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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-23
BANC0 FRAUD Case
IN HANDS OF JURY
Guilty as Charged In lnforma-
ton or Not Guilty Only
Possible verdicts

Moorhead, Mimi, Jan. 23.-(Pt-
The case of ]. Cameron Thomson
president Of Northwest Bancorpora.
ton, charged with second degree lar
ceny as an outgrowth of stock sales
by the corporation. was placed in the
hands Of a Clay county district court
fury at ll:l5 a. m. Wednesday.
Judge James E. Montague charged
the jury for 40 minutes, asserting that
only two forms Of verdicts should be
considered: a. guilty as charged In
the information, or ca not guilty.
The court emphasized that several
essential elements must have beer
proved by the state beyond a rea-
sonable doubt" before the defendant
can be adjudged guilty.
Before convicting, Judge Montague
asserted. the jury must decide tina,
the state proved:
ID That the defendant is person
ally responsible for the representa-
tions charged In the information.
az That these representations were
made to Herman Bosshard. Moor
head, the complaining witness.
~ That these representations were
believed and relied upon and oper-
ated to induce Bosshard to part with
his money.
~ That the representations were
false and that the defendant knew
them to be false.
(6 That Thomson, the defendant
intended to defraud.
(6 That the money involved was
actually obtained In Clay county.
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adjusted compensation certificates.
Two bills making the county trea-
surer also treasurer Of all tax dis
tricts within the county were intro
duced by Senators F. T. Gronvold Of
Pierce and Gust Wog of Billings.
Gronvold pointed out only one
bond would be required for the off,
Ger instead Of several bonds for the
various officials.
Cities having a population Of 5000
or over are exempt from the proposed
act but any city, whether operating
under special charter or general law,
could become subject to the act when
the governing body passes unan-
imously a resolution that city funds
must be handled by the county trea-
Surer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-23
KARPIS ELUDES POLICE IN
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN


Detroit, Jan. 23.-(F)-Alvin Karpis.
public enemy No. l. and his compan-
Ion. Harry Campbell, slipped out Of
the limelight Of a sensational police
search In southeastern Michigan
Wednesday as their deadly game OF
hide and seek with federal opera
ttves continued.
Police at Monroe-the region where
the car the desperadoes took from an
Allentown. Pa. physician was discov-
cred Tuesday-admitted Wednesday
they were without clues. Sheriffs at
Port Huron and Monroe, where road
blockades were maintained in the
hope Of trapping the fugitives, said
they still were pushing the search
but said they also were without
clues.
Inspector Phil Walter of the On
tario provincial police at Windsor,
Ont. refused to conjecture on the
possibility the gunner might have
crossed into Canada. He said no or
gained search was contemplated.
The Michigan state police and the
Detroit police headquarters con-
tinued to broadcast orders to their
officers still In the field. Heavily
armed officers in armored cars con-
tinued to patrol the highways, but
the impression developed that. for
the time being at least. Karpis and
Campbell were out Of reach.
Inspector William J. Collins, In
charge OF the % Detroit officers as
signed to the hunt. gave little value
to reports that Karpis and Campbell,
who is believed to be wounded, had
doubled south on their trail and
were headed for hideout in the
Oklahoma Businesses made notorious
by Pretty Boy" FLOYD
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Royal Arch Mas0ns
In Session at Fargo

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 23.-(FHRoyal
Arch Masons Of North Dakota open
ed grand chapter sessions In Fargo
Tuesday with Robert A. Woods Of
Princeton, Ind, general grand master
Of the general grand council, royal
and select masters Of the United
States, as guests.
Grand High Priest Frederick J.
Cummens Of Minot presided. Attend
ing were grand chapter officers, dis
trict deputies, past high priests and
grand chapter representatives from
Grand Forks, Fargo, jamestown
Devils Lake, Bismarck. Dickinson.
Minot, Darlington. Cando. Enderlin
Edgeley, Bowman. Wahpeton and
Harvey.
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labor. The act would be an emergenc,

O1lc.
Only one bond would be necessary
for officials in counties holding the
combined positions Of county Judge.
clerk Of the district court and regis
ter Of deeds, under bill introduced
by Earl D. Symington. The bond Is
set equaling that Of the clerk Of the
district court in the county where
such consolidation occurs. Symington
asked the bill be declared an emery
ency act.
The house stirred itself once when
an anonymous note signed 1.-THE Peo-
pie" and filled with opprohrious cpl
thets directed toward the legislators.
was read.
Ask Postal Probe
The house voted to have the note
printed in the Journal, then directed
that the letter be turned over to pos
tai authorities for investigation.
Representative Thomas Burke
moved that the house In the future
receive no anonymous communities
tons, unless they were sponsored by
q member Of the house. His motion
was carried.
Sam Clark, magazine publisher and
radio commentator, was subject Of .
house investigating committee Tues.
day, after resolution had been read
from w. J. Flanagan, former house
member. and member Of the Republic
can executive committee. and G. q.
Bangert, former senator and unSllc-
cessful supreme court candidate.
The resolution protested against
statements assertedly made by Clark
that Flanagan and Bangert were on .
state payroll. The two asked the
house dirkct the sergeant-at-arms to
bring CLARK oEto the floor Of the
house for an explanation Of his claims.
A committee Of three-Gus A.
Schauss, Earl u. Symington. and II.
G. Williams were appointed by
Speaker william Crockett to serve a.
committee to investigate the re-
marks and to bring Clark to the floor.
Edwin Traynor. originally appointed
to serve on the committee. declined.
Williams was appointed In his place.
The committee. Crockett said. was to
bring Clark to the floor Wednesday.
Whether the house possessed power
to bring before them . citizen Sog
criticism not stated within the con-
fines Of the house was the subject Of
legal debate outside legislative cham.
berS.
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in the beams from which the state
charges It was ripped.
Nails Fitted Into Beams
I'VE (Bornmann and Arthur Koch.
Ter, government wood expert) placed
four cut nails in this rail- Is and
placed it upon the beams" he said.
"Those nails fitted perfectly into the
holes that were still in the beams"
Just before Bornnnann, Police In
spector John J. Lyons Of New York
identified the piece Of writing paper
found In Hauptmann's garage. The
state did not Immediately connect the
paper with the ransom notes. saving
this for q later, expert witness.
The defense produced its own drama
to start the day by interrupting the
states case long enough to make q
New Jersey fingerprint expert, Troop
er Frank Kelly, demonstrate his
method Of taking fingerprints.
Colonel Charles A. Lindhergh,
father OF the slain baby, watched the
demonstration with interest and once
leaned forward to one Of the prose-
cutors to whisper. Immediately the
prosecutor brought out technical
point-that q nitrate Of silver finger
print system had not been discovered
until shortly after the date of the kid
mapping.
Challenge Police Efficiency
Edward J. Reilly. chief Of the de-
tense legal staff. challenged the po-
lice efficiency when Kelly testified in
his first appearance that he found no
fingerprints on the ladder or in the
nursery from which the baby was
stolen. Reilly charged Kelly's meth
DDS Of taking fingerprint impressions
ruined them, and announced at the
time he was going to insist that Kelly
bring his equipment to court and
demonstrate to the jury.
Reilly picked up q sheet Of yellow
scratch paper, handled 1t gingerly
with his fingertips and handed 1t to
the trooper.
'This paper has been handled by
two or three Of defense counsel" he
said.
He directed Kelly to take the prints
BY his own method.
After Kelly had brushed powder
over half the paper. Reilly asked II
he found any prints.
ION the half have brushed over
I have found some ridge formations
from the finger" he said. 'but
would say they are prints Of no
value"
Kelly worked on the other half and
Reilly called . halt to his demonstra-
ton, and asked to have the paper
marked for Identification.
Hauptmann came to court eager to
tell his story ana was laying plans for
latter my acquittal."
The thin-faced carpenter Is TO be
the first Of some 80 witnesses for the
defense, and his story from the stand
Is expected to constitute the first full
account Of the defense case.
G. Lloyd Fisher Of defense counsel
will open Hauptmann's case with q
preliminary statement, which will
take no more than rs or 20" minutes.
he said.
To Use Footprint Cast
Equalling In interest the prospect
Of Hauptmann's own story was the
intriguing matter Of q photograph
record and q plaster cast Of q foot
print. Their existence came to light
in Tuesdays session and the prospect
was that they would play q part In
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-23
Will Awards Candy
To Feline Haters

Chicago. Jan. %. - (P) - Do
wager Queen Marie's gumdrops
are on the way to Rumania. and
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will get her
honbonS - 50 the probate court
has closed the estate of Rockwell
Sayre.
For 80 years. Sayre, pioneer
Chicago real estate man, cam
paigned to rid the world Of cats.
When he died in 1880 his will left
more than $50 boxes of candy to
prominent persons the world over
that he credited with killing cats,
disliking cats or just not going on
record as favoring felines.
The will credited Mrs. Coolidge
Of getting rid Of the White House
cat Ito save mama songbirds,"
and therefore she was willed a box
Of chocolates.
Tuesday, officials Of q candy
company assured the probate
court all the CONNECTIONS were on
their way, 50 the estate was
closed.
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C. o N T 1 N u E n
from page one.
House Proposal to
Abolish Justices,
County C0nstables
Amends Game Laws


Amendments to the state game
laws, setting new bag limits for game,
are proposed by Ben Fedje, in Z bill
introduced by him, which was re-
ferred to the game and fish commit
tee.
Fedje's bill limits one days take on
various types Of upland game birds to
five, with no huntsmen allowed to
have more than four Of one species
In his possession.
Under the proposed enactment,
none may take more than four geese
and brant, nor more than Is ducks.
The limit on jack sripe is set at 10;
mudhens, IL.
Representative H. r. Niewoehner
asks abolition Of the office Of town.
ship justices Of the peace, and the ap.
pointment Of county judges by the
Judge Of the district court In each
county.
Niewoehner asks that the emergency
legislative clause be made effective,
for election Of township Justices is
scheduled to occur before this act
would become effective July I, 1885,"
All business transacted by the town
ship justices would be placed In the
hands Of county justices to be ap-
pointed by the district judges, under
the Niewoehner bill.
Abolishes ConstableS
Adjustment Of township and county
constables, and taking over Of their
activities by deputy sheriffs in each
village, city and town is proposed by
L. E. Goodlaxon.
The sheriff Of each county would be
empowered to appoint deputies, at
points he deems necessary, to act as
peace officers.
A deficit appropriations measure,
introduced by Math Dahl. asks $2.826
for hire Of an old age pension clerk In
the department OF agriculture and
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r. ON TIN u f. n
from page ono.
Second Cold Wave
Hits Middle West
AS Deaths Mount

siderable loss to shipping by heavy
gales.
Billiards In Manitoba, Canada,
blocking communications and play
ing havoc with train schedules.
Heavy livestock losses In Texas.
About 1,4OO sheep were found frozen
to death on their arrival In st. Louis
Tuesday from Texas.
A general snow in West Virginia
and Pennsylvania, and four-inch
fall In New York city. where 1000
men were called out Tuesday night
to clear the streets and sidewalks.
Deaths attributed to the cold, ice,
snow, fog and floods. during the last
week, brought the total to more than
70. They included: Iowa, II: Wis
consin, 3: South Dakota, 2: Mime
sofa, 2.
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was reported that study u now being
made 81 . federal report, filed IN 1904.
In which irrigation Of the river bot
toms was held feasible. Prediction
was made that out Of this study may
come important Developments within
the next few months.
Other matters reported were the
Christmas program OF decorating the
city ana distributing candy to chill
dren, support Of the corn and poul-
try shows, aid and assistance to the
federal relief effort and agricultural
program and support Of the state
high school basketball touruames~
Retiring members Of the board OF
directors were introduced as follows:
John French. Al Brink. Burt Finney,
Walter Renden and B. o. Refvem.
New Board Presented
Members Of the present board are
John Larson, DR.. II. A. Braudes. II.
p. Goddard. Henry Duemeland. A. r.
Tavis, r. B. Webb, James Guthrie.
John L. Peterson, E. T. McCanna and
George Bird.
Committees for 1885 were announc.
ed as follows: Agricultural. A. Lar.
son, chairman; George Duemeland. J.
p. French, Carl Nelson and II. O. Put.
nam. Aviation and tourist camp
r. b. Webb. general chairman; Avia-
tion-M. H. Atkinson and J. B.
Smith; Tourist CAMP. r. Flick. +.
L. Moule and Dr.. j. o. Arnson. City
Affairs DIR. H. A. Brandes. chair"
man; M. H. Atkinson. g. w. Corwin.
w. B. Couch and Paul Wachter. En-
tertainment-A. r. Tavis, chairman:
s. 8. Boise, J. L. Barth and F. A.
Copelin. Finance and membership
H. ]. Duemeland. chairman: B. F.
Lawyer, Harvey Miles, J. F. Wagner
and F. H. Waldo. Highways-John I.
Peterson, chairman: A. e. Brink, F.
M. Davis, H. G. Frahm and Fred Pc
terson. Industries and rates-E. T.
McCanna, general chairman; Indus
tries-T. p. Allen, w. q. Render and
James Trimble; Rates-E. M. Hen
bricks, w. T. Kraft and Theodore
Quanrud.
Publicity and conventions-George
Bird, general chairman: Publicity
Burt Finney. Charles Goodwin and
Frank Milhollan: Conventions - o.
v. Bowman. G. e. Lyon and H. o.
Saxvik.
Retail Trade Development-C. r.
Robertson. chairman; r. M. Berge-
son, A. w. Mundy, A. NJ. Nordtvedt.
b. O. Refvem and l.. H. Richmond.
Water Conservation. Waterways
and Missouri River Development-J.
w. Guthrie, chairman: George F..
Bird. s. w. Corwin, Gordon Cox and
IL. e. Davis.
Following the report, the main adj
dress Of the evening was given by q.
r. Macarthur Of Aberdeen. s. D.. and
three attendance prises were distrib-
uted. A basket Of canned goods, do
mated by the Bismarck Grocery COM
pauy, went to Lloyd Lillestrand. O.
N. Durham received half q case Of
oranges from the Gamble Robinson
company and Duane Davis was
awarded 10 gallons Of gasoline from
the Corwin-C Churchill Motors COM
pany. Burt Finney was in charge Of
the drawing.
MoArthur's talk emphasized the
value Of commercial organizations to
communities and the need for great.
er service and vision.
John A. Larson, association presi-
dent. presided ut the meeting.
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C. o N T l N U E ID
from paSe oaa0'
Board From Attic
OF Bronx Home Is
Key in Testimony

electric chair. also put into evidence
. piece Of cheap writing paper from
Hauptmann's home supposed to b =
counterpart Of paper In the Lind.
bergh ransom notes and nails from
Hauptmann's garage which = witness
said fit perfectly into nail holes Of
the ladder.
Lewis Bornmann, . New Jersey
state detective. testified no found .
board missing in Hauptmann's attic,
and identified . photograph which
showed that an upright Of the ladder
-"Rau l6"-litted perfectly into the
space Tor the missing piece.
It not only fitted. he testified. but
its nail holes checked with the holes
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C. 0 = T l N U E ID
from page one
Grand Jury Names
Dozen Participants
In 100000 Crime

custody will be arraigned on the In
dictments. II arrangements are held
before the time Of the trial, they may
be kept secret to prevent disclosure
Of details Of the indictments.
George F. Sullivan. United States
district attorney here. said the case
Is scheduled to 60 to trial at the OPEN
ing Of the annual spring term Of fed
eral court In st. Paul April 2.
John J. Mclaughlin OF Chicago and
william Wider and Philip Delaney.
all Of Chicago. are now out on bail
awaiting trial in April on conspiracy
indictments for alleged handling Of
ransom money.
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GENERAL CONDITIONS

High pressure prevails quite gen.
orally from the Rocky Mountains
eastward, being centered at Huron,
S. Oak, 5000: while lower pressure
continues on the Pacific Coast, Seat
tie, Wash, 1904. Scattered light
precipitation has occurred from the
Lake region westward to the coast,
with heavy rains reported from the
north Pacific Coast. The weather
has become much colder in the Plain
States and eastward over the Lake
Region. the temperature Is now alb
normally low. Winnipeg reports a
"A degree this morning, and the tenn
perature is more than 30 degrees be.
low zero IN Sask, Man, North Dakota
and Minnesota. Temperatures are
now moderating over central Canada
and the southern Plateau.
Bismarck station barometer. inches:
1884. Reduced to sea level 30.87.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-23
Bulgarian Premier's
Government RESIGNS

Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 23-(R-The
government Of Premier Kimon 0ueor.
guieff resigned Tuesday after nine
months in office.
Headed by the premier, all the min
listers Of the cabinet handed In their
designations to King Boris.
Premier Gueorguieff established Z
dictatorial regime May 10. 1894.
It was not immediately clear
whether the designations are to b the
forerunner Of q complete government
reorganization OF whether the action
was Of q more minor nature.
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CANADIAN TEMPERATURES
PIIINGE RELOW 80 MARK

Winnipeg. Jan. 23.-(R)-A cold
wave which drove temperatures be-
yond the so below zero mark In some
sections gripped prairie Canada Wed.
nesday.
Fort McMurray. 800 miles north Of
Edmonton In Alberta. reported tenn
perature of 60 below zero, while at
Prince Albert. Sask., 1t was 46 below.
Winnipeg's temperature went to II
below Tuesday night.
Railway and communications serv-
ices were disrupted and billiards
were reported at some points.
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WAN q
For North Da-
kota: Partly clou.
dy tonight and
Thursday: not so
cold tonight and
east and south
portions Thu r S.
day.
For South Da.
kota: General l y
fair tonight and
Thursday; not 50
cold.
For Montana:
Unsettled tonight
al M
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C. o N T IN u E ID
~ nom pan ons y
Senate Gets Second
Moratorium, Proposed
BY Farm, Hoidayites

knew Of the privations suffered BY
persons who made the capitol build
ing and this state possible"
He asserted there was need for
economy and I'VE must begin right
here and now"
Lets be fair In this matter" urged
Senator A. =. Bonzer, Richland
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PRECIPITATION

FOr BlSmaTCK station:
Total this month to date go. !O3
Normal. this month to date =. 20
Total, January LIST to date go. .03
Normal. January LIST to date :. 20
Accumulated deficiency to date .26
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State biologists estimated 200 rattle
snakes, as well as 80 to IS per cent
Of the prairie dog population, died in
Bailey county, Texas, In q program Of
spreading poisoned grain.
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Defective vision Is the cause Of
approximately 20 per cent Of the ac-
cidents resulting in personal In
Jury.
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CLOUDY

casional snow west portion; warmer
east of the divide.
For Minnesota. Generally fair
wednesday and Thursday; not so
cold.
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Weather Report
FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday; not so
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

THE California Wave Nook, l04h -3rd
Street. Bismarck, speciali1es In oil
tonic permanents. natural waves
With rtnglet ends. $500 wave now
$50 complete. Phone 762.
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A concurrent resolution requesting
congress to enact legislation for i'm
mediate payment Of World War We
terans' adjusted compensation Ger
tificates was introduced by Senators
Whelan and James Mc0illic Of Nor
ton and Harry Lynn Of Emmons.
Thsc1 rsolution provides for i'm
medtoiI version into cash OF the
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Equalling In interest the prospect
Of Hauptmann's own story was the
intriguing matter Of photograph
record and q plaster cast Of q foot
print. Their existence came to light
In Tuesdays session and the prospect
was that they would play q part In
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-23

county, In supporting tho majority
report. He said he realized Senator
Watt had played an important part
In scaling down appropriations, but
contended conditions were not as in
the past, that many of the employees
were without employment at home
and perhaps this would be the only
money they would get II there was
not good crop.
Cain Queries Legality
A query by Senator J. p. Cain OF
Stark as to whether the committee
had received information from the
attorney general on whether the sal
airy increase could be made effective
In view of the law limiting salaries.
led to Watts motion for deferring
action pending an opinion from The
attorney general. which was carried
by . viva voce vote.
Designed to protect the property
from foreclosures. executions, tax
sales. evictionS and disposSession, the
Peterson Thatche; moratorium bill
carried q preamble which said EEK
IRENE and extraordinary remedies"
are warranted because Of the gen
eral breakdown of our financial sys-
tenn, and business in general" ren-
dering citizens unable to secure such
price for their products as will per-
NIT them to pay expenses, accumu-
late sufficient to pay interest, taxes
and other obligations.
For two years from the date Of the
acts passage 1t would be unlawful
to institute any foreclosure proceed
ings by action or by advertisement
without the written consent obtained
from the equitable owner of the
property.
Broad Provisions
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-06
SUPT. OF NURSES HOME
ADDRESSES ROTARY

TCOntinned from First Pa8e]
ing more work than is ordinarily
required of them.
DR.. G. Layton Grier, who is presi-
dent of the Milford Emergency Hos
pital, and who is now heading the
movement for a new building, also
lauded the work of Mrs. Breese and
her staff. He took occasion to repri-
mand those citizens of Kent and
Sussex counties who made pledges
to the new hospital building and
who are not making good. He prom
ised that he will see the new project
through and guaranteed that Mil
ford will have a new building.
Incidentally. the Rotarians were
reminded that the statements for
the fourth quarterly payment on the
new hospital fund pledges are now
being mailed. The hope was ex-
pressed that everyone will be up to
cate on his pledge by the end of the
present year.