The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1917, Page 2

Fs te, nanage. MRE ~ GANODATES BRL IS PASSE Rep. Walton Introduced Measures for Non-Partisan Ballot Following out the recommendation for a nonpartisan ballot, made by Gov- ernor Frazier in his inaugural mes: sgge, Representative Anthony Waltot and Speaker Wood introduced a bill Igte: Saturday afternoon which pro- vides for no more party candidates if it becomes a measure. Its passage in the house is certain. Under the provisions of the bill each voter shall be entitled to vote such a ballot without reference to party affi- Nation. The two candidates for nom- ination to every such office receiving the highest number of votes shal] be placed upon the general election bal- ot without party designation. When two or more persons are to be elected to the same office the num- ber of nominees to be placed upon the \ general ballot shall not exceed twice » , due to the negligence of a fellow em- the number of persons to be elected to such office, and when two or more persons are to be elected to the same office, the names of the nominees to be placed upon the general election ballot shall be the number of candi dates not exceeding twice the number of such persons to be elected for the same office who shall have received the highest number of votes at such primary election. "| is designated. Preparations for the great gridiron {hotel tomorrow night are about com- and Speaker Wood pleted and the committee in charge hopes that none will go away from the feast dissatisfled—or hot in the collar, Some excellent professional jcabaret talent has been secured, which, in addition to the membership jokesmiths. vaudevillians and singers, indicates an evening of great sport. The set-to between Georges Carpen- ler, the French champion bruiser, and jLes Darcy, the Australian middle | weight boxer, promises to be a stel- lar performance and it is reported the \salaries of the state officers have been | mortgaged on the result of the match. ; An effort has been made to get one of the gentlemen in “higher author- ity” to referee the match, but they are fall too diffdent about appearing in public, so Nightwatchman George Fisher, the famous Scotch heavy- | banquet to be held at the McKenzie! PARTY. . New Stunts Will Enliven Gridiron Banquet Staged ' For Tomorrow Evening weight, has been persuaded to man-, age the event, 3 A number of the state officers have insisted upon having star parts in the most been a riot in the house because all the members cannot appear on the bill for a stunt or two, As usual the senate is ultra conservative and the members are not pushing themselves | have quietly intimated they. will be , Willing to appear in a stunt or two— {rather than let the house members carry the whole burden of entertain- ment. Members of the club are requested to flock to the McKenzie hotel by § o'clock sharp and it won’t pay anyone to miss the opening chorus. gridiron affairs must be pulled off with clocklike precision and all hands sounds “They're Off!” teenth day following the injury, and | to be paid at the rate of fifty per cent lof the average weekly wage during the | period of disability. For permanent [total disability, 409 weeks compensa- ltion. or an amount not to exceed | $4,000, are provided. For death due j occupational injury an equal amouw In every the com- pensation is paid by the employer or !the insurance company which carries his risk. and the employe is not re- quired or allowed to contri penny to the expense of pro’ to nt ing or e one! BRYANS PLEAD GUILTY “TO PIGNG-100 FAST. DRIVING GOSTS LIVERY | ‘Rather and Son Fined $200 | Apiece and Jail Term Sus- pended—Civil Action At the general election the names of | carrying such compensation. Specific} } all candidates nominated for any of- fice shall be placed upon the ballot without party designation and there shall be designated on said ballot the number of candidates for each office for whom eich elector is entitled to vote. ‘The bill seeks to do away with all parties such as Republican, Democrat: | je, Socialist and other parties and would seek to force electors to ascer- tain the personal belief, qualification and policies of the different candi- dates voting, instead of relying upon the candidates’ implied agreement to abide by his party's principles and planks as is at the present time. COMPENSATION BILL amounts are provided for the loss of an € leg, arm, hand, foot, digit or any number of the same. The administration of the act is placed in the hands of a workmen compensation bureau to be established under the department of agriculture and labor, and for the expenses of th bureau the bill provides the munifi- fcent sum of $3,000 The purpose of the compel act is to remove any ne y the part of an injured employe to go to court to reco ing his injury was sustained in the !course of his usual occupation. Med- ical and hospital attention are pro- vided free in all cases during the thirty days first following the injur: jon Five-reel Paramount feature, “He Fell in Love With His Wife.” and two comedies at the Bismarck theater to- night. damages, provid- | _ FOLLOWS PRINCIPLES OF SUGGESSFUL ATS f MINNEAPOLIS, . 1 Hard ..... . 1 Northern . 1 Northern Choice » 190% @193% « 197% “ Duplicate of Law in Force . 1 Northern to arr .. 189%@191 z See . 1 Nor. Choice to arr 196% in Michigan 5 187% @193% Ey 3 Wheat .. 177% @139% . 189% @191% 188% @190% 203% + 210% Mont. Hard . 2 Mont. Hard to arr . 1 Durum ..... ‘o. | Durum Choice While the compensation bill intro- duced in the house Saturday by Rep- fesentative B. G. Tenneson, of Far- go, does not carry out the adminis- ———————9 GRAIN MARKETS | | So ua | ; Saturday proved an off-day for Bry- jan & Son in district court. A few iminutes after Willis E. Bryan and his Leon Bryan, had -been asses s of $200 apiece upon pleading {guilty to maintaining a common nuis- &nce and blind pigging. a jury! ij brought“in a verdict awarding Mi: Margaret McClellan damages in thi fy a on. fin on 'sum of $50 against Bryan & Son for injuries sustaining while riding in one of the firm’s taxi-cabs last February. Miss McClellan was being trans- j ported to her home on East Broad- | way when the car in which she was} \ riding hit a two-foot rise left by the sewer contractors at Thirteenth street. i | The taxi at that time, according to various witnesses, was making from; |twelve to twenty-five miles an hour. ; | Mi ‘the top of the car and in descending | , struck her Jower jaw against the top, ,of the front seat. loosening three) teeth and inflicting other injuries. Negligence upon the part of a com-! {mon carrier was alleged in her action — tor damages. The judge in instruc’ fact that the civil code prescribes a/ {oo limit of ten miles an hour for} motor vehicles within the corporate; limits of a rganized town, and the: | driver, by his own testimony, was ex-} iceeding that limit when the accident | occurred. { The Bryans were amoug six Bis- ; Marck people taken in former Attor- | iney General Linde’s raid last Decem- | : ber on charges f violating the liquor | tration's ideas, it follows very closely 1 Durum to arr 199% i 5 jen (ig = . if . . ilaw, Under pended sentence, thej oe Hines 1 oor ye cessful /No. 1 Dur, Ghoice to arr 210% {talk penalty may be enforced at any | arichleaa: Naan Wo Mee orca 2 Durum .......... 193%@208% ‘time-in the future should another vio- ; aud: othersatatea fora. numbers of Yellow Corn -. 96344 91% lation be proven. The fines assessed 96 @ & 95 years, and it is said to meet with the | N® * Yellow Corn to arr ue general approval of employers. One feature of the act which may tend to popularize it with the presen legizlature is the fact that it exempts | farm labor from its provisions. This has been done in a majority of states |No. 4 White Oats . ‘Other Grades Corn ...... 4 Yellow Corn to arr Mont. White Oats 90 @N14 which have adopted compensation | Barley acts, on the ground that all farm la- | Barley Choic 114 122 bor is more or less “casual.” [Rye ....... 140° @141 The bill does not provide a compul-/Rye to arr . 140 @T41 sory compensation law, but one whose |Flax ...,. 289 294 optional on the part of |Plax to arr . G24 r and employe. If the! May employer does not accept he loses his | July old common law defenses, under 4 which he could allege in opposing an action for damages that the employe was negligent. or that the injury was jyjay acceptance both employ 189%, 182% 4 % Close 1:45 p. m. DULUTH 183% 191% 190% 1 Hard on tri . i Northern on trk ploye, or that the employe had as: sumed the hazard incident to his o¢ cupation. If the employer elects to op- | ., jet ‘0. 2 Northe trk.. 185% @ 188" erate under the compensation act and 0. Northers an trk eeolae the employes do not, the status re-/\o° | Northern to arr... 190% e Mont. Hard on trk 186% Mont. Hard to arr 186% Spot Durum ,.... 201% @208% - 194% 199% 196% these defenses available. Teuneson's bill provides tor weekly | compensation, begi : pens: i, eginning on the fif- No. 2 Spot Durum Sco I ho. 1 Spot Durum to arr + : No. 1 mains exactly as at present, with all INe, 2 2 1 Coors ecoooooos (May .. fossees: 108% @ DRINK HOT TEA joaly erect BAL r FOR A BAD COLD g | Oats on trk and to arr.. 4G 6% 9999995550056 906506 Rye on trk and to arr., 149 @141 Barley on trk .......... 86 @119 Get a small package of Hamburg;Flax on trk and to ar.. 291 Breast Tea, or as the German folks|Choice Flax on trk . 292% call it, “Hamburg Brust Thee,” at any|Choice Flax to arr . 29214 Pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of|May ... 294 thé tea, put a‘cup of boiling water up-jJuly . 295 on, it, pour through a sieve and drink | High May 189% 185% @ teacup full at any time during the|Low .. day or before retiring. It is the most | Close 1:50 p. m. effective way to break a cold and, —_—— cure grip, as it opens the pores of the | 4 skin, relieving congestion. Also loos | TTLE MARKETS 9 ens the bowels, thus driving a cold g. 0 from the system. t Try it the next time you suffer from | ST PAUL a cold or the grip. It is inexpensive | HOGS Reecipts LL HOO sleany: and entirely vegetable, therefore safe |"@MB€ $10:50@10.6; bulk $10.60@ gud harmless. 10:10) ; CATTLE—Receipts 2,500; killers. Woe Bt. ts he ae 5 steady to strong; steers $4.25@10.25; RUB E N jcows and heifers $4.75@7.50; calves, } steady, $4.50@ stockers and pi feeders, steady, $3.50@8.00. : SHEEP—Receipts 100; steady: pie lambs $7.50@13.25; wethers 36.009 sate y 2 9.50; ewes $5.50@9.50. Rub Pain and Stiffness Away with CHICAGO. & small Bottle of Old Honest HOGS—Receipts 77,906; extimi ry receipts tomorrow, 50,00! under yesterday's average; bulk @11.00; light $10.45@11.00; $10.60@11.10; rough $10.65@10.80; CATTLE—Receipta 23,000 ed receipts tomorrow, native beef steers $7.70@11: St. Jacob’s Oil ; When your back is sore and Jame or lumbago; sciatica or rheumatism has you. stiffened up; don’t : suffer! Get a 25.cent bottle of. old, honest “St. Jacobs Oil”. at any drug store, pour.a little in your hand and rub it right into the pain or ache, and by the time you count fifty, the soreness and lameness is gone. eek Nt gered cows and heifers 715 .15; calves $10.25@14,75, 2Don’t stay crippled! This soothing,| SHEEP—Receipts 23,000; heck: ‘penetrating oil needs to be used only | wethers $9.75@10.90; lambs $11.750 emer. It takes the ache and - pain 14.30, out of your: back and:ends:the 1 Fivereel: Paramount feature, “He It is ; Fell in Love With His Wite,” and two bora at-the Bismarck theater to- y, | ar charge. ern, steers $7.75@10.00; stockers and | against them were in the same amount } as charged up against Isham Hall,; who was taken in the same raid and who earlier pleaded guilty to a simie eoerereoeeoeoeoeoeoreroe! * SENATE CALENDAR TODAY +! leccbeocceseeeseos: For consideration: S. B. 23, amending sections 150 and 173 of the constitution relating to election and duration of terms of of- fice of county officers and fixing four- year terms. S. B. 26, concurrent resolution amending section 56 of the constitu- jtion, providing for 90-day terms of the | legislature. e: 99 7, Ss. B. concurrent resolution jamending section 55 of the constitu- tion, providing for quadrennial. ses- sions of the legislature, S. B. 39, concurrent resolution for an amendment to the constitution, ex- tending the term of governor from two to four years and providing for the appointment of a secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, superintend- | ent of public instruction and other {State officers, for terms of four years. B. 23, concurrent resolution amending section 27 and 28 of the constitution, providing four-year terms for members of the legislative assembly. B. 6, providing compensation for innocent persons wrongfully impris- oned, and making an appropriation therefor. | Steven: Mrs. N. L. Call and Mrs. ‘Robert Orr were foint hostesses Saturday after- noon at a luncheon in the home of the Jatter in Avenue B, in honor of Miss ‘Mary Stevens, whose marriage to Burt Finney will be an event of Wed- nesday, January 31. Russel roses} were used to center the table and a} color tone of pink was used in the other appointments. Covers were laid for 18, the guests including members of the L. O. P. H. club and a limited number of the brideelect’s intimate friends. Although not announced as Ww McDonald and Mrs. F. K. Smyth ; entertained this afternoon at a neigh- | home of the former in Thayer street. Yancy work was the diversion. Five-reel Paramount feature, “He Feil in Love With His Wife,” and two comedies at the Bismarck theater to- night. evening's program, and there has al-: to the front, although most of them, | should be in their seats when the gong | | late. 4 shower, the honor guest was the |the streets, but street car traffic was recipient of many beautiful gifts. Mrs. | nearly borhood party for Miss Stevens in the |down town Saturday night and Sun- BENCH WARRANTS. ae LOT mands Number of Alleged Viglators Arrested ‘McCURDY STARTS ON- CLEAN-UP CRUSADE District 3equ¥t’s time was taken u for the major portion of the mornin by the issaance of bench warrants b) Judge Nuessle,upon’ application of! Atates Attomey F. E. McCurdy for an- other bevy of alleged blindpiggers and | These ; bootleggers. The judge announced bench war-{ |Fants for the following: Harry Clootern, maintaining ance, bond, $500. | Ed Kelley,-same. bond, $1.00v. nuis- { } Frank “Finlayson, same, bond.: $1,000. i Richard. Roe. bootlegging; .vond.! ' $500. John Doe, commonly called “Mos: same bond, $500. j Jobn Do¢ Butler, commonly known; as Dick Boyd, Wesley Gandy John Hass, Jr. A number of important civil actions ; set for the morning were continued. } and the court announced the probable; necessity of calling another jury for February to hear some of these cases. The present jury probably be dis- charged tomorrow. BELIEVE RAIDER HAS CHANGED i fiow this morning, but the wind has cae i | HER OURS i (United Press) Buenos ‘Aires, Jan. 22.—Absence of | reports of depredations of the German ; commerce raider and the fact that the | cordon of ‘Allied battleships and the; South American patrol’ ships which , McClellan was thrown against; 4%é out to. preserve neutrality have |, not reported as having sighted the Ger- | man raider, today Jed to the belief that! the raider has changed her field of| operation. Z | Ten days.ago the Hudson Maru was | dispatched to Pernambuco by the raid-;{ er, and this, is the | word that has | . 197% @199% | ing: the jury laid emphasis upon the |been received by the South American | authorities of the raider's activities. | Five Entente Allied steamships, searching for the raider, have been: variously reported between Varovacho and Yachare looking for the German. It is reported here today that the Chil-, ean navy, has been called out for vig-! orous patrol duty. : } Discussion Of an allied patrol for | all Entente allied shipping leaving: South America was heard here today. ! Under such a scheme, Entente allied i men-of-war would assemble at Lisbon and at Pernambuco and the ailied) | men-of-war woul@-accompany the En-} tente allied cpmmerce all the way! across the Atlantic. Arrangements were being made today for the trans- fer of the crew and passengers of the Hudson Maru, the prize that was sent here by the German commerce raider, loaded to the guards with prisoners who had been taken from the crews! of the victims of the raider, back to their homes. Many of these prison- ers were to be transported on the next outgoing steamer. The Brazilian government today was taking no chances on a violation of neutrality “Three cruisers of the Brazilian navy were patroling the coast line, to guard: neutrality. La Presena” publishes a dispatch | from Rio Janeiro-saying that, accord-} ing to a;cablegram received at Per- nambuco, the British. : cruiser, Glas- gow, has sunk’a German commerce raider 120 miles“off Para. No details are given, MERCURY PALLS 39 i DEGREES IN 36 HOURS (Continued from page one) Pacific and the Soo Line through Val- ley City. Trains all along the Great Northern and Northern Pacific trunk lines in North Dakota ran six to ten hours At Fingal, near Valley City, a freight engine onthe Soo Line tied up traffic there for 24 hours. The blind- ing storm prevented enginemen from repairing an engine to také the lost one’s place, WORST STORM IN 33 YEARS AT 8T. PAUL Associated Press) St. Paul, Jan. 22.—St. Paul and the surrounding territory today lay under a blanket of snow. The worst storm of 33 years prevailed. Almost 24 hours of snowfall resulted in a depth of 15 to 17 inches on the level, while the high wind that accompanied the snow- fall and gave it’ the aspect of a bliz- zard caused drifts 10 to-12 feet deep in places, A cold wave followed; the thermometer again ‘registeting sub- zero weather. The cold made difficult the work of men impressed to clear restored to normal, Huge drifts still defayed’ railroad .trains. Hundreds of persons, _ storm-bound dgy, made their way hofieward: this morning. Taxicab companies report- ed an unusual demand’ for cars Sun- day, but many machines became stall- ed in deep snow. |40-MILE AN HOUR GALE _ SWEEPS EASTERN DAKOTA (United: Press) , Fargo, N. D., Jan. 22.—Fargo and vi- cinity were .recovering this. morning from one of thé worst blizzards of the WINGER | 1 le This Morning Com- jeling. fee eeeeig “ } j "fi The fury éf' the storm was spent } nt largely yesterday afternoon. The} i : MONDAY, JANUAKY 22, 1917 TONIGHT 1 j TRIANGLE.FINE ARTS Presents “STRANDED” This is a Dandy 5-Act Comedy-Drama and Shows Hopper at.His Very Best. .We Know this picture will please you... 2 5:5 ia 2-REEL|WILLIAM COLLIER Children lOc With _ Bessie, Love : Adults 15e. HENDRICKSON 7:30 and. 9:00. zier, ‘presumed to contain the nomina- tion of five members for the state board of regents. This message was considered in executive session this afternoon.; Senator Englund introduced a reso- lution calling upon the United States government to invade Canada for the purpose of deflecting surplus water of the Mouse river into Des Lacs lake. Senator ‘McGray introduced a Dill providing for a straight two-cent fare on all North Dakkota railways. TRIBUNE LANDS aay ieee PRINTING GONTRACTS RATE HALF A CENT, The state board of regents has Representative Staale Hendrickson: awarded the Bismarck Tribune com- of the Fortieth district, introduced a, pany contracts for cprinting: the ae meagure in the house late Saturday :!08s for the Agricultural college, Val- afternoon, known as House Till No. ley City, Mayville, Minot and Ellen- 72, which would amend and re-enact dale normals, Wahpeton school of sci- section 4,796, relating to the maxi- ence and the Bottineau school of for- mum rate of fare to be charged and |estry. The contract for the state uni- collected .by railroads and railroad|Versity catalog went to the Page corporations and common carriers for ;printery at Grand Forks, The Tribune traffic through the west was crippled. Trains eastward bound were re- poried delayed-at Northtown Junction, wind then reached a 40-mile gale. , . shortly after the blizzard signal had} 9.CENT FARE been hoisted by the Moorhead weath-; er bureau. i ! : ‘ | Roads Earning $1,200 Per Mile Limited To Compensation of* Two Cents The thermometers registered 24 be- subsided. WISCONSIN BLANKETED ! BY HEAVY FALL OF SNOW! (United Press) Milwaukee, Wis.. Jan. 22.—A_ bliz- gard that yesterday swept the entire state of Wisconsin was thought today to have entirely abated. Telephone and telegraph communi-} cation was restored. Traffic was slow- ed down by the storm. Twelve inches of snow fell at Oshkosh. Clear weath- r was reported from all sections of Wisconsin today with average temper- atures of 15 above. Milwaukee report- ed 10 above today and shivered. TRAINS OPERATE BEHIND SCHEDULES: IN NEBRASKA (Associated Press) Omaha, Neb, “Jan. 22.—Railroads centering in-Omaha-ell-reported con- siderable delay in trains today, due to last night's wind and snowstorm. The storm had subsided but a brisk wind was still blowing and low tempera- tures were reported. The mercury. registered 15 below at Sioux Falls, S. D., and 12 below at Sioux City, Ia. The local reading was10 below. RECORDS FOR SNOWFALLS BROKEN IN MINNEAPOLIS (Associated Press) Minneapolis, Jan. 22.—This city was recovering today from the effects of the worst snowstorm in the history of the local weather bureau, All rec- ords for snowfalls here were shattered in the 24 hours which the storm raged. The local bureau announced 17 inches of snow having fallen. MAN FOUND FROZEN’ TO DEATH SITTING ON HIS OWN DOOR STEP (Associated Press) Jamestown, Jan. 22.—John Smythe, farmer residing near Alfred, LaMoure county, was found frozen to death Sunday omrning. When found, Mr. the, transportation of passengers and baggage in the state; + °° ,., Under the provisj Represent- ative Nrendsicheey MaRS railroad or railroad corporatjon. dding. business in North Dakota ‘andeatning $1,200 of more. per mile on.passenger traffic, the rate charged shall be limited to a compensation of not to exceed 2 cents per mile. The statute now reads that 2 1-2 cénts shall be charged, regard- less of earnings per-mile. The bill roads. There is considerable speculation as to the fate of the Hendrickson bill, which is similar to the one introduced in the house four years ago by Repre- sentative Haroldson and Killed in that branch of the legislature. It is re- ported that the ‘Non-partisans. are. go- ing to antagonize “the railroads and for that reason, it is believed, the bill will meet with hardships when up for final reading. ‘Representative Hen- drickson stated this afternoon that he is of the belief that it will pass the house. 3 One of the features of the Dill is that it provides for the issuance of family mileage books at the rate of 2 cents per mile. TAYLOR GETS JUDGMENT IN CASE TRIED HERE Judgment for $2.43 in, favor of the defendant was given in the district Smythe was sitting in his. own door- yard. He went to Alfred Saturday morning. Coroner of LaMoure county is investjgating the case. PITTSBURGH GETS HEAVY RAIN FALL court last week by the jury sitting in the case of R. H. Reilly, a farmer liv- ing near Wilton, against J. B. Taylor, also from that part of the coun’ Reilly sued to recover $178.55 on an account which he alleged Taylor owed him. The defendant was represented by Attorney Wade A. Beardsley of (Associated Press.) Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 22.—Rivers con- tinued to rise throughout the night in northern West Virginia, following a heavy downpour of rain -on top of three inches of ‘snow, and reports in- dicated: héavy ‘property ‘damage. SoS eee PHYSICIANS MUST. POST | | IN OFFICE SCHEDULE OF | FEES IF BILL PASSES | Representative Okesendahl. of the 42nd district introduced: a .bill in the house late. Saturday which would, so far as mileage is concerned, regulate the price to be charged by physicians or surgeons. The bill.also:provides that at the re- quest of the persons operated. upon, it would be mandatory on the part of the surgeon to send to the dean of the medical ‘college: parts. cut out during the operation so that the dean may re- port. to the person operated upon the Hature ‘of the sickness or trouble. The measure also requires a list scheduling the surgeons’ prices for treating various diseases and perform- ing surgical operations to be posted in '@ conspicuous place in the office of the physician or surgeon. NEW CORPORATIONS ‘A charter has been -issued by the secretary of state to Albrecht Bros., capitalized for $24,000, and who are engaged in a general mercantile busi- ness ‘at Anamoose. Members of the concern are Fred, Albert and Louis C. Albrecht, all of Anamoose. The Security Abstract Co., of Grant county, with home offices at Carson, has incorporated, with J. A. Biggs, Lydia E. Biggs and S. L. Nuchols, all of Mandan, appearing as correspond- ents. The eapital stock is placed at $10,000. i ~ ‘The Gladstone Breeding association, capitalized at $2,160, has been incor- porated by A. F.Reilly, Peter Dassin- ger, C..C. Turner, Peter Becker and others, all of Galdstone. Wilton. : HOME INFLUENCE DOESN'T CHANGE ANTI SENATORS (Continued from page one) at 2:00. Twenty-one senators were in the city at noon. They were: Sen- ators. McLean, Young, Lindstrom, Welford, Levang. Murphy, Stenmo, Al- len, Hyland, Heckel, Benson, Kirkeide, King, Sandstrom, Mostad, Haniilton, Mortenson, Hammerly, Sikes, McGray and Jacobson. McLean’s Measures. | Important. grist scheduled for the senate this afternoon consisted of Senator McLean’s several bills, pro- viding for the short ballot, for four- year terms for all state and county of- ficers; for four-year terms for repre- sentatives and eight years for sena- tors, with quadrennial sessions of the legislature; for 90-day sessions of the general assembly and other chankes. These bills, on motion of their au- thor, were taken from the committee on state affairs last week and re-refer- red to the committee on elections, which reported them out favorably. They are up this afternoon for third reading. All will necessitate consti- tutional amendment. : - The New Constitution. Overshadowing everything ‘else in the house willbe the new constitution, embodied in House Eill No. 44, which will. be considered this afternoon in committee of the whole. A number of amendments already have been rec- ommended by the committee on state affairs, dnd it is expected the bill will be further dissected this afternoon in committee of the whole. It may or may not come up for third reading to- morrow—the probabilities are that no -action will be had-until later in the week. Loe ‘Many Absent. Owing to the absence of so many members, the third reading. of bills was suspended in-the senate this af- ternoon. The most important event of the session was the receipt of a “sealed; mes¢age from Governor Fra- ‘was reférred:toxneconimittes: dn-rail: company’s bids in all instances ranged much lower than any competitor, ANOTHER INVESTIGATION It is rumored te ‘that another in- vestigation is to We asked for the pur- pose of determining--how! many em- ployes of the~ Fifteenth general as- sembly are algo drawing pay for some other public job, in state-or county service. It is said that an investi- gation will reveal a number of em- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We have decided to add to our rapidly growing Real Es- tate business what will be known as the EXCHANGE DE- PARTMENT. We will list prop- erty of atiy kind, to be exchang- d for property of any other kind. But remember the prop- erty to be exchanged mus} have a real instrinsic value. We do not intend to be a medium of exchange of property that has inflated or fictitious value. In other words, your propperty must be worth what you ask for it. We will charge both par- ties a reasonable commission for making the exchange. At present we have 160 acres of land to exchange for an auto. Land to exchange for houses in Bismarck, What have you to exchange? J. H. HOLIHAN Exchange Department LUCAS BLK. PHO! INE 745 The McConkey Com. Co. ‘QUOTE PRICES. AS ‘FOLLOWS: Waldorf Red Kidney Beans- 2 for . Ye Individual Corn Flakes : Mazola for Salads or Cooking ) cheaper than lard, per can 25c Carrots, per pound ..... 3c Beets, per pound ........... 3c Parsnips, per pound ........ 5c Potatoes, extra nice, per bushel 2.22.20. 00.. 22. $1.95 No. 3 Plums, per can ...... 15¢ No. 2 can Succatash, 2 for .. 25¢ No. 3 can Spinach, 2 for .... 25c No. 3 can Rhubarb; per can .. 15¢ PHONE 209