The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 23, 1937, Page 1

2200 AMERIGAN GUNBOAT CARRYING STARR 1) TENPORARY CAPITAL Japanese Troops Continue As- sault; Boats Will Assist Nationals PARLEY TO ADMIT FAILURE Soviet Protests Japanese Threat; Insurgent Cavalry Reported Routed (By the Associated Press) The United States ambassador and his staff left Nanking Tuesday for the temporary embassy at Hankow as Ja- Panese troops continued to bombard Chinese defenses halfway. between Shanghai and the nation’s capital. Hankow is on the Yangtze river in Hupeh province, about 280 air miles from Nanking. While Ambassador Nelson T. John- sor and his aides sailed up the Yang- {ze aboard the United States gunboat Luron, a sister ship, the Oahu, went ts the assistance of United States nationals at Wuhu, Kiukiang and countant inthe-@hanghai office. The arrangement was believed to be}, an effort to prevent cunomns trations from tionally disputed question. The Brussels Far Eastern confer- ence, in adjournment until Wednes- day, was expected on reconvening to vete on a declaration acknowledging failure of its efforts to end the Chi- nese-Japanese war. In Moscow, a Soviet protest against a statement by Baron Sadao Araki, Japanese former minister of war and member of Japan’s high advisorv ccuncil, that “it probably is necessary to strike directly at Russia” to elim- inate Communism in the Far East. was reported by Tass (official Soviet) news aj Araki’s statement was made in an interview Oct. 25. In the Spanish civil war, fighting was concentrated in a sector of Toledo province where Spanish government infantry was reported to have driven iusurgent cavalry from an area of the ene river front, near Casa Marican- torill ‘ WALLACE. URGES FARM STABILITY Otherwise, He Tells Kansans, Agriculture Will Carry-U. S. to New Depression Wichita, Kans., Nov. 23—(7)—Amer- ican agriculture must establish its stability, Secretary Wallace declared ‘Tuesday, or again become the nation’s “forgotten industry” and carry the ecuntry back to another depression. Addressing a group of Kansas wheat Froducers, he proposed a six-point form program. The present campaign for farm re- lief is a renewal of the old battle of convey for agriculture,” Wallace said. The real issue, he declared, is to have a fair chance.” The six-point program urged by Wallace was similar in many respects to the bill submitted Monday by the senate agriculture committee. Charge Power Groups With Propagandizing Washington, Nov. 23.—()—Presi- dent Roosevelt sent to congress Tues- day a voluminous report by the New York state power authority charging ad hydro-electric | case. power could be produced at about half the cost of private steam power. Two Critically Hurt In St. Paul Crash &t. Paul, Nov. 23.—(#)—Crushed in their automobile when it crashed into a telephone pole at Dale street Lake Owasso boulevard, two St. Paul menu were injured critically early Tuesday. Harry Bangert, 21, and Harry Brown, 22, were taken to Ancker hospital after their car. driven by Bangert, failed to make a turn. CELEBRATES 103RD BIRTHDAY Drammen, Wis., Nov. 23.—(/?)—Mrs. Johanna Hogenson, Eau Claire's old- est living resident, celebrated her 108rd birthday Tuesday. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE North Dakota’s ESTABLISHED 1873 Sub-Committee OK’s Tax Revision Bea Embassy eaves Nanking As Drive Continues Two Killed, Scores Hurt in Train Wreck Love Ends i ' Oldest Newspaper BISMARCK, N. D., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1987 The Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, some- PRICE FIVE CENTS in Tragedy An 80-mile-an-hour automonile chase over icy roads in Chicago suburbs ended in a crash, a shot, and the death of Warren Sinclair Mo, Stanley, 16, a student at the Missouri Pursuing police said they found a pistol beside him in the Military academy in Mexico, stolen auto. A fervent love note found in his pocket led to the ques- tioning of Lorette Harynek, 15, who told investigators they had been sweethearts for about three years. They are shown together here. Urges Missouri Valley Authority General System of Water Con- servation Sought by Sioux City Group ment of the Missour! valley through @ generay system of water conserva- tion was urged Tuesday before the Mississippi valley association by George R. Call, general counsel, Mis- Valley Water Conservation as- sociation of Sioux City, Iowa. Call pictured the valley of “The Big Muddy,” especially its upper reaches, as “the hardest hit section of the United States” by drouth, where there is practically no provision for flood control or conservation pro- jects and where the need for irriga- tion and soil erosion projects is the Greatest. Such s program for the valley, he said, would distribute new wealth and prevent “a great exodus of people from this section.” It also would “aid us in protecting life and property down the whole valley,” Call declared. He further urged that congress es- tablish “some co-ordinating authority or some delegated responsibility to al- ready established branches of our gov- ernment” to bring about such a pro- gram for the Missouri valley. MOTORMAN BLAMED FOR TRAIN CRASH One Killed, 25 Hurt When Chi- cago Suburban Train Rams String of Empties Chicago, Nov. ‘@ motorman to heed a warning signal was blamed Tuesday after a prelimin- ary inquiry for the crash of two Illi- nois central suburban trains which killed a young woman and injured 25 other passengers. A six-car southbound train rammed into the rear of a string of empty cars near 82nd street on the far south side Monday night. The dead woman was Miss Bernice Inczuaskis, 25-year-old factory em- Ploy. : Directed Verdict ‘Motions Are Denied - Madison, Wis.,.Nov. 23.—(#)—Fed- eral Judge Patrick T. Stone denied Tuesday all motions for directed ver- dicts of acquittal for the remaining 16 corporate defendants in the federal severe § gasoline price-fixing ‘He recessed court until next Mon- day and wished the defendants “a _ [happy Thanksgiving.” Wheldon Is Master Of Garrison Lodge Garrison, N. D., Nov. 23.—Charles and|E. Wheldon of Roseglen has been elected worshipful master of Garri- son lodge No. 90, A. F. & A. M. Other Officers are Fred T. Giffey, senior warden; John H. Erickson, junior war- den; ‘A. A. Yonker, treasurer, and W.| C. Cull, secretary. LANGDON FARMER DIES N. D., Nov. LM—led t | ; GOVERNOR BENSON _ ASKS SENATE BODY TO INTENSIFY PROBE | Calls for Investigation of ‘Reac- tionary Minneapolis Em- ployers Group’ GRAND JURY OPENS HEARING Labor Leaders Call Public Meeting to Consider Cor- coran Slaying St. Paul, Nov. 23.—(?)—Asserting the state “will never quit” its efforts ty solve the Patrick J. Corcoran slay- ing, Gov. Benson Tuesday asked the senate civil liberties committee to in- tensify its investigation into a “re- actionary Minneapolis employers group.” The governor, in a statement, as- serted every federal crime investiga- tion agency should be asked to aid Minneapolis police and said he had instructed the state crime bureau to assign all available men to the case. Meanwhile, the Hennepin county grand jury opened an investigation of charges of “gangsterism” and “rack- eteering” in the Minneapolis labor movement, hurled by two CIO leaders, @s an aftermath of the assassination of Corcoran, It was the first time since the slay-] ing of Concoran, vice president of the Minnesota Federation of Labor, that the grand jury officialiv stepped in- to the investigation. While the grand jury was in session, Two passengers were killed anl 46 were injured when four coaches of a Noriolk & Western passenger train were derailed near Bluefield, W. Va., during a snowstorm. A general view of the wreckage is shown here. In the foreground is a coach, bearing women and children, which rolled down an em- bankment to the edge of the Bluestone river. Bride Dies on Wedding Night of Crash Injuries ‘lat a “party” several days “before he’ Walsenbur, Colo., Nov. 23.—(#)— Apparently no job is too big for the thieves of Huerfano county td tackle. Sherift’s officers are for a four-room house, complete with chimney and porch, which Ep tel eG BE during the night. PAD AGITATORS BLAMED FOR STRIKE ‘Wildcat’ Sitdown In Pontiac Factory Laid to Labor Spy Organizations was slain but they claimed they were Serteba wortet Ay) fal roe (Ole A. M. Carey, attorney for the broth- ers, indicated he would try to obtain their release on a habeas corpus writ. James Flower of the Building Labor- ers’ union, an American Federation of Labor affiliate, and Hillard Smith, Committee for Industrial Organiza- tion organizer, joined in calling a pub- lic meeting Dec. 1 to discuss the Cor- coran ‘slaying. ‘They said a number of unions planned to participate. Police disclosed a cafe waitress had ‘supported the word of the two former ‘Chicago labor organizers, held with- out charge, that.they were in a down- town hotel at the time Corcoran was shot. In a statement. pledging co-opera- tion in the case, Meyer Lewis and Wil- liam Wright, representing the A.P.L. ai.swered previous CIO assertions thi the older organization brought “slug: gers” into Minneapolis, with claims CIO men were “beating, intimidating and coercing workers to join the Detroit, Nov. 23.—(#)—Charges that Gro “paid provocateurs” acted in the Pon-/ tiac, Mich., wildcat strike were voiced Tuesday as steps were taken to make the newest peace in the aillprnonlls labor field a lasting one. Unidentified outside interests seek- ing to drum up business for labor spy organizations were blamed. The United Automobile Workers of America, whose international leaders succeeded in halting the unauthorized strike at the Fisher Body plant of General Motors corporation Monday, promised an investigation of the charges. The Wttroit News quoted an un- identified union official as saying the strike “was started by paid provaca- teurs” employed “by some labor spy ns which wasn’t getting any business because of the orderly manner in which our grievance pro- cedure was beginning to work.” ‘Human Snake’ Says ‘His Bite Is Deadly Sydney, Australia, Nov. 23.—(7)— George Aitken, 58, who styles him- self “Pambara, the Snake Charmer,” says his bite is poisonous enough to kill a man, “It’s because I have so much venom in my body,” he explained, while re- covering from a leg amputation. Aitken said he had been bitten by poisonous snakes at least 200 times during his 40 years as a carnival showman. Recently physicians diag- nosed the cause of s swollen leg as “slow snake-venom poison” and took off the leg to ‘save his life. Mercer Youth Named To Literary Group Grand Forks, Nov. 23.—New literary society members at the University of ‘North Dakota include Duane Rice, Mercer; Leo Campion, Willow City; Edward Frye, Webster, and Leslie in Hesperia. ipate in debate, oratorical and crea- tive writing programs. ACCUSED OF SLAYING Chicago, Nov. 23.—(P)—A 3l-year- old mother of three children was un- der arrest Tuesday on a charge of slaying a Sey young woman whom lamed for the loss of her hus: Forks Bakery Strike Negotiations Stalled Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 23.—(P)— Quiet prevailed early Tuesday in the Grand Forks bakery strike after strik- er sympathizers previously had halted a bread truck and scattered bread in the ditch. The walkout of 22 union bakers in five plants entered its second week ‘Tuesday with negotigtions at a stand- still, Picketing of the Eddy Bakery Co., where most of the baking for the five firms is being done, continued. Usual out-of-town deliveries were sent to surrounding towns and other trucks supplied bread to local stores. Deliveries both inside and outside the city were not interfered with by pickets. HOUSING AUTHORITY First of 10,000 Persons Move Into Model Apartments in Chicago Chicago, Nov. 23—(#)—Amid con- troversial claims by realty spokesmer: uf unfair government competition, the Chicago housing authority arranged Tuesday to move the first of 10,000 persons into model houses and apart- ments costing more than $15,000,000 * federal cash. The first families, many from the siums, will move in.next month. Sel- ection of tenants began Tuesday up- on approval of a rental scale ranging f:om $21 a month for two room to $33.50 for five-room apartments. Ultimately 2,414 families will be housed in three separate developments. «u Chicago’s north, west and far south sides, but occupancy will not be com- pleted until late next year. Criticism by organized real estate men of the Chicago project—largest mid-western development in the fed- eral government's $526,000,000 slum- ciearing experiment—hinged on its exemption from local taxes. To qualify for tenancy, applicants’ arnual income must not exceed ap- proximately $2,010. Applications exceed available quar- ters by more than five to one. OIL EXECUTIVE DIES San Francisco, Nov. 23.—(?)—Ken- neth R, Kingsbury, 61, president of Standard Oil of California, died of & heart attack Monday night on a va- cation cruise to Havana. Relief Rollers’ Trek To Cities Is Problem Over 200 Families Resident in Other Counties Have Moved Into Bismarck Movement to Bismarck of non-resi- dent families who must be given pub- lic assistance in order to live here is a growing problem for Burleigh coun- ty, according to Mrs. Elizabeth Wen- zel, executive secretary of the county welfare board. More than 200 families who are legal residents of other counties are now living in Burleigh county, Mrs. ‘Wenzel said, under “residence agree- ments” between Burleigh county and counties of which they are actual citi- zens, Under these agreements, Mrs. Wen- zel explained, Burleigh county con- tracts to care for the families but the lcounty of which they are legal resi- dents must remunerate Burleigh coun- ty for whatever outlay is made for not include Burleigh county farm fam- ies that have moved to Bismarck. Four or five farm families have tion grants within the past two weeks, ‘Mrs. Wenzel said. Biggest problems created by the in- fiux of out-of-town residents are the and |stroying ince [causing business fear and uncertainty. Security administration grant will provide better living than WPA emplorment said the president was guilty of de- | H business confidence Death on Minnesota Road Ove takes Bridesmaid; Other Members of Party Hurt Warren, Minn., Nov. of the bride in a Warren Fe ea early Tuesday, climaxed a wedding tragedy that occurred near Strand- quist Monday night, resulting in the death of one of the bridesmaids, The bride, Mrs. Steve Chwialkowski, died at 5:30 a. m., of injuries suffered carrying the wedding, | Ersla Budesowski, 21, the brides- nail, died Monsay nish. Others injured and in. a hospital here are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gro- chowski and the bride groom, Steve Chwialkowski, They are pecans ine in- jured but doctors expect they will recover. A blowout caused the car to leave the road, members of the party said. They were picked up by deer hunters and brought to Warren. MAN SMOTHERED UNDER FEED LOAD Alexander McFarlane, Langdon Farmer, Found Beneath Overturned Wagon Langdon, N. D., Nov. 23.—()—Alex- ander McFarlane, 69, was found smothered to death under a load of ground feed a mile and a half north- east of here Tuesday by members of hie family. He left Langdon Monday night with the feed in a horse-drawn grain tank. {cund in the farmyard Tuesday morn- ing members of the family started for Langdon and found his body un- der the overturned load of feed. Prominent in Cavalier county, he served as township director, officer ‘and school board member for many prate He sine ved by hie wite/and eight children. Fish Lays Market Depression to FR \ Washington, Nov. 23.—(#)—Rep. Fish (Rep., N. Y.) asserted Tuesday President Roosevelt was responsible for the loss of $30,000,000,000 in secur- ity values on the stock exchange in the last two months, In a speech in the house Fish also and Keeps Kids Off Road, Out of School; Jailed New Albany, Ind., Nov. 33—(/)— A 48-year-old father, “laying out” a $13 fine at the rate of $1 day in & Jail cell here, reiterated Tuesday a determination to keep three of his nine children out of school rather than OPPOSITION T0 RATE BOOSTS VOICED BY STATE INSTITUTIONS Board of Administration, State Mill Are Represented at Hearing Opposition to proposed freight rate increases, peinclpely affecting lig- nite, was voiced Tuesday by the board of administration and ‘tne state mill and elevator at a hearing before the North Dakota oad commission. Rates on sand, gravel and petroleum products in intrastate commerce also lare involved. The case was taken under advisement. H,.A. Bronson, Grand Forks, rep- resenting both state groups, contend- led the increased rates, averaging five cents per ton, would put an undue burden upon educational, charitable lend penal institutions and the state Some shippers represented took & similar position but others contended the increase should be granted be- cause the amount proposed on lignite was only half that already granted ‘on bituminous coal in interstate com- merce, They expressed the fear that if the board did hot give the lignite increases, greater increases might result later if the lower rates on lignite represented a burden or resulted in prejudice to interstate shippers. Representatives of two railroads told North Dakota railroad commissioners Monday that failure to grant Sete increases will throw inter and When the horses were! rate intra state rates out of adie James P. Plunkett and V. P. Brown of the Great Northern railway and Paul A. Walsh of the Northern Pa- cific, all of St. Paul, said the principal reason for seeking the increases of the commission was need of addi- tional revenue to meet operating costs. Pope Pius Has Sinking Spell; Better Tuesday Vatican City, Nov. 23.—(7)—Sources Close to the papal household said Pope Pius suffered a sinking spell Monday night but appeared considerably bet- ter Tuesday, following his usual me- ,dical injections. The pontiff’s physician remained at his side through the morning, and the Pope cancelied his audiences, but was able to preside at a meeting of the congregation of rites. He did, however, take a short auto- mobile ride through the Vatican shortly after noon. The pontiff, whose condition is be- effects from colder weather, obtained a little sleep Monday night. The pontiff was critically ill just what colder Wed. HOUSE BODY WOULD FAVOR BUSINESSES ~_ IN $25,000 GROUP Would Make Up Reduced Rev- | enue by Dividend Taxation, Says Chairman SENATE ARGUES FARM BILL Hope of Springing Wage-Hour Bill From House Rules Committee Abandoned Washington, Nov. 23._(?)—The sen- ate went to work pn long-range farm legislation Tuesday after side-track- ing the anti-lynching bill. Administration leaders—trying te push forward with the president's pro- gram on another front—abandoned hope of getting the wages and hours bill from the house rules committee. The committee has refused since last summer to let the house consider the labor measure. A house subcommittee agreed ten- tatively to a complete revision of the corporate tax system. It would in- crease abandonment of undistributed Profits levies on corporations with in- comes of $25,000 or less, and modifica- tions on incomes greater than that. The new plan, Chairman Vinson (Dem.-Ky.) said, will be “particularly helpful to the hardship cases—corpor- etions needing money for the purpose of debt payment, plant expansion, repeir capital structure, and the like.” Would Pay Graduated Tax ‘The new plan would impose on cor- and cent on earnings of $5,000 to $25,000, Corporations with incomes in excess ferred to a later ro Vice President Gar- ner ruled that the legislation, opposed by southerners, could come up again automatically as soon as the farm bill is out of the way— House leaders hoped to get the farm ‘bill into their chamber within a day or two, but their efforts to pry loose the wage-hour bill were give another setback by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. house labor committee that the meas- ure, which the senate passed last ses- sion, either be rewritten or dropped. Inducement Would Be Strong Chairman Jones (Dem., Texas) said the house farm bill, although “not compulsion in the strict sense,” would contain a much stronger inducement for farmers to co-operate in limiting production than does the present soil raising less than 300 bushels of corn lor who feed more than 75 per cent of their production to non-meat animals would be offered “adjustment con- tracts.” ‘The program would become effec- tive if 51 per cent of the eligible farm- ers signed contracts. It would be in- operative if less than that percentage signed. Contracts would bind the co-opera- tor to abide by regulations of the agriculture department for production. Signers would become eligible for loans on warehoused grains. They (Continued on Page Two) CHRISTMAS SUPERSTITIONS Believing an old superstition that ghosts of the family dead revisit the old homestead on Christmas Eve, families in Scane dinavia leave their beds for the ghosts and sleep on: the floor. 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