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The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1933-09-30
BOMB TOSSING BARRIERS
Continued from Page l.

a paroled st. Cloud reforma-
tory inmate who hadn't re-
formed as much as the parole
board believed. This man was
located and arrested by police.
Winter readily confessed his
part in the affair, but declared
that Brown gave him the dyna-
mite for the Fisher job as well
as the money, thereby forcing
Brown to come across with an
admission of supplying the ex-
plosive which he said he got
from yet another barber, John
Miller. Winter gave the names
of two young men he hired to
do the actual bombing. These
youngsters also confessed, and
now the grand jury is going to
get the whole story. Also the
grand jury will listen to the
explanations Of twenty-four
BARRIERS as to how they hap
pened to kick in with dollar
each toward a tpicnic'' when
there was no picnic.
Three men under arrest and
charged with the dynamiting
of the Fisher shop are south
side BARRIERS, Brown being the
proprietor of a shop on East
Lake Street, Winter the owner
of the shop at 2429 Riverside,
and Andy Miller managing a
shop at 419 West Lake Street.
The statements of the con-
spring BARRIERS and of Louis
Eppinger, a barber who was
opposed to rough stuff and as
sisted police in running down
the bombers, as given to police
shortly after the roundup, are
as follows:
Statement of Frank Brown
Q. What is your name?
A. Frank Brown.
Q. How old are you?
A. Al.
Q. Where do you live?
A. all 30th Ave. s.
Q. Have you ever been arrest
ed before?
A. No, sir.
Q. How long have you lived
in Minneapolis?
A. A year and a half; a year
since last June.
Q. Go ahead, MIR. Brown, in
your own way, and tell just
what you know about the bomb
ing or dynamiting of a barber
shop at 1905 Minnehaha Ave.
A. Well, I took the collection
Of the money up for a picnic
and I gave the money to Nick
Winter. I took Nick over and
he got the package over there.
Q. Over where?
A. At the barber shop on
Lake St., 419 w. Lake St., An
dy's Beauty Shop.
Q. Who did he get the pack
age from?
A. I would. NOT say but !
think the MAN s: aame: s:Millet
9'.Thep where did you g6.
| .A.Eook Nick BACK. home, ito
his shop. -:
Q. When did you give him
the $24.00, before or after this
trip?
A Refore
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1933-09-30

IA uSt S6VC AIiiA VAAS AAoAASy,
that all. I didn t give him the
dynamite.
Q. What did you tell him the
money was for.
A. Something was to be done
to Fishers barber shop, that's
all.
Q. After the shop was dyna-
mited, did you have a converse
tion with him again?
A. Tuesday or Wednesday.
Q. And at that time did you
tell him he did a bum job?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you tell him he didn't
use enough dynamite, that six
sticks were not enough?
A. Just told him he did a bum
job.
Q. You told him to use eight
sticks the next time?
A. Absolutely not.
Q. Did you make arrange
ments to have some more dyna-
mite for him?
A. No sir. I told him I was
absolutely done in any way,
shape or form.
Q. Where did the meeting
take place first when you de-
cided to wreck Fishers shop?
A. Well, there was no meet
ing any place. This man Andy
came to my place and told me
to get the money. He told me
that Miller had the stuff and
for me to get the money to pay
for the job.
Q. When was this?
A. About two weeks ago, I
! guess.
Q. How much money did he
tell you to get?
A. He didn't say.
Q. Did he tell you to find the
man to do the job?
A. Yes, he said he had a man
but he fiunlzed out of it.
Q. Then you got Nick Win
ter?
A. I told him I didn't know
and then I ran across Nick on
the street.
Q. What did you tell him?
A. Told him they wanted a
man to do a job out on Lake
st. and he said it was all right,
that he knew a man to do it.
Q. Why did you tell this to
Nick?
A. I knew him from teaching
the barber trade and I knew he
had a leaning towards being
kind of tough; that he knew a
tough crowd.
Q. Then you made arrange
ments to meet him and take
him over to Andy's and get the
dynamite?
A. Yes, he got the package.
Q. This is a true statement
given of your own free will and
accord?
A. Yes.
Statement of Herb Norris
Q. What is your name?
A. Herb Norris.
G. How old are you?
A. 25.
T.: Q. Where do you live?
A. 1907 10Th Ave. s.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1933-09-30

MIS-. ara cOuldn I go, either.
The business didn't require the
presence of the boss, so Bigelow
and Mrs. Mather started out to
"explore" wild section of the
country where Bigelow had
been on several occasions. Ac-
cording to those same press re-
ports, the portion of the ''par-
ty' which remained behind was
awaiting information from the
explorers as to the location
of their camp, and were ready
to start north to join them. No
word arrived, and Bigelow and
his companion were headed for
Ely and home when the canoe
tipped over, drowning them and
their guide.
Overlooking the fact that the
best regulated social set does
not favorably countenance
canoeing trips into the wilds by
a man and the wife of an en-
ployee, the press got busy.
Ward, in charge of the search
for bodies, phoned the governor
and raised several kinds of pro-
test over the fact that all the
game wardens of the State were
not ordered into the north
woods to assist in the search.
Over the whole district, COM
prising thousands of square
miles, eight game wardens are
scattered-some of them in ter
ritory so remote that all of
them have probably not heard
yet Of the drowning.
The nearest warden was as
sisting in the search. But we
rise to ask who was Bigelow
that he should rate the expen-
diture Of any more State money
than any one of the numerous
others who tip over in a canoe?
Eleven years ago Bigelow was
indicted for defrauding the
government out of income
taxes. He pleaded guilty and
was sent to Leavenworth for
two years. He was paroled and
returned to st. Paul to resume
his business and banking affairs
an ex-convict.
BlgeloW was a heavy land
owner, possessing a large farm
near Hudson, Wis. Mrs. Bige-
low, who passed away one
month before Bigelow set out
. on his exploration" trip,
would not accompany Bigelow
to the farm on week ends. to
avoid embarrassment. Mixed in
several high class scandals.
Bigelow was known as a boast
er and braggart over his af-
fairs with the weaker sex. He
was liked by some-he was hat
ed by many. But he was a mil
lionaire, and when tragedy
overlook him, the press forgot
that an ex-convict was floating
under northern lake-all that
could be seen was the aura of
a millionaire.
1t is all over-the tome and
the tomb are closed. All that is
earthly OF the two local victims
has been delivered to the grave
from whence there is no return
ing, and the great press of the
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1933-09-30

W "hO O1N AN A~W'S ~
A. With Nick Winter, my
partner.
Q. In the package were six
sticks of dynamite, two caps
and a fuse?
A. There was, yes.
Q. Did you hear any Of the
conversation this fellow had
with Nick.
A. I heard part of it. The fell
low said he wanted to get rid
of some fellow out there on
10th. I don't know Fisher.
@. What else?
A. Outside of that there is
nothing I know except a couple
of fellows came in and got the
package and I don't know ex-
actly what day that was. I
think it was the day before.
@. Did you hear any CONVEX
sation between your partner
and liver?
A. No.
Statement of Louis Eppinger
Q. Where do you live?
A. My barber shop is at 1884
Riverside and I live at 1853 Ed
mond St., st. Paul.
Q. How long have you known
Nick Winter?
A. About six or seven years.
Q. What dealings did you
have with him with reference
to dynamite? g.
A. I went to his shop last
Tuesday to get a neck shave
and he asked us-I was with
another fellow - if we knew
anybody that wanted to- make
$25. I asked him what kind of
a job it was. He said it was to
throw a bomb in a barber shop.
He said he had the bomb and
the money.
@. Did he mention what bar
Der shop?
A. Yes.
Q. Calling your attention to
about 10th and Minnehaha Av-
enue was that it?
A. Yes, that was it,, a couple
of doors from the corner.
Q. What did you do?
A. The other fellow with me
said it was too big a risk for
$500. So Winter said he could
get somebody else to do it. I
didn't hear any more until Sat
urday when I read about it in
the paper. In the meantime, on
Monday, I saw Nick and he said
he had done the job himself.
Q. Winter told you he had
done the job himself?
A. Yes. He said he got $50,
$25 before the job and $25
after.
Q. Who did he say paid him
that money?
A. Brown said he had to 20
around collecting the money
from the BARRIERS on Lake st.
Q. Who did Brown tell that
to?
A. He told Winter and me
that. He said he had to 60
around and collect the money.
Q. Did you see Brown give
Winter any money at any time
A. I didn't see him do that.
Evening star., 1933-11-30

secured an cptiCn on piece of prop
erty for sale at $4,000 that was worth
well over $4,000, and also particularly
valuable in rounding out certain other
holdings owned by his prospect. When
he called and offered the property, the
inevitable question how much?" gave
him his opportunity to give the answer
he had SO carefully planned. II will
sell you this property today for $4,000.
Tomorrow it will cost you $500. the
next day SO 900. and if you want 20
wait another day, it will be $500"
The buyer offered $4,000 and the real
estate man pleasantly took leave and
left his telephone number.
When the buyer called the next day
and offered $4,000 the reply was, I'm
sorry, but this is S8,5oO day" When
$500 was offered the day following the
buyer was politely informed that it
was $4,000 day. The Scotchman finally
paid $4,000 for the property on the
scheduled day and has become one of
the real estate mans best customers.
Copyright. 1888. by the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1933-11-30
OIL STOCK DIVIDENDS
SET AT $42,475,920
Standard Group Fourth Quarter
Payments Double Total for
Third Quarter.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 30.-Cash
dividend payments by the companies
of the Standard Oil group for the fourth
quarter of 1888 are estimated at $42.-
Asst 800 more than double the SIS. .546,-
576 disbursed in the previous quarter,
compared with s44.112,5Ol paid out in
the corresponding period of 1882. ac-
cordlng to records compiled by Carl H.
Pforzheimer g. Co. Aggregate disburse-
ments of the group for the year 1888
will amount to S128,938,375, against
$181 ,050,895 in the preceding year.
The sharp increase of s22,9l1, ,344 in
the total Of payments for the fourth
quarter over those of the third quarter
is largely accounted for by the resump-
ton of dividends by Socony- Vacuum
Corporation with the declaration Of "
cents a share. as against the quarterly
payment of 10 cents share in effect
prior 10 its suspension in the second
quarter, and the semi-annual distribu-
ton of about S12,87O,000 by the Stand
ard of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
SUGAR INTERESTS !
LOOK TO CONGRESS
Sterilization Plan Appears to
Be First Issue for
Settlement.
BY. CHAS. p. SCHAEFFER,
Associated Press RuSinesS Writer

Sugar interests represented in Wach-
tngton are now looking to Congress to
straighten out their problems which thus
far have failed of solution
The sugar stabilization plan, drawn
up at the instance of the Government
and subsequently rejected by Secretary
Wallace, appears to be the immediate
issue, as it is rumored that the Secretary
Of Agriculture will seek to substitute the
Alexander Hamilton bounty plan to the
growers of cane and beets.
The Hamilton bounty plan is described
by the United States sugar interests as
straight handout from the Govern
ment to the farmers of these crops"
1t would be offered as a practical means
of aiding them, its supporters declare.
This plan was advanced during con-
sideration of the Hawley-Smoot tariff
bill before the Ways and Means Com
mittee by the American Bottlers of car
donated beverages, and other large sugar
consumers. 1t was opposed by the beet
sugar bloc.
Supporters of the Hamilton bounty
plan declares before the Ways and
Means Committee:
IF Congress becomes convinced that
increased expenditure of the national
resources to sustain a sugar industry is
justified and that enlarged contribution
70 sugar beet culture Is desirable, we
suggest the bounty method"
Its opponents believe that those who
propose it would destroy the sugar in
dustry in America, adding that its spon-
sor, Hamilton himself, declared that
"the continuance Of bounties on manu-
factures long established must be of
questionable policy, because presump-
ton would arise in every case that there
were natural and inherent im7ediments
to success"
The problems of sugar have been be-
| fore the Tariff Commission for more
than a year and a half, and the De-
partment OF Agriculture has been trying
to iron out its difficulties for more than
six months. The dissatisfaction of a
! large bloc of Congressman from the
beet sugar territory with the handling
of their industry Is expected to prove
the motivating factor in bringing the
matter to the attention of Congress for
| settlement.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
TRADE TRENDS

BY the Associated Press.
Flannels-It is reported that mills
are not eager to book 1884 business
on outing 1annelS at prices at which
most of the buyers are seeking to cover
their requirements.
Gasoline-The trade hears that the
Midwest wholesale market is slightly
firmer with jobbers showing more &C
tive interest. Low octaine material
remains quoted at 41sa4as cents a gal
lon.
Floor Covering-Trade interests re-
port more activity in wholesale mar
kets. Consumer buying has been small,
with a tendency to drop to still lower
levels during the past week.
Cotton Goods-In primary markets
demand for combed and carded cotton
yarns continues dull. Prices show a
sagging trend.
Wool Goods - Demand for worsted
yarns shows no appreciable expansion,
but in spite of this the markets price
structure is described as decidedly
firm"
Evening star., 1933-11-30
BREWERY PROFITS
PUT AT $4,555,537
Internal Revenue Agent Offers
Two-Year Figure at Waxey
Gordon's Trial.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 3o.-The
breweries allegedly operated by Waxey
Gordon in Paterson and Union City,
N. j.. in 1880 and 1881, made a total
estimated net profit of s4,555, ,537,
Arthur j. Fecteau, Internal Revenue
agent, testified yesterday at Gordon's
trial on charges Of income tax evasion
and conspiracy.
The testimony was opposed vigorous
ly by Charles G. F. Wahle, defense
counsel, who argued it was irrelevant
and immaterial, since the purchasers Of
beer who have testified did not directly
link either the Eureka Cereal Beverage
Co. in Paterson, or the Union City
Brewery. to the salesmen. Federal
Judge Frank J. Coleman, however, ad-
mitted the testimony
Based on the total net profits as he
had computed them, Fecteau testified
an individual would owe income taxes
OF Sl,1l3.661 for the two years.
How much taxes did Gordon pay for
the two years?" United States Attor-
ney Thomas E. Dewey asked.
According to our records, he paid
$40 on an estimated income of $4,000
IN 1880, and about $4,000 on an esti-
mated income Of S35,000 In 1881"
Fecteau replied.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
GOLD STILL LEAVES
BANK OF FRANCE
Loss of Billion and a Half Francs
During Week Ended November
"a Is Reported.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 30.-The Bank Of
France lost approximately l,500,000,0o0
francs in gold during the week ending
November "a, it was learned in treas
uray circles yesterday.
This loss. largest of any yet, makes
a total of 5000 100000 francs in gold
withdrawn from the Bank OF France in
the last three weeks. The rate of with
drawals during the week of November
"a was double the amount Withdrawn
during the week ending November IT.
The greatest part of the loss was at
tributed to purchases by the British
equalization fund in Switzerland and
Holland American purchases of gold
were reported to have been small
The Bank of France gold reserve noU
stands at less than 78,000C0O.OoO.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
Historic Battles on Money
Career of america Pnncfmafed With Great Cam.
pdigns, Marching Men, Even Arnned
Revolt, Over Value.

stituted barter for commerce among
themselves.
They declared some commodities,
such as tobacco, corn and furs, legal
tender, and some of the colonies had
storehouses to accept payment Of taxes
in this money"
Colonies Issued Paper.
As time went on many colonies be-
gan issuing paper money, and set up
banks and loan agencies to issue bills
Of credit. What silver there was usually
disappeared because it was over-valued
by law.
The paper currencies soon depreci-
ated. In 1740 Massachusetts, currency
had deprecated to -fourths its
value.
Finally, in l75l, the English parlia-
rnent forebade further issues OF paper
money in the New England colonies, a
restriction that was extended to all the
colonies in l764.
Benjamin Franklin said resentment
at the ban on paper money had much
to do with fomenting the American
Revolution.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
CONGRESS MAY ROUT
HOLDING COMPANIES
Norris Predicts Action After De-
nunciation of Evil by Power
Chairman McNinch.
BY the Associated Press.


Senator Norris, independent Repub-
lican, of Nebraska, predicted yesterday
that Congress would pass legislation to
put holding companies out of business" ="
He made this statement to newspaper
men after Frank r. McNinch, chairman
of the Federal Power Commission. had
said it intended to do all it can within
the law" to break the holding company
stranglehold" on power.
McNinch described what he termed
evils of the holding company dynasty"
over operating utilities and urged that
Federal and States commissions be
clothed with all regulatory jurisdiction
possible.
Norris suggested that the Government
tax the holding companies 'out of busi-
ness"
The commission Monday disallowed
$500 900 in construction cost claims OF
the Louisville HydrOelectric Co. Such
construction costs are used by the State
rate making boards to fix the cost OF
power to consumers
McNinch said he was convinced that
if the operating companies can be re-
lieved of the superimposed burden Of
providing profits and dividends for the
support of the holding company pyra-
nrids the consuming public would reap
a direct and substantial benefit through
reduction Of rates"
Evening star., 1933-11-30
Employment Gains
For Seventh Month,
Review Discloses

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 30.-Employ-
ment in the United States increased in
October for the seventh consecutive
month, according to the Alexander
Hamilton Institutes current bulletin.
However, the rate of gain.'' says
ing, The increase in the number en-
ployed was 9s7,OoO IN October, as com.
pared with gain of $4,000 in Septem-
ber In October, the usual seasonal
increase in retail trade employment ac-
counted for the major part of the gain
in total employment. Because of the
increase in population, the gain in en-
ployment in October reduced the num-
ber of unemployed by only 100000.
1.-THE number Of persons employed
in October showed an increase Of
4,559,000 over the depression's low
reached in March. The number of un-
employed people was reduced by 4,S56,.
600 during this period. AS compared
with the corresponding month last year,
the number of persons employed in
october this year was higher by
2,463 900. The number of persons un-
employed was lower by 2,.16.ooo."
Evening star., 1933-11-30
CAPITALISTS MAY LEASE
GOLD AND SILVER MINES
Engineer Denies Gov. Lehman Is
Involved in Deal for Idaho
Springs Property.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER. November 30.-Robert P.
Koenig of New York, mining engineer,
said yesterday deal is under way here
by which New York capitalists may lease
group of mining properties at Idaho
Springs, Colo.
Koenig denied a report published in
the Denver Post that the deal was COM
pleted and said Gov. Herbert H. Leh-
man of New York, mentioned in the
Post story, was not connected with the
negotiations.
"a group of men connected with Leh-
man Bros, private bankers of New
York. are negotiating through their
engineers in Denver for a lease and
option op the Frseland group of mines, .
Koerig Said
There will be no immediate cash
payment, but the negotiations call for
the performance of a certain amount
of development work. No contract has
been signed yet"
The Freeland group Of mines Is one
of the well known ones in the Idaho
Springs district, famous gold and silver
producing area.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
HALT IN MONETARY
POLICY FIGHT URGED
President of New York State Cham.
Der of Commerce Asks Calm
and Sober"
By the Assoc.a ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 30-James
Brown, president of the New York
State Chamber of Commerce, yesterday
made a plea to various factions in the
monetary controversy to refrain from
"denouncing and attacking" each other
and to devote themselves to calm and
sober" consideration of the problem.
Our Nation is facing crisis, he said,
land If there ever we're a time when
We should keep our feet on the ground
and not let our judgment be swayed
by the inhammatory eXhortations of
demagogues and the panaceaS of rad
ical thinkers and false prophets, it is
today"
While the chamber has voiced its dis
approval of the present monetary policy
of the administration and is actively
engaged in endeavoring to bring about
a return to a gold standard, Mr.. Brown
said, nevertheless 1t has tried to make
its criticism constructive and its attacks
have been launched against acts and
policies, not individuals and groups"
Evening star., 1933-11-30
Oil Price to Be Raised.

NEW YORK, November 80 (R.-
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey. effec-
tive December /, is advancing bunker
fuel oil 10 cents a barrel. The new
prices are S120 a barrel on the At
lantlC Coast, Sl.05 at gull and West
Indian ports, and SIPS at Panama Ca
nal ports.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
BY CARL C. CRANMER.

Again discordant notes Of the call to
battle are sounding in the rival camps
Of the "innationists" and the sound
money" advocates.
The resounding resignation Of Prof.
O. M. w. Sprague from the Treasury,
with the declaration that he plans to
fight the drift to unrestrained inf1a-
tion," may prove to be the opening gun
in open warfare that has been waged
behind the scenes for months as q re-
suit Of President Roosevelt's monetary
policies.
It may presage another Of the famous
money battles which stud American his
tory from Colonial days-battles which
usually have cut through party ranks
and which often have been on Sec
tional basis.
Hamilton Fight.
In Alexander Hamilton's time the
issues were the doctrine Of discrimina-
ton" and assumption" In Andrew
Jackson's day the fight was over the
United States Bank.
The monetary issue gave rise to DAN
iel Shays rebellion in Massachusetts,
after the Revolution; it gave birth to
the Greenback party about 1876 and
later to the Populist part; it introduced
William Jennings Bryan. his "cross OF
gold" speech and the "16-to-1" coinage
Of silver issue. And there was the
march Of Coxeys army about the same
time.
Unrest with the rise and fall of the
value of the monetary unit has been a
feature of almost every serious flnan-
cial stringency, usually most vocal in
agrarian districts.
And now President Roosevelt has de-
clared for policy of experimentation, u
with the Sound money" group warning
that previous experiments always have
ended in disaster and the gold stand
ard is the best system vet found.
On the other hand, Prof. George F.
Warren says the dollar must be rubber
in weight or rubber in value, and urges
the compensated, or commodity dollar
that would be variable in weight.
Program Sweeping.
In successive steps the President has
gone off the international gold stand
ard acted against gold hoarders. can
| celed the gold clause in public and
private securities, rejected the pleas o.
the European gold bloc" for stabiliza.
ton, moved toward an internationa
silver agreement, and initiated his golc
purchase policy to depreciate the dollar
and lift commodity prices.
| American colonists began having
their monetary difficulties as soon a:
| they reached shore Having brought
| little money and almost as little credi
with them, they used wampum anc
beads to trade with the Indians. and in.