The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1937, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1873 Launch Drive on Price Manipulator Surprise Counter-Attack Stalls Japan’s ‘Big Push’ DICKINSON WOMAN Swims Two Miles After Crash GHNSE ARTUR [Britain Expands Search for Subs | Lives Threatened | | Sinking of British Tanker a} SPRAYS SHELLS ON | TROOP TRANSPORTS B Flee Downstream; Scene of Battle Shifts Back to Shanghai Proper FOREIGNERS IN NEW PERIL U. S. Marine Barracks Hit; Niponese to Fire ‘Regard- less of Foreign Craft’ Logieganees Sept. 3 — — China's armies surprised paeeis tonight with a smashing counter-offensive which shifted Shanghai warfare back pedlendhi Ade cll ray cea Jeopardy the lives of Americans and other foreigners. The Chinese attack stalled Japan’s long promised “big push” and forced ® revision of Japanese strategy, Chinese big guns and machinegun ,4ts sprayed shells and bullets on Japanese warship and troop trans- ports, Eight Japanese transports fled downstream. Chinese gunners showed surprising improvement in marksmanship. They scored three direct hits on the Ja- panese consulate, seriously ound ‘three Japanese consular police One Japanese newspaperman.. ...., Many Japanese Killed «Many - Japanese bluejackets on. ‘shore and on ship board were killed or wounded. enchiored between Japanese warships and Pootung, preventing Japanese from returning the fire and inspiring the Japanese announcement that “hereafter we will use our full power regardless of the presence of torelgn warcraft.” Shells smashed into the foreign communities. One of them struck the roof of the barracks of the second United States marine battalion, but failed to explode. It was a one-pound anti-aircraft shell of undetermined origin. ‘Wound British Volunteer Two bigger shells plumped into Bubbling Well road, one of them at the entrance of the world famous Shanghai Race club in the heart of the city. It wounded s British vol- unteer and two Chinese. Another shell fell next to the Italian consul- ate. The United States supply ship Gold 6tar ran a gantlet of shell fire to evacuate about’ 100 wives and chil- dren of American marines. The ship sailed for Kobe, Japan. It was the first American refugee ship to leave since bombardment of the Dollar Line President Hoover Monday. ~» The Japanese government prepared for a long war by drafting an emer- gency war budget of more than $600,- 000,000, more than Japan spent on the last Sino-Japanese war and the Russo-Japanese war combined. It vaised the war total to $762,600,000. Second Robbery in Week Occurs Here A poignant dilemma, in which doctors feared they might be forced to decide which of two girl infantile paralysis victims should live, was relieved when an arti- ficial respirator arrived in Den- ver. Only one “iron lung” was available and physicians were fearful lest both Shirley Krause and Maybelle Outcalt might need the respirator at the same time, feplacing the alternate periods ‘which had been used. Shirley is shown here resting on a cot while Maybelle was being treated. TFEDERAL COMMITTEE} TO STUDY PROPOSED RECLAMATION AREAS Desire to cosopersie: wisi the pales ton. Friday caused members of the Roan and Strauss clinic to Sefne conten on a robbery reported oc- curred there recently. They said they felt they should co-operate with the police department by withholding comment—as they were asked to do. Police denied that any untoward incident had occurred. This robbery follows one at the Cole and Blunt) dental office, which occufred Tuesday night. Rumors were current that trae of- tice robberies had in Bis- mark but no information them was available and it was gener- ally believed that these stories were based on the two robberies which are|the yacht Potomac, headed for Long known to have taken place. F-L Party to Plan Advance Into N.D. &t. Paul, te fA regional |e conference of the Minnesote Farmer- gressive party at an unspecified date this fall was authorized here Thurs- Gay at a meeting of the executive com- mittee of the national Farmer-Labor political federation. athe conference aul ibaveies lie shies) Purpose, extension of the third party move- Oregon and Washington. fish Friday to start 2 five-day sea va- gress duties. Works ‘Adminstrator; Poul Bestolo, naval side; Copt. Rass Z. Metntyre, ator pery wiih ibe Waconsn Fro- Secretary James disclosed See “sympathizes” with a long pas- ment in « drive for Farmer-Labor|toral letter, signed by two Spanish important Congressional Group Will Inspect Tentative Projects in N. D. Congressman J. G. Scrugham of Nevada, chairman of the house in- terior department appropriation com- mittee, will come to North Dakota with his committee about Sept. 11 to study reclamation possibilities here. In his announcement telegram to Senator Gerald P. Nye, Scrugham as- serted he would enter the state from his exact itinerary. Nye declared he will make every effort to see that the committee sees as many of the Proposed reclamation areas as is possible. Scrugham’s committee is all-im- in alloting funds for irriga- tion developments. Nye announced he was endeavoring to have the committee's tour coincide Page, ice, who also is planning a trip about that date. Former N.D. Official Spends Vacation Here Renewing acquaintances in Bis- marck this week is Charles Simon of . C., former assistant attorney general in North Dakota and now attached to the staff of the U. 8. attorney general in Washing- Commenting on the recently shelved plan of President Roosevelt's to in- crease the numbers of judges on the supreme bench, felt such an enlargement was neces- sary from the stendpoint of properly handling the volume of appeals that confront that august body but was not certain that the proposed method of change was the correct step. President Sails for Holiday Among Fish Aboard Press Yacht Indian, sept. | ™ 3.—(P)—President Roosevelt, sboard Sound and the fighting blue- cation from the rigors of post-con- In his party were Harry L. Hopkins, naval physician; and Roosevelt. Pro-Rebel Letter Is Approved by Holy See Vatican City, Sept. 3—(#)—Pre- lates Thursday . full quota to be reached. Simon declared he| >is Thursday Climaxes Series of Torpedo Attacks London, Sept. 3 —(#)— Four lithe destroyers of His Majesty’s home fleet furrowed s swift path toward western Mediterranean Friday help track down guerilla submarines that have terrorized international shipping with torpedo attacks. The admiralty announced the Fury and Petes sailing from Ports- mouth, and the Fortune and Fire- drake from Chatham, would join five other destroyers in @ heavy con- centration off Spain’s east coast. These trim warcraft will blanket a wide area of the Mediterranean about, the spots where only two days ago the British destroyer Havock and the British tanker Woodford were torpedo targets. The Havock escaped; the Woodford was sunk. This direct naval action was but one point of Britain’s double-barreled policy to curb the mysterious mari- time outrages. The other avenue was negotiation toward unified action by affected powers. Will Hold Conference France was expected to propose a method of collective action st @ con- ference of Mediterranean powers late next week at Geneva. France, herself deeply concerned over the threat of Mediterranean shipping and her own colonial com- munications, placed warcraft on patrol duty, augmenting the British naval force hunting the maritime marauders. The French warships D'Iberville, Iphicenie and Verdun arrived Friday at Algiers to protect the French shipping lanes, The Cepreacen ‘was aggravated most recently by reports Thursday night that the Soviet cargo steamer Bla- goev had been sunk in the northern Aegean sn and ite wireless operator she story was much the same as on other occasions — another “un- ange teeege teal Three tor- the waves, Prelate teraing trend thors two into the side of the ship. The oid Pan ene had time to escape. Kameliske of the bine ‘ald th the attacking. subma- tine flew the Spanish insurgent flag. COUNTY CoC QUOTA IS PLAGHD AT 180 September Enrollment to Be Largést Yet, Due to New Vacancies in Ranks One-hundred fifty Burleigh county enough recruits sign up to fill the county's quote for the month, it was announced Friday by the county wel- fare office here. Expectations are that the largest euroliment the county has ever turned in Sep’ the fact that officials do not expect the boys who have attained their 1ith but who have not attained their it impossible for a boy who has al- ready served 18 months enlist for an additional term. Probability that the October rolee to be from families on relief week-end, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. R. L. Forney, the council's North Dakota’ 's Oldest Newspaper BISMARCK, N. D., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1937 MINNESOTAN NAMED DEAN OF A. C, HOME jAlice Haley Ex-Minnesota Su- pervisor Replaces Dis- missed Staff Member Miss Alice Haley, Minnesota state the |nome economics supervisor, was ap- pointed dean of the home economics department at the North Dakota Ag- ricultural college Friday by the state board of administration. She succeeds Alba Bales, one of seven veteran faculty members dis- Bienen ak, ie eeaie! oolless 07 8) dent John C. West of the agricultural college who said it had the approval of federal government officials. Her salary will be $3,000 annually. Holder of a master’s degree from Harvard university, the new dean comes to North Dakota after serving five years as state supervisor of home ecenomics in Minnesota. She also had teaching experience at Columbia university and is author of two text books on home economics. The appointment had unanimous approval of the board except A. E. Thompson, state superintendent of public instruction who is surveying school finances in northwestern North Dakota. CONSOLIDATION OF NORTH CHINA AND MANCHUKUO SEEN Seat of Huge Japanese, Empire |" Would Be Transferred to Peiping Peiping, Sept. 3—(@)—There were growing indications here Friday that the government of Manchukuo will be transferred to this ancient capital of China and the emperor Kang Teh be placed once again on the dragon enone from which he was driven as & boy. Reliable but unofficial Japanese sources reported the arrival of two of Japan's highest ranking army of- ficers, bearing with them Tokyo fin- ished plans for the establishment of ECONOMICS DIVISION DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED IN CRASH iMrs. Fred Hoffer Victim of Ac- cident Thursday; 2 Others Badly Hurt Dickinson, ., Sept, 3.—(P)—Mrs. Fred Hoffer, ar, 60, of Dickinson, died Friday of injuries received in an automobile collission south of here ‘Thursday. ‘Two persons remained in s serious condition in a Dickinson hospital and six others were treated for injuries received in the same crash. N.D. Traffic Toll toa 7 § ie 68 A dense fog was blamed for the ac- cident, Badly hurt were: Fred Hoffer, 8r., Dickinson, received compound fracture of the jaw, frac- tured left side of the pelvis, numer- ous other cuts and bruises, Gottlieb Mathias, Zap, fractures of pi legs, pelvic injuries, crushed oe other victims of the crash, Adeline Hoffer, Bored of Mr. and Mrs. Hoffer; their grand saushiars, Rose and injuries. ead son, received Price, Jr., Dicl Morris Wein- kinson, stein and Frederick: Conrad, both of ‘Hebron, received acalp injuries and ae ee when the car collided, south of kinson: airport with the Hoffer SEIS TO TH 10 TAKE UP WORK SEPT. 10 New Highway Engineer Con- templates ‘No Radical Changes’ in Policy ® permanent Japanese-sponsored po- | securing litical structure in conquered North China, was expected momentarily, Well-informed observers agreed that the annexation of North China to Manchukuo, with the establish- raent of the seat of government at Peiping, is a likely possibility. The extension of Japan influence in North China ‘is continuing steadily. 5 boys will be enrolled in the Civilian} priday Conservation corps in September if |iengu; shop- keepers and apprentices to facilitate trade with Japanese troops. RECLAMATION GROUP WILL MBET IN CITY = Western N. D. Association to * Gather Sept. 8; Irrigation Chief to Attend To outline a 1938 program and to co-ordinate activties for the 21 coun- ties comprising the group, the West- ern North Dakota Conservation and Reclamation association ‘will meet here Wednesday, Sept. 8, M. O. Ryan, ileal of the group, announced Friday. In session with the ended will be W. W. McLaughlin, Calif. chief of the division of ehigations bureau of agricultural engineering. McLaughlin, Ryan said, was the ad- visor in setting ap the p reemen state water commission for North Dakota. The meeting, too, will name dele- gates to the National Reclamation newly named, will be attending his “said the Grand Forks of- acceptance of newly-created post of state highway engineer. On his return Sept. 10 from Chey- enne, Wyo., where he went to resign Consecutive Nights) * Garake, N. D., 3.—Bold prowl- cian, Dept ve nights entered The Weather Fair tonight, Satur- day; cooler tonight; possibly showers Sun, PRICE FIVE CENTS FEDERAL OFFICIALS | Lucian Powell, army reserve pilot Salt lake in Utah 13 miles west of Salt Lake City, swam two miles to shore and the arms of his wife, with whom he is shown here. Powell was unable to say what happened to Henry Pearson, army mechanic, who was riding with him at the time of the crash. SPREADING NET FOR CROP SPECULATORS Commission Houses Must Re- port Accounts Controlled by Other Than Owner PENALTY FOR VIOLATION | Seek Protection of Farmers During Selling Season; Large Operations Cited Washington, Sept 3.—(7)—Officials spread a net Friday in which, they said, they hoped to trap large specu- lators attempting to manipulate prices of corn, wheat, cotton and other farm commodities in violation ‘of federal regulations. For the first time, the Commodity Exchange administration, which su- pervises speculative trading in farm Products, ordered 900 registered com- mission houses to report all commod- ity accounts that are controlled “by any person other than the owner.” Dr. J. W. T. Duvel, chief of the fed- eral agency, said there “is reason to believe that not all persons who con- trol accounts having an aggregate open interest of 200,000,000 bushels of ine ,sre reporting their operations ly.” This was required, he said, and failure to report, upon conviction, “is whose plane plunged into the great ulletins (By The Asseciated Press SETS NEW RECORD ink Fuller, sec- ond entrant in the Bendix trans- continental race to arrive, —Both. the Spanish ite insurgent foes laid claim to vic- tory Friday in a major battle of the se uatie tee domaine tion ict His Aragon WOMAN FINISHES FIRST Cleveland Coch ,Jengineer William C. McKnight about said the fire will not interfere with the opening of the fall term of school. FULFILL SEAMAN'’S DREAM Aboard 8, 8. Nascipie, Prince Re- gent inlet-—The Hudson’s Bay com- Pany’s ship Nascople and the schoon- er Aklavik fulfilled 2 400-year-old — of arctic navigators Fray, charted a new course across ine a of America, linking eastern ‘and western Canadian shores by sea. 3 KILLED IN Gl GUN FIGHT Springfield, Ohio—Two officers and @ bandit were killed, a third officer was wounded, and one bandit was captured in a gun battle Friday near peeiway, 15 miles southwest of here. The shooting followed the Ay! pay- roll robbery of Robert Smith, Beeinetieie cafe raise ‘who was ted from a city street about coo Two other gunmen escaped. Farmers to Vote on Soil Saving Project lection to determine whether or Roe ALoee comer vaton clsscics shall Be epee ta ae Reece Ane McKenzie county will fe"eld tepl i8 A, D, Meminnoe, Soceninaer or | eel (008 held At ou ta Ten were fe ‘the territory are oe ae | Te ee) No definite action has been taken petitions filed for the creation of Swims 25 Miles To Tell of Wreck ni ;|Negroes drifted ashore on floating} under punishable by a fine of $10,000, or one year imprisonment, or both.” Want No Manipulation Duvel said the sweeping order had een issued because “it is especially important to farmers that during the next few months when crops are mov- ing from the ferms and ee firme rece ely fed often the put le tn manent ot “wading accounts. By this mathod, Duvel suerte, 9 clerk in a commission house control s numiet of socounts and SBOE back ip. i sang ea ee vidual” for large opera\ “This is not the be. tien rat theme thet Hero Tells Story From Hospital Bed; 17 Feared Dead in Mishap th st Panama City, Fla., Sept. 3—(P)— The story of a heroic 25-hour swim through choppy seas with the word of a steamship wreck was unfolded Friday while coast guardsmen pur- sued, with deadening hope, @ search for 15 missing members of the crew of the freighter Tarpon. The hunt unleashed by the exploit of Addley Baker, 25-year-old Mobile,| Two oller, resulted in the rescue of| house were denied all survivors of the crew of 29. Two| leges for six months the old ier futures ig 8 wreckage. The rescuers recovered two| new commodity act makes failures Reese report a criminal offense. “1d swim until I couldn't litt my ask arms,” said Baker from a hospital bed Ap te recounting how he covered the 25 to shore in quest of help, “then Td float for » while and swim| Drices and some more. The water was cold and I wondered if I could reach shore. | ® “I thought of my wife mostly. And I thought of my shipmates. I won- dered if help had come to them.” Baker said the Tarpon had run| an open into heavy weather late Tuesday and| in wheat and about 52,000,000 bushels the freighter had been shining ‘sees seas} in corn, e cee ieee | POUND DEATH TOL 500 OR MORE his way to the deck as the ship listed Bodies and Ships Line Hong- to the pounding of the waves, then: “Bhe turned over and we grabbed kong Beach; City Fights Cholera Epidemic whatever we could. The rigging ‘caught me and carried me and chief four feet under. I fought my way up and grabbed a plank. “The others were struggling in the water. Some Negroes began singing or praying, I couldn’t tell which. “I held onto my plank for over an hour. Then I struck out.” He came ashore and told the story that sent the coast guard cutter Tri- ton to the scene. The survivors were picked off the wreckage to which they had clung for 36 hours. $1,055,000 Indian Grant Is Announced Washington, Sept. 3.—(#)—Secre- tary Ickes announced Thursda} 2 oe $1,- 055,000 allotment has been au’ by the Resettlement Administration for expenditure by the Indian service in 27 Indian jurisdictions during this fiscal year. ‘Work has been tentatively approved for the following jurisdictions: Great Plains area: Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, Blackfeet and Rocky Boy’s reservations, all in Montana; Turtle ‘Lake Mountain reservation, Dakota; Standing Rock and agency. Grand Forks Seeking To Retain CCC Camp smear Ettorts to retain the COC was demolished, Larinors, dared coed by toe fede Gelay in clipper service. = government were made Pelee a aslopition peenGeTDD Forks, headed by Lieut. Gov. T. H. Thoreson and W. W. Blain, secretary of the Grand Forks Association of Commerce. ‘The COC men have been working| plans on s park project at Arville, near| week of Oct. 4 to: Grand Forks, and proponents say re-| the proposed $1, eoral Rrstie camp: now: wil leave. Does de Sioux) water conservation unt creo of nee, North and Bom crcl eg PAST COMMANDER DIES Faulkton, S. D., poral arb pene fi H. Schmidt, 47, past South Dakota|Dakota co ees ae commander of the American Legion | Minnesots Si fo executive council and ene a peyeician la Paubion tof 22 d state and federal au-