The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1929, Page 6

a i + cheek by the hand of only one man. ‘BALANCE OF POWER . INCHINAISHELD BY MILITARY ENIGMA Both Factions Waiting to See “Which Way General Feng Is Going to Jump Peking, March 23.—(7)—War dogs of China, which for weeks have been tugging at the leash, are now held in This man, in the opinion of mili- tary observers, is Feng Yu-Hsiang, long known as China’s greatest mili- | tary “enigma.” | It is General Feng with his loyal troops who holds the balance of pow- er in the volcanic situation now de- veloping between the central govern- ment at Nanking and Wuhan opposi- tion faction. Feng, pleading ill health. has been | for months sitting on the fence. Even now, when sword-rattling is supersed- ed by troop movements and skirmish- ing, there is no indication which way Feng will jump. Reports from troubled areas says that there is every indication that the ‘Wuhan group is determined to ignore Nanking’s orders and that hostilities | between President Chiang Kai-Shek and the Kwang-Si faction are inevit- able. Both sides are anxiously await- ing Feng’s‘first ‘move. | Work on trenches and other de- fensive positions at Hankow continues feverishly, latest: dispatches say. An extensive trench system is under con- struction at Yanglo, east of Hankow. apparently for a stand to the death | against Nanking. | TOLL OF TORNADOES THROUGH SOUTH IS 7 LIVES, HIGH DAMAGE} Five Negro Children Trapped in| Church Killed; Boats Re- iove Flood Fefugees Atlanta, Ga., March 23—(/P)—Al- ready sorely burdened with the after- math of last week’s floods, the south today saw a mounting toll of damage left in the wake of yesterday's series vf tornadoes, hail storms. high winds and heavy rains which descended on the scattered communities extending trom Louisiana to North Carolina. Seven persons lost their lives in tornadoes and storms in three states, scores of others were injured and property damage has not been csti- mated. Trapped in a church uscd as a school, at Merreliton, Ala.. five negro children were killed and eight others ; @ boy was killed at Small . C., and a farmer was killed lightning at Alpharetta, Ga. jt. Alexandria, La., alone property was estimated at $100,000. Drenched by Cloudburst was done within a z Much 10-mile radius of Charlotte, N. C., and | Pell City. Ala., was drenched by a it. Wilson, N. C., Chaltswoith and Oostanayla, Ga. and Maxwellborn, Ala., also suffered damage in wind- storms, while at Jackson, Miss., Pear! river and Town creek were turned into raging torrents by a rain storm. Meanwhile there was no let-up in the relief and rehabilitation pro- grams under way for the 23,000 home- Jess flood victims in Alabama, Geor- gia and Florida. A government boat yesterday carried to safety a large real of refugees south of Selma, Clear weather was in sight today, following an added 2.58 inches which yesterday fell in the upper Chatta- hheochee watershed in Alabama and a. Many Rivers Out Over Lands ‘The Mississippi river was falling at Cairo and high water conditions were rapidly being relieved by a falling Stage at Hickman, Ky. ‘The river at Memphis continued its steady rise, already more than five feet above flood stage. An interruption in train service on the Y. é& M. V. railroad because of water over the tracks south of Vicks- burg. Miss.. was reported, and high- ways between Memphis and Jackson. Miss., were in some instances closed by flood water of the Big Black river. The Yazoo river in Mississippi and the Ouchite, St. Francis and White rivers {n Arkansas were reported out over thousands of acres of land. Educators Commend Shafer’s Bill Veto Minot, N. D., March 23.—(.?)—Com- mendation of Governor George Shaf- er for his veto of the pension bill passed by the recent Icgislature is 8 in resolutions adopted to- day by the northwest division of the Narth Dakota Education association its annual meeting. ‘The resolutions urged that when a TIVENLE CLUBSPUT ONFEET FOR SEASON BISMARCK TRIBUNE | twnship, where she organized a cloth- | ling club, while Agent. Micsen organ- | | ized a pig club among the boys. The leader of the girls clothing club 1s | Mrs. Charles Young, Moffit; the pres- ident, Nina Young, Moffit; secretary, Naomi Young. Moffit; vice president. {Twila Dralle, Brittin. There are six | members. } Will Organize Calf Clabs The pig club has not elected offi- | |River Still Rising at Quincy; there and in the Lima Lake tract. Bridges are covered. with. water’ in many places, dozens of factories along HOLD B ACK W ATER \the river’ in Towa, Missouri and Ilt- ‘/nois .have been forced to suspend, farmers have moved out their cattle and. grain. and tons of wheat lie ruined under water. HAUSSAMAN SERIOUSLY ILL “Scarface Al” Capone, Chicago gang chieftain, is seldom photographed as he usually covers his face with the approach of a cameraman, but a fasi- working photographer for The Bismarck Tribune and NEA Service, beat Capone “to the draw” in the above picture. Notice Capone’s hand moving upward in his attempt to cover his face when he saw the camera as he was conferring with his attorney, Benjamin Epstein (left), in the Chicago federal building. Below is Capone (indicated by the arrow) leaving the federal building after being questioned by U. S. officials. Notice that his alert bodyguards have their hands deep in their coat pockets—maybe they BY VISIT OF LEADER ~ : ‘ford, Moffit. At Moffit, Thursday afternoon, the clothing club was reorganized by ‘electing Mrs. Charlotte Moffit. local ileader: Harriet Moffit, president; Geraldine Hoffman, vice president; and Alice Mauk, secretary. There are 19 members. Wild Rose clothing club at Brad- Bismarck Poultry Girls Reor- ganize; Advised’ of Egg and Chick Shortage The Bismarck Girls 4-H Poultry club met with Miss Edna Summer- feld, juvenile extension club leader re from the Agricultural college, this | dock also was visited Thursday after- morning. at the office of County | noon by Miss Summerfeld and Mr. Agent Miesen, and reorganized for | Miescn. the year. | Friday afternoon a visit was paid Six of the seven members attended | to Regan and a clothing club was and Mrs. Dan McDonald. the club organized there. Mrs. Lawrence Hop- leader, also was present. In the re- kins was chosen local leader; Ella organization she was continued as / Lundberg. president; Frances _Pitz- leader, while Marie Mihm was chosen | gerald. vice president; and Gladys president; Rhea McDonald, vice pres- | Lean. secretary. There are seven ident; and Ardeth Breen. secretary. | members. Agent Miesen advised the club to! At Wing Miss Summerfeld met @ order its stuff at once as the egg and clothing club with 33 girls as mem- chick market is pinched for sup-|bers. Mrs. Ben McClusky is local plies and is generally sold out up to | leader. mid-May. Owing to the hard winter) Agent Micsen is going to Moffit there has been a scarcity of eggs and next Wednesday to meet with boys what there are are characterized by and parents there to consider the low vitality. The club is inclined to organization of cither a pig or a calf Barred Rocks and Red Orpingtons. club. Wednesday night he will be in Two of the members are in their Braddock to help organize, through first year and five in their second. {the Braddock Community club, a After the meeting, Miss Summer- | dairy calf and a beef club, for the feld left for McKenzie, to mect with ;two of which 30 applicants have the girls clothing club there at 2:30} signed for membership. Some of this afternoon. This visit will be the | these boys are from Burleigh county concluding contact of a tour of Bur- farms. leigh county which she has been! making the last three days. | At a recent poultry, pigeon and The opening meeting was held at jrabbit show ith London one pair of Prairie Home school in Morton |pigeons were priced at $10,000 each. Rich Farm Lands Inundated by Levy Breaks L. Haussaman, Grafton druggist and president of the state pharmacy board, is seriously ill at his home. Quincy, IlJ., March 23.—(AP)—The leyes of the lowlands cast their first aking glances at the Mississippi to- day and the sight they saw brought jSratitude: The dikes still held. | Some of those eyes had not closed in sleep, for worried patrolmen still paced the river front, ready with sand bags to close any breach that threat- jened to flood the 50,000 acres in the {south Quincy and Lima Lake district. |The river had risen half a foot dur- jing the day—reaching 20 feet on the | Quincy gauge—and was still rising. | Up to the north about 10 miles, in ithe Indian Grave region. refugees \looked from second story windows and from tents on high places’ out over the vast lake that two days ago wes }20,000 acres of rich farm land. Two jbreaks in the levees Thursday night jloosed the waters over this section jand brought a drop in ‘he river stage jat that point. The decline—which cost thousands of dollars to farmers in the inundated area and drove 90 per cent of them from their homes — was only tem- porary, however, for the river started rising again at Quincy shortly after noon. National Guardsmen of Company G, 130th Mlinois Infantry, went on duty today. No other dikes have broken since {the two of Thursday night. but seep- jase is becoming serious around south flexibility as a new tire. Grafton, N. D., March 23—(7)—H. | Stockwell Oratorical Contest Set for May Grand Forks, N. D. March 23— Freshman students at the University of North Dakota will compete May 2 for the Stockwell oratory: prize, it ‘was announced today by William Schrier, debate and oratory ec=ch All students of the fresnman Class are eligible to compete for the award which is given annually by Walter Stockwell, alumnus of the university, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1929 Tire Repairing By a method that has been OK’d by the motor- -, ing public. 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