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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
WELLKNOWNFARMER
OF sims DIES HERE
Johan Larson, World War We.
teran, Was Relative Of
Bismarck Women

Johan Larson. 38-year -old farmes
OF Sims, N. D., died at local hospital
at 1885 p. m. Tuesday. He was q vet
eran OF the World war, having been
q first class private in the heavy ar
tillery. He was discharged from the
army in February, 1919. He was .
member of John Repstorff post
American Legion, at New Salem.
The deceased leaves his mother,
who lives at Sims, and the followina
brothers and sisters: Jacob Larson.
Tacoma, Wash: Martin Larson, Man
dan, N. D.; Hjalmar Larson, Dickin-
son, N. D., and Mrs. A. w. 0ustafson,
Glendive, Mont. Mrs. Fred 8wenson.
416 Thayer avenue. Bismarck; Mrs
Thomas Asbridge, 6l3 Third st., Bis
marck, and Mrs. Charles SwenSon OF
Sims, N. D., are cousins.
He was born at Sims, n. D., March
IL. 1896, and attended the public
school there.
Funeral services will be held from
the farm home at Sims at D. M, and
at p. m. from the Lutheran church
at Sims. Rev. Carl q. Nelson viii
have charge Of the services. Burial
will be In the Sims cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
GOVERNOR ASSERTS
HE WILL WELCOME
TRIAL ON CHARGES
Declares Accusation Of Grand
Jury Is Absurd; Says He
Helped Poor
WILLING TO PAY PENALTY
Claims Big Business Seeks HE
Removal to Stop Mora
toria Enforcement

Responding Wednesday to q requesA
by the Associated Press, made Monday
night for a statement upon his in
dictment by federal grand jury ut
Fargo, Governor LANCER said:
Il appreciate the invitation Of the
Associated Press to make statement
upon my indictment. After becoming
candidate for governor and since
my inauguration. have been sued in
civil actions four separate times, oil
OF which terminated in my favor. I
consider the present criminal action in
the same category. The charge that
have interfered with the proper
administration Of any federal depart
ment is absurd, unless my attempts
to get the poor people Of this state
sufficient food, seed, clothing and feed
for their livestock is considered such
under some new congressional law.
AS far as am concerned, there will be
no suffering Of the people or starving
OF horses Of cattle II I can help It.
With reference to the conspiracy
charge. the quicker this is brought on
for trial the better I will like It. We
are ready for trial now.
The big business interests know
that as long as am governor, unit,
We have good crops and fair prices
the moratoria are going to remain in
full effect, even though have to keep
on calling out guardsmen three times
a day, as did last Saturday. AS gov
ernor, I am not going to permit evic-
tions or oppression Of debtors, whether
they are farmers or small business
men, and If the only way the big BUSH
ness interests figure they can get rid
Of the moratoria Is to remove me, they
are right. knew the penalty, that
would be inflicted when I declared the
moratoria and am fully prepared to
pay it.
Il want the people Of the United
States to know that North Dakota Is
IN the midst of political campaign,
the primary election occurring on
June 9th. I believe, regardless OF
what the big business interests may
do. that will be renominated In june
and reelected in November, on the
Republican ticket"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
Recover Four Bodies
From Airplane Wreck

Lewisville. Tex, April ls.-tRN
Four charred bodies, those Of two
men and two women, Wednesday were
freed from the twisted wreckage Of =
cabin plane that carried its occupants
to t death IN : forced landing nine
miles northwest Of here late Tuesday
night.
TWO farmers who witnessed the
tragedy, aided by neighbors. lifted
the bodies Of the occupants from the
cooling steel Of the demolished plane.
The bodies were placed Ia the soggy
mud beside the plane to await ar
rival Of Z truck 49, the only possible
means Of traversing the country lana
between the scene Of the crash and
Lewisville.
The dead are:
Harry Fowler. 50. pilot: Jack Poole,
%: Lillian Rose. 10: Ill Of Dallas. and
m unidentified woman.
Airport officials said the party Of
four left Love Field. Dallas, shortly
after 10 p. M. for - local spin"
Fowler Was . World War pilot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
Payne To Be Chairman
OF District Contests

W. H. Payne, principal Of Bismarck
high school, viii be director for the
district 3 and . high school music
and defamation contests which viii
be held In Bismarck next Tuesday.
/ Prof. John =. Howard Of the Uni
versity Of North Dakota music depart
ment win Judge preliminary music
contests. Judges Of the defamation
contests win b named By Mr.. Payne.
Over las state high schools have
entered the various district eltmina-
tion contests In music and declau1a-
ton which are being held In prepara-
tion foe the annual State High School
wesk = the university q Grand
Eor1y May 10-l0.
winners Of high school contests ii
commercial fields win 90 direct to
the state festival without entering
district competition - In former years.
Junior Playmaker organizations also
Win enter the state event without any
elimination contests.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
NATIONS WARNED BY
JAPAN SHE IS BOSS
IN ASlA'S TROUBLES
Spokesman Says She Will Meet
Force With Force II Need
ed to Keep Peace
SETS SELF UP AS JUDGE
Will Alone Determine What Poll
cies Are Good or Bad for
Big Neighbor

Tokyo, April 18.-(P)-A foreign Of
flee spokesman said Wednesday that
Japan Is prepared to meet force with
force II necessary to preserve peace In
East Asia.
OF course, he said in discussing
Japan's restated China policy, Nippon
will be guided in the application Of
her policy Of responsibility for tran
GUILTY. In East Asia by the circum-
stances.
But Japan herself may be COM
PEELED to resort to force" the spokes-
man added, II foreign efforts to dis
turb peace In East Asia" are sup
ported forcefully.
In this connection he made plain
that Japan-and Japan alone-will
determine whether foreign efforts to
help China really imperil peace. He
said fatty:
1T is our responsibility. We must
be the judges"
He declined to say whether he re-
ferred to such matters as the United
States wheat and cotton loan to
China and the activities Of American
aviators selling planes and training
Chinese filters.
There was q furry Of excitement
among foreign diplomats after the
revelation Tuesday Of the draft OF
the "restatement and Qualification" Of
Japan's policy toward China. It Il
| IN the hands of Foreign Minister
Koki Hirota for final approval.
wednesday the diplomats rushed to
their governments more detailed In
formation concerning the full import
Of the declaration. They interpret 1t
generally as q "hands off China"
policy aimed at western nations. They
see It a. SURPRISING even the broadest
claims made under the Monroe doc
trine.
Bold headlines introduced the
statement to Tokyo Wednesday, pro-
claiming:
Japan will not permit other pow
ers to ALLEVIATE Japan and China"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
ROOSEVELT HOPES
TO END ARGUMENTS
DIVIDING CONGRESS
President Opens Conference
Designed to Bring Peace
to Potomac

Washington, April 1S-(F-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is opening series OF
conferences seeking to bring an end
to congressional controversy over GER
tain legislation.
Silver is one question calling for
decision. The labor board is another.
Proponents of each will confer with
the president Thursday and hear how
far he will 60 on these propositions
at this session.
The general determination to adj
journ congress by mid-May has left
only the tax, reciprocal tariff and
stock exchange control bills definitely
on the must" list.
The president has indicated his will
ingness to umpire controversies which
are delaying action on legislation he
believes is vital.
In a conference at the White House
Tuesday Representative Mcleod (Rep.
Mich) urged the merits of his bill to
pay off depositors in closed banks
but it was indicated Wednesday that
the president IS opposed to the bill.
Wagner Is Hopeful
Senator Wagner CDem. N. W how
ever left the executive offices conf
dent that some notifications in his
bill to make the national labor board
permanent and outlaw company
dominated unions would bring pass
age at this session.
Senator King Dem. Utah) will lead
group Of advocates for rehabilita-
ton Of silver to the presidents desk
Thursday.
Roosevelt is keeping close eye also
on the conference between the senate
and house over the $480, 900 900 reven-
ue bill. His views In working out q
compromise probably will be sought
and prevail.
Roosevelt is expected in congress
sional quarters soon to recommend
establishment of federal mortgage
associations to lend to individuals
wanting to construct or modernize
their homes.
AS reported by Rep. Smith, dem.
Wash0 the new plan would allow
construction loans up to 80 per cent
Of the value Of the mortgaged prop
erty and run for 20 years at per
cent.
Home modernization loans would
bear the same interest, be limited to
q $500 minimum and $4,000 maximum,
for repayment over 10 years on month
" or quarterly basis.
The plan embraces federal mu-
tual mortgage insurance corporation
to insure mortgages covering the prop
erty on which loans would be made by
the federal associations.
| The latter would have 100000
| federal capital each, with power to
issue bonds up to IS times the capital
all bonds to be covered by the insur-
ance corporation. The home loan
bank board would charter the associa-
tions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
NRA REVIEW BOARD
EXPECTED TO RAP
JOHNSON'S ACTIONS
Body Headed by barrow to As
sail Monopolies and Harm
TO Small Business

New York, April lS.-(R-The Her
aid Tribune's washington CORES
pondent says Wednesday that opera
ton Of the national recovery act un-
der Hugh 8. johnson y criticised
In q preliminary report COM
pleted for President Roosevelt by the
advisory review board on MIRA codes
Clarence Darrow, noted criminal
lawyer, heads the board.
1.-THE report as drafted" the Herald
Tribune dispatch says, "sets forth that
from the studies the members Of the
Darrow organization have made they
are convinced that the codes thus faI
examined are developing . monopolis-
tic trend and are doing injury to the
small industrialist and business man.
The preliminary findings are ex-
pected to be sent to the White House
this week, the Newspaper says.
The Darrow board. Of which Fred
p. Mann. ST., Of Devils Lake Is . men,
Der, was set up to check on the re.
suits Of MIRA at the insistence Of Sen
ator Gerald p. Nye, North Dakota
and Senator Borah Of Idaho.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
indian WAR VETERAN
dies HERE TUESDAY
Sam Cling, Came to 6ismarck
40 Soldier in 1876; Burial
Thursday Afternoon

Sam Cling. -. who had lived IN
Bismarck since 1915, died at the home
Of Mrs. Otto Bobzine. ~ Twelfth ct.
ct $50 p. M, Tuesday OF perntcious
anemia. He had lived alone ct his
home ct al Front ct. until last fall,
but had lived ct the Bobsine home for
the last several months following .
stroke Of paralysis.
Cling enlisted In the United States
army 1t Frankfort, KY. and was sent
70 North Dakota, where he took part
In several engagements against the
Indians. He was with the Custer ex-
petition which left Bismarck IN the
spring Of 1716. but was with General
Terry's command ct the time q the
Custer massacre at the battle Of the
Little Big Horn. He was born Oct.
5, 1855 IN New York. His wife died
March ., lo1o.
A military funeral win - bald from
tho Webb Funeral chapel at 2:3o ,,
n. Thursday. Services win b Ii
charge o. Rev. =. = Logee Of the
First Presbyterian church and the
American Legion post win fsirnish
pallbearers and . firing squad. Bur-
III win Be II et. Nary's cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
AIR firms Again
ASK court ACTION
IN CONTRACT MESS
Counsel for Four Companies
Says Cancellation Was
Arbitrary Maneuver

Washington, April 18.-(P)-Private
air companies tossed an injunction
monkey wrench into the governments
airmail machinery Wednesday.
The postoffice department replied
that it would 60 right ahead with its
plans to return the mails to private
lines.
Postal officials were taken BY sur
prise when four aviation companies,
all subsidiaries Of United Aircraft and
Transport, Inc, announced the be-
ginning Of injunction actions against
Postmaster General Farley.
The proceedings brought In the
District of Columbia supreme court
by the Boeing Air Transport, Inc.
National Air Transport, Inc, Pacific
Air Transport, and Varney Airlines,
will be directed against the postmas-
ter general as an individual.
Harllee Branch, second assistant
postmaster general In charge Of air.
mail, said:
viii Receive New Bids
prom what We can learn, there Is
nothing in these suits to deter us
from receiving the new bids and
awarding contracts"
william Donovan, counsel for the
lines. charged In . resume Of his con-
tentions that Farley arbitrarily and
In . manner contrary to law Cancelled
the contracts Of these companies
without giving them any notice or
opportunity to present the true facts.
He said they would seek damages"
but did not name any amount.
Farley had no immediate comment
on the decision.
Karl A. Crowley, solicitor for the
postoffice department, said the suits
were weak effort to evade the law
which says the United States govern
ment cannot be sued without its con-
sent"
Bids which have been solicited by
the department are returnable Thurs-
day for opening Friday noon, With
the provision that service = to COM
mence within 80 days after the con-
tracts are awarded.
Meanwhile, although the senate
turned aside from airmail matteia
Wednesday. there were reports from
Capitol Hill that not only some Re-
publicans but also q number Of Dem
ocrats were not friendly toward
President Roosevelt's new suggestion
that contracts be awarded for Z year
and that commission b formed u
study the whole problem In order K
recommend Z national air policy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
Delay Inquest Into
Death Of Gangster

St. Paul, April l8.-(R-Coroner g.
A. Ingerson announced late Tuesday
that IN inquest into the death Of Eu-
gene Green, scheduled for p. M,
Tuesday had been postponed for two
weeks at the request OF the depart
uent Of Justice.
Green. alleged gangster pal Of John
Dillinger, was shot and fatally wound
cd BY department q justice operatives
April 3 outside : hideout.
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So, 245,Oo0

xOt3l ssssssssss. sv~ts1~sVVV
Approximately $1,000 applications
were received by the feed relief office
and 5000 were granted relief after
Investigation Of need had establish-
ed its necessity, Wilson said.
Relief was graduated according to
the sire Of the herd Of livestock or the
flood Of poultry. It was found that
by granting livestock relief, the farm
or would very often not need human
relief, O. the income from cows or
poultry would frequently take care
Of al the family requirements, he
declared.
While the state livestock feed relief
director had to formulate rules and
regulations TO conduct the work Of
his department. the government al-
lowed him to change regulations to
make them workable In North Dakota,
Wilson said.
Guests Of the club included Z. r.
Rice. and A. H. Laasaw. Minneapolis:
Neal i. Williams, Fargo: John p.
Dennis, and Conrad Olson, 81. Paul:
B. q. Refvesa, Bismarck: =. J. o,Keefe
and Dean =. G. Harrington. Grand
Forks: ". h. Sedin. ST. Paul: and
Z. 9. Killen, llinot.
Vice President J. p. French pre-
sided IA the absence Of President
Constans. J. p. French, q. T. Dull
lum, John Peterson, James Tremble
Dr.. George Constans, Charles r. Rob.
srtson and Andrew Weinberger wer(
elected members q Tho board Of direc.
| tors.
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New York, April 18.-(R-A CAM
paign to rebuild the Republican par
ty along liberal lines was launched
Wednesday after an attack on the
policies Of President Roosevelt by his
cousin, Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
THE so-called new deal Is not lib
eral and Is not new" said Colonel
Roosevelt. -. It Is reactionary and
un-American."
A leader Of the younger and politi-
cally more active element of Repub-
Ncanism, Colonel Roosevelt issued his
denunciation Tuesday night Ut his
installation Is the new president Of
the National Republican club.
With him were installed other
young Republican leaders - among
them +. Trubee Dawson, former ~
sistant secretary Of war, rs second
vice president.
Backed by the older element Of the
club. the new leadership plotted q
course Of conferences and member
ship drives to make the club . center
Of Republicanism and . major factor
In national politics.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
TRAPPED: KILLS SELF

Madison, 8. D. April lS-lF)-Your
days after his escape from the state
penitentiary at Sioux Falls, Frank
Smith. -. Of Meade county. WAS Dad
today suicide.
He killed himself With shotgun
when surrounded ~ farmers four!
miles west d Chester Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18

NEGOTIATIONS THREATENED
Paris-ln = note to Britain. France
threateus TO scrap al disarmament
negotiations unless che u accorded
security equivalent 70 that guaran-
ted under the old entente coediale.
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AND nurse
ACCUSED Of AIDING
NOTORIOUS GUNMAN
Government Claims They Treat.
ed DiIlinger's Wounds Al.
ter st. Paul Fight
HELD UNDER HEAVY BOND
Southern Banker Says Noted
Bad Man Took Part in Louis.
lana Raid Wednesday

Minneapolis. April ls-(R-Charges
Of conspiracy to harbor q fugitive -
John Dillinger, Indiana felon-were
lodged against d.. Clayton +. May
and Mrs. Gurniath Ladelle, Wednes-
day.
The physician and nurse were &C.
cused by the government Of having
treated . wound suffered by the des-
perado when he shot his way out Of
ct. Paul apartment with q machine
gun March 81.
Both were arraigned before United
States Commissioner w. T. Goddard
In st. Paul and bonds were fixed at
$4,000.
The state law requires physicians to
report Ill cases Of gunshot wounds to
authorities. Dillinger was shot in his
flight from the third floor Of the
apartment In which he had hidden
with others Of his new mob. Evelyn
Frechette, his girl friend, now in
custody In Chicago, escaped with him.
Bloodstains later attested to the
fact he was wounded before fleeing.
Two weeks ago It was known fed
eral operatives were seeking Q Min
neapolis physician who had treated
Dillinter. It was understood Dillinger
came to the physicians office un-
announced with the explanation he
had suffered the wound accidentally.
Got ~ For Work
It was reported the physician had
received $500 for treating the man
sought throughout the country by the
federal government.
Department Of justice operatives
said both the physician and nurse
had made statements to them and
that they identified the man treated
for . .gunshot wound g Dillinger.
Dr.. Mays office = In the heart Of
the downtown district where q po-
liceman Is on duty ct the corner
throughout the day. Dillinger fled
from the apartment In the forenoon
Of March 81. Whether he went d.
rectly to the physician;s office here
was conjectural.
Meanwhile officials were investi-
eating report that Dillinger was the
leader Of an armed band which raided
the Bank Of Montgomery, 30 miles
north Of Shreveport. La, Wednesday
morning.
The gang invaded the bank at $50
.. m, armed with . machine gun.
sei5ed cash and fled in . car, head
ing north toward Shreveport.
L. D. Wardlaw, president Of the
bank, advised local authorities that
the bandits were led by Q man whose
features Tailed with those Of Dillin.
ger, whose picture was hanging on
the wall Of the bank ct the time Of
the robbery.
Wardlaw said the amount Of loot
was not Immediately determined.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
MINE WAR RESUMED

Kincaid, Ill. April ls.-(RHOne
man was slain and five others were
wounded e Christian county's mine
strife, touched OF BY local eaections.
flared anew. I,
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MOCC, N. L., April l6.-Oeclafl0G
that "Hettinger county is one county
in North Dakota where we intend to
preserve some of our liberties" States
Attorney J. K. Murray Wednesday
took steps to arrest three North Da-
kota national guardsmen whom he
said were sent into Hettinger county
by Governor William LANCER to dis
possess q farmer from property he
was renting.
Murray named Captain Klinefelter,
A. Remillong and r. G. Ehlie" Of
Dickinson in the case, which promises
to have political qualifications.
According to the states attorney,
the trio from Dickinson, heavily
armed" Wednesday morning forcibly
removed q veteran farmer of this
county named Peters and hts SONS
from a farm in the northern part Of
Hettinger county.
Will Issue Warrants
Murray Wednesday afternoon was
awaiting the arrival in Mott Of Pc
tiers preparatory to issuing warrants
for the arrest Of the trio on two
charges, assault with deadly weapons
and extortion.
In the absence of declaration of
martial law, Murray said, the guards
men are powerless to take such action
and in so doing are committing both
assault and extortion.
Murray expressed confidence that
he will be able to secure convictions
Of the guardsmen.
Giving q history of the case which
resulted in the dispo6session Wednes-
day, Murray said the Bondholders
Credit Bureau Of Minneapolis secured
title to the property involved on q
mortgage about six years ago.
Sold Land ON Contract
At that time the Minneapolis firm
sold the farm under contract to Frank
Stricken, who made a down payment
toward purchase. Stricken, however.
failed to abide by the contract, the
states attorney said, and sold four
crops regardless Of the mortgages
held by the Minneapolis firm. The
Bondholders firm paid all taxes on
the property meanwhile.
Some time ago the Minneapolis
firm took court action to have the
contract with Stricken cancelled and
the court issued an execution order
when the plaintiff won its case.
A week ago Peters and his sons,
renting the farm from the Bondhold-
ers Credit Bureau. took possession of
the property. Up till Wednesday
morning they had sowed $50 acres
In wheat, when the national guards
men forced them from the farm and
restored Stricken to possession.
Victim II Nonpartisan
Explaining why he thinks politioal
ramifications may follow, Murray said
Stricken in the past always had been
an adherent Of the I. v. A. political
faction. opposed to the party now in
power and which Governor LANCER Is
presumed to represent, while Peters
q farmer in this vicinity for many
years, has been faithful member Of
the Nonpartisan League.
Murray said the same three guards
men from Dickinson have been &C.
tive In other similar cases In south
western North Dakota recently.
In Slope county. for instance, he
said, they recently dispossessed tho
sheriff Of q tractor which he was hold
ing by court order. The sheriff was or
dered to seize and hold the tractor
after the ]. !. Case Co. had won 4
foreclosure case IN the Slope county
district court. Il the tractor Is moi
returned, Murray declared, the Cas<
company likely will institute actor
to collect on bonds Of the sheriff.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-18
GUNAlANrS sMOLL' WILL
De TRIED IN ST. PAUL

chicago. April l6-(EeEvelyn
who announced she would
waive extradition to st. Paul, MIMI,
to face trial on charges Of harboring
John Dillinger. was positively identi-
fled. authorities said, q having occu-
pied IN apartment In st. Paul with
the outlaw.
Officers said that both her finger
prints and those Of Dillinger were
found On toilet articles In the place.
Meanwhile. federal authorities here
planned to question lo-year-old Ger
aldine Bailer OF Lansing, Mich. who
told Valparaiso police she was with
Dillinger when be held up the War
cav. Ind. police station recently.