The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1936, Page 1

oy ! PERTINAX With charity fer all as@ malice towaré none 8 Dead in Hurrica ‘Report 1,200 Killed in Alcazar Dynamiting Badlands Formations Attract Tourists | i iH gz g 5 B 5B & & i d r 338 fy gE Re Hl SOCIALIST TROOPS HAMMER WAY INTO FORTRESS’ RUINS Insurgent Machine Gunners Stave Off Final Capture by Government Forces REPORT 70 CASUALTIES Spotlights, Illuminate Devasta- tion Scene During Night- Long Barrage (Copyright, 1936, by Associated Press) Toledo, Sept. 19.—()—Through a choking pall of smoke, Spanish gov- ernment forces worked their way Saturday, inch by inch, into the ruins of the dynamite-ripped Alcazar, cita- del of 1,700 Fasciste—dead and alive. ‘With 1,200 of the defenders esti- mated executed by Friday's tremend- ‘ous explosion of two mines, govern- ment militiamen, in day-long fight- ing, drove the insurgents farther back into the ruins. The militiamen had withdrawn overnight because of the heavy smoke .| from the burning debris. Saturday found the surviving Fas- cists still manning their guns from the shelter of shattered parapets, raking the wreckage of the | Aigaene Seamibe Fev, muticcating si. Assault guards militiamen had |sniped bitterly at the machine gun of the WPA workers if, in fact, they are able to do so at all. ‘There is nothing on the surface to nests, awaiting opportunities to pene- trate the Fascist-held sections. Prepared For New Assault Earlier four government cannons Yained steel into the battered fortress throughout the night and early morning as militia commanders} awaited arrival of new supplies of ammunition in preparation for an infantry assault over the heaps of crushed masonry. Militiamen who charged into the gaping wreck which once was a North Dakote’s Badlands, ists, abound with unusual which annually attract thrdhgs of tour- earth formations, the more outstanding ean ete Ee Pere aoe ee teas us tthe Malad FAY HE out AMERICAN IMPORTS OF CANADIAN FARM PRODUCTS INCREASE Exports of Agricultural Com- modities Remain Virtually Same for July Washington, Sept. 19.—()—A sharp in in Canadian Williston. EAGLES’ NATIONAL OFFICER 10 ASS INSTALLATION HERE Institution of Bismarck Aerie Set for 2 P. M., Sunday at A.0.U.W. Hall National and district officers of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will assist crease farm products imported by the United States in July compared with the same month last year while farm products of this country exported to Canada were nearly the same for the two periods, was Saturday by the de- partment of agriculture. royal palsce declared. 1,200 of the) moditi 1,700 Fasciste—men women and chil- a ee | “We of course have no exact fig- ures,” explained Jorge Cabera, one of , }| the assaulting militiamen, “and the! figure 1,200 may seem high but ai truly ghostly sight faced us when we! went over the top. ‘Trample Over Human Remains “Through stumps of masonry and wrecked cellarheads spattered with blood we had to trample over torn limbs and hideously broken human remains.” The staccato blast of Fascist ma- chine guns beat a deadly tattoo from |, the torn fortress where nests of in surgent. gunners concentrated their fire on government soldiers from be- hind jagged wall segments, Fascist bullets clamed more than 70 casualties. among the Socialist troops as the slugs mowed aown the advancing lines which quickly follow- Friday. Most of the government militiamen suffered leg wounds from the Fascist streams of steel. White beams from government spotlights illuminated the scene of devastation during the night-long government officers barrage but candi-| waited in vain for the appearance of A rate §. He i : é 3 q i E il girl ; H : E 28 a ri i! Ay 4 &7 9 2 iG 5 a a + il 2 & 4 i j q é an insurgent white flag to signal surrender. ‘Auctioned £ count a in July, an increase to this coun $20,800,000, a the 1935 total, {Seen exported’ ada also showed $25,945,000 or 1935, an increase of 1: Commenting American farm along with non-agricultural product the bureau of ull said drouth losses had ward movement of goods in this country exports and encouraged a flow Canadian products. Dairy Strike Increases French Labor Worries iaFars, Sent 19—#)—Dairy workers fal ii FF e ERE Pr: in the institution at 2 p. m. Sunday of the newly organized Bismarck aeri¢) t the A.O.U.W.-hall, Third and Main, D. E Shipley, head of the arrange- ments committee, announced Satur- day. Although at first scheduled for Sun- day’ night, the time was changed to the afternoon to permit all of the 190) bership in the Eagles, to attend, Ship- Jey stated. Dr. A. J. Tupa of St.Paul, deputy chief auditor and deputy worthy president, will be installing | ing. officer, and will be assisted by Thos. secret ‘tainment will be held fol- institution, election of of- installation, and induction ii Bee of FISCHER ANNEXES “SF MU Three Down:at 27th, Cincinnati Star Squares Match on 36th, Wins on 37th i fal 30 Editors of Agricultural Jour- nals Present Views At Topeka Meeting SECOND CONFAB CALLED Crop Insurance, Foreign Trade Are Subjects of Repub- lican Parley Topeka, Kans., Sept. 18.—(7)—Gov. Alf M. Landon summoned advisers Saturday for what aides termed a last hour overhauling of his Des Moines, Towa, speech on agricultural problems. The Republican presidential nom- inee’s consultants at the executive ‘mansion were Rep. Clifford R. Hope ‘of Kansas, head of the Republican uational committee's farm division, and Earl H. Taylor, his assistant. Lan- don will speak in Des Moines Tuesday Night—his first major talk on farm matters. ‘This subject was discussed by the governor with more than 30 editors of agricultural journals at a luncheon suggested by. Hope both before and after an address to a national confer- ence of young Republicans Friday. Refers to Past Statements For clues to the candidate's own Position, headquarters officials would refer only to past statements. In his ‘acceptance address, Landon advocated benefit payments and stressed what he called “the loss of markets, both at Chicago, who returned recently from a of production and control of market- Absorb Own Surpluses W. A. Cochel, Weekly Kansas City Star, asserted: “Our own farms will absorb our surpluses. “I have been raising corn on a Kan- eas farm for 20 years and have never *|had as much surplus as I would like.” Other views at a.glance: A, W. Ricker, Farmers Union Her- ,jald, St. Paul: “We were burning our corn in 1930. Next winter we will press for crop insurance legislation.” Frank Ridgway, Chicago Tribune 'm doubtful if Washington will ever do anything successful for the farmer.” NORRIS, UN NOMINEE, SEES Veteran Nebraska Ind dent Opens Campaign for Re- election at Omaha Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19. — () — his will but in answer to Rollie Davenport, 49, Meets Death on Curve Mile South of Flasher SEATTLE WOMAN. INJURED Wishek Man Is Critically Hurt As Result of Third Traffic Accident his machine plunged into the ditch. It was North Dakota's seventy- eighth highway fatality for 1936, seven more than on the same day last year. N.D. Traffic Toll marck hospital Saturday. Mrs. Caroline Phillips, 59, Seattle, ‘Wash., who suffered a fractured pel- vis and a fractured shoulder-blade highway 10 fifteen miles west of Man- dan. Suffers Fractured Spine A third highway accident victim, W. G. Bailey, 28, Wishek, was in a ‘critical condition in a local hospital Saturday. He suffered a fractured spine in an near....Linton », details of which were wccident occurred At the wheel of the car was Mrs. Phillips’ daughter, Elizabeth, who es- caped with minor cuts and bruises. The accident, occurred, she said, when « car attempted to pass her on @ hill and cut in sharply as a third car appeared over the hill travelling in the opposite direction. The Phillips car went into the ditch, hit a pile of rolled-up snow fences, and turned over. It was badly dam- editor of The | aged. A third occupant of the car, an 18- year-old New Jersey boy who was be- ing given a ride, was uninjured. No inquest in the case of the Daven- port death will be held, Morton county Coroner Emanuel Herts said Satur- day. Davenport, a resident of New Leipzig for the last 10 years, leaves his widow, three boys, and two girls. Funeral services have not yet been completed. Jap Consular Police Is Slain in Hankow Hankow, China, Sept. 19.—(#)—Ni- panese consular police in Hankow, was shot to death by an unidentified Chinese, the Dome! (Japanese) News Agency reported Saturday. agency said Yoshioka was shot hhis/in the back of the head while he was a Man- a native Japanese authorities he had m attacked in the dining car of train between Peiping and Hankow by Chinese passengers who staged an ti-Japanese demonstration. Production of Cow Subject to Query Delaware, O., Sept. 19.—(P)}— Eimer Mains wanted to he ! d BE 3 i z Ha 8 $ : g A Bae i iat » 5 es? EE i oF Speculate on Next Legion Commander COLMERY Cleveland, Sept. 19.—(#)—Spec- ulation on who would be elected the American Legion’s next com- mander was well under way Sat- urday as delegates from all sece tions of the United States con- verged wu Cleveland for the or- ganization 18th national conven- tion, opening Monday. Conferences incident to elect- tion of a national commander brought forth suggestions that the contest probably rested between Harry W. Colmery of Topeka, Kan, and Quimby Melton of Griffin, Ga. - Higherups in the Legion Aux- illary said there would be no contest for a successor to Mrs, Melville Mucklestone of Chicago as national president. Mrs. O. W. Hahn of Lincoln, Neb., is slated for the job, Auxiliary officials said Saturday. Convention headquarters an- nounced, meanwhile, that a spir- ited contest was in prospect for selection of a 1937 convention city. Los Angeles, New York, Denver and Montreal are after the meet- URORS ACQUIS. DENTIST IN SLAYING Dr. Martell Invites Entire Panel to ‘Beer Party’ After Vers dict Is Read Leola, 8. D., Sept. 19—(P)—Dr. A. R. Martell, 29-year-old dentist, was acquitted in circuit court here Sat- urday of a charge of murder in the death of Miss Lela Halvorson, 2¢, Madison, 8. D., school teacher, found strangled in a hotel room here last Oct. 20. The verdict was returned, approxi- mately 19 hours after the 12 McPher- son county farmers retired to delib- erate Friday. A broad smile was spread across the face of Dr. Martell when the foreman d: “We find the defendant .” He thanked the jurors then invited them all to join him on a “beer party.” Reports from the jury following the verdict indicated eight ballots had been taken, and all but the last were 11 to one for acquittal. ‘The state charged Dr. Martell had atrangled Miss Halvorson during a drinking party nearly a year ago. The dentist. acting as his own chief wit- neas, denied the charges, Miss Halvorson was “alive and well” when he left her room in the hotel early the morning of Oct. 20. ‘The trial started a week ago Tues- day, nearly ten days being consumed in selection of the jury, presenta- tion of evidence and examination of witnesses, © Three Poolhall Bandits ne’s Wa (S0THERSMSSNG AS STORMS CENTER SWINGS OUT TO SBA Damage Estimated in Millions As Broken Communications Delay Reports VESSELS GIVEN WARNINGS Wind Velocity Reaches As High As 100 M.P.H.; New Eng- _ land Coast Lashed the Atlantic. The storm left in its wake brightening skies and est casualties and The Norwegian tram Nidareld and two Dirigo T and, b 0 ed by Guy of Cliff bd bound for Portland, Me., were un- © reported, One Dead in Only one dead was counted in ‘Vir- ginia, He was Udell George, 33, a Negro, who was drowned in Norfolk county. A death toll estimated at 46 was ¢rastically revised after dawn when 34 men feared lost the 8. 8. Long Island in Delaware Bay were found alive on a coal barge two'miler ~ off shore. Four men of the Long Island crew were still missing. One person was killed in Maryland, three died in New Jersey, and three were killed in Pennsylvania. Hest simate of i ed an accurate es! property. preliminary reports damage, although indicated millions lost. Connecticut that state throughout the nigh with daylight. Ships caught along the New land coast clung to the shelter shore, New York City was deluged by heavy rains throughout the night, but the dawn broke with clear, blue attaining a velocity of 75 miles an hour. Escape Into Montana ch Watford City, N. D., Sept. 19.—()}— Patrols which had been searching for three bandits, one of them a woman, who held up the Foxholm poolhall Wednesday, were recalled Saturday in belief the trio had escaped, follow- ing a gunfight here as the robbers headed into Montana. ‘The two men and s woman obtained approximately $70 in the daylight stickup, and eluded gWilliston and Watford City officers in a wild chase in which the bandit car smashed through three fences and across fields and shots were exchanged. bandits careened headed firing twice on a car driven Sheriff John beeee 5 cE