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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
FIND LABOR LEADER
GUILTY OF MURDER
William Hightower Convicted Of
Staying in Kentucky Coal
Field Disorders

Mount Sterling, KY, Jan. l4.-(R-
William Hightower, Harlan county
labor leader, was convicted OF MUIR
der conspiracy charges by q jury In
circuit court Thursday. His sentence
was fixed at life imprisonment.
The verdict was the same as that
given William B.. Jones, secretary OF
the miners union at Evarts, Of which
Htghtower was president. Jones, first
Of nearly 30 defendants In the case
was convicted Dec. 10.
Hightower, n. was q coal digger q
years. The jury deliberated about
two hours and 20 minutes.
The trials, 10 Of which were sent
here on change Of venue, followed
clashes In the Harlan county coal
fields. eliminating In fighting at
Evarts In which four men were killed.
Hightower, Jones and others were
charged with having plotted the
deaths Of deputy sheriff mine guards
In furtheranee Of their attempts to
unioniSe the southeastern Kentucky
coal fields. All denied the charges.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
CANADIAN TRAPPER
HAS DEF|ED POLICE
Fsft fsf 80
Holds OF Eight Men For is
Hours With Rifle Fret
Believed Dsmsnted

Edmonton, Alta. Jan. lit --He-
yond the arctic circle. near the mouth
Of the broad Mackenzie. mounted 20.
Elice planned anew Thimsday attempts
to capture . hermit trappof accused
Of wounding ; constable. V
One expedition u IL loneN cabin
up the old Yukon tral hpm Aklayll
n. W.. =. was thwerte(i when tlse
xapper, Albert johnson. greeted Il
with rifle fire.
~ held eight men OF Tor is hours.
The posse withdraw when IL supplies
became low. Another patrol ~ b.
6eved making the trip e. tia CABLE
Thtrsday. a...'s..a; 1: Il
o1ficers believe the trappsrs = de-
|mented His isolated cabin SitG "a .
|hrusb covered promont0Iy. Hastily
constructed bombs were thrown ~
the cabin, wrecking the dor. ana
johnson than moved 10 q t;lunDl No.
meath the floor and continued his
Ire. ETY. \. !. 8
The man was accused of stootine
Constahle A. w. king, whom King ana
Constable r. q. McDoN1l vent . his
cabin several days - - thvetie14e
|c0nplaints Of indians their tra1 line
|vese bsing tanperOd vith,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
States Democrats
Meet in Valley City
Endorsement Of Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt Ap-
pears as Certainty
MURRAY ALSO MENTIONED
H. II. Perry, Glendale, Most
Prominent in Race For
National Committee

Democratic party leaders said they
looked to the North Dakota Democra-
tic convention, opening at Valley City
Thursday, to bring Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt Of New York into the open
as a. presidential candidate.
A majority Of the delegates to the
convention were instructed to vote for
Roosevelt.
Roosevelt will be asked by resolu-
ton Of the convention, said Fred Nc
Lean. Grand Forks, secretary Of the
party, to announce his candidacy 50
his name may be placed on the Nortl,
Dakota presidential preference ballot
at the March Is primary.
George T. Murray Of Berthold said
he intended to present the name OF
his brother, Gov. william Alfalfa
Bill" Murray Of Oklahoma as Demo-
cratice presidential candidate.
Ellendale Man Prominent
H. H. Perry of Glendale, chairman
Of the state central committee, loom
ed as the most prominent candidate
for the national committeeman. j.
Nelson Kelly Of Grand Forks, present
committeeman, did not attend the
meeting Wednesday because Of the
serious illness OF his son at Grand
Forks.
Miss Nellie Dougherty of Minot Il
national committeewoman. The CEN
trail committee selected New Rockford
as the meeting place for the conven-
ton to name state slate Of candi-
dates. The meeting will be held at
the call Of the secretary.
Mclean said the date to be chosen
for the next convention will be late In
April or early in May.
Assuming the convention will en-
dorse the New York governor, Nc
Lean said petitions will be circulated
Immediately after the convention to
place the candidates name on the
ballot Of the North Dakota presidents
ial preference primary March Is.
Those Attending Listed
Present at the committee meeting
were John Magill Of Verona, william
Schuette Of Hankinson, B. S. Otis Of
Wyndmere. A. G. Kennedy of
Crete, A. G. Pagenkopf Of Dickinson,
P. w. Lan:er Of Jamestown, Lee Darl-
ing Of Kenmare, G. S. Wooledge Of
Minot, Mrs. M. A. Hildreth of Fargo,
Mrs. Daugherty, Mrs. A., Chiffon Of
Towner. John Heiling of Valley City,
w. j. Dienert Of Eckelson, j. L. Page
Of Bottineau, Elias Porter Of Calvin,
H. H. Perry Of Glendale. K. o. Wick
Of Sheyenne, John Hinkel of futile,
]. w. Berkheimer Of Niagara. I. E.
Hackett OF Grand Forks, George E..
Duis of Grand Forks, DR.. r. H. Lea
witt Of Carson. w. J. Ketzman Of Will
low City. w. e. Glotzback of Ana
moose, w. l.. johnson Of Ashley, T..
Leroy Evans Of Halliday.
Prohibition loomed as one Of the
issues which would cause fireworks on
the convention floor. The convention
Continued on page Severn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
POSTAL HEAD SAYS
LOCAL CONDITIONS
TO GOVERN PLANS
Postmaster General Brown Re-
garded as Likely Sue.
cessor to Tess
SET FOR PROMPT ACTION
No Decision Reached Regarding
North Dakota Presiden-
tial Primary
SET FOR PROMPT ACTION

Washington, Jan. l4.-(Repost-
master General Brown announced
Thursday that President Hoover was
candidate for denomination on the Re-
publican ticket.
The postmaster general. who in
political circles is considered the most
likely successor to Senator Tess as
chairman of the Republican national
committee, said local conditions would
De met In each state as to methods Of
entering the presidents name In the
races for delegates.
He said no decision had been reach
ed as to whether Hoover's name would
be entered in the North Dakota pri-
mary March Is.
mo decision will be reached in
these matters until the time comes
Tor action" he said. when that time
comes prompt action will be taken"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
BABE
$4,000 CONTRACT
Bambino Wants $50, 900 For
One Year or SO, 900 For +.
Next Two Seasons

New York, Jan. 14.-(R-Babe Ruth
Thursday received q one-year con-
tract from the New York Yankees
calling for $4,000, a reduction Of $l0.-
600 from his salary Of the last two
years, and promptly sent 1t back UNI
signed. He said he would accept Z
two-year contract for that sum.
II think I'm worth the other $l0.-
000," the Babe said, and I'm sending
the contract back.
He said he did not plan to COM
municate with Colonel Jacob Rupert.
Yankee owner, and that the mex!
move was up to the Yankee owner.
He left the inference that q one-year
contract for 90, 900 would be all right
Rupert said: II do not think Nc
can do better than one-year con-
tract ct $4,000. I haven't talked with
Ruth ct Ill - yet We will discuss
tho matter and I an sure We car
reach m agreement quickly. We haye
never had much trouble doing % be-
fore"
|, The amount offered for le32 II
the same Ruth received for the three
year period Of ls25-1. Prior to thai
10 had Z five year agreement Ct @62,,
500 annually : Thus, In the last Il
pears, the Hahe hrs collected mora
than te1o0oo n ~ checks.
The reduction Ruth has been asked
| q toke, .auacuntin1 = l7h per cent
compares With Tia - pr cent cut To-
Bill Terry q the Chants and mnel
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
House WlLLBALLOT
ONRECONS7RUCT|ON
PR0POS|EONF FRIDAY
Administration. Sacked Measure
Has Passed Senate By
Overwhelming Vote

washington. Jan. l<.-R-The
house Thursday agreed to vote Friday
on the $4,000, o0o. 900 reconstruction fl
nancs corporation bill already ap-
proved by the senate.
Secretary Mellon was charred
Thursday by Representative Patman
with part in the credit extension to
Colombia arranged by New York
bankers at about the time large oil
concession was granted the Mellon
owned Gulf Oil company.
Mellon also was charged by Patman
with using his control Of public build
lngs to further the use Of aluminium.
The Texas Democrat opened his
second day Of argument before the
house judiciary committee on his
resolution to impeach the treasury
chief by, exhibiting q copy Of "The
Federal Architect" q treasury pub
ication.
1T is no secret that Mellon controls
the Aluminium Company Of Ameri-
Ca" Patman said. And it Is known
that where aluminium is used there Is
no chance of competition"
Anti-prohibitionists In the house
prepared to concentrate behind a
constitutional amendment restoring
control Of liquor manufacture to the
state, while the federal government
would keep jurisdiction over interstate
shipments.
Committees from both the Republi-
can and Democratic blocS that oppose
the present laws agreed to submit the
proposition Friday to the full groups
headed by Representative Beck, Re-
publican. Pennsylvania, and Lauthi-
cum, Democrat, Maryland.
The amendment would be approved
In the state constitutional conven-
lions instead Of by the legislatures.
The house commerce committee re-
ported favorably q bill to permit
North Dakota to build a free highway
bridge across the Missouri river near
Garrison.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
LAVALPICKS YOUNG
MENTOR IMPORTANT
PLACES OACABlNE|Y
Pierre catkaIa, 80, and AchiIle
FouId Promoted From
Undersecretaries

Paris. Jan. 14.-(R-Pierre Laval
one Of the youngest Of French pre-
miers. began his preparations for the
coming international conferences
Thursday with q new cabinet Of
youth.
The new cabinet, the 87th under
the third republic, was approved BY
President Paul Doumer Wednesday
night. In place Of the veteran Aris-
tide BRAND. foreign minister for the
last six years and called the peace
maker Of Europe" NJ. Laval himself
will occupy the foreign office as well
as the premiership.
For minister OF war to succeed the
late Andre Maginot. the premier Sc
lected his former mentor. Andre Tar
dieu, noted French journalist and
disciple Of the late NJ. Clemenceau
tiger Of France.
On the shoulders Of these two will
fall the chief burden OF the coming
rcparations and disarmament confer
enceS.
To succeed himself in the impor-
tant post of minister Of interior, M
Laval selected 38-year-old Pierre Ca
thala, q disciple Of himself and N.
Tardieu, and to follow M. Thrdieu a
minister Of agriculture he picked
young Achille Fould. Both these lat
ter were undersecretaries in the old
cabinet. 49,
M. BRAND, veteran Of many con-
ferences. prepared. meanwhile, to 80
back to the serenity OF his farm ct
Coeherel, and his fishing, in. an effort
to mend his broken health, quitting
the stage Of politics on which he has
played . leading role for 80 years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
NEGRO ATTACKS AND
KILLS YOUNG WOMAN
Convict, Psychopathic Patient,
Believed to Have Been Mo-
tivated BY jealousy

Bellefonte, Pa, Jan. 14.-(R-An
inquest in the death chamber Of
Rockview penitentiary Wednesday
night established that Fred Collins
81, negro convict and psychopathie
patient, killed Betty Hickok. daughter
OF q prison doctor, because Of
jealousy.
Collins said he resented "atten.
tons" the 22-year daughter OF
DR.. A. L. Hickok, head of the prison
psychopathic ward, had given an.
other negro prisoner, Henry Maine
Both were TRUSTEES employed as SER
wants In the Hickok home.
Seemingly unmindful Of his fate
Collins halted the inquest once to
point across the death chamber and
say:
If that is the electric chair, that
Is what I want"
He said he had planned the STAY
Ing for some time but had no oppor-
tunity to carry 1t out until Wednes-
day. He surprised Miss Hickok in
the bathroom and after attacking
her, he nearly hacked her head Oft
with a butcher knife.
He removed his shoes and slipped
from the house to 60 direct to the
prison office and confess.
Officials believed the attentions
referred to by Collins were nothing
more than minor acts of kindness Miss
Hickok often did for the prisoners.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
]. WISHEK, PIONEER
OF SOUTHERN N. D.,
SUCCUMDS IN CITY
76-Year-old Veteran Of Ashley
District Dies After Linger-
ing illness

J. H. wishek, rs years old, OF Ash
ley, pioneer and leading citizen In
South Central North Dakota, died
here Wednesday night after linger-
ing illness. He had been under a
physicians care for more than a
year, suffering from complication
of diseases. Diabetes was said to be
the principal cause of death.
Mrs. Wishek and a daughter, Mrs.
~. H. Ofsthun. Los Angeles, Calf,
were at his bedside when the end
came.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later after it Is determined
when sons and daughters living at q
distance will reach here.
Max, Paul and John Wishek, who
had been in Minneapolis, reached
Bismarck Thursday. Max and Paul
live at Ashley, where the former Is
states attorney of Mcintosh county.
while John lives at Wishek, which
was named after his father.
Since retirement Of their father
from active management OF his ex-
tensive business interests several
vars ago, Max and John have d.
rected the operation Of these enter
prises.
Although he had been in failing
health and under q physicians care
for year, Mr.. Wishek did not be-
come critically Ill until 10 days ago.
Came to State In 1884
: He came to North Dakota In 1884
and took an active part in develop
ing the territory and state. He ac-
quired heavy property holdings and,
ct the time Of his death, was inter-
ested In many commercial enter
prises and had large farm holdings.
He was born April II, 1856, at War
rem. Pa, and when child moved
with his parents to Ohio. In his
youth he became q stone mason and
worked for several years at that
trade to earn money to attend the
University of Michigan, from which
he was graduated as law student
In 1875.
Settling at Marion, O., he prac-
ticed there for five years and for q
part ct that time served g mayor Of
that city. Then he came to North
Continued on page Seven)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
Former N. ID. Doctor
Dead in Minnesota

Winona. MIMI, Jan. l4.-lP-Dr.
Charles H. Mcdonnell, 81, for seven
years Winona county physician. died
here Tuesday. He came here in Sep
TENDER. 1924, from Hankinson, N. D.,
where he had practiced 10 years.
A heart attack, superiuduced by
over-exertion In helping resuscitate
Albert Ward, q neighbor, overcome
by carbon monoxide gas fumes, WAS
given Is the cause Of death.
DR.. Mcdonnell was q member Of
the Masonic lodge ct Fargo and was
9 shriner. His widow. . SON, and
daughter are left
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
Montana Continues IN
Effort to Get D0ss

Helena, Mont, JAM. 14. - a
second set Of reuuisitiOn papers aeek-
ing return OF Howard ,. Dtes from
Minneapolis, Mimi. TO Billings were
issued Wednesday by Qoyernpr EFick-
son.
These are based, On ! grand larceny
complaint In which Doss y accused
Of unlawful appropriation O >2'0Oo
trust shares valued ut -, 900.
Don Is ~ liberty On 1900 hand.
Minneapolis police said poes m
dicated rs would fight extraditton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
Murderer of Former N. ID.
Woman Sought in Capital
Seek Negro Believed to Have
Crudge Against Mrs.
Agnes 3. llsIey

Washington, Jan. i4.-@-T The
search for the murderer of Mrs. Agnes
Boeing 1lsley. wealthy M;ddleburg.
Virginia, sportswomar,, and her maid.
Mrs. Nina Buckner, Thursday cen.
tered In Washington.
A small automobile. apparently the
only thing stolen after Mrs. Ilsley and
her servant were beaten to death In
Middleburg early Wednesday. was
abandoned.
Police. searching for George Craw-
ford, negro, former employe Of Mrs
1lsley. picked up negro soon alter
wards. He gave his name as Melvin
Crawford and after questioning off,
GERS said he was not the man sought.
Search Virginia Area
Meanwhile members Of the socially
prominent set Of Middleburg aided po-
lice In an intensive search of the Viz
ginia Blue Grass country on the
theory Crawford might have turned
back after leaving the car.
Crawford, ex-convict. has relatives
in Washington and police detained
William Thomas, a nephew, for ques-
tioning. He denied having seen his
uncle. Police however. said they had
been told the man they wanted was In
Philadelphia and police there had
been notified.
Suspicion centered on Crawford at
ter 1t became known that Mrs. Ilsley
had sworn out q warrant charging
him with robbery Of her house and
that she had told friends she feared
the man.
Found BY Brother
Mrs. Ikley. widow Of q Milwaukee
banker. was found dead by her BROTH
er, Paul Boeing. He had spent the
night at her big red brick mansion.
to protect 1t from further robbery.
while she and the maid occupied the
cottage nearby. Until last Sunday the
big house had been rented to Katrina
Mccormick. daughter Of Mrs Ruth
Hanna Nice ormick, former member OF
congress and internationally promi-
nent socially.
Middleburg IS q center for horse
loving society. Estates. many with
private race tracks and steeplechase
courses, dot the surrounding land
scape. The fox hunts there draw In
ternationally known sportsmen and
women. A member Of the Middleburg
Hunt club. Mrs 1lsley kept : string Of
hunters and until recently, show
horses. s
nr. Oscar B. Hunter. washington
pathologist, reported that On exam
nation showed conclusively that
neither had been assaulted by their
slayer.
Mrs.. 1lsley, was a native Of Mimic.
Walsh county. North Dakota. She
was the, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius w. Boeing. Fargo. now on an
extensive tour Of the south. Mrs.
1sley once was an assistant home
demonstration. leader 1t the Mortar
Dakota. Agricultural college. Subee.
quently she was special demonstrates
for the Cheney silk Mills and fash
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
MOTHER DIES III FIRE

Momence, Ill, Jan. ll.-R-Mrs.
Charles Royce. a. mother Of five
children and five-year-old Dora Den
ton were burned to death Is fire des-
troyed the Royce home Thursday. Six
others in. the house escaped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
FOOLISH PAPERS SUPPRESSED

Warsaw. GLAND, Jan. l4s-tF)- Sever
al provincial newspapers were sup
pressed Thursday for publishing q re-
port that the verdict Of the trial court
at Brest Litovsk, where 10 deputies
and former deputies were sentenced
to prison terms "wednesday on charges
OF sedition, was not unanimous.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-14
The w Gather

Cloudy tonight; Friday paftly
cloudy - cloudy: not . cold.
Evening star., 1932-02-28

If the people of India espoused the
theories of Mahatma Gandh and
scrapped their machinery, doing all OF
their manufacturing by hand, the
farmers of the United States would
find their marketing costs greatly ad-
vanced. For all of those thousands OF
yards of jute burlap employed in
wrapping the familiar cotton bale ana
in making the wheat sack and the po-
tato sack come from a small section
Of India, either as jute or as woven
burlap. The little hand loom which
the Mahatma recommends would make
production so slow that the price of
the product would place it somewhere
near the class of silk stockings.
India's jute monopoly is one of those
curious natural monopolieS produced by
a conspiracy of natural advantages and
the trend Of trade. 1t is possible to
produce jute in other places, but not
so easily. The result is that a region
in Eastern India, occupying only 2 per
cent of that nations cultivated land,
raises all the jute used in the world.
Use of burlap has extended into
many fields 1t is used in the manu-
facture of floor coverings. 1t is used
as wall covering Hangings often are
made of the finer qualities Of burlap.
While the use is secondary, younger
sons on the farm not infreCuently find
themselves clad in burlap which has
become too we'll. worn for the sacktng
of farm products.
Jute is fiber which is produced in
much the same manner that linen, fax,
hemp and sisal are produced. The soil
and the climate in the deltaS of the
sacred Ganges and the Brahmaputra
Rivers above Calcutta are ideal for the
growth of jute. 1t is plant which
quickly exhaustS the soil, and the an
nual inundationS of these deltaS re-
new the properties which go into the
plant.
Sowing is going on at this season
from February to April-and the plants
are cultivated until between July and
october, when the harvesting takes
place. The plants are cut, first dried
partially in the open air and then sub
merged in stagnant water for retting
This process causes the outer skin Of
the fiberS to ferment and fall of.
Only the tough inner flberS are desE-
able as jute. 1t is stated that 100
pounds Of harvested jute make only
Az pounds of jute fiber. Jute for ex-
port is tightly baled in 400-pound units;
that for domestic spinning and weaving
is more loosely baled.
Growth Of Spinning Industry.
Jute spinning did not begin at CAL
cutta until 1855. Since that time the
industry has grown until there nov are
10 important mills operating $3.50
looms and employing more than 300 900
people. 1t is one of the manufacturing
industries which contributed to the
classification of India by the Interna-
tional Labor Office as the eighth larg-
est industrial nation in the world.
During the earlier years of the in
dustry the jute was largely exported
raw or semi-manufactured and the jute
! yarns woven into burlap in other more
highly industrialized countries. In re-
cent years users of burlap have shown
Evening star., 1932-02-28
Tert. "When he came to himself

Tert: "When he came to htHlSeT
he said, I mill arise and 90 to my
father. st. Luke, TU.17-1S.
Every now and again in life some
thing happens that calls forth the bet
ter and finer qualities of our nature.
The poet declared: "I am the captain
of my SOUL" by which he meant to
imply that he was in command OF him.
self, his gifts, his faculties and his VIZ
tues 1t frequently happens In the
course of our life, to use common
phrase, we lose our grip" on ourselves,
we find ourselves incapable OF ADJUST
ing our life to new and difficult clr-
cumstances. Few have that serenity OF
mind that enables them under all con-
ditions to maintain their mental polse
and their capacity for deliberate action.
Now and again we meet those who are
paralyzed by fear, upon whose ener-
gies a stern inhibition has been lald.
That it takes unusual strength OF CHAR
acter and self control to bear ourselves
calmly and dispassionately in crises Is
altogether true. 1t would seem that
there are few of us who are Schooled to
meet ard cope with unusual condltlonS.
Probably no gift of leadership IS more
commanding or compelling than that
dom from anxiety In the face of ad-
verse circumstances. 1t is safe to say
that the average of us makes little OF
preparation against the day of m1stor-
tune.
The story that Jesus told Of the
young man who demanded his share Oh
the patrimony and betook himself to
far country, there to spend his treasure
in riotous living, is common to life to-
day. AS long as his treasure lasted,
and as long as he had boon companions
who consorted with him for what he
had to give, he felt little concerned.
He had flung away for the while the
noble gifts and qualities Of his nature,
certainly he had subordinated them. II
was only when he found himself IN
want with treasure gone and frlends
departed that he came to himself and
recognized the utter folly of his reck,
less life. Far country living had
dulled his sensibilitieS and he was un-
responsive to the call of home and the
intimate ties of wholesome family life.
He had sunk to the low levels OF his