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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
Picture Of Wexford
Is Given by Friend

To those who ask the question
what manner Of man Is Walter
Welford?" 4 close friend gives
this answer.
HE IS the kind Of 4 man who
keeps his word.
FOR example, he was q direc-
tor in q bank. It was forced to
close and Wexford paid every cent
Of his double liability as a stock
holder.
Later, he had money In an
other bank, operated by friends Of
his. He knew it was in difficulty
and would probably be forced to
close. But he also knew that with
drawal Of his account would put
his friends to the wall. He left
his money IN the bank. It closed
anyhow.
"Still later, he was one Of five
directors IN an elevator which
went bad. Several of the direc-
tors 'ducked' but he and another
director dug up the money to pay
the debt. He mortgaged his land
to do that.
That's the kind Of . man
Walter Wexford Is and that Is the
kind Of . man North Dakotans
will find him to BE-"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
BILL WOULD FORCE
FARLEY FROM ONE
OF HIS TWO jobs
Proposed Senate Me a sure
Would Take Postmaster Gen.
eral Out Of Politics

Washington, Feb. 4.-{R)-An Tan
ti-politics'' bill under which James A.
Farley would have to resign either as
postmaster general or Democratic
national chairman was introduced In
the senate Monday by Senator Norris
r., Neb.)
The bill, the Nebraskan said, takes
the postoffice department. from top
to bottom, out Of the control and
domination Of partisan politics.
The president, with the approval
Of the senate, would select the post
master general for ten-year term.
Instead Of the present system where
by congressman have an important
voice In the appointment Of postmas-
tiers, all employees would be selected
by the postmaster general for merit
and efficiency" only, Norris said. Pro-
motions would be on the same basis.
congressman ought to be tickled
to death to be rid Of the job" Norris
said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
EmIn0ns Woman Dies
From Stroke Sunday

Mrs. j. 3. Van Heukelon, resident
Of Emmons county In the vicinity Of
Westfield, died ct 4:30 q. m, Sunday
ct = local hospital from q cerebral
hemorrhage after an illness Of three
days.
Funeral services will be held either
Wednesday or Thursday at the West
field Reform church with Rev. G. De-
bruin officiating. Burial will be
made in the Westfield cemetery.
Born July II, 1865. in Holland, Mrs.
Van Heukelon, whose maiden name
was Pauline Biesheubel, came to the
United States in 1876. She was mar
ried to Van Heukelon, July 10. 1857,
Ut Harrison, 8. D., and came to North
Dakota u years later.
Besides her husband she leaves three
children, Richard at Westfield and
Mrs. Garret TeBeest and Mrs. Sidney
Rodenberg ct Pollock, s. D.: four
brothers. darret, John. Ingus and
Kneal and ono sister. Mrs, Bob
Looyenga, Ill Of Pollock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04

Sunday morning Noodle left Bis.
lnarck. going to Fargo by car and
leaving his wife at the executive man
sion to superintend the packing Of
her household goods, only recently
installed there.
His plan, as he left, was to oeeb
employment IN the business which he
has always followed. that Of news
paperlnan. What available funds he
had were spent IN his campaign and
he has always worked.
Wexford, through part Of Saturday
night and Sunday. was . much-sought
after individual. He was guest Of
honor at = banquet in the Patterson
Hotel Sunday afternoon which COM
memorated the twentieth anniversary
Of the Nonpartisan League and also
served as . celebration Of his Access
sion to the governorship.
Admiration for Noodle
In q brief talk he expressed his adj
miration for Noodle . . man and Z
Continued On Page Three
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
GERMANY COOL TO
PLAN ADVANCED IN
ANCLO-FRENCH PACT
Conversations With Hitler Look
Toward Settlement Of
Armament Questions
PLAN AIR DEFENSE PACT
Success Of Peace Formula Seen
a. Dependent Upon Reich's
Return to League
Copyright, 1885, BY the Associated
PresS)

Pressl
Berlin. Feb. 4.-Authoritative quar-
tiers said Monday that Germany, on
the basis Of = preliminary examine
ton, was unable to accept the new
Franco British accord as 1t stands.
Reichsfuehrer Hitler. French
source reported. us very reserved and
non-committal.
Tho best that can be said about
the accord" it was stated authorita-
lively. us that it does not appear to
be directed against US as does the
Roman pact.
Heretofore we have always been
presented with cut-and-dried agree.
ments, while the London pact gives
US chance to choose what we want.
This naturally pleases US. but the
accord itself is not acceptable"
German officials called the Anglo
French agreement "old stuff" and
indicated there was little chance Of
Germany accepting 1t now or later in
its present form.
Presents Nothing New
with the exception Of the value
Of the aviation clause, tho Anglo
French accord presents nothing new"
said these officials. "Germany's re-
turn to Geneva Is thrown in with
the other questions, whereas We hold
1t apart from other things.
There is no chance Of 0ermany's
going back into the league until
after We are certain that equality In
all respects has been actually
granted
Reishsfuehrer Hitler received q
copy Of the agreement Sunday from
Ambassador Phipps Of Great Britain.
The ambassador earlier had given
Foreign Minister Won Neurath an out
line OF the draft.
The foreign ministry, It was indi-
Gated, will likely take considerable
time before giving Its official view
OF the accords.
Five powerful nations are asked to
pool their aerial fighting strength to
guarantee themselves against aggres-
sion by any one Of them under terms
of the agreement.
II PROVIDES CIlat 1eIWdlAy, Ato1ys
and Belgium shall unite with France
and Great Britain in such . pact and
also recognizes Germany's right to
re-arm provided the reich re-enters
the League of Nations.
Italians Also Cool
In Rome, an Italian government
spokesman said he doubts II Ger.
many would return to the League Of
Nations and said he also doubted
whether Italy could enter the avia-
ton alliance. The Italian govern
ment, he indicated, approved Of the
idea Of such an alliance but sue-
Rested that, because Of geographical
reasons, it would be impracticable.
The reaction at Brussels appeared
the most favorable Of Ill, since Bel
GUM long has hoped for : military
aviation alliance which would save
her from the danger Of . sudden DIR
attack.
Product of the week-end's momen-
tous conversations between the pre-
Continued on Page 6even
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
EXPRESSES Admiration for Mood.
lie; Shows Little Joy for
Job; Asks Cooperation
FETED At LEAGUE BANQUET
Message to Legislature outIin-
ing Plans Expected Soon;
Marshall Senate Leader
Complete text Of the 81.
preme courts opinion ap-
pears on page 2 Of this edi-
ton.
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
The strife that has revolved around
the governorship in the North Dakota
house became past history Monday
as the assembly quickly voted reooe-
milton OF the new chief executive,
Acting Governor Walter Wexford.
A motion, by Rep. Franklin Page,
Pembina county-Welfords hom>
county-was quickly adopted to name
committee Of three to wait on the
governor and notify him the house is
organized and ready to receive his
messages.
Rep. w. J. Goodwin, Morton county,
majority leader, then moved for dis
missal Of the board Of managers
composed of five members who were
charged with drawing articles Of i'm
parchment against ousted Gov.
Thomas H. Noodle.
The motion was adopted along with
two other motions by Godwin-one to
indefinitely postpone further action
Of the move to have Noodle produce
proof Of his United States citi1enship:
the other ordering return Of docuv
ments submitted BY Noodle to prove
his citizenship. The latter motion
provided that the documents be ue.
turned with thanks for Noodles
courtesy.
Walter Wexford, PembinA county
farmer, Monday moved into the gov.
ernor's office in North Dakota's new
state capitol building to finish out
the term to which Thomas H. Noodle
was elected.
Noodle, disqualified by the supreme
court late Saturday. invited his sue.
cessor into the office and issued q
statement calling upon the people TO
give Wexford their cooperation in tho
best interests q the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
Noodles Honesty
Stressed by Court

He violated no law and did no
wrong" the supreme court empha-
sized Of Thomas II. Noodle In rem
dering its opinion that tho candi-
date for governor elected on the
Democratic ticket was not qualified
to hold office under the five-year
residence requirement Of the con-
stitution.
81. But his removing to Min
neapolis and establishing . voting
residence there deprived him Of
his legal residence in North Da-
kota during the time he was In
Minneapolis" the opinion con-
tinued.
The court paid tribute to Moo
die for the manner in which he
testified during the hearing.
"On the witness stand" the
court opinion stated, This truthful
ness was apparent to everyone. He
answered all questions without
hesitation when the answers were
unfavorable as we'll rs when they
were favorable. -"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
St. Paul Girl,
10, kidnapped on
Way to School

st. Paul, Feb. 5.-(P-June Haas,
about 10 years old was kidnapped short
~ after p. m. Monday by motor
ist as she was walking to school with
. girl companion.
Sheriff Tom Gibbons and deputies
began q search for the girl immedi-
ately after her abduction was report
ed. All towns on highways north Of
the city were notified to be on the
lookout.
June and her friend, Mary Anne
Mixer, were going toward q school,
house on the edge Of town when q car
swept up beside them. First reports
said occupants Of the automobile
man and . woman-grabbed both
children, but Mary Anne broke loose
and fled. June was hauled into the
car which roared away to the north.
Department Of justice agents also
Joined the search.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
j. S. SUPREME court
POSTP0NES HANDING
DOWN GOLD ruling
High Tribunal Holds That Con-
Rress Has Power to Pun
ish for Contempt

Washington, Feb. 4.-(P)-With the
gold clause cases definitely postponed
for an indefinite time. the United
States supreme court Monday substi-
tuted for its expected decision on the
New Deal monetary legislation an
other significant decision, holding
that congress-as well as tht courts
has power to punish for contempt.
The decision affirmed q To-day Jail
sentence imposed by the senate on
william p. MacCracken, Jr., former
assistant secretary of commerce for
aeronautics, for failure to produce
data requested by its airmail investi-
eating committee.
MacCracken was found guilty after
testimony that he had permitted
clients to withdraw some OF the sub
poenaed records from his office and
to destroy others.
The District Of Columbia Supreme
Court held the Senate acted within
its power. but the district court OF
appeals sided with MacCracken.
The former government official was
found guilty by the senate on Feb
ruary "a, 1884, after senators were
told clients Of MacCracken Withdrew
some Of the subpoenaed records from
his office and destroyed others.
L. H. Brittin, former vice president
Of the Northwest Always, Inc, re-
ceived the same sentence. He served
1t wouthout appealing to the courts.
Mondays session Of the Supreme
Court was far different from the ex-
citing, epoch-making sitting that had
been expected up to the time that
Chief Justice Hughes announced Sat-
urday that the gold clause decision
would not be handed down Monday
The capital-including administration
officials who had laid their plans to
meet any kind Of verdict-felt bit
let down.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
PERJURY CITED IN
SH|PbU|LD|NG PROBE
Miss Kitchen and Wilder Recall.
ed as Committee Presses
for 'Fixer' Facts

Washington, Feb. l.-(R-Citation
Of one or more witnesses for perjury
In testimony in connection with ship
building contracts was contemplated
Monday by the senate munitions COM
mittee.
There Is before u.s." declared sena-
tor Vandenberg, R-Mich.). . COM
mittee member, sufficient evidence
to certify the record Of the United
States district attorney to learn
whether perjury Is involved"
The statement was dictated into the
record immediately after the Mich
igan senator'read q letter from Charles
H. Hyde Of Port Washington. N. r,
an attorney, in which previous testi-
1nony Of Axel B. Craven, Washington
attorney. was in part contradicted.
Senator Vandenberg'S statement
was Immediately seconded by 6ena-
tor Clark (D-Mo).
Barely had the letter been read
than the committees only woman
witness this session, Miss Judy Kitch-
en-, secretary to Laurence r. Wilder,
himself q shipbuilder, was recalled.
Craven had denied discussing with
Wilder the services Of q "fixer" who
for fee Of @250,000 was declared to
be Ia position to bring $4,000 900
to 100000 worth Of shipbuiding
contracts to Wilder's company. Cult
Industries Of Pensacola, IN the sum-
mer Of 1888.
In his letter, Hyde. listed previous
" as q witness ct the meeting In
Warrington ct which the "fixer" serv-
ices were said to have been offered.
declared:
HE (dravemj was very bold In his
assertion that .. man he represented
Was 70 influential that he took part
IN framing specifications and condi-
lions for warship ntracts"
Craven, under committee question.
Ing, declared ! meeting had been held
with Wilder ct which he had dis
cussed employing A. P. Homer. .
Washington marine architect. to get
business. but denied any fee or Fix.
ing" had been discussed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
REGARDS
TAX SITUATION AS
IMPORTANT issue
Has No Cure.AIIs for Ills Of PEG.
pie; will Cooperate With
Government
PLANS ALl.FACTl0N MEET
Feels Financial Situation Of
State Warrants Nom
Political Action
PLANS ALL.FAcTloN MEET

Governor Walter wexford regards
the tax situation as one which offers
the greatest opportunity for construc.
tive legislative action at this time.
He made this clear Monday when he
announced, at . conference with news
men, that he would call q meeting Of
the leaders Of all political factions In
the legislature for the purpose Of de-
veloping at least temporary program
upon which everyone could unite. Gen.
eral agreement Is necessary, he said,
il the program is to be made effective
and II q referendum Of any enactment
IS to be avoided.
The long-range solution Of the
states tax problems he would leave
in the hands Of q special committee
which 1t Is suggested to appoint for
that purpose. A bill providing for such
q study has been passed by the SEN
ate and now Is before the house.
The meeting Of factional leaders
probably will be called within the next
few days, he indicated.
Offers No Cure.slls
As 10 general program for Inn
provement Of conditions In the state,
Wexford sees no cure-alls which can
be called into operation to alleviate
the situation. He intends to cooper.
ate with the federal government In its
activities relating to North Dakota
and will give considerable weight and
importance to the recommendations Of
the state planning board.
Fhrseeing the need Of assisting the
government In caring for distressed
conditions, he indicated his belief that
any tax program should make pro-
vision for financing state participe-
ton In this work.
Wexford talked freely and frankly
In his interview, making 1t plain that,
in conducting the affairs Of govern
ment he expects to adhere to the orig
inal ideals Of the Nonpartisan League.
With regard to water conservation
he said county boards already have
authority to constitute themselves as
water conservation boards but feels
that more latitude might be given
township boards In this respect In
order to promote local initiative.
Moratorium to Continue
The original league program, he
said, contained provision for water
conservation and had it been adhered
to the state would not be in better
position. he feels. He mentioned
that 1t was called flood control then
hut amounts to the same thing.
The moratorium will be continued,
as 1t has been q year and . half.
Wexford looks forward to the time
when it will no longer be necessary
but feels that under present condi-
lions it gives . feeling Of security to
many hard pressed people. He looks
to the legislature to enact = mora
forum law which will be fair to every
one, has no desire to become the chief
factor In its administration.
Continued on Page 6even)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
Excitement Lacking As
Noodle FOrfeits Office
Outgoing and Incoming Execu.
tives Grip Hands in Brief Ex-
change Of Well Wishes

There was no excitement and no
confusion in the governors office
Saturday when word came to Thomas
H. Noodle that the supreme court had
disqualified him as governor.
The executive, his term cut short,
simply asked c. Leibert Crum, his
legal adviser who has been handling
moratorium matters, to 60 over and
advise Lieutenant Governor Walter
Wexford Of the courts decision and to
ask him to come to the executive Of
flee.
Wexford did SO, accompanied by
Senator Thomas Whelan Of Pembina
county and few other friends.
It was Hello Walter" and 'lIello
Tom" IS they gripped hands.
Immediately Noodle told his sue
cessor that the office was his and that
he was prepared to move out ct the
earliest possible moment but Wexford
assured him there was no hurry.
They talked about occupancy Of the
executive mansion. which Noodle
made no attempt to retain, and Well
ford assured him there was no hurry
about that either. Noodle promised
to move out as soon as he could get
his household goods packed.
The brief conversation over, Moo
die, again q newspaperman. walked out
Of the office perhaps for the last
time, and down the long memorial
hall to the entrance. There was q
knot Of curious spectators at the door
as he came out and more milled around
in the hallway but he paid little at
tention to them. Some persons spoke to
him and he spoke back. He was 60
ing home, again private citizen.
Wexford, after taking the oath Of
office as governor before Attorney
General p. @. Satire. also left the
executive office shortly after entering
It.
Announcement Of the news In the
senate . short time before had left
him apparently little moved. It
came during debate on the resolu.
ton condemning Fargo city officials
for their management Of the coal
drivers strike there. This was inter-
rupted by Senator =. @. stucke, Nc
Lean county, Who had just received
tho news. He gained the floor BY the
customary address Of "Mr. President"
and then announced It Was the last
time he would 30 address the leu.
tenant governor; that 10 had been
made chief executive.
etuche quickly withdrew the motion
to bring the resolution out Of COM
mittee, which had been under con-
sideratton, and the senate adjourned
with most Of the members moving
forward to shake the new executives
hand.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
WITNESS SUPPORTS
DEFENDANTS ALlbI
FOR RANSOM MONEY
Student Admits Man He Saw in
Car Near Hopewsll Re-
sembIed Suspect
S0MMER'S CREDlBILlTY HIT
Reilly Claim. Attempt Made to
Frame Him at Brooklyn
Home Sunday
BULLETIN

Remington, N. j., Feb. 4.-(P)-A
woman restaurant proprietor testified
In the trial Of Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann today that she saw Violet
Sharpe carrying . gray blanket OF,
the evening on which baby Charles
A. Lindbergh, Jr, was kidnapped.
Mrs. Anna Bonesteel said the girl
came In her restaurant near the ferry
at Yonkers, N. Y, which connects
with Alpine, N. j., at 7:30 p. M, the
night Of March 1, 1882.
"She came in. She had q gray
blanket on her arm" Mrs. Bonesteel
testified. "She said I am waiting
Tor someone She kept looking out
and opening the door and several
times said, gee she looks like q hen
on . hot griddle. Why don't she stop
that"
The court ordered tho ''hen on the
hot griddle" remark stricken from the
record.
Copyright, 1885, by the Associated
Press)
Pennington, N. j., Feb. 4.-Bruno
Richard Hauptmann's second impor-
tant alibi-for the night on which the
$4,000 futile Lindbergh ransom was
paid in Bronx graveyard-was sup
ported in his trial Monday by one Of
his friends. who said Hauptmann was
at his home on that night.
Hans Kloeppenburg testified he was
at the Hauptmann home all evening
Of April 2, 1882, the date Of the ram
som payment, and that he and
Hauptmann spent the evening playing
q mandolin and q guitar.
Kloeppenburg also testified that Isa-
dor Fisch came to q farewell party ct
the Hauptmann home, bearing .
package about IA inches long, 5 to s
inches high, to 8 inches wide.
Hauptmann had testified in his own
behalf that Fisch gave him shoe
box for safekeeping and that the shoe
box contained, unknown to him, the
block Of Lindbergh ransom money
which was found In his garage.
Resembled Hauptmann
Just before Kloeppenburg took the
stand another defense witness, Sebas-
tan Benjamin Lupica, acknowledged
that man he saw in an auto with =
ladder near the Lindbergh home on
the day Baby Charles A. Lndbergh,
Jr., was kidnapped and slain resembled
Hauptmann. He said he could not
identify Hauptmann as the man,
however.
You told everybody in the world
that the man you saw on March in
Continued on Page Seveu)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
Power Costs Shown
To Vary 500 Per Cent

Washington. Eeb. 4.-lR)-New ma
terial Tor it. study Of the power Ques-
tton Va IN the hands Of the admins
trAtion Monday In the form Of . SUR
vey BY the power commission show
Ing cost Of electric current 70 house
holders varied as high q nearly 500
per cent IN some communities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
MALARIA TOLL 3o.ooo

Colombo, Ceylon, Feb. 4.-ReAt
least $1,000 persons have died IN the
malaria epidemic throughout Ceylon
since last November. A. g. Stewart,
editor Of the Oeylon Times estimated
Monday.
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