The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1937, Page 1

La IN, \E Telephone 2200 Ma @ CHINA WITHDRAWS DIVISION OF ARMY FROM DANGER ZONE Action Meets First Condition of Ultimatum to Settle Situation WAR SAID ‘NOT YET OVER’ Influx of Nipponese Military Supplies Continues Despite Agreement Tientsin, July 24—(?)—War tension in North China apparently eased Sat- urday though the influx of Japanese war supplies continued and seasoned observers spointed to danger spots where friction might renew the war- like dispute between Chinese and Japanese military forces. The Chinese withdrawal of the 37th division from the Peiping area met dapan’s first condition for settling the trouble that broke out July 7 dur- ing Japanese troops maneuvers west of Peiping and touched off the crisis. Transportation and other activities in the Hopeh-Chahar district ap- proached normal for the first time since the tension arose, RUSSIANS SEIZE BOAT Is JAPANESE CHARGE Harbin, Manchukuo, July 24— (®—A Manchukuo. sailing vessel was fired upon and seized by Rus- sian troops along. the. Amur river south of Helho on July 18, Ji iturday. opposite . Blagovest- chensk, Siberia,.and is about 75 miles northwest of the Amur river islands where one Soviet gunboat was sunk and another beached in a clash with Japanese troops on chukuo claim the Amur islands. A Japanese army officer at Tangku, Tientsin’s seaport, declared, however, that “this war is not yet over by any means,” Two Japanese merchantmen were anchored at Tangku unloading light tanks and munitions on the crowded docks that have become a vital part of Japan’s system for bringing men and war supplies into China by sea. Japanese attempted unsuccessft to hak the unloading of a German vessel bringing rifles, munitions and machines destined for the Chinese army, On the south side of the river fac- ing this hive of Japanese activity more than 5,000 Chinese troops were quartered, ip Observers believed the situation south of Peiping was still fraught with: @anger on a front paralleling the tively close together. By mutual agreement railway traffic was per- ee to resume in this no-man’s- land, COUNTY BUDGET IS FIXED AT $141,099 County Fathers Make Small In- crease in Juvenile Commis- sioner’s Fund With one uj revision of $180, Burleigh county's 1937-38 budget was \dopted by the board of county com- missioners in a special budget hear- ing session Friday afternoon. Raising the juvenile commission- er’s appropriation from $650 to $830 increased the total budget. .' from $141,030.76 to $141,219.76. Man Who Told of Gold Trove Dead of Wound Panama, Panama, July 24.—(7)— Under orders of Pres. Juan D. Arose- ‘nena, authorities Saturday sifted tales Mf a $3,000,000 treasure-trove and cir- ‘umstances of the death of the man vho started them. President Arosemens ordered the ‘uperior tribunal of the first judicial istrict to make an immediate in- vestigation “of everything that has ‘courred from the very beginning” of he reported discovery of a gold cache an ancient mine of Chiriqui pro- mee, A Captain Sagel, one of the first to ‘tempt a check of the story by Gas- on Johannes Van Steck, French pros ‘ctor, reported Can Steck was found “ortally wounded in the tunnel where he said bullion was cached. There was no sign of gold in the tunnel, President Arosemene also ordered on inquiry “to establish the cause” of Van Steck’s death. OPENS INSURANCE OFFICE Belfield, N. Dak., July 24—Carl|pled Indergaard, prominent World war veteran here, has left the U. 8. post- office service to open an insurance agency. He represents the Provident Life Insurance company of Bismarck end also handles other insurance business THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 or Battle Ove Chinese Crisis Still Critical 5 North Dakotg’s Oldest Newspaper BISMARCK, N. D,, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1937 3 Search Turns Up Small Arsenal in N. D. Prison Kidn: aped? Officers in Atlantic seaboard’ states were searching Saturday for Janet L. Wohlsen, above, 18 who disappeared Friday after a reported encounter with men in a “black-hulled boat.” The Penn- sylvania heiress was alone in a small boat off the Maryland coast when she vanished, Rela- tives at first believed the girl had drowned, although she was an expert swimmer, but now think she may have been kid- naped. AUTHORS FIND CAR BELIEVED USED BY KILLER OF TRO Boy Victim of Slayer, Shot Through Lung, Reported in Better Condition Austin, Minn., July 24—(#)—Sheriff Ira Syck of Mower county said at noon Saturday he had found the car driven by the Jens Thompson, sought in the slaying of the three Luke brothers, in ® farmyard about 20 miles northeast of Austin. Sheriff Syck said the car was left in the farmyard by a man positively identitiel as ‘Thompson by residents of the M. Bjerke farm five and a half la-| mites east of Sargent, Bierke told Sheriff Syck that the driver told him to “push it out of the way, and I'll be back for it after a while.” Sheriff Syck, who has been co- operating with Sheriff Helmer Myre of Freeborn county, said the suspect then walked about five miles before getting @ ride into Stewartville where he boarded a truck, going to Spring Valley. y The obtained a ride into Stewartville with James Schutt, farm- er living near Pleasant Grove, nine miles from Stewartville. Schutt told officers a man he identfiled as Thomp- son had called at his farm home and rode with him into Stewartville. Thompson gave him 50 cents for the ride, he said. Search for the slayer centered east of Stewartville where Jens ‘Thompson, sought in connection with the harvest. field shootings, may have hitch-hiked a ride on a Chicago- bound truck. ‘A. warrant charging first degree figure | murder was to be issued Saturday by County Attorney Elmer R. Peterson, the sheriff said. ‘The trio slain, Louis, Joe and An- ton Lukes were sons of Anton Lukes for whom ‘Thompson is alleged to have called at his farm home nearby before the shootings. Faye, 12-year- old son of Louis, who was shot through the left lung was reported in a favorable condition in a hospital here. State Welfare Board Ends Two-Day Session ‘The state public welfare board closed Guardsmen Loot Cells of Files, Knives, Shop Tools in in Two-Hour ‘Raid’ Aaquad of National Guardsmen un- loaded a bushel basket of assorted knives, files and shop tools in War- den A. J. Loudenbeck’s office Friday night after completing a two-hour in- spection through nearly 600 cells at the North Dakota state penitentiary. Inspection of the cell blocks started shortly after Detective Walter Hans- ford of the police arrived at the prison to question Gilbert Blais, alias Jack Morin, serving a term for burglary, as to the slaying of Pearl Osten, Mifineapolis music student 10 years ago. Loudenbeck said the guardsmen found files and other shop tools, in- cluding kitchen, table and pocket knives, hidden in various cells, per- ticularly in cell ventilators. The war- den .asserted no firearms or narcotic implements were discovered in the search, ordered by Gov. William ‘The guardsmen were under the di- Hansford picked up Blais latter was released i linked with the eight-year-old murder of Miss Oster. - Hansford would not divulge the had decided not to question the Min- nesota parole violator until he had returned to Minneapolis. He planned to leave at noon Saturday with the prisoner. The Minneapolis detective worked on the Oster case for approximately six months after the slaying in 1929. CUSICK HAD BEEN DRINKING, DEFENSE “TESTIMONY SHOWS Wife Admits Store Manager Be- came Angry at Doctor Be- fore Shooting Cando, N. D., July 24.—(#)—Testi- Cusick had been manager had been drinking and was very nervous the day that Dr. Frank Remde, Bottineau physician, was fatally wounded. Cross-examined by Attorney Gen- eral P. O. Sathre, Mrs. Daniel Cusick, wife of the defendant, said her hus- band had become angry at the phy- sician approximately two hours be- fore the shooting. Additional defense witnesses were to be questioned Saturday afternoon before a recess is taken about 4 p. m. until Monday. Also on the stand Saturday were Former Warden Dell Patterson of the and his deputy, “very. shooting. the state prison for safekeeping im- mediately after his arrest. a two-day session Priday night after) Appointment of Andres C. Hag- approving new old age assistance.and)burg as postmaster at Gladstone; aid to blind programs under tive acts approved by the last legis- Int ture. ‘The new plans are in conformity with the federal social security pro-|according to Associated Press gp teccucairr) patches. sistance, aid to the blind and aid to dependent children were in- cluded in the division of public as- sistance. ‘The second division of child welfare includes children’s welfare and crip- children and the general relief division of accountancy, finance and reports also is included in = separate bracket. The board approved $95,000 stock feed grants in six counties including Williams, Divide, Burke, McKenzie, Mountrail and Sioux. | powtana 1 legisla- | Arlen D. Shite as postmaster at San Clestie M. Retman as| pq Haven; and ter at White Earth was con- senate Friday, firmed by the U. 8. dis- 68-Year-Old Calls Dad to Prove Age Watertown, 8. D., July 24—() George Civil war veteran and father of the pension seeker brought the family Bible to the local court- house to prove that son Eugene was born in 1860, ADMINISTRATION IS CRITICIZED BY C10 FOR STRIKE POLICY Steel Workers’ Group Charge, Government Was ‘Indiffer- ent’ to Labor FR FORCES WITHHOLD REPLY Violation of National Firearms” Act Is Claimed in Com- mittee Report Washington, July 24.—(#)—The capital speculated Saturday over what the reaction of the Roosevelt admin- istration would be to the ‘first CIO criticism of its policies during the “| midwest steel strikes. The Steel Workers’ Organizing com= mittee reported to the executive board of John L. Lewis’ United Mine Work- ers: “The federal government through- out this entire situation has not dis- played the slightest interest in pro- tecting the rights of the steel workers on strike, nich have been so flagrant- ly disregarded. “Violations of national statutes, such as the National Firearms act, by the steel corporations have produced no President Roosevelt's candidacy for re-election last year. Mr. Roosevelt has given out no comment on the steel strikes for a month. He told a press conference in June that he believed many people were saying, “a pseu on both your houses.” White House aides explained he was referring to extremists on. both sides, The Mine Workers’ board, after re- ceiving the SWOC report Friday unanimously adopted a resolution pro- testing “the complete lackadaisical and unconcerned attitude” of national and state authorities. It also condemned “anti-labor prac- tices and policies of the local officials activity on the part of national offi-| / PRICE FIVE CENTS Labor Act Lo The Weather Generally fair tonight hough Tension Eases ITALIAN NEWSPAPER PREDICTS DOWNFALL OF ‘MAKE BELIEVES Hints at Reality, ‘War,’ Which Will Overthrow Great , ‘Fictions’ ian, Italy, July 2%4—(#)}—T| Po- lo D’Italia, Premier Mussolini's thpiece, declared Saturday Aen The newspaper's slashing 750-word tegesedy was attributed to Tl Duce himsel! It cited as one item of a group of “fictions” the belief that some day World war debts to the United States would be paid. Another “fiction” the newspaper said, was the belief abroad that Valencia is the real seat of the Spanish government. “One day all these castles of cards will be overwhelmed by reality which in all time has had a single, grave and unsubstitutable name,” the ar- ticle added without using the word “war.” end the state officials who have so gladly co-operated with Tom Girdler and Eugene Grace in an attempt to break the steel strike.” It called on federal and state offi- “to bring to justice those persons who actively participated and the of- ficials of the steel corporations who are definitely responsible for the wanton murder of 17 steel workers.” COUNTY POPULATION SHOWS SHARP DROP Biennial School Census Reveals Fewer Residents in Rural Districts While Bismarck is growing, Bur- leigh county’s rural. population has dropped sharply during the last two|! years, the biennial county school census indicated Saturday. There are 300 less children of schoo! | age in the county outside of Bis- marck this year than there were in, 1935, a decline from 2,538 to 2,238. | Burleigh county's school popula- tion as a whole has continued to grow, | however, because of an increase in the | Bismarck figure which more than off- sets the rural decline. The city’s in- crease from 3,611 to 4.064 has raised the county total from 6,149 to 6,302. ‘The recently-completed 1937 census reveals a total of 3,146 boys and 3,156 girls of school age in the county as a whole. Comparative figures for 1935 | were 3,137 and 3,012. US., England Break Even in Cup Openers Wimbledon, Eng. July 4 —(7)— Surviving a marathon 28-game first set, America’s sorrel-topped tennis ace, Don Budge, crushed Charles igat Hare, 22-year-old Englishman, 15-13, 6-1, 6-2, and gave the United States an even break with Great Britain in the opening single matches of the Davis cup challenge round Saturday. Budge’s triumph came after Henry Wilfred (Bunny) Austin, British styl- Frankie Parker of Child’s Arm Broken In Fall From Tree His arm broken when he fell from a tree early Friday evening, 8-year- old Duane Smith, 409 First street, was in good condition Saturday, his physician said. He is in a loca! hos- | pital. Cy The remark quickly was given @ martial significance by authorita- tive sources. Referring to the war debt “fiction,” T1-Popolo said: “The people continue to pretend they believe these debts will be paid one day. “Now everyone knows this is ma- terfially and, above all, morally ime possible. Nevertheless when the fate- ful dates June 15 and December 15 come around the European govern- ments inform America they find it impossible to pay. “America takes note of this and puts it on the order of the day. The fiction nevertheless remains and carries in its lap the damaging ele- ments of all embalmed fictions.” On the “fiction” of the League of Nations: “The paradox is that America after having invented the league for external use has always energetic- ally refused to take any part in it. ‘The father abandoned his creature as soon as it was born and the foundling began its life with the mark of this permanent unhappi- ness.” Ford Employe Testifies Fred A. Thompson (second from right), of the Ford Motor Co., testified at a session of the National Labor Relations Board he of charges against Ford that the fight in which union organizers were routed on May 26 occurred on company property. Shown here, inspecting a map of the area, left to right: Louis J. Colombo, Ford attorney; Maurice Sugar, United Automobile Work- STREET PICKETING CORTIS DURING MANKATO STRIKE Governor Fail to Bring About Agreement Mankato, Minn, July 24. — (®) — Picketing of s' by striking truck drivers continued Saturday after two representatives sent by Governor Benson late Friday failed to bring about settlement between truckers and employes. Benson’s represent- atives were Charles Ommodt, agricul- ture commissioner, and John Bosch. Local 847 of chauffeurs, teamsters and truckers union issued orders for pickets to stop all trucks and permit movement of only trucks manned by Negotiations for settlement contin- ued Saturday. A meeting of a driv- sul ers’ committee of five with heads of four transfer firms, Ben Deike, Au- gust Deike, and Jessup transfer com- panies and Murphy freight lines, only firms closed by the strike which started Thursday morning, was called for 1:15 p. m., Saturday. One hundred employers met Friday night and appointed a committee of five to carry on negotiations with the strikers, A joint meeting Friday night failed to reach a single point of day ordered trucks desiring help except for trucks of the four transfer companies and railway express company. Dairy morning but pices: moved without but moved out trouble when the police convoy ap- peared. PROTEST IS WARRANTED (An Editorial) No one in Bismarck doubts that officials of the North- west Airlines know their business better than the average citizen of Bismarck possibly can know it. But, granting this, there is cause for wonder as to whether they are not making a mistake by failing to stop here one of the three planes now in service between the Twin Cities and the West Coast. The Association of Commerce has protested this change from the old schedule but has gone unrecognized. At least the protest has been ineffective. It now remains for the people of Bismarck to take ac- tion—and that they SHOULD get busy no one can doubt. The third plane passing here each day was described as an improvement in the service. As a matter of fact it was just the contrary. The airmail service now is worse than it was before, as a result of the changed schedule, and prospective which woul ssengers on the airline are denied a service be convenient for them. Not the least important aspect of this situation is the apparent tendency of Northwest Airlines to regard Bis- marck as a city of secondary importance. Bismarck should and does resent this classification. It is the fastest grow- ing city on the airline and the fact that it is a state capital entitles it to special consideration. Northwest Airlines undoubtedly has the figures, but it is doubtful if any other city of Bismarck’s size on its lines provides it with either mail or passenger traffic equal to that of Bismarck. It is sincerely to be hoped that the Association of Commerce will redouble its efforts to have all planes stop here and that it will persist in its effort until the situation is changed. Bismarck should not permit itself to be pushed down into a minor status without strong and vigorous protest. 150 TICKETS SOLD FOR EXCURSION 10 IRRIGATED DISTRICT More Than 200 Persons Ex- pected to Make Trip to Sid- ney Next Wednesday With more than 150 tickets already sold for the Sidney irrigation special train that will be run from Bismarck ‘Wednesday, July 98, H, 0. Putnam, Burleigh county agent, expected Sat- urday that more than 200 persons would make the trip. Inquiries from widely scattered points in North Dakota indicate there is a widespread interest in seeing what farmers in the Yellowstone river valley of Montana have done by di- verting the river water during dry spells. . Arrangements were being made Saturday to have the excursion train stop at Dickinson to pick up parties from the western counties. Putnam said that he had received information that approximately 25 persons wished to board the train there. Putnam also has been in contact with Sidney businessmen and farm- ers who are preparing to entertain the North Dakotans and conduct them on a tour that should give the visitors a broad idea of what irriga- tion is, how it works and what ite re- its are. Thirteen Morton county residents purchased tickets Friday through the la efforts of R. C. Newcomer, agricul- tural agent there. In addition to Newcomer, persons making the trip from Mandan will be D. R. Groom, assistant county agent; J. C. Thysell, associate agronomist, and A. L. Watt, superintendent of the federal field station dairy; Rev. G. W. Stewart, C. F. Kelsch, A. J. Sylvester, F. W. Mc- Gillic, D. C. Mohr, John O'Rourke, Earl W. Ritchey and Mr. and Mrs. William Borden. Burleigh county residents who signed up Friday are R. J. Roberts, John Hagen, Oscar Brostrom, Robert Brostrom, Albert Larson, Axel Soder, Buryl Monroe, Mrs. C. DeLong, Wil- liam Morris, Arthur Lenihan, L. L. Rudrud, Mrs. William Falconer, Obert Olson, Dr. W. H. Bodenstab, A. W. Gussner, Christ Huber, Frank Trygg, Knute Oss, G. E. Peterson, W. H. Farmer, George Morris, Arthur Kopplin. Two reservations were made by the Quain and Ramstad clinic and two by the Bismarck Tribune. CROONQUIST, COX TRAIL IN TOURNEY Bismarckers Behind at End of 9 Holes in Breezy Point Tournament here Saturday. Results of other matches at the end of nine holes included: Maurice Cain, Wahpeton, N. D., 2 up over Ed Cox, Bismarck, N. D. and Sunday; some- what cooler tonight. S VANDENBERG WILL ASK AMENDMENTS POR WAGNER LAW |Coercion by Unions, Sit-Down Strikes and Other Weapons | Would Be Outlawed |GIVES EMPLOYERS RIGHTS Barkley Insists Congress Will Enact Four Major Laws Bea / fore Adjournment Washington, July 24—(#)—Senator Vandenberg (Rep.-Mich.) complicated the talk of early congressional ad- journment Saturday by announcing he would offer amendments to the Wagner labor relations act when the senate takes up wage-hour legislation next week. ‘His statement foreshadowed a ma- jor conflict over expanding what critics have called “one-sided” legis- lation in favor of labor unions. The ‘Wagner act guarantees the right of workers to organize unions and to bargain collectively. Would Restrict Labor Vandenberg’s amendments would: Forbid coercion by unions, sit-down strikes, compulsory union assessments for political purposes, and strikes called without approval of a majority of employes. Forbid non-citizens from serving as union agents or officers. Permit employers to ask the ls- bor board for collective bargaining elections. Require both parties to a collective bargaining agreement to sign a writ- ten contract. Forbid unions guilty of “unfair la- bor practices” from collecting dues or serving as collective bargaining agents. Many legislators talked hopefully of winding up the session early in Au- it. oe Insists on 4 Acts majority “leader, would stay to act on four major bills: 1, The wage-hour bill, authorizing & board to fix minimum wages no high- er than 40 cents‘an hour and a maxi- mum work week of not less than 40 hours. complete legislation soon as a result of its investigation. 4. The skeleton bill to speed up low- er federal courts, probably ready for senate debate in a week. Court Still Discussed Renewed proposals for limiting the supreme court’s power to invalidate acts of congress came from some house members despite shelving of most of the judiciary program. Rep. Dies (Dem.-Tex.) declared 80 per cent of the house membership favored a constitutional amendment to let congress pass on decisions over- turning legislation. A two-thirds vote would be required to reinstate such ws. Rep. Beiter (Dem.-N. Y.) would stipulate that congress could not vote to override an invalidating. decision until an election had intervened. “In that way,” he said, “each can- didate for congress would have to commit himself publicly for or *!against the court’s veto.” Cite Administration Wish Some of Dies’ supporters said they were perpared to bring up his amendment at this session, Other legislators pointed out, however, that the administration had agreed with court bill foes not to mention the supreme court in any measure en- acted. Dies called on President Roosevelt Proposal was discussed. Interested congressmen said they understood it was acceptable to the chief executive. Beiter specified he would not in- troduce his expanded amendment until next year. A senate judiciary subcommittee vir- tually completed Saturday a tentative draft of legislation to speed lower court lure. It would serve as a substitute for the presi- dent's original court reorganization bill which included supreme court en- largement. Members of the subcommittee named to draft the new bill indicated it might be ready to report to. the sen- ate sometime next week. injunctions by lower court judges. JAMESTOWN WOMAN DIES Jamestown, N. D., July 24.—Mrs. Louisa Wilhelm, 72, died here Thurs- day of apoplexy. She had been @ Stutsman county resident since 1905. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3:30 p. m. at St. John’s Lutheran church, Flag Pole Painter Plunges Into Pool Senator Barkley (Dem., Ky), new Friday but did not say whether his » r = -- at ae io i ie a ey