The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 17, 1931, Page 1

a > INVENTORS LIFE | ot North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1931 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Cloudy tonight and Sunday. Slightly Witmer tonight. PRICE FIVE CENTS Japs Consider Defy to League |, Depth of Edison’s Coma Gradually Increasing SLOWLY EBBS AS FAMILY WATCHES Mrs. Edison Hovers Constantly At Bedside of Famous Husband DOCTOR IS KEPT ON DUTY Change in Rate of Pulse Is Re- garded as Significant of Crisis ‘West Orange, N. J., Oct. 17.—(7)— Dr. Hubert 8. Howe announced short- ly after 3 p. m. that “the depth of Mr. Edison’s coma is increasing.” “Mr. Edison has developed a grad- ual acceleration of his pulse and rate; of respiration,” Dr. Howe said. Dr. Howe, who for the first time remained all night with his patient, issued his first bulletin at 9:30 a. m.. an hour earlier than had been his custom. He indicated that from now on he would probably issue a bulletin every three hours. “Mr, Edison has remained all night in a condition which has all the ap- pearance of normal sleep,” the bulle- tin said. “He is breathing quletly and easily. His pulse, however, is poor.” Dr. Howe indicated he would stay throughout the day at the Edison, home. Mrs. Edison is constantly at! her husband’s bedside. 1 The reference to Edison’s pulse be-/ ing poor was considered of significance because it is the inventor's strong heart which has sustained him so long. "Ail members of Edison’s immediate family were at the home Saturday or; within easy call in case of emerg- ‘ney. Although Dr. Howe spoke of i {dison’s apparently normal sleep, he | q@ At 11 a, m. Saturday Dr. Howe \ reporters he had definitely decided | to remain at the Edison home day and night from now on." i “I consider Mr. Edison is now) gravely ill,” he said. “This is the, first time I have felt definitely that | the end is approaching. Mr. Edison} has gone another 24 hours without | nourishment.” i JAPANESE VESSEL GIVEN UP AS LOST; BELIEVE 50 DEAD American Liner Fails to Locate Ship Which Called For Help i i San Francisco, Oct. 17.—(?)—The! Japanese freighter Yonan Maru, with its crew of between 40 and 50 men, was given up for lost Saturday, the only trace of the vessel found by three searching ships in mid-Pacific was part of its deck-load of logs. The liner President Jefferson, on which Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh are returning from the; Orient to the United States, reached the scene of the Yonan Maru’s' dis-| tress shortly before noon Friday in| response to a series of frantic calls; for help, but could not find the ship. | Alleged Bomber Is Burned in Explosion Chicago, Oct. 17.—(#)—Chicago’'s sixteenth theatre bomb seriously burned the man, who, police said, caused it to explode. Peter Mooney, released four years ago from Joliet prison, was injured about the face, body, and legs when the bomb ignited beneath his coat during the climax of a motion pic- ture at the Colony theatre, on the southwest sic night. Police said the bomb was intended to terrorize the audience of 800. Two women in back of Mooney were burn- s but little property damage was' ione.: . Three others, who extinguished the fire in Mooney’s garments, suffered burns sbout the hands. ‘The theatre owners have refused to accept demands of the operators’ union that two operators be em- ployed in each theatre per shift. Girl Convicted of The reconciliation which Mrs. Mary Allen said had occurred while FLIER, WIFE CAN’T MAKE UP of Associated Press Phote her husband, Cecil Allen, was in Japan preparing for his trans-Pacific flight with Don Moyle failed to materialize when the airmen completed their trip. The Allens are shown in Los Angeles, where Mrs. Allen said she had decided to start divorce proceedinas. Capone Income Tax Case: Is Given to Chicago Jury Red Cross Poster | Issued by Tribune With today’s issue of The Trib- une 1s circulated a neat little pos- ter Rag gh gy to jeg the , for cur= fant Yea and calling attention to the large number of services per- formed by this great organization, which has as it only duty the task of binding up humanity's wounds. The “poster gives some idea of the many ramifications of this work and the good which it has accomplished. It may be hung in -the window of the home to signify support of the Red Cross effort. The poster originally was print- ed for use November 14 and was 80 dated. Decision to advance the date of the annual Red Cross drive causes The Tribune to cir- culate it now, however, rather than on the date intended. OHIO STATE AND MICHIGAN TANGLE IN ANCIENT FEUD Buckeyes and Wolverines Stag- ing Hard Battle; Score Tied At Half Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 17.—()—' Ohio: State and Michigan, ancient gridiron rivals, were deadlocked at half-time here Saturday, the score being 7 to 7. ‘ First Quarter First: Ohio threatened at the start when Jack Heston fumbled Haubrich’s-kickoff and Ohio recover- ed on the Wolverine 24-yard line. Successive line plunges brought the Ohioians to the Michigan 14-yard line where they were held for downs. ‘Heston punted out of danger. Ohio took to the air, Cramer com- pleted a 10-yard pass to Holcomb. Ohio again lost the ball on downs, however, on the Wolverine 30-yard line. A second fumble by Heston gave Ohio the ball on Michigan’s 31 yard line. Successive plunges brought the ball to the 10-yard line and Carroll, who replaced Holcomb, went around left end for a touchdown. Score Ohio State 7, Michigan 0. ‘The period ended with Everhardus at the Ohio five-yard line after hav- ing been, thrown for a four-yard loss when he reached the one-yard line on an off-tackle smash. Score: Ohio State 7, Michigan 0. Second Period Although within scoring distance, the Wolverines lost, the ball on downs at the start of the second period and punts were exchanged. Williamson broke through to block Cramer’s' punt on the Ohio 20-yard line, dodged ; the defense and scored a touchdown. Goldsmith made‘ the extra point. ‘Score: Ohio State 7, Michigan 7. uent fumbles on both sides Assisting Slayers ‘Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct, 1.—(P}—A Freq placed first Michigan and then Ohio in Jeopardy but both lines held in District Attorney Pleads For Conviction to Halt ‘Sinis- ter Influence’ income: tax case went to the jury at 2:42 p. m. Saturday. In closing the case, United States District Attorney George E. O. John- son, pleaded with the jury to convict Capone and rid the city of his “sinis- ter influence.” “His counsel suggested that this man is a modern Robin Hood,” said the grayhaired prosecutor, speaking slowly and emphatically. “Did this Robin Hood buy thousands of dollars worth of diamond belt buckles for the unemployed? Did this Robin Hood buy thousands of dollars worth of meat to feed the poor and hungry? Were those $27 shirts to protect the men who sleep beneath the city’s streets?” Johnson said he was “a little be- wildered” by the defense attempt to “place a halo of mystery and ro- mance” around the head of the bulky gang leader. And he resented, the Prosecutor said, Capone's attorney's Statement that the government, at the end of a “frivolous” prosecution, would try to “con” a verdict of con- ‘viction. Johnson has been in charge of the investigation of many other gangster incomes and he has directed, usually ' know the feel of a pitchfork and the, from’ outside the courtroom, Chicago, Oct. 117.—(7)—Al Capone's |Minot Man Killed 79 MEN T0 CANVASS In Highway Crash: BISMARCK TUESDAY FOOTBALL SCORES — 1ST 2ND 38RD 4TH FIN NORTH DAKOTA UNI. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CHICAGO. ) HARVARD 0 oO NOTRE DAME ee DRAKE ee PURDUE Ron fe H WISCONSIN Om om | MICHIGAN Od 0 OHIO STATE Boga | MDWESTBOYS WI ATBIGDARY SHOW Shove Experts and ‘Gentlemen Farmers’ Far Into The Background St. Louis, Oct. 17—(#)—Two youths ‘from farms of the midwest, who Gene HOsSee Prosecution of other such cases, but it was the first time he had made a ‘court argument, and he did it in a deliberate manner. Capone, dressed in a light green suit, the flashiest he has worn since the trial started, watched the jurors intently as the prosecutor asked them ito convict him. “The government,” said Johnson, “has no more important function, ex- cept in times of war, than to enforce should disregard and evade them, as ithis man did, American civilization would fail, governmental institutions crumble, and society would revert to the days of the jungle.” The prosecutor referred to Capone's method of keeping his name out of all records possible and handling cur- rency almost exclusively. “But even the ‘master mind,’ at- tempting to commit the perfect in- come t&x crime, slipped up. He cash- ed one of those $2,500 gambling house jchecks—this defendant did,” he said. (‘Again the ‘master mind’ slipped up. iHe went to Florida, far away from here, and cashed checks from Jack Guzik. | “When they asked him who Jack Guzik was, he replied, ‘he’s my busi- ness associate. That was his worst slip.” Spanish Government Will Permit Divorce ion, Madrid, Oct. 17.—(7)—A provisic permitting the granting of divorce to either men or women for “just cause” was incorporated in the new Span- ish constitution Saturday. The national assembly by a vote of 169 to 153 thus overthrew laws circuit court jury Friday convicted |scoring territory. Hewitt’s passes fell; against divorce which had been in Katherine Keller, Ypsilanti, as an incomplete as he opened up late in effect for centuries and placed wom- accessory after the fact of murder in|the period. The second period ended;en on an equal footing with men in the torch slayings of four young per- sweetheart Fred Smith, one of the three torch slayers serving life sentences in the Michigan branch prison. accused of helping Smith evade ar- with the score Ohio State 7, Michi- gan 7. TRADE WITHOUT MONEY Hemingford, Neb, Oct. 17—(P}— Folks hereabouts have dispensed ing. Potatoes are swapped for coal, the regulation of marital relations. The grounds for a decree were not specified further. said the status of the church was “the gravest in the history of the She was|with money for their ordinary trad-| republic” but predicted no immediate Tupture in the relations between the wood and spples, other commodities. Vatican and Spain. the revenue statutes. If all people) | Papal Nuncio Federico Tedeschini the ‘intricacies of @ horse-drawn plow, | pushed other exhibitors, some of |them millionaire “gentlemen farm- {ers,” into the background in the final | judging at the national dairy exposi- |tion here. * The two youths, with “cheap” ani- | mals, carried away grand, senior and ; junior championships in the exhibi- jtion of Guernsey cows. ‘The junior and grand champion, Rith Mary Rose of Mills Center, was entered by Cleo Hoy, 16-year-old, 4-H club member of Lincoln, Neb., who | thought so little of his chances he left for home Wednesday without awaiting the final verdict. | Edwin Scultz, 17, also a 4-H club member, whose home is near Mercier, Kan., en*sred and showed Louise's Marguerite, adjudged the best sen- ior cow of the breed. Older, wealthier and more experi- lenced exhibitors said the triumph of ‘Motorcycle and Automobile Driven by W. H. Payne, Bismarck, Collide LOCAL COUPLE ARE HURT Coupe Goes Into Ditch After Accident; Lightless Truck Blamed Minot, N. D., Oct. 17.—()—Harry E. Kinzell, 38, assistant miller for Russell-Miller Milling company in Minot, died in a hospital here at 10:40 p. m. Friday after having been fatally injured when a motorcycle on which he was riding collided with an. automobile on state highway No. 9 two miles east of Logan. Kinzell’s motorcycle collided with @ coupe driven by W. H. Payne, prin- cipal of the Bismarck high school, who was on his way to Minot to of- ficiate at the Minot-Jamestown col- lege football game here last night. Mrs. Payne was with him. Payne's coupe, which went into the ditch after the collision, and the mo- torcycle were both wrecked. They were afterwards brought to Minot. On arriving here, Payne went to the police station and informed Chief of Police W. J. O'Leary of the accident, which he said happened when his coupe was passing a parked truck. The Bismarck man said the parked truck was without lights. Turning out in the middle of the highway to avoid striking the truck, Payne's car crashed headon with the motorcycle, he reported. Neither Payne nor his wife were severely in- jured although Payne received slight cuts and bruises. PRESENT REGIE INGERMANY GETS CONFIDENCE VOTE Reichstag Goes Home After Short Session in Which Bruening Wins the Reiehstag went home until next February. + After a series of motions that en- trenchéd Chancellor Bruening strong- er than ever, the Reichstag voted/ Friday to adjourn and leave the) chancellor and President Von Hin- denburg to manage the country un-/ hampered by parliamentary restric-| tions, | Herr Bruening planned to take a short vacation before plunging into! the job of putting Germany through | a winter which is expected to produce; many additional problems of an eco- nomic nature and possibly necessi- tate issuance of additional emergency | decrees, The Communists and Social Demo- | crats fired a parting shot by jamming through a resolution asking the gov- ernment to suspend construction on “vestpocket” battleships and use the Imoney saved to feed the poor. The motion passed 211 to 181, due to the absence of the Nationalist forces, but 'since it is merely advisory the govern- ment may ignore it. The Reichstag was in session only four days during which it upheld Chancellor Bruening’s ministry on three votes of confidence. Total of Federal Loans Is $335,033 Washington, Oct. 17.—(?)—Farm- ers in six western drought states have borrowed $335,033 from the govern- ment with which to feed their live- stock. Montana has received the most $170,382. Other states: North Dakota $152,566; South Dakota $8,- Search for the last unknown sub- stance among the earth’s 92 ele- ments—the missing one now known only as number 85—is on at Cornel university. It is @ member of the family of elements known as Halogens, a name meaning the salt producers. Its sisters are fluorine, a canary yellow gas, chlorine, a green gas, | bromine, a brown-red liquid, ani | iodine, an almost black solid. The missing number 85, accord- ing to a prediction by Dr. James Kendall of the University of Edinburgh, will be a jet black solid, atomic weight about 218, density 8, melting point 230 de- grees centigrade, virtually insolu- bea in water, chemically, not very ve. ment may mean to man is proble- matical, Element number 88 was only a number until 1896 when ne Curie discovered it was rad- lum. Neon, familiar the world over in the last two years as a form of Ughting, was merely the number 10 until Sir William Ramsay, back in the 90's, puttered around to discover why some atmospheric nitrogen was heavier than it should be. He found it contained several undiscovered elements, all rare gases. One was Neon. The others were krypton, which was No. 36 and argon, which was 18. Argon’s name means “lazy.” Little use has been found for it Berlin, Oct. 17—(P)—The German | government reverted to a virtual dic-; tatorship Saturday as members of; yet. 1 IN RELIEF CAMPAIGN $26,000 Will Be Sought in Com- munity Chest-Red Cross Fund Drive LOCAL BUDGET EXPLAINED $13,300 Will Go to Relieve Needy Families in Drouth- Stricken Area More than 75 men Tuesday morn- ing will begin @ canvass of Bismarck in an effort to raise approximately $26,000 for the Bismarck Community Chest and American Legion Red Cross drought relief funds. The city has been districted and each group of solicitors will be as- signed to a particular section, ac- cording to H. P. Goddard, secretary of the Community Chest. Though the two drives will be com- bined, donations for each will be listed separately. Persons will pledge donatiéns to both organizations on one card, however, and no one will be asked to donate twice. Solicitors, representing the four service clubs in the city will gather in the Grand Pacific hotel at 8:15 o'clock Tuesday morning for their final instruction meeting. The cam- paign will begin immediately after this breakfast meeting. County Quota $13,300 Burleigh county’s quota in the Red Cross drive is $13,300. The quota in the Community Chest campaign, though not definitely set yet by the budget board, will be approximately the same as last year's, or $13,000, Goddard said. The secretary pointed out the necessity of Bismarck subscribing its full quota The-situation in the State Employes Will Give $8,400 Employes and officials of the state of North Dakota will con- tribute approximately $8,400 to the Red Cross drought relief fund, according to plans made Friday to ;| obtain contributions from persons |] working for the state. A, committee, headed by J. N. Roherty, research engineer for the state highway department, unanimously approved a resolu- tion recommending that all state officials and employes contribute 10 per cent of their monthly sal- ary to the Red Cross fund. The committee also recommended that these contributions be made in addition to the usual local com- unity ychest subscriptions. compiled Friday by State Auditor John Steen show that the payroll of the state de- partments for the last month totaled $71,944 including local highway department offices. The payroll of the Bank of North Da- ota was said by Col. C. F. Mud- gett, manager, to have totaled $12,000 last’ month. drought-stricken areas of North Da- kota is acute, he said, and the Red Cross will need all the funds it can’ get to take care of the situation. He pointed out that Montana's drought’ relief quota is $250,000 and North Da- kota’s 1s $200,000, although the work in the stricken area will cost the Red Cross in the neighborhood of $1,000,000. i Goddard averred it would not be desirable to curtail Community Chest endeavors greatly since most of the institutions under the wing of the Community Chest are well estab- ished now and have proved of great benefit to the city. jares Are Listed Expenditures for the Community Chest last year were listed by God- jdard as follows: Boys’ welfare work .... $3,000.00 Bismarck juvenile band. 1,100.00 Women's community the two youths, the biggest upset of|623; Washington $2,602; Wyoming Council ..........6. 06. the exposition, shattered the common | $350; and Nebraska $400. American Red Cross belief that breeding of fine dairy cat-| No loans have been made in Utah,| galvation Army ....... A | tle is @ business for rich men only. Inevada, Idaho and Minnesota. N. D. Children’s Home.. 250.00 Florence Crittenton ° ° ‘ 210.00 Cornell Scientists Launch Search iy ee N. D. He of +» 250.00 9 Council for Girls Work. 785.00 For Last of Earth’s 92 Elements) crm ctinns + 201.73 ANNs sel dy 268.78 Ithaca, N. Y¥., Oct, 17.—(P)— ‘What discovery of a new ele- Total .......... ose 613,618.51 The Community Chest fund is au- by the state exam- iner’s office, Goddard said, and is operated with practically no overhead expense. Funds allotted for boys’ welfare work last year went toward mainten- ance of Boy Scout work and boys’ activities throughout the year. Of the $3,000 total, $2,700 was salary for a full-time Boy Scout executive. The Scout jambories and rallies, and pur- chasing of honorary badges for scouts. (Additionals on Page 4) Most Beautiful Associated Press Photo Bernice Schmidt, 14, of Mounds- ville, W. Va, was declared the most beautiful 4-H club girl at the national dairy show at St. Louis, She Is a high school freshman, HARVARD-ARMY IN RED-HOT GAME AT WEST POINT FIELD Cadets Get Early Lead But Crimson Comes Back to Score Twice West Point, N. ¥., Oct. 17.—Har- vard and Army were staging a red- hot football game here Saturday, Harvard leading at the half, 14 to 13. First Period Army received the kickoff, failed to gain and punted on a play in which Sebastian, Cadet halfback, was injured. Graham replaced him. Barry Wood immediately to8sed a pass to White for a 50-yard gain, putting the ball on Army's four-yard line. Three thrusts were repulsed. Woods attempted drop kick from the 15-yard line was blocked and Army took possession on its 22-yard stripe, punting out of danger. Army got a break on a poor punt by Wood and drove to a touchdown on a quick march of 45 yards. Ray Stecker took the ball on a 34-yard gallop. Stecker failed to kick the extra point. Score: Harvard 0, Army 6. Wood skied another punt. Stecker featured the next Cadet attack with @ 34-yard gallop on a cutback to Har- vard’s 35-yard line. In two plays) Army tallied its second touchdown. Stecker passed to King for 20 yards and then dashed to Harvard’s five- yard line where he fumbled. The ball rolled over the goal lines, how- ever, and was pounced on by Sheri- dan, Army end. Stecker booted the eae Point. Score: Harvard 0, Army As the first quarter ended Jack Crickard led a Harvard thrust to Army’s 39-yard line, where Wood punted. The Cadets rushed in a new backfield consisting of Carver at quarter, Fields and Johnston at hal- ves, and Herb at fullback. Second Period Fields was forced to kick from be- hind his own goal line after a 15- yard penalty against Army. Wood then completed two passes, Crickard sliding to Army's four-yard mark on the second one. Crickard smashed three yards and White plunged over for Harvard's first touchdown. Wood scored the extra point on a wide run after fumbling the ball and being unable to kick. Score: Harvard 7, Army 13. Harvard scored another touchdown in short order. Gaining a first down on Army’s 36-yard line through a 15- yard penalty for Cadet holding, Wood passed down the center to White who took the ball on Army's eight-yard line and dashed over. Wood drop- kicked the extra point and the Crim- son led 14 to 13. Army came back with an exciting rally. The first thrust bogged down when Paul Johnson fumbled on the Crimson’s 26-yard mark. Fields then intercepted Wood’s pass on Harvard's 39-yard line. Two passes and a trick play failed te pierce Harvard’s de- fense, however, and Fields punted ou of bounds on Harvard's 10-yard ine. , ee aenin | Football Results ’ m "First Period — New York University 14; Rutgers 0. Penn State 0; Dickinson 0. Cornell 6. Princton 0. Kansas 0; Kansas State 0. Second Period Holy Cross 6; Fordham 0. Columbia 6; Dartmouth 0. Cornell 6; Princeton 0. Navy 6; Delaware 0. Indiana 0; Iowa 0. New York Uni. 14 Rutgers 0. Dickinson 7; Penn State 0. Brown 32; Tufts 0. Northwestern 6; U. C. L. A. 0. Kansas State 6; Kansas 0. Dickinson 10; Penn State 0. Finals Bates 3; Rhode Island 0. Bighinen. State 34; Illinois Wesley- an 6. Pittsburgh 32; Western Reserve 0. New Hampshire 13; Maine 7. Holy Cross 6; Fordham 0. Villanova 12; Boston College 6. TWO BANKS CLOSE Closing of the First State Bank of Ashley and the Farmers and Mer- chants Bank of Lehr, was announced Friday by the state bank examiner. The closings were caused by depleted ‘ reserve, —__. ARMY IS OPPOSED TO INTERFERENCE BY OTHER NATIONS Tokyo Sees Serious Situation If Decision Is Made Against It HOPE FOR “SENSIBLE WAY’ Say ‘Self-Defense’ Can Be Proved If Tribunal Hears All Evidence ‘Tokyo, Oct. 17.—()—Japan was un- decided Saturday as to whether it would defy the League of Nations in the event the latter refuses to recon- sider Tokyo's contentions in the league council's discussions of the Sino-Japanese dispute over Man- churia, If the league decides unconditional- ly that Japanese troops must vacate Manchurian territory outside the Japanese controlled South Manchur- jan railway zone, the Tokyo admin- istration likely will have to face a serious situation. The army stands opposed to the interference of any outside agency in adjustment of the main problem. A spokesman for the foreign of- fice said: “Tokyo still has very grave doubts as to the propriety or strict correct- ness of the league’s decision—that ts, the question of whether the American observer rightly or wrongly is entit- led to sit in the council sessions Therefore the government has every hope that some sensible way will be cia eventually to satisfy all par- Holds to Contention As viewed in government ctrcles, Japan will continue to adhere to its contention the Kellogg pact was not violated when Japan occupied certain Chinese territory “in self defense” and questions whether the league will be able to prove anything to the con- trary if Tokyo's case is given careful consideration. Tokyo's argument to Geneva is that In the eyes of the Japanese, the Chinese are not in the least considered pportunt tion of the three hundred odd ques- tions which have been hanging fire between them for years and which brought to a head the present trouble. “If left to ourselves,” said the for- eign spokesman, “China and Japan will find some way to get together and settle the present dispute. It may require months, possibly years, but the two nations will never fight. That is the point we desire to make clear to Geneva.” Say U. 8. “Meddlesome’ Army authorities were quoted by the press as characterizing the at- titude of the United States in the Manchurian situation as “extremely meddlesome.” Receipt of dispatches that the League of Nations council had de- cided to permit an American rep- resentative to participate in discus- sions over Manchuria created such concern among officials that the war and foreign departments continued activity Saturday despite a national holiday. Army authorities, according to the Rengo news agency, contended that, since the government repeatedly had stated the recent difficulties in Man- churla should be settled without the intervention of a third party “it is extremely meddlesome on America’s part to concern herself with a serious issue arising from a region where Japan has special, peculiar relations. Such a step would only irritate the sensitive feelings of the Japanese people.” Want No Third Party Minister of War Giro Minami! call- ed representatives of the vernacular newspepers to @ conference at which he said the Geneva action was “plainly an attempt to drag America into the affair.” Emphasizing Japan’s contention that no third party should be brought into the negotiations, he said, “it is quite natural that the league's ef- forts, amounting to little short of in- tervention, cannot please Japan.” Minami said American participa- tion in the proceedings was liable “to defeat the very aim of the council as that would only encourage. a wrong attitude in China to avoid direct negotiations with Japan and to make use of s third party for her selfish ends.” He said he doubted the leaguc facilities were capable of gaining proper knowledge of the complic: Manchurian situation where “regu! Chinese troops under the disguise bandits, were encouraged to attaci: Japanese soldiers and where Chines> army authorities countenanced the massacre of numerous non-combat- ant Koreans.” LEAGUE MAY SEND COMMISSION TO SCENE Geneva, Oct. 17.—(?)—American consul general, Prentiss B. Gilbert, and members of the league council met in a secret session at the sec- retariat Saturday without the Chin- ese or Japanese delegates to resume consideration of the Manchurian con- flict. ‘It was regarded as obvious that a neutral commission should be sent to Manchuria to supervise the with-