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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-18

0OAAO Va VAC uC4CAAN0nGO O0Au ~ WdO.
The government showed that the
sign was placed there months after
the time that Harold Mcdonald
"blundered' into the relief offices to
demonstrate his mastery Of salesman
ship.
The defense made no rebuttal. Both
sides rested. The battle was over,
except for the final barrage Of fire
works contained In the pleas to the
jury.
Lsnier Was cool. calm. confident
as he outlined the evidence. asked
the jurors to DO their duty. Harry
Lashkowitx. his first assistant, VA
more eloquent.
The defense attorneys began their
pleas In crescendo, ended almost in
. shrek. They assailed the prosecu-
tor and damned the newspapers.
They pleaded for Justice" They
talked about the evidence being CIR
cumstantial. They asked the juror
to believe the officials on trial rath-
er than the common citizens who
testified against them. They asked
the Jury to believe that LANCER had
III 600 coming from the Nonpartisau
League which he had q right 70 col
lect from state employees. that he
wasn't greedy.
Almost Ready 10 DreD
The stem Of the fruit Was growing
weaker. II was about to drop. North
Dakota was on the verge Of ending
the most sensational chapter In It's q
years Of statehood.
The Sod which PeTsonius had
planted Was Z lusty tree BY this tin,l
ana Judge Miller aaGayed 1t In hi
charge to the jury. He had listened
10 the evidence just g the juror
hAd. HI charge was regarded by tn
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Indicted along with Governor VIII
liam LANCER and his fellows on the
federal conspiracy charge. Oscar T.
Erickson escaped trial at the federal
court term here because OF illness
District Attorney P. w. Lanier. how
ever, announced that Erickson would
be brought to trial at the next term
of court II his health permits.
Erickson was accused Of completely
In the conspiracy by reason Of hia
position a. publisher Of 1.-THE Leader, y
political newspaper. In whose behalf
the conspiracy was originated. He
also 10 state senator from the Kid
der-Sheridan district. having been
elected to that office in 1882.
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from page one
Jurymen Laugh at
UnfOunded RumOrs

Then through lane of special de-
puties, they were ushered out of the
federal building and into two buses.
commandeered for them by Chief Of
Police Chris Martineson. With them
went their three special bailiffs, Ben
sorboe. Angus Kennedy and A. J.
Loudenbeck, who have acted as their
guardians by appointment Of the
court since the proceedings began.
They were taken to their hotel and
delivered to the three suites Of rooms
where, after 4 lunch, they retired for
q well-earned rest Sunday they bade
each other farewell and departed for
their homes. J. I. Brady, Fargo:
Edward Arnegard, Hillsboro; John
Jones, Garslke: Albert Anderson.
Hillsboro: A. D. Scott, Fargo: r. D.
Smith, Oriska, and Otto Roder, Eas.
by. left together at 1880 p. m. on the
eastbound train. Charles Leuck,
Gardena: Nick Eckes, Wahpeton; and
O. ]. Hjelle, Mercer, left later In the
day. Lester T. Crist started for his
home at Grassy Butte earlier In the
day and r. c. Hulett, Mandan. went
home for his first night in his own
bed for q days after the court dis
missed the jurors shortly after mid
night Saturday.
John r. Skar, Deep, the alternate
juryman, who sat through all Of the
proceedings, was dismissed when the
case went to the jury.
Interviewed as they assembled on
the station platform to await their
train, the seven eastbound jurymen
agreed that sitting on the case Of
the former chief executive and his a.
sociates In the conspiracy was O.
experience Of . lifetime one they
didn't care to repeat, for that matter
Amused ct Rum0FB
Arnegard said the rumors circulat.
ed as to how the count stood from
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MooRHRAD PHYSICIAN DIES

NxOO1GnEAO II O1CIAN OIE0
.Moorhead, MIMI, June l8.-lRe
DR.. H. ]. Thornby, Moorhead ply
sician ana surgeon. died about 8 q. m,
Sunday In his home here. He had
been III Oft and on since an aeci-
dent two years ago.
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during the four weeks Of the trial.
Reading from left to right the men
In the picture are:
Front row-John Jones OF Garske;
Albert Anderson Of Hillsboro: ]. /.
Brady Of Fargo; L. G. Hulett Of Man
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through James Nelson's tired head for hours Margaret, thinking him asleep, lay very still, pondering many things-Nancy mostly. This change was going to be hard for the girl. Louise had said they were spelling her. and perhaps they had i; but she was the only daughter. No knowing what life would bring her later on, and they'd 50 wanted her to have . happy youth--a carefree youth. Parties. Gaiety. Good times. And Nancy was pretty astonishing ly pretty. Somehow she seemed made for just that life. Already . row of new and lovely gowns hung in her closet awaiting the thrilling days ahead. Moving eau tiously, the girls mother wiped away tear.
 In the room above Louise Nelson lay staring at . patch of brightness on the ceiling, drifting in from . street light far below. She, too. was thinking about Nancy. "If only they'd taught her to be something besides a butterfly" she told her self, 'this blow wouldn't come 50 hard. Not that the child hasn't got good courage. though. It showed this evening when she kept . stiff upper lip while her house of cards tumbled to pieces before her eyes. That's the pioneer spirit my father used to talk about, showing up in . softer generation, I dare say. But she can't do . thing to help. No training whatever. Not that she'd have had much time for training at her age; but doubt if the girl has ever made . bedi"
 Across the room Aunt Judy was fighting homeslckness. She adored her family. It was hard for her to leave them even for . weekend: 1: and here she was destined to spend six months in Europe with those 'crazy" Spear girls. It was all settled. In her relief at the sug- gestion Mrs. Spear had almost cheered over the telephone.
 T suppose" Aunt Judy scolded herself. "that anyone would say I was in luck. 4 trip abroad and . good salary just when it's need cd. But the truth is. I'd rather be at Edgemere cooking for the
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kids. Those Spear twins are wild babies, believe me. Why don't they go to Europe by themselvesf"
 "That's what asked Caroline. Girls go everywhere alone these days. But 1t seems that their grand father is financing the trip and stip- ulated that they take a chaperon." l"
 "Chaperonl" burst from Nancy. II didn't know they existed any more."
 "They do," smiled her aunt. You see one before you now, my dear. unless I'm too late to get the job. Don't look so mournful, Jim. It's wonderful chance to get . trip abroad"
 But her gay tones did not deceive them. Even Jack knew that Aunt Judy didn't want to go abroad with two restless young adolescents like the Spears. Dad said, after mo- ment:
 Well. we can't decide everything tonight, and I'm dead tired. The thought of all these changes makes me a bit sick. But l do appre- ciate-" He stopped, because. they all saw, 1t was impossible to go on 1; and Mother broke in with her un- failing tact:
 Lets go to bed. Jim. It's been frightful day for you, but after a good sleep things will look bright CT. As for me. I really believe 1t will be . relief to go back to Edge mere and drop all this keeping up with Lizzie.'"
 She arose, courageous smile curving her lips; but her hand sought Nancy's with . little squeeze which said as plainly as any words: "l understand, daughter; but we mustn't let him guess our dlsap- pointment."
 .
 Darkness descended on the house hold early that night, but not rest. Plans and more plans whirled
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Declares Moshs Dance ~Moths often dance." declared an sntomologist in Scotland.
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Old Clarence Darrow, who retired some time ago on his rainy day money, confesses he has been stripped by the depression, and compelled to go to work again. :. No one has escaped. A man called on me lately. and said if I would fix up . house I unhappily own. he would look 1t over and decide whether he would obllge me by Nv ing in 1t rent free.
The Washington times., 1934-05-10
NeW Bill Shows Strength of Fight for Bank Pay-Of

THE MCLEOD BILL STILL HAS GOOD CHANCE
OF ENACTMENT.
That chance depends of course upon the speedy COM
peton of the petition to force the Rules Committee of
the House to enable the Representatives of the people
to consider the measure on it's merits
Sponsors of the petition within striking distance
of their goal of 145 names.
WITH THE PUBLIC GENERALLY BECOMING
MORE AND MORE AROUSED TO THE NECESSITY
OF ENACTMENT OF THE MCLEOD BILL AS A
RECOVERY MEASURE THERE IS EVERY REA-
SON TO BELIEVE THAT SUFFICIENT NUM-
BER OF REPRESENTATIVE WILL SIGN THE
PETITION WITHIN FEW DAYS.
PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THAT PETI-
TION AND CONSEQUENT ACTION BY THE
HOUSE, SENATOR COPELAND HAS EVERY REA-
SON FOR PUSHING HIS BILL IN THE SENATE.
AS yet the Senate has utterly failed to grasp the i'm
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The introduction of bank depostors relief bill
by Senator Copeland Democrat of New York, is a
further and heartening evidence of the widespread de-
mand which exists for this type of legislation.
The Copeland bill does not go quite far as the orig
nal Mcleod bill, the fountain head of the many closed
bank bills which have recently been introduced
On the other hand, the Copeland measure goes con-
siderably farther than the bill recently introduced by
Representative Steagall-the bill which it now appears
is to be allowed to die after having served it's tricky
purpose of holding off the Mcleod bill.
It is understood that the Copeland bill would be
cepabe to the supporters of Representative McLeods
bill if it becomes apparent that the Mcleod program
cannot be enacted at the present session of Congress-
BUT THERE IS NO REASON YET FOR BE-
LIEVING THAT THE MCLEOD BILL IS BLOCKED.
DESPITE THE MANY OBSTACLES WHICH IT
HAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE DEVIOUS METH
obs WHICH HAVE BEEN UTILIZED TO KILL IT,
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spite of the fact that our visitors
will chuckle their heads off every
time they change francs or lire
into dollars, and may even eau
tiously light a dollar bill, ex-
tinguishing it almost immedi-
ately, before any damage has
been done. They will leave no
stone unturned to embarraSs us,
so long as it doesn't really run
into money.
We shall find that it is possible
for a tourist to be offensive and
economical at the same time,
and very good lesson it will
be for us, too. The dollar can't
always be like this. Look at
that dead dog out in California
that they brought back to life.
have scheme whereby I
might be able to pick up a few
pennies here and there from the
"trippers." have at least
one son who is almost small
enough to be dressed up cute
again (his voice is changing,
but that will only make him
cuter), and I am going to take
him out of school and station
him down at the docks where
the excursion boats come in
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all hot-dog and waffle con-
cessionaires dress up like In.
dians and Southern mammies,
with signs over their stands
reading ''Au Belle Wigman"
or "zum Onkel Toms Kabin,"
with possibly a minimum rate
of a dollar and a quarter for
a hot-dog and two-fifty for a
stack of wheats.
This, also, ought to be done
right at the port of entry,
otherwise it will be too late.
Our cousins from across the
water know the racket too well
to be easy pickings for very
long.
The excursion rates from
Europe to America and back,
including hotel expenses and
sightseeing, is $144. Let every
red-blooded American get be-
hind the movement to make
it cost them ST 400 before they
get home. It will be tough
work, but what are machine
guns for?
Articles By Robert Benchley
appear each Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Copyright. 1884. King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
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portance of dealing adequately with the thousands Of
millions of dollars worth of wealth which is dormant in
the closed banks.
In this connection the Senate is in much the same
sition as the so-caled Headers" of the House.
THOSE LEADERS" FOR SOME REASON
WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN CLEARLY EX-
planned, SEEM TO HAVE SET THEIR BACKS
AGAINST THE WALL DECLARING THAT NO
CLOSED BANK LEGISLATION SHALL PASS.
THEY HAVE DECLINED THUS FAR EVEN TO
PERMIT THE HOUSE TO CONSIDER SUCH LEG
1sLATION AND HAVE REsORTED TO EVERY
PARLIAMENTARY TRICK KNOWN TO PREVENT
THE MCLEOD AND SIMILAR BILLS FROM
REACHING THE FLOOR.
THE COMPLETION OF THE MCLEOD BILL Pc
TITION, HOWEVER, SHOULD OVERCOME THE
ARROGANT ATTITUDE WHICH THESE LEAD
ERS" HAVE ASSUMED.
The Washington times., 1934-05-10
Kenney Resolution Seeks to
Expose Disloyal Educators
By James T. Williams, Jr.

} gress to find out whether the
sapping expedition against pub
lie education in New York city
is one of many such expeditions
working beneath the surface of
schools, colleges, and universe
ties the country over.
Why any American teacher
in any school, college, or univer.
sity under the flag should OBJ
ject to taking the oath of al
legiance, the plain people of
this country will find it hard to
understand. The plain people
entrust the education of their
children largely to the teachers.
The training of the children
for the duties of citizenship is
largely in the hands of the
teachers. And the greatest of
all the powers which a teacher
possesses is the power of ex"
ample. If a teacher is unWill-
ing to give a pledge to support
the Constitution Of the United
States, what kind of a citizen
can such a teacher be expected
to train?
Patriotic Publicity
It has long been known that
the snakes of disloyalty were
nesting on many a college cam
pus. The evidence is on record
that in Minnesota, Indiana,
Ohio, and the State of New
York, there are today teachers
on the faculty of certain tax
exempted institutions Of higher
learning and on the faculties
of some public institutions of
the same sort who are actually
signing themselves and agitat-
ing the signing of Stacker oaths
by their pupils.
Just who these so-called edu-
Gators are, and why they are
allowed to remain on the pay
roll of an American educational
institution will be quickly re-
vealed if hearings are held by a
House committee on the Ken.
nedy resolution.
Hearings on this timely legis-
lative proposal would also help
the light of patriotic publicity
upon conditions in schools, col
leges, and universities, all over
the country, which are harbor-
ing teachers and officers who
put themselves above the oath
of allegiance and above the OBJ
legation to answer when the
country calls its defenders to
the flag.
Now also would be a good
time-before the Congressional
campaign starts-to get on
record any Senator or Repre-
sentative in Congress who holds
so lightly the obligations of
citizenship as to sympathize
with any So-called American
teacher who is unwilling to
take the oath of allegiance or
unwilling to teach its obliga-
tions to serve in peace and
war the Mother of us all'',
whether we be her sons by
birth or by adoption.
1884, The Washington Times
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from Europe. I may even stake
him to a fish-pole.
Then, as the tourists come
down the gangplank, he can sit
there, looking very native and
picturesque, possibly crying
softly to himself. I might even
dress up as a Maine lumberjack
and go down with him, to at
tract attention by kicking him
gently. Catching them as they
land, they may be a little more
flush than they would be by
the time they get uptown, and,
if we don't mind posing for a
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ONCE OVERS
Don't Grouse About Conditions . worried

worried but they are fully aware
of the serious conditions and
are trying to do what they can
to meet requirements.
Now, old man, will you try to
talk about something else for a
while?
The family is getting mighty
tired of your "harping" on one
subject.
It's probable that you person
ally are not doing as much as
you should to cut down demands
on the family income.
If you talked less about the
depression your mind would be
open to see improvements.
Incidentally, your mily
would be much happier.
Copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-05-10

1t had to come sooner or later,
with the Dollar acting up like a
silly schoolgirl the way it has.
Tourists are now coming from
Europe on excursions to take a
look at US for a change.
Well, we might as well face it.
We had it coming to us. Instead
of being a nation of sight-seers
we are now to be asked to stand
up against buildings and have
snapshots taken of us in our
quaint native dress. We in New
York are going to be stopped on
the street and asked how long
The Washington times., 1934-05-10

There is no room for the
hypheu in our citizenship. There
IS no place for a $3.50 Amer.
1cGniSnt in the United States.
We haze room in this country
for but one flag, the Stars and
Stripes, and 1De should tolerate
no allegiance to any other flag,
tDhether q foreign flag, the red
flag or black flag. We haze
room, for but one loyalty. loyalty
to the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Congress has been called
upon to take cognizance of
'the foes of our own house
hold" as they were branded
by the Theodore Roosevelt,
who are trying to turn the COL
1eges, schools and universities
of the United States into incu-
bators of disloyalty to the Con-
stitution and the Flag.
Congressman Edward A. Ken.
ney, of New Jersey, has intro
duced in the House a joint
resolution, one effect of which
would be to put these public
enemies ION the spot" by
identifying and exposing them
to the contempt of the COM
munities which they infest and
and contaminate.
Oath of Allegiance
The Kenney resolution de-
clares it to be "the sense of
the Senate and House of Rep
resentativeS'' that, before as
Su1ning the duties of his posi-
tion or office, each teacher, Of
ficer or other employe of a
public school or public institut-
tion of higher learning shall
take an oath of allegiance to
the United States of America.
The proposed oath would
pledge all such public servants
to support the Constitution of
the United States and faith
fully to discharge the duties of
the public service of education
with which it was their high
privilege to be affiliated.
Under the terms of this legis-
1ative proposal, the Secretary
of State would be directed to
transmit a copy of this resolu-
ton the governors of the sew
eral States. 1t would then be
for the States to determine,
through their legislatures, whe-
ther the sense of the Congress
in this regard should become
the will of the State.
The fact that seven hum
dred teachers in the public
schools of the City of New
York have signed a petition to
the governor of the State of
New York to veto a bill re-
Gently passed by his legislature
requiring public school teach
ers to take the oath of allegi-
ance has naturally shocked the
country.
It is doing more than that.
It is prompting the people of
other cities and States and the
members of both houses of Con-
The Washington times., 1934-05-10

the estate branded Nelson's
claim a fraud and the court
threw it out. The greater mys-
terry remains-that of the MUIR
ders of the Allen Street cellar.
Strange and many have been
the happenings in old New
York in the last quarter of
a century, but it has known
nothing more bizarre, in fact
or fiction, than the Ridley
case.
DR.. Walter Pitkin has made
famous the phrase Life Be-
gins at Forty" and he has
most of us believing it. And
those who do not, may reflect
on the cases of two young
ladies who appear in the news
one 73 years young who
starts out to sing her way
around the world-the other a
fledgling of 96 years who. with
a fierce pride in her ability to
earn her own living. thinks
nothing of a five-mile tramp
each day through New YorkS
theatrical district in her can.
Vassing business.
The singer is Nine. Ernestine
Schumann.Heh1k, of the voice
that never grows old. She
has set out on a two-year tour
which will take her as far as
Australia. She was sick last
fau, close to dying, when she
decided that she had to make
another round of the globe.
II thought mitt myself" she
says, that I am too young to
go and I want once more to
see the world. I said mitt
myself, why should I not see
the beautiful world? I believe
IN God and I want to live a
little longer. 1t may be beauti-
ful over there where at last
I'm going, but ach! it is also
very beautiful here"
And so Nine. Schumann-Heink
is out trouping and heading for
all lands but one. "You know
very WE'LL" she says, that Mr.
Hitler. he don't like me. don't
wish to be beheaded. But Aus
trla, yes, go there and visit
the graves of my father and
mother once more
Mrs. Annie Elms
Our lady of 96 summers is
Mrs. Annie ElmS, once an ac.
tress, who very recently PLAYED
a part in the films. There isn't
a week day, rain, hail, snow or
shine, that Annie does not travel
with her stock of needles, pins.
threads, powder, cosmetic and
puffs, all last-minute necessaries
IN the dressing rooms. She's az
straight as a sapling, with hair
like the driven snow and she is
marveled at by the doctors q
Johns Hopkins who write to her
and visit her.
But the best they get from
her as to how she keeps going
so we'll and so actively, is that
her mind is at ease and that She
is self-radiant. What she doesn't
like about modern life is that
people have got so they will do
anything for money. They don't
enjoy life at all. And that is
what life is for"
When it was mentioned to
Annie Elms that she certainly
Is entitled to an old,age pen.
sion, she brushed aside the
thought. Why" she exclaimed,
Il would lose my self respect!
I don't need any help from any
body. I can make my own
way"
Bon voyage. Nine. ErneStine!
Happy rays, Nine. Annie! We
salute you as the poets hailed
the women of Sparta.
Copyright 1894, King Features
Syndicate. Incl