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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07
DeMolays Elect Luck
AS Master Counselor

Robert Luck was elected master
councillor Of the Bismarck chapter,
Order Of DeMolay, at the last regular
meeting Of the year held Wednesday
night. Luck succeeds Charles Swen-
son.
Other officers chosen are: Donald
Bowman, senior councillor: Neil
Croonquist. junior councillor; Jack
Humphreys, scribe. and John Cam
eron, treasurer. Remaining officers
will be appointed by the master coun-
cilor prior to resumption OF meetings
In the fall.
Due to the great amount Of interest
shown in DeMolay by members OF
the Bismarck Masons and the per-
sonal attention given to chapter
meetings by the older men, the COM
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

office after his father had lett"
For the elder Kinzer, he also asked
for . directed verdict Of not guilty. on
the grounds that "there Is no evidence
to show that he was present at the
time the alleged conspiracy was
formed"
Gordon Cox, acting for Oscar Cha
put, made q similar request Tor ms
client, on the general grounds stated
by Thorp, on lack Of evidence to snow
that he attended any Of the alleged
conspirators' meetings and that ne
solicited only among state employees.
In asking for q directed verdict IN
favor Of vogel, ]. K. Murray stated
that there was mo impounding OF
employees salaries, either state or fed
eral, In the highway department. "ac-
cording to testimony produced BY the
government, and that ANY issuance
Of checks does not constitute an as
signment." !.
FOR these reasons he asked directed
verdict In favor Of his client Vogel.
fIanley made . request for direct
ed verdict In favor Of Harold NC
Donald ION the grounds Of reasons
named In the general motion BY
Thorp."
Are there any notions?" the court
inquired. The attorneys remained
silent.
"The court will rule on these mo-
lions at 10 o'clock Thursday morn.
Ing"
At the conclusion Of the attorneys
motions for directed verdicts, Sinkler
addressed another motion to the
court.
Wants 70 Overt Acts Stricken
1.-THE defense at this time moves to
have the court strike from the indict-
ment the alleged overt act number ]
and to take from the consideration OF
the jury also alleged overt acts 2, 5,
IT, 5, 8, Z, 8, 3, 10. II. IL, Is, II, is, 16
for the reason that the court in re-
spect to all such overt acts has indi-
Gated that evidence introduced be
considered only as to the intent OF
the crime charges, to-wit-a conspir-
acy to defraud the United States. And
We move to strike out number II
for the reason that there Is no EVIL
dence whatsoever In the records per-
tanning"
"Just q minute" the court inter-
vened. aren't you getting ahead OF
the procession? There Is nothing as
yet to present to the jury"
II thought 1t proper to introduce
this motion now along with the other
motions" Sinkler replied.
The Judge said he would consider
the motion now II Sinkler insisted.
ainkler then added overts acts 10
20 and q to his list, to be striker
from the indictment for the same
reasons"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

!. Ina wear Is expected to be one OF tne
;n,nortant and best years since tns
;n . OF the DeMolay chap
ter. Members hope that they WIZ p
able to bring the state DeMoiay con
claye to Bismarck within the next
few years. - 1~.rA
norris Nav 4.6, was the first inter-
national meeting OF DeMolay mem
hers ever to be held. At this meet
inR, delegations representing CanaoA
Minnesota and North Dakota We1e
nresent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

Sllgntly warm e :
Friday.
For North Da-
kota: Showers to-
night and possibly
Friday morning:
slightly warm e +
Friday and east
portion tonight.
For South Da-
kota: Scatter e d
showers tonight OF
Friday: not much
change In temper
allure.
For Montana:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

Gentlemen" said Judge Miller
THE government has rested, and vari.
GUS defense counsel hive advised the
court that they have several motion.
which they wish to present.
THE court must dispose Of the mo.
tons before the case can proceed. De.
tense counsel have not yet decided or
the order OF the introduction Of theil
testimony.
II am inclined to think the case viii
be expedited II I excuse you until
10 .. m, tomorrow" The court SAID
he expected to dispose Of the motion.
Wednesday afternoon.
As the court crier shouted the end
OF the recess, the seven defense at.
torneys filed into the room and tool
their places around the table. At the
second table the three prosecution At
torneys leaned back In their chairs
their heavy work finished for thu
time being.
Thorp rose and addressed the court
listing u arguments for the court tc
consider I'm directing . verdict In "a
vor Of the defendants"
John Sullivan, attorney for the de-
PENDANT Hample, was next to address
the court.
Sullivan Speaks For Hample
"As attorney for the defendant
Hample." he began, II move the
court to instruct the jury te
return = verdict OF not guilty
as to Hample for the reason
Of total absence Of any or all testi-
mony connecting him with any con-
spiracy or association with tho a.
legged conspirators.
And further that the facts dis
closed by Hample show that he acted
on the instruction Of his superior II
receiving money In the highway Of.
flee.
THE circumstances in this case ar
not only inconsistent with his guilt
but are entirely consistent with hi.
innocence.
voluntarily, hs appeared before
the grand jury and again submitted
himself as = witness In this case.
Therefore" he concluded, 1.-THE tota
and complete absence OF any and al
testimony associating himself with
the alleged conspiracy. except onl,
such conduct as testified by him, shows
his conduct to have been entirely IN.
consistent to guilt"
Peter Garberg, attorney for thu
defendant Yeater, said he wished tn
court to direct the jury to return I
favorable verdict to his client on thu
grounds stated In the general motor
by Thorp and on the further ground.
that the testimony brought out by thu
government failed to connect Yeate,
with the alleged conspiracy.
Sullivan again got to his feet x
call the courts attention to the cas-
Of Hample. He pointed out that thu
governments testimony In regard Il
collections Of money from persons II
the highway department, where Ham.
pie is employed, WAS not offered TO,
the purpose Of showing m overt act
but to show the existence Of the gen.
eral conspiracy.
The only overt act charged against
Hample," he continued, concerned
his conduct In the highway dapart.
ment."
Asks Verdict Favceing Kinsers
In behalf Of the defendant JOSEPH
A. Kin1er. r. ]. Graham moved to-
directed verdict ION the ground!
stated by Thorp" and further tha1
there is IAN entire absence Of testi.
mony to show that he was present
when the alleged conspiracy tool
place.
THE only evidence being that h
took charge OF some money left with
him In the federal emergency relic
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

cooler southeast portion: Friday un-
settled, probably showers southeast
portion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07
Weather Report
FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: Showers
tonight and possibly Friday morning;
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

well. the sign said State Relief Of
flee"
did the governor know you were
SOLICITING five per cent?"
He knew ! was working for The
Leader"
Got 500 Month
what was your salary"
800 per month"
Did you get any commission
mo"
"Have you any expense account?"
well, hotels and transportation
were paid"
"oh then you did have an expense
account"
"Oh, yes"
"Now after that trip to Grand
Forks, when did you return to Bis
rlarck?"
Some time In May"
did you. after you got back, have
q talk with the governor at the Pat
terson hotel?"
Il don't believe did"
Lanier pressed the question concern
ing the governor, and Mcdonald said,
well, he kidded me-"
Didn't he ask you about how the
work was going and wasn't there some
talk about commissioner"
mo"
Wasn't there something about
watch you were supposed to have
lost2"
"Well-someone had written him q
letter and"
The Judge leaned forward Nov. Mr.
Mcdonald, that's not answering the
question" he warned.
lanier resumed the question. "He
never talked 70 your"
i NM
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

pAO0IA1CA FL ella O0VC dOAul8 4Ill1l u
pay his pledge to The Leader"
third charges Paul J. Yeater request.
ed Cave to pay his two per cent as.
sessment toward support Of the Non.
partisan party, and the fourth claim.
Frank vogel discharged Giles Per
sonius for failure to pay his pledge
Kinzer, Hample. Yeater and voge
are defendants.
sinkler based his motion on tn
claim that no evidence had been ad
duoed at the trial In support Of tn
charges with respect to the variou
defendants.
Thorp, in support Of the motion TO
directed verdicts, presented the fol
lowing formal petition to the court:
Come now the defendants an,
each Of the defendants and move TIL
court to direct and advise the jury +
return . verdict IN favor Of the de
PENDANTS and each and all Of the de
PENDANTS upon the grounds and 10
the following reasons, to wit:
Il. That the evidence Is INSULT
Client to sustain q verdict Of guilty.
=. That there Is not sufficient eyi
dence and no competent evidence
prove the corpus deficit herein, to wi
. conspiracy to perform Or comml
any Of the acts alleged in the indict
ment.
g. That the evidence is INSULT
Gent in law to establish any conspiI
acy Of which this court had jurisdic
ton.
-. That the evidence Is INSULT
Client IN law to prove any unlawf,
agreement constituting the crime I
conspiracy within the allegations (
the indictment.
IS. That the evidence, II any, tent
ing 10 prove the conspiracy charge
10 cjrcumstantial and In law does n.
exclude every reasonable hypothes
lot innooance and i - consistent ~
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did not have with him.
You don't know how much was
paid to North Dakota?" sinkler pur-
sued.
i Not exactly" Taylor replied.
We'll, was all the money used for
labor?"
MOT directly-it goes to the con-
tractor and gets to the laborer, a.
though not directly"
! What date did the first money
come IMP" asked Sinkler.
II don't know"
What date did the last money
come in?"
The last hasn't come tn,s Taylo,
replied, somewhat testify, there's still
, more to come
Taylor then testified that under
the May Il act, North Dakota has re.
ceiyed approximately 100000. H,
explained vouchers for payment wen
through his office for approval. thel
went to Washington.
The first contract was let for wori
in September, 1888. he said.
Are you sure 1t wasn't In October?
Sinkler cross-examined.
Not was in September retort
ed Taylor.
sinkler hitched forward on III
chair, elbows resting on hts knees
his fingers locked together.
Trouble With LANCER
!, Nov. Mr.. Taylor, you had troubl
with Governor LANCER, didn't your"
Lanier called I'VE object, your moro
that's inmaterial."
5inkler, smiling. leaned back In hi
chair. g the court sustained the oh
lection and Taylor was dismiSse.
Following Taylor's testimony, Lanie
: informed the court the eovernmer
y rested It's case.
! Immediately, the entire staff /
\ defense counsel arose and moved
body to the judges rostrum, wlaer
! with Ianier. they held . few moment
q whispered conference.
Il At the conclusion Of the meeting
Is whispers. the attorneys stepped dow
b md ~ court tlzppd - ~ t,xak
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
Only Organized Action
Gives Workers Power
To Make ID e m a N d s

NAPANOCH. N. "a few days
ago one Of the workers here. at
the Napanoch Country Club. doing
vegetable work in the kitchen. lie,
peeling potatoes. onions, carrots,
and preparing other Vegetables, went
to the office by himself and asked
for a SIS raise. The boss just told
the worker that he would think it
over and let him know in day
Or so whether he was worth what
he was asking for.
Now what happened during the
next day was that the boss hired
another man from the agency to
take the place Of this man who
wanted more wages, and all that
he had to do was to tell the work
er that his services were dispensed
with.
I pointed out to him that indi-
vioually that is all the workers can
expect from the bosses when they
ask for more wages and better con-
ditions. and that only by organized
strength and unity can workers OBJ
tain what they demand
Until lately the workers here had
been getting fresh milk with Their
meals since the season started, but
now are getting canned evaporatec
milk. They are very dissatisfied
with this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20

organizations to participate in the
outing.
The preparations up to now pro-
vide for a Camp Fire on Friday
evening; banquet on Saturday; a
lecture Sunday morning by the spe-
cialist of the Order on tuberculosis,
DR.. Ornstein. Sunday evening cos
tune ball is being organized; Mon
day evening, concert and dance.
Sports activities are being ar
ranged to be directed by the two
regular sports directors of the camp.
A Ukrainian dance group will con-
tribute to the program. A group Of
the Arteff will provide dramatic en-
tertainment. From the National Me-
gro Theatre singers have been OBJ
tanned. Comrade Nigob will give a
piano recital, and I. w. o. orchestra
will provide the music for the en-
tertainments.
The success of this affair is of
vital Importance to the Order. 1t
must enable the Order to extend
comradely help to workers who, for
the time being, are deprived of their
ability to take care of themselves.
Mass participation in this affair Is
expected
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
LAWYERS LOSE CASE AND ASK
FOR COMMUNIST LITERATURE
Bronx, N. Y.

DlOAlAg AZ
Dear Comrade Editor:
Repeatedly the landlord refused
to accept rent from us and we were
to be eyicted.
When the Home Relief Bureau
had made inquiries as to the reason
for the eviction, the landlords at
torney informed my investigator
that Mr.. x made trouble in the
house by distributing leaflets and
Daily Worker" Furthermore, the
landlords lawyer also made an at
tempt to charge us by $50 and
unless you pay" said he, eve will
evict you'll" Through the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, we served pa
pers upon the landlords lawyer to
appear in court. Suddenly, how
ever, the lawyer remembered a mis-
take he had made and settled with
us forthwith.
1t is noteworthy that after a dis
cussion of over two and a half hours
on Communist principles. the land
lords attorney and his friend, an
other lawyer, requested lis to send
them Communist literature, the
same kind Of literature for which
they were ready to help the land
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
LW.O. Plans AUTUMN Outing
To Aid TubercuIar Members
Attractive Week-End at Camp KinderLond Viii
Provide Necessary Funds For Order

The International Workers Order
provides a special benefit for those
of our members who are attacked
by the most vicious of all proletarian
diseases-by tuberculosis. The Order
recognizes that its regular sick benz
eft provisions are insufficient.
Therefore members who are found
to suffer from tuberculosis of the
lungs are entitled to $40 per week
sick benefit for a period of fully six
months.
In spite of this provision our Order
is confronted with the fact that
some of its tubercular members still
require rest and medical attention
after the six months period. This
help cannot be provided out of the
treasury OF the Order without a Sc
rious increase of the dues. A serious
increase of the dues is impossible.
The ability of the workers to pay
dues is too much limited by unem-
ployment, wage cuts, etc.
Our Order is therefore compelled
to make efforts to raise funds by
other means and to help these COM
rades. One of these means will be
a grand outing of the I. w. o. of
New York and vicinity on Septem-
Der T. Camp Kinderland is the OBJ
ject of the outing. Comrades par
ticipating in the outing can either
spend the week end, that is, Satur-
day, September 8, and Sunday, Sep
TENDER 9, or they can add to that
weekend the Jewish New Year and
end the outing on September IL.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for this outing. Dramatic pre-
sensations are being prepared. Con-
certs, banquets and other enter
tainments are provided for The
branches of the Order and any
workers organizations who desire to
show their solidarity with these eff
forts Of our Order are invited to
organize groups of members of theil
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
PARTY LIFE

Speaking of the coming elections
in his summary at the 9th Con-
vention, Comrsde Browder said:
"We still underestimate the
value Of revolutionary parlia-
mentsrisr,. We are at moment
when it is possible for large
masses to swing over vary quickly
to the support Of the Communist
Party, especially in the Congress
sional elections. There Is there
fore no utopianisn in sugg esting
the possibility of many successful
candidates If we work correctly
and if VIC make scrioI1 cam
paign. But the condition Of sue
cess is a serious campaign"
How is this being realized in
Missouri?
On June 10th there was dis
trict plenum, at which plans were
laid for the campaign Within a
week after this all of the declara-
ton papers of the candidates were
in. The district election campaign
committee was charged with the
responsibility Of getting out the
petition blanks. There was to be a
tour of two leading comrades for
the purpose of bringing the cam
paign to the entire membership and
the masses around the Party.
It is now two months after the
plenum and there are no petition
lists. There has been no comrade
from the center. Except for formal
letters to the candidates and tech
nical letters to the sections, no
guidance is given. This is important
when we remember that all OF
those who vote in the primaries
will not be eligible to sign our
nomination papers.
The above statement of Comrade
Browder certainly applies to Mis-
souri, where corrupt machine
controlled by Pendergast in Kansas
City has earned the disgust of the
masses, including large sections of
the petty bourgeoisie. The National
Youth Movement (Fusionist) in the
city elections rallied around itself
most of the disconnected elements.
Among these were many honest
Negro and white workers seeking a
means of expressing their hostility
to the bosS-controlled machine. In
this situation the Congressional
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
Daily Worker Helps in
Organization Work of
Florida Workers L'gue
NV a Worker CORRESPONDENT

BY worker Correspondent
TAMPA, Fla.-I am President of
the Central Committee of the
Florida Federated Workers League
here in Tampa, Local No. 2.
I read the Daily Worker every
day, which I receive from friend
of mine here who is subscriber.
He passes them to me, and I in turn
pass them on to my comrades. 1
get so much good out of them.
We have been organizing here
for the past two years, against the
damn rotten capitalist system we
are living under. We had our first
State Convention in April this year.
We have joined hands, both white
and colored. So far we have had
coed success, but we are handi-
cappsd on funds.
Our State Vice-President, D. M.
Benson received a copy OF the P.o-
ceedings of the Third National
Convention against Unemployment,
held in Washington Dec. = Feb.
3, 4, 5, 1884. I have just finished
reading them. Our organization is
behind them 100 per cent. We
want to affiliate with the I. L. D.
We must have one big union. We
have our first strike on now.
We have to work very careful
here in the South as you know
What we need here is some good
speakers. We have seven locals
in this country, with 10000 mem
bers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
Brooklyn Paper Bag Workers
Shackled by Company Union

was no work He was afraid if we
had Local lot that we would keep
on fighting for still better conditions
in the shop. So it looks like he
fooled most of the shop committee
and got them to do his job to force
us cut of Local lot and out of the
international Brotherhood of Pulp,
Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers,
and to make a separate shop union.
This new organization isn't any
thing else but a company union
The people in the shop aren't in
terested in this new kind of organ
ization. They show this by not pay
ing much dues and by most of them
staying away from the meetings.
The last meeting on Aug. 4th
showed that we have a company
union in our place because all we
were asked to do was make good
work"-and we do pretty good work
anyway-and we weren't told what
to do to make things better for
us.
We felt pretty free when we were
in Local LOT, and now everyone is
quiet and is afraid to talk because
he might get fired for no reason
at all. No one liked the idea when
two workers we're fired recently, but
we couldn't do much about it be-
cause the organization is really
controlled by the bosses.
We want Local 107 to keep On
giving us good advice and to help
us. We need Local LOT now more
than ever We think the shop people
have CUTS and they'll wake up pretty
soon and do what they are sup
posed to.
1t would be very good thing for
us to attend the meetings of Local
lot when they ask us.
"A Group of Workers in the
Brooklyn Standard Paper Bag Co.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
PARTY LIFE
Missouri Comrades Must Not
Neglect Election Campaign
Communist Section Organiser Urges Closer
Check-Up and Guidance, More Petitions

elections have special significance
for us.
But it seems that the comrades
are too busy with Party" and
union" work to give any attention
to the development Of the election
campaign. The former members Of
the State Committee are not drawn
into the work. The many SYM
pathizers who would work in the
elections are not utilized for this
work. The workers who would be
organized through the circulation
Of the petitions are not reached.
If there are to be Communist
candidates at all in the coming cleo
lions in Missouri there will have to
be an about face in the activity.
u A functioning state apparatus
will have to be established for coll
lection Of signatures and the handl-
ing of blanks;
q One comcade will have to be
released from the center for accom-
plisling this and the other neces-
Safy WORK.
81 There must be a closer check
up and guidance throughout the
campaign by the District Commit
tee, guiding the Sections and units.
A Popular agitational material,
dealing with the political situation
in the state will have to be gotten
out.
The comrades in the lower COM
mittees need the leadership of the
DC. in applying revolutionary par
liamentarism in the situation in
Missouri. Let us go forward to care
rying out the line of the 9th Con-
vention in the elections.
A, w. B., Sec. Org.