The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1931, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper "ESTABLISHED 1878 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1931 The Weather Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; somewhat colder Tuesday. PRICE FIVE CENTS Bandits Wound Nekoma Man Jap Army Launches REINFORCEMENTS ARE SENT 10 MUKDEN AS CAMPAIGN IS OPENED Lin Sen, Aged Political Chief, Takes Over Reins of Nan- king Government SNOW COVERS BATTLEFIELD Chinese Armored Train Report- ed Defending Railroad Station at Tawa (By The Associated Press) A strong Japanese force moved up from Yingjow along a branch of the; Peiping-Mukden railway toward Kow-: pangtze Monday to capture the town of Tawa after -blasting a Chinese armored train out of the way with bombs from the air. There was a skirmish at Sanchi- atze and another at Tsaipaochin be- fore the main body got through to; ‘Tawa, where planes had preceded it.! Officially the movement westward | from Yingkow was kept secret. But! there was a possibility it might de- velop into the long expected drive against Chinchow itself. j Meanwhile, at Nanking the 67-year- old Lin Sen was elected chairman of ® new national government, composed of other nationalist veterans. Fresh troops with new goatskin jackets and steel helmets covered with white cloth as a camouflage against the snow arrived at Mukden. It wes) expected a military movement would | start from there in conjunction with | the operations between Tienchuangtai! and Kowpangtze. Operations against Chinese irregulars continued on snow-covered battlefields where the temperature was 20 below zero (cen- tigrade). | TOKYO SAYS CHINESE ARE PUT TO FLIGHT Tokyo, Dec. 28.—/P)—Chinese ir- regular forces. near Changchiatun, Manchuria, a few miles northwest oF Tienchuangtai, were reported fleeing Monday after heavy fighting in an encounter with General Amani's Jap- anese brigade which was aided in the attack by a squadron of light bemb- ing planes . ‘The Japanese brigade, dispatches to the Rengo News Agency said, advanc- ed in three columns, driving every thing before it. The Japanese encountered another group of irregulars at noon near San- chiatzu and Matao, the dispatches said, and the Chinese were driven back, leaving many dead behind as they withdrew. The gunfire could be heard at Tienchuangtai, five miles away, the reports said. The temperature was 20 below zero (centigrade). Tienchuangtai is a few miles west of Yingkow. on the Yingkow branch of the Peiping-Mukden railway. Don’t Want Territory “Japan wouldn't accept Manchuria, even as a gift,” Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai said Monday in an interview that followed complaints of American business interests Japan is putting foreigners at a disadvantage in the territory. United States Ambassador W. Cam- eron Forbes on Dec. 24 presented com- plaints of American interests and also is understood ‘to have expressed Wash- ington’s concern regarding the open door policy. a Japan does not want the territory, the premier said, because of the enor- mous expenditure necessary to defend | its extensive frontiers. “Our only in- terest in Manchuria,” he said, “is to protect the empire's treaty rights.” Regarding the future of the open door, he said: “As the Manchurian population increa$es the enforcement of such principles becomes all the more necessary.” Japan, he added, welcomes foreign investments for the purpose of developing the country and has no intention of making Manchur- ja an economic or political protector- ate. Favors Equal Opportunity The premier informed Ambassador Forbes Japan favors equal opportun- ity for all and hopes even greater op- portunities will be presented for for- eign business investments a5 soon as the present situation is cleared up.| Her plan, he said, is to amplify the open door rather than abridge it. Another mixed brigade was ordered to Manchuria Sunday by the govern-; ment. A note, answering recent com- munications from the United States, Great Britain and France, said the (Continued on page Seven) PM a le New Missing Link Found by Scientist > New Orleans, Dec. 28.—(7)— Discovery of a true missing link, an animal with the “foundations ‘of the human face,” was de- scribed to American Association for the Advancement of Science Monday by Professor William Patten of Dartmouth college. The link is a tiny, five-inch long skeleton, found in rocks of the Baltic Sea. It is between 500,000,000 and 1,000,000,000 years old and has the typical markings of a certain early prenatal devel- opment of a human being. It is an ostracoderm, an extinct, ten-pin shaped, fish-like creature, descendant of giant spiders, the sea which Professor Patten said “something like & thousand millions years ago were the highest mammals in exist- ence.” Drive Toward Chinchow U. Mary Emma Woolley, president of Mt. Holyoke coll conference. Never before has any woman served as a de! Gibson. . S. DELEGATION TO DISARMAMENT CONF <— » ote ules be a spl iy to represent’the United States at the Geneva arms fo such an Important international conference. Other members of the Ameri delegation (left to right): Ambassador Charles G. Dawes, head of the group; Senator Claude A. Swanson of Virginia and Ambassador Hugh ERENCE _4 ‘Associated Press Photo 'DONALD-LAVAL MAY MEET SOON FOR CONFERENCE British and French Leaders Would Discuss Joint Re- parations Action London, Dec. 26—7}—A meeting} {between Prime Minister MacDonald and Premier Laval of France similar ito that between M. Laval and Presi- |dent Hoover seemed a_ possibility | Monday as a result of a letter from j the prime minister to the premier in j connection with the reparations is- sue. It was a private letter, written about two weeks ago and although 1t itn not explicitly suggest a meeting @ meeting easily might result if both parties desired it. Laval has not yet replied, so far as could be learned. It was under- stood Macdonald did not confinc himself to the reparations problem as such but also: touched upon broader phases of the economic situation. Meantime it appeared that the ten- tative date for the international re- parations conference had been ad- vanced to Jan. 15 from Jan. 18 and {that the Hague is still the most like- jly place for the meeting. LAVAL GIVES OUT GUARDED DENIAL » Dec. 28—()—Reports that Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald thad invited Premier Laval to Lon- {don for a conference regarding re- { i from the premier Monday. The usually well-informed news- paper Excelsior said it is not impos- sible the British and French govern- ments may approach Washington jointly on the subject of revision of | war debts and reparations. The newspaper's observation fol- lowed the semi-official announce- ment Sunday night that Prime Min- ister Ramsay Macdonald of Great Britain has invited Premier Laval to discuss French and British repara- tions policies with him before the larger conference of nations meets. The object of this conference, po- litical observers heard, would be a coordination of the policies of the two powers. In its comment, | Excelsior said that plan advisory committee at Basel last week the American government “while taking fully into account the opposition of congress, will have to envisage, with European governments, solutions tending to relieve Europe's burdens.” it was phrased'in such @ manner thas/ parations brought a guarded denial | in view of the findings of the Young! One of Group Is Girl From Well | to Do Family With Good | Education Chicago, Dec. 28.— (AP) — Two girls and four youths were held | Monday in connection with the slay- ing of Policeman James J. Caplis ‘during the holdup of the Beach View Gardens. Three others, police said, were sought. Frank Freeman, 25, accused by the police of being the leader, first said one of the girls fired the bullet which killed Caplis, but the girl, {Marcella Royce, 17, member of a {well-to-do family and, graduate of a girls’ academy, denied this. She ‘said she and the other girl, Dorothy j Evans, 16, a divorcee, acted only as ; decoys and were in the cloakroom at | the time. | When police gave this information to Freeman, he shifted the blame to jone of the three uncaptured suspects. | Those held beside the two girls and Freeman are Jack Burlison, 20, formerly of Vassar, Mich.; Nicholas Bruning, 21, and Tony Pape, 18. Assistant State’s Attorney Harry |S. Ditchburne said he would attempt jto send the youths to the electric chair, The two girls, he said, would probably be charged as technical ac- complices. ACCIDENT TOLL IN NORTHWEST IS 18 Numerous Traffic Mishaps Oc- cur Over Holiday Week-End; One in North Dakota St. Paul. Dec. 28—(?)—Fatalities from traffic accidents during the! holiday period. in the northwest mounted to 18 as eight additional Sone were reported over the week- e The week-end deaths include: Miss Elsie Rubin, 25, Faribault, killed near Austin while returning! home from a holiday trip to Illinois. ‘ Hugh Anderson, 40, killed by car | While walking along highway one-half ‘mile north of Bottineau, N. D. George Gerry, 35, Nemo, 8S. D., killed when truck skidded 12 miles from ,Lead, 8. D., and overturned. Ronald Mason, 21, killed in truck- auto crash near Creston, Iowa. Arthur Hill, Sutherland, ‘Iowa, in-! jJured when his car struck a bridge | railing near James, Iowa. \and Sunday, reaching a high at Ken- nett, Shasta county, of 9.88 inches in 24 hours. A snowslide near Cisco last night blocked the Southern Pacific main line east. Some 40 homes in Oakland were marooned Ue water snd meres tle, : summer cottages lumboldt count 5 flood ‘The decree states that the measure were eet bey YY bids is intended to “decrease as far as )Says Trip to Paris | /zstb, om caries | Will Cost $4 Soon necessary to issue measures tending — to develop national industries, while New York, Dec. 28.—()}—Even the office boy can afford a vaca- preventing the emigration of capital” and to provide work for large num- tion in Paris before long. It cost Clarence Chamberlin, burning bers of unemployed. furnace oil in his Diesel powered HYDE TO SPEAK Plane, just $4 here from Detroit. St. Paul, Dec. 28.—(#)}—Arthur M. He said six passengers could have | Hyde, secretary of agriculture, will made it for 65 cents apiece and {speak at the 32nd annual Farmers’ that Paris would be a $4 trip in | and Homemakers’ short course Jan. the near future. 18 to 23 at University Farm. Pertinax, the well-known writer of David Lasky, Minneapolis, brother the Echo de Paris, said the invita- Of Art Lasky, boxer, killed when car | tion to Laval from Macdonald came, Went into ditch near Garrison, Minn. in a private letter. He said Lava.’, Shirley Luck, 3, Minneapolis, in- no doubt would accept. jjured when a car was crushed be- |tween two street cars. * + Gustave A. Horton, 60, St. Paul, Floods Threatening struck by a car while crossing a street. ‘ :. §a' George A. Cooper killed when auto- Towns in California ,.siie"ingea into a, ditch east of Huron, 8. D. San Francisco, Dec. 28—(P)—Fed Christopher Lloyd Pierce, 24, Onida, by one of the heaviest rainfalls on gs. p., fatally hurt in what was be- record, virtually every stream in lieved a fall from a train near Red nostneen California was rising Mon- ‘wing, Minn. | iy ! 1 Many overflowed yesterday, includ- ing the Sacramento river, which Panama Will Levy {poured water toward Chico, Calif., i i |e inten lacus nece Ooi Protective Tariff Rain fell steadily Saturday weht | panama City, Dec. 28—()—A new protective tariff schedule, carrying heavy duties against importations of agricultural and other products, in- cluding a tax of $50 a head and 15 per cent ad valorem against beef cat- is slated to become effective ' e ‘Chicago Policeman Slain; (lBERTSON OPENS Six Young Folks Are Held|ypjp (AP BETWEEN BLOOD RUNS RED AS GANDEI RETURNS T0 HIS HOME IN INDIA 12 Are Injured in Clash At as Crowd Gathers to Wel- come Mahatma Bombay, Dec. 28.—(/P)—Blood ran as Mahatma Gandhi arrived in In- dia Monday after his four-month’s absence at the round table conference in London. ‘Twelve persons were-injured in~#. clash which took place at the pie! where a huge crowd awaited his land- ing from the §. 8. Pilsna. About 1,000 “untouchables,” carrying black flags, had gathered for an anti- Gandhi demonstration and they tried to rush the pier. Delegations of the national congress caught the rush of the mob. Police, with the assistance of the congress adherents, finally dispersed the crowd. The Mahatma also heard news of serious riots in other parts of India, which have taken 12 lives in the last 12 days. At Lahore four Hindus and four Moslems were injured Monday. The city was alarmed and a curfew order was issued. Eleven persons were reported killed at Peshawar where troops fired on a group of anti-British “red shirts.’ A general strike and the closing of shops was proclaimed here Monday in protests against the arrest of Jawahrlal Nehru, president of the All-India congress. Wife Greets Him Among the first to greet the Mahat- ma at the pier was his 60-year-old wife. Some groups of women ad- mirers placed garlands of flowers around his neck. Gandhi gathered his spinning wheels, his bed, his pots, pans and loincloths and walked down the gang plank amid a wave of salaams and a thunder of “Long live Mahatma Gandhi, our king.” British police and customs officers frowned doubtfully. as Gandhi, in his first speech after re- turning home, told a crowd of 50,000 white-capped Nationalists he would not flinch from sacrificing. the Jiv of a million people as the price of India’s liberty. In the last fight members of the Nationalist congress had to face lathis (staves) he said, but the next time they may have to face bullets. Wants No ‘Fiery Ordeal’ “If the fight is inevitable I will expect every son and daughter of Mother India to contribute his mite,’ he said. “However, I will not aban- don attempts to save the nation from a fiery ordeal. If, on the other hand, there is no single ray of hope, I shail not hesitate to call upon you to bear any amount of suffering.” It seemed clear Gandhi was strug- gling with his conscience to find an escape from the revival of the fight against Great Britain. His speech was punctured with “ifs” and othér qualifying phrases. “If the fight is inevitable I invite you to be ready for it,” he said re- peatedly and then added “but I will go to any extreme to avoid the strug- gle.” He said British officials were) honest in their conviction that India was unfit for self government but “I am all the more convinced our sin- cerity in the cause of liberty will melt even the stoniest hearts.” Daugherty to Tell New Harding Story Columbus, O., Dec. 28.—?)—Harry M. Daugherty, former attorney gener- al in the cabinet of Warren G. Hard- ing, will break a silence of eight years to tell his story of what went on be- hind the scenes in the Harding ad- ministration. In a book, “the inside story of the Harding tragedy,” the life-long friend of the former president will give his version of the “Ohio gang” and “draw the veil from the so-called mystery” of Harding's death. eg}former Emily Smith, daughter of Al- HIMSELF AND LENZ Has Lead of 17,090 Points With Big Bridge Battle Half Completed New York, Dec. 28.—(P)—Ely Cul- bertson will resume playing with Mrs. Culbertson Monday night, confident that he virtually has won his 150-rub- ber match of contract bridge with| Sidney 8. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby in; @ test of rival bidding systems. With 55 rubbers left to be played, ‘Culbertson, with three different part- ners, has acquired a ‘lead of 17,090: points. , The mathematics of the situation give Lenz and Jacoby a bare chance. It happens the lead of Culbertson’s side has been accumulated in 55 rub- bers which is the number. yet to be Played. The average gain for him in those rubbers has been 311. The same average gain for Lenz and Jacoby would leave time to square the match. But the high-water mark for Lenz and Jacoby was 6,800 points plus after 25 rubbers had been played. That was an average gain of 272 points a rub- ber. The same average for the rest of the match, would still leave Culbertson with a comfortable lead. Continuation of things the way they have been going since Culbertson went into the lead after 40 rubbers would make him a winner by more than 30,000 points. Lenz and Jacoby have complained of inferior cards since Culbertson be- gan to gain. The records of aces and kings shows no great ‘disparity. In fact Lenz and Jacoby have held 1,057 aces to 1,035 for Culbertson’s side. The ki compared 1,068 to 1,024, with Cull jon’s side holding the great- er number. Theodore A. Lightner, the partner responsible for most of Culbertson’s lead, leaves the match Monday night. Mrs. Culbertson, who by the contract for the match must take part in at least 75 rubbers, has 27 left in which to play. When she completes her quo- ta Culbertson plans to have Howard Shenken opposite him. He has ar- ranged for Mrs. John 8. Warner, the fred E. Smith, to be his partner for one session. Lenz can change partners, now that Jacoby has played at least half the match, but ‘he has given no indica- tion of doing so. There will: be sessions Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Saturday afternoon. The 95 rubbers played stand 54 for Culbertson’s side and 41 for Lenz and Jacoby. Of nine played at the last session Saturday afternoon Culbert~ son and Lightner won six and increas- ed their plus 2,565 points, La Follette Charges Charity Breakdown Washington, Dec. 28.—(#)—Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin Monday called welfare workers before his committee in an effort to prove private charity and local govern- ments are not meeting relief needs. His idea, as embodied in bills by himself and Senator Costigan, Demo- crat, Colorado, is the government should contribute $250,000,000 to help the unemployed through state gov- ernments. In President Hoover's eyes a direct appropriation from the treasury for such a purpose would be a “dole” and he is uncompromisingly against it. Regardless, the Republican Inde- pendent who heads the manufactur- errs committee thinks the testimony will show government help, is im- Perative to prevent suffering this winter. FIRE CAUSES HEAVY LOSS Altoona, Pa. Dec. 28—()—A fire that gained headway while a watch-| man lay unconscious Sunday destroy- | ed several units of the Pennsylvania} railroad shops here. The loss was es- timated at appoximately $1,500,000 by i i i Wilton H Two Identified as oldup Men BOTTINEAU MAN IS KILLED BY HIT-RIN AUTOMOBILE DRIVER Body Is Found Along Highway; Believe Mishap Occurred Saturday Night Bottineau, N. D., Dec. 28—(P)— Killed, it is believed, by being struck by a car or truck as he walked along the highway, the body of Hugh “Scotty” Anderson, about 40, was found in a ditch one-half mile north of Bottineau early Sunday. Injuries to Anderson's head are be- Heved to have been the cause of death. Discovery of the body was made by M. Kirkeby, who reported to Sheriff William Thatcher. ‘The sheriff said Anderson appar- ently had been dead for several hours, indicating that he had been struck sometime Saturday evening. The sheriff said no clues could be found to indicate foul play. Authorities so far have been unable to gain a trace of the hit-and-run driver. Anderson was a native of Scotland jand after the World war, in which he served, he came to the United States. It is believed that all of his relatives reside in Scotland. DAVID R. FORGAN DIES IN CHICAGO Was a Champion Colfer as Well as One of Nation's Finan- cial Leaders Evanston, Ill., Dec. 28.—(?)—David R. Forgan, 69, Chicago banker and author on financial subjects, died at his home Saturday after a brief ill- ness. When he was only 15 years old, Young Forgan, with several other boys, applied for a job as messenger at the Clydesdale Bank in his na- tive St. Andrews, Scotland. His Sunday School teacher was an of- ficial of the bank and Young Forgan’ got the job. After three years as bank mes- senger at the Clydesdale bank, For- gan struck out for himself and went to Halifax, N. 8., where he obtained a position with the Bank of Nova Scotia. In a short time he was placed in charge of the bank's business at Winnipeg and later was made branch manager at Fredericton, New Bruns- wick. Forgan made his first connection with banking in the United States in 1888, when he became assistant cash- ier of the American Exchange bank at Duluth, Minn, Two years later he went to the Northwestern Na- tional bank of Minneapolis as cash- jer and then was promoted to vice president. ‘The larger Chicago field called him in 1896 to a similar position with the Union National bank, of which he became president in 1898. Two years later that institution was merged with the First National bank, with his brother, James B. Forgan as presi- dent. After helping organize the National City bank of Chicago in 1907, Forgan became its president and continued in that capacity until 1925, when the National City bank was merged with the National Bank of the Republic. Forgan became vice chairman. In the meantime he had become recognized as an authoritative writer and speaker on financial problems and his advice was frequently sought by bankers, legislatures and politicians from all parts of the country. Forgan was born at St. Andrews, Scotland, April 16, 1862, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Forgan. At that famous golf center his father found- ed the firm of Robert Forgan and Son, Ltd., to manufacture golf balls and clubs. David continued to take his golf seriously while rising in the banking world and in 1900 won the, first annual Western amateur cham- pionship tournament at Chicago from a field that included many stars. He also won many other trophies, including at various times the cham- pionship of the Onwentsia and the old Elm Country club. | Pair Arrested in South Dakota Recognized by Employes of Bank PROBE HURDSFIELD AFFAIR Robbery in Sheridan County Mentioned in Connection With Investigation Washburn, N. D., Dec. 28—(}— Identified by employes of the First National Bank of Wilton as the men who robbed the bank Dec. 8, two men held here were questioned further by McLean county authorities Monday with a view of determining whether they should be charged with bank robbery. A new investigation also has been launched into the robbery of the Farmers and Merchants bank of Hurdsfield. Gates, and three other men were charged with the robbery of the bank, but were released, fol- lowing the dismissal of the case against two of the men at a pre- liminary hearing at Fessenden a year ago. To Seek Gates’ Release William Langer, Bismarck attor- ney, counsel for Gates, left for Lin- ton Monday to confer with his client. Langer said he would seek the release of Gates on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He said if any effort is made to connect Gates with the Wilton robbery, he would produce evidence to show Gates was elsewhere at the time. The arrest of Gates and his two companions came after they had Stopped at Linton and cashed travel- ers’ checks which are alleged to be bogus. The two men were said by Emmons county officials at Linton io have admitted cashing the checks. Gates denies that he had any knowl- edge the checks were worthless when he vouched that they were good. He Claims to have vouched for the checks in the belief they were valid. McLean county officials are in- ‘vestigating to determine whether the foe were stolen from the Wilton nk. States Attorney G. A. Lindell and Sheriff A. J. Loudenbeck left Monday for an unannounced destination, but indicated that on their return they would be prepared to announce the outcome of the investigation, which has been carried on for the last week with great secrecy. The suspects, Walter Underwood and Leslie J. Swift, both from South Dakota, were said by authorities to be convicts. John Gates, former sheriff of Sioux county, is in jail at Linton where he also was questioned regard- ing the holdup, The three men are charged with ob- taining money under faise pretenses, as a result of cashing travelers’ checks at Linton recently. While Gates is held at Linton, his two companions were turned over to McLean county authorities for questioning in connec- tion with the bank robbery, and were brought to Washburn. A. M. Dahl, cashier of the Wilton bank and Miss O. Christianson, ste- nographer, were bank employes who identified the men. Both deny the accusation while Gates plans to prove an alibi that he could not have been in the Wilton vicinity, should efforts be made to implicate him. ‘Three men robbed the Wilton bank and escaped with $500. Sentenced in 1922 Authorities said Underwood was sentenced to the state penitentiary from Grand Forks county for grand larceny May 13, 1922, for two years. He was released July 2, 1923. His prison record shows he was sentenced from Minneapolis November 7, 1925, to a five-year term in the Stillwater, Minn., prison for swindling. Last September he was held for investiga- tion by Sioux City, Iowa, police and subsequently released. He resides near Lemmon, 8. D. Swift, said to ve from Mitchell, 8. D., served a five- MERCHANT IS SHOT BY THREE MEN IN ATTEMPTED HOLDUP Speed Away in Large Black Se- dan and Escape From Pursuing Policemen BELIEVE SIX WERE IN GANG Band Thought to Be Same Group Which Held Up Lar- imore Filling Station Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 28.—()— Three youthful bandits Sunday night Shot and seriously wounded the pro- prietor of a hardware store at Ne- koma, N. D., 75 miles northwest of here, while attempting to rob the place. They sped away in a large black sedan and escaped from pur- cone Grand Forks officers south of ere. Believed to be members of a group of six young men who took gasoline at Brockett and later at Larimore the trio entered the Nekoma store at about 6 p. m. Sunday and follow- ing an altercation shot Oscar Wiid, Proprietor of the store, and fled without obtaining any loot, according to the state's attorney's office at Langdon. Wild was struck by a bullet that entered just below his heart and is reported to be in a serious condition. The bandits drove south on high- way No. 1 to Brockett, where they were reported to have bought and paid for gasoline. At Larimore the Tobbers obtained seven gallons of gasoline and left without paying for it, police here were informed. Word of the robbery reached here from Larimore about 9:30 p. m. and two police officers, riding in a cat with Sheriff Ed Hough of Grana Forks county, were waiting for a third Policeman when the bandit car sped past them. The officers started an immediate pursuit and were follow- ing the fleeing car closely when a chain on the Sheriff's car broke and Wrapped around the back wheel. While unwrapping the chain, the erred car was lost to sight of the Officers on U. 8S. hij north of Th inka ane Officers telephoned Hillsboro and the car was reported passing through that town a short time later. It was then reported to have been seen by a Fargo traffic officer. From that point all trace of the robbers was reported lost. Six men held up Melvin Peterson, employee of Clifford Olson's service station at Larimore after stopping for gasoline. The thieves took $5 from Peterson, $15 from the cash reg- ister of the station, a rifle, a shot- ae ids some ermal on. ‘Then ey ve away it for the gasoline. vat Police expressed belief they were the’ Nekoma bandits. THREE CHILDREN DIE INFLAMING GASOLINE Small Girls Burn to Death, Mother Seriously Injured in Ohio Tragedy Youngstown, O., Dec, 28—(%)— |Sprayed with flaming gasoline three jsmall girls were burned to death and jtheir mother was seriously injured. |. Mrs. Harry Brightball of near |North Lima, 13 miles south of here, {was pumping air into the tank of a {gasoline heater early Sunday when {the stove exploded. Her children, Eleanora, 7, Mildred, 5, and Elizabeth, 2%, were fatally burned as the room became a mass of flames. Montana Educators Meeting at Butte The men were arrested at Huron, 8.! Butte, Mont., Dec. 28—(7)—Mon- D., and were brought to Linton when |tana’s educational problems came up they waived extradition earlier this|for scrutiny Monday as the Montana week. Gates was taken into custody |society for the study of education be- at Fort Yates, where he resides. Hejgan its sessions. was bound over to district court on) Assistance to college students was the check charge, while the other two |discussed as to freshmen by E. A. At~ year term in the Iowa penitentiary, Emmons county officials said. | are to be arraigned later. Former Local Woman Dies at Minnewaukan Minnewaukan, N. D., Dec. 28.—(P)— Mrs, L. L. Butterwick, 47, Benson county resident, died at her home here Saturday following an illness of two years. She was a member of the local chapter, O. E. S., had been a pasi matron and past district deputy of In June, 1885, Forgan married Miss Agnes Kerr of Winnipeg. They had five children. He was a close per- sonal friend of William Howard Taft, chief justice and former president of the United States, and General Charles D. Dawes, near whom he lived at Evanston, north shore suburb of Chicago. MONTANAN IS PROMOTED Chicago, Dec. 28.—()—George A. Semmlow, chief clerk in the adver- tising department of the Milwaukee road, has been appointed advertising agent succeeding the late A. L. Eide- miller, who died Dec. 16. Ray W. Myles, passenger agent at Gallatin Gateway, Mént., for the last five years, becomes chief clerk in succes- insurance officials. None was injur- ed. i sion to Semmlow. |e. that organization, and past president of the Degree of Honor here. She; also had been village clerk and had worked with her husband in his law office. Mrs. Butterwick was born in Mel- ville, N. D., in 1884, After her mar-| riage in Washington in 1912, she had lived here continuously with exception of a two-year period at Bismarck while her husband was employed in the states attorney general's office. Surviving is the husband, a daugh- ter Dorothy, 17, a son Douglas, eight and five brothers, among: them Ernest Dodds of New Rockford. Puneral services will be held in the Presbyterian church here this after- noon. The local O. E. 8. will be in i | kinson of Missoula and as to general vocational guidance and student ad- justments by W. R. Ames, also of the State university. C. G. Manning, head of the Lewis- {ton schools, was to present sugges- itions for improving the efficiency of ‘high school instruction and G. E. Kid- der of Glendive, a study of methods for financial education, with recom~- |mendations for Montan: Fog Halts Search For Missing Flier |_ Marlinton, W. Va., Dec, 28—(#)— |Fog and low-hanging clouds Monday | forced temporary suspension of an laerial search over the Blue Ridge mountains for a missing army Ti:cr. | Six army planes from Selfridge Field, Mich., were unable to take off jfrom their base at Hot Springs, Va. to aid in the search for Lieutenant E. H. Bobbitt, Jr., 24. Weather condi- tions also prevented J. M. Gaston of the White Sulphur Springs airport |from continuing his search by air. Bobbitt left Selfridge Field, Mich., Christmas Eve to spend the holidays ‘with his parents at Hot Springs. He |refueled at Uniontown, Pa,, and went southward i |