The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1936, Page 2

2 9500 PERSONS SEE OPENING OF ANNUAL ELKS SHOW TUESDAY’ Big indoor Circus Pleases Big Crowd; Will Be Here Un- til Next Tuesday More than 2,500 persons thrilled to the spectacle of the annual Elks in- door circus at the World War Me- morial building Tuesday night. The show will continue all this week | and until Tuesday night of next week. There will be no performance Sun- | day. Which acts are outstanding pends upon the taste of the spe: tor, for there is something for ev one, each act superb in its class. Making a big hit with the children, however, were Harrison's animal cir- cus and Picard’s trained seals. The animal circus includes such features as greyhounds making gigantic leaps over obstacles and big, dog-faced baboons riding bicycles. It received a great ovation. | Seals Play Music i The seals do things which it would) seem seals could not do. Among these | feats is that of a seal walking on its front flippers (fins to the man who trains them). In addition they do THE balancing stunts, climb stairs balanc- | ing -balls on their noses, throw balls | back and forth to cach other and; play musical instruments. Feats of skill, dexterity or strength! marked the numerous other headline | acts on the program. | The Avalon troupe of three men; and three attractive girls were mar-| vels of grace as they danced and did} intricate stunts on two parallel tight; wires, and Salton “wowed” the crowd | with his feat of jumping down a flight | of steps on his hands and leaping out | into space to a pedestal four feet} away. i Plenty of Comedy, Too Sykes, the pantomime cyclist, vied for comedy honors with Toby Wells and his troupe of clowns. The clown prize fight drew loud applause but the clown barber shop got a still big- | ger hand. i} Rebecca Romanoff, 16-ycar-o'd ac- robatie performer, gave the audience; one of its biggest thrills by turning a triple somersault from a teeter buaid | to a chair held high above the stage by another performer. Other acts were on a par with those mentioned and leaders of the Elks lodge said they expect the citrus to play to a record-breaking a‘ienJance since the number of paid adinissions Tuesday night was the largest ever recorded for the opening of an iacuor circus here. Hollis on Committee Of Rural Sanitation M. D. Hollis, state sanitary engi- neer, Wednesday was notified of his appointment as a member of the com- mittee on rural sanitation, public health engineering section, American Public Health association. Weather Report: | WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Snow beginning tonight or mpireday not 80 co For North Da- kota: Snow begin- ning tonight or alsin not so cold tonight and central and east ‘Thursday. For South Da- kota: Snow begin- ning tonight or Thursday; not so cold tonight and east Thursday. For Montana: aa tonight and ursday; some- what warmer. me For Minnesota: Generally fair, not 80 cold in southwest tonight; ‘Se day mostly cloudy, probably ‘snow in ‘west and south, with not’ so cold. WEATHER CONDITIONS High pace areas are centered over Missouri, St. Louis, 30.36, and over Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, 30.30, while a “Low” overlies the southern Rocky Mountain and Plateau regi » Santa Fe, 29.72. Light preci- Pitation has occurred from the Pa- cific coast to the Rocky Mountain etates, but the weather is generally fair from the Plains States to the Great Lakes region. Temperatures stopped over the northern Great Plains, but readings are somewhat higher over the Rocky Mountain re- mn, Bismarck station barometer, inches: 98.25. Reduced to sea level, 30.22, Si teday 7:41 a, m. Sunset today 6:13 p. m. PRECIPITATION For Bismarck Station: ‘Total this month to date . Normal, this month to date Total, January Ist to date Normal, January ist to date Accumulated deficiency to date NOFTH DAKOTA EATHER BISMARCK, clear .... Devils Lake, clear ‘Williston, peldy. .. Jamestown, clear est Amarillo, Texas, snowing 10 Boise, Idaho, snowing . 26 Calgary, Alta. clear .. Chicago, Ml, clear .... -6 Denver, Colo., clear .. 10 Des Moines, Iowa, clear -10 Dodge City, Kans. les, Cal., cldy. 52 ity, Mont., cldy. -16 SBbaRenBeSabe SBRBBESSSSESS' 29! she was not surprised at the verdict, £3 | alibi” ‘99 | there was any mistake in identifica- an gett and Guilford devoted their news- ‘00 | Blumenfeld, was being sought to ap- 0 | pear before the body, as a “necessary B3320) SBS8e8S8s33' Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (left) and his son, Jouglas, Jr. both di- vorced, are “batching it” together in a small house on thy ocean front near Hollywood while the father tries to persuade the son to play the title rate in “Marco Pol,” which he shown at the airport as the younge: from Ergiand. (Associated Pres. Photo) RORMER DICKINSON | ! _ TEACHER SSG Daisy Busbey, 55, Leaves Note) Stating She Wished ‘to Make Things Easier* Sumner, Wash., Feb, 19. — (®) — Search for Miss Daisy Busbey, 55, former Dickinson, N. D., State Teach- ers college instructor, continued Wednesday without results. Miss Busbey, for 10 years head of the English department at the North Dakota school, disappeared Monday Relatives said she had crawled through a window, leaving a note saying she wished to “make things easier” for the family. Her brother-in-law, L. V. Corner of Sumner said she. suffered a nerv- ous breakdown shortly after coming to Washington from North Dakota about 10 years ago. Her health had been bad since then he added. Police centered their search around bey might have attempted to drown herself, A theatre employe told of- ficers he saw a “tell woman in a black coat” near a highway bridge late Monday night. CONTINUE from page one Jury Deliberates Only 90 Minutes To Reach Verdict gett before his death and by Mrs Liggett before and during the trial declared the state “has not rested.” “The Minnesota bureau of criminal apprehension and every other avail- able agency will concentrate on an effort to detect and apprehend Wal- ter Liggett's slayers,” the governor as- serted. Blumenfeld’s relief and joy at hear- ing the verdict were too great to be suppressed. When District Judge Ar- thur W. Selover had read only the words “not guilty,” Cann started to tise from his chair. He was pulled back by his counsel, Thomas W. Mc- Meekin. Both Cann and McMeekin wept as the judge completed reading the verdict. Kid. on Kissing Spree The Kid turned quickly, embracee his wife and kissed her. Then he broke through the circle of friends that quickly surrounded him ang Tushed to the jury box to kiss the hands of the four women jurors and shake hands with men, Almost at once he was swept by his friends ou: of the courtroom, and a few minutes later was on the streets again, freed, after confinement since the night of the murder. Soon afterward, Blumenfeld, his at- torney, ‘and a small group of friends gathered for a “celebration dinner” and party in a downtown night club. Mrs, Edith Liggett, the widow, said “in view of the clever barbershop She criticised the police de- partment, asserting that “no attempt has been made by police to discover who drove the car (of the slayer), who provided the machine gun, if tion, or to produce the killer.” Parallels Guilford Case ‘The Kid's acquittal left the Liggett murder still in parallel to that of Howard Guilford, publisher of an- other Minneapolis weekly newspaper, who was killed in September, 1934. Neither have been solved. Both Lig- papers to attacks on alleged crime and corruption in city and state gov- ernments. The Hennepin county grand jury Wednesday was planning to under- take an investigation of the alleged attempt to “fix” the case of Blumen- Harry Bloom, brother of the acquitted ae in the “fixing” investiga- ion. During final arguments to the jury late Tuesday six armed deputy sher- iffs were on guard in the courtroom following reports that six men de- scribed by Sheriff John Wall as Chi- cago hoodlums had been seen in the vicinity of the courtroom. No un- toward incident occurred during the tinal minutes, however, PAYS $2,000 FINE Helena, Mont., Feb. 19.—(?)—John Clay, Jr., son of a Chicago livestock commission firm member, was fined $2,000 and given a four-month sus- pended prison sentence in U. S. dis- trict court Tuesday for violating the night from the home of her brother. ; several rivers in the belief Miss Bus-/ latest victim was Charles Sparks, is preparing io produce They are r Fairbanks returned to the coast Ce from page one Temperature Is, Up Slightly But Still Ranges Below Zero a hospital and have not been heard Canfield was asked to aid the from. search for them. Parshall business- men, leading the search, expressed {hope that the trio had taken refuge |in a farm house. From Williston came a report that Arthur Douglas of Alexander had been severely frozen and escaped | death when his car was stalled. He |wallowed two miles through heavy drifts to the farm home of Marvin Clodfelter, 20 miles south of Williston. i While Douglas was given first aid, Clodfelter organized a party which returned to the automobile and res- cued Douglas’ sister, who was un- harmed by the experience. Snowplow Aids A snowplow from Williston at- tempted to clear the road so Douglas could be brought to the hospital there and took five hours to make the 20- mile trip. From Montana came reports of 10 dead due to storm and cold. The Lodgepole merchant. His truck stalled on a road. He and a companion at- tempted to walk three miles to town. Sparks became exhausted amd was unable to go on. When his compan- ion returned with assistance 8p: was dead. . The North Dakota condition was réflected throughout the northwest and upper middle west. Prairie du Chien, Wis., reported a coal famine with supplies being rationed on or- ders of the city council. Schools were closed so that a carload of coal ine tended for them might be sold to townsfolk. It was soon exhausted and residents stood at coal yards Tuesday night with baskets and pails, begging to buy even a small amount that they might keep warm, Airplanes Bring Relief Forecasters said the outlook in the nation generally was for warmer weather but it had not arrived and trouble was reported in many places. Adults and children needing med- ical attention were being brought out of storm-sieged Meade county, 8. D., BISMARCK TRI DOUG ‘BATCHING IT’ WITH SON —— | electrocution, as Tuesday or Friday at NTINUEP) BUNE._W TUITION PAYMENTS IN SCHOOL IS ISSUE Has Not Completed 4 Years Challenged Williston, N. D., Feb. 19.—()—Dis- trict Judge A. J. Gronna, hearing a “friendly action” contesting tuition payments in Williston schools, Wed- nesday ruled the school board has no authority to charge tuition to resident high school students who have not completed four-year requirements. Ivan Metzger, attorney for the schoo) board, announced he would take the case: to the North} Dakota supreme court for consideration, 8 Injunction proceedings against the school board were brought by States Attorney Walter Burk on behait of city taxpayers. He secured a tempor- ary injunction to allow a student in- volved in the question to continue iis schooling without payment of tuition pending outcome of the case. Tuition .Jis $15 per credit unit. Cc ONTINUE from page one Hauptmartn’s Death Date Is Fixed for i Week of March 30 remains ' prison death house, determined to penetrate Hauptmann’s silenre. Prison officials probably will set either March 31 or April 3 for the 8 p. m, is the usual time for death sentences to be carried out. ! Eavesdropper Repeats Interview Trenton, N. J., Feb. 19. — (®) — A source who heard the death house interview Sunday between Bruno Richard Hauptmann and Attorney Samuel Leibowitz quoted Hauptmann Wednesday as having said at that time: “I guess my story sounds pret- ty weak.” The source said he heard the entire four hour discussion, “Leibowitz asked Hauptmann to re- construct the entire crime according to his own version of what had hap- pened,” he said. “He also asked the prisoner leading questions relating to the kidnap ‘lad- der, ransom money, Isidor Fisch «Hauptmann’s onetime business part- ner who the prisoner claims left the ransom bills in his home), the ransom notes, and the disposition of the Lindbergh baby’s body.” The lawyer also asked Hauptmann how he would have committed the crime, the source said. Would Have Used Door “I would not have used a ladder,” he quoted Hauptmann, “and I would hhave taken the baby out the front door. I would not have been alone.” Still quoting Hauptmann, he con- tinued: is “I would have had a gang. There was women in the house. I would have gotten sweet with one of the women, then I would know what. to do, and I would not have’ had to use the ladder.” ‘The source said that on further in- terrogation, Hauptmann admitted, however, that it would have been dif- ficult to “reach” the women in the house, that he could not have taken. the baby out the front door, and that the ladder would have been “a good bet.” Asked About Ransom “How would you have collected the ransom, had you left the dead baby behind you?” Leibowitz inquired. “Would you have taken the sleeping suit to prove you were the kidnaper 80 that you could collect the ransom?” “I don't know,” Hauptmann replied, “I guess that's what the kidnaper would have done.” S Charge. Against Resident Who |- EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1986 Sheriff Thomas Kilcawiey of Painsville, O., said he had obtained a signed confession from Ezra Hoose (above), 46, vineyard oper- ator, that he killed his half-brother, Arley Parrmetee, 55, whose body was found in a shallow grave, A fore- closure suit ted to disclosure of the crime. (Associated Press Photo) MINOT WOMAN WINS SUIT FOR INSURANCE Verdict of $3,750 Plus Interest Returned by Jury in Favor of Mrs. Phillips Fargo, D., Feb. 19.—()—A ver- dict of $3,750 plus the legal interest from Sept. 8, 1931, was awarded Mrs. Grace Phillips, Minot, Wednesday for fire damage to a home owned by her in Harvey. Defendant was the Rhode Island Insurance company, the jury turning thumbs down on the theory’ of the insurance company that the house had been fired by a paid “firebug.” Under the verdict the Rhode Island company will pay 50-65ths of the amount because the house was cov- ered by another policy of $1,500 by the Norwich Union Fire Insurance company. The loss to the Rhode Island company will be approximately $2,884 plus interest. Suit for $1,500 against the other insurance company is pending in Cass county district court, to be tried dur- ing the present term. ‘ Spanish Government Is Forced to Resign (Copyright, 1936, Associated Press) Madrid, Feb, 18—(#)—The Spanish government resigned Wednesday in the face of an apparent election Vic- tory by the radical parties. The gov- ernment headed by Premier Manuel Portela Valladares, had been in of- fice since Dec. 30. Boy’s Shot-Torn Hand Rebuilt by Surgeons Fargo, N. D., Feb. 19.—(#)—Herbert Arnold, 15-year-old Grenora, N. D., farm youth seriously wounded by an accidental shotgun discharge at his home Sunday, seems in satisfactory condition after an operation to re- build his torn right hand and wrist in a Fargo hospital Wednesday. Hotel Towel Back; Convert Forgiven BAPTIST CONCLAVE CLOSES THURSDAY Fargo Minister and First Bap- tist Choir to Give Wednes- day Evening Program Closing sessions Thursday morning of’ the four-day preaching mission conference of the Northern Baptist convention, being held in the First Baptist church here, will be devoteu to Plans for the summer school at Jamestown and work for the balance of the year. Time also will be allotted for gen- eral conferences with the state secre- tary, Dr. Fred 8. Stockton, Fargo. -| Rev. Ellis L, Jackson, host pastor, reports representative although blocked roads prevented many rural members from. coming. Wednesday evening's public meeting at 7:45 o'clock will include @ half hour of music by the First Baptist church choir and an address by Rev. Vance ns -Webster of Cavairy Baptist church, ‘argo. Dr. C; F. Banning of Columbus. Ohio, and Rev. G. Merrill Lennox of Minneapolis gave dissertations on “The Pastor and His People” and “The Preacher’s Personal Life and Power,” respectively, Wednesday morning. Rev. George Evans Dawkins of Newark, N. J., one of the main speakers during the conference, conducted devotions and there was time devoted to discus- sion, questions arid prayer before din- ner was served. “A Program for the Local Church”. and “How Do Preachers Grow?” were titles of Wednesday afternoon's talks given by Dr. Banning and Rev. Len- nox respectively. The 6 o'clock supper previously announced has been can- celled. ‘ Cancellation of Dr. Kagawa’s North Dakota speaking engagements brought ; the meeting to an earlier close as the group had planned to go to James- town Friday to hear his lecture. ‘Tuesday's evening service included & concert by the Bismarck Male chorus. directed by Ralph Warren Soule, and an address, “Making Our Church a Redemptive Force,” deliver- ed by Rev. Dawkins. Wing Man Gets Prize In. Writing Contest Harvey Pavey of Wing has been an- nounced as one of the winners in the third division of the Writers’ Di- gest short story writing contest, ac- cording to the current issue of the magazine. Mr. Pavey’ entry placed fifteenth in the short short story di- vision, and it possibly will be publishea in Liberty magazine, which is cooper- ating in the contest VFW Will Hear Talks On National Defense National defense will be the sub- fect of talks which will. feature the program of the Gilbert N. Nelson post No, ,1826, Veterans of Foreign Wars to beheld at 8 p. m., tonight at the dining room of the World War Me- morial building.” Special invitations have been extended to all those who have recently signed pledge cards, according to John G. Karasiewicz, adjutant. Russell Barneck has been placed in charge of the entertainment program and lunch. Railways to Continue Low Passenger Fares Washington, Feb. 19.—(#)—Rail- roads operating in North Dakota Wednesday were authorized by the In- terstate. Commerce Commission to scheduled to expire April 1. The fares are based on a rate of 2 cents a mile in coaches. attendance feld. County Attorney Goff said| Leibowitz then went into Haupt- mann’s aljbi, including the story ot munities. e Ria hating reopen senate of the At Utica, N. ¥., escaping gas blew |"! one? Yen sewer covers 20 feet into the air Tues-| hed aed Weritngriey what wou'd you day ands part of the business sec- Heyy ope ¥ je ransom money? tion wes closed Wednesday by Na-| ‘he source quoted Lelbowits. Through the mails he received a tional Guardsmen pending stoppage| ,, 2 S¥ees I would leave it in a safety) now antiquated hotel towel, con- of the leaks. enon box,” Hauptmann was quoted.| siderably worn, with this note at- Four have died and 6¢ others have|"¥0U Know, Fisch had one. tached: been made ill at Belleville and East| Cites Death Angle ‘Some years ago Hials bagel bad St. Louis, Ill, by similar leaks. “You would not leave the money} ‘aken from your hotel. I've be- by airplane and the crafts also were 2] Carroll E. Ligon, manager of Scliverins supplies. ste-lanlated coe the Prince hotel, Wednesday was wondering to what Moorhead, Minn., address he would send an “all-is-forgiven” letter. PATTY BEATS CHAMPION — | Additional Markets | INVESTMENT TRUSTS (By The Associated Press) (Over the counter in New York) Maryland Fund. 19.24; 20.81. Quart. Ine, Sh. 1.55; 1.70. Sel. Inc. 8h No, Five Firemen Killed with a casual friend? Not even. come a Christian since that time lestroyed a three-st in nN a Columbus, ‘O- At least Iie were in-| Who are sick like Flach are never very Please, enite, Hie. ee eats ns jured, Two were believed killed when | Sure that they are going to die.” The letter was withce an Ypsilanti, Mich., home burned. Leibowitz spent about an hour and was seve ‘Moor Lake Michigan was a tremendous | discussing the spelling in the ransom) 10.4" bestoset ice field, almost entirely frozen over |notes, the source said, dealing “at| he _- TONIGHT Show Closes Tuesday, Feb. 25 NO SHOW SUNDAY Thousands Say-—“Greatest Ever” 2-HOUR SHOW -2 FREE DANCING ‘Adm. 25¢ MATINEE SATURDAY Doors Open 7P.M. Twenty-seven nuns escaped unhurt |before he finished Hauptmann was church at Hazleton, Pa. Hauptmann did not tell the lawyer the cold wave moved into the Atlantic | Prisoner begged him to come back. were rescued Tuesday from the Greek ship City of Newport News. Minneapolis, Feb. const. hospital here Tuesday following a two- olis, came to Minnesota from Fargo Rites for Gerald Greitl, 22, Na-|of Fargo since 1912. He was born at day or Friday at Napoleon although | Wednesday and the body will be sent Napoleon. Raps rae ata ad Ladd Will Address J. L, Greitl, moving to Napoleon with class president. He was awarded &| wilt be host to the 26th annual meet- Besides his mother, who wag here] among speakers will be Culver Ladd Jack, Fred, James and Mike, and five| Sioux City, lowa; Thomas Moore of The cause of death was a generat | Beversess, and Dr. suffered severe illnesses seversl times] FRANZEEN GETS 5 YEARS lescopes show about | was sentenced to five years’ im; = federal liquor laws. Clay paid the fine, for the first time in years. length with the spelling ‘lihght’ and in subzero weather when fire razed|Very confused and stammering” the the convent of St. Gabriel's Catholic | Source continued. Storm warnings were displayed be-| that he was changing any part of his tween Boston and Cape Hatteras as|story and when Leibowitz left, the coast states. Thirty-three members of the crew Former Fargo Stock steamer Stefanos Costomenis in a| Mi Pp, Fi i aes ganoe Coston an, J. P. Finch, Dies Five other ships went aground in ° the squally weather off the Atlantic| macy’ WT prrdicd iniety Seaubos day illness. Gerald Greitl Rites ceaoen abe. was sogaged in the A who! usiness in Minneap- Are Tentatively Set re two years ago. He had been a resident poleon youth, who died here Tuesday,| Verona, Ill, have been set tentatively for Thurs-| Funeral services were held here compete arrangements have not yet|to Fargo where funeral services and been made. Burial will be made at/burial will take place Friday. The youth. was Born sae. 15, 1914, at McClusky, the son 0! . and Mrs. Bottlers at- Far, his parents in 1921. He was graduated ere at- Fargo from Napoleon high school in 1933 as) wargo, N. D., Feb. °19.—(#}—Fargo scholarship to Concordia College at/ing of the North Dakota Bottlers’ as- Moorhead. sociation here Friday -and Saturday. at the time of his death, and hisiof Bism: North Dakota state father, the youth leaves four brothers, | chemist; ton Robert E. O'Brian of sisters, Emma, Barbara, Betty, Bev-| Minneapolis, national president of the erly and Mary Jane. Bottlers of Carbonated . Max Levine of poisoning of the system caused by| Ames, Iowa, 5 mastoid and sinus infections. He has during the last five years. San Francisco, Feb. 19.—(}—Rich- Photographic Ee ae peg mop sete 2:30—Children 10c ogral . 150,000 stars in the bowl of the Big}ment on as counterfeiting charge. ~ Dipper. Tuesday, » TALKS AT ROTARY of|Post Commandant Explains ties in North Dakota and Fallon and Wibaux in Montana. ‘Washington—The house began work Monday on the administration’s new passage Friday night. Fargo, N. D—Nels Johnson, 75, far- mer near Buffalo, N. D., died in a Fargo hospital Wednesday from a cerebral hemorrhage. wi An investigation of the Townsend and other old age pen- sion plans was ordered Wednesday by the hotise. ‘Washington—President ” Roosevelt was inducted into the Knights of Pythias at a special ceremony Wed- nesday afternoon in the diplomatic room of the White House. Geneva—An authoritative source stated Wednesday that the British government is urging that the League of Nations consider the imposition of oil sanctions against Italy at the earliest possible date. Paris—Officials of the ministry of marine said Wednesday that France may refuse to sign any agreement at the London naval conference unless the’ United States backs down on its demand for a maximum limit of 35,000 tons for battleships. Akron, Ohio—Factory and office operations at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber company here were virtually stopped Wednesday as thousands of pickets blockaded all entrances to the big industrial concern covering acres. s Mancos, Colo.—A prediction that only spring thaws could force the storm buffeted Rockies to give up the bodies of five avalanche victims came Wednesday as a raging mountain blizzard drove a rescue party to shel- ter. Chicago—Northwestern' university alumni, students and faculty mem- bers Wednesday mourned the death of William A. Dyche, 74, former. busi- ness manager of the university. Minneapolis — Douglas May,. 21, pleaded guilty in district court Wed- nesday to stabbing his 16-year-old wife to death and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state prison. —$_$——————— f City and County | — County Judge I. C. Davies has granted a marriage license to John Weixel and Miss Wilhelmina Marie Sack, both of Bismarck. Curt Nelson, local representative of the Northwest Nurseries company, left ‘Wednesday for Valley City on a busi- ness trip. Mr. and Mrs, James Suchy, who lives five miles south of Mandan, are the parents of a girl born at 8:30 p. m., Tuesday at St. Alexius hospital ‘The Stegosaurus dinosaur had no more intelligence than @ 3-week-old TODAY - THURS. - FRI. A 3 UNIT LAUGH SHOW! —NO. 1— JANE SPELLS 4-0-7 AS SHE CES... MIMICS! Thelma. 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In the event of an emergency, the regulars would be required to super- vise the regimentation of an army, leaving the problems of first line de- fense to the national guard, he stated, Thus the second line of defense would be the organized reserves, which con- sist. of. approximately 100,000 train- ed civilian officers. Mobilization Plans Ready Plans for the mobilization of man- power and industry in an emergency have already been formulated and are being pushed forward by the American Legion, he stated. Colonel Leonard began his talk with a brief summary of the situation in several foreign countries. France, he explained, is attempting to retain the gains made in the World War; and Germany is trying to regain lost power. He said Switzerland was an ex- ample of a country with an adequate defense plan which enabled it to keep out of the war, and cited China as ®@ peace-loving nation that was en- tirely defenseless and was consequent ly attacked repeatedly. All wars are caused by a country’s fense must be adequate to carry out the national policy. Reviews Mistakes He reviewed the mistakes of the United States in past wars, which were chiefly, the lack of central au- thority and the short term enlist- ments, both of which were remedied during the World War. ‘The National Defense Act of 1920 provides for 17,500 officers and 280,- the regular Ashley Starts Club Backing Adam Lefor Ashley, N. D. Feb. 19.—()—Bring- ing the total to eight, a club has been organized at seers in support of | CAPITOL TODAY - THURS. - FRI. ONCE MORE He's “Back Alive” wi greater thrills nameless