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The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
.BUCKSH0T AWAITING
C0RNFIELD RAIDERS
Bismarck Farmers Angered as
Thieves Strip Fields In
Nightly Invasions

Caught stealing corn In Z Bismarck
farmers field, two thieves were
brought into Sheriff Fred Anstrom's
office In the Burleigh county court
house Friday. They were released
when the farmer showing considers
ton the thieves lacked refused to
pre&s charges against the men-resi-
dents Of the Capital City.
Another angry farmer informed the
sheriffs office that he was going to
use buckshot on the next corn strip
pers he found In his fields. He ASSERT
ed thieves have practically ruined =
quarter Of his crop.
More than . score Of farmers have
complained against the night raiders
who have been stripping ears from
immature as well u mature stalks
causing untold damage.
Sheriff Austrom promised that the
next thieves apprehended would not
he shown any mercy.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
MEN HUNT THROUGH
ruins FOR BODIES
OF missing women
Grand Jury May investigate
Tenement Disaster; Other
Buildings Evacuated

New York, Aug. l3-R Seeking
two missing women, $50 firemen and
police dug Friday In the desolate
ruins Of . Staten Island tenement
building which collapsed during .
rainstorm, killing 10 persons.
They ordered q steam shovel to
help sift the tangled, sodden wreck
age beneath which they expected to
find the broken bodies Of Olive
Rogers and Louise Heinz.
District Attorney Frank H. Innes
said he would ask grand jury to In
vestigate the cause Of the disaster
Monday. Three other investigations
ware also underway.
Flags on Ill Staten Island public
buildings flew at half-staff Friday
for the victims -Patrolman Joseph J.
McBreen, . rescuer, six women, five
children and seven other men. Hos
pital physicians said the condition Of
four injured was "fair."
Between 10 and Is persons were
made homeless when police ordered
seven nearby buildings vacated Is .
precautionary measure.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
FARMERS WARNED
AGAINST 'QuACKS'
Fake Veterinarians Spread
Over State as Encsphalomye-
Isis Epidemic Grows

A warning against fake veterina-
rians with quack remedies" for the
control Of enoephalomyelisis an In
fectious brain disease that y spread
ing rapidly among horses tn NORTH
Dakota, WAS sounded Friday By Dr.
T. O. Brandenburg, state veterinarian
Numerous reports Of people travel
ing through the state. vaccinating
horses at far below the actual cost Of
the vaccine or selling various types Of
"quack" remedies have been received
from county agents and represent
atives Of the livestock sanitary board.
d.. Brandeburg said.
He declared that "rackets" Of this
type flourish when . disease for which
no reliable remedy Is known begins
killing off the livestock. vacciua-
tions should not be attempted by
other than qaified veterinarians. he
cautioned.
Records In the state veterinarians
office disclosed that nearly 5000
horses and mules died from encep-
halomyelitis In 1885. There were few
deaths In 1895, . drouth year, Bran
denburg pointed out.
Preparation Of q revised bulletin On
the sysmptoms, care Of horses In In
fected areas, and treatment Of live
stock affected by the disease was
completed Friday for distribution to
county agents and livestock owners.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
N. Y. Police Check Story
Of Former Minot Chief

New York, Aug. l3.-R-A
dollar richer for the experience 1t
least. Lawrence Maurice Byrne,
Is, homeless, waited In Tombs
prison Friday on . charge Of vag-
rancy while police checked his
story Of once having been police
chief ct Minot, N. d.
Magistrate Michael Ford was
20 struck with Byrnes story and
clean-cut appearance that he gave
him , dollar after Byrnes de-
clared: Tin no panhandler. your
honor. I work when can"
Picked up by police after resi-
dents Of the Bronx complained Of
loiterers, ByrneS told the magis-
trate he had served overseas as
captain OF the e04th pioneer In
fantry during the World war and
was Ninot police chief 1921 to
1923.
He said he also was court
stenographer ut Napoleon, N. D.,
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
CR0)NQulST Sup
ON FOE AT nine
Babe Levoir Ex-Gopher Grid
Star, Even With Kostelecky
at Same Stage

Detroit Lakes, MINI, Aug. 13.-R
Bill Kostelecky Of Dickinson, N. D.,
q favorite, held on even terms by Babe
LeVoir Of Minneapolis in first round
championship match Of the annual
Pine to Palm golf tournament Friday
at the end Of nine holes.
Another North Dakota youth, Neil
Croonquist Of Bismarck, was six up
over Vint Mcdonald Of Hawley, at
the halfway mark Of their match,
while Jimmy Deeble Of Minneapolis
was leading Harry Frohne Of st. Paul
2 up at the same stage.
Fritz Carman Of Los Angeles moved
into q 2 up lead at the end Of the
first nine holes over Paul Adams of
LaMoure, N. D., despite brilliant put
ting and chipping by the latter. Adams
sank one approach shot and dropped
In several long puts.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13

and Michigan, earning g much
as $3.50 monthly.
He explained to the Judge who
acted q his sponsor, that he had
been defeated In IN election and
then he lost his position Is . re-
suit. Byrnes said he later lost his
Job as sales manager Of . motor
boat concern and drifted east In
search Of work about l8 months
ago.
He showed the magistrate .
telegram receipt for $500 Of his
soldiers bonus which he'd sent to
his wife and six children at Port
Huron, Mich. The magistrate or
dered him held until Saturday
pending investigation Of his
story.
Minot authorities backed up
Byrne.s story. It was said there
that he was named police chief
by w. A. Smart, at that time
mayor Of Minot
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
Man Jailed on Charge
Of Stealing Livestock

jamestown, N. D.. Aug. l3.-(Re
Charles vosburg. former jamestown
man, was placed In JAN Thursday for
failure to furnish bonds On . live
stock stealing charge. vosburg has
served II months Of IN indetermtnate
sentence for the theft Of livestock in
Richland county last year and was
paroled recently to Edward Haser Of
Lisbon.
A writ Of habeas corpus was denied
by Judge r. q. Mcfarland In the case
which began Wednesday afternoon.
The state pardon board held that Mr..
vosburg was not subject to prosecu-
ton for . prior offense when he was
. parolee Of the board. Gov. william
LANCER testified In the case.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
HOUSE ACTION ON
WAGE-H0UR BILL
MAYBEDEFERRED
Step May Be Taken In Effort to
Hasten Adjournment
Blocked by Work
MEASURE IS IN committee
Postponement by Senate Of An
ti-Lynching Bill Removed
Big Obstacle
MEASURE IS IN COMMITTEE

Washington, Aug. l3.-(P-A pos
stbility arose Friday that house lead
ers may defer the controversial wage
hour bill until next year In m effort
to hasten adjournment.
The measure, approved by the SEN
ate, is blocked In the house rules COM
mittec.
One administration lieutenant said
Its postponement appeared to be the
only alternative unless the committee
gives 1t legislative right-of-way In
time to let It pass by August rs.
Another potential obstacle to ad-
journment by that date disappeared
Thursday when the senate agreed to
lay aside an anti-lynching bill. It
will be the first order Of business In
January after enactment Of q farm
sterilization program.
Although quiet, undercover CAM
paigns were being conducted to get
the Wage-hour bill onto the floor,
Democratic leaders said they were
not considering any drastic action.
The senate, having discarded the
ant-lynching bill, took up the sugar.
control bill. President Roosevelt OBJ
jected to come provisions in the YER
sion approved by the house.
Once that Is out Of the way, the
senate will have little to do, aside
from voting on the nomination Of
Senator Black (D.-Ala.) to the SUI
preme court, until q bill to plug tax
law loopholes arrives from the house.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
Physicians Work on
Though Power Fails

Chicago, Aug. l3.-R-Power
failure during an electrical storm
did not prevent two doctors ut
suburban Oak Park hospital from
going ahead with their duties.
with the aid Of flastlight, Dr.
w. s. Scott completed Q major
operation he was performing on
Mrs. Belle Boulren and under
similar light Dr.. L. r. Brewer
delivered a baby boy for Mrs.
Doris Clifford.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
SOlOns Turn Attention
To Western Railroads

Washington, Aug. l3.-(R-senate
railway finance investigators, COM
pleting . years study Of the huge
Van Sweringen system, turned their
attention Friday to group Of western
lines.
Max Lowenthal, counsel for the In
vestigating committee, said he was
beginning . survey Of the Southern
Pacific and the Minneapolis and st.
Louis roads. Public hearings on their
financial history probably will be held
carly this winter.
He concluded hearings on the 23, 600
mile Van Sweringen empire by read
ing into the record q detailed criti-
cism Of its financial methods and
complex holding company set-up.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
Artillery Duel Shakes Shanghai (
Prospective Justice Has Been
Consistent New Deal Advocate

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. l3.-(D
Fire turned Augo L. Black from
. small town law practice to the
political career which led to his
nomination for the supreme court.
Born In rural Alabama In 1855,
the son Of . storekeeper, Black
worked his way through law school
and set up law practice In his ma
tive town, Ashland. When fire
destroyed the building housing
his office, he moved to Birming-
ham, then . growing industrial
center.
-Four years after his arrival, he
was appointed to clear the dock
ct Of pending cases which caused
jail to be filled. He then became
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
j, s, BAIYLESHIPS
MOVE TO PROTECT
LOCAL RESIDENTS
Repetition Of 1882 Warfare in
Rich Seacoast City Be-
iieved Inevitable
SHELL W00SUNG FORTS
Stubborn Defense Halts Jap
anese Advance Northward
-... at Nankow Pass
SHELL WoosUNG FORTS

Shanghai, Aug. 13.-F)-Japanese
naval guns and Chinese and Japanese
land batteries pumped hundreds Of
shells into their opposing forces In
Shanghai warfare Friday.
An artillery duel along the north
ern fringe Of the city fired scores Of
buildings in the Chinese Kiangwan
and Chapel areas. A strong wind
threatened a holocaust like that Of
1892.
A Japanese warship bombarded the
newly-built million and half dollar
Jukoug wharf on the left bank Of the
Whangpoo river, midway between
Shanghai and Woosung.
The United States Asiatic squadron
steamed into action to protect the
1000 American residents of the
Shanghai area.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
West Meets With ND.
And Federal Officials

Fargo. N. D., Aug. l3.-R)-Federal
and state officials Friday continued
10 series Of conferences begun Thurs
day with Acting President John G.
West Of the North Dakota Agricultural
college.
The conference was with . view to
progressive and harmonious" opera
tion Of the college under Its new ad-
ministration.
The conferees Thursday spent most
Of their time going over details Of the
relationship between federal and state
governments IN financing and operat-
ing the extension division and expert
ment station, DR.. West said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13

city recorder, and later was elect
cd county solicitor. His third
term was interrupted by the war.
He missed service overseas by ap-
pointment as adjutant at brigade
headquarters.
After the war, he was appointed
federal prosecutor in . liquor
case. Resulting fame paved his
way for election to the United
States senate.
In the senate, Senator Black
has been In the forefront Of the
liberal bloc" for years. He has
supported virtually al New Deal
legislation.
No one in the senate was more
active In supporting the original
court bill when It was before con-
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13

gress. Black contended the su-
preme court was giving too narrow
. construction to the interstate
commerce clause in the constitu.
ton, the basis Of decisions, In
validating several New Deal
measures.
Throughout recent years, Black
has fought for more equitables
distribution Of income to provide
greater purchasing power for tho
mass. Upon that theory. primarily.
he has supported wage and hour
legiSlation.
Black first won senate fame as
investigator In charge Of the SEN
ate air mail contracts inquiry. He
later headed the senate lobby
investigating committee.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
SURVIVORS TELL
OF HOW ITALIAN
ship Sank BOAT
Declare Torpedo From italian
Warship Destroyed Loyal
Spanish Freighter

Tunis, Tunisia, Aug. l3.-(H-The
- survivors Of the crew Of the Span
ish government tanker Campeador
reached the safety Of this French
possession Friday, asserting their ship
had been torpedoed and IL shipmatea
killed by IN italian warship.
Capt. Felix Gary, master Of the
tanker, reported to French officials
his ship was sunk in the Mediter-
|ranean Wednesday by the italian de-
stroyer saetta off Kelibia, SO miles
northeast Of here.
Five Of his men, he said, were
killed when the, first Of three tor
pedoes struck the engine room. The
others were lost In the two following
blasts.
The attack, he said, was observed by
10 second italian destroyer which he
was unable to identify and which took
no part In the action.
I'm Rome, however, the newspaper
n Messasero stated the Campeador
had been sunk by the Spanish insur-
gent torpedoboat velasco0
The story the captain told was that
Of . naval engagement as one-sided
as . cat playing with q mouse.
The Carnpeador, loaded with $500
tons Of benzine. was steaming for
Spain from the east.
The Saetta, according to the cap
tain, picked up the Spanish ship We'd
resday morning when the tanker was
only 90 miles from Kelibia. He said
the italian ship ran up q battle flag"
and that he ordered full steam ahead
In m effort to escape and, changing
his course, tried to run for the Tunisia
coast.
But the italian warship steamed
circles around the tanker. The cap
tain said another italian warship
joined In the maneuver Of blocking
his progress and that no matter which
way he turned, the warships appeared
off his bow.
All through the day the game went
on and still no shot was fired. Dusk
fell, and Captain Gary began to hope
for the best. Land was in sight and
he thought he might be able to beach
his ship safely under cover Of dark
ness. Then the attack began.
Some Of the men made shore In
ljfeboats. The British ship Dido
picked up three at sea.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
Dead Mans Identity
Is Not Yet Positive

Grand Forks. N. D.. Aug. l3.-<Re
Police here were continuing efforts
Friday to identify positively . man
thought to be Frank Smith of se-
attic.
The man was held up. shot to death
and robbed Is he came into the city
on q freight train. Partial identin-
cation was made through . laundry
mark.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
Lightning Struck
Chain to Kill Dog

Fremont, Neb.. Aug. l3.-(Re
Sadly, Prof. Leonard Devol k
thinking Of writing . treatise rec
ommending that dogs be chained
with ropes.
A bolt Of lightning followed
down . chain during . storm and
killed his water spaniel, LAddie.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
Pay Taxes or Lose
Job Is Boss Edict

Something new In the way Of forc-
ing tax payments came to light In
Bismarck this week.
A Bismarck firm employing several
persons has ordered its employees to
pay their personal property taxes
within 80 days ''or seek employment
elsewhere"
The proprietor informed Sheriff
Fred Anstrom he would not tolerate
tax delinquency among bis employees
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
Friday the 18th
Is His Lucky Day

Silver Greek, N. T., Aug. i3-
R)-Fortune smiled on Erwin
Chaplin on Friday the 18th.
Searching for bodies Of nine
cows he thought he had lost In .
flood, he found the cows huddled
together In valley-alive.
Returning home to tell the good
news to his wife, he found she
had just presented him with Z
son.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
HUNDREDS OF HORSES
KILLED IN MINNESOTA

st. Paul, Aug. l3.-R-An epidemic
ct equine sleeping sickness" has
killed hundreds Of farm horses In
Minnesota since early July, officials
of the state livestock sanitary board
report.
Losses to farmers from the disease,
known to be carried by certain MOS
quitos, was estimated to run into
thousands Of dollars.
Dr.. Charles =. Cotton, secretary OF
the board, described the epidemic q
very serious" and infectious, but said
It Is peculiar only to horses.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
SPANISH sH1P roRPEpoEp

Tunis. Tunisia, Aug. l3-(ReA
Spanish government ship of about
5000 tons Thursday was reported tor
pedoed and sunk off Cape Bon, 90
miles from here. with the loss OF II
Of her 10 crew members. A British
ship picked up three Of the crew. The
ship. Of santander, carried . cargo Of
benzine.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13

Unconf1rmed reports said Japanese
warShips were shelling tho Woosung
forts, which guard the Whangpoo en-
trance to Shanghai by watsr. Two
crack Chinese divisions were reported
under orders to take up positions at
Woos,1ns. This Is ten miles from
Shanghai proper.
Two huge fires broke out IN thu VI
ciuity Of the bou,harded wharf. The
fla.nes lit I'M ahanshaik eastern dis-
tricts.
r.,. u.. ..
''e "a
It was impossible to approach the
area through military lines. but It
was believed tho wharf was burning
and that the second fire was at Co
oowas ,.,s = -. s.'e . neal vaclniv.
naval hcr,l. I [ rd,,,snt NJ - conesr+rst,o,,s ~ o,,s
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az. :. w'sl1 Du.aee: As
~ w not Known 9nangni
wnotnel tl'e Sunnels were Chnese OF
yapaaese' 1nel targets were JUST as
OBSCURE.
Inc machine gun emplacements
wele nesr the newly nuilt Japanese
elfiielo' O. . pend OF the river.
soon aiter the firing started the
1le!a was oeserteo.
One WltnesS sald ne believed Chi
nese nad penetrated the area ana
expeued the japanese. Others con-
saoereo tnle unnkely.
aeaVy uf!ng oroke OUT FTioay n1gnt
IN tne Wclnlty OF japanese neadquar.
ters % Hongkew, just north OF the
international zone.
II was neneved the Japanese bat
tery at AongkeW PARK, next 70 the
neaoquarters, was sne!iing Cnnese
poeitlons N the Cnapei district ana
nostn OF the Noftn railway statiou.
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~. f,r.t .rt,,,.rv a.. cor,. ..-,r
IN the afternoor. after = dav ~ hrisf
machine gun and rifle skirmishing
0stween 0apanese D4ueJackets and
u!y So teso'"ie A1sae's ifon' 't'e
noltn.
vapanese nAvA oa1lcels connecusa
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nnns Snangns wnalveS sa!a one OF
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The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
MINNEAPOLIS MISSIONARIES
STATIONED AT SHANGHAI

Minneapolis, Aug. 13.-(P)-At
least three Minneapolis mission
aries are In Shanghai. Several
others are In the Peiping area.
In Shanghai are Rev. Frank J.
Rawlinson, Congregational denom-
nation: Rev. Perry o. Hanson.
Methodist Episcopal, and Rev.
Joseph E. OLSON. Episcopal. There
IS . possibility the latter is In
Western China. the local church
office said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
COAL HEARING SCHEDULED

washington, l3.-B-The bitu-
minous coal commission scheduled
Thursday . hearing in Denver, on
Aug. 23, on marketing rules and regu-
lations for western soft coal fields.
States to be represented ut the hear
ing are Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas,
North and South Dakota and the
rocky mountain and coast areas.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
ESTIMATE DROUTH LOSSES

Washington. Aug. l3-(R-Jay q.
Diamond, federal-state agricultural
statistician at Helena. Mont, esti-
mated this years drouth losses to
farmers in seven extreme northeast
ern Montana counties would count to
millions Of dollars"
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13

RIVERS, HARBORS BILL PASSED
Washington, Aug. l3.-@- House
action Thursday sent to the White
House legislation authorizing . total
Of $53, ,70l, ,525 In new rivers and har-
bors projects. The senate completed
action on the measure Tuesday by
concurring In . senate-house confer
ence report.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
INVESTIGATION ORDERED

Washington, Aug. l3.-lF-The In
terstate commerce commission ordered
Thursday an investigation Of the
Allegheny corporation and the Chesa-
peake corporation, top holding COM
panies in the Van Sweringen rail
empire.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
DEDICATE RAINEY MEMORIAL

Carrollton, ILL.,, Aug. l3.-Feuli-
nois dedicated q massive bronze
statue Of Henry T. Rainey Thursday
as Z memorial to the Carrollton law.
yer who became speaker Of the na-
tional house Of representatives.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13

ITALIAN SOLDIERS MANEUvEK
Palermo, Sicily, Aug. 13-lR-F1fty
thousand fighting men maneuvered
throush broiling sunshine under
Premier Mussoliui's eyes Friday IN
defensive war maneuvers.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
LEVANEFFSKY AND
CREW OF 5 ZOOM
OVER north POLE
Russian Ayiators Believed Head.
Cd for Oakland, Calf; to
Stop In Alaska

long silence, A. VA<tSut1n, Rus :
sian flight representative, said st
l2:11 p. m. (2:12 p. m. CST) that
he expected Russia's third trans
polar plane to land a& the Fair.
banks airport within the hour.
Seattle, Aug. 13.-B-six more
Soviet airmen SCARED over the for
bidding North Pole ice cap Friday In
; flight they hope will blaze the trail
tor . future passenger route.
Two previous flights ended SUCCESS
fully in Western United States after
nonstop jumps Of about 5000 miles.
A four-motored, 35-ton craft bore
the six 1iers over the roof Of the world
toward Fairbanks, Alaska, where they
expected to land and refuel about
p. m. (EsD after . flight Of approxi-
mately 1000 miles from Moscow,
where they took off ct 1918 Z. m.
tEsT) Thursday.
At the controls Of the huge mono
rlane was sigismund Levaneffsky, one
Of the Soviet unions most famous
aviators, often called the "Lindbergh
CT Russia"
-Four miles above the ice, the big
plane went looming over the North
Pole exactly II hours and a minutes
after 1t left Moscow.
Levaneffsky reported everything
was "okay" and that he would fol-
low the l4sth meridian into Fair
banks.
The planes final destination, 1t was
reported, was Oakland, Calf, about
5000 miles In . direct line from
Moscow.
It Is about 1,400 miles from the pole
to Fairbanks, but Levaneffsky said he
would not try for any speed record.
His crew consisted Of co-Pilot Kosten-
aieff, Navigator Levchenko, Mechanics
Pcbezhimoff and Godovikoff, and
Radio Operator Galkovsky.
The first two polar flights, one end
ing at Vancouver. WASH, the other
at San Jacinto, Calf, were made in
much smaller single-motored planes,
carving crews Of three men. "
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13

The Weather
=
Generally fair tonight
and Saturday; warmer
tonight.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-06-22
LOCAL ITEMS

Presentation of the record be- fore Judge J. H, s. Morrison took place yesterday in the case of the Lane Investment Go. versus the Alaska Hurrah Gold Mines Inc, and Tom T. Lane, to seek quiet title and establish ownership of quartz property at the Big Hur- rah. situated near Solomon.
 Attorneys Ira D. Orton and Leroy M. Sullivan represented the plaintiff, and there was no representation by the defense Delivery of judgment was defer red by the court until Wednesday morning 10 am.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-06-22

A fire alarm about 2 pm. today called the fire department to the East end of town where tundra fire had started within few feet of the Polet cold storage plant.
 Seepage of oil into water pud dle had evidently attracted the interest of youngsters who were seen to be throwing lighted math es into it in an effort to start a blaze. They were soon rewarded and a dangerous fire immediately started, which was rapidly put out by attendants, with water & sacks. With the high wind blow ing today it could easily have be- come danger to the entire lower section of town. The fire had been extinguished by the time the fire department arrived.