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The Ely miner., 1931-12-11
Church Placed in Steel Cage

To reduce the fire hazard and pro-
tect workmen and passersby during
the repairing of st. Paul's church.
famous landmark of lower Broadway
in New York city. the entire struc-
ture was inclosed in a steel-cage
scaffolding. says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. The cage is 200 feet high,
and 5000 couplings and $500 pipes
were required to complete the frame
The Ely miner., 1931-12-11

It's easy to find reasons why others
don't do the foolish things we do.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
BABES BYE Bye
HELPS IN ESCAPE
Guard Believes Ex.Convict Held
in Jail Is Visitor and Opens
Door for Him

Superior, Wis, March 31.-H-
Childish innocence which prompted q
three-year-old girl to gurgle bye
bye" to . jail guard as she snugsled
on the shoulder Of IN ex-convict aud
alleged narcotic peddler was adj
vanced Tuesday Is an alibi for the
escape from the Douglas county Jail
Of Q. w. Red) Haggerty. 80, st. Paul,
held in default Of $4,000 bond pend
ing hearing on q narcotic charge.
No trace Of either Haggerty or the
baby had been found since the two
late Monday strolled past William
Moe, deputy sheriff jailer, who gra-
ciously opened the door for the sup
posed visitors. Five minutes later the
deputy discovered the ruse, but the
pair had disappeared.
Sheriff Frank Carlson explained
that q man, woman and the child had
been admitted to the jail at their re-
quest for permission to visit with
Haggerty. Shortly afterward the
man left. He was followed by the
woman, leaving the child With Hag-
gerty. Meantime the guards were
changed.
When Haggerty, carrying the baby
On his arm, arrived ct the door, dep
uty Moe did not recognise him IL
though Haggerty was pointed out to
him earlier. The deputy, disaSmed
by tho baby's farewell. permitted
Haggerty to stroll outside unmolested.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
JAMESTOWN GROUP
ATTACKS ]. W. Carr
Indicates Il Will Not Withdraw
Petitions to Change Capt.
tai Location

Members Of the petitioners COM
mittee and of the executive commit
tee Of the Jamestown Capital City as
sociation, In q statement issued Tues
day. attacked q statement by Lieut.
enant Governor John w. Carr, pub
lished In daily newspapers throughout
the state last Saturday,
The statement asserted that Carr,
In q telegram sent from Bismarck last
January 23, said his sympathies were
with jamestown but that he would
not take an active part in the capital
removal movement because Of his Of
fetal position.
Denying any intention on their part
Of making the matter q political one
with regard to Cars candidacy for
public office, the jamestown commit
tee asserted that 1t had received no
petition from Jamestown persons
to withdraw the petition now on
file with the secretary Of state
and asking that the capital loca-
ton be submitted to q vote Of the
North Dakota electorate. The state.
raent makes It clear that the James
town committee does not intend to
withdraw the petition, at least not ct
this time.
Bars, actual or assumed, to with
drawal Of the petition are set out Ia
the jamestown statement, which con-
tains On attack on Carr because Of his
alleged change Of position on the
whole matter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
Will MAKE
SWEEPING DEMANDS
ATSEC0ND MEETING
Resolutions Now Being Drawn
Arc Expected to Be Ap-
proved by Congress

Karachi, India, March 31.-PH
The working committee, or cabinet, Of
the all-lndia national congress Mon
day drew up resolutions indicating
the sweeping scope Of demands for
Indian independence which Mahatma
dandhi will make at the second
round table conference to be held
soon in London.
The resolutions must be passed by
the congress itself, In annual session
here, but since '0andhi's address
Monday night on the truce with Vice
roy Lord Irwin at New Delhi ending
the civil disobedience campaign, and
the approval OF the; truce By, the
congress, there is no doubt Of this is
sue.
Some members Of the cabinet be-
lieved they should not be presented
until after the second round table
conference but Gandhi, taking q vote.
obtained a majority In their favor.
this congress declares that
any constitution that may be agreed
upon its behalf should include the
following items" the resolution SAYS,
"or should give ability to a swaraj
Independently government to provide
them:
Fundamental rights Of the people.
such as
ID Freedom Of association and
combination.
ca Freedom of speech and press.
CD Freedom of conscience and
free possession and practice of reN-
Continued on page seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
GERMAN REFUTES
ATTACK. ON Union
Declares Statements Of Hen
derson and BRAND Against
Plan Are Unfounded

Berlin, March 31.-R9-ulius Cur
titus, reich foreign minister, uphold
ing the projected Austro-0 German
economic union against attacks Of the
British and French foreign ministers.
Arthur Henderson and Aristide
BRAND, in an address to the reichsrat
Tuesday declared that 1t. violated no
treaties and was intended to fit into
plans for better economic organi5a-
ton Of Europe.
studiously avoiding controversy. he
delved into the economic motives
underlying the accord and attempted
to .refute Henderson's statement that
the manner In which 1t was reached
was calculated to arouse suspicion
and N. Brands comment that 1t was
. threat to peace.
Economic worries brought the
Austrian and German nations TO-
gether," he said. 1T Is economic dis
tress which urges US on"
He briefly recapitulated the Ger
mau-Austrian economic situation and
then declared: I'VE both expect by
coordinating our customs and trade
relations to give new life to improve
and expand the economy Of both
peoples"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
ALLEGED NFORMER
KILLED IN CHICAGO
Max Tender, Victim, Said to
Have Helped New York.Po-
lice In Murder Case

Chicago, March 3l.-B While
throngs Of homeward bound show
goers from the Riviera and uptown
theatres were passing. two men
walked up behind MAX Tender, 42.
Is he stood buying q newspaper ana
shot him to death late Monday night.
The killers escaped in an automobile
after firing five shots into the VIC
TINS body.
Tender was arrested at the Metro
pole hotel with Marie Gibbons ana
John Baldwin last Jan. Il. the police
reporting they found narcotics tn
their possession worth $1,000. and
their investigation Of the killing was
being made on the theory It was the
result Of q drug-peddling affair.
REPORTS were circulated tina: Tend
ler had been IN informer for the New
York police and that. he had been IN
strumental In connection with the
conviction Of Police Lieutenant
Becker, Lefty Louis and "Gpy the
Blood" for the murder Of Herman
Rosenthal. New York, gambler. bus
the New York authorities reported
they did not recall him.
The. Chicago police also said they
had information indicating Tender
had been q member Of . kidnapping
ring that had collected large sums
from eamblers and saloon-keepeg&
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
WRlGLEY PLANNING
TO ACCEPT COTTON
INSTEAD OF MONEY
Capitalist Says He viii Buy Up
to 100000 Bales at II
Cents Per Pound
JUST LIKE HIS wheat PLAN
Not Gambling or Advertising, He
Says; Just Helping South
in Depression
JUST LIKE HIS WHEAT PLAN

Chicago, March 3l.--R-William
Wrigley, Jr., plans to purchase up to
0 ,000,000 pounds OF cotton on the
American market In the next eight
months at prices not to exceed u
cents.
"All remittances from jobbers," MI.
Wrigley, the chewing gum msnufac-
turer, announced Tuesday. will b
credited to the Wrigley cotton In.
vestment fund and cotton Will b
purchased for delivery in December.
1881. ,
Our object Is to purchase up ~
100, 100000 pounds OF cotton. thus
leaving our cash In the SOUTH"
The project Is similar to Mr.. Wirg-
legs offer last year to aid grain pro-
ducers by accepting wheat IN pay
ment Of obligations to his Canadian
corporation. From April l to Dec. !,
provided cotton does not rise above
~ cents q pound, his company viii
accept cotton In payment for It's pro.
ducts shipped to the south.
Should cotton 60 above II cents PEI
HO0ASAS AVA VSA3CSy VAp00A4AC0p A~sc
company. will withdraw.
There will be no need for US Il
stay In the market should that &C.
cur" he said, for the south Will then
be In q good condition"
The whole plan, Mr.. Wrisley, said
Is lin no sense . gamble. Nor Is Il
an advertising stunt. 1t Is our sin
cere desire to shoulder some Of youl
burden In this offer to 'taks-nnktor
In payment for our goods, rather th&r
cash."
The cotton investment fund, he con-
tinued, was planned after the Cana
dian wheat project. which ''has proved
100 per cent successful" !.
The fund Of $l2.000.000, Wrigley
said, is the amount which the william
Wrigley. Jr., company would normal
" take In from its sales between
April l to Dec. /, 1881. The southern
gum chewers, he said, must keep that
figure up to the normal figure before
the plan can be successful.
And II cotton goes down, before
the figure for which we pay for IT,
Wrigley concluded, I'VE may use II
for packing instead Of excelsior. Our
company has become cotton minded"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31

section and several local pilots said
they did not ear to venture aloft
Tuesday.
At Rockneis home in South Bend.
Ind, 1t was said he left Monday
bound for California and although
his mode of travel was not known he
frequently travelled by plane.
The plane carried two pilots, Rob-
ert Fry and Jess Matthias, and five
other passengers.
The passenger list announced here
was:
Knute Rockne.
H. J. Christensen, and j. H. Hoop
er. Chicago.
w. B. Miller, Hartford, Conn.
F. GOldthwaite, New York City.
G. A. Lobrech, Chicago.
The plane exploded in mid-air and
fell to earth In flames, witnesses said.
Edward Baker witnessed the ex-
plosion and saw the plane plunge as
he was feeding cattle in the pasture q
short distance away on the farm Of
his father, Seward Baker.
Baker found five bodies when he
reached the plane. He notified an
undertaking establishment ut Cotton
wood Falls. Ambulances rushed to
the scene over muddy roads which
impeded their progress
Although muggy weather made fly
ing hazardous, the 10-passenger Fox
ker air liner took off here Tuesday
morning with passengers and q cargo
Of mail.
Departure, scheduled at $3.50 O'Clock
was delayed hree-quarters Of an
hour, awaiting the mail for the west.
Rockne's presence in Kansas City
between planes was not generally
known.
Western air officials said only eight
persons were In the plane when 1t
left here. There was no steward
aboard. as the line discontinued
carrying stewards Jan. I.
Plans were being made to send in
CONTINUED on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
|NOYRE DANES GRID
COACH AMONG EIGHT
IN KANSAS ACCIDENT
Most Famous Football Mentor
in History Dies in Prime
Of His Life
WAS ON WAY TO CALIFORNIA
Large Passenger Airship Ex.
pIoded In Air and Fell to
Earth in Flames
WAS ON WAY TO CALIFORNIA

Kansas City, March 81
(AP)-Knute Rockne, famous
football coach of Notre Dame
university, and seven others
were killed when'a transcontin-
entail and western passenger
ger and mail plane crashed
in flames Tuesday in a pasture
several miles southwest of
Bazaar. Kas.
Western air officials said their
plane was a 10-passenger Fokker, TIL
motored air liner. It's departure, reg
ularly set at $50 q. m. was delayed
until 0:l5 o'clock Tuesday morning
because Of the late arrival Of mail 1t
was to carry westward.
Foggy weather and drizzliug rain
made for bad flying conditions in this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
Witnesses Say Brothers
Not Man Theu SQW June g
Defense Begins to Match Eye
Witness for Eye Witness
With Prosecution

Criminal Court Building. Chicago,
ILL.,, March eye
witness for eye witness, the defense
opened its case Tuesday In the trial
Of Leo Brothers for the murder Of
Alfred Lingle.
The state had presented eight per-
sons who said they saw Brothers at
or near the scene Of the Lingle assas-
sination, and Defense Attorney Tyr-
rell Krum said he had about the
same number Of witnesses who would
testify they too were near the Ran
dolph street pedestrian subway last
June 3. and who would swear Brothers
WaS not tho man they saw flee. A
defense motion Tor 4 directed verdict
Of acquittal was denied Tuesday.
The first defense witness was Law
renee j. O,Malley, q railway switch
man. OMalley said he was In the
tunnel when Lingle was shot, saw
the man who did the shooting, saw
the gun in his hand. saw him lay 1t
beside the body.
Brothers walked directly In front of
the witness stand and faced O'Malley.
rs this the man you saw?" he was
asked.
mo, SIR" replied the witness.
The man was smaller than
Brothers, the .witnes said. for when
the man bumped into him as he ran
from the tunnel. his forehead came
up to my nose" O,Malley said his
height is 5 feet 10N inches, which Is
not far from Brothers height. The
man weighed not more than $50
pounds.
"You were q direct eye witness to
this shooting" asked Assistant States
Attorney Wayland Brooks on cross
examination, 'but you never told any
law enforcement officials2"
mo. SIR" replied the witness. On
redirect examination he explained
that he did not want to get mixed
up with am gangster."
The second eye witness was Harry
]. O'Connor, real estate salesman,
who said he saw q man flee from the
murder and who also said he could
not identity Brothers.
A third witness, Albert Stein, told
much the same story Is O'Connor
and he, too, said Brothers was too tall
and too heavy to be the mau he saw
run from the scene.
A dramatic scene was presented as
O'Connor and Stein, each Of whom
had said the slayer was about two
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
COMMISSION PLANS
TOSPEED WORK ON
CAPITOL BUILDING
Will Not Regard Removal Plans;
to Confer With st. Paul
Committee

Members Of the capitol commission
charged with supervision Of construc-
ton Of "a new $3,O00,OO0 capitol fol
North Dakota. adjourned Tuesday fol-
lowing their organization meeting and
Z brief preliminary survey Of the
capitol grounds.
The group Of three plan to convene
next Monday Or Tuesday at st. Paul
MIMI, where they will confer with
the advisory committee In charge Of
the construction OF the . Ramsey
county courthouse.
g.. A. Fraser, Fargo. who is a mem
Der along with Fred L. Conklin, Bis
marck, and George A.. Bangs, Grand
Forks. said Tuesday the commission
had not decided upon a secretary
This matter, together with other de-
tails. will not be considered again un-
til after the meeting In st. Paul, he
said.
"The advisory committee in st. Paul
has graciously offered to place at oul
disposal any information they may
have relative to construction Of pub
lie buildings and we r going to take
advantage Of It," Fraser said. "Othel
sources Of information also win be
consulted that the state may realize
100 cents on the dollar for the money
spent on q new Statehouse."
Tuesday the three commissioner,
looked over the capitol ground with q
view to the location OF the proposed
building. Frasertsaid 1t was likely the
new capitol would be q little north
and west Of where the old structure
stood. This would correspond with q
capitol ground layout made several
years ago when the Liberty Memorial
building was erected.
This layout also calls for construc-
ttou. eventually, Of another buildius
to the west which would face the
Memorial building, with the capitol
looking down at two such structures
from the north.
Construction Of q new capitol will
60 forward as, rapidly as possible and
without regard to any plans capitol
removal proponents may have. Bangs
president Of the commission, said
Monday night.
I'VE plan to expedite q preliminary
survey and other. arrangements 80 a
architect and contractors may be en-
gagged soon. The work viii 60 forward
without any thought being given to
the capitol removal question:" Bangs
said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
Booklet Of Poetry
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WAHPET0N ATHLETE
FACING POSSIBILITY
OF HVE.YEAR Term
viii Be Sentenced Wednesday;
kidnapping Charges Had
Not Been Filed
GOT $4,000 FROM BANKER
States Attorney Indicates That
kidnapping Charges May
Not Be Pressed

Wahpeton, N. D., March 3l.-Re
Gordon Bjornson, Wahpeton athlete
pleaded guilty Tuesday to extortine
$25, 900 from q. A. Leach. Wahpetou
banker.
He will be sentenced Wednesday.
States Attorney Arnold Q. Forbe,
announced that the information re-
garding the kidnapping charge, which
was not filed, Tuesday, would be en-
tered when Bjornson Is sentenced
Wednesday.
Indications are the graver charge
will not be pressed. he said.
The maximum penalty for an ex-
tortion charge Is five years imprison-
ment with nc provision for q fine.
Bjornson va bound over to Rich.
land county district court at q hear
ing here Monday night.
Bond Of 5000 was set on the extor-
ton charge and $4,000 on the kid
mapping charge by Justice Thomas A
Fisher. Bjornson was lodged in the
Richland county jail when the bonds
were not furnished.
Only one witness was placed on the
stand. Monday night, MI. Leach. who
identified Bjornson as the man who
kidnapped and extorted $4,000 from
hts last year.
More than 600 persons crowded the
court room for the hearing.
Mr.. Leach, was placed on the stand
by Francis Murphy, special assistant
prosecutor, who through his question
ing Of the banker drew from him the
story OF his abduction from his home
May 20. 1929, and his payment or
May al OF the $4,000. The story was
substantially the same as that which
had been previously recounted.
do you now know who the man
was that got the money" Mr.. Muir
ply asked.
Eyes" Mr.. Leach answered.
"Who?"
THAT mar there Gordon Btorn.
son."
"Are you positive beyond any
doubt?"
II am absolutely. certain" Mr.
Leach answered.
Here the prosecution asked for q
recess and upon cross-examination
j.. A. Heder, of the defense counsel
did not question the bankers identi-
eication Of Bjornson. After short
questioning Heder asked q recess and
offered to waive further examination
CONTINUED on page seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
Mother of IL is
Dead in jamestown

jamestown. N. D.. March 3.-V-
Funeral services for Mrs.. John Oar.
helm, -, mother Of il children. WIN
be held from the Evangelical church
here "wednesday afternoon.
MIR. Derheim was born IN Russia
and came to the United States when
l6 years old. settling near Tuttle.
where her mother stu lives. Besides
her husband, children and mother.
she leaves three brothers and three
sisters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
MOTT MANRObbED
OF @,250 BY four
BEFORE CARD GAME
Four Suspects Arc Being Held
in, SeIby, s. D., in Con-
nection With Case

selby, s. D., March 31.-R)-Four
st. Paul men we're taken into Gus
tody by Sheriff L. j. Martin Of Wal
worth county neat, here Monday
night for questioning concerning =
proposed poker game Sunday night y
Mott, N. D., at which Jacob jacobson.
Mott pool hall proprietor. was robbed
Of $l,250.
The men gave their names as
Joseph Yates. Fred Knodle, Jack
Kutcher and Jack Neubers, all be-
tween 40 and SO years old.
Questioned by Sheriff Martin, the
four refused to talk but indicated
they would return to Mott for ques-
tioning.
Following loss Of the money, Jacob
son gave police descriptions Of the
men, which were broadcast over radio.
Mobridge authorities saw the four,
who answered the descriptions, but
they left there, driving toward Selby.
Sheriff Martin was notified, and
with q deputy he barricaded the road
about three miles west Of here. The
men stopped and offered no resist
ance when the officers took them in
to custody.
According to Sheriff Martin. Sher-
If Kasper N~iederkorn Of Mott. N. D.,
Hettinger county. was to come here
Tuesday to return the men to that
city.
The four men had been In Mott
about q week. according to Sheriff
Martin, during which time jacobson
became acquainted with Knodle. Sun
day nisht Jacobson related he was In
vited to participab In q poker game
with them, but they first questioned
whether he had any money.
jacobson said he had and when
they asked him to show them. he
threw the $3.50 on the table. The
men grabbed the money. and with q
warning to Jacobson to keep quiet
II he knew what was good for him,
left.
Police said approximately $500 in
currency was found on the men when
they were apprehended. They were
held In the Walworth county jail
without charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
NestOs Was Cousin
Of Famous Mentor

Minot, N. D., March 3l.-Re
Word of the death of Knute
Rockne, famous football coach,
was received with sorrow Tues
day by former Governor r. A.
Nestos Of Minot, a cousin.
Both Rockne and Nestos were
born at voss, Norway and each
was baptized at the same font.
The Rev. Theodore Lund, faith
er OF J. Q. Lund, secretary Of tho
board Of education In Minot, con-
firmed Rockne in a Lutheran
church at Chicago.
The former Governor Nestos
had not seen Rockne since they
were boys In Norway but the two
had corresponded frequently.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
SaysHe Knows Who
Robbed Bank Here

va -AttH - .E..a8" .HFII HrH 2 eZ4..-N
Wahpeton. March 3l.-R-The
four men who robbed the uakota
National Bank and Trust COM
pany Of Bismarck last Aug. Z are
known; to Walter s.. Gordon Of the
Burns Detective agency, he said
here Monday night.
II we were able TO get positive
Identification from the men In the
bank ct the time It was robbed,
the robbers could be arrested" he
said. He refused to comment fur
ther.
The Bismarck robbery. one Of
the most sensational ever staged
Ia the state. resulted In . loss OF
.t23,oo0 In cash, $500 Ia govern
ment. bonds and $4,000 In nom
uek6ttAhae securities
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-31
Injuries Dealt by
Tigress Are Fatal

Milwaukee, March 3l.-R-
Frank Telelske, q. . painter. died
at Mount Sinai hospital hare
early Tuesday,. the victim q
wounds receivedxW when he was 1T
tackled BY . tigress held captive
at Warrington Park 100.
Death apparently yas due to
septicemia, attending physicians
said. although laboratory and
medical processes were unable 70
fully define the malady. -Four
blood transfusions were given 70
no avail . the pa*aent lapeed
into ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Telelske Vas injured lnst Tues-
day when he entered tn CO. q
Kitty, lS-ye1r- id tktog1, 70 Maeo
a estimate q poanfing