything with
which he might harm himself. Dur
ing the trip here he was refused even
the use Of q pocket knife lest he in
jure himself.
At Lincoln and during the first
part Of the trip he was diedainful Of
the officers who guarded him and
dramatic in speech. He told one Of
ficer he never would have been
caught had not he given himself up.
Later he lost some OF his self -assur-
auce.
He said the fact that he was UNI
able to pay his doctors bills in the
east should dispose Of the story he
made off with great wealth. He as
serted the banks funds had been dis
sipated In business transactions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
JEWELRY OFFICE IS
LOOTED OF $4,000
Diamonds, JeweIry, Bonds, and
Cash Are Taken From Gin
cinnati Firm

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6.-R-No
trace had been found Monday Of a
group Of yeggmen who looted the Of
fices of the D. Jacobs and Sorc com
pany, wholesale jewellers. Of approx
mately $4,000 in diamonds, Jewelry.
bonds. and cash some time Saturday
night or early Sunday morning.
Working expertly and with an ap-
parently accurate knowledge Of the
surroundings, the. yeggmen dug their
way through q three-foot brick wall
to gain an entrance to the office and
took only the best Of everything.
Their loot included diamonds and
jewelry valued by the firm at SIS, 900;
$4,000 In bonds, and $500 In cash.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
Jews Killed
In Easter Ambush

Jerusalem, April 6.-Rt-Iwo Jew
isla men and one woman were killed
and four injured when afparty Of II.
Jews returning in . cart Easter night
to YaggouF., near Haifa, were ann
The Jews were proceeding quietly.
It was reported here, when 4uddenly
q heavy fire was opened at them from
both si1es Of the road.
Jerusalem was like "a armed camp
over Easter. With machine guns plac-
cd about the city and ar1nored cars
patrollng the streets because Of ex-
pected riots between Mutt and AN
timufti forces during 4 procession Of
1000 Moslenas. The parade Was con-
Guided without disturhancoA.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
DUTY AND PRIVILEGE
IAN EditoriaD

Bismarcks citizens will 60 to the polls Tuesday to cast their
votes in the municipal election. It Is their duty as well as their
privilege to do SO and the welfare Of the city demands that every
citizen accept the obligation Of citizenship thus laid upon hin.
Whoever Is elected should 60 into office feeling that he has
the support Of q majority Of the citizens Of this city, not just q
majority Of those who took the trouble to vote. There IS no better
guarantee Of good government than the knowledge. held by the men
elected, that the electorate Is deeply interested In their public actions.
There is plenty Of reason for such interest for, when all Is said
and done, 1t means more to the aSeFEGe1<AxpAyer who Is elected. to
city and other local offices than who Is elected to the presidency.
It Is the local governmental agencies which spend the bulk Of the
tax money. The amount spent by the state and national govern
ments Is only q small fraction Of that spent for purely local ad-
ministration and local services.
Self interest. then. IS well as good citizenship requires that q
heavy vote be cast In the municipal elections.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-06
SERGEANT, THOUGHT
DBMEN7ED, Is shot
During REPR|MAND
Death. Leads to Exchange Of
Words Between President
Moncado and officer
MAMAGUA HAS SAD EASTER
Lieutenant Commander Het-
field Said to Have Made
undiplomatic Remark

Managua, Nicaragua, April 6.-Re
A searching inquiry n under way
Monday into events Of Saturday night
which eliminated In the shooting Of
a marine corps sergeant and q sub
sequent dramatic contact between .
naval surgeon officer and the prest-
dent Of Nicaragua.
The marine corps sergeant. w. II.
Pigg, also q second lieutenant In the
N~ica1aguan national guard, is under
stood to have become slightly dement,
ed as a consequence Of the severe
strain to which everyone here has
been subjected since last Tuesdays
quake.
In the course Of q reprimand to
members of the Guardia Nacional he
was shot and killed, and vas taken
to q house nearby. where President
Moncado and members Of his staff
had established their residence. In
tense excitement prevailed and feeling
ran high.
Hetfield Rushes to House
Lieutenant Commander William
Hetfield, who at nearby Campo de
Marie has been In charge Of the
Herculean surgical task which fol-
lowed the earthquake, heard Of the
shooting, and understanding that q
marine was wounded. rushed to the
house.
He was stopped at the door by two
Nicaraguan officials, supposed to be
A~A~%mAtA Gn~aANo ANf&A0 > f0NA{0T
minister, and Antonio Flores Vega,
minister Of public works, who does not
speak English.
Lieutenant Commander Hetfield
worn almost to the breaking point by
the tremendous strain OF hundreds
of operations and other relief work
with which he has been associated
since last Tuesday, demanded en-
trance and when 1t was refused
forced his way into the house.
Inside he found the marine SER
geant dead instead Of wounded as he
had expected. President Moncado ap-
peared and In the excitement Of the
moment reminded the American naval
officer that he was president Of Nicar-
aqua, q reminder to which Hetfield
made what vas understood to be an
undiplomatic answer.
Lieutenant Commander Hetfield
left for Corinto, seaport on the Pa
cific coast, by q special United States
marine corps airplane at noon Sun
day. leaving the surgical work which
he had directed In the hands Of
others. No official statement has
been made by Colonel F. L. Bradman,
commanding marines, other than that
CONTINUED on page nine)
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Youth Convicted Of Murder in
Connection With His Sweet
hearts Death
TRIAL WILL BEGIN APRIL 29
Judge Declares Higher Court
Would Surely Have Re-
versed Jury's Decision

Valparaiso, Ind, April 6.-F-
Virgil Kirkland was granted q new
trial Monday for the murder Of his
Gary school girl sweetheart, Arlene
braves. Judge Grant Crumpacker In
Porter county circuit court ruled that
evidence on the first count in the in
dictment, that of murder by striking
the 16-year-old girl with his fist, was
insufficient for conviction.
Judge Crumpacker's decision was
rendered after studying the evidence
for several weeks. Kirkland's punish
ment had been fixed by the jury at
life imprisonment. The court said
there would have been mo question
about 1t" If the jury had voted fol
conviction on the count charging
murder while committing rape.
A crowded courtroom heard the
Judge read his lengthy decision.
Judge Crumpacker expressed smy'
pathy for the family Of the deae
Gary, Ind, girl who died after 9
drinking party there last Nov: %. He
said a higher court would surely have
reversed the jury's decision had ne re-
fused Kirkland a new trial and In
stead granted him an appeal.
Il received more mail regarding
this case than any other In my ex-
perience on the bench" he said,
Ninety per cent of 1t was from Chi
cage and most Of 1t from women"
Kirkland, q 20-year-old Gary mill
worker, was convicted March 10 after
y trial lasting IL days before a male
jury. He was not sentenced pending
decision on his petition for a new
tria1sy4nlr of his companions OF the
liquor party IRE awaiting trial on
charges Of attacking the girl.
Judge Crumpacker named April %
as the date for Kirkland's new trial,
Chief Deputy Prosecutor John On
derwood Jr., characterized the deci-
sion Monday as an outrage"