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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
(By The Associated Press)

Driving westward from Tienchu-
angtai. the Japanese column which
entered Tawa yesterday captured
Pa~nshanhsien Tuesday after an aerial
bombardment.
At the same time a brigade started
from Mukden to Hsinmintun, a move
ment interpreted as the beginning oil
an advance down the Peiping -Muk-
den railway to join the force from
Tienchuangtai at Kowpangtze, a
junction more than half way from
Mukden to Chinchow.
Down at Marking, Eugene Chen, a
leader of the Cantonese faction, was
made foreign minister in the new
Chinese government headed by Lin
Sen and Of nine other cabinet ap-
pointmentS six were given to men,
bers of the Canton group and three
to the Marking faction.
Reports from Tientsin said it was
believed there that Marshal Chang
Hsueh-L LANG was preparing to with
draw his Chinese army from Chin
chow to a point south Of the great
wall.
japanese airplanes flew back and
forth over Chinchow Tuesday night
and, although they dropped no bombs
the frightened people expected ar
attack any moment.
General JirO lannon's second jap
anese division resumed its advance IN
column early Tuesday morning and
encountered a force Of 5000 Chinese
at the village of Tatienchiayen.
The Chinese fled toward Panshan-
hsien, seven miles to the northward,
after a brief conflict.
Japanese airplanes reported Japan
csc cavalry, scouting ahead Of the
main force, had reached the banks
of the Hsuantai river. four or five
miles north of Panshanhsien, by mid
day.
The expedition passed the night in
Tawa and surrounding villages, occu-
pied Monday.
After two hours of steady progress
along the railway, the infantry en-
countered and dispersed 1000 Chinese
guerillas at the village of Palitze. It
then continued to Tatienchiwen
where the conflict was severe, al
though brief. The Japanese artillery
entered the action, completing the
rout of the Chinese.
The japanese air scouts returned
to their base at Tashihchiao and re-
ported a heavy concentration Of Chi
nese regulars at PanShanhsien. They
said they saw a troop train of % cars
arrive at the place and that Pam
shanhsien and nearby villages were
crowded with Chinese troops.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
PROHIBITION LAW IS
SUBJECT OF BALLOT
BY FINNISH VOTERS
Citizens Use Skis, Skates and
Sledges in TWo.Day Par
AIDE to Polls

H%elsingfors, Finland. Dec. 29.-tF-
Skis and skates and sledges, reindeer
and automobiles, slithered and
squeaked over Finland's SHOWS Tues
day as the voting portion Of the coun-
try's $500, 900 people moved out to
have It's say on the 1~3-year-old prohi-
bition law.
Old Boreas blew a roaring blizzard
down from the north Monday as a
fanfare to open the voting-but prob
ably kept thousands of country peo-
pie at home because Of impossible
roads.
The polling places opened at 9 a. M,
but the blizzard made voting a real
sacrifice Of personal comfort.
Snow plows cleared a way for troll
ley cars, automobiles and pedestrians,
and hardfisted laborers welding
shovels kept the sidewalks open at the
voting booths. With such bad wealth.
err neither side was surprised at the
small turnout, but both predicted a
heavier vote when the offices and
stores closed.
During a brief but intense. campaign
an unusually strong interest has been
aroused on both sides of the question
and observers here looked for a heavy
poll during the two days-Tuesday
and Wednesday-unleSs the weather
is extremely severe.
The blizzard and the falling baro-
meter Monday chilled the fervor at
prohibition headquarters. The pro-
hibitionists count on the farmers and
workers to keep the country legally
dry.
At the same time. in the warm
headquarters of the "antis" hopes rose
with the tempo of the storm outside.
The issue Is not a flat alternative.
The voters will decide whether the
law is to be continued, repealed. O
modified to permit medium strength
wines and beers.
The referendum is not self-effective.
The decision will be merely advisory
to the legislature, but the legislature
is expected to follow its dictates, If
the verdict is decisive.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
Obtain No Clues to
Hit and Run Driver

Bottineau, N. D., Dec. 29.-R-
With no clues obtained as to the
identity of an automobile or truck
driver who struck and fatally injured
Hugh "Scotty" Anderson on q high
way near Bottineau Saturday, an in
quest into the death was to be con-
vened here Tuesday afternoon.
Anderson'S body. which was found
in a ditch near here Sunday, Is held
at a local funeral parlor as authort-
ties seek kin of the dead man.
Acquaintance Of Anderson have
told authorities they believe he had
a brother and sister residing in Can
ada. He was a native Of Scotland.
Anderson is thought to have been
walking along the highway toward
Bottineau when he was struck and
knocked into the ditch.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
ACCUSED OF TAKING
PART IN L00TING OF
DAKOTA BANK HERE
Efforts Will Be Made to Brinu
George White Back From
Long Beach, Cal.
IOWA OFFICIALS WANT HIM
Charged With Being One Of
Gang Which Staged Hold
Up Aug. 7, 1890
IOWA OFFICIALS WANT HIM

A man suspected of participating
IN the robbery of the Dakota National
Bonk and Trust company here Aug.
z. 1890, is being held in Long Beach,
Calf, it was announced Tuesday by
j. E. Davis, president of the local
banking institution.
He Is James Leo Murphy, alias
George E. White, known to police as
the Turk"
Efforts will be made to bring him
to Bismarck to face charges of rob-
bling the local bank, Police Chief
Chris j. Martineson said.
MartineSon has spent several
months trying to locate White and
has sent many letters and kilograms
to police officials in the western half
OF the country in the search for him.
Charles Whitley, Jr., customer who
wa in the bank at the time Of the
robbery. identified White as one of
the robbers from a photograph last
June 3, Martineson said.
Martineson said he holds warrants
for the arrest Of five men. including
White. on charges of robbing the
bank here.
Long Beach police believe White is
q resident of Bismarck, according to
a Associated Press dispatch. HE mas
been through the Dakotas and Min
been through the Dakotas and Min
nesota a lot," they said. White re-
fused to say he lived in Bismarck.
White told police he was wanted
at Calumet, Ia, for bank robbery and
said he was willing to return there
because I can beat that rap" Then
he added, I'm not going to go If I
can help it, because If I do there's
something else I did In that section
that I couldn't beat"
He refused to explain what he
meant by this statement and police
declined to say whether anything had
been found connecting him with the
robbery in Bismarck.
White "a arrested in Long
Beach Dec. IL, while. police said, he
was wandering along q street in an
intoxicated condition. He is serving
a 30-day sentence for theft. Police
said he stole articles from stores and
sold them to others.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
FARC0AN Will SEEK
DISTRICT JUDCESH|P
Monson Says His Hat Is in Ring
For Election to Place
on Bench

Fargo, N. D.. Dec. 29.-PeLeigi
J. Monson, Fargo attorney, former
Judge Of the CaSs county court arc
q candidate for district judge at ths
last election, announced Tuesday
that "his hat is in the ring" as q
candidate for the district judgeshir
at the 1882 election.
In the coming election the SIX
year-term feature inaugurated by Tile
last legislature for district court
judges. will become effective for the
first time. There are three judges
to be elected in the first judicial dis
trict which consists of the counties
of Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, GriggS
Nelson, Steele and Trail.
The 1881 session Of the legislature
passed a law that, at the coming
election, the candidate for Judge re.
ceiving the highest vote will be elect
ed for a six-year term, the man re-
ceiving the next highest will be
named for a four-year term and the
man receiving the third highest the
two-year term.
Thereafter, every two years the
voters Of the first judicial district will
elect but one judge and he for a SIX
year term. In the past local district
court judges have been named for q
four-year term and have Away.
come up for election In presideatia'
years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
Magnitude of Open Your Heart Work
ShOlUn in General ChairmQn's Report
Thousands Of Articles Given to
546 Needy Persons and
Families

The vast amount Of relief work &C
complished by the Bismarck Ameri-
can Legion's 1881 open Your Heart"
campaign was revealed Tuesday in q
report made by Milton Rue, general
chairman.
The campaign, conducted through
out the month preceding Christmas,
was greater In every respect than the
inaugural "Open Your Heart" drive
staged by Lloyd Spetz post No. ! a
year ago.
Articles Of clothing, food. and 9TH
er essentials distributed among 546
needy families and persons In Bis
marck and the surrounding territory
ran into thousands.
The campaign had a deficit Of
$255.9 8 after cash expenditures total
ing $l.235.96 had been made, the
chairman reported. Cash donations
to the drive. made voluntarily by per-
sons in this area, totaled $650.5l while
$585.45 was realized by the campaign
on the huge Charity Ball staged by
the Legionnaires.
678 Donations Made
Cash contributors totaled l72 while
sos persons and institutions donated
clothing and other items.
Most of the relief work was con
Quoted In Bismarck or its immediate
vicinity, but no requests from needy
persons in the Capital City area went
unanswered.
Relief projects undertaken by the
campaign were listed by Rue as fol-
lows: Bismarck. 344; territory I'm
mediately adjacent to Bismarck, 81;
Menoken, II: Sterling. is: Regain, IA:
Mandan, 10: Baldwin. 8; Wing. 6;
Mckenzie and outside of state, 6
each; Wilton and Moffit, 5 each;
Hazelton and Thinner, 4 each; Brad
dock and Cannonball, 3 each; Good
rich. Burt, Fargo. Glencoe. and Stew
artsdale, 2 each; Britton. Price, Tap
pen, Tuttle, Killdeer, Dunseith, 6tras-
burg, Huff, Sanger. Hague, Dawson.
Hensler, Ryder, Linton, Arena, Rug
by, Driscoll, and WEIGH Spur, l each.
Shoes and Coal Needed
Seven hundred thirty-one pairs of
shoes and 140 tons Of coal we're two of
the chief items in the list Of essen
tials given to the needy. Other dona-
ton items were listed Al follows:
Overcoats 317; hats and caps, 379;
overshoes and rubbers. 292 pair; suits,
249; dresses, 369; sweaters and jackets,
118; socks and stockings, 312 pair;
blankets and quilts, q; shirts, 267;
gloves and mittens, POI pair; under
wear. 347; trousers, 205; baby clothes,
81 items; nightgowns and pajamas,
20; c~overalls and overalls, l41; pillows.
4; dishes. 6 items; baby carriages, 4;
lContinu.d on page severn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
Old. Timers May Say Pooh, Pooh But
1881 Was Warmest Year in History

Washington, Dec. 29.-F-The
fellow who kept repeating
through most OF 1881, Gosh. It's
hot" really had something to talk
about.
Official records of the weather
bureau show the year now closing
as the warmest on record for al
most every state.
While generally there was an
excess of high temperatures, there
also was a noticeable lack Of dis
turbing and costly weather
phenomena, such as the wide-
spread droughts Of 1880. severe
tropical storms and tornadoes and
devastating floods.
J. B. Kincer, meteorologist,
termed the excessive warmth the
outstanding feature Of 1881.
Two bad drought spots. how
ever. spotted the years weather
map. The first occurred in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29

spring In Montana, northwestern
North Dakota. and South Dakota.
Thousands Of farmers required
assistance when their feed crops
were destroyed.
About the time fall rains re-
lieved this drought. another be-
came acute in the southeast.
The northern half Of the coun-
try was comparatively warmer
than the southern half. with the
greatest excess c~entering In the
Northern Great Plains States
North and South Dakota and
Minnesota.
Huron, South Dakota, was rel.
atively the hottest place in the
country, taking the year as q
whole. The accumulated excess
of temperature up to December !
was 2181 degrees, or an average OF
6ls degrees above normal every
day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
A. of c. Meetings
Set for Next Week
Informal Conferences Will Be
Held Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday Evenings
WILL DISCUSS PROBLEMS
Members Will Have Opportunity
to Express Opinions, Make
Suggestions

Annual conferences Of members Of
the Bismarck Association Of Com
merce will be held next Monday,
Tuesday. and Wednesday evenings, it
was announced Tuesday by H. r.
Goddard, secretary.
The conferences will be held at 7:3O
O'Clock in the meeting room adjacent
to the officers Of the Burleigh county
agricultural agent.
Monday evening, all members Of
the association whose names begin
with A, B. G, d, E, F, or G, will meet.
Those whose names begin with any
letter from H to o, inclusive, will as
semble Tuesday evening while those
whose names begin with any letter
from p to z. inclusive, will meet We'd
nesday evening, Goddard said.
Directors in Charge
Directors Of the association who
will be in charge of the conferences
are: Monday. E. Davis, A.. ]. Ar
not, and James Trimble; Tuesday-H.
J. Duemeland. O. v. Bowman. DR.. J.
o. Arnson. and Harry Woodmansee:
Wednesday-Dr. r. s. Towne, George
Duemeland, and Carl Nelson.
The conferences will be informal.
The object Of them is to give every
member an opportunity to express his
opinions and to make suggestions re-
garding the associations program for
the next year.
This will give the directors ideas re-
garding the wishes Of the members
and will assist them in arranging
projects for the coming year. God
! dard said.
Duty to Attend
The secretary declared it the duty"
Of every member to attend the con-
ferences. He pointed out that it Is
no more than faif" for members,
who have made the directors reSpon-
sible for the administration OF the or
g~anization, to help those directors
with constructive suggestions.
The annual meeting of the associa-
ton will be held shortly after the
middle Of January. Goddard said. A
definite date for this meeting has not
yet been selected.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
REINFORCE LEYEES
TO PROTECT HOMES
AT GLEND0RA, MISS.
Dozen or More Families Are
Forced to Highlands Near
Monroe, La.
SITUATION HELD ALARMING
Rivers in Area Still Are Rising
as Many Breaks Occur
j: in Dykes
SITUATION HELD ALARMING

Glendora, Miss, Dec. 29.-P)-
Hastily reinforced barriers, hourly
weakening under the steady batter
ing of flood waters, Tuesday alone
protected the lowlands around Glen
dora from the menace of the swollen
Bayou Cassidy.
Meanwhile, the Bouef river, backed
out of its natural course by the over-
flowing Ouachita, drove a dozen or
more families from their homes near
Monroe, La.
Rivermen called the situation
alarming as flood fighters, who were
able to bridge a gap in the Bafou
Cassidy levee system Monday. strove
to meet and hold off the increasing
rush of water. One hundred convicts
from the penal farm at Parchmar,
were pressed into service to combat
the threatened smashing OF the weak
ened dykes along an 1l-mile front in
this section when the flood reaches
its expected height Tuesday.
Weak spots developed at half a
dozen points. The 20-foot crevasse
here Monday spread water over halt
this little Tallahatchie county town.
The Bouef around Monroe was
registering a rise Of two inches every
"a hours. The Bouef empties into the
Ouachita southeast Of here. The land
in southern Monroe is low and there
are no protecting levees, but flooding
of this section had caused no appre-
henSion for the city proper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
John D. Rockefeller Is Lively Host
AT Annual Party For His Neighbors

activities. It was a noisy, con-
fused and gay affair.
Children squealed with delight
as they received all kinds of pres
ents. The spacious west sun
porch Of the easements resembled
a department store Christmas
rush as they unwrapped their
packages and tossed the paper
around. But Rockefeller enjoyed
it all. Several years ago his an
nual parties were almost exclu-
sively for children.
The party continued well into
the night and as it closed Rookie
Teller led the crowd in singing:
God Be With You Till We Meet
Again"
That has always been the clos
ing song Of the Rockefeller
Christmas parties.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
TOlna Youth Dies
OF Skiing Injuries

Tolna, N. D., Dec. 29.-F-Roy
Hand, 10, son Of G. J. Hand Of Tolna,
died Monday from injuries received
when he fell from skis while being
drawn behind an automobile Sunday
night. He received a broken arm and
internal injuries. He was q freshman
at Manchester college in st. Paul and
was. spending. the Christmas recess
at his home here. He was born at
Benson, Mimi, in 1918. and came here
with his parents In 1917. His twin
sister, Grace, is q student at Valley
City State teachers college. Funeral
services will be held Thursday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
JAC0BY QUITS AS
PARTNER OF LEM
IN BRIDGE MATCH
Resignation Comes After Mu.
tuaI Criticism in Monday
Night Session

New York, Dec. 29.-P)-Oswald
Jacoby resigned as partner of Sidney
s. LEM early Tuesday after much mu-
tual criticism in a session during
which they cut $50 points off the lead
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ely Culbertson in the
prolonged test Of rival systems Of con
tract bridge.
Psychic bids by Jacoby toward the
end of the session touched off the
fireworks. Prior to that Jacoby ac-
cused Lenz of making misplays which
enabled the Culbertsons to fulfill con-
tracts.
Referring to rotten" bids by his
partner, LEM at first said there was
no possibility OF Jacoby returning tc
the match and Jacoby said he could
not go on being publicly criticized by
LEM, especially when the criticisms
are to cover up errors of his own"
Came a prolonged conference in
secret, friends of each trying to make
peace. The upshot vas an announce
ment that LEM would have a new
partner Tuesday night, presumably
Commander Winfield Liggett. Jr., and
that Jacoby would be back in the
match later.
The Culbertsons won five Of eight
rubbers of the session. their plus be-
ing reduced to 1G,840 largely because
Culbertson went down 1,400 points
once in a lump. The rubber stand
ing three rubbers past the two thirds
mark, became 50 for Culbertson's side
and A for Lenz's.
Mrs. C~ulbertson Back
Mrs. Culbertson returned to the
match after q holiday absence.
Prior to the session Jacoby express
ed the opinion privately that it was
impossible for the Culbertson's lead
to be overtaken. He figured he and
LEM must win at least SO Of the re-
naming rubbers.
It so happens the session involving
the most criticism of partners also
saw the most brilliant playing of any
of the II sessions, each side made end
plays, so that opponents were forced
to lead away from kings up to ace
queens or the like. Culbertson made
an exit play. unnecessarily playing 9
king in order to prevent opponents
from forcing him to lead. He also
made q triple squeeze play.
The psychic bids of Jacoby. the i'm
mediate cause of the resignation, were
on a hand in which his only face cards
were q king and q queen. He bid one
no trump over Mrs. Culbertson'S one
spade. Culbertson doubled and ia
CODY then bid two clubs. having only
four clubs, the highest Of which was
the eight spot. Culbertson read the
bids as psychic and bid two no trump
Mrs. Culbertson raised him to three
and they made five.
In another hand Mrs. Culbertson
made n nj trump when she could
have been set and in the same rub
Der Culbertson made, three nj trump
on a contract for two when he could
Continued on page Severn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29

Ormond Beach, Fla, Dec. o.
R-John D. Rockefeller, the null
ti-millionaire, laughed at the an
tics of a toy goose that lay gold
en- eggs at his annual Christmas
party here Monday night and
chuckled while guests sang Good
Times Are Coming"
That's the spirit we need" he
commented at the conclusion of
the song. That's what will make
us all smile"
The goose that laid the golden
eggs was one of the presents dis
tributed to Rockefeller and his 100
guests by a Santa Claus in the
person Of Sam Galloway, Daytona
Beach, Fla.
The 93-year-old multi million
aire was the center of the party
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
CALIFORNIA IS DIGGING
OUT OF SNOWBANKS

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-R)-With
further rains and SHOWS forecast fol
Tuesday, California literally dug
out" SO far as roads and railway lines
were concerned, from the havoc
caused by storms of the last few days,
Southern Pacific train movements
over the Sierra Nevada. hampered by
snowslides in two different places
were reported under way. -Four
deaths. three in traffic, we're attri-
buted to the storms. Some highways
were clogged by landslides as a re-
suit of the week-end's heavy down
pour.
Gardner Hale. noted New York
painter, was killed when his auto
mobile plunged from a mountain road
ear Santa Maria.
In Long Beach, more than 500 fam
flies were driven from their homes by
rising waters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
7O-MILE GALE Is
WHIPPING THAMES

London, Dec. 29.-R-A 7o-mile
gale whipped up high tides in the
Thames Tuesday and left jewellers
along its shores fearful Of q repeti-
ton of the disastrous floods of 1928.
The storm also was charged with
partial responsibility for the loss Of
several seamen's lives In a collision
between the steamer American Trad
er and a tug.
Nine men were believed to have
drowned as a result Of the collision,
which occurred in the lower river, in
what is known as "Galleon's Reach
The tug sank Immediately.
The gale and the spring tides
raised furious seas along the coasts,
and snow and hail accompanied the
wind. which blew hardest in the
north.
A northwest gale dashed Mersey
Estuary, rolling up tremendous waves
which prevented a number Of ships
from sailing. Heavy snowstorms &C.
CURED in Scotland, North Ireland
and Wales.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
PINE RIVER, MIMI,
IS TERR0R|ZED BY
BOLD BANDIT gang
Canrsters Enter Homes and
Take Residents Captive;
Loot Stores

Pine River, Mimi. Dec. 29.-R9-
Bandits terrorized this community OF
40 persons for two hours early Tues
day, slugged the constable, menaced
other residents and looted several
stores.
Using the ruse they were on official
business for Sheriff F. e. Little OF
Brainerd, six men, Of whom car
ried q machine gun, went to the
Frank Marsh home at 3 a. m.
Marsh was forced to direct them
to the home Of Constable Ole Houg-
ward. He resisted their efforts to
hold him and was floored by q blow
as a raider struck him with his gun.
When he revived he was forced to
accompany the group to the Horrigan
drug store and to where Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Horrigan and Mrs. Horri-
gan's sister live.
The Horrigans were routed from
their beds and Horrigan was forced
to open the cash drawer Of the drug
store. The thieves took $500 In cash
and then left a guard with Mrs. Hor-
rigan and her sister, while they
marched Marsh, Hougward, and Hor-
rigan to the Harold Hill home.
Hill and his wife were ordered nom
their beds and lined up against q
wall.
The robbers took Mrs. Hills $3.50
diamond ring and Hills large hunting
rifle.
Adding MI. and Mrs. Hill to their
squad Of prisoners, the raiders forced
Hill to open his hardware store and
safe and took $500 and some jewery.
Then the bandits marched their
prisoners back to the Horrigan home,
leaped into their car and fled toward
Brainerd.
Before departing. the raiders locked
the four men in the basement OF the
H~orrigan home and the three women
in . bedroom.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-12-29
Democrat Is Named
AS /. C. C.. Chairman

Washington, Dec. 29.-P)-Claude
r. Porter, a Democrat, Monday was
elected chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the year
beginning Jan. l.
He succeeds Ezra Brainerd, Jr., Of
Oklahoma, chairman for the last year.
An 1owan. he has been on the COM
mission since 1929.