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VOLUME 57 MOQRHEAD. BilNNjB^TA, ife^^Y, NO^MBE» 11, 1940 NUMBER 267
States Faith In Democracy First Snowstomi "Didn't Die In Vain,9> of Year Strikes
Washington, Nov. 11 (UP)—Pre- gressive armaments; breaking donm tjie era of clemocracy in bumajn iron heds will, tbemielves,' tMoAì' sident Roosevelt declared today of barriers in a more closely-knit- affEdrs can or will be snuffed cait he said. that the men who suffered and ted world; restoration of the hon- in our lifeitime," he said. "... we, aUvé today,r-no?; in Temperatures Drop or of the written and spoken word , "I, for one, do ^ot believe that existant demQj^^ies alone' but 1,000 BeHeved KiUed died in 1917 and 1918 were not and improvement of the processes mere force be successful in among the pofiql^tions : of In Northwest, Bus sacrificed in vain and stated his of democracy, sterilizing the seeds which had smaller, natioas' a»«^ w In Four Tremors ; Oil faith that democracy, the "new or- Mr. P.oosevelt spoke amidst a taken such firm root as a harbing- are taking òRste^^^ tpnpa Lines Cancel Trips der of the ages" will survive the new war raging 22 years after the er of better lives for mankind. maintenimc» of 3 -new order Said Damaged present era of modem feudalism first World war terminated in the "I, for one, do not believe that which we accus Driven by a high-velocity wind, and dictators. 1918 armistice. But he said that a the world will revert either to a and to which? «ifr^tttkend to the first snowstorm of tlie season century from now historians will modem form of ancient slavery or tinue." V- Bu(^ftrest, Rumania, Nov. 11 The president spoke at the Ar- (UP)^Two new earth shocks rock- struck the Moorhead area—and the lington naitional cemetery amphi- brand as "puny and false" efforts to controls vested in modem feud- The march'of democraey led^by midwest—with a vengeance today, theater after a solemn ceremony in to convince the world that the alism or modem emperors or mod- America aid the British Ides, ed : Bucharest today, bringing new iliiil blood sacrifices of the first world ern dictators or modem oligarchs Roosevelt said, had ifa first gra^ teriW to those who had escaped disrupting highway traffic, obsciur- which he placed a wreath on the death in Rumania's most devasta- ing visibility and causing canceUa- tomb of the unknown soldier. war were "wholly in vain," in these days. challenge in 1914 and it hurled-the tion of numerous Armistice day He called for elimination of ag- "I, for one, do not believe that "The very people under their challenger back. > tmg earthquake since 18Q2. Officials estimated that 1,000 per- programs. sons had been killed and between Temperatures were d r o p p i n g 3,000 4,0(M injured in the eartìi- throughout the northwest with the quâlE;e wiiic^ óc'curired early Sunday mercury at noon today standing at moiraing. Two mòre shcicks were 12 de^ees above zero at l^é Moor- félt 'at mtdi^ht and two more tb- head weather bureau. Snow Which Nazi Press Hails Molotov For day at arm. which startéd falling Saturday night There werè nò casualties as a re- was continuing to come down and sult of thé new ishocks, but thous- highways and sideroads were re- ands ru^ed widly into streets and [ ported to be bloddng up rapidly by parks. * drifting snow. max PriTMAN Wind Velocity High. ' Seek safer Lodgings. Former Éritnk Prikne At the Fargo airport weather sta- Ás Step Toward Reorganization Authorities pleacied with the tion the wind velocity was recorded! Mmister TJies In throngs to return to their homes at 50 miles per hour at one time and employes ui^ed workers to re- this morning. Hamp^ire Hcmie port to their jobs. Thousand liv- ÉUS companies reported trips Official Quarters State ing on uppei: floors placed their be- nort^, eest and south from Moor- 40 Are Poisoned Ibngii^s in suitcases and began Dies of Heart head had been cancelled. Buses London, Nov. il (UP)—A state seeking safer lodgings». running west, however, were to lünor^ was plañid tOd^ for "^e new âiôcks' came as the gov- move on schedule. Reports from Silent On Likely Death Toll Reaches 11 In Pittsburgh Complète Plans former Prime Mlniater Névi 11 e ernment sougpit to deterinine the Atta^ In Reno western points of North Dakota in- Chamberlain, who in. 1938 assured casualties from the Sunday earth- dicated the storm was clearing in Great sritaiin (d^ t "peace in our quake whi(di left many towns and that section. Ne w Soviet Pact Pittsburgh, Nov. 11 (UP)— The men were stricken short- 1941 Session timé'^ and in 1939 led l^tain into villages in ruins. Heavy Snow Reported. The death toU mounted to 11 as ly after they had eaten a break- Only wésteria Rumania was spar- Death May Pressure Ih Minnesota, heavy snowfall was authorities opened an investiga- fast of pancakes, bacon and Óhamberlairì dij^ "peacefully" at ed. Ma^ towns and villages were Action To Adjourn reported in the Minneapolis and St. Reich Believed Asking tion into the poisoning of ap- coffee at the center. It was Lawrence HaJl Sktëd 5:30 o'clock Satui^y' aft^con in in' ruins and their livhig and ui^- Paul area, and Minnesota state proximately 40 men stricken feared roach powedr may have liis country home in HamBshire jured inhabitants took to the fields Session of Congress highway department officials warn- Ì Russians To Exert after they had eaten breakfast been introduced into the pan- To Be Re-Elected while German ^. raióérs wére fearful of recurring quakes. Many ed motorists to keep off the roads. today at the Salvation Army cake. batter accidentally. Bem- winging tjieír way over Hamp- buildings in Bucharest were shaken Northwest Airlines officials said Pressure On Turkey men's social service center here. nantk of the breakfast were con- Speaker of Hou^e ^ire^s neatly mowm fields f^thejr and at least 200 were killed or hope- Wastogton, Nov. 11 (UP)~The that planes were still operating Police immediately b^an a fiscs^ed for analysis. nigibi^ attack on les^ trapped when the 11-story death of Chairman Key Pittman of though behind schedule. A United search for a former cook at , Chamberlain was 71., A tired Carlton apartment building collap- the soiato foreign relations com- Press report from Minneapolis Berlin, Nov. 11 (UP)—Progress the center, who was dismissed Two of the victims died at St. Paul, Nov. 11 (XJP)-rOi^anl- sed. mittee was expMted to lead to toward "reorganization of tiie en- the center before they coidd be zatibn of the Minnesota houœ of and aü^ man, líe Kye^ ipdl cón- stated that all planes had been three weeks ago because of néì^to with the' groernnient' on stronger administration deihands grounded. tire world" was forecast by the "unsatisfactory service." An^- removed to hospitals. Eight ad- representatives for flie 1941 Oil Fields Damaged. for adjournment of congress tiiis nazi press today in comment on ditionial victims succumbed at lative session was (complete todi^^.i 3 and retlréd to. àlwait The oil fields of eastern Rumania The Tri-County American Legion orities said a preliminary in- qnable ' tó. livjp 'íw the out- week. meeting tonight was postponed to the. arrival tomorrow of soviet vestigation indicated that roach St. Precis hospital, where most Party lines; ^ alrewiy -^e dray^ which produce large aniounts of oil Premier Viacheslay Molotov for of th(^ stricken were taken, following re^ecttve caucus meéï-j eifficke or 1¿he trár lie had hoj^: to fór thé Oéman armies and air The ^ senate meets tomorrow and Wednesday and an Armistice day powder may liave been mixed mènii ^p^^ ' the diétatoBs, will T recess iminediateiy as a mark parade in Fargo was called off be- conferences with German leaders, with batter from which pan- and oife at St. Margaret's hos- ings oi liberal and coiisiOTati^ forete were, severely: daiiau^ed. In including the nazi ambassador to pital membërs cS the hoi|se. ftméj^l plannéd sòme ^stìlcts: p^at fires still were of respect fbr Pittman who ffled cause of the raging blizzard. cakes were made for the men. early, yes^day oi ii heart, ,¿ttack Colder Tonight ForecwflU Turkey. Police . said tliey were told In addition to those who died, La^irrep!» M. Hall^ St. CSoud, "tras burii^ toda|r and Gioman miU- Official quarters remained silent b{r Adjutant Soy Bari^, in approxunately 35 others were^ m on the Mokytov visit, declining, to charge M tlie ^t the reportedt suffering symptoms of tlié/ hìif^^ HiiU's ^œdldâ^ was cloudy, occasional l^ht snow^ was say whetlier the presence of a large dismissed cook had threatened food poisoning. Several of these endófsied W ® li^latotìi at Ca of iOTmfiiiiiis; It wBs iEocfteciKed'thi^^ Disrt^tiòh of ' coinniuhications the local weatiier forecast. Lowest party of foreign affairs and eco- to "get even" bceanse of his were described as in serious caucus of tlœ inajQ^ty cohservative the ibbi^jr .wwld; be brouj^t to .'ijon- madç it diffièult iòr ofïiciâls .to Bfoyy Appoint Carvflle. temperatwe recorded Sunday was nomic experts in the soviet en- discliarge. condition. group Saturd«r. . Only 66 votea iare dcni-irer a ^te'rf^ desEpite the estimate canities or damagcù' Of- 10, with 24 the high mark. Pre- tourage meant that a new treaty necessary for control oi the Iwuse. ficials said reports fr(w manjr out- Reno, Név. NoVi 11 (tlfP)--It might be concluded. air;^s. ^ lying districts told òf entire vil- Ww repori^ today , that Gover- cipitation amounting to .07 of an Fanner-Labor{tM Seek Voice. Ncwspapenj gaVe equal promih- nor E, P'.C&wrvlIle, a,n anti-new inch had fallen up to 6:30 this Is lages devastated, but that casualties Papen Prominent. The liberal caucus, for thé most ene^ to Chamberlain's death, the weré low in comparison to the'dam- dealer, would succeed " the late morning. It appeared, however, that Pranz RAF Smashes part comprised of., farmer-labor vMi- of Russian premier V.: M age. c^pina.'an oil town, was re? Key Pittman* in the senate. . All of North Dakota, and most Von Papen, the nazi ambassador to BULLETINS legislates, adopted a resolution MPlbtov .to vBeiOin and Itelian- diiced to rubjSle but only ioiir\per- The govémor appoints Pitt- of South Dakota and Mirmesota Turkey, would remain here until declaring the group rwould be "the Gr^ ^r- dey^opments.. ^ : soris were rè^rted ^ead there.' man's successor. Carville coul^ (Continued on page 8) the end of the week and play an Moscow, Nov. 11 (UP)—The Danzig Railroads voice and voi^ fon« represent- Md^ govermnent lexers and resign witii the . undetstahdiiig Importance role in the talks before newspaper Uravda reported to- ing 48 percent of the people wlio de- new^^peis stre^^ the trsm^d- Great damage was reported in timt ; his successor. Lieutenant he returns to Ankara. (There have day that earthquakes rocking mand consideration and ch^ge ... ous re^nsibiUty whi<^ weighed Galatz, Rumania's chief Danube Qòyernor Maurice Sullivan, been persistent reports outside Ger- Rumania were spreading north- Ribbentrop Meets Red of oppressive laws and conditicms upbn Ch^berlaw during hte "(^a port Buzau, à tiiriving town of 36,- would appoint him. Under Nev- Scout Roimd-Up many that Adolf Hitler might be east and already had been felt of the Stassen administratibn." of appeasi^eht" and his subsequ- 000 persons chiefly engaged in ithe ada Jaw> the appointment would trying to get Russia, to bring pres- in Bessarabia, southern and cen- ent bitt»." disappoiatment: Hie lumber and oil trade; Plosti, center be good imtil the next general sure on Turkey to case opposition Envoy At Baltic Port George Hagen, Polfc county rep- of the chief oil district in t^e Pra- tral Ukraine and Moscow. resentative, chairman of the liberal newspapers mad^' ao attempt , to elèction, which is in November Here Wednesday ""or to remain neutral toward the suppress con4en^tii^- of' C9iain- hova; Panciu, Romani and Focs- 1942. axis thrust Into the Balkans and caucus, said the liberal bloc rep- hani. London, Nov. 11 (UP)—The air resented "about 30" iniMnbers of beriain>s policy which led to. the the eastern Mediterranean against Cleveland, Nov. 11 (.UP)— ministry said today that the royal historic .Munich agreement, but the British empire.) Cleveland Baseball Ciub Pres- air force delivered a smashing at- the house of representatives. i^jphiEUsized that whatever histoiy's Geoi^^e May Succeed. Scouts From Fifteen ident Alva Bradley returned After nominating Hall for Tè- Pittman's successor as foreign Great emphasis was placed on tack last night on the railroad electiòn, conservatives votéd verdict regarding the wisdom of his Town To Be Present the Molotov visit to Germany as from a business trip to New junctions of Danzig—the Baltic sea- pMioies, there could be no doubt of rdations chairman—the most im- York today and it was reported animously to elect H^frìr Allen. portant committee post in ^e sen- a climax to Hitler's diplomatic port where Germany's foreign Min- Mankato, cWef ctek. his cotirage, piihUc spirit, int^rity conferences with the heads of the he would name Roger Peckin- ister Joachim van Ribbentrop is and devotion to duty. r ate-rmay go to Senator Walter P. The aimual Boy Scout round-up French and Spanish states as well paugh, the man whom he fired scheduled to meet the train of Sov- Wants «^dependent Attitude" C^lianiberlain's home ^city, Bir- George, democrat, Georgia! Sen- to which all troop members and as with Italian Premier Benito in 1933, as manager of the In- iet Premier V. M. Molotov tomor- Governor Harold E; Stassen told mmgham, went into df^p .inourh- ator Pat Harrteon,. democrat, Miss- leaders in the Clay-Norman district Mussolini in an effort to reorganize dians for 1941. row. legislators he hoped fpr thie "in- l^, with; flas^ at h^lf mast and issippi, the ranking; democrat on the are invited, will be held Wednesday all of Europe against Britain. dependent" attitwde Pi thè houge mwiy /pwsons wearing bla^k arm comtottee, tele^aphed from his evening iii the basement of St. The attack was concentrated, the but did not commit hiniself regard- CImm 37,000 Tons of l^ississippi ho^ that he would re- Rome Sees Renewal. Winslow, Ariz., Nov. 11 (UP) air ministry said, on Danzig's rail- ba^^^ .... . -V"' Joseph's Catholic chiurch, Moor- —A posse of 50 men headed in- ing the administration's proé^i^ But ; GthsmJ^ tain chairmanship of the finance head. ' The meeting wiU start at: (In Rome, the fascist press and way facilities—presumably those to during the comipg session. Shipping Is Sujik CMimdttee and t^edicted that George official sources said that Molotov's to the rugged MogoUon rim be used by the train bearing Molo- ^ , from life a^^t imtU^^^G^ 7:45 p. m. Between 125 and 150 ' Other conservative appointmente wjio follows hint in seniority, would scouts, leaders, councilors and ex« visit to Germany would be of great- country 60 miles south,of here tov from soviet Russia. man overran Caebhpstova- Vita Pittman'ij post "unanimously." est importance and would demon- today to continue the search of house employes were: kia, Meniel and Inland. Britain B^Iin, NOV. 11 (UP)—The oflBcial ecutives are expected to attend. According to reports of Molotov's Paul Keititi, Clwtfiedd, sergeant* DNB news agency reported toni^t George was reelected to the sen- strate that Russia's interests are for Harry West, an attorney plans, Ribbentrop was scheduled to ^en'chose to add Chamber- The feature of the evening's pro- with the axis and against Britain.) who became lost while hunting at-arms; Edward Ulric, Biscay, in-" Iain, exididhUajgr his' dec^i^^^ of that stuka dive-bombers bombed ate in' 1938 despite I^esident Roose- gram will be a court of honor, over deer yesterday. meet the Russian premier at Danzig dex clerk; Janies Ellis, Mi^eappli^. war; said on SQ>leinbeir 3, 1939; ajnd sank 37,0()O tons of shilling velt's attempt to defeat him in the which the Rev. Sherman W. Arends, Molotov left Moscow by train and escort him by airplane to Ber- assistant postmaster; Herbert Wit- "You. can ima^e Whit a bitter from a strongly guarded British prinuury. He has differed with the chairman of the district scout ad- yesterday acocmpanied by Russian lin for his conferences with Adolf te, St. Cloud, first assistant ser- blow it is to me that all long convoy the British coast today. administration on many domestic vancement committee, wiU preside. internal affairs and foreign trade Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Nov. 11 Hitler. policies, but has been an enthusias- (UP)—Three air alarms were geant-at-arms, Carl E.-Peterson; struggle to win pestjce has failed The news agency reported that He will present merit badges, officials, and Priedrich vos Schid- The attack was the first which Chokie,. and,, first assistant chiéf tic supporter of its foreign policy, achievement awards and c^ enberg, the German ambassador, sounded in Bitolji (Monastir) the attack was made southeast of including the reciprocal trade 'near the Greek-Albanian bor- the RAP had ever made on the clerk Axel Fagerland, Fei^ Falls. Harwich which would indicate that rankings. and other German functionaires in distant port—250 miles further to agreements program—a policy to- Recreational games will be in* Russia. The party arrives at Dan- ders today as Italian planes the northeast than Berlin— and in- the convoy was proceeding in the wards which Httman was cool. zig tomorrow morning. It was re- bombed Greek villages near the Rooseyelt Proclàims vicinity . of the Tham^ Estoary. eluded in the evening's entertain- Jugoslav frontier. vilving a round trip bombing flight PittniMi's post as president pro- ment as well as some demonstra- ported that German Foreign Min- of 1,600 miles from British bases. District Court Earlier informed German sources tempore of the senate probably will tions of scouteraft. Chairman of ister Joachim von Ribbentrop Novembar 21 As had reported thta. a British convoy not be filled until the new congress general arragnements is Andre would be waiting for it there and had been "destroyed." meets in January. Munn, district commissioner. He would accompany Molotov here Greeks Disperse 26 Believed Killed In another action (Serman bomb- One of OldMt Senators. is assisted by the Rev. Charles by airplane. Day ers were said to have sunk a Brit- Pittman had served continuously Brewster, district chairman. . Press Enthnslastio. idi freighter of 2,500 or iOOO tons almost 300 miles west of irdand. in the senate ^ce January 29, 1913 Scout troops in the Clay-Nor- Newspapers reported the im- Italian Troops As Canadian Ferry Only Three Criming' Wadiington, Nòvi 11 (üP)—Pres- and was outranked in teniority only man district are those from Moor- pending visit in sensational head- jdeht^Roósévélt agioin has proclaim- by Senators Ellison D. Smith, demo- head, Ada, Hawley, Bamesville, lines and foremost among those Gases On C^endar ed a Tlianì^v^ one week Australians Say Enemy crat, South Carolina, and Henry Gary, Ulen, Dilworth, Borup, Hit- commenting, was the Essener Na- Boats In Collision in advance of t&e ^teaditíonal ob- F. Ashun^ democrat, Arizozna. He terdal, Hendrum, Halsted, Twin tional Zeltung, which said the Report "Lost Division** servahqe of the day. ' Liate Satur- Mine Sunk U. S. Ship and Senator Morris Sheppard, dem- Valley, Shelly and Glpdon. German conferences with Molotov Only three crimhidl casés axe day he fi^ Thursday; November ocrat,' Texas; would have ranked would concern the "reorganization In Pindus Annilhilated St. John's Newfoundland, NOV. 11 scheduled for thè Npvemb» term 21, ftir ttiis yé^ obsemoicé. ¿ Melbourne, Ausb^ia, Nov. 11 second in service during the iiext of the entire world," occasioned by (UP)—Pishing launches and coast- of Clay county distrfct court which Until lrà9, 'rhaida9Sivii% v^ (Ut*)—The Australian naval intel- congress since Adiurst was defeated "the imminent collapse of the Brit- al patrol boats searched the icy opens TueiKlay witb Ju^ge. Byron in the primary this year. Athens, Greece, Nov. 11 (UP)— servati on tibe last "nmrsday oí ligence service announced today British Shoot ish empire." It said Germany's waters of Belle island strait today R. Wilson pre^dUig. DisimsittOQ November. llWien. Mr. Roosevelt that it had estabmed "beyond a rapprochment with Russia had im- Aided by British bombing planes for the bodies of 26 persons miss- has been made of all other oimiiial which assailed Italian concentra- mo:ired the day ahiead one week last doubt" tiiat a mine of "enemy ori- Iroqiiols C^t Calico. proved Russian-Japanese relations, ing after a collision of two 15-tan actions which have arisen since the year, it caused an nationwide con- gin" was responsible for the sink- Washington, Nqv. 11. (UP)—Each "enabling Russia and Japan to be- tions and supply lines, Greek troops, ferry boats. April term of district court. Down 13 Italians on the offensive in the Kalamas tá^en^ in whi(^ istatès had ing of the American freighter City member of the six nations of Iro- come increasingly capable of ac- Only four persons of the 32
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