The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1925, Page 1

{ oe of v, 4 arene WEATHER FORECAST Rain or snow tonight; prob- ably clearing Wednesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 MITCH GIVE UP HOPE FOR VICTIMS: OF SEA CRASH Radio Reports Say Attempts to Lift Submarine Are Successful DIVERS RESUME SEARCH Caskets Have Be n Orderc’) for Men Imprisoned in Subermisb'e | New York, Sept. 29.—(4)—The Independent wireless telegraph company received a message at noon today from the East Hamp- ton Station announcing that the 8-51, had been raised to surface and that all on board were dead. New London, Conn., Sept. 29.—(#) —In the air and under the sea men worked today in their search for'the bodies of victims of the S-51 which | went down last Friday night when she was rammed by the Savannah; line steamer, City of Rome, 14 miles, off Block Island. The first body recovered was that} of John L. Gibson, engineman, sec-| ond class, and was found in the bat- tery room of the ship by deep sea divers who resumed operations this morning after being forced by strong tides last night to stop their work. While these men prowled through the submarine, the hum of seaplane motors could be heard overhead as naval aviators flew low over the surrounding ers in an effort to find the bodies of three men be- lieved to have been washed overboard with the three survivors who were, picked up by a City of Rome life boat. Search For Bodies Today it was a search for bodies. Last night it was a search for men. Little hope that any of $ha33. in ‘the, crew could be alive was held out by officers at the naval station. al- though none would publicly admit that they believed all their shipmates were dead. Even when word was received that/20 coffins had been or- dered from the Chelsea Naval. Hos. pital to the Newport stati Lieu- tenant Commander H. A. Flanigan,) executive officer of the base, stress- ed the point that a part of the work} ef the divers was to make sure that all possible air was being pumped into any compartments that might hold survivors. Enter Submarine The divers, said a message re- ceived at the base, were working separately. One of them was _in- side the S-51 working forward. The other was on the outside of the] seme part of the ship. The message also said that air- planes had arrived to assist the two: destroyers that last night used their searchlights to pierce the darkness of the waters around Block Island as they searched for the bodies that eventually would come to the sur- face. RECOVER ENGINEMAN New London, Conn., Sept. 29.—(#) —The body of John L. Gibson, en- gineman, first class, of Portland, Or- egon, was removed from the wrecked S-51 ‘by divers today. Gibson's body was the first to be taken from the wrecked ship and its recovery followed the complete sus- pension of attempts to lift the craft with wrecking ships, and a concen- tration of efforts by divers who went down into the sea to explore the S-51. The recovery also indicated to those at the submarine base that the divers at last had been successful in their attempt to get inside the submarine. Last night when the seas became too choppy for the wrecking ships to work, the divers went down, but were unable to get near the hatch which they hoped to enter, because of strong tides which swept them off. their course through the water. Lose Hope Gibson's body was found in the}, battery room, that part of submar- ine that was rammed by the Savan- nah line steamer, City of Rome, last Friday night. The message from Rear Admiral H. H. Christy, in command of the rescue forces, said the divers still were working in this compartment and it was expect- ed more bodies would be found. Gibson’s wife lives in Groton, Conn., a suburb of New London. The first message gave no indication as to how his body was brought to the surface. Nor did it indicate whe- t divers had been able to pen- ther: into — the craft to her any doors to air tight compartments had been closed, thus offering the bare possibility that some of the 33 men who went down with the ship might yet be alive. The ‘hope that this might be true was Bonnlas ‘but a hope at the submaripe a Feany: ‘The body of William T. Tesche- macher, seaman first clase, of Ban- gor, Penn., was the second to , be found on the 8-51 by divers today. Teschemacher’s twin brother, Fred- erick, also was aboard and believed to have been lost. Frederick was thought to have ‘been at the helm when the submarine struck and one of those washed overboard. The boys|” were 19 years old. The message did not state what compartment the youth’s body was found in, but indicated the diyer who entered the submarine.may hav in through instead of ‘as first reported, snid he was working toward the bat- (Continued on page three) battery room hatch Towa, September 28. oe coming tower batch will last six d The later message |-stein-! THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. ' ! Mr. and Mrs. Max Foster Hopper, newlyweds, have decided on a unique honeymoon. Mrs. Hopper (above) daughter of President Ray Lyman Wilbur of nd Stanford Univer-! sity and niece of Secretary of the! q Navy Wilbur, will be a student at Radcliffe, while her hus! tinuing his studi nd is con-{ Harvard. ‘SEE HAND OF CHAPMAN IN MURDER PLOT: Assassination Attempt Is Be- lieved Sequal to Chap- man Trial Meriden, Conn., Sept. 29.-()— Search was being made today for an unidentified gunman who last night} attempted, it is believed, to take the life of Louis A. Kubeck, proprietor of the Old Colony Inn here and one of the principal witnesses for the state in the recent trial of Gerald Chapman, notorious bandit, The shot, whieh missed Kubeck by a the narrow margin, was fired in dark from ambush in the rear of the Inn. Kubeck's companion, Jack Quinn, proprietor of a bowling alley, received a slight flesh wound above the right hip, Quinn is the same ize as Kubeck and it is believed that in the darkness he was taken for Ku- beck by the gunman. Kubeck is convinced that the shot was meant for him, and that it was in reprisal for his testimony against Chapman. Chapman, convicted of the murder of a New Britain police- man after a sensational trial in Hart- ford, was sentenced ta be hanged and is now awaiting action on his appeal. TWO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ORGANIZED Wilton News Changes Man- agement; G. W. Stewart Quits Helm Two weekly newspapers will be added to North Dakota's growing list of news publications. G. T. Anderson, son of the post- master at Turtle’ Lake, is reported organizing a weekly to be published in Turtle Lake. It will make the; second paper published at Turtle! Lake. The Turtle Lake Wave is op- erated by J. M. Smith and was es- tablished 26 years ago. | The town of Lansford will have a! newspaper, according to The Velva Journal.” Richard Lund and A. E. Hanson have announced they will be- gin publication of a Lansford week- ly before October first. Gilb Wilton News for 15 years, in a sign- ed editorial states that Van W. Fei- 1, who has worked on The Wilton, jews for almost a year, wilf take} over the publication. “During the 15 years that we have been at the helm of The News we! have tried to promote the best in- terests of this part of North Dako- ta,” Stewart declares. “We have been active in many enterprises—all for one purpose—to make this com- munity a better place in which to ve.” Sauer Attends Dairy Congress Andrew E, Sauer, owner of the Hillside Dairy farm, Washburn, is ert W. Stewart, editor of The| M attending the National Dairy Con- gress which opened at Waterloo, The congress ys. ier is breeder of registered Hol- 'riesian cattle and Duroc-Jer- sev swine. Sir Glen Champion 410696 is Sauer’s herd bull. Sau BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TU CLERK SLAIN IN OUTBREAK Finis Is Written on Career of | Sensational Nebraska Gunman TAKEN IN MANHUNT Lincoln Prison Guards Shoot Convict in Act of Firing Nitroglycerine Lincoln,, NeBr., Sept. 29.--(4) With the killing late yesterday of | Fred Brown, life termer at the State Penitentiary here, finis was written! on a carecr of crime wh probably had few parallels in the country. Brown was shot down by a guard] during an attempted prison break with Roy Smith; another prisone The men were fired upon just as th were fixing to set off several charg: of nitroglycerine. Clarence Morse, mail clerk at the prison, w: also killed during the fusillade of| shots and Smith is in the prison} hospital where his chances for recov-! ery aid to be slight. { wounded in shoulder, ne- the amputation of” his| o t Early Crime Career Brown's unlawful operations began early in life. At the age of 16 hej was convicted and sentenced to an} indeterminate term in the state pen- itentiary for the murder of an elder- couple in Dundy county. He was pardoned after serving seven sci Subsequently Brown went to 1 and embarked upon a series of crimes! ranging from burglary to automobile| theft, which kept him in and out of| the state prison there for a nu:aber} of years. Probably the most sesational chap-/ ter in the man’s career of crime was enacted at Omaha in May, 1922, when after enticing two young women into: an automobile, he drove them to his hut on the outskirts of the city and kept them chained up for two d On the second day, the women man- aged to attract the attention of a man who was working in @ nearby field, and the man started to the cabin to rescue them. He was in- tercepted by Brown, however, who drew two guns and forced the man| into the hut where he was also chained up, after telling the man he was going out to dig his grave, Brown departed and during his ab- sence the man managed to free him- self and notified officers. Sensational Manhunt Meantime, Brown had fled and then followed one of the most sen- sational manhunts ever conducted in this section of the country. He was finally apprehended near Medicine Bow, Wyo., after a gunfight with a sheriff's posse in which he was ser- iously injured. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary for kid- naping. Physically, Brown did not have the appearance of a gunman. He was, scarcely five feet tall und weighed) loss than 120 pounds. Has High Gluten Run Beach, Sept. 29.—According to C. E. Mangels, cereal chemist at the Agricultural college, the protein con- tent for wheat averages higher in the Golden Valley than in any other! county in the state, based on the samples received. ‘And one of the samples sent from! here to the chemist for analysis gave | the highest content of any of the hundreds of samples. sent Mr. Mangels from other counties for testing this year, this sample giving; 18.51 per cent of protein. The av- erage weight of the samples sent from here showed 58.2 pounds per bushel. Local grain buyers here say this average weight is too low, their pur- chases averaging about 59 1-2 pounds per bushel, which is nearer the mark, being the actual result of the buying season. LANSDOWNE'S WIDOW CALLED! First Woman to Be Called in Navy Ship Inquiry Lakehurst, N. J., Sept. 29.--)— rs. Margaret Ross Lansdowne, widow of Commander Zachary Lans- downe, captain of the Shenandoal accepted today the invitation ot tl Naval Court of Inquiry to appear and make a statement. Mrs. insdowne’s telegram to the court suggested no date for her ap- pearance other than it be made at the latest possible time. It may be) she will not be heard here but in| Washington if it finally is decided to transfer the inquiry to that city. Mrs. Lansdowne now is in Washing- . Lansdowne's telegram said that, due to illness of her daughter, she could not leave Washington for next few days. fter the Shenandoah wreck Mrs. Lansdowne was quoted as having said that Commander Lansdowne was DAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1925 ELL CALLED ON STAND RECOVER TWO BODIES FROM SUNKEN SUBMA COLLEGE BRIDE WOUND KILLER PEACE OR WAR UP TO QUEEN MARIE Queen Marie of Rumania and Premier w— I) Rykoff of soviet Russia—heads of the two nations that may go to war over Ressarabia. This map shows: the loca Bessarabia, the ric try which Rumania and sov sia both desire. ation of jet Rus HOLD BRIDGE HEARING HERE, Preside at Session H Kansas City, Mo. Sept. war department having und sideration applications of th Dakota State Highway struction of highway bridge: the Missouri river at Sanish miles west of Williston, kota, a public hearing subject will be held marek, North Dakota, in fice of the state highway sioner at 2:00 o'clock p. day, October 13, 19: nounced by Major. C. district engincer. All interested | parti to be present to to ber the above time and place, pa ly navigation interests and ficials of any county city, local association whose it are of the proposed work. They given an opportunity to express their Comn for approval of plans for the North Da- m., C, Gee, army presented at interests may be affected by the construction| i i Army District Engineer Will! 29.—-The der_con e North Ss aeTOSS and five the B on at the commis: Tues: was an- invited rticular- the of- town ory will be 6,000 SAW ROOSEVELT CABIN HERE Mrs. Corrine Roosevelt Rob- inson Is Cooperating With Local D. A. R. More than 5,000 tors inspected the Roosevelt Memorial cabin on the state capitol grounds here this sum- mer, a report by Mrs. Fred Conklin, member of the Minnishoshe chapter of the D. A. R., Bismarck, showed to- day. They came from every state in the and fertile coun-| union and from many foreign coun- tries but most of them were residents of North Dakota who were touring their own state and stopped at the capitol to visit the cabin and the state museum. Because of the increasing cold and the danger of fire if heating appara- tus were placed the cabin, it has een closed for the winter. Through- out the summer, when scores of vis- itors came daily, the local D. A. R. chapter had one ‘of its members con- stantly on duty at the cabin from 10 a. m, to 5 p. m. to explain to visitors the manner in which it came to be located on the capitol grounds and other points of interest about the structure, \7ill, Cooperate. Among those who are cooperating with the D. A. R, in its effort to ob- tain Roosevelt curios are Mrs, Cor- rine Roosevelt Robinson of Wash- ington, D. C., a sister of the former president, and Herman Hagedorn of | New York City. Mrs. Robinson has indicated her intention of makin a trip to Bis- marck next year and local clubwomen are looking forward to her visit with interest. The cabin now houses a display of basketry from the state school for the blind and examples of hand- work of inmates of the state's insti- tutions for the feeble-minded. One of the surprising things that the women in charge of the cabin learned this summer is the necessity for protecting it from thoughtless vandalism, Mrs. Conklin said. persons casually attempt to take out a pocket knife and whittle off a views upon the suitability of the lo-} splinter from one of the logs for a cation and adequacy of the plans in! “keepsake,” she said. avigation, and to sug-| pictures of the cabin have been tak- dered desirable inj en by visitors and in the opinion of reference to ni; gest changes consi: the interest of navigation. Hear Statements Thousands of the clubwomen it soon will be the most photographed structure in the Oral statements will be heard, but} state if it isn’t that already. for accuracy of record all important facts and arguments should be sub- mitted in writing, as the records of the hearing will consideration by the war dep Written statements may be to C. C. Gee at ithe or mailed to him beforehand. be forwarded for artment, handed hearing, The plans submitted by the appli- cant show for each bridge four steel truss spans of equal length, grade. for navigation in each case a’ built on The principal span’ available ffords a reluctant to make the midwestern, headroom of 32 feet or more between the lowest point of structure and the trip because of the danger of thun-| derstorms and it was for that reason that she was invited to appear as a witness. The calling of a woman. in an in-| 309 feet at the Williston bridge. highest water of the navigat son. The horizontal clearance ion sea- is shown to be 276 feet at Sanish and A quiry into the loss of a Naval ship| copy of the plans for either bridge is believed by man without precedent, upon request, “Merry Old Chief” Joins Staff at WIR By NEA Service Kansas City, Mo., “Merry Old Chief,” trick, who has been on of the pio- neers of radio broadcasting, is leav- ing the Kansas City station WDAF to join the staff of WJR, of Detroit and Pontiac, Mich. Fitzpatrick organized the Night- ‘hawks and his merry good nature has been the food on which the member- ship grew. He is a graduate of Kan- sas University, a newspaper man of many years’ experience, and one of y officers to be} will be mailed to interested parties! tne best known radio announcers in the world, Some , | game of love and politics, lor, Prince of Wal | ward her than any other nation, but Her Skill in Love and Diplo- macy May Prevent Cortflict | , in Balkans \ - | By NEA Service London, Sept. 29. skill of the world's The diplomatic most. beautiful , and skillful queen, which already has won her several victories in love politics, now faces its suprem Can the lovely Queen Ma Rumania prevent the threatened war between her country and soviet Rus- xia over the possession of the rich and fertile country of Bessarabia? — | For centuries war making. s to have been in the chief occupation! of royalty in that tiny section af the world known as the Balkans, In this area wars have started over things! that secmed trivial to the rest of the world. | Yet almost overnight these con-| flicts have embroiled nearly all. the| Haikan states and then spread to other parts of Europe, was the case with the World W Menacing Situation + Diplomats agree that a most men- acing situation again exists in this hatchery.” Should war come; ain to involve other! countries than Rumania and soviet Russia. ' Queen Marie’s great ambition has ak country dominant by making each one jaughters a queen. mother-| w of; the * has believed it would be possible to unite the tiny coun- tries and preserve peace. | In this she has been partly suc- cessful. i One daughter is now queen of Jugoslavia and another married the now deposed king of Greece. Royal Match Making During the last year Queen Marie, | apparently realizing that the Bessar- | abian question some day would reach a crisis, has shrewdly sought co- operation of the allies by visits to the capitals of western Europe. | Here again she combined her ggeat | » by seek- | ing to arrange a match between her youngest daughter, Princess Heanna, and the world’s most prized bache- | | France seemed more friendly to- here again the queen showed’ her political skill. Marie knew a mili- tary alliance with France would! alienate Great Britain against her, just at the time that country was ereblishing relations with the so- viet. And so her lack of complete suc- cess on her trip makes the problem now facing her all the more difficult to solve. Bessarabia has been a_ potential cause of war for more than a cen- tury, _ Russia acquired most of Bessarabia in 1812 through a treaty with Tur- key. It remained in Russia's pos- session until 1856 when it was grant- ed autonomy under Turkish rule. In 1877 over Rumanian protests, Bismarck, the great German “iron chancellor,” insisted on giving the country back to Russia, thus hoping to sow discord between Russia and Rumania, according to some histor- ians. Republic Proclaimed Then came the World War and the Russian revolution. Bessarabia pro- claimed itself independent under the name of the Moldavian republic. . But Rumania, anxious to extend its domains, took advantage of this situation to send troops into Bessara- bia on the grounds that most of the people there wanted annexation, Census figures show that the ma- jority of people in Bessarabia are Moldavian and closely akin to the Rumanians. For this‘reason Ruman- ia’s claim to the country was upheld at Versailles, despite protests of} those in Bessarabia favoring inde- pendence. They sought a plebiscite to determine whether the country should be independent or ruled by Russia or Rumania. ges Soviet Plot Soviet Ri has steadfastly re- fused to recognize the award to Ru- mania. i Rumania charges that Bolshevist agents have repeatedly tried to stir up revolution in Bessarabia. The recent revolt against the Ru- i in Kishinev, the capi' of has brought the question reat question of largely on the skill of Queen Mai i She can win for herself an even more notable place in history if she cap avert war now. Nestos Visits King of Norway Minot, Sept. 29.—Former Governor R. A. Nestos, of North Dakota, who is touring Europe, in writing to his! brother, Dr. P. Nestos of Minot, states that while he was in Oslo, he as.granted an audience with King Haakon with whom he visited for half an_hour. The Governor described Norway's King as a most democratic fellow, who converses in # very intelligent manner on numerous subjects. The King was particularly interested in the Governor's general report of the activities his former subjects in America ahd showed extreme plea- sure in the knowledge that they were fitting so nicely in the land of their adoption. Mr. Nestos traveled through Ger- many and arrived in Geneva, Swit- zerland |Sept. 16, where he now is conferring with the various repre- sentatives of the countries which form the League. PORCUPINE PUNCTURES Saco, Me.—Stanley Hurd drove his coupe up to his home here the oth- er day to discover he had a flat tire. \entrained for Camp Gr EIGHT YEARS AGO TONIGHT Exactly eight ago, before six o’cloc! eptember 1917, the second lion, first re giment, North Dakota national guard, South pa Wright. Carolina, under Major L Dickinson, Mandan, Jamestown, and Bismarck companies were inciuded in the butallion. The following Monday, Company T, under Major A. B. Welch, present hostmaster of Mandan, left for Camp. ; Greene Both units saw overseas service, HOLD HUSBAND IN MURDER OF W.G. 7. U. HEAD Spouse Arrested When Alibi Fails to Satisfy Authori- ties Jinton, Towa, Sept. 29.-()—Pre liminary hearing of perjury charges against Clifford B. Cook, hu: nd of Mrs. Myrtle Cook, murdered W. C. T. U. county president, will probably be held here today, officers said Cook was arrested last night short- ly after he had hired attorneys and refused to answer further questions regarding his wife's death te agents who took him_ into custody said that his story told to the: coroner's jury that investigated Mrs. Cook's death and the story he told them, disagreed in important details. Cook, at the inquest, said he had attended church on the day before his wife was kille: seen no one he kn He told the s' said, that he spent practi whole day with Mrs. Hestor Sieling, at Sioux City, where they both lived at one time, Mrs. Seiling, who is held under a grand jury subpoena, has twice tes- tified before the jury as to her ac tions before the murder of Cook's wife and as to her relations with LIBRARIANS WILL ATTEND CONVENTION FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS RINE REITER ATES | CHARGES OF INEFFICIENCY Colonel Takes Stand in Pres- idential Aircraft De- fense Probe HITS GENERAL STAFF Charges Atlantic and Pacific Coasts Are Open to Attack From Air Washington, Col, Wm. Mitch tated the airc row, _ today poured another advance of criti cinm on the heads of ‘those charg- Sepi. 29—)— who precip ed with administering the Na- tion's air service. Testifying before the Presi- dent's Air Board, he assailed the Army general staff, declared it incompetent to draft air policies, and placed upon its officers the blame for what he described as an impoverished and inadequate air defense. The colonel also dropped bal bombs on the Navy, chi ing its ranking officials with looking upon aviation as a sub- ordinate adjunct of defense. He advocated pushing the fleet to sea to fight “where it belongs.” Col. Mitchell reiterated his de- mand for a department of Na- tional Defense which he declared should be established by the next congress. Charges Inefficiency In America the development of craft has been “slow and inefficient,” he said. “No surface vessel can exist sv long as aircraft are in existence. They can put out of commission any naval surface vessel mare effectively yand economidally than any other unit.” The “destructive” paper, he declar- ed, dealth with the administration of the Army and Navy Air services, Chairman Morrow informed him he was free to proceed as he chose. Eight other papers discussed the coast defense; sea craft; the ait force personnel; civil and commer- cial aviation; the effect of air pow- er on world armament; air adminis- tration of other world nowers; and a plan to remedy defects in the American Air organizati For exterior enemies Col Mitchell Women From All Sections of | said, “We must look across the At- State Will Gather at joux City North Dukota women will take an active part in the regional meeting of librarians to be held at Sioux ‘ity, Towa, October 13 to 16, Miss n Cook, state librarian, suid to- day. A number of North Dakota public and school librarians are expected to attend and several of them have been placed on the program. Among the latter, in addition to Miss Cook, are Inga Rynning of the Fargo pub- lic library and Margaret Mueller of Jamestown. Miss Cook will preside at a lunch- eon to be given October 14 for all library commission workers of the states represented at the meeting. On Friday morning there will be @ breakfast for all North Dakota per- sons attending the convention at which Bessie Baldwin of the state library will preside. Following the breakfast there will be a meeting of the North Dakota Library associa- tion. Miss Baldwin also will have charge of the North Dakota exhibits to be made at the convention. Members of the North Dakota reception com- mittee will be Clara A. Richards of the Fargo Masonic library; Chris- tian Dick of the North Dakota Uni- versity library and Miss Cook. Because most of the librarians in the state have arranged to attend the Sioux City convention the regu- lar state meeting of the North Da- kota delegates will have time to transact state business at the Sioux City convention. eee | Weather Report ¢—_____________4 Temperature at 7 a. m.. 45 Highest yesterday .. 4t Lowest last night : 4( Precipitation to 7 a. m. AC Highest wind velocity 2 ‘Weather Forecast For North Dakota—Rain or snow tonight; probably clearing Wednes day morning. Colder tonight. Strong northerly winds. General Weather Conditions A barometric disturbance is cen: tered over the middle Rocky Moun. tain region and central Plains States and rain or snow occurred from the Dakotas westward to the Pacific coast. The precipitation was heavy in parts of the Dakotas and Mon- tana. Generally fair weather pre- vails in the southern states and in the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region. An extensive high ressure area over Canada is caus- ing cooler weather in northern dis- tricts, ‘but warm weather prevails throughout the central and southern states. GROUCH CLUB FORMED London.—A Sick and Sorry Club has been formed here. To qualify for membership one must have a On close examination he found the casing pi d with porcupine quills. id he remembered striking animal on the road, but thought it was a skunk and hurried away from the pléce, ’ “grouch.” A girl was admitted re- cently to one of the clubs upon her in| word that her mother would not al- low her to wear silk stockings. The club mak ccursions to graveyards and cemeteries for social diversion. lantic and Pacific,” adding that al- though there was no reason to expect hostile relations with the English, it must be considered in drafting de- fense plans. Describes Defense Declaring that Great Britain's force of 1,000 airplanes could be landed in Nova Scotia in 8 to 10 days, he said, American cities could then be reached in about three hours. Dirigibles for carrying airplanes, he asserted, can be built that will fly from Europe to the United States and return. For the Atlantic, he said, we need an army to protect the land, a navy equipped with submar- ines, but above all an air force to protect the nation from attack by air. “In considering our east coast de- fense plans,” he continued, “we must think of England as dominating the Atlantic and as strong in the Carri- bean.” Turning to the Pacific, he asserted it was the desire of Japan to control all entrances to Asia and the points of attack from the Pacific is by way of Alaska, not Honolulu, the capture of which would expose a hostile fleet to an open attack from the submar+ ine and airplane. Stresses Mobility Col. Mitchell said if the United States is attacked from both the At- lantic and Pacific an air force would be far more mobile to shift to the center of attack. The proposal to develop the air defense, he asserted, does not entail larger appropriations but a re-direc- tion of present expenditures. “Other nations,” he said, “are aware of these matters while we bury our heads in the sand like, an ostrich.” ission,” he contin- ued, “is at sea, it should be pushed to sea, to keep open the lanes of communication, a “Our army has a system compli- cated in the extreme. It Sticks and clings to systems of by-gone times as all armies do. It will work if properly applied.” Cites. Inefficiency The army air service, the colonel declared, is not adequate to meet an emergency, and many changes should be made in the army organization, including the establishment of a sep- arate artillery corps. 3 Present equipment of the air ser- vice was described as of an anti- quated type, in « deplorable condi- ion. “We have no air force,” he as- serted, “that is adequate in both equipment and personnel. The com- plement consists of about 12 old worn-out pursuit planes and 22 old bombers and all the rest are Dh-4 (Continued on page three) Show Tonight Is Weather Forecast Rain or snow tonight is the diction of Rol re- 0. W. . Ioeal weather bureau forecaster, for Bis- marck and vicinity. Roberts _pre- dicted snow for northern part of the ‘state last week. This is the first snow prediction for the capital area vihsrrary is snpectoa ts rip bil rcury is expe: 0 drop below freezing. es shaun