The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1937, Page 1

% THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE [in ane Cloudy tonight, Thurs- North Dakota’s: Oldest Newspaper day, snow. tonight; se- vere cold wave, ESTABLISHED 1878 : PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘The Réd Cross flag flew over relief stations in » dozen states of the to transportation, puffs helplessly in gigantic locomotive, one of man’s newest and most complicated aids None of the refugees who gathered in Memphis from three states to escape the raging waters of the Black, the at Hazelton, Ind., rendered futile by flood waters that cover its steel roadbed. In the fore- YL, ic ee ee Gastde seat luck ow Hee descendant of the first vehicle man devised, for flood area and thoysands, including the three Cincinnati mothers and Little, L’Anguille and St. Francis rivers which flooded fertile sections of Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee the rescue of neighbors marooned by the rapidly rising waters that threatened the most serious floods ever their bewildered children shown above, found it a welcome haven of were wearler than the three youngsters shown above, Utterly worn out, they slept soundly on the cold mase known in the Mississippi basin. refuge from raging waters which had flooded their homes, ble of the Memphis Grand Central terminal, . i 1 Flood Exodus Biggest in History T. R. Atkinson, 68, Former [Bismarck Flood All Persons Within 50 Miles State Engineer, Succumbs Quota Quintupled| Of Mississippi Ordered Out proneeiriy nag PATRONAGE BANS xtaxerreemescwerceess| From Cairo to New Orleans of a telegram from Cary T. Grayson, that the ing at Office 2 n five | mee . SS? REJECTED IN HOUSE —_—_ ee — — — FORT LINCOLN UNT Greater Havoc to Come in Gravest Crisis Sines BY NARROW. bora, opted, Wdnagy roo oat spas ta) old ORDERED-T0 iE AVE World War; More Than 350 Are Dead; Torrent Surges Southward FOR FLOOD RELIEF Army Engineers Work Feverishly to Strengtheg Mississippi Levees; Number of Homelesa 750,000; Damage Tremendous (By the Associated Press) Under the threat of greater havoc to come, as the flood- {gorged Ohio river neared its crest, the U. 8, army high com One unit of troops from Fort Lin-]}mand Wednesday prepared to evacuate all residents within 50 personnel | 0oin will leave Bismarck Thursday for miles of the Mississippi river from Cairo, to New ; : the largest Jonesboro, Ark. to aid flood suffer-/ if conditions warrant. ee Big N. D. in 1899 S Came to : : ers in that area and the entire bat “Zero hour” for the arrival of the Ohio's mighty pai was act Mr. Atkinson came to North Da- ; “For your information, in abe talion has been ordered to hold itself}. 4ero h ; Bea 1899 to accept, posse as panied goa pce pone aleeasion sn view ines the quo ent cicinaliy malzoed ready Yo more into the flood district ening billions of surplus gallons into the Mississippi, ing mills at Fargo. He was appointed : : me DaAny a Leaving Thursday will be six offi-| Fy it ‘i city engineer of Fargo in 1904 and in| © ; tee T. GRAYSON’ See aac da Guns compulaing whatal ‘aced with this new jeopardy, President Roosevelt Pp ee erie: = es ton leading the administration group.| than as boon yucived to cateltp mioee toe bow aman asked ‘everyone is) known as a “team” designed to direct Beccetary. : of War HAY meodeing to be ready for the evacum rere nia: Aopolntonene Coe setter Godwin declared the bill, intro-| invited to contribute much or little according to their resources, the work of housing, feeding and ren- if necessary—of all persons living within 50 miles og Bs cia ta aera ; oie duced by Democratic Senator Ben| Money should be sent and checks should be made payable to the Bur- piste a aera! css both sides of the Mississippi, marek and th 1908 Seiten tater £6 Gilbertgon of Stutsman, was not sub-/ leigh County Red Cross, Bismarck, N. D. oe cla dely will be Capt. Dillon! ... Thirty-five thousand motor trucks were immediately moe the state position, in which capacity mitted “in good faith.” Proponents, ‘McHugh of the regular army. He will bilized to carry out the greatest exodus in history. he served until 1914, Since then he however, argued it would avold the) @&O 000,000 Seed Act —©|be assisted by five reserve officers, Gen, Malin Craig, chief i “a i . ig, chief of staff, said army engineers held has ‘been clty engineer and oounty FORECAST IN STATE! Pomesilty at Jpn) pete (nese ai 18 Se . to White H Foregoes Candy to _| |tour ot them now on duty with CCC! hopes that a general evacuation would not be necessary, but surveyor, ate A acces ieace mn hi louse Aid Flood Refugees paae, and avast ee ie Bray ot that details were being worked out in case of necessity, aul nd m ater, ‘ne two. atin Washington, Jan. 27-—(P)—The #50,- Aieflgerieeas ‘are Pirst | Lieutenants ae Secrelary of War Harry Woodring, acting swiftly in Amere ef Linde: ’, , Mohall, . A. ii thad North Dakota Snow Blanket) Cat Avward, Lincoln, Neb. and C, | 900000 seed loan bill was passed Wed- cop were muster Wess |Hanoen, Kenmare’ end Second Lict-| headquarters for the mass evacustion would be eas He designed and supervised the con- Now Averages More Than, Reetz, Washington, D. C., resettle-! nesday by the senate and sent to the) for flood relief in a grocery store |tenants Clinton R. Faulkner, Medora, Jackson, Miss. at struction of waterworks and sewer © | ment administration representatives. | white House. It provides plans not! when @ fatherless little fellow |snd Leroy Everett, Watford City. 4 ‘i systems in s great many cities in the 10 Inches : Sticking by State exceeding $400, except in designated] walked in, : Includes CCC Men pred ne sudden drastic step followed » report from army em western half of North Dakota and all ; Reets sald the federal government.| drouth areas, to be made by the Farm] He listened intently for several | tncluded in the unit also will be|@ineers emphasizing the imminent danger of vastly increased of the major public improvements in} 2.7) eratures moderated . alightly| Which has poured $300,000,000 Oredit administration during 1937. The} minutes, then said to the col- |five CCC enrolees, four first-aid men| floods along the Mississippi once the swollen torrents of the aay were made under his pro- dante Saat seine pies and we aa (hlted fee} ae eee government takes a lien on the\crop. aed nee land one truck driver. The TODA NORE Ohio spills its flood crest into the “Father of Waters.” jonal supervision. i period disposi ee oe eS “I mei some candy, | will be cooks, ly men and others i A B i City Improvements | snow fell in several sections of the! effort to meet the drouth crisis. COURT TERM CALLED but T want to give my two pen- |with special skills from the regular einer a nag a prea alse He ince y Planned Included among the latter are the ather bureau! Regional Administrator Ward, in re-| Fargo, N. D., Jan. 27—(7)—A term! nies, It is all I have.” army. haaeadih rer Pla shat? viewing resettlement activities, toldjof federal court has been called for The group will utilize supplies which | Severe floods—eould handle only 2,400,000 cubic feet of water per second, waterworks system, the sewer SY5-! orrciais here forecast a severe cold ‘TO TEST PLAN, tem and the extensive paving }ro- ware toe NccUr We ay the legislators he looked to congress; Fargo beginning Feb. 16, it was re- TO TEST PLAN will be moved into'the flood area from. Dakota Wednesd emerge: regular appropria-|ported Wednesday following the re- . . 27.—(P}— other sources, = . Hing ar daereniey ented or night and Thursday. | iene ee ey pies wees turn of federal officials from Minot 6prings Town nd el vide the jetiraghie pagregtens The raging Ohio, it was pointed out, will dump a minimunt Peet Ocaittined on Page Ta) Weather officials, predicting the) “The senate, upon motion of Senator| Where they completed « term of court ‘Orders for the unit to “stand by”| Of 3,000,000 cubic feet into the Mississippi when the flood crest mercury would range between 15 and/ rom wnelan of Pembina county, re-|Tuesday. Fifty jurors have been sum-| To to that were received Wednesday morning| hits Cairo, Ill. 20 below zero Thursday, estimated the (Continued on Page Two) moned to appear Feb. 18. made in Chelan, Wash. from corps headquarters at Omaha. The Latest Frszzen d=" Z| mtan’s Car Stolen as |[s t 9 [ta tant oor ote Wallace Saye Prices [ito ic il under te erie ome oo ouay Man's Car Stolen ae Tibbett Fatally ‘Stabs’ gece cu .'5-"| Of Crops May Tumble ity pas otek non te In Almanacs [27.s¢iee.et 2 2 eos Other Treo, Ready Washington, Jan. 71—(P)—Sese-| Crest Repete ta ted his wife, ‘ ‘ - 11 cot. soseph 8, Leonard, post com- ares ranging down toy? inches at Willson.) To in. w local. homptal,"George Singe r im Rehearsal aster fai cht 2a: [try watsce sreaciea rusty prin], me, see-and i Bill to Prohibit ‘Legislators From Accepting Appoint- ments Is Defeated Six Officers and 46 Men to En- mediately after the attack by snyeictaah who was called, but cttorts ; : train for Arkansas to Aid to save his life proved futile and he ’ ! Sufferers : A] i te H ia Re Just’ off the press, Uncle Sam's) Many state routes were still blocked prised if the army “turned out every- 4 Almanac, compiled by Frederic J. Has-| by drifts, highway department offi- Fling” to help flood sufferers. ‘This |ward this year because of increased |g sgriey pile Ripe d geet 52 cias said. However, traffic was mov- Tibbett sang for a Newark audience |Presumably, would mean all of the/ production. low Cairo—is expected to break within ing on U. 8. highways which have ‘ Great Baritone Performs in| Tuesday night. troops available for service in the ares.|" Calling attention to the 57,000,000/a week. been plowed out and on some state z “It was the most terrible thing that ‘The battalion was packing Wednes-| acres of winter wheat seeded last fall] From army headquarters at Washe formation routes over which traffic is normally Opera Despite Knowledge ever nappened to me,” said the cele-|¢ay in anticipation of orders to en-| ror harvest this year, he sald he esti-|ington, D. C., ful to, the whole family—household | heavy. F of Friend’s Death brated baritone. “Mr. Sterzini was »| rain. Colonel Leonard said the troops! mated that was “an acreage 6,000,000 /clicked out to corps area commanders hints, garden advice, notes on eti-| Jamestown reported 16 below for riend's Dea’ could be ready to leave as s00n 85|creater than we have ever seeded to|at Atlanta, Gs., Omahs, Neb, and i quette, pointers on letter writing, and| the period while Devils Lake had -14) and-7 a. my in the Mihir Speapriend of mine, I em ter-|tn railroads can bring in the equip-| inter wheat in this country.” San Antonfo, Texas, to have Pos usmal alesetoe od calendar tegen | rt Cte Te ee eee RUAN New York, Jan. 27—(P}—Assistant| The 52-year-old Sterzini, collapsed |™ent to move them, Wallace said that “if we have ordi-|evacuation plans in readiness by @ eee aatoae Saw book ws enlied| et Soeecas was 10 abere ere Williston Opposed District Atorney_Syivester “Consen-|on the Sage ofthe Metropolitan opera | Investigati nary weather, this large winter wheat |P- mo Jan, 29.) "4 sero ‘ house as a of 100 re- acreage means tumbling wheat prices| Secretary foodring ordered Uncle Sam's Almanac because the in- Signe at other state points it was To Bar Liquor Sale snnouinosa: Wecneata: hearsed “Caponsacehi” in which Tibe nate Investigation next July and August.” He said to-|them to prepare to evacuate @ minis formation it contains was assembied weather bureau re- topey. pee \bett sings the bacco, cotton and posstb! rops|mum of 500,000 persons slong principally from government sources. ealeet cold, the = Williston, N. D., Jan. 27.—(P)—A chini. roe oe One Praneee Of Book Is I Demanded ay pe tnorel 7p ricerenpdnoty pale 000 miles of levees on both ice 0 Sixty-four pages, with cover in colors. Sterzini, who had sung in the chorus| washington, Jan.’ 27.—()—Senator | ordinary weather.” the river, It is ready for mailing now. 4 singer, died FF for 28 years, was required by his role ‘Bem. pote] porres e The secretary of war also authorized - ““Oxder your copy today. Enclose a! New Attacks of Pain to hold another singer at whom Tib. Scere ater eee the use of not only regular see: - | Tuesday f ate investigation of army Gime to cover cost and handling. Suffered by Pontiff . bett lunged with Tuesday for senate investigation of! Mrs, Robertson to Be _|troope, but also members of the Civil Use Til COUFON att bane te ee euler be | Come emer Morning = BI 5 . 27. i court. n by Drew — pus suffered pe attacks of pain q hand. Pearson and Robert 8. Allen, Wash-| Rites for Mrs. Frank O. Robertson, 2 earl; , Vatican at- d ington columnists, the book was de-|former Bismarck woman, who died] As the far south |. Haskin, curing. oe ly morning, : yaician bandaged the wound! srined by Guffey in a speech in the|Monday at Portland, Ore., of pneu-|another day of epee terror & they failed to nullify completely the : senate, as “the most disturbing — Ij/omnis, will be held Friday morning |the 1,000-mile graveyard of almost bure P 4 would say shocking—book on public}in the Catholic church at Grand |ied towns, villages and cy in coin (carefully wrapped) for a officials I have ever read. Its pur-| Forks, according to Mrs. Robertson's) the once pleasant Ohio river valley to CORY OL UNC BASS ALMANAC: f P z the Ported disclosures are sensational.” | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Petron, /the north. 118% Third 8t., who left Wednesday| With the army of homeless swelled CAPTURE PATROL BOAT noon to attend the funeral services. Santander, Spain, Jan. 27.—(7)—\Mrs. Robertson's body is being Despite bombs raining from a gov-| brought east by her husband. Burial ernment seaplane, the insurgent war-| will be made in the Grand Forks|erty damage soared far when the floor of ship Espana Wednesday succeeded in| cemetery. Her husband, two sons, her | $30,000,000 mark, completely overe [ast night, hurling 50 mourners and @ daring seizure of the Socialist pa-| parents and one BAS DED, who shedonins: st the havoc of the 1837 Mis- fornia to relax early Wednesday ® 9 casket containing the corpse of Mrs. trol boat Alepandro at the very en-| is attending the versity of Minne- | sissipp! disaster. 2 trance to this Bay of Biscay harbor. | sota, survive. } (Continued on Pago Two), “%