The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1933, Page 2

CANADIAN STEAMER IS FAST ON ROCKY ISLAND IN PACIFIC Passengers and Crew Take to, Boats and Manage to Reach Mining Town Seattle, Dec. 21.—(%)—The crack/ Canadian liner Prince George was abandoned by her crew shortly after midnight Thursday on Vadso Rock in far northern British Colombia waters, after its 12 passengers had reached shore safely in lifeboats. | Running aground about 11 p. m.| (Pacific standard time) Wednesday| night, frantic calls for immediate as- sistance were sent out, and within a/ short time the vessel's plight became Serious, The passengers and part of the crew were ordered to lifeboats. With the weather not severe, the! lifeboats found their way safely to! Anyox, & mining center four miles ‘away, wireless messages picked up) here said. “All passengers and baggage landed safely.” “Vessel punctured badly No. 1 and 2 holds. Do not expect to float vessel without assistance.” Within a short time, another mes- sage picked up at Vancouver, B. C., said the vessel had been abandoned. Two Hurry to Rescue Shortly after the distress messages, the United States coast guard cutter Alert put out from Ketchikan, Alaska, and the small sister ship, Prince John, left Prince Rupert to go to the aid of the Prince George. Each had about 75 miles to go and were due at the ship's side during the morning hours ‘Thi Bound north on a regular run to Anyox on Observatory inlet, in Port- Jand canal, the Prince George left Vancouver last Monday with about 40 rs, but all except 12 of them BY WM. E. McKENNEY It is true that many hands that you bid for game can be defeated, if the opponent can guess the killing opening. But that should not dis- courage your bidding. When you re- ceive an advantageous opening, you must pounce upon that opportunity and make the most of it. Today's is a simple hand, but it brings out a good point in bidding and a simple point in play. ‘The Bidding In the constructive system of bid- original bid with just one simple raise, he simply is advising you that he has four of your trump and two Probably entry cards. One of them may be in trump. In other words it is just what might be termed a chance-giving bid. Duplicate—All vul Opening lead—@ K West North East Pass 2a Pass Pass Pass Pass a1 South 14 44 mediate hand, just between a two and a three bid. Now, having found a fit with your | (Secretary, American Bridge League) | Then again, he may have an inter-| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, Today’s Contract Problem South has the contract for four spades. West opens the eight of diamonds. How should declarer play the hand to make game? 51073 9 ding, when your partner assists your} a However, West still opens the king of diamonds and continues with the queen of diamonds, which South ruffs with the ace of spades. His next play |is a small spade, winning in dummy with the ten. | The declarer can see that, if West |opened a club and continued with |clubs, and if the queen of hearts is | wrong, he is bound to lose a diamond, | two hearts and a club. | Therefore, as long as the club was not opened, he now must establish |@ long heart, on which to get a dis- jcard of a losing club. So a small jheart is returned, and when East |refuses to go up with the ace, the jten is finessed and West wins with the queen. West returns the ace of diamonds and South trumps with the king of | Spades. He then leads the queen of | Spades, which is won in dummy. |. Now the nine of hearts is played. Of course, East wins with the ace and he is helpless. If he returns a dia- mond the declarer will discard a los- had disembarked at the ports en route, | partner, it is not always advisable to ing club and trump the diamond in including Powell River, Ocean Falls}show that second suit, especially if dummy; if a club is returned, the de- and Prince Rupert. The vessel has a/it is a tenace suit and there is any clarer will win with the ace, play the crew of about 60. chance of its being opened. 1 believe, king and jack of hearts, discarding a ‘The Prince George left Prince Rup-| with South's hand, that he is justified club from dummy, and the contract ert Wednesday morning and was near her journey’s end, Anyox, when she struck the rocky coast of Observatory inlet. Stranded on Vadso Rock four miles from Anyox. Immediate assistance required,” the first call for help said. Among those on:the Prince George ‘were Thomas Louden, superintendent of the Pacific Coast for the Canadian National Steamships company. ‘The Prince George, which is well known on the north Pacific coast, maintains @ northern schedule for the company with the sister ship, the Prince Rupert. She was built in 1910) at New Castle, England, is 306 feet long and registers 3,372 tons. SEVEN LOSE LIVES IN COLLISION OFF ENGLAND Hull, England, Dec. 21.—(#)—Seven lives were lost Thursday when the trawler Kurd collided with and sank the Swedish steamer Castor off ‘Flamborough Head in a dense fog. The trawler rescued the captain and five members of the crew of the Cas- tor and brought them here. The Swedish ship went to the bot-|. tom within two minutes after the col- lision. A stewardess was among those Jost. ALLOTMENT MONEY IS BEING DELAYED BY CRUSH AT HOME Failure to Get Contracts to! Washington Holding Up Federal Payments Washington, Dec. 21.—(#)—Farm ‘administration officials said Wed- “there wasn’t a chance” of wheat benefit payments in North Dakota before Christmas. No contracts from North Dakota counties have been received, the de- Tecently quoted N. D. Gorman, coun- ty agent leader, as saying applications for three counties had been approved by the state board and sent to Wash- ‘ington. ‘While other wheat growing states have received checks running into thousands of dollars, not a cent has by the government to fi- crop reduction program. submitting contracts to was laid to overstate- of wheat acreage alleged to ve been made by certain applicants. it, applications had to be and the acreage figures administration offi- ted it would be 10 days its in Taxpayers of Cass Fargo, N. D., Dec. 21.—(#)—John Conrad of Erie was re-elected presi- dent of the Cass County Taxpayers assocation and all other officers were likewise renamed at the annual meeting of the board of directors ‘Wednesday. Other officers are Walter R. Reed, ylow president; Morton Page, secre- tary, and John Martin, treasurer, all of Fargo. ‘The American Gladiolus Society has tegistered 2,243 distinctive varieties of in taking the long chance and jump- ing the hand to four spades. [is made. (Copyright, 1933, NEA Service, Inc.) SCORES SCURRY 10 COVER WHEN GUNS BLAZE IN CHICAGO Running Fight Between Four Men Causes Consterna- tion on Busy Street Chicago, Dec. 21—(?)—A running gun battle between four men sent Pedestrians and motorists scurrying at the crowded Broadway and Roscoe street intersection Wednesday night. All four disappeared and police were unable to determine if any of but authorities said it was an appar- ent attempt to kill two of the men in @ typical gangland fashion. Police said two men drove up to a Garage operated by Michael Deddo and ran towards a back room which he recently rented as an office to two men, both, he said, unknown to him. The invaders started firing re- volvers. The men inside answered the fire and dashed outside to pur- sue the assailants, The four men all ran down the street, firing their revolvers, and dis- appeared. The automobile belonging to two of the men was found aban- doned, In the machine, a stolen car, police said they found a hotel bill from ;Rapid City, 8. D., made out to “Mr. and Mrs. Lorden.” Deddo insisted he did not know the business of his tenants but said he had heard one of them called Prince. Reserve Board Sees Rule by Government Washington, Dec. 21—(®)—A dom- inant influence in recent banking de- velopments was assigned Thursday by the federal reserve board to govern- ment activities, President Roosevelt's gold program was not mentioned, but in discussing banking trends of recent weeks, the board time and again found the ex- Planation in federal actions. Also, it reported an increase in cur- rency circulation during the last three months and said this condition “re- flected an increase of requirements arising from a growth in payrolls and retail trade.” Public just as the gold buying policy Baoweret and Senator Glass (Dem., ‘a.). authority, has been a vehement gold standard advocate. He is regarded a8 a foe of Roosevelt’s monetary plan, but the results of the White House discussion could not be ascertained. Legal Hawks Watch Detroit Bank Probe the participants were injured or killed, | The reserve board's survey became Bi was under discussion at the White|Lai House Wednesday between President | Medicine Glass, the senate’s chief banking Moa — Weather Report | oo. —- > FORECAST r Bismarck and vicinity: Unset- tonight and Friday; much colder tone rising 2 i. | Fo tled ions, moderate cold Wave northwest rtion; risin § aa eee wet and nor = tions aioe afternoon, a For South Dakota: Partly cloudy feplgnt and Friday; somewhat colder lay. For Minnesota: Unsettled, snow flurries in northeast and extreme east Portions, colder in west ion to- night; Friday hrhgeicornd fair, colder in east and south portions, For Montana: Unsettled tonight and Friday, occasional light snow or rain extreme west portion; colder to- night, much colder east; colder south- east portion Friday. GENERAL CONDITIONS A low pressure area is centered over Saskatchewan this morning (Qu Aj {Pelle 29.40) while a high overlies the Southwestern states (Salt Lake City 30.38). Precipitation occurred at many Places from the upper Great Lakes region westward to the north Pacific Washington, "ea ett is wei r prevails in the upper Missiasi i Valley, Red eer Vi _ ao over the ni Pa- ic coast, but much warmer prevails along the eastern Rocky Mountain ismarck station barometer, inches: 27.80. Reduced to sea level, ies PRECIPITATION For Bismarck station: otal this month FQ ie . 12 mont date 36 Total, January Ist to date :... 1055 Normal, January Ist to date .... 16.13 Accumulated deficiency to date 5.58 NORTH DAKOTA POINTS Jamestown. clear Grand Forks, cldy. | Valley City, cldy. . WEATHER IN THE NATION ask eat et i ct. | BISMARCK, N. D., cldy. 5 i |Amarillo, Tex., clear... | Boise, Idaho, cldy... \Calgary, Alta., clear. Chicago, Ill, cldy...... Denver, Colo., eld Des Moines, ia., cleat: Devils Lake, N. D., cldy. ABEVLSS. ! seurbessseagensestensncs.narseesaste: |Pr. ~ sesss PRELRERSEERBERBSRESRSSESSSSEESREBESSSEE3 NEW NAMES LISTED ON CONGRESS ROLLS AS SESSION NEARS Deaths and Resignations Take Heavy Toll Among Na- tion's Lawmakers ‘Washington, Dec. 21. — () — New names will sound in senate and house roll calls on January 3 in the place of familiar ones of members who have been stricken from the congressional record by deaths and resignations, Since the seventy-third congress was organized last March, 21 vacan- vles have occurred through 13 deaths end eight resignations. The number of changes are, thus far, at the high- est rate in the history of the national assembly. Seven seats in both houses were filled before the special session ended ‘n June. When the rolls are called for the first regular session, 10 new members, including two senators and two women representatives, will an- swer, ‘The death this week of Represent- ative James S. Parker, New York Re- publican, rounded out the record. It followed by less than two months the death of his friend and colleague, Representative John D. Clarke, an- other New York Republican, The three new senators to take office are Ernest W. Gibson, Vermont Re- uublican, Joseph O'Mahoney, Wyom- ing Democrat, and Carl W. Hatch, New Mexico Democrat, named to suc- ceed Senator Sam Bratton, appointed to the federal bench. Gibson resigned as a member of the house to accept the appointment to the vacancy vaused by the death of Senator Porter Dale. Mrs. Isabelle Greenway, is the rep- cesentative elect from Arizona, suc- ceeding Lewis W. Douglas, resigned to become director of the budget. “The second woman elected to the nouse is Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp, of Louisiana, widow of the late man from the sixth district. She has been promised a contest, however, by a group of voters who plan an election ec, 27, contending her nomination without a primary was illegal. New men representatives-elect are Clark W. Thompson, of the seventh ‘Texas district; Paul Brown, tenth Georgia; David Terry, fifth Arkansas; A. H. Carmichael, eighth Alabama; Oliver W. Frey, ninth Pennsylvania, and Andrew Edmiston, Jr., third West from page ens: Virginia. co D Road Department. To Change Office Tuesday Morning sitate the payment by the state to the contractors of approximitely $80,000, NTINUE ; or 10 per cent of “Budget A.” Finish Two More Floors Announcement that the 14th and 18th floors are being completed, con- trary to an earlier decision of the capitol commission, was made by Rish- worth Thursday. The 14th floor will house the newly-created beer commis- sioner's department, health depart- ment and department of weights and measures, while the 18th story is the observation tower. The 15th, 16th, and 17th floors, however, will not be finished because ther is no need for the space at pres- ent. A re-arrangement of department locations has been made as building work progressed. The present depart- ment arrangement is as follows: Ground floor—adjutant general and state livestock and sanitary board. First—governor, secretary of state, attorney general and industrial com- mission. Second—Supreme court. Third—treasurer and auditor. gag and fifth—highway depart- ment. Sixth—land commissioner and com- missioner of agriculture and labor. bank r, Eighth—insurance department. Ninth—workmen’s compensation bu- reau and state mine inspector. Tenth—board of administration, children’s bureau and purchasing de- it. Eleventh—superintendent of public instruction, telephone exchange, state printer and board of auditors. ‘Twelfth—railroad commission. Thirteenth—motor vehicle registra- tion department, railroad commission, game and fish department. Fourtee! beer commissioner and department of weights and measures. Eighteenth—Observation tower. Lists Downtown Rents Rents being paid for downtown of- fice space at present were listed by Rishworth as follows: Fleck garage building (Main ave- nue), housing highway, motor vehicle registration and game and fish de- partments, state printer and state engineer offices—$571.67. oe rng ar Be and Thay- avenue), housing adjutant genera! and railroad bar Offices—$450, fay of Sate ae marshal of- Te of tire - ftices—$155. sis George Duemeland College build- ing (Main avenue and Sixth 8t.), housing health department, beer com- missioner and livestock and sanitary board—$250. Patterson Hotel com) , of industrial commleslon snd tar once ag gee garage building (Broadwa: avenue and Seventh St.), housing state hail insurance department—$200, ‘Work is progressing rapidly in the IS NOW LOCATED at 418 BROADWAY Next to Town Talk Lunch Henry Burman Seventh—-Tax commissioner and examine! g nth—health department, i _THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1933 - tower part of the structure and is well- advanced in the western or legislative wing. Much work has been done in the state senate chamber, in the northern section of the legislative wing, while work in the larger cham- ber in the south part of the wing for the house of representatives has a good start, Finishing material is arriving daily to add impetus to construction work, with the woodwork progressing rapidly. The capitol commission is particu- larly pleased with the marble walls being established on the ground and memorial floors. The marble comes from Gardiner, Mont. o¢_—_____________-» | Strange But True | News Items of Day | (By The Associated Press) INGENUITY IN PRISON East View, N. ¥.—Arthur W. Trevit, head keeper at East View penitentiary, smelled liquor somewhere in the place but was unable to trace it until Wed- nesday. Then he found that a fire extinguisher hanging in the main hall was full of home brew, just about ripe for Christmas consu: \. “It was fire water all right,” said Trevit. He questioned the prisoners but admitted his chances of find- ing the brewers were slim. HERE’S REAL SERVICE Oklahoma City—Two calls over the police radio indicate the kind of service that can be had those who go about it in the right way. The calls were: Car 5, go to the Ozark Drug store. Man wants to buy tickets to the policeman’s ball.” And three minutes later: “Car 5 back in service.” 14-YEAR OLD ROMEO Milwaukee, Wis.—Fred Gaeth is one of the oldest defendants ever named in an alienation of affections suit here. He is 74. The plaintiff is Joseph Englert who asks $2,000 dam- ages because his wife, Emma, 35, is keeping house for Gaeth. Gaeth con- tends Mrs. Englert became his house- keeper several years ago with her husband's consent. i sii cacninaanlllg ‘ ‘Human Doll Baby’ Sleeps Life Away | $$$) Findlay, O., Dec. 21—(?)—The tiny daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carmen—her only name was “Doll Baby”—is dead. She weighed just 20 ounces when she was born last Saturday night, four months before she was expected, and for the first two hours after her arrival it appeared she was not alive, A faint cry sounding from the kitchen table where the doctor had placed her apparently lifeless body heralded the beginning of her four days of life and she was bundled into a little basket beside the family’s old-fashioned coal stove. Mrs. Charles Finerd, her ma- ternal grandmother watched over her, called her “My Doll Baby,” fed her prepared milk from ‘a- medicine dropper or a doll’s nur- sing bottle, and declared she al- New Floods Threaten Western Washington Seattle, Dec. 21.—(}—Rivers rising again at an alarming rate brought new floods Thursday to western Washington on the fifth day of a series of winter storms. Torrential rains and high gales have brought losses in the hundreds of thousands dollars. of Everett reported that the “worst flood in the history of Snohomish county,” was being borne down by the Snohomish river and its tribu- taries. From all other western parts of the state came similar reports. - The Chehalis Valley was again in the grip of record floods. Skagit coun- ty farmers used rowboats. Southern Aberdeen again was flooded. The Cowlitz and Columbia rivers were rising. The town of Oakville was flooded and farm lands inundated. On Snoqualmie Pass Wednesday, & huge tree toppled onto an automobile crushing it and killing C. J. Aschen- brenner, 46, a Portland, Ore. sale- man, Government Probing Huey Long’s Income ‘Washington, Dec. 21—()—The eve- ning Star art Thursday that the fed- eral government has just renewed an investigation into income taxes by Senator Huey Long and others af- his Louisiana poll leans about two weeks ago of a force of agents who have to make a Probe of ready was “spolied” because she stopped crying when she was picked up. The “Doll Baby” was blond and blue-eyed, 14 inches long, and very thin, her parents, each 19, are of about average size. Wednesday the child had gained weight—four ounces. She was not to be given a name until she had lived a week. Wednesday night she died as she lay in the basket beside the stove. The mother and father said she “just slept away.” More than 150,000 bearing trees were uprooted in the fruit dis- | tricts of Wenatchee, Wash., in 1933,) to eliminate undesired varieties and to thin orchards. Basketball tonight, 8 o'clock, | Memorial Bldg. St. Mary’s High School vs. ton, means a real rush. ‘All Phones 211 Eatmor Cranberries “Christmas” Remember, grocery and meat stores will be closed for two days. That Why not buy the staples Friday? We will be open to- night until 9 o’clock, also Friday. Your help will be appreciated. Logan’s | “We Thank You” 118 Third St. Announcement : Opening Tonight Dec. 21st The State On Highway No. 10—1 Mile East of Penitentiary New Amusement Parlor Dancing - Entertainment - Refreshments political allies insofar as income tax- es are concerned. Action in the\ case close upon the appointment of Henry Morgenthau, Jr., as acting secretary of the treasury and the assumption by the latter of personal direction of internal revenue matters. Revenue From Beer Placed at $134,000 Collections of the state beer com- mission since its organization total $134,000, 3 Beer Commissioner Owen T. Owen’s records show $86,000 have been col- lected for retail licenses, $23,000 for wholesale licenses, and $25,000 for tax stamps, Licenses granted total 1,050, with 125 still pending. Of those i however, between 35 and 40 have been denied, Owen said, while final action remains to be taken on the others. Recommendations are obtained by the beer department from local boards before licenses are granted. Where cametgat report state department makes an investi- tion. Owen said no licenses have been re- voked and no arrests have been made under the beer law which became effective two months ago Thursday, Resident of Marion Dies at Age of 74 St, Paul, Dec. 21—#)—Réward Kal- ser, 74, died at his home in Marion, N. D., Tuesday according to word re- ceived here by @ son, Dr. F. J. Kai- ser, He leaves R. R. Kaiser, Fargo, N. D., and D. R. Kaiser, Hensel, N. D., brothers, and {our daughters, Mrs. John Matzke and Miss Marion Kaiser, Marion, N. D.; Miss Ruth Kaiser, Far- go, and Mrs. Ira Frandrey, James- town, N. D. Basketball tonight, 8 o'clock, Memorial Bldg. St. Mary’s High School vs, Richardton. : Last Minute Christmas Suggestions Kadette, Jr., Pocket Radio 8mm Moving Picture Camera and Projector (Regular $60.00) ... 16mm Moving Picture Camera . 16mm Moving Picture Projector . Crosley Dual Wave Radio Crosley Electric Refrigerator . Hot Water Heater, installed Electric Waffle Iron . Electric Hot Plate ... Electric Toaster .. Elextric Mixer . Electric Automatic Cigarette Lighter Electric Pen Lite . Hoover Electric Vacuum Cleaner ... Visit our bargain tables. We have a lot of good items at prices we will not be able to duplicate in 1934. Corwin-Churchill Motors, Inc. ZERR’ We Deliver 208 Sixth St. Candy, Xmas Mix, 3 Ibs. .... 25c 5c Jello, all Almonds 2 ibs. ...33¢ Figs, 4 pkgs.. .25¢ | Powdered Sugar, 2-Ib. box ...... 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