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SCOOP TAESE_ DOWN Town LUNCH REPORT ANDY” SE CREAT MATE FOR THE FANS Well-Known Wrestler Says He's Bombarded With Question: “Who Will Win?” NORTH ARRIVED IN CITY THIS MORNING; Anderson Declares North Has the Strength and Brandau the Mat Experience “Who is going to wir the match to- morrow night?” ‘That's the question of the hour in sport circles in’ the Capital City. It has been repeatedly asked of Roy Ande whirlwind wrestle: George Brandau, the Mont Yor the bout with B, North. “Phere are a number of fans who remember the hard = match I gave Charley Rentrop here last winter and whom | expect to meet in a return engagement after my match with ‘Tony Bernard at Jamestown, that have asked me the question,” stated Anderson last night. A Difficult Question. “That is one of the hardest ques- tions I have had to aaswer. In m opinion it will be one of the hardest fought matches that the Bis ck fans ever witn 1 have seen) both boys in a s training na wonder, r mand have had a| hold of both, but to pick the winner, | T give up. North has wonderful strength and the grip aw vice. 1 honestly believe that North is the stronger ‘of the two, but Brandau’s experience will eve nmatters up.” Match at the Armory. The match, which is for the gate pts and which in all probability » the largest to date thi be staged at the armo morrow evening, commencing at 6:30 o'clock. Both men will weigh in at 158 pounds. Interest in the bout has taken a hold on the f stronger than that ized tho Appear and Nove the f wrestling en- gagement of the season here, North Expected Today. North, who is at Minot, Tism k this morning, s' condition is the best. training daily with Roy who is epen to me 170 pounds. ‘Tickets f¢ will sell at cents fT and cents for the galler: standing room. | ‘The referee w si “| some time today upon agree. ment of the two plers, pached | WHEN YOU ASK FOR s .BUTTER THE CUB { ment, swatter of other years, will not be in’ g. a Philadelphia uniform next year, but | r' poled out 19 in 1913, repeated w — AM ADWCATING- BUSINESS MIEN BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1916. E DONT LIKE MINE. FRIED BUT SHOULD HAVE KNOW BETTER THAN Yo LETHERL NEST IN. 4 PILE OF EUROPEAN ROY ANDERSON . Well known grappler, who is training George Brandau of Mon- tana, for the big wrestling card tomorrow night at the armory, and who declares in a statement issued last evening that “it will be the hardest fought match that the Bismarck fans ever witnessed.” Messrs, Frazee and Ward Boston Gents We want to Compliment you on Learning fast ,| How things are done In the big leagues. We were certainly Knocked cold When you liberally Offred to sell Joe Wood For a measley 20,000 bucks And we wondered Whether you would Set a price On that old glove i Bill Carrigan i Has worn for Yars and yars And whether you would A plugged penny For a bottle. of Imported fizz water, We thank you, trade GRAVATH HAS RECORD FOR MOME-UNS IN FIVE EAS According to his own announce: Cactus Cravath, the great. will retire to his home in California. The passing of Cravath from the game recalls the fact that during his five years with the Phillies, he has knocked out more home runs than player has been credited with in ilar period. a 1 total of °$4 home runs for five seasons, an average of almost 17 a season. Starting with 11 in 1912, Cravath the same number in 1914, hit a h mark of 24 in 1915, and skidded back to 11 last season. The other great home run getters, Seybold, Harry Davis, Schulte, Craw- ford and Baker have never approach- ed this five-year record. BERNAD TO MEET (Special to The Tribune). Jamestown, N. D.. 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Fert greater distant. 7 BE * fee one FILLED are out of date * HENRY KARHUNARRI’ ‘that is tha ated Floyd Domer, | | | i \ | | jcateh a train at 6 o'clock for Mandan. | legislation, and with requests of North of Blackhills, here Christmas day, will meet Henry Karhunarri, the Finnish | TO SEPTEMBER 67 PER CENT ;tels and restaurants, light-heavy champion, here on New Year's day. o— —_________________ | PROMOTER’S GREED | \ MAY PUT STOP TO | CARPENTIER’S TRIP | ) a rt LY The greed of several New York boxing promoters may cause the French government to refuse to grand Georges Carpenter permis- sion to come to America. Hardly had Tex Recard _ an- nounced that he was planning to pay $25,000 to the French relief fund, on, condition Carpenter be allowed to come -to America to box, than half a dozen: other pro- moters began -making offers for Carpenter's services. The publicity given the matter has caused dissatisfaction in French official circles and it is likely that Carpenter will not ve permitted to leave. France> LANGER HAS CLOSE SHAVE; WILL ENFORCE STATE LAWS “One thing you can be sure of and T’m going to enforce ab- solutely 'y law there is on the sta- tute hooks of North Dakota.” That sentence, spoken yesterday by Attorney-General-elect, William Lan- ser of Mandan during his day’s visit in Fargo, didn’t run as smooth as it is herewith printed, for, the new state official was shaving between words, and trying to get his belongings pack- ed at the Gardner hotel in time to Statement Later, “And, understand,” continued Mr. Langer, between lathers, “I don’t want to be interviewed. I’m not going to make any statement until after I take office.” Mr. Langer said he had received countless suggestions of prospective Dakota attorneys regarding his stand on possible legal issues, but that he bided a reply or public statement un- til he had taken the oath of office. Gets Shave Here. The new attorney general was smooth shaven when he reached Man- dan, for he left Fargo after taking a successful sortie over both jaws, and not so much as missing the fine ones underneath his chin. He had spent the day in Fargo. GLYCERINE AND BARK PREVENT APPENDICITIS The simple mixture of buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., known as Adler- i-ka, astonishes Bismarck people. Be- cause Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH lower and upper bowel, ONE SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY CASE constipa- tion, sour stomach or gas. It re- moves such surprising foul matter that a few doses often relieve or pre- veat appendicitis, A short treatment helps chronic stomach trouble. The NSTANT, easy action of Adler-i-ka gist, s astonishing. Jos. Breslow, ee INCREASE FROM JANUARY Washington, D. C., Dec. . 28—The peak of American railroad prosperity | was reached in the year now closing, when. net ‘income from ~operations reached $1,098,000,000, one-third more than the total for. 1913, ‘ording to interstate commerce commission esti- is of returns for the first pine months of 1916 show a startling in- crease from, January to September, amountig to more than 67 per cent. The net income for January was $64,- 915,286; for September $107,910,814, an increase of nearly $43,000,000. For the first nine months of the year, the| commission’s figures show, the. rail- roads collected from all sources of | operation $2,6: 29,647, made up principally as follo' Freight, $1.875,019,990; passenger traffic, 07; mails, $45,348,- 609; express, $65,089,474; dining car and. buffet service, operation of ho- sale of vending sivileges and other incidentals, in- cluding’ the operation of grain eleva- tors, $60,414,597; all other transporta- tion charges, $76,087,611. This total, with the first nine months as a basis, will reach $3,600,640,502. Never be- fore in the history of railroad opera-| tions has the gross income been so great. Expenses Not In Ratlo Expenses have not kept pace with the rise in reccipts although they; have measureably increased. From a total of $182,881,296 in January, the costs had increased to $203,235,394 in September, approximately 11 per cent. During that period receipts had in- creased from $260,054,306 to $324,- 954,301, approximately 25 per cent. On the same basis the year’s expenses {| will approximate $2,346,066,990, leav- ing net revenue from operations, $1,- 254,573,512; From the last figure must be deducted the railroad’s annual tax bill, approximately $155,625,546, and bad debts, down on the books as un- collectable revenue, approximating $965,928, a total of $156,591,474. | Almost 230,500 miles of railroad: were in operation during the year. For every mile of the 59,200 in the east- eru group gross earnings were more Roller skating is a healthful oin the Happy Crowd ~ at the Armory Roller Rink These Winter ~ Evenings Skating Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Nights exercise and is becoming more and more popular with - Bis- marck people. The. rink.is being conducted by members of Co. ‘‘A’’ who are in Bismarck and the. proceeds go.to the company. than $20,000 and net income nearly $5,900. In the -southerg. group, with 42,600 miles, the revenue,,.per mile Was $11,922, and the net.income $3,500. On the western roads the gross in- come was $11,217 per mile, and the net $3,614. The western railroads show a greater net income, in propor- tion, to receipts, than is shown by eeeeeeeeneereeeeeenseneneeeeeaerrersemmenacgenst Cured His RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good,’ Finally I got'hold of something that quickly and completely cured -me- Years have passed and the rupture |' has never returned, although I am do- ing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full information about how you may find a complete cure with- out operation, if you write to me, Eu- gene M. Pullen, Carpenter, 252-C, Mar- cellus Avenue, Manasquan, N. 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