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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
HOLD WOMAN, four
MEN FOR KIDNAPPING
PHYSICIANS Wife Indicted in
Connection With Abduc-
ton OF Doctor

st. Louis, March l3.-(R)-Mrs. Mel
lie Upton Muench. wife Of DR.. Lud-
wig o. Muenct. physician, and four
men were indicted at surburbau Clay
ton Tuesday on . charge Of kidnapping
Dr.. I. D. Kelley for ransom April 20.
1891.
The men are Felix Mcdonald. for
mer convict; Bart Davit. who was In
dicted with Mcdonald on q charge Of
attempting TO kidnap . st. Louis man,
but was acquitted: Angelo Roegrant,
salesman, and John G. johnson, Negro
tenant on farm where DR.. Kelley
was held captive afte1 he MAS lured
from his home on q fake sick call.
Mrs. Muench was widely known In
st. Louis q proprietor Of IN exclusive
dress shop which went bankrupt IN
1928 with . loss Of $4,000 to creditors.
The indictment followed IN alleged
expose OF the kidnapping BY Ad0lph
Fielder, . 300-pound former justice Of
the peace In Maplewood, suburb. Ia
. detailed story Fielder implicated Z
woman and eight men. three Of whom
have been killed In gang 1euds.
FEEDERS story was that : woman
was the real brains behind the KID
mapping Of DR.. Kelley. who waa
wealthy and prominent IN sc. Louis
social circles. The former Justice Of
the peace said shei conceived the plot
and selected Ksaey 8 the Victim.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
ASK INSTALLATION
OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Safety and Courtesy Committee
investigating Cost Of
stop-and-co Signs

Investigation into cost Of traffic
signals Of the stop-and-go type are
being made by the Safety and Court
esy Auto Drivers committee Of the
Bismarck chamber Of commerce, ap-
pointed recently. When the data re-
garding installation and costs are
secured the committee will discuss the
matter adoption Of the signals with
the city commission.
The committee expects to urge the
installation Of automatic signals on
streets carrying the heaviest traffic
IN m effort to cut down the number
Of accidents In Bismarck.
Il WAS poioted out that there have
been 81 accidents reported to the
police department during the last
three years. At the last term Of dis
trict court. which lasted II days, nine
and quarter days were occupied
With personal injury and damage
cases caused BY automobile accidents,
according to statistics prepared BY
the committee.
Attention was called to m accident
late last fall, caused wholly by traffic
conditions, which resulted In the In
jury Of . woman who Is stu In local
hospital. This was only one Of sew.
ersl similar accidents that have oc-
CURED during the last year, It was
pointed out.
Walter Renden. representing the
Kiwanis club, and Fred Peterson rep
reseuting the Lions club. met with
tho committee. Il Is planned 20
secure the cooperation OF N service
clubs, lodges, schools and churches
n m effort to prevent accidents /
Bismarck ana vicinity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
CANADIANS Avn AIT I
PLAN FOR CUTTING
wheat PRODUCTION
Expect Legislation Outlining
Manner for Conforming to
World Agreement

Winnipeg. March l3.-(ReWheat
farmers in three prairie provinces lis
tened Tuesday for information from
their legislatures on which to base
farming operations for 1884. Tenta-
tive legislation outlining the manner
in which Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba will cooperate in adjusting
Canada's wheat production to world
consumption was expected.
Indications were that compulsory
reduction Of acreage to carry out the
Of the London wheat agree
ment would not be required. The
London conference agreed on world
quota for export Of SEQ .000. 900 bushels.
Canada'S allotment was placed ct
200 O00, 900 bushels.
Government leaders were silent con-
the prospective legislation. It
was intimated provision would be
made for setting up Z western market
ing board to have control over grain
deliveries 1t country elevators.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
AUSTRIA DISTURBED
BY LATEST EVENTS
DoItfuss, Leaving for italy, Acts
to Curb Power Of Heinz
wehr Leaders

Vienna, March 13.-(P)-The pace
Of events in Austria quickened sud-
denly Tuesday as Chancellor Engel-
bert Dollfuss sped toward Rome to
confer with Premiers Mussolini Of
Italy and Goemboes Of Hungary.
Just before he departed. the little
chancellor-who also IS minister Of
defense and minister Of foreign affairs
handed the portfolio of defense to
Prince Observation-Disclosures. who
until then had been only under-secre-
tary for defense.
This move strengthened the princes
position in respect to Vice Chancellor
Emil Fey. who otherwise would far
outrank the under secretary.
simultaneously with the significant
promotion significant because Fey Is
. leading figure in the Fascist Heinz
wehr and there are all manner Of ru-
mors regarding what the Heimwehr
may do In Dollfuss' absence-unveri-
fled reports circulated In Vienna con-
corning new troop movements.
In general, the reports were to the
effect that large contingents Of the
regular army were massing between
Vienna and Czechoslovakian border
where Fey lately has been concentrate
Ing Heimwehr troops thome guards
men,
This rumor in turn gave birth to two
conflicting reports-one Of develop
ments on the Czechnslovakian side Of
the border. which caused anxiety here,
and the other that Prince Schonberg-
Hartenstein was safeguarding Vienna
against possible Heiimwehr march on
the capital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
Grangaard Named to
Reserve Bank Board

Minneapolis, March l3.-(H-M. o.
orangaard, vice president Of the First
National Bank Of Minneapolis, Nom
day was elected . class A director
OF the Minneapolis Federal Reserve
bank. He succeeds Paul ]. Leenau.
0rangaard will servo the remainder
OF Leeman's term, ending Dec. 81.
1884. As . class A director, Gran
gard will represent member banks
Of the ninth district whose capital
and surplus total 100000 q more
each. \
Born at Willmar II 1885. 0rangaard
until 1921 was engaged II banking u
Valley City and Rogers, N. p. Then
he came TO Minneapolis . secretary
Of the northwest division Of the War
Finance corporation. In 1919 he
Joined the First National bank - an
assistant vice president.
{ During 1924 0ransaard served O.
vice president Of the Agricultural
Credit corporation. Ii 1928 he re-
turned to the bank and In lo2e M
elected vice president.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
Find Rye Imported
Without Extra Levy

Warrington, March 13.-(AP)-A
thus far unapplied clause In the 1880
tariff act Is causing several cabinet
members Z bit Of worry, especially IN
the Light Of President Roo0evelt;s new
reciprocal treaty request.
The Hawley -Smoot clause IN qles-
ton provides that when products
produced under q bounty system In
foreign countries are imported into
the United States IN additional duty
equal to the bounty shah Be. collected.
Il was shown Tuesday, however.
that Poland has been shipping So
cent bounty rye to the United States
and selling It In recent months with
out paying this added duty.
Officials Of the department of agri-
culture concede this influx Of rye
Just how much. u unlnown-has de-
pressed American grain prices "a
some extent. IN reliable quarters Il
= reported they have Just about
agreed with thu treasury department
that nothing should b done about
Il Immediately. especially Ia TIE facl
of ptupoeed downward revistQns d
tariffs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
81 Counties Pushing
Corn-HOg All0tnents

Fargo, N. D., March Is. ~ @ -
Thirty counties, including most
Of North Dakota's major corn and
hog producing sections, are In various
stages Of oorn-hog adjustment drives,
according to . report submitted to
the agricultural adjustment admin
istration headquarters In Warrington
Monday by N. D. German, supervision
Of wheat and corn-hog campaigns for
the N. .. A. G. extension service.
A total Of 1856 coEn-hog contracts
had been signed up to the end Of last
week Ia - counties where signup
meetings had been held BY county
agricultural agents In charge. Cor
man reported. In these counties 2l4
signup meetings were held.
Information submitted BY the
agents indicate 240.5el acres a corn
and 203,32l hogs are represented BY
the farms already signed up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
DEMOCRAT LEADERS
CONFIDENT MEASURE
Will MEET DEFEAT
Say Upper Branch viii Kill Pro.
posaI Despite POS to 125
Vote in House
.sEAwAY TREATY IN ISSUE
Opponents Confident 40 Pro.
posed Pact With Canada
Nears Decision

washington, March 13.-R)-Dem-
ocratic leaders expressed confidence
Tuesday that the 1920. 900 900
"greenback bonus" bill will never
reach President Roosevelt's desk.
Although the house passed the
measure late Monday by the thump-
ing margin Of 295 to las, the admins
tration chieftains said the senate will
kill it. The president plans to veto
the bill II it gets to him.
Tuesday the senate was less worried
about the bonus issue than about the
st. Lawrence, which President Roo6e-
welt favors. Even Democratic leaders
conceded the president might suffer
a major defeat when the ballot Is
called Wednesday.
I'VE will not know conclusively I'M
til the vote Is TAKEN" said Robinson
of Arkansas, the Democratic 1loor
leader.
Opponents Of the seaway treaty as
serted it would not even gain ma
jority, much less the two-thtrds re-
uuired to ratify. Proponents chal-
lenged this, but would make no pre-
dictions Of their own.
Despite its actions Of Monday. the
house still had q veterans problem
on its hands Tuesday. This Is the in
dependent offices bill. laden with
senate amendments calling for 1884,
o0O 600 ia expeditures for veterans
and federal workers.
Send Bill to Conference
House Democrats voted in caucus to
bind their membership to send the
measure to q senate house conference
without instructing the conferees.
Immediately after the caucus. how
ever, more than three score Demo-
Gratis excused themselves from being
bound thus. They said they had pre-
vious commitments.
AS for the bonus Issue, senate lead
ers pointed out that 1t had twice been
defeated In that branch this session,
once by q voice vote and later by "a
to "a.
On the st. Lawrence issue, 1t ap-
peared probable that the senate would
talk about little else until the vote Is
taken Wednesday afternoon.
Numerous reservations have been
introduced into the treaty and much
OF the fight oenters around them.
Senator Robinson said he doubted II
any friends Of the treaty would vote
for any Of the pending reservations
that subsequently affected" the pact.
Under the procedure in force Tues
day, no new reservations or amend
ments could be offered after the sen.
ate met. No senator could speak more
than once or longer than 20 minutes
on the treaty itself or more than 10
minutes on any reservation Of amend
ment.
The roll call on final passage Of the
bill showed the following vote by
representatives from northwest states.
Minnesota the bill, Hoidale,
Chase, Arens. Johnson. Kvale, Lun-
deem, Shoemaker. Knutson. Against
--ChristianSon.
North Dakota-For the bill, Lemke
and Sinclair.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
Missing CANISTER
FOUND MURDERED IN
SUBURB OF CHICAGO
Ice Wagon connors, Touhy
Aide, Apparently Taken
for Final Ride
BODY WAS BADLY BATTERED
Penny Pressed Into Dead Hand
Expresses Contempt Of
cangland SIayers

Chicago. March Charles
ice Wagon" Connors, one Of the
Touhy gangsters long hunted for the
kidnapping Of John Factor. was found
shot to death In q remote section Of
the southwest side Tuesday.
The body. shot twice through the
chest. the head battered In with bull
lets, and another wound through the
arm. lay unidentified several hours
while officers tried to compare the
features With those Of the hunted
gangster.
Identification finally was made by
fingerprints.
In Connor's gloved hand his killers
had pressed . penny, their symbol Of
contempt.
Capt. Daniel Gilbert, chief Of the
states attorneys detectives, expressed
q theory he had been done away for
refusing to contribute his share Of the
loot toward the gangs defense.
His was the second killing among
his fellows since the gang roundup
began last summer at Elkhorn, Wis,
WAACA 1SO8S4 AOO4Ay 01AO OCVCA04 VOA1e
federates were captured. Jimmy
Trouble" Trtbble was killed In q labor
fight last year.
Four Of them were tried and &C
quilted at st. Paul Of the william
Halnm. Jr., kidnapping, and after the
acquittal Willie sharkey hanged him
self rather than face trial at Chicago
for kidnapping. s.. g
Three Of the gang-Roger Touhy,
Albert Kator and Gus Shaefer-were
convicted recently and sent to Joliet
prtson-for 80 years to pay for their
$4,000 snatch" Of Factor. Edward
Father Tom" McFadden, the elderly
member Of the mob, was turned loose
acquitted by direct verdict Of the
court during the first Factor trail,
when the jury disagreed.
Another Of the gang was on trial
Tuesday for the same crime: Basil
Hugh Banghart. And chief among
the witnesses against him were Isaac
Co6tner and Buck" Henrichsen, two
Of the Touhy aides who turned
against their gang.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
PETER RENNICK'S
Pigs TAKE Time OF
CITY COMMISSION
Refuse to Rebate Fine Assessed
Against Him for violat-
ing Ordinance

Peter Rennick and his pigs AGAIN
occupied the attention Of the city
commission at Its meeting Tuesday
evening.
Some time ago Rennick was fined
SIS In Judge Edward 8. Aliens court
for keeping pigs within the city limits
In violation Of an ordinance, and he
wanted the money back.
At meeting Of the commission two
weeks ago the commission refused to
listen to his plea.
Monday night he appeared with 1
number Of. propositions. First b
wanted the SIS fine applied on hia
taxes. This was refused.
Then he came up with another
scheme. Some time ago he had paid
SO on an option to buy q pump, mo-
tor and platform for the motor, from
the waterworks department. He was
to get possession when he completed
the deal BY paying $65 additional. He
csked the commission to credit the
$l5 on the purchase price Of the pump.
After heated arguments with men,
bers Of the commission, In which
pumps, pigs, hog cholera. and other
matters were discussed, the commits
sion refunded his SO payment on the
pump and babe Rennick be gone.
Protests Examination
Ralph Forsythe, local plumber, who
has had his troubles with the city
commission and the board of plumb
ing examiners. appeared and protest.
ed that his latest examination for a
master plumbers license was unfairly
conducted. The examination took
place on March 3 and Forsythe said
he was flunked on questions that were
designed to trick him.
He wanted the commission to re-
view the examination papers with the
examining board present, so he could
prove he had passed the quiz. The
members protested that none OF its
members were qualified to pass on
the papers and countered with q pro-
posal to send the papers, city ordi-
nance and everything connected with
the matter to an engineering school
for q review,
Forsythe rejected this offer unless
the papers Of all other applicants who
had passed were also sent. The COM
mission finally took the matter under
a6visement.
A request for scaling down Of tax
assessments by Mrs. John Bashara
was refused upon recommendation Of
CITY Assessor John Graham who re-
viewed the assessment Of her prop
erty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
SIX PERSONS DEAD
AS FIRES RAGE IN
INDIANA, new YORK
Mother and Three Children Are
Holocaust Victims When
Flames Raze Home
FATHER ABSENT At WORK
Two Negro Women Leap to
Death IN Gotham Tenement;
Boy Is Injured

NY AuC ASDOCa0V60 xESO0J
Six persons were dead Tuesday In
fire tragedies, q mother and three
children at Indianapolis, Ind, and
two negro women in New York City.
Victims In the Indianapolis holo-
caust were Mrs. Edna Smith and her
three children, who were trapped in
their blazing home shortly after the
father Of the family had left to 60 to
work.
The New York victims were trap
ped on the fourth story OF q blazing
tenement and jumped to their deaths
as the flames licked at them after
retreat by . stairway had been cut
of.
The women, Mrs. Mary Blake, s.,
and her daughter, Mary, II, leaped
to the sidewalk and were instantly
killed. Calvin White. 10-year- old
grandson Of the elder woman, was
tossed out window by the women
before they leaped and was injured
SO severely that he may die.
Twenty families were made home
less as the fire destroyed the five
story old Law tenement on Edge
combe Avenue in upper Harlem.
The fire was the fifth to strike q
New York tenement building In the
last month. Is persons having per-
ished in the previous blazes. Lang
don w. Post, tenement house COM
missioner, who watched the firemen
put down the flames Tuesday, COM
mented that the building was "just
another one of those old places"
Firemen said that, had the wom-
en- waited minute more, they could
have been taken safely down. The
firemen assisted about 100 persons
from the building. About 20 were
taken to hospitals for treatment Of
minor injuries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
Plan Nine Routes
On Airmail System

Washington, March l3.-(Re
An army airmail system modified
to nine routes In the interests Of
safety was traced across . map Of
the country Tuesday.
The new schedule, to be flown
after the war department ire
leases" army fuers from . stay
battle-ground order, Is as follows:
Boston to New York: New York
to San Francisco VIC Chicago ana
Salt Lake City: New York to
Jacksonville: Washington to At
lanta: Chicago to Dallas via Kan
sas City and st. Louis: Salt Lake
City to Seattle: Salt Lake to San
Diego via Los Angeles: Cheyenne
to Denver: and Chicago to 81.
Paul.
Other routes may be added lat
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
OHIO Police HEAR
D|LL|NCER PLANNING
RAID ON Lima JAIL
Rumors Fly as Many Signs
Point to Presence Of Jail
Breaking Desperate

Lima, O., March 13.-(R)-A growing
apprehension that John Dillinger.
whiting jail breaker, may dare to
lead q raid to free an imprisoned pal.
made trigger fingers nervous in Ohio
Tuesday.
Several signs pointed to the posi-
bility that Dillinger may be bent on
Harry Pierpont, doomed
from the county Jail here.
Pierpont helped free Dillinger from
the same jail last Oct. IL, Staying
Sheriff Jess Sarber in the act, and
Dtllinger undoubtedly would like to
return the favor.
Besides that, there were these in
dications:
/. The disappearance Of q Leipsic,
Ohio, woman. Police said she Is known
to have communicated with one OF
three Dillinger henchmen held here.
2. The brief announcement Of
Judge T. z. Everett, I'VE have receiv-
ed direct word that Dillinger Is on his
way here with armed men,
8. Recurrent alarms concerning au-
tomobiles supposed to carry Dillinger.
The trial Of Charles Makley, held
here with Pierpont and Russell Clark
for the staying Of Sheriff Sarber,
proceeded Tuesday with the selection
Of q jury. Pierpont has already been
and Clark's case comes up
later
The person most earnestly sought
was the Leipsic woman, at whose home
nix members Of the Dillinger mob visit
ed shortly before the sarber Staying.
Officials were unable 70 trace her.
Police Captain John Siege said Ia
Chicago he was informed Dillinger
and 4 woman companion stopped Il
Indianapolis Monday. asking direc-
tiQns to Lima from q Negro woman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-13
CONGRESSMAN TOLD
CHICAGO SPOKANE
ROUTE IS FAVORED
Aim Is to Maintain Practically
All Routes Used Before
Cancellation
STUDY COMMITTEE NAMED
lindbergh and Other Notablea
to Aid IN check.Up Of
Army Activities

Washington, March l3.-(R-Addi-
ton Of two new airmail routes to
those operated before the general
contract cancellation Is contemplated
by the postoffioe department.
Harllee Branch, second assistant
postmaster general, told the house
postoffice committee Tuesday that
lines from Chicago to Spokane and
from Billings to Fl Paso were plan
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ned under tho $4,000, 900 appropria-
ton asked for the fiscal year start.
ing July l.
Practically all the old routes would
be maintained.
II am quite sure" he said. that
at least IS per cent Of the routes In
operation on February 10 would be
included in the air map We make up."
Branch's outline Of plans under
private operation followed appoint
ment by Secretary Dern Of commit
tee, including Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, to study the armys carrying
the mail. and to suggest improve
mentS.
Chairman Mead (Dem., N. " sug-
gested to Branch the possibility Of
limiting all airplane mileage to, say,
$1,000 miles In order to prevent UNI
controlled expansion.
VIII Follow Old Plan
Branch said he could understand
that allowing q wide open system Of
extension might be open to criticism
in principle, but assured the commit
tee that In mapping out the routes
the department would follow largely
those previously in existence.
Meanwhile the army,s high COM
mand double-checked all safety fac
tors Tuesday before giving the word
go" to its mail fliers.
The order to resume flying the mails
was withheld temporarily, not only to
insure against more fatal crashes, but
to await word Of personnel shifts.
There was some difference In pre-
dictionS as to when the fighting bird
men, grounded by President Roose-
velt's stop order, would take to the air
with the sacks again. Postal officials
said probably" before nightfall. Army
officers indicated Wednesday or the
next day would be better prediction.
At the capitol there was . conflict
over the administrations plans for the
permanent return Of airmail to priv
ate concerns.
Members Of the house postoffice
committee, which resumed hearings
Tuesday morning on such permanent
legislation, said 1t appeared that q ma
jority now stands against the admin
istration proposal to pay private oper.
ators on q space" basis.
Favors Poundage Basis
The committee, at the end Of an
airmail investigation that extended
over two years, decided that the best
solution IS to pay on poundage basis.
Although the senate postoffice COM
mittee also resumed hearings on the
permanent airmail legislatiou TU0S.