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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Legion Chorus Has
Second Rehearsal

Members Of the proposed American
Legion male chorus held their second
practice at the World War Memorial
building Sunday afternoon. The aim
Of the group Is to give Bismarck
wholly masculine singing organization
similar to those which have proved
popular In other cities.
At . short business meeting rules
and bylaws Of the proposed organi-
cation were read. These probably will
be adopted ct the next meeting, sched-
uled for next Sunday. Under the
proposed rules. membership In the
chorus will be BY invitation only but
will not be limited to members Of the
American Legion. A number Of non
Legion members already have been en-
rolled.
A list Of the men who are expected
to participate in activities Of the
chorus includes, Russell A. Young,
George Humphreys, Bruce Wallace,
NJ. O. steen, A. r. Tavis, L. H. Belk,
NJ. H. Anderson, G. w. Leifur, =. B,
Klein, Sig Lillehaugen, L. J. Mon.
son, Frank Orchard, Doc Jayues, W.
J. Mcdonald, Ernest Grower, James
Guthrie. Jr., Allen Anderson. Herman
Lombard, Ira Kelly, Al Simon, Lester
French, A. J. Arnot. Henry Halvorsou
K. w. Simons, ]. A. Esko, w. +. Bis
chof. Leonard Orvedal, Otto Bauer
]. p. Wagner and Matt Neibauer. Mrs
Clarence Guinness Is assisting IA prac-
kioA SAasiol1z n nianist.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Pneumonia Fatal to
Beulah Man Monday

Joseph Mauch Of Beulah died ut 6
.. m, Monday at local hospital from
pneumonia following q two-week ill-
ness.
Funeral services will be Thursday
afternoon at the German Baptist
church at Beulah with Reverend Dam
iel Klein officiating. Burial will be
made in the Beulah cemetery.
Born in Russia in 1894, Mr.. Mauch
came to the United States with his pa
rents when he was eight years old.
He lived at Goodwin. N. D., for two
years after coming to America and
then moved to Manhaven where he
remained until 1912. In 1929 he moved
to Beulah and has recently been en-
ployed there as q highway mainten-
ance man.
He leaves his widow. his fathe'
Joseph Mauch, ST.. Eureka, s. p
four children. Harold. Marvin, vioie
and Leslie, all at home: and il SIS. ers
and brothers. Carl Of Beulah. Jacoo,
Erma. Ida, and Freida, all Of Eureka,
John OF Los Angeles, Mrs. J. G. Becker
Of Beulah. Mrs. L. D. Simous and Mrs
Frank Anderson Of Minneapolis and
Mrs. John Lebedoff and 1lrs. Olaf
Kvegne Of Fullerton. 8. p.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
HARRY A. THOMPSON
RITES HELD monday.
City Commissioner Memorable
Chief Of Fire Department
in Resolution

Funeral services for Harry A.
Thompson, chief Of the local fire de-
partment who died from . heart at
tack Friday, were held ct 1880 p. m,
Monday at the McCabe Methodist
Episcopal church with Rev. Walter
=. Water officiating.
The church was filled with friends
and city officials who paid their last
respects to the man who served the
city for Is years as chief Of the fire
department and seven years as q
member Of the city commission. In
terment was made in Fairview ceme-
terry.
Memoralizing Mr.. Thompson in a
resolution drawn up at q special
meeting Saturday, the city commits
sioners acknowledged "the great debt
Of gratitude for his long, faithful and
efficient services" and extended their
sincere sympathy to the members Of
his family.
Members Of the city commission
acted as honorary pail bearers at the
funeral. Active pallbearers were John
Larson, John French, Eugene Wach-
ter. Henry Murphy, Frank H. 0eier-
mann and Fred Peterson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Nine Women Charged
With Poisoning Mates

Debreczen, Hungary, Jan. 28-R)-
Amazing scenes were enacted here
Monday when nine women charged
with poisoning their husbands and
other relatives in order to get their
property were placed on trial for their
lives.
Among the states evidence were is
exhumed bodies as we'll as many phials
Of poison and dissected human or
gans which made CHASTITY exhibits in
the courtroom.
Some Of the defendants. especially
the 72-year-old alleged leader of the
husband prisoners, Mrs. John Hagy,
were dressed in widows weeds as
though lamenting the deaths Of the
men they are accused Of having muir
dered.
Il have derived no pleasure from
my widowhood," Mrs. Hagy-who Is
also accused Of having poisoned four
others-testified, 80 why should ]
have murdered my husband?"
Mrs. Hagy has been called the
magic medicine woman" who obtain
ed poison from fly paper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Milwaukee Cathedral
Partially Destroyed

Milwaukee, Jan. 28-R)-Fire Of
unknown origin. which swept through
historic st. Johns cathedral, was UNI
der control early Monday with II fire
companies still pouring water on the
smouldering ruins.
Fire department officiaN estimated
about tl50, 900 damage was done to the
building which had been Q Milwaukee
landmark for 90 years. It was valued
at 426o,O00.
At it, height the fire had brought
out III available fire crews and equip
nent, and spread % rapidly that ad-
Joining buildings were nenaced.
Only the exterior shell and steeple
,xamajnad atipdinea
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
3,161 Eggs Used in
Birthday Ball Cake

Chicago. Jan. 28.-(PeTheres
enough cake in the city hall to
feed q small army-and in one
piece, too.
The one-ton delicacy. which
required 3.16l eggs. l55 pounds of
butter. 1873 quarts Of milk. six
pounds Of salt and four pints of
vanilla, was mixed by ten men
and baked for ten hours in a 1885,
foot oven.
Mayor Kelly will auction it off.
slice by slice, as a preliminary Of
Chicago's participation in Presi-
dent RooSev elt'S nation wide
birthday party.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Daughter Arrested in
Strange Murder Case

Laurel. Miss. Jan. 2s.-(R-The
story Of q 30-year-old Laurel woman
that she carried the hacked legs o.
q white woman to the lonely spot
where they were found by q Negro
rabbit hunter served Monday to
deepen the mystery surrounding one
Of south Mississippi's strangest MUIR
der cases.
Still missing were the torso. arms.
feet and head Of the victim.
Also missing was Mrs. Daisy Keeton.
56.year-old widowed mother OF
Ouida Keeton. the woman who told
officers she carried the grues0me
bundle into the wooded section.
Miss Keeton was arrested and will
be charged with first degree murder,
| County Attorney llfk DeAYss<s slsd
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
House RESOLUTIONS
REQUEST CONTINUED
U. s. AID FOR STATE
Approve $24,446 for Public
Health Laboratories; S., 800
for Child Welfare
Resolutions memorializing congress

Resolutions memorialtzing congress
to enact old age pension legislation,
to continue federal aid to the states
financially distressed school districts
and to continue federal relief grants
were passed Saturday by the North
Dakota house Of representatives.
Also approved were q resolution
favoring the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee Waterway and house bills ap-
propriating $24,446 for expenses Of
public health laboratories and $1,000
for administration Of child welfare
laws.
An agreement not to act on contro-
versial legislation because some Of the
members had gone home for the
weekend, operated to keep the house
on routine business.
New legislation presented included
. resolution urging establishment OF
. nationally bank and eight
bills, one Of them amending the stat
utes to provide for q non-medical
superintendent and medical and CHI
ropractic assistants at the state hoSpi-
tai for the insane, jamestown. DR.,
J. D. Carr is present superintendent.
Cleared by House Action
Already passed by the senate. the
resolutions memorializing congress to
continue federal aid to the school
districts and urging congress to con-
tiuue federal relief grants to North
Dakota until revision Of the state
constitution can be effected formally
cleared the legislature with the
houses action Saturday.
The other two concurrent resolu-
tions favoring the Great Lakes-St,
Lawrence waterway and congress
sional enactment Of old age pension
legislation, were introduced In the
house and now 60 to the senate.
Indefinitely postponed on commit
tee recommendation was the house
bill to require school and township
officials be United States citizens,
electors and freeholders in the SUBJ
division in which they are to serve.
Two measures by Representative
Thomas J. Burke Of Burleigh county
propose appropriation Of $l.750 to pay
rent due for offices occupied by state
officers before the capitol was ready
for occupancy and 1000 for purchase
Of certain lots adjoining the capitol
buildings ct Bismarck by the state
Continued on Page Two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Petty Larceny Draws
500 Fine and Costs

John Transberder was fined 500
and costs by City Magistrate Edward
8. Allen on conviction Of . petty lar
ceny charge In justice court here Mon
day morning. He was arrested Sat-
urday and accused Of taking merchan-
disc from the A. w. Lucas Co.. depart
1aent ttogs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Tax, Liquor Issues Face
SOlO11S in Fourth Week
New Legislation Necessary (.
Provide Revenue for Next
TWo.Year Period

With prospects Of controversial
liquor and tax issues to come before
it, the North Dakota legislature pushed
into its fourth week Monday.
Facing the members still Is the big
gest problem Of the session-that Of
formulating new tax system, held by
many to be necessary II the state is to
have adequate income for the next
two-year period.
Several broad tax proposals are ex-
pected to come before the Solons.
Those embracing 50-per cent slice
for educational needs already are be-
ing discussed informally in commit
tee meetings.
Members Of education committees
in both houses have determined on .
joint course Of action, aimed at the
goal of presenting bills embracing, as
far as possible, the best demands made
by various proponents.
The liquor-legalizing bill, which
would be referred, its supporters feel,
is scheduled to hit the floor Of the
house soon. It has been drawn along
the general lines of the Minnesota law,
including local option and "on-sale"
and "off-Sale" retail licenses.
A total of l58 bills have been intro
duced In house and senate with 90 In
the house and 70 in the senate.
During the past week Senator A. +.
Bonzer's proposal for establishment
Of one-house legislature was intro
duced in the senate, together with
two legal moratorium bills, a proposal
for a tax survey commission, and .
proposed constitutional amendment
which would pave the way for . new
u per cent utilities tax law.
In the house, various minor approp-
ration bills were introduced, some
passed, as the lower assembly struck
into its stride.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Truckers Ask Permits
To Operate in State

Hearings were being conducted here
Monday on the applications Of Gust
Bartell. Fredonia, and Joseph A.
Fleck, Mandan. for special certificates
to furnish motor freight service In
the Fredonia and Mandan vicinities.
Other hearings have been set for
Tuesday on the application Of George
Weber, Hebron, to furnish service in
the Hebron vicinity, and Wednesday
on the application Of the 0lendive
Motor Transport, Glendive, Mont, to
furnish interstate motor freight serv.
Ice through North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
THREE BUILDINGS IN
DOWNTOWN GRAFTON
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Loss Estimated at SIS, 600;
Heavy Damage Done Tel.
ephone Property
CAUSE NOT Determined
Flames Finally Brought Under
Control; Other Structures
Out Of Danger
CAUSE NOT Determined

Grafton, N. D., Jan. 20.-(R-The
most costly fire in 0rafton's history
destroyed three buildings in the heart
Of the business district Monday and
tied up telephone service to the north,
east and west.
The loss is estimated 1T ~. 900 IN
addition to damage to telephone
property.
The principal losses included:
Sells and Tollack furniture stock,
between $4,000 and $4,000: building
owned by q. M. Baer. Chicago, stock
covered by insurance.
James Maher Bakery, new equip
ment, estimated loss between $4,000
and $15, 900: building owned by Oliver
Winch, $4,000 covered by 5000 in
surance.
The loss to the Northwestern Bell
Telephone company could not b de-
termined until a more thorough check
Of the damage was made.
Law Library Burns
In addition to major losses, Depuy
and Depuy, attorneys, housed In the
upper story Of the Winch building lost
one Of the most complete law libraries
In North Dakota: the Grafton Drug
Co. suffered loss by smoke Is did the
Motren and Locken tailor shop and
The Fashion Shop, q womens ready
to-wear store. Some other establish
ments in the block suffered smoke
damage.
The blaze started In the basement
Of the hardware store operated BY the
Sell ana Tollack Hardware and Fur
nituro Co. ct 3 q. m. and spread rap
idly through that building and to
those on either side. Within two
hours the three structures were In
flames and firemen fought to save
other nearby structures.
When the flames spread out Of con-
troll q call for help was sent to the
Grand Forks fire department which
Immediately started q pumper truck
and four men on the way over High
way 81, which, although 1t had been
blocked with snow Sunday, was
cleared early Monday morning.
Cause Undetermined
The cause Of the fire has not been
determined, but 1t was believed defec-
tive electric wiring was responsible.
Shortly after the flames were discov-
cred an explosion was heard In the
basement Of the hardware store and
from then until the three buildings
were ablaxe the fire ragged out Of con-
troll Of the Grafton department and
scores Of others who volunteered their
assistance.
The hardware store IS located in the
center Of the business block. After
sweeping that structure the flames
spread north Of the furniture store
and south to the Maher bakery.
Meanwhile smoke drove telephone
operators from their posts In the up
per story Of the Grafton Drug Co.
building which is on the north corner
Of the block. Seventy.five per cent
Of the telephone service operated
through the Grafton office, which Is
. toll office; was out Of commission.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
KAISER MARKs BIRTHDAY

Doom. Netherlands, Jan. 26.-(R)e
Former Emperor Wilhelm II Of Ger
many looked forward Monday to one
more event In celebration Of hts 10th
birthday before returning to the quiet
routine Of his Doom exile.
The festivities will close Monday
night with . dinner to be attended
BY scientific friends Of the kaiser and
the mayor Of Weiringinen. where the
former crown prince spent his exile
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Minot Child, Struck
BY Car, Severely Hurt

Minot, N. D. Jan. 2e.-(RHDeverly
Baney, five-year-old Ninot girl. suf.
fered serious injuries early Sunday
afternoon, when she was struck b IN
automobile here. At hospital Nom
day It Was reported that Devcriyi
skull probably was fractured. 0l1g
MAJ hsys othsf injuries.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Narcotic Agents Hold
Five in st. Paul Raid

st. Paul, Jan. 28.-lR-Federal mar
cotic agents arrested five men here
Sunday In 9 raid. Two shots were
fired BY officers to halt one suspect.
More than $4,000 In 80 and 500
bills was taken from one man and
$500 from another. Officers planned
to check the money they said to see
II It had any connection with any
crimes.
No charges have been placed against
those taken into csutody and no mar.
cotics were found.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
GOVERNOR ASKS u. s. TO
ACT IN FARGO STRIKE

Governor Thomas II. Noodle Mon
day sent kilograms to federal officials
at Washington asking that arbitra-
ton moves in the Fargo coal strike be
expedited.
The communications went to Fran
ces Perkins, secretary OF labor. and to
the national labor relations board.
He urged the national labor rela-
tions board to expedite on an emer.
gency basis action which would COM
pei submission Of the issues In the
strike to arbitration.
Coal deliveries were made last week
to Fargo consumers. once through Z
! one day truce, and at other times de.
spite minor disturbances.
Adjutaut General Earl Sarles was
in Fargo as personal representative
Of the governor in an attempt to ar
bitrate differences between the strike
factions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
DrLLAoE TRIAL RESUMED

Minot. n. D., Jan. 28.-{ReIn I'D.
journment since Saturday forenoon,
the Leo DillAse wool smuggling ttial
was resumed In federal court In 1finot
Monday With The government contin.
uing to introduce testimony BY which
It seeks to convict the Ignite man Of
alleged smuggling offenses In July
l1a1. and 1pnok III
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
ROYAL ROMANCE DENIED

Copenhagen, Jan. 28.-(Re6ecre-
tariat Of the Swedish cabinet Mon.
day officially denied the rumored be-
trothal Of Princess Ingrid Of Sweden
and Prince Frederick Of Denmark.
Court circles also professed to know
nothing of the reports. published In
The psYspepar 1aglin1lka TdondA :.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
RANDITs GET TAXI CASH

Minneapolis, Jan. 28.-tR)-Machine
gun bandits held up six men In the
headquarters Of the Yellow Cab conn
peny here Monday and escaped with
between $500 and $500 In cash. The
bandits. variously estimated at be.
tween three and six men, fired . shot
ct =. Mcneil, car driver, who at
tempted to obtain their license num-
Der rs they fled. No one was wound
I'd. =,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
HENDRICKS CoNFERs ON CODE

Z. NJ. Hendricks, Secretary Of the
Ignite Coal Code Association mas
gone to Minneapolis to confer With
district officials Of the National Re-
coyery Administration from the new
district office ct Omaha. Neb. about
enforcement Of the MIRA Coal Code.
The new Omaha office has jurisdtc-
ton over several states including
NORTH and South Dakota
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
Copyright, 1885. by the Associated
Press)

remington, N. j., Jan. Z6.-N0Ce.
book sketches Of a window and lad
der-such as the articles which fig
ured In the abduction and murder OF
baby Chares A. Lindbergh, invent
into evidence against Bruno Richard
Hauptmann Monday as prosecutor
subjected him to q whitening fire Of
cross questioning.
The accused man also admitted that
he withheld from his wife his dis
covery" that q box which he said the
dead Isador Fisch gave him contained
$l4,600 In Lindbergh ransom gold GER
tificates. The prosecutor, Attorney
General David T. Wilentz. alert to
ensnare the German carpenter into
damaging admissions, made him read
from his notebook, and into the record
letter transpositions such as were
found in the IA Lindbergh ransom
notes-among these ING" for "GH'
in right" and ING" for "GN" in
signature" And on q check, it was
shown, he had written "senvety" for
seventy"
Hauptmann Still Calm
Hauptman gave his answers In q
low. colorlesS tone. He was still calm
as luncheon recess interrupted the
cross-examination.
He admitted that he had seen In
Germany the three interlocking circles
used as a symbol by the Krupp Com
pany, gunmakers. Three interlock-
ing circles were used as symbols In
all the Lindbergh ransom notes, which
handwriting experts have said Haupt-
mann wrote.
He would not admit the drawings in
the notebook.
He admitted he did not count the
gold certificates in the box until two
weeks after his discovery"
Wilentz shouted that It was be-
cause he already knew how much 1t
was, but Hauptnlann denied 1t and
offered the explanation that the money
was wet and had to be dried.
Baby Charles A. Llndbergh, Jr., for
whose murder Hauptmann is being
tried, was stolen on March I. 1882,
from the crib of his nursery in Hope
well, N. j. The state charges he was
carried out the window and down q
ladder which broke and caused his
death.
Leading up to the sketches, Attorney
General David T. Wilentz asked
Hauptmann:
Didn't you stop keeping accounts
within two weeks Of the birth Of the
Lindbergh child. and didn't start again
until q couple Of months after the
ransom money was paid?"
II even didn't know the Lindbergh
child was born" Hauptmann replied.
Can't Remember
"But this Is the fact about the
dates, isn't it-July, 1880 to August.
1892, you kept no accounts that's true.
isn't IT."
Il can't remember the day when !
stopped"
Wilentz brought up Hauptmanns
notebook.
There are some drawings there
he said. Are they yours?"
mo, they are not mine."
"How about the picture Of that win
dow-that isn't yours, the drawing
Of that Window"
..That should be q Window" Haupt-
mann asked, looking.
well, what Is it,"
II don't know"
Doesn't that look like . LADDER"
"Does it?" the prisoner parted.
"What Is It? A book, q picture.
bookshelf, or what?"
II don't know what It g."
Admitted OWnerShjp
Hauptmann had previously admitted
ownership Of the book. and despite
his denials Of the sketches. they were
admitted to the record to join the
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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Many Of those rescued in the Mohawk critical
don indicated the showing
guard
lain at Staten Island j. Below ght aerial view shows
coast guard launch approaching Of the Mohawk life
boats in which believed
to have been lost the location of two spectacular
Ward line ship the
circle drawn; the Mohawk
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-28
STRIKERS ARRESTED
AFTER GAS BARRAGE
ON union QUARTER.
Disturbance Begins When In.
ionjsts interfere With Riv.
er Ice Cutting
800 CITIZENS DEPUTIzE0
President Of Labor Organize
ton and Two Officers
Among Those Held

Fargo, N. D.. Jan. 28.-(P)-Ninety-
five men are to be arraigned In Cas-
county court Monday afternoon on
charges Of rioting and resisting an Of
ficer as an aftermath Of = tear gas
bombardment OF the union headquar-
tiers in downtown Fargo Sunday after
noon
They include much Of the MEM
bership of local 173, General Drivers
Union. which declared . coal, Ice and
transfer strike last Tuesday. rioted
for several days but had apparently
settled into a calm Friday ana satur-
day.
Those held were charged In . war;
rant with rioting ana melting to
riot. The raid on headquarters fol-
lowed a disturbance earlier when q
group Of about 30 men went to the
Fargo Detroit Ice company on the
Red River where q number Of men
were cutting ice.
800 Special Police
Three hundred special police and
members Of a "Citizens" committee
responded to a riot signal when strik-
ers interferred With ice cutting opera.
tons.
The raid OIL headquarters followed
the disturbance at the river.
Officers said the attackers tried to
halt the ice cutting by throwing tools
in the river. When the special police
arrived some Of the invaders fled but
nearly score were taken into custody
and lodged in the county jail.
Then the officers went to strike
headquarters In the downtown district
and asked that those inside surrender.
They refused and tear gas bombs were
thrown through the window. About
60 men surrendered.
A dozen women and children went
through tho tear gas barrage after
declining an offer to leave before the
bombardment. They were not arrested
Marched 70 County Jail
After the headquarters had been
cleared, the men were marched be-
tween the deputies to the county Jail
They offered no resistance. Among
those held was William Cruden, presi.
dent of No. 173, and two other union
officers. w. w. Hughes and G. r.
Schwalde. Miles Dunno. Minneap.
oils. a union organizer, also was
named in the warrant, but he was not
located.
The coal, ice ana transfer drivers
went on strike more than q week ego,
They sought recognition OF the union
and reinstatement OF two discharged
union men. Several conferences have
failed to bring about settlement