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The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Gibbons DOdges Safe Transport in 1918
To Risk SubmarineS--Gets His Thrill

Next year was 1917. The United
States broke off diplomatic rela-
tionS with Germany. Our entry
into the war was forecast. Glib.
bons was ordered to London to
await the American declaration of
war. That was when Count Won
BernStorff, the Imperial ambassa.
dor, received his passports. The
editor suggested Gibbons take the
same ship with the envoy.
But Floyd had a better idea.
He knew that ship would be safe
from submarines. And he pre-
ferred to take a gamble on riding
q boat that might be torpedoed.
So he embarked in the Laconia.
There were 70 other passengers,
and 200 in the crew. The vessel
was jammed with munitions for
the allies.
Sure enough, 200 miles off the
Irish Coast, at 10 o'clock at night,
when Floyd was in the smoking
saloon discussing chances Of run
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
HOOVER BURDEN
L|KENED To
LINCOLN
Republicans Give Anniversary
Dinners Tone of Campaign
In OratoriCaI Tributes
BY GEORGE R. HOLMES

Out of the flood of oratory
that swept the country last
night at scores of Lincoln din
ners, it was possible today to
discern something of the cam
paign chord which the Re-
publicans will strike in the
forthcoming presidential con-
test.
What the Jackson Day dinners
are to Democrats, the Lincoln
dinners are to Republicans.
In each State the occasion
marks the beginning of the party
campaign.
So Republicans Reply
The Democrats launched theirs
a month ago with a series Of saw.
age assaults on the Hoover rec
ord. Last night it was the Repub-
licans' turn, and they replied
from dozens of platforms that
they are going into the campaign
to defend that record.
A review of the addresses re-
vealed a striking similarity in
their tone and content, and the
following highlights:
That no President since Lin
coin has faced problems as
grave as those which have con-
fronted President Hoover.
That the nation is passing
through crisis comparable
only to that of Lincoln's time,
and one which calls for
patriotism Of as high an order
as that of the sixties.
That Mr.. Hoover is the most
maligned" President since Lin
coin.
Democrats Like Lincoln Foes
That, instead of showing in.
capacity for leadership in the
crisis, President Hoover has
been the steadying influence in
an economic cyclone of world
wide proportions, while the
Democrats have offered nothing
but criticism.
That, just as it would have
been catastrophe for the ma
ton to have defeated Lincoln
in the midst of the crisis in '64,
so it will be calamitous for the
country to reject President
Hoover'S leadership next Novem-
ber, with the country not yet
out of the economic woods.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13

BISHOP MANNING president Of
the society, asking the producer
and authors to delete the gibe.
The joke comes in the second
half of the show when the
French ambassador, represented
as a fussy and pompouS little
man, enters the White House
and remarks:
"YOu will pardon this intru-
sion, monsieur, but I have an
other note from my country"
The president replies:
That's all right. We've got
a lot of notes from your cOun-
try and some of them were due
10 yeaEO ago."
The ambassador then says:
'But this is not a promise to
pay, this is serious"
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Japs Use Gas, Bayonets and Grenades
To Push Across Woosung Creek

while Chinese shells hit close to
the Japanese landing party head
quarters on North Szechuan Road,
Two new fires broke out half
q mile away.
One large shell struck a tree
and then lodged in a wall within
the sector being guarded by
United States Marine forces.
An investigation failed to re-
veal which side had fired the
shell, which had not exploded and
caused no damage. rr
It was noteworthy that during
the air raiding over Chapel, the
Japanese planes avoided the In
ternational Settlement and the
United States lines, keeping well
to the Chapel side Of Soochow
Greek.
The Chapel fighting brought
forth some Of the heaviest shell
ing that has occurred since the
outbreak began. All Of Shanghai
shook violently to the reverbera'
tions.
It was thought at first that
fighting had broken out in Nan
tao, close to the French Conces'
sion, and foreign warships in
Shanghai harbor Lit up the sky
with Nght-signal messages flashed
back and forth feverishly.
Desperate fighting, he said, is
now going on in the village
This statement was made at II
p. m.
The first official admission of
the defenders weakness also
comes from Mayor WI, who ex.
pressed the fear that the Japa'
nese would be able to overcome
the Chinese resistance and rush
the troops stationed in the re
mains of Woosung fort some time
tomorrow.
While the fighting was going
on and the international water.
way cleared Of all other shipping,
four strange-looking passenger.
carko ships, each of about 10000
tons, steamed UP the Yangtze
and into the Whangpoo' past the
fort and village, which neither
challenged nor fired on them.
Ships Identity Masked
: The names Of the strange ships
at bow and stern were masked
with canvas, but Chinese charac'
ters in billboard size were painted
on the sides. The strangers later
proved to be Japanese troop ships,
according to a Chinese intelli.
gence report.
The ships are believed to be
carrying the rest of 5000 fight
ing men, the strength Of q divi.
sion shipped from Japan.
It is expected these troops will
be landed tonight at various
points along the Military Road
south of Woosung Creek, from
which place Lieutenant General
Uyeda, commanding land forces,
will be able to despatch them
either to reinforce the Woosung
attack or to move westward
around the international Settle.
ment and fall upon the Chinese
survivors clinging to the ruins OF
the North Railroad station in
Chapel.
Chinese sources declare the
japanese war vessels engaged in
the WooSung fight included foul
cruisers, seven destroyers and siz
torpedo boats.
Dawn Victory Seen
They also declare the japanese
navy has landed 1000 tons oi
supplies and material on Saddle
Island, at the mouth of the
Yangtze, with the intention o1
making this a permanent military
base controlling the outlet Of
China's greatest river and the
] most important international
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
C. S. Chalmers, Auto
Maker, Ends His Life

PHILADEL ELPHIA, Feb. 13
G.N.SO.-Cha aries S. Chalmers,
51.year-old former automobile
manufacturer, succeeded in his
third attempt to take his own
life, police said today. He was
found by his wife in his home
last night, the gas jets in his
room open.
Reputed to be a millionaire,
Chalmers became detected last
fall after suffering reverses.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Pact With Japan
Denied by Russia

MOSCOW, Feb. 13 Q.N.S0.
The Soviet government today Of
ficially denied reports printed in
the London Daily Exprt that
Russia had signed a secret pact
with Japan giving her undisputed
dominion over all &C Manchuria
and large tracts of Mongolia.
The government stated there
was no basis for the report, which
declared Russia had no alterna'
tive to the agreement but war,
which she was not prepared to
wage with Japan's organized war
machine,
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
"BaCk to Peiping,"
Nankinu ParIey Plan

NANKING, Feb. 13 U.N.SO "A
series of hurried conferences were
under way here today with a view
to the early removal of the Chi
nese capital back to Peiping. Two
more Japanese deStroyers arrived
off this Yangtze port this morn
ing, and a new bombardment is
feared.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13

Berlin.
The Bavarians, in accord
with a certain traditional dis
like of the Prussians, greatly
resent the fact that the center
of National Socialist movement
IS being shifted more and more
to the north, and although Hit
ler's headquarters, the famous
Brown House." Is in Munich,
it is believed that the north
erners have much greater influ-
ence in the Nazi party than the
Southerners.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Japan Denies Plan
To Quit League

TOKYO, Feb. 10 (IN.S0.-A
spokesman for the foreign office
today denied the government is
considering Withdrawing from the
League Of Nations. Japan, he
said, Is satisfied she can obtain
full justice at Geneva after pre-
senting her case against China.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
BaVarian Monarchy
Certain If Hitler Wins

BERLIN, Feb. 13 GN.SO.
If Adolf Hitler ever gets to
power and succeeds in eStab-
fishing his much-heralded
Third Reich there is every
The Washington times., 1932-02-13

commercial waterway in Asia.
Fighting is continuing. To
nights developments bear out
the prediction in my yesterdays
broadcast prompting me to ex-
press the belief that the flag Of
the Rising Sun will be flying
over all the Woosung positions
by dawn.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13

con of the
France-Amer-
ican Society,
pro t e S ting
against a gibe
at Frances
attitude tow
ard interna-
tional debts
in the cur
rent musical
S oW " OF
Thee I Sing"
has resulted
in a letter
from William
D. Guthrie,
The Washington times., 1932-02-13

pos ST b i hty
that Bavaria
will Secede
( r o m t h e
Reich and the
m on rc h y
will be re-
stored in Ba-
varia under
formerCrown
Prince Rup-
precht, pre-
tender to the
throne.
Such claims
are b e in g
made by So
cial Demo
IL
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
ARMY. MERGER
DATA SOUGHT

A request that Maj. Gen. James
E. Fechet, former chief of Army
aviation; Gen. BILLY" Mitchell,
wartime commander Of American
aviation forces, and William Ran
dolph Hearst be summoned as
witnesses on the proposed con-
solidation of the War and Navy
Department into single depart
ment of national defense was
made in the House Expenditures
Committee today by Representa-
tive Schafer (R), of Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin member sub.
mitted a motion for the summons
Of three men, but Chairman Coch.
ran CD Of Missouri, said it would
have to go over until Thursday
because Of absence of a quorum.
Schafer based his motion on the
ground that the committee had
heard many opponents of unifica.
ton of national defense forces
and now should hear all pro
ponentS of the plan.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
By HENRY WALES

Floyd Gibbons instructed to go to Mexico to cover
the world championship boxing bout between Jack ohnson
was Cancelled. +
Then Gibbons had idea Instead of returning Chicago
he telegraphed his editor suggesting that he try to JOIN
Pancho Villa the midst Of his revolutionary campaign
o0oirc Coranza
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Private A. J. Wernig,
Fireman. Is Retired

Private A. j. Wernig, Of the
D. C. Fire Department, yesterday
was placed on the retired list by
the District Commissioners be-
cause of physical disability. He
was awarded a monthly pension
of $1O0.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
DRIVES DRUNK, FINED $100

Arthur Beach, 219 South Pitt
ST., Alexandria, was fined $100
and costs and given a 30-day
suspended Jail sentence for driv-
ing under the influence Of liquor
by Judge Snow in the Alexandria
police court. ..
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Society Protests
Gibe at France

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The
resolution proposed by Bishop
William T. Manning and
unanimously adopted at a lunch.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13

HIS NECK To FLAUNT
WRATH Of NOTORIOUS
BANDIT CH|EFTA|N

Floyd GibboRs first dctive reporting described in
the fooaOing story third of series coverng the
of this brilliant reporter tUho covering the SinoJGpa-
mese "aOar for The Washington Times and international
Ne1Us SerUice
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
Cut Shafer Margin
In Armenia Village

Fargo, N. D.. June 29.--(Pl-Amenia
village in Cass county cast % vote,
for Shafer and IL for Nye: gave n
to Hyland for governor, for LANCER,
while Black got votes and Moe one.
For congress that village gave Burt
ness 81, Hall 20, Burdick 1T, Lemke 5
and Sinclair 3.
Armenia village went 227 to Is for
the change in assessment and Armenia
township went Al to II for it. On re.
duced county mileage the village vot-
ed IS to 5 and the township voted
so to 9 for the bill. For reducing
state mileage the village voted 81 to 8
and the township as to II for the bill.
On reducing county salaries the viii
lage voted 80 to 10 and the township
446 to 8.
On the three Farmers Union bills
a negative vote was cast in the town.
ship on the moratorium % to 81,
while the prohibition against corpor-
alton farming was tied at q and out
having crop mortgages was tier at g.
In the village the moratorium was
beaten IS to and the corporation
farming measure 80 to 6 and the
farm mortgages 81 to 8.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
RED RIVER VALLEY
DAMAGED BY STORM
Crops in Trail County and in
Eastern Minnesota Are
Hard Hit


Fargo, N. D., June 30.-{R-Whip-
ping through two counties in North
dakota and Minnesota hail storm.
preceded by high wind, caused
heavy damage to crops early Thurs
day.
The storm apparently started four
or five miles south of Hatton in
Trail county. moved southeast in a
path three miles wide, passed north
east to Mayville, caused damage near
Cummings and crossed the river at
Shelly, MINI.
Going east from Shelly the storm
did heavy damage for about IL miles
then lifted. South and east in the
Ogema and Waubun county it struck
again with renewed fury.
In Waubun numerous buildings were
wrecked and early reports said the
hardware store of Frank j. Suda was
demolished. No one was injured.
The storm struck in Trail county
about 2:30 a. m. a severe electrical
storm preceded the hail which came
straight down, little wind accompany
ing it. After the hail the wind blew
furiously. Heaviest damage in the
North Dakota county was centered in
a spot two miles north of Cummings.
p. B. Peterson, Hillsboro banker,
completed a survey of the afflicted
area Thursday morning and estimat-
cd that losses ranged from Is per
cent to total destruction. No reports
had been received of damage to live
stock OF to farm property.
The storm practically wiped out the
crop on the T. A. Carson farm several
miles east of Buxton.
Considerable damage was done ON
the E. Nygaard farm also east of there
while On the Peter Asheim and John
Eliason farms west of Buxton so per
cent damage was done, according to
reports reaching here.
Lightning struck barn four miles
west Of Merrifield. shattering both
ends o fthe structure. The electrical
ends of the structure. The electrical
ton of the state, accompanied by
wind and rain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
NONPARTISAN CHIEF
COMMENTS ON VOTE
Nystul Says Returns Are Man.
date to Party For Clean,
Progressive Rule

John Nystul, Nonpartisan campaign
manager, Thursday issued the follow
ing statement:
ION the basis of present returns it
appears that the entire Nonpartisan
ticket, with few if any exceptions, has
been nominated for office by North
Dakota Republicans.
This result gives to the Nonparti-
sans mandate for clean, economical
and progressive government which
they will live up to.
I'VE hope it means All end to the
conducting of state campaigns on the
basis of personalities and of issues
which long since have been outworn
Such campaigns impair the standing
of the state abroad and tend to dis
courage our people at home.
This vote shows that the people
of our state look forward with hope
and confidence to the future. It
proves that they are alive to the SER
ious situation which confronts the
state and nation and that they recog-
nize the ballot as an instrument
which, properly used, can alleviate
the determinations and injustices
under which the farm population now
Is suffering.
1.-The election returns are splen-
did Endorsement Of the record of
Senator Nye and a stern rebuke to
the defeatist program of his oppon-
ent.
They also are a fine tribute to the
splendid character and integrity of
William LANCER and other candidates
on the Nonpartisan ticket, most of
whom have splendid records of hon
est and progressive public service.
Il have no hesitancy in saying to
the voters of the state that our cam
paign promises will be carried out and
that sane, economical and progress
sive government is assured under the
Nonpartican candidates who have
been nominated. I confidently pre-
/ dict their election in November
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
Nonpartisans Polling
Heavily in Hettinger

Mott. N. D., June 30.-(P-Nine
precincts in Hettinger county polled
heavily on the Nonpartisan side of
the Republican ticket to pile up over
whelming majorities for several Of
the party candidates.
Shafer trailed Nye, IS to ATS;
LANCER led Shafer, 371 to los, while
Sinclair received more votes than all
his four opponents when he received
464 ballots. His closest opponent was
Lemke, who had 81 votes.
Other results were: Byrne, AS;
Garnes, 107; Baker, Ais; Steen, 142;
Dale, 100; WARDROBE, ia; Morris,
1856: Gronna, 1876; Olsness, 408; Dahl,
1870; HUSKY, 381: Kitchen, 1853; Larkin,
35S; johnson, las.
Thompson led Miss Bertha Palmer,
Ga to SIT. on the no-party ballot for
superintendent of public instruction.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
LANCER Loses Ground
At Polls in Morton

Mardan, N. D., June 30.-Nye was
leading Shafcr by margin of nearly
400 votes as Is Morton county pre-
Cincts reported but returns indicated
that LANCER was trailing Hyland by
nearly 300
Reports gave Nye 1923 votes as
against l,054 for Shafer while Hyland
was leading LANCER 1908 to 799.
Sinclair has substantial lead over
the rest Of the field with LOTT votes.
Hall was second with 897. Burtness
third with COS, Lemke fourth with
col, and Burdick fourth with 532.
Steen. Morris, Dahl. and Kitchen
polled heaviest on the state ticket,
each receiving more than 1000 votes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
LANCER and Nye Get
Majority in EmmOns

Linton. N. D.. June 30.-(P)-Lan-
ger and Nye piled up substantial ma
jorities in Is precincts reporting on
the senatorial and gubernatorial races
in Emmons county.
Nye had 929 votes to 444 for Sha-
fer, while LANCER polled 821 to 1853
for Hyland.
Lemke with 642 votes and Hall with.
620 headed the congressional ticket.
Sinclair had SAT votes, Burtness $40,
and Burdick 246.
Byrne had a majority of 376 over
A. L. Garnes, I. v. A. indorsee for Sec
rotary of state, and Dale was 479
votes ahead of Mrs. Della WARDROBE
for state treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
Nonpartisans Lead
In Kidder County
Tribune Special Service)

Steele, N. D., June &c. Herbert F..
SWEET, Steele, and H. G. HAPPIER, Sher-
idan county, Nonpartisan incumbents
in the house of representatives, were
leading their I. v. A. opponents when
returns from Is of Kidder county's Al
precincts were totaled Thursday in
the office of Auditor j. G. Sherman.
SWEET had 805 votes and HAPPIER
GIG in the 35th district race while H.
Nav. Kidder county, and George En-
gel. Sheridan county, I. v. A. candi-
dates, had sos and 352. respectively.
State Senator o. E. Erickson, Tap
pen, Nonpartisan, led Christ Heer,
I. v. A. from Martin, 976 to- 354 in the
% precincts.
The 35th district is made up of Kid
der and Sheridan counties.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
KIDDER COUNTY REPORTS

Two precincts in Kidder county
gave: for U. S. senator-Nye lO1, Sha-
fer As; congressman-Burdick 10,
Burtness 81, Hall Gl, Lemkc 100, Sim
clair III; governor-Black S. Hyland
40, LANCER Ill, Moe II; lieutenant
governor-Cuthbert Is, johnson 81,
Olson 100; secretary of state-Byrne
1923, Garnes AZ; auditor-Baker 109,
Steen So; treasurer-Dale 12l, Ward
rope %; attorney general-Gronna 80,
Morris co. commissioner of insurance
Dahl SO, Olsness 100; commissioner
of agriculture and labor-Husby l03,
Kitchen 81; railroad commissioner
johnson 62, Larkin l02; state senator
Erickson lis, Hare 81: state house
of representatives-Engle 40, Kipfer
IS, Mau rs, and SWEET LOT.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
GIVE BURTNESS LEAD

Bottineau county: Burtness led con-
gressional candidates in four precincts
here with 243 votes to 226 for Hall,
l74 for Sinclair, 142 for Lemke, and
SIS for Burdick. LANCER led Hyland
by 100 votes in the same four pre-
cincts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
Record Vote Cast
By Fargo Citizens

Fargo, N. D., June 29.-(P-For re-
cent primary elections. Fargo cast q
record total vote with 1888 ballots tall
lied compared to 8105 in the Presi-
dental primary March IS; 7145 in the
State primary election Of 1880 and
8073 in the 1928 State primary.
OF the total 8468 were Republican
and ITO Democratic, or SO and IL
percent respectively.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
Nelson Precincts
FavOring Hyland

Lakota, N. D., June 30.-(P)-Nine
precincts in this county. gave Hyland
q majority when the I. v. A. indorsee
polled $50 votes to 344 for LANCER.
The balance of the I. v. A. ticket
also was given a substantial majority.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
Mclean COMES IN STRONG

Garrison-Nye and LANCER stepped
off to an early lead in Mclean county.
two precincts, including the city of
Garrison complete and one precinct
in Washburn, gave Nye 400 and Sha-
fer 223; LANCER 366, Hyland 244.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
OLSNESS LEADS DAHL

Morton county: OlsnesS polled one
more vote in one Mandan precinct
than Dahl, the incumbent commits
sioner of insurance leading, 70 to II.
Kitchen led HUSKY by 40 votes in the
same precinct.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
HETTINGER FOR NONPARTIsANS

Hettinger county: Nonpartisan can
didates for state office received ma
jorities in the first precinct reported
from this county. The vote was as
follows Secretary of state, Byrne AZ,
Garnes IL; auditor, Baker %, Steen,
Is; treasurer, Dale Al, WARDROBE l3;
attorney general, Gronna, 81, Morris
81; insurance commissioner, Olsness
38, Dahl IS; commissioner of agricul-
ture, Huseby IA, Kitchen 81: railroad
commissioner, Larkin 80, johnson 20.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30

county gave LANCER 1924 votes to
1850 for Hyland. Black received 100
votes and Moe 90. In % precincts,
/ 900 had voted for Nye and 1887 for
Shafer. Sinclair had substantial
majority over the rest of the field in
IA precincts, polling LIZA votes to 848
for Lemke. geo for Burtness, 767 for
Hall, and 1874 for Burdick.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
MORATORIUM IN DISFAVOR

Minot-Voters in eight precincts in
Minot voted almost to l against the
proposed debt moratorium, the vote
being 1853 to 700. Seven precincts
voted against the measure prohibiting
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
LOGAN FAVORS NYE

Logan county-Senator Nye led
Shafer SGT to 3O4 in eight out of 80
precincts in Logan county. Sinclair
led the field in the congressional race
with 381 votes. Lemke had 3l4. Hall
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
800, Burtness 296, and Burdick 24(
LANCER polled 448 votes to 269 for Hyl
HALL POLLS WELL IN RAY

Williams county: Hall and LemkI
led the candidates for congress in or,|
precinct in the city Of Ray. Hall rel
ceived "A votes and Lemke As. N.Y.
polled 70 votes as against 81 fo|
Shafer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
SHAFER TRAILS NYE

Logan County: -Four precincts in
Logan county gave Nye 272 votes and
Shafer I'll. In the congressional
race. Lemke polled 90 votes, Sinclair
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
ASSESSMENT LOSES GROUND

Grand Forks: 238 votes were polled
favoring a change in the basis of
assessment to 100 against.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-30
SINCLAIR LEADS IN MORTON

Mandan: One Morton county pre-
cinct gave Sinclair 81 votes as against
80 for Hall, AZ for Burtness. Al for
Lemke, and 81 for Burdick The same
precinct gave Hyland 100 votes and
LANCER 55.