The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1932, Page 1

North Dakota’a Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 Japan Spurns Peace Propo payers to Sponsor Four Bills SHANGHA ROGKED BY MOST SEVERE BATTLING $0 PAR Japanese Land and Air Forces Deliver Another Smashing Attack on Chapei AMERICAN MARINES ARRIVE Nipponese Warships Rain Heavy Shallfire on Woosung Forts Above Shanghai Shanghai, Feb. 3.—(4)—The most, severe battle since the outbreak of hostilities at Shanghai raged today as the Japanese land forces and air- planes delivered another attack on Chapei, while the Japan- ese warships in the Whangpoo river rained shellfire on the Woosung forts 16 miles away. The ‘U. 8. cruiser Houston, flaz- ship of the Asiatic fleet, arrived in the river just in time for the battie. ‘The Houston, carried a landing party of 300 marines, was warned not to proceed directly to Shanghai but to stay down the river beyond the forts to avoid entering the line of fire. The fire upon the forts was di- rected from the guns of six Japanese destroyers. It covered a landing party of blue- jackets sent to occupy the Chinese fortifications. While it was byes die rained down bombs which resulted in fresh fires in a number of areas. Observers who watched the battle from a distance seid the area was a veritable inferno. At the same time Japanese machine gunners directed’ a steady stream of fire into the con- centrations of the Chinese defenders in the Chapei section. Great clouds of smoke rose over the erea where the Chinese troops battled desper- ately. In (Continued on page -Seven) f "Weather Report _| ° FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Thursday; not much change in temperature. North Da- Generally and not ight. an Thursday; not quite so cold east portion tonig! night day; colder north central portion tonight. Generélly fair to- For Minnesota: ne not so cold in night and Thursday; north portion tonig! CONDITIONS High pressure now covers the greater portion of the district being centered over. the southern Plateau (Winnemucca, Nev. 30.44), while Low ressure covers the southern Rocky Mountains, the lower. Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and the lower Lal gion, Light precipitation | ex nded westward from the Lake-Region over the Southern Plateau, fell, (a few stations report! than, 20 degree falls in th except for the Pacific Co the Canadian Province: Valley where temperatur Bismarck station baromete! 28.16, reduced to sea level: 3 TEMPERATURE At 7 a m. Highest yesterday Lowest last night ‘Temperatures ing more 24 hours), PRECIPITATION Amt. 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m. Total this month to date ls month to 4: Normal,, . 1 to date. Accumulated defictency 5! jan, BISMARCK, clear Devils Lake, peldy. Fargo-Moorhead, Valley City, clear Williston, clear. Grand Fork Minot, clear Jamestown, cl GENERAL Other Stations— apt! Ds B sas Clty, Mo. rs Medicine Hat Ay cl Miles City, Mont., cl Modi bt hi, clea e, Huron, 8. Kamloops, Kansas Ci a ear is nt 00 88 Bs hon 08 riety Spokane, Wasi ayite Cur., “8 AR fat rae Winnpriucea ‘Winnipes, “BM josSeon ie oe ae Sine APRA d{atrist through questions of _ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Tax : BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932 [_snstats — |Bismarck to Renew Fort Lincoln Fight Eight-year-old Sol Kaplan, above, hes a right to be proud, for he is the youngest soloist chosen to appear; with the Philadelphia Orchestra this GRAIN MAN ASAE FARM BOARD POLIGY AT CONVENTION HE C. H. Conaway, Starkweather, Points to ‘Contradictions’ of System ‘The agricultural marketing act and the federal farm board were assailed by C. H. Conaway, Starkweather, in an address here Wednesday at the opening of the convention of the North Dakota Farmers Grain Dealers association, of which he is president. Several hundred members of the association were gathering for the convention, which will continue through Thursday. Governor George F. Shafer was scheduled to speak Wednesday afternoon. P. A. Lee, Grand Forks, secretary of the accosiation, in his recommenr dations urged that the organization enter into the handling of cash com- Committee Decides to Ask Sen- ators, Congressmen, Gov- ernor to Help LETTERS TELL SITUATION M’Arthur Makes it Clear War Department Does Not Want Local Post Decision to renew the appeal to the federal war department to keep regu- lar troops at Fort Lincoln’ and to maintain the Citizens Military Train- ing Camp there was reached at a meeting Tuesday in the Association of Commerce rooms of a committee interested in the question. It was decided to ask the state's senators and congressmen in Wash- ington to renew the fight there and to ask Governor Shafer to enlist htm- self in the battle. When the matter of troop removal first was broached Imst year Secre tary of War Hurley promised that portunity for a hearing would be giv- en to North Dakotans before final action was taken. An effort will be year. Conductor Leopold Stokowsk!| modities as a “side-line” to bolster|made to hold him to that.promise. ‘was so impressed when he heard the young piano virtuoso play that he gave him a contract: for six concerts. MENDEL'S HEREDITY LAW BROUGHT INTO WINNIE JUDD TRIAL State Alienist Cross-Exarmined Sharply in Phoenix ‘Trunk Murder’ Case Fearon Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 3. P)—' ghost of Mendel and heredity * law, hovered over Judge Howard C. Speakman’s little courtroom Wednesday as defense éounsel sparred with a prosecution alienist over whether Winnie Ruth Judd. is insane. The teachings and axioms of the ancient_monk were injected into the murder trial by Attorney Paul Schenck as he sought to break down Tuesday's declaration of Dr. Paul F. Bowers, state psychiatrist, that Mrs. Judd was sane Oct. 16, when, it is era ye she slew Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson, the latter a native of North Dakota. Leading the Los Angeles peyehi- eredi- tary tendencies, in insanity, Schenck roduced' “Manual of Psychology,” a ook .written by Dr. Bowers eight years ago. Under questioning of Schenck, Dr. Bowers admitted he serene! “in gen- eral” with a Mendelian chart of nee, tendencies set forth in his “Now,” announced Schenck, “we have here a chart of the defendant's family tree, which we will establish is in almost exact accord with the chart of Mendel.” Recalling testimony of Rev. H. J. McKinnell, father of Mrs. Judd, that “my father’s mother lost her mind —became insane,” from worry over disappearance and death of her hus- band, Schenck demanded: “Did you take into consideration that the paternal great grandmother of this defendant became insane from ‘wot shock?” ~ . “No,” answered. Bowers, “I knew there was some insanity in the fam- ily—I didn’t know just who.” ‘ou. know there was a second cousin on the maternal side who died in an insane asylum—with demen- ” know-what kind of insanity he had} trom when I examined the defendant.” - Pressed by Schenck, the witness said, “I agree that from 50 to 90 per. cent of insanity cases have a history. of insanity behind them — heredity has a tremendous effect.” sIHOOVER WOULD § LON 10 BRITAIN Decided to Aocept Post Left By Dawes "Y lopened to save livestock up the financial condition of the as- sociation. He recommended that the association take steps to handle gaso- line and oil. In an attempt to eliminate the “middleman,” or commission mer- chant, Conaway said, there. have been “substituted giant blood-suckers drawing from $12,000 to $75,000 a year each, and expenses, to tell us if we will refrain from raising a cer- tain product they will guarantee us “We are advised by the department of agriculture,” Conaway continued, “to.curtail production to a point that would eliminate the surplus, and the federal farm board concurs in this opinion. This same group‘of advisors told us before the passage of the agricultural marketing act to hold our. grain. for higher. ‘prices as, there Was No such thing ss supply and de- mand. When faced-with the respon- sibility of stabilization they seek to avold this same responsibility by tell- ing us that we raise more than they can sell at a profit. We cannot un- derstand this line of reasqning and still they say: ‘Remain neutral; don’t ‘throw a “monkey-wrench” into the machinery; we cannot succeed if you fight us.’ \ Declaring that he did not seek to defend the middleman, Conaway said that the attempt to replace this “bit of machinery that/ has apparently | outlived its usefulness” has resulted in substituting “a group of govern- ment agents that are indifferent, ignorant and unreliable.” Officers of the Farmers Grain Dealers association, Conaway sald, (Continued on page Seven) STRICKEN FARKERS SECURE PED LOANS South Dakota, Nebraska, and Utah to Receive Federal Money, Hyde Says Washington, Feb. 3.—(P)—Loans to feed livestock have again been made available to farmers in the drought members, congrt répresenting these states the loans have been re- tion, ‘Applications will be received at the Grand Forks, N. D., seed loan office ed Recent announcement that orders have been issued to eliminate the citizens camp here, however, indicate that the war department is proceed- ing with its plans for abandonment. Unless the situation changes it is as- sumed that the troops will leave the local post sometime this summer. The status of the case at Washing- ton, as disclosed by Congressman J. H. Sinclair who has been active in the movement to prevent removal of the troops, is that Fort Lincoln now ts regarded as an orphan among the various departments of the federal government. Major General Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff of the war » has advised Sinclair that “other branches of the government” desire Fort Lincoln and Fort Missoula, at .. (Continued on page Spven) IS BEING CONTINUED Coroner's Jury to Decide Whether Negligence Caused Death of Engineer Wahpeton, N. D., Feb. 3.—(P)—A coroner's jury of three Wahpeton men is pondering testimony presented them to determine how J. A. Ostran- der, Milwaukee engineer, went to his death when the Great Northern flier, the Empire Builder, plowed through a Milwaukee way freight Saturday aft- ernoon, killing three men. The jury will not fix responsibility for the collision, Arnold. C. Forbes, Richland county state's attorney said. It will bring in one of two verdicts: 1, That Ostrander met his death as the result of criminal negligence. 2. That Ostrander met his death as the result of accident and that there was no criminal xegligence. The inquest into the Ostrander death probably. will be the only one jconducted.- Timothy O'Conner, Mil- waukee fireman, and Albert Tipping, Empire Builder fireman, died under the same conditions as Ostrander and | hat officials seript of the testimony Wednesday, gathered in’ a four-hour ‘session at the courthouse here Tuesday, three inspectors of the Interstate Commerce Commission -will be conducting a heéring in Breckenridge, Minn., as to the cause of the Empire Builder col- liding with the Milwaukee locomotive. The are hearing repre- inspectors sentatives of the two railways as they; ‘present their cases. In addition, they are at work on other investigations. When their findings are complete they will report to the head of the in- wi the coroner's jury will report. 4 | erfect Model’ | Gurle Andre, above, h Ing blonde and the most photographed and highest-priced artist's model in America, has accepted a lower salary in Hollywood, Calif., on the hope that: she will develop into a film star. She has been called the “perfect model.” 12 PERSONS KILLED AND 250 INJURED IN CUBAN EARTHQUAKE Principal Buildings of Santiago Leveled By Two Shocks MEASURES WILL BE DESIGNED 10 PARE GOVERNMENT COSTS; Voters Will Have Opportunity to Ballot on Suggestions Next June REACH DECISION AT MINOT Mileage Cut, Valuation Limita- tion and Commission Eli- mination Favored Four initiated proposals, all de- signed to reduce the cost of govern- ment, will be found on the ballot at the state primary election next June if present plans of the North Dakota State Taxpayers association: mature. Dr. R. R. Hogue of Linton, a mem- ber of the executive committee of the association, which met Monday and Tuesday at Minot, said a tentative decision was reached there to carry the matter of tax reduction direct to the people. One initiated measure will provide for a reduction in the mileage rate now allowed state and county officers and employes when traveling on pub- lic business. The question often has been considered in the legislature but the taxpayers group are not satisfied with the rates now allowed. ‘The second measure would reduce the present assessed valuation of real estate and place a definite limit up- on the amounts of such valuations in During Night Santiago, Cuba, Feb. 3—(AP)— Twelve persons were killed and it was estimated 250 others were in- jured in an earthquake which struck this city during the night. There- was great property damage and the - prison building suffered heavily. Several prisoners escaped but a numbemof others were injured. ‘The mayor ordered the gas and electricity service cut Off to avoid fires, and the municipal officials were confident that they could handle the emergency. The historic Caribbean seaport was shaken as 70,000 inhabitants slept in the quiet hours before dawn. Some estimates of dead and in- jured ranged from 100 to 2,000 and said approximately one-third of the stone city was laid waste. | The quake rocked the entire eastern tip of Cuba and extended westward through Oriente province to: the Province of Camaguey but Santiago |suffered the most terrific loss. |. Residents were tumbled from their |beds as solid masonry homes crum~- ‘bled, under the idebris before they were fully awake. Horror seized the area as lights in many sections went out and terror- |stricken men, women and children ;Stumbled through narrow, strewn streets seeking comparative safety in the public parks. © Cries of the injured were heard on jail sides as emergency ambulances ;Wove their way through the debris- jcovered streets. Within an hour the devastated area was/under military control and extra forces of soldiery barracked here were \thrown into the district to prevent Pillage and assist in rescue work. Hepat facilties were quickly ex- was evacuated, the frightened occu- Pants fleeing to the open in their night clothing. Frantic efforts to communicate with Havana were fruitless as all lines ‘between the eastern and western ex- tremes of the island were down. Radio dispatches from the yacht Kenkora finally brought the news to |Havana and government officials jh prepared to rush aid to the tricken city. The duration of the shock was be- leved to have been about a half min- ute. Another shock, experienced at 4:30 p. m. Tuesday afternoon, was 50 ., [Slight it was felt by only a few per- sons, lieweas Has Made No Plans for N D. Drive OkléHioma City, Feb. Practically every home in the city| the future. ‘The state law now places a limit upon the rate of taxation but makes no restriction as to the valuation which may be made. Third on the list is a bill to revise the state’s fiscal system and to trans- fer to the general fund all moneys now in “inactive” funds, of which there are said to be several. The fourth bill, Hogue said, will be drawn to eliminate “a certain state commission” the name of which is being withheld by members of the group because there may be more than one suggested for the discard when the bill finally is proposed. Dr. Hogue said the active business People of Minot were greatly interest- ed.in the meeting there and offered “valuable support and assistance” to the committee. Members of the executive commit- tee attending the meeting, in addition to Dr. Hogue, were Harrison Garnett, St. Thomas; Harold Nelson, Rugby; E. J. Bottem, Sheyenne and James Evans, Carson. G. Lamb, Michigan City, com- mittee chairman, was absent because of the recent death at Duluth, Minn., of his brother, John Lamb, veteran ; Michigan City banker. Dr. Hogue will be the principal speaker at a meeting to be held Sat- ‘urday afternoon in the Burleigh county courthouse for the purpose of organizing a taxpayers association in {this county. 'NONPARTISANS WILL MEET HERE MARCH 2 State Ticket to Be Named, Platform Accepted, and Resolutions Approved Jamestown, N. -D., Feb. 3.—(7)— Mrs. Emma Nagle, Jamestown, secre- tary of the executive committee of the Nonpartisan League, announced Wednesday that the Nonpartisan state convention at Bismarck will be held March 2. Length of the meeting was not limited. The state ticket is to be named, the gates are allowed at the state conven- tion, said Mrs. Nagle. It will be op- ened by C. N. Lee, Bismarck, chair- }inent Democrat to discuss altered Arthur Henderson, above, former member of the British Labor cabinet, is president of the world conference on arms limitation, now in session at Geneva. The Chinese-Japanese crisis has focused international interest on the conference. ROOSEVELT OPPOSES U8. ENTRANCE INTO LEAGUE OF NATIONS Also Believes European Debts Should Stand and Tariff Walls Be Lowered Albany, N, ¥., Feb. 3.—()--Frank- \lin -D. Roosevelt, governor of New j York, and candidate for the Demo-) ica Presidential nomination, be- ves: (1) The United State should not; Participate in the League of Nations. (2) European debts should not be; cancelled. (3) An international trade confer- ence should “be called to level tariff barriers. Governor Roosevelt committed his views on these subjects to public con- sideration at a meeting of the state; Grange Tuesday night. His pro- nouncement on the league followed by a few days the challange of Wil- liam Randolph Hearst that he a nounce his views thereon. | Gov. Roosevelt is the second prom- views on the league question in re- cent weeks. Newton D. Baker, secre- tary of war in the Wilson cabinet and for years a proponent of American entry into the league, said recently he was against a League of Nations plank in the 1932 Democratic plat- form. He said, however, he believed the country will and ought to join the league some day. Concerning cancellation of debts, | Roosevelt said: “Europe owes us. We do not owe! her. Therefore we should call a meeting of our debtors here and not/ in Europe and demand an under- Standing. If it were considered ad-) visable in the present condition of; world finance to postpone payment of debts for a while, we should never- theless insist upon an accord as to; when payments should begin and in; what amount. Europe has indulged herself in an orgy of spending. His comment on the tariff included | the following: “It is time for this nation to use a little horse sense about of our present tariff law. for us to sit down with other nations! and say to them, ‘this tariff fence! business, on our part and yours, is preventing world trade. Let us see if we can work out reciprocal methods by which we can start the actual in- terchange of goods.’” Procedure Committee Organizes at Parley Feb. 3—(P)—The first John E. Doyra, 34, shot and ‘wife Ruby, 25, and then sal WILL NOT TOLERATE NEUTRALS’ HELP IN First Four Parts of British- American Scheme Meet With Approval, However CHINESE ACCEPT PROPOSAL Nipponese Will Present Series of Counter-Proposals, it Is Announced Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Thursday) —(P) —Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japan’s foreign’ minister, today stated his country was unable to accept the British, American, and for settlement of the Shanghai crisis in their present form, Sipens ore Tera ; ‘una! ly opposed to any proposal for neutral participation in negotiations regarding Manchuria, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, foreign minister, said tonight after consulting Prince Saionji, the iatos of Okitsu. w, he said, he will present to the diplomatic representatives 2 the powers participating in proposals to settle the Sino-Japanese conflict, a reply which will be in the form of a series of counter-proposals, suggest= ing modification of ceratin points which Japan finds unacceptable. The foreign minister talked for two hours with the 88-year-old prince, whose advice always is sought when the empire's vital interests are in- Volved, and upon his return went into conference with Preimer Inukai. Japan, he said, refuses to consider the erocnpmeiae Problem in the same category the it at Present situation he said, “but at the same time me Protect our rights.” bi japan cannot accept the fifth pro- Posal of the powers providing feos gotiations to settle Sino-Japanese controversies in the spirit of the pact of Paris, he said, because of the stipu- lation that neutral observers partici- Pate in negotiations which are in- tended to include the Manchurian is- sue. “Refusal tp permit any third party to take part in the settlement of the Manchurian question is a fundamen- jtal, principle of this government's policy,” he said, “as it has been of pou nts.” China accepted the peace proposals, which follow: oe aeraintals of violence. lo more warlike preparations. Withdrawal of combatants from Points of contact. Neutral zones to protect the in- ternational settlement. Prompt negotiations for permanen! peace. JIRO TAMON REACHES OUTSKIRTS OF HARBIN Changchun, Manchuria, Feb. 3—() ;—General Jiro Tamon, the man who took Tsitsihar, reached the outskirts of Harbin tonight and stopped there, preparing to enter the city tomorrow with the division of troops he took up from Changchun. RUSSIA SAYS PROBLEM REMAINS IN MANCHURIA Geneva, Feb. 3—()}—The Russian 5 eB Agee ae