The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 30, 1931, Page 1

a North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper —— ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Generally fair tonight and Tuer day; colder enighe z BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS Denies Report of Oriental Truce 15 Are Killed in Northwest Mishaps, Fires THREE CHILDREN ARE TRAPPED IN HOME AT FT. RIVER, MANITOBA Gleefut Shouts Turn to Cries of Terror as Flames Sweep Dwelling RESCUE ATTEMPTS FAIL St. Paul Youth and Sweetheart Die as Flames Destroy Parked Automobile Fifteen persons were dead Monday as the result of fires and accidents in the northwest states and Canada. At Fort River, Manitoba, three chil- dren were burned to death in their home while at St. Paul two young persons burned to death in an auto- mobile. The gleeful shouts of three small children of William Berkis turned to cries of terror Sunday as fire swept through their home at Fort River. The children, Hilda, 6; Elmer, 4; and Nelson, 18 months, were playing on the second floor when fire broke out in a bedroom. Berkis, his wife and four other chil- dren escaped from a downstairs room but were blocked by the flames from reaching the other three. ‘A young couple who had parked their automobile near a shed on a side road just outside the St. Paul city limits were burned to death Sunday when the machine caught fire. They were Edmond Roach, 21, fatmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexan- der Roach; and Miss Agnes Labore, 18, his sweetheart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Emery Labore, both living near St. Paul. Ten other northwest residents were victims of accidental deaths over the week-end. In addition, a 70-year-old man struck by an automobile 10 days ago, died in Minneapolis. Traffic accidents caused a major man was killed a Street KIDNAPING CHARGE 15 LED IN MINOT Case Grows Out of Bootleggers’ Action in Terrorizing Ward Farmers Minot, N. D., Nov. 30—)—A charge of kidnaping Monday was added to one of felonious possession/ of a pistol, against Clifford Cham-| bers, Minot. He has been identified, officers said, as one of the four men who @ community of farm- ers south of Des Lacs last Wednes- day night, compelling several farm- ers to return alcohol which they had found in a cache on an unoccupied farm. Charles Veach, one of the Des Lacs farmers, who has told authorities that Chambers and three other men seized him and kept him with them for several hours Wednesday night, is the only witness listed upon the complaint. Chambers, now under bonds amounting to $4,500 on the two charges, is held in the Ward county jail and is scheduled to appear in district court late Monday to plead on the kidnaping count. Harold Barlow, Minot, accused 01 being another of the four men who terrorized the farmers and threaten- ed their lives, is at liberty under bonds, charged with a second offense liquor violation. Officers claim that more than 400 gallons of alcohol was in the cache which the farmers have admitted finding and ‘splitting’ among them- selves. The Ward county officers say the names of the other two men are known to them, though no charges have, as yet, been preferred. Curtis Will Accept G. 0. P. Renomination' Washington, Nov. 30.—()— Vice | President Curtis announced Monday | he would not run for the senate next) year and would accept renomination - vice president if tendered the of-/ ice. “There has been presented for my decision the question whethor.I shall be a candidate for United States sen- ator from Kansas in 1932, and if not, whether I shall accept another nomi- nation for vice president in the event! of its being tendered to me. “Many reasons heve been assigned) ‘by my friends, to support either course I pursue. “After careful consideration I have; decided not to be a candidate for the ‘United States senate from Kansas in 1932; and further, that if the next Re-| publican national convention nomi- nates me for vice president in 1932, I shall accept.” ————_——_——_ LIQUOR KILLS TWO New York, Nov. 30.—()—The med- {cal examiner's office Monday report- ed two deaths from liquor, and sev- eral scores of persons were in hos- pitals suffering from acute alcohol- ism. The Harlem hospital and Bel- Jevue had 125 cases under treatment. ~ of the fatalities. An, aged, ghair. ‘agreed Serves 50 Years fl fetta WILLIAM TYLER PAGE William Tyler Page, who will con- vene the house of congress December 7 and will preside pending the elec- tion of a speaker, will have served the naton’s legislators 50 years on De- cember 19. He began as a page boy. CLERK OF HOUSE T0 BE ‘KING FOR ADAY’ WHEN SOLONS MEET Will Observe 50th Anniversary as Aide to Lawmakers on December 19 Washington, Nov. 30.—()—Fifty years, less 12 days, of serving the house of representatives will see Wil- liam Tyler Page, clerk, raised briefly to the high eminence of the speaker's ‘To. convene’ the house DeceMiber-7, he will be, in a way, king for a day. But it will be the wrong day. “I had hoped to be sitting in the speaker's chair December 19, the 50th anniversary of the day when I came; here, at 13 years of age, a page boy,” said Page. “If the house had been deadlocked, that might easily have happened. But recent Democratic victories have made anything but a speedy Democratic election of speak- er and clerk very unlikely.” Nineteen has ever been his num- ber, Page said, but the pending shift to Democratic control has made him wonder if his lucky number will hojd. “I may come right up to that 50th) anniversary and not arrive there at all,” sai¢ Page. “It all depends on what happens after the Democrats presumably elect my successor on Dec. 7. “A movement is on foot, I know, to offer me some sort of a position here and it all depends on how that develops. “Some business openings have been discussed with me, but frankly, after 50 years here, I would feel like a fish out of water anywhere else. This is my life work. I like its contacts. I should like to continue in some capa- city, even though the salary does not compare with what I have been re- ceiving.” pubis the it Label Zoo Lions as | | Weather Prophets | New York, Nov. 30—iPBome ” folk can forecast weather by the way their corns hurt while others put their faith in rings around the moon. At the zoo, they fore- tell bad weather by the roaring of the lions. “The only trouble 1s, that the lion’s roar does not indi- cate whether the change is to be rain or merely cold. But it in- variably means it will be bad weather. Will Postpone Judd Trial Until January Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 30.—(#)—Her- man Lewkowitz, associate counsel for Winnie Ruth Judd, has announced that her plea, when she goes on trial will include insanity. She has admit- ted shooting to death Miss Hedvig Samuelson and Mrs. Agnes Le Roi. Lewkowitz made the announcement after hearing a report by Dr. Edward H. Williams, Los Angeles alienist, em- Bloyed by defense, who examined Mrs. Judd. The defense attorney also said County Attorney Lloyd Andrews had to appear before Superior Judge Howard C. Speakman Monday and consent to postponement of the |‘rial, originally set for December 15, until some time in January. New York’s Mayor Has Severe Cold San Francisco, Nov. 30.—(P)—A se- vere cold which for a time seemed about to place in jeopardy James J. Walker’s mission to Califorina to plead for Tom Mooney, appeared un- der control Monday unless an unex- pected turn for ithe worse comes, the threat of influenze seems past. The New York mayor spent a rest- less night Seturday, an increasing congestion ter Sundey night. | making sleep almost out|in the street say as I passed them of the question. He slept much bet-|‘there goes Grandi.” The Wilkins and Open Forw NORTH DAKOTA 4-H FOLK GIVEN AWARDS AT CLUB CONGRESS Many Boys and Girls of State Get Achievement Prizes at Chicago Chicago, Ill., Nov. 30.—(@)—One hundred and fifty boys and girls from Minnesota, North and South Dakota, were in Chicago Monday for the 4-H club congress, in connection with the international livestock show. There were 18 boys and 27 girls from Minnesota, 23 boys and 27 girls |from South Dakota. The registrations were not complete from North Dako- ta but an equal number was expect | red, Winners in 4-H club judging in- cluded: Cora Longerson of Albert Lea, Minn., first place in curtain dis- play. Her entry cost $1.50. Anna Swenston of Sisseton, 8. D., won ninth place in exhibiting a complete outfit; and tenth went to Elizabeth Gunder- son, Hoople, N. D. In vegetable canning Dorothy Scudder, Luverne, N. D., won third. With her exhibit of five jars of meat, Marjorie Brandeberg of Fruit- dale, 8. D., won first place. In pre- paration of menus, Eleanor Johnson of Sherbourne, S. D., won fourth and Pearl Linafelter. Alpina, 8. D., sixth. Other 4-H club winners included: Children’s garments—Myra Simon- son, Courtenay, N. D. The state 4-H club of Minnesota’s exhibit of Irish potatoes was adjudged third best in the show. Junior corn exhibit: northern Minnesota) Rhame, N. D., sixth. Ten ears yellow—John Henderson, Cokato, Minn., second; B. O, Olson, Wal , Minn., eighth; Otto Mund, Milner, N. D., ninth;~Chartes-“E- Goetschel, Stillwater, Minn., tenth. Ten ears white—D. C. Crimmins, Hazelton, N. D., second; Otto Mund, Milnor, N. D., sixth; Tom Englebret- son, Selby, S. D., ninth, and Ernest Goegring, Hazelton, N. D., tenth. Clover awards: Stefan Melsted, Edinburg, N. D., third; John Frey, Turtle Lake, N. D., seventh. \" Herman Trelle, of Wembley, Al- berta, again won the wheat king title) in senior competition with his sample of durum wheat. O. Edson Smith, of Corvallis, Mon- tana, won the reserve championship} with an exhibit of white spring! (Region 1, Clyde Smith, Business Ready to | ard March America’s Bulging Warehouses Relieved of Manufactured Goods Surplus | | STOCKS DWINDLE RAPIDLY Situation Now Is Akin to 1928 and Gives Hope For In- creased Activity Washington, Nov. 30.—(?)—Presi- dent Hoover received the cheering word Monday that America’s bulging warehouses are being relieved of the glut of overproduction of manu- facturers. 'Phis was shown in Secretary La- mont’s annual report. Stocks of manufactured goods had dwindled so that at the end of the fiscal year the situation was akin to 1928, giving reason to expect increased business. As to raw materials, however, the secretary of commerce was unable to say the same. Surpluses in genera! were undiminished. Hoover heard again that his mora- torium proposal of last June “had a | salutary effect on business sentiment in this country and abroad, which was promptly reflected in an upturn in commodity and security values.” To measure industrial activity in this country, the commerce depart- ment chief selected the federal re- serve board’s index of production. It averaged 20 per cent less last fiscal year than in the one before, and 25 per cent below the unprecedented volume of 1928-29. But despite the abnormal business situation, Lamont emphasized, in- dustrial production for the year end- ed June 30 was of greater volume than in 1920 and 1922, “and 31 per cent more than in the depression year 1921.” During the last fiscal year the de- partment of commerce index of domestic raw material stocks aver- aged 7.4 per cent larger than in the Preceding year, while the index for ‘Junie; 1931, was 17 per cent abové that of the same month of 1930. “The situation with respect to stocks of manufactured goods is much more satisfactory,” the report said. “After rising above pre-depres- sion levels during the fiscal year 1929-30 the index has since turned downward and at the end of the last fiscal year was about 6 per cent be- low the preceding year and at the same level as in June, 1928.” The secretary found foreign trade not so bad as indicated by dollars and cents values. Exports, were 34 per cent lower in dollar values and imports 37 per cent under the previ- wheat. ‘W. L. Watson, McKenzie, N. D., won) second place with his carload of feed- er cattle in that class. HONOR MINNESOTA | iGIRL, INDIAN BOY | Chicago, Nov. 30.—(?)—Folks, meet, the most representative girl and boy | of the nation’s 4-H clubs. | ‘The girl is Mary Teresa Rico, of |Kewatin, Minn.; the boy, Charles/ Brown, of Battle Ground, Ind. Mary, 20, turned baker to earn her college expenses. She is a freshman ‘at the University of Minnesota and | for two years baked and sold bread in her home town. | A member of 4-H clubs for the ten| years, the representative girl earned $2,900 from participation in| club projects and championships. Charles, a freshman at Purdue unt- versity, is 18. His home is nearby the! battlefield of Tippecanoe. He has developed a flock of pure bred sheen, and his earnings in his eight years of club work approximated $3,000. Dog Teams on Way to Rescue Missionaries McGrath, Alaska, Nov. 30.—(?)—Dog teams were on the way Monday to rescue the flying Jesuit missionaries, | Brothers George J. Feltes and Martial Lapeyre, who were found from the air after being forced down in the crater peak country. The two were located beside their plane Saturday by Pilot Harry Blunt and Deputy Marshal Stanley J. Nichols. ui ale SSE | ‘Caw’ of Crows to | Sound on Prairies jc: RMeRenre cree aoeeaeeer Medicine Hat, Alta., Nov. 30.— (®)—The caw-caw of hundreds of black crows, sounding over two provinces and as many states, may prove—or disprove—a zoolo- gists theory of the migratory habits of birds. Sunlight’s effect on internal or- gans of birds, Dr. William Rowan, professor of zoology at the Uni- versity of Alberta, believes, causes birds to go south in the autumn | and north in the spring. i To test his theory, he will turn loose two groups of crows this week and attempt to trace their movements over Alberta, Saskat- chewan, Montana and North Da- | — eee FAME IS FLEETING Springfield, Mass, Nov. 30.—7)— Sir Hubert Wilkins, the explorer, thinks his fame is on the wane. “I've lost all claim to distinction,” he said. “In New York last week I heard boys Grandi beards are similar. | ous year on June 30, but studies of the department showed that the actual volume of exports was down only 29 per cent. Despite the de- creases, exports were two per cent above the 1922-26 average. Dickinson Planning Campaign for School Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 30.—(P)—A campaign for a new public school building here is gaining headway, with civic clubs and local newspapers cooperating with the school board in an effort to secure the new structure. It is pointed out by proponents that. from 1920 to 1930 the population of Dickinson increased 21.9 per cent and the school enrollment is 95 per cent larger. At present 290 students are enrolled in the school which has seat- ing capacity for only 230. Flasher Man Is Held On Charge of Arson Flasher, N. D.—A charge of at- tempted arson has been lodged against J. J. Tavis, former bank cash- jer here, in connection with an al- leged attempt to burn his home. Tavis was arraigned on the charge before a justice of the peace at Man- dan and waived examination. He was bound over to the district court. Authorities allege they found rags paneled with kerosene at the Tavis ome. HEADS MOTOR CARRIERS Sioux Falls, 8. D., Nov. 30.—(Pi— Roger C. Mills, Sioux Falls, was) elected president of the Dakota Mo- tor Carriers association Saturday night as the eighth annual conven- tion closed here. {knowledge of the human bone struc-; > ‘Bonesetter’. Dies ( eS a JOHN D. REESE Youngstown, O., Nov. 30.—(#)—John D. (“Bonesetter”) Reese, “America’s Miracle Man,” whose strong hands/| have brought health and happiness to; millionaires and paupers, died Sun- day night of heart attack. He was 76. His death came quietly at 5:45 p. m. after a week's illness, and removed; one of the last great healers whose | medicine lay in skillful hands and ture. MIGHT MAKE SLIDING HILL OUT OF STREET TOINCREASE SAFETY Problem of Children on Sleds Will Be Considered By City Commission ni Probability that one of the streets in the northwestern section of the city will be made a stop street or be closed to vehicular traffic entirely for the safety of children sliding downhill on sleds and skiis was ex-| pressed Monday morning by A. P.j Lenhart, president of the city com- mission. Lenhart said the problem will be considered Monday night at the reg- ular weekly business meeting of the commission. Children have been sliding and playing in the streets in the north- western section of the city since the the snowfall last week. Mandan street and Avenue B, which have heavy vehicular traffic, have proved the most popular for the youngsters and their winter sports. Motorists so far have been un- usually careful with the result that no accidents have occurred. But the commissioners, Lenhart said, wish to, insure safety to the children. Sleigh- ing may be restricted to certain hours of the day to decrease accident dan- ger. A group of boys on one of the streets watered the street to give it an icy coating when the night freeze came, Mayor Lenhart was informed. This makes vehicular traffic hazard- ous, he pointed out. Streets have been made unusually slippery by an ice coating which de- veloped when snow melted and the water froze over the week-end and Lenhart urged all motorists to drive with extraordinary care. Workmen Monday morning were sprinkling cinders and gravel on the approaches to stop streets to give motorists more braking power and decrease the sliding hazard at inter- sections, THREE WARRIORS RETIRE Washington, Nov. 30.—()—Too old} to serve their country actively any longer, three well-known American warriors were through taking orders Monday. They are Major General Hanson E. Ely, Major General Fred W. Sladen and Rear Admiral Thomas Pickett Magruder. They are 64. MIX IS BETTER Hollywood, Nov. 30.—()—The con- dition of Tom Mix, screen and circus cowboy, showed signs of definite im- provement today although he was still in danger. 1 Grandis Relax on Shipboard; Test Gifts Given By Friends to Children 8. 8. Augustus, (By Radio) Nov. 30.—(P)—Signora and Signor Dino | Grandi dropped the role of Italy's foreign minister and foreign min- ister’s wife for an hour yesterday while Papa Grandi set up a swell toy electric train and Mama dressed up a glorious doll. They unpacked scores of toys sent aboard ship at New York by American friends—all of them for their two children, Franco, 6, and Simonetta, 4, who remained in Italy while their parents left for | the United States for interna- tional visits at Washington. The scene in the cabin looked | like the night before Christmas in | any American home as Pape end x Mama got the first try at what Santa Claus left. Signor Grandi squatted on the floor in plus fours, his formal’ gear discarded, and played engi- neer with little Franco's train. Then carefully he read the in- structions for setting up a mam~- moth hook and ladder truck four feet long and when the extension ladder finally rolled up he laugh- ed_loud and long. Signora Grandi put little Si- monetta’s big doll to bed and then played house with Simonetta’s new completely equipped doll’s home. “FINE SUPPORT IS. |; GIVEN CHRISTMAS WORK OF VETERANS Initial Response to ‘Open Your Heart’ Campaign Excel- lent, Says Rue MANY ARTICLES COLLECTED Money Contributions Total $101.76; Three Donors From Out of City Bismarck Monday was “opening” its heart in a manner characteristic of it, according to Milton Rue, chair- man of the American Legion’s annual Christmas effort. Headquarters were opened on Main avenue in the rooms formerly oc- cupied by the Association of Com- merce and squads of volunteer ex- service men were busy sorting the stock already on hand. The telephone number of the head- quarters is 1802 and all persons hav- ing articles to donate to the Christ- mas cheer effort are asked to call the Legion there. Arrangements will be made to call for donations anywhere in the city. “The response to our initial ap- peal has been splendid,” Rue said. “We already have a supply of toys on hand and also have received dona- tions of clothing, fuel, food and Money. The manner in which the people of Bismarck are supporting the campaign proves that either times are not as hard as some peo- ple would have us believe or else the will to give is unusually strong this year. Only a “Of course we have only made a beginning, but it is a good beginning and we are confident that there will be plenty of warm clothes, food and toys for Burleigh county children if the present pace is maintained.” Many of the toys collected Setur- day by Boy Scouts, and there was 3 pile of them, were broken but these can be repaired and prisoners at the state penitentiary already are busy on this work. In some case it is pos- sible to take part of one toy to re- build another. Meanwhile, Bismarck Legionnaires put their shoulders to the wheel and collected $101.78 in cash to finance those efforts toward Christmas cheer in which material donations may be insufficient. The donations ranged from 41 cents, donated by a news- boy, to several contributions of $5 each. Three donations were received from persons living out of the city who expressed a desire to assist in the veterans’ effort. Additional cash donations will be welcome, Rue said. Preparations were well under way Monday for the “Charity Ball” to be held December 11 in the World War Memorial building. It will consti- tute the lighter side of the Legion's Christmas effort and indications are that it will be a “doggy” affair. One of the features will be a grand march, the first to be staged in Bis- marck since the last inaugural ball which marked the induction into the, governor's office of R. A. Nestos in| 1922, according to Frayne Baker, chairman of the committee in charge. It is expected that a list of patrons and patronesses for the affair will be announced in the near future. Following Give Money A list of those contributing money to the “Open Your Heart” campaign follows: Bell Oil & Gas Co., Tulsa, Okla. $5.00 Ralph J. Studer, Excelsior, Minn. Ben Horwitz, Bismarck, N. D.. Battling Krause Harry Murphy Milton Rue Wm. Schantz Robert T. Coutts, Fargo, N. A. D. McKinnon, Bismarck A L. Fosteson . H. W. Rosenthal . E. M. Davis . 8. 8. Boise .. John Musolf L. V. Miller . Kenneth Simons Oscar Boutrous Chas. F. Martin . 3.00 Dr. F. C. Stucke 3.00 H. F. Johnson 1.00 Ray V. Stair 50 Walter A. Sat 5 Newsboy ......+ z Alfred S. Dale a Morris Satter A Boy Scout .. J Ed. Trepp . ! Chas, Gray . ‘ H. D. Harding 3. Peter Berry . A A. C. Brainard . C. W. Peterson Af Carl Tullberg . Donald McPhee . Af Ferris Cordner .. 1.00 R. J. Fairchild 1.00 1.00 25 A 1.00 Bert O'Neil . 50 Total . Gibson Appointed To Manage Pirates Pittsburgh, Nov. 30.—()—George Gibson of Toronto, Can., Monday was named manager of the Pitts- burgh Pirates. Gibson is forme? "The electric stove puzzled her, but she called upon her husband who soon had it working properly. Seeks Governorship | Mchcrineedvele ddbsdacrasdakir oy W. E. BLACK W. E. Black, Fargo, Monday an- nounced his candidacy for the Repub- ican nomination for governor. He is a member of the Fargo city commis- sion and has been a resident of North Dakota for many years. FARGO MAN TO RUN FOR GOVERNORSHIP IN 1932 PRIMARY W. E. Black Announces Candi- dacy; Is Not Aligned With Present Factions Fargo, N. D., Nov. 30.—(%—W. E. Black, Fargo city commissioner, Mon- day announced he would be a Repub- lican candidate for governor at the June primaries. independent of any political factions. Black said he had been considering the advisability of becoming a can- didate in the 1932 elections for the last six months, since a delegation of friends throughout the state urged him to make the race. Persistent requests from friends and associates since that time for a public announcement brought his de- cision, Black said. Questioned as to governmental policies he would advocate, Black said he is not ready to announce the plat- form upon which he will seek nomi- nation but that it will be based pri- marily on an efficient administration of government on a.business basis. Black said he will announce his platform in about 10 days and expects to have statewide backing with coun- ty organizations perfected in each county. manager and catcher of the Pitts- burgh National League club. He succeeds Jewell Ens. FARGO SCANDAL 10 BE AIRED IN COURT Evidence in Fargo Liquor Truck Case to Be Presented to Federal Jury Fargo, Nov. 30.—(?)—Eight crim- inal cases, most of them liquor ac- tions growing out of the Fargo li- quor truck case of 1930, are scheduled for trial at the term of federal court which opens here Tuesday. The jury has been summoned to report Dec. 3 and it is expected the; case of Lee Dillage and Ed. J. Madi- son will be the first tried. Dillage, of Lignite, N. D., and Madison, for- ‘mer Fargo police chief, are charged with liquor law violations in con- nection with a liquor truck captured here. Dillage is charged with trans- portation and Madison with aiding: and abetting. Ed Jennings, suspected Minneapolis bootlegger, Arthur Barenson, of Far- go, Dillage, Eddie Norris, 8. L. Quinn and John Holser, transient laborer, are charged jointly in an indictment) alleging the setting up an operation of a still near Casselton, N. D., from which came, it is claimed, much of the liquor which figured in the Fargo case. L. C. Quinn and George McCabe, owners of the Fargo warehouse in which a large liquor cache was dis- covered, which resulted in the in- vestigation and led to arrest of the others, are scheduled to be sen- tenced on charges of possession. They pleaded guilty in Fargo more than a year ago. Norris, under sentence to five years in Leavenworth, has been granted a) stay of commitment until Dec. 15 and will be a government witness against Madison and Dillage. CHURCH LEADER DIES St. Paul, Nov. 30.—(#)—Rev. Nils J. Lunde, 74, active in Norwegian Luth- eran church work in the northwest, died at his home Sunday. He had served pastorates in Min- nesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, and at one time was superintendent of the Old People’s home at Witten- berg, Wis. DICKINSON GIRL DIES Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 30.—()— Funeral services for Emma Lois Far- rand, nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Farrand, were held at the Nazarene church Sunday. The girl died Tuesday after an illness of seven years. CHANG HSUEH - LIANG SAYS NO AGREEMENT REACHED WITH JAPS Issues Statement to Clarify Sit- uation Following Recent Conference TALKED OF NEUTRAL ZONE Proposal Was For Each Side to Withdraw Troops From Troubled Area Peiping, China, Nov. 30.—(?)—Mar- shal Chang Hsueh-Liang, deposed governor of Manchuria, issued a statement Monday night denying he had reached an agreement with Jap- anese charge d’affaires and provid- ing for a neutral zone along the Pei- ping-Mukden railroad, “In view of the misrepresentation concerning the interview M. Yano Sought with me Saturday night, it is necessary definitely to clarify the sit- uation,” he said. “M. Yano inform- ally asked my opinion regarding a Proposed neutral zone along the Pei- ping-Mukden railroad. It is entirely contrary to fact to say there was any negotiations or any agreement. signed ee any understanding arrived Tokyo—The Japanese charge d’af- faires in Ohina had an appointment to talk with Dr. Wellington Koo, the foreign minster at Nanking, and this tiona might ‘erin soon wo aeitle tha In to settle beret ilar dispute. a ‘alm was restored folk ° day’s criticism of preterit strued as having been made by Secre~ tary of State Stimson at Washington, The foreign office Sunday night ree voked its criticism and said the site uation had been entirely clarified. Nanking—At the formal inaugura- administrative integrity of China, Immediate acceptance of the League of Nations proposal to estab> lish 9 neutral zone in Manchuria be- tween the Chinese and Japanese forces was announced by the Nanking Leads ad The league plan, em- bodied in a resolution originally pro- posed by Aristide Briand, would set up @ neutral zone between Chinchow and Mukden “to prevent any colli- sion between the troops” of China and Japan. Mukden ~— The Japanese charged Chinese forces were massing between Chinchow and Tahushan as the Jap- anese army retired toward Mukden, Officials of the Peiping-Mukden rail- wi “interposition of third parties” which the Japanese government jects, Chairman Briand replied in a note to Ambassador Yoshizawa, CHICAGO CHINESE KILLED IN ARGUMENT Chicago, Nov. 30.—(7)—A heated argument over reorganization of the “Free Nation of Chinese” resulted Sunday night in the killing of two Chinese and the wounding of a third, @ bystander, Fargo Man Is Found . Dead in Restaurant Fargo, Nov. 30.—(?)—Seated in a chair, his head lying on a gas stove, the body of John M. Walker, 50, was found early Monday in a Fargo cafe where he was employed. He left no note giving indication of why he took his own life. What. Do YOU See? The primary duty of a newspa~ per is to serve its readers with the facts of its particular place and time, fairly, accurately and quick- ly. Occasionally the attitude of mind of the public, if it can be ascertained, constitutes one of the most important facts in a given situation. Particularly is this true at present, when North Da- kota and the nation are begin- ning to rear themselves from the slough of despond and to press forward with renewed faith and energy. In order to adequately present the state of mind of people in this area, The Tribune asks its read- ers the question, “What do you see?” with regard to the business situation. You may look at the past, present or future, but your views will be of interest. You are invited to write to the editor and tell him what you think. Meanwhile, The Tribune will ask this question of representative + citizens in Bismarck and will pub- lish their answers. Butchers, bankers and bakers will be included in the list and if we had candlestick makers in this modern era we would include them also. The first of these interviews will appear Tuesday in The Trib- une. Watch for it—and send in your own observations.