The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1937, Page 1

‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper The Weather Fair tonight and prob- -ably Wed.; slightly cooler tonight. Telephone BISMARCK, N. D., TUESDAY, ESTABLISHED 1873 PRICE FIVE CENTS - State’s Best Corn Goes on Exhibition OCTOBER 26, 1937 Points on Shanghai-to-Nanking Railroad Severed Will Speak to Nurses JAPANESE ASSAULT FORCES CHINESE 10 ~NEW DEFENSE LINES Shanghai Warfare Will Shift . Nearer to International Settlement 150 JAP PLANES ATTACK Defenders Now Unable to With- draw From Chapei, Kiang- wan by Rail Shanghai, Oct. 26.—(P)—Japanese forces Tuesday occupied Tasang, 8) key Chinese defense position fi miles north of Shanghai, and fought their way to several points on the wan impossible along that route. Cha- pei, on the northern border of the International Settlement, and King- day. Britain was informed that Japan would deal suitably ne Te- Prominent speakers at the Silver LONA L. TROTT Ruth I. Wisnaes is president of advance followed ait] jubitee convention of North Dekota|the North Dekota Nurses association ‘which wangwan. Although Japanese authorities“te- fused to state the number of Japanese IN ROSS KIDNAPING NOTE IS THREATENED, Second Ransom Bill Reported Found; Seek Identity of Sender of Warning Chicago, Oct. 256 —(}— The Chi- Evening American said Mrs. Clara Ludwig, who turned the first note of the :$60,000 ransom paid of Charles 8. Ross federal agents last Thurs- received a letter threatening if she did no: § | m3 s Ee y ar : | ; i? i : : HEL HL 3 i i e webulgag E atl Feet ne ae ‘f z i county, in 1920. She has directed relief In several disasters, the being her management of health supervisor state advisory nurse under the Utah Board of Health. She began work in her present job.in November, 1935. She held several important posts in the Utah Nurses association. and has had wide experience in botn jo pte Boo surgical -nureing served for @ time as North Da- eta ‘director of emergency nursing service and now is supervisor of nuraca, with the Fargo City Health depart- ment. Pearl Mclver, » D. C., nursing for the U. 8. Public Health Service and will lead in the discussion of Syphilis and Gonorrhea. A gradu- ate of Minnesota University, her ex- Perience also includes teaching schoul at Webster, 8. D., and Hatton, N. D Before entering government service she was child hygiene nurse and lates Girector of Public Health Nursing for the Missouri State Board of Health. Before promotion to her present posi- tion she was public health nursing analyst for the U. 8. Public Health French Ship Is _ Fired by Plane New Mediterranean Incident Spurs Spanish Non-Interven- tion Compromise Efforts . London, Oct. 26—(P)—Britain wes nations. ‘An outbreak of fresh incidents in the Mediterranean, motivating the French government in what was in- terpreted by observers as protect its colonial comm spurred the British French heavy destroyer Milan to Fornells, Mi- oO till Ese 5, a 3 5 FE a FI 28 i Hh BR CITY DADS REFUSE 10 PERMIT LIQUOR SALES ON SUNDAYS New Trailer Parking Ordinance = Read for First Time by Commission Bismarck’s city commission turned @ deaf ear Monday night to a request of several city liquor dealers that te they be allowed to keep their estab- efforts to find a|lishments open for Sunday business. The delegation of liquor dealers, among whom were Herman Lasken, Vince Kielty, Vern Dresbach, Frank VOLD IS ACCUSED OF MIS-STATEMENT OF FACTS BY THOMPSON Superintendent’s Blast Comes From School District War- rant Situation CALLS IT ‘PROPAGANDIZING’ Fire-Tornado Fund Has No Legal Connection With Equalization Fund (By the Associated Press) A, E. Thompson, state superintend- ent of public instruction Tuesday charged O. R. Vold, manager of the state fire and tornado fund, with “ propagandizing” teachers with “ma- liclous misstatement of facts” in con- nection with school district warrants The statement was issued formally 43 Thompson reported a total of $63.- 350 has been certified to the state auditor for payment in special grants on the basis of need to 55 f! distressed school districts during the last three days. In addition to the 55 financially dis- tressed districts, employing 268 teach- ers and practically all in the drouth area, there are still a considerable number of districts to be checked on this basis this week, Thompson stated. These grants, he said, are approved by the members of the state equaliza- tion fund board, consisting of Gov. William Langer, Attorney General P. O. Sathre and Superintendent Thompson. Tornado Fund Not Involved “The state fire and tornado fund has no legal authority or connection investing its surplus funds in the purchase of registered warrants given by these districts to teachers. t3kute-@ financlal obligation against stitute-a against the districts and are in no sense a gift to the districts. It came to my at- tention some three weeks ago that the manager of this fund was writing Hetters to teachers in districts whose warrants they had refused to cash, in which he stated that he was unable to cash these warrants because I had analyzed the financial statements of these districts and had decided that they must issue certificates of indebt- edness for all monies received from , (Continued on Page Two) NURSE ASSOCIATION TO GATHER HERE IN JUBILEE CONVENTION Will Celebrate Silver Anniver- sary at Sessions Open-. ing Oct. 28 Celebrating the silver anniversary of its founding, the North Dakota State Nurses association will meet bere for a three-day convention, ‘Thursday, Oct. 28, continuing through Saturday, Oct. 30. Meetings will be held in the Masonic temple. Registration will be held from 8:15 ponding tary, Devils Lake, board of nurse examin- ers; Mother Gilbert, Fargo, inspector TUQUOR 1 BIGGER | PROBLEM INN. D. THAN EVER'--GRAY , | Mere Law Can’t Transform Racket-Ridden State, Says State Treasurer ACT ‘DOES NOT CONTROL’ Dealers Who Do Not Keep Busi- ness Respectable Writing Own Doom, He Declares Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 2%— ()—Liquor is a bigger problem today than it has ever been before in North attributed the reason in part to the monotony of existence in the drouth area, After sketching the details of the control act and CAPITAL CIty MA HAVE NEW CATHOU No More Building at Pro-Cathe- dral; Raymond St., Ave. Als Likely Site Feehan explained, beca' Vincent Wehrle has forbidden it. The E il ‘I E 36 a H i i 3 E & if true 2 E BE i = 8 of schools; Pearl Voge, Bismarck, cre- | Bi dentials; Sister Olive, Fargo, legisla- tive; Mabel Hertsgaard, nominations; Mrs, H. A. Brandes, Bismarck, pro- (Continued on Page Two) Police Enjoy Southern Youth ‘In Duress Vile’ |= adecee fue get that in here?” he wanted to know. Despite his youth, Bowman is even though most much-traveled, of his has been Featured at Taking prominent part in the annual North Dakota State Corn Show opening here today and continuing through Thursday is the irrigated corn exhibit spon- Corn Show | | ae sored by the state water conserva- tion commission. At the left, in the top picture, are ears of Rainbow flint, while at the right are some ears of Fal- coner. Both were raised on the H. J. Rix farm in Morton county. The small ear in the center is Falconer corn raised on the Rix farm without irrigation. At the right, below, is E. M. Granlund, De Lamere, N.D., one of the state's most famous corn growers and one of the leading exhibitors at the show. The cup signifies that he is a former state champion. CIO Offers Peace Proposal to AFL HOOVER 10 SPEAK ON RADIO TONIGHT Washington, Oct. 26 —(7)}— Both Herbert Hoover and Alf M. Landon, reported rivals for Republican lead- ership, were in the political spotlight Tuesday. Landon was conferring in Topeka, Kans., with John Hamilton, Repubii- | can national chairman. Hoover will deliver a nationwide radio speech from Boston at 9:00 p. m., eastern standard time. Political observers connected both events with the meeting of the Re- publican national committee in Chi- cago next week to consider holding a 1938 Republican convention. The a Training School Boys to Share in Program) cou! training 'side. “pol egerpePae ct need inot afford to accept or reject our|ried Miss Gladys Johnson, daughter schoo] at Mandan will have a very special part in Navy Day observance in Bismarck, Howard Carson, local recruiting officer, announced Tues- | Carson said Tuesday n@ning. Paull will speak before the Mandan | Lewis’ Ifamaad strength of numbers,” said Lee Would Establish ‘Autonomous’ Department Within Federa- tion for Industrial Unions Washington, Oct. 26—(#)—The ‘Committee for Industrial Organization Proposed Tuesday a reconciliation with the American Federation of Labor on s basis which a CIO leader said probably would give John L. Lewis control of the Federation. ten-man delegation, nego- tiating for peace with the Federation, suggested creation of a new CIO de- partment within the Federation which would be authorized to organize work- ers in mass production, marine, pub- { lic utilities, service and basic fabricat- ing industries, On a basis of membership claimed for the rival organizations, the CIO would have 3,718,000 members in the Federation, compared with approxi- mately 3,200,000 workers the Federa- tion now claims. Would Control Federation “This seems to us to be a case where we would control the Federation by , CIO general counsel. “We think this proposal puts final settlement of the issue up to the other The Federation conferees can offer immediately.” The peace proposal brought a re- joess of the conference until Wednes- day, apparently to give the A. F. of L. delegates time to study the CIO plan. Joseph Curran, president of the Na- tional Maritime Union, a CIO affil- liate, was the first to come out of the conference room. Asked why the con- ference had recessed after a session of, any an hour and a quarter, Curran In Dead Faint | “You o@n’t expect them (the A. F. ‘of L, committee) to come out of a Seaa are ne Be RDF. caimepeet: Shortly after Tuesday's conference recessed, the A. F. of L. committee high school student body Wednesday morning and at the noon: luncheon issued a statement saying: “The proposal submitted by the CIO 3-DAY SHOW OPENS. IN AUDITORIUM OF MEMORIAL BUILDING More Than 500 Entries Received by Noon Tuesday; 140 4-H Club Exhibits Expected CORN OF GOOD QUALITY Penetentiary Farm's Irrigated Vegetable Garden Display Attracts Attention Rainbows of the prairie, row of row of North Dakota's prize corn vir= tually filled the huge auditorium of Bismarck’s World War Memorial building as the 14th state corn show opened Tuesday for three days. More than 500 entries had been recorded at noon in the open divi- sions and more than 140 exhibits of 4-H club members, with more exe pected by mail before the end of the ry. Dean H. L. Walster of the North Dakota Agricultural college and E. W. Norcross, deputy seed commissioner, commenced judging the entries. Every class had one or more entries. good quality considering soil, moise ture and other conditions which North, Dakota farmers have contended with in the last few years. Dent corn varieties shown include Minnesota 13, Rustler, Square Deal, Golden Dent, Pioneer and others. There were Northwestern and Fal~- coner in the semi-dent class; Gehu, Dakota White, Burleigh County Mix- ed, Squaw, Mercer and Rainbow in the Flint corns; White Flour and tisacting atiention in the 4 A attent 1 grain exhibits were exceptions! qual- ity Mindum, Thatcher and Durum mipete, Midseason, Ralnboy os teiane ile (Continued on Page Two) BRIDEGROOM OF 10 DAYS DROPS 10 HIS DBATHINBISMARCK Frank M. Windmueller, Power, Company Employe, Instant ly ‘Killed by Fall Frank M. Windmueller, Dickinson bridegroom of 10 days, dropped to his death from a hotel window here at 1:15 p. m., Monday. In full view of a number of horrified pedestrians, the 26-year-old man hung by his hands from the window ledge for a few seconds and then dropped sbout 85 feet. His body struck the curbing. He fell on his head and shoulders and was instantly killed. After an investigation, Dr. W. L. Larson, Burleigh county coroner, pro- nounced the death suicide and de- clared there would be no inquest. Windmueller had registered at the hotel about 3:30 p. m., Monday as Joseph Falls of Jamestown. He ap- peared highly nervous and distraught at that time, the clerk told Dr. Lar- son, Hinted at Suicide About 7:10 p. m., Windmueller called a bellhop and handed him a note which he instructed should be de- livered to the clerk. Addressed to no It hinted at suicide. Tread the note, Wi to his death. Windmueller, an employe of the Power and Light come of Dickinson. His father is a power company engineer. Ten days ago the man mare of Mr. and Mrs. James V. of Anaconda, Mont. in St. John’s Lutheran church st Dickinson. They had commenced housekeeping at Dicke inson. ployed at s Dickinson drug store for some time. Reared in Dickinson, both were graduates of Dickinson high school. Mrs, Windmueller also is 9 graduate of the Dickinson State Teachers college. In a dresser in Windmueller’s room, Chief of Police W. R. Ebeling and Dr. Larson found some money, & gold watch and two insurance madq out to Mrs, Windmueller. Windmueller had not been well, the Dickinson physician told Dr. Larson. The body was taken to the Webl of the Bismarck Rotary club Wed- i in such broad terms that we are un-| Funeral home. It was sent to Dick- nesday, Carson said. (Continued on Page Two) | haps an sehe geen arkite