The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1937, Page 1

THE BISMARCK TRIBU North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper The Weather Fair tonight and Sun- day; somewhat cooler tonight, warmer Sun. - GASUALTIES FROM BATTLE HEAVIEST . SINCE WAR BECAN| Niponese Legions Sweep Up Yangtse in Bloody, 24- Hour Struggle ‘MAJOR OFFENSIVE’ Is ‘apanese Headquarters An- Nounce Fall of Machang, 30 Miles From Tientsin nese hand to hand, locked in one of the most important battles of undeclared 5 the. from back from fe BEReEEE ESTABLISHED 1873 New GAR Chief » Overton H. Mennet, above, 587, of Los Angeles, was chosen , new Grand Army of the Repub- Syrmnnces inant a 4 anni . encampment Madison, Wis. Dr. Mennet prac- tloed medicine for 40 years, retir- ing in 1910, He succeeds C. H. William Ruhe, Pittsburgh, Pa. SHERIFF GORDON OF WILLIAMS COUNTY 15 CANCER VICTIM 30-Year Resident of Northwest North Dakota Will Be In- iberViots “tor Karl Go: county sheriff, who.died Thursday at his home here of cancer of the stom- ach, will be gt the Methodist church SHORTAGE DEVISED Teachers’ Certificate Regula- tions Will Be Liberalized in Rural Areas To meet the shortage of teachers in rural North Dakota the Gena Morton, Stubbs of Oliver and Oren Jensen of Kidder, submitted the plan. WALLACE PREDICTS SPECIAL SESSION ON FARM PROGRAM Government Forecast Friday Points to Big Output; Corn to Be Around 50c Washington, Sept. 11.—()—Admin- istration leaders cocked an ear toward the corn and wheat belts Saturday to learn if new official estimates of large its estimates: Friday, based on Sept. 1 conditions, But it noted ‘that farm production would loom large com- pared with recent drouth years. See 50 Cent Corn ‘Officials said the recent level of corn futures contracts indicated as farm price of about 50 cents a bushel or less, compared dollar mark co enna The hoard’s new estinwates for 1937 production included: corh 2,549,- bushels; wheat 885,950,000 COUNTIES’ RELI GRANTS UP $58.00 BISMARCK, N. D.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1937 No Bathtubs! a3 - Maxine Pagel, “Miss North Da- kota,” was missing from the line of beauties at the annual Atlan- tic City “Miss America” pageant. She was starting to school at Kansas City, Mo. She balked at appearing when told contestants would be photographed in bath- ing suits and getting in and out of bathtubs. “I couldn’t do that,” she said. She here holds a vase of wheat, won back in North Dal SEVISON TAKES UP NEW HIGHWAY POST Has No Immediate Personnel Changes in Mind; Wants to Reduce Highway Mileage fea, Sevison, new state highway , returned to Bismarck from Cheyenne, Wyo, Saturday and plunged into the task of orienting himself with the North Dakota de- partment, He stopped at Dickinson, Friday, en route here, to inspect the depart- ment’s division offices, He stated he plans to visit all division offi- ces within the next week or ten days to get acquainted with the personnel and programs of each. “No further changes in highway personnel will be made immediately,” Sevison announced when asked about possible replacements for the nine veteran highway employes dismissed prior to his acceptance of the post. He said the plan for reducing the zine gE Increase Over August Figure Sanctioned by State Wel- fare Board An increase of $58,000 over August grants to counties for general relief | puzpooes Saturday had spproval of North Dakota public welfare board. The board Friday sanctioned grants totaling $200,000. Ample relief funds will be available! areas to care for ‘needy during the winter,” the board delegations from Divide, Mc- Mountraill counties. Milhollan ex- proportion burden in drouth counties, be made upon completion of s Funeral Saturday Williston, N. D., Sept. 11.—(#)—Fu- Poplar, Mont, Gept. ili}. | Mitchell, 54, city superintendent of the last 21 years, died Friday of a heart attack. His widow @ son survive. state’s mileage of highways would be worked out with federal bureau of public roads officials at a later date. Reduction of the mileage of the state highway system was one of the methods advanced during a federal- state conference to meet U. 8. bureau juirements, The new state official and State Highway Commissioner P, H. McGur- ren said definite methods of reaching the maintenance objectives had not yet been mapped. Investigation of Scrap Iron Exports Approved Washingtoh, Sept. 11—()—A pro- that congress inyestigate the effect of increased scrap metal ex- ports on the country’s iron and steel supply won the endorsement of four SPORTSMEN ASKED TO KEEP TRACK OF GAME THEY SHOOT State Game and Fish Commis- sion Wants Report on Season's Total Bag North Dakota hunters sincerely in- terested in the conservation and prop- agation of wildlife this year will have an opportunity to co-operate with the state game and fish department in ieeeping fab on roe uumber ct ots D. W. Hulterstrum, game and fish the sportsmen using it to report the end of the sei on the total amount of his bag Distribution of ‘The hi =|Get Up, Jo * Chicago, Sept. 11—(7)—More than 300,000 elementary school pupils barred from classrooms by an outbreak of infantile paralysis will get their schooling by radio and newspaper starting next Monday. Radio classes will begin at 7:15 ;® m., with setting up exercises first on the Jit: Throughout the day until 7 p..m,, six radio sta- tions will take turns broadcasting instruction. ‘The novel educational expéri- ment was planned by Dr. William H, Johnson, superintendent of schools, when it became likely schools might not be reopened until.Oct. 1 because of the in- crease in paralysis cases. They were originally scheduled to open Sept. 7. 23 Unlucky Number, | Wants Pension Cut | Ht Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 11.—(7) —Because “23” has always been , an unlucky number for him, Har- adate will average $38,000 © year, EXONERATED OF | CONTEMPT CHARGES A. C. Townley, Two Bismarck Lawyers Among Group Freed by N. D. Supreme Court North Dakota’s supreme court jus- tices in two opinions handed down Saturday exonerated seven laymen, including A. C. Townley, veteran Non- partisan League leader, and two at- for contempt because of all practice of law. REPORT INSURGENT CAPTURE OF MOUNT Key Peak on Road to Govern- ment Port in Northwest Now in Rebel Hands departments of the government resul| major Saturday in letters revealed by the senate military committee. Army and navy officials strongly recommended congress make a st of domestic supplies and the possible effect of unrestricted exports. Com- merce and interior departments added their approval. Secretary of State Hull was less en- thusiastic about the proposal but said he would not object. Sunday! Motor Carrier Rate Investigation Reopens Reopening of the state railroad commission’s investigation into the rates, practices and regulations of Class A motor freight carriers in North Dakota was announced Satur- day by Elmer Olson, secretary. Under the order reopening the in- ualified to “counsel, udy | form citizens of their legal rights, du- Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier, Sept. 11—(%)—Generalissimo Fran- cisco Franco's Navarrese column, bat- tling the Asturian defenders of Gijon in @ mountain snowstorm, were re- Ported Saturday to have captured Masucha peak, dominating the coastal road to the Spanish government's last ties, privileges and Miabilities” under certain statutes enacted by congress and the state legislature. ‘The two attorneys were charged with associating themselves with the lay- Maly “tad leet td uct important Biscayan seaport. themselves in an unlawful way and in| The battle lasted 14 hours, accord- & manner unbecoming an attorney at/irg to reports reaching the French law and an officer of this court.” frontier. ——_______ Internal troubles in Gijon, In- 1937 Milk Output {ng the fall of the city Just. sa, they La: {§|did at Santander last month. Tops Le st Year’ Crowds of demonstrators were said to have marched in the streets, de- caper a aire ey a [mandi ect vancing Insurgents. The morale o: Sept. 1 oa |the civilian populace was said tohave * than fi date lor the same a by PRICE FIVE CENTS joneymooning Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.'s appeared happy to be home when they returned to the United States aboard the Europa after having spent two months in Europe. Mrs. Roosevelt, was Ethel Dupont before she mmr? the handsome son of the hnny! Time To Listen to School! Each day newspapers will pub- lish material to guide students in their classes by radio. A staff of school teachers will outline the “home work” in half-hour and 15 minute periods over the air five days each week. geography and history were in- cluded in the radio curriculum, Music and ert may be added. There will be examinations on the material covered when schools reopen. Death of a child Friday brought to 18 the number of fatalities attributed to the disease since it became serious six weeks ago. A total of 228 persons have been stricken. HARRY HOPKINS ON cation of Chahinkapa Park There Sunday St. Paul, Sept. 11—(?)—Harry F. Hopkins, federal Works Progress Ad- ministrator, was scheduled to: arrive here Saturday morning for a short visit in the Twin Cities. He plans to leave tonight for Wahpeton, N. D. Dedication of the Chahinkapa park at Wahpeton, with Hopkins as the principal speaker. is scheduled for Sunday. Following this ceremony, the group will leave for Aberdeen, 8. D., for a second dedication that of a new national guard armory, and @ con- ference with state officials. Accompanying the chief adminis- trator will be Howard Hunter, re- gional WPA director from 5 and Ray Brannion of the New Eng- land region, Pickets Strike For More Pay Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 11—(7)— The Courier Express said Satur- day @ group of CIO pickets at the Republic steel plant here had gone on strike against picket duty. The newspaper said about 60 strikers, demanding more pay for pickets, had renounced their membership in the Steel Workers organizing committee, » CIO af- filiate. They also decided the news- paper said, to discourage other strikers from doing picket duty until their allowance is raised to $2 a day. The present scale was described as $1 a day, except Sat- BRITAIN, FRANCE | MIGHT ASSUME JOB IF ITALY REFUSES Mussolini Will Be Invited to Protect Sea Off West Coast From Piracy PARLEY PLAN APPROVED Russia Criticizes Contemplated Patrol System as Too ‘Loosely-Constructed’ Rome, Sept. 11.—(?)—Italiax Geneva, Sept, 11—(#)—The threat of an Anglo-French warship patrol off Italy's western coast emerged ominously Saturday from the “anti- piracy” conference at Nyon. The nine-power parley reached an agreement Saturday night which provides that Britain and France will maintain supervision over sea lanes throughout the entire Mediterranean. Informed persons said Premier Mussolini would be invited to patrol the Tyrrhenian sea against pirate submarines, WORLD JUSTLY JITTERY, SAYS FR Hyde Park, N. Y., Sept. 11—(#) —President Roosevelt said Satur- WAY 10 WAHPETON sess WPA Chief Will Headline Dedi-|~ governments and Germany—is invited to take part. Uncertain His denunciation of the phantom submarine attacks, two of which sank Soviet freighters, was a thinly-veiled attack on Italy and a hint that Rus- sia would act independently if they were not halted by the patrol plan. But the agreement was reached with the apparent complete approval lome-Made Electric Chair Kills Youth Chicago, . 11.—()—Bertram R. Baucher, atreas-old honor student “Hamkow railroads, headquarters announced . Complete idents of Williston. | legations schools, had regulations. Approval tors conference here. County under from certificates. ts, t hile Kennedy’ Teachers’ Ray | echools here and Duck ‘Roundup’ Staged By M’Clusky Wardens McClusky, N. D., Sept. 11—As wheeled overhead, vestigation, which comes on petition | year ago. The department predicted of the Northwest Truck and Bus as-}a continued “moderately heavy” out- sociation, a hearing will be held Sept.|put that will average 20 to take evidence and testimony | higher than last Telating to rates and traffics apply-| New Jersey with an average of 19.2 ing to uncrated household goods and| pounds of milk cow, topped the furniture hauled by these carriers. | nation. 's average Was 14.9 3; Minnesota, 133 pounds; Recommend Dietrich Keri exota, 12.6 pounds and Bout For Stark Agent Job both bombs and propaganda leaflets. urday, when it is $2. Cheap Intake Not Good For Missouri Irrigation When the Missouri river was cut- ting away the bank at the prison ir- bed efi § Dakota, 11.1 pounds. Drunk—But Goat Smothered Smell : t i i i if i i : i I § £ H A. R. Buchli, county agricultural agent and county extension agent whose resignation is effective Sept. 15. Loaal Gun Club to Hold Weekly Shoot “The Bismarck gun club will hold its weekly shoot Sunday at 9:30 a. m. at the club's traps a mile north of the capitol. The public is invited, ac- cording to George Ebert, president, i il i li it Hee AL i arrangement, Knapp, technical adviser to the state water conservation commission, is ste i : i dtl f