The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-27
MORE MARCHES

cember, 5000 communist led marchers
converged on Washington to demand
relief. Police permitted one parade,
sent them home. Delegations of
farmers again besought aid of con-
gress, and another bonus march, COM
munist-led this time, demanded the
bonus. Most of these demonstrations
were surprisingly bloodless, greatest
toll being at Dearborn, Michigan,
when four rioters were killed, SO in
Jured in a clash with police near the
Ford plant.
Most impressive and most fruitful
Of all these protests was the success
full hunger strike Of the Mahatma
Mohandas K. Gandhi. In six days
Of fasting, this little wizened saint
broke the resistance of the whole
British Empire, and forced conces-
'ions on representation at the polls
by the "untouchableS" and their en-
trance into sacred temples.
The guns Of rising imperialist ia
pan ushered in the year, shattering
Shanghai and blasting a way into
Manchuria. The remainder of the
year was spent by Japan in materi-
ally aiding, forcefully defending, and
morally justifying before the world
the "puppet state" it set up there un-
der the name of Manchoukuo.
Russia celebrated the 18th, Italy
the 10th anniversaries of Commu-
nism and Fascism, respectively. both
with evidence of satisfaction in their
success.
THE WORLD PROGRESSES
Mans mastery over earth, land and
sea increased. Higher than living
man had ever assembled into the
shakespeare rose Prof. Auguste Pic
cards balloon, more than ,10.4 miles
above the earth. Deeper into the sea
in bathysphere, nearly half mile
(2200 feet) sank William Beebe, nat
uralist. Atlantic and Pacific oceans
were brought closer together as Capt.
Roscoe Turner set an east-west mark
Of IL hours, "a minutes. Capt. James
Mollison soloed west across the At
lantic in tiny ship, and Amy john
son, his wife, beat his record from
London to Capetown in four days,
seven hours. She also set a new rec
ord Of seven days, seven hours for
the return trip, and q new round trip
record. The most feted air achieve
ment was the Harbor Grace-to-Ire-
land flight Of Amelia Earhart Put
nam in IA hours, S. minutes, fastest
transatlantic hop, first solo by q
woman.
Millions Of Americans. treated to
the rare spectacle, watched the total
eclipse Of the sun.
Into the teeth Of worldwide de-
preston, men hurled some Of the
greatest engineering and building
feats Of all time. Russia completed
tho Dnieperostroy dam, crowning
Jewel Of the Five-Year Plan. This
$40 000,0 900 project. supervised by
Col. Hugh L. Cooper, will
supply power for 100000 people
over a 70,000-mile area. Scarcely
second was the British dam on the
Indus, the Lloyd Barrage, greatest ir-
rigation project Of our times, which
will water 100000 acres around Sind,
India.
In stupendous operation, Holland
completely cut off the Zuider Zee
from the North Sea by bikes, adding
seven per cent to the area Of the
by wrestling land from the
sea. Americas great Hoover dam
made notable progress. and New York
contributed virtual completion Of
Rockefeller Center, $3.50 900 900 office
building and theater project. Despite
the fact that half the worlds ships
swung rusting at anchor, France
launched the largest passenger YES
SELL the Normandie. Italy contrib
uted two great new liners, and U. s.
yards the Manhattan, largest Amer
lcan-built ship. The day dawned for
the steel-fabricated house, air-condi-