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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
FERA HEALTH GROUP
TO CONVENE FRIDAY
Staff Member Of u. S. Public
Health Service, Washing
ton, Will Speak

To recommend a program and cor
relate plans for drouth relief health
service In North Dakota during 1885,
the subcommittee on health Of the
North Dakota federal emergency re-
lief administration will hold its an
nual meeting in the capitol Friday
afternoon.
Chairman and director Of the COM
mittee Is DR.. H. A. BrandeS of Bis
marck. Miss Pearl Salsberry, direc-
tor Of the FERA social service divis-
ion. is executive secretary.
DR.. M. v. Ziegler, staff member of
the U. s. Public Health Service at
Washington and assistant medical di-
rector of the FERA, will be a speaker.
Those expected to attend are Judge
A. M. Christensen, DR.. G. E. Stack
house, president Of the North Dakota
Medical association; DR.. r. s. Towne
of the state dental society: DR.. Maysil
williams Of the state health depart
ment; Miss Margaret MacGunnigal,
director of the state childrens bureau;
DR.. Fannie Dunn Quain Of the North
Dakota tuberculosis association; Miss
Helen Katen, executive secretary OF
the N. D. tuberculosis association;
Miss Susan v. Schaeffer, superintend-
ent Of the Bismarck hospital; Mrs.
Minnie D. Craig: p. o. Satire. attor-
|ney general; Miss Ruth Wsnaes.
director Of the FERA nursing service;
Daniel q. Howell, director OF the
FERA medical service. all OF Bis
marck: Miss Mabel Hertsgaard, presi-
dent Of the N. D. Nurses association;
Miss Anna Mccarthy, supervisor Of
Fargo health department nurses; Dean
Alba Bales Of the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural College, all Of Fargo; Mrs.
John Knauf, Jamestown, president OF
the North Dakota Federation OF
Women's clubs: Mrs. Avis Hofto, MI
not, president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, and Halvor Halvorson, Mi
not, N. D. hospital association.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14

Carioca," Miss Ramsey and Mr.. Eek
lund; New Rhythm Buck" Beverly
Bauer: dance fantasy from Carmen"
Miss Marjorie Hawley as Carmen and
Betty Walla, Gloria starkle, Mary
Dolan, Emily Papacek, Ann Dolan and
Margaret Owens: 1.-THE Toreador
Song" Mr.. Jaynes. soloist, and Aud
rey Waldschmidt. Mary Jane Refvem,
Marjorie Larson. Rosemary Selvig,
Marjory Jones and Rosemary Slorby.
and Gypsy Dance" finale, group Of
dancers assisted by Emily Papacek
and Frank Mayo as soloists.
Accompanies who elaborated III
the various acts included Bernard
Flaherty. Mrs. Arthur Bauer, Mrs.
Harris Robinson, Marie Lemohn and
Miss Coghlan.
The sponsoring organizations Thurs
day expressed their deep apprecia-
ton to everyone who aided in any
way in presenting "Multicapers."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
PWA Will CONDUCT
PROJECT HEARINGS
IN nine KEY CITIES
First at Dickinson Monday;
Bismarck Meeting Il Set
for February "a

Devils Lake, Feb. 14.-(R-A series
Of nine meetings. in all key cities in
the state to conduct hearings on ap-
plications for work relief projects
from more than 5000 taxing subdi-
visions filed with the state public
works office here. was announced
Thursday by H. G. Knudsen, PWA
engineer.
The first meeting will be held next
Monday at Dickinson at which the
counties of Billings, Golden Valley,
Adams, Bowman. Hettinger, Slope,
Dunn and Stark will be represented.
Meeting Dates Announced
Other meetings and counties to be
represented are:
Williston, February 10, Williams,
Divide and Mckenzie counties.
Minot. February 20, McHenry, Rem
vile, Bottineau, Burke, Ward and
Mountrail.
Bismarck. February 81. Mercer.
Oliver, Mclean, Sheridan, Grant,
Sioux, Emmons. Kidder, Morton and
Burleigh.
jamestown, February ~, Logan,
Mcintosh, LaMoure. Foster and
Stutsman.
Valley City, February %, Ransom,
Sargent, Griggs, Steele and Barnes.
Fargo, February Is, Cass, Richland
and Trail.
Grand Forks. February IS, Walsh.
Pembina, Cavalier. and Grand Forks.
Devils Lake. February ~, Nelson,
Eddy, Pierce, Wells, Towner, Rollette,
Ramsey and Benson.
Now Sorting Projects
Each political subdivision Of every
county has submitted to the public
works office in Devils Lake a list Of
the projects which might be under
taken In connection with the presi-
dents work relief program. These
projects total more than $4,000 000
and they are now being classified at
the office here, Knudsen said Approxi-
mately one-third Of them have been
sorted and probably will be completed
Saturday. he said.
The nine key meetings were set II,
view of the limited time available
between now and March l when these
projects must be submitted to Admin
istrator Harold Ickes at Washington
County commissioners, county OF
FERA engineer and FERA county ad-
ministrator, county superintendent
of schools. members Of county plan
ming boards and mayors Of town and
cities are asked to attend the key
meetings, not only to discuss the
projects advanced in the home local.
ity, but also to discuss projects ad.
vanced by other political subdivision.
in that county, Knudsen said.
Projects in IL Glasses
The contemplated projects arr
classified under IL headings:
Water works, sewers, streets an<
highways. heavy engineering such q!
large bridges and viaducts, schoo
buildings, all other buildings, power
including municipal light and power
plants, airports and landing fields
grade crossings, recreation, compris'
ing park development, athletic field!
and fair grounds. reclamation, irriga'
ton and flood control and miscel'
laneouS.
The projects already sorted call fol
several hundred dollars to q millio9
dollars for q conservation project II
Grant county. The inventories ar,
segregated into county, municipal
township, school districts and specia
classification.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14
POST POsTPONEs FLIGHT

Los Angeles. Feb. 14.-(F-Wiley
Posts nonstop substratosphere flight
in his Winnie Mae to New York
marked time Thursday because Of
unfavorable weather. with indica-
tons the takeoff would not be made
before Saturday or Sunday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14

Bees keep the air circulating In
side the hive by vibrating their wings
in a fan-like motion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14

Cats exist in most japanese towns
In a proportion Of 30 to every 100
houses, with the result that rats are
very scarce.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14

Bath Abbey possesses 20 many
windows that It is known % THE
Lantern Of England"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-14

FitchS "oil base" sterilized shaw
ing cream is the worlds finest. it,
quick, thick lubricating lather i
the secret Of smooth shave. Buy
1t in combination with Is guaran-
teed double-edge Swedish Steel)
Essex Blades. We negotiated this
tremendous value because we want
you to know Fitch's.
Buy plenty while dealers still have
this combination In stock.
Recommended and Sold By
BISMARCK
Capitol Cut Rate Drug. Inc.
Cowan's Drug Store
Finney's Drug Store
Halls Drug Store
Lenhart's Drug Store
Service Drug Store
ASHLEY
A. L. Teigen. Druggist
ELGIN
Economy Drug Store
HAZELTON
Semling's Drug Store
MOTT
Mott Drug Store
NEW ENGLAND
New England Drug Co.
STREETER
r. q. Hanson, DFuGKist
WASHBURN
williams Drug Store
Evening star., 1935-07-28

rigan and lookout broadcast for Ret
itch.
MEANWHILE, the raid on Rettich's
Ava home was fairly productive. In
vestigators found it was built over a
maze of concrete and steel tunnels;
weapons and ammunition were every
where. Hornstein had described
secret cellar" in the mansion, and
postal men and State police set out
to find this. Inch by inch they worked
over the basement, tapping walls and
floors, and finally were rewarded by
striking hollow place in the floor.
Digging around this disclosed a sec
ton of steel sheeting that evidently
formed the top of some sort OF lift,
but how to get it up was something
else again. 1t appeared as though it
must operate by a chain and pulley
arrangement, but locating these pre-
sunable devices was problem. The
only thing that offered possible solu-
ton was two concrete pillars abutting
both the end of the sheeting and, more
innocently, punching bag platform.
That was the answer. Chipping away
at the concrete disclosed that it was
only sheath for steel posts holding
the lifting device, which, it could
then be seen, operated by some sort
of a cranking device that could be
fitted into slots in the side of the posts.
The next thing was to find the handle,
and this turned up in search through
a pile of trash. There still was trou-
BILE working the arrangement, which
Evening star., 1935-07-28
Postal Inspectors Stage Great Man Hum,
FoAo7viug One PmcipalAA MeWayAnoss
the United States and Obtaining Confession.
Nmdey Marks Aftermath of Crime.

the name Of Herbert Harris, and
had a job where he was known as
Vernon Bunce. With Hornstein under
surveillance, the postal men were
satisfied that much of their job was
done, but they realized they were
going to have to move carefully so
his confederates would not get alarm
ed, for while he was being run down,
some valuable information had been
picked up through subterranean chan
nelS.
Most important of this was that
Carl Rettich. long an object OF sus-
picion despite his lordship OF an ex-
tensive estate in exclusive Warwick
Neck, r. l., was in on the Fall River
case. To Inspector in Charge James
j. Doran, in New York, who a few
years ago was instrumental in the
capture of the late and unlamented
Gerald Chapman, was passed the word
that Charles Harrigan, Thomas Dugan
and John McGlone, three musketeers
from Sing Sing, who were right handy
with machine guns, also were right
for the job. Named also was Andino
Merola, a New England boy who like
wise had made good in his machine
gun course, his boast being that he
could chop" down tree with one.
Rettich was q product of the pro-
hibition era. He had been mixed
up with the "alky' racket in Jersey,
and later came into New England as
a bodyguard for Andy Walsh, who
catered to the thirsty in a big way,
going so far as to use planes and
boats. Big and bluff, Rettich pros
pered. Moved into the Warwick Neck
neighborhood, where the bluest of the
blue bloods hold forth; entertained
on a lavish scale, and even tried to
crash the portals of an exclusive club.
This last move was very effectively
blocked, however, so many black balls
being dropped in against him, that,
as one wit expressed it, the box
looked like a dish of caviar"
There were a great many stories
told about the operations directed
from Rettich's home, but they didn't
hinder his money making. Then
somebody ''put the snatch" on Walsh,
Evening star., 1935-07-28

had been damaged by hammering, but
suddenly, while the now triumphant
officers were pulling and hauling on
it, the flooring moved upward, disclos-
ing the entrance to a long tunnel. 1t
was evident that here was hideaway
for contraband, but there was no
money in sight, so the officers imme-
diately began to take soundings all
around the grounds Of the estate.
Cronin found sunken tagging in a
parkway, and when this was lifted
there was more than $4,000 of the
stolen money. Then corps Of relief
workers was imported with picks and
shovels to dig up the entire grounds
if need be, and here touch of comedy
was injected. A bundle of bones was
found. The Rettich home became
the Warwick Crime Castle" and the
diggers redoubled their efforts, fully
convinced. that the bones were evi-
dence of a murder. Speculation about
the missing Danny Walsh also STIR
red again. When medical examina-
ton determined that the bones were
only those of a dog a good murder
mystery died aborning.
WHILE the search for Rettich was
w on he calmly notified the postal
authorities that he would surrender,
and on the afternoon of April 29
walked into a hotel in New York and
gave himself up to Postal Inspector
Francis Shea.
Rettich was mad. The whole thing.
he said, was a frame-up. He didn't
Evening star., 1935-07-28

THERE was brief period when it
looked as though they were up
against stone wall. There was moth
ing to identify the bandits. They had
taken the tags from their car and a
check showed the machine had been
stolen in Boston months before, so
as clue it was about worthless.
Then into the scene stepped Thur
ber with his record" Fall River au-
thorities quickly determined that the
tags had been issued to man who
had resided for only few days in a
Pawtucket rooming house, where he
was known as Peter Du Bois, and here
came another big break.
One of the investigators, going
through the registration files and
struck by the similarity of the hand
writing, satisfied himself and his CO.
workers that under the name of
Frederick Powers the same man had
registered a sedan just two months
before. Inquiry disclosed he also had
been transient in a Pawtucket ROOM
ing house.
The landladieS of both establish
ments were brought into police head
quarters to scan the rogues' gallery,
and without hesitation they each
picked out a photograph of one Her
bert Hornstein of Providence as Pow
ers" and "Du Bois." 1t was instantly
apparent that he had rented rooms
at both places for the purpose of
registering the car, but it was not
until later that the reason for this
developed.
Hornstein, a graduate of Brown
University in 1882, already was notori-
Gus as the chauffeur for his boyhood
friend, Joseph Fisher, a Providence
police character, who was known as
Rhode Islands Public Enemy No. II
He was facing charges for theft of a
microscope from Brown, but had
dropped out of sight.
pOSTAL inspectors, on hunch
then started watching Fishers
mail, and were shortly rewarded when
two letters, in Hornstein's handwriting,
came in from Hollywood, Calf. There
investigators found he was living under
Evening star., 1935-07-28

Above eft Secret lift that hid entrance to concealed
tunnel in Warwick Crime Castle" Below: The
Castle" On the right is the tunnel while the
truck in the used in the hold-up, the inno-
cent-appearng box.like superstructure conceallns
chamber in which four of the bandits rode with their loot
The photographs in the upper panels those OF Carl
Rettich powerful of the Castle" and Charles
Harrisan one of the gunmen imported for the crime
Below from left to right, are: Herbert Hornstein
whose arrest 'broke" the case; Andno Merola, of
the rngeaders, mysteriousy murdered; John McGlone
Joseph Fisher Helen Rubin Thomas Dusan and Morris
Rubin, others figuring in the
Evening star., 1935-07-28

who was to help out happened to get
in Jail, though, SO that forced a post
ponement. After the first of the year,
of course, new tags were necessary and
Hornstein became "Du Bois.'
Then the new date of January %
was chosen and the robbery put over
as planned. McGlone and Dugan Git
developed later were the pair who had
jumped Reid; Harrigan drove the mail
truck away from the scene of the hold
up; Merola piloted the truck which
met the bandits in the woods where
the mail truck was broken open and
looted, while Fisher was the sedan
driver. Hornstein himself was in
drug store where he could be reached
by telephone if necessary, while Ret
itch was supposed to be cruising
around the neighborhood in another
automobile just "for luck"
A FTER the getaway, the money was
taken to Rettich's place and split
up, and then the principals dispersed.
Hornstein's arrest in Los Angeles
was kept quiet. He was brought East
by plane and lodged incommunicado
in the Boston jail BY this time Har-
rigan was in the hospital for his eye
trouble; Fisher had gone to jail: the
finger" was on Rettich and Merola
and the officers intensified their hunt
for McGlone and Dugan, it having
been planned to land at the same time
If possible the quintet who still were
entirely unaware that their connec-
ton with the crime was known, so
quietly had the investigation pro-
gressed. Some trouble was encoun-
tered in getting search warrant for
Rettich'S home, 1t finally being neces-
sary to smuggle Hornstein into Rhode
Island to swear out the information.
When McGlone and Dugan had not
been located by April Is, it was decided
to pick up Merola-but somebody beat
them to it. Even as his home was
being watched, the gunmans body was
found sprawled in an automobile at
Wrentham. Mass. He had been ef-
fectlVely shot IN the neao.
The officers temporized no longer,
fearful that the same fate might over
take some other of the key figures.
simultaneously they struck at Ret
tich's Rhode Island estate, where a
veritable fortress was disclosed. and
arrested Mrs. Henrietta Steele, his at
tractive sister-in-law and her hus-
band, Ira, who were held as witnesses.
At Brighton, Mass, Lawrence Rubin
and his wife, Helen. Fishers sister,
who had just opened a dress shop
financed by her brother. were taken;
Rettich's father also was brought in,
along with others, nearly score of
arrests being made. A police guard
was placed over the hospitalized Har-
Evening star., 1935-07-28
Barriers Balk Erosion.
DURNG the disastrous food in Ne,

DURING the disastrous food In New
- York State the damage, great as
it was, nevertheless fell far below the
permanent loss which such a flood
would have caused in many sections
Of the country where erosion control
measures are not taken.
Illustrative of the benefits Of erosion
control work, the case of one potato
farmer is cited. His potato field lay
on a sloping area. The slope was
broken up at intervals with strips of
oats. When the storm had subsidized
it was found that his soil was un-
affected and that his crop loss would
be less than 10 bushels.
The erosion service has built many
check dams, drainage bitches and
buffer strips 10 prevent erosion and
the benefits were well demonstrated
in the recent fiood.
Evening star., 1935-07-28

and though $4,000 was paid for his
macabre tale from the underworld
had it that he had been stood in
,ub of cement until the mass hardened,
and that the tub and Walsh then
had been carefully dropped in the
Atlantic. Just why never was made
clear, but people had their ideas.
As fast as a name was dragged into
the inquiry, a watch was put on the
owner. Rettich travelled frequently
between his Rhode Island estate and
fashionable New York apartment;
Merola never was far out Of sight;
Harrigan was in Mount Sinai Hospital
in New York, some one having been
inconsiderate enough to shoot out his
left eye in a saloon fight, and the
bold, bad Fisher, who was a natural
suspect, was serving three-month
sentence for a minor traffic violation,
having amiably gone to jail instead OF
fighting the Casa -tip-of that he
wanted nothing better than tempo
rary effacement.
DLANNING to pick up Hornstein,
= Inspectors Breslin and Cronin
flew to Los Angeles, the latter en-
gaging room in the house where the
ex-collegian lived, to watch him for
a few days and determine just what
connections he had. Hornstein how
ever was picked up by local police
on a shop-lifting charge, and without
further ado, the Post Office men took
him over. At first he held out-then
confessed, his story linking irretriev-
ably Rettich, Fisher, Merola and the
three New York gunner" whom he
didn't know, but who it was evident
were Harrigan, Dugan and McGlone.
Hornstein's tongue was little looser
than it might otherwise have been,
for although the robbery had netted
a small fortune he had been given
only a few hundred, and the cut"
didn't exactly cause him to cheer.
According to Hornstein's story, the
robbery was conceived by Fisher and
Merola in the Fall of 1884, and Ret
itch had been brought in because they
needed help. A hotel room was en-
gagged in Fall River just opposite the
B. M. c. Durfee Trust Co., which peri
odically received heavy money ship
ments from the Boston Federal Re-
serve Bank. They learned that a
morning train carried the money; that
it moved to the post Office with other
mail, and there was placed in an
armored truck for transfer to the trust
company. At first, it was planned to
stage the robbery December 10, last,
the supposition being that the Christ
mas pay roll would be the heaviest OBJ
tainable. 1t was for that reason that
Hornstein had procured the first set
of tags. One of the visiting gunmen
Evening star., 1935-02-05
Assistant Secretary Robert
Host at Tea Yesterday.

Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert, jr.,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
entertained few of his close friends
at tea yesterday afternoon in the
Mayflower to have them meet Mrs.
Robert, who will be in the city until
February IL.
Among the guests were the Speaker
of the House and Mrs Joseph w.
Byrns, Senator and Mrs. Warren Aus
tin. Senator and Mrs. Walter F.
George, Senator and Mrs. James Ham,
ilton Lewis, Senator and Mrs. Rob-
ert Bulkley, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Reed, Mrs Benton Nc
Millin, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Gov.
and Mrs. o. Max Gardner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin H. Mcintyre and Mr..
and Mrs. George Holmes.
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Robert will
again entertain a small group at tea.
their guests this time being composed
of old friends from Georgia.
Miss Louisa Ayres Robert. debutante
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert, also
visiting in the Capital. will be hostess
Evening star., 1935-02-05

burn, Mrs. George B. Hoggart, Mrs.
Lloyd H. Chandler, Mrs. Frank Gates,
Miss Rose w. Page. DR.. Francis Nc
Donald. Mrs. ]. A. CASTOR, Mrs. Will
liam Huntington, Mrs. Albert May,
Mrs. John Dallett, Mrs. M. j. Stevens,
the King Smith School and members
Of the Italian Embassy staff.
Mr.. George w. Norris, governor of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Phila-
delphia, Is at the Carlton for a brief
stay.
The commissioner of narcotics and
Mrs. H. j. Anslinger have returned
to their apartment at the Shoreham
after a two weeks trip to Florida.
Mrs. Delmas P. Wood entertained
at her home in Sandy Spring. Md,
Tuesday, January 20, from 4 to S pm.
and from 6 to 9 pm, In honor of the
fortieth wedding anniversary Of her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry S. Easton.
Mrs. Wood was assisted by her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles w. Craver of $500
Woodley road.
Mrs. w. K. Horner entertained a
party at dinner last evening at the
Club Habana.
Mrs. Daniel Histon entertained a
party Of II at luncheon yesterday at
the Madrillon, the group remaining
later to play bridge in the Madrillon's
Mayan room.
The guests included Mrs. Wallace
Riley, Mrs. Thomas J. Barnes, Mrs.
William Knopf, Mrs. George Bradley,
Mrs. Frank Lewis, Mrs Adolph KreSs,
Mrs. Charles M. Otterback, Mrs. Mich
! olas Schultz, Mrs. A. j. Fealy, Mrs. ].
A. Smith and Mrs. Jared Gooch.
Miss Betty Ainsworth Burke, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Henry D. F. Munnikhuy-
sen, has left for a two weeks visit
with friends at Palm Beach, Fla. Miss
Burke makes her home at the Ward
man Park Hotel with Col. and Mrs.
Munnikhuysen.
Evening star., 1935-02-05

Proceeds of the luncheon will be used
for the purchase Of talking book ma
chimes and Braille magazines for the
blind Of all creeds in Washington.
Mrs. Julius Lulley, chairman Of the
Committee for the Blind, will be as
sisted by Mrs. Henry A. Jaffee, chair
man Of the Ticket Committee; Mrs.
Charles Lulley and Mrs. Maury Solo,
mon of the Prize Committee, and Mrs
Fay Firestone, Mrs. Jack Rosenberg,
In charge Of flowers. Members Of the
committee arranging the tables are
Mrs. Dave Bornet, Mrs. Norman
Fischer, Mrs. Harry Kaplan, Mrs. Will
liam B. Wolf, Mrs Samuel Pack, Mrs.
William Ogus, Mrs. Edward Cafritz,
Miss Mildred Solomon and Mrs. Irwin
Graft. Tickets may be procured from
Mrs Jaffee at her home, 4423 Fifteenth
street northwest, or at the Mayflower