The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1931, Page 1

o North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1981 The Weather Por Bismarck: Cloudy tonight and Sunday; showers tonight; cooler. PRICE FIVE CENTS Sword Rattles in Far East FAMOUS PAIR MAKE TRIP FROM JAPAN WITHOUT TROUBLE Reception Is Delayed Because Colonel ts Not Satisfied With Landing Place WILL STAY FOUR DAYS Vacationists Land on Lotus Lake Just Outside City’s Rambling Ancient Wall Nanking, China, Sept. 19—(#)—Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ar-, rived Saturday for s four-day stay,’ but because the Colonel was not sat- isfied with the place officials had} ‘The flying vacationists arrived over! the city at 2:36 p. ‘Yangtze river, finally slighted Lotus Lake, just outside Nanking’s rambling city wall. City dignitaries, However, had ar- ranged for him to land on the water- front, where they had constructed a special wharf to which his monoplane, was to be moored, and had ‘several| of soldiers and some repre- ‘The Lindberghs made the 800 mile; flight from Fukuoka, Japan, in about } seven and one-half hours. i Officials struggled to shore from{ the wharf in native boats to dry land, where they took automobiles and) rushed to the lake to welcome the | couple. | Lindbergh apparently believed the ‘Yangtze was too rough to make a safe/ ‘DNIION CHANGES Reorganization of Divisions in N. D., Minnesota and Mon- tana Ordered St. Paul, Sept. 19—()—The Great Northern railway’s St. Cloud division Wil be added to three other divisions] under a plan announced Saturday by C. O. Jenks, vice president in charge of operation. Jurisdiction of the Da-) kota, Willmar and Mesabi divisions will be extended to take over the St. Cloud territory. The change ts ef- fective Oct. 1. M. J. Welch, superintendent of the! St. Cloud division and the Twin City terminals, will continme as superin- tendent of the terminals. Re-distribution of division terri- tory, Jenks said, was an efficiency measure, made possib! train service and the railway's ex- tensive tele] > . the reassign- phone lines. In connection with ment of territory, R. A. McCandless, general superintendent at Great Falls, will take over the enlarged Da- kota division while J. L. Close, pres- ent superintendent of the Dakota division, is assigned to the Willmar division. ‘There are no changes in super- fntendents of the Mesabi or Minot divisions, F. D. Kelsey continuing as superintendent at Superior, and M. L. Gaetz at Minot. E, Manion, superintendest of ivision, will be assigned tory, goes to the west end as super- intendent of the combined i Cascade divisions. pica _ Hoover to Speak at Legion Convention ‘Washington, Sept. 19—(@)—Presi- | Hoover will leave his Rapiden/| 2 5 r i : i i ie le he 3 E a i by faster|" DAVID STARR JORDAN Dr; David Btarr Jordan, 80, chan- cellor emeritus of Stanford univer- Aid Saturday at his home in fornia. peed fr Bi eavacnret (GATHERING OF DATA ae iy ab 398 moo at ON OLD BREWERIES ROUSES. WASHINGTON White House Official Collects Information for Outside Organizations Washington, Sept. 19.—(7)—Data on the brewery industry have been col- lected by a white house official for ARE MADE BY 6. 1. = to inquires rel appeals from various groups J ftTHLe iene Lindberghs Com $$$ ___—__—___—_— i Educator Dies o_ > The statement was made in reply lative to a published re- the president was considering for the return of three or Your per cent beer. GENERAL RAINFALL EXPECTED IN N. D. DURING WEEK-END Bismarok, Only Point to Get Rain Overnight, Reports 44 at 1 P.M. NEEDED FOR FALL PLOWING Threshing Nears Completion in All Districts, Statistician Declares Though Bismarck was the only | Point in North Dakota reporting pre- cipitation overnight, federal weather bureau officials here believe rainfall will become general over the state by this evening. 2 A total of .06 of an inch had fallen in Bismarck at 7 a. m. Saturday, but by 1 p. m. another third of an inch Ere recorded, the total being Temperature was mild in the Cap- ital City overnight, the minimum here being 61 degrees above zero. The forecast for Bismarck and North Dakota is for cloudy weather tonight and Sunday, with probable showers tonight, and lower temper- at tures. Rain began falling at Max and Fargo Saturday morning, according to reports received by the bureau here. Rains which were general in much of the state during the second week of September helped to relieve the drought conditions which again pre- | vailed since early August, according Schedule Army Band for 8 fiddle” despite their age, these two Civil War were the party at the national encampment of the G. A. R. at Des! ‘H. Toms, right, of Nevada, Is., a former cavalrymen, “The Spirit of the G. A. R.” and Major O. E. Barber, left, | a “whangdoodle” party, which his friends success. re Busy Day Here Tuesday Announce Change in Dates for Minstrel Change in the dates for the American Legion Mingtrel show and carnival, originally scheduled for the World War Memorial Arrangements Almost Complete | for Outstandng Musical Performance Plans were nearing completion Sat- urday for one of the greatest days in Bismarck’s musical history when the famous U. 8. Army band plays con- certs here Tuesday afternoon and evening. the affair. The new dates for the Legion fun frolic are October 8, 9 and 10. Members of the Legion, to whom tickets have been distri- buted. were asekd to change the dates on the tickets in their pos- session to the time designated. local presentation, has towns and neighboring country- Mcltc, “chatrman’ et the Legion » Cl 4 cities to greet’ the Ta) Wem re ape || musicians, the city will holst its flags tes, aah raat Campaign |/s8 a decoration for the occasion. A perk proclamation ordering this recogni- i { i 5 all districts of states. About 25 remains unthreshed. tional late flax may hold off long enough. the eastern districts, § : te, 3 3 i i g : i Ey all HI 2 z F H qf F ia ee i i € 3 i i | Zz iH a g vi to g iH i 3 ' z ui 33 [ ui L i a a z ge 2 s | 2 5 a rid ee g& 3 i i i E he il {Says Alfalfa May | Minnesota Jury Given Opportunity to Solve Famous Bathtub Mystery jn smsg t< Minneapolis, Sept. 19.—(#) — A touring ests of prohibition. The Allied Campaigners will appear, afternoon and » the City Auditorium. PIONEER BURLEIGH WOMAN DIES AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS Mrs. Dorothy Fields, 93, Had/ Been Resident of County for Half Century See ca {tea rage k, Etats i Mrs. Dorothy J. Fields, 93, a resi- tof. Burleigh county for more/ than half a century, died at Chip- ‘The Boy Scouts will conduct a color ceremony before we. ate se concert. the American n @ farm a mile east of Bismarck. | Canoe cipate in the salute to. the In ill berms for a number of years,! colors at the evening entertainment. worse about ®!This will be followed by the reading month ago when her strength began! of the preamble to the constitution! 2014, to fail. Ten days ago she expressed’ of the American Legion. Many of @ desire to visit her son, Dr. Merton' the bandsmen are me! of the She was veteran’s organizations and one of . ‘them, Second Leader Thomas F. and English parentage,’ Darcy, was decorated for gallantry in a native of Lewis-| action in France. family had! to Entertain at 6:15 o'clock in the private dining room of the G. P. Eat Shop by the the time of her} Bismarck chapter of Sojourners, a Masonic organization of officers who Baptist ber of the Burleigh County Pioneers’ association, and s Past Matron and a life member of the astern Star. She leaves her two sons and sev- eral grandchildren. ‘The remains will be brought to Bis-| the body will He 5 ored Tuesday by the appearance here jof the U. 8. Army Band, one of the ej world’s greatest musical organiza- 30 | tions and an outstanding credit, not only to the army but to the nation a8 @ whole, “And Whereas, Bismarck is keenly interested in the achievements of the 11 Seek Citizenship U. 8 Army, both because of its high Court at Ca istandard of citizenship and the fact in at Peon that Fort Lincoln is located here, Carson, N. D., Sept. 16—Eleven e “And whereas, the appearance of Grant county residents will seek citi-|this band in Bismarck is an occa; zenship at a hearing in district court sion which will long be remembered bare here oan ere: in our city, dan, 5 nome peretere. I, A. P. Aapbart, ‘Those - | chairman city commission who have epplied tor cltiver: (the elty of Bismarck, do authorize Miss H. B. Beach, sponsor of the announced | 5! fest !TO PIGK SITE FOR *|bers of the capitol buildin Sonebd te architects over the week- ‘| Jamestown Girl Offers First Gift in Legion’s Drive to Assist Needy ht to Nanking HEARING ON CHARGES AGAINST MINOT CITY OFFICIAL IS ORDERED Governor Shafer Acts on Peti- tion Against Commissioner Nap LaFleur SET FOR OCT. 8 AT MINOT Five Taxpayers Charge Police Head With Laxity in En- - forcing Dry Law / ‘ Governor George F. Shafer Satur- @ay ordered a hearing on charges made by five taxpayers seeking the removal of City Commissioner Nap LeFleur, head of the Minot police de- P. M. Clark, Mohall attorney, was seaperny special commissioner to A request of the complainants for the suspension of LaFluer from office, Panding the outcome of the hearing, was not acted on by the . CAPITOL BUILDING Members of Commission Will Confer With *Architects Over Week-End Sept. 19.—A reduc- for electricity used) t light system will’ the Wishek city coun- Minot, N. D., Sept. 19.—(P)— Some little girl in North Dako- ta’s drought area is going to have & warm dress, a new peir of stockings and some warm under- wear this winter. Mary Rulon, the eight-year-old daughter of Legionnaire A. J. Rulon of Jamestown, is going to be one dress shy this winter, but she’s happy about it. Hearing her mother and father talking of the Legion drive for clothing in the state, she decreed that she could do without one dress, She talked her father in- to buying a new pair of stock- ings and with some underwear, made up ® parcel whith was re- ceived at the Minot relief depot today. It was the first package to be received as a result of the clothing by | which began only yesterday. ¥. Landgrebe, are Jacob Kratosuk,|snd request that the national colors Raleigh; John Shulé, ph ;|be prominently displayed by Bis- and Henry Dickhaut, Jr, New Leipzig; |marck firms and individuals on John Frank, Flasher; Beisel,| Tuesday, September 22, between the Heil; Grietje Meyer, Freda; Adam|hours of 8 a. m. and sunset. wi , Almont; Pauls Bach, El- “A. P. LENHART, gin; Alexander » Shields; and President, ‘Thomas, Glen Ullin. ; Board of city commissioners.” , ye | Other larger and more preten- JAPANESE TROOPS BOMBARD MUKDEN AND CAPTURE CITY Also Seize Chinese Military Flying Field; Force Lands On Coast Associated Press Photo Little Peggy St. John Is one of Arkansas’ most ly bathing Recently she won a bath- ry uty contest over 40 competl- tors at Rogers, Ark. NOTED EDUCATOR ~:~ DIES AT HOME IN STANFORD, CALIF, David Starr Jordan, 80, Is Vic- tim of a Complication of Ailments Stanford University, Callf., Sept. 19 —()—Dr. David Starr Jordan, 80, chancellor-emeritus of Stanford uni- versity, died here Saturday of a com- Plication of ailments from which he has suffered for several months, Dr. Jordan, educator, author and lecturer, became the first president of Stanford university in 1891. In 1913 he was made chancellor of the university and in 1914 chancellor- emeritus. He always stated that he never wanted the position of president of a university, yet he held sych posts for more than a quarter of a century, first at Indiana university and later at Stanford, and during that time he away from many academic traditions. When he became president of sone y president in the country, and when’ he retired at Stanford he was dean of all American heads in point of service. Titaae,|Food and Wholesale Prices on Upgrade Washington, Sept. 19.—(7)—Retail food and wholesale commodity prices both climbed upward between July 15 and Sept. 1. The bureau of labor statistics an- nounced retail prices rose slightly over one-half of one per cent between July 15 and August 15, while the av- erage price of 550 wholesale commod- ities was .3 per cent higher for Au- gust than July. Farm products as a group werd 2 per cent lower than in July. sincerely given. She sent a let- ter with it. “Dear Mr. Legion man: “I don't need this dress and underwear. I guess some girl in North Dakota does. I hope she'll “Jamestown, N. D.” can be assured the dress the drought area, thé of- in charge of the relief de- ere said he today. already have many re- for clothing and they are to be taken care of as rap- TRAIN SERVICE SUSPENDED Difficulty Arose Over Alleged Tampering With Man- churlan Bridge (By the Associated Press) Diplomatic relations between China and Japan were sorely threat- ened Saturday by the occupation of the capital of Manchuria by Japan- ese troops and the landing of a Jap- anese force in China proper. The situation was somewhat re- Ueved when Japan decided to cease all aggressive action and canceled baer for military movements. japanese soldiers bombarded and captured the walled city of Mukden and another force landed at Tsing- tao on the south coast of the Shan- a i 08 sherbet Ip of churia and Authoritative reports trom = sin said Japanese troops het teseee pied the city of Newchwang and that train service between Tientsin and gems had been suspended. japanese warshi) peared river off Newchwang. Siting Japanese reports @aid Chinese and Japanese troops ¢: morning in the citz of Kwangcheng- tse, northern extremit; Manchuria iy of the south Clash at 8 ‘ ‘The Japanese attributed their ac- tion to the alleged destruction of & section of the south Manchuria tillery attack on Peitaying caused several hundred casualties among Chinese troops and that the Japanese had taken 450 prisoners at the fly- ing field. Hand-to-Hand Battle The arsenal was occupied by Japanese detachments after a hand- to-hand encounter. A Japanese war department com- munique said the fighting started when Chinese troops a‘ to de- stroy @ bridge of the South Manchur- ian railway at Peitaying. The railway, controlled by the Japanese government, traverses Chinese territory, but operates in a treaty zone protected by Japanese troops. Repulsed, the reinforcements and severe fighting ensued, according to the Japanese re- port. The Chinese were driven off. Later fighting was reported from other places around Mukden. Additional dispatches told of how Chinese were cleared from the treaty zone and all Japanese Nation- als called into the protected area. Japanese reinforcements were order- ed concentrated at Mukden and Japanese troops were sent into the Chinese section there to protect ha- ee interests. rious.”