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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06

ship officers Tuesday organized the
Cass County Township Officers as
ISOLATION. About one-fifth Of the
township officers attended. Before
the session ended it turned into a
free-for-all debate and several off,
GERS walked out. A standing vote was
taken on the question Of organizing
and approximately one-third voted
mo" Bylaws call for election of a
president, vice president, secretary
treasurer and four directors, but none
was elected.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
BIDS WANTED FOR ROAD MAIN
TENANCE

The Board Of Supervisors. of Lyman
Township, Burleigh County of North
Dakota, will receive bids until 200
p. M. April 18th, 1892 for road drag
ging during the season of 1892. Full
information on road tract and other
particulars may be had from the
Board Of Supervisors.
Bidders must be residents Of Ly-
man Township.
The right to reject any or all bids
is reserved by the Board
BY Order of the Board Of Supervi-
sors, Lyman Township, Burleigh
County.
John A. Waste, Clerk,
Wing, North Dakota.
4.2-6-7.8.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
Kidder County Boy
Is NOdak Debater

Lyle Sherman, Steele, will be a
member of the University of North
Dakota debating team which will de-
bate with Gustavus Adolphus al
Grand Forks Thursday night.
Sherman was a member Of the team
which defeated Northwestern in de-
bate tournament at Madison, Wis.
recently.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
OUT AFTER CROWS

Grand Forks, N. D., April 6.-fP>--
The Grand Forks county commission
authorized a bounty of 10 cents on
crows Tuesday. after being presented
petitions bearing the signatures of
1900 persons. The county sports
mems league sponsored the project,
pointing out crows are flocking into
this district in large numbers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
Government Agents
To Visit Bismarck

Aeronautical inspectors from the
United States department. of COM
merce will be in Bismarck April II to
inspect aircraft.
Applicants for pilot or mechanics
licenses may report to them for ex-
animation at the Prince hotel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
RACK IN FORKS JAIL

Grand Forks, N. D.. April 6.-(P)-
Fred Thompson, who caused a SEN
sation Monday when he accused his
pal, John Hynek, of being the muir.
derer of Lief Erickson at Fargo and
later admitted the story was false
was back with Hynek in the Grand
Forks county jail Wednesday after
being taken to Fargo by Cass coun.
ty officers Monday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
European Leaders
In Economic Parley

London, April 6.-tP!-French, Ger
man and Italian delegates to the con-
ference considering economic prob
lens Of the Danubian Valley had
luncheon Wednesday with Prime
Minister Macdonald and then crossed
the street to the foreign office to be-
gin the informal discussions by which
they hope to evolve plan to put
middle Europe back on its feet.
Premier Tardieu Of France, who
talked with the prime minister over
the weekend, had gone back home to
begin his campaign in the French
elections. His place was taken by
Pierre Flandin, finance minister
Dino Grandi spoke for Italy and DR.
Won Beulow, the German secretary OF
state, represented his country.
This is to be an entirely informal
meeting for an exchange of views
When plan is evolved it will be
submitted to another conference
some time in the near future, at
which the Danubian states directly
concerned will be represented.
The British and French experts are
still studying the fiduciary aspects OF
the problem, but they announced no
decision had been reached regarding
a proposed Danubian loan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
FIX POISONING CAUSE

Grand Forks, N. D., April 6.-tP)-
Domestic difficulties caused Resida
LaJambe to take his own life and
those Of his two young sons. Wallace
and Robert, by poisoning Sunday
night, 1t had developed Wednesday
after the bodies Of the three had
been found in the LaJambe home
near Tabor. Mimi, Is miles north
east of here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
BOARDING INDICATED

Williston. N. D., April 6.-(P,-Evi-
dence that even in northwestern
North Dakota there is some boarded
money is supplied by the appearance
of bills of the larger dimensions
such as we're recalled about two years
ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
OratOrical Contest
Is Staged at Mott

Mott, N. D., April 6.-Students from
six schools participated In a district
oratorical and essay contest held IN
the Lincoln high school here.
High schools having representatives
were: Elgin-Elsie and Arthur Hintz;
Brisbane-Lyle Knutson: New Leipzig
Edna Giese; Mott-Delmar Wangs-
vik; New England-Fritz sleight and
violar Bohn: Regent-Helen Marks.
First place went to Edna Giese and
second to Delmar WangSvik
A trophy cup was awarded to the
school winning first honors while
medals were presented to individual
winners.
Musical features Of the contest were
provided by the Mott high school,
band and the Mott Women's chorus.
CAPITAL HAS CEREMONY
Washington, April 6.-@- The
ceremonial avenues Of the capital
were cleared Wednesday for the
marching feet Of 10000 men, parad-
ing in commemoration of Americas
entry into the World war Is years
ago. The exercises, in which Presi-
dent Hoover himself arranged to take
part as chief reviewing officer, mark
ed more than the annual "Army day."
combining this year with the bicen-
tennial celebration Of Washington's
birth.
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HAVE STORMY MEETING
Fargo, N. D., April 6.-(P)-Called
together by Frank I. Temple, Cass
county states attorney, Cass town.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-06
; Reporters to bring you Interest
ories from lips of Iso-Vis Users

"Are they satis6ed?'' "How do their cars
perform?''
And SO Mr.. Casey and Miss Lane have
been up and down the length and breadth
of our territory, finding Iso-Vis users every
The Washington times., 1932-06-11

home at first caused the detec-
tives to be suspicious.
Bible Discovered
They took him to police head.
quarters along with the other
roomers. The latter were re.
leased later, but detectives de-
cided to detain Burns a while
longer.
He told them he was a mem.
Der Of the Salvation Army, an
orphan, and at present unem-
ployed. A Bible was found in
his room.
The New Jersey police, Louis
Bornman. Of the State constabu.
larry. and Frank Carr, Of Newark,
spent several hours with Fleis-
CT ., who will be arraigned Mon
day on first degree murder
charges in connection with the
massacre of three members of
a rival alcohol gang here last
September.
When he emerged from the
grilling. the gangster had lost
his ready smile. Previously he
had posed willingly for photog-
raphers. Now he snapped out
refuSalS to pose.
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MAIDS MOTHER
COLLAPSES
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ontTnued rom rage ~
this afternoon called upon Mr..
and Mrs. Sharpe.
The inspector who headed the
police group announced that all
members of the family were to
be questioned.
Mrs. Sharpe, whose husband is
q local truck driver, said that last
Monday she burned all the let
terS she had received from Violet
except one received three days
ago.
Previous letters, she said. con-
tained "only random news of the
search for the Lindbergh baby"
Mrs. Sharpe said:
"ViOlet said she wished they'd
find the baby. and save her
from all that terrible question.
ing.
"She often referred to poor
Mrs. Lindbergh. She never
mentioned any boy friends, and
never intimated she nor Emily
Edna were in any way con-
nected with the kidnapping.
my girls are both good, and
never caused me any trouble"
Mrs. Sharpe is a little, gray
haired woman. Overcome by the
sudden news Of her daughters
suicide, she collapsed, and was
put to bed by kindly neighbors,
who came in to take care of her.
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MAIDS SISTER SAILED 4 DAYS AFTER RANSOM DEAL
EDNASHARPEL0CATED, SAYS
DEAD GIRL HAD No PART
IN BABY KIDNAPPING

roadhouses he and Violet Sharpe
might have visited the night OF
March l, assuming that the Two
were out together.
The whole case against Br1nkert
Is based on this assumption ana
if his story of having spent the
night in Bridgeport stands up,
Brinkert no doubt will be re-
leased.
Meanwhile news from England
states the Evening News at Stour-
bridge has located Edna Sharpe,
the dead maids sister. Inter.
viewed, Edna Sharpe said:
II know nothing whatever
about the KIDNAPPING of the
Lindbergh baby. l am quite
sure that Violet knew nothing
about It,"
Has Two Wives
In an effort to check his alibi,
police discovered that Brinkert ap-
parent1y has two wives. One, Mrs.
Helen Brinkert, said that she had
separated from him in 1927, had
not seen nor heard of him since
then, and cared nothing for him.
For a moment police thought
they had discovered the flaw in
the cab drivers story, but then
Brinkert, impudent and sneering,
told them that he meant his
present wife, Mrs. Mary Brinkert.
Another hurried trip to New
Rochelle revealed that the second
Mrs. Brtnkert supported his alibi.
She also was held for further
questioning.
1t had been reported that
deposits of money in her bank
Violet Sharp made several large
account shortly after Condor had
handed the $4,000 to an al.
legged representative of the kid
naper.
Was this a coincidence, or was
it a yet vague and Intangible
thread that might link the dead
girl to the crime?
No one knows yet, but police
are investigating her bank &C.
count and searching through bank
records in an effort to see
whether she might have made
other depoSitS.
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At first she said she went to
a movie with friends, later
changing the story to say the
party went to a grill whose
location she could not give.
Walsh, who questioned the girl.
said it was significant that
March l. was the only night in
the two years Of her employ
ment in the Morrow household
that she had gone out at night.
He also said that when shown
the Rogues' photograph of Brin-
kert, she became so violently
hysterical it was impossible to
question her further that day,
and the matter was postponed.
Handwriting Check
Schwarzkopf said an analysis
of Violet's handwriting was made,
and that experts were asked to
check it with that in both the
original ransom note left by the
kidnaperS signed with a cryptic
symbol, and messages received
later from the supposed kid
naperS.
1t has been one theory the
letters were written in dis
guised handwriting by a woman.
schwarzkopf learned that the
girls sister, Edna, who lived in
New York, sailed for England on
Anril &
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HAYS LEADS DRY
POLL FIGHT

NEW YORK, June II 0N.SD.
Long an advocate of prohibition,
Will H. Hays. former Republican
national chairman, and now ar
bitter of the motion-picture indus
try, said today he would assume
charge Of leading the fight in
the Republican national conven.
ton for a platform plank call.
ing for reSubmission of the
Eighteenth Amendment for a
vote of the people.
Hays, who was to leave tomor-
row for Chicago to attend the
convention as delegate-at-large,
planned to lead the Indiana dele
cation in demand for such &C.
ton.
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Sharpe Girl Hysterical When Showr
. Photograph of Brinkert BY Police

Miss Sharpe said her sister
Edna and she waved to Brinkert
several days before that when he
passed them in a car on the out
skirts of Englewood.
When he stopped and they
found he was stranger, she
said. they apologized, saying they
thought they recognized a friend
However. Brinkert offered to
take them back to Englewood
and asked her to go to the
movies with him the night of
March /, Miss Sharpe related.
Miss Sharpe. who ended her
life by swallowing poison while
New Jersey police officers we're
In the house to take her TO
Alpine, N. j.. police barracks for
further questioning. was described
by authorities as the only one
Of the servants in the Morrow.
Lindbergh homes as under suspic-
ion of guilty knowledge Of the
kidnapping.
Varied in Her Tales
This, they said, was due to
the fact that Miss Sharpe, a
pretty brunette in her twenties,
gave varying stories OF ner
activities on the night Of the
kidnapping and refused to reveal,
until shown a photograph Of
Brinkert a few days ago, who
her companionS were.
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Salvation Army Boy Quizzed, Freed
In Detroit as Friend of Dead Maid

DETROIT, June II G.NSO.
Robert Burns, 20, taken into Gus
tody here on an anonymous tip
to police that he was one of the
two boy friends of Violet Sharpe,
nurse in the Morrow home, who
committed suicide shortly before
she was to have been questioned
in the investigation of the Lind.
bergh kidnapping, today was freed
Of all suspicion by New Jersey
State police, who questioned him
for several hours.
Although they are convinced
young Burns has no knowledge Of
the kidnapping or of Miss Sharpe
and that the call to police was
put in by someone merely to en-
barraSS him, police detained the
youth for further investigation.
FleiScher Denial
The New Jersey State police
hurried here from Trenton to
question Harry Fleischer, leader
Of the notorious Purple gang"
following his voluntary surrender.
Fleischer, too, denied any
knowledge of the kidnapping and
staying of the Lindbergh baby,
but will be questioned again
later.
Acting on the anonymous tip,
the New Jersey police and local
detectives rushed to Burns resi-.
dence. They found him in his
room reading latest details of
the Lindbergh case. Lights were
out and he read by flashlight.
Copies of numerous newspapers
headlining the Lindbergh story
were found in the bedroom.
and turned over to the Traffic
This fact and the assertions
Of three other occupants Of the
house that Burns was not at
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10000 Jobless to Join Bonus Army
In Summers Sieee of City

the wheat into bread could be
obtained.
Prepared to transport all New
York members of the bonus army
encamped here to their homes,
Nels Anderson, representative of
the New York State emergency
relief organization, arrived here
today and conferred with the
District Commissioners.
Mr.. Anderson stated that he
would not attempt to have any
of the New Workers go home
against their will. He said he
was prepared to pay the trans
portation of such members who
wished to go home "on the
cushions"
Immediately following the con-
ference, Mr.. Anderson left the
District Building with Police Chief
Pelham D. Glassford to visit the
Anacostia camp. Mr.. Anderson
said he planned to give the vet
Grams until Wednesday to make
up their minds.
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MAID TOLD LIES
WHEN QU|ZZED
BY POLICE
Innocent Servant Had Reason
to Evade Answers; Refuge
Was Always Hysteria
By MARGARET LANE

NEW YORK, June II
(LN.S.) S.).-A child in a quiet
village in England. A young
girl "put to service" anxious
and industrious in her first
place. A daily round of house
work, small gossip, and quiet
thoughts.
That is how the life of Violet
Sharpe began. 1t ended, vio-
lently, in terror, deadly poison
burning her lips 5000 miles
from home.
What passed between the first
stage and the last may be the
key to the cruellest crime this
generation has known, or it may
be Just the story of a hysterical
girl.
A Possible Clue
Her friends-such as they we're
were few. Only a young man
who picked her up in his car on
the night Of the kidnapping can
be called even an acquaintance,
and he denies her.
She has ceased to be person.
In the eyes Of the world she is
only a possible clue.
But what has girl like that to
do with cans Of deadly poison
hidden in her room?
Something happened on the
night of March / which frightened
the quiet girl. There was some
thing she tried to conceal. Was
it Just her chance acquaintance
with an unknown man on the
road that she was ashamed to
confess? Do housemaids take
cyanide of potassium because OF
that?
Was She Unsafe?
This quiet girl, this little En-
glisl. housemaid, who never was q
nuisance to anyone and whose
widest emotions was homesick'
ness, was the only one of %
servants who could provide no
satisfactory alibi" for the night
of March /.
She lied.
She evaded.
Yesterday morning she was told
by telephone to get ready. for
further questioning. The police
were on their way. Everything
was as friendly as possible, the
servants were all being re-exam-
ined as a matter of routine. None
Of them minded it.
None, except the quiet little
houSemaid, and she went quietly,
stealthily upstairs. There was
something she was never going to
tell. Something that she was
guarding with a cen OF poison
hidden in her closet.
She took an empty glass in her
cold hand, and when they found
her, the glass was empty again,
and there was a scorched mark
on her lip.
Whatever secret 'yas hidden in
that young head will go with her
to the grave.
She is only a possible clue. But
a clue as secret, as uncommunf
cative, as quiet as the wooded
English hill where she was born.
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Adjournment Due
Week From TOdGY

Leaders in both Houses plan
to adjourn Congress a week from
today. Senators McNary (RO, of
Oregon, and Borah (RD, of
idaho, said today during a dis
cuSsion of pending bills. Borah
demanded that the Senate act
on the appropriation bills, the
McNary composite farm relief
bill, the Hawes-Cutting measure
for Philippine independence, and
the home loan banks bill before
adjournment.
The Washington times., 1932-06-11

vation Army and Father John R.
O'Grady, Of the National Catholic
Welfare Council. today called on
Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, chief
of police, after they had con-
ferred with Dewitt Smith and
Walter T. Davidson, officials of
the Eastern area Of the Red Cross,
in regard to obtaining Farm
Board wheat for the bonus vet
Grams. Also at this conference,
early today, was John B. Colpoys,
editor of the Trade Unionist,
labor newspaper.
1t was explained the Red Cross
is willing to tender the veterans
some of the surplus wheat If
some local charitable organiza-
ton will take charge of it's con-
veyance.
N. Y. Offers Trainfare
Mentioning this yesterday,
Representative Connery CD of
Massachusetts, said he hoped
free services of bakers to make
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EXPERTS STUDY
HANDWRITING
Of BR|NKERT
Col. .SchWarzkopf Has Ransom
Note, Jafsie Letters Compar-
ed With Suspects ScraWI

TRENTON, N. j., June II
GN.S. S.).-Samples Of the hand.
writing of Ernest Brinkert,
held for questioning in connec-
ton with the Lindbergh kid
naping, were being compared
today with the writing on the
various notes received by
Colonel Lindbergh and DR..
John F. Condor from the kid
napers.
SchwarzkOpf's Statement
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
resumed the issuance Of press
bulletins. His morning pamphlet
follows:
Ernest Brinkert, held by the
New Rochelle police, volunteered
to 90 to the Alpine station Of
the State police. and subject him.
self to any questioning and In
vestigatiOn desired. At the
present time he Is at the Alpine
station of the New Jersey State
police, and the investigation Of
him is being continued.
"He has an alibi for his
whereabouts on March l and 2,
stating that he and his wife
were in Bridgeport. Conn.,, and
spent the night of the first
and second in q very nice home
owned by a negro at that place.
This is being investigated.
IDENTIFIED BY MAID
"The man is the same one
whose picture was identified by
Violet Sharpe. The picture Of
him in our possession was oh.
tanned from the license bureau
and is very evidently a picture
Of the man now at Alpine.
"Brinkert'S handwriting. in.
Guiding that on his license ap-
plicatiOn, as well as samples
given to us at Alpine, is beink
submitted to one of the hand
writing experts today for COM
parisOn with the handwriting
Of the kidnaper'S notes.
"Dr. Condor interviewed Er.
nest Brinkert in New Rochelle
last night, and after talking
to him told the police author
tiles that he did not recognize
him and had never seen him
before and could make no
Identification of him in any
way.
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agent in Mamaroneck, named
Claude W. Moody.
Moody, they said, has limited
that he owned ladders much
like the one found leaning
against the Lindbergh home
the night the kidnapping was
discovered.
Moody said that such a lad
der might conceivably have
been stolen from his property.
Brinkert, who appears to have
been a jack of all trades, worked
for Moody as a butler.
Did he ever see a ladder like
the one which figured in the
Lindbergh case? Did he ever
own such a ladder?
Canny Questioner
inspector Walsh, shrewd, can
ny. sympathetic-the best police
interrogation in the State Of New
jersey, asked Brinkert that again
and again.
He sheered away from 1t and
asked him more about the house
where he and his wife stayed in
Bridgeport.
Then he came back to the
question of the ladder.
Newspapermen station at Tren-
ton hurried to Alpine in the hope
Of getting any new developments.
The canny Inspector Walsh, re-
luctant to allow Brinkert to be
either questioned or viewed by
newspaper men. hustled him into
a state troopers car and sped
away with him.
It was thought that Walsh
would ride around with Brinkert
ali afternoon. Walsh was un.
doubtedly having Brinkert go over
his story again and again. His un.
failing memory would aid him in
picking out discrepancies, and
once he found a flaw, he would
resume his hammering.
It was thought that he would
take Brinkert to the neighborinR
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~ (0uEEWu&0 from rage
ing Christian Soldiers" that on
July 4 he would lead into Wash
ington a force Of 10000 men,
unemployed, but not war vet
era11S.
Q A prediction by Brig. Gen.
y Pelham D. Glassford, super
intendent of police, that If the
problem of handling the veterans
becomes too great for the Dis
trict, it will be taken over by the
Federal Government.
q Exactly 1908 veterans
~ answered mess call this
morning. About 1000 more are
due today.
IN A partial solution of the
housing problem with a do
nation of 1000 pup tents by the
Army and Navy Stores Corpora
ton of New York city.
II Announcement by veteran
IL leaders that as a safety
health precaution visitors would
not be allowed in any Of the
encampments without a veteran
escort.
- Arrival of representative Of
AAGovernor Roosevelt Of New
York. prepared to pay tratr1-fares
for all New York veterans who
wish to 60 home.
Commander-in- Chief Waters. in
making the announcement that
$4,000 recruits had been called
for to arrive within three weeks,
reaffirmed the intention of the
veterans to remain In Washing
ton until the bonus bill is passed.
He said:
1--WE do not intend to cause
any trouble, but will maintain
our policy Of passive resistance"
General Glassford resumed his
efforts to locate and establish a
hospital with a 50-bed capacity to
care for seriously sick veterans.
Commanders Waters said he
believed that the stir made about
health conditions at the various
camps was exaggerated, but
added that the veterans wished
to do everything to cooperate.
Explains Visitor Bar
He pointed out that for this
reason visitors had been barred
to the camps unless escorted by
veterans. He said that promiscu-
Gus circulation of visitors with
the veterans might be serious to
either one from a health stand
point.
The partial shift of veterans
from the Anacostia camp to other
camps located by the police was
under way today. Incoming vet
erans will remain at the Ana
costa camp for "a hours for
medical inspection before being
sent elsewhere.
Veterans who are in poor
physical condition will be sent
to Camp Simms at the National
Guard rifle range.
Contagious and infectious cases
will be sent to Fort Foote on
the Maryland side of the Po-
timac.
Capt. Doak E. Carter Of Cleve-
land was named by the veterans
as sanitary officer. He will assist
civil authorities in betterment of
health conditions.
Major James Asher, Of the SAL
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richest boy
in America
The title
will be lost
to hiW, not
because h is
fortune h a S
been dissipat.
ed, but be.
cause he is on
the verge of
fathering a
n e W richest
baby.
The great
event Is eX-
pected arount