The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1934, Page 2

th ayaa # f200ee PRQsBOZ 8; Seas a 2 RUSSIAN DECLARES JAPS PREPARING 10 OPEN NEW WARFARE) Tells Soviet Congress, However, | That Red Army Is Ready for Conflict | Moscow, Feb. 12—(%)—Japan 1s| “preparing to leap” to war in Siberia, General Vassily Bluecher believes, and | Russia is reacy. i General Bluecher, commander of ; the Soviet Far Eastern army, present- ed to the Ali-Union Communist party congress here what he regards as “proof” that Japan is making ready | for conflict against the Soviet. His report was made public Sunday. “The Red army is generally streng- | thened. We have encircled our fron- | tiers by iron and concrete. They will| be sufficiently strong to break any | in.perialist head that comés against them.” General Bluecher, in revealing Rus- sia’s preparations along the Man- churian border, accused Japan of making an armed base of Manchukuo. He said Japan has 130,000 troops and 500 airplanes in Manchuria, in uddition to “110,000 to 115,000 soldiers | of the Manchukuo army and 12,000 white guards, capable of bearing WORLD CONFLAGRATION FORESEEN BY PREACHER Detroit, Feb. 12.—(7)—A “world con- flagration” next spring, with warfare between Russia and Japan furnishing the initial spark, is foreseen by the Rey. Fr. Charles E. Coughlin. Speaking from the Shrine of the Little Flower Sunday, Fr. Coughlin said that it is “an open secret” that tne two nations are preparing for war ard added that “Britain may finance Japan against Russia and that per- haps the United States will be asked to finance Russia against Japan.” 4,000 Proposed CWA Projects Considered ‘More than 4,000 proposed civil works administration projects have been presented to the federal committee in charge of the work in North Dakota, Harris Robinson, CWA engineer, said Saturday. Of these, some have been rejected, @ number completed, many are now under construction and others are coming in daily. Having cleared away the bulk of| Proposed projects which poured into/ his office for approval at the start of | the work, Robinson's office is now able to keep abreast of the additional pro- posals as they arrive. Supervisors have been sent about the state to check up on the projects and to determine if proper value is tributed in the counties, Among handicaps encountered by the CWA has been heavy snow in the some instances it has been necessary sleigh. Teams Will Debate | On Thursday Night; Bismarck high school teams will meet on the debate platform Thursday evening in the high school assembly. No admission will be charged, and students, parents and friends are in- vited to attend. Emerson Logee, Bernadine Cer- vinski and Junior Birdzell will uphold the affirmative side of the argument: “Resolved: That the United States should adopt the essential features of the British system of radio operation and control.” The negative side will be taken by Gladys Carlander, Phil Gor- man and Stanton Roberts. ‘This debate not only will give the contestants valuable practice in speak- ing, but also will be held to interest the public in debates which will be held about the middle of April. Competi- tive contests with neighboring schools are being planned. ‘The question was selected by a na- tional committee as the debate sub- dect for high schools in 30 states. Those in charge feel that, since radios have & Part in almost every American home, these discussions will be interesting. P.-T. A. Meeting Will Have Citizen Program A citizenship program will feature the Wachter P. T. A. meeting Tues- dey evening. The program includes @ talk by C. W. Leifur, a Boy Scout Gemonstration, a Girl Scout demon- stration, and instrumental solos. The ‘Wachter Parent-Teachers association ‘will observe Founder's Day by discus- sions on the origin of the nation-wide hrovement. Visitors at the Wachter school last week were Mrs, William Gable, Mrs. Rd, Haas, Mrs. Rose Welder, Mrs, Frank Williams, Miss Juanita Webster and J. W. Riley. The first griete was awarded the savings banner iust week. South Dakota G. O. P Convenes at Capital Washington, Feb. 12.—()—On this, the 125th anniversary of Ab- raham Lincoln's birth, the stamp of his individuality is still strong upon the White House. Of all the presidents who have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue, | Lincoln seems to have been the one to remain there more in the | spirit after his day was done. The Lincoln tradition had a vital hold | upon the Republican Hoovers. It | was Herbert Hoover who restored the Lincoln study, which has been used as a sleeping room by the | Coolidge’s, and is now a sleeping room again. Mrs, Hoover gathered the old- fashioned horse hair sofas, the | heavily carved bureaus with mar- Goodyear tractor tires made their first appearance in Bismarck Satur- K-T Model Twin City tractor. People. efficiency and cut the fuel consump- | tion about one-third, Simonitch said. The Goodyear tires are standard equipment on all the company’s low- Pressure-tire equipped tactors, he/ stated. Masons Entertain at Stag Party Tonight entertained at a Lincoln's here Monday night. T. W. Sette and Lester Diehl have charge of the arrangements. A num- sonic lodge are expected to Winter Beautifies His Winter's ‘magic touch brings placid beauty to old Independence Hall in Philadelphia, softening the stern lines of the historic edi- fice, seen through the snow-encrusted branches of trees rising in the foreground, its tower outlined sharply f night. Spirit of Lincoln Still Hovers Over White House at Washington Low Pressure Tractor |Nash-Finch Branch Tires Are Shown Here, Has New Credit Head | ploye of the Nash-Finch company, has in the various stages of completion|day. They came as equipment on a been transferred from Minot and will and |be credit. manager of the being received from CWA funds dis-|attracted the attention of Bismarck jbranch. Meyer spent a year in Aber- ‘deen, S. D., three years at Mobridge, The tires carry only 16 pounds of |S. D., and nine years with the Minot jair, according to J. M. Simonitch, Jo- | branch. northern tier of counties, where in|cal manager of the Minneapolis Mo-| He is married and has two children line company's branch. Because of and will bring his family here as soon to hold up work, while in other places |their construction they give the trac-/as he can make necessary arrange- Brevel for 1oads must be hauled by |tor about 30 per cent greater drawbar | ments. ‘President Observes emancipator is President Roosevelt's anniversary of Abraham Lincoln. Masons and their friends will be rial that houses probably the most birthday famous of all Lincoln statues—a me- anniversary stag party at the temple morial whitened by fresh snow Mon- The party be- day—more than 40 patriotic organi- gins at 7:30 and is one of a series of zations planned to commemorate the jParties sponsored by the local lodge. day. ber of members of the Mandan Ma- intereference.— Dr. sd. B THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. toric Hall | BISMARCK STUDENTS GIVEN RECOGNITION Athletes, Orchestra Members Received Awards at As- sembly Friday Awards carned by Bismarck “high school students during the last sem- ester were presented Friday afternoon at the high school by E. B. Cox, mem- ber of the board of education. Orchestra letters, representing two years of satisfactory service in the high school musical organization, were received by Evelyn Ellingson, Delain Ward, Vivian Coghlan, Jane Smith, Grorge Shafer, James Hyland, Evan Kennedy and Walter Zjmmerman. Marian Devitt was awarded a letter by the Girls’ Athletic association. Fifteen boys earned letters for foct- bull competition: Emerson Logee, Philip Gorman, William Mote, Law- rence Schneider, Norman Agre, How- ard Lawyer, Gordon Engen, Oliver Sorsdahl, George Shafer, Thomas Dohn, Russell Kanz, Junior Neff, Neil Beylund, Richard LaRue and Jack Harris. In presenting these awards ox especially commended Logee, Gorman and Mote for maintaining a high scholastic average during the football season. The assembly was concluded by a! rousing pep meeting led by Beverly Barnes, Norman Agre and Laura Ells- worth, cheer leaders, 26 High School Boys Organize Song Group _|_ Twenty-six boys from the Bismarck high school are in the glee club or- ganized recently by Clarion Larson. The male chorus has practice sessions on Mondays, Wednesday arid Fri- days. Members are Theodore Boutrous, Everett. Chappell, Wilson Dayis, Ber- nard Flaherty, Philip Gorman, Rich- ard Grabow, Lloyd Graunke, Joe Harrison, Chester Johnson, Evan Kennedy, Emerson Logee, William Minser, William. Mohler, Morris Moh- ler, Robert Newcomb, John Peterson, Milton Rosen, Kenneth Satter, Albert ‘Thomas, Bill Tillotson, Robert Vogel, Robert Watts, Russell Webber, John Wright and Walter Zimmerman. against the curtain Re th ble tops, and the other furniture that obviously belonged to Lin- coln’s time about his massive and elaborately-carved bed in a north- west corner room used for guests. That room remains, and it's there that more imaginative White House guests sometimes get .the eerie feeling that Lincoln also remains. In one of those conversations cat cit CRYSTAL WOman 4 celling all U. 8. air mail contract: Assurance that he had authority to issue his “bombshell” order can- 's was given to Postmaster General dames A. Farley, right, by Attorney General Homer Cummings in the * Washington conference pictured here. 542 Listed on Roll at Bismarck High School Enrollment at the Bismarck high school now totals 542 pupils, according to Superintendent H. O. Saxvik. Ruth Chesak this semester entered the freshman class from school dis- trict No, 45; and Clayton and LeRoy oot, former pupils, resumed work in the freshman class, Marian Devitt and Otto Barbie completed the requirements for grad- uation at the end of the first half of we school year. They will receive diplomas with the June graduating ASS, Six additional courses are being of- fered Bismarck high school students this semester, according to the super- intendent. These subjects include re- lated’ arts, taught by Miss Margery Morris; printing, Roy Neff; commer- ial law, W. H. Anderson; psychology, Elizabeth R. L. Wells; civics, Miss Jones; and solid geometry, Miss Mil- that comes f1 President Roose- i dred Huff. velt himself by way of a white |Crystal Woman Will = |¢———————_—_-——+ jouse dinner guest who told a . Tru Hea) ih aes eeslen (thee Teach at Bismarck | Strange But >| president's own daughter-in-law, News Items of Day Miss Nell A. Stearns, of Crystal, has | | been elected to fill the vacancy caused | @ by the resignation of Miss Winifred Barrington. in the fourth grade of ‘William Moore school. Miss Stearns secured her profession- al training at the Valley City State ‘Teachers’ college and has had 12 years of grade-teaching experience in North Dakota schools. She has been teach- ing at Crystal. Her duties at the local School start Monday. She is a sister of Mrs. Frank E. Fitzsimonds, 500 Avenue A. Diplomats Low Pay Arouses Lawmakers Washington. Feb. 12.—(AP)—The house foreign affairs committee is on the warpath again over the low pay ‘Uncle Sam is giving foreign service employes. In the opinion of Chairman Mc- Reynolds (Dem., Tenn.) it ts “out- Tageous.” ‘Testimony before the committee has been that the state department is violating the minimum wage laws, so Jow is its remuneration to some ot its employes abroad. Mrs. James Roosevelt, asked to be excused from sleeping in that big old Lincoln bed because it looked and felt spooky. Hi sti G. J. Meyer, for 13 years an em- Bismarck Lincoln Anniversary 5 Washington, Feb. 12.—()—A wreath at the feet of a statue of the great ttibute Monday to the 125th birthday In the pillared white stone memo- Prisons must be freed from political. Harry Elmer a the Solution to Previous Contract Problem By WM. E. McKENNEY Secretary, American Bridge League If you look at all the cards in to- day's hand and try to analyze it as a double dummy problem, you will be wrong. This is a playing problem that came up in the national tourna- ment against one of the country’s best Players, and I want to show you the Psychology of doing the unexpected. The Bidding West's opening bid of one spade is rather light for a second hand bid, but many players prefer to open with this type of hand in first or second South is afraid to leave the bid in, as his side may have a game. East and West are not vulnerable. The best South can hope to set them @Al642 9Aa4 o53 #1062 Duplicate—N. and S, vul. Opening lead—w 7 South West North East Pass 1 Double Pass 2N.T. Pass 3N.T. Pass CONTRACT =" EXPERTS PLAY IT position. Over the one spade double,’ | | | le AEN Today’s Contract Problem How would you bid the tol- lowing hand to arrive at a contract of six hearts? If ; West opens the jack of ; spades, how should the hand ; be played to make the con- tract? the rule of eleven, the declarer could read that this was a short suit open- ing. East put in the ten and declarer won the trick with the ace. His nor- mal play was to lead a small dia- mand, West played the ten and dum- my’s queen held the trick. What card would you play from dummy? If you play the king of * spades and then a heart, you are sure to have the club suit started. The declarer decided to do the un- expected—to lead his weak suit to pre- vent the opposition from leading it. So he led a small club from dummy and played the ten from his own hand, which West won with the queen. West could not be expected to con- tinue’ clubs away from his king-five,| + 80 he shifted to a spade, which was won in dummy with the king. Jack of hearts was returned. East spade. Declarer went right up with the ace discarded a club from dummy. by 1 et Oe NOSE ENE NEE BEE REECE SEIS AE BRST (By The Associated Press) | —————o TABLES ARE TURNED Clarksburg. W. Va.—The proverbial searcher for a needle in a haystack had a cinch compared with W. H. | ball league for Bismarck are the Whiz- larbert, Jones Run farmer. He's looking for four of his hay- acks, carted away by robbers last week, RECALLS LAKE TRAGEDY Chicago—A little piece of paper which might*have been a ticket to death has just been placed in “the archives of the Chicago his- torical society. A. Ockenstrom, now of Helsinki, Finland, sent it to Chicago after keeping it for almost 20 years. It was a ticket for a ride on the Eastland the day that vessel sank with a@ loss of 812 lives. Ocken- strom wasn’t able to use it be- cause his wife was ill. : QUAKE IS RECORDED Washington, Feb. 12—(4)—An earth- quake believed by seismologists to nave been centered in Mexico, was recorded early Monday by George- ‘town seismological observatory. Paving Contractors Lose Minnesota Suit St. Paul, Feb. 12.—(7)—A verdict of more than $390,000 for the State of Minnesota was the effect of a decision handed down Saturday by Judge Gus- tavus Loevinger in Ramsey county district court against six highway pav- ing contractors. The decision was in the form of a ‘lengthy memorandum in the suit |brought by three taxpayers for ab- rogation of $1,851,461.52 in state high- way paving contracts let Nov. 10, 1931. Judge Loevinger held that the “rea- sonable values” of the work done by jthe contractors total $1,461,448.08. This means that the state is entitled |to $390,013.24 or the difference be- tween his findings and the contract Prices. The state already has possession of approximately _ $370,000, representing 20 per cent of the contract awards. This was retained in the spring of 1932, pursuant to a stipulation be- tween state officials and the contrac- | tors involved, pending outcome of the | Suit. \Whizzers Ahead in | Volleyball League Champions of the women’s volley- zers, who earned their title by defeat- ing the sophomore girls team of the Bismarck high school, 49 to 32, The sophomore girls earned the right to jenter the city championship contest by winning the high school class tournament. for the Whizzers were Gallagher and Davis, and for the | Sophomores Sarah Messenger ‘and Sol- weig Nelson. . ‘The lineups were as follows: Soph- mores—Doris Lampman, Beverly Bar- nes, Sarah Messenger, Catherine Felt- rup, Marcia LeRoy, Solweig Nelson | ard Hazel Hanson; Whizzers—Heupel, Ellison, McDonald, Kimm, Davis, Gal- lagher, Zerr and Jordan. BOWMAN BEATS MARMARTH Bowman, N. D., Feb. 12—(#)—Grab- | bing an early lead, the Bowman high {School basketball team stayed ahead | by a narrow margin through the game |to defeat Marmarth, 24 to 20. Bow- man girls won from Marmarth, 26-21. 2e\'s initial investment by the time he finishes paying off will be approx- imately $10,000. To compensate in cert for the debts, Wetzel gains title C to an assortment of hired hands, 28 Chicago, Feb. 12—(7}—Young MeM-| initorms (used) and harness for one bers of the Lutheran church in north- | 0" (Gecessed). ern Illinois, attending a betleaae bd the distric: Walther League, Great No! rthern Will Close Two Agencies repudiated the name “Protestant” and declared in a resolution that the “vast majority” of Sagar ai men. have “forsaken ... the arte 4% railroad to close its agencies at Har- wood and Nanson, substituting custge dian service, have been granted by wures.” The convention asked that the the state railroad commission. The at Harwood will be Lutheran church be designated by its own name, as distinguished from Pro- agency closed from March 10 to Aug. 1. Nan- son's agency will be closed from testant churches. It demanded tri- partite classification of faiths into Catholic, Protestant, cd aie, ‘The Lutheran pastoral conference, made up of 182 Chicago pastors, in-)March 15 to July 31, ee a dorsed the league’s action. the railroad furnish a su] A ‘The league's resdlution struck out eee Horggt hrs at Nanson ai % r= | COS! ippers. a... “so-called Protestant clergy: amen ash 6 ihe application of Oscar Keller of Kulm to operate motor freight service be- tween Kulm and Mandan. The ap- men, the vast majority of whom have forsaken the divinely-inspired sacred plication of Adams Transfer, Kulm, to operate over the same route, was tcriptures in the doctrines of the div- denied. ~ inity of Christ, the creation of the world, the final judgment day, the ‘The commission granted the appli- cations of A. L. Graffin, Scranton, existence of hell and kindred doc- interstate motor freight certificate; trines.” “ be ged Odin C. Knutson, Lidgerwood; George Johnson, Galchutt; Northern Truck Deal With Russians a Line, Ine., Williston; W. L. Moser, Washington, Feb, 12—(AP)—An-|Streeter, all special motor freight nouncement of formation of an $11,-|certificates; and John Dobler, Ana- 900,000 corporation to deal with Rus-|moose, contract freight permits. sia was made here Moni by Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Recon-|Senate and House Differ on CWA Bill struction Finance Corporation. Chartered under the laws of the Washington, Feb. 12—(#)—Differ- ences between senate and house en- District of Columbia, the bank will gaged congress Monday over the have as directors representatives of 950,000,000 relief-CWA appropria- tion. Young Lutherans Rap Stand of Clergymen the state department, the commerce department, the agriculture depart- ment, the treasury. and the Recon- struction Finance Corporation. 5 ‘The bank, to be known as the Ex-| ‘The immediate question was on the port-Import Bank of Washington, Will| senate attempt to get a hand in ap- have general banking powers but un-| nointment of state direetots who will less otherwise ordered by the presi-| handle these funds. dent will confine its operations solely! House opposition to senatorial en- to dealings with the Soviet Union or| geavor to get a say on the state ap- its agencies, pointments is the core of the diffi- Additional capital will be supplied|culty, Unless the senate recedes it ‘by sale of preferred stock to the RFC| may be another matter put up to the or by borrowing from the RFC or yl ret E AY ltd other banks. The initial capital will] President Roosevelt was paying no consist of $1,000,000 common stock, | apparent notice. provided from public works adminis- Otter Tail Proposes ‘stock sul . a New Electric Rates A revised combination residential Sinclair Forecasts —— Hopper Control Aid), yin "Siorine, retrigeration and ape general-use electric rate, filed by the Wi ton, Feb 12.—(#)—Repre-|Ottertail Power company, has been sentative Sinclair of North Dakota,|/approved by the state railroad com- ranking Republican member of the/ mission. house appropriations committee pre-| Rased on present consumption, the dicted Monday that a bill carrying an|new schedule will result in a saving appropriation for eradi-|to the consumers of $12,000 to $15,000 cation would probably be reported out] annually, the commission estimated. this week: It applies to practically every town He said he thought the appropria-|in the state served by the Ottertall tion would be included in the regularjcompany, and is applicable in resi- agriculture bill which the committee/dences, individual flats and private has been working on for several weeks. | anartments. Prwident Roosevelt asked congress pee mara pat oizeuireidmee|Legion Leaders Talk hasbeen an etlort wo reawe Sus! With CWA Officials amount. Democratic leader Byrns is said to be opposed to so large an appropria- tion. He led a successful fight last session against $1,000,000 appropria- tion for the same purpose. Jack Williams, state adjutant of the American Legion. C. T. Hoverson, manager of the Vet: "ans Bureau at Pargo, and T. O. Kiaabel, state vet- erans service commissioner conferred here Friday with federal relief offic- jals. They discussed CWA rules and Westerner Purchases other matters “with Judge A. M. Christianson, chairman of the federal Omaha Club’s Assets a. emergency relief administration for Omaha, Neb., Feb. 12—(?)—Frank|North Dakota, and John Williams, (Mutch) Wetzel, of Los Angeles, Mon- | secretary. day came into possession of the bank- rupt Omaha Western League baseball) WOMAN CLUBBED TO DEATH club when his $2,500 bid for the club’s| . Schleswig, Ia., Feb. 12.—(#)—Mrs. “assets” was approved by Trustee G.|Christina Evers, about 70, a widow, P. Horn. was‘ found clubbed to death Sunday The assets. paradoxically, consist in| night at her home. Police are holding large part of unpaid debts and back |her 18-yeaa-old grandson, Louis Ha- salaries, giorn estimating that Wet-/mann as a material witness. .. people know it! Same thing with a good , Cigarette or a good wood-fire, All you need is a light. And all you want is a ciga- whether you smoke one or a dozen. That’s what people like about Chesterfields. You can count on them. They’re milder —and they taste better. In two words, they satisfy. That says it. s , eld | __ the cigarette.thats MILDER « the cigarette that TASTES BETTER